2010 Stony Brook Football Photo Gallery
Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook football team held their annual awards banquet at the Student Activities Center on Sunday evening. Head football coach Chuck Priore handed out individual awards as well as announcing the Seawolves' 2011 captains.
The Ernest Owusu Offensive MVP went to junior Brock Jackolski (Shirley, N.Y.). Jackolski totaled 12 touchdowns (nine rushing, two receiving and one kick return) en route to earning All-Big South first-team honors in his first year with the Seawolves. Against Gardner-Webb, he scored touchdowns on a 94-yard kick return, 19-yard pass and a six-yard rush. He totaled 1,966 yards, leading the Big South with 178.7 all-purpose yards.
Senior Arin West (Toms River, N.J.) was named the team's Defensive MVP. West earned All-Big South first-team honors after leading Stony Brook and all conference defensive backs with 85 tackles. He finished his four-year career among the school's all-time leader in tackles.
Sophomore Rich Vitale (Higganum, Conn.) earned the Ray Downey Special Teams MVP. Vitale recovered two fumbles, one against South Florida, which led to a touchdown, and a fumble recovery in the end zone against VMI.
The Offensive Rookie of the Year went to redshirt freshman Michael Bamiro (Tobyhanna, Pa.). Bamiro started 10 games at right tackle, and blocked for a rushing attack that ranked ninth in FCS with 218 yards per game and featured two 1,000-yard rushers.
Freshman Jawara Dudley (Roosevelt, N.Y.) was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year. Dudley moved into the starting lineup after the third game of the season, and finished the season with 49 tackles. He had a game-high 12 tackles against Lafayette, earning Big South Freshman of the Week honors.
West also earned the Fred Kemp Award, given to the upperclassman, who is dedicated to excellence on and off the field, while leading the team with pride and intensity. The Mark Motroni Award, which goes to the upperclassman, who demonstrates great pride in the Stony Brook football program and consistently exhibits unselfish dedication to the team, was awarded to senior Stephen Schwicke (East Patchogue, N.Y.).
Senior Paul Fenaroli (Monroe, Conn.) received the Work Horse Award and junior Michael Coulter (Yorba Linda, Calif.) earned the Academic Award. Coulter also was awarded the 2010 Outstanding College Scholar-Athlete Award by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Suffolk County chapter. A biochemistry major with a minor in Spanish, Coulter owns a 3.76 GPA.
Priore also announced that the 2011 captains will be Jackolski, Coulter, senior Ryan Haber (Lafayette Hill, Pa.) and senior Joe Faiella (Freehold, N.J.).
