CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Fighting Tiger football had 14 regular season awards given out by the Mid-South Conference. Seven student-athletes were named to the MSC First Team while seven more were named Second-Team All-MSC, officials announced on Thursday.
On the first team, Campbellsville had Blake Cordell (OL), Jarrod Harrington (WR), Jacob Russell (QB), Tyus Alcorn (WR), Dekwain Tarrance (DE), Stephon Tanga (LB), and Eric Krivitsky (P).
On the second team, Campbellsville had Leonard Malloy (OL), A.J. Strong (RB), Will Ward (K), Marquis Cain (DB), James Gardner (DB), Percy Minor (DB), and Jarrod Harrington (Return Specialist).
The Tigers had 20 program records broken in 2015 en route to winning their fourth Mid-South Conference title. CU knocked off three Top 10 opponents with two on the road – No. 3 Faulkner and No. 8 Lindsey Wilson. The Tigers also beat No. 7 Reinhardt to clinch their MSC championship.
No. 11 Campbellsville heads to Indianapolis, Ind. to get ready for a 1 p.m. EST kickoff on Saturday, Nov. 21 against No. 6 Marian University. The Tigers are making their fifth NAIA Football Championship Series appearance while the Knights are making their sixth. Marian won the 2012 National Championship and finished NAIA runner-up in last season.
Thirty players earned first team all-conference honors and 32 were selected second team all-conference as voted on by the coaches. Ties for all-conference teams were not broken.
2015 First Team All Mid-South Conference West Division:
Position | Player | School |
OL | Joe Cannon | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
OL | Jacob Carter | Faulkner (Ala.) |
OL | Blake Cordell | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
OL | Zac Lawson | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
OL | Sherrod Mitchell | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
TE | Brandon Mallory | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
WR | Tyus Alcorn | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
WR | Rob Lockhart | Faulkner (Ala.) |
Slot | Jarrod Harrington | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
QB | Jacob Russell | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
RB | Niagel Curtis | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
RB | Joe Jones | Faulkner (Ala.) |
RB | Devan Raymer | Bethel (Tenn.) |
RB | L.J. Stegall | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
K | Hunter Kennamer | Faulkner (Ala.) |
DL | Javier Dyer | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
DL | Cayman Russell | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
DL | Dekwain Tarrance | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
DL | Terrance Thomas | Bethel (Tenn.) |
DL | Tony Threatt | Faulkner (Ala.) |
LB | Michael Brooks | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
LB | Jacob Gross | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
LB | Nathan Jernigan | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
LB | Stephon Tanga | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
DB | Joshua Burns | Bethel (Tenn.) |
DB | Tony Brackins Jr. | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
DB | Marcus Miller | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
DB | Dennis Thames | Faulkner (Ala.) |
Return Specialist | Allen Cooks | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Punter | Erik Krivitsky | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
2015 Second Team All Mid-South Conference West Division:
Position | Player | School |
OL | Cole Andrews | Bethel (Tenn.) |
OL | Taylor Ballagh | Bethel (Tenn.) |
OL | Nick Bodden | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
OL | Xavier Carter | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
OL | Brandon Cheatham | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
OL | Chris Escamilla | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
OL | Joseph Fawns | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
OL | Leonard Malloy | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
TE | Josh Gross | Faulkner (Ala.) |
WR | Michael Green | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
WR | Aaron Kennedy | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Slot | Quincy Walden | Bethel (Tenn.) |
QB | Clayton Nicholas | Faulkner (Ala.) |
RB | Austin Chaplin | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
RB | A.J. Strong | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
K | Will Ward | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
DL | Jerry Bradford | Bethel (Tenn.) |
DL | Justus Dauscha | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
DL | Qunn Johnson | Faulkner (Ala.) |
DL | Chris Oldham | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
DL | Steve Wallace | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
LB | Brenton Davis | Bethel (Tenn.) |
LB | Max Massengill | Bethel (Tenn.) |
LB | Ray Smith | Faulkner (Ala.) |
LB | Caleb Taylor | Faulkner (Ala.) |
DB | Marquis Cain | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
DB | James Gardner | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
DB | Avery Ford | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
DB | Percy Minor | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
DB | Jensen Youngblood | Bethel (Tenn.) |
Return Specialist | Jarrod Harrington | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Punter | Hunter Lovell | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
