Cohen and Keyser Make All-Area Academic Team

Philadelphia, Pa. – West Chester's Football team captured two players in senior defensive end Andrew Cohen (Holland, Pa. / Council Rock South) and junior defensive back Kyle Keyser (Garnet Valley, Pa. / Garnet Valley, Pa.) on the Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Academic team in a release Thursday morning.

Cohen cumulated a 3.3 GPA, majoring in health and physical education and made his first appearance on the all-region squad, as selected by the region's sports information directors. The veteran defensive lineman tied for the most votes in the region with fellow first team selection Marcus Martin from Slippery Rock.  Cohen, who was also named the PSAC Eastern Division defensive player of the year and was a national finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award, broke the conference record for career sacks with 33.5. He notched 13.5 sacks this past fall to lead the conference and rank fifth nationally. He also led the PSAC in tackles for a loss with 20. That number ranked 17th nationally as well. He is a three-time All-PSAC East selection and a two-time first team pick.

Keiser scored in the classroom with a 3.8 GPA, while majoring in finance and economics. On the field, he played in all 11 games making 23 solo tackles and assisted on nine for 32 total tackles. He also had a tackle for a loss and a forced fumble throughout the 2015-16 season.

The list included players from Division I Temple, Villanova, and Penn, and Division III institutions Rowan, Delaware Valley, Ursinus, and Widener.
 
2015 PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ACADEMIC ALL-AREA FOOTBALL TEAM
Student-Athlete       School                     Cl.           Major                                      Hometown
Don Cherry             Villanova                 Sr.           Finance                                    Trumbull, Conn.
John Christopher     Temple                    R-Sr.       Kinesiology (Master's Student) Ormond Beach, Fla.
Andrew Cohen      West Chester         Sr.           Health & Physical Education               Holland, Pa.
Nick Demes            Penn                        Jr.            Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics      Western Springs, Ill.
Ian Dobbins            Penn                        Sr.           Marketing (Wharton)              Belle Vernon, Pa.
Darren Dungee        Rowan                     Sr.           Law and Justice Studies          Morristown, N.J.
Kyle Friend             Temple                    Sr.           Business Management            Carlisle, Pa.
Jimmy Gammill       Penn                        Sr.           Finance (Wharton)                 New Albany, Ohio
Steve Gozur            Widener                   Jr.            Civil Engineering                    Hatfield, Pa.
Kevin Gulyas          Villanova                 Sr.           Finance                                    Allentown, Pa.
Kyle Keyser            West Chester         Jr.           Finance & Economics           Garnet Valley, Pa.
Tanoh Kpassagnon  Villanova                 Jr.            Finance, Accounting               Ambler, Pa.
Daniil Lysenko        Penn                        Sr.           Finance (Wharton)                 Park Ridge, Ill.
Withler Marcelin     Rowan                     Sr.           Communication Studies          Ocean Twp., N.J.
Ryan O'Hara           Widener                   Sr.           Accounting                              Royersford, Pa.
Dan Poulos             Penn                        Jr.            Finance (Wharton)                 Park Ridge, Ill.
Blaine Price             Widener                   Jr.            Biomedical Engineering          Jefferson, Md.
Jake Prus                 Villanova                 Jr.            Biochemistry (Pre-Med)         Woodstown, N.J.
Brian Schoenauer    Penn                        Jr.            Finance (Wharton)                 Princeton Junction, N.J.
Nick Sharga            Temple                    R-So.       Kinesiology                             Cherryville, Pa.
Stacey Sunnerville   Widener                   Sr.           Communication Studies          Freehold, N.J.
Tanner Thexton       Penn                        Sr.           Statistics (Wharton)                 Somerville, N.J.
Justin Watson          Penn                        So.           Undeclared (Wharton)             Bridgeville, Pa.
James Worrilow      Ursinus                   Sr.           Biology/Spanish                      Wilmington, Del.
Nick Wright            Delaware Valley      So.           Business Administration         Hatfield, Pa.
                               
Performer of the Year: Justin Watson (So., Wide Receiver), Penn