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Soy, Grozinger Headline Daktronics All-Americans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Six players from MIAA schools were selected to the 2009 Daktronics, Inc. Division II All-America Football Team, it was announced Tuesday.
Northwest Missouri leads the way with a league-high four All-Americans, including two first teamers in sophomore wide receiver Jake Soy and junior offensive lineman Brett Grozinger. Soy was the top vote getter at wide receiver. Senior running back LaRon Council, the 2009 MIAA Offensive Player of the Year and a Harlon Hill Award finalist, was named to the second team along with senior safety Myles Burnsides.
Washburn senior linebacker Zach Watkins, the 2009 MIAA Defensive Player of the Year and a first team All-American by the AFCA, was also a second team selection by Daktronics. Nebraska-Omaha junior tight end Mike Higgins made the second team as well.
2009 Daktronics, Inc. Division II
All-America Football Team
Selected by Division II Sports Information Directors
OFFENSE
TIGHT END
First Team
+Ryan
Travis,
6-3,
245,
Jr,
West
Liberty
(W.Va.)
Second Team
Mike
Higgins,
6-5,
241,
Jr,
Nebraska-Omaha
WIDE RECEIVER
First Team
Frantz
Simeon,
5-10,
185,
Sr,
Arkansas
Tech
+Jake
Soy,
6-3,
210,
So,
Northwest
Missouri
Second Team
Adam
Saur,
6-3,
200,
Sr,
Colorado
School
of
Mines
Kashit
Walls,
6-3,
205,
Jr,
West
Liberty
(W.Va.)
OFFENSIVE LINE
First Team
Brett
Grozinger,
6-4,
280,
Jr,
Northwest
Missouri
State
+Nick
McDonald,
6-4,
311,
Sr,
Grand
Valley
State
(Mich.)
Michael
Tribue,
6-3,
265,
Sr,
Carson-Newman
(Tenn.)
Tony
Washington,
6-7,
305,
Sr,
Abilene
Christian
(Texas)
Calvin
Wilson,
6-6,
365,
Sr,
North
Alabama
Second Team
Cameron
Bradfield,
6-5,
295,
Jr,
Grand
Valley
State
(Mich.)
Jack
Hiett,
6-2,
255,
Sr,
Nebraska-Kearney
Ben
Staggs,
6-4,
275,
Sr,
West
Liberty
(W.Va.)
Jared
Veldheer,
6-9,
321,
Sr,
Hillsdale
(Mich.)
J'Marcus
Webb,
6-8,
325,
Sr,
West
Texas
A&M
Torrence
Wright,
6-3,
280,
Sr,
Arkansas
Tech
QUARTERBACK
First Team
+Nick
Graziano,
6-1,
227,
Sr,
Arkansas
Tech
Second Team
Zach
Amedro,
6-0,
200,
Jr,
West
Liberty
(W.Va.)
RUNNING BACK
First Team
+Joique
Bell,
6-1,
223,
Sr,
Wayne
State
(Mich.)
Isaac
Odim,
6-0,
215,
Jr,
Minnesota-Duluth
Second Team
LaRon
Council,
5-10,
210,
Sr,
Northwest
Missouri
State
Jonas
Randolph,
5-10,
185,
So,
Mars
Hill
(N.C.)
Buck
Wakefield,
5-9,
185,
Sr,
Carson-Newman
(Tenn.)
RETURN SPECIALIST
First Team
+Jerome
Hewitt,
5-5,
170,
Sr,
Southeastern
Oklahoma
State
Second Team
Deante
Steele,
5-9,
185,
Jr,
Shepherd
(W.Va.)
PLACE KICKER
First Team
+Travis
Atter,
5-7,
190,
Sr,
Chadron
State
(Neb.)
Second Team
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE LINE
First Team
Montrell
Craft,
6-2,
275,
Sr,
North
Alabama
+Cedric
Thornton,
6-5,
266,
Jr,
Southern
Arkansas
Danny
Richard,
6-4,
255,
Jr,
Grand
Valley
State
(Mich.)
Second Team
Andre
Bernard,
6-2,
260,
Sr,
North
Greenville
(S.C.)
Drew
Berube,
6-4,
261,
Sr,
Hillsdale
(Mich.)
William
Green,
5-10,
290,
Sr,
Texas
A&M-Commerce
Aston
Whiteside,
6-2,
255,
So,
Abilene
Christian
(Texas)
LINEBACKER
First Team
Robbie
Aurich,
5-11,
240,
Jr,
Minnesota-Duluth
+Matt
Freed,
5-10,
210,
Jr,
East
Stroudsburg
(Pa.)
+Mike
Johnson,
6-4,
255,
Sr,
North
Alabama
Buddy
Wood,
6-3,
214,
Sr,
Central
Washington
Second Team
Jake
Anderson,
6-2,
250,
Sr,
Bemidji
State
(Minn.)
Lardester
Hicks-Green,
6-1,
235,
Sr,
Delta
State
(Miss.)
John
Jacobs,
6-2,
230,
Sr,
Saginaw
Valley
State
(Mich.)
Ryan
Reeves,
6-3,
245,
Sr,
Wayne
State
(Mich.)
Zach
Watkins,
6-0,
235,
Sr,
Washburn
(Kan.)
CORNERBACK
First Team
Derrick
Evans,
5-8,
180,
Sr,
West
Liberty
(W.Va.)
+Quintez
Smith,
6-1,
187,
Sr,
Shaw
(N.C.)
Second Team
Micah
Hill,
5-10,
180,
Sr,
Midwestern
State
(Texas)
Terrence
Johnson,
6-0,
190,
Sr,
California
(Pa.)
Rodney
Mitchell,
6-0,
180,
Jr,
Eastern
New
Mexico
SAFETY
First Team
Giorgio
Durham,
6-0,
190,
So,
Central
Oklahoma
+Josh
Jones,
5-10,
185,
Sr,
Harding
(Arkansas)
Second Team
Myles
Burnsides,
5-11,
195,
Sr,
Northwest
Missouri
State
Ron
Parker,
6-1,
210,
Jr,
Newberry
(S.C.)
PUNTER
First Team
+Will
Batson,
6-4,
205,
Sr,
North
Alabama
Second Team
Brian
Schmeidebusch,
6-4,
205,
Fr,
Findlay
(Ohio)
+
indicates
top
vote
getter
at
a
position
RON LENZ OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Joique
Bell,
RB,
6-1,
223,
Sr,
Wayne
State
(Mich.)
RON LENZ DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Michael
Johnson,
LB,
6-4,
255,
Sr,
North
Alabama
