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Seven From Sprint Football Earn All-CSFL Honors

PHILADELPHIA – The Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) announced its postseason awards on Tuesday morning, with seven Quakers from the University of Pennsylvania sprint football team earning All-CSFL honors.

Read the CSFL release here!
 
Josh Johnson, Luke Pajovich, and Jake Wang led the charge for Penn, being named First Team All-CSFL. Ezra Granet, Gavin Griswold, and junior Pajovich earned Second Team All-CSFL, while Colin Cross and Paul Tjoumakaris landed Honorable Mention All-CSFL to round out the Red and Blue's postseason honors.
 
First Team
Johnson earned the second First Team All-Defense honor of his career after a strong junior year campaign, leading the Quakers in pass breakups (3) and interceptions (3) while also tallying 21 stops. For the second straight season, junior Pajovich earned First Team All-Offense, leading an offensive line that allowed only 12 interceptions. Senior Wang grabbed First Team All-Offense to close out his collegiate career after scoring four touchdowns this season. The wide receiver caught a team-high 35 receptions for 504 yards this year, averaging 63 yards a game.
 
Second Team
Freshman Granet earned Second Team All-Offense after a strong first season for Penn, making three of four field goal attempts with a long of 31 yards, while kicking off 21 times for 970 yards. Senior Griswold earned Second Team All-Defense for the first time in his career after a gritty season, totaling 46 tackles and a team-high 7.5 tackles for a loss of 25 yards. The linebacker tallied a Quaker-high two sacks for a loss of 9 yards to add to his stats on the year. Pajovich was also a force on the defensive side of the rock, earning Second Team All-Defense off two sacks for 22 yards and 20 total tackles to pair with his First Team honor.
 
Honorable Mention
Linebacker Cross had a standout sophomore year to earn Honorable Mention All-Defense, leading the Red and Blue in solo tackles (50) and total tackles (68), contributing an interception and a pass breakup as well. Junior Tjoumakaris evened out the Quakers, who earned All-CSFL nods, picking up Honorable Mention All-Offense, helping lead an offensive line that allowed only 12 interceptions.
 

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Players Mentioned

Colin Cross

#33 Colin Cross

LB
Sophomore
Gavin Griswold

#13 Gavin Griswold

LB
5' 9"
Senior
Josh Johnson

#10 Josh Johnson

DB
5' 8"
Junior
Luke Pajovich

#70 Luke Pajovich

OL
5' 8"
Junior
Paul Tjoumakaris

#74 Paul Tjoumakaris

OL
6' 1"
Junior
Ezra Granet

#29 Ezra Granet

P/K
5' 9"
Freshman
Jake  Wang

#21 Jake Wang

WR
Senior

Players Mentioned

Colin Cross

#33 Colin Cross

Sophomore
LB
Gavin Griswold

#13 Gavin Griswold

5' 9"
Senior
LB
Josh Johnson

#10 Josh Johnson

5' 8"
Junior
DB
Luke Pajovich

#70 Luke Pajovich

5' 8"
Junior
OL
Paul Tjoumakaris

#74 Paul Tjoumakaris

6' 1"
Junior
OL
Ezra Granet

#29 Ezra Granet

5' 9"
Freshman
P/K
Jake  Wang

#21 Jake Wang

Senior
WR