Release courtesy of Trey Reed, Midwestern State University
WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Mars Hill's Jonas Randolph and Jarmarkus Gaskins of Albany State (Ga.) highlight the Daktronics All-America team released Wednesday afternoon by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.
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Randolph was named the Ron Lenz Offensive Player of the Year after leading Mars Hill (N.C.) to its first NCAA playoff berth this fall.
The 5-10, 185-pound running back from Daleville, Ala. averaged 197.27 rushing yards per game to lead Division II. His 2,170 yards this season and 5,608 career yards established new South Atlantic Conference records.
Randolph had six games of 200 or more rushing yards and nine games of over 100 rushing yards.
Joining Randolph in the backfield is Washburn's Dane Simoneau and Joe Glendening of Hillsdale (Mich.).
Simoneau passed for 4,062 yards and 38 touchdowns leading the Ichabods to an NCAA postseason appearance, while Glendening ranked second in the nation with 160 yards per game running for 1,600 yards and 27 touchdowns.
Northeastern State's Trey McVay and California (Pa.)'s Thomas Mayo earned top honors at wide receiver.
Midwestern State senior Amini Silatolu paced the first-team lineman by paving the way for the nation's top producing offense. He was joined by Wayne State (Mich.)'s Joe Long, Northwest Missouri's Rod Williams, Minnesota-Duluth's Garth Heikkinen and Delta State's Darrell Leopold.
McVay ranked second in the nation with 81 receptions for 1,514 yards and 15 touchdowns. He set an all-division's single game mark with 425 yards on 16 catches on Oct. 15 against Harding (Ark.).
Mayo rated seventh nationally with 1,359 yards on 79 receptions with 17 touchdowns. He boasted five games with at least 100 receiving yards with high of 201 yards on 12 catches at East Stroudsburg (Pa.).
Central Missouri tight end David Cannon claimed first-team honors after making 60 catches for 810 yards and nine touchdowns for the Mules.
Pittsburg State's John Brown rated among national leaders in punt and kick return average averages including three returns for touchdowns to help the Gorillas to the NCAA II national title game.
Missouri Western's Greg Zuerlein led the nation with 2.3 field per game and sixth in scoring at 10.3 points a game. The 6-0 senior from Lincoln, Neb. was 23-of-24 for the season in field goal including a perfect 9-for-9 on tries of 50 yards or longer.
Gaskins earned Ron Lenz Defensive Player of the Year honors as the SIAC and Super Region Two Defensive Player of the Year.
The 6-2, 220-pound senior from Tifton, Ga. had 73 tackles (42 solo) to help lead Albany State to an appearance in the NCAA playoffs.
Gaskins notched 17 tackles for losses totaling 75 yards including 10 sacks. He also record five pass breakup, recovered three fumbles and forced another.
Gaskins was joined on the linebacking corps by North Alabama's Marcus Dowtin (115 tackles), Pittsburg State's Nate Dreiling (124 tackles) and Fort Hays State's Alex Whitehill (164 tackles).
Missouri Western's David Bass highlighted first-team defensive line selections with 55 tackles and 14.5 sacks. He was joined by Colorado Mesa's Connor Wright (106 tackles, 11 sacks) and West Virginia Wesleyan's Jonas Celian (27 tackles, 12 sacks).
Southwestern Oklahoma State's Clarence Laster (97 tackles, 8 interceptions) and Bemidji State's Brody Scheff (96 tackles, 6 interceptions) earned top honors at the cornerback position.
First-team cornerback selections were Nebraska-Kearney's Arthur Hobbs (52 tackles, 6 interceptions) and Shepherd (W. Va.)' s Elijah Davis (35 tackles, 6 interceptions).
National punting leader Taylor Accardi of Colorado Mines earned first-team honors after averaging 48.6 yards on 51 punts.
The Ron Lenz National Player of the Year award was named for long-time South Dakota State sports information director Ron Lenz in 2008. Lenz was instrumental in the foundation of the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America program.
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display system for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the NCAA Divsiion II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA), with online nomination and voting process powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM.
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Offense |
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First Team |
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Pos |
Player |
School |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
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TE |
David Cannon |
Central Missouri |
Jr. |
6-2 |
240 |
St. Louis, Mo. |
|
OL |
Amini Silatolu |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
6-3 |
320 |
Tracy, Calif. |
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OL |
Joe Long |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
Sr. |
6-6 |
308 |
Lapeer, Mich. |
|
OL |
Rod Williams |
Northwest Missouri |
Jr. |
6-5 |
300 |
Grandview, Mo. |
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OL |
Garth Heikkinen |
Minnesota-Duluth |
Jr. |
6-4 |
305 |
Duluth, Minn. |
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OL |
Darrell Leopold |
Delta State (Miss.) |
Sr. |
6-2 |
305 |
Laurel, Miss. |
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WR |
Trey McVay |
Northeastern State |
Sr. |
5-9 |
188 |
Muskogee, Okla. |
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WR |
Thomas Mayo |
California (Pa.) |
Sr. |
6-2 |
200 |
Reston, Va. |
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QB |
Dane Simoneau |
Washburn (Kan.) |
Sr. |
6-3 |
227 |
Salina, Kan. |
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RB |
Jonas Randolph |
Mars Hill (N.C.) |
Sr. |
5-10 |
185 |
Daleville, Ala. |
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RB |
Joe Glendening |
Hillsdale (Mich.) |
Jr. |
5-10 |
188 |
East Grand Rapids, Mich. |
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RS |
John Brown |
Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
So. |
5-11 |
170 |
Homestead, Fla. |
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PK |
Greg Zuerlein |
Missouri Western |
Sr. |
6-0 |
190 |
Lincoln, Neb. |
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Second Team |
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Pos |
Player |
School |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
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TE |
Brian Leonhardt |
Bemidji State (Minn.) |
Jr. |
6-5 |
253 |
Blaine, Minn. |
|
OL |
Kyle Thornton |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
6-4 |
345 |
Dallas, Texas |
|
OL |
Cody Johnson |
Northwest Missouri |
Sr. |
6-2 |
290 |
Jasper, Mo. |
|
OL |
Tyler Hendrickson |
Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) |
Sr. |
6-8 |
318 |
St. Paul, Minn. |
|
OL |
Stephen Goodin |
Nebraska-Kearney |
Sr. |
6-6 |
310 |
Hastings, Neb. |
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OL |
Chandler Rearden |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
Sr. |
6-1 |
265 |
Greenwood, S.C. |
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WR |
Trevor Kennedy |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
Sr. |
6-0 |
200 |
Akron, Ohio |
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WR |
Troy Burrell |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
Sr. |
5-10 |
182 |
Port Huron, Mich. |
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QB |
Adam Neugebauer |
West Virginia Wesleyan |
Sr. |
6-2 |
210 |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
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RB |
Jonathan Woodson |
Texas A&M-Kingsvllle |
Jr. |
5-10 |
185 |
Missouri City, Texas |
|
RB |
Travis Daniels |
North Carolina-Pembroke |
Sr. |
5-10 |
205 |
Washington, N.C. |
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RS |
Deonte Gist |
Tusculum (Tenn.) |
Sr. |
5-9 |
175 |
Wllford, S.C. |
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PK |
Kyle Major |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
Sr. |
6-3 |
230 |
Littleton, Colo. |
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Defense |
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First Team |
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Pos |
Player |
School |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
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DL |
David Bass |
Missouri Western |
Jr. |
6-5 |
260 |
St. Louis, Mo. |
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DL |
Connor Wright |
Colorado Mesa |
Sr. |
6-1 |
250 |
Wheat Ridge, Colo. |
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DL |
Jonas Celian |
West Virginia Wesleyan |
Jr. |
6-1 |
210 |
North Lauderdale, Fla. |
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LB |
Marcus Dowtin |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
6-2 |
225 |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
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LB |
Nate Dreiling |
Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
So. |
6-4 |
228 |
Hutchinson, Kan. |
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LB |
Alex Whitehill |
Fort Hays State (Kan.) |
Sr. |
6-3 |
220 |
McPherson, Kan. |
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LB |
Jamarkus Gaskins |
Albany State (Ga.) |
Sr. |
6-2 |
220 |
Tifton, Ga. |
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S |
Clarence Laster |
Southwestern Oklahoma |
Sr. |
6-0 |
190 |
Hemet, Calif. |
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S |
Brody Scheff |
Bemidji State |
Sr. |
6-0 |
206 |
Waconia, Minn. |
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CB |
Arthur Hobbs |
Nebraska-Kearney |
Sr. |
5-11 |
190 |
San Diego, Calif. |
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CB |
Elijah Davis |
Shepherd (W. Va.) |
Sr. |
5-8 |
192 |
Silver Spring, Md. |
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P |
Taylor Accardi |
Colorado Mines |
Jr. |
6-2 |
205 |
Littleton, Colo. |
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Second Team |
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Pos |
Player |
School |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
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DL |
Aston Whiteside |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
6-0 |
285 |
Vernon, Texas |
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DL |
Todd Storm |
Michigan Tech |
Sr. |
6-0 |
250 |
Calumet, Mich. |
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DL |
Randy Colling |
Gannon (Pa.) |
Sr. |
6-5 |
320 |
Arcade, N.Y. |
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LB |
Jordan Campbell |
N.M. Highlands |
Jr. |
6-0 |
230 |
Corona, Calif. |
|
LB |
Lee Meisner |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
Sr. |
6-0 |
240 |
Sterling, Colo. |
|
LB |
Jeremy Aguilar |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Jr. |
6-1 |
235 |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
|
LB |
Chad Kilgore |
Northwest Missouri |
Sr. |
6-1 |
230 |
Orrick, Mo. |
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S |
Jeremy Jones |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
Sr. |
5-10 |
189 |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
|
S |
Bryce Peila |
Western Oregon |
Jr. |
6-1 |
200 |
Central Point, Ore. |
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CB |
Dominique Davenport |
Delta State (Miss.) |
Sr. |
5-10 |
180 |
Baldwyn, Miss. |
|
CB |
Janoris Jenkins |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
5-10 |
185 |
Pahokee, Fla. |
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P |
Ethan Kosjer |
Fort Hays State (Kan.) |
Sr. |
6-3 |
195 |
Douglass, Kan. |
The team, which is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems, is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Offense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE David Cannon Central Missouri Jr. 6-2 240 St. Louis, Mo.
OL
Amini
Silatolu
Midwestern
State
Sr.
6-3
320
Tracy, Calif.
OL Joe Long Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 6-6 308 Lapeer, Mich.
OL Rod Williams Northwest Missouri Jr. 6-5 300 Grandview, Mo.
OL Garth Heikkinen Minnesota-Duluth Jr. 6-4 305 Duluth, Minn.
OL Darrell Leopold Delta State (Miss.) Sr. 6-2 305 Laurel, Miss.
WR Trey McVay Northeastern State Sr. 5-9 188 Muskogee, Okla.
WR Thomas Mayo California (Pa.) Sr. 6-2 200 Reston, Va.
QB
Dane
Simoneau
Washburn
(Kan.)
Sr.
6-3
227
Salina, Kan.
RB Jonas Randolph Mars Hill (N.C.) Sr. 5-10 185 Daleville, Ala.
RB Joe Glendening Hillsdale (Mich.) Jr. 5-10 188 East Grand Rapids, Mich.
RS
John
Brown
Pittsburg State
(Kan.)
So.
5-11
170
Homestead, Fla.
PK
Greg
Zuerlein
Missouri
Western
Sr.
6-0
190
Lincoln, Neb.
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE Brian Leonhardt Bemidji State (Minn.) Jr. 6-5 253 Blaine, Minn.
OL
Kyle
Thornton
North
Alabama
Sr.
6-4
345
Dallas, Texas
OL Cody Johnson Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-2 290 Jasper, Mo.
OL Tyler Hendrickson Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) Sr. 6-8 318 St. Paul, Minn.
OL Stephen Goodin Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 6-6 310 Hastings, Neb.
OL Chandler Rearden Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Sr. 6-1 265 Greenwood, S.C.
WR Trevor Kennedy Mercyhurst (Pa.) Sr. 6-0 200 Akron, Ohio
WR Troy Burrell Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 5-10 182 Port Huron, Mich.
QB Adam Neugebauer West Virginia Wesleyan Sr. 6-2 210 Pittsburgh, Pa.
RB Jonathan Woodson Texas A&M-Kingsvllle Jr. 5-10 185 Missouri City, Texas
RB Travis Daniels North Carolina-Pembroke Sr. 5-10 205 Washington, N.C.
RS
Deonte
Gist
Tusculum
(Tenn.)
Sr.
5-9
175
Wllford, S.C.
PK
Kyle
Major
Colorado
State-Pueblo
Sr.
6-3
230
Littleton, Colo.
Defense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL David Bass Missouri Western Jr. 6-5 260 St. Louis, Mo.
DL Connor Wright Colorado Mesa Sr. 6-1 250 Wheat Ridge, Colo.
DL Jonas Celian West Virginia Wesleyan Jr. 6-1 210 North Lauderdale, Fla.
LB Marcus Dowtin North Alabama Sr. 6-2 225 Upper Marlboro, Md.
LB Nate Dreiling Pittsburg State (Kan.) So. 6-4 228 Hutchinson, Kan.
LB Alex Whitehill Fort Hays State (Kan.) Sr. 6-3 220 McPherson, Kan.
LB Jamarkus Gaskins Albany State (Ga.) Sr. 6-2 220 Tifton, Ga.
S Clarence Laster Southwestern Oklahoma Sr. 6-0 190 Hemet, Calif.
S Brody Scheff Bemidji State Sr. 6-0 206 Waconia, Minn.
CB
Arthur
Hobbs
Nebraska-Kearney
Sr.
5-11
190
San Diego, Calif.
CB Elijah Davis Shepherd (W. Va.) Sr. 5-8 192 Silver Spring, Md.
P Taylor Accardi Colorado Mines Jr. 6-2 205 Littleton, Colo.
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Aston Whiteside Abilene Christian Sr. 6-0 285 Vernon, Texas
DL Todd Storm Michigan Tech Sr. 6-0 250 Calumet, Mich.
DL Randy Colling Gannon (Pa.) Sr. 6-5 320 Arcade, N.Y.
LB Jordan Campbell N.M. Highlands Jr. 6-0 230 Corona, Calif.
LB Lee Meisner Colorado State-Pueblo Sr. 6-0 240 Sterling, Colo.
LB Jeremy Aguilar Texas A&M-Kingsville Jr. 6-1 235 Los Angeles, Calif.
LB Chad Kilgore Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-1 230 Orrick, Mo.
S Jeremy Jones Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 5-10 189 Grand Rapids, Mich.
S Bryce Peila Western Oregon Jr. 6-1 200 Central Point, Ore.
CB Dominique Davenport Delta State (Miss.) Sr. 5-10 180 Baldwyn, Miss.
CB Janoris Jenkins North Alabama Sr. 5-10 185 Pahokee, Fla.
P Ethan Kosjer Fort Hays State (Kan.) Sr. 6-3 195 Douglass, Kan.