2013 Daktronics
All-America Team
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For Immediate Release All America Coordinator: Trey Reed, Midwestern State University Office: (940) 397-4818 Email: trey.reed@mwsu.edu |
Ron Lenz Players of the Year
Offensive Player of the Year
Franklyn Quiteh, RB, Bloomsburg (Pa.)
Defensive Player of the Year
Matt Longacre, DL, Northwest Missouri State
Offense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE Jamie Potts Grand Valley State (Mich.) So. 6-3 225 Ravenna, Mich.
OL Matt Armstrong Grand Valley State (Mich.) Sr. 6-3 290 Lansing, Mich.
OL Brian Clarke Bloomsburg (Pa.) Sr. 6-3 290 Hanover, Pa.
OL Craig Watts West Texas A&M Sr. 6-4 335 Killeen, Texas
OL Cody Carlson Northwest Missouri State Sr. 6-3 275 Eudora, Kan.
OL Joe Ray Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) So. 6-0 245 Atlanta, Ga.
WR Jeff Janis Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) Sr. 6-3 218 Tawas City, Mich.
WR Torrence Allen West Texas A&M Sr. 6-1 190 Meridian, Texas
QB Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M Sr. 6-5 220 Corpus Christi, Texas
RB Franklyn Quiteh Bloomsburg (Pa.) Sr. 5-10 206 Tobyhanna, Pa.
RB Tyler Tonderum Southwest Minnesota State Jr. 5-10 191 Armstrong, Iowa
RS C.J. Davis Shepherd (W. Va.) Fr-RS 5-9 182 Hagerstown, Md.
PK Sergio Castillo, Jr. West Texas A&M Sr. 5-11 195 La Joya, Texas
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE Ryan Corbin Southwestern Oklahoma Sr. 6-4 250 Newcastle, Okla.
OL Terrance Harris West Texas A&M Sr. 6-4 285 Killeen, Texas
OL Jake Brandt Ohio Dominican Sr. 6-5 260 Columbus, Ohio
OL Kelton Hays Henderson State (Ark.) Sr. 5-11 284 Jonesville, La.
OL Tom Olson Minnesota-Duluth Sr. 6-6 285 Coon Rapids, Minn.
OL Trey Farmer West Chester (Pa.) Sr. 6-1 280 Hatfield, Pa.
WR Trevor Harman Shippensburg (Pa.) Jr. 6-2 210 Mechanicsburg, Pa.
WR Freddie Martino North Greenville (S.C.) Sr. 6-0 195 North, S.C.
QB Kevin Rodgers Henderson State (Ark.) Jr. 6-3 215 Rockwall, Texas
RB Rondell White West Chester (Pa.) Sr. 5-9 180 West Chester, Pa.
RB Glen Clinton Chadron State (Neb.) Sr. 5-10 200 Cody, Wyo.
RS John Brown Pittsburg State (Kan.) Sr. 5-11 170 Homestead, Fla.
PK Sam Brockshus Minnesota State-Mankato Sr. 5-11 205 Spencer, Iowa
Defense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Matt Longacre Northwest Missouri State Jr. 6-3 240 Omaha, Neb.
DL Darius Allen Colorado State-Pueblo Jr. 6-3 239 Pueblo, Colo.
DL Jake Metz Shippensburg (Pa.) Sr. 6-7 255 Harleysville, Pa.
LB Tavarius Wilson North Alabama Sr. 5-11 235 Jackson, Miss.
LB Jake Edmiston Colorado Mesa Sr. 6-2 220 Palisade, Calif.
LB Taylor McCuller West Texas A&M Sr. 6-2 240 Red Oak, Texas
LB Nate Dreiling Pittsburg State (Kan.) Sr. 6-4 226 Hutchinson, Kan.
S Michael Green Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Sr. 6-0 195 Kingsland, Ga.
S Jack Moro St. Cloud State (Minn.) Sr. 5-11 190 Brookfield, Wisc.
CB Brandon Dixon Northwest Missouri State Sr. 6-0 195 Pompano Beach, Fla.
CB Darnell Evans Shaw (N.C.) Jr. 5-8 181 Madison, N.J.
P Brandon Kleisen Colorado State-Pueblo Sr. 5-10 221 Pueblo, Colo.
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Blake Baker Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Jr. 6-1 215 Bethlehem, N.C.
DL Charles Tuaau Texas A&M-Commerce Jr. 6-5 310 Wahiawa, Hawaii
DL Larry Webster Bloomsburg (Pa.) Sr. 6-7 250 Hagerstown, Md.
LB Keaton Stigger Henderson State (Ark.) Sr. 6-2 245 Collierville, Tenn.
LB Isaiah Fleming Cheyney (Pa.) Jr. 5-11 220 Wilmington, Dela.
LB Carlos Fields, Jr. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) Sr. 6-2 235 Henderson, N.C.
LB Jaycob Coleman Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Sr. 6-1 205 Norton, Va.
S Curtis Slater West Texas A&M Sr. 5-9 195 Houston, Texas
S Justin Bell Ohio Dominican Sr. 5-10 185 Columbus, Ohio
CB Pierre Desir Lindenwood (Mo.) Sr. 6-2 206 St. Charles, Mo.
CB Neiko Conway Midwestern State (Texas) Sr. 5-10 185 Houston, Texas
P James McCombie Slippery Rock (Pa.) Sr. 6-0 170 Nicktown, Pa.
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).
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Bloomsburg senior running back Franklyn Quiteh and Northwest Missouri State junior defensive lineman Matt Longacre highlight the 2013 Daktronics All America squad released Wednesday morning by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.
Quiteh, a three-time Harlon Hill Finalist, led the Huskies to the NCAA Division II playoffs in three of his four seasons including a second-round showing in 2013.
The 5-10, 206-pounder led the nation in rushing yards (2,195), rushing yards per game (182.9), rushing touchdowns (29) and scoring (15.7) this season. Quiteh is the first player in NCAA Division II history to run for more than 2,000 yards in a season three times in his career and also broke the Division II mark for most games with more than 100 yards rushing with 42. He closes his career as D2’s second all-time leading rusher with 7,523 yards.
Quiteh also garnered Daktronics All America first-team honors as a freshman in 2010 and again as a junior in 2012.
Longacre spearheaded one of the top defensive units in the country serving as a key cog in Northwest Missouri State’s run to the NCAA Division II national championship game this weekend against Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.).
The 6-3, 240-pound defensive end accounted for 54 stops including 19.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks for the nation’s No. 7-ranked total defense. The stingy Bearcats are allowing a scant 286.5 yards per game heading into the title game.
Quiteh is joined on the first-team by fellow Harlon Hill finalist Dustin Vaughan of West Texas A&M.
Vaughan led the Buffaloes to a national quarterfinalist showing by leading NCAA Division II in total passing yards (5,401), passing touchdowns (53) and points responsible for (326). He was second in passing yards per game (385.8) and completions per game (31.9) while rating third in total offense per game (399.3). Vaughan closed his collegiate career passing for 13,525 yards and 123 touchdowns.
Two of the top statistical receiving threats in NCAA Division II also gained first-team honors in Saginaw Valley State’s Jeff Janis and West Texas A&M’s Torrence Allen.
Janis, a senior from Tawas City, Mich., earned first-team honors for a second consecutive season finishing with 83 receptions for 1,572 yards and 14 touchdowns. He accounted for 100 receiving yards in eight games this season including a 15-catch, 331-yard, 4-touchdown performance against Hillsdale (Mich.).
Allen, a senior from Meridian, Texas, amassed 123 receptions for 1,668 yards and 12 touchdowns as Vaughan’s top target. He accounted for 100 receiving yards eight times in 2013 while topping the 10-catch barrier on six occasions.
Southwest Minnesota State running back Tyler Tonderum and Grand Valley State (Mich.) tight end Jamie Potts fill out the skill positions.
Tonderum, a 5-10, 191-pound junior, finished as Division II’s second-best rusher with 2,145 yards and 19 touchdowns. He topped the century mark nine times this fall including four 200-yard efforts with a high of 343 yards with three touchdowns against Minnesota State-Moorhead. Tonderum also carried the ball 50 times for 282 yards at Upper Iowa.
Potts, a 6-3 sophomore from Ravenna, Mich., made 54 receptions for 899 yards and 11 touchdowns for the NCAA Division II national semifinalist Lakers.
Grand Valley State’s Matt Armstrong was the top vote getter on the offensive line. The 6-3, 290-pounder from Lansing, Mich. claimed the Remington Award as D2’s top center and was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award.
Armstrong is joined on the line by fellow Upshaw finalist Brian Clarke of Bloomsburg (Pa.), who repeats as a Daktronics first-teamer. West Texas A&M senior Craig Watts, Northwest Missouri State senior Cody Carlson and Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) sophomore Joe Ray fill out the first-team selections.
West Texas A&M's Sergio Castillo, Jr. connected on 24-of-30 field goals and was 8-of-11 on attempts beyond 40 yards to earn top place kicking honors for the second straight year, while Shepherd (W. Va.) redshirt-freshman C.J. Davis garnered first-team return specialist honors after leading the nation in punt return average (24.9) including returns for scores against Virginia-Wise and Notre Dame (Ohio).
Joining Longacre on the first-team defensive line is Upshaw Award winner Darius Allen of Colorado State-Pueblo and finalist Jake Metz of Shippensburg (Pa.).
Allen, the Super Region Four Defensive Player of the Year, enjoyed a breakout campaign with 60 tackles while ranking second nationally with 18.5 sacks and was six with 34 stops loss.
Metz, the Super Region One Defensive Player of the Year, earned first-team Daktronics honors for the second consecutive season finishing with 62 tackles including 18 for loss and 11 sacks.
Super Region Two Defensive Player of the Year Tavarius Wilson of North Alabama leads the linebacker corps finishing with 123 tackles with 23 tackles for loss and four sacks.
He is joined by Colorado Mesa senior Jake Edmiston (177 tackles, 15.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks), West Texas A&M senior Taylor McCuller (152 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks) and four-team Daktronics All-American Nate Dreiling (109 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 1.0 sack) of Pittsburg State (Kan.).
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) senior Michael Green (85 tackles, 8 interceptions, 6 pass breakups) and St. Cloud State (Minn.) senior Jack Moro (75 tackles, 7 interceptions, 3 pass breakups) are the first-team safeties while Northwest Missouri State senior Brandon Dixon (31 tackles, 1 interception, 11 pass breakups) and Shaw (N.C.) junior Darnell Evans (37 tackles, 11 interceptions, 10 pass breakups) earned top accolades at cornerback.
Colorado State-Pueblo Brandon Kleisen was named the first-team punter after ranking second in NCAA Division II with a 45.2 punting average. The senior from Pueblo, Colo. placed 19 of his 60 punts inside the 20-yard line.
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 displays systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA).
