ITHACA, N.Y. – Senior punter Chris Fraser became the first Cornell football player to earn first team football honors four times when the Ivy League announced its all-conference teams on Tuesday afternoon. The squads were voted on by the league's eight head coaches.

Fraser headlined a first team that included unanimous selection Nick Gesualdi, a junior safety, and sophomore running back Chris Walker. Senior tight end Matt Sullivan was a second team pick and sophomore quarterback Dalton Banks and seniors John Foster (offensive line), Ben Rogers (wide receiver) and Jackson Weber (linebacker) each made the honorable mention All-Ivy list.

It's the first time since 2011 and just the third time in 20 years that Cornell has had at least three first-team players. The eight total All-Ivy picks are the most since 2013 when nine players were honored.

Fraser is the first Cornell play to become a four-time first-team All-Ivy pick on the gridiron and just the third player to achieve that milestone (Harvard linebacker Dante Balestracci - '00, '01, '02, '03; Harvard running back Clifton Dawson – '03, '04, '05, '06). The coaches had good reason to have him join the list. The career conference leader in punting average (42.8) by more than a yard per punt, he set Big Red records for punts downed inside the 20 (69), punts of at least 50 yards (48), punts that were fair caught (52) and career punting yards (9,234). In 2016, Cornell led the Ivy League in net punting (37.3 yards) and Fraser finished second in punts downed inside the 20 (23) while leading the circuit in 50-yard punts (13). Overall, the senior was second in the Ivy League and 22nd nationally in punting average (41.9). Fraser did not have a kick blocked in four varsity seasons (216 punts), averaged at least 40 yards per punt in 36 of 40 career games and was named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week twice. The 2013 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and 2015 All-American will graduate as one of the most decorated players in conference history.

Gesualdi was one of nine unanimous first-team selections and among just two on the defensive side of the football. He tied for the Ivy League lead and ranked third nationally with his six interceptions, including four coming in conference play. Gesualdi led the Ancient Eight in passes defended (1.1 per game), a mark that was 39th nationally, and was second in the league and 12th nationally in solo tackles. He ended the year with 81 stops, including 2.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble, five pass breakups and six interceptions while starting all 10 games. The 2014 Ivy League Rookie of the Year's most impressive game came in Cornell's Empire State Bowl victory over Columbia. The junior had seven tackles, intercepted a pass, broke up two others, forced a goal-line fumble that was recovered by Cornell and stopped a potential game-tying two-point conversion in the fourth quarter. It is Gesualdi's second postseason placing on the All-Ivy team after earning an honorable mention nod as a freshman in 2014.

Rounding out the first-team selections is Walker, who led Ivy League and ranked 42nd nationally in yards per carry (5.41). He finished second in Ivy League in rushing yards and rushing yards per game (72.8, 39th nationally) and was third in all-purpose yardage (106.4). The sophomore had three 100-yard games (Bucknell, Colgate, Columbia) and was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week after a 178-yard, three touchdown game at Columbia to post the most rushing yards by a Cornell player in a game in 20 years. On the year, Walker ran for 655 yards and three touchdowns in nine games while hauling in 19 passes for 191 yards and a score.

Sullivan was a second team tight end after ranking second in the Ancient Eight in receptions and receiving yards at his position. He ended his senior campaign with 33 catches for 345 yards and two touchdowns. A key blocker, he helped Cornell post three 100-yard rushing games and three 300-yard passing contests. Sullivan caught touchdown passes against Bucknell and Brown and had career highs of six catches for 70 yards in his final collegiate game against Ivy champ Penn.

Cornell's honorable mention picks included three first-time senior awardees and a sophomore primed for big future success.

Banks led the Ivy League (33rd nationally) in passing touchdowns (18) and accounted for 23 total scores (five rushing) in his first year as a starter. He stood second in the conference in passing yards per game (251.4, 22nd nationally) and total offense (265.5, 23rd nationally) and was third in points responsible for (138, 34th nationally). Banks had three 300-yard passing games and was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week after completing 23-of-32 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for another 20 yards in a win over Yale. His signature game, however, came as he completed 25-of-45 passes for 454 yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winning 19-yard scoring pass with 0:28 left, in a 39-38 win at No. 25 Colgate.

Foster was a two-year starter at right guard, opening his final 20 collegiate games in the lineup. He was part of an offensive line that allowed five fewer sacks in 2016 than in 2015 and blocked for three 100-yard rushing games and three 300-yard passing games. In all, the Big Red's scoring was up 8.8 points per game and total offense increased 57 yards per game.

Rogers graduates among Cornell's career leaders in all-purpose yardage and nearly every receiving category. His final season was his best, finishing fourth in the Ivy League in receiving touchdowns (six), all of which came in league play to tie atop the league standings. The team captain was ninth in receiving yards per game (49.9) and third in yards per reception (15.5) among Ivy Leaguers. Rogers had a pair of 100-yard receiving games and closed his career with 1,231 receiving yards (17th all-time at Cornell) and 11 touchdowns (ninth at Cornell).

Weber, who joined Rogers as a team captain, started each of his final 37 career games at linebacker and closed his career with 226 tackles – 16th best in school history. He finished eighth in the Ancient Eight and was second on team in total tackles (78), a mark that jumped to fourth in conference games (8.9). Weber had 78 stops, 4.0 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and an interception on the year. He posted four double figure tackle games in his final season, including 11 stops against Ivy champ Penn in his final collegiate game and 11 more with an interception and a pass breakup in the Homecoming win over Yale.

Cornell finished the campaign with a 4-6 overall record, a three-game improvement over 2015, and had three of its six losses come by a touchdown or less. The Big Red had its first winning road record since 1994 and posted just the ninth 3-0 start since the formation of the Ivy League in 1956.

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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Hunter Hagdorn, Dartmouth (Fr., WR/RS – Manvel, Texas)

COACH OF THE YEAR
*Bob Surace, Princeton

FIRST-TEAM ALL-IVY
Offense
Larry Allen, Jr., Harvard (Jr., OL – Danville, Calif.)
*Nick Demes, Penn (Sr., OL – Western Springs, Ill.)
Dave Morrison, Dartmouth (Sr., OL – Latham, N.Y.)
Max Rich, Harvard (Sr., OL – Portland, Ore.)
Mitchell Sweigart, Princeton (Jr., OL – Washington Boro, Pa.)
*Alek Torgersen, Penn (Sr., QB – Huntington Beach, Calif.)
*John Lovett, Princeton (Jr., RB – Wantagh, N.Y.)
*Tre Solomon, Penn (Jr., RB – Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Chris Walker, Cornell (So., RB – Lewisburg, Tenn.)
Alexander Jette, Brown (Sr., WR/RS – North Attleboro, Mass.)
*Justice Shelton-Mosely, Harvard (So., WR – Sacramento, Calif.)
*Justin Watson, Penn (Jr., WR – Bridgeville, Pa.)
Anthony Firkser, Harvard (Sr., TE/HB – Manalapan, N.J.)

Defense
*James Duberg, Harvard (Sr., DT – Chula Vista, Calif.)
Kurt Holuba, Princeton (Jr., DL – Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.)
Richard Jarvis, Brown (Sr., DE – Watertown, Mass.)
Louis Vecchio, Penn (Jr., DE – Orange, Calif.)
Luke Catarius, Princeton (Sr., LB – Sandwich, Mass.)
Folarin Orimolade, Dartmouth (Sr., LB – Burtonsville, Md.)
Gianmarco Rea, Columbia (Sr., LB – Birmingham, Mich.)
William Twyman, Brown (Sr., ILB – Sudbury, Mass.)
James Gales, Princeton (Sr., DB – New York)
*Nick Gesualdi, Cornell (Jr., S – Sykesville, Md.)
Mason Williams, Penn (So., DB – Pasadena, Calif.)
Dorian Williams, Princeton (Sr., DB – Streetsboro, Ohio)

Special Teams
*Oren Milstein, Columbia (Fr., PK – Boca Raton, Fla.)
Chris Fraser, Cornell (Sr., P – Potomac, Md.)
Alexander Jette, Brown (Sr., WR/RS – North Attleboro, Mass.)

SECOND-TEAM ALL-IVY
Offense
Dakota Girard, Brown (Sr., OL – Wellfleet, Mass.)
Matthew Girard, Brown (Sr., OL – Holyoke, Mass.)
Kendall Pace, Columbia (Sr., OL – Suitland, Md.)
Daniel Poulus, Penn (Sr., OL – Park Ridge, Ill.)
Eric Ramirez, Princeton (Jr., OL – York, Pa.)
Chad Kanoff, Princeton (Sr., QB – Pacific Palisades, Calif.)
Alan Lamar, Yale (Fr., RB – Olive Branch, Miss.)
Joe Rhattigan, Princeton (Sr., RB – Naperville, Ill.)
Alan Watson, Columbia (Sr., RB – New Albany, Ohio)
Hunter Hagdorn, Dartmouth (Fr., WR/RS – Manvel, Texas)
Christian Pearson, Penn (So., WR – Northridge, Calif.)
Scott Carpenter, Princeton (Sr., TE – Vienna, Va.)
Matt Sullivan, Cornell (Sr., TE – Pittsford, N.Y.)

Defense
D.J. Bailey, Harvard (So., DE – San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Lord Hyeamang, Columbia (Jr., DL – Lakeville, Minn.)
Henry Schlossberg, Princeton (Sr., DL – Los Angeles)
Nick Tomkins, Dartmouth (Jr., DL – Matawan, N.J.)
Luke Hutton, Harvard (Jr., LB – Austin, Texas)
Rohan Hylton, Princeton (Sr., LB – Orlando, Fla.)
Nick Miller, Penn (So., LB – New Market, Md.)
Colton Moskal, Penn (Jr., LB – Lake Zurich, Ill.)
Brock Kenyon, Columbia (Sr., DB – Austin, Texas)
Raishaun McGhee, Harvard (Sr., CB – Windsor, Conn.)
Charlie Miller, Dartmouth (Sr., DB – Shoreview, Minn.)
Sam Philippi, Penn (So., DB – Coto De Caza, Calif.)
Cameron Roane, Columbia (Jr., DB – Durham, N.C.)

Special Teams
Jake McIntyre, Harvard (Fr., PK – Orlando, Fla.)
Cameron Nizialek, Columbia (Sr., P/PK – Chantilly, Va.)
Jason Alessi, Yale (Jr., RS/DB – Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)

HONORABLE MENTION
Offense
John Foster, Cornell (Sr., OL – Scituate, Mass.)
Mason Friedline, Yale (Sr., OL – Seattle)
Matt Kaskey, Dartmouth (So., OL – Winnetka, Ill.)
Nathan Kirchmier, Penn (Jr., OL – Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
Karl Marback, Yale (Jr., OL – Birmingham, Mich.)
Reily Radosevich, Princeton (Fr., OL – Manalapan, N.J.)
Dalton Banks, Cornell (So., QB – San Antonio)
Miles Smith, Dartmouth (So., RB – Alpharetta, Ga.)
Isaiah Barnes, Princeton (Sr., WR – Freeport, N.Y.)
Jesper Horsted, Princeton (So., WR – Shoreview, Minn.)
Ben Rogers, Cornell (Sr., WR – Geneva, Ill.)
Adam Scott, Harvard (So., WR – Denton, Texas)

Defense
Brandon Cooper, Dartmouth (Sr., DE – Grand Prairie, Texas)
Zach Husain, Dartmouth (Sr., DL – Evanston, Ill.)
Marty Moesta, Yale (Sr., DE – Grosse Pointe, Mich.)
Kyle Mullen, Yale (So., DE – Manalapan, N.J.)
Birk Olson, Princeton (Sr., LB – Monticello, Minn.)
Langston Ward, Harvard (Sr., DE – Spokane, Wash.)
Connor Jangro, Penn (Fr., LB – Jessup, Md.)
Darius Manora, Yale (Sr., LB – Alexandria, Va.)
Eric Meile, Dartmouth (Jr., LB – Ramsey, N.J.)
Matt Oplinger, Yale (Jr., OLB – Summitt, N.J.)
Jackson Weber, Cornell (Sr., OLB – Whitefish Bay, Wis.)
Max Tylki, Brown (Sr., ILB – Wethersfield, Conn.)
Sean Ahern, Harvard (Sr., CB – Cincinnati)
Lucas Bavaro, Dartmouth (Sr., DB – Boxford, Mass.)
Dale Harris, Yale (Sr., DB/RB – Brooklandville, Md.)
Tanner Lee, Harvard (Jr., S – Spanish Fort, Ala.)

Special Teams
Hunter Kelly, Penn (Jr., P – Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Tyler Roth, Princeton (Sr., P – Pittsburgh)
Trevor Osborne, Princeton (Sr., WR – Peoria, Ariz.)

*-Unanimous selection