Chris Martino, Dustin Zitzmann named Football Writers all-New England

November 25, 2008

BOSTON, Mass. --- Two members of the Assumption College football team have earned spots on the New England Football Writers Division II/III all-star team.

Junior middle linebacker DUSTIN ZITZMANN (Pinellas Park, FL/Dixie Hollins) and senior safety/captain CHRIS MARTINO (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) were named to the defensive team.

Twenty eight players players representing 17 teams were selected to the all-stars. Twelve student-athletes from the Northeast-10 Conference were cited.

The players will be honored at the organization's annual banquet Thursday, December 11 at Casa di Fiore in Wilmington, MA/

Zitzmann finished as the fourth-leading tackler in the conference with 31-54--85 total and led the league in forced fumbles (4).

He also became the ninth Greyhound to reach 300 career tackles (109-192--301 to date) in the last game against Merrimack (11/08/2008) and first to do it as a junior. Hall of Famer Bill Guilfoil '95 finished with a career record 409 total tackles.

Martino led the Northeast-10 Conference with 51-56--107 tackles with 3.5 tackles-for-loss and seven pass breakups. He had two interceptions including a team-record 99-yard return against Southern Connecticut (11/01/2008).

He finished his career with 151-156--307 tackles (sixth-place overall) and a team-record for a defensive back. His 151 initial hits are also a team mark for a member of the secondary.