Edgefield Hero Adds One More To The List

2017 Feb 2

Following one of its most successful seasons in program history, senior quarterback Raleigh Yeldell was awarded honorable mention status.

This is only one of many awards for Yeldell this year. Yeldell became Newberry's first-ever finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, won Offensive Player of the Year awards in both the South Atlantic Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference, and was a five-time conference player of the week honoree. He set school records with 3,087 passing yards, 3,418 yards of total offense, 260 completions, 370 attempts, and a Division II-leading 70.3 percent completion rate. He accounted for 33 total touchdowns this season and led the SAC in 11 statistical categories.

The Don Hansen All-America 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, Illinois, 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 selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.