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Three Lycoming College defenders were selected to the Hansen Ratings 2022 Division III Analytical All-Region 1 Team, the website announced, with defensive backs, senior Austin Rowley and junior Hunter Campbell earning first-team honors as defensive backs and senior David Tomb, a Jersey Shore graduate, earning third-team honors as a defensive lineman.
Rowley notched an average of 42.5 yards above his replacement player per game according to the Hansen Ratings metric. He was indispensable to the Warriors in 2022, as he became the first player in program history to earn three all-conference honors in the same season, earning First Team All-MAC honors as a safety, Second Team All-MAC on special teams and Honorable Mention All-MAC as a returner. The senior finished second on the team with 67 tackles, fourth in the conference with 4.4 solo tackles per game, and second in the league with four interceptions. Plus, he also recovered a fumble to tie for the team lead with five takeaways and he added four tackles for loss and three pass breakups. He was named MAC Defensive Player of the Week after notching a pair of interceptions against Alvernia. On top of that, Rowley led the MAC with an average of 11.0 yards per punt return.
Rowley has posted 175 career tackles, four tackles for loss, nine interceptions and 21 passes defended in 31 career games.
Campbell averaged 39.0 yards above his replacement player per game. The junior, who earned Second Team All-MAC, Third Team D3football.com All-East Region and Academic All-MAC honors as a sophomore, posted a team-best 72 tackles in 2022. He added eight tackles for loss, half-a-sack, two fumble recoveries, three interceptions and two pass breakups. He notched a career-high 13 tackles against King’s as well.
In 21 career games, Campbell has notched 139 career tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, seven interceptions and 16 passes defended. He has also recovered three fumbles.
Tomb averaged 35.5 yards above his replacement player per game. As a senior, he posted 56 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, a breakup and a fumble recovery. The 5-9, 185-pound defensive lineman was involved in a tackle for loss in all 10 games and he posted 10 tackles, 2.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks against Alvernia. Tomb notched 129 tackles in 30 career games, posting 36 tackles for loss, the 10th-most in program history, and 13 sacks.
The Warriors finished 4-6 overall and 3-5 in the MAC under 15th-year coach Mike Clark. Lycoming ended a 65-year association with the MAC at the end of the season and will join the newly-formed Landmark Conference for football in 2023, rejoining historical MAC rivals Susquehanna, Juniata, Moravian and Wilkes.