ITHACA, N.Y. -- Six Cornell sprint football players earned CSFL postseason honors on Tuesday, highlighted by first-team selections for sophomore defensive lineman Ben Roerden and junior defensive back Kruz Meier. Junior tight end Andrew Lay and freshman kick returner Dylan Leaird were named to the second team, while senior place-kicker Sumner Roberts and senior linebacker Alexei DiDonato received honorable mention recognition. The awards were voted on by the league's head coaches.

The Big Red secured multiple first-team honorees for the first time since 2018.

Roerden paced Cornell's defense with 5.5 sacks and added 45 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and a blocked kick while starting all eight games. He recorded at least one sack in six contests, including a career-high 10 tackles with 2.5 TFLs and a sack in the season-ending win at Penn.

Meier, now a two-time All-CSFL pick, excelled at defensive back with 39 tackles, 8.5 TFLs, two pass breakups and two blocked kicks. He posted 10 tackles against both Molloy and Army West Point and notched 3.5 TFLs with two breakups versus Army. Offensively, he added 197 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 63 carries.

Lay led the Big Red in receptions (34), receiving yards (322) and touchdown catches (five), ranking second in the CSFL in the latter category. He logged multiple receptions in every game and delivered seven catches for 97 yards and two scores against Chestnut Hill.

Leaird made an immediate impact as a freshman, leading the conference in kick return average (23.1) with 486 yards on 21 returns. He added 51 tackles - second on the team - along with an interception, five pass breakups, a TFL and two blocked kicks. His season included 13 tackles at Mansfield and a 46-yard return at Mansfield.

Roberts earned honorable mention after leading the CSFL with seven field goals (7-of-10), including a 7-of-8 mark inside 40 yards. He finished with 30 points, tied for the team lead and added three touchbacks on 25 kickoffs.

DiDonato started every game and posted 43 tackles, a team-best 12.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, an interception, four breakups, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and two blocked kicks. He logged standout performances throughout the season, including nine tackles with 3.5 TFLs at Molloy and a dominant finale at Penn featuring 2.5 TFLs, a sack, an interception and a blocked kick.

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2025 CSFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Hunter Gennicks (Navy)

2025 CSFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jake Wolinski (Navy)

2025 CSFL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jacori Sutton (Navy)

2025 CSFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Marek Arbogast (Army West Point)

2025 CSFL ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB – Kyle West (Army West Point)
RB – Weston Bellows (Mansfield)
RB – Hunter Gennicks (Navy)
RB – Xavier Limehouse (Chestnut Hill)
WR – Kyree Griffin (Chestnut Hill)
WR – Arjun Petgrave (Caldwell)
WR – Jake Wang (Penn)
WR – Parker Williams (Army West Point)
TE – Aiden Neff (Chestnut Hill)
OL – John Dutton (Navy)
OL – Kerry Johnson (Navy)
OL – Luke Melton (Army West Point)
OL – Luke Pajovich (Penn)
OL – Chance Pogue (Army West Point)
PK – Jacori Sutton (Navy)
KR – Trevon Washington (St. Thomas Aquinas)

2025 CSFL ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL – Cameron Allen (Army West Point)
DL – Cam Goldsmith (Chestnut Hill)
DL – Ian Mapp (Mansfield)
DL – Tyler Meisenzahl (Navy)
DL – Benjamin Roerden (Cornell)
LB – Louis Petkus (Army West Point)
LB – Jackson Taylor (Mansfield)
LB – Lex Williams (Chestnut Hill)
LB – Jake Wolinski (Navy)
DB – Mason Beriault (Army West Point)
DB – Ethan Hence (St. Thomas Aquinas)
DB – Josh Johnson (Penn)
DB – Kruz Meier (Cornell)
P – Timmy Stosko (Molloy)
 
2025 CSFL ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB – Luke O'Connell (Navy)
RB – Brody Freeman (Navy)
WR – Jake Berger (Navy)
WR – Joey Ciccotelli (Caldwell)
WR – Carson McFadden (Army West Point)
WR – Peter Von Shoernermarck (Molloy)
TE – Andrew Lay (Cornell)
OL – Joseph Alberti (Caldwell)
OL – Jack Gartner (Mansfield)
OL – Josh Hums (St. Thomas Aquinas)
OL – Shaleer Singleton (Chestnut Hill)
OL – Jack Van Til (Army West Point)
PK – Ezra Granet (Penn)
KR – Dylan Leaird (Cornell)

2025 CSFL ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL – Tyrus Carter (Army West Point)
DL – Tommy Golio (Army West Point)
DL – Jake Oxendine (Army West Point)
DL – Luke Pajovich (Penn)
DL – Mick Tabor (Navy)
LB – Seamas Carasco (Navy)
LB – Gavin Griswold (Penn)
LB – Hector Lopez III (Caldwell)
LB – Zion Sims (Army West Point)
DB – Owen Erker (Navy)
DB – Amir Jenkins (Chestnut Hill)
DB – Tucker Opdahl (Navy)
DB – John Zarnowski (Molloy)
 
2025 CSFL HONORABLE-MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE OFFENSE
QB – Anthony Cancellare (Chestnut Hill)
QB – Marcus Quaker (Mansfield)
WR – Darius Harrison (Caldwell)
WR – Josh Smith (Caldwell)
TE – Miles Coates (Chestnut Hill)
OL – Kevin Campen (Caldwell)
OL – Gabe Conyer (Mansfield)
OL – Thomas Everding (Molloy)
OL – Dom Kwiatek (Mansfield)
OL – Lexx Santiago (Chestnut Hill)
OL – Paul Tjoumakaris (Penn)
PK – Sumner Roberts (Cornell)
PK – Nolan Zona (Mansfield)

2025 CSFL HONORABLE-MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE DEFENSE
DL – Jack Burbage (Mansfield)
DL – Ibrahim Conteh (St. Thomas Aquinas)
DL – Daniel Cruz (St. Thomas Aquinas)
DL – Anthony DiSalvo (Molloy)
DL – Shea Mullarkey (Molloy)
DL – Trever Stevenson (Caldwell)
LB – Noah Bennett (Mansfield)
LB – Connor Casterline (Mansfield)
LB – Colin Cross (Penn)
LB – Ayden Das (Molloy)
LB – Alexei DiDonato (Cornell)
LB – Dean Fiore (Caldwell)
LB – Brandon Jimenez (St. Thomas Aquinas)
LB – Armando Medley (St. Thomas Aquinas)
LB – Sam Stotler (Navy)
LB – Damian Tavares (Caldwell)
DB – Prince Alvarado (St. Thomas Aquinas)
DB – Luigi Biondolillo (St. Thomas Aquinas)
DB – Andre Cancellare (Chestnut Hill)
DB – Matt Machmer (Mansfield)