The seniors were named to the D3 Senior Classic preseason All-American team. Mount Ida's Nick Lynch, Castleton's Chad Bentz and Anna Maria's Blake Simpson earned honorable mention honors.
The
D3 Senior Classic is the premier post season all-star game
showcasing the talent of senior players on the NCAA Division III
football level. The third annual game will be held on the weekend
of December 10, 2011 at Salem Stadium, home of the NCAA D3 National
championship game, in Salem, Virginia.
During the past months, the selection committee members of the D3
Senior Classic organization have researched many outstanding and
deserving players from the graduating class of 2012, to be honored
as 2011 All-Americans.
“The announcement today of our preseason All-American team
honors the deserving, dedicated, and passionate players found on
this level of college football. We are proud to be associated with
D3 football", stated by Peter St. Lawrence, co-founder of the D3
Senior Classic game, during a press conference held 7/28 in New
York to announce the team.
The following list of players are all eligible to receive a game
invitation to the 2011 D3 Senior Classic. Invites will be mailed
beginning in September and up to the November 15, 2011 commitment
deadline. 80 players will participate in the 2011 game, represented
in a North vs South format. Last year the North won a wild 26-18
game. In Addition, the D3 Senior Classic website will post a player
"watch list" throughout the upcoming season. Nominations for
deserving players are welcome from all fans and followers of D3
football.
The D3 Senior Classic Football Game (www.d3seniorclassic.com) is
sponsored by the Collegiate Development Football League (CDFL) (www.playCDFL.com ) Contact
information for the game, including tickets, banquet info and
sponsorship packages, can be obtained by emailing: D3seniorclassic@gmail.com.
The D3 Senior Classic 2011 Preseason All-American Football
Team
| North
Offense First Team QB- Alex Tanney-Monmouth RB- Levell Coppage- Wisconsin-Whitewater RB- Ben Guiles-Lebanon Valley FB-Justin Fuller-Bridgewater St WR- James McCarthy- Framingham State WR-Fritz Waldvogel- St Thomas WR- Michael Zweifel- Dubuque TE- Shawn Evans- Lewis and Clark C- Brett Ekkens-Mt. Union G- Bill Castro- Cortland G- Mitch Elliot- Bethel T-Corey Balcerzak- St. John Fisher T-Chad Vandergriff-St. Thomas RET- Dan Keegan-Montclair State K- Tyler Funk- Carthage |
South
Offense First Team QB- John Harrison- Franklin & Marshall RB-Steven Knight- Mississippi College RB- Randall Smedley- Salisbury RB- Shane Bowser- Millsaps WR- Cody Pearcy- Huntingdon WR- Sam Wernick- John Hopkins WR- Darnell Williams- Louisiana College WR- Wesley Idlette-Maryville C–Ed Roger- John Hopkins G- Alex Johnson-Randolph-Macon G- Brett McNeil- Cal Lutheran T-Koby Parker-Hardin -Simmons T- Ben Hume- Centre RET- Mike Brown -Liberty K-David Prizzia- Hampden-Sydney |
| North
Defense First Team LB- Greg Arnold-UW-Whitewater LB- C.J. Seitzinger-John Carroll LB- Kyle McGivney- Luther LB- Patrick McDonough-Muhlenberg DL-Dean Terhune-Wooster DL- Kevin Ferber- Amherst DE- Kevin Eagan-Endicott DE- Willie Hayes- North Central (IL) DB- Jamahl Williams- Kean DB- Brian Hipchen- Carthage DB- Roland O’Brien-Alfred S- Drew Fisher-Linfield P- Robbie Salmon-Wartburg |
South Defense First Team LB-Mike Asiedu-Wesley LB- Cory Giffing- Shenandoah LB-Luke Petitto- Mississippi College LB- Zac Atkins- Sewanee DL- Blake Barnes - Maryville DL- Albert Brown - Averett DE-Chris Mayes-Wesley DE- Dominic Jeter- Bridgewater (Va) DB- Luis Villavicencio- Cal Lutheran DB- Jared Milliken-Anderson DB- Jonathan Wise- Hardin -Simmons S- Dominic Jones- Otterbein P- T. J. Frazier- Emory & Henry |
North Offense Second Team QB- Ben Zoeller-Wittenberg RB- Leon Clark-St. Olaf RB- Jeremy Murray- Mount Union FB- Alex Mendez-Springfield WR- Dan Passafiume- Hanover WR- Mike Ritter-Susquehanna WR- Josh McKee- Wittenberg TE-Kevin Delledonne-Rowan C- Brian Kureta-Curry G – Tony Opperman-Case G- Lewis Brown-DePauw T- James Monreale-Getteysburg OL- Stuart Grogan- Albright OL-Logan Allemand- UW-Whitewater RET- Mark Safer- Springfield K –Jered Forhrman- Wisconsin- Stevens Point |
South
Offense Second Team QB- Luke Collis- Occidental RB- Eric Walker-Bethany RB- Harrison Hudson- Wash & Lee FB-Justin Fuller- Bridgewater (Va) WR- Rico Wallace-Shenandoah WR- Kyle Vance- Hampden-Sydney TE- Greg Harrell- Austin OL-Ben Overstreet- Randolph-Macon G- John Lavelle-Delaware Valley OL-George Sheaffer-Bridgewater (Va) T-John Fitzgibbons- Wash & Lee T-James Buettner-Wesley OL-Patick Coleman- Austin Ret- Marcus Mayo- Ferrum K- Jackson Damron-Cal Lutheran |
| North
Defense Second Team LB- Mark Scoglund- Carleton LB- Reggie Robinson-Hobart LB- CJ Gum-Wabash LB- Walter Fallas- Trinty (Ct) DL- Patrick Jupe- MIT DL- Tony Galarno-Alma DE-Kenneth Cobb- Muhlenburg DE- Mike Jaskowski-Delaware Valley DB- Chris Greenwood-Albion DB-Trevor Saunders- St. Lawrence S- Ray Bierbach -Lycoming S--Brad Kruckeberg- Gustavus DB- Chris Haddad-Curry P- Joe Lisco- Montclair State |
South Defense Second Team LB- Ken Eneh- Austin LB- Ryan Piatek-John Hopkins LB- Jeff Morgan-Wesley DE-Matt Tarver-East Texas Baptist DL-Paul Gilstrop-Wesley DL- Tyler Hemry –Coe DL- Mike Young- N. C. Wesleyan DE- C.T. Marsh – Franklin & Marshall DB-Rick Cassidy-Salisbury DB- Keith Anthony-Huntingdon DB- Luke Petitto-Mississippi College S-Will Morris-McMurry P- Cote Schacherl- Howard Payne |
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North
Team – Honorable Mention ( OFF & DEF ) |
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