All-PSAC Teams (PDF)

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University football team landed a division-leading 14 players on the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division team that was announced Wednesday by the league office after voting by the head coaches.
 
Slippery Rock's 14 selections were two more than rival Indiana (Pa.) for the most All-PSAC honorees in the Western Division. Fellow co-champion Gannon had 11 players selected to the All-Conference team and California (Pa.) picked up 10 honorees.
 
The Rock had six players pick up first team honors, headlined by defensive tackle Jeff Marx, who was named to his third career first team All-PSAC honor. All of the other 13 SRU honorees were named to their first All-PSAC team, even though some of them were honored by their previous conferences before transferring into The Rock. Marx was joined in earning first team accolades by defensive end D.J. Adediwura, defensive back Jalen Dangerfield, running back Chris D'Or, tight end Max Maciejewski and return specialist Jawon Hall.
 
Quarterback Noah Grover led The Rock's second team selections, which included five total offensive players. Grover was joined on the second team by wide receiver Kyle Sheets and a trio of offensive linemen in tackle Yuriy Hryckowian, guard Colton Rossi and center Jeff Burkhart. The Rock defense picked up a pair of second team honorees in linebacker Brandon Tuck-Hayden and cornerback Jacob Williams, while punter Kyle Butts rounded out SRU's second team nods.
 
The Rock finished the PSAC West schedule with a 6-1 record as part of a three-way tie for the division title with Indiana (Pa.) and Gannon. It marked the fourth straight year SRU has finished atop the PSAC West standings and the eighth time in the last 11 seasons.
 
Slippery Rock was one of just 12 total teams in Division II to be nationally ranked in the preseason poll and stay in the top 25 in every poll released during the 2022 season. The Rock will enter their fourth straight NCAA Playoffs this weekend with a 9-2 overall record and a No. 20 national ranking. SRU will travel to Assumption University for a noon kickoff Saturday in Worcester, Massachusetts.
 
A brief look at the 2022 season highlights from each of SRU's All-PSAC honorees can be found below, listed in alphabetical order.
 
D.J. ADEDIWURA – 1st Team Defensive End
Adediwura earns his third career All-Conference honor after twice being named to the All-Mountain East Conference team during his time with Fairmont State. The senior had the best season by a defensive lineman in Super Region One, leading the region with 10.5 sacks to go along with 16.5 tackles for loss. He also racked up 15 additional QB hurries and sits third on the SRU defense in total tackles with 52 stops.
 
JEFF BURKHART – 2nd Team Offensive Center
Burkhart stepped into a starting role at center midway through the season and picks up his first career All-PSAC award after transferring in from Lock Haven this fall. Burkhart helped pave the way for an offense that averages 406.0 yards per game and scores 32.5 points per game.
 
KYLE BUTTS – 2nd Team Punter
Butts earns his first All-PSAC honor after handling the punting and kickoff duties for SRU this fall. He has punted 39 times with an average of 37.1 yards per punt with 15 kicks inside the 20-yard line and 17 fair catches. Butts kicked a career-long 69-yard punt against Edinboro in week 10.
 
JALEN DANGERFIELD  - 1st Team Defensive Back
Dangerfield earns his first career All-PSAC honor after returning to the field this fall after missing the 2021 season with an injury. He is tied for the team lead at SRU this season with three interceptions and ranks fifth on the team in total tackles with 42, including 31 solo stops.
 
CHRIS D'OR – 1st Team Running Back
D'Or picks up his first career All-PSAC award after a sophomore season in which he has rushed for a team-high 718 yards and seven touchdowns in 10 games. D'Or has topped 100 yards in a game five times this season, marking the most 100-yard games by an SRU running back since 2018 and the sixth-most in a season in the last 20 years. D'Or averages 5.7 yards per carry and 71.8 yards per game on the ground.

NOAH GROVER – 2nd Team Quarterback
Grover earns his first career All-PSAC award after posting a 9-1 record as the starting QB this fall. He ranks in the top 20 in Division II in just about every passing category this season and enters the playoffs with 2,617 passing yards and 24 touchdowns in addition to three rushing scores. In just 14 starts at SRU, Grover has already climbed to No. 5 in all-time passing touchdowns and has the highest completion percentage of any QB with more than 10 starts in SRU history at 64.8 percent.
 
JAWON HALL – 1st Team Return Specialist
Hall earns his first All-PSAC honor as a return specialist. The sophomore has the only kick return score of the season for SRU with a 97-yard touchdown return against Mercyhurst and averages 43.0 yards per kickoff return to help The Rock rank No. 1 among all Division II programs with an average kick return of 29.4 yards. Hall has also caught 22 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns.
 
YURIY HRYCKOWIAN – 2nd Team Offensive Tackle
Hryckowian earns his first career All-PSAC award after starting every game this fall at left tackle on the offensive line. He has helped pave the way for an offense that averages 406.0 yards per game and scores 32.5 points per game.
 
MAX MACIEJEWSKI – 1st Team Tight End
Maciejewski earns his first career All-PSAC honor after finishing his first full season of competition in a career that was sidelined multiple times by injuries. He ranks second among all Division II tight ends this fall with five TD catches, one shy of the national lead in the division. Maciejewski is third on the SRU roster with 31 catches for 365 yards and five touchdowns and also contributes significantly in the blocking game.
 
JEFF MARX – 1st Team Defensive Tackle
Marx earns his third career first team All-PSAC honor after also being recognized in 2018 and 2019. He was not eligible for the 2021 award because he missed half of the season with an injury. Marx returned from that injury this fall and has had a career year with 8.5 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss from the interior of the line. Marx also has 43 total tackles, two forced fumbles and one interception on the year. He was named to Preseason All-America honors before the fall began and has been one of the best interior linemen in the country in 2022.
 
COLTON ROSSI – 2nd Team Offensive Guard
Rossi earns his first All-PSAC honor after starting every game this season at the left guard position. He helped pave the way for an offense that averages 406.0 yards per game and scores 32.5 points per game.
 
KYLE SHEETS – 2nd Team Wide Receiver
Sheets earns his first career All-PSAC honor after stepping into the No. 1 receiver role at SRU this year following the departure of the best trio of receivers in the country in Henry Litwin, Jermaine Wynn Jr. and Cinque Sweeting. In 10 games, Sheets pulled down 51 passes for 828 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 16.2 yards per catch and 82.8 yards per game.
 
BRANDON TUCK-HAYDEN – 2nd Team Linebacker
Brandon Tuck-Hayden earns his first career All-Conference honor after leading The Rock in tackles this fall with 81 total stops and 12.5 tackles for loss. In 10 games, Tuck-Hayden also had one sack, one interception, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and four pass breakups. He enters the postseason needing just one more tackle to reach 300 career tackles in Division II games, ranking 10th among all active players in the country.
 
JACOB WILLIAMS – 2nd Team Defensive Back
Williams earns his second career All-Conference honor after once being named to All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference honors prior to transferring to The Rock for his senior year. He tied for the team lead with three interceptions during the regular season and ranked sixth on the team with 36 total tackles, including 30 solo stops. Williams has a team-high eight pass breakups to go along with his three interceptions.
 
 
 
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