Pastore Named NFF Draddy Award/Scholar-Athlete Semifinalist
From the Gettysburg College Website:
Pastore Named NFF Draddy Award/Scholar-Athlete Semifinalist
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Senior defensive lineman Anthony Pastore (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) of the Gettysburg College football team has been named one of 164 semifinalists for The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) 2008 Draddy Trophy and a candidate for the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
The Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth, recognizes an individual as the best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance, and exemplary community leadership. Nominees hail from all NCAA divisions and the NAIA.
The NFF Awards Committee will select and announce up to 15 finalists on Oct. 29. Each finalist will be recognized as part of the 2008 National Scholar-Athlete Class, receiving an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship. The Drady winner, who will receive a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship, will be announced at the NFF’s Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 9 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
Pastore, a three-year letterwinner, has been a starter in each of the past four seasons, posting 102 tackles for his career. Last year, he started all 11 games and had 25 tackles while helping the Bullets to a 6-5 record and a berth in the ECAC Southwest Bowl. He posted a career-high 38 tackles to go with 1.5 sacks during his sophomore campaign, and he also recorded 29 tackles, including 7.5 for loss and 3.0 sacks as a freshman.
An economics major with a 3.35 grade-point average, Pastore is a member of the Centennial Conference All-Academic Team, the Dean’s List, as well as the Omicron Delta Epsilon economics honor society. He has been highly involved in community leadership off the field and served as vice president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon last year. A member of the inter-fraternity council, he has led fundraising efforts for the Chris Clifford ’98 Memorial Run/Walk, has organized various holiday food drives for underprivileged families in Adams County, and has helped lead an annual event to benefit the Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation. In addition, for the past three years he has worked with the St. John’s Kenyan Children’s Hospital.
Pastore is the second Bullet in as many years to be named a Draddy Trophy semifinalist. Safety Kyle Luciano ’08 was feted with the same honor last season.
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, semifinalists must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2, have outstanding football ability as a first-team player, and have demonstrated leadership and citizenship.
A complete list of the Draddy semifinalists can be found at http://www.footballfoundation.com/news.php?id=1635.
Pastore Named NFF Draddy Award/Scholar-Athlete Semifinalist
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Senior defensive lineman Anthony Pastore (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) of the Gettysburg College football team has been named one of 164 semifinalists for The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) 2008 Draddy Trophy and a candidate for the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
The Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth, recognizes an individual as the best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance, and exemplary community leadership. Nominees hail from all NCAA divisions and the NAIA.
The NFF Awards Committee will select and announce up to 15 finalists on Oct. 29. Each finalist will be recognized as part of the 2008 National Scholar-Athlete Class, receiving an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship. The Drady winner, who will receive a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship, will be announced at the NFF’s Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 9 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
Pastore, a three-year letterwinner, has been a starter in each of the past four seasons, posting 102 tackles for his career. Last year, he started all 11 games and had 25 tackles while helping the Bullets to a 6-5 record and a berth in the ECAC Southwest Bowl. He posted a career-high 38 tackles to go with 1.5 sacks during his sophomore campaign, and he also recorded 29 tackles, including 7.5 for loss and 3.0 sacks as a freshman.
An economics major with a 3.35 grade-point average, Pastore is a member of the Centennial Conference All-Academic Team, the Dean’s List, as well as the Omicron Delta Epsilon economics honor society. He has been highly involved in community leadership off the field and served as vice president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon last year. A member of the inter-fraternity council, he has led fundraising efforts for the Chris Clifford ’98 Memorial Run/Walk, has organized various holiday food drives for underprivileged families in Adams County, and has helped lead an annual event to benefit the Alicia Rose Victorious Foundation. In addition, for the past three years he has worked with the St. John’s Kenyan Children’s Hospital.
Pastore is the second Bullet in as many years to be named a Draddy Trophy semifinalist. Safety Kyle Luciano ’08 was feted with the same honor last season.
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, semifinalists must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2, have outstanding football ability as a first-team player, and have demonstrated leadership and citizenship.
A complete list of the Draddy semifinalists can be found at http://www.footballfoundation.com/news.php?id=1635.
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