Complete All-OAC Football Team (.pdf)
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Eight Baldwin Wallace University football student-athletes have been selected to the 2018 All-Ohio Athletic Conference team.
Senior defensive back Ty Fields (St. Augustine, Fla.) and senior wide receiver and kick return specialist Jordan Leverette (Cleveland/John Adams) landed on the first-team. Senior quarterback Jake Hudson (East Lake, Fla.), sophomore running back Jon Murray, Jr. (Cincinnati/Withrow), senior defensive end Wezlee Spence (North Canton/Hoover) and wide receiver/punter Rob Wolfington (Rapids City, Mich./Elk Rapids) were named to the second-team. Junior defensive back Jordyn Johnson (Akron/North) and senior wide receiver Chad Steinwachs (Buffalo, N.Y./Williamsville North) were tabbed as honorable mention.
Fields, a 2018 team captain, garners his second straight accolade after being named to the second-team in 2017. He was second on the team and eighth in the OAC with eight pass breakups. Fields was fourth on the team with a career-high 51 tackles. He was the OAC Defensive Player of the Week on October 29 after recording a career-best 16 tackles in victory at Marietta College. For his career, Fields appeared in 29 games and recorded 114 tackles, 23 pass breakups, had one fumble recovery and one interception.
Ty Fields |
Jordan Leverette |
Jake Hudson |
Jon Murray, Jr. |
Wezlee Spence |
Rob Wolfington |
Jordyn Johnson |
Chad Steinwachs |
Leverette, who earns his first honor, led OAC with 16 kickoffs and was fourth with a career-high 416 return yards. He kicked off the 2018 season in exciting fashion as he took the opening kickoff back a school-record and Finnie Stadium-record 100-yards for the touchdown. Leverette led the team in all-purpose yards with 1,096, was eighth in the OAC and second on the squad with a career-best 658 receiving yards, tied for third on the team with a career-high four receiving touchdowns and was fourth on the squad with a career-best 33 receptions. For his career, Leverette appeared in 30 games and has caught 60 passes for 1,128 yards with eight touchdowns. He returned 30 kickoffs for 1,037 yards with two touchdowns. Leverette rushed for 109 yards on 17 carries.
Hudson, a 2018 team captain, garners his first accolade. He closed out an illustrious career by setting the school single season-records for passing yards with a career-best 2,640 and total offensive yards with a career-high 3,101 yards. Hudson had career-bests in completions (196), attempts (293) and touchdowns (25). He was second on the team with 461 yards rushing and was second on the squad with a career-best tying seven rushing touchdowns. Hudson threw a career-best 350 yards with a career-high tying five touchdowns in his final game of his career. He was the OAC Offensive Player of the Week on September 24, the Frank Ropollo Offensive Player of the Game versus Mount Union on September 15 and the 41st Annual Lee Tressel Shrine Classic Player of the Game versus Alma (Mich.) on August 30. For his career, Hudson appeared in 29 games and completed 462 of 738 passes for 6,155 yards with 51 touchdowns. He rushed for 1,655 yards on 367 carries with 18 touchdowns. Hudson also caught four passes for 139 yards with two touchdowns.
Murray, who missed the 2017 season with an injury, earns his first honor. This season, He led the team and was fifth in the OAC with a career-high 723 yards and led the squad and was fifth in the Ohio Athletic Conference with a career-best nine rushing touchdowns. Murray, Jr. carried the ball a career-high 128 times. He scored first collegiate touchdown, including a career-high four total touchdowns and scored a career-long 80-yard touchdown at Capital on September 29. Murray, Jr. also caught nine passes for 91 yards with a long of 25.
Spence, who garners his first accolade, had a breakout season as he led the team and was third in the OAC with a career-high 9.5 quarterback sacks and led the squad and was sixth in the OAC with a career-best 13.5 tackles for loss. He also was tied for second on team with a career-high 54 tackle and tallied a career-high four pass breakups and a career-best two fumble recoveries. Spence blocked first career kick on an extra point at Heidelberg on September 22. For his career, Spence appeared in 28 games and recorded 119 tackles, 13 quarterback sacks, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one blocked kick.
Wolfington, a 2018 team captain, earns his second straight honor after being named honorable mention in 2017. This season, he led the team and was third in the OAC with a career-high 783 yards receiving, led the squad and was seventh in the OAC with a career-best 49 receptions, second on the team and 10th in the OAC with six receiving touchdowns and fourth in the OAC with a 35.2 punting average. Wolfington closed out his career with three straight 100-yard receiving games and two games with a career-high 10 catches. For his career, Wolfington appeared in 22 games and caught 83 passes for 1,425 yards with 11 touchdowns. He also punted 31 times for 1,090 yards with a long of 54 yards, eight punts inside the 20, 12 fair catches and one touchback.
Johnson, who garners his first honor, established himself as one of the best corners in the conference as he led the OAC with a career-high 11 pass breakups. He also led the team and was tied for fourth in the OAC with a career-best three interceptions. Johnson was sixth on the squad with a career-high 33 tackles. For his career, Johnson has appeared in 18 games with 46 tackles, 12 pass breakups and three interceptions.
Steinwachs earns his first football accolade and his fourth overall honor as he is a three-time selection in lacrosse. He led the team and was eighth in the OAC with a career-best eight receiving touchdowns and was third on the team and tied for ninth in the OAC with a career-high 39 receptions. Steinwachs was third on squad with a career-best 464 yards receiving. He also carried the ball one time for eight yards and made a career-high two tackles. Steinwachs had Finnie-stadium and NCAA Division III-record tying 100-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Ohio Northern on November 3. For his career, Steinwachs appeared in 33 games and caught 89 passes for 1,061 yards with 14 touchdowns. He carried the ball one time for eight yards and made three tackles.
BW finished the 2018 campaign with an overall record of 8-2 and third place finish in the OAC with a mark of 7-2. The Yellow Jackets open the 2018 season on Saturday, September 7 when they travel to Alma, Michigan for their lone non-conference game against Alma College.
