1/7/2005 - Football
Eckel And Smith Named All-East; Polanco Garners Honorable Mention Honors

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Senior fullback Kyle Eckel (Haverford, Pa.) and senior safety Josh Smith (Attica, Ind.) were named All-East by the 11 Division IA head football coaches in the ECAC. Senior quarterback Aaron Polanco (Wimberley, Texas) earned Honorable Mention honors.
Eckel was a dominant force on the Navy offense, rushing for 1,147 yards and 11 touchdowns. Smith led the defense in tackles for the third-consecutive year, compiling 119 stops, nine tackles for a loss, two sacks, two interceptions and broke up three passes. Polanco might have been Navy's most valuable player as he rushed for 980 yards and 16 touchdowns while completing 61 of his 114 passes for 1,131 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions.
Navy completed a historic season by defeating New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl, 34-19. The victory was Navy's 10th of the season, the most by a Navy team since 1905.

All-East

Player of the Year
QB-Rasheed Marshall, West Vrginia

Rookie of the Year
LB-Brian Toal, Boston College

First Team Offense
OL-Rob Petitti, Pittsburgh
OL-Adam Terry, Syracuse
OL-Matt Tarullo, Syracuse
OL-Dan Mozes, West Virginia
OL-Jeff Berk, West Virginia
QB-Rasheed Marshall, West Virginia
RB-Cornell Brockington, Connecticut
RB-Kyle Eckel, Navy
TE-Clark Harris, Rutgers
WR-Tres Moses, Rutgers
WR-Chris Henry, West Virginia

First Team Defense
DB-Adam Jones, West Virginia
DB-Josh Smith, Navy
DB-Diamon Ferri, Syracuse
DB-Justin Perkins, Connecticut
DB-Jahmile Addae, West Virginia
DL-Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College
DL-Ryan Neill, Rutgers
DL-Ben Lynch, West Virginia
LB-Greg Washington, Army
LB-H.B. Blades, Pitt
LB-Rian Wallace, Temple
LB-Alfred Fincher, Connecticut

Special Teams
K-Josh Cummings, Pitt
P-Adam Graessle, Pitt
RS-Adam Jones, West Virginia

Honorable Mention
QB-Aaron Polanco, Navy
RB-Kay-Jay Harris, West Virginia
RB-Walter Reyes, Syracuse
WR-Greg Lee, Pitt
DB-Will Blackmon, Boston College
DL-Vince Crochunis, Pitt