LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) announced its 2019 all-conference teams on Wednesday. Clarion running back Mylique McGriff and defensive lineman Saif Khan were both named to their respective All-PSAC West First Teams, with McGriff earning a spot on the offense and Khan on the defense.
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Khan earned his second straight All-PSAC honor in 2019, having been on the Second Team last year, and finished his career as one of the dominant defensive linemen in the PSAC. The senior from Lorton, Va. set career highs across the board with 55 total tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and five sacks. He blocked his second career kick in 2019, tying him for seventh in program history since 1999, and finished his career with 178 career tackles.
He was similarly dominant in 2018, finishing the year with 52 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Playing alongside fellow all-conference selections Alec Heldreth and Brandon Vocco, Khan provided the momentum swings in several games, including eight tackles and a sack against Lincoln (Pa.).
McGriff earned his first career all-conference honors by excelling in spite of injuries, leading the PSAC in rushing yards per game at 104.5 yards per contest. That average ranks fourth for a single-season in program history and is just 0.1 yards per game shy of Alfonso Hoggard’s third-place mark. McGriff toted the ball 154 times for a total of 836 yards and an average of 5.4 yards per carry, and he finished the year with six rushing touchdowns.
He shot up the record books as well, moving into sixth place all-time with a career rushing total of 2,327 yards. The program’s record – Elton Brown’s mark of 3,069 yards set between 1981-84 — remains well in reach for McGriff, who owns a career average of 86.2 rushing yards per game. That’s tops among Golden Eagles since 1999, and he should enter the top-five in rushing touchdowns next year as well.
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