Hanover — Eight members of the Dartmouth College football team were named to the all-Ivy League first team, the league announced on Tuesday.

Only the conference champion, Princeton, had more player selections with nine on the first team.

Big Green offensive linemen Phil Berton, Matt Kaskey and Patrick Kilcommons; defensive linemen Rocco Di Leo and Jackson Perry; nickel back Kyran McKinney-Crudden; cornerback Isiah Swann and linebacker Jack Traynor were honored.

Kaskey, a 6-7, 325-pound left tackle, was a unanimous selection while making the first team for the second straight year. Kilcommons, a second-team selection in 2017, is a 6-2, 280-pound center, and Berton is a 6-5, 285-pound right tackle.

On the defensive side of the ball, Di Leo, Swann and Traynor were also unanimous selections. A 6-3, 285-pound fifth-year defensive end, Di Leo led the Ivy league with 12.5 tackles for a loss and ranked second in the conference, 15th nationally, with 8.5 sacks. He finished the season with 43 tackles and forced a fumble.

Swann, who was a second-team selection in 2017, enjoyed one of the finest seasons ever by a Dartmouth cornerback, setting a school record with nine interceptions to lead the nation.

Traynor was a unanimous pick for the second straight year. His 56 tackles led the Big Green before he missed the final two games with an injury. Perry finished the year with 41 tackles, 8.5 for a loss to tie for sixth in the league. McKinney-Crudden led the team with 69 tackles to rank among the top 10 in the league.

The Big Green saw five players named to the second team: defensive lineman David Chalmers, quarterback Jared Gerbino, wide receiver Drew Hunnicutt, left guard John Kilcommons and safety Bun Straton.

Four more Big Green players earned honorable mention: running back Rashaad Cooper, defensive end Niko Lalos, linebacker Jake Moen and safety Ryan Roegge.

Dartmouth is ranked 15th in the most recent FCS coaches poll.

Yale quarterback Griffin O’Connor was named the league’s rookie of the year, and Princeton’s Bob Surace was named coach of the year.

The Bushnell Cup, the Ivy League’s offensive and defensive player of the year awards, will be announced on Dec. 3.

Dartmouth Junior Named Award Finalist

Hanover — Dartmouth junior Seth Simmer was nominated for the Mayo Clinic comeback player of the year award, the College Sports Information Directors of America in association with the Associated Press and the Fiesta Bowl organization announced on Tuesday.

Simmer, a 6-4, 285-pound defensive tackle, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in the spring of his freshman year. Doctors originally told him he would not play football again, but he got a second opinion at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where he was assured him that if he had the surgery and recovered well, he could play again.

He opted for the surgery in which 90 percent of the tumor, which had been pressing against his hearing and balancing nerves, was removed in the summer of 2017. The surgery took out his balancing nerve, forcing him to learn to walk again, and caused him to lose the hearing in his left ear.

After missing the entire 2017 season, the native of Powder Springs, Ga., returned to the field this year for the Big Green to contribute 11 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss.

All nominees are now eligible for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, presented at the end of the season.

Women’s Basketball

Plymouth St. 75Colby-Sawyer 52

New London — Jess Conant scored 21 points as Plymouth state (5-0) defeated Colby-Sawyer.

Junior Lexie Hamilton, of Sunapee, led the host Chargers with 16 points.

Men’s Basketball

Colby-Sawyer 80Plymouth State 72

New London — Colby-Sawyer senior Jourdain Bell registered a school-record nine steals to help the Chargers (2-1) defeat Plymouth State (3-3).

Bell previously held the single-game record of eight steals, which he accomplished last November. He finished the game with 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists.