BROOKFIELD, Ill. --- Three Tusculum College student-athletes have been named to the 2011 Don Hansen Division II All-Super Region II Football Team announced officials Friday.

Defensive end Terrence Smith was named to the All-Region First Team, while wide receivers Deonte Gist and Rashaad Carter garnered Second Team recognition.

Smith garners his second All-Region honor this year as he was tabbed to the Daktronics All-Region First Team. The 6-6, 240-pound defensive end from College Park, Ga., led the South Atlantic Conference with 10 sacks, which are the second-most in school history and 22nd in the nation. The two-time All-SAC and All-Region honoree has been named the SAC Defensive Player of the Week for his performances in the last two games of the regular season. He recorded a school single-game record four sacks in Tusculum's 38-20 win over Wingate. He preceded that with a career-best 17 tackles against Carson-Newman for the seventh-best defensive performance in TC history. His 19 career sacks are tied for the second-most ever by a Pioneer, while his 42 tackles for loss are fifth in the Tusculum record books. Smith led a defense that finished second in the nation in pass defense, allowing just 140.64 yards per contest.

Gist, a 5-9, 175-pound senior from Wellford, S.C., earns his second All-Region accolade of the year, while he also hauled in Daktronics All-America honors as a return specialist for the first time in his career. He shined on Tusculum's special teams, where he led the SAC in kickoff return average at 29.43 yards per return, which is seventh in the country. Of his 21 returns, two were for touchdowns, including a 94-yarder against Brevard earlier this season. He also returned a 92-yarder at Newberry, for his school-record fourth career kickoff return for touchdown.

Gist led the league in receptions for a second straight year, averaging 8.1 catches per contest, which are second in the nation (NCAA II). The 2010 consensus All-America receiver capped his outstanding career with 81 receptions for 900 yards and four touchdowns this season. His 81 catches are tied for the fourth most in school history, while his 900 yards are eighth-best in TC history and 31st in the country. His 90 receiving yards per game average is also 24th in DII.

Gist ends his Tusculum career as the program's all-time leader in all-purpose yards (4,374) and kickoff returns yards (1,593). His 2,540 career receiving yards are second in TC history, while his 12 career games with 100 receiving yards are a Tusculum-best. He also posted 20 outings with 100 all-purpose yards, including eight straight games in 2011. His 1,642 all-purpose yards in 2011 are the third-most in school history, while his 164.2 yards per game average is second in the league and 12th in the country.

Carter, the program's all-time leader in receiving yards, earns All-Region recognition for the second time this season. The 6-3, 205-pound senior from Decatur, Ga. led the Pioneers with 1,056 receiving yards, the third-best single-season tally in school history. Carter becomes the first player in Tusculum history to record over 1,000 receiving yards in multiple seasons, following last year's 1,004-yard effort.

This fall, Carter made 70 receptions (T6th in TC history), while averaging 96 receiving yards per game, which were second in the conference 14th in the nation. His eight touchdown catches this year are tied for sixth in Tusculum history, while his 23 career touchdown catches are second in school history. He also averaged 6.36 receptions per game, which were 25th in Division II.

Carter's 2,928 receiving yards are a school record and the seventh-most in SAC history, while his 210 career receptions are second-most at Tusculum and fourth in the league record books. He is tied with Gist for the most career games with 100 receiving yards (12), including six times in 2011.

Carter and Gist established a NCAA II record this year for the most career receptions by two players from the same team. Carter (210) and Gist (207) combined for 417 catches between them from 2008-2011. The TC duo was the top two receivers for a Tusculum offense that averaged 311 passing yards per game (7th in NCAA II).

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. Don Hansen's Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.

The first-team and second-team All-Region selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2011 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team will be named later this month.

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference, which is comprised of 10 colleges and universities in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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2011 Don Hansen Division II All-Super Region II Football Team
First Team Offense
POS NAME SCHOOL
QB Micah Davis Delta State
FB Isaiah Whitaker Lenoir-Rhyne
RB David Carter Morehouse
RB Jonas Randolph Mars Hill
WR Raphael Amey Kentucky State
WR Chris Bowden Wingate
WR Mo William North Alabama
TE Josh Crumpton Mars Hill
AP Denarius Appling West Georgia
C Darrell Leopold Delta State
OG Edmund Kugbila Valdosta State
OG Kyle Thornton North Alabama
OT Tyler Hodgson Mars Hill
OT Chandler Rearden Lenoir-Rhyne
PK Colin Corpe Lenoir-Rhyne

First Team Defense
POS NAME SCHOOL
DE Zeke Andrews Carson-Newman
DE Terrence Smith Tusculum
DE Darel Strong Clark Atlanta
DG/DT Jeremy Hall Stillman
DG/DT Robbie Mayers Delta State
LB Marcus Dowtin North Alabama
LB Jamarkus Gaskins Albany State
LB Deon Lacey West Alabama
LB Prince Simunyu Brevard
S Harrison Dreiling Valdosta State
S Rashad McRae Albany State
CB Dominique Davenport Delta State
CB Justin Oliver Morehouse
P Marquette King Fort Valley State
RS Janoris Jenkins North Alabama

Second Team Offense
POS NAME SCHOOL
QB Lee Chapple North Alabama
QB Willy Korn North Greenville
FB Jake Woerner Brevard
RB Travis Daniels North Carolina-Pembroke
RB Matthew Willis West Alabama
WR Rashaad Carter Tusculum
WR Chance Dennis Delta State
WR Deonte Gist Tusculum
WR Christopher Slaughter Fort Valley State
TE Brandon Ellington Wingate
TE Jovan Washington Kentucky State
AP Brandon Lucas Delta State
C Jamie Dixon North Alabama
OG Nick Allison Mars Hill
OG Jessie Mitchell Kentucky State
OT Mike Arndt Wingate
OT Ryan Schraeder Valdosta State
OT Mesh Wokomaty Valdosta State
PK Davis Brackett West Georgia

Second Team Defense
POS NAME SCHOOL
DE Kyle Hurt Lane
DE Mark Hoskins Delta State
DE Kevin Johnson Mars Hill
DG/DT Chigbo Anunoby Morehouse
DG/DT CJ Barksdale Catawba
DG/DT Lawrence Virgil Valdosta State
LB Courtney Daniels Fort Valley State
LB Apollo Stretch Newberry
LB Ixavier Triplett Delta State
LB Fred Williams North Carolina-Pembroke
S Tyren Futch Lane
S Michael Green Lenoir-Rhyne
S Tyrell Kinder Miles
S Jamarius Robinson North Greenville
CB Marvin James Mars Hill
CB Janoris Jenkins North Alabama
CB Dwight Tillman Delta State
P Andrew Jones Delta State
P Eric Watts Brevard
P Jack Fulford Valdosta State
P Ronnie Partridge Stillman
RS DeMario Barber Fort Valley State

Third Team Offense
POS NAME SCHOOL
QB Luke Charles North Carolina-Pembroke
RB Nate Inman Carson-Newman
RB Teryan Rucker North Greenville
WR Dimitri Holmes Mars Hill
WR Tristan Purifoy North Alabama
WR Ronnie Tubbs Albany State
WR Gerald Worsham West Alabama
WR Freddie Martino, Jr. North Greenville
TE Cody Harrington North Carolina-Pembroke
AP Kelvin Jeter Brevard
C Chase Gamble Newberry
C Marlon Jones Morehouse
OG Andy Nations West Alabama
OG Chase Sherman Delta State
OT Kendall Hunter Delta State
OT Lamar Young Delta State
PK Taylor Baskett North Carolina-Pembroke

Third Team Defense
POS NAME SCHOOL
DE Justin Blash Albany State
DE Anthony Daniels Delta State
DE Josh Lewis West Alabama
DE Emanuel Williams Fort Valley State
DG/DT Cedric Hall North Alabama
DG/DT Jamaa Massaline Benedict
DG/DT Mark Smith North Greenville
LB Demetrius Green Lenoir-Rhyne
LB Cory Jones Lane
LB Lakeem Perry Catawba
LB Rudy Cabral Mars Hill
S Ricky Johnson Fort Valley State
S Nick Rosamonda North Greenville
CB Jereme Green North Greenville
CB Isaiah Johnson North Greenville
CB Matt Pierce Valdosta State
CB Jumal Rolle Catawba
RS Michael Green Lenoir-Rhyne