Thursday, December 21, 2006

TUSCULUM'S BUJNAK, GREGORY NAMED TO D2FOOTBALL.COM ALL-REGION TEAM

Michael Bujnak	John Gregory

LIBERTY, Mo. --- Tusculum College's Michael Bujnak and John Gregory have been named to the 2006 D2football.com All-Southeast Region Team announced College officials Thursday. Bujnak was named to the All-Region First Team while Gregory garnered Second Team accolades.

Bujnak, a senior offensive tackle from Belleville, Ill., was named to the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Region Team last month. The 6-6, 300-pounder earned All-South Atlantic Conference First Team, marking the third time in four years he has earned all-league recognition. The Eastern Illinois transfer has started in every collegiate game he has played in, including the last two seasons at Tusculum. While at EIU, he was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference team on two occasions.

Gregory, a rookie punter from Ooltewah, Tenn., had a fine debut season leading the SAC in punting, averaging 40.9 yards per kick, which was 10^th in the nation. This All-Region honor is his second this year, earning Daktronics All-Region recognition. The 6-2, 210-pounder earned All-SAC First Team honors and accounted for 2,866 punting yards on his 70 attempts, both second all-time in a season at Tusculum while his average is fourth-best. Gregory was named SAC Special Teams Player of the Week three times this season and was selected as national special team player of the week by D2football.com and Football Gazette.

Tusculum posted a 6-5 record, its sixth winning season in the last seven years.

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference which is comprised of nine colleges and universities in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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