WILLIAMSBURG, VA - William and Mary senior defensive tackle and team captain Raheem Walker (Fort Washington, MD) was named to first team All-American honors by the SportsNetwork Dec. 19.

Walker, who earned third team All-American honors as a junior in 1998, recorded 106 total tackles on the 2000 season (51 solo) and four sacks (-23 yards). A first team all-conference selection in both his junior and senior years, Walker's tackle total was tops among Atlantic 10 Conference's downlineman.

Walker season's totals are made even more impressive by the fact that he made a complete recovery after missing nearly the entire 1999 season due to a severe knee injury (suffered in the first quarter of the Tribe's opener at Delaware). By being named captain for both the 1999 and 2000 seasons, Walker became the first two-year captain of the Tribe program since John Todd held the post on consecutive seasons in 1923 and 1924.

In all, 71 players from 11 different conferences were selected to either the first-, second-, or third-team, along with seven players from independent programs. The Southern Conference, which landed three teams in the I-AA playoffs, led all leagues with 14 selections, followed by the Big Sky Conference with 13 picks and the Atlantic 10 with 12. Voting was conducted among I-AA Sports Information Directors and selected I-AA media, with more than 100 ballots being cast.

The following is the complete listing of the SportsNetwork's All-American teams.

THE SPORTS NETWORK 2000 I-AA ALL-AMERICA OFFENSE


First-Team, School, Pos. (Cl., Ht., Wt.)
Ryan Helming, Northern Iowa, QB (Sr., 6-2, 224)
Louis Ivory, Furman, RB (Jr., 5-8, 197)
Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern, RB (Jr., 5-10, 212)
Eddie Berlin, Northern Iowa, WR (Sr., 6-0, 188)
Stephen Campbell, Brown, WR (Sr., 6-3, 200)
Darnerian McCants, Delaware State, TE (Sr., 6-4, 210)
Randy Clark, Southern Utah, OL (Jr., 6-4, 260)
Jeff Fiss, Delaware, OL (Sr., 6-1, 297)
Freddie Moore, Florida A&M, OL (Sr., 6-6, 310)
Josh Moore, Furman, OL (Sr., 6-5, 309)
Thatcher Szalay, Montana, OL (Jr., 6-5, 295)
Matt Vick, Chattanooga, K (Sr., 5-11, 185)
Brian Westbrook, Villanova, RS (Jr., 5-9, 205)

Second-Team, School, Pos. (Cl., Ht., Wt.)
Drew Miller, Montana, QB (Sr., 6-1, 195)
Charles Dunn, Portland State, RB (Sr., 5-8, 185)
Brian Westbrook, Villanova, RB (Jr., 5-9, 205)
Jacquay Nunnally, Florida A&M, WR (Sr., 5-11, 200)
Kassim Osgood, Cal Poly, WR (So., 6-6, 190)
Daniel Wilcox, Appalachian State, TE (Sr., 6-2, 218)
Eric Beatty, Richmond, OL (Sr., 6-4, 300)
Mike Clare, Harvard, OL (Sr., 6-4, 315)
Dan Hama, Illinois State, OL (Sr., 6-5, 290)
Rich Seubert, Western Illinois, OL (Sr., 6-5, 295)
Billy Young, Appalachian State, OL (Sr., 6-5, 300)
Billy Cundiff, Drake, K (Jr., 6-2, 201)
DeRonn Finley, Idaho State, RS (Sr., 5-8, 180)

Third-Team, School, Pos. (Cl., Ht., Wt.)
Matt Nagy, Delaware, QB (Sr., 6-2, 218)
Montrell Coley, Hampton, RB (Sr., 5-9, 205)
Charles Roberts, Cal State Sacramento, RB (Sr., 5-6, 171)
Jimmy Farris, Montana, WR (Sr., 6-0, 190)
Michael Hayes, Southern, WR (Jr., 6-5, 210)
Ryan Prince, Weber State, TE (Sr., 6-5, 255)
Aaron Hall, Southern Utah, OL (Jr., 6-0, 265)
Brad Harms, Northern Iowa, OL (Sr., 6-3, 288)
Wes Hines, McNeese State, OL (Sr., 6-3, 302)
Chris Stewart, Furman, OL (Jr., 5-11, 275)
Dan Zorger, Hofstra, OL (Jr., 6-2, 273)
Lawrence Tynes, Troy State, K (Sr., 6-1, 183)
Lamont Brightful, Eastern Washington, RS (Sr., 5-9, 160)

THE SPORTS NETWORK 2000 I-AA ALL-AMERICA DEFENSE


First-Team, School, Pos. (Cl., Ht., Wt.)
Jeff Allen, Eastern Washington, DL (Sr., 6-3, 265)
Andrew Hollingsworth, Towson, DL (Sr., 6-3, 247)
Andy Petek, Montana, DL (Sr., 6-3, 235)
RAHEEM WALKER, WILLIAM & MARY, DL (Sr., 6-1, 285)
Kole Ayi, Massachusetts, LB (Sr., 6-1, 231)
Edgerton Hartwell, Western Illinois, LB (Sr., 6-2, 245)
Tim Johnson, Youngstown State, LB (Sr., 6-2, 219)
Melvin Wisham, Western Kentucky, LB (Sr., 6-2, 225)
C.J. Carroll, Southwest Texas, DB (Sr., 5-9, 182)
Ryan Doak, Northern Iowa, DB (Sr., 6-3, 195)
Doug Shanahan, Hofstra, DB (Jr., 6-0, 200)
Bobby Sippio, Western Kentucky, DB (So., 6-3, 215)
David Beckford, Alabama State, P (So., 6-0, 185)

Second-Team, School, Pos. (Cl., Ht., Wt.)
Brian Bodor, Wofford, DL (Sr., 6-0, 255)
Jimmy Freeman, Appalachian State, DL (Sr., 6-0, 238)
Chris Morant, James Madison, DL (Sr., 6-1, 235)
Freddy Pesqueira, Georgia Southern, DL (So., 6-1, 241)
Will Bouton, Furman, LB (Jr., 6-2, 225)
Chad Evitts, Tennessee Tech, LB (Sr., 6-2, 225)
Lernard Mack, Texas Southern, LB (Jr., 6-2, 225)
Brian McKenna, Delaware, LB (Sr., 6-2, 235)
Corey Hall, Appalachian State, DB (Sr., 6-4, 196)
T.J. Hill, Northeastern, DB (Jr., 5-9, 175)
Rashean Mathis, Bethune-Cookman, DB (So., 6-2, 185)
Ryan Szokola, Illinois State, DB (Sr., 6-2, 195)
Mike Scifres, Western Illinois, P (So., 6-2, 225)

Third-Team, School, Pos. (Cl., Ht., Wt.)
Clenton Ballard, Southwest Texas, DL (Jr., 6-2, 310)
Mike Cecere, Delaware, DL (Sr., 6-3, 275)
Jake Morrison, McNeese State, DL (Sr., 6-3, 219)
Khary Williams, Hofstra, DL (Sr., 6-4, 260)
Roger Allen, Elon, LB (Sr., 6-1, 230)
Greg Belzer, Eastern Washington, LB (Sr., 6-1, 240)
Derick Pack, James Madison, LB (Jr., 6-1, 205)
Travis Stephens, The Citadel, LB (Jr., 6-0, 225)
Abdul Byron, Lehigh, DB (Jr., 5-11, 190)
Kevin Eiben, Bucknell, DB (Sr., 6-0, 205)
Rashad Floyd, Portland State, DB (Sr., 5-10, 182)
Nate Gates, Georgia Southern, DB (Sr., 6-0, 184)
Dan Frantz, Portland State, P (Sr., 6-2, 193)