Bucknell University Athletics
Matt DelMauro Named a Semifinalist for Campbell Trophy
9/24/2015 1:54:00 PM | Football
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell football senior running back Matt DelMauro (Nutley, N.J./Nutley) was named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation (NFF) William V. Campbell Trophy, it was announced Thursday. DelMauro is one of 135 semifinalists across all divisions of college football. He is the 10th Bison in as many years to be a semifinalist, following David Frisbey (2006), Nick Mozal (2007), Kevin Mullen (2008), Sam Nana-Sinkam (2009), Travis Nissley (2010), Tim Bolte (2011), Samuel Oyekoya (2012), Tracey Smith (2013) and Derek Maurer (2014).
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
The NFF will announce 15 finalists on Oct. 29, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 58th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 8, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. At the event, one member of the class will be declared in dramatic fashion the winner of the 26th William V. Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000. Bucknell's Travis Nissley was a finalist in 2010.
DelMauro's honor adds to his list of growing awards that highlight his academics. The three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member was a Capital One Academic All-District II selection a year ago. He was also a member of the Academic All-Patriot League Team and was named to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team. An accounting and financial management major, DelMauro has also been on Bucknell's Dean's List multiple times and is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.
A member of Sigma Chi fraternity, DelMauro was part of the CHAMP Mentoring Program, where he mentored a fifth-grade student having trouble making friends and dealing with family problems at home. He has also participated in Derby Days, which is a fundraiser for Children's Hospital, and assisted youth in learning football as part of the Nutley (N.J.) Rec Football Program.
A Boys State delegate in 2012, DelMauro graduated in the top 10 percent of his high school class.
On the football field at Bucknell, DelMauro has been a valuable running back, piling up more than 1,100 yards in his career. His best game came last November at Holy Cross when he ran 30 times for a career-high 139 yards and the game-winning touchdown in overtime. DelMauro was awarded the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week award for that performance.
A versatile player, DelMauro has 17 receptions in his career and has carried the ball 256 times. He has more than 1,300 all-purpose yards in his 23 career games.
DelMauro and the Bison are idle this week and will return to the football field next Saturday, Oct. 3, at VMI. Kickoff in Lexington, Virginia, is slated for 1:30 p.m.
