Reisner a Mackey semifinalist

From the John Mackey Award people:

Bethpage, N.Y. (November 15, 2010) - The Nassau County Sports Commission has announced eight semi-finalists for the 2010 John Mackey Award. Listed alphabetically, they are George Bryan (JR, North Carolina State), Michael Egnew (JR, Missouri), Ladarius Green (JR, Louisiana), Daniel Hardy (SR, Idaho), Lance Kendricks (SR, Wisconsin), Allen Reisner (SR, Iowa), Luke Stocker (SR, Tennessee) and D.J. Williams (SR, Arkansas).

The eight semi-finalists were determined by confidential balloting of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. The 2010 John Mackey Award finalists will be announced on Monday, November 22, 2010 at www.johnmackeyaward.org. The website also features all Mackey Award related information including the John Mackey Selection Committee, the selection process and award criteria, information on all past award recipients and a high resolution image of the award trophy available for download.

The Nassau County Sports Commission, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization sponsored by Briarcliffe College, is responsible for the administration of the John Mackey Award and the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. For additional information, please visit www.johnmackeyaward.org or www.nassausports.org.

The John Mackey Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game's predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association's official website, www.ncfaa.org.

2010 John Mackey Award Semi-Finalists

(alphabetical order)

George Bryan (JR, North Carolina State)

Michael Egnew (JR, Missouri)

Ladarius Green (JR, Louisiana)

Daniel Hardy (SR, Idaho)

Lance Kendricks (SR, Wisconsin)

Allen Reisner (SR, Iowa)

Luke Stocker (SR, Tennessee)

D.J. Williams (SR, Arkansas)

All-time John Mackey Award Recipients

2000 - Tim Stratton, Purdue

2001 - Dan Graham, Colorado

2002 - Dallas Clark, Iowa

2003 - Kellen Winslow II, Miami (FL)

2004 - Heath Miller, Virginia

2005 - Marcedes Lewis, UCLA

2006 - Matt Spaeth, Minnesota

2007 - Fred Davis, USC

2008 - Chase Coffman, Missouri

2009 - Aaron Hernandez, Florida

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And here's the release from UI sports info:

REISNER NAMED MACKEY SEMI-FINALIST

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior tight end Allen Reisner has been named a semi-finalist for the John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation's top collegiate tight end. The announcement was made today by the Nassau County Sports Commission.

Reisner, a 6-3, 248-pound senior from Marion, IA joins seven other semi finalists for the prestigious award. Reisner has caught 35 passes for 370 yards this season. He caught a career-high six receptions for 66 yards against Northwestern last week. He has started every game this season and has 13 career starts to his credit.

The talented Hawkeye receiver has 62 career receptions for 744 yards and four touchdowns. He has earned honorable mention recognition from the college Football Performance Awards for his play against Iowa State and Northwestern this season.

The other semi-finalists are George Bryan (Junior, North Carolina State), Michael Egnew (Junior, Missouri), Ladarius Green (Junior, Louisiana), Daniel Hardy (Senior, Idaho), Lance Kendricks (Senior, Wisconsin), Luke Stocker (Senior, Tennessee) and D.J. Williams (Senior, Arkansas).

Former Iowa tight end Dallas Clark, now with the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL, won the Mackey Award following the 2002 season.

The eight semi-finalists were determined by confidential balloting of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. The 2010 John Mackey Award finalists will be announced on Monday, Nov. 22nd at www.johnmackeyaward.org.