Pack's 2011 All-American total now at nine

More ThunderWolves earn All-American honors as D2Football.com, Don Hansen's Football Gazette teams are released.

PUEBLO, Colo. (GoThunderWolves.com - Jan. 19, 2012) - The final NCAA Division II football All-American teams were released Thursday, coming from D2Football.com and Don Hansen's Football Gazette, with a total of seven ThunderWolves being named All-American from the two teams, three of which earning their first All-American honors.

In addition to linebacker Lee Meisner (Sr., Sterling, Colo.), who was a first-team Don Hansen selection and a second-team D2Football.com selection, and Kyle Major (Sr., Littleton, Colo.), who received third-team Don Hansen honors and honorable mention D2Football.com honors as a kicker, Mark Sterling (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.), Ryan Jensen (Jr., Fort Morgan, Colo.) and J.T. Haddan (Sr., Craig, Colo.) each earned All-American distinction for the first time.

Sterling, who assumed the Pack's starting cornerback position in 2011, earned first-team honors from Don Hansen's Football Gazette while offensive linemen Jensen and Haddan earned second-team and third-team honors, respectively, from Don Hansen.

The All-American honors brings the Pack's 2011 All-American total to nine different players and 16 total selections across six All-American teams announced this year. It is the most All-Americans for a CSU-Pueblo football team in one season throughout the life of the program.

Complete 2011 CSU-Pueblo All-American List

Daktronics All-America
Second Team:
Kyle Major, PK, Sr., Littleton, Colo.
Lee Meisner, LB, Sr., Sterling, Colo.

Associated Press Little All-America Team
Third Team:
Kyle Major, PK, Sr., Littleton, Colo.
Lee Meisner, LB, Sr., Sterling, Colo.

American Football Coaches' Association All-America
No selections

'Beyond Sports' College Network All-America
Third Team:
Kyle Major, PK, Sr., Littleton, Colo.
Grant Jansen, DE, Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.
Honorable Mention:
Koby Wittek, TE, Sr., Golden, Colo.
Stephan Dickens, CB, So., Aurora, Colo.
Josh Sandoval, PR, So., Pueblo, Colo.

D2Football.com All-America
Second Team:
Lee Meisner, LB, Sr., Sterling, Colo.
Honorable Mention:
Kyle Major, PK, Sr., Littleton, Colo.

Don Hansen's Football Gazette All-America
First Team:
Lee Meisner, LB, Sr., Sterling, Colo.
Mark Sterling, CB, Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.
Second Team:
Ryan Jensen, OT, Jr., Fort Morgan, Colo.
Third Team:
J.T. Haddan, OG, Sr., Craig, Colo.
Kyle Major, PK, Sr., Littleton, Colo.