NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Ivy League champion Yale is very well represented on the 2022 All-Ivy football team, including winning both of the major awards announced today. Running back Joshua Pitsenberger was selected as the league's Rookie of the Year, and Tony Reno, the Joel E. Smilow '54 Head Coach of the Bulldogs, was named the Coach of the Year.
 
In addition, 19 Bulldogs earned All-Ivy recognition, including six first team selections. Offensive linemen Nick Gargiulo and Kiran Amegadjie, quarterback Nolan Grooms, defensive back Wande Owens, placekicker Jack Bosman and Pitsenberger were all named to the first team. Gargiulo, Amegadjie and Owens were unanimous selections.
 
Tight end Jackson Hawes, defensive linemen Reid Nickerson and Clay Patterson and linebacker Hamilton Moore earned second team recognition.
 
Nine Bulldogs were honorable mention – offensive linemen Jonathan Mendoza and Cubby Schuller, running back Tre Peterson, wide receivers Mason Tipton and Ryan Lindley, defensive linemen Alvin Gulley, Jr. and Adam Raine, linebacker Joseph Vaughn and defensive back Kyle Ellis.
 
Osorachukwu Ifesinachukwu, who is a finalist for the 2022 National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame's William V. Campbell Trophy, was selected Academic All-Ivy.
 
Pitsenberger helped the Bulldogs lead the Ivy League in rushing offense. His 667 yards were fourth in the league, and he was a four-time Ivy Rookie of the Week selection. His top performance came against Princeton when he ran for 108 yards, one of six games where he ran for at least 80 yards. In addition, he led the team with seven rushing touchdowns.
 
Pitsenberger is the sixth Bulldog to be named Rookie of the Year since the award's inception in 1981. The previous winners were Todd Tomich (1997), Ed McCarthy (2003), Mike McLeod (2005), Zane Dudek (2017) and Griffin O'Conner (2018).
 
Reno, who completed his 10th season at helm this fall, has now guided the Bulldogs to Ivy titles in three of the last five seasons. His 2017 squad, which included 20 all-league selections, finished with a No. 24 national ranking after earning the Blue's first Ivy championship in 11 seasons. He also led Yale to a title in 2019, a season that was capped by a victory in one of the most memorable editions of The Game, a 50-43 double overtime victory over the Crimson.
 
It was a season to remember for the Bulldogs, who finished 8-2 overall and 6-1 in Ivy League play. Yale led the Ivy League in scoring offense (30.5 ppg.) and was second in scoring defense (19.5 ppg.). In addition, the Bulldogs were first in the league in rushing offense (232.8 yards per game) and total offense (412.8 yards per game).
 
The announcement of the Asa S. Bushnell Cup finalists (Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year) will be next Tuesday.