Another All-American Honor for Emporia State's Tyler Kahmann

Football | 12/18/2024 12:10:00 PM

December 18, 2024-The awards continue to come in for Emporia State receiver Tyler Kahmann. The grad student from Haysville, Kan. was named an Associated Press (AP) First-Team All-American on Wednesday.
 
This is Kahmann's second All-American honor of the season and second straight year he has been named an AP All-American.
 
He is a two-time first-team D2CCCA All-Region selection, two time first-team All-MIAA selection and was a unanimous pick for all-conference this year. He leads the nation in receiving yards per game, receptions per game and touchdown catches.  His 1,488 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns set Emporia State single season records while his 100 catches are second all-time at Emporia State to his 101 receptions last season in 12 games. 
 
He is the MIAA record holder with 54 career touchdown grabs and set the MIAA single game record with 296 receiving yards against Neb.-Kearney.  He holds virtually every Emporia State single game, single season and career receiving record.  In his career he has 3,686 receiving yards on 282 receptions and 54 touchdowns. His five touchdown receptions against Neb.-Kearney are also a school record.
 
The All-America team is selected for the AP by a panel of sports information directors representing the four Division II super regions.
 
Kahmann is one of six MIAA players named to the AP Division II All-American team.
 
Kahmann earns the 21st AP All-American honor for Emporia State and this is the fifth time a player has been named All-America by the AP under Coach Garin Higgins. Prior to 2017 season it was known as the AP Little All-America team and comprised of players from NCAA Division II, Division III and the NAIA.
 
The Hornets finished the season 7-4, their third straight season with at least seven wins. They are one of only two MIAA teams to win at least seven games in each of the last three seasons.
 
AP Division II All-Americans
First-team offense
Quarterback — Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri, senior, 6-2, 208, Woodbury, Minnesota.
Running backs — Jada Byers, Virginia Union, senior, 5-7, 185, Bridgeton, New Jersey; Chavon Wright, Charleston (W. Va.), junior, 5-8, 200, Opa-Locka, Florida.
Linemen — Jaheim Bassham, California (Pa.), senior, 6-2, 280, Erie, Pennsylvania; Gabe Brown, Grand Valley State, senior, 6-4, 320, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Will Flowers, Valdosta State, graduate, 6-3, 283, LaGrange, Georgia; Jake Gannon, Bemidji State, senior, 6-2, 285, Franklin, Wisconsin; Nic Van de Graaf, Colorado Mines, senior, 6-3, 305, Houston.
Tight end — Gabe Hagen, Minnesota State, senior, 6-4, 255, Blooming Prairie, Minnesota.
Wide receivers — Terrill Davis, Central Oklahoma, 6-0, 180, Choctaw, Oklahoma; Tyler Kahmann, Emporia State, graduate, 6-3, 206, Haysville, Kansas; Reggie Retzlaff, CSU Pueblo, senior, 6-3, 212, Corona, California.
All-purpose player — Trinidad Chambliss, Ferris State, junior, 6-1, 200, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Kicker — Anthony Beitko, California (Pa.), senior, 6-0, 195, White Oak, Pennsylvania.
First-team defense
Linemen — Marquise Fleming, Wingate, senior, 6-1, 240, Charlotte, North Carolina; Ricky Freymond, Western Colorado, junior, 6-5, 265, Chino, California; Todd Hill, Slippery Rock, graduate, 5-10, 240, Homestead, Pennsylvania; Gage Price, Harding, senior, 6-3, 283, Hamburg, Arkansas.
Linebacker — Benari Black, Johnson C. Smith, senior, 6-2, 215, Charlotte, North Carolina; Clark Griffin, Harding, senior, 5-9, 195, Mountain Brook, Alabama; Colin Stuhr, Colorado Mesa, junior, 6-0, 215, Littleton, Colorado.
Defensive backs — Peyton Buckley, Augustana (S.D.), senior, 6-1, 207, Rice Lake, Wisconsin; Larry Elder, Valdosta State, graduate, 6-0, 200, Richmond, Virginia; Andrew Pitts, Angelo State, junior, 5-9, 156, McKinney, Texas; Lashon Young, Miles, freshman, 5-11, 175, Sweet Water, Alabama.
Punter — Blake Doud, Colorado Mines, junior, 6-5, 215, Parker, Colorado.
Second-team offense
Quarterback — Sammy Edwards, Valdosta State, 6-2, 188, St. Augustine, Florida.
Running backs — Ronald Blackman, Tiffin, junior, 5-11, 190, Gahanna, Ohio; Shane Watts, Fort Hays State, senior, 5-9, 195, De Soto, Kansas.
Linemen — Jaelon Brown, Delta State, senior, 6-5, 310, Montgomery, Alabama; Gabe Clark, Central Missouri, senior, 6-6, 320, Lawrence, Kansas; Joe Cooper, Slippery Rock, junior 6-7, 310, East Berlin, Pennsylvania; Jake Duggar, Harding, senior, 6-3, 300, Searcy, Arkansas; Bryce George, Ferris State, junior, 6-5, 300, Detroit.
Tight end — Cameron Woods, Northeastern State, junior, 6-3, 225, Las Vegas.
Wide receivers — Cam Abshire, Emory & Henry, sophomore, 6-4, 185, Roanoke, Virginia; Flynn Schiele, Colorado Mines, junior 6-4, 205, West Linn, Oregon; Reginald Vick Jr., Virginia Union, sophomore, 6-3, 185, Wendell, North Carolina.
All-purpose player — Drew Nash, Western Colorado, junior, 6-2, 215, Torrance, California; Shea Ruddy, Hillsdale, sophomore, 5-11, 185, Temperance, Michigan.
Kicker — Joseph Carlson, Midwestern State, senior, 6-1, 180, Frisco, Texas; Ben Rudolph, Tiffin, freshman, 6-2, 200, Indianapolis.
Second-team defense
Linemen — Isaac Anderson, Virginia Union, senior, 6-3, 280, Gifford, Florida; Jamair Diaz, Glenville State, sophomore, 6-1, 235, Passaic, New Jersey; Jake Fisher, Northwest Missouri State, senior, 6-5, 260, Smithville, Missouri; Marcus Hansen, Bemidji State, junior, 5-11, 240, Waseca, Minnesota; Traevon Mitchell, West Florida, junior 6-0, 265, Waldorf, Maryland.
Linebackers — Jake Adams, Northern State, sophomore, 6-0, 220, Pulaski, Wisconsin; Wilfredo Diaz, Edinboro, sophomore, 6-0, 215, Miami; Eric Rascoe, Angelo State, senior, 6-2, 215, San Antonio.
Defensive backs — Daniel Bone III, CSU Pueblo, senior, 6-0, 195, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Rashan Murray, California (Pa.), junior, 6-2, 185, Pittsburgh; Josh Stokes, Slippery Rock, senior, 5-10, 180, Huntingtown, Maryland; Tanner Volk, Central Washington, senior, 6-1, 189, Portland, Oregon.
Punter — Brenden Lach, Michigan Tech, senior, 6-1, 185, South Lyon, Michigan.
 
 
Emporia State AP All-Americans            

First Team
Tyler Kahmann	WR	2024
Justin Marcha	P	2017
Austin Morton	K	2015
Dontaye McCoy	SS	2002
Brian Shay	RB	1998
John Hesse	OL	1998
Brian Shay	RB	1997
Brian Shay	RB	1996
Quincy Tillmon	RB	1991
Bruce Cerone	SE	1969
Bruce Cerone	SE	1968
Keith Caywood	RB	1941
Shorty Long	G	1940
James Fraley	FB	1935
Second Team
Tyler Kahmann	WR	2023
Daniel Webb	DE	2010
Justin Gray	PK	2004
Lester McCoy	WR	1999
Wade LeDuc	TE	1991
Chuck Sanger	E	1950
Harry Kline	E	1937