Dartmouth Dominates CSM Preseason All-Ivy First Team

HANOVER, N.H. — College Sports Madness (CSM) announced its 2015 All-Ivy League Preseason Football Teams today, and Dartmouth dominated the first team with nine Big Green players taking 10 of the 28 positions, twice as many as any other school. In addition, quarterback Dalyn Williams (6-0, 210) and linebacker Will McNamara (6-0, 230) were selected as the Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively.

Joining that duo on the first team were seven other seniors — Troy Donahue (6-0, 195) and Vernon Harris (6-2, 195) at defensive back, Cody Fulleton (6-3, 265) and A.J. Zuttah (6-2, 285) on the defensive line, Jacob Flores (6-4, 290) on the offensive line, Zach Slafsky (6-2, 245) at linebacker and Ryan McManus (5-11, 195) at both wide receiver and punt returner.

Six of those nine were named to the All-Ivy League First Team by the coaches at the end of the 2014 season, while Flores and Fulleton were second-team performers, and Slafsky earned honorable mention.

Senior running back Kyle Bramble (5-11, 205), senior wide receiver Victor Williams and junior placekicker Alex Gakenheimer were selected for the CSM second team, and four others — senior defensive back Chai Reece (5-10, 180), junior punter Ben Kepley (6-2, 185), offensive lineman Dave Morrison (6-5, 300) and junior linebacker Folarin Orimolade (5-11, 240) — garnered spots on the third team.

In all, the Big Green boasted 16 players honored at 17 positions, besting defending conference champion Harvard by one position.

Dartmouth, which finished one game behind the Crimson in the 2014 final standings with a 6-1 record and an 8-2 mark overall, will attempt to add to its conference-record 17 Ivy League titles this year. The season begins on Sept. 19 at Georgetown with kickoff scheduled for noon.

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