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2019 Football Roster

Abbey Lipcsik
Steve Virost

15 Michael Canganelli

  • Position Running Back
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Mayfield Village, OH
  • Highschool Mayfield
  • Major Education

Biography

Awards & Honors 
  • 2018 D3Football.com Second Team All-North Region
  • 2018, 2019 First Team All-OAC
  • OAC Offensive Player of the Week: 11/10/2018
  • OAC Special Teams Player of the Week: 11/13/2017

School Records
  • Single Season All-Purpose yards, 1,905: 2018
  • Single Season Average Per Kick Return, 38.83: 2017
  • Single Game Kick Return, 209, Mount Union: November 11, 2017

2019 
  • Rushed for 130 yards on 34 carries and caught a pass for 10 yards in a win against Baldwin Wallace (11/16)
  • Rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries, and added two receptions for ten yards against Heidelberg (11/9) 
  • Carried the ball four times for eight yards, and returned one kickoff for 29 yards against Wilmington (11/2)
  • Toted the rock a season high 28 times for 140 rushing yards and two touchdowns, moving him to 10th all time in touchdowns in John Carroll history in a win against Marietta (10/26).
  • Rushed for 58 yards and had one catch for 18 yards and a touchdown against Ohio Northern (10/19)
  • Registered a season high 156 yards and three touchdowns against Capital (10/12)
  • Amassed 111 rushing yards and had two touchdowns against Muskingum  while catching three passes for 22 yards (10/5)
  • Ran for 41 yards and a touchdown while catching five passes for 37 yards  and returning 4 kicks for 109 yards against Mount Union (9/28)
  • Carried the ball 13 times for 50 yards and a touchdown score against Otterbein (9/21)
  • Totaled 68 all purpose yards on 14 touches against UW-Stevens Point (9/7)

2018
  • Also rushed for a touchdown in the NCAA 1st Round Playoff Game against Randolph Macon (11/17)
  • Ran for a career-high 270 yards on 35 carries and three touchdowns against Baldwin Wallace (11/10)
  • Rushed 28 times for 129 yards and a score against Heidelberg (11/3)
  • Rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns against Wilmington (10/27)
  • Carried the ball 23 times for 160 yards and a touchdown as well as a receiving touchdown against Capital (10/6)
  • Led the JCU offense with 116 rushing yards yards while registering a season high 65 receiving yards yards against #1 Mount Union (9/22)
  • Ran for his first touchdown of the season against Otterbein (9/15)
  • Rushed for over 100 yards in seven of his 11 games played in this season
  • Is the holder of most all-purpose yards (1,905) in a single season 
  • Finished the season ranked second in the OAC in rushing yards (1,291) and rushing touchdowns (17)

2017
  • Set John Carroll program record for kick return yards in a single game with 209 yards against #2 Mount Union, also returning the opening kickoff of the second half against for a touchdown
  • Recorded a career-high three tackles for the second time, as well (11/11)
  • Was a major contributor with three special teams tackles against Ohio Northern (10/14)
  • Holds the record for the highest kick return yardage (38.13) in a single season 
  • Led JCU with 83 yards rushing and two touchdowns, along with two solo tackles on special teams against Wilmington (9/30)
  • Played in nine games as a freshman

High School
  • Played for Ross Bandiera at Mayfield High School
  • Honorable Mention All-State, All-Conference, and All-District

Academics & Personal
  • Son of Vince and Toni Canganelli
  • Brother Nick Canganelli ('15) is a JCU graduate
  • Trained with Arizona Cardinals 2019 second round pick wide receiver Andy Isabella in the offseason 
  • Plans to become a middle school science and history teacher
  • Intramural athlete
  • Born in Mayfield, Ohio

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2017First Year

    Running Back
    5'8" 185 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2018Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 195 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2019Junior

    Running Back
    5'10" 195 lbs
    15

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