Day hauls in second team All-America honor from Daktronics
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The postseason accolades continue to pile up for Carson-Newman center Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.). The senior was named to the AFCA All-America team Monday. Wednesday, Day finds himself on the Daktronics’ All-America second team. Day is the 38th Carson-Newman football player to make multiple all-America teams in the same season.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The postseason accolades continue to pile up for Carson-Newman center Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.).
The senior was named to the AFCA All-America team Monday. Wednesday, Day finds himself on the Daktronics' All-America second team. Day is the 38th Carson-Newman football player to make multiple all-America teams in the same season.
Michael Tribue was the last C-N player named to multiple all-America teams in the same year. The offensive lineman made the Daktronics team and D2Football.com's All-America team in 2010.
Day helped clear the way for the nation's top rushing offense in Division II. The Eagles piled up nearly 380 yards a game while scoring 52 rushing touchdowns. The 52 scores on the ground are the most among all schools in all divisions. Only FCS' Georgia Southern averaged more yards rushing a game than C-N.
The Soddy-Daisy product is the only Tennessee native on either the first or second Daktronics' teams. He is one of three SAC athletes honored. Catawba linebacker Cory Johnson landed on Daktronics' first team, while SAC offensive player of the year and Wingate senior wide receiver Chris Bowden made the second team offense with Day.
Day won the SAC's Jacobs Blocking Award for the league's best offensive lineman and is a finalist for the Upshaw Award for the nation's best offensive lineman.
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Ron Lenz Players of the Year
Offensive Player of the Year
Zach Zulli, QB, Shippensburg (Pa.)
Defensive Player of the Year
Ethan Westbrooks, DL, West Texas A&M
Offense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE David Pawelek Colorado Mines Sr. 6-3 230 Smithson Valley, Texas
OL Manase Foketi West Texas A&M Sr. 6-5 320 Hesperia, Calif.
OL Brian Clarke Bloomsburg (Pa.) Jr. 6-3 290 Hanover, Pa.
OL Garth Heikkinen Minnesota Duluth Sr. 6-4 315 Duluth, Minn.
OL Ryan Jensen Colorado State-Pueblo Sr. 6-6 300 Fort Morgon, Colo.
OL Ryan Schraeder Valdosta State (Ga.) Sr. 6-7 305 Wichita, Kan.
WR Jeff Janis Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) Jr. 6-3 215 Tawas, Mich.
WR Isaiah Voegeli Merrimack (Mass.) Sr. 6-0 185 Hyannis, Mass.
QB Zach Zulli Shippensburg (Pa.) Jr. 6-2 188 Schwensville, Pa.
RB Michael Hill Missouri Western Sr. 5-11 205 St. Joseph, Mo.
RB Franklyn Quiteh Bloomsburg (Pa.) Jr. 5-10 203 Tobyhanna, Pa.
RS Tyron Laughinghouse Saint Augustine's (N.C.) Sr. 6-3 175 Greenville, N.C.
PK Sergio Castillo, Jr. West Texas A&M Jr. 5-11 175 LaJoya, Texas
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE Adam Schlitz Emporia State (Kan.) Sr. 6-4 256 Ponca City, Okla.
OL Markus Lawrence Winston-Salem State (N.C.) Sr. 6-4 290 Charlotte, N.C.
OL Ken Van Heule Midwestern State (Texas) Sr. 6-4 315 Hurst, Texas
OL Macon Allan Missouri Western Sr. 6-4 310 King City, Mo.
OL Dan Matha Indiana (Pa.) Sr. 6-7 310 Erie, Pa.
OL Kevin Day Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Sr. 6-0 270 Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.
WR Chris Bowden Wingate (N.C.) Sr. 6-3 215 Forsyth, Ga.
WR Trevor Harman Shippensburg (Pa.) So. 6-3 206 Mechanicsburg, Pa.
QB Taylor Housewright Ashland (Ohio) Sr. 6-2 208 Ashland, Ohio
RB Harvie Tuck Indiana (Pa.) Sr. 5-9 215 Akron, Ohio
RB Derrick Washington Tuskegee (Ala.) Sr. 6-0 215 Raymore, Mo.
RS John Brown Pittsburg State (Kan.) Jr. 5-11 205 Homestead, Fla.
PK Ryne Smith West Alabama Sr. 5-8 180 Madison, Miss.
Defense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Ethan Westbrooks West Texas A&M Jr. 6-4 275 San Leandro, Calif.
DL B.J. Stevens California (Pa.) Jr. 6-2 245 Monroeville, Pa.
DL Jake Metz Shippensburg (Pa.) Jr. 6-7 247 Harleysville, Pa.
LB Kevin Lindholm Chadron State (Neb.) Sr. 6-2 220 Eads, Colo.
LB Cory Johnson Catawba (N.C.) Sr. 5-10 240 Fayetteville, N.C.
LB Tyler Zimmer Seton Hill (W. Va.) So. 6-2 235 Harrison City, Pa.
LB Jordan Campbell New Mexico Highlands Sr. 6-0 230 Corona, Calif.
S Nate DeJong Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-2 210 Rock Rapids, Iowa
S Rontez Miles California (Pa.) Sr. 6-1 210 Braddock, Pa.
CB Jack Moro St. Cloud State (Minn.) Jr. 5-11 190 Brookfield, Wisc.
CB Abdul Kenneh New Mexico Highlands Sr. 6-1 170 London, England
P Taylor Accardi Colorado Mines Sr. 6-2 205 Littleton, Colo.
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Brandon Williams Missouri Southern Jr. 6-3 325 Kirkwood, Mo.
DL David Bass Missouri Western Sr. 6-5 275 St. Louis, Mo.
DL Ridge Wilson West Alabama Sr. 6-4 256 Louisville, Ky.
LB Darius Wilson Central State (Ohio) Sr. 6-1 236 Matteson, Ill.
LB Collin DeBuysere Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-4 230 Geneseo, Ill.
LB Nate Dreiling Pittsburg State (Kan.) Jr. 6-4 229 Hutchinson, Kan.
LB Maxie Graham Henderson State (Ark.) Sr. 5-11 204 Jackson, Miss.
S Trelan Taylor Chadron State (Neb.) Jr. 5-10 195 San Diego, Calif.
S Johnny Franco Indiana (Pa.) Sr. 5-10 205 Altoona, Pa.
CB C.J. Roberts Colorado State-Pueblo So. 6-0 180 Boynton Beach, Fla.
CB Brandon Dixon Northwest Missouri Jr. 6-0 195 Margate, Fla.
P Randy Weich Wayne State (Neb.) Sr. 6-2 250 Pierce, Neb.
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