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

December 18, 2024-The awards are coming in for Emporia State receiver Tyler Kahmann. The grad student from Haysville, Kan. was named First-Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) on Wednesday.
 
This is Kahmann's first AFCA All-American honor after being named All-American by the Division 2 Conference Commissioner's Association, Associate Press, D2Football.com and Hansen's Football Gazette last season.
 
This year he was named first-team D2CCCA All-Region for the second straight season. He is a two-time first-team All-MIAA selection and was a unanimous pick 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 ESU 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.

Kahmann becomes the sixth Hornet to earn AFCA All-American honors and the second in three seasons.   

The AFCA's Division II All-America Selection Committee is made up of a committee chairman, a district representative head coach from each of the AFCA districts in each division, and two committeemen in each district who are also head coaches. The selection committees in each division conduct a conference call to select the team. The committee chairman and the district representatives are on the call. The district committeemen are not. Prior to the call, the district chairmen and his committeemen are responsible for gathering information on worthy players in their districts.

The MIAA had seven of the 52 players named All-American, the most of any single conference. Super Region-3 accounted for 20 honors, nearly twice as many as any other Super Region..
 
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.
 
2024 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - First Team

Offense
Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
QB	*Zach Zebrowski	6-2	208	R-Sr.	Central Missouri	Josh Lamberson	Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge)
RB	Chavon Wright	5-8	200	R-Jr.	Charleston (W.Va.)	Quinn Sanders	Opa Locka, Fla. (Cedar Grove)
RB	#Jada Byers	5-7	185	Sr.	Virginia Union	Alvin Parker	Bridgeton, N.J. (St. Joseph's)
WR	Reggie Retzlaff	6-3	212	Sr.	Colorado St.-Pueblo	Philip Vigil	Corona, Calif. (Centennial)
WR	Terrill Davis	6-0	180	Jr.	Central Oklahoma	Adam Dorrel	Choctaw, Okla. (Choctaw)
WR	Tyler Kahmann	6-3	206	Gr.	Emporia St.	Garin Higgins	Haysville, Kan. (Campus)
TE	Sam Pitz	6-6	245	Gr.	Minnesota-Duluth	Curt Wiese	Appleton, Wis. (West)
OL	Lawrence Hattar	6-5	335	Sr.	Ferris St.	Tony Annese	Livonia, Mich. (Churchill)
OL	Montriel Lee	6-2	300	Jr.	Central Oklahoma	Adam Dorrel	Del City, Okla. (Del City)
OL	Jake Dugger	6-3	300	Sr.	Harding	Paul Simmons	Searcy, Ark. (Harding Academy)
OL	Gabe Brown	6-4	320	Sr.	Grand Valley St.	Scott Wooster	Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Kentwood)
OL	Will Flowers	6-3	283	Gr.	Valdosta St.	Tremaine Jackson	LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange)
Defense
Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
DL	Trevon Lambert	6-3	205	Gr.	West Alabama	Brett Gilliland	Atmore, Ala. (Escambia County)
DL	Myles Menges	6-4	260	Sr.	Fort Hays St.	Chris Brown	Bushton, Kan. (Central Plains)
DL	Ricky Freymond	6-5	265	R-Jr.	Western Colorado	Jas Bains	Chino, Calif. (Ontario Christian)
DL	*Marquise Fleming	6-1	240	Gr.	Wingate	Rashaan Jordan	Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
LB	Benari Black	6-2	215	Sr.	Johnson C. Smith	Maurice Flowers	Charlotte, N.C. (North Meck)
LB	Clay Schulte	5-11	210	Sr.	Indianapolis	Chris Keevers	Oak Harbor, Ohio (Oak Harbor)
LB	Cam Hollobaugh	6-0	220	R-Jr.	Walsh	John Fankhauser	Warren, Ohio (JFK)
DB	Lashon Young	5-11	175	Fr.	Miles	Sam Shade	Sweet Water, Ala. (Sweet Water)
DB	Larry Elder	6-0	200	Gr.	Valdosta St.	Tremaine Jackson	Richmond, Va. (Fork Union Military)
DB	Josiah Johnson	5-11	210	Sr.	Ouachita Baptist	Todd Knight	Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy)
DB	Dion Kuinlan	5-10	190	Gr.	Assumption	Andy McKenzie	Bethpage, N.Y. (Plainedge)
Specialists
Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
PK	Elijah Guyton	6-1	185	R-So.	West Alabama	Brett Gilliland	Cullman, Ala. (Fairview)
P	Blake Doud	6-5	215	R-Jr.	Colorado  Mines	Pete Sterbick	Parker, Colo. (Legend)
AP	DeJuan Bell	5-9	160	Gr.	Fort Valley State	Shawn Gibbs	North Augusta, S.C. (North Augusta)

2024 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - Second Team

Offense
Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
QB	Trinidad Chambliss	6-1	200	Jr.	Ferris St.	Tony Annese	Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Northern)
RB	Ronald Blackman	5-11	190	Jr.	Tiffin	Brett Ekkens	Gahanna, Ohio (Lincoln)
RB	LJ Turner	5-9	195	Jr.	Catawba	Tyler Haines	Palm Bay, Fla. (Heritage)
WR	Jo Hayes	5-10	175	Gr.	UNC-Pembroke	Mark Hall	Peanut City, Va. (Norcom)
WR	Brice Peters	5-11	190	Sr.	Bemidji St.	Brent Bolte	White Bear Lake, Minn. (White Bear Lake)
WR	*Max McLeod	6-3	200	R-Sr.	Colorado Mines	Pete Sterbick	Seattle, Wash. (Bainbridge)
TE	Henry Dryden	6-3	220	R-Jr.	South Dakota Mines	Charlie Flohr	Boise, Idaho (Boise)
OL	Donovan McCollister	6-3	280	R-Sr.	Charleston (W.Va.)	Quinn Sanders	Nelsonville, Ohio (York)
OL	Yoesph Carter	6-4	295	Gr.	Findlay	Kory Allen	Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton)
OL	Marshall Foerner	6-7	305	Sr.	Minnesota St.	Todd Hoffner	Plano, Ill. (Marmion Academy)
OL	Jaheim Bassham	6-2	280	Sr.	California (Pa.)	Gary Dunn	Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep)
OL	*Gabe Clark	6-6	320	R-Sr.	Central Missouri	Josh Lamberson	Lawrence, Kan. (Free State)
Defense
Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
DL	Gage Price	6-3	285	Sr.	Harding	Paul Simmons	Hamburg, Ark. (Hamburg)
DL	Dawson Scott	6-4	250	Sr.	Southern Arkansas	Brad Smiley	Mexia, Tex. (Mexia)
DL	Jamair Diaz	6-1	235	So.	Glenville St.	Mike Kellar	Passaic, N.J. (Passaic)
DL	Jake Fisher	6-5	260	Sr.	Northwest Missouri	Rich Wright	Smithville, Mo. (Smithville)
LB	*Micah Cretsinger	6-2	240	Sr.	Saginaw Valley St.	Ryan Brady	Jackson, Mich. (Jackson)
LB	Garrett Cox	5-11	230	R-Sr.	Indiana (Pa.)	Paul Tortorella	Avondale, Pa. (Kennett)
LB	Colin Stuhr	6-0	215	R-Jr.	Colorado Mesa	Miles Kochevar	Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge)
DB	*Peyton Buckley	6-1	207	Sr.	Augustana (S.D.)	Jerry Olszewski	Rice Lake, Wis. (Rice Lake)
DB	*Melvin Smith Jr.	6-1	185	Sr.	Southern Arkansas	Brad Smiley	Bossier City, La. (Airline)
DB	*Tanner Volk	6-1	189	Sr.	Central Washington	Chris Fisk	Portland, Ore. (Aloha)
DB	Cameren Grodhaus	6-2	210	Gr.	Davenport	Sparky McEwen	Wellsville, Ohio (Southern Local)
Specialists
Pos	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	School	Coach	Hometown (High School)
PK	Brandon Perez	6-1	205	So.	East Central (Oka.)	John Litrenta	Crandall, Tex. (Crandall)
P	Brenden Lach	6-1	185	Sr.	Michigan Tech	Dan Mettlach	South Lyon, Mich. (South Lyon)
AP	Virgil Lemons	6-0	190	Sr.	West Florida	Kaleb Nobles	Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach)

*-2023 AFCA All-American #-2022 AFCA All-American