Dave Paveletz Earns All-America Football Honor

MINNEAPOLIS -- Susquehanna University's senior running back Dave Paveletz (Warrior Run, Pa./Hanover Area) capped his collegiate career by earning All-America honors from D3football.com on Dec. 19.

Paveletz claimed 2009 honorable-mention All-America status following a first-team all-East Region honor on Dec. 11. One of 10 finalists for the 2009 Gagliardi Trophy--awarded to the NCAA Division III Player of the Year--he was the Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year this past season as well.

A team captain, he helped lead Susquehanna to the 2009 Liberty title and its first berth in the NCAA football playoffs since 1991. He is a three-time all-Liberty first-teamer. He led the league and ranked sixth in Division III in rushing yards this season with 1,414. He led the league in rushing yards in both 2008 and 2007 as well.

This year, he increased the Susquehanna career-rushing-yards record, pushing his total to 4,731 yards, while also setting new SU career-rushing-touchdowns (47) and single-season-rushing-yards marks. He also owns the SU single-game rushing record with a 288-yard performance in a 28-13 win over the University of Rochester on Oct. 11, 2008. He tied his own school single-game record with four rushing TD in that same game.

D3football.com has placed Paveletz on its National Team of the Week multiple times. He has been honored as a Liberty Player of the Week on numerous occasions as well.

The same day he earned this All-America award, Paveletz was slated to represent Division III football in Mexico's Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars).