Liberty, Mo. -- The 2011 D2Football.com
Preseason All-America Team has been released and it features six
student-athletes from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (GLIAC). Ashland University is represented on the First
Team Defense by sophomore Jamie Meder. Grand
Valley State University's lone All-American is senior Danny
Richard. Joe Glendening of Hillsdale
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The 2011 D2Football.com Preseason All-America Team has been released and it features six student-athletes from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). Ashland University is represented on the First Team Defense by sophomore Jamie Meder (Parma, Ohio/ Valley Forge). Grand Valley State University's lone All-American is Second Team senior defensive lineman Danny Richard (West Bloomfield, Mich.). Junior Joe Glendening (East Grand Rapids, Mich.), of Hillsdale College, was voted to the Second Team Offense as a running back. Wayne State University had three players voted to the Preseason All-America Team. Senior defensive back Jeremy Jones (Grand Rapids, Mich./ Rockford) and senior offensive lineman Joe Long (Lapeer, Mich./East) were voted to the First Team, with senior linebacker Nick Thomas (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary) being named to the Second Team Defense.
Meder was Ashland’s leader in sacks (five) and tackles for loss (10.5-42) in 2010. He finished tied for eighth in the conference in sacks and tied for 10th in tackles for loss which earned him “Freshman of the Year” accolades. Meder’s presence helped the Eagles defense permit just 17.8 points per game and allowed just 309.3 yards per game in total offense. The Eagles ranked third in the GLIAC in scoring defense and total defense, while tying for second in sacks.
Before receiving a medical redshirt in 2010,
Richard was picked as a preseason All-American by
both Sporting News and Lindy's. In 2009 he led
the GVSU football team tackles for loss (19.5-79) and quarterback
sacks (13-62), blocked three kicks, and forced two fumbles. Richard
was named a Daktronics, Inc. First-Team All-American,
D2Football.com First-Team All-American, Associated Press
Second-Team All-American, and Football Gazette Second-Team
All-American.
Glendening was an Honorable mention All-American and First Team All-GLIAC running back in 2010. He led the conference in rushing yards (1,485) and rushing touchdowns (15) in his first season as a starter. Glendening set the Hillsdale record for carries in a season (312) and had eight 100 yard rushing games and five games of over 150 yards rushing.
In 2010, Jones became the first Wayne State defensive football player to be named a First Team All-American when he was selected to Daktronics First Team. He was also voted as a First Team All-GLIAC and D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-American performer. Jones was named the GLIAC “Defensive Player of the Week” (10/25/2011) when he recorded nine tackles and returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown against Hillsdale.
Long finished the 2010 season as a First Team All-GLIAC player along with earning D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-American accolades. He has blocked for three consecutive 1,000 yard rushers the past (2008-10) and one Harlon Hill Award winner in 2009.
Thomas had such an impact for the Wayne State defense in 2010 he was voted a First Team All-GLIAC while only playing in five games due to a season ending leg injury. He looks to bounce back from the injury and again be one of the top linebackers in the GLIAC. At the beginning of last season, Thomas was named a to the CDS Pre-Season All-America Second Team, selected to the D2Football.com Pre-Season All-America Second Team, and listed as a 2010 Division II Pre-Season All-American by The Sporting News.
2011 D2Football.com Pre-Season All-America Team |
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First Team |
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Offense |
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QB |
Mitchell Gale |
Abilene Christian |
Jr. |
RB |
Franklyn Quiteh |
Bloomsburg |
So. |
RB |
Tommy Addison |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
WR |
Jake Soy |
Northwest Missouri |
Sr. |
WR |
Brittan Golden |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
TE |
Ryan Shelley |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
Jr. |
OL |
Joe Long |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
Sr. |
OL |
Garth Heikkinen |
Minnesota Duluth |
Jr. |
OL |
Chandler Rearden |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
Sr. |
OL |
Amini Silatolu |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
OL |
Tyler Hendrickson |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Sr. |
Defense |
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DL |
Armonty Bryant |
East Central |
Jr. |
DL |
Aston Whiteside |
Abilene Christian |
Sr. |
DL |
Brandon Williams |
Missouri Southern |
Jr. |
DL |
Jamie Meder |
Ashland |
So. |
LB |
Nate Dreiling |
Pittsburg State |
So. |
LB |
Shawn Loiseau |
Merrimack |
Sr. |
LB |
Chad Kilgore |
Northwest Missouri |
Sr. |
DB |
Janoris Jenkins |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
DB |
Keon Robinson |
Shepherd |
Jr. |
DB |
Jeremy Jones |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
Sr. |
DB |
Rontez Miles |
California |
Jr |
Specialty |
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AP |
Trevor Kennedy |
Mercyhurst |
Sr. |
K |
Dan Fisher |
Bloomsburg |
So. |
P |
Ronnie Partridge |
Stillman |
Sr. |
Second Team |
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Offense |
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QB |
Bo Cordell |
Tusculum |
Jr. |
RB |
Jonas Randolph |
Mars Hill |
Sr. |
RB |
Joe Glendening |
Hillsdale |
Jr. |
WR |
Gerald Worsham |
West Alabama |
Sr. |
WR |
Thomas Mayo |
California |
Sr. |
TE |
Sean McGrath |
Henderson State |
Sr. |
OL |
Mark Jackson |
Glenville State |
Jr. |
OL |
Jason Slowey |
Western Oregon |
Sr. |
OL |
Mike Arndt |
Wingate |
Sr. |
OL |
Kyle Thornton |
North Alabama |
Sr. |
OL |
Larry Wreidt |
West Liberty |
Sr. |
Defense |
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DL |
Richard Daniel |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
Sr. |
DL |
Danny Richard |
Grand Valley |
Sr. |
DL |
Arterio Arnold |
Newberry |
Jr. |
DL |
Johnny Tivao |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Sr. |
LB |
Nick Thomas |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
Sr. |
LB |
Bill O'Connor |
C.W. Post |
Sr. |
LB |
Brett Diamond |
California |
Sr. |
DB |
Marlon Douglas |
Central Missouri |
Sr. |
DB |
Zac Kallas |
Augustana |
Sr. |
DB |
Robert Fletcher |
Wingate |
Jr. |
DB |
Stan Langlow |
Central Washington |
So. |
Specialty |
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AP |
Curtis Dewberry |
Winona State |
Sr. |
K |
Greg Zuerlein |
Missouri Western |
Sr. |
P |
Derek Jambon |
Arkansas-Monticello |
Sr. |