United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(1/26/12)--Coast Guard Academy placed 18 student-athletes on the 2011 New England Football Conference (NEFC) All-Academic team announced on Thursday.

The senior class led the way with eight players named to the team including seven of those being named to the All-Academic team for the third straight season.

Defensive linemen, Bobby Costolo (Operations Research/Computer Analysis) and Paul Hahn-Rauch (Government), linebackers Kieron McCarthy (Civil Engineering) and Nick Peters (Mechanical Engineering) along with offensive lineman Chris Shivock (Marine and Environmental Sciences), wide receiver Stephen Spotts (Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering) and running back Ryan Webster (Operations Research/Computer Analysis) were all named for the third straight season while defensive lineman Nathan White (Marine and Environmental Sciences) earned a spot on the team for the second straight season.

Eric Gerken was named to the first team as both a wide receiver and a return specialist.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(11/11/11)--The Coast Guard Academy placed five players on the New England Football Conference (NEFC) All-Bogan Division team voted on by the eight head coaches in the division.

Junior Eric Gerken, who set a single-season school-record and led the conference with 70 receptions, was named to the first team as both a wide receiver and a return specialist while junior defensive lineman John Manganiello joined him on the first team.

Senior quarterback Jarrod Owens, senior linebacker Nick Peters and junior defensive back Drew Russo were all named to the second team.

Gerken earns first team wide receiver honors for the second straight season after registering 70 receptions for 781 yards and seven touchdowns while also rushing for a touchdown. He was a major threat on special teams often kicked away from. Gerken led the Bears with nine punt returns for 83 yards while adding three kick returns for 50 yards on the season.

Jarrod Owens accounted for five touchdowns in the win.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(11/7/11)--Coast Guard senior quarterback Jarrod Owens was named the New England Football Conference (NEFC) Offensive Player of the Week as the Bears snapped a five-game losing streak with a 52-15 win at Maine Maritime in the final game of the season.

Owens threw for a career-high 334 yards and four touchdowns passes while also rushing for a touchdown, all five touchdowns in the first half. He was 33 of 57 for 334 yards with the four touchdowns and no interceptions while also rushing for 44 yards and a score. The 33 completions was one shy of the school record of 34 set by current backup quarterback Jon Resch vs. Maine Maritime in 2009 and Jeff Hagan vs. Trinity in 1985.

He finished the season with 1,541 yards and 12 touchdowns, both career-highs. Owens, who spent most of last season at running back, also went over the 2,000 yard mark for his career finishing with 2,026 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Coast Guard finished the season 2-7 overall and 2-5 in the NEFC Bogan Division.

Football - Owens Leads Bears to 52-15 Win in Season Finale

Jarrod Owens had huge game in the final game of his career leading Coast Guard to victory.

CASTINE, MAINE.--(11/5/11)--Senior quarterback Jarrod Owens threw for a career-high 334 yards and four touchdowns passes while also rushing for a touchdown, all five touchdowns in the first half, as Coast Guard closed out a frustrating season with a 52-15 win over Maine Maritime in a New England Football Conference (NEFC) Bogan Division game.

Coast Guard snaps a five-game losing streak and finishes 2-7 overall and 2-5 in the Bogan Division. The Bears lost five games this season by seven points or less, four of those in the final minute of play.

Owens was 33 of 57 for 334 yards with the four touchdowns and no interceptions while also rushing for 44 yards and a score. The 33 completions was one shy of the school record of 34 set by current backup quarterback Jon Resch vs. Maine Maritime in 2009 and Jeff Hagan vs. Trinity in 1985.

Sophomore Tyler Hames led the Bears with 17 carries for 108 yards and a touchdown as he was also the Bears leading receiver with a 13 receptions for 111 yards, both career highs.