FOREST, Va. – The 15th-ranked Randolph-Macon football team had 15 players recognized as All-ODAC and nine on First Team, both top numbers in the conference.
 
All-ODAC First Team selections included seniors Wade Grubbs (Providence Forge, Va./New Kent) and Owen Arruza (Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry) on the defensive line, Daniel Eliasek (Midlothian, Va./Trinity) and Tony Skinner (Spotsylvania, Va./Riverbend) at linebacker, Coleton Payne (Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis) at defensive back, Storm James (Greenville, N.C./JH Rose) on the offensive line and Kyle Ihle (Apex, N.C./Middle Creek) at placekicker. Junior tight end Landon Farriss (New Hanover, N.C./New Hanover) and sophomore offensive lineman Myles Bridges (Henrico, Va./Benedictine) were also All-ODAC First Team.
 
Yellow Jackets on All-ODAC Second Team were senior running back Kwesi Clarke (Wilmington, N.C./North Brunswick), senior linebacker Jackson Deaver (Fayetteville, N.C./Terry Sanford), senior defensive back Brandon Evans (Frederick, Md./Frederick) and junior defensive lineman Jeffrey Acheampong (Montgomery, Md./Sherwood).
 
All-ODAC Third Team members were senior quarterback Dante Casciola (Charlotte, N.C./Weddington) and sophomore defensive back Quentin Mankin (Dinwiddie, Va./Dinwiddie).
 
A Preseason All-American, Grubbs recorded 28 tackles. He had 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 quarterback sacks. Grubbs had a 60-yard interception return for a touchdown against Berry. He had one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry. Grubbs was All-ODAC First Team in 2022 and 2023.
 
Arruza was fourth on the team with 32 tackles and topped the Yellow Jackets with 7.5 tackles for loss and five quarterback sacks. He had three quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
 
Eliasek led the team with 65 tackles, including 37 solo stops. He had three forced fumbles, three tackles for loss, two interceptions, two quarterback hurries, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery. Eliasek was ODAC Defensive Player of the Week and was named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week after recording 17 tackles in the 14-7 overtime win over Hobart. He had an interception and forced a fumble on the game's final play to secure the victory. Eliasek had a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown in the 49-16 win over Bridgewater.
 
Skinner was second on the team with 61 tackles and 27 solo stops. He had four tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks. Skinner had a pair of pass breakups and recovered one fumble. He was All-ODAC First Team in 2023.
 
Payne was third on the club with 33 tackles and 24 solo stops. He led the team with four interceptions and had a 31-yard interception return for a touchdown in the 47-21 win at Dickinson. Payne had five pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one tackle for loss. He was All-ODAC Second Team a season ago.
 
James, Farriss and Bridges anchored an offensive line for an offense that was fourth in the country in time of possession at 34:20, 18th in rushing offense at 213.9 yards per game, 18th in fourth down conversion percentage at .667 and second in the league in scoring offense at 35.0. James was All-ODAC First Team in 2023.
 
Ihle went 6 for 6 on field goal attempts with a long of 45. He made 42 extra points and now owns the ODAC record for career extra points made with 176. Ihle averaged 62.3 yards per kickoff, with 18 touchbacks in 33 kicks. He was All-ODAC First Team in 2023.
 
Clarke rushed 85 times for 512 yards and five touchdowns. He averaged 6.0 yards per carry. Clarke is 10th in program history with 2,269 career rushing yards and sixth with 30 career rushing touchdowns.
 
Deaver was fifth on the team with 29 tackles. He had three tackles for loss and one pass breakup. Deaver was All-ODAC First Team in 2022 and All-ODAC Second Team in 2023.
 
Evans recorded 19 tackles. He had five pass breakups, two interceptions and assisted on one tackle for loss.
 
Acheampong was fifth on the team with 29 tackles. He tied for the team lead with 7.5 tackles for loss and had 3.5 quarterback sacks. Acheampong had one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup.
 
Casciola completed 66% of his passes, throwing for 1,263 yards and seven touchdowns. He also ran for 376 yards and nine scores.
 
Mankin registered 24 tackles. He had two interceptions, including a 69-yard interception return for a touchdown in the 49-16 victory over Bridgewater. Mankin had four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one tackle for loss.
 
The Yellow Jackets were second in the nation with five defensive touchdowns, third in turnover margin at 1.80, seventh with 17 interceptions, eighth with 26 turnovers gained, 10th in passing efficiency defense at 100.0, 16th in rushing defense at 67.0, and 16th in scoring defense at 12.3.
 
RMC went 9-1 during the regular season and was 7-0 in league play to win its third straight ODAC title and 15th overall, the most in conference history. The Yellow Jackets were shut out on the major ODAC postseason awards. Second-place Shenandoah had offensive player of the year and coach of the year, while third-place Washington and Lee had defensive player of the year.
 
Randolph-Macon will host No. 23 Washington & Jefferson in the second round of the NCAA Championship on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 12 noon on Day Field.
 
2024 Football All-ODAC Awards
J. Stokeley Fulton Offensive Player of the Year: Steven Hugney, Sr., QB, Shenandoah
Lou Wacker Defensive Player of the Year: Jalen Todd, Sr., LB, Washington and Lee
ODAC Coach of the Year: Scott Yoder, Shenandoah
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Joziah Campbell, Fy, CB, Averett
ODAC/Va. Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Steven Hugney, Sr., QB, Shenandoah
 
ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Steven Hugney +, Sr., QB, Shenandoah
Jalen Redfearn, Jr., RB, Shenandoah
Jacob Romero *, Sr., RB, Washington and Lee
Brendan Robinson +, Jr., APB, Bridgewater
Cedric Drumgoole, Sr., WR, Bridgewater
Ethan Dowdy, So., WR, Hampden-Sydney
Broden Domenico +, 5^th, WR, Shenandoah
Landon Farriss, Jr., TE, Randolph-Macon
Myles Bridges, So., OL, Randolph-Macon
Storm James *, Sr., OL, Randolph-Macon
David Munoz *, Gr., OL, Shenandoah
Harrison Donovan ^, Sr., OL, Washington and Lee
Tyler Halliday, Sr., OL, Washington and Lee
Kyle Ihle *, Sr., PK, Randolph-Macon
 
ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Demarco Fleming, So., DL, Bridgewater
Owen Arruza, Sr., DL, Randolph-Macon
Wade Grubbs *, Sr., DL, Randolph-Macon
Will Mahmud *, Jr., DL, Washington and Lee
Daniel Eliasek, Sr., LB, Randolph-Macon
Tony Skinner *, Sr., LB, Randolph-Macon
Matt Conroy *, Jr., LB, Shenandoah
Jalen Todd, Sr., LB, Washington and Lee
Coleton Payne ^, Sr., DB, Randolph-Macon
Sean Perry +, 5^th, DB, Shenandoah
Charlie Fleming +, Sr., DB, Washington and Lee
Jack Johnson ^, Jr., DB, Washington and Lee
William Hutton, Fy., P, Ferrum
 
ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Jaicere Bateman, So., QB, Bridgewater
Jahylen Lee, So., RB, Ferrum
Kwesi Clarke, Sr., RB, Randolph-Macon
Trevor Testerman, So., APB, Averett
Shawn Watlington ^, Sr., WR, Averett
JuJu Rice, Sr., WR, Guilford
Manning Lasso, Fy., WR, Hampden-Sydney
Kyle Beck, 5^th, TE, Bridgewater
Matthew Isom +, Gr., OL, Averett
Adam Bowling, Sr., OL, Bridgewater
Glory Nseka ^, Sr., OL, Bridgewater
Christian Sorrells, Sr., OL, Ferrum
Dominic Gulli +, Gr., OL, Shenandoah
Seth Deaton ^, Sr., PK, Ferrum
 
ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Will Hairston, Gr., DL, Ferrum
Jeffrey Acheampong, Jr., DL, Randolph-Macon
Ethan Brown ^, Gr., DL, Shenandoah
Corey Kidwell +, Sr., DL, Shenandoah
Tre' Maxwell, Gr., LB, Averett
TJ Lowery, Gr., LB, Bridgewater
Robert Clarke, Jr., LB, Hampden-Sydney
Jackson Deaver ^, Sr., LB, Randolph-Macon
Noah Hines ^, Sr., DB, Bridgewater
Tristian Bailey, Jr., DB, Guilford
Brandon Evans, Sr., DB, Randolph-Macon
Ahvyon Boothe, 5^th, DB, Shenandoah
Alex Solorzano, Sr., P, Bridgewater
 
ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM OFFENSE (AT-LARGE SELECTION)
Carter Sido, Jr., QB, Hampden-Sydney
Dante Casciola, Sr., QB, Randolph-Macon
Terry Hicks, So., RB, Hampden-Sydney
Caleb Holland, So., APB, Ferrum
Anthony Crawford, So., APB, Washington and Lee
Austin Fernandez, Sr., WR, Hampden-Sydney
Guy Hayes, Sr., WR, Shenandoah
Sutton Lasso, Sr., TE, Hampden-Sydney
Evan Novak ^, Sr., TE, Washington and Lee
 
ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM DEFENSE (AT-LARGE SELECTION)
Andrew Brown, Jr., DL, Bridgewater
Brendan Wallace, Sr., DL, Hampden-Sydney
Malik Hargrove, Sr., LB, Guilford
Jerzee Allentini, Sr., LB, Washington and Lee
Joziah Campbell, Fy., DB, Averett
Aaron Moore *, Gr., DB, Bridgewater
Ian Ashworth, Jr., DB, Ferrum
Quentin Mankin, So., DB, Randolph-Macon
 
* 2023 All-ODAC First Team
^ 2023 All-ODAC Second Team
+ 2023 All-ODAC Third Team