Released on = December 26, 2005, 8:24 am

Press Release Author = Don Hansen\'s National Weekly Football Gazette

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Chad Nkang
from Elon University, and Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Richie
Williams from Appalachian State along with teammate, Jason Hunter headline a
talented 2005 Don Hansen\'s Football Gazette NCAA 1-AA Southeast All-Region team.

Press Release Body = WESTMONT, Illinois ~~ Southern Conference Defensive Player of
the Year, Chad Nkang from Elon University, and Southern Conference Offensive Player
of the Year, Richie Williams from Appalachian State along with teammate, Jason
Hunter headline a talented 2005 Don Hansen\'s Football Gazette NCAA 1-AA Southeast
All-Region team.

Nkang earned Defensive Linebacker of the Year while Williams claimed the Offensive
Back of the Year Award and Hunter was awarded Defensive Lineman of the Year. Senior
Quinton Teal from Coastal Carolina earned Defensive Back of the Year honors, while
Wesley Taylor from Florida A&M claimed Special Teams of the Year honors. Hampton\'s
Gerell Golightly is the Offensive Lineman of the year and Offensive Receiver Player
of the Year Accolades go to Maurice Price from Charleston Southern.

Nkang, a junior, from Hyattsville, Maryland, led both the Southern Conference and
the NCAA-IAA with 13.82 total tackles per contest. He paced the conference and
finished third in the country with 6.64 solo tackles per game. Nkang concluded the
season with 152 total tackles, including 73 solo stops and 18.5 tackles for loss. He
also added four sacks and 18 tackles for loss. His 25 tackles against Chattanooga
ranks him among the top 10 in the conference records for tackles in a game. The
2005 Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Southern Conference
Defensive Player of the Month for both September and October in 2005. He also scored
a safety at Wofford on October 8, 2005.

Williams, a senior, from Camden, South Carolina, is the 2005 Southern Conference
Offensive Player of the Year. Williams led the Southern Conference and ranks among
the top 15 in the nation in both total offense (3,745 yds.) and pass efficiency
(149.4). The first quarterback in Appalachian history to throw for 7,000 yards in a
career and the school\'s all-time leader in every single-game, single-season and
career passing category, Williams has thrown for 2,809 yards with 20 touchdowns and
just four interceptions this season. A dual threat, Williams has also set ASU\'s
single-season quarterback record with 936 rushing yards in \'05 and finished just 10
yards short of the school\'s career mark for rushing yards by a signal-caller. For
his efforts, Williams earned five SoCon Offensive Player of the Week accolades and
both of the league\'s Offensive Player of the Month awards during the regular season.

Hunter, a senior, from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, tallied 101 tackles (51 solo
hits), including 24.5 tackles for loss (-120 yards) with 13 sacks (-93 yards) in
helping Appalachian State to the NCAA 1-AA national championship. He also forced two
fumbles, recovered three fumbles for 20 yards, including two for touchdowns. Hunter
concluded his career at Appalachian State with four pass breakups and one
interception that he returned for 57 yards. First-Team all-Southland Conference.

You can view the whole 2005 Football Gazette NCAA 1-AA Southeast All-Region Team at
http://www.donhansen.com/

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