Bahr and Fusco were each named to the all-region first team.
They were joined on the all-region team by three Rock teammates who earned second-team status, senior cornerback Robert Doiley, sophomore running back Akeem Satterfield and junior linebacker Zach Sheridan.
As first-team all-region selections, Bahr and Fusco are now eligible for Daktronics Inc. All-America honors.
The all-region honors came on the heels of Bahr, Doiley and Fusco being named as first-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division performers last week. Satterfield was a second-team All-PSAC-West selection. Sheridan, despite being one of the top tacklers in the PSAC this fall, failed to earn all-conference honors after being a second-team All-PSAC-West performer in 2009.
Bahr was The Rock’s second leading scorer this fall with 55 points on a 25-of-28 efficiency in extra point attempts and a 10-of-13 accuracy on field goals. He kicked a season-best 47-yard field goal in SRU’s Week 3 win over West Chester.
A native of Boalsburg and graduate of State College High School, Bahr set school records for single-season extra points (50 as a freshman in 2007) and consecutive extra points kicked (65) and tied the career field goals record (35). He finished his four-year Rock career ranked second in extra points (135) and tied for fifth place on SRU’s all-time scoring list with 242 points.
In addition to his two All-PSAC-West first-team honors, Bahr was a finalist in 2009 for the inaugural Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award presented to the top college-division kicker in the nation and earned a third-team Don Hansen’s Football Gazette all-region honor. A sport management major and owner of a 3.7 GPA, he also earned second-team ESPN Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America.
The son of former Penn State and NFL kicker Chris Bahr, C.J. is currently ranked 25th overall among draft-eligible kickers by cbssports.com and is the No. 2-ranked college-division kicker.
Fusco, a native of Cranberry Township and graduate of Seneca Valley High School, has collected an impressive array of awards during his four-year Rock career. He added to that collection when he received the most votes among all offensive linemen candidates in the Daktronics all-region balloting. One week earlier, he received the most votes among 10 candidates in Super Region One competition for the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award.
In addition to those honors, the 6-foot-5, 305-pound Fusco earned four first-team Preseason All-America honors last summer and has received three three first-team All-PSAC-West citations.
A year ago, Fusco was a second-team Football Gazette All-America selection and finished third in the Upshaw Award’s super-region competition.
Currently ranked fourth by cbssports.com among all draft-eligible centers, regardless of NCAA classification and first among college-division centers, Fusco is projected to be a fifth-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. He is also a Rock-solid candidate for All-America honors and invitations to postseason all-star games.
Doiley, a native of McKeesport and graduate of McKeesport High School, recorded 38 tackles this fall including five for loss (-14 yards). He also intercepted two passes, broke up five others, forced one fumble and recovered one fumble. The Rock’s top punt return specialist, Doiley averaged 14.0 yards per return, which ranked as the second best average among PSAC student athletes.
Satterfield was the conference’s leading scorer with 20 touchdowns in 10 games and No. 2 rusher (135.2 yards per game) this fall. A native of Erie and graduate of Cathedral Prep High School, he ranked second among NCAA Division II players in scoring and was ranked fifth in rushing.
Satterfield’s TD total was the second highest in school history, while his 1,352 rushing yards in the fifth highest by a Rock runner. He also ranks 16th on SRU’s career scoring list with 144 points in two collegiate campaigns. Satterfield earned PSAC-West “Offensive Player of the Week” honors on two occasions during the 2010 season (Sept. 6 and Sept. 19).
Sheridan, a native of Pittsburgh and graduate of Seton-LaSalle High School, led The Rock and was the No. 5 tackler in the conference this fall with 102 total tackles (43 solo, 59 assisted). He was the first Rock player to record 100 or more tackles in a season since Mike Waszczuk had 102 in 1998. Sheridan also recorded two tackles for loss, one quarterback sack, broke up two passes and recovered one fumble.
The all-region quintet led The Rock to a 6-5 final record and a 3-4 mark in PSAC-West action that earned them a share of fourth place in the eight-team division.
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