FAIRFIELD, Ala. — On a day where he was named All-Region,
Miles safety
Lashon Young picked up his first All-America honor.
Young, a sophomore from Sweet Water, Ala., was named to the BOXTOROW HBCU All-America team on Thursday. The team, which has been presented since 2007, is selected based on voting by media that covers HBCU football and includes student-athletes from all levels of HBCU football.
This is Young's first selection to the team after a stellar 2024 campaign that saw him nab SIAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-SIAC first team honors. He currently leads NCAA Division II in interceptions with eight. He also has 14 total passes defended, which is tied for 12th in the nation. He finished the season with 53 tackles (42 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, and an interception that was returned for a touchdown. He also had two games with two interceptions.
This is the first time a Golden Bear has been selected to the BOXTOROW HBCU All-America team since former linebacker Austin Stephens made the team in 2018.
Three additional Golden Bears were Honorable Mention selections: offensive linemen
Christian Twymon and
Jason Stovall, and defensive lineman
Roc Dowdell.
2024 BOXTOROW HBCU COLLEGE FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICA TEAM (PDF)
FOLLOW THE SIAC
Stay connected by following the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on
Facebook,
Instagram and
X @TheSIAC.
SIAC NEWS
Sign up for
SIAC News to be among the first to receive media releases, updates and more!
ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.