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Phil Steele 2011 FCS All-America Team
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell senior wide receiver
Shane Savage was named to his third All-America team after a record-breaking performance in 2011, capturing fourth-team honors from Phil Steele Publications. He was one of four Ivy League players to earn postseason honors from the magazine.
Savage was a third team pick by the Associated Press and College Sports Madness.
Savage was a first-team All-Ivy League selection for the first time after leading the Ivy League in receptions (65), receiving yards (1080) and receiving touchdowns (12). He finished fifth nationally in yards per game and 13th in receptions per game while setting school records for season yards and touchdowns. Savage averaged 123 yards per game in league games (860 yards) with nine touchdowns in seven contests. His 12 touchdowns ranks sixth all-time in a season in Ivy history, and his three touchdowns against both Columbia and Penn tied a school record. A first-team Capital One Academic All-District selection, Savage posted four 100-yard games in 2011 and had four contests with multiple touchdowns. He had 199 receiving yards vs. Columbia, the second-highest total in a game in Cornell history.
Savage, who is eligible to apply for a fifth year in 2012, is expected to be one of 10 offensive starters returning next season from the record-breaking Big Red offense.
Joining Savage on offense was Columbia offensive lineman Jeff Adams, also a second-teamer. Defensively, Josue Ortiz of Harvard was a second-team pick and linebacker Erik Rask of Penn was a fourth-teamer.