Atlanta—Tuskegee senior running back Derrick Washington wrapped up his banner season as the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year was named to the 2012 Daktronics All-American Team.
The senior running back from Raymore, MZ was named to the 2nd Team Offense on the All-American Team voted by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.
Playing his only season at Tuskegee, Washington, a senior running back from Raymore, MZ, led the SIAC with 1,682 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns on way to leading the Golden Tigers to a 10-2 record and SIAC Football Championship.
The transfer from the University of Missouri was named Daktronics South Region Offensive Player of the Year and was also finalist for the Harlon-Hill Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding football player in Division II.
Shippensburg junior quarterback Zach Zulli and West Texas A&M junior defensive lineman Ethan Westbrooks highlight the 2012 Daktronics All America squad as Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year respectively.
Zulli quarterbacked NCAA Division II's top-ranked offense to its first playoff win in 21 seasons and re-authored the Shippensburg record book. The 6-2, 188-pounder from Schwenksville, Pa. needed just two full seasons at signal caller to break three career marks while break seven school season standards and snapping six single game records.
Zulli set a NCAA Division II marks as the all-time record holder for points and touchdowns responsible for in a season with 344 and 57, respectively. Both marks were previously set by two-time Harlon Hill awardee Dusty Bonner of Valdosta State (Ga.) in 2000.
Zulli leads all divisions of college football with 54 touchdown passes while passing for 4,747 yards.
Westbrooks spearheaded the top pass rush in NCAA Division II while leading West Texas A&M to its deepest playoff run in school history as the Buffs rolled to the national semifinals.
The 6-4, 275-pound defensive lineman from San Leandro, Cailf. earned the Lone Star Conference's J.V. Sykes Defensive Player of the Year honors finishing the season with 19.5 sacks and 28 tackles for loss.
Westbrooks also accounted for 60 total tackles with 19 quarterback hurries while forcing three fumbles.
Offense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE David Pawelek Colorado Mines Sr. 6-3 230 Smithson Valley, Texas
OL Manase Foketi West Texas A&M Sr. 6-5 320 Hesperia, Calif.
OL Brian Clarke Bloomsburg (Pa.) Jr. 6-3 290 Hanover, Pa.
OL Garth Heikkinen Minnesota Duluth Sr. 6-4 315 Duluth, Minn.
OL Ryan Jensen Colorado State-Pueblo Sr. 6-6 300 Fort Morgon, Colo.
OL Ryan Schraeder Valdosta State Sr. 6-7 305 Wichita, Kan.
WR Jeff Janis Saginaw Valley State Jr. 6-3 215 Tawas, Mich.
WR Isaiah Voegeli Merrimack Sr. 6-0 185 Hyannis, Mass.
QB Zach Zulli Shippensburg Jr. 6-2 188 Schwensville, Pa.
RB Michael Hill Missouri Western Sr. 5-11 205 St. Joseph, Mo.
RB Franklyn Quiteh Bloomsburg (Pa.) Jr. 5-10 203 Tobyhanna, Pa.
RS Tyron Laughinghouse Saint Augustine’s Sr. 6-3 175 Greenville, N.C.
PK Sergio Castillo, Jr. West Texas A&M Jr. 5-11 175 LaJoya, Texas
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE Adam Schlitz Emporia State Sr. 6-4 256 Ponca City, Okla.
OL Markus Lawrence Winston-Salem State Sr. 6-4 290 Charlotte, N.C.
OL Ken Van Heule Midwestern State Sr. 6-4 315 Hurst, Texas
OL Macon Allan Missouri Western Sr. 6-4 310 King City, Mo.
OL Dan Matha Indiana (Pa.) Sr. 6-7 310 Erie, Pa.
OL Kevin Day Carson-Newman Sr. 6-0 270 Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.
WR Chris Bowden Wingate (N.C.) Sr. 6-3 215 Forsyth, Ga.
WR Trevor Harman Shippensburg So. 6-3 206 Mechanicsburg, Pa.
QB Taylor Housewright Ashland Sr. 6-2 208 Ashland, Ohio
RB Harvie Tuck Indiana (Pa.) Sr. 5-9 215 Akron, Ohio
RB Derrick Washington Tuskegee Sr. 6-0 215 Raymore, Mo.
RS John Brown Pittsburg State Jr. 5-11 205 Homestead, Fla.
PK Ryne Smith West Alabama Sr. 5-8 180 Madison, Miss.
Defense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Ethan Westbrooks West Texas A&M Jr. 6-4 275 San Leandro, Calif.
DL B.J. Stevens California (Pa.) Jr. 6-2 245 Monroeville, Pa.
DL Jake Metz Shippensburg (Pa.) Jr. 6-7 247 Harleysville, Pa.
LB Kevin Lindholm Chadron State Sr. 6-2 220 Eads, Colo.
LB Cory Johnson Catawba Sr. 5-10 240 Fayetteville, N.C.
LB Tyler Zimmer Seton Hill So. 6-2 235 Harrison City, Pa.
LB Jordan Campbell New Mexico HighlandsSr. 6-0 230 Corona, Calif.
S Nate DeJong Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-2 210 Rock Rapids, Iowa
S Rontez Miles California (Pa.) Sr. 6-1 210 Braddock, Pa.
CB Jack Moro St. Cloud State Jr. 5-11 190 Brookfield, Wisc.
CB Abdul Kenneh New Mexico Highlands Sr. 6-1 170 London, England
P Taylor Accardi Colorado Mines Sr. 6-2 205 Littleton, Colo.
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Brandon Williams Missouri Southern Jr. 6-3 325 Kirkwood, Mo.
DL David Bass Missouri Western Sr. 6-5 275 St. Louis, Mo.
DL Ridge Wilson West Alabama Sr. 6-4 256 Louisville, Ky.
LB Darius Wilson Central State (Ohio) Sr. 6-1 236 Matteson, Ill.
LB Collin DeBuysere Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-4 230 Geneseo, Ill.
LB Nate Dreiling Pittsburg State Jr. 6-4 229 Hutchinson, Kan.
LB Maxie Graham Henderson State Sr. 5-11 204 Jackson, Miss.
S Trelan Taylor Chadron State Jr. 5-10 195 San Diego, Calif.
S Johnny Franco Indiana Sr. 5-10 205 Altoona, Pa.
CB C.J. Roberts Colorado State-Pueblo So. 6-0 180 Boynton Beach, Fla.
CB Brandon Dixon Northwest Missouri Jr. 6-0 195 Margate, Fla.
P Randy Weich Wayne State (Neb.) Sr. 6-2 250 Pierce, Neb.
The team, which is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems, is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).