Football | 12/20/2019 10:44:21 PM
Four different Empire 8 student-athletes were named 2019 D3football.com All-Americans on Friday, Dec. 20. Junior safety Raeqwon Greer of Alfred University was named to the first team, while teammate, senior linebacker Nick Milgate garnered third team honors. Junior guard Luke Lodini of The College at Brockport and junior kicker/punter Maki Medici of Utica College earned honorale mention plaudits.
All four men earned D3football.com All-Region first team last week. In total, 12 different E8 student-athletes garnered All-East Region honors in 2019.
Greer earned AFCA All-America honors earlier in the month. and was previously named the 2019 Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year. He led the league with 60 solo tackles and was 12th nationally with 6.4 solo tackles per game. Greer, a 2019 D3football.com First Team Preseason All-America selection, has 208 total tackles, six interceptions, and two forced fumbles in his first three seasons.
Milgate earned his first all-region recognition in 2019. The senior captain moved from outside to inside linebacker and led the E8 with 111 tackles and 18 tackles for loss, adding four sacks, three forced fumbles, and an interception. Nationally, Milgate finished the season 14th with 11 tackles per game. The Hilton, N.Y. native earned 2019 All-Empire 8 first team honors and concludes his career with 211 career tackles, 34 for loss, along with 8.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, and nine interceptions.
Lodini made his first All-American appearance after earning All-E8 first team honors last month. The junior guard allowed just two sacks and has a 97 percent coaching grade on the offensive line. A native of Stony Point, N.Y., Lodini helped pave the way for the top rushing offense in the league as the Brockport averaged 214.2 yards rushing per game.
Medici, the 2019 Empire 8 Special Teams Player of the Year, served as a tremendous weapon in both aspects of the kicking game, leading the league with 15 made field goals. He was successful on 78.9 percent of those kicks, including a career-long of 48 yards. In addition, Medici made 31 extra points and averaged 7.6 points per game, which tied for the league lead among all kickers. The Watervliet, N.Y. native also averaged a net of 37.8 yards per punt with 23 of his 42 attempts resulting in a fair catch. Medici earned All-E8 first team honors as both a kicker and punter in 2019.
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