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The Beyond Sports College Network All-America Team
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell seniors
Luke Tasker and JC Tretter have been named to the Beyond Sports Network All-America third team for their performance for the Big Red football team this fall. It is the first postseason All-America honor for both players.
In all, eight Ivy League players earned All-America accolades, with Harvard tight end/halfback Kyle Juszczyk leading the way as a first-teamer.
Tasker had a record-breaking senior season, hauling in 75 passes for a school single-season record 1,207 yards and eight touchdowns. His yardage mark ranked sixth in Ivy history and he ranked among the national leaders in receptions per game (ninth, 7.5), receiving yards per game (fourth, 120.7) and all-purpose yardage per game (34th, 127.2). Tasker's totals led the Ancient Eight in both receptions and receiving yards per game. He ended his career with 2,482 receiving yards to rank second on Cornell's career list and 13th best all-time in Ivy history. Tasker had a pair of 200-yard games as a senior, including 10 catches for 201 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Princeton. He was even better against Monmouth, setting a Cornell single-game record with 280 receiving yards on 11 catches with one touchdown.
Tretter was responsible for protecting Mathews' blind side at left tackle and allowed the Big Red to set new Cornell and Ivy passing records in his two seasons there. A preseason honorable mention FCS All-American by Beyond Sports College Network, he was part of a line that allowed the passing game to pile up 3,748 yards, a mark that ranked third in the FCS in 2012. He started each of his final 20 games at left tackle and is the first offensive lineman to earn first-team honors since Kevin Boothe in 2005. Earlier this week he received an invitation to compete in the Senior Bowl All-Star Game.