Eastern Michigan Athletics
Zach Johnson and Andre Hatchett Earn MAC Honors
12/2/2009 2:44:13 PM | Football, E-Gridiron Group
Johnson named second-team while Hatchett tabbed for the third team
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Two Eastern Michigan University football players have earned All-Mid-American Conference honors for the 2009 season in a vote by the league's coaches.Zach Johnson (Springboro, Ohio-Springboro) was named second-team All-MAC while senior linebacker Andre Hatchett (Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central) was selected to the third team.
Senior punter Johnson played in 10 of the 12 team's 12 contests, ranking second in the league and 69th in the nation in punting with a 40.4 average on 48 kicks. He also pinned 17 balls inside the 20-yard line with seven of the kicks traveling 50-or-more yards.
For his career, Johnson finished with a 40.2-yard punting average, on 193 punts for 7,764 yards. He completed his career with the third-best punting average in school history and his 7,764 yards is good for fourth all time. During his career, Johnson tallied 69 punts inside the 20-yard line. In addition, he was 5-for-7 in field goals during the 2007 season, including a 50-yard bomb against Western Michigan University.
Hatchett started all 12 games for the Eagles in 2009, leading EMU with a team-best 113 tackles (55 solo, 58 assisted) . Hatchett notched six tackles for a loss of 20 yards on the year, while tallying one and a half sacks and one interception. He ranked 23rd in the NCAA in 9.42 tackles per game (5th in MAC).
In his career, Hatchett played in 47 games, starting 36, compiling 294 tackles (137 solo, 157 assisted), 16 tackles for a loss, with four sacks, and one interception.
2009 MAC Specialty Award Winners
Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Coach of the Year: Al Golden, Temple
Offensive Player of the Year: Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year: Adrian Robinson, Temple
Special Teams Player of the Year: Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Bernard Pierce, Temple
2009 All-MAC First Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback - Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan #^~
Center - Eddie Adamski, Northern Illinois %
Offensive Lineman - Allen Ollenburger, Central Michigan
Offensive Lineman - Jason Onyebuagu, Northern Illinois %
Offensive Lineman - Darius Morris, Temple
Offensive Lineman - Colin Madison, Temple
Tight End - Jesse Rack, Buffalo
Wide Receiver - Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
Wide Receiver - Antonio Brown, Central Michigan @
Wide Receiver - Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo @&
Wide Receiver - Stephen Williams, Toledo #!
Running Back - Bernard Pierce, Temple
Running Back - Chad Spann, Northern Illinois
Placekicker - Matt Weller, Ohio
2009 All-MAC First Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Outside Linebacker - Lee Renfro, Ohio
Outside Linebacker - Elijah Joseph, Temple
Inside Linebacker - Nick Bellore, Central Michigan @
Inside Linebacker - Cobrani Mixon, Kent State
Down Lineman - Andre Neblett, Temple #!
Down Lineman - Adrian Robinson, Temple
Down Lineman - Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple
Down Lineman - Frank Zombo, Central Michigan @
Defensive Back - Barry Church, Toledo @^~
Defensive Back - Davonte Shannon, Buffalo @^
Defensive Back - Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple
Defensive Back - Brian Lainhart, Kent State #
Punter - Matt Rinehart, Kent State
2009 All-MAC First Team Specialists
Position – Name - School
Kickoff Return Specialist - Chris Garrett, Ohio
Punt Return Specialist - Antonio Brown, Central Michigan @^
2009 All-MAC Second Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback - Tim Hiller, Western Michigan %
Center - Colin Miller, Central Michigan
Offensive Lineman - Peter Bittner, Buffalo
Offensive Lineman - Brandon Brooks, Miami
Offensive Lineman - Anthony Parker, Western Michigan
Offensive Lineman - Devin Tyler, Temple
Tight End - Jimmy Scheidler, Bowling Green
Wide Receiver - Eric Page, Toledo
Wide Receiver - Bryan Anderson, Central Michigan @!~
Wide Receiver - Taylor Price, Ohio
Wide Receiver - LaVon Brazill, Ohio
Running Back - Brandon West, Western Michigan %!
Running Back - MiQuale Lewis, Ball State @
Placekicker - Mike Salerno, Northern Illinois #
2009 All-MAC Second Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Punter - Zach Johnson, Eastern Michigan
Outside Linebacker - Austin Pritchard, Western Michigan @
Outside Linebacker - Robert Eddins, Ball State
Inside Linebacker - Brian Wagner, Akron
Inside Linebacker - Noah Keller, Ohio #
Down Lineman - Brandon Crawford, Ball State #&
Down Lineman - Jake Coffman, Northern Illinois
Down Lineman - Monte Simmons, Kent State
Down Lineman - Brandon Bice, Northern Illinois
Defensive Back - Mike Newton, Buffalo #
Defensive Back - Thad Turner, Ohio
Defensive Back - Josh Gordy, Central Michigan
Defensive Back - Miguel Graham, Akron
2009 All-MAC Second Team Specialists
Position – Name - School
Kickoff Return Specialist - James Nixon, Temple
Punt Return Specialist - LaVon Brazill, Ohio
2009 All-MAC Third Team Offense
Position – Name - School
Quarterback - Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green
Center - John Palumbo, Temple
Offensive Lineman - Joe Flading, Ohio
Offensive Lineman - Shane Steffy, Bowling Green
Offensive Lineman - Chris Rodgers, Ohio
Offensive Lineman - Corey Woods, Akron
Tight End - Steve Maneri, Temple
Wide Receiver - Robert Arnheim, Western Michigan
Wide Receiver - Juan Nunez, Western Michigan %
Wide Receiver - Armand Robinson, Miami
Wide Receiver - Brett Hamlin, Buffalo
Running Back - DaJuane Collins, Toledo %
Running Back - Me'co Brown, Northern Illinois
Placekicker - Alex Steigerwald, Toledo
2009 All-MAC Third Team Defense
Position – Name - School
Outside Linebacker - Andre Hatchett, Eastern Michigan
Outside Linebacker - Amara Kamara, Temple
Inside Linebacker - Alex Joseph, Temple
Inside Linebacker - Archie Donald, Toledo
Down Lineman - Almondo Sewell, Akron %!
Down Lineman - Ernie Hodge, Ohio
Down Lineman - Larry Knight, Central Michigan
Down Lineman - Sean Murnane, Central Michigan %
Defensive Back - Gerald Moore, Ohio
Defensive Back - Dominique Harris, Temple
Defensive Back - Anthony Kokal, Miami
Defensive Back - Jalil Carter, Akron
Punter - Ben Armer, Western Michigan
2009 All-MAC Third Team Specialists
Kickoff Return Specialist - Dashan Miller, Akron
Punt Return Specialist - Tommy Davis, Northern Illinois
@ 2008 First team All-MAC
# 2008 Second team All-MAC
% 2008 Third team All-MAC
^ 2007 First team All-MAC
! 2007 Second team All-MAC
& 2007 Third team All-MAC
~ 2006 First team All-MAC
