Football

STERLING, Va. - The D3football.com 2007 All-South Region Teams were announced recently and Salisbury University was represented with three players on one of the three respected teams. Junior David Preston was selected as a second team member at offensive line while fellow junior Jarrell Chandler and senior Joe Galloway earned third team honors at defensive line.

Preston anchored the Salisbury offensive line that ranked second in the country in rushing per game. The Sea Gulls ran off 323.8 yards per game and scored just under 40 points a contest. Four times this season SU ran for over 350 yards, highlighted by a 596-yard effort against Becker College. Preston and the rest of the offensive line were honored by D3football.com earlier this year being named to the D3football.com Team of the Week on two separate occasions. The SU rushing attack averaged 6.5 yards per carry.

Chandler and Galloway paired to make one of the most effective one-two punches on a defensive line in the country. Chandler ranked fourth on the team with 57 tackles and was top on the team in sacks and tackles for loss with 11 and 31, respectively.

Chandler ranked fifth in the nation in tackles for loss per game with a 2.2 average and also forced three fumbles and had one interception.

Galloway finished the year ranked sixth on the team with 55 tackles. He had 15 tackles for loss for 60 yards and added six sacks for 46 yards while he recorded one pass breakup and one forced fumble on the year.

The Sea Gulls finished this season 9-2 and advanced to the program's first NCAA postseason since 2004. Salisbury won eight straight games to begin the year and totaled an 11-game win streak dating back to last season.