NE-10 accolades for Plymouth's Donahue
November 30, 2006
Laconia Citizen Sports
Stonehill junior punter Sean Donahue, a former standout at Plymouth Regional High School, earned a spot on the 2006 Northeast-10 Conference all-conference first team recently in a vote of the league's coaches for his efforts on the field as a punter. The Plymouth native was also named on Thursday to the 2006 College Sports Information Directors of America/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District squad for his efforts in the classroom.
Donahue once again ranked among the league punting leaders for head coach Chris Woods' Skyhawks, averaging 38 yards on 68 attempts while placing 15 kicks inside the opponent's 20-yard line, including a career-best 63-yard boot on October 21 at Bentley. Donahue also converted a career-high five field goal attempts, including a career-long 41-yarder on October 7 in a 24-9 win at Saint Anselm.
In the classroom Donahue has posted a 3.38 grade point average as an Elementary Education and Mathematics double major. Donahue is now eligible for selection to the 2006 CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America national team that will be announced later.
Donahue was also named to the Northeast 10 Conference Football All-Academic Team as selected by the conference's Sports Information Directors. He was the only football player from Stonehill College selected to either the First or Second team. He was also the only athlete who resides in New Hampshire selected to either team.
Donahue is a 2004 graduate of PRHS and a captain of the 2003 state championship team. He was also part of the Bobcats' historic 44-game winning streak, joining the varsity team midway in his freshman year. Donahue was also part of the 1997 Pop Warner National Championship team starting on offense, defense and special teams.
In addition, he was named a 2004 recipient of the Joe Yukica Chapter of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award, a 2004 recipient of the NH Association of Athletic Directors Male Scholar Athlete Award, and was named his graduating class's National Guard Male Scholar Athlete.
