Twenty-Five SIAC Football Standouts Named to 2011 Don Hansen All-Region Team Ben Baxter 01/06/12 ATLANTA—The 2011 Don Hansen All-Super Region Two Team was recently released and 25 football standouts from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) were selected to this year’s team. The SIAC had eight first team selections, including on two on offense, five on defense, and one on special teams, led by Morehouse running back David Carter and Albany State linebacker Jamarkus Gaskins. Other first team selections include Kentucky State wide receiver Rapahel Amey on offense as well as Clark Atlanta defensive linemen Darel Strong, Stillman defensive lineman Jeremy Hall, Albany State defensive back Rashad McRae, and Morehouse defensive back Justin Oliver on defense along with Fort Valley State punter Marquette King. Carter, a junior from Marietta, GA, led the SIAC with 1,495 rushing yards and scoring with 19 touchdowns while finishing fourth in Division II at 149.5 yards per game. The 2011 SIAC Player of the Year set an NCAA Division II record for most rushing yards in a half with 251 yards in the first half against Fort Valley State. Gaskins, a senior from Tifton, GA, was a key anchor of the Golden Rams’ “Dirty Blue” defense, recording 73 tackles (42 solo) with 17.5 tackles for loss (75 yards) in 12 games. The 2011 SIAC Defensive Player of the Year finished with a league-leading 11 sacks, finishing 19th in the nation in sacks per game. He also had five pass breakups, three fumble recoveries for 67 yards, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. Amey finished the 2011 season with 68 catches and 1,038 yards, both of which led the SIAC while catching seven touchdowns. Strong and Hall both ranked among the league leaders in tackles for loss with 17.5 and 15.5, respectively. McRae led the SIAC with 14 pass breakups, including five interceptions, while Oliver, who also had five interceptions, tied for third with 11. With 60 punts for 2,582 yards, King led the SIAC with a 43.0 yard punting average, which ranked fifth in Division II. The SIAC placed ten players on the second team and seven players on the third team. Nine of the 10 SIAC football-playing institutions were represented on this year’s team led by Fort Valley State with six selections. Albany State and Morehouse both had four selections while Kentucky State and Lane each had three. Stillman had two selections while Benedict, Clark Atlanta, and Miles each had one. 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 first-team and second-team All-Region selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2011 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team will be named later this month. A total of 106 players earned some form of Don Hansen All-Super Region Two honors.