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Springfield, Ohio — Three Wittenberg University football standouts have earned All-North Region honors from d3football.com.
Wide receiver Josh McKee, class of 2012 from New Carlisle, Ohio, was named first-team all-region for a second straight year, while kicker Sean Williams, class of 2013 from Plainfield, Ind., and linebacker Zach Hurtt, class of 2012 from Fort Thomas, Ky., earned spots on the second team.
A year after McKee set Wittenberg and North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) records with 1,386 receiving yards and school records with 67 receptions and 16 receiving touchdowns, he nearly duplicated the feat. McKee, who now holds the Wittenberg and NCAC records for career receiving yards, receptions and touchdowns, topped the team and conference in 2011 with 1,077 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns on 62 receptions, which tied for second in the final statistics.
McKee, a three-time All-NCAC honoree — including first-team selections in 2010 and 2011, finished his career ranked in the top 15 in NCAA Division III history with 4,022 receiving yards and 46 receiving touchdowns, based on totals prior to the 2011 season.
Williams led the Tigers with 75 total points in 2011 after hitting 12-of-14 field goals and 39-of-41 extra points. A first-team All-NCAC selection after earning second-team honors a year ago, Williams broke school records for consecutive field goals (19) and extra points (50) during the 2011 season (both streaks started during the 2010 season). He has made a school record-tying 12 field goals in each of the last two seasons.
Hurtt led Wittenberg and ranked fourth in the NCAC in tackles with 110. He added three tackles for loss, two interceptions and seven passes broken up to earn first-team all-conference honors for a third straight year. Hurtt, who ranked in the top three on the team in tackles following each of his four seasons in the Red & White, finished his career with 365 tackles to rank fifth in program history.
The Tigers finished the 2011 season with records of 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the NCAC, good for second place in the final standings.
Written By: Ryan Maurer
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