Nine members of the Massachusetts Maritime football team have earned spots on the 2012 New England Football Conference All-Academic Team that was released earlier this morning by Roger Crosley, the NEFC’s Director of Media Relations.  To qualify for selection, student-athletes must have completed three semesters at the same institution with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Leading the way for Head Coach Jeremy Cameron’s squad is junior placekicker Brandon Rodrigues (Brockton, Mass./Brockton), who became the Academy’s first Capital One Academic All-America honoree in 30 years with his selection to the Division III national team last December.  Rodrigues boasts a 3.95 cumulative GPA as a Marine Engineering major.

Massachusetts Maritime posted its third straight winning season under Cameron’s guidance last fall with a 5-4 mark, highlighted by wins over rivals Coast Guard and Maine Maritime.  The Buccaneers placed 11 student-athletes on the NEFC All-Bogan Division squad and set 17 different school records on both sides of the ball while ranking among the national leaders in total offense throughout the year.

The complete list of Buccaneer NEFC All-Academic honorees is as follows:

Name/Class                       Pos.       Hometown/High School                                              Major

Victor Andrade ‘15          LB           Yarmouthport, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth                               Intl. Maritime Business

Sean Carver ‘13                 DE           Summerfield, Fla./The Villages                                  Facilities Engineering

Brian Donaghey ‘14         TE           Quincy, Mass./North Quincy                                       Emergency Mgmt.

Peter Markarian ‘15        LB           Hyannis, Mass./Bishop Stang                                      Marine Engineering

Jack Radke ‘15                   LB           York, Maine/York                                                             Facilities Engineering

Eddy Ramos ‘13                DB          Sunny Isles, Fla./Michael Krop                                 Intl. Maritime Business

Jared Roark ‘15               OL           Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth South                           Marine Engineering

Brandon Rodrigues ’14  PK           Brockton, Mass./Brockton                                           Marine Engineering

Zachary Ryan ‘15              DE           Danvers, Mass./Danvers                                              Facilities Engineering