Valparaiso director of athletics Mark LaBarbera announced Wednesday Dave Cecchini has been hired as the 17th head football coach in school history.

San Diego seniors Robbie Beathard and Blake Oliaro have been named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I football first team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Fifty Pioneer Football League student-athletes have been selected to the 21st annual Academic All-PFL teams, as selected by the league’s sports information directors.

Sixty student athletes have been named to the 21st version of the All-Pioneer Football League squads. All selections were made by the league’s coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes.

San Diego quarterback Mason Mills, Marist defensive end Terrence Fede, Mercer quarterback John Russ, Stetson defensive back Donald Payne and Marist head coach Jim Parady were the recipients of the Pioneer Football League’s top honors in a vote of the league’s coaches.