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November 25, 2009

Farnham named Ivy League co-MVP

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Andover's Buddy Farnham was named the Ivy League co-Player of the Year after leading Brown with 1,003 receiving yards, marking just the eighth receiver in school history to eclipse 1,000 yards in a season.

Farnham, a senior, was also named first-team All-Ivy at wide receiver and as a return specialist.

He is a rare three-time, first-team All-Ivy selection, becoming the 37th player in Ivy history to be selected first team All-Ivy three or more times.

His 100.3 receiving yards per game rank fifth in the nation, while his 74 receptions (7.4 per game) rank eighth nationally. In addition, his 28.6 kickoff return yards per return ranks third in the nation, while his 165.1 all-purpose yards is eighth nationally. He also led the Ivy League in scoring (7.2 points per game) and punt returns (10.4 yards per return).

As for his storied Brown career, Farnham's 229 career receptions are sixth in the Ivy record book, his 2,895 career yards are seventh all-time and his 4,813 all-purpose yards are seventh.

He established a new Brown record for punt return yards (636 yards), eclipsing the previous mark of 620 yards by Stephen Campbell from 1997-2000.

He is the fourth Farnham to gain All-Ivy recognition at Brown following his father Mark and his uncles Paul and Bobby.

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