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Department of Intercollegiate Athletics WILSON NAMED DON HANSEN ALL-AMERICAN February 16, 2016-The turf he played on has already been torn out and will be replaced this spring, but the awards keep coming in for the Emporia State football program. Quarterback Brent Wilson has earned second-team All-American honors from the Don Hansen Football Committee. Receivers Kavaski Ervin and Mitchell Foote along with kicker Austin Morton were named Honorable Mention All-Americans. Wilson was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy after going 337 of 521 for 4,244 yards and 40 touchdowns and added 316 rushing yards for 4,560 yards of total offense this past year. He is ranked second in MIAA history on both single season passing and total offense. A three-time MIAA Offensive Player of the Week this season, Wilson is ranked third in MIAA history in single season touchdown passes and fifth in single season passing yards, is third in MIAA history in single season total offense. Despite missing seven games as a junior with broken collar bone, Wilson ranks third among active NCAA Division II players in passing yards per attempt, is fourth in passing efficiency and touchdown passes, fifth in completion percentage, eighth in total offense per play and touchdowns responsible for, ninth in passing yards, 11th in completions, and 12th in total offense. He ended his career with 9,516 yards of total offense to rank seventh in MIAA history and his 8,621 passing yards ranks ninth on the MIAA career list. He was 22-6 as a starter and threw a touchdown pass in 26 of 28 starts. He is the Emporia State school record holder in single game, single season and career passing yards, passing touchdowns and total offense. The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. There were a total of 15 players from MIAA teams on the first three teams of All-Americans from Don Hansen and The Hornets were 11-3 on the season and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Quarterfinals for the first time in school history. Emporia State is set to return 14 starters, seven on offense and seven on defense, along with all of their specialists next year. ###HORNETS###
Campus Box 4020 1 Kellogg Circle Emporia, KS 66801-5415 620-341-5526 office 620-344-6190 cell www.esuhornets.com [email protected]
2015 DON HANSEN ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM First Team OFFENSE POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL QB Jason Vander Laan 6-4 244 SR Ferris State FB Kamal Cass 5-11 185 SO Eastern New Mexico RB Ja’Quan Gardner 5-7 190 SO Humboldt State RB Cameron McDondle 5-7 202 SR CSU-Pueblo WR Billy Brown 6-4 236 JR Shepherd WR Keelan Cole 6-2 175 SR Kentucky Wesleyan WR Jon Schnaars 6-3 210 SR East Stroudsburg TE Cole Spurgeon 6-3 225 SR Colorado Mines AP Jesse Zalk 5-8 160 JR Central Washington C Jake Daugherty 6-2 294 SO Ferris State OG Alfredo Moreno 6-2 285 SR Midwestern State OG Orion Awa-Dubose 6-1 294 SR West Georgia OT Chris Reaper 6-3 281 SR Findlay OT Shane Smith 6-4 297 SR Northwest Missouri PK Simon Mathieson 6-4 205 JR Northwest Missouri First Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL DE Morgan Fox 6-4 259 SR CSU-Pueblo DE Josh Gordon 6-2 255 SR Minnesota State DE Matt Judon 6-4 255 SR Grand Valley State DL Anthony McDaniel 6-1 275 SR Bowie State DL Brandon Yost 6-2 290 SR Northwest Missouri LB Tyler Condit 5-11 235 SR New Haven LB Jewell Ratliff 6-1 238 SR Tuskegee LB D’Gary Wallace 6-0 210 SR Urbana CB Michael Jordan 6-0 200 SR Missouri Western CB Solomon St. Pierre 5-11 178 SR Sioux Falls S Antion McBee 6-2 210 SR Southwest Baptist S Carlo Thomas 6-2 185 SO Johnson C. Smith P Matt Klingler 6-1 235 SR Lindenwood RS Amyr Smith 5-9 170 FR Morehouse Second Team Offense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL QB Brent Wilson 6-0 194 SR Emporia State FB B.J. McCoy 5-8 215 JR Shorter RB Anthony Bilal 5-8 185 SR Lake Erie RB Austin Ekeler 5-9 198 JR Western State WR Reece Horn 6-3 215 SR Indianapolis WR Jameson Parsons 6-2 201 JR St. Cloud State WR Keshaun Taylor 6-1 180 SO Mars Hill TE Conner Doherty 6-3 250 JR Northern State AP Marques Rodgers 5-10 173 SO Western New Mexico C Joe LoShiavo 6-3 305 JR Slippery Rock OG Stephen Evans 6-4 302 JR North Alabama OG Jim Walsh 6-5 310 SR Grand Valley State OT Herschel Prater 6-6 325 SR Minnesota State OT Dominique Robertson 6-5 306 JR West Georgia PK Brent Wahle 6-2 175 SR Ohio Dominican Second Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL DE Collin Bevins 6-6 286 JR Northwest Missouri DE Marcus Martin 6-3 245 SO Slippery Rock DE Justin Woods-West 6-2 265 SR Central State (Ohio) DL Alex Tucci 6-2 307 SR West Texas A&M DL Jared Washington 6-2 305 SR West Alabama LB Jacob Bernhard 6-0 226 SR Western State LB Connor Harris 6-0 243 JR Lindenwood LB Jordan Herdman 6-1 233 JR Simon Fraser LB Austin Jacques 6-3 240 SR Johnson C. Smith CB Dominique Rouse 5-10 180 SR Midwestern State CB Torie Wagner 5-9 180 SR Charleston (W.Va.) S Kevin Berg 5-11 184 JR Northwest Missouri S Aaron Terry 5-11 195 JR California (Pa.) P Zach Cimaglia 6-1 215 JR Adams State RS Deonte Harris 5-8 175 FR Assumption Honorable Mention Emporia State only Kavaski Ervin, WR; Mitchell Foote, WR; Austin Morton, PK.
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics WILSON NAMED DON HANSEN ALL-AMERICAN February 16, 2016-The turf he played on has already been torn out and will be replaced this spring, but the awards keep coming in for the Emporia State football program. Quarterback Brent Wilson has earned second-team All-American honors from the Don Hansen Football Committee. Receivers Kavaski Ervin and Mitchell Foote along with kicker Austin Morton were named Honorable Mention All-Americans. Wilson was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy after going 337 of 521 for 4,244 yards and 40 touchdowns and added 316 rushing yards for 4,560 yards of total offense this past year. He is ranked second in MIAA history on both single season passing and total offense. A three-time MIAA Offensive Player of the Week this season, Wilson is ranked third in MIAA history in single season touchdown passes and fifth in single season passing yards, is third in MIAA history in single season total offense. Despite missing seven games as a junior with broken collar bone, Wilson ranks third among active NCAA Division II players in passing yards per attempt, is fourth in passing efficiency and touchdown passes, fifth in completion percentage, eighth in total offense per play and touchdowns responsible for, ninth in passing yards, 11th in completions, and 12th in total offense. He ended his career with 9,516 yards of total offense to rank seventh in MIAA history and his 8,621 passing yards ranks ninth on the MIAA career list. He was 22-6 as a starter and threw a touchdown pass in 26 of 28 starts. He is the Emporia State school record holder in single game, single season and career passing yards, passing touchdowns and total offense. The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. There were a total of 15 players from MIAA teams on the first three teams of All-Americans from Don Hansen and The Hornets were 11-3 on the season and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Quarterfinals for the first time in school history. Emporia State is set to return 14 starters, seven on offense and seven on defense, along with all of their specialists next year. ###HORNETS###
Campus Box 4020 1 Kellogg Circle Emporia, KS 66801-5415 620-341-5526 office 620-344-6190 cell www.esuhornets.com [email protected]
2015 DON HANSEN ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAM First Team OFFENSE POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL QB Jason Vander Laan 6-4 244 SR Ferris State FB Kamal Cass 5-11 185 SO Eastern New Mexico RB Ja’Quan Gardner 5-7 190 SO Humboldt State RB Cameron McDondle 5-7 202 SR CSU-Pueblo WR Billy Brown 6-4 236 JR Shepherd WR Keelan Cole 6-2 175 SR Kentucky Wesleyan WR Jon Schnaars 6-3 210 SR East Stroudsburg TE Cole Spurgeon 6-3 225 SR Colorado Mines AP Jesse Zalk 5-8 160 JR Central Washington C Jake Daugherty 6-2 294 SO Ferris State OG Alfredo Moreno 6-2 285 SR Midwestern State OG Orion Awa-Dubose 6-1 294 SR West Georgia OT Chris Reaper 6-3 281 SR Findlay OT Shane Smith 6-4 297 SR Northwest Missouri PK Simon Mathieson 6-4 205 JR Northwest Missouri First Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL DE Morgan Fox 6-4 259 SR CSU-Pueblo DE Josh Gordon 6-2 255 SR Minnesota State DE Matt Judon 6-4 255 SR Grand Valley State DL Anthony McDaniel 6-1 275 SR Bowie State DL Brandon Yost 6-2 290 SR Northwest Missouri LB Tyler Condit 5-11 235 SR New Haven LB Jewell Ratliff 6-1 238 SR Tuskegee LB D’Gary Wallace 6-0 210 SR Urbana CB Michael Jordan 6-0 200 SR Missouri Western CB Solomon St. Pierre 5-11 178 SR Sioux Falls S Antion McBee 6-2 210 SR Southwest Baptist S Carlo Thomas 6-2 185 SO Johnson C. Smith P Matt Klingler 6-1 235 SR Lindenwood RS Amyr Smith 5-9 170 FR Morehouse Second Team Offense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL QB Brent Wilson 6-0 194 SR Emporia State FB B.J. McCoy 5-8 215 JR Shorter RB Anthony Bilal 5-8 185 SR Lake Erie RB Austin Ekeler 5-9 198 JR Western State WR Reece Horn 6-3 215 SR Indianapolis WR Jameson Parsons 6-2 201 JR St. Cloud State WR Keshaun Taylor 6-1 180 SO Mars Hill TE Conner Doherty 6-3 250 JR Northern State AP Marques Rodgers 5-10 173 SO Western New Mexico C Joe LoShiavo 6-3 305 JR Slippery Rock OG Stephen Evans 6-4 302 JR North Alabama OG Jim Walsh 6-5 310 SR Grand Valley State OT Herschel Prater 6-6 325 SR Minnesota State OT Dominique Robertson 6-5 306 JR West Georgia PK Brent Wahle 6-2 175 SR Ohio Dominican Second Team Defense POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL DE Collin Bevins 6-6 286 JR Northwest Missouri DE Marcus Martin 6-3 245 SO Slippery Rock DE Justin Woods-West 6-2 265 SR Central State (Ohio) DL Alex Tucci 6-2 307 SR West Texas A&M DL Jared Washington 6-2 305 SR West Alabama LB Jacob Bernhard 6-0 226 SR Western State LB Connor Harris 6-0 243 JR Lindenwood LB Jordan Herdman 6-1 233 JR Simon Fraser LB Austin Jacques 6-3 240 SR Johnson C. Smith CB Dominique Rouse 5-10 180 SR Midwestern State CB Torie Wagner 5-9 180 SR Charleston (W.Va.) S Kevin Berg 5-11 184 JR Northwest Missouri S Aaron Terry 5-11 195 JR California (Pa.) P Zach Cimaglia 6-1 215 JR Adams State RS Deonte Harris 5-8 175 FR Assumption Honorable Mention Emporia State only Kavaski Ervin, WR; Mitchell Foote, WR; Austin Morton, PK.
