PITTSBURG, Kan. --- Tusculum College's Xzanvion
Smith has been named to the 2012 Don Hansen NCAA Division II
All-America Football Team announced officials Friday.
Smith, a 5-11, 190-pound junior from Anderson, S.C., was named the
All-America third team all-purpose player as he becomes the 26th
player in program history to earn All-America distinction.
The consensus All-Region selection finished as the top all-purpose performer in the South Atlantic Conference, averaging 150.45 yards per game, which is 23rd in the country.
The 2012 All-South Atlantic Conference standout finished with 1,013 receiving yards this year, which is third in the league and 25th in the country. The Westside High School product becomes only the fourth player in school history to post 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He scored 10 touchdowns, which are tied for the fifth most in the league.
Smith tallied eight TD receptions and returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, covering 83 and 79 yards. He averaged 23.78 yards per kickoff return (8th in TC history), which is second in the conference and 50th in the nation. He returned 27 kickoffs (5th in TC history) for 642 yards (3rd in TC history) this season. He averaged 6.27 receptions (4th in SAC/30th in NCAA II) and 92.09 receiving yards per game (3rd in SAC/27th in NCAA II).
The Don Hansen Division II 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 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.
The Don Hansen Football Committee selected All-Super Region teams in December and early January, with the first-team and second-team All-Super Region players advancing to the national ballot.
A total of 175 players earned some form of Don Hansen All-America honors. Players from 83 of the 157 football-playing schools in Division II earned Don Hansen All-America accolades.
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.
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2012 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Football
Team
POS NAME HT WT
YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Zach Zulli 6-2 188 JR Shippensburg
Schwenksville, Pa.
RB Isaiah Whitaker 5-10 225 SO Lenoir-Rhyne
Salisbury, N.C.
RB Michael Hill 5-11 205 SR Missouri Western St. Joseph,
Mo.
RB Franklyn Quiteh 5-10 203 JR Bloomsburg
Tobyhanna, Pa.
WR Chris Bowden 6-2 215 SR Wingate
Forsyth, Ga.
WR Jeff Janis 6-3 205 JR Saginaw Valley State Tawas
City, Mich.
WR Isaiah Voegeli 6-0
185 SR Merrimack Hyannis, Mass.
TE David Pawelek 6-3 230 SR Colorado Mines
Smithson Valley, Texas
AP John Brown 5-11 171 JR Pittsburg State
Homestead, Fla.
C Kevin Day 6-0 270 SR Carson-Newman
Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.
OG Garth Heikkinen 6-4 315 SR Minnesota Duluth Duluth,
Minn.
OG Edmund Kugbila 6-5 347 SR Valdosta State
Lawrenceville, Ga.
OT Manase Foketi 6-5 320 SR West Texas A&M
Hesperia, Calif.
OT Ryan Schraeder 6-7 300 SR Valdosta State
Wichita, Kan.
PK Sam Brockshus 5-11 200 JR Minnesota State
Spencer, Iowa
First Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
DE B.J. Stevens 6-2 245 JR California (Pa.)
Monroeville, Pa.
DE Ethan Westbrooks 6-4 275 JR West Texas A&M San
Leandro, Calif.
DG/DT Larry Webster 6-7 240 SR Bloomsburg
Hagerstown, Md.
DG/DT Brandon Williams 6-3 325 SR Missouri Southern
Kirkwood, Mo.
LB Leron Furr 6-3 JR Fort Valley
State Columbus, Ga.
LB Cory Johnson 5-10 240 SR Catawba
Fayetteville, N.C.
LB Tavarius Wilson 5-11 225 JR North Alabama
Jackson, Miss.
S Caleb Massey 6-0 226 JR North Alabama
Sulligent, Ala.
S Jack Moro 5-11 190 JR St. Cloud State
Brookfield, Wis.
CB Pierre Desir 6-2 206 JR Lindenwood St.
Charles, Mo.
CB Jumal Rolle 6-0 185 SR Catawba Wilson,
N.C.
RS John Brown 5-11 171 JR Pittsburg State
Homestead, Fla.
P Taylor Accardi 6-2 205 SR Colorado Mines
Littleton, Colo.
Second Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
QB Tay. Housewright 6-2 215 SR Ashland
Ashland, Ohio
FB Romo Westbrook 5-9 195 SO Harding Marion,
Ark.
RB Rayon Simmons 5-11 200 SR Winona State
University City, Mo.
RB Der. Washington 6-0 215 SR Tuskegee
Raymore, Mo.
WR Lemar Durant 6-2 SO Simon Fraser
Coquitlam, B.C.
WR Charles Johnson 6-3 225 SR Grand Valley State
WR Shjuan Richardson 5-9 172 SR Emporia State
Muskogee, Okla.
TE Scott Simonson 6-5 240 JR Assumption Red
Bank, N.J.
AP Rondell White 5-9 180 JR West Chester West
Chester, Pa.
C Markus Lawrence 6-4 290 SR Winston-Salem State
Charlotte, N.C.
OG Andrew Essman 6-2 305 JR Minnesota State
Lincoln, Neb.
OG Tino Tuilata 6-5 320 JR Midwestern State Pago
Pago, American Samoa
OT Dan Matha 6-7 310 SR Indiana (Pa.) Erie,
Pa.
OT Rod Williams 6-5 300 SR NW Missouri State
Grandview, Mo.
PK Sergio Castillo 5-10 195 JR West Texas A&M La
Joya, Texas
Second Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
DE Rufus Johnson 6-5 257 SR Tarleton State Dallas,
Texas
DE Zach Moore 6-6 282 JR Concordia-St. Paul
Chicago, Ill.
DG/DT Tyrell Higgins 6-3 285 SR West Texas A&M
Schertz, Texas
DG/DT Carl Thornton 6-2 270 SR Indiana (Pa.) Beaver
Falls, Pa.
LB Nate Dreiling 6-4 229 JR Pittsburg State
Hutchinson/Victoria, Kan.
LB Kevin Lindholm 6-2 220 SR Chadron State Eads,
Colo.
LB Darius Wilson 6-1 210 SR Central State (Ohio)
Matteson, Ill.
S Dexter Moody 6-3 200 JR Albany State Twin
City, Ga.
S Robert Virgil 6-2 180 SR Sioux Falls Elk
Grove, Calif.
CB William Buford 6-0 190 SR Tuskegee
Thomasville, Ala.
CB Keon Robinson 6-0 199 JR Shepherd Fairfax
Station, Va.
RS Ty Laughinghouse 6-2 175 SR St. Augustine's Macon,
Ga.
P Randy Weich 6-2 250 SR Wayne State (Neb.)
Lincoln, Neb.
Third Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
QB Dustin Vaughn 6-5 220 JR West Texas A&M
Corpus Christi, Texas
FB Jordan Ollis 5-10 215 SO Brevard
Columbus, N.C.
RB Joe Glendening 5-10 188 SR Hillsdale
East Grand Rapids, Mich.
RB Jordan Roberts 5-11 225 SR Charleston (W. Va.)
Madison, W. Va.
WR Torrence Allen 6-1 190 JR West Texas A&M
Meridian, Texas
WR Jacob Baskerville 6-1 194 SR Shippensburg
Pottsville, Pa.
WR Mar'Quone Edmonds 6-2 211 SR Indianapolis
Waukegan, Ill.
WR Robert Jordan 5-10 175 JR Henderson State Miami,
Fla.
TE Adam Schiltz 6-4 256 SR Emporia State Ponca
City, Okla.
AP Xzanvion Smith 5-11 190 JR Tusculum
Anderson, S.C.
C Kelton Hays 5-11 284 JR Henderson State
Jonesville, La.
OG Tim Lelito 6-4 315 SR Grand Valley State St.
Clair, Mich.
OG David Stedman 6-2 275 SR New
Haven Hasbrouck Htrs., N.J.
OT Macon Allen 6-4 310 SR Missouri Western King
City, Mo.
OT Garrett Gilkey 6-7 320 SR Chadron State
Sandwich, Ill.
PK Ryne Smith 5-8 180 SR West Alabama
Madison, Miss.
Third Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
DE David Bass 6-5 275 SR Missouri Western St.
Louis, Mo.
DE Julian Howsare 6-3
255 SO Clarion Altoona, Pa.
DG/DT T.J. Batchelor 6-0 235 JR Chowan
Middlesex, N.C.
DG/DT Jordan Morgan 6-4 252 JR Ferris State
Chicago, Ill.
DG/DT Bryan Thomson 6-1 275 SO East Stroudsburg
Keyport, N.J.
LB Max Davis 5-11 227 SR Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Ind.
LB Carlos Fields 6-2 215 JR Winston-Salem State
Henderson, N.C.
LB Jake Lilly 5-11 200 JR Concord (W. Va.)
Bluefield, Va.
S Johnny Franco 5-10 205 SR Indiana (Pa.)
Altoona, Pa.
S Trelan Taylor 5-10 195 JR Chadron State La
Mesa, Calif.
CB Adam Lucas 6-1
190 SR Tuskegee Riverdale, Ga.
CB Don Unamba 6-1 192 SR Southern Arkansas Hurst,
Texas
RS Robert Jordan 5-10 175 JR Henderson State Miami,
Fla.
P Kyle Goodburn 6-0 180 SO NW Missouri State Roeland
Park, kan.
Honorable Mention
ALPHABETICAL, BY SCHOOL - American International: Markell Rice, S;
Ashland: Brian Gamble, S; Jamie Meder, DG/DT; Bentley: Nick
Halloran, OT; Bloomsburg: Brian Clarke, OG; Matt Feiler, OT;
Brevard: Eric Watts, P; California (Pa.): Andrew Cerett, P; Rontez
Miles, S; Carson-Newman: Brandon Baker, RB; Central Missouri: Logan
Freeman, C; Central Oklahoma: Josh Birmingham, AP; Colorado
State-Pueblo: Jonathan Jones, C; Ryan Jensen, OT; Brandon Kliesen,
P; Josh Sandoval, RS; Concord (W. Va.): Riyahd Richardson, CB;
Concordia-St. Paul: Nate Thienes, TE; Delta State: Lavon Downs;
East Stroudsburg: Taylor Groff, PK; Elizabeth City State: Brad
Davis, DE; Daronte McNeil, RB; Emporia State: Ben Carlson, LB;
Fairmont State: Matt Wilmer, RS; Fort Valley State: Justin
Rosenbaum, P; Glenville State: Rahmann Lee, RB; Grand Valley State:
Matt Armstrong, OG; Harding: Austin Smithey, OT; Henderson State:
Maxie Graham, LB; Kevin Rodgers, QB; Hillsdale: Cam White, TE;
Humboldt State: Nick Ricciardulli, RB; Indiana (Pa.): Nick
Carnicella, OG; Carl Fleming, LB; Harvie Tuck, RB; Indianapolis:
Klary Fletcher, WR; Lane: Corey Jones, LB; Lenoir Rhyne: Kaleb
Myrick, OG; Lincoln: O'Hara Fluellen, CB; Lindenwood: Andrew
Helmick, WR; Mars Hill: Mam Nyang, DG/DT; Michigan Tech: Justin
Armstrong, LB; Midwestern State: Ken Van Heule, OG; Minneosta
Duluth: Fossam Foncham, DG/DT; Andrew Muer, OG; Minnesota State:
Chris Schaudt, DE; Minnesota State-Moorhead: Steve Parks, DG/DT;
Missouri Western: Travis Partridge, QB; Morehouse: Thomas Williams,
RS; New Haven: Tom Herd, DE; New Mexico Highlands: Abdul Kanneh,
CB; Newberry: LaQuawn James, OT; NW Missouri State: Collin
DeBuysere, LB; Travis Chappelear, DG/DT; Nate DeJong, S; Pittsburg
State: Cody Holland, OT; Gus Toca, DE; Saginaw Valley State: Jeff
Heath, S; St. Cloud State: Phillip Klaphake, QB; Seton Hill: Tyler
Zimmer, LB; Shippensburg: Trevor Harman, WR; Simon Fraser: Andrew
Marshall, LB; Sioux Falls: Braden Wieking, PK; Southern Arkansas:
Carlos Brown, FB; Mark Johnson, RB; Stillman: Carlos Wilson, CB;
Texas A&M-Kingsville: Jeremy Aguilar, LB; Truman: Richie
Schumacher, S; Tuskegee: Devonte Jones, OG; Quavon Taylor, LB;
Christopher Tolbert, OT; Upper Iowa: Keaton Hosch, AP; Valdosta
State: Cayden Cochran, QB; Gerald Ford, WR; Tyler Josey, DE; Chris
Pope, LB; Lawrence Virgil, DG/DT; Mesh Wokomaty, OT; Washburn:
Steve Dieckhaus, OT; West Alabama: Otha Foster, S; Deon Lacey, LB;
Andy Nations, OG; West Chester: Ronnell Williams, LB; West Georgia:
Jordan Ritchey, C; West Texas A&M: Torrence Allen, WR; Khiry
Robinson, RS; Winona State: Richard Lilla, C; Winston-Salem State:
Jahuann Butler, WR; Kameron Smith, QB.
