Thirteen Black Bears Named to CAA Academic All-Conference Team

ORONO, Maine – Thirteen University of Maine football players have been named to the 2011 CAA Academic All-Conference Team following a successful season that saw the team advance to the NCAA Final Eight and finish the season ranked eighth in the national polls.

Black Bears receiving honors were:

Name                          Pos.     Cl.          Hometown/Previous School/Major

Damarr Aultmann         WR     R-Fr.      Wheatley Heights, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills W./Marketing

Roosevelt Boone            RB      Gr.         Washington, D.C./Christchurch /Kinesiology-Physical Ed.

Carlton Charles              FB       R-Fr.      Windham, Maine/Windham /Child Development

Jeff Gakos                      OL       So.         Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge/Elementary Education

Brian Harvey                   K        Jr.          Wayland, Mass./Wayland/Management

Chris Reagan                  WR       Jr.         York, Pa./York Catholic/Secondary Education

Cody Simcox                   TE        Fr.         Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson Senior/Sociology

Chris Treister                  QB        Gr.        Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Portland/Business

Marcus Wasilewski          QB        So.         Kulpmont, Pa./Mt. Carmel/Kinesiology-Physical Ed.

Arron Achey                    LB        R-Fr.      Newmanstown, Pa./Eastern Lebanon Cty./Kinesiology-PE

Michael Mangiarelli           DB        So.        Warren, Ohio/Howland/Kinesiology-Physical Education

Ryan Nani                       DL        Gr.         Lanoka Harbor, N.J./Toms River N./Child Development

Sam Shipley                    LB         Jr.         Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara CC/Spanish

To be eligible for the team, a player had be a starter or important reserve and have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.