ALBION, Mich. -- Braden Fracassi and Garrett Whiting have each earned D3football.com All-Region 4 honors.

Fracassi was named to the second team as a returner, while Whiting notched a spot on the third team as a long snapper. The duo are the first returner and long snapper to ever earn All-Region honors from Albion.

The junior Fracassi combined for 448 kick/punt return yards, which ranked fourth in the MIAA and top 100 in Division III. He was also second in the conference and 37th in Division III in yards per punt return (9.8) and first in the MIAA and eighth in Division III in total punt return yards (246).

Against Olivet, the South Lyon, Mich. native had a rushing score, receiving score and 52-yard punt return touchdown all in the first half.

Fracassi also played every special teams snap and helped the Britons rank in the top four in the MIAA in kickoff return average (19.76) and punt return average (9.46) for new special teams coordinator Bryan Sander, who started in mid-August. Fracassi tied for second on the team with five special teams tackles.

Whiting was a snapper who helped the special teams unit stay consistent, as he snapped on almost all field goals, PATs and punts in all 30 career games played.

He was perfect on every snap this season and was a key component to the success of kicker Logan Grwinski, who tied for fifth in Division III in field goals made with 12. Grwinski was also one of 11 kickers in Division III to make 12 or more field goals this season and tied for first in the MIAA in field goal percentage (.667). Grwinski kicked four field goals against Rose-Hulman and Trine, becoming the first kicker in Albion history to make four field goals in back-to-back games and tied the record for most field goals made in a game from 1998. 

Whiting also made a tackle while covering a punt against Trine.

All-Time Albion D3football.com All-Region Selections:

2005	Mike Sheldon	DT	Third Team
2009	Chris Greenwood	CB	First Team
2010	Clinton Orr	RB	First Team
	Chris Greenwood	CB	First Team
	Shane Jeisel	OT	Second Team
2011	Chris Greenwood	CB	First Team
	Clinton Orr	RB	Third Team
	Chris Ogston	OT	Third Team
	C.J. Carroll	DT	Third Team
	John Lesinski	LB	Third Team
2012	C.J. Carroll	DT	Second Team
	Eric Woods	C	Third Team
2013	Chris Ogston	OT	Third Team
2014	Mike Czarnecki	RB	Third Team
2015	Dominic Bona	QB	Second Team
2017	Sam Blanzy	P	Third Team
2018	Andrew Fabry	K	Second Team
	Brian Blanzy	TE	Third Team
2019	Chase Bouschor	G	Third Team
2021	Justin Thomas	WR	First Team
	Jared Nighswander	OT	First Team
	Mitch Ardensen	DE	Second Team
	Derek Crowley	G	Third Team
2022	Mark Tocco	WR	First Team
	Jeremiah Major	LB	First Team
	Scott Roskopp	G	Second Team
	Nick Fannon	DT	Second Team
	Ricky Pearson	CB	Third Team
2023	Nick Fannon	DT	First Team
	Chris Bowman	P	Second Team
	Kye Bristow	WR	Third Team
	Larry Platt	CB	Third Team
2024	Trevor Smith	TE	Third Team
	Michael Pruchnic	DT	Third Team
2025	Braden Fracassi	RET	Second Team
	Garrett Whiting	LS	Third Team