Union Resident Recieves All-American Honors

2017 Feb 2

Following one of its most successful seasons in program history, Newberry College Sophomore defensive end Jamarcus Henderson earned Second Team All-American recognition by the Don Hansen Football Committee on Monday.

Henderson, a first team all-South Atlantic Conference and a consenus second team all-Super Region 2 selection, becomes the first All-American Newberry defensive lineman since Sheldon Riley was named a Lutheran All-American in 2000. Henderson finished second on the team with 65 tackles, including conference highs with 22.0 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks that ranked seventh in Newberry single-season history. He had at least one tackle for loss in 10 games this season, notched six or more stops on seven occasions, and led the team with nine quarterback hurries.

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.