Football

Easton, Mass. (November 12) -- Led by freshman quarterback Marc Wilson (Farmington, Conn.), four Saint Anselm football players were honored by the Northeast-10 as members of the 2008 Northeast-10 Football All-Conference teams. Wilson was named as the Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year, becoming the first Hawk to win the award. In addition, junior running back Luke St. Marie (Mill Creek, Wash.) was named as a First Team All-Conference selection and freshmen Wilson, Kyle Hayes (Merritt Island, Fla.) and Bryant Lane (Norwood, Mass.) were all named to the All-Rookie Team.

Wilson finished his freshman season with nearly every Saint Anselm rushing record as he finished with 1,214 yards on 270 carries, both single-season program records. In addition, Wilson finished his rookie season with a single-game school-record 285 yards on 35 carries in a win over Pace in the season finale. For his performance, he was named as the Northeast-10 Freshman and Offensive Player of the Week, as well as the ECAC Division II Offensive Player of the Week. Wilson's 285-yard effort is the third-highest single-game total in the nation this year and at 121.4 yards per game, he ranks sixth in the country in rushing. Wilson was honored twice this season as the Northeast-10 Player of the Week and once as the Freshman of the Week. In addition, Wilson surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark six times this season, a Saint Anselm single-season record.

St. Marie, who earlier in the season ran for a then single-game record 241 yards in a 48-42 shootout win over Merrimack, became the first Saint Anselm running back to earn First Team All-Conference honors since 2003. St. Marie finished the season with 712 yards and six touchdowns, the sixth-highest single-season rushing total in Saint Anselm history. St. Marie capped his season off with a 144-yard, two-touchdown effort that landed him a spot on the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll.

Lane caught 27 passes for a team-best 208 yards and two touchdowns this season, including a season-high nine catches for 81 yards and a touchdown in a home loss vs. Bentley in late October.

Hayes finished his freshman season with 50 tackles, including 26 solo stops, as he led all Saint Anselm rookies in total tackles. He had 10 tackles for a loss, two sacks and one pass breakup as Hayes ranked seventh on the team in total tackles.

Saint Anselm finished the season at 2-8 overall and 1-6 in the Northeast-10 under first-year head coach Patrick Murphy.