McQuaid Jesuit graduate and current University of Rochester linebacker, Antonio Ortega, was just announced as a nominee for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team--the most prestigious off-the-field honor in college football.
Through the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Allstate and the AFCA recognize the community service contributions of college football players. Ortega's community service accomplishments include volunteering at Camp Good Days, working at the Ronald McDonald House and serving at the Maplewood Nursing Home.
From the 117 nominees, a selection panel will select two 11-player Good Works Teams that will be announced in late September – one for the Football Bowl Subdivision (Div. I-A) and the other for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and NAIA.
Past members of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team include Super Bowl champion quarterbacks, Peyton and Eli Manning, ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer and 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III.
McQuaid Jesuit graduate and current University of Rochester linebacker, Antonio Ortega, was just announced as a nominee for the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team--the most prestigious off-the-field honor in college football.
Through the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Allstate and the AFCA recognize the community service contributions of college football players. Ortega's community service accomplishments include volunteering at Camp Good Days, working at the Ronald McDonald House and serving at the Maplewood Nursing Home.
From the 117 nominees, a selection panel will select two 11-player Good Works Teams that will be announced in late September – one for the Football Bowl Subdivision (Div. I-A) and the other for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and NAIA.
Past members of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team include Super Bowl champion quarterbacks, Peyton and Eli Manning, ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer and 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III.
