December 13, 2013 For Immediate Release 2013 Don Hansen All-Super Region Three Team Rodgers, Longacre, Brown, McGee, Dorrel Earn Top Regional Honors PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Don Hansen Football Committee has released the 2013 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All- Super Region Three squad today (Dec. 13). Henderson State quarterback Kevin Rodgers, a national finalist for the 2013 Harlon Hill Trophy, was named the Super Region Three Offensive Player of the Year, while NW Missouri State defensive tackle Matt Longacre was selected the Defensive Player of the Year. Pittsburg State return specialist John Brown garnered Special Teams Player of the Year honors for a second straight year, while Arkansas-Monticello placekicker Jamie McGee received Freshman of the Year recognition. NW Missouri State head coach Adam Dorrel, who has guided the Bearcats to a 13-0 record and a berth in the NCAA Division II national semifinals this Saturday (Dec. 14), was named the Super Region Three Coach of the Year. Rodgers, a junior from Rockwall, Texas, passed for 4,449 yards (404.5 ypg) and 37 touchdowns while leading the Reddies to the GAC title and an NCAA-II playoff berth. Longacre, a junior from Omaha, Neb., has made 47 tackles (26 solo) with 14.5 tackles-for-loss and 8.5 quarterback sacks. Brown, a senior from Homestead, Fla., ranked eighth nationally in punt returns (15.4 ypr) and second in Division II in all-purpose yards (200.0 ypg). McGee, from Lake Charles, La., converted 17 of 19 field goals on the season. In his third year as head coach of his alma mater, Dorrel has compiled an impressive 34-6 (.850) record, leading Northwest to three straight NCAA-II playoff appearances. His 2013 squad has averaged a 42-14 victory over its first 13 opponents heading into Saturday’s national semifinal match-up against No. 22 Grand Valley State University. The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football 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. Don Hansen’s Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003. The first-team and second-team All-Region selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2013 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team will be named in January. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association champion Northwest Missouri State University led the way with nine honorees, while MIAA member Pittsburg State University had eight honorees. Great American Conference champion Henderson State University and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champion Minnesota State University received seven selections apiece. A total of 110 players earned some form of Don Hansen All-Super Region Three honors. Players from 38 of the 47 football-playing schools in Super Region Three earned All-Region accolades. First Team Offense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN QB Kevin Rodgers 6-3 215 JR Henderson State Rockwall, Texas FB Chris Barnwell 6-1 215 JR Missouri Southern Savannah, Ga. RB Chris Smith 5-8 190 JR Upper Iowa Brown Deer, Wis. RB Tyler Tonderum 5-10 191 JR Southwest Minnesota Armstrong, Iowa WR John Brown 5-11 170 SR Pittsburg State Homestead, Fla. WR Darius Davis 5-11 122 JR Henderson State Frisco, Texas WR Ray Ray Davis 6-1 205 SR Emporia State Indian Trail, N.C. TE Joe Don Duncan 6-4 270 SR Dixie State Corona, Calif. AP Marquez Clark 5-11 190 JR Central Oklahoma Texarkana, Texas C Kelton Hays 5-11 284 SR Henderson State Jonesville, La. OG Cody Carlson 6-3 275 SR NW Missouri State Eudora, Kan. OG Andrew Essman 6-2 293 SR Minnesota State Lincoln, Neb. OT Tom Olson 6-6 285 SR Minnesota Duluth Coon Rapids, Min. OT Cole Manhart 6-6 300 JR Nebraska-Kearney Highland Ranch, Colo. PK Jamie McGee 5-9 165 FR Arkansas-Monticello Lake Charles, La. 2013 Don Hansen Super Region Three Team… page 2 First Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN DE Matt Longacre 6-3 240 JR NW Missouri State Omaha, Neb. DE Chris Vandervest 6-1 265 SR Minnesota Duluth Green Bay, Wis. DG/DT Calvin Ursin 6-0 265 SR Arkansas-Monticello Kenner, La. DG/DT Brandon Yost 6-2 280 SO NW Missouri State Omaha, Neb. LB Nate Dreiling 6-4 226 SR Pittsburg State Hutchinson/Victoria, Kan. LB D.J. Gnader 6-2 225 JR NW Missouri State Council Bluffs, Iowa LB Eric Reimer 6-2 225 JR NW Missouri State Menomonie Falls, Wis. LB Keaton Stigger 6-2 245 SR Henderson State Collierville, Texas CB Pierre Desir 6-2 206 SR Lindenwood St. Charles, Mo. CB Brandon Dixon 6-0 195 SR NW Missouri State Pompano Beach, Fla. S Nathan Hancock 6-1 192 JR Minnesota State Indepedence, Mo. S Jack Moro 5-11 190 SR St. Cloud State Brookfield, Wis. P Scott Groner 6-4 200 JR Missouri Western Tecoma, Victoria (Australia) RS John Brown 5-11 170 SR Pittsburg State Homestead, Fla. Second Team Offense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN QB Trevor Adams 6-1 200 SR NW Missouri State Odessa, Texas QB Phillip Klaphake 6-1 196 SR St. Cloud State Princeton, Minn. QB Jon Wolfe 6-4 230 SR Minnesota State Oak Forest, Ill. FB Romo Westbrook 5-9 195 JR Harding Marion, Ark. RB Jeff Seybold, Jr. 5-11 208 SO Pittsburg State Lincoln, Neb. RB Raphael Spencer 5-9 190 SO Missouri Western Kansas City, Mo. RB Terrell Watson 6-2 230 JR Azusa Pacific Oxnard, Calif. WR Anthony Dean 6-2 203 SR Southwest Minnesota Tampa, Fla. WR Adam Jiskra 6-2 177 SO Minnesota State-Moorhead Grafton, N.D. WR Ronrei Lloyd 6-3 190 SR Central Missouri Pittsburgh, Pa. WR Chris Terry 6-4 175 SO Southern Arkansas Lindale, Texas TE Ryan Corbin 6-4 250 SR Southwestern Oklahoma Newcastle, Okla. AP Josh Birmingham 5-9 205 SR Central Oklahoma Luther, Okla. AP Morris Henderson 5-9 182 SR Lincoln Jacksonsville, Fla. C Grant Schonobrich 6-3 280 SR Minnesota Duluth Cedar Rapids, Iowa OG Ricky Gonzales 6-0 285 SR Henderson State Cedar Hill, Texas OG Mike Thompson 6-5 280 JR Harding Machesney Park, Ill. OT Cody Holland 6-6 334 SR Pittsburg State Neosho, Mo. OT Kyle Johnson 6-5 300 SR Southwest Minnesota Atwater, Minn. OT Mitchell Weideman 6-6 318 JR St. Cloud State Baxter, Minn. PK Sam Brockshus 5-11 200 JR Minnesota State Spencer, Iowa PK Justin Linn 6-1 195 R-FR Washburn Abilene, Kan. Second Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN DE Kraig Akins 6-2 290 JR Western Oregon Springfield, Ore. DE Troy Guptill 6-2 225 JR Mary Quinn, S.D. DE Zach Moore 6-6 282 SR Concordia-St. Paul Chicago, Ill. DE Antwion Patterson 6-4 215 SR Ouachita Baptist Atlanta, Ga. DG/DT Barry Ballinger 6-1 301 JR Minnesota State Wauwatosa, Wis. DG/DT Taye Irvin 6-1 327 SO Pittsburg State LaGrange, Ga. LB Bryce Atagi 5-10 240 SR Washburn Shawnee, Kan. LB Tyler Disney 6-1 214 JR Pittsburg State Stilwell, Kan. LB Langston Jones 6-0 205 SR Northeastern State Whitesboro, Texas LB Grant Singer 6-1 215 JR Mary Turtle Lake, N.D. CB Kenny Chowa 5-9 185 SR Minnesota Duluth Menomonie, Wis. CB Patrick Schmidt 6-0 180 SO Minnesota State Menasha, Wis. S Tyler Thornton 5-8 182 JR Azusa Pacific Bakersfield, Calif. S Ashtun Williams 5-10 200 SR Harding Rialto, Calif. S Brian Poston 6-1 195 SR Emporia State Oklahoma City, Okla. P Scott Pulkinen 5-11 200 SR Bemidji State Minot, N.D. RS Etauj Allen 5-10 165 SR Ouachita Baptist San Antonio, Texas 2013 Don Hansen Super Region Three Team… page 3 Third Team Offense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN QB Ryan Bergman 6-2 170 JR Western Oregon Issaquah, Wash. QB Brent Wilson 6-0 183 SO Emporia State Ponca City, Okla. FB Spencer Knight 5-11 205 JR Ouachita Baptist Arkadelphia, Ark. RB Jordan Todd 5-6 186 SO Central Washington Bellevue, Wash. RB Avery Walker 5-10 202 SR Bemidji State Milwaukee, Wis. WR Dennis Carter 5-10 177 SR Minnesota State Brooklyn Park, Minn. WR Anthony Foster 5-10 180 JR Southeastern Oklahoma Tulsa, Okla. WR Caleb Holley 6-4 200 SR East Central (Okla.) Anchorage, Alaska TE Lucas Hefty 6-4 235 JR Upper Iowa Traer, Iowa AP Chichi Ojika 5-8 185 SR Winona State New Brighton, Minn. C Kyle Duncan 6-2 290 SR Washburn Topeka, Kan. C Brandon Puffer 6-1 299 SR Southwest Minnesota Buffalo, Minn. OG Andrew Muer 6-2 280 JR Minnesota Duluth Perham, Minn. OG Aaron Sprinkle 6-3 327 JR Ouachita Baptist White Hall, Ark. OG Jarrett Stastny 6-4 300 R-FR Emporia State Sanger, Texas OT Doug Despain 6-3 270 SR Henderson State Austin, Texas OT Karl Eichinger 6-5 278 SO St. Cloud State Princeton, Minn. OT C.J. Keeney 6-6 280 JR NW Missouri State Smithville, Mo. OT Mike Nelson 6-4 305 SR Central Washington Carnation, Wash. PK Matthew Ehasz 5-11 192 JR Ouachita Baptist Cleveland, Ohio PK Eli Kuhns 6-2 190 SO Emporia State Copperas Cove, Texas Third Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN DE Glennon Bobo 5-11 245 JR Henderson State Ashdown, Ark.