Mars Hill’s Jonas Randolph Named To AFCA All-America Team

WACO, Texas -- Mars Hill running back Jonas Randolph (Daleville, Ala.) has been selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Team.

Jonas is the only sophomore that was chosen to the AFCA All-American squad and the only representative from the South Atlantic Conference. Jonas is only the fourth AFCA All-American in the school's history.

Head coach Tim Clifton stated, "Jonas is very deserving to have been selected to these All-American teams. This year he was one of the top players in the country. He accomplished a lot of the goals he set for himself and a lot of the goals the coaching staff set for him. He rushed for over 1,800 yards in just 10 games knowing that every week he had a bulls eye on his jersey."

Randolph was also named South Atlantic Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year earlier this month. Randolph led the league in rushing yards (1,804), all-purpose yards (1,879) and touchdowns (19).

Randolph rewrote the Mars Hill record books in 2009. He broke seven school records and twice tied one record. He set the school records for most single-season rushing yards (1,804), single-season rushing touchdowns (19), single-season all-purpose touchdowns (19), rushing attempts in a single season (312), rushing attempts in a single game (44 rushes vs. Catawba), most points scored in a single game (24 twice: vs. Newberry and Tusculum), and most points scored in a single season (114).

He also twice tied the school record for most rushing touchdowns in a single game (four vs. Newberry and Tusculum).

2009 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America Team

Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Hometown (High School)
WR Frederick Bruno 5-8 205 Jr. Wayne St. (Neb.) Miami, Fla. (Miami Springs)
WR Mike Harris 6-1 192 Sr. Shippensburg East Earl, Pa. (Garden Spot)
OL Nick McDonald 6-5 310 Sr. Grand Valley St. Sterling Heights, Mich. (Henry Ford II)
OL Andy Schoonover 6-3 301 Sr. Minnesota St.-Mankato Boyceville, Wis. (Boyceville)
C Jack Hiett 6-2 255 Sr. Nebraska-Kearney Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West)
OL Jared Veldheer 6-9 321 Sr. Hillsdale Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Northern)
OL Tony Washington 6-7 305 Sr. Abilene Christian New Orleans, La. (Alcee Fortier)
QB Nick Graziano 6-2 227 Sr. Arkansas Tech Moraga, Calif. (Campolindo)
RB Joique Bell 6-1 223 Sr. Wayne St. (Mich.) Benton Harbor, Mich. (Benton Harbor)
RB Isaac Odim 6-0 215 Jr. Minnesota-Duluth Rochester, Minn. (Century)
RB Jonas Randolph 5-10 185 So. Mars Hill Daleville, Ala. (Daleville)

Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Hometown (High School)
DL Xavier Brown 6-5 245 Jr. C.W. Post Bay Shore, N.Y. (Brentwood)
DL Marc Schiechl 6-3 255 Jr. Colorado Mines Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek)
DL Eugene Sims 6-6 235 Sr. West Texas A&M Mt. Olive, Miss. (Mize)
DL Cedric Thornton 6-5 266 Jr. Southern Arkansas Star City, Ark. (Star City)
LB Lardester Hicks-Green 6-1 235 Sr. Delta St. Chicago, Ill. (Steinmetz)
LB John Jacobs 6-2 230 Sr. Saginaw Valley St. Prudenville, Mich. (Midland Dow)
LB Zach Watkins 6-0 235 Sr. Washburn Independence, Mo. (Truman)
LB Buddy Wood 6-3 214 Sr. Central Washington Chattaroy, Wash. (Riverside)
DB Myles Burnsides 5-11 195 Sr. Northwest Missouri St. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville)
DB Josh Jones 5-10 185 Sr. Harding Carson, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery)
DB Quintez Smith 6-0 186 Sr. Shaw Dublin, Ga. (Dublin)

Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Hometown (High School)
P Kevin Berg 6-0 180 Jr. Chadron St. Longmont, Colo. (Longmont)
PK Greg Zuerlein 6-0 183 Jr. Nebraska-Omaha Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X)
AP Akwasi Owusu-Ansah 6-1 205 Sr. Indiana (Pa.) Columbus, Ohio (Whetstone)

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