ITHACA, N.Y. – The annual sprint football honors have been announced and after a third-place finish in the CSFL standings, the Big Red led all schools with eight first-team All-CSFL honors and 16 selections overall.

Wide receiver Upal Sarker, running back D.J. Schiavetta, offensive lineman Josh Minsky, offensive lineman Patrick Dooley, defensive back Evan Levy, linebacker John Parke, defensive lineman Matt Ferrari, and kicker Alex Perilstein were all named to the first team.

Earning second-team honors were offensive lineman Sam Lincoln, defensive back John Mackintosh, defensive back Nick Indovina, and linebacker Clay Hemminger.

Chris Laberge, Micheal Adler, Chris Lamont, and Bryan Murray were all honorable mention selection.

Sarker returned for his senior year as the most experienced and best wide out on the Big Red roster. He built upon a solid junior season when he was honored with a second-team All-CSFL selection. Despite missing the first two games of 2009, Sarker was among the league leaders in receiving. He led the Big Red with 18 catches, including three reception touchdowns, and he ranked fourth in the league with 286 reception yards.

Schiavetta received his first CSFL honor in his first year as a starter. Schiavetta led one of the best rushing units ever to play at Schoellkopf Field with 451 yards on 5.1 yards per carry. The 451 yards were also the third most in the league, and Schiavetta scored the most touchdowns among the Big Red (6).

Minsky and Dooley were integral parts of an offensive line that blocked for one of the best rushing seasons in Cornell history. The Big Red amassed 1,466 yards on the ground, the second most in the school record books.

Parke is familiar with receiving post-season honors, having been named All-CSFL in each of his four seasons with Cornell. Parke led the Big Red with 52 tackles on the season in just six games. On Oct. 17, Parke earned his seventh career CSFL Defensive Player of the Week honor with a 15-tackle performance against Penn.

Levy improved upon a second-team performance a year ago with a first-team honor in 2009. Levy finished the year with two interceptions and three passes broken up as part of Cornell's lock-down secondary defense.

Ferrari became a starter for the first time and proved to have some of the best instincts on the field. He ranked second on the team with 36 solo tackles, including five tackles for a loss, while leading the Big Red with 23 assisted tackles.

Alex Perilstein, a former walk-on with the Cornell varsity, became the best kicker in the league almost instantly. He set the school record with a 49-yard field goal and he was among the most reliable kickers in the league, completing 8-of-13 field goals and all 12 extra point attempts. Following the season finale against Mansfield, Perilstein was named CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week after making a 42-yard field goal and connecting on all four extra points. He also had a punt land inside the 20-yard line.

Lincoln, a first-team selection a year ago, was the veteran leader of the offensive line. Besides blocking for the powerful rushing attack, the line only allowed seven sacks for the season.

Mackintosh was able to fully concentrate on being a defensive back after splitting the past two years between playing defense and serving as the team's punter. He ranked third in the CSFL with three interceptions and was the leader in pass deflections with five.

Indovina, another shut-down corner, had the cover skills of a corner back with the power of a linebacker. On October 7, he returned an interception 57 yards for the touchdown against Navy.

Hemminger earned second-team honors for the second straight season. He ranked second on the team with 36 tackles and five tackles for a loss. He was the team leader with 2.5 sacks after putting up a six-sack performance in 2008.

The Big Red ended the season with a 4-3 record overall and a 3-2 conference record. It was the fourth straight season that Cornell had a winning record. Eight members of the CSFL who received post-season honors will return and lead Cornell in 2010.