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FOOTBALL MONARCH ALL-AMERICANS
#96 Ronnie Cameron Defensive Tackle * Westbury, N.Y. 2011 - First Team All-American - AFCA 2011 - First Team All-American - The Sports Network 2011 - First Team All-American - Beyond College Sports Network
2011 - First Team All-American - College Sports Journal 2011 - Second Team All-American - Associated Press 2011 - Second Team All-American - Phil Steele 2011 - Honorable Mention All-American - College Sporting News Cameron, who joined the Monarchs after Hofstra disbanded its program, was the mainstay of the ODU defense in 2010 and 2011 and helped his team to an 18-6 mark in his two seasons with the program. In 2011 Cameron was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Defensive Player of the Year and was one of 11 Monarchs to earn All-CAA honors and one of four to be named First Team All-CAA. As a senior co-captain, he guided the team to a 10-3 overall record, a second-place 6-2 mark in the CAA after being picked to finish 10th in the preseason poll, a second round playoff berth, and not only ODU's first appearance in the national polls, but a top-10 ranking. Cameron was second on the Monarch squad in 2011 with 73 tackles (28 solo, 45 assisted) along with a team-leading 17 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. He averaged 5.6 tackles per game, which was fourth among defensive lineman in the CAA and finished second in the league in tackles for loss averaging 1.31 per contest. He captured a career-high 11 tackles along with a season-high 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks against CAA Champion Towson and also made 10 stops with three for loss against James Madison in ODU's first top-10 victory. His performance on the defensive line helped the Monarchs rank second in the league at the close of the regular season in rushing defense allowing 122.55 yards per contest.
#31 Jonathan Plisco Punter * Newport News, Va. 2009 - First Team All-American - Associated Press 2009 - Second Team All-American - The Sports Network 2009 - Honorable Mention All-American - College Sporting News 2011 - First Team All-American - Beyond College Sports Network
2011 - First Team All-American - College Sports Journal 2011 - Second Team All-American - College Sports Madness 2011 - Second Team All-American - Associated Press 2011 - Second Team All-American - The Sports Network 2011 - Second Team All-American - Phil Steele Punter Jonathan Plisco became the first Old Dominion Football Monarch to earn All-American honors after leading the FCS in punting in ODU's historic inaugural season. Plisco, who would earn three All-America distinctions in ODU's first season of football in 69 years, finished the 2009 season averaging a nation-leading 44.84 yards per punt and consistantly ranked among the top punters nationally in the FCS throughout the year. He made 57 punts with 18 going 50 yards more, 26 inside the opponent 20, and seven for a touchback. The left footer averaged over 50 yards per punt in games with Chowan and Savannah State and posted a career-high 76-yard punt in the victory over Campbell. Plisco earned All-American accolades again as a junior as he was a part of the Monarchs' inaugural forray into the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in 2011. Plisco earned Second Team All-America by College Sports Madness after he led the CAA and ranked second in the nation averaging 46.2 yards per punt. Of his 51 punts on the year, 20 went the distance of 50 yards or more and 12 were placed inside the opponent 20. Additionally, the left footed punter was one of 11 Monarchs named to an all-conference team and one of four Monarchs who were bestowed First Team All-CAA honors. To date, Plisco has earned nine All-America honors.
#50 Dustin Phillips Long Snapper * Woodland, Calif. 2009 - First Team All-American - College Sporting News Long snapper Dustin Phillips was among the 50 student-athletes named to the 2009 edition of the Fabulous Fifty Team for the Division I Football Championship Subdivision earning All-American honors from The College Sporting News. Phillips became the second Monarch in its first season of FCS play to earn All-American status. As a redshirt junior, he helped teammate, punter Jonathan Plisco, become the nation's top punter in the FCS and also helped snapped the ball to Monarch kicker Drew Hareza, who in turn scored 71 points for the Monarchs in 2009 going 7-of-13 on field goals and 50-of-51 on PATs.
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