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Bloomsburg Players Named All-PSAC in Football

BLOOMSBURG—The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) handed out its 2003 post-season awards and 10 members of the Bloomsburg University football team were named All-PSAC.

Picking up first team All-PSAC honors were Chris Mullin (Plymouth Meeting/Wissahickon), John Centak (Hanover/Wilkes-Barre) and Jahri Evans (Philadelphia/Frankford) from the offense and Shawn Butler (Newtown/Council Rock) and Eric Steffen (Catawissa/Southern Columbia) from the defense.

Named second team All-PSAC on offense was Mike Ceroli (Medford, NJ/Lenape), while Dominick Esgro (Carbondale/Lakeland), Aaron Zeamer (Columbia/Hempfield), BeJey Thomas (Bloomsburg/Bloomsburg) earned second team honors on defense. Named second team All-PSAC punter was Tim Oliver (Mountaintop/Crestwood).

Chris Mullin 1st team	Jahri Evans 1st team	John Centak 1st team	Shawn Butler 1st team	Eric Steffen 1st team
Mike Ceroli 2nd team	Dominick Esgro 2nd team	Aaron Zeamer 2nd team	BeJey Thomas 2nd team	Tim Oliver 2nd team

Mullin, a senior offensive guard, earned his All-PSAC honors for the fourth time in his career. He has been a two-time selection to both the first and second teams in his career.

Centak, a senior offensive tackle, earned his first All-PSAC selection despite missing the final two games with an injury. Evans, a sophomore offensive tackle, also picked up his first All-PSAC award despite missing the last game and half due to injury.

The three linemen helped the Huskies rush for 2,236 yards this season, an average of 203.3 yards per game, fourth best in the PSAC. The trio also blocked for an offense that averaged 391.9 yards per game, also fourth best in the PSAC. The Huskies also allowed just 17 sacks this season against their quarterbacks, fifth fewest in the PSAC.

Steffen, a senior linebacker, picked up his second straight first team All-PSAC award. He led the Huskies in tackles in 2003 with 89, 50 of them solo. He also had one sack, 5.5 tackles for loss and intercepted one pass. His 89 tackles were good for eighth in the PSAC.

Butler, a senior linebacker, earns his first All-PSAC award after being a second team selection a year ago. Butler was second on the team in tackles with 80, 46 of them solo. He also had three sacks for losses of 25 yards, made 11.5 tackles for loss, forced two fumbles and intercepted one pass.

Ceroli, a junior tailback, is All-PSAC for the first time in his career after rushing for a career-high 1,034 yards this year, fifth best in the PSAC. Ceroli rushed for more than 100 yards in five games, including a career-high 176 against IUP in the season finale. His rushing total for the season was just the eighth time in school history a

Bloomsburg back has gained more than 1,000 yards in a season. Ceroli also tied for the team lead in touchdowns with 11 and finished second in scoring with 66 points. For his career, he is seventh all-time in Bloomsburg history with 1,901 yards rushing.

Zeamer, a senior defensive end, earns his first selection to the All-PSAC team. Zeamer was seventh in tackles for the Huskies with 32, including 18 solo stops. Among his 32 tackles were 5.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss. Zeamer also recovered four fumbles during the year. His best game of the year was against Lock Haven when he had six tackles, had half a sack, and recovered a fumble.

Esgro, a junior defensive end, is also All-PSAC for the first time in his career. Esgro finished with 21 tackles for the year with 10 solo stops. He also had 4.5 sacks on the year and seven tackles for loss. His best game came against Mansfield when he made four tackles, two of them sacks totaling 12 yards in losses. He was named the PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts.

Thomas, a senior free safety, finished with 63 tackles this season, 46 of them solo. He also intercepted a team-high four passes and had one pass breakup. His best game of the season was against Kutztown when he made 10 tackles, six of them solo.

Oliver, a junior, punted 45 times this season for an average of 35.4 yards per kick. His longest kick of the season was 61-yards against Shippensburg. For the year, he had 14 kicks inside the 20-yard line, had nine fair catches and just two for a touchback.

Bloomsburg finished the year with a 7-4 record and were co-champions of the PSAC Eastern Division with a 5-1 record.