Rondell White Named AP Little All-America

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The post-season accolades keep rolling in for West Chester University's senior RB Rondell White. The latest honor bestowed upon one of the most electrifying players ever to don the purple & gold for the Golden Rams gridders was revealed Thursday when White was named to the first team AP Little All-America squad.
 
It is the seventh post-season award this fall and fourth All-America citation for West Chester's all-time leading rusher and all-purpose yardage player. The Associated Press Little All-America team honors players from Division II, III and NAIA. Teammate Ronell Williams was the last AP Little All-American. He was selected to last year's squad.
 
White finished fourth in the NCAA in all-purpose yards per game (207.1) and came just 52 yards shy of Danny Woodhead's Division II single-season record of 3,159 all-purpose yards. The versatile running back finished the 2013 season with 1,989 rushing yards, 843 receiving yards and 275 return yards, totaling 3,107 all-purpose yards. He is just the third player in NCAA Division II history to eclipse 3,000 all-purpose yards in a single season. He rushed for over 100 yards in a game nine times, including back-to-back 200-yard performances. He ran for a career-best 245 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Millersville. He even threw a touchdown pass in West Chester's win over Gannon the second week of the season.
 
White ended his career with at least one reception in each of the last 28 games in which he played. In fact, he caught a pass in 46 of his 48 career games at West Chester. His 75 receptions in 2013 is fourth-best in a single-season in school history and the most by a running back.
 
White broke 21 school records during a career that began in 2010 as a wide receiver and ended this past weekend in Hickory, N.C. just one step from the national championship game. Nine of those records fell this past season, including rushing yards in a single season (1,989), all-purpose yards in a single season (3,107), touchdowns in a single season (24) and points scored in a single season (144). His 406 carries this past fall is also a PSAC single-season record.
 
White will graduate as the school's all-time leading rusher with 4,336 yards on the ground and 41 rushing TDs. He eclipsed 100 rushing yards in a game 19 times during his career, including seven games of 200 or more yards rushing – the latter of which is a school record. His 7,668 career all-purpose yards is over 1,000 more than the previous school record-holder and is second all-time in PSAC history. In his career, White amassed more than 4,000 yards rushing, 2,000 yards receiving and 1,000 yards in returns to become just the second player ever in NCAA history at any level to hit those benchmarks. Only Brian Westbook accomplished that feat during his college playing days.
 
White finished third in the country in rushing yards, tied for fifth in rushing TDs and 10th in rushing yards per game (132.6). He was also named All-America by the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA), Division II Sports Information Directors (which is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc.) and Beyond Sports, LLC.
 
 
 
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Dustin Vaughan, senior, 6-foot-5, 220 pounds, West Texas A&M.
Running backs — Franklyn Quiteh, senior, 5-10, 206, Bloomsburg; Domonique Hayden, 5-9, 210, junior, Thomas More.
Offensive Line — Matt Armstrong, senior, 6-3, 290, Grand Valley State; Armand Jenifer, 6-4, 295, senior, Johns Hopkins; Brian Clarke, senior, 6-3, 290, Bloomsburg; Cole Manhart, 6-6, 300, Nebraska-Kearney; Cody Carlson, senior, 6-3, 275, Northwest Missouri State.
Wide Receivers — Jeff Janis, senior, 6-3, 218, Saginaw Valley State; Tyler Rutenbeck, junior, 6-4, 185, Dubuque.
Tight End — Joe Don Duncan, senior, 6-4, 270, Dixie State.
All-purpose player — Rondell White, senior, 5-9, 180, West Chester.
Place-kicker — Steven Wakefield, senior, 5-11, 175, Mercyhurst.
 
DEFENSE
Defensive Line — Jake Metz, senior, 6-7, 255, Shippensburg; Matt Fechko, senior, 6-1, 260, Mount Union; Darius Allen, junior, 6-3, 239, Colorado State-Pueblo; Matt Longacre, sophomore, 6-3, 240, Northwest Missouri State.
Linebackers — Nate Dreiling, senior, 6-4, 226, Pittsburg State; Seth Mathis, senior, 6-3, 240, Bethel (Minn.); Tavarius Wilson, 5-11, 235, North Alabama.
Defensive Backs — Jack Moro, senior, 5-11, 190, St. Cloud State; Pierre Desir, senior, 6-2, 206, Lindenwood; Andre Carter, senior, 5-10, 185, Salisbury; Justin Bell, senior, 5-10, 185, Ohio Dominican.
Punter — Scottie Gallardo, senior, 6-0, 215, Fort Lewis.
 
 
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Kevin Rodgers, junior, Henderson State.
Running backs — Tyler Tonderum, junior, Southwest Minnesota; Daiquone Ford, sophomore, Findlay.
Offensive Line — Kelton Hays, senior, Henderson State; Dillon Carmichael, senior, Doane; William Wright, senior, West Georgia; Taylor Sprague, senior, Trine; Matthew Reese, junior, Tuskegee.
Wide Receivers — Freddie Martino, senior, North Greenville; Travor Harman, junior, Shippensburg.
Tight end — Ryan Mizgate, senior, Aurora (Ill.).
All-purpose player — John Brown, senior, Pittsburg State.
Place-Kicker — Kresimir Ivkovic, junior, John Carroll.
 
DEFENSE
Defensive Line — Ethan Westbrooks, senior, West Texas A&M; Jamie Meder, senior, Ashland; Silvio Diaz, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Shonquez Nelson, senior, St. Augustine's.
Linebackers — Dominique Forrest, senior, Linfield; Leron Furr, senior, Fort Valley; Colby Ring, senior, Minnesota-Duluth.
Defensive Backs — Darnell Evans, senior, Shaw; Tony Sierra, senior, Defiance; Thomas Wolfe, senior, Fort Valley State; Michael Green, senior, Lenoir-Rhyne.
Punter — Zach Pulkinen, senior, Bemidji.
 
 
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Kevin Burke, junior, Mount Union.
Running backs — Octavias McKoy, senior, Western Connecticut; Glen Clinton, senior, Chadron State.
Offensive Line — Joe Ray, sophomore, Lenoir-Rhyne; Craig Watts, senior, West Texas A&M; Chris Langan, senior, Galludet; Matt Feilder, senior, Bloomsburg; Matt Hall, senior, Belhaven.
Wide Receivers — Kyle Linville, senior, Franklin; Darius Davis, junior, Henderson State.
Tight end — Ryan Corbin, junior, Southwest Oklahoma State.
All-purpose player — Marquez Clark, junior, Central Oklahoma.
Kicker — Brent Wahle, sophomore, Ohio Dominican.
 
DEFENSE
Defensive Line — Charlie Tuaau, junior, Texas A&M-Commerce; Blake Baker, junior, Lenoir-Rhyne; Chris Schaudt, senior, Minnesota State-Mankato; Brandon Fedorka, senior, Waynesburg.
Linebackers — Cole Klotz, senior, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Obi Nwaigwe, senior, St. Lawrence; Taylor McCuller, senior, West Texas-A&M.
Defensive Backs — Malcolm Butler, senior, West Alabama; Reggie Williams, senior, Grand Valley State; Deandre Bonner, senior, Arkansas Tech; Drew Peterson, senior, Albright.
Punter — Matt Klingler, junior, Ambrose.