Marietta College's Ream named All-North Region in football

Dec. 8, 2006
MARIETTA, Ohio — The NCAA Division III All-Region Teams, as voted on by Sports Information Directors and the D3football.com staff, were released Friday (Dec. 8) and Marietta College junior nose tackle Clay Ream (Burbank/Northeastern) was awarded All-North Region third team honors.

Ream, a 2006 All-OAC first team and 2005 All-OAC second team selection, anchored a veteran defensive line from the middle this season. Ream finished tied for sixth in total tackles (46) and led the squad in tackles for loss (11) and forced fumbles (2). He also added three quarterback hurries, one interception and one fumble recovery.

Since 1996, Marietta has had 13 players earn All-North Region honors. The last Pioneer to earn the award was Chris Sidick '05 , who took home first team honors in 2004.

The Pioneers (6-4, 5-4 OAC) set five single-season team records in 2006 and finished in at three-way tie for fourth place in the OAC. Marietta set a new passing standard for attempts (380), completions (203), yards (2845), touchdowns (20) and first downs (119).