January 13, 2011

2000s All-Decade Team

All-Decade Team feature story:
Portraits of Greatness

The D3football.com All-Decade team of the 2000s encompasses the years 2000-2009. To be eligible, a player had to finish in that span or play the majority of his career then, three seasons.

Any player who met those criteria was considered on the basis of his full career, whether he started playing in 1997, such as R.J. Bowers of Grove City, or finished in 2010, such as Cecil Shorts of Mount Union.

Pos. First team
QB Greg Micheli, Mount Union
RB Nate Kmic, Mount Union
RB Justin Beaver, UW-Whitewater
WR Pierre Garcon, Norwich-Mount Union
WR Blake Elliott, St. John's
TE Michael Allan, Whitworth
T J.D. Sheldon, Augustana
G Derek Blanchard, Mount Union
C Josh Knox, Hardin-Simmons
G Josh Warner, Brockport State
T Blaine Westemeyer, Augustana

Defense
DE Bryan Robinson, Wesley
DT Adam Haas, Cortland State
DT Ryan Kleppe, UW-Whitewater
DE Jeremy Hood, St. John's
LB Jerimiah Janssen, St. Norbert
LB Jerrell Freeman, Mary Hardin-Baylor
LB Jermaine Taylor, Bridgewater (Va.)
CB Pete Ittersagen, Wheaton (Ill.)
S Kyle Hausler, Capital
S Josh Kubiak, Mary Hardin-Baylor
CB Clinton Tabb, Rowan

Special teams
RET Larry Beavers, Wesley
K Jeff Schebler, UW-Whitewater
P Alex Groh, Occidental
 
 

Pos.

Second team
QB Brett Elliott, Linfield
RB R.J. Bowers, Grove City
RB Chuck Moore, Mount Union
WR Nate Jackson, Menlo
WR Cecil Shorts, Mount Union
TE Jeff Gibbs, Otterbein
T Brennan Fortune, St. John Fisher
G Mackenzie Hay, Augustana
C Eric Safran, Mount Union
G Adam Hernandez, Hardin-Simmons
T Jason Lewis, Mount Union

Defense
DE Andy Studebaker, Wheaton (Ill.)
DT Gerard Bryant, St. Lawrence
DT Brandon Tisdale, Wilmington
DE Steven Wilson, King's
LB Adrian Pynenberg, Wabash
LB Ron Swearingen, Capital
LB Kyle Follweiler, Wilkes
CB Tony Beckham, UW-Stout
S Matt Kostelnik, Mount Union
S Derrick Williams, Mary Hardin-Baylor
CB Chris Kern, Mount Union

Special teams
RET Pete Ittersagen, Wheaton (Ill.)
K Carlos Martinez, Buena Vista
P Kevin Soflkiancs, Baldwin-Wallace
 
 

Pos.

Third team
QB Tom Arth, John Carroll
RB Mark Robinson, St. John Fisher
RB Tony Sutton, Wooster
WR Casey Allen, Linfield
WR Michael Coleman, Widener
TE Jon Lanouette, Wesley
T Max Sakellaris, UW-Whitewater
G Alex Bell, Hobart
C Josh Ostrue, St. Thomas
G Adam Grossman, Ithaca
T Jeff Oliver, Mary Hardin-Baylor

Defense
DE Jason Trusnik, Ohio Northern
DT Vince King, Wartburg
DT Matt Williamson, Mount Union
DE Jarrell Chandler, Salisbury
LB A.J. Raebel, UW-Whitewater
LB Preston Meyer, Mary Hardin-Baylor
LB Gene Lang, St. John Fisher
CB Alex Hansen, Hardin-Simmons
S Rocky Myers, Wesley
S Frank Pilato, Washington and Jefferson
CB Steve Stepnick, St. John Fisher

Special teams
RET Blake Elliott, St. John's
K Mike Clark, Augustana
P Scott Verhalen, East Texas Baptist
 
 

Pos.

Fourth team
QB Chad Johnson, Pacific Lutheran
RB Tom Arcidiacono, Union
RB Phil Porta, Bethel
WR Jack Phelan, Hartwick
WR Jerheme Urban, Trinity (Texas)
TE Jon Branche, RPI
T Ben Knepper, UW-Stout
G Jon Stavast, Luther
C Thomas Anderson, Hardin-Simmons
G Brandon Bennett, Willamette
T Larry Kinnard, Mount Union

Defense
DE Matt Campbell, Mount Union
DT Pat Ryan, Benedictine
DT Nick Gunderson, St. John's
DE Marcus Ball, UW-Stout
LB Matt O'Bryant, Millsaps
LB Cam McCambridge, St. John's
LB Beau LaBore, St. John's
CB Will Galusha, Hardin-Simmons
S Aaron Lewis, Carnegie Mellon
S Brandon Carr, Bethel
CB Byron Westbrook, Salisbury

Special teams
RET Joshua Carter, Muhlenberg
K Scott Birkhofer, Linfield
P Cory Ohnesorge, Occidental
Blaine Westemeyer
Blaine Westemeyer
Clinton Tabb
Clinton Tabb
R.J. Bowers
R.J. Bowers
Matt Kostelnik
Matt Kostelnik
Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman
Alex Hansen
Alex Hansen
Byron Westbrook
Byron Westbrook



 
Sep. 6
6:00 PM
Widener at Wesley
Sep. 7
12:00 PM
Hobart at Dickinson
1:00 PM
Rowan at Delaware Valley
1:00 PM
Washington U. at UW-Whitewater
1:30 PM
Franklin at Mount Union
1:30 PM
St. John Fisher at Otterbein
2:00 PM
UW-Eau Claire at St. Thomas
2:00 PM
UW-Oshkosh at Central
2:00 PM
Buena Vista at UW-Platteville
6:00 PM
Christopher Newport at Salisbury
8:00 PM
Wheaton (Ill.) at Benedictine
10:00 PM
Mary Hardin-Baylor at Redlands
Sep. 5
7:30 PM
Trine at Manchester
8:00 PM
Loras at Elmhurst
Sep. 6
TBA
Becker at Fitchburg State
TBA
Hardin-Simmons at Willamette
6:00 PM
Widener at Wesley
7:00 PM
Pacific at Adrian
7:00 PM
Curry at WPI
Live Stats Video
7:00 PM
North Carolina Wesleyan at Stevenson
7:00 PM
TCNJ at Ursinus
7:00 PM
Mount Ida at Mass-Dartmouth
7:00 PM
Westfield State at Nichols
8:00 PM
St. John's at UW-River Falls
Sep. 7
TBA
Norwich at RPI
TBA
Defiance at Albion
TBA
Buffalo State at Cortland State
12:00 PM
Lewis and Clark at Utica
12:00 PM
Bridgewater State at Salve Regina
12:00 PM
Coast Guard at St. Lawrence
12:00 PM
Hobart at Dickinson
12:00 PM
Morrisville State at Wilkes
1:00 PM
Husson at Hartwick
1:00 PM
Worcester State at Anna Maria
1:00 PM
Lycoming at Brockport State
Audio
1:00 PM
Franklin and Marshall at Washington and Lee
1:00 PM
St. Vincent at Bridgewater (Va.)
1:00 PM
Guilford at Greensboro
1:00 PM
Rose-Hulman at Kalamazoo
1:00 PM
Averett at Hampden-Sydney
1:00 PM
Johns Hopkins at Randolph-Macon
1:00 PM
Olivet at Wilmington
1:00 PM
Alfred State at Ohio Northern
Live Stats Audio
1:00 PM
William Paterson at King's
1:00 PM
Gettysburg at Misericordia
1:00 PM
Rowan at Delaware Valley
1:00 PM
Grinnell at Carleton
1:00 PM
Springfield at Western New England
1:00 PM
Westminster (Mo.) at Hendrix
1:00 PM
Ferrum at Emory and Henry
Live Stats
1:00 PM
Methodist at Southern Virginia
1:00 PM
Moravian at Ithaca
1:00 PM
Framingham State at Endicott
Live Stats Video
1:00 PM
Castleton State at Plymouth State
1:00 PM
Apprentice School at Muhlenberg
1:00 PM
Washington U. at UW-Whitewater
1:30 PM
Franklin at Mount Union
1:30 PM
Thomas More at Capital
1:30 PM
Carnegie Mellon at Grove City
1:30 PM
Bethany at Centre
1:30 PM
Muskingum at Waynesburg
1:30 PM
Illinois College at Hanover
1:30 PM
St. John Fisher at Otterbein
1:30 PM
Alma at Heidelberg
2:00 PM
Austin at Rhodes
2:00 PM
Coe at Monmouth
2:00 PM
Augsburg at Concordia (Wis.)
2:00 PM
Lakeland at Carroll
2:00 PM
Concordia-Chicago at Lake Forest
2:00 PM
Jamestown at Concordia-Moorhead
2:00 PM
DePauw at Sewanee
Audio
2:00 PM
UW-Eau Claire at St. Thomas
2:00 PM
Illinois Wesleyan at Aurora
2:00 PM
Hope at North Park
2:00 PM
Greenville at Millikin
2:00 PM
Minnesota-Morris at Hamline
2:00 PM
Buena Vista at UW-Platteville
2:00 PM
Wartburg at MacMurray
2:00 PM
UW-Oshkosh at Central
2:00 PM
Luther at Presentation
2:00 PM
Lawrence at Cornell
2:00 PM
Knox at Eureka
2:00 PM
Dakota Wesleyan at UW-Stout
2:00 PM
Northwestern (Minn.) at St. Olaf
2:00 PM
Iowa Wesleyan at Simpson
2:00 PM
Maranatha Baptist at Martin Luther
2:00 PM
Kenyon at Allegheny
2:30 PM
Susquehanna at Merchant Marine
4:00 PM
MIT at Pomona-Pitzer
4:30 PM
St. Scholastica at Whitworth
5:00 PM
John Carroll at St. Norbert
@ Toyota Park; Bridgeview, Ill.
6:00 PM
Wittenberg at Butler
Audio
6:00 PM
Birmingham-Southern at LaGrange
6:00 PM
Maryville (Tenn.) at Berry
Live Stats
6:00 PM
Montclair State at Lebanon Valley
6:00 PM
Bluffton at Ohio Wesleyan
6:00 PM
Christopher Newport at Salisbury
7:00 PM
Catholic at McDaniel
7:00 PM
Gallaudet at Shenandoah
7:00 PM
Earlham at Denison
7:00 PM
Washington and Jefferson at Wooster
7:00 PM
Marietta at Case Western Reserve
Live Stats
7:00 PM
Macalester at Crown
7:00 PM
Anderson at Taylor (Ind.)
7:00 PM
Westminster (Pa.) at Hiram
7:00 PM
Belhaven at Louisiana College
7:00 PM
Kean at Albright
7:00 PM
Trinity (Texas) at Howard Payne
7:00 PM
Sul Ross State at Tex. A&M-Commerce
7:00 PM
Rockford at UW-Stevens Point
7:00 PM
Chicago at Beloit
7:00 PM
Dubuque at UW-La Crosse
7:30 PM
Frostburg State at Geneva
8:00 PM
Millsaps at Mississippi College
8:00 PM
Ripon at Wisconsin Lutheran
8:00 PM
Wheaton (Ill.) at Benedictine
8:00 PM
Mount St. Joseph at Augustana
8:00 PM
Texas Lutheran at Southwestern
10:00 PM
Mary Hardin-Baylor at Redlands