CONTACT: Steve Mullen (518) 629-8063
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Friday, August 18, 2006
The Hudson Valley Community College football team has been ranked in the top 20 in the final National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in each of the last three seasons and it is easy to see why. Sixteen former Hudson Valley student-athletes are on NCAA Division I football rosters this fall.
Headlining the list of former Vikings is Rutgers University center Darnell Stapleton, who has been named to a couple of preseason award watch lists. Michigan State University defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic, Syracuse University tight end J.J. Nesheiwat and Clemson University punter Bobby Collett all played football at Hudson Valley.
The Vikings will kick off the 2006 campaign at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 8 against Army Prep. The game will be played at Michie Stadium in West Point.
List of Former Vikings at Division I Schools
| Division I-A |
| Name |
Pos. |
Current School |
| Bobby Collett |
P |
Clemson |
| J.J. Nesheiwat |
TE |
Syracuse |
| Jonal Saint-Dic |
DE |
Michigan State |
| Darnell Stapleton |
C |
Rutgers |
| Division I-AA |
| Name |
Pos. |
Current School |
| Juan Chamba |
TE |
Iona |
| Reggie Dorsainvil |
S |
Iona |
| Bobby Faison |
LB |
Iona |
| Shonda Faulkner |
S |
Indiana State |
| Lamar Gordon-Holmes |
S |
Central Connecticut |
| Dominic Howard |
S |
Indiana State |
| Rashad Howard |
WR |
Norfolk State |
| Dan Hughes |
LB |
Liberty |
| Emmanuel Marc |
RB |
Delaware State |
| Josh Nelson |
OL |
Albany |
| Dane Samuels |
RB |
Iona |
| Demarcus White |
WR |
Iona |