2009 All-America Candidate
2007 and 2008 All-ECAC
2006, 2007 and 2008 All-Northeast Conference pick
As a Junior in 2008:
Earned All-Northeast-10 and All-ECAC honors for the second year in a row...Made 36 tackles (23 solo) on the year...Ranked second on the team with three interceptions...Played in 10 games for the Owls on the year…Tallied one tackle in the game at Bryant…Finished with two tackles in the game against AIC…Also had three kickoff returns for 92 yards and one punt return for 10 yards against AIC…Had five tackles and broke up one pass in the game against Stonehill...Also returned two punts for 12 yards…Had three tackles in the win over Merrimack…Tallied five tackles and broke up a pass in the win over Bentley. Also had three punt returns for 63 yards…Finished with three tackles in the win over St. Anselm…Recorded five tackles and picked off a pass in the win over Pace…Tallied six tackles, one interception and broke up a pass in the win over Assumption…Had one tackle and recovered a fumble in the win over No. 16 AIC…Tallied five tackles, one interception and broke up a pass in the NCAA game at West Chester.
As a Sophomore in 2007:
First Team All-Northeast-10 selection…Played in just seven games on the season…Registered 29 tackles (19 solo)…Intercepted two passes and returned them both for touchdowns…Returned seven punts for 104 yards and four kickoffs for 131 yards...Opened the 2007 season with a four tackle performance (three solo) in the win over Kutztown…Made two tackles in the win over Bentley…Missed the next five games due to injury…Had one interception and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown in the win over Stonehill…Also had three punt returns for 83 yards, including a 62-yard return, in the win over Stonehill…Named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for his performance against Stonehill…Had five tackles and broke up a pass in the win over Bryant…Made five tackles (one for loss) and returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown in the win over St. Anselm…Tallied six tackles in the win over Bryant in the NCAA playoffs…Made six tackles (five solo) in the NCAA game against California, Pa…Totaled a season-high 96 return yards on kickoffs against California, Pa.
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2006:
Second-Team All-Northeast 10 selection…Figured in on 38 tackles (24 solo) and added one interception for the Owls…Broke up a team-high nine passes…Returned three kicks for 72 yards, all coming against Central Connecticut on 9/15…Posted six tackles against Bentley…Made four tackles against CCSU…Posted a career-best nine tackles (seven solo) in the win over AIC…Made four solo stops against Merrimack…Registered six tackles against Assumption…Made four tackles against C.W. Post…Posted three tackles against Stonehill…Came up with five solo stops against St. Anselm and in the NCAA game against Merrimack.
As a Freshman in 2005:
Redshirted.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
All-State selection in both football and track and field at Bloomfield (Conn.) High School…Four-year letterwinner in football…All-Conference pick in both sports…Was the State Open champion in the 55-meter dash…Team captain as a senior.
Personal:
The son of Martin Manson, Sr…Born in Hartford, Conn…A communications major.
Career Highs
Tackles: 9, at AIC, 9/22/06
Interceptions: 1, six times
Passes Defended: 2, vs. AIC, 9/22/06
Fumble Recoveries: 1, at AIC, 11/8/08
Returns: 4, twice
Return Yards: 102, vs. AIC, 9/12/08
Touchdowns: 1, twice (INT returns)
Longest Punt Return: 62, vs. Stonehill, 10/27/07
Longest Kickoff Return: 54, at California, Pa., 11/24/07
Longest INT Return: 70, at St. Anselm, 11/10/07
