INDIANAPOLIS – Postseason awards continued to trickle in for UIndy football standout Al McKeller. The junior running back was honored by The Associated Press this week by being named to its Division II All-America Second Team. The award, presented by Regions Bank, was selected by a panel of sports information directors and the AP.
 
The entire list included just four running backs – two on the first team and two on the second (see below). McKeller earned inclusion after topping the Great Lakes Valley Conference in rushing yards (1,124) and rushing touchdowns (17). The Indianapolis native also broke UIndy and GLVC records for career rushing TDs in just his third collegiate season, while becoming the first rusher in school history with three 1,000-yard seasons to his credit.
 
McKeller was the focal point of a UIndy attack that shattered program records for scoring offense (47 points per game) and total offense (507 yards per game) on the way to a program-first third consecutive playoff berth.


2019 AP DII All-AMERICA FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB - Roland Rivers III, senior, Slippery Rock
RB - Nate Gunn, senior, Minnesota State
RB - Jaleel McLaughlin, sophomore, Notre Dame (Ohio)
WR - Zimari Manning, senior, Tarleton State
WR - Shane Zylstra, senior, Minnesota State
TE - Zach Davidson, junior, Central Missouri
OL - Tyler Allison, senior, Ferris State
OL - Evan Heim, senior, Minnesota State
OL - Chris Larsen, senior, Slippery Rock
OL - Jason Poe, junior, Lenoir-Rhyne
OL - Grant Stewart, senior, Colorado School of Mines
AP - Dominique Ramsey, junior, Texas A&M-Commerce
K - Dante Brown, senior, Fort Hays State.

Defense
DL - Jaquan Artis, senior, Lenoir-Rhyne
DL - Austin Edwards., senior, Ferris State
DL - Chris Garrett, junior, Concordia-St. Paul
DL - B.J. Jefferson, senior, Tarleton State.
LB - Chris Hoad, senior, Texas-Permian Basin
LB - Rondrow Peebles, junior, Carson-Newman
LB - Drew Seers, junior, Lindenwood.
DB - Nick Ciccio, sophomore, Colorado Mesa
DB - Christopher Jefferson, sophomore, Findlay
DB - Lamont McPhatter II, senior, California (Pa.)
DB - Prince Robinson, senior, Tarleton State
P - Isaac Parks., junior, North Carolina Pembroke

2019 AP DII All-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Offense
QB - Brook Bolles, senior, Central Missouri
RB - Daniel McCants, senior, Tarleton State
RB - Al McKeller, junior, UIndy
WR - Henry Litwin, junior, Slippery Rock
WR - Shae Wyatt, junior, Central Missouri
TE - Jack Pilkerton, senior, Kutztown
OL - Jeff Arnold, senior, Indiana (Pa.)
OL - Cori Gooseberry, senior, Ouachita Baptist
OL - Brandon Kemp, senior, Valdosta State
OL - Adonis Sealey, senior, Valdosta State
OL - Amon Simon, junior, Texas A&M-Commerce
AP - Tobias Harris, sophomore, West Texas A&M
K - Jordan Walters, senior, East Stroudsburg

Defense
DL - Chauncy Haney, senior, North Greenville
DL - Chad Kuhn, junior, Slippery Rock
DL - Spencer Phillips, senior, Northwest Missouri State
DL - Sha'haun Williams, senior, Notre Dame (Ohio)
LB - Damon Lloyd, senior, Indiana (Pa.)
LB - Maurice Wright Jr., senior, Northwestern Oklahoma State
LB - Brad Zaffram, senior, Slippery Rock
DB - James Caesar, senior, Ferris State
DB - Desmond Fairell, senior, Carson-Newman
DB - Michael Junker, senior, Bemidji State
DB - Daryus Skinner, senior, Winston-Salem State
P - JoseLuis Moreno, senior, Minot State