PITTSBURG, Kan. --- Tusculum College's Justin Houston and Cameron Thomas have been named to the 2015 Don Hansen Football Gazette NCAA Division II All-America Team.

The Tusculum duo garnered honorable mention recognition as they were two of 13 South Atlantic Conference student-athletes selected to the Hansen All-America squad.

Houston, a 5-8, 170-pound senior receiver from Cleveland, Tennessee, earns a spot on the Hansen All-America team for a second time in his storied career. He earned honorable mention honors during the 2013 campaign.

This past fall, he was also named to the Hanson All-Region first team, Division II Collegiate Commissioners Association All-Region Team and the USA College Football All-America Team.

Houston led the SAC in receptions for a third consecutive year, averaging 9.6 catches per game, which are ranked third nationally. He finished the year with 106 receptions for 799 yards and tied a school single-season record with nine touchdowns. His 106 catches are the second-most in TC history, four shy of the school record 110 grabs he made in his 2013 campaign.

Houston, a three-time All-SAC standout, finished his career with a school and league record 322 receptions, which are the fourth-most in NCAA Division II history. Houston also finished with a school-record 3,182 receiving yards, which are sixth in the SAC record book. He is also the program's all-time leader for kickoff returns (68) and all-purpose yardage (4,622). Houston also recorded 13 games with 100 or more receiving yards, the most in program history.

Thomas, a 6-0, 195-pound junior cornerback from Nicholasville, Kentucky becomes only the third defensive back to garner All-America recognition, joining Tusculum and SAC Hall of Famer Ricardo Colclough (2003) and Ra'Shun Judge (2004).

Thomas led the league with this 15 passes defended (23rd in NCAA II), including a league-best five interceptions (23rd in NCAA II). The 2015 All-Region and All-SAC honoree tallied 52 tackles, including three for loss and forced a fumble.

Thomas opened the season with an interception and three pass break-ups at Virginia-Wise. He followed with eight tackles and an interception against Virginia State and made nine tackles with two behind the line of scrimmage against 23rd-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne. In TC's road game at North Greenville, Thomas returned an interception for a 54-yard touchdown. He later added nine tackles at Limestone and seven more against Catawba.

For his career, Thomas has amassed 23 passes defended, which are sixth in the TC record book. His eight career interceptions are the third-most by a Pioneer.

The Don Hansen All-America 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, a native of Brookfield, Illinois, 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.

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2015 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Football Team
First Team Offense
QB - Jason Vander Laan, Ferris St.
FB - Kamal Cass, Eastern New Mexico
RB - Ja'Quan Gardner, Humboldt St.
RB - Cameron McDondle, CSU-Pueblo
WR - Billy Brown, Shepherd
WR - Keelan Cole, Kentucky Wesleyan
WR - Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg
TE - Cole Spurgeon, Colorado School of Mines
AP - Jesse Zalk, Central Washington
C - Jake Daugherty, Ferris St.
OG - Alfredo Moreno, Midwestern St.
OG - Orion Awa-Dubose, West Georgia
OT - Chris Reaper, Findlay
OT - Shane Smith, Northwest Missouri
PK - Simon Mathieson, Northwest Missouri

First Team Defense
DE - Morgan Fox, CSU-Pueblo
DE - Josh Gordon, Minnesota St.
DE - Matt Judon, Grand Valley St.
DG/DT - Anthony McDaniel, Bowie St.
DG/DT - Brandon Yost, Northwest Missouri
LB - Tyler Condit, New Haven
LB - Jewell Ratliff, Tuskegee
LB - D'Gary Wallace, Urbana
CB - Michael Jordan, Missouri Western
CB - Solomon St. Pierre, Sioux Falls
S - Antion McBee, Southwest Baptist
S - Carlo Thomas, Johnson C. Smith
P - Matt Klingler, Lindenwood
RS - Amyr Smith, Morehouse

Second Team Offense
QB - Brent Wilson, Emporia St.
FB - B.J. McCoy, Shorter
RB - Anthony Bilal, Lake Erie
RB - Austin Ekeler, Western State
WR - Reece Horn, Indianapolis
WR - Jameson Parsons, St. Cloud State
WR - Keshaun Taylor, Mars Hill
TE - Conner Doherty, Northern St.
AP - Marques Rodgers, Western New Mexico
C - Joe LoShiavo, Slippery Rock
OG - Stephen Evans, North Alabama
OG - Jim Walsh, Grand Valley St.
OT - Herschel Prater, Minnesota St.
OT - Dominique Robertson, West Georgia
PK - Brent Wahle, Ohio Dominican

Second Team Defense
DE - Collin Bevins, Northwest Missouir
DE - Marcus Martin, Slippery Rock
DE - Justin Woods-West, Central State
DG/DT - Alex Tucci, West Texas A&M
DG/DT - Jared Washington, West Alabama
LB - Jacob Bernhard, Western State
LB - Connor Harris, Lindenwood
LB - Jordan Herdman, Simon Fraser
LB - Austin Jacques, Johnson C. Smith
CB - Dominique Rouse, Midwestern St.
CB - Torie Wagner, Charleston (W.Va.)
S - Kevin Berg, Northwest Missouri
S - Aaron Terry, California (Pa.)
P - Zach Cimaglia, Adams St.
RS - Deonte Harris, Assumption

Third Team Offense
QB - Brady Bolles, Northwest Missouri
QB - Matt Soltes, East Stroudsburg
QB - Jeff Ziemba, Shepherd
FB - Michael Patrick, Lenoir-Rhyne
RB - Geremy Aldridge-Mitchell, West Texas A&M
RB - Shamar Greene, Slippery Rock
RB - Chris McClendon, Panhandle St.
RB - Clay McKenzie, Central Oklahoma
WR - Matt Lehman, Clarion
WR - Le'Nard Meyers, Tarleton St.
WR - David Moore, East Central
WR - Donovan Thompson, Angelo St.
WR - Matt Williams, Grandy Valley St.
TE - Kenny Johnston, Florida Tech
AP - Alquawn Vickers, Concordia-St. Paul
C - Derek Evans, Carson-Newman
OG - Landon Chappell, Central Oklahoma
OG - Ethan Cooper, Indiana (Pa.)
OT - Elwood Clement, Texas A&M-Commerce
OT - Lavonte Hights, Shepherd
PK - Nick Christiansen, Miles

Third Team Defense
DE - Andrew Cohen, West Chester
DE - Shaneil Jenkins, Shepherd
DG/DT - Lee Campbell, Indianapolis
DG/DT - Johnny Maxey, Mars Hill
LB - Deonate Gary, Central State
LB - Brock Long, Fort Hays St.
LB - Jacob Vollstedt, Northwest Missouri
CB - Jaleel Canty, Ferris St.
CB - Bryce Enyard, Northwest Missouri
S - Marqui Christian, Midwestern St.
S - Brad McCurdy, Ohio Dominican
P - Brett Benes, Charleston (W.Va.)
P - Felipe Parra, West Texas A&M
RS - Kiernen Duncan, CSU-Pueblo
RS - Jason Greenway, Augustana

Honorable Mention
ALPHABETICAL, BY SCHOOL - Alderson Broaddus: Michael James, S; American International: Mike Ford, CB; Angelo State: Clayton Callicutt, DE; Kyle Washington, QB; Arkansas Tech: Logan Genz, LB; Ashland: Donzale Ashley, S; Augustana (S.D.): Trey Heid, QB; Charlie Hayes, WR; Brian Long, C; Jamal Samaha, DG/DT; Carson-Newman: Damian Baker, RB; Bentley: Tyler Ford, P; Bowie State: Brian Hall, S; Brevard: Kevin Weber, P; Catawba: Kyle Kitchens, LB; Johnathan Jean, DG/DT; Case Woodard, CB; Central Missouri: Billy Greco, PK; Ian Toalson, TE; Jason Venckus, DE; Charleston (W.Va.): Justin Johnson, OG; Clark Atlanta: Joshua Tate,CB; Colorado Mines: Justin Dvorak, QB; Colorado State-Pueblo: Gary Dixon, OT; Concord: Jeremiah Johnson, CB; Delta State: Cody Mills, P; Emporia State: Kavaski Ervin, WR; Mitchell Foote, WR; Austin Morton, PK; Eastern New Mexico: Cody Jurek, OG; Ferris State: Anthony Darkangelo, LB; Justin Zimmer, DE; Florida Tech: J.J. Sanders, DE; Fort Hays State: Treveon Albert, QB; Shaquille Cooper, RB; Matt Erbert, OT; Daniel Lindsey, S; Gannon: Mike Zanders, S; Glenville State: Rahmann Lee, RB; Grand Valley State: Marquez Gollman, LB; Jamie Potts, WR; Bart Williams; Harding: Trevon Biglow, DE; Henderson State: Josh Davis, LB; Lawrence Willis, OG; Humboldt State: Alex Cappa, OT; Logan Govan, C; Dillon Huffman, DG/DT; Lane: Gabriel Mass, DE; Lenoir-Rhyne: Joe Ray, OG; Chris Shaffer, LB; McKendree: A.J. Wentland, LB; Merrimack: Ben Polci, DG/DT; Michigan Tech: Alex Sherbinow, FB; Miles: Braysean Jones, DE; Minnesota Duluth: Peter Bateman, OT; Minnesota State: Tyler Henderson, LB; Missouri Western: Travis Anderson, OG; Newberry: Kyle Clark, P; New Haven: Zach Voytek, OT; North Alabama: Floyd Jones, LB; Luke Wingo, QB; North Carolina-Pembroke: B.J. Bunn, WR; Northern State: Channing Barber, CB; Northwest Missouri: Jordan Grove, FB; Northwestern Oklahoma: Joby Saint Fleur, DE; Ohio Dominican: Ben Cophr, OT; Da'Twane Harris, CB: Dez Stewart, WR; Ouachita Baptist: Kris Oliver, RB; Ke'Vontae Pope, RS; Panhandle State: Zacari Lavender, RS; Pittsburg State: Dino Teague, CB; Shepherd: C.J. Davis, RS; James Gupton, LB; Shorter: Jordan Shaw, S; Sioux Falls (S.D.): Antonio Green, OG; Slippery Rock: Joe Phillips, DG/DT; Cory Tucker, OT; Treven Williams, LB; Southwestern Oklahoma: Daniel Jones, RS; Texas A&M Commerce: Lance Evans, WR; Tiffin: Antonio Pipkin, QB; Tusculum: Justin Houston, WR; Cameron Thomas, CB; Upper Iowa: Jevell Rollins, DG/DT; Valdosta State: David May, C; Cedric O'Neal, AP; Virginia-Wise: Zachary Blair, LB; West Georgia: Dallas Dickey, QB; Dylan Donahue, DE; West Liberty: Daree' Goodwin, TE; West Virginia Wesleyan: Michael Anderson, AP; Western State: Dakota Swinehart, P; William Jewell: Anthony Mullins, AP; Winona State: Josh Mikes, WR.