Football | 12/19/2024 1:23:00 PM
Defensive lineman Nick Lardaro of SUNY Cortland and SUNY Morrisville tight end Quamel Jarvis were named to the 2024 Associated Press Division III Football All-America team on Thursday, December 19. Lardaro was a first team selection, while Jarvis earned second team honors.
Both student-athletes were previously named to the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches' All-America team on December 3 as second team selections. The D3football.com All-America teams will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 2.
Lardaro, a senior, was named the Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year last month. Previously the 2021 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year. Lardaro is now a four-time All-E8 first team selection. A native of St. James, NY, Lardaro recorded 42 tackles from his defensive line position, including 20 solo tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. He recorded six tackles, including a sack, and a pass breakup in the E8 Championship clinching win at Brockport on Nov. 9 and had six tackles, with a sack, along with a key forced fumble in a win at nationally ranked Susquehanna in September.
In four seasons with the Red Dragons, Lardaro recorded 140 career tackles, including 48.5 for a loss and 24 sacks.
Jarvis, a native of Rochester, NY, started in all 11 games for the Mustangs and served a critical role in guiding Morrisville to the 2024 ECAC Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Bowl title. He caught 43 passes for 622 yards in 2024, adding five touchdown scores, averaging 56.55 yards per game and 14.47 yards per catch.
Jarvis pulled in a long 74-yard scoring touchdown in the season opening win over Kean, before going on to earn D3football.com Team of the Week accolades twice on the season for his receiving performances on the field, twice for receiving yards that were over 100+ yards in the game. He is a three-time All-Conference selection, earning first team accolades in 2024 after leading all at the tight end position in the Empire 8 in receiving yards per game and receiving yards on the season. Throughout his career, Jarvis has caught 109 total passes for 1,489 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 13.66 yards per reception.
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