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Four Panthers Earn D3football.com All-Region Honors

Perry, Stola, Filias and Kenary each earned all-region recognition.

Four members of the Middlebury football team were named D3football.com All-Region I honorees. Thomas Perry earned a first-team nod on offense, while Rocco Stola secured top laurels for defense. Dave Filias and Tomás Kenary rounded out the selections with second and third-team defense awards.

HONOREE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Perry (First Team Offense)
    • Perry secured all-region honors from the organization for the second time after garnering third-team accolades a season ago.
    • The offensive lineman tallied First Team AFCA All-American status and his third-consecutive All-NESCAC First-Team honor.
    • The Panther started every game this season and was part of an offensive line that gave up the third-fewest sacks in the conference (14). 
    • Perry was also tabbed to the prestigious Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List and invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl to be played this upcoming January at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

  • Stola (First Team Defense)
    • Stola earned his first all-region nod. 
    • The defensive back secured his second-consecutive First Team All-NESCAC honor and third overall after being a second-team selection in 2022. 
    • Stola broke the school record for career pass breakups, moving to the top with 26 overall.
    • The senior finished second in total tackles (50.0) and pass breakups (four).
  • Filias (Second Team Defense)
    • Filias tallied a second-team nod for the second time in his career after being a first-team selection in 2023.
    • The junior also earned a First Team All-NESCAC nod for the second-consecutive season. 
    • The defensive lineman led the squad in sack yardage (48) and tied for first with 5.5 sacks.
    • Filias finished his career fourth in program history in sacks (17), sack yardage (114) and tackles for loss yardage (133) alongside eclipsing the 100 tackle mark.

  • Kenary (Third Team Defense)
    • Kenary grabbed all-region laurels for the third time in a Panther uniform.
    • The lineman tallied his third-consecutive First Team All-NESCAC honor and became the third Middlebury player to become a two-time AFCA All-American.
    • Kenary reached the 100 solo tackle plateau (102) earlier this season.
    • The senior put his stamp on the program's record book, finishing with the most sacks (30), sack yardage (227), tackles for loss (51) and TFL yardage (267).

The full list of D3football.com All-Region honorees can be found here.

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