Multiple Yotes Earn All-Frontier Conference Honors; Camille Massaad Named to Champions Of Character Team

Football | 11/21/2022 7:06:00 PM

CALDWELL, Idaho - In a vote of the Frontier Conference head coaches, five members of the College of Idaho football team including two on offense and three on the defense were named first team all-conference on Monday. Also, the Yotes had two more selected to the second team on offense and three more on the defensive side picked second team. Along with the all-conference selections, Camille Massaad was named to the Champions of Character Team.
 

On the offensive side named to the first team were offensive linemen Garrett Rehberg and Ryan Halford. For Rehberg, it is the first time that he has been chosen first team after earning second team honors in 2021. For Halford, it is his third all-conference recognition after being selected second team as a sophomore and as a junior. The duo anchored an offensive line that averaged 30.3 points, 190 yards rushing and 195.7 yards passing per game.
 

The three first team defensive selections were Keagan McCoy, Dylan Martinez and Dorian Hardin. McCoy led the Yotes with 10 tackles for loss, including eight sacks. Martinez was the top tackler for the Yotes with 63 tackles (41 solos, 22 assists).
 

Picking up second team honors on the offensive side were running back Allamar Alexander and wide receiver Brock Richardson. Alexander was the top ball carrier for the Yotes, rushing for a team-high 804 yards with five touchdowns. Richardson hauled in a team-high 43 passes for 600 yards and five touchdowns.
 

The second team defensive selections were defensive lineman Alex Ojukwu, defensive backs Jacob Batubenga and Keegan Croteau. Ojukwu picked up 27 tackles with 6.5 of those for negative yardage. Batubenga was third on the team with 48 tackles with five pass breakups and Croteau, in addition to his special team duties, picked off four passes and had five pass breakups.
 

Massaad, who served as a key reserve offensive lineman, served as one of the team's captains in 2022. In addition to his leadership on the field, Massaad has been an active leader on The College of Idaho campus. He currently serves as the student-body president and is just one of four student-athletes in the nation to serve in both roles concurrently. While at C of I, he has been involved in numerous campus activities and committees.
 
All of the honorees played key roles in an 8-2 season for College of Idaho, who won a share of the Frontier Conference title and was ranked No. 18 in the final NAIA regular season poll.