JONESBORO – Arkansas State senior wide receiver Jonathan Adams Jr. made his fifth appearance on a 2020 All-America team Wednesday, earning second-team honors from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).

Adams becomes just the second player in school history to be named to the FWAA All-America Team, joining former offensive lineman and 1975 first-team selection Ken Jones.

In addition to the FWAA, Adams has also garnered second-team All-America recognition this year from the Sporting News, Associated Press and CBS Sports.  He has also been tabbed an Honorable Mention All-American by Pro Football Focus (PFF).

The Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, Adams ranks third in the nation in total receptions (79) and touchdown catches (12) and fifth in receiving yards (1,111).  Both his 7.9 receptions per game and 111.1 receiving yards average rank ninth in the country.

The Jonesboro, Ark., native was twice named the Sun Belt’s Offensive Player of the Week this season while being selected to the East-West Shrine Bowl and receiving a Hula Bowl invitation.  He posted five 100-yard receiving games that are tied for the sixth most in the nation and tied for the second most in both Arkansas State and Sun Belt Conference history.

Adams’ 1,111 receiving yards are the third most ever by an A-State player, while his 79 catches rank fifth in the school record books.  He was selected as the National Player of the Week by the Maxwell Award, 247Sports, Athlon Sports (offensive) and Frisco Bowl (offensive) after leading A-State to a 35-31 victory over Kansas State, when he posted eight receptions for 98 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, including the game winner.

Adams was responsible for at least five catches in every game this season and caught multiple passes in 25 consecutive games while climbing the career-records charts at A-State.  He ranks second all-time at A-State for receiving touchdowns (21), third for receptions (166) and fifth for receiving yards (2,306).  His 21 career touchdown grabs are also tied for the fifth most in Sun Belt Conference history.

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JONESBORO – Arkansas State senior wide receiver Jonathan Adams Jr. was named Monday as an Associated Press (AP) All-America selection, earning second-team honors.

Adams is the first A-State player to be named an AP First or Second Team All-America since former offensive lineman Jim Wiseman and defensive lineman Charlie Fredrick both garnered first-team recognition in 1987.  However, former wide receiver Omar Bayless was a third-team pick in 2019 to give the Red Wolves an AP All-America pick each of the last two years.

Last week, Adams was named the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a Pro Football Focus (PFF) Honorable Mention All-America selection.

A First Team All-Sun Belt pick and Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, Adams ranks third in the nation in total receptions (79) and touchdown catches (12) and fifth in receiving yards (1,111).  Both his 7.9 receptions per game and 111.1 receiving yards average rank ninth in the country.

The Jonesboro, Ark., native was twice named the Sun Belt’s Offensive Player of the Week this season while being selected to the East-West Shrine Bowl and receiving a Hula Bowl invitation.  He posted five 100-yard receiving games that are tied for the sixth most in the nation and tied for the second most in both Arkansas State and Sun Belt Conference history.

Adams’ 1,111 receiving yards are the third most ever by an A-State player, while his 79 catches rank fifth in the school record books.  He was selected as the National Player of the Week by the Maxwell Award, 247Sports, Athlon Sports (offensive) and Frisco Bowl (offensive) after leading A-State to a 35-31 victory over Kansas State, when he posted eight receptions for 98 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, including the game winner.

Adams was responsible for at least five catches in every game this season and caught multiple passes in 25 consecutive games while climbing the career-records charts at A-State.  He ranks second all-time at A-State for receiving touchdowns (21), third for receptions (166) and fifth for receiving yards (2,306).  His 21 career touchdown grabs are also tied for the fifth most in Sun Belt Conference history.

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SEARCY – D2Football.com listed Harding junior fullback Cole Chancey on its All-America Second Team Tuesday, and the website ranked the Bisons 14th in its final Top 25 poll.

Chancey, a native of Commerce, Georgia, won the Great American Conference rushing title, carrying 238 times for 1,375 yards and 13 TD. He helped lead Harding to its fourth consecutive NCAA Division II Playoff berth.

Chancey is the seventh Harding player and second offensive player to earn All-America honors from D2Football.com since the website began naming teams at its inception in 2000.

Harding’s other D2Football.com All-Americans were Tim Polk (2003, 2nd Team, LB), Torrance Daniels (2005, 2nd Team, DB), Robert Towns (2006, 2nd Team, DB), Ty Powell (2012, 2nd Team, DL), Bryce Bray (2018, 2nd Team, OL) and T.J. Winslow (2018, HM, DL).

National champion West Florida topped the poll at No. 1. Ouachita Baptist was the only other GAC team in poll at No. 15.

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SEARCY – Senior midfielder Christian Ramos became the first Harding men’s soccer player in program history to receive All-America honors Wednesday. Ramos landed on the 2019 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Men’s Soccer All-America First Team.

Ramos, a management major from Denton, Texas, scored a career-high 17 goals, including four game-winning goals, in 17 games. He was a perfect 7 of 7 from the penalty spot and scored 10 goals in the run of play. Ramos concluded his career with 34 goals and nine assists.

Ramos earned All-Great American Conference honors all four years at Harding, was the 2018 GAC Player of the Year, and received three All-Central Region honors.

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WACO, Texas – The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced its 2019 Division II Coaches’ All-America Teams on Tuesday morning and representing Southern Arkansas on the organization’s second team is redshirt junior defensive standout Antonio Washington. The Marshall, Texas, native is one of just two players from the Great American Conference named an AFCA All-America performer this season.

A three-time All-GAC selection, including back-to-back first-team nods, Washington’s impact on the Mulerider defensive front has been immense. In 11 regular season starts, Washington recorded the third-most tackles on the team with 55 total stops (28 solo, 27 ast) and posted the third-most tackles for loss in the GAC at 12.5, including three sacks. In three years, Washington has totaled 30.0 tackles for loss totaling 111 yards.

Additionally, Washington, who is a nominee for the 2019 Cliff Harris Award which is given to the nation’s top small college defensive player, added seven quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and recovered one fumble. Washington recorded six or more tackles in six games this season and posted two games with at least 3.0 tackles for loss including a career-best effort of 3.5 TFL in a home victory over Oklahoma Baptist.

Tuesday’s All-America honor is the first for the Texan in his career as a Mulerider. Last season, Washington was named to the All-Super Region 3 Third Team by the Don Hansen Football Committee.

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WACO, Texas — Henderson State senior nickel Mercardo Anderson earned the biggest honor of his career on Tuesday morning when he was named a 2019 Second Team American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American.

Anderson, who was a 2019 First Team All-Great American Conference selection, received recognition from the nation’s coaches after a spectacular final season with the Reddies. The native of Ashdown, Arkansas and Ashdown High School collected 77 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, four interceptions and six passes defended as he helped lead Henderson to a 9-2 record and a berth in the Live United Bowl.

His remarkable statistical season helped Anderson become just the second player in the history of the conference to win three GAC Defensive Player of the Week awards in a single year. He finished second in the league in both tackles for loss and interceptions, and recorded a tackle for loss in each of the final 10 games of the regular season for Henderson.

Anderson was one of just two players from the GAC, and one of five defensive players from Super Region 3, to earn a spot on either of the two AFCA DII All-American teams. He is the sixth Reddie ever to earn AFCA All-American honors, joining Cody Mikell (2017), Darius Davis (2014), Rob Thomas (1996), Chris Carter (1993) and Todd Jones (1990).

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John Brown junior Baily Cameron was placed on the Second Team of the All-America women’s basketball roster. She led the Golden Eagles in scoring (18.8 ppg), rebounding (7.2 rpg), blocks (34) and shooting percentage (57.1).

Others from Arkansas schools to be recognized were:

Women’s Basketball All-American Honorable Mention
Terralyn Dominick, Philander Smith, junior
Liz Henderson, Lyon, sophomore
Madison Riley, Lyon, sophomore

Men’s Basketball All-American Honorable Mention
Shackeel Butters, Williams Baptist, sophomore
Jake Caudle, John Brown, junior
Tyler Robinson, Lyon, sophomore
Da’Jon Streeter, Central Baptist, junior

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JONESBORO – Arkansas State senior libero Markie Schaedig wrapped up her phenomenal career by being an American Volleyball Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-American for the second time in her career the AVCA announced Wednesday.

This is the third All-American award for A-State in school history with Schaedig earning the first accolade as an Honorable Mention selection in 2014 before Carlisa May earned Honorable Mention status last season. Most recently, Schaedig was named to her third consecutive AVCA All-Southwest Region team, which is a school record.

“I am really honored and can’t thank my coaches and teammates enough,” commented Schaedig. “They are my second family and have made my four years here at A-State something to remember. All I wanted to do was make the program better and I feel like I’ve helped to do that.”

A native of Little Rock, Ark., Schaedig led the team with 609 digs (5.30 per set), which is the eighth most in a single season in school history. The 5.30 digs per set mark ranks 11th in the nation, while the 609 digs are 18th most. The senior libero registered her third consecutive Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year award and claimed two Defensive Player of the Week awards this season to give her 12 for her career, which is tied for the most in league history. She leaves A-State with the third-most career digs in school history with 2,153.

Schaedig tallied double-digit digs in all but three matches during the 2016 campaign, including a season-high 36 in a 3-2 win at Coastal Carolina Sept. 25. She registered 20 or more digs in 17 matches and helped the Red Wolves’ defense hold opponents to a .160 hitting percentage, which ranked second in the league and is 15th-best in the country.

“This is a fantastic accolade for Markie,” A-State head volleyball coach David Rehr said. “She was our very first All-American in school history and now she’s the first to be recognized two times. She’s definitely left a positive mark in her four-year career at Arkansas State.”

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CONWAY, Ark. – Hendrix College senior running back Dayton Winn was selected to the American Football Coaches Association Division III All-America First Team on Monday.

Winn, from Pea Ridge, Ark., ran the ball 174 times of 1,372 yards and 22 touchdowns. He averaged 7.9 yards per carry and 137.2 yards per game. He also had 33 catches for 298 yards and a touchdown, 85 punt return yards, including a score, and 133 yards on kick returns. Winn scored 144 points on 24 TDs and averaged 188.9 all-purpose yards per game. He ranked second in the nation in yards per carry, third in rushing TDs and scoring, fourth in all-purpose yards per game and 12th in rushing yards and yards per game.

Winn also led the Southern Athletic Association in rushing yards, rushing yards per game, yards per carry, rushing touchdowns, all-purpose yards per game and scoring. He was the SAA Offensive Player of the Year, All-SAA and d3Football.com All-South Region First Team pick and a semifinalist for the Gagliardi Trophy

Winn was an AFCA First Team All-American last season as well.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2017 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America Team. The 17-member squad was chosen by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association (NAIA-BCA) All-America Committee.

Two-time NAIA First Team All-American Keivan Berges of Keiser (Fla.), who was also a preseason honoree last year, headlines this season’s selections. Last season, the designated hitter ranked among the top 10 nationally in home runs (21), total bases (180), RBI (80), total hits (99) and slugging percentage (.776). Berges boasts a .378 career batting average and .667 slugging percentage.

Peyton Deiters of Kansas Wesleyan and Jalin Lawson of Central Baptist (Ark.) are the other 2016 First Team All-America selections included on the list. Deiters ranked No. 4 nationally in RBI (81) a season ago, while Lawson listed among the top five in four statistical categories – home runs (23), runs scored (81), slugging percentage (.877) and total bases (178). Lawson was a key component of a Central Baptist club that made its first-ever appearance in the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round in 2016.

Five other individuals that were named to the 2016 second team at the end of last season garnered a position on the preseason unit – Andy Mocahbee of Middle Georgia State, Gregg Veneklasen of Wayland Baptist (Texas), Andrew Gross of Houston-Victoria (Texas), Brandon Guske of Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) and Ben McKendall of Bellevue (Neb.).

There are two individuals on the squad whose program participated in the 2016 Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series last season – Dillon White of Science & Arts and McKendall.

2017 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America Team

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