Football’s Harris named Daktronics All-American

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Mars Hill defensive end Maurice Harris was named to the 2010 Daktronics All-America second team.

Harris was also named to the All-Region and All-South Atlantic Conference first teams. He led the league with 11 sacks.

The All-America team is in its 18th year of sponsorship by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), with online nomination and the voting process powered by AthleticSite.com.

2010 Daktronics All-America Team

Offensive Player of the Year
Eric Czerniewski, Central Missouri

Defensive Player of the Year
Larry Dean, Valdosta State

Offense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE Ryan Travis West Liberty State Sr. 6-3 235 Massillon, Ohio
OL Cameron Bradfield Grand Valley State Sr. 6-5 295 Grand Rapids, Mich.
OL Trevis Turner Abilene Christian Sr. 6-7 330 DeSoto, Texas
OL Brandon Fusco Slippery Rock Sr. 6-5 305 Cranberry Township, Pa.
OL Michael Tribue Carson-Newman Sr. 6-3 260 Antioch, Tenn.
OL Kyle Thornton North Alabama Sr. 6-4 345 Dallas, Texas
WR Jamorris Warren Central Missouri Sr. 6-1 195 Belle Glade, Fla.
WR Fred Williams St. Cloud State Sr. 6-0 195 Milwaukee, Wisc.
QB Eric Czerniewski Central Missouri Sr. 6-0 190 Montgomery City, Mo.
RB Franklyn Quiteh Bloomsburg Fr-RS 5-10 197 Tobyhanna, Pa.
RB Phil Milbrath Michigan Tech Sr. 5-9 200 Norway, Mich.
RS Garrett Tidwell Angelo State Sr. 5-10 180 Boyd, Texas
PK Gareth Rowlands Tusculum Sr. 6-1 215 Benllech, Wales

Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE DeMarco Cosby Central Missouri Sr. 6-3 240 Kansas City, Mo.
OL Orion Matthies Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 6-7 330 Overton, Neb.
OL Chandler Rearden Lenoir-Rhyne Sr. 6-1 265 Greenwood, S.C.
OL Matt Desotell Michigan Tech Sr. 6-3 300 Green Bay, Wisc.
OL Amini Silatolu Midwestern State Jr. 6-3 320 Tracy, Calif.
OL Harrison Lingenfelter Nebraska-Omaha Sr. 6-3 300 Plainview, Neb.
OL Dennis Bergland Nebraska-Omaha Sr. 6-2 312 Plattsmouth, Neb.
WR Edmund Gates Abilene Christian Sr. 6-1 200 Vernon, Texas
WR Deonte' Gist Tusculum Jr. 5-9 170 Wellford, S.C.
QB Zach Amedro West Liberty State Sr. 6-0 200 Moundsville, W. Va.
RB Isaac Odim Minnesota-Duluth Sr. 6-0 215 Rochester, Minn.
RB Josh Birmingham Central Oklahoma Fr-RS 5-8 185 Luther, Okla.
RS D.J. Winfield Minnesota-Duluth Jr. 5-9 175 Mountain Iron, Minn.
PK Steve Ivanisevic Washburn Sr. 6-2 209 Silver Lake, Kan.

Defense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Marc Schiechl Colorado Mines Sr. 6-3 260 Lakewood, Colo.
DL Courtney Harris North Alabama Sr. 6-3 260 Jupiter, Fla.
DL Malcolm Jenkins Elizabeth City State Sr. 6-5 235 Florence, N.J.
LB Larry Dean Valdosta State Sr. 6-0 216 Tifton, Ga.
LB Travis Brisco Urbana Sr. 6-1 240 Columbus, Ohio
LB Nate Dreiling Pittsburg State Fr-RS 6-4 218 Hutchinson, Kan.
LB Kiel Fechtelkotter Minnesota-Duluth Sr. 6-0 220 Lake Nebagamon, Wisc.
S Tillman Stevens Eastern New Mexico Sr. 6-0 175 Baytown, Texas
S Jeremy Jones Wayne State (Mich.) Jr. 5-10 190 Grand Rapids, Mich.
CB Stevie Harden Valdosta State Sr. 5-8 167 Valdosta, Ga.
CB Ryan Jones Northwest Missouri Sr. 5-11 195 Liberty, Mo.
P George Shamblin Angelo State Jr. 6-0 205 San Angelo, Texas

Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Armonty Bryant East Central So. 6-6 245 Wichita Falls, Texas
DL Aston Whiteside Abilene Christian Jr. 6-2 270 Vernon, Texas
DL Maurice Harris Mars Hill Sr. 6-2 230 Hendersonville, N.C.
LB Tressor Baptiste Texas A&M-Kingsville Sr. 6-0 240 New York, N.Y.
LB Matt Freed East Stroudsburg Sr. 6-0 215 Souderton, Pa.
LB Chad Kilgore Northwest Missouri Jr. 6-1 230 Orrick, Mo.
LB Harrison Bryant North Alabama Sr. 6-0 210 Troy, Ala.
S Craig Ray Indianapolis Sr. 6-1 206 Plainfield, Ind.
S Ron Parker Newberry Sr. 6-1 210 St. Helena Island, S.C.
CB Keon Robinson Shepherd So. 5-11 187 Fairfax Station, Va.
CB Chad Daniel North Alabama Sr. 5-11 180 Sipsey, Ala.
P Kevin Berg Chadron State Sr. 6-0 185 Longmont, Colo.