Andy Episcopo of the St. John Fisher College football team has been named to the All-East Region Defensive First Team.
Episcopo, the 2009 Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team selection, led Fisher on the year with 97 tackles (30 more than anyone else on the team) and finished his four-year career with 199 career stops. The linebacker was a leader in many Empire 8 categories including second in forced fumbles (3), second in tackles per game (9.7) and fourth in tackles for a loss (13). Episcopo also finished the year with two sacks.
Episcopo was the lone Fisher player to make the cut for the All-Region teams.