RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced its annual all-conference teams for football on Tuesday and for the second-straight year, the Southern Arkansas football team was well-represented with a total of 13 selections. Among that representation, the Muleriders had seven first-team honorees. Headlining that contingent was Davondrick Lison as he was tabbed as the league's Defensive Player of the Year.
Joining Lison on the first-team were Karonce Higgins (WR), Tanner Hudson (TE), Elgin Moore (S), Michael Nunnery (RB), Barrett Renner(QB), and Travis Williams (DT). The seven All-GAC First-Team selections were the most for any conference team this season and are the most for the SAU Football program in the NCAA-era. The previous high watermark for first-team selections was six in 1998 and 1999 when SAU was a member of the Gulf South Conference.
Touted as second-team selections were Darren Crawford (CB), Colby Geissen (OL), and Antonio Washington (DT) while Kile Pletcher(S/T), Garrett Turnbull (FB), and Anthony Washington (DE) rounded out All-GAC recognition by landing on the honorable mention team.
Geissen, Higgins, Pletcher, Turnbull, and the Washington brothers all earned All-GAC honors for the first time, while Crawford, Hudson, Lison, Moore, Nunnery, Renner, and Williams are repeat recipients.
Just over half of SAU's all-conference selections (7) played on the offensive side of the ball as the Muleriders offense topped the league in Total Offense for the fourth-straight year at the conclusion of the regular season. The remaining six plaudits were came on the defensive side of the ball as that unit finished as the second-best in terms of Total Defense for the second-straight season respectively as well.
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