This latest honor is one of many for the Owls linebacker. He is a three-time MASCAC All-Conference honoree while also earning Westfield State Defensive Player of the Year in 2016, 2017 and 2018. During the 2018 season, he took home New England Football Writers Division II/III All-Star accolades and D3football.com All-East Region honors plus was a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award which is given to the top collegiate linebacker.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State University placed 11 players – enough to field a starting lineup – on the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame’s (NFF) recently announced 2019 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Several Westfield State student-athletes were recently named to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Team for the fall 2018 season.
Westfield State University senior linebacker Zach Howard (Spencer, Mass) and running back Travon Holder (Hartford, Conn.) have been named to the 2018 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team, selected by New England football writers.
Westfield State University linebacker Andrew Carpenter (Auburn, Mass.) has been named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All District team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Westfield State University graduate student linebacker Zach Howard was named the 2018 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced on Thursday.
Westfield State senior linebacker Tyler Robbins (Valley Christian HS (Calif.) / Southwick, Mass.) was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football defensive player of the week , brought to you by GEICO, for the final week of the 2018 regular season.
Westfield State senior running back Travon Holder rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns in his swan song, leading the Owls to a 27-13 win over Western Connecticut State University
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Westfield State will play their last game of the season on Saturday at Western Connecticut State University, in a Massachusetts Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior running back Travon Holder (Hartford, Conn.) was named the MASCAC football offensive player of the week this past Sunday for his performance against Fitchburg State.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Senior running back Travon Holder (Hartford, Conn. / Cheney Tech) rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns as Westfield State defeated Mass. Maritime in MASCAC action Saturday at Clean Harbors Stadium in Buzzards Bay.