BROOKFIELD, Ill. – The Don Hansen Football Committee has released the 2018 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Super Region Three Teams this week, with four Greyhounds appearing on the list. UIndy student-athletes
Al McKeller,
Dan McHale,
Robert Williams and
Malik Higgins were honored on various teams, with McKeller earning first-team accolades.
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McKeller picked up his second all-region nod after leading the GLVC with 1,300 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns. A graduate of local Lawrence North High School, McKeller was voted the GLVC Offensive Player of the Year by the league's coaches and ranked second in the region in rushing yards per game (108.3). He also recently garnered All-America Honorable Mention from
D2Football.com.
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Opening holes for McKeller was all-region second team honoree
Dan McHale. The Cincinnati, Ohio product started all 12 games at center, leading a unit that ranked second in the nation in fewest sacks allowed, third in third-down conversion rate, eighth in passing efficiency and 18th in rushing offense.
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Veteran defensive back and Indy native
Robert Williams also earned second-team honors. The senior corner ranked second in the GLVC in passes defended and third in interceptions. His top highlight came at the end of UIndy's first-round playoff game, as his 22-yard pick-six sealed the win versus No. 19 Fort Hays State.
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Senior receiver
Malik Higgins also earned recognition from the Don Hansen Football Committee, as the Evansville, Ind., product earned third team all-region honors. The three-time all-conference performer finished his career ranked second in the UIndy all-time annals in receiving yards and third in both receptions and receiving TDs.
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The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 in 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.
Don Hansen's Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.
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The first-team and second-team all-region selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2018 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team will be selected.
2018 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Super Region Three Teams
| First Team Offense |
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| POS |
NAME |
HT |
WT |
YR |
SCHOOL |
| QB |
Jayru Campbell |
6-5 |
215 |
JR |
Ferris State |
| FB |
Cole Chancey |
5-10 |
200 |
SO |
Harding |
| RB |
Jake Mayon |
5-9 |
200 |
SR |
Northern Michigan |
| RB |
Al McKeller |
5-9 |
215 |
SO |
Indianapolis |
| WR |
James Brania-Hopp |
6-0 |
200 |
SR |
Washburn |
| WR |
Chad Gailliard |
6-3 |
205 |
SO |
Saginaw Valley State |
| WR |
KaRonce Higgins |
6-1 |
179 |
SR |
Southern Arkansas |
| TE |
DeAndre Washington |
6-2 |
185 |
JR |
Arkansas-Monticello |
| AP |
Jake Wenzlick |
5-9 |
183 |
JR |
Michigan Tech |
| C |
Bryce Bray |
6-0 |
260 |
SR |
Harding |
| OG |
Keith Pledger |
6-1 |
270 |
SR |
Harding |
| OG |
Nic Sawyer |
6-5 |
300 |
SR |
Ferris State |
| OT |
Devon Johnson |
6-7 |
310 |
SR |
Ferris State |
| OT |
Ben Walling |
6-5 |
295 |
SR |
Grand Valley State |
| PK |
Dante Brown |
5-10 |
185 |
JR |
Fort Hays State |
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| First Team Defense |
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| DE |
James Prater, Jr. |
6-0 |
244 |
SR |
Ashland |
| DE |
T.J. Winslow |
6-4 |
250 |
SR |
Harding |
| DT |
Simanu'a Thomas |
6-0 |
278 |
JR |
Pittsburg State |
| DT |
Heath Williams |
6-2 |
291 |
JR |
Saginaw Valley State |
| LB |
Michael Alexander |
6-0 |
235 |
SR |
Saginaw Valley State |
| LB |
Jose Delgado |
5-11 |
205 |
SR |
Fort Hays State |
| LB |
Sam Heyboer |
6-5 |
240 |
SO |
Ferris State |
| S |
Doyin Jibowu |
6-2 |
200 |
SR |
Fort Hays State |
| S |
Delon Stephenson |
5-11 |
205 |
JR |
Ferris State |
| S |
Brian Williams |
6-1 |
190 |
SR |
Davenport |
| CB |
Roderick Chapman |
5-9 |
175 |
SR |
Missouri S&T |
| CB |
Corey Ballentine |
6-0 |
204 |
SR |
Washburn |
| P |
Jack Preston |
6-2 |
190 |
SO |
East Central (Okla.) |
| RS |
Brandin Dandridge |
5-10 |
180 |
SR |
Missouri Western |
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| Second Team Offense |
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| QB |
Braxton Marstall |
6-2 |
207 |
SR |
Emporia State |
| QB |
Barrett Renner |
6-3 |
206 |
SR |
Southern Arkansas |
| FB |
Chris Eastburn |
6-0 |
244 |
SR |
Arkansas Tech |
| RB |
Kris Oliver |
5-8 |
170 |
SR |
Ouachita Baptist |
| RB |
Darrius Webb |
5-9 |
180 |
JR |
Nebraska-Kearney |
| WR |
Braxton Graham |
5-9 |
175 |
SR |
Missouri S&T |
| WR |
Nick Dodson |
5-11 |
180 |
SR |
Grand Valley State |
| WR |
Kyrion Parker |
6-4 |
200 |
SR |
Central Missouri |
| TE |
Erik Henneman |
6-3 |
228 |
SR |
Lindenwood |
| AP |
Devante Turner |
5-9 |
185 |
SO |
Central Missouri |
| C |
Dan McHale |
6-3 |
261 |
JR |
Indianapolis |
| OG |
Noah Hammons |
6-2 |
300 |
SR |
Central Oklahoma |
| OG |
Tommy Richardson |
6-4 |
304 |
GR |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
| OT |
Ryan Dodd |
6-5 |
300 |
JR |
Pittsburg State |
| OT |
Zach Flott |
6-5 |
298 |
SR |
Northwest Missouri |
| OT |
Derrick Puni |
6-6 |
320 |
SR |
Central Missouri |
| PK |
Tyler Basch |
6-1 |
195 |
SR |
Missouri Western |
| PK |
Josh Larazo |
5-10 |
155 |
SO |
McKendree |
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| Second Team Defense |
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| DE |
Austen Eskew |
6-4 |
248 |
SR |
Northwest Missouri |
| DE |
Davondrick Lison |
6-2 |
235 |
SR |
Southern Arkansas |
| DE |
Tershawn Wharton |
6-4 |
255 |
JR |
Missouri S&T |
| DT |
Wyatt Parker |
6-4 |
290 |
SR |
Fort Hays State |
| DT |
Sam Roberts |
6-5 |
265 |
SO |
Northwest Missouri |
| LB |
Sam Blankenship |
6-3 |
225 |
SR |
Harding |
| LB |
Bo Brooks |
6-4 |
205 |
SR |
Missouri S&T |
| LB |
Cody Leonard |
6-1 |
225 |
SR |
Quincy |
| S |
Anthony Lane |
5-9 |
196 |
SR |
Northwest Missouri |
| S |
Morgan Selemaea |
5-11 |
196 |
SO |
Pittsburg State |
| CB |
Keandre Evans |
6-0 |
175 |
JR |
Ouachita Baptist |
| CB |
O'Shay Harris |
6-1 |
190 |
JR |
Central Oklahoma |
| CB |
Robert Williams |
5-11 |
164 |
SR |
Indianapolis |
| P |
Dante Brown |
5-10 |
185 |
JR |
Fort Hays State |
| RS |
Lawrence Woods |
5-9 |
171 |
SO |
Truman |
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| Third Team Offense |
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| QB |
Tyler Swart |
6-4 |
260 |
SR |
Missouri S&T |
| QB |
Bart Williams |
6-6 |
225 |
SR |
Grand Valley State |
| QB |
Braden Wright |
6-2 |
180 |
FR |
Northwest Missouri |
| FB |
Tucker Horak |
5-10 |
182 |
SO |
Pittsburg State |
| RB |
Chawntez Moss |
5-11 |
210 |
JR |
Grand Valley State |
| RB |
Landon Nault |
5-9 |
193 |
SR |
Emporia State |
| RB |
Andrew Vaughn |
5-10 |
216 |
SR |
Ashland |
| WR |
Shawn Bane, Jr. |
5-11 |
170 |
SR |
Northwest Missouri |
| WR |
Malik Higgins |
5-10 |
180 |
SR |
Indianapolis |
| WR |
Austin Paritee |
6-1 |
185 |
JR |
Grand Valley State |
| WR |
Cagney Roberson |
6-3 |
211 |
SR |
Oklahoma Baptist |
| WR |
Jalyn Williams |
6-3 |
195 |
SR |
McKendree |
| TE |
Seth Hebert |
6-4 |
245 |
SR |
Central Missouri |
| TE |
Matt Wendelberger |
6-1 |
250 |
JR |
Fort Hays State |
| AP |
Lorenzo West |
5-11 |
171 |
JR |
Pittsburg State |
| C |
Ethan Culberson |
6-4 |
310 |
SO |
Grand Valley State |
| C |
Hayden Eatinger |
6-3 |
280 |
JR |
Missouri Western |
| C |
Nicholas Verbeck |
6-3 |
315 |
SR |
Truman |
| OG |
Amari Angram-Boldin |
6-2 |
340 |
SO |
Fort Hays State |
| OG |
Josh Elam |
6-2 |
295 |
JR |
Missouri S&T |
| OG |
Daniel Moore |
6-2 |
285 |
SR |
Henderson State |
| OT |
Cori Gooseberry |
6-3 |
240 |
JR |
Ouachita Baptist |
| OT |
Justin Gooseberry |
6-4 |
250 |
SR |
Ouachita Baptist |
| OT |
Israel Helms |
6-5 |
305 |
SR |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
| OT |
Kyle Hinton |
6-3 |
310 |
JR |
Washburn |
| OT |
Tanner Owen |
6-5 |
278 |
SO |
Northwest Missouri |
| PK |
J.J. McGrath |
6-3 |
210 |
SR |
Grand Valley State |
| PK |
Satchel Denton |
6-0 |
180 |
SO |
Ashland |
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| Third Team Defense |
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| DE |
Austin Edwards |
6-5 |
275 |
JR |
Ferris State |
| DE |
Mike Pettis |
6-2 |
248 |
JR |
Grand Valley State |
| DE |
Sam Reeves |
5-8 |
223 |
JR |
Truman |
| DT |
Derrick Calloway |
6-1 |
320 |
SR |
Davenport |
| DT |
Jon Harris |
6-5 |
290 |
SR |
Lindenwood |
| DT |
Ernest Reed |
6-6 |
285 |
SR |
Ouachita Baptist |
| DT |
Antonio Washington |
6-0 |
268 |
SO |
Southern Arkansas |
| LB |
Jace McDown |
6-0 |
215 |
SO |
Emporia State |
| LB |
Derrick McGreevy |
6-2 |
240 |
SR |
Washburn |
| LB |
Brendan McMahon |
6-3 |
230 |
SR |
Grand Valley State |
| LB |
Arric Parker |
5-9 |
180 |
SR |
Ouachita Baptist |
| LB |
K.J. Reid |
6-1 |
219 |
SR |
Arkansas Tech |
| LB |
Sal Silvio |
5-10 |
205 |
JR |
Nebraska-Kearney |
| S |
Jack Richards |
5-9 |
175 |
SR |
Northwest Missouri |
| S |
Cua Rose |
5-10 |
183 |
SR |
Arkansas Tech |
| S |
Connor Shedeed |
5-11 |
190 |
SR |
Fort Hays State |
| S |
Dra Smith |
6-2 |
210 |
SR |
Harding |
| S |
Jacob Studdard |
6-0 |
185 |
SR |
Grand Valley State |
| CB |
Brandin Dandridge |
5-10 |
180 |
SR |
Missouri Western |
| CB |
Frank Herbert |
5-11 |
170 |
SR |
Harding |
| CB |
Adrian Green |
5-11 |
185 |
JR |
Ferris State |
| CB |
Lorenzo Watkins |
5-11 |
175 |
JR |
Southern Arkansas |
| CB |
V'Onte Williams |
6-1 |
205 |
JR |
Harding |
| P |
Michael James |
5-11 |
180 |
SR |
Michigan Tech |
| P |
Perry Schmiedeler |
5-11 |
170 |
SR |
Washburn |
| RS |
Nate Couturier |
5-10 |
157 |
JR |
Davenport |
| RS |
Horatio Smith |
5-9 |
168 |
SR |
Northwestern Oklahoma |
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