FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State junior Matt Wilmer hauled in another postseason honor by earning second team All-America honors from Don Hansen Football Gazette.
Wilmer, a junior from Keyser, W.Va., was named first team All-Super Region 1 and the region's Special Teams Player of the Year earlier this month by the same organization. He was a second team all-region by Daktronics and was a first team All-WVIAC selection. He was the nation's top punt returner averaging 23 yards per return with one touchdown. He also had 316 yards on just nine kick returns (35.1 yards per return). He was a two-time WVIAC Special Teams Player of the Week honoree in 2011.
The Don Hansen Division II All-America Team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988.
The Don Hansen Football Committee selected All-Super Region teams in December and early January, with the first-team and second-team All-Super Region players advancing to the national ballot.
A total of 183 players earned some form of Don Hansen All-America honors. Players from 84 of the 152 football-playing schools in Division II earned Don Hansen All-America accolades.