Nov. 27, 2002
Football: Mays First-Team, Seven Other Guins Earn Honors
    St. Louis, Mo. -- Senior tailback P.J. Mays was named first-team All-Gateway Football Conference for the second straight season, the league announced on Wednesday. Following Mays' first-team selection, seven other Penguins were named to either the second team or chosen as honorable-mention all-league.
    Junior center Nick Roberts, senior defensive tackle Guy Mazard, senior linebacker Jon Tekac and senior free safety Anthony Barone all earned second-team all-conference accolades. Senior tight end John Schumacher, senior wide receiver/return specialist Jerald Burley and senior strong safety Russell Stuvaints all were named honorable-mention.
    This is the first time since joining the Gateway that YSU had just one member on the first team, but the four second-team picks are a school record.
    Western Illinois had eight first team selections followed by Western Kentucky which had six first teamers. Both teams tied for the Gateway title with 6-1 conference marks.

Penguins' All-Conference Selection

First-Team
P.J. Mays (TB)

Second-Team
Nick Roberts (C)
Guy Mazard (DT)
Jon Tekac (LB)
Anthony Barone (FS)

Honorable-Mention
John Schumacher (TE)
Russell Stuvaints (SS)
Jerald Burley (WR/RS)