DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2024 Division III Football All-ECAC Team and major awards. Salisbury head coach
Sherman Wood won Coach of the Year while
Tony Mason, Frankie Giannetti, and
Tre Price earned First-Team All-ECAC honors.
Wood adds to the stacked trophy case this season after earning his first AFCA National Coach of the Year honor in his 32nd season as a head coach. In 2024, Wood guided Salisbury to a 12-1 record, the New Jersey Athletic Conference title, and an appearance in the quarterfinals of the Division III playoffs. The Sea Gulls recorded their fifth undefeated regular season and sixth quarterfinal appearance. Wood, the all-time wins leader at Salisbury, has a record of 193-80 with the Sea Gulls and an overall record of 214-119-1 when you include his six seasons at Bowie State.
Price also has been stacking awards this season after earning AP All-America Second-Team honors earlier today. Price the Westminster, Md. native started 12 games for Salisbury on the front line, helping the offense average 46 points and 471 yards per game. The offense finished 56 percent on third-down conversions, which was a big part of the team's 12-1 record. Price also earned All-NJAC First-Team honors and First-Team AFCA All-American honors.
Mason the New Castle, Del. native, started every game for the Sea Gulls helping the offense average 471 yards per game with 318 of those yards coming from the running game. He also earned All-NJAC First-Team and All-Region honors.
Giannetti, the Toms River, N.J. native, has tallied 41 total tackles with 15 tackles for loss and 10 sacks. Along with the other All-Region honorees, Gianetti also earned All NJAC First Team.
The ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) is an eighty-five-year-old organization with well over 200 member schools across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III. The ECAC exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics and provides great value for universities and colleges by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments, and other competitions throughout the Northeast. The ECAC also hosts a comprehensive esports program that presently involves 160 schools fielding 1100 teams across 14 different esports games, streamed live four nights a week. The ECAC's esports platform has and continues to expand the geographic footprint of the Conference nationally.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming) and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 201 conference championships, and have produced 50 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
