SALISBURY, Md. - The No. 13 Salisbury University football program earned its first National recognition of the season from
Dario Belizaire who was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week at the returner position. The Team of the Week is D3football.com's weekly honor roll, in its 28th season of recognizing the top performance at each position from the previous week. Players are nominated by schools.
Belizaire, the senior from Cambridge, Md., turned in an all-around showcase in the Sea Gulls' 47-10 thrashing of Catholic on Saturday, racking up 184 all-purpose yards and returning two punts to the house for touchdowns of 50 and 64 yards, respectively. Belizaire's NJAC-leading 137.3 total yards per game currently ranks 29th in Division III. Belizaire was named NJAC Offensive Player of the Week last week after he piled up 202 yards of total offense and a receiving touchdown in to help Salisbury move to 2-0 on the year. He rushed for 90 yards on seven carries and hauled in four catches for 112 yards, including a 67-yard touchdown reception. Now this week he has been named NJAC and National special teams Player of the Week.
The Sea Gulls open New Jersey Athletic Conference play on Saturday, Oct. 3, traveling to The College of New Jersey for a 3 p.m. kickoff in Ewing, N.J.
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), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). 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, 26 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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