ITHACA, N.Y. -- Senior
Chris Costello led a group of six players who earned All-Ivy football honors when the teams were announced on Tuesday afternoon by the league office. Costello was a first-team selection at linebacker, while classmate
Bryan Walters was a second-team pick as both a wide receiver and as a return specialist. Senior offensive linemen Quentin Bernhard and
Andrew Bohl, junior punter
Drew Alston and sophomore defensive back
Rashad Campbell captured honorable mention accolades. The teams are voted on by the head coaches of the eight Ivy League teams.
Costello capped off an outstanding four-year campaign with his a first-team nod by finishing second in the Ivy League and 13th nationally in tackles (104). He was third in the Ancient Eight in tackles for loss (13), while his four sacks were good for fifth in the Ivy League.A big-play middle linebacker, Costello also had three forced fumble, an interception, a blocked kick and two pass breakups in 2009. The team co-captain was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after posting 15 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss in the season-opening 33-9 win over Bucknell. The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District pick also notched 14 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles vs. Fordham and 13 tackles and a forced fumble vs. Colgate. One of the team's most consistent players, he had at least seven tackles in all 10 games and at least one tackles for loss in eight contests. Costello ended his career with 216 tackles, 23.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, seven forced fumbles and three blocked kicks.
Walters, a record-setting wide receiver and special teams performer, finished second in the Ivy League in receiving yards per game (76.4), fifth in the league in receptions per game (5.0) and tied for second with six receiving touchdowns. Walters was also first in the Ivy League in yards per catch (15.3). He led Ivy League and finished fifth nationally in all-purpose yards per game (171.6 ypg.), the second-best mark in a season at Cornell behind Ed Marinaro's magical 1971 campaign that saw him finish as the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. He was second in the Ivy League in punt return yards (174) and average per return (6.7) and led the Ancient Eight in kickoff return yards (777). A three-time Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week in 2009, Walters had two 100-yard receiving games and five games with at least 80 yards. He posted three games with more than 200 all-purpose yards, including 338 yards vs. Fordham, the highest total this year by any player in the Football Championship Subdivision. Walters ranks among the top 20 among active players at the FCS level in 14 categories, including the top five in 10 categories. Walters graduates with Ivy League records for career punt (972) and kick return (2,790) yards, and finished behind on Harvard's Clifton Dawson on the conference's all-purpose yardage list (5,795 yards). He finished fourth on Cornell's career reception (144) and receiving yardage (2,032) charts as well.
Bernhard is an honorable mention All-Ivy pick on the offensive line for the first time. The three-year starter will graduate as a rare four-year letter winner. He started the final 30 games at right tackle and played in 38 career games overall.
First-time All-Ivy recipients Alston, Bohl and Campbell all had highlight seasons in 2009.
Alston's fantastic hangtime and positioning were key to having the bIg Red allow the fewest punt return yards in the country (45 yards on 1.88 yards per return). He punted 64 times for a 36.8 yard average with a league-best 25 punts inside the 20 - six more than anyone else in the league. Alston was named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week after pinning Brown inside the 20 on four of his seven kicks, averaging 38.4 yards and allowing just nine yards on four returns to first-team All-Ivy return specialist Buddy Farnham. The first-year starter placed 6-of-8 punts inside the 20 in his first varsity game vs. Bucknell and punted 15 times and allowed zero return yards in a 14-12 win at Yale. Alston allowed zero return yards in five games this season and helped team finish 26th nationally (third in the Ivy League) in net punting at 34.91 yards.
Bohl started the final 20 games of his college career on the offensive line, seeing action in 10 games at right guard as a junior and all 10 games of 2009 at left tackle. He was part of an offensive line that allowed one sack or fewer in five games this season.
Campbell started all 10 games at corner, recording 42 tackles, 10 pass breakups, an interception, a fumble recovery and 2.0 tackles for loss during the season. He finished the season fourth in the Ivy League with 11 passes defended and had a pass breakup in nine of the team's 10 games. Campbell had a tackle for loss and an interception vs. Fordham. He also had strong games against Yale (nine tackles) and Colgate (eight tackles), while breaking up a pair of pass against Princeton.
Cornell finished the 2009 season with a 2-8 record (1-6 Ivy League) and will return 14 position starters and the team's punter and kicker.
2009 IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Buddy Farnham, Brown
Jake Lewko, Penn
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Treavor Scales, Harvard
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
OL -- Mark Callahan, Brown
OL -- Paul Jasinowki, Brown*
OL -- Jeff Adams, Columbia
OL -- Ben Sessions, Harvard
OL -- James Williams, Harvard*?
OL -- Joe D'Orazio, Penn*?
QB -- Kyle Newhall-Caballero, Brown?
RB -- Nick Schwieger, Dartmouth
RB -- Gino Gordon, Harvard?
WR -- Buddy Farnham, Brown?
WR -- Bobby Sewall, Brown
WR -- Austin Knowlin, Columbia?
TE -- John Sheffield, Yale
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL -- James Develin, Brown*?
DL -- David Howard, Brown
DL -- Lou Miller, Columbia*?
DL -- Joe Goniprow, Penn*?
LB -- Kelly Cox, Brown?
LB -- Jake Lewko, Penn*?
LB -- Chris Costello, Cornell?
LB -- Paul Rice, Yale?
DB -- Chris Perkins, Brown
DB -- Derrick Barker, Harvard
DB -- Colin Zych, Harvard?
DB -- Jonathan Moore, Penn
DB -- Chris Wynn, Penn?
DB -- Adam Money, Yale
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
PK -- Andrew Samson, Penn?
P -- Tom Mante, Yale*?
RS -- Buddy Farnham, Brown
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE?
OL -- Tim Danser, Brown
OL -- Ben Osborne, Harvard?
OL -- Alex Spisak, Harvard
OL -- Luis Ruffolo, Penn?
OL -- Andrew Hauser, Princeton
OL -- Mark Paski, Princeton?
QB -- Collier Winters, Harvard?
RB -- Zachary Tronti, Brown?
RB -- Treavor Scales, Harvard
RB -- Luke DeLuca, Penn
RB -- Lyle Marsh, Penn
WR -- Bryan Walters, Cornell?
WR -- Chris Lorditch, Harvard?
TE -- Andrew Kennedy, Columbia
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE?
DL -- Tom McCarthy, Yale?
DL -- Carl Ehrlich, Harvard?
DL -- Chucks Obi, Harvard
DL -- Josue Ortis, Harvard
DL -- Owen Thomas, Penn?
LB -- Sean Hayes, Harvard
LB -- Jon Takamura, Harvard?
LB -- Zach Heller, Penn
LB -- Steven Cody, Princeton?
DB -- David Clement, Brown
DB -- A.J. Cruz, Brown?
DB -- Adam Mehrer, Columbia
DB -- Shawn Abuhoff, Dartmouth
DB -- Pete Pidermann, Dartmouth
DB -- Kevin Gray, Penn?
DB -- Dan Kopolovich, Princeton?
SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
PK -- Tom Mante, Yale?
P -- Nate Lovett, Brown?
RS -- Bryan Walters, Cornell
HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE?
OL -- Quentin Bernhard, Cornell
OL -- Andrew Bohl, Cornell
OL -- Alex Toth, Dartmouth
OL -- Greg Van Roten, Penn
QB -- M.A. Olawale, Columbia
QB -- Kyle Olson, Penn
WR -- Tanner Scott, Dartmouth
WR -- Kyle Derham, Penn
WR -- Trey Peacock, Princeton
TE -- John Gallagher, Dartmouth
TE -- Nicolai Schwarzkopf, Harvard
TE -- Luke Nawrocki, Penn
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE?
DL -- Victor Ojukwu, Harvard
DL -- Matt Boyer, Princeton
DL -- Joel Karacozoff, Princeton
DL -- Joe Young, Yale
LB -- Corey Cameron, Columbia
LB -- Brian Levine, Penn
LB -- Erik Rask, Penn
LB -- Travis Henry, Yale
LB -- Sean Williams, Yale
DB -- Andrew Shalbrack, Columbia
DB -- Rashad Campbell, Cornell
DB -- Ryan Barnes, Harvard
HONORABLE SPECIAL TEAMS
PK -- Foley Schmidt, Dartmouth
PK -- Patrick Long, Harvard?
P -- Drew Alston, Cornell?
RS -- Austin Knowlin, Columbia
* - Unanimous Selection
