ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The 2016 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America Teams were announced today by the American Football Coaches Association. Ouachita Tigers' place kicker Cole Antley was named to the First Team, marking the first time a member of the Ouachita Tigers' football team has received this honor in AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America Team history.

The sophomore from Atlanta, Ga. was recently named as a Fred Mitchell All-American and a top-10 finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award. in 2016 he set a single-season Great American Conference record with 19 made field goals and finished the season ranked third in Division II with a 1.73 field goals per game average.  Anltey previously earned All-GAC and All-Super Region 3 Second Team honors for his performance this year. 

The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. Beginning this year, the AFCA has started selecting a first and second team. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.

The AFCA's Division II All-America Selection Committee is made up of three head coaches from each of the AFCA's seven districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the teams are chosen.

2016 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - First Team
Offense
QB     Trey Heid    6-2    199    Sr.    Augustana (S.D.)    Jerry Olszewski    Lakeville, Minn. (North)
RB    Michael Anderson    5-9    190    Sr.    West Virginia Wesleyan    Del Smith    Elkridge, Md. (Howard)
RB    Chris Robinson    5-9    193    Jr.    Delta St. (Miss.)    Todd Cooley    Bude, Miss. (Franklin County)
WR    Garry Brown    6-1    200    Sr.    California (Pa.)    Gary Dunn    Columbus, Ohio (Westerville South)
WR    Xavier Ayers    5-11    180    Sr.    Western New Mexico    Adam Clark    Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque)
TE    *Adam Shaheen    6-6    277    R-Jr.    Ashland (Ohio)    Lee Owens    Galena, Ohio (Big Walnut)
OL    *Jordan Morgan    6-4    320    R-Sr.    Kutztown (Pa.)    Jim Clements    Philadelphia, Pa. (Parkway Northwest)
OL    Zach Voytek    6-5    305    Sr.    New Haven (Conn.)    Chris Pincince    Trumbull, Conn. (Trumbull)
OL    Nate Theaker    6-6    303    Gr.    Wayne St. (Mich.)    Paul Winters    White Lake, Mich. (Lakeland)
OL    Jac'que Polite    6-5    300    Sr.    Winston-Salem St. (N.C.)    Kienus Boulware    Ridgeland, S.C. (Ridgeland)
OL    Alex Cappa    6-7    305    R-Jr.    Humboldt St. (Calif.)    Rob Smith    Dublin, Calif. (Dublin)

Defense
DL    Lucky Baar    6-2    250    Sr.    McKendree (Ill.)    Mike Babcock    Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)
DL    Collin Bevins    6-6    285    Sr.    Northwest Missouri St.    Adam Dorrel    Creston, Iowa (Creston)
DL    Dylan Donahue    6-3    240    Sr.    West Georgia    Will Hall    Billings, Mont. (West)
DL    Sie Doe, Jr.    6-1    230    Sr.    Fort Hays St. (Kan.)    Chris Brown    Cleveland, Ohio (Lakewood)
LB    Connor Harris    6-0    243    Sr.    Lindenwood (Mo.)    Patrick Ross    Lee's Summit, Mo. (Blue Springs South)
LB    Cody Burtscher    5-11    230    Sr.    Tarleton St. (Texas)    Todd Whitten    Burleson, Texas (Burleson)
LB    Osband Thompson    6-0    194    Jr.    Tuskegee (Ala.)    Willie Slater    Miami, Fla. (Jackson)
DB    Philbert Martial    5-10    166    Sr.    North Alabama    Bobby Wallace    Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen)
DB    Kenny Moore    5-9    185    Sr.    Valdosta St. (Ga.)    Kerwin Bell    Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes)
DB    Dustin Rivas    5-11    180    Jr.    Colorado Mesa    Russ Martin    Thornton, Colo. (Horizon)
DB    Drew Hebel    5-11    172    R-So.    Black Hills St. (S.D.)    John Reiners    Broomfield, Colo. (Legacy)

Specialists
PK    Cole Antley    5-10    150    So.    Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)    Todd Knight    Atlanta, Ga. (East Coweta)
P    Hector Dominguez    5-10    190    Sr.    Texas A&M-Commerce    Colby Carthel    Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Wilson)
AP    Kamal Cass    5-11    185    Jr.    Eastern New Mexico    Josh Lynn    Clovis, N.M. (Clovis)
*-2015 AFCA All-American    

2016 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - Second Team
Offense
QB     Jeff Kidd    6-4    227    Sr.    LIU-Post (N.Y.)    Bryan Collins    Salem, Ore. (Sprague)
RB    Austin Ekeler    5-9    195    Sr.    Western State Colorado    Jas Bains    Eaton, Colo. (Eaton)
RB    Max Mickey    5-9    185    Jr.    Sioux Falls (S.D.)    Jed Stugart    Holden, Mo. (Holden)
WR    Marcel Newson    5-11    195    Sr.    Mississippi College    John Bland    Coldwater, Miss. (Coldwater)
WR    Damon Gibson    6-4    230    Jr.    MSU Moorhead    Steve Laqua     Beardsley, Minn. (Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley)
TE    Kenny Johnston    6-4    220    R-Sr.    Florida Tech    Steve Englehart    Jacksonville, Fla. (Stanton College Prep)
OL    Stephen Evans    6-4    301    Sr.    North Alabama    Bobby Wallace    Boston, Mass. (Arch Bishop Williams)
OL    Zachary Douglas    6-2    297    R-Sr.    Ashland (Ohio)    Lee Owens    Marshallville, Ohio (Smithville)
OL    Peter Bateman    6-6    285    Sr.    Minnesota-Duluth    Curt Wiese    La Crescent, Minn. (La Crescent)
OL    Akoakoa Paleka-Kennedy    6-3    285    Sr.    Midwestern St. (Texas)    Bill Maskill    Hilo, Hawaii (Kamehameha-Hawaii)    
OL    Jared Machorro    6-7    280    Jr.    Texas A&M-Commerce    Colby Carthel    Coldspring, Texas (Oakhurst)

Defense
DL    Trevon Biglow    6-1    240    Sr.    Harding (Ark.)    Ronnie Huckeba    Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City)
DL    Ray Edwards    6-1    225    Sr.    Wingate (N.C.)    Joe Reich    Sacramento, Calif. (Highlands)
DL    Marcus Martin    6-3    245    R-Jr.    Slippery Rock (Pa.)    Shawn Lutz    West Mifflin, Pa. (West Mifflin)
DL    Zach Sieler    6-6    275    So.    Ferris St. (Mich.)    Tony Annese    Pinckney, Mich. (Pinckney)
LB    Tyke Kozeal    6-0    240    Sr.    Nebraska-Kearney    Josh Lamberson    Sargent, Neb. (Sargent)
LB    Jordan Herdman    6-2    235    R-Sr.    Simon Fraser (B.C.)    Kelly Bates    Winnipeg, Man. (Sturgeon Heights Collegiate)
LB    *Kyle Kitchens    6-2    205    Jr.    Catawba (N.C.)    Curtis Walker    Decatur, Ga. (Decatur)
DB    C.J. Broussard    6-0    198    Sr.    Azusa Pacific (Calif.)    Victor Santa Cruz    Clovis, Calif. (Clovis)
DB    Matt McKoy    6-2    212    Sr.    Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)    Jim Collins    Canton, Mich. (Canton)
DB    Raheem Wilson    5-11    185    Sr.    Southeastern Oklahoma    Bo Atterberry    DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)
DB    Marcus Sayles    5-10    170    Sr.    West Georgia    Will Hall    Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahooche)

Specialists
PK    Ryan Sheehan    5-10    180    Jr.    Colorado Mesa    Russ Martin    Chandler, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe)
P    *Brett Benes    6-0    180    Sr.    Charleston (W.Va.)    Pat Kirkland    Boca Raton, Fla. (Cardinal Newman)
AP    Richie Sanders    5-7    185    R-Sr.    Mercyhurst (Pa.)    Marty Schaetzle    Painesville, Ohio (Lake Catholic)
*-2015 AFCA All-American