Wittenberg Dominates North Coast Athletic Conference Football Squad




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Written: Nov. 18, 1999


SPRINGFIELD, Ohio--North Coast Athletic Conference champion Wittenberg University dominated the All-NCAC team as selected by the leaguešs coaches with seven first team selections and six second team picks.

Heading the list as repeat selections are junior tailback Casey Donaldson (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern), the NCAC Offensive Player of the Year in 1998 and sophomore middle linebacker Dustin Goldsbury (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Ready), the 1998 Newcomer of the Year.

Other first teamers for the Tigers are senior tight end T. J. Weibel (Westmont, Ill./Dorman), junior quarterback Anthony Crane (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis), junior offensive lineman Mark Sunderman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon), sophomore receiver Michael Aljancic (Louisville, Ohio/Louisville) and sophomore defensive lineman Juan Howard (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster).

Wittenberg players voted to the second team were junior receiver Labon Storts (Columbus, Ohio/Westland), junior placekicker Ryan Walker (Newark, Ohio/Newark), junior punter Matt Gallatin (Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill), sophomore offensive lineman Matt Leisure (Canton, Ohio/McKinley), sophomore Mike Houck (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain) and freshman Elio Harmon (Columbus, Ohio/Walnut Ridge).

Wittenberg won its second consecutive NCAC title and advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs for the eighth time in school history.




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