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hapman was recognized for

his role at the linebacker posi-

tion. A senior team captain, he

led the Mariners with 73 tackles this

season. Appearing in all nine games,

Chapman recorded 38 solo tackles,

15 tackles for a loss totaling 42 yards,

three forced fumbles, and 2.5 sacks

for 12 yards. Chapman also tallied

three broken up passes, one fumble

recovery, and a blocked kick.

NEFC First Team Defense – Cody Chapman ’17

Photo by Tony Llerena

Hal Chalmers Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year,

CoSIDA Academic All-District

• Robert Bradley Jr. ’17

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efensive end, Robert Bradley

Jr. was named to the College

Sports Information Directors

of America (CoSIDA) Academic

All-District One Football Team.

Bradley, an International Business

and Logistics major and team captain,

boasts a 3.99 grade point average. He

also serves as a NROTC Executive Of-

ficer and is his class vice president. He

recently graduated from the Marine

Corps Officer Candidate School and

looks to pursue a career in law after

serving in the Marines.

On the field, Bradley, played in

seven games this season, tallying 41

tackles, including 20 solo. Earlier this

year, he was named as semi-finalist

for the 2016 Campbell trophy, which

recognizes an individual as the best

football scholar-athlete in the nation

(prominently displayed inside its

official home at the New York Athletic

Club) and was a 2015 New England

Football Conference (NEFC) All-Aca-

demic Team selection.

Photo by Tony Llerena

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errar was designated at the

fullback position for the sec-

ond-straight season. A Power

Engineering Operations major,

he led the team’s rushing attack

this season with 737 yards on 153

carries and three touchdowns.

Appearing in all nine games, Ferrar

averaged 81.9 yards per game and

4.8 yards per carry while tallying a

long-rush of 54 yards.

Photo by Tony Llerena

NEFC First Team Offense – James Ferrar ’18

Football

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ennett was recognized for

his accomplishments at the

defensive back position.

A Marine Systems Engineering

major, he had 63 tackles, including

37 solo stops and one for a loss in

nine games. Bennett also led the

Mariners with four interceptions,

totaling 52 yards and tallied four

blocked passes.competed this

season.

NEFC Second Team Defense

• John Bennett ’19

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ord was recognized for his

achievements at the defen-

sive line position for the

second-straight season. He tallied

54 tackles this season, including 33

solo stops. Ford also recorded 12

tackles for a loss, totaling 39 yards

and two sacks for 12 yards. Ford

also blocked two kicks this season,

forced a fumble and a blocked pass.

NEFC Second Team Defense

• Christopher Ford ’17

Photo by Tony Llerena