Kasper leads Div. III All-America Team

Division III player of the year Brett Kasper of Wisconsin-Oshkosh was selected as the first-team quarterback on The Associated Press D-III AllAmerica team.

Kasper won the Gagliardi Trophy on Wednesday night in Salem, Virginia, where the Division III championship game will be played today. Mount Union faces Mary Hardin-Baylor in a matchup of undefeated teams.

Mary Hardin-Baylor placed four players on the first team, more than any other school, with offensive lineman Corbin Campbell, all-purpose player Bryce Wilkinson, defensive lineman Haston Adams and defensive back Kris Brown. Mount Union offensive linemen Cole Parrish made the first team and three of his teammates were secondteam picks.

The team was chosen by a panel of sports information directors from around the country and released Thursday.

DEFENSE Linemen — Haston Adams, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Mamadou Soumahoro, senior, Berry; Niles Scott, senior, Frostburg State; Mike Riley, junior, Rose-Hulman.

Linebackers — Jordan Hassan, senior, Illinois Wesleyan; Darin Hungerford, senior, Kean; Ty Parsons, senior, East Texas Baptist.

Backs — O’Shea Anderson, senior, Washington & Jefferson; Kris Brown, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Michael Joseph, senior, Dubuque; Jake O’Connell, senior, Brockport.

Punter — Tyler Kohman, senior, Carnegie Mellon.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE Quarterback — Chase Burton, senior, Franklin.

Running backs — Roger Walker, senior, Marietta; Josh Breece, freshman, Washington & Lee; (tie) Christiaan Williams, sophomore, Ohio Northern.

Linemen — Adan Barrientos, senior, Brockport; Joe Fehrle, North Central; Matt Beck, junior, St. Thomas; Ben McFall, senior, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Brock Riggs, senior, Heidelberg.

Tight end — Zach Lindquist, senior, Wheaton.

Receivers — Justin Hill, sophomore, Mount Union; Riley Brockway, senior, Wartburg.

All-purpose player — Reese Childress, junior, HardinSimmons; (tie) Cameron Vocke, senior, Heidelberg.

Kicker — Nathan Hierlihy, junior, Redlands.

DEFENSE