Jan. 21, 2011
NORFOLK, Va. -- Freshman Colby Goodwyn (Hampton, Va.) was named a First Team All-State return specialist and redshirt junior Ronnie Cameron (Westbury, N.Y.) was voted a Second Team All-State selection on the defensive line in a voting by the Virgnia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID).
Goodwyn averaged 29.8 yards per return to rank fourth among all FCS punt returners and set the Division I record (FBS or FCS) for kickoff return yardage in a game with 333 yards in his nine returns against #14/16 Cal Poly. Goodwyn also helped Old Dominion to set the record for most kickoff return yardage by a team (365 yards on 11 returns) and had an 89-yard kickoff return against the Mustangs as the longest return by a Monarch to-date. In all, the true freshman made 23 punt returns for a total of 686 yards.
Cameron, named a "Transfer to Watch" by the Sports Network entering the season, started all 11 games at tackle for the Monarchs and ended the year second on the ODU defense with 72 tackles (28 solo, 44 assisted). He was tied for eighth among FCS defenders in tackles for loss, averaging 1.73 TFL's a game and was second on the squad with 5.5 sacks. Cameron also led ODU with eight QB hurries, forced fumbles against VMI and N.C. Central and had a career-high 14 stops in the season finale at N.C. Central.
The Old Dominion football team finished its second season of football at 8-3 in 2010 and over the last two seasons has combined for a 17-5 mark as the winningest FCS start-up program in the books. The squad joins the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2011, the toughest FCS conference in the nation that featured four teams in this past season's playoffs including runner-up Delaware, as well as 2009 champion Villanova, William & Mary, and New Hampshire.
VaSID was formed in 1983, and is comprised of sports information professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and independent institutions from the state of Virginia. The purpose of the organization is to promote college athletics at all four-year institutions. For more information, please visit the VaSID website http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid/.