December 5, 2012

Awards pile up for Duncan, kicker is a Capital One Academic All-American, Beyond Sport Network first team All-American

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A day after being named a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Awards for the nation’s outstanding placekicker. Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) finds himself on the Capitol One Academic All-American second team and the 2012 Beyond Sports Network All-American first team.

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A day after being named a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Awards for the nation's outstanding placekicker. Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) finds himself on the Capitol One Academic All-American second team and the 2012 Beyond Sports Network All-American first team.

Duncan is C-N's second football academic All-American this century and the only native of the state of Tennessee on this year's team. His selection to the Beyond Sports Network's all-American team is the first such honor for a Carson-Newman player.

The junior from Morristown, Tenn.-native was tops for Carson-Newman in scoring, leading the team with 102 points – the most points scored in a season by a kicker in school history. Duncan breaks a 14-year-old record set in 1998 by Ryan Fleming, who scored 92 points in that season.

Duncan connected on 14 of his 15 field goals and all 60 of his extra points.

The 54-yard field goal he blasted against Tusculum Nov. 3 was the longest in school history.

The four-time SAC Special Teams Player of the Week 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 this year, against Lenoir-Rhyne in September and in the quarterfinals of the DII playoffs against Valdosta State.

Duncan's 17 (four field goals and five extra points) points against the Bears in September were the most ever by a C-N kicker.

The English major carries a 3.60 GPA.

Academic All-Americans

FIRST TEAM

Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown GPA Major

QB Dustin Vaughan West Texas A&M Jr. Corpus Christi, Tex. 3.90 Biology, Pre-Med

WR Matt Curtin Michigan Tech Sr. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. 3.36 Civil Engineering

WR Nathan Slaughter West Texas A&M Jr. Lubbock, Texas 3.71 Mass Communication

TE Brian Leonhardt (2) Bemidji State Sr. Blaine, Minn. 3.71 Business Administration

RB Glen Clinton Chadron State Jr. Cody, Wyo. 3.58 Biology

RB Klay Fiechter Indianapolis Jr. Bluffton, Ind. 3.64 Exer. Science, Pre-Phys. Ther.

OL Andrew Beckmann St. Cloud State Sr. Waseca, Minn. 3.67 Marketing

OL Matt Mankoff Colorado Mesa Sr. Denver, Colo. 3.95 Business Administration

OL Andrew Mansaray (1) Indianapolis Gr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 3.88 Accounting

OL Aaron Mullane West Texas A&M Sr. Amarillo, Texas 3.84 Biology, Biochemistry

OL Brian Peterson Missouri Science & Tech. Gr. Jacksonville, Ill. 3.74 Chemical Engineering

K Sam Brockshus Minnesota State, Mankato Jr. Spencer, Iowa 3.57 Civil Engineering

DB Trent deBraga (1) Colorado Mesa Sr. Fallon, Nev. 4.00 Criminal Justice

DB Donnie Dottei Ashland Sr. Toledo, Ohio 3.74 Integrated Mathematics

DB Brett Ginn (1) Central Missouri Gr. Arlington, Texas 3.98 Finance

DB Branden Williams (2) Edinboro Sr. Eastlake, Ohio 3.65 Elem. Education, Special Educ.

LB Ben Carlson Emporia State Sr. Topeka, Kan. 3.84 Business Administration

LB Grant Caserta Saginaw Valley State Gr. Holland, Mich. 3.81 General Business

LB Will Giles Gannon Sr. Nyack, N.Y. 3.79 Sport & Exer.Science,Ph.Ther.

DL Zane Brown Texas A&M -Kingsville Jr. Houston, Texas 3.98 Kinesiology, Exercise Science

DL Jacob Clark (1) Michigan Technological Sr. Lansing, Mich. 3.93 Civil Engineering

DL Chris Schaudt Minnesota State, Mankato Jr. Ballard, Iowa 3.68 Finance

DL Brian Vukela West Virginia Wesleyan Sr. Bethel Park, Pa. 3.34 Elementary Education

P Brandon Kliesen Colorado State-Pueblo Jr. Pueblo, Colo. 3.60 Civil Engineering

SECOND TEAM

Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown GPA Major

QB Trevor Adams (2) NW Missouri State Jr. Odessa, Texas 3.96 Biology, Psychology

WR Ben Decelle UNC Pembroke Jr. Rockwell, N.C. 3.95 Political Science

WR Carrington Hanna Sioux Falls Jr. Streetsboro, Ohio 3.42 Pre-Medicine

TE Zach Cecich Saginaw Valley State Sr. Crown Point, Ind. 3.96 Business Management

RB Mike Frenette (2) Shippensburg Sr. Carlisle, Pa. 3.44 Accounting

RB Andrew Nallenweg Wingate Sr. Asheville, N.C. 3.40 Biology

OL Anthony DiPasquale Indiana (Pa.) Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 3.74 Marketing

OL Logan Freeman Central Missouri Gr. Jefferson City, Mo. 3.71 Hotel & Restaurant Mngmnt

OL Josh Meeker Minnesota State, Mankato So. Omaha, Neb. 3.86 Construction Management

OL Jake Thomas Valdosta State Sr. Suwanee, Ga. 3.86 Business Management

OL Chet Welc (2) California (Pa.) Gr. Mt. Pleasant, Pa. 3.66 School Administration

K Curt Duncan Carson-Newman Jr. Morristown, Tenn. 3.60 English

DB Nate DeJong NW Missouri State Sr. Rock Rapids, Iowa 3.56 Biology

DB Johnny Franco Indiana (Pa.) Sr. Tyrone, Pa. 3.66 Pre-Med

DB Cameron Harper Minnesota Duluth Sr. Blaine, Minn. 3.53 Accounting

DB John McSheffery West Texas A&M Jr. Sulphur Springs, Texas 3.92 Sports & Exercise Science

LB Alex Coulter Winona State Sr. St. Cloud, Minn. 3.97 Finance, Economics

LB Chad McGraw Colorado School of Mines Jr. Castle Rock, Colo. 3.75 Mechanical Engineering

LB Drew Underwood Urbana Sr. West Jefferson, Ohio 3.68 Education (Intervention Spec.)

DL Dorian Edwards Livingstone Sr. Kinston, N.C. 3.75 Business Administration

DL Robert Hayes Shepherd Jr. Sterling, Va. 3.56 Fitness, Exercise Science

DL Tyler Reidl Quincy Sr. Franklin Grove, Ill. 3.85 Biological Sciences, Chemistry

DL Jesse Trent Fort Hays State So. Dodge City, Kan. 3.96 Biology

P Cody Crosby Gannon So. Russell, Pa. 4.00 Mechanical Engineering

Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year: Dustin Vaughan, West Texas A&M

(1) Capital One Academic All-America® College Division first team in 2011

(2) Capital One Academic All-America® College Division first team in 2011

BEYOND SPORTS NETWORK All-AMERICANS

1st Team

Position	Name	School	Class
QB	Zach Zulli	Shippensburg	JR
QB	Kevin Rogers	Henderson State	SO
RB	Franklyn Quiteh	Bloomsburg	JR
RB	Michael Hill	Missouri Western	SR
RB	Rayon Simmons	Winona State	SR
FB	Romo Westbrook	Harding	SO
WR	Charles Johnson	Grand Valley State	SR
WR	Mar'Quone Edmonds	Indianapolis	SR
WR	Isaiah Voegeli	Merrimack	SR
WR	Chris Bowden	Wingate	SR
TE	David Pawelek	Colorado Mines	SR
TE	Brian Leonhardt	Bemidji State	SR
OT	Brett Frydendahl	Humboldt State	SR
OG	Tim Lelito	Grand Valley State	SR
OC	Eric Kush	California (Pa)	SR
OG	Ken Van Heule	Midwestern State	SR
OT	Ryan Schraeder	Valdosta State	SR

DE	Ethan Westbrooks	West Texas A&M	JR
DT	Zach Moore	Concordia St. Paul	JR
DT	Brandon Williams	Missouri Southern	SR
DE	Brad Davis	Elizabeth City State	SR
LB	Jordan Campbell	NM Highlands	SR
LB	Jake Lilly*	Concord	JR
LB	Darius Wilson	Central State	SR
LB	Kevin Lindholm	Chadron State	SR
CB	Abdul Kanneh	NM Highlands	SR
CB	Jack Moro	St. Cloud State	JR
CB	Riyad Richardson	Concord	JR
S	Brian Gamble	Ashland	JR
S	Rontez Miles	California	SR

PK	Curt Duncan	Carson Newman	JR
PK	Segio Castillo	West Texas A&M	JR
P	Taylor Accardi*	Colorado Mines	SR
KR	Tyrone Laughinghouse	Saint Augustine	SR
PR	D.J. Baiza	McMurry	SR
LS	Skylar West	Tusculum	SR



2nd Team


Position	Name	School	Class
QB	Kameron Smith	Winston Salem State	SR
QB	Taylor Housewright	Ashland	SR
RB	Khiry Robinson	West Texas A&M	SR
RB	Derrick Washington	Tuskegee	SR
FB	Carlos Brown	Southern Arkansas	SR
WR	Jeff Janis	Saginaw Valley	JR
WR	Gerald Ford	Valdosta State	JR
WR	Lemar Durant	Simon Fraser	SO
WR	Shjuan Richardson	Emporia State	SR
Ath	Rondell White	West Chester	JR
TE	John Frick	Shepherd	SR
TE	Adam Shiltz	Emporia State	SR
OT	Manase Foketi	West Texas A&M	SR
OG	Garth Heikkinen	Minnesota Duluth	SR
OC	Justen Tyler	Midwestern State	SR
OG	Brian Clarke	Bloomsburg	JR
OT	Mark Jackson	Glenville State	SR

DE	TJ Batchelor	Chowan	JR
DT	Jamie Meder	Ashland	JR
DT	Ridge Wilson	West Alabama	SR
DE	Rufus Johnson	Tarleton State	SR
LB	Corey Jones	Lane	SR
LB	Cory Johnson	Catawba	SR
LB	Danny Mason	Texas A&M Commerce	SR
LB	Leron Furr	Fort Valley State	JR
CB	Pierre Desire	Lindenwood	JR
CB	Curtis Pumphrey	Bowie State	FR
S	Markell Rice	American International	SR
S	LB Suggs	Abilene Christian	SR
S	Robert Virgil	Sioux Falls	SR

PK	Alex Ferdinand	Chadron State	SO
PK	Rockne Belmonte	Northern Michigan	SR
P	Randy Welch	Wayne State (NE)	SR
KR	Israel Valentin	Henderson State	SO
PR	Thomas Cook	William Jewell	FR
LS	Randall Arbuckle	Midwestern State	SR



3rd Team


Position	Name	School	Class
QB	Dustin Vaughan	West Texas A&M	JR
QB	Ross Dausin	CSU Pueblo	SR
RB	Jordan Roberts	Charleston	SR
RB	Nick Ricciardulli	Humboldt State	JR
FB	Cam White	Hillsdale	SR
WR	Jason Thompson	New Haven	SR
WR	Trevor Harman	Shippensburg	SO
WR	Marquis Sumpter	Western New Mexico	SR
WR	Eli Shoemaker	St. Cloud State	JR
Ath	Lavaughn Hughes	West Virginia Wesleyan	SR
TE	Nate Thienes	Concordia St. Paul	SR
TE	Kameel Lashley	New Haven	SR
OT	Macon Allan	Missouri Western	SR
OG	Nathaniel Hartung	Winston Salem State	JR
OC	Logan Freeman	Central Missouri	SR
OG	Andrew Essman	Minnesota State	JR
OT	Joe Unga	Midwestern State	SR

DE	Ben Pister	Missouri Western	SR
DT	Larry Webster	Bloomsburg	SR
DT	Tyrell Higgins	West Texas A&M	SR
DE	David Bass	Missouri Western	SR
LB	Tyler Zimmer	Seton Hill	SO
LB	Max Davis	Indianapolis	SR
LB	Maxie Graham	Henderson State	SR
LB	Stan Langlow	Central Washington	JR
CB	Robert Gunderson	Minnesota State	SR
CB	Keon Robinson	Shepherd	JR
S	Vernon Kearney	Lane	SR
S	Marco Ricchetti	West Liberty	JR
S	Jareed Gaines	Stonehill	SR

PK	John Gay	Harding	SO
PK	Branden Wieking	Sioux Falls	SR
P	Kyle Goodburn	Northwest Missouri	SO
KR	Aaron Roth	Minnesota Duluth	SO
PR	Josh Sandoval	CSU Pueblo	JR



Honorable Mention


Position	Name	School	Class
QB	Kevin Morton	Kutztown	SR
QB	Travis Partridge	Missouri Western	JR
RB	Monterae Williams	Findlay	SR
RB	Keidrick Jackson	Midwestern State	JR
RB	Harvie Tuck	IUP	SR
FB	Blake Smith	Angelo State	SO
WR	Christopher Slaughter	Fort Valley State	SR
WR	Jacob Baskerville	Shippensburg	SR
WR	Julian Walker	Saint Joseph	JR
WR	Justin Bernard	Saint Anselm	SO
Ath	Chase Vogler	Minnesota Duluth	SR
TE	Blake Williamson	California	SR
TE	Jamal Kett	Simon Fraser	FR
OT	Ryan Jensen	CSU Pueblo	SR
OG	Kevin Poropat	Mercyhurst	SR
OC	Richard Lilla	Winona State	JR
OG	Kaleb Myrick	Lenoir Rhyne	SR
OT	Rod Williams	Northwest Missouri	SR

DE	Richard Daniel	Wayne State (NE)	SR
DT	Eddie Rascon	Missouri S&T	JR
DT	Carl Thornton	IUP	SR
DE	BJ Stevens	California	JR
LB	Apollo Stretch	Newberry	SR
LB	Nick Bonte	Sioux Falls	SR
LB	Jason Catchings	East Central	SR
LB	Cody Bloom	Ashland	JR
CB	Jumal Rolle	Catawba	SR
CB	Nigel Rios	Elizabeth City State	JR
SS	Tayo Moss	Ferris State	SR
S	Johnny Franco	IUP	SR
S	Otha Foster	West Alabama	SR

PK	Colton Rainey	SW Oklahoma ST.	SR
PK	Brett Ullman	IUP	SO
P	Eric Watts	Brevard	SR
KR	Matt Wilmer	Fairmont State	SR
PR	Jameze Massey	Winston Salem State	SR