Cortland linebacker from Lindenhurst earns All-America honors

Lindenhurst’s Jack Winey was one of four Cortland national champion football players selected to the 2023 Associated Press (AP) Division III All-America team.

Winey, a junior linebacker, was a member of two Long Island championship teams at Lindenhurst. He set a Cortland single-season record with 141 tackles this season. He also had two sacks, three fumble recoveries and eight quarterback hurries for the Red Dragons (14-1).

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During Cortland’s dramatic 38-37 win over North Central (Illinois) in the NCAA Division III championship Dec. 15, Winey tallied seven tackles and had one sack and a fumble recovery.

The @RedDragonPride defense stands tall again on 4th down! This time Jack Winey gets the sack and fumble recovery for Cortland!#D3fb | #WhyD3 pic.twitter.com/RoGvRacN96

— NCAA Division III (@NCAADIII) December 16, 2023

Winey started all 15 games for Cortland, posted six double-figure tackle games, including NCAA playoff wins over Grove City (16), Alma (13) and Randolph-Macon (10).

Cortland’s junior quarterback Zac Boyes from the Buffalo area, senior wide receiver Cole Burgess of Greenwich and junior offensive lineman Cody Aiken from Canandaigua were named to AP first team.

ESPN’s highlight of the Stagg Bowl 👀 pic.twitter.com/iBQF0h5WVW

— Cortland Athletics (@RedDragonPride) December 18, 2023

Cortland recruits heavily on Long Island. This year’s team included 37 players who played at Long Island high schools.

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_{Top photo: No. 51 Jack Winey of Lindenhurst (Source: X / SUNY Cortland Football)}