LOHMANN NAMED ALL-AMERICAN
January 19, 2012-Emporia State junior safety Derek Lohmann has earned NCAA Division II All-American honors from the Don Hansen Football Gazette. He is one of 12 MIAA players on the first or second-teams.

Lohmann led the MIAA and was third in the nation in total interceptions with eight this season. His 14 picks in three years ties the ESU career record set by Kelly Nusser from 1980-83. He was named first-team All-MIAA this past season and second team All-MIAA as a sophomore.

The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen’s Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.

The All-American honor for Lohmann marks teh 22nd time a Hornet has earned Division II All-American honors from Hansen since ESU joined the NCAA in 1992.

The Hornets finished 5-6 last season, the first time Emporia State has posted back to back five win seasons since 2003-04. The Hornets are set to return a total of 16 starters on offense and defense next season, including nine of 11 on offense and seven of 11 on defense.

First Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Dane Simoneau 6-3 227 SR Washburn Salina, Kan.
FB Isaiah Whitaker 5-10 195 FR Lenoir-Rhyne Salisbury, N.C.
RB Joe Glendening 5-10 188 JR Hillsdale East Grand Rapids, Mich.
RB Jonas Randolph 5-10 185 SR Mars Hill Daleville, Ala.
WR Trevor Kennedy 6-0 200 SR Mercyhurst Akron, Ohio
WR Thomas Mayo 6-2 200 SR California (Pa.) Reston, Va.
WR Trey McVay 5-9 188 SR Northeastern State Muskogee, Okla.
TE Joe Don Duncan 6-4 270 JR Dixie State Corona, Calif.
AP Jonathan Woodson 5-10 185 JR Texas A&M-Kingsville Missouri City, Texas
C Darrell Leopold 6-2 305 SR Delta State Laurel, Miss.
OG Cody Johnson 6-2 290 SR NW Missouri State Jasper, Mo.
OG Kyle Thornton 6-4 345 SR North Alabama Dallas, Texas
OT Joe Long 6-6 308 SR Wayne State (Mich.) Lapeer, Mich.
OT Amini Silatolu 6-3 320 SR Midwestern State Tracy, Calif.
PK Greg Zuerlein 6-0 190 SR Missouri Western Lincoln, Neb.
First Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE David Bass 6-5 260 JR Missouri Western St. Louis, Mo.
DE Barrington Morrison 6-2 250 SR Clarion Pittsburgh, Pa.
DL Tim Hume 6-1 260 SR Cheyney Harrisburg, Pa.
DL Brandon Williams 6-3 325 JR Missouri Southern Kirkwood, Mo.
LB Nate Dreiling 6-4 228 SO Pittsburg State Hutchinson, Kan.
LB Chad Kilgore 6-1 220 SR NW Missouri State Orrick, Mo.
LB Lee Meisner 6-0 245 Sr CSU-Pueblo Sterling, Colo.
CB Dominique Davenport 5-10 180 SR Delta State Baldwyn, Miss.
CB Mark Sterling 6-0 190 JR CSU-Pueblo Colorado Springs, Colo.
S Jeremy Jones 5-10 189 SR Wayne State (Mich.) Grand Rapids, Mich.
S Brandon Watters 6-0 195 SR Slippery Rock Wilkinsburg, Pa.
P Ethan Kosjer 6-3 195 SR Fort Hays State Douglass, Kan.
RS Janoris Jenkins 5-10 183 SR North Alabama Pahokee, Fla.

Second Team Offense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
QB Micah Davis 6-2 200 SR Delta State Wesson, Miss.
FB Matt Cox 5-11 235 SR Bloomsburg Lewisberry, Pa.
RB David Carter 5-10 225 JR Morehouse Marietta, Ga.
RB Rashaad Slowley 6-0 205 SR Southern Conn. State Mount Vernon, N.Y.
WR Troy Burrell 5-10 182 SR Wayne State (Mich.) Port Huron, Mich.
WR Jamar Howard 6-4 220 SR Central Missouri Cincinnati, Ohio
WR Jon Meadows 6-1 200 SR West Virginia Wesleyan Carroll, Ohio
TE Kameel Lashley 6-4 246 SR New Haven Boston, Mass.
AP Jordan Roberts 5-11 225 JR Charleston Madison, W.Va.
C Matt Webber 6-1 285 SR Abilene Christian Paradise, Texas
OG David Stedman 6-2 272 SR New Haven Hasbrouck Htrs, N.J.
OG Ken Van Huele 6-4 320 JR Midwestern State Hurst, Texas
OT Ryan Jensen 6-4 290 JR CSU-Pueblo Fort Morgan, Colo.
OT Aaron McGlynn 6-5 323 JR Kutztown Harleysville, Pa.
PK Dan Fisher 6-1 195 SO Bloomsburg Liverpool, Pa.
Second Team Defense
POS NAME HT WT YR SCHOOL HOMETOWN
DE Jonas Celian 6-1 210 JR West Virginia Wesleyan N. Lauderdale, Fla.
DE Tim Green 6-1 215 JR Lincoln (Pa.) Fanwood, N.J.
DL Robbie Mayers 6-3 285 SR Delta State Laurel, Miss.
DL Andre Thomas 6-3 255 SR Grand Valley State Detroit, Mich.
LB Charlie Hatchett 5-11 240 SR New Haven Bridgeport, Conn.
LB Deon Lacey 6-2 208 JR West Alabama Brighton, Ala.
LB Shawn Loiseau 6-1 245 SR Merrimack Shreswbury, Mass.
CB Elijah Davis 5-8 192 SR Shepherd Silver Spring, Md.
CB Justin Oliver 6-1 190 JR Morehouse Pennsauken, N.J.
S Clarence Laster 6-0 190 SR Southwestern Okla. Hemet, Calif.
S Derek Lohmann 6-1 210 JR Emporia State Alva, Okla.
S Rontez Miles 6-1 210 JR California (Pa.) Braddock, Pa.
P Scott Groner 6-4 200 JR Missouri Western Tecoma, Australia
RS John Brown 5-11 170 SO Pittsburg State Homestead, Fla.
RS Matt Wilmer 6-0 190 JR Fairmont State Keyser, W. Va.