Roser-Jones, Northrop, Kongslie Named First-Team All-Ivy

Nov. 26, 2001

Chris Roser-Jones (Sr., State College, Pa.), one of the top pass interceptors in Division I-AA history, is one of three Princeton football players to be named first-team All-Ivy League. The team, announced today by the league, was selected by a vote of the eight head coaches.

In addition to Roser-Jones, Princeton's first-team selections were placekicker Taylor Northrop (Sr., Jupiter, Fla.) and safety Kevin Kongslie (Jr., Salem, Ore.). Northrop was also a second-team selection as the punter.

Princeton had four honorable mention selections: RB Cameron Atkinson (Jr., Mantua, N.J.), LB Bob Farrell (Sr., Tulsa, Okla.), DL Tim Kirby (So., San Mateo, Calif.) and OL Matt Peluse (Sr., Glen Rock, N.J.). Harvard wide receiver Carl Morris, who helped his team go 9-0 and win the league title, was named the Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy Player of the Year. Dartmouth freshman defensive back Steve Jensen was named Ivy Rookie of the Year.

Roser-Jones extended Princeton's streak of having at least one first- or second-team linebacker to 11 straight years. Roser-Jones intercepted four passes this season for 190 return yards, an average of 47.5 per interception. He finished his career with 13 interceptions and averaged 25 yards per return, coming within 13 yards of the Division I-AA record. He also had 35 tackles, 23 unassisted, and seven tackles for loss. He returned three interceptions in his career for touchdowns.

"I'm glad for Taylor and for Kevin that they were on there with me," Roser-Jones said. "Kevin had a great season. It was great to see how he got recognized too. It's nice to get the recognition at the end of the season, and to be recognized by the coaches is more special."

Northrop finished his career first at Princeton and tied for second in Ivy history with 38 career field goals. Considered the top NFL prospect in the league, Northrop 13 for 17 on field goal attempts and 16 for 16 on extra points. He also hit the crossbar on a 57-yard attempt against Cornell that would have been the longest field goal in Ivy history. Northrop, a three-time Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week, averaged 39.4 yards on 43 punts.

Kongslie led the Tigers with five interceptions, which he returned for 78 yards. He was also the fourth-leading tackler on the team from his secondary spot, with 43 tackles, 234 unassisted. He was credited with 10 passes defensed.

Atkinson led the team with 660 yards, the most by a Princeton player since Marc Washington in 1995, and nine touchdowns. He also averaged 5.8 yards per carry, the most at Princeton since Keith Elias averaged 6.4 in 1993.

Farrell, the team captain, was third on the team with 60 tackles, 39 unassisted, while Kirby had 41 tackles, five for loss.

Peluse was the lone returning starter to an offensive line that helped Princeton increase its rushing yardage total by 30 yards per game over a year ago.

2000-01 All-Ivy League Football

First-team offense

First Team Offense

Wide Receiver - *Chas Gessner, Brown (Jr., Hyattsville, Md.)

Wide Receiver - *Carl Morris, Harvard (Jr., Sterling, Va.)

Tight End - *Casey Cramer, Dartmouth (So., Middleton, Wis.)

Offensive Line - *Jason Hove, Harvard (Sr., Manhattan Beach, Calif.)

Offensive Line - *Jeff Hatch, Pennsylvania (Sr., Millersville, Md.)

Offensive Line - Kevin Noone, Dartmouth (Jr., Rydal, Pa.)

Offensive Line - Justin Stark, Harvard (Sr., North Babylon, N.Y.)

Offensive Line - John Zepeda, Pennsylvania (Sr., Los Angeles, Calif.)

Quarterback - *Neil Rose, Harvard (Sr., Mililani, Hawaii)

Fullback - *Michael Borgonzi, Brown (Sr., Malden, Mass.)

Running Back - *Michael Malan, Brown (Sr., St. Louis, Mo.)

Running Back - *Kris Ryan, Pennsylvania (Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Placekicker - *Taylor Northrop, Princeton (Sr., Jupiter, Fla.)

First Team Defense

Defensive Line - *Marc Laborsky, Harvard (Sr., Pequannock, N.J.)

Defensive Line - *John Galan, Pennsylvania (Sr., Fair Lawn, N.J.)

Defensive Line - Ed Galan, Pennsylvania (Sr., Fair Lawn, N.J.)

Defensive Line - Chris Pennington, Pennsylvania (Jr., Dresher, Pa.)

Linebacker - *Dante Balestracci, Harvard (So., New Bedford, Mass.)

Linebacker - *Travis Belden, Pennsylvania (Jr., Fishers, Ind.)

Linebacker - Chris Roser-Jones, Princeton (Sr., State College, Pa.)

Linebacker - Matt Mercer, Dartmouth (Sr., Barrington, Ill.)

Defensive Back - *Willie Alford, Harvard (Sr., Cerritos, Calif.)

Defensive Back - Kunle Williams, Pennsylvania (Sr., Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.)

Defensive Back - Kevin Kongslie, Princeton (Jr., Salem, Ore.)

Defensive Back - Andy Fried, Harvard (Sr., Orchard Park, N.Y.)

Punter - *Alex Ware, Dartmouth (Jr., Los Altos Hills, Calif.)

Second Team Offense

Wide Receiver - Rob Milanese, Pennsylvania (Sr., Wyckoff, N.J.)

Wide Receiver - Billy Brown, Yale (Sr., East Cleveland, Ohio)

Tight End - David Brookman, Brown (Sr., Fullerton, Calif.)

Offensive Line - Nick Bardo, Brown (Jr., Concord, N.H.)

Offensive Line - Dan Startsman, Brown (Sr., Terrace Park, Ohio)

Offensive Line - Ben Sproul, Yale (Sr., Centerville, Mass.)

Offensive Line - Danny Kistler, Harvard (Sr., Bellville, Texas)

Offensive Line - Matt Himelstein, Columbia (Sr., Berkeley, Calif.)

Quarterback - Gavin Hoffman, Pennsylvania (Sr., Wayzata, Minn.)

Fullback - Adam Keslosky, Pennsylvania (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio)

Running Back - Johnathan Reese, Columbia (Sr., St. Louis, Mo.)

Running Back - Michael Gratch, Dartmouth (Sr., Fort Worth, Texas)

Placekicker - Sean Jensen, Brown (Sr., Fairfield, Calif.)

Second Team Defense

Defensive Line - Jason Lange, Yale (Jr., Hoffman Estates, Ill.)

Defensive Line - Kyle Sims, Harvard (Sr., Irving, Texas)

Defensive Line - Dewey Ames, Brown (Sr., Atlanta, Ga.)

Defensive Line - George Paraskevopoulos, Cornell (Sr., Pearland, Texas)

Linebacker - Joel Barone, Brown (Jr., Shirley, N.Y.)

Linebacker - Steve Lhotak, Pennsylvania (Jr., Allensdale, N.J.)

Linebacker - Dan Morris, Pennsylvania (Sr., Mercer Island, Wash.)

Linebacker - Eric LaHaie, Harvard (Sr., Silver Spring, Md.)

Defensive Back - D.L. Bouldrick, Pennsylvania (Sr., Palm Harbor, Fla.)

Defensive Back - Hunter Young, Brown (Jr., Bethesda, Md.)

Defensive Back - Philip Murray, Columbia (Jr., Mesquite, Texas)

Defensive Back - Stephen Faulk, Pennsylvania (Sr., Inglewood, Calif.)

Defensive Back - Ryan LoProto, Yale (Sr., Merrero, La.)

Punter - Taylor Northrop, Princeton (Sr., Jupiter, Fla.)

Honorable Mention Offense

Wide Receiver - Doug Peck, Jr., Columbia. Tight End - Jeff Ditman, Sr., Yale. Linemen - Matt Peluse, Sr., Princeton, Bob Reeves, Jr., Dartmouth, Steve Collins, Sr., Harvard, David Farrell, Jr., Yale, Kyle Metzler, Sr., Yale, Randy Parker, Sr., Pennsylvania. Quarterback - Kyle Rowley, Sr., Brown. Running Backs - Evan Simmons, Sr., Cornell, Cameron Atkinson, Jr., Princeton. Placekicker - Sam Warren, Jr., Columbia.

Honorable Mention Defense

Linemen - Ryan FitzGerald, Sr., Harvard, Uwa Airhiavbere, Sr., Brown, Jerry Bailey, Jr, Columbia, Brian Lysiak, Sr., Columbia, Tim Kirby, So., Princeton, Tim Penna, Sr., Yale. Linebackers - Nate Spitler, Jr., Cornell, Jeremiah Watts, Jr., Brown, Chris Carey, So., Columbia, Bob Farrell, Sr., Princeton. Secondary - Jamie Moriarty, Jr., Cornell, Vince Alexander, Jr., Pennsylvania, Ray Littleton, Sr., Yale. Punter - Adam Kingston, So., Harvard.

Player of the Year -- Carl Morris, Harvard (Jr., WR) Sterling, Va.

Rookie of the Year -- Steve Jensen, Dartmouth (Fr., DB) Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.

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