Wingate, N.C.----Five Wingate University student-athletes were named to the 2011 All-Deep South Conference team, league officials announced Monday. One player received honorable mention laurels. Sophomore midfield Derek Watts (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and senior defense Matt Ramsey (Philadelphia, Pa.) were named to the first team.

Ramsey is a repeat performer, as he received All-DSC honors in 2010. Sophomore attack Colin O’Donoghue (Cranberry Township, Pa.), junior midfield Bryan Bayliss (Lorton, Va.) and junior goalkeeper Dan Dlugozima (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) received second team laurels.

Watts ranks third on the Bulldog charts with 22 goals. He has eight assists on his ledger. Watts’ 30 points are also third on the Wingate team. Ramsey led the Bulldogs with 23 caused turnovers after topping the Bulldog charts with 19 caused turnovers in 2010. Ramsey has scooped 39 ground balls this year, fourth on the Wingate club.

O’Donoghue leads the Bulldogs with his 51 points. He is also the top dog in assists with 22. O’Donoghue shares the team lead in goals (with classmate David Lee) with 29. Bayliss has 12 goals and seven assists on the year, while collecting 35 ground balls and causing six turnovers. Dlugozima is second in the DSC with 156 saves; his save percentage is .567. Dlugozima posted a stellar 7.93 goals against average in league games, second on the DSC charts.

Wingate senior defense Adam Jones (Pleasant Garden, N.C.) was named honorable mention All-DSC as a specialist. A team captain, Jones has 45 ground balls. His GB total is second on the team to Dlugozima’s 64. Jones is a pre-med and Chemistry Business major with a 3.76 GPA.

Mars Hill College senior attack Tyler Farmer is the 2011 Deep South Conference Player of the Year. Saint Leo University’s Matt Obermeyer is the league’s Freshman of the Year. Florida Southern College coach Marty Ward and Lenoir-Rhyne University mentor Greg Paradine earn co-Coach of the Year honors.

WINGATE UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a private comprehensive university with more than 2,300 students on two campuses in Wingate and Matthews, North Carolina. The university offers 32 undergraduate majors, 36 minors and career concentrations, numerous pre-professional programs, graduate degrees in business, accounting, physician assistant studies and sports administration and doctorates in pharmacy and education.

Wingate students gain the tools and support they need to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. The campus community offers in-class learning, out-of-class experiences, strong mentors, a competitive yet caring environment and rewarding community service opportunities for a complete educational experience.

Bulldog student-athletes compete in 19 NCAA Division II sports. Wingate University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past four years.

Wingate University is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with 38 honorees during this millennium. Only Pittsburg State (Kan.) University and Truman State (Mo.) University have produced more Academic All-America® honorees during this time period. Wingate’s 47 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among all SAC schools.

2010 Deep South Conference awards

First team, All-DSC

Attack
Tyler Farmer, Mars Hill, Senior
Eric Benesch, Mars Hill, Senior
Braden Artem, Catawba, Junior

Midfield
TJ Cowx, Mars Hill, Junior
Derek Watts, Wingate, Sophomore
Tyler Kotch, Lenoir-Rhyne, Freshman

Specialist
Chris Cudmore, Mars Hill, Junior
Mike Del Buono, Saint Leo, Senior

Defense
Dalton Jernigan, Mars Hill, Junior
Matt Ramsey, Wingate, Senior
Ryan Askerberg, Saint Leo, Senior

Goalie
Dylan Price, Mars Hill, Junior

Second team, All-DSC

Attack
Colin O’Donoghue, Wingate, Sophomore
Mat Thompson, Florida Southern, Junior
Marty Tuohy, Catawba, Senior
George Proechel, Saint Leo, Sophomore

Midfield
Kevin Naslonski, Florida Southern, Freshman
Fred Turcio, Catawba, Junior
Bryan Bayliss, Wingate, Junior

Specialist
Adam Ismaeil, Florida Southern, Junior
Casey Chinn, Catawba, Senior

Defense
Drew Stoltz, Catawba, Sophomore
Mark Burnett, Mars Hill, Senior
Nick Scannapieco, Rollins, Sophomore
Larry Gress, Florida Southern, Freshman

Goalie
Dan Dlugozima, Wingate, Junior

Honorable mention, All-DSC

Attack
Ike Hopper, Florida Southern, Sophomore
Austin Ricci, Rollins, Junior

Midfield
Cory Losselyong, Catawba, Junior
Jon Freda, Florida Southern, Junior
Eric Schmit, Rollins, Junior

Specialist
Adam Jones, Wingate, Senior

Defense
Stephen O'Hara, Lenoir-Rhyne, Freshman

Goalie
Andrew Almansberger, Florida Southern, Junior

DSC Player of the Year
Tyler Farmer, Mars Hill

DSC Freshman of the Year
Matt Obermeyer, Saint Leo

DSC Coach of the Year
Marty Ward, Florida Southern
Greg Paradine, Lenoir-Rhyne