PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. - The Northeast-10 All-Conference Awards for the 2019 football season were officially announced today with 12 players from the Pace University football team making the list for a total of 14 awards, including the first Offensive Player of the Year in program history.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
QB: Carlton Aiken (Gibbstown, N.J./Paulsboro)
 
Aiken led the NE10 in passing touchdowns with 19 while throwing just three interceptions. He completed 142 passes for 1,833 yards, including a season high of 275 in a win over Franklin Pierce. He also added 684 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground this season.
 
Aiken rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two touchdowns for the first time in his career in a win over Southern Connecticut State University. He rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while throwing two more in a win over Assumption. He was named NE10 Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30 after throwing for four touchdowns and rushing for 89 yards in a win over Saint Anselm and made the NE10 weekly honor roll on four occasions.
 
Aiken came up just one touchdown pass shy of tying the program record of 20 touchdown passes in a season.
 
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR: Darius Jones (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty)
 
Jones both led the NE10 in receiving touchdowns and broke the program's single-season record with 13. He totaled 55 receptions for 856 yards this season and added a rushing touchdown in a win over Assumption College. He posted four 100-plus yard receiving games in 2019 and eclipsed 150 receiving yards twice.
 
Jones registered five multiple-score games this season and made the NE10 weekly honor roll on six occasions.

OL: Matthew Snow (Henrietta, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta)
Serving as the Setters' left tackle, Snow protected the quarterback's blindside through 10 starts this season. He helped Pace to over 3,700 total yards of offense, 22 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns.
 
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
RB: Jhalen Bien-Aime (Dorchester, Mass./Bridgton Academy)
Bien-Aime rushed for 944 yards and eight touchdowns on 170 carries this season, including a 210-yard performance in a win over Southern Connecticut State University. He eclipsed 100 rushing yards on four occasions and registered a pair of two-score games.
 
Bien-Aime was named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll on four occasions and became the first player in program history to rush for over 3,000 yards in a career.
 
OL: Anthony Tardogno (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan)
Tardogno served as the anchor of the Setters' offensive line at center. He started in all 10 games this season and helped Pace to over 3,700 total yards of offense, 22 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns.
 
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Joe Mendez (Old Bridge, N.J./Manalapan)
Despite missing the last two games of the season, Mendez recorded 33 total tackles, 18 solo tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss and four sacks.
 
Mendez recorded multiple tackles in each game, five games with multiple solo tackles, and five games with a tackle behind the line of scrimmage.
 
LB: Dustin Huseinovic (Harrison, N.J./Harrison)
Huseinovic recorded 76 total tackles, 55 solo tackles, four tackles-for-loss and two sacks. He also intercepted two passes, broke up five, and recovered a fumble.
 
Huseinovic registered multiple tackles in every game, three double-digit tackle games and made the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll on three occasions.
 
DB: Brandon Holt (Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield)
Holt recorded 22 total tackles, 19 solo tackles and both forced and recovered a fumble this season. He also intercepted one pass while breaking up 14 others.
 
Holt was also named to the NE10 All-Rookie Team.
 
DB: Isaiah Williams (Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy)
Williams recorded 34 total tackles, 26 solo tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss and a shared sack. He also forced two fumbles and recovered one.
 
Williams intercepted three passes on the year while posting two interceptions in a win over American International College. He was also named NE10 Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions.
 
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
DL: Hemyer Hernandez (Brooklyn, N.Y./Grand Street Campus)
Hernandez recorded 48 total tackles, 21 solo tackles, 9.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks. He also batted down two passes and blocked one kick this season.
 
DB: Harrison Moran-Fernandez (Union City, N.J./Union City)
Moran-Fernandez recorded 59 total tackles, 47 solo tackles and 2.0 tackles-for-loss. He also intercepted a pass to seal a victory over Assumption College.
 
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Jesse-Light Eadric (Marlton, N.J./Rancocas Valley)
Eadric recorded 23 total tackles, 15 solo tackles and two sacks. He also batted down two passes and blocked a kick this season.