Pettaway, Elliott named All-District IV by D3football.com

By Tim Glon

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ADA — Sophomore Jordan Pettaway (Oregon/Clay) and senior Jonmichael Elliott (Richmond, Va./Clover Hill) were named All-District IV in football for 2024 in voting conducted by D3football.com.

Both men earned awards at multiple positions.

Pettaway was named Second Team All-District at running back and as a kick returner, while Elliott was a Third Team All-District selection as both a placekicker and punter.

Both men were named First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference earlier this season.

Pettaway became just the 18th Polar Bear to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, carrying 121 times for 1,003 yards.

He was second in the OAC in rushing with his 1003 yards and leads the nation with an average of 8.29 yards per attempt.

Pettaway leads the nation with an average of 33.4 yards per kickoff return and is 10th nationally with 1,525 all-purpose yards this season.

In his two seasons at Ohio Northern, Pettaway ranks 22nd all-time in ONU history with 1,479 rushing yards and is averaging a school-record 8.4 career yards pr carry.

He was named the OAC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season.

Elliott is also a two-time Academic All-Conference honoree and has been named OAC Special Teams Player of the Week three times in his career.

A three-year starter at punter, Elliott averaged 39.7 yards per punt, which leaves him third all-time in ONU history.

This season, he was third in the OAC with an average of 41.3 yards per punt and impressively had no touchbacks on 47 punts.

He also scored 63 points, going 8-for-9 on field goals, 39-for-41 on extra points and ran in a 2-point conversion.

In his career, Elliott was 14-for-18 on field goals, 68-for-70 on extra points and scored 110 points.

The Polar Bears finished their season 5-5 overall and posted an upper division in the 10-team OAC by tying for fifth with a 4-5 league mark under first-year head coach Andy Fries.