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WACO, Texas - A day after earning All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, William and Mary senior defensive end Adrian Tracy garnered another national accolade by being selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS All-America Team.

A Buchanan Award candidate and two-time first-team all-conference honoree, Tracy was one of the country's most dominant defensive players this season. The Sterling, Va., native ranked seventh nationally with 1.57 tackles for a loss per game and 15th at 0.79 sacks per game. With 12 sacks, he equaled the single-season school record established by Luke Cullinane in 1996. Additionally, Tracy ranked sixth in the conference in tackles among defensive linemen with 5.6 per game.

In addition to registering an outstanding senior season, Tracy has been one of the country's top defensive players throughout his career. His 62.5 tackles for a loss leads the nation among all active players, while he ranks third with 31 career sacks ? a W&M record. He also started every game of his career (47) en route to establishing a school record.

While his individual statistics were impressive, his contributions also helped the Tribe post one of its best seasons ever defensively in '09. W&M boasted the nation's top rushing defense (61.1 ypg), while it ranked second in total defense (229.8 ypg) and scoring defense (12.1 ppg). Additionally, the unit ranked third with 3.43 sacks per game and eighth with 8.0 tackles for a loss per game. In doing so, the College advanced to the NCAA Semifinals and equaled a program record with 11 victories.

Tracy becomes the seventh Tribe player to earn All-America honors from the AFCA. Previous honorees include Lang Campbell (2004), Rich Musinski (2003), Dwight Beard (2002), Brett Sterba (1999), Josh Beyer (1996) and Darren Sharper (1996).

OFFENSE
WR ? Terrell Hudgins, Elon
WR ? Juamorris Stewart, Southern
TE ? Scott Sicko, New Hampshire
OL ? Levi Horn, Montana
OL ? Matt McCracken, Richmond
C ? Kyle Mutcher, Weber State
OL ? Austin Howard, Northern Iowa
OL ? Joe Gibbs, Tennessee-Martin
QB ? Matt Nichols, Eastern Washington
RB ? James Mallory, Central Connecticut State
RB ? Pat Paschall, North Dakota State

DEFENSE
DL ? Christian Anthony, Grambling State
DL ? Arthur Moats, James Madison
DL ? Dane Fletcher, Montana State
DL ? Adrian Tracy, William and Mary
LB ? Jacque Roman, Appalachian State
LB ? J.C. Sherritt, Eastern Washington
LB ? Jake Lewko, Pennsylvania
DB ? Mar LeGree, Appalachian State
DB ? Charles Graves, Delaware
DB ? Justin Rogers, Richmond
DB ? Korey Lindsey, Southern Illinois

SPECIAL TEAMS
P ? Pedro Ventura, Prairie View A&M
PK ? Armando Cuko, Massachusetts
AP ? LeRoy Vann, Florida A&M