Football lands five on All-Ivy first team

Brown quarterback James Perry won the Asa S. Bushnell Cup, while two Penn athletes -- senior linebacker Jim Hisgen and sophomore running back Kris Ryan -- were unanimous first-team selections when the All-Ivy football teams were announced yesterday. A total of five Quakers made the first team, as senior center Carmelo Rubano, junior defensive tackle Mike Germino and senior cornerback Anthony DeSalle also made the list. Ryan led the league with 1,197 yards on 214 carries, while Hisgen led the Quakers with 89 tackles and added four sacks and three interceptions. Germino paced Penn with 9.5 sacks. DeSalle, for his part, tied for the Quakers' lead with four interceptions. Penn also had five athletes honored on the second team. Senior tight end Brandon Clay, senior offensive tackle Jason Lebron, senior fullback Brian Cosmello, junior kicker Jason Feinberg and senior defensive tackle Jason Maehr were the second team selections. Seniors Hasani White, Joey Alofaituli, Adrian Puzio and sophomore Rob Milanese were honorable mention All-Ivy picks. Perry, who threw for 3,255 yards, was honored as Ivy League player of the year. Rookie of the Year honors went to another Brown athlete, Chas Gessner. The Bears' wide receiver gained 560 yards on 43 receptions. The Ivy co-champions combined for 10 first team selections -- six from Yale and four from Brown. Perry and Harvard linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski were both picked for the All-Ivy first team for the third year. The team is chosen by a vote of the eight Ivy League coaches.