Six SAC Football Players Earn D2CCA All-American Honors
WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Six South Atlantic Conference football student-athletes have been named to the 2022 Division II Collegiate Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-America Teams.
Leading the way for the SAC is Wingate with four selections; Ethan Evans (first team, punter), DJ Horne (second team, defensive line), Davon Gilmore (second team, linebacker), and Tre Morrison (second team, corner back). Mars Hill's Ty Snelson was named to the second team as a tight end and Newberry's Mario Anderson picked up second team honors as a running back.
FIRST TEAM
|
OFFENSE |
||||||
|
POS |
PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HT. |
WT. |
HOMETOWN |
|
TE |
Brian Walker |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
6-5 |
240 |
Clarksburg, Maryland |
|
OL |
Matt Armendariz |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
6-2 |
305 |
Austin, Texas |
|
OL |
Quinton Barrow |
Grand Valley State |
Sr. |
6-6 |
331 |
Romulus, Mich. |
|
OL |
Adam Sieler |
Ferris State |
Sr. |
6-5 |
336 |
Pinckney, Mich. |
|
OL |
Dalton Simpler |
West Florida |
Sr. |
6-4 |
310 |
Freeport, Fla. |
|
OL |
Joey Fisher |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
6-5 |
322 |
Hagerstown, Md. |
|
WR |
Jarod Bowie |
Concord |
Jr. |
5-9 |
160 |
Martinsburg, W. Va. |
|
WR |
Brendan Beaulieu |
Bemidji State |
Sr. |
6-3 |
215 |
Cottage Grove, Minn. |
|
QB |
John Matocha |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
5-11 |
180 |
Magnolia, Texas |
|
RB |
Jada Byers |
Virginia Union |
So. |
5-7 |
180 |
Hammonton, N.J. |
|
RB |
TJ Cole |
Ouachita Baptist |
Sr. |
6-0 |
185 |
Texarkana, Texas |
|
RS |
James Letcher, Jr. |
Washburn |
Sr. |
5-8 |
175 |
Kansas City, Kan. |
|
PK |
Nick Herber |
Delta State |
So. |
5-7 |
175 |
Naples, Fla. |
|
DEFENSE |
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|
POS |
PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HT. |
WT. |
HOMETOWN |
|
DL |
Caleb Murphy |
Ferris State |
Sr. |
6-4 |
245 |
Dowagiac, Mich. |
|
DL |
Ian Marshall |
Northern State |
Sr. |
6-1 |
270 |
Springfield, Mo. |
|
DL |
Elijah Green |
Northwest Missouri State |
Sr. |
5-11 |
263 |
Maryville, Mo. |
|
LB |
Grant Bruner |
Washburn |
Sr. |
6-0 |
220 |
Gretna, Neb. |
|
LB |
Abe Swanson |
Grand Valley State |
Jr. |
6-1 |
222 |
St. Charles, Ill. |
|
LB |
Nathan Moore |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
6-3 |
230 |
Rootstown, Ohio |
|
LB |
Jaylin Parnell |
Western Oregon |
Sr. |
6-0 |
215 |
Medford, Ore. |
|
S |
Daniel Bone |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
So. |
6-0 |
175 |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
|
S |
Joey Sinclair |
Western Oregon |
Sr. |
6-0 |
180 |
Tacoma, Wash. |
|
CB |
Andrew Pitts |
Angelo State |
Fr-RS |
5-9 |
156 |
McKinney, Texas |
|
CB |
Shon Stephens |
West Liberty |
Jr. |
6-0 |
180 |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
|
P |
Ethan Evans |
Wingate |
Sr. |
6-4 |
235 |
Mt. Airy, N.C. |
SECOND TEAM
|
OFFENSE |
||||||
|
POS |
PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HT. |
WT. |
HOMETOWN |
|
TE |
Ty Snelson |
Mars Hill |
Sr. |
6-2 |
250 |
Hot Springs, N.C. |
|
OL |
Nicolas Melsop |
Delta State |
Sr. |
6-8 |
325 |
Columbus, Ohio |
|
OL |
Jacob Long |
Angelo State |
Fr-RS |
6-3 |
322 |
Waco, Texas |
|
OL |
Peyton Stafford |
Ouachita Baptist |
Sr. |
6-2 |
300 |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
OL |
Anthony Chairez |
Ouachita Baptist |
Sr. |
6-6 |
305 |
Sherwood, Ark. |
|
OL |
Ty Cobb |
Bemidji State |
Jr. |
6-2 |
290 |
Mounds View, Minn. |
|
WR |
Marquis Gray |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
Jr. |
5-9 |
165 |
Tyler, Texas |
|
WR |
Xavier Malone |
Henderson State |
Sr. |
5-9 |
180 |
Mound Bayou, Miss. |
|
QB |
Tyson Bagent |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
6-3 |
215 |
Martinsburg, W. Va. |
|
RB |
Ronnie Brown |
Shepherd |
Jr. |
6-0 |
190 |
Baltimore, Md. |
|
RB |
Mario Anderson |
Newberry |
So. |
5-9 |
210 |
Summerville, S.C. |
|
RS |
Trey Vaval |
Minnesota State |
Jr. |
6-0 |
170 |
Blue Springs, Mo. |
|
PK |
Jesus Zizumbo |
Arkansas Tech |
Sr. |
5-9 |
240 |
Springdale, Ark. |
|
DEFENSE |
||||||
|
POS |
PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HT. |
WT. |
HOMETOWN |
|
DL |
Zollie Kaplan |
Bemidji State |
Sr. |
6-2 |
245 |
St. Louis Park, Minn. |
|
DL |
D.J. Adediwura |
Slippery Rock |
Sr. |
6-2 |
270 |
Columbia, Md. |
|
DL |
DJ Horne |
Wingate |
Sr. |
6-0 |
235 |
Lawrenceville, Ala. |
|
LB |
Jaylen McDuffie |
Seton Hill |
Sr. |
6-2 |
235 |
Waldorf, Md. |
|
LB |
Davon Gilmore |
Wingate |
So. |
6-3 |
235 |
North Charleston, S.C. |
|
LB |
Devon Roush |
East Central |
Jr. |
6-1 |
215 |
Manvel, Texas |
|
LB |
Daron Allman |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
6-1 |
230 |
Killeen, Texas |
|
S |
Darius Swanson |
Nebraska-Kearney |
Sr. |
6-3 |
200 |
Aurora, Colo. |
|
S |
Cade Pugh |
Harding |
Sr. |
6-1 |
215 |
Helena, Ala. |
|
CB |
Tre Morrison |
Wingate |
Jr. |
6-2 |
185 |
Moncks Corner, S.C. |
|
CB |
Mason Pierce |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
5-10 |
185 |
Bulverde, Texas |
|
P |
Joe Couch |
Ouachita Baptist |
Jr. |
5-11 |
210 |
Torquay, Australia |
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercol- legiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.