Mount Ida College senior wide receiver Nick Lynch (Hampton Bays, NY/Hampton Bays) has been selected as part of the Consensus Draft Services (CDS) pre-season All-American second team for the fast approaching 2011 season. This is the second player through the past two years that has received recognition as a CDS pre-season All-American with senior running back Johrone Bunch (Meriden, CT/F.T. Maloney) selected before the start of the 2010 season.
Lynch, who was honored with a first team Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) All-Conference selection in 2010, will play a huge role in the offensive attack for the Mustangs this year. It was Lynch's second consecutive season as a first team All-ECFC player (2009, 2010).
In 2010, Lynch became the first receiver in Mount Ida College football history to eclipse 1,000 yards (1,072) for a season hauling in 12 touchdown catches in the process. He also captured the record for receptions in a game (7.36). Lynch tied the record for most touchdown catches (4) in a contest against Anna Maria College back on November 6th and also snatched the record for passes caught in a game (13) against Springfield College in the North Atlantic Bowl on November 20th.
He received ECFC offensive player-of-the-week honors once back on November 6th. Lynch hauled in seven catches for 128 yards and four touchdowns en route to a 69-18 ECFC romping over visiting Anna Maria College. Lynch had a career day breaking the record for receptions in a season during the contest. He was second overall in the conference in receiving averaging 14.4 yards a catch. He was 25th in the country for Division III in receptions per game and 30th for reception yards per game. Lynch was also selected to the New England Football Writers Division II/III All-Stars as one of the top three receivers in the region.
Lynch and the Mustangs kick-off the 2011 season at non-conference UMASS-Dartmouth on Friday, September 2, 2011 starting at 7:00 p.m.
