JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman football running back Andy Hibbett (Corryton, Tenn.) has been named to the Don Hansen Football Gazette All-America third team. The honor places him on five postseason All-America teams.
Hibbett was the Daktronics, Beyond Sports Network and Don Hansen Super Region II Offensive player of the Year. He became the third Carson-Newman player to make it the final round of the Harlon Hill Trophy voting. Quarterback Leonard Guyton was a finalists in 2002, while Tyrone Westmoreland was the first Harlon Hill finalists for C-N in 1997. Mars Hill running back Jonas Randolph is the only South Atlantic Conference player to win the award – doing so in 2011.
Hibbett also earned first team All-America honors from the Beyond Sports Network and second team accolades from Daktronics and AP Little All-America. He was an honorable mention All-America from D2Football.com
Hibbett produced a season for the ages for the Eagles. Hibbett set a school record by rushing for more than 100 yards in eight consecutive games. His 1,394 yards on the season are the eighth highest tally in school history. Hibbett secured his spot in the Eagle record books. With 37 career rushing touchdowns, he moved past Brandon Baker and Antwon Oliver and into sole possession of sixth place on the all-time rushing TD list.
He also winds up with 3,208 career rushing yards. That mark is also the eighth best in school history. Hibbett scored multiple touchdowns in seven games, including a pair of four-touchdown days. He is a two-time SAC offensive Player of the Week, three-time Bojangles Male Athlete of the Week and earned Tennessee Sportswriters Association Offensive Player of the Week honors once. Following the season, he earned first team All-SAC honors.
Hibbett ranked sixth in the nation in rushing yards per game and 10th in scoring. He had 18 TDs in his senior season – 16 on the ground and two through the air.
Hibbett led C-N in rushing in six games and produced four games where he rushed for at least 180 yards. With 30 carries and 221 yards against Tusculum, Hibbett had the 14th-best single game rushing yard tally in school history and its 32nd 200-yard rushing performance.
Throughout the season, Hibbett credited his line.
Against Mars Hill, the senior only had 191 yards and three TDs on seven carries. His 27.3 yards per rush is the second highest total among running backs with more than five carries in a game.
Hibbett's three touchdowns all came in the second half and helped put the game out of reach.
His first score came on a 58-yard dive, his second on a 65-yard scamper and his third on a 55-yard pitch that started to the right and finished with Hibbett meandering his way back left across the field to the pylon for a score.
Hibbett is Carson-Newman's 12th All-American running back. He joins Rodney Wampler (71), Van Williams (81), Hugh Rutledge (82), Kenneth Tyson (84 & 87), Robert Hardy (90), Floyd Mathis (91), Robert Thomas (91), Tyrone Westmoreland (97), Randy Bell (02), Buck Wakefield (09) and Brandon Baker (12).
Hibbett joins Kevin Day ('12), Steve Mellon ('95), current C-N defensive coordinator Mike Clowney ('96), former Washington Redskin and Houston Texan Cedric Killings ('99), Clay Clevenger ('00), Michael Rigdon ('01) and Reggie Perkins ('03) as the Eagles landing on five All-America teams.
First Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Jason Vander Laan 6-4 241 JR Ferris State Frankfort, Ill.
FB Chris Robinson 5-8 205 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Newnan, Ga.
RB Anthony Bilal 5-7 170 JR Lake Erie Painesville, Ohio
RB Terrell Watson 6-2 240 SR Azusa Pacific Oxnard, Calif.
WR Gary Brown 6-1 200 SO California (Pa.) Columbus, Ohio
WR Ricky Collins 6-0 200 SR Texas A&M-Commerce Tyler, Texas
WR Darius Davis 5-11 212 SR Henderson State Frisco, Texas
TE Tim Brown 6-3 235 JR West Chester Clifton Heights, Pa.
AP Rahmann Lee 6-0 184 JR Glenville State Capitol Heights, Md.
C Josh Meeker 6-2 290 SR Minnesota State Omaha, Neb.
OG Perrin Cunningham 6-2 275 SR Ohio Dominican Cincinnati, Ohio
OG Andrew Muer 6-3 275 SR Minnesota Duluth Perham, Minn.
OT Cole Manhart 6-6 310 SR Nebraska-Kearney Highlands Ranch, Colo.
OT Joe Ray 6-1 270 JR Lenoir-Rhyne Atlanta, Ga.
PK Anthony Pistelli 5-9 199 SO Valdosta State Thomasville, Ga.
First Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Darius Allen 6-4 251 SR CSU-Pueblo Pueblo, Colo.
DE Josh Gordon 6-2 250 SR Minnesota State Milwaukee, Wis.
DG/DT Blake Baker 6-1 250 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Bethlehem, N.C.
DG/DT Devin Benton 5-11 270 SR Southwestern Oklahoma Arlington, TX
LB Tanner Botts 6-2 215 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Lawrenceville, Ga.
LB Rush Seaver 6-3 250 SR Angelo State Lampasas, Texas
LB Bre'Nard Williams 5-11 230 SR Clark Atlanta Omega, Ga.
S Zack Mitchell 6-0 1 85 SR Ouachita Baptist Vilonia, Ark.
S Jordan Shaw 6-2 2 15 JR Shorter Jasper, Ga.
CB Solomon St. Pierre 5-11 171 JR Sioux Falls Wagner, S.D.
CB Al-Hajj Shabazz 6-2 200 SR West Chester Philadelphia, Pa.
RS Etauj Allen 5-9 185 SR Ouachita Baptist San Antonio, Texas
P Patrick Carney 6-0 215 SR New Mexico Highlands Chico, Calif.
Second Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Anthony Abenoja 6-3 217 SR Pittsburg State Overland Park, Kan.
FB E'Lon Spight 5-10 200 SR Eastern New Mexico St. Louis, Mo.
RB Brock Jones 5-10 210 JR Gannon Peninsula, Ohio
RB LaVance Taylor 5-11 195 SR Central Missouri Raytown, Mo.
WR Jeff Hill 6-4 215 SR Bentley Mansfield, Mass.
WR Gavin Lutman 6-4 201 SR Pittsburg State Peculiar, Mo.
WR Xavier Milton 6-0 190 SR Florida Tech Alameda, Calif.
TE Cole Spurgeon 6-3 235 JR Colorado Mines Gretna, Neb.
AP Marquise Cushon 5-10 162 JR Pittsburg State Kansas City, Mo.
C Quincy Awa-Dubose 6-2 320 SR West Georgia Oxnard, Calif.
OG Alex Davis 6-4 295 SR Gannon Erie, Pa.
OG Garrison Ushery 6-1 335 SR West Georgia Austell, Ga.
OT Tory Day 6-1 255 SR Harding Memphis, Tenn.
OT Isaiah Shelton 6-2 308 SR Shepherd Temple Hills, Md.
PK Saul Martinez 5-9 190 SR Texas A&M-Commerce Pittsburg, Texas
Second Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Julian Howsare 6-3 255 SR Clarion Altoona, Pa.
DE Matt Longacre 6-3 270 SR Northwest Missouri Omaha, Neb.
DE Braysean Jones 6-1 205 JR Miles Montgomery, Ala.
DG/DT DuVontae Covington 6-2 285 SR Winston-Salem State Greensboro, N.C.
DG/DT Anthony McDaniel 6-1 280 JR Bowie State Ft. Washington, Md.
LB Leron Furr 6-3 245 SR Fort Valley State Columbus, Ga.
LB Tyler Henderson 6-3 235 JR Minnesota State Mankato, Minn.
LB Justin Shirk 6-0 240 SR Bloomsburg Harrisburg, Pa.
S Nathan Hancock 6-2 195 SR Minnesota State Independence, Mo.
S Derrick Johnson 5-10 190 JR Concord (W. Va.) Pleasant Hill, Calif.
CB De'Vante Bausby 6-2 179 SR Pittsburg State Kansas City, Mo.
CB Curtis Pumphrey 5-8 155 JR Bowie State Laurel, Md.
RS L.J. Strohman 5-10 185 SR N.C. Pembroke Hamlet, N.C.
P Mike Wenk 6-0 205 SR Southwest Minnesota Hartford, S.D.
Third Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Sean McCartney 6-2 200 SR West Chester Doylestown, Pa.
QB Kevin Rodgers 6-3 215 JR Henderson State Rockwall, Texas
FB Jordan Ollis 5-10 230 SR Brevard Columbus, N.C.
FB Romo Westbrook 5-10 210 SR Harding Marion, Ark.
RB Andy Hibbett 6-0 200 SR Carson-Newman Corryton, Tenn.
RB Cameron McDondle 5-8 196 JR CSU-Pueblo Littleton, Colo.
WR Vernon Johnson 6-1 190 SR Texas A&M-Commerce Fort Worth, Texas
WR Tyler Slavin 6-2 215 SR New Mexico Highlands Corona, Calif.
WR T.J. Smith 6-0 175 FR Concord (W. Va.) Charleston, W. Va.
TE Lucas Hefty 6-4 240 SR Upper Iowa Traer, Iowa
AP Paul Revis 5-9 165 FR Western Oregon Scappoose, Ore.
C Jack Abercrombie 6-2 295 SR California (Pa.) Horsham, Pa.
OG Michael Gibbs 6-2 300 SR Delta State Brandon, Miss.
OG Nick Perez 6-4 290 JR Tarleton State Stephenville, Texas
OT Zack Martinez 6-6 301 JR CSU-Pueblo Redlands, Calif.
OT Jesse Yancey 6-7 315 SR Valdosta State Claxton, Ga.
PK Connor Frazell 5-10 183 SR Pitsburg State Iola, Kan.
Third Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Derrick Mann 6-3 225 SR Assumption Sharon, Mass.
DE Marcus Martin 6-3 235 FR Slippery Rock West Mifflin, Pa.
DG/DT Kenny Allen 6-2 294 JR Central Oklahoma Perkins, Okla.
DG/DT Brandon Yost 6-2 280 JR Northwest Missouri Omaha, Neb.
LB Eric Reimer 6-2 225 SR Northwest Missouri Menomonie Falls, Wis.
LB J.J. Sanders 5-10 235 JR Florida Tech Columbus, Ohio
LB Tavarius Washington 6-2 230 JR Albany State Keysville, Ga.
LB Ronell Williams 6-1 245 SR West Chester Chester, Pa.
S Michael Jordan 6-0 200 JR Fort Hays State Kerens, Texas
S Jarrod Lacy 6-0 200 SR CSU-Pueblo Boynton Beach, Fla.
S Keeston Terry 6-3 203 SR Pittsburg State Blue Springs, Mo.
CB O'Neil Blake 5-9 190 SR Lenoir-Rhyne Kissimmee, Fla.
CB Travis Lee 6-1 185 SR Miles Atlanta, Ga.
RS Torie Wagner 5-9 180 JR Charleston (W. Va.) Severn, Md.
P Andrew Cerett 6-5 260 0S R California (Pa.) Huntingdon, Pa.
