MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Junior placekicker Diogo Dietrich (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) of the Maritime football team has added yet another award to his resume as he was selected to the D3Football.com All-East Region second team as announced by D3Football.com on Monday afternoon.
 
The recognition comes after the Brazil native was selected as the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, and was also named to the ECFC All-Conference First Team in 2014.
 
On the year, Dietrich led the team with 55 points on the season, as he converted 13 field goals and 16 extra points. He ranked eighth in all of NCAA DIII with 1.44 field goals per game and also 14th in Division III with an 81% success rate on field goals this season. Four of his 14 field goals were greater than 40 yards, including his program-record 49-yard field goal set earlier this season. He was also named ECFC Special Teams Player of the Week on four separate occasions.
 
Dietrich was the only player from the ECFC to finish on the first or second teams in the East region, with linebacker Jaris Alleyne of Gallaudet selected to the third team defense as the league's only other representative.
 
With his selection as an all-region player, Dietrich is now eligible to be selected to the D3Football.com All-American Team that will be announced at the NCAA Division III National Championship game on December 19 in Salem, Virginia.