Six from SAC Named D2Football.com All-Americans

LIBERTY, Mo. --- Six players from the South Atlantic Conference have been named to the 2003 D2Football.com Preseason All-American Team, it was announced today.

Carson-Newman College, Catawba College and Tusculum College each placed two players on the squad.

Tusculum's Alan Dunn, a senior offensive lineman from Chattanooga, Tenn., was named to the First Team, while Donald Amaker, a Bluefield, W.Va. senior, was tabbed as the Second Team return specialist.

Along with Dunn and Amaker, Carson-Newman offensive lineman Bakari Wilkerson and defensive lineman Clarence Glymph were selected as well as Catawba offensive lineman David Lynch and defensive back Jamel Jackson.

This marks the third preseason All-American accolade this year for Dunn who was tabbed to the D2Football.com All-American Second Team last season. The 6-7, 315-pound tackle was named to Lindy's Preseason All-America First Team this year as well as the Preseason Football Gazette All-America squad.

In 2002, Dunn earned All-American status from the Football Gazette and the Associated Press. Last year, he was also Tusculum's first recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy which is awarded to the best offensive lineman or blocking back in the South Atlantic Conference. Dunn is a two-time All-Conference honoree and was a First Team Preseason All-SAC choice this year.

For Amaker, this marks the third consecutive year he has been named to the D2Football.com preseason All-American team. The two-time All-American enters his final TC campaign as one of the best return threats in the country. The 5-9, 195-pounder led the league for a second straight year in punt returns averaging a TC single-season record 17.1 yards per return, which was also second best in the nation. Amaker also finished 18th in NCAA Division II kickoff return average with 25.9 yards per return. He is a two-time All-Conference First Team choice and is a 2003 Preseason All-America pick by the Football Gazette.

First Team Offense

Position Player Height Weight Class School
QB Keith Heckendorf 6-1 200 Sr. St. Cloud State
RB Kegan Coleman 5-8 195 Jr. Central Missouri
RB Duron Croson 6-2 220 Sr. Fort Valley State
WR Brian Potucek 6-0 185 Jr. Central Washington
WR Nik Lewis 5-10 190 Jr. Southern Arkansas
WR Jamaica Rector 5-10 182 Jr. Northwest Missouri
TE Landon Trusty 6-7 272 Sr. Central Arkansas
OL Alan Dunn 6-7 310 Sr. Tusculum
OL Kert Turner 6-4 298 Sr. Tarleton State
OL Chad Lackowski 6-4 310 Sr. Saginaw Valley State
OL Khiawatha Downey 6-4 320 Sr. IUP
OL Bakari Wilkerson 6-4 280 Sr. Carson-Newman

First Team Defense

Position Player Height Weight Class School
DL Rod Green 6-2 234 Sr. Central Missouri
DL Keyonta Marshall 6-1 290 Jr. Grand Valley
DL Aaron McConnell 6-3 294 Sr. Pittsburg State
DL Tommy Edwards 6-3 245 Sr. Arkansas Tech
LB Dan Holland 6-1 223 Sr. Mansfield
LB Kwame Ferguson 6-0 215 Sr. East Central
LB Jason Ocean 6-0 225 Sr. Livingstone
DB Marvin Jackson 6-0 180 Sr. Chadron State
DB Mike Mayer 6-3 205 Sr. West Virginia State
DB Scott Mackey 5-11 185 Sr. Grand Valley
DB Jamel Jackson 6-0 190 Sr. Catawba

First Team Special Teams

Position Player Height Weight Class School
K Austin Wellock 6-1 185 So. Ashland
P Michael Koenen 5-11 185 Jr. Western Washington
AP Dee Dee Carter 6-1 175 Sr. Central Oklahoma
RET Kevin Curtin 5-8 185 Sr. Winona State

Second Team Offense

Position Player Height Weight Class School
QB Zak Hill 6-0 190 Sr. Central Washington
RB Mike Miller 5-10 190 Jr. Nebraska-Kearney
RB Courtlandt Florence 6-1 200 Sr. Tuskegee
RB Aaron Jenkins 5-7 181 Sr. Valdosta State
WR Dallas Mall 6-3 185 Jr. Bentley
WR Tim Battaglia 6-3 205 Sr. Minnesota-Duluth
WR Chris Brewer 6-4 185 So. Fort Lewis
TE Kory Wright 6-2 225 Sr. Concord
OL Ben Olson 6-5 295 Sr. North Dakota
OL Eric Garrison 6-5 304 Sr. Shepherd
OL Kevin Palmer 6-3 275 Sr. Texas A&M-Kingsville
OL Nick LaFear 6-2 290 Sr. Saginaw Valley
OL David Lynch 6-4 295 Jr. Catawba

Second Team Defense

Position Player Height Weight Class School
DL Clarence Glymph 6-4 275 Sr. Carson-Newman
DL Troy Bowers 6-0 290 Sr. Clarion
DL Philip Mabion 6-4 235 Sr. Emporia State
LB Neal Wood 6-3 245 Jr. IUP
LB John Edmonds 6-0 235 Sr. Northwest Missouri
LB Deric Sieck 6-3 235 Sr. Winona State
DB Kevin Brown 5-8 185 Sr. South Dakota State
DB Jared Ziemke 6-4 238 Sr. Minnesota State
DB Brian Davis 6-0 167 Sr. Southern Arkansas
DB Jon Arnold 6-0 210 Sr. California

Second Team Special Teams

Position Player Height Weight Class School
K Dan Breech 5-5 155 So. West Virginia Wesleyan
P Ryan Wettstein 6-2 206 Sr. Northern Michigan
AP Gerald Gales 5-8 164 Sr. West Alabama
RET Donald Amaker 5-9 195 Sr. Tusculum