Jahri Evans Named Second Team AP Little All-American
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BLOOMSBURG—Bloomsburg University offensive lineman Jahri Evans (Philadelphia/Frankford) has been named to the 2004 Associated Press (AP) Little All-American Football team as a second team selection. The AP Little All-American team consists of players from NCAA Division II and III squads.
For Evans, a 6-4, 340 offensive tackle, the AP award is the latest in a series of post-season awards. He was also named first team All-American by American Football Coaches Association; was named to the first team of the Daktronics All-Northeast Region team and is a finalist for the inaugural Gene Upshaw Offensive Lineman of the Year Award presented by the Manheim (PA) Touchdown Club. The winner of that award will be announced at the Division II all-star game, the Cactus Bow, in Kingsville, TX in early January. Evans was also a first team All-PSAC East selection for the second straight year and was named All-Northeast Region by d2football.com.
A two-year starter for the Huskies at offensive tackle, Evans helped pave the way for Bloomsburg to lead the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in rushing with 299.4 yards per game (nearly 40 yards more per game than the second place team). The Huskies also had a 1,000 yard rusher for the season as well as another back with 991 yards. During the year, the Huskies had individual players gain more than 100 yards in a game 13 times.
Bloomsburg also had three games with more than 400 yards rushing and one game with over 500 yards on the ground.
As an individual, Evans graded out at over 90 percent for the year and averaged over four pancake blocks per game. He was also outstanding on his downfield efforts on second and third level blocks and was a member of the team's kickoff return squad.
Evans was the top voter-getter at his position in the Daktronics balloting which is done by Sports Information Directors in the Northeast Region.
He is the first Bloomsburg player to earn a spot on the AP Little All-American team since the 2000 season when Mike Lelko and Jeff Smith were both named third team All-Americans.
Bloomsburg finished the 2004 season with a mark of 7-3.
2004 Associated Press Little All-American Football Team
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks _ Brett Elliott, Linfield (Ore.), junior
Running backs _ Derrick Wimbush, Fort Valley State (Ga.), senior; Tony Sutton, Wooster (Ohio), senior.
Wide receivers _ Chris Samps, Winona State (Minn.), senior; Dallas Mall, Bentley (Mass.), senior.
Tight end _ Leonard Weaver, Carson-Newman, senior.
Linemen _ Nathan Baker, Pittsburg State (Kan.), senior; Nick Didier,Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), senior; Scott Blum, Rowan (N.J.); Joe Berger, Michigan Tech, senior; Todd Herremans, Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), senior.
All-pupose _ Jamaica Rector, Northwest Missouri State, senior.
Kicker _ Will Rhody, Valdosta State (Ga.).
DEFENSE
Linemen _ Kendrick Triplett, North Alabama, senior; Keyonta Marshall,Grand Valley State (Mich.), senior; Justin Brown, East Central (Okla.); Jason Trusnik, Ohio Northern, junior.
Linbackers _ Charles Roberts, Fayetteville State (N.C.); Kevin Myers,Ferris State (Mich.), junior; Isaac Sieling, Gustavus Adolphus, senior.
Defensive backs _ Frank Pilato, Washington & Jefferson, senior; Matt Crispell, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) junior; Walt Williams, Fayetteville State (N.C.); Martell Foster, Northwood (Mich.), senior.
Punter _ Jeff Williams, Adams State (Colo.).
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback _ Chad Friehauf, Colorado Mines, senior.
Running backs _ Germaine Race, Pittsburg State (Kan.), sophomore; Danny Woodhead, Chadron State (Neb.), freshman.
Wide receivers _ Brandon Simmons, West Chester (Pa.), junior; Mark Galik, Carroll College (Mont.), senior.
Tight end _Vince Dargush, Ithaca (N.Y.), senior.
Linemen _ Adam Hernandez, Hardin-Simmons (Texas), senior; Chris Kuper, North Dakota, junior; Rodney Magwood, Albany State, (Ga.); Jeff Oliver, Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), senior; Jahri Evans Bloomsburg (Pa.), junior.
All-purpose _ Danieal Manning, Abilene Christian (Texas), sophomore.
Kicker _ Justin Gray, Emporia State (Kan.), senior.
DEFENSE
Linemen _ Cedric Cursh, Arkansas Tech, sophomore; Jason Ripke, Simpson (Iowa), junior; Damian Gilyard, C.W. Post, sophomore; Walter Curry, Albany State (Ga.), junior.
Linebackers _ Brent Gailey, Hardin-Simmons (Texas); Deandrae Fillmore, Texas A&M-Kingsville, junior; Shaun Spisak, Mount Union (Ohio), senior.
Defensive backs _ Scott Greenberg, John Carroll, senior; Danny Gagner, North Dakota, senior; Howard Wiilliams, Elizabeth City State, junior; Jordan Talge, Concordia-Moorehead (Minn.), senior.
Punter _ Jeff Carpenter, West Georgia, junior.
THIRD TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback _ Drew Beard, Southeastern Oklahoma, senior;
Running backs _ Brett Trichilo, Wilkes (Pa.), senior; John Kuhn, Shippensburg (Pa.), senior.
Wide receivers _ Elfren Quiles, Merrimack (Mass.), freshman; Brad Musso, Wheaton (Ill.), senior.
Tight end _ Cole Drussa, Missouri-Rolla, senior.
Linemen _ Brian Alderson, South Dakota, junior; Matt Bush, Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), senior; Vinnie Olson, Sioux Falls (S.D.), senior; Torrey Howard, Valdosta State (Ga.), senior; Greg Bzorek, Edinboro (Pa.), junior.
All-purpose _ Mark Robinson, St. John Fisher (N.Y.), sophomore.
Kicker _ Scott Greene, Grand Valley State (Mich.), senior.
DEFENSE
Linemen _ Lawrence Frierson, Bridgewater (Va.), senior; Josh Lane, Aurora (Ill.), senior; Jacob Galloway, Central Washington, senior; Ryan Meredith, Pittsburg State (Kan.), sophomore.
Linebackers _ Jeff Howard, Eastern New Mexico, senior; Digger Anderson, North Dakota, junior; Anthony Ostland, Occidental (Calif.), freshman.
Defensive backs _ Bo Busch, Clarion (Pa.), junior; Will Galusha, Hardin-Simmons, sophomore; Rocky Myers, Wesley (Del.), senior; Mitchell Denne, St. Cloud State (Minn.), sophomore.
Punter _ Dan Eggertsson, Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), senior.