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BEREA, Ohio -- Baldwin Wallace University senior punter Matt Harmon (Canfield) and senior offensive tackle Jason Cook (Streetsboro) have been named to the 2013 D3football.com Division III All-American team.
"This is a tremendous honor for both Matt and Jason," said 12th-year Head Coach John Snell, who has a 77-45 career record. "Both young men are good students, outstanding leaders in the classroom, on campus and in our football family. This is a fitting end to their careers. Both young men are very deserving of this honor and we are extremely proud of them."
Harmon had his finest season as a collegian and was second-team D3football.com All-American selection. He was previously named as a first-team Division III All-American by the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) and as a first-team D3football.com and first-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference pick. The three-year starter led the OAC in punting with a 41.6-yard average in 45 attempts, and more importantly had an OAC-leading 39.5-yard net average and dropped 22-of-his-45 punts inside the opposition's 20-yard line. His 41.6-yard average ranked eighth in Division III, and his net average was second. Harmon also earned OAC Special Teams Player of the Week versus Muskingum University this season and three times overall during his career. He is the first BW punter to earn All-America honors since Kevin Soflkiancs '08 did it in 2006 and 2007.
Cook was a third-team D3football.com All-American choice. He was previously named as a first-team D3football.com All-North Region and first-team All-OAC selection. Cook was an anchor on an offensive line that helped the Yellow Jackets score 26.1 points and average 352.4 yards per game of total offense, including 236 rushing yards per game. A four-year starter on the line, Cook also was a second-team All-OAC pick a year ago. During his four seasons at BW, the Yellow Jackets averaged nearly 30 points and 370 yards of toytal offense per game. He is the first BW offensive lineman to earn All-American honors since Ian Formaz '05 in 2004.
The Yellow Jackets finished 6-4 overall in 2013 and had their 44th winning season (plus one .500 season) in the past 48 years. BW has one of the winningest football programs in NCAA Division III and in all of college football.
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