Lewis named to AP's ‘Little All-America’ team

Lewis believed to be first CSU-Pueblo AP All-American since 1974.

PUEBLO, Colo. (GoThunderWolves.com – Dec. 16, 2010) – CSU-Pueblo junior running back Jesse Lewis (Jr., Loveland, Colo.) was honored for a record-breaking 2010 season with a third-team selection to the Associated Press "Little All-America" team.

In 2010, Lewis smashed all CSU-Pueblo rushing records, rumbling for 1,391 yards and finishing third in the nation in rushing with 139.1 yards per game.  He also equaled a school record for most rushing touchdowns in a season with 14 and led the nation in yards per rush with 7.9 yards per carry.

He is the first ThunderWolf since 2008 to earn an All-American honor, and according to available records, is believed to be the first ThunderWolf to earn an "AP Little All-America" honor since 1974, when Glen Printers, an eventual NFL draftee to the San Diego Chargers, earned the honor. 

The AP Little All-America team honors the top Division II, Division III, and NAIA football players, which amounts to about 1,000 member institutions nationwide.

AP LITTLE ALL-AMERICA (RMAC honorees in Bold Red type)

FIRST TEAM 

OFFENSE

Quarterback - Eric Czerniewski, senior, 6-foot, 190 pounds, Central Missouri.

Running backs - Franklyn Quiteh, redshirt freshman, 5-10, 197, Bloomsburg; Phil Milbrath, senior, 5-9, 200, Michigan Tech.

Linemen - Brandon Fusco, senior, 6-5, 305, Slippery Rock; Cameron Bradfield, senior, 6-5, 295, Grand Valley State; Brett Grozinger, senior, 6-4, 285, Northwest Missouri State; Koby Parker, junior, 6-3, 320, Hardin-Simmons; Trevis Turner, junior, 6-7, 335, Abilene Christian.

Receivers - Fred Williams, senior, 6-0, 195, St. Cloud State; Jamorris Warren, senior, 6-1, 195, Central Missouri.

Tight end - Ryan Travis, senior, 6-3, 235, West Liberty.

All-purpose player - Cecil Shorts, senior, 6-2, 210, Mount Union.

Kicker - Steve Ivanisevic, senior, 5-11, 195, Washburn.

DEFENSE

Linemen - Derrin Nettles, senior, 6-4, 304, Morehouse College; Marc Schiechl, senior, 6-3, 260, Colorado School of Mines; Malcolm Jenkins, senior, 6-5, 235, Elizabeth City State; Matt Hoffman, senior, 6-3, 215, Rowan.

Linebackers - Larry Dean, senior, 6-0, 216, Valdosta State; Matt Wenger, senior, 6-0, 225, North Central (Ill.); Kiel Fechtelkotter, senior, 6-0, 220, Minnesota-Duluth.

Backs - Ryan Jones, senior, 5-11, 195, Northwest Missouri State; Caleb Singleton, senior, 6-4, 215, Western Oregon; Henry Melendez, senior, 5-10, 200, Trinity, Conn.; Stevie Harden, senior, 5-8, 157, Valdosta State.

Punter - Ronnie Partridge, junior, 5-10, 183, Stillman.

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SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback - Zach Amedro, senior, West Liberty.

Running backs - Levell Coppage, junior, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Isaac Odim, senior, Minnesota-Duluth.

Linemen - Amini Silatolu, junior, Midwestern State (Texas); Taylor Boggs, senior, Humboldt State; Michael Tribue, senior, Carson-Newman; Matt Weber, senior, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Kyle Thornton, senior, North Alabama.

Tight end - Josh Baker, senior, Northwest Missouri State.

Receivers - Edmund Gates, senior, Abilene Christian; Tyler Beiler, senior, Bridgewater, Va.

All-purpose player - Anthony Stewart, senior, Central Missouri.

Kicker - Gareth Rowlands, senior, Tusculum.

DEFENSE

Linemen - Courtney Harris, senior, North Alabama; Chris Mayes, junior, Wesley; Daniel Webb, senior, Emporia State; Aston Whiteside, junior, Abilene Christian.

Linebackers - Travis Brisco, senior, Urbana; Kyle McGivney, junior, Luther; Nate Dreiling, redshirt freshman, Pittsburg State.

Backs - Craig Ray, senior, Indianapolis; Tillman Stevens, senior, Eastern New Mexico; Mike Langhurst, senior, Aurora; Keon Robinson, sophomore, Shepherd.

Punter - Jared Jenkins, senior, Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

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THIRD TEAM

Quarterback - Ben McLaughlin, senior, Louisiana College.

Running backs - Jim Bower, senior, Marine Maritime; Jesse Lewis, junior, Colorado State-Pueblo.

Linemen - Chandler Rearden, junior, Lenoir-Rhyne; Quintin Borders, senior, Union, Ky.; Dustin Davis, senior, Mary Hardin-Baylor; Orion Matthies, senior, Nebraska-Kearney; Matt Desotell, senior, Michigan Tech.

Tight end - Patrick Mengelkoch, senior, Wisconsin-Stout.

Receivers - Mike Preston, senior, Heidelberg; Joe Hasting, senior, Washburn.

All-purpose player - Stephan Nevllie, junior, Stonehill.

Kicker - Tyler Funk, senior, Carthage.

DEFENSE

Linemen - Eddie Vallery, senior, Wittenberg; Seath Kimball, senior, Eastern Oregon; Brandon Williams, sophomore, Missouri Southern State; Maurice Harris, senior, Mars Hill.

Linebackers - Matt Freed, senior, East Stroudsburg; Tressor Baptiste, senior, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Will Hawkins, senior, Millsaps.

Backs - Garrett Williams, senior, Delta State; Jared Millikan, junior, Anderson, Ind.; Ron Parker, senior, Newberry; Jeremy Jones, junior, Wayne State.

Punter - Derek Jambon, junior, Arkansas-Monticello