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Martinez, Kincade named All-American by Hansen Football Committee.

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Texas A&M University-Commerce kicker Kristov Martinez and return specialist Reggie Kincade have been named second-team All-Americans by the Don Hansen Football Committee, as released Tuesday. Defensive end Michael Onuoha and offensive tackle Amon Simon earned honorable mention to the Hansen Committee teams.

Martinez (Edinburg) earns his eighth career All-American honor, with six All-American honors this season after another record-setting campaign in which he set multiple schools, conference and NCAA records. After becoming the all-time leading scorer in program history in 2017, Martinez became the all-time leading scorer in Lone Star Conference history during his senior season. He finished his career as the active scoring leader in Division II (449 points) and the all-time leading kick scorer in Division II history.

Martinez was also named a First Team All-American by the AFCA, Associated Press, and D2Football.com, First Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA, Second Team All-American by D2CCA, and was both a First Team All-Super Region and First Team All-Conference selection. He was also named the LSC Academic Player of the Year and to the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Small College All-State team. He scored 111 points on the year, including 21 field goals and all 48 of his extra point attempts. He finished his career having made 103 consecutive extra points. His strong leg helped the Lions rank as one of the top kick return defenses in the nation, recording 32 touchbacks. He tied a Division II playoff record with five field goals in a game, including a career-long 55-yarder, in the team’s final game of the year.

Kincade (Everman) becomes a two-sport All-American with the Don Hansen’s honor, having earned track All-American honors in the outdoor 4×100 meter relay in 2016 and 2017. He had previously been named to the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Small College All-State team and earned his first career all-region honor from the D2CCA thanks to a pair of kickoff returns for touchdowns – one for a school-record 100 yards against West Texas A&M, and another for 70 yards at Western New Mexico. For the season, he averaged 31.8 yards per return (668 yards on 21-return). He also had an interception, a blocked kick, and 23 tackles on the year.

Onuoha (Edmond, Okla.) earns his third career All-American honor, as he was named first-team All-American by D2Football.com after making 47 tackles with 14.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, an interception, a blocked kick, and ten quarterback hurries. He played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and forced a fumble after being named to the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Small College All-State team. He finished fifth in the LSC in tackles for loss and tied for second in the LSC in sacks. He is a two-time all-LSC selection and earned D2CCA all-region honors in 2018.

Simon (Humble – Atascocita) earns his first career All-American honor. He was a first-team all-LSC honoree for the first time in his career in 2018. He started in every game for the Lions as a redshirt sophomore, establishing himself as one of the league’s top young talents and most dominant linemen.

The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen’s Football Gazette began picking Division II All-Region squads in 2003.

2018 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Teams
Offensive Player of the Year: Jayru Campbell, JR, QB, Ferris State
Defensive Player of the Year: Markus Jones, DE, Angelo State
Special Teams Player of the Year: Dante Brown, JR, PK/P, Fort Hays State
Freshman of the Year: Jaleel McLaughlin, RB, Notre Dame (Ohio)
Co-Coaches of the Year: Kerwin Bell, Valdosta State & Mike Jacobs, Notre Dame (Ohio)

First Team Offense
POS	NAME	YR	SCHOOL
QB	Jayru Campbell	JR	Ferris State
FB	Cole Chancey	SO	Harding
RB	Jaleel McLaughlin	FR	Notre Dame (Ohio)
RB	Gabriel Watson	JR	Sioux Falls (S.D.)
WR	Chad Hovasse	SR	Adams State
WR	Brody Oliver	SR	Colorado Mines
WR	Craig Rucker	JR	Mars Hill
TE	DeAndre Washington	JR	Arkansas-Monticello
AP	Tabyus Taylor	SO	Virginia Union
C	Bryce Bray	SR	Harding
OG	Tyler Drob	GR	West Chester
OG	Nic Sawyer	SR	Ferris State
OT	Evan Heim	JR	Minnesota State
OT	Deon Sheppard	SR	Tarleton
PK	Dante Brown	JR	Fort Hays State

First Team Defense
POS	NAME	YR	SCHOOL
DE	Markus Jones	SR	Angelo State
DE	Cardell Rawlings	SR	Wingate
DT	Heath Williams	JR	Saginaw Valley State
DT	Sha’Haun Williams	JR	Notre Dame (Ohio)
LB	Jose Delgado	SR	Fort Hays State
LB	J.T. Hassell	SR	Florida Tech
LB	Alex Helmer	SR	Minnesota Duluth
S	Lamont McPhatter	JR	California (Pa.)
S	Daryus Skinner	JR	Winston-Salem State
CB	Corey Ballentine	SR	Washburn
CB	Marcus Haskins	FR	Concordia-St. Paul
RS	Lyrics Klugh	SR	Fairmont State
P	Cody Mills	SR	Delta State

Second Team Offense
POS	NAME	YR	SCHOOL
QB	Rogan Wells	SO	Valdosta State
FB	Paul Terry	JR	Eastern New Mexico
RB	Walter Fletcher	JR	Edinboro
RB	Wes Hills	SR	Slippery Rock
WR	James Brania-Hopp	SR	Washburn
WR	Trey Brock	JR	Hillsdale
WR	Juwan Johnson	SO	MSU Texas
TE	Erik Henneman	SR	Lindenwood
AP	Ashton Dulin	SR	Malone
C	Jeremy King	SR	Valdosta State
OG	Jason Poe	SO	Lenoir-Rhyne
OG	Hunter Toppel	SO	Minnesota State
OT	Devon Johnson	SR	Ferris State
OT	Ben Walling	SR	Grand Valley State
PK	Kristov Martinez	SR	A&M-COMMERCE

Second Team Defense
POS	NAME	YR	SCHOOL
DE	James Prater, Jr.	SR	Ashland
DE	T.J. Winslow	SR	Harding
DT	Derek Dorr	SR	Edinboro
DT	Simanu’a Thomas	JR	Pittsburg State
LB	Kailen Abrams	SO	Central State (Ohio)
LB	Michael Alexander	SR	Saginaw Valley State
LB	Sam Heyboer	SO	Ferris State
S	Gunner Olszewski	SR	Bemidji State
S	Brian Williams	SR	Davenport
CB	Antonio Clark	SR	Colorado Mesa
CB	Zuril Hendrick	SR	Edinboro
RS	Reggie Kincade	SR	A&M-COMMERCE
P	Josh Carlson	FR	Dixie State

Third Team Offense
POS	NAME	YR	SCHOOL
QB	Amir Hall	SR	Bowie State
QB	Chance Stewart	SR	Hillsdale
FB	Chris Eastburn	SR	Arkansas Tech
RB	Marcus Jones	SR	Gannon
RB	Cameron Mayberry	JR	Colorado Mines
WR	Peter Anderson	JR	Colorado Mesa
WR	Ardell Brown	JR	Seton Hill
WR	Daniel Davis	JR	Southwest Minnesota
TE	Qua Boyd	SR	West Alabama
AP	Jake Wenzlick	JR	Michigan Tech
C	A.J. Roland	SR	MSU Texas
OG	LaVonne Gauthney	SR	Valdosta State
OG	Keith Pledger	SR	Harding
OT	Chris Coles	SR	LIU-Post
OT	Quentin Stanford	SR	West Georgia
PK	Jefferson Souza	SO	Virginia Union

Third Team Defense
POS	NAME	YR	SCHOOL
DE	Austen Eskew	SR	Northwest Missouri
DE	Chris Garrett	SO	Concordia-St. Paul
DT	John Cominsky	SR	Charleston (W.Va.)
DT	Tyrell Thompson	SR	Tarleton
LB	Chris Hoad	JR	UT Permian Basin
LB	Austin Stephens	JR	Miles
LB	Tyler Thomsen	JR	Wayne State (Neb.)
S	Doyin Jibowu	SR	Fort Hays State
S	Delon Stephenson	JR	Ferris State
CB	Roderick Chapman	SR	Missouri S&T
CB	Aaron Watson	SO	North Greenville (S.C.)
RS	LaPerion Perry	FR	West Georgia
P	Jacob Hall	SR	Azusa Pacific

Honorable Mention
Texas A&M-Commerce: Michael Onuoha, DE; Amon Simon, OT.

 

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