June 27, 2012
GLIAC Had Five Named 2012 BSN Preseason All-America First-Team; 14 Total All-Americans
Bay City, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) recently had 14 football players named to the 2012 BSN Preseason All-America, five on the first team. The 2012 football season will start September 1, with the GLIAC portion of the schedule starting the next week on September 8.
| 2012 BSN Preseason All-America Team | |||||
| 1st Team Offense | |||||
| Postion | Name | School | YR | HT | WT |
| OL | Brian Clarke | Bloomsburg | JR | 6'3 | 290 |
| OL | Logan Freeman | Central Missouri | SR | 6'3 | 290 |
| OL | Lamar Young | Delta State | SR | 6'5 | 315 |
| OL | Tim Lelito | Grand Valley State | SR | 6'4" | 315 |
| OL | Aaron McGlynn | Kutztown | SR | 6'5 | 323 |
| OL | Zach Gilbert | Merrimack | SR | 6'3'' | 285 |
| OL | Garth Heikkinen | Minnesota Duluth | SR | 6'4" | 305 |
| OL | Mike Coke | Morehouse | SR | 6'3 | 300 |
| TE | David Cannon | Central Missouri | SR | 6'2 | 240 |
| TE | Joe Don Duncan | Dixie State College | SR | 6'4" | 270 |
| FB | Cam White | Hillsdale | SR | 6'2 | 236 |
| RB | Daronte McNeil | Elizabeth City State | SR | 6'2'' | 215 |
| RB | Joe Glendening | Hillsdale | SR | 5'10 | 188 |
| RB | David Carter | Morehouse | SR | 5'10 | 225 |
| QB | Mitchell Gale | Abilene Christian | SR | 6'2 | 225 |
| QB | Ryan Osiecki | New Haven | SR | 6'4"'' | 230 |
| QB | Jonathon Jennings | Saginaw Valley State | JR | 6'2 | 185 |
| WR | Charles Johnson | Grand Valley State | SR | 6'3 | 205 |
| WR | Isiah Voegeli | Merrimack | SR | 6'0'' | 185 |
| WR | Landon Zerkel | Missouri Southern | SR | 6'3 | 215 |
| WR | Brandon Schroeder | West Liberty | JR | 6'1'' | 195 |
| WR | Chris Bowden | Wingate | SR | 6'2 | 190 |
| 1st Team Defense | |||||
| DL | Tim Green | Lincoln | SR | 6'1'' | 215 |
| DL | Brandon Williams | Missouri Southern | SR | 6'3 | 325 |
| DL | David Bass | Missouri Western | SR | 6'5 | 260 |
| DL | Scottie Williams | Morehouse | SR | 6' 3 | 255 |
| DL | Howard Jones | Shepherd | JR | 6'4"'' | 232 |
| DL | Jonas Celian | WV Wesleyan | SR | 6'1'' | 210 |
| LB | Jason Catchings | East Central | SR | 6'3'' | 230 |
| LB | Demetrius Green | Lenoir Rhyne | SR | 5'11 | 190 |
| LB | Jordan Campbell | New Mexico Highlands | SR | 6'0'' | 230 |
| LB | Nate Dreiling | Pittsburg State | JR | 6'4" | 229 |
| LB | Tony Leggett | Upper Iowa | SR | 6'1'' | 215 |
| LB | Deon Lacey | West Alabama | SR | 6'2 | 208 |
| DB | Rontez Miles | California PA | SR | 6'1 | 210 |
| DB | Stephan Dickens | CSU Pueblo | JR | 5'8 | 160 |
| DB | Josh Scales | Fayettville State | JR | 6'0'' | 175 |
| DB | Jeremiah Maluia | Humboldt State | JR | 6'0 | 196 |
| DB | Alex Dinolfi | Kutztown | SR | 5'9 | 180 |
| DB | Bryce Peila | Western Oregon | SR | 6'1 | 200 |
| 1st Team
Specialty |
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| KR | Jordan Simmons | Northwest Missouri | SR | 5'9 | 195 |
| KR | John Brown | Pittsburg State | JR | 5'11 | 171 |
| PR | Josh Sandoval | CSU Pueblo | JR | 6'1'' | 180 |
| PK | Morgan Lineberry | Abilene Christian | SR | 6'1 | 190 |
| PK | Brett Ullman | Indiana PA | SO | 6'1 | 210 |
| P | Taylor Accardi | Colorado Mines | SR | 6'2'' | 205 |
| P | Scott Groner | Missouri Western | JR | 6' 4 | 200 |
| LS | Skylar West | Tusculum | SR | 6'5 | 220 |
| 2nd Team Offense | |||||
| OL | George Davila | Charleston | SR | 6'2'' | 285 |
| OL | Ryan Jensen | CSU Pueblo | SR | 6'4"'' | 290 |
| OL | Brett Frydendall | Humboldt State | SR | 6'3 | 275 |
| OL | Nick Maloney | Kutztown | SR | 6'3 | 290 |
| OL | Ken Van Heule | Midwestern State | SR | 6'4" | 320 |
| OL | Macon Allan | Missouri Western | SR | 6'4" | 310 |
| OL | Matthias Goossen | Simon Fraser | SO | 6'4" | 300 |
| OL | Edmund Kugbila | Valdosta State | SR | 6'4" | 368 |
| TE | Dylan Manni | Bloomsburg | SR | 6'3 | 250 |
| TE | Kameel Lasley | New Haven | SR | 6' 4 | 256 |
| FB | Bryan LaChapelle | Michigan Tech | SR | 6'3 | 230 |
| RB | Jordan Roberts | Charleston | SR | 5'11'' | 225 |
| RB | Richard Haley | Minnesota Cookston | SR | 6'0 | 205 |
| RB | Matt Willis | West Alabama | SR | 5'8 | 205 |
| QB | Peter Lalich | California PA | SR | 6'5 | 235 |
| QB | Brandon Kelsey | Midwestern State | SR | 6'2 | 203 |
| QB | Casey Cooper | Ouachita Baptist | SR | 6'1'' | 200 |
| WR | Robert Holland | Chowan | SR | 6'3'' | 195 |
| WR | Christopher Slaughter | Fort Valley State | SR | 6'3 | 170 |
| WR | Mar'Quone Edmonds | Indianapolis | SR | 6'2 | 211 |
| WR | Jason Thompson | New Haven | SR | 6'3'' | 183 |
| WR | Tyler Steffan | University of Mary | SR | 6'4"'' | 210 |
| 2nd Team
Defense |
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| DL | Nick Haag | Assumption | SR | 6'3'' | 245 |
| DL | Brad Davis | Elizabeth City State | SR | 6'1'' | 245 |
| DL | Brandon Martin | Lenoir Rhyne | SR | 6'3 | 270 |
| DL | Chris Vandervest | Minnesota Duluth | SR | 6'1 | 265 |
| DL | Tom Herd | New Haven | SR | 6'4"'' | 230 |
| DL | Tyrell Higgins | West Texas A&M | SR | 6'3 | 285 |
| LB | Austin Luecke | Augustana | SR | 6'1 | 225 |
| LB | Jake Lilly | Concord | JR | 5'11'' | 200 |
| LB | Xavier Triplett | Delta State | JR | 6'1 | 225 |
| LB | Tayo Moss | Ferris State | SR | 6'0 | 218 |
| LB | Grant Caserta | Saginaw Valley State | SR | 6'2 | 220 |
| LB | Cody Fleming | Shippensburg | SR | 6'1 | 212 |
| DB | Norris Wrenn | East Central | SR | 6'0'' | 170 |
| DB | Nigel Rios | Elizabeth City State | JR | 5'9'' | 190 |
| DB | Derek Lohmann | Emporia State | JR | 6'1 | 210 |
| DB | Erik Thompson | Grand Valley State | JR | 6'1 | 200 |
| DB | Michael Green | Lenoir Rhyne | JR | 6'0 | 175 |
| DB | Deshaun Phillips | Tarleton State | JR | 5'11 | 165 |
| 2nd Team
Specialty |
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| KR | Josh Mastromatto | Kutztown | SR | 5'6 | 165 |
| KR | Dennis Carter | Minnesota State | SR | 5' 9 | 180 |
| PR | Justin Cliste | Gannon | SO | 5'5 | 150 |
| PK | Dan Fisher | Bloomsburg | JR | 6'1 | 195 |
| PK | Daniel Padilla | Minnesota State | SR | 6' 1 | 215 |
| P | Eric Phillips | Truman | SR | 6'1 | 186 |
| P | Kevin Van Voris | West Texas A&M | JR | 6'0 | 235 |
| LS | Randall Arbuckle | Midwester State | SR | 6'2' | 226 |
| 3rd Team Offense | |||||
| OL | Joey Tivnan | Central Washington | SR | 6'2 | 285 |
| OL | Carlos Savala | East Central | SR | 6'6'' | 315 |
| OL | Mark Jackson | Glenville State | SR | 6'6'' | 330 |
| OL | Byron Dovales | Indiana PA | JR | 6'3 | 290 |
| OL | Austin Fedell | Slippery Rock | SR | 6'2 | 300 |
| OL | Ryan Schraeder | Valdosta State | SR | 6'7 | 319 |
| OL | Richard Lilla | Winona State | JR | 6'2 | 290 |
| TE | Blake Williamson | California PA | SR | 6'3 | 230 |
| TE | Josh Crumpton | Mars Hill | SR | 6'3 | 245 |
| RB | Franklyn Quiteh | Bloomsburg | JR | 5'10 | 197 |
| RB | Bo Palmer | Simon Fraser | JR | 5'9 | 185 |
| RB | Chris Smith | Upper Iowa | SO | 5'8'' | 180 |
| QB | Heath Parling | Grand Valley State | SR | 6' 3 | 215 |
| QB | Kevin Morton | Kutztown | SR | 6'2 | 212 |
| QB | Kameron Smith | Winston Salem State | SR | 6'1'' | 187 |
| WR | Tayler Gabriel | Abilene Christian | JR | 5'9 | 190 |
| WR | Ronnie Tubbs | Albany State | SR | 6'3 | 180 |
| WR | Dusty Reed | East Stroudsburg | JR | 5'10 | 190 |
| WR | Tommy Flanagan | Nebraska Kearney | SR | 5'11 | 185 |
| WR | Dejuan Beard | Washburn | JR | 6'2 | 195 |
| 3rd Team
Defense |
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| DL | Roland Dampeer | Arkansas Tech | SR | 6'1'' | 234 |
| DL | Jamie Meder | Ashland | JR | 6'2 | 310 |
| DL | Vauchard Goodridge | Clark Atlanta | SR | 6' 2 | 260 |
| DL | Josh Miller | Concord | SR | 62'' | 285 |
| DL | James Washington | Glenville State | SR | 6'3'' | 253 |
| DL | Chris Schaudt | Minnesota State | JR | 6'4" | 270 |
| LB | Garrett Davis | Fairmont State | JR | 6'3'' | 215 |
| LB | Andrew Hodges | Kutztown | SR | 5'11 | 181 |
| LB | Marquis Wadley | Tarleton State | JR | 5'9 | 210 |
| LB | Jeremy Aguilar | Texas A&M Kingsville | SR | 6'1 | 235 |
| LB | Fred Williams | UNC Pembroke | SR | 6' 3 | 230 |
| LB | Chris Pope | Valdosta State | JR | 6'1 | 214 |
| DB | James Jackson | Edinboro | JR | 6'2 | 175 |
| DB | Devin Haywood | Incarnate Word | JR | 5'10 | 170 |
| DB | Bernard Risco | New Haven | SR | 5'11'' | 185 |
| DB | Rod Woodson | North Alabama | JR | 5'11 | 199 |
| DB | Marvin Matthews | St. Cloud State | SR | 6'0'' | 197 |
| DB | Richie Schumacher | Truman | SR | 6'2 | 209 |
| 3rd Team
Specialty |
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| KR | Abdul Kanneh | New Mexico Highlands | SR | 6'0'' | 170 |
| PR | Matt Wilmer | Fairmont State | SR | 6'0'' | 190 |
| PK | Chris Scrifo | New Haven | SR | 5'9'' | 175 |
| PK | Derek Koon | Truman | JR | 5' 7 | 168 |
| P | Brandon Kliesen | CSU Pueblo | JR | 5'10'' | 210 |
| P | Andrew Jones | Delta State | SR | 6'0 | 185 |
| Honorable Mention Offense | |||||
| OL | Mike Nelson | Central Washington | JR | 6'4" | 275 |
| OL | Chris Barfield | Fairmont State | SO | 6'3'' | 285 |
| OL | Davild Kulp | Humboldt State | JR | 6'2 | 296 |
| OL | Kevin Poropat | Mercyhurst | SR | 6'4" | 280 |
| OL | Justen Tyler | Midwestern State | SR | 6'2 | 275 |
| OL | Zach Conklin | New Haven | SR | 6'5'' | 310 |
| OL | Rod Williams | Northwest Missouri | SR | 6'5 | 300 |
| OL | Cody Holland | Pittsburg State | JR | 6'6 | 337 |
| OL | Chris Restino | Shippensburg | SR | 6'1 | 261 |
| OL | Andrew Beckmann | St. Cloud State | SR | 6'3'' | 304 |
| OL | Mesh Wokomaty | Valdosta State | SR | 6'6 | 308 |
| OL | Daven Gray | Winston Salem State | SR | 6'3'' | 310 |
| TE | Brian Leonhardt | Bemidji State | SR | 6'5 | 253 |
| TE | Nate Thienes | Concordia St. Paul | SR | 6'3 | 245 |
| TE | John Frick | Shepherd | SR | 6'5'' | 244 |
| TE | Ryan Shelley | Southeastern Oklahoma State | JR | 6'2'' | 225 |
| RB | Rayon Simmons | Winona State | SR | 5'10' | 210 |
| RB | Eddie Mateo | Bloomsburg | JR | 5'9 | 205 |
| RB | Lamont Smith | California PA | SR | 5'10 | 185 |
| RB | Monterae Williams | Findlay | SR | 5'9 | 190 |
| RB | Keidrick Jackson | Midwestern State | JR | 5'9 | 207 |
| RB | Michael Hill | Missouri Western | SR | 5' 11 | 205 |
| RB | James Franklin | Northwest Missouri | JR | 5'9 | 185 |
| RB | Jonathan Woodson | Texas A&M Kingsville | SR | 5'10 | 185 |
| QB | Chris Mills | Indianapolis | JR | 6'4" | 213 |
| QB | Jake Mullin | McMurry | SR | 6' 3 | 230 |
| QB | Trevor Adams | Northwest Missouri | JR | 6' 1 | 200 |
| QB | Luke Charles | UNC Pembroke | JR | 6' 1 | 205 |
| QB | Craig Bagnell | University of Mary | JR | 6'0 | 185 |
| QB | DJ Mendenhall | Urbana | JR | 6' 4 | 210 |
| QB | Dustin Vaughn | West Texas A&M | SR | 6' 5 | 220 |
| QB | Ross Dausin | CSU Pueblo | SR | 6'5'' | 230 |
| WR | George Robbins | East Central | SR | 6'4"'' | 179 |
| WR | Matthew Coston | Lincoln | SR | 6'1'' | 174 |
| WR | Clifton Rhodes | Tarleton State | SO | 6'1 | 190 |
| WR | Robert Armstrong | Texas A&M Kingsville | JR | 6'2 | 200 |
| WR | Markis Sumpter | Western New Mexico | SR | 6'1 | 160 |
| Honorable Mention Defense | |||||
| DL | Justin Blash | Albany State | JR | 6'5 | 300 |
| DL | Matt Shaver | Bemidji State | JR | 6'0 | 300 |
| DL | Carl Thornton | Indiana PA | SR | 6'2 | 260 |
| DL | Troy Harris | Mars Hill | JR | 6' 4 | 245 |
| DL | Michael Wiggins | Merrimack | SR | 6'2'' | 235 |
| DL | Justin Thiel | Nebraska Kearney | SR | 5'11 | 290 |
| DL | Devin Howard | New Mexico Highlands | SR | 6'3'' | 260 |
| DL | Jeff Thompson | Slippery Rock | SR | 6'2 | 240 |
| DL | Jeremy Hall | Stillman | JR | 6'0 | 269 |
| DL | Gavin Drake | Western Oregon | SR | 6'3 | 285 |
| LB | Cody Bloom | Ashland | JR | 5'11 | 227 |
| LB | Mike Bates | Assumption | JR | 5'11'' | 185 |
| LB | Jarrett Pidgeon | Bloomsburg | SR | 5'10 | 225 |
| LB | Kevin Lindholm | Chadron State | SR | 6'2'' | 230 |
| LB | Brett Pasche | Hillsdale | JR | 6'2 | 223 |
| LB | Tyheim Pitt | Livingstone | JR | 5' 10 | 190 |
| LB | Marcus Hall Oliver | Minnesota State | SR | 6'1 | 220 |
| LB | Scotland Foss | Western Oregon | SR | 6'3 | 235 |
| LB | Demery Hawkins | Shorter | SR | 6'1 | 240 |
| DB | Genesis Fonoimoana | Central Washington | SR | 6'1 | 205 |
| DB | Riyahd Richardson | Concord | JR | 5'10'' | 185 |
| DB | Dewey McDonald | Fairmont State | SR | 6'1'' | 205 |
| DB | Justin Avery | Livingstone | JR | 5'10 | 150 |
| DB | Shane Simpson | Missouri Western | SR | 6'0 | 190 |
| DB | Justin Oliver | Morehouse | SR | 6'1 | 190 |
| DB | Sam Kuck | Nebraska Kearney | SR | 6'2 | 205 |
| DB | Matt Pruitt | Southern Nazarene | JR | 6'0 | 180 |
| DB | Matt Pierce | Valdosta State | JR | 5'11 | 298 |
| Honorable
Mention
Specialty |
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| KR | Trent deBraga | Colorado Mesa | JR | 6'0'' | 200 |
| PR | Scott Kellogg | Adams State | SR | 5'9'' | 175 |
| PR | Denarius Appling | West Georgia | JR | 5'7 | 140 |
| PK | Todd Adolf | Northwest Missouri | SO | 6'1 | 185 |
| PK | Tyler Aldridge | St. Cloud State | JR | 6'1 | 190 |
| PK | Alejandor Perez Huerta | Stillman | SR | 6'2 | 210 |
| P | Daniel Backx | American International | SO | 6'2'' | 210 |
| P | Brian Gonzalez | East Central | SR | 5'11'' | 190 |
