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 RUGBYMag.com is proud to announce its selection of the 2011 Collegiate Premier Division All-Conference Teams.
These selections are a precursor to RUGBYMag.com’s All-Collegiate, and CPD, DI and DII All American selections, which will be released in the coming days.
The selections were made using observations from league coaches, game reports, film study, and direct observation by RUGBYMag.com writers, editors, and correspondents. Among the criteria used for selection: players had to have played a significant part of the season – players who were injured or unavailable for most of the season, even if they were outstanding, had trouble making their All-Conference team; in addition, some players were moved to slightly different positions if, in the judgment of RUGBYMag.com, said player could handle that position (this is most noticeable in the backs, where one or two players were shifted from center to wing, for example).
“It always seems like, whenever we make these types of selections, some very good players get left off,” said RUGBYMag.com Editor-in-Chief Alex Goff. “This is no exception, even though we were picking All-Conference teams – obviously the All American selections get harder. I especially feel for Central Washington, who did not get a selection on the team despite being an outstanding program, and for some specific players, especially in the back row, where St. Mary’s flanker Rob Carlson, UCLA flanker Dave Martini, and Navy flanker Blake Taylor, who I think could easily have made an all-conference team, but were beaten out.”
Leading the selections are s the University of California Golden Bears, which put ten players on the Pacific All-Conference team, while BYU placed seven on the West All-Conference team.
“We’ve been saying all year that the East was the most competitive conference in the CPD, and that was borne out in the RUGBYMag.com All-Conference selections, with seven different teams having All-Conference players,” said Goff.
The RUGBYMag.com All-Conference Teams are:
CPD All-East Team
1 Kallen Ryan Army
2 Chris Karas Penn State
3 Charlie Grant Dartmouth
4 Chris Mullen Delaware
5 Chase Burge Navy
6 Eric Rubenstein Rutgers
7 Paul Jarvis Dartmouth
8 Sean Rohrs Navy
9 Derek Fish Dartmouth
10 Will Holder Army
11 Tim Acker Kutztown
12 Gareth Lourens Kutztown
13 Chris Downer Dartmouth
14 Ben Leatigaga Army
15 James Kowalski Delaware
CPD All-South Team
1 Jake Mizell Arkansas State
2 Nardus Wessells Arkansas State
3 Paris Hollis Life
4 Chris Parker Texas A&M
5 Nick Civetta Notre Dame
6 Cameron Dolan Life
7 Garrett Lambert Life
8 Shaun Potgieter Arkansas State
9 Colton Cariaga Life
10 Patrick Sullivan Arkansas State
11 Hunter Leland Texas A&M
12 Benji Goff Tennessee
13 Zac Mizell Arkansas State
14 Caleb Gragg Arkansas State
15 Joe Cowley Life
CPD All-West Team
1 Mikey Su'a BYU
2 Ray Forrester BYU
3 Nick Mostyn Utah
4 Viliamia Vimahi BYU
5 Mark Bonham BYU
6 Trevor Kohl Arizona State
7 Travis Hughes Arizona State
8 Ryan Roundy BYU
9 Don Pati Utah
10 Dylan Lubbe BYU
11 AJ Tuinau Utah
12 Thretton Palamo Utah
13 Jared Whippy BYU
14 Peter Tiberio Arizona
15 Mike Getzler Arizona
CPD All-Pacific Team
1 Nick Wallace St. Mary's
2 Neil Barrett California
3 James Besser California
4 Kyle Batten St. Mary's
5 Ryan Hodson California
6 Danny Barrett California
7 Tom Rooke California
8 Derek Asbun California
9 Chad Clark St. Mary's
10 James Bailes California
11 Duncan Kelm San Diego State
12 Tim Maupin St. Mary's
13 Seamus Kelly California
14 Dustin Muhn California
15 Blaine Scully California
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