Olivet College’s Anderson named to AP Little All-America Team

OLIVET, Mich. – Another postseason honor has been announced for Olivet College sophomore punter Ryan Anderson. Today, he was named to the Associated Press Little All-America Third Team. The AP Little All-America teams honors players from the NCAA Division II and II, and NAIA ranks.

Anderson averaged 41.8 yards on 32 punts for the Comets. His punting helped Olivet rank second among all NCAA DIII schools in net punting average at 37.89 yards. Opponents had four punt returns for 23 yards. None of Anderson's punts were blocked this season, five traveled more than 50 yards and nine landed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. His longest punt covered 69 yards.

Olivet finished the season with a 9-1 overall record, and were co-champions in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association with a 5-1 record.

Complete AP Little All-America Teams

FIRST TEAM

Offense
Quarterback - Jason Vander Laan, senior, Ferris State.
Running backs - Cameron McDondle, senior, Colorado State-Pueblo; Ja'Quan Gardner, sophomore, Humboldt State.
Linemen - Corey Tucker, senior, Slippery Rock; Joe Ray, senior, Lenoir-Rhyne; David Simmet, senior, St. Thomas (Minnesota); Jordan Morgan, junior, Kutztown; Colin Egan, senior, Johns Hopkins.
Receivers - Jon Schnaars, senior, East Stroudsburg; Jessie Ramos, senior, Hardin-Simmons; Jameson Parsons, junior, St. Cloud State.
All-purpose player - Dayton Winn, junior, Hendrix.
Kicker - Austin Morton, sophomore, Emporia State.

Defense
Linemen - Alex Hoff, senior, Linfield; Matt Judon, senior, Grand Valley State; Joshua Gordon, senior, Minnesota State-Mankato; Collin Bevins, senior, Northwest Missouri State.
Linebackers - Brock Long, senior, Fort Hays State; Jewell Ratliff, senior, Tuskegee; Max Nacewicz, senior, Springfield (Mass.).
Backs - Solomon St. Pierre, senior, Sioux Falls; Michael Jordan, senior, Missouri Western State; Victor Bunce, sophomore, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps; Carlo Thomas, sophomore, Johnson C. Smith.
Punter - Matt Klingler, Lindenwood, senior.

SECOND TEAM

Offense
Quarterback - Joe Callahan, senior, Wesley (Del.).
Running backs - Sam Benger, sophomore, Carnegie Mellon; Damian Baker, senior, Carson-Newman.
Linemen - Eric Knaperek, senior, North Central (Ill.); Sam Hart, senior, Amherst; Chris Reaper, senior, Findlay; Jim Walsh, senior, Grand Valley State; Shane Smith, senior, Northwest Missouri State.
Receivers - Reece Horn, senior, Indianapolis; Kevin Jennings, senior, Carroll (Wisc.); Xavier Ayers, junior, Western New Mexico.
All-purpose player - D.J. Jones, junior, Southwestern Oklahoma.
Kicker - Thomas Woodburn, senior, Utica.

Defense
Linemen - Andrew Cohen, senior, West Chester; Morgan Fox, senior, Colorado State-Pueblo; Tom Lally, senior, Mount Union; Dylan Donahue, junior, West Georgia.
Linebackers - Kyle Kitchens, sophomore, Catawba; Alex Wahl, senior, Upper Iowa; Justin Dischler, senior, Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Backs - Marqui Christian, senior, Midwestern State; Jordan Shaw, senior, Shorter; Anthony White, senior, Huntingdon; Austin Davis, sophomore, Kean.
Punter - Bret Benes, junior, Charleston (W.Va.).

THIRD TEAM

Offense
Quarterback - Jeff Ziemba, junior, Shepherd.
Running backs - Austin Ekeler, junior, Western State; Mason Zurek, senior, Wabash.
Linemen - Zach Martinez, senior, Colorado State-Pueblo; Herschel Prater, senior, Minnesota State-Mankato; Shane Thompson, senior, Texas A&M-Commerce; Michael LaSala, junior, Washington & Lee; Orion Awa-Dubose, senior, West Georgia.
Receivers - Keelan Cole, senior, Kentucky Wesleyan; Krishawn Hogan, sophomore, Marian (Ind.); Bill Brown, junior, Shepherd.
All-purpose player - Sheldon Mayer, senior, Shippensburg.
Kicker - Brent Wahle, senior, Ohio Dominican.

Defense
Linemen - Justin Woods-West, senior, Central State (Ohio); Clayton Callicut, senior, Angelo State; Brandon Jones, senior, Widener; Teidrick Smith, junior, Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Linebackers - Ben Kullos, senior, Dakota State; Marquez Gollman, junior, Grand Valley State; Connor Harris, junior, Lindenwood.
Backs - Frank Laterza, senior, St. Norbert College; Philip Lanieri, III, senior, Rensselaer; Kevin Berg, junior, Northwest Missouri State; Antion McBee, senior, Southwest Baptist.
Punter - Ryan Anderson, sophomore, Olivet