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RELEASE DATE: 11/10/05
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FIVE MOUNTIES EARN ALL-PSAC EAST FOOTBALL HONORS -- JAMAR FOULKS, POOHBEAR McNEAL, RONNIE MONTGOMERY, KEITH SLEZAK, AND ANDRE' TURNER NAMED TO SECOND TEAM HONORS

LOCK HAVEN -- Jamar Foulks (Pittsburgh/Westinghouse), Poohbear McNeal (Orlando, FL/Lake Highland Prep), Keith Slezak (Windber/Windber) and Andre' Turner (Pittsburgh/Peabody) repeat as All - PSAC East selections to highlight five Mountaineers being named to the 2005 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East Team. The team, selected by the PSAC East head coaches, was released by the conference today.

Ronnie Montgomery (Syracuse, NY/Corcoran) earns All-PSAC East second team honors for the first time

 

The Mountaineers have one more game this season when they travel to Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina this Saturday to face the Nationally ranked Division I AA Chanticleers.

 

A junior, the 321-pound tackle adds a second team selection this season to his stellar career. Foulks earned First Team All-PSAC East honors in each of his first two seasons at Mansfield as a center before moving to tackle this season. This makes the third straight year he has been selected to the All-PSAC East squad.
McNeal was named to second team honors after finishing sixth in the conference in rushing this season. McNeal averaged 108.2 yards per game rushing for 1,082 yards and five touchdowns while catching 39 passes and three touchdown receptions. McNeal broke the all time rushing record at Mansfield this season, and has now rushed for 3,589 yards in his career. This selection marks McNeal's third straight All-PSAC East selection.
Montgomery was selected to his first All-PSAC East second team honor this season as a return specialist. Despite missing a number of games with an injury, Montgomery managed 35 returns for 684 yards, an average of 19.5 yards per return.
Slezak finished third on the team and ranked among the conference leaders for tackles for the second year straight. The senior linebacker was in on 67 stops this season including 38 solo with four tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks. Slezak was also named to the All-PSAC East second team last season.
Turner earns his third All-PSAC East second team selection in a row this season. The junior linebacker led the team and was 10th in the PSAC in tackles with 84 including 42 solo. He also had 4.0 tackles for a loss, six pass breakups and three fumble recoveries.
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