Nine Hampden-Sydney players make the All-State soccer team

Hampden-Sydney College has placed nine student-athletes on its 2022 Virginia State Sports Information Director (VaSID) college football teams, including four first-team and five second-team selections. In addition, junior safety Will Pickren was named VaSID Defensive Player of the Year, while freshman wide receiver Mason Cunningham was named VaSID Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Pickren earned First Team All-State honors and senior tight end David Bailer, junior linebacker Milik Frost, and junior offensive lineman TJ Minter.

Garnering Second Team All-State honors include Cunningham’s sophomore Austin Fernandez, fifth-year defensive lineman Michael Harris, junior linebacker Dorian Green, and junior kick return specialist Bryce Wilson.

Pickerin, Cunningham and Bayler highlight

Will Pickren He started all ten games and had 123 total tackles, including 48 solo and 75 tackle assists, 5.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups, one forced fumble, one quarterback hurried, and one blocked pat. He led the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) in total tackles and tackles per game, and tied for sixth in interceptions. Pickren ranked third in the NCAA Division III in total tackles and tackles per game.

Will was also named to the 2022 Associated Press (AP) Division III All-America First Team and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III All-America Second Team, while a three-time All-ODAC first team selection and All-Region 3 selection twice by D3football.comincluding the first team this year.

Mason Cunningham He started seven of 10 games and had 59 receptions for 660 yards and six touchdowns. He ranks second in the ODAC in receptions and receptions per game (5.9), tied for fourth in receiving touchdowns, and tied for fifth in receiving yards and receiving yards per game (66.0). Cunningham averaged 5.4 yards on eight kick returns with a long 10-yard return. Mason was a Second Team All-ODAC selection as well as ODAC Rookie of the Year.

David Bailer He started all ten games and had 49 receptions for 547 yards and six touchdowns. He ranks fourth in the ODAC in receptions (47), tied for fourth in receiving touchdowns, fifth in receptions per game (4.9), and seventh in receiving yards and receiving yards per game (54.7). An All-ODAC first team, and Third Team All-Region 3 selection, David established a new school record for receptions by a tight end with 49, and completed his career with 59 career receptions for 640 yards and seven touchdowns—12 starts in 27 career games.

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Melek Frost He started all 10 matches for Hampden-Sydney. He rushed for 943 yards on 201 carries (4.7) and 12 touchdowns, adding 236 yards receiving on 26 receptions and one receiving touchdown. He led the ODAC in rushing yards and rushing yards per game (94.3), and ranked second in all-purpose yards (1,179), all-purpose yards per game (117.9), rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns (13). Melik was an All-ODAC first team selection, and All-Region 3 Third Team.

TJ Minter He started all 10 games, anchoring the offensive line at the left tackle position as the Tigers accounted for 4,275 yards of total offense (427.5), including 1,139 yards rushing (113.9) and 3,136 yards (313.6) with 44 touchdowns. Minter earned 92% on the season and allowed only 1 sack, was a 2-time All-ODAC first team selection, and 3rd team All-Region 3.

Austin Fernandez Started all ten games and had 60 receptions for 775 yards and six touchdowns. He led the ODAC in receptions and receptions per game, was third in receiving yards and receiving yards per game (77.5), and tied for fourth in receiving touchdowns. Austin was a Second Team All-ODAC selection.

Michael Harris, captain of the Hampden-Sydney team, started all nine games he played in and had 29 total tackles, including 12 solo and 17 assists, three tackles for loss, one sack, one rushing at linebacker and one blocked pat. Michael is a two-time All-ODAC selection, including Second Team this year, and completed his career at Hampden-Sydney with 101 career tackles, including 36 solos and 65 assists, nine tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one quarterback rush and one PAT has blocked kickoffs 29 of 33 career games.

Dorian Green He started all nine games he played and had 70 total tackles, including 24 solo and 46 tackle assists, 7.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, two interceptions, two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries. He ranks sixth in the ODAC in tackles per game (7.8), is tied for sixth in sacks and interceptions, and tied for eighth in total tackles.

Brice Wilson, a wide receiver, started one of eight games for Hampden-Sydney. He averaged 23.5 yards on 12 yards with a long return of 34 yards, adding four receptions for 29 yards. He ranks third in the ODAC in kick return average.

What is VaSID?

VaSID names 44 all-state teams in 23 sports each year, as well as an academic all-state team and champion athlete in both the university and college divisions. Membership in VaSID is open to all media relations professionals working at a Virginia college, university, or conference.