2009 Don Hansen's Football Gazette All-America Team Release

            Junior wide receiver Frederick Bruno of Wayne State College has been selected to the 2009 Don Hansen's Football Gazette NCAA Division II  All-America team as an all-purpose player. Bruno received Second Team honors while senior quarterback Silas Fluellen and senior linebacker Ryan Reeves both were named honorable mention. 
            It's the third All-American honor for Bruno following the 2009 season after being named to the AFCA Division II All-American Team as a wide receiver on December 7 and the Associated Press Little All-American Team as an all purpose player December 21.
            Bruno, a 5-8, 210 pound junior wide receiver from Miami, Florida (Miami Springs HS), led Wayne State and the Northern Sun Conference in receiving this year with 77 catches for 1,163 yards and nine touchdowns.  He also had 368 yards rushing on just 32 carries with six more TD's.  Bruno ranked third in NCAA Division II in all purpose yards per game (197.27), eighth in receiving yards per game (105.73), 11^th in receptions per game (7.00) and tied for 20^th in scoring with 14 touchdowns.  He also had 450 yards in kickoff returns with one touchdown and another 161 yards in punt returns to finish the season with 2,170 all-purpose yards.  Bruno was a First Team All-NSIC South Division selection this season and also earned First Team Daktronics Super Region #3 honors.
            Fluellen, a 6-1, 210 pound quarterback from Bellevue West High School, was a First Team All-Northern Sun Conference South Division selection for the second straight season while setting numerous Wayne State and NSIC career records.  This season, Fluellen completed 253 of 390 passes (64.9%) for 3,253 yards and 26 touchdowns. He holds the NSIC career records for passing yards (8,996) and total offense yardage (10,170).  Fluellen also became the 29^th NCAA Division II players with 10,000 career yards of total offense and the 19^th player in NCAA Division II history with 10,000 career passing yards.  He was also named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week seven times in his Wildcat career.
            Reeves, a 6-3, 245 pound senior linebacker from Wahoo, Nebraska, led Wayne State and the Northern Sun Conference in tackles for the second straight season, recording 124 tackles with four interceptions and seven pass breakups.  Reeves ranks tied for eighth in NCAA Division II with 11.27 tackles per game.  He is a repeat selection to the Daktronics Super Region #3 First Team and is a two-time All-NSIC South Division selection at linebacker.

            Wayne State College finished the 2009 season with an 8-3 overall record, going 7-3 in the NSIC to finish in a tie for third place.  Wayne State College is an NCAA Division II school located in Wayne, Nebraska and competes in the 14-team Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.