All-PSAC Announcement

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Slippery Rock University earned 14 selections on the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division team that was announced Wednesday, headlined by Offensive Athlete of the Year Roland Rivers III and Coach of the Year Shawn Lutz.
 
The Rock had a total of eight players named to first team All-PSAC honors and an additional six players named to second team honors.
 
Rivers headlined the offensive selections with a second consecutive first team nod. He was joined on the first team offense by left tackle Chris Larsen, left guard Ryan Podgorski, wide receiver Henry Litwin and placekicker Jake Chapla. Right tackle Jake Tecak was named to second team honors, as was receiver Jermaine Wynn Jr., who made the second team as both a wide receiver and as a return specialist.
 
The Rock defense placed three players on the first team with linemen Chad Kuhn and Jeff Marx joining linebacker Brad Zaffram. Defensive backs Eric Glover-Williams and Khadir Roberts were named to the second team defense and Chapla was named as the second team punter.
 
Lutz earns his second consecutive PSAC West Coach of the Year honor after leading The Rock to back-to-back PSAC West regular season titles with perfect 7-0 records. Lutz also guided SRU to the 2019 PSAC championship, a perfect 11-0 regular season and No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Currently in his fourth season at the helm of the program, Lutz has guided SRU to a 37-10 record, two PSAC West titles and two NCAA playoff appearances.
 
"I appreciate the other coaches in the league recognizing me with this honor for a second year in a row," said Lutz. "But this award should have a lot more names on it than just mine. This award belongs to our entire coaching staff. These guys put in so many hours and dedicate so much of themselves to getting the best out of our team. I will definitely be sharing this with our whole staff."
 
Rivers was selected as the first team quarterback for the second year in a row and took home the Offensive Athlete of the Year honor after finishing his two-year stint as the SRU starting quarterback with a perfect 14-0 record against the PSAC West. This season, Rivers has the best quarterback numbers of any player in the nation. He is the only player to account for 4,000 yards of total offense so far in 2019 and leads the nation in passing efficiency (192.7), touchdown passes (40) and points responsible for (278), while ranking third nationally in completion percentage (72.1 percent) and passing yards (3,409).
 
Slippery Rock is the No. 1 seed in Super Region One in the NCAA playoffs and has a first round bye this week. The Rock will host the winner of this week's Shepherd at Indiana (Pa.) first round game next Saturday, Nov. 30, in the second round. Kickoff in that game is set for 1 p.m.

A look at each of SRU's All-PSAC honorees can be found below.
 

ROLAND RIVERS III – 1st Team QB
Rivers earns his second straight first team ALL-PSAC honor. He broke the SRU single-season record for touchdown passes with 40 and also set the SRU career touchdown passing record with 68 and counting. This season, he has completed 72.1 percent of his passes for 3,409 yards with 40 touchdowns and just six interceptions. He has also rushed for 591 yards and six touchdowns for 4,000 yards of total offense and 46 touchdowns. He is the only player in Division II with 4,000 yards of offense and is just 200 yards shy of breaking the SRU single-season record of 4,199 yards. Rivers was named the MVP of the PSAC Championship game after throwing for 302 yards and four touchdowns in the win over Kutztown. He threw for 300 or more yards in seven games this season and threw for at least three touchdown passes in nine different games. Rivers ranks first among all players in the nation in total offense (4,000 yards), passing efficiency (192.7), passing touchdowns (40) and points responsible for (278), while ranking third in the nation in completion percentage (72.1) and passing yards (3,409).
 
CHRIS LARSEN – 1st Team OL
Larsen earns his first career All-PSAC honor after starting every game this fall at the left tackle position. A nominee for the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award, Larsen has graded out at 88 percent for the season after playing more than 700 snaps on one of the best ranked offensive units in the nation. The Rock offense ranks first in the nation in passing efficiency (190.9) and fourth down conversions (80.0 percent), second in completion percentage (71.5 percent), fifth in scoring offense (46.9 points per game), passing offense (321.4 yards per game) and first downs (285), sixth in third down conversions (51.8 percent), 10th in red zone scoring (91.4 percent), 11th in total offense (497.8 yards per game) and 16th in turnovers lost (12).
 
RYAN PODGORSKI – 1st Team OL
Podgorski earns his first career All-PSAC honor after starting every game this fall at the left guard position. He has graded out above 87 percent after playing more than 700 snaps this season for one of the best offensive units in the nation. The Rock offense ranks first in the nation in passing efficiency (190.9) and fourth down conversions (80.0 percent), second in completion percentage (71.5 percent), fifth in scoring offense (46.9 points per game), passing offense (321.4 yards per game) and first downs (285), sixth in third down conversions (51.8 percent), 10th in red zone scoring (91.4 percent), 11th in total offense (497.8 yards per game) and 16th in turnovers lost (12).
 
HENRY LITWIN – 1st Team WR
Litwin earns his first career All-PSAC honor after finishing the regular season ranked first in the entire PSAC in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He has career-highs of 74 catches for 1,068 yards and 16 touchdowns in 11 games this fall. His 16 TD catches established a new SRU single-season record and currently rank third among all players in Division II. Litwin is one of only two receivers in the PSAC West to reach 1,000 yards in the regular season, joining only his own teammate Jermaine Wynn Jr. Litwin has caught two TD passes in three straight games entering the playoffs and has at least one TD catch in 10 different games in 2019.
 
JAKE CHAPLA – 1st Team PK, 2nd Team Punter
Chapla earns his fifth and sixth career All-PSAC honors with his third straight recognitions as both a kicker and punter. He earns his second consecutive first team honor as a placekicker after breaking the all-time PSAC record for scoring by a kicker earlier this season. Chapla alreay owns the all-time SRU records for scoring (369 points), field goals made (49) and extra points made (222). He ranks first among all active players at any position in Division II in scoring and made PAT kicks and ranks in the top five among all active players at any level of college football in both categories as well. This season, Chapla has booted 64 PAT kicks and made 10 field goals, including a 31-yarder in the fourth quarter that helped lift SRU to the PSAC title last week at Kutztown. As a punter, Chapla has attempted just 16 punts this season and is averaging 35.6 yards per punt with two over 50 yards and four inside the 20.
 
CHAD KUHN – 1st Team DL
Kuhn earns his first career All-PSAC honor after leading the entire league in sacks through the regular season with a career-high 10.5. That tally was 2.0 more than any other player in the PSAC this season and ranks Kuhn 11th in the nation. In addition to his sack number, Kuhn has 43 total tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and an additional 10 credited QB hurries.
 
JEFF MARX – 1st Team DL
Marx earns his second straight first team All-PSAC honor along the interior of the defensive line. The sophomore has started every game the last two seasons and helps clog up the line of scrimmage. While Marx's numbers never jump off the page, he is routinely identified by the coaching staff as one of the strongest interior linemen in the league. This year, Marx has 26 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
 
BRAD ZAFFRAM – 1st Team LB
Zaffram earns his second straight first team All-PSAC honor after leading all players in the PSAC during the regular season with a career-high 18.0 tackles for loss. He is the leading tackler for The Rock with 74 total stops and 2.0 sacks to go along with his 18.0 TFL. A total of 50 of Zaffram's tackles this season have been solo stops. He also has two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one blocked kick and an additional eight credited QB hurries. Zaffram currently ranks 17th in the nation in tackles for loss.
 
JERMAINE WYNN JR. – 2nd Team WR, 2nd Team RS
Wynn Jr. was named to second team honors as both a receiver and a return specialist after accounting for a team-high 1,199 all-purpose yards so far in 2019. Wynn is one of only two receivers in the PSAC West to top 1,000 yards on the year, joining teammate Henry Litwin, finishing the regular season with career-highs of 65 catches for 1,004 yards and 11 touchdowns. His 11 TD grabs rank third in the entire PSAC and 16th in the nation. He also returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown in one game this season and had a crucial 59-yard punt return that aided a fourth quarter comeback by SRU in the PSAC title game.
 
JAKE TECAK – 2nd Team OL
Tecak earns his first career All-PSAC honor after spending this season as the starting right tackle for one of the best offensive units in the nation. The Rock offense ranks first in the nation in passing efficiency (190.9) and fourth down conversions (80.0 percent), second in completion percentage (71.5 percent), fifth in scoring offense (46.9 points per game), passing offense (321.4 yards per game) and first downs (285), sixth in third down conversions (51.8 percent), 10th in red zone scoring (91.4 percent), 11th in total offense (497.8 yards per game) and 16th in turnovers lost (12).
 
ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS – 2nd Team DB
Glover-Williams earns his second straight All-PSAC honor after also being named to second team honors in 2018. This season, Glover-Williams played exclusively on the defensive side of the ball after making the switch midway through the 2018 year from offense to defense. He finished the regular season with 23 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception and a team-high nine pass breakups. Glover-Williams was targeted only once during the PSAC title game and routinely draws the assignment of the opponent's top receiving threat.
 
KHADIR ROBERTS – 2nd Team DB
Roberts earns his first career All-PSAC honor after starting every game this season and playing both cornerback and safety. He closed the regular season with 29 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions and four pass breakups. Roberts moved from corner to safety over the final four weeks of the regular season and The Rock defense allowed an average of just 152.5 passing yards in those four games after the move.
 

 
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