UTICA, NY – Senior defensive end Nick Woodman (Utica, NY/Proctor) and senior kicker Thomas Woodburn (West Islip, NY/West Islip) were named to D3football.com All-East Region Teams released Monday afternoon.  Woodman, who is making his second straight all-region appearance, was a first team selection, while Woodburn earned second team status for the first time in his career.

All-Region teams were selected in balloting by sports information directors in each region and D3football.com staff. All players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for the D3football.com All-America Team. The 2015 D3football.com All-Region teams are presented by Stagg Bowl XLIII, to be played on Friday, Dec. 18, in Salem, Va.

Nick Woodman (Utica, NY/Proctor) recently made his third straight Empire 8 All-Conference appearance and his second straight all-conference first team selection. He is making his first appearance on the all-region first team after being selected to the second team in 2014. He will graduate ranked first all-time at UC in career sacks (29.5), second in career forced fumbles (six), fifth all-time in career tackles for a loss (114), and he is tied for first in single season tackles for a loss (20.0).  He also broke his own school-record with 13.0 sacks this past season. He ranks first in the conference and fifth in DIII in sacks per game (1.30) and first in the conference and eighth in DIII in tackles for a loss per game (2.0). He finished the season with 66 total tackles, two forced fumbles, two blocked kicks, and one touchdown.

Thomas Woodburn (West Islip, NY/West Islip), who earned the Empire 8 Conference Special Teams Player of the Year Award and is a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award, led the team in scoring with 90 points from 22 of 26 field goals and 24 of 26 PAT's. He led Division III with 2.2 field goals per game this past season. His 22 field goals this year are 2nd in Division III history and his 41 career field goals ranks 18th all-time in Division III. His 90 points this past season tied for the school's season-high. Woodburn, a two-time all-conference pick, will graduate as the school's all-time leading scorer with 232 career points. This past season he was also named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week after his five field goal performance, including the game-tying and game-winning field goals against Brockport on Oct. 10^th.

Utica has had 13 D3football.com all-region selections since the honors program began 11 seasons ago.

Utica College All-Time D3football.com All-Region Selections
WR Anthony Acevedo (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford), 2013 (2nd)
P Ben Atwood, 2008 (2nd)
QB Andrew Benkwitt, 2012 (2nd)
TE Matt Dunn, 2011 (2nd), 2012 (2nd)
T Zach Hunnewell (Nashua, NH/Nashua North), 2014 (1st)
S Marcus Maroney, 2006 (3rd)
WR Jeremy Meier, 2012 (1st)
P Seth Mitchell, 2011 (3rd)
CB Peter Vano, 2008 (3rd)
DE Nick Woodman (Utica, NY/Proctor), 2014 (2nd), 2015 (1st)
K Thomas Woodburn (West Islip, NY/West Islip) 2015 (2nd)