2/8/2010 MSU trio receives Hansen's Football Gazette All America mentionWICHITA FALLS, Texas - Three Midwestern State players garnered honorable mention All-America honors Monday by Don Hansen's Football Gazette. Junior quarterback Zack Eskridge, a 2009 Harlon Hill finalist and Daktronics All-Super Region 4 Offensive Player of the Year, led NCAA Division II with a 180.2 pass efficiency rating for the Lone Star Conference tri-champion Mustangs. Eskridge completed 71.3 percent of his passes for a school-record 3,295 yards. The junior signal caller connected for 29 touchdowns and threw six interceptions. The Rockwall High product was also the Lone Star Conference Offensive Back of the Year and also gained D2Football.com honorable mention All-America honors. Senior wide receiver Andy Tanner, another Rockwall High product, rewrote all of MSU's single-season receiving records by making 75 receptions for 1,186 yards and 12 touchdowns. Senior center Lance Calloway, a Wylie High product, made 44 starts over the past four seasons at guard and center for units which averaged more than 400 yards per game. Midwestern State completed its 10th-straight winning campaign with a 9-3 record and its third trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Mustangs were ranked 14th in the final AFCA Division II poll. Related Item: 2010 Football Gazette All-America Release |