January 24, 2011 Contact: Dan Wilkes, National Chair For Immediate Release (620) 235-4147 or [email protected]

Hill Trophy Winner Czerniewski, Upshaw Award Runner-up Schiechl Headline 2010 Don Hansen All-America Team

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Trophy winning of Central Missouri and runner-up defensive end Marc Schiechl of Colorado Mines headline a talented 2010 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All- America Team.

Czerniewski, who captured the as the Division II National Player of the Year honors, garnered Don Hansen Offensive Player of the Year accolades. Schiechel, who finished second behind Slippery Rock offensive center for the Gene Upshaw Award as the National Lineman of the Year recognition, received Don Hansen National Defensive Player of the Year honors.

Fusco, a first-team All-America selection, received the eighth annual NCAA-II Rimington Award as the division’s top offensive center. †

Angelo State return specialist Garrett Tidwell, who returned three kicks for scores and ranked in the top 10 nationally in both punt returns and kickoff returns, was selected the Don Hansen National Special Teams Player of the Year.

Bloomsburg running back Franklyn Quiteh, who led Division II in rushing with 2,015 yards and 22 touchdowns, and Pittsburg State linebacker Nate Dreiling, who led the division in tackles (160, 13.3 pg), shared Don Hansen National Freshman of the Year honors.

Minnesota Duluth’s Bob Nielson, who led the Bulldogs to an unblemished 15-0 record and the school’s second NCAA Division II National Championship in three years, shared Don Hansen National Coach of the Year honors with Mercyhurst’s Marty Schaetzle, who led one of the division’s most compelling turnarounds in 2010 with a 10-3 record and an NCAA-II second-round playoff appearance after a 4-7 campaign in 2009.

Czerniewski, a senior from Montgomery City, Mo., completed 447 of 670 passes for a Division II leading 5,207 yards and 46 touchdowns while directing Central Missouri to an 11-3 record and the NCAA-II quarterfinals. He set a Division II passing record with 5,207 yards.

Schliechl, a senior from Lakewood, Colo., logged 66 tackles with 19.0 tackles-for-loss and 12.0 quarterback sacks, while helping the Orediggers to a 9-3 record and an NCAA-II postseason appearance. He finished his decorated career as the NCAA-II all-time quarterback sack leader (46.0).

The Don Hansen Division II All-America Team carries out the legacy of long-time small advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988.

The Don Hansen Football Committee selected All-Super Region teams in December and early January, with the first- team and second-team All-Super Region players advancing to the national ballot.

A total of 167 players earned some form of Don Hansen All-America honors. Players from 77 of the 150 football-playing schools in Division II earned Don Hansen All-America accolades. National Champion Minnesota Duluth and national semifinalist NW Missouri State led the way by placing nine players apiece on All-America squad.

FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Don Hansen National Coordinator Dan Wilkes, Asst. AD/Media Relations at Pittsburg State University, at 620-235-4147 ([email protected]).

† The Boomer Esiason Foundation, which established the Dave in 2000 to honor the outstanding NCAA BCS center, expanded that award in 2003 to include the top center on the NCAA FCS, DII, DIII and NAIA All-America squads. The Rimington Trophy web site is located at www.rimingtontrophy.com. Esiason, a high-octane Maryland quarterback, and Rimington, a nonpareil center for Nebraska, were NFL teammates at Cincinnati in the mid-1980s. In 1993, Esiason created the New York City based foundation that bears his name to raise funds for the treatment and research of cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease his son Gunnar has battled since infancy.

First Team Offense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN QB Eric Czerniewski 6-0 190 SR Central Missouri Montgomery City, Mo. FB Bobby Humphries 6-3 250 SR Shepherd Frederick, Md. RB Phil Milbrath 5-9 200 SR Michigan Tech Norway, Mich. RB Franklyn Quiteh 5-10 197 FR Bloomsburg Tobyhanna, Penn. WR Thomas Mayo 6-2 184 JR Concord Reston, Va. WR Jamorris Warren 6-1 195 SR Central Missouri Belle, Glade, Fla. WR Fred Williams 6-0 195 SR St. Cloud State Milwaukee, Wis. TE Ryan Travis 6-3 235 SR West Liberty Massillon, Ohio C Brian Fusco 6-5 305 SR Slippery Rock Cranberry Twp., Penn. OG Dennis Bergland 6-2 310 SR Nebraska-Omaha Plattsmouth, Neb. OG Kyle Thornton 6-4 345 SR North Alabama Dallas, Tex. OT Cameron Bradfield 6-5 295 SR Grand Valley State Grand Rapids, Mich. OT Michael Tribue 6-3 260 SR Carson-Newman Antioch, Tenn. PK Gareth Rowlands 6-1 215 SR Tusculum Benllech, N.C. AP Josh Renel 5-8 187 JR Wayne State (Mich.) Rochester Hills, Mich.

First Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN DE Malcolm Jenkins 6-5 235 SR Elizabeth City State Florence, N.J. DE Marc Schiechl 6-3 260 SR Colorado Mines Lakewood, Colo. DG/DT Jim Kuntz 6-2 250 SR Minnesota Duluth Oshkosh, Wis. DG/DT Derrin Nettles 6-4 304 SR Morehouse Montgomery, Ala. LB Larry Dean 6-0 216 SR Valdosta State Tifton, Ga. LB Nate Dreiling 6-4 220 FR Pittsburg State Hutchinson, Kan. LB Matt Freed 5-10 210 JR East Stroudsburg Souderton CB Stevie Harden 5-8 155 SR Valdosta State Valdosta, Ga. CB Ryan Jones 5-11 195 SR NW Missouri State Liberty, Mo. S Cody Eich 6-1 205 JR Minnesota Duluth Farmington, Minn. S Ron Parker 6-1 210 SR Newberry St. Helena Island, S.C. P Ronnie Partridge 5-10 185 JR Stillman Ridge Springs, S.C. RS Garrett Tidwell 5-10 180 SR Angelo State Boyd, Tex.

Second Team Offense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN QB Zach Amedro 6-0 200 SR West Liberty Moundsville, W.V. FB Tim Schmalz 6-1 235 SR Michigan Tech Shawno, Wis. RB Isaac Odim 6-0 215 SR Minnesota Duluth Rochester, Minn. RB Akeem Satterfield 6-1 210 SO Slippery Rock Erie, Penn. WR Edmund Gates 6-1 200 SR Abilene Christian Vernon, Tex. WR Joe Hastings 6-0 185 SR Washburn Wichita, Kan. WR Justin Johnson 5-11 185 SR Fort Lewis San Diego, Calif. TE DeMarco Crosby 6-3 240 SR Central Missouri Kansas City, Mo. OC Matt Webber 6-0 275 JR Abilene Christian Paradise, Tex. OG Pat Casey 6-0 300 SR Bloomsburg Matamoras, Penn. OG Matt Desotell 6-3 300 SR Michigan Tech Green Bay, Wisc. OT Chandler Rearden 6-1 265 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Greenwood, S.C. OT Larry Wreidt 6-7 320 JR West Liberty Sacramento, Calif. PK Steve Ivanisevic 5-11 195 SR Washburn Darien, Ill. AP Alfonso Hoggard 5-2 150 JR Clarion Philadelphia, Penn.

Second Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN DE Courtney Harris 6-3 230 SR North Alabama Jupiter, Fla. DE Daniel Webb 6-1 260 SR Emporia State Ft. Collins, Colo. DG/DT Jacob Crossman 6-3 290 SR Fort Hays State Haysville, Kan. DG/DT Maurice Harris 6-2 230 SR Mars Hill Hendersonville, N.C. LB Kiel Fechteclkotter 6-0 220 SR Minnesota Duluth Lake Nebagamon, Wisc. LB Chad Kilgore 6-1 230 JR NW Missouri State Orrick, Mo. LB Shawn Loiseau 6-2 240 JR Merrimack Shrewbury, Mass. CB Tae Evans 6-0 205 SR West Texas A&M Amarillo, Tex. CB Keon Robinson 5-11 187 SO Shepherd Fairfax Stn., Va. S Caleb Singleton 6-4 215 SR Western Oregon Salem, Ore. S Ian Wild 6-0 215 JR Mercyhurst Pittsburgh, Penn. P Kevin Berg 6-0 185 SR Chadron State Longmont, Colo. RS L.J. McCray 6-1 200 SO Catawba Charlotte, N.C.

Third Team Offense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN QB Blake Bolles 6-4 210 SR NW Missouri State Lincoln, Neb. FB Le’Quan McCorkle 5-11 210 JR Lenoir-Rhyne Sherrills Ford, N.C. RB Tommy Addison 5-8 180 JR Shepherd Germantown, Md. RB Jesse Lewis 5-6 173 JR Colorado State-Pueblo Loveland, Colo. WR O.J. Murdock 6-0 195 SR Fort Hays State Tampa, Fla. WR David Pressley 5-10 175 SR Newberry Anderson, S.C. WR Tyson Williams 6-0 205 JR West Texas A&M Aldine, Texas TE Michael Rodriguez 6-2 190 JR Tusculum Columbia, S.C. OC Matt Holmes 6-2 300 SR Newberry Johnston, S.C. OG Joe Bundy 6-6 305 SR Wayne State (Neb.) Madison, S.D. OG Dan Jordan 6-3 305 SR California (Pa.) Tionesta, Pa. OT Sam Geldmaker 6-8 290 SR Gannon Bradenton, Fla. OT Trevis Turner 6-7 330 SR Abilene Christian DeSoto, Texas PK David Nadeau 6-3 200 JR Minnesota Duluth White Bear Lakes, Minn. AP Cody Renken 5-8 160 SO Colorado Mines Smithson Valley, Texas

Third Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN DE Xavier Brown 6-5 245 SR LIU-C.W. Post Bay Shore, N.Y. DE Aston Whiteside 6-2 270 JR Abilene Christian Vernon, Texas DG/DT Roberto Davis 6-3 260 SR NW Missouri State Copperas Cove, Texas DG/DT Fred Hale 6-2 241 SR Mercyhurst Mentor, Ohio LB Robbie Aurich 6-1 230 SR Minnesota Duluth Spring Lake, Mich. LB Shad Baichtal 5-11 175 SR West Texas A&M Mission Viejo, Calif. LB Clay Beeler 6-1 225 SR West Liberty Waverly, Ohio CB Chad Daniel 5-11 180 SR North Alabama Sipsey, Ala. CB Darnell Evans 5-8 181 FR Shaw Madison, N.J. S Nick Sipes 5-11 225 SR Clarion Curwensville, Pa. S Garrett Williams 5-9 190 SR Delta State Leland, Miss. P George Shamblen 6-0 205 JR Angelo State San Angelo, Texas RS Demario Barber 5-9 165 JR Fort Valley State Ashburn, Ga.

Honorable Mention ALPHABETICAL, BY SCHOOL — Abilene Christian: Emery Dudensing, FB; Mitchell Gale, QB; Ben Gibbs, TE; Albany State: Jacob Hardwick, DE: Mike Mavromichalis, OC; Ashland: Greg Berkshire, PK; Justin Magruder, OG; Assumption: Dave Canney, WR; Augustana (S.D.): Drew Behrens, P; Brady Maclver, DG/DT; Dan O’Keefe, S; Dan Schoen, OC; Tyler Schulte, WR; Bloomsburg: Dan Fisher, PK; Brevard: Neville Bryce, FB; Eric Watts, P; Central Missouri: Anthony Stewart, AP; Central Oklahoma: Josh Birmingham, RB; Central Washington: Stan Langlow, S; Chadron State: Jed Herblen, CB; Colorado Mines: Clay Garcia, QB; Robin Vinnola, TE; Concord: Brian Kennedy, AP; Concordia-St. Paul: Zach Moore, DE; Delta State: Phillip Yandall, OG; Dixie State: Mike Langston, P; Eastern New Mexico: Taylor Cannon, PK; Elizabeth City State: Daronte McNeill, RB; Fairmont State: Dewey McDonald, S; Fort Valley State: Tony Davis, TE; Grand Valley State: Matt Armstrong, OT; Zach Breen, LB; Rob Carlisle, CB; Nick Lawrence, DE; Justin Victor, LB; Henderson State: Nick Hardesty, QB; Hillsdale: Troy Weatherhead, QB; Humboldt State: Taylor Boggs, OC; Lyndon Rowells, RB; Mars Hill: Rudy Cabral, LB; , RB; Mercyhurst: Bryan Boyce, LB; Trevor Kennedy, WR; Michigan Tech: Todd Storm, DG/DT; Millersville: Jamal Smith, WR; Minnesota Duluth: Cory Flesch, OT; Garth Heikkinen, OG; Chase Volger, QB; Minnesota State: Jeremy Clark, OT; Nebraska-Kearney: Mason Brodine, DE; Kyle Kaiser ,WR; Nebraska- Omaha: Mike Higgins, TE; Harrison Lingenfelter, OT; New Haven: Desmond Anderson, CB; North Alabama: Harrison Bryant, LB; Josh Montgomery, PK; North Carolina-Pembroke: Adam Deese, LB; Northern Michigan: D.J. Oke, CB; Northeastern State: Colton Ables, OG; NW Missouri State: Brett Grozinger, OG; Willie Horn, LB; Josh Lorenson, DG/DT, Jake Soy, WR; Jason Wiseman, OT; Northwood: Anthony Brandon, FB; Pittsburg State: Jared Witter, P; St. Augustine’s: Walter Sanders, RB; Shepherd: Steve Baisey, OG; Deante Steele, RS; Southeastern Oklahoma: Braylen Laury, AP; Southern Arkansas: Cedric Thornton, DG/DT; Texas A&M-Kingsville: Tressor Baptiste, LB; Corey Robertson, S; Truman: Michael Elliott, S; Tusculum: Bo Cordell, QB; Deonte’ Gist, WR; Hannibal Ruiz, OG; Valdosta State: Demario Jones, DG/DT; Washburn: Vershon Moore, RB; Wayne State (Mich.): Stan Thornton, CB; Wayne State (Neb.): Frederick Bruno, RS; West Alabama: Gerald Worsham, WR; West Liberty: Kevon Calhoun, RB; Nick Madia, OC; West Virginia Wesleyan: Shannon Breen, OT; Mike Price, DG/DT; Wingate: Perry Floyd, AP; Greg Harmon, LB.