JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman kicker Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) and running back Brandon Baker (Miami, Fla.) have been tabbed as first team and third team Beyond Sports Network All-Americans, respectively.
Duncan was a BSN and CoSIDA Academic All-American last year. A first team all-SAC and all-region selection and four-time SAC player of the Week in 2012, Duncan was tops for Carson-Newman in scoring, leading the team with 102 points. That tally set a record for the most points scored in a season by a kicker in school history.
Duncan broke a 14-year-old record set in 1998 by Ryan Fleming, who scored 92 points in that season. He connected on 14 of his 15 field goals and all 60 of his extra points. The 54-yard field goal he blasted against Tusculum (11/3) as time expired in the first half was the longest in school history.
He also became the first C-N kicker to make four field goals in a game for the first time since 1984 – he accomplished that feat twice in 2012, against Lenoir-Rhyne (9/15) and in the quarterfinals of the DII playoffs against Valdosta State (12/1). Duncan also set the single game scoring record for a kicker against L-R with 17 points (four field goals, five extra points).
Baker earned Don Hansen All-America honors at the end of 2012. A two-time SAC offensive player of the week. Baker's 1,468-yard rushing season marked the third best year for an Eagle on the ground in Carson-Newman history. Only Buck Wakefield (1,515 yards in 2009) and Kenneth Tyson (1,867 yards in 1987) rank in front of Baker's season.
Baker finished the year with 122 yards per game – tops in the SAC and 17th best nationally. Baker's 8.25 yards a carry were the best in the nation for anyone with more than 100 carries in 2012. He's also the first C-N back this century to rush for more than eight yards a carry with more than 100 carries in a season.
Baker finished the year with four straight games with more than 140 yards on the ground. The junior has 2,452 yards for his career – 1,704 away from Robert Thomas' (1988-1991) career record of 4,156.
Carson-Newman is the only school in the SAC with multiple players on the BSN All-America teams. Duncan is the only SAC player on the first team.
Lenoir-Rhyne's Tanner Botts and Mars Hill's Troy Harris made the second team defense. Catawba kick returner LJ McCray was a third team selection.
The Eagles open the season Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. against Wayne State.
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1st Team |
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Pos |
Name |
College |
YR |
HT |
WT |
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QB |
Zach Zulli |
Shippensburg |
SR |
6020 |
188 |
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QB |
Kevin Rogers |
Henderson State |
JR |
6030 |
215 |
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RB |
Franklyn Quiteh |
Bloomsburg |
SR |
5100 |
203 |
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RB |
Nick Ricciardulli |
Humboldt State |
SR |
5080 |
190 |
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FB |
Romo Westbrook |
Harding |
JR |
5090 |
195 |
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Ath |
Rondell White |
West Chester |
SR |
5090 |
180 |
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WR |
Jeff Janis |
Saginaw Valley |
SR |
6030 |
205 |
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WR |
Gerald Ford |
Valdosta State |
SR |
6030 |
220 |
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WR |
Lemar Durant |
Simon Fraser |
JR |
6020 |
226 |
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WR |
Eli Shoemaker |
St. Cloud St. |
SR |
6000 |
193 |
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TE |
Jamal Kett |
Simon Fraser |
SO |
6050 |
234 |
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OT |
Cody Holland |
Pittsburg State |
SR |
6060 |
334 |
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OG |
Brian Clarke |
Bloomsburg |
SR |
6030 |
290 |
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OC |
Richard Lilla |
Winona State |
SR |
6020 |
290 |
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OG |
Andrew Essman |
Minnesota State |
SR |
6020 |
305 |
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OT |
RJ Taylor |
Henderson State |
SR |
6000 |
280 |
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DE |
Ethan Westbrooks |
West Texas A&M |
SR |
6040 |
275 |
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DE |
Zach Moore |
Concordia St. Paul |
SR |
6060 |
282 |
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DT |
Jamie Meder |
Ashland |
SR |
6020 |
304 |
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DE |
TJ Batchelor |
Chowan |
SR |
6000 |
230 |
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LB |
Leron Furr |
Fort Valley State |
SR |
6030 |
233 |
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LB |
Jake Lilly |
Concord |
SR |
5110 |
200 |
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LB |
Tyler Zimmer |
Seton Hill |
JR |
6020 |
235 |
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LB |
Stan Langlow |
Central Washington |
SR |
6030 |
216 |
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CB |
Jack Moro |
St. Cloud State |
SR |
5110 |
190 |
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CB |
Riyad Richardson |
Concord |
SR |
5100 |
180 |
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S |
Marco Ricchetti |
West Liberty |
SR |
6030 |
200 |
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S |
Dexter Moody |
Albany State |
JR |
6030 |
200 |
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PK |
Curt Duncan |
Carson Newman |
SR |
5110 |
185 |
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PK |
Segio Castillo |
West Texas A&M |
SR |
5110 |
195 |
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P |
Kyle Goodburn |
Northwest Missouri |
JR |
6000 |
180 |
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LS |
Randall Arbuckle |
Midwestern State |
SR |
6010 |
225 |
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KR |
Israel Valentin |
Henderson State |
JR |
5090 |
185 |
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PR |
Thomas Cook |
William Jewell |
SO |
5110 |
187 |
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2nd Team |
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Pos |
Name |
College |
YR |
HT |
WT |
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QB |
Dustin Vaughan |
West Texas A&M |
SR |
6050 |
220 |
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QB |
Travis Partridge |
Missouri Western |
SR |
6040 |
230 |
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RB |
Keidrick Jackson |
Midwestern State |
SR |
5090 |
210 |
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RB |
Klay Fiechter |
Indianapolis |
SR |
5110 |
192 |
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FB |
Blake Smith |
Angelo State |
JR |
6010 |
230 |
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WR |
Trevor Harman |
Shippensburg |
JR |
6030 |
206 |
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WR |
Julian Walker |
Saint Joseph |
SR |
5110 |
181 |
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WR |
Justin Bernard |
Saint Anselm |
JR |
6010 |
205 |
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WR |
Torrence Allen |
West Texas A&M |
SR |
6010 |
190 |
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TE |
Ryan Corbin |
SW Oklahoma ST. |
SR |
6040 |
250 |
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OT |
Vance Ross |
Winona State |
JR |
6050 |
275 |
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OG |
Nathaniel Hartung |
Winston Salem State |
SR |
6020 |
380 |
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OC |
Chris Steck |
Bloomsburg |
SR |
6010 |
285 |
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OG |
Matt Armstrong |
Grand Valley State |
SR |
6030 |
290 |
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OT |
Zach Vermillion |
Ashland |
SR |
6040 |
283 |
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DE |
BJ Stevens |
California |
SR |
6020 |
245 |
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DT |
Eddie Rascon |
Missouri S&T |
SR |
6020 |
240 |
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DT |
Larry Webster |
Bloomsburg |
SR |
6070 |
240 |
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DE |
Troy Harris |
Mars Hill |
SR |
6040 |
260 |
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LB |
Cody Bloom |
Ashland |
SR |
6000 |
230 |
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LB |
Nate Dreiling |
Pittsburg State |
SR |
6040 |
226 |
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LB |
Tanner Botts |
Lenoir Rhyne |
JR |
6020 |
230 |
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LB |
Grant Singer |
Mary |
JR |
6010 |
215 |
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CB |
Curtis Pumphrey |
Bowie State |
SO |
5080 |
155 |
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CB |
Pierre Desir |
Lindenwood |
SR |
6020 |
206 |
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S |
Fred Gaines |
East Central |
JR |
6010 |
190 |
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S |
Logan Dosch |
Northern State |
SR |
6020 |
200 |
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PK |
John Gay |
Harding |
JR |
5090 |
170 |
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PK |
Alex Ferdinand |
Chadron State |
JR |
5100 |
185 |
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P |
Alexander Bradt |
Western Oregon |
SO |
6010 |
210 |
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KR |
Aaron Roth |
Minnesota Duluth |
JR |
5090 |
185 |
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PR |
Josh Sandoval |
CSU Pueblo |
SR |
6000 |
191 |
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3rd Team |
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Pos |
Name |
College |
YR |
HT |
WT |
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QB |
Jonathon Jennings |
Saginaw Valley |
SR |
6020 |
195 |
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QB |
DJ Mendenhall |
Urbana |
SR |
6040 |
215 |
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RB |
Brandon Brown Dukes |
Mercyhurst |
SO |
5070 |
195 |
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RB |
JB Matthews |
CSU Pueblo |
JR |
5011 |
191 |
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RB |
Brandon Baker |
Carson Newman |
SR |
5110 |
210 |
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WR |
Keaton Hosch |
Upper Iowa |
JR |
5110 |
180 |
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WR |
Robert Jordan |
Henderson State |
SR |
5010 |
175 |
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WR |
Jeff Hill |
Bentley |
JR |
6040 |
205 |
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WR |
Mike Williams |
California |
SR |
5110 |
185 |
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TE |
Khari Lee |
Bowie State |
JR |
6040 |
235 |
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TE |
Scott Simonson |
Assumption |
SR |
6050 |
240 |
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OT |
Matt Feiler |
Bloomsburg |
SR |
6070 |
325 |
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OG |
Andrew Muer |
Minnesota Duluth |
JR |
6020 |
280 |
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OC |
David Kulp |
Humboldt State |
SR |
6020 |
295 |
|
OG |
Mike Hubbard |
Merrimack |
SR |
6030 |
305 |
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OT |
Mike Nelson |
Central Washington |
SR |
6040 |
312 |
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DE |
Howard Jones |
Shepherd |
SR |
6050 |
230 |
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DT |
John Oyloe |
Mary |
SR |
6050 |
260 |
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DT |
Bryan Thomson |
East Stroudsburg |
JR |
6010 |
275 |
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DE |
Jake Metz |
Shippensburg |
SR |
6070 |
247 |
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LB |
Keaton Stigger |
Henderson State |
SR |
6020 |
245 |
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LB |
Quavon Taylor |
Tuskegee |
JR |
6000 |
228 |
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LB |
Diego Lubin |
Delta State |
JR |
5110 |
245 |
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LB |
Jared Koster |
NM Highlands |
JR |
6010 |
210 |
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CB |
Nigel Rios |
Elizabeth City State |
SR |
5090 |
170 |
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CB |
Keon Robinson |
Shepherd |
SR |
6000 |
199 |
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CB |
Malcolm Butler |
West Alabama |
SR |
5110 |
180 |
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S |
Caleb Massey |
North Alabama |
JR |
6000 |
226 |
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S |
Trelan Taylor |
Chadron State |
JR |
5100 |
195 |
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PK |
Brett Ullman |
IUP |
JR |
6010 |
220 |
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PK |
Sam Brockshus |
Minnesota State |
SR |
5110 |
200 |
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P |
Stefan Terleckyj |
Wayne State (MI) |
SR |
6020 |
190 |
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KR |
LJ McCray |
Catawba |
SR |
6010 |
215 |
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PR |
Malik Lofton |
West Alabama |
SR |
6000 |
180 |
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Honorable Mention |
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DE |
Javarous Faulk |
Saint Augustine's |
JR |
6010 |
245 |
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