Jake Barkley named FB Gazette first-team All-Region

December 5, 2001
St. Thomas running back Jake Barkley (JR-Plymouth/Robbinsdale Armstrong) was a repeat selection as first-team running back on the 2001 Football Gazette All-West Region team. Barkley goes onto the national ballot for All-America consideration.

Two Tommies were named to the third team on the defensive line -- DT Andy Kaiser (SR-Mora) and DE Sean O'Leary (JR-Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln).

Kaiser, an Accounting major with a 3.83 gpa, started all 40 games in his career and helped the Tommies post a 27-9 record vs. Division III opponents during that stretch. He started both on the offensive and defensive line the last six games
of 2001 and helped the Tommies close 7-3 with a third-place MIAC finish. He had five tackles for losses among his 57 tackles in 2001. He was among 40 seniors in Division III selected to play in the AFCA Aztec Bowl later in December.

O'Leary, a two-year defensive starter who moved from linebacker to DE this season, led the MIAC in sacks and finished fourth in Division III with 15 sacks.

see FB Gazette honor teams here