Paul Spreen (47) -- HCAC Defensive Player of the Year

TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology placed a pair of standouts on the all-North Region football team, released by d3football.com on Saturday.

Junior defensive end Paul Spreen (Williams/Bedford N. Lawrence) and freshman tight end Reed Eason (St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North) captured second-team all-region accolades in a vote of d3football.com staff and selected sports information directors.

Spreen captured Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors this fall, while Eason earned league Freshman of the Year honors in a vote of league coaches.

Reed Eason -- second-team all-region as a freshman

Spreen led the HCAC with 19 tackles-for-loss and two forced fumbles, while leading all conference defensive linemen with 62 tackles.  He tallied the second most tackles on Rose-Hulman's defensive roster and increased his career totals to 39 tackles-for-loss and 16.5 sacks in three seasons.

Eason led all HCAC tight ends and ranked third overall with 47 receptions this fall.  He also finished sixth in the league with 535 yards and led Rose-Hulman with five touchdown receptions.

His efforts included nine receptions for 121 yards in a Homecoming victory over Hanover College.

Rose-Hulman finished the season with a 7-3 record for its best season since 1994.  The Engineers also tallied a 4-3 conference mark for its first winning season in league play since 1995.