Friedman, Tropea Second-Team All-North Region Honorees

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Kevin Friedman (Pepper Pike, Ohio / St. Peter Chanel) and Storm Tropea (Hollywood, Fla. / Hollywood Hills) of The College of Wooster were selected to the All-North Region Team, both receiving second-team accolades from D3football.com on Wednesday.

Friedman, a senior who previously picked up first-team all-North Coast Athletic Conference honors, was one of the top punters across NCAA Div. III again. His average of 41.1 yards not only led the league, but ranks seventh in the nation and was the fourth-best in school history. Friedman punted 39 times, with seven landing inside the 20-yard line and three being fair caught, as he helped Wooster top the NCAC in net average (35.3 yards) as well. Friedman, who also served as the team's kickoff specialist, boomed five 50-yard punts, including a career-long 65-yarder, and completed a 28-yard pass play during a fake punt.

A three-year member of the Fighting Scots, Friedman, who transferred following one season at NCAA Div. I-AA non-scholarship Robert Morris University, finished with the conference's career record for punting average at 39.7 yards. The former mark was also held by a Wooster player, Matt Mahaffey (39.1 yards from 1996-99).

Tropea served as the Scots' left guard, anchoring an offensive line that cleared the way for the offense to average 389.3 yards per game – second-best in the NCAC and 49th of 235 Div. III teams. Statistically, the 6-0, 265-pound Tropea graded out a team-best 77 percent and was credited with 63 knockdown blocks, according to the coaching staff. As a unit, Wooster recorded 5.1 yards per rushing attempt and only yielded eight sacks all season, both conference bests.

A total of 75 players were chosen for this year's All-North Region Team, which is voted on by D3football.com staff and various sports information directors in the 58-school district, which includes most in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.