Rondell White And Four Others Named All-America By Don Hansen FB Gazette

PITTSBURG, Kan. - West Chester University senior RB Rondell White was named first team All-America by Don Hansen FB Gazette it was announced Wednesday morning. Four other Golden Rams were also named to one of the three All-America squads and honorable mention list.

Joining White on the 2013 Don Hansen FB Gazette All-America squad was junior cornerback Al-Hajj Shabazz. Senior OG Trey Farmer, junior C Derek Schatz and junior MLB Ronell Williams were each named honorable mention.

White finished the season with 1,989 rushing yards, 843 receiving yards and 275 return yards. White's 406 carries this past fall also broke the NCAA Division II record. He is the only running back in DII history to eclipse 400 rushing attempts in a single season. He broke a total of 21 school records during his career at West Chester, including nine this season. White is the Golden Rams' all-time leading rusher (4,336 yards). He was named to the American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) Division II All-America Team, AP Little All-America Football Team and the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division First Team and All-ECAC Offensive player of the year while also being honored most recently by the Maxwell Football Club and the Philadelphia Sports Writers' Association as regional player of the year on both occasions.
 
Farmer, who finished seventh out of 14 candidates in the regional voting for the Gene Upshaw Award, joins fellow lineman Derek Schatz as an All-America honorable mention. Farmer and Schatz were a big reason that West Chester reached the national semifinals. They opened the holes for White to run into the record book while also protecting quarterback Sean McCartney as he turns in one of the most prolific seasons in West Chester history as well.

Williams anchored the West Chester defense in 2013. He posted a team-high 110 tackles, intercepted a pair of passes, racked up 9.5 tackles for loss and sacked the quarterback 3.5 times. Williams also led the team with 60 solo tackles and forced a fumble. He was named a finalist for the inaugural Cliff Harris Award as the top small college defensive football player in the country, representing nearly 500 NCAA Division II, III and NAIA colleges and universities. Williams was also named to the All-PSAC East first team and the All-ECAC squad as its defensive player of the year.
 
Shabazz is the definition of a "shutdown corner" for the Golden Rams. He draws the opposition's top target in the passing game and has four interceptions and eight pass breakups to his credit in 2013. He finished the year with 53 tackles, including two for a loss. His interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Super Region 1 Championship Game broke a 14-all tie and helped propel the Golden Rams into the semifinals. He was a first team All-PSAC East and All-ECAC honoree this season as well.

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, 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.

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 168 players earned some form of Don Hansen All-America honors. Players from 78 of the 166 football-playing schools in Division II earned Don Hansen All-America accolades. National Champion NW Missouri State had seven honorees, including four first-team players.

First Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Dustin Vaughn 6-5 220 SR West Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas
FB Isaiah Whitaker 5-10 225 JR Lenoir-Rhyne Salisbury, N.C.
RB Franklyn Quiteh 5-10 206 SR Bloomsburg Tobyhanna, Pa.
RB Tyler Tonderum 5-10 191 JR SW Minnesota State Armstrong, Iowa
WR Darius Davis 5-11 212 JR Henderson State Frisco, Texas
WR Trevor Harman 6-3 206 SO Shippensburg Mechanicsville, Pa.
WR Jeff Janis 6-3 218 SR Saginaw Valley State Tawas City, Mich.
TE Joe Don Duncan 6-4 270 SR Dixie State Corona, Calif.
AP Rondell White 5-9 180 SR West Chester West Chester, Pa.
C Matt Armstrong 6-3 290 SR Grand Valley State Lansing, Mich.
OG Cody Carlson 6-3 275 SR NW Missouri State Eudora, Kan.
OG Brian Clarke 6-3 290 SR Bloomsburg Hanover, Pa.
OT Terrance Harris 6-4 285 SR West Texas A&M Killeen, Texas
OT Tom Olson 6-6 285 SR Minnesota Duluth Coon Rapids, Minn.
PK Sergio Castillo 5-11 195 SR West Texas A&M La Joya, Texas

First Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Darius Allen 6-3 239 JR Colorado State-Pueblo Pueblo, Colo.
DE Matt Longacre 6-3 240 JR NW Missouri State Omaha, Neb.
DG/DT Shonquez Nelson 6-1 290 SR St. Augustine's Lake City, S.C.
DG/DT Charlie Tuaau 6-5 310 JR Texas A&M-Commerce Wahiawa, Hawaii
LB Nate Dreiling 6-4 226 SR Pittsburg State Hutchinson/Victoria, Kan.
LB Jake Edmiston 6-2 220 SR Colorado Mesa Palisade, Colo.
LB Eric Reimer 6-2 225 JR NW Missouri State Menomonie Falls, Wis.
LB Tavarius Wilson 5-11 235 SR North Alabama Jackson, Miss.
CB Brandon Dixon 6-0 195 SR NW Missouri State Pompano Beach, Fla.
CB Darnell Evans 5-8 181 SR Shaw Madison, N.J.
S Justin Bell 5-10 185 SR Ohio Dominican Columbus, Ohio
S Jack Moro 5-11 190 SR St. Cloud State Brookfield, Wis.
RS John Brown 5-11 170 SR Pittsburg State Homestead, Fla.
P James McCombie 6-0 170 SR Slippery Rock Nicktown, Pa.

Second Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Kevin Rodgers 6-3 215 JR Henderson State Rockwall, Texas
FB Coleman McAurthur 6-1 191 JR Colorado State-Pueblo Aurora, Colo.
RB Glen Clinton 5-10 200 SR Chadron State Cody, Wyo.
RB Chris Smith 5-8 190 JR Upper Iowa Brown Deer, Wis.
WR Torrence Allen 6-1 190 SR West Texas A&M Meridian, Texas
WR James Long 5-11 180 SR Virginia Wise Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
WR Freddie Martino 6-0 195 SR North Greenville North, S.C.
TE Wesley Powell 6-10 265 JR Tusculum Titus, Ala.
AP Marquez Clark 5-11 190 JR Central Oklahoma Texarkana, Texas
C Kelton Hays 5-11 284 SR Henderson State Jonesville, La.
OG Andrew Essman 6-2 293 SR Minnesota State Lincoln, Neb.
OG Craig Watts 6-4 335 SR West Texas A&M Killeen, Texas
OT Matt Feiler 6-7 325 SR Bloomsburg Strasburg, Pa.
OT Cole Manhart 6-6 300 JR Nebraska-Kearney Highland Ranch, Colo.
PK Brent Wahle 6-2 175 SO Ohio Dominican Pataskala, Ohio

Second Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Jake Metz 6-7 255 SR Shippensburg Harleysville, Pa.
DE Ethan Westbrooks 6-4 275 SR West Texas A&M Oakland, Calif.
DG/DT Jimmy Long 6-0 240 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Gainesville, Va.
DG/DT Brandon Yost 6-2 280 SO NW Missouri State Omaha, Neb.
LB Leron Furr 6-3 245 SR Fort Valley State Columbus, Ga.
LB Brandon Harrington 6-1 216 JR Stonehill Rockland, Mass.
LB Marquis Wadley 5-9 215 SR Tarleton State Dallas, Texas
CB Pierre Desir 6-2 206 SR Lindenwood St. Charles, Mo.
CB Thomas Wolfe III 6-0 190 SR Fort Valley State Marietta, Ga.
S Michael Green 6-0 195 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Kingsland, Ga.
S Chris Slater 5-9 195 SR West Texas A&M Houston, Texas
P Scottie Gallardo 6-0 215 SR Fort Lewis Alamogordo, N.M.
RS C.J. Davis 5-9 182 FR Shepherd Hagerstown, Md.

Third Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Bo Cordell 6-1 205 GR Tusculum Cincinnati, Ohio
FB Thomas Tippett 6-0 240 SR East Stroudsburg Fairfield, Pa.
RB Shakiel Davis 5-10 170 JR Mars Hill East Flat Rock, N.C.
RB Jansen Jones 5-10 185 SR Gannon Rochester, N.Y.
WR John Brown 5-11 170 SR Pittsburg State Homestead, Fla.
WR Dmitri Holmes 5-10 165 JR Mars Hill Athens, Ga.
WR John Schademan 6-0 195 SR Slippery Rock Pittsburgh, Pa.
TE Ryan Corbin 6-4 250 SR Southwestern Oklahoma Newcastle, Okla.
AP Morris Henderson 5-9 182 SR Lincoln (Mo.) Jacksonville, Fla.
C Skeeter Sellers 6-1 280 SR West Alabama Enterprise, Ala.
OG Chris Biondi 6-6 290 SR New Haven Manorville, N.Y.
OG William Wright 6-3 310 SR West Georgia Pompano Beach, Fla.
OT Isaiah Shelton 6-2 297 JR Shepherd Temple Hills, Md.
OT Alex Taylor 6-3 285 SR Carson-Newman Bristol, Tenn.
PK Steven Wakefield 5-11 175 SR Mercyhurst Rochester, N.Y.

Third Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Blake Baker 6-1 215 JR Lenoir-Rhyne Bethlehem, N.C.
DE Julian Howsare 6-3 255 SO Clarion Altoona, Pa.
DE Larry Webster 6-7 250 SR Bloomsburg Hagerstown, Md.
DG/DT Khalid Pitts 6-0 245 SR Assumption Clifton, N.J.
DG/DT Lawrence Virgil 6-5 290 SR Valdosta State Quitman, Ga.
LB Isaiah Fleming 5-11 220 JR Cheyney Wilmington, Del.
LB DJ Gnader 5-11 225 JR NW Missouri State Council Bluffs, Iowa
LB Sammy Siasia 5-10 190 SR Mars Hill Marietta, Ga.
CB Neiko Conway 5-10 185 SR Midwestern State Houston, Texas
CB Al-Hajj Shabazz 6-2 185 JR West Chester Philadelphia, Pa.
S Davon Marion 5-11 212 SR Concord (W. Va.) Mount Hope, W. Va.
S Dewey McDonald 6-0 215 SR California (Pa.) Ranson, W. Va.
P James Dugan 6-5 180 SO West Georgia Carrollton, Ga.
RS Nathan Slaughter 5-10 185 SR West Texas A&M Lubbock, Texas

Honorable Mention (ALPHABETICAL, BY SCHOOL) — Angelo State: Alex Young, TE; Arkansas-Monticello: Jamie McGee, PK; Calvin Ursin, DG/DT; Ashland: Anthony Taylor, RB; Assumption: Scott Simonson, TE; Bemidji State: Scott Pulkinen, P; Brevard:
Michael Gruber, LB; Carson-Newman: Jaycob Coleman, LB; Eien Jacob, CB; Central Missouri: Ronrei Lloyd, WR; Central
Oklahoma: Josh Birmingham, AB; Colorado State-Pueblo: Chris Bonner, QB; Roger Pfannenschmid, TE; Concordia-St.
Paul: Zach Moore, DE; Emporia State: Ray Ray Davis, WR; Chris Poston, S; Findlay: Daiquone Ford, RB; Glenville
State: Darren Elliott, CB; Rahmann Lee, RB; Harding: Romo Westbrook, FB; Henderson State: Keaton Stigger, LB;
Indiana (Pa.): Terrell Holloway, S; Indianapolis: Lee Campbell, DG/DT; Chris Massaro, OG; Lake Erie: Anthony Bilal,
AP; Lenoir-Rhyne: Tanner Botts, LB; Zach Neumann, PK; Mars Hill: Troy Harris, DE; Mary: Troy Guptil, DE; Grant
Singer, LB; Minnesota Duluth: Grant Schonobrich, C; Chris Vandervest, DE; Minnesota State: Scott Brockshus, PK;
Nathan Hancock, S; Jon Wolfe, QB; Midwestern State: Keidrick Jackson, RB; Missouri Southern: Chris Barnwell, FB;
Missouri Western: Scott Groner, P; Raphael Spencer, RB; Newberry: Jason Livingston, RS; North Alabama: Caleb
Massey, S; Gabe Poe, LB; Tyler Sizemore, C; North Carolina-Pembroke: Wes Carter, OT; Luke Charles, QB; Marquell
Rozier, OG; Northeastern State: Langston Jones, LB; NW Missouri State: Trevor Adams, QB; Notre Dame (Ohio):
Pedro Powell, RB; Ohio Dominican: Jake Brandt, OT; Ouachita Baptist: Etauj Allen, RS; Antwion Patterson, DE;
Pittsburg State: Tyler Disney, LB; Cody Holland, OT; Taye Irvin, DG/DT; Jeff Seybold, Jr., RB; Saginaw Valley State:
Johnathon Jennings, QB; Brian Johnson, LB; St. Augustine's: Chaz Robinson, LB; St. Cloud State: Phillip Klaphake,
QB; Mitchell Weideman, OT; Seton Hill: Tyler Zimmer, LB; Shaw: Marquise Grizzel, AP; Shepherd: Robert Hayes, DE;
Shippensburg: Zach Zulli, QB; Slippery Rock: Nigel Barksdale, QB; SW Minnesota State: Anthony Dean, WR; Kyle
Johnson, OT; Tarleton State: Dashaun Phillips, CB; Texas A&M-Commerce: Vernon Johnson, WR; Tusculum: Brian
Alexander, LB; Justin Houston, WR; Tuskegee: Reginald Woods, DE; West Alabama: Malcom Butler, CB; West Chester:
Trey Farme, OG; Derek Schatz, C; Ronell Williams, LB; West Texas A&M: Taylor McCuller, LB; Western State: Lance
Stuht, DG/DT; Winston-Salem State: Carlos Fields, LB; Donnie Owens, DG/DT.