BROOKFIELD, Ill. — The Don Hansen Football Committee has released the 2022 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team, of which offensive lineman Gottlieb Ayedze and kicker Dayne Koontz were both selected as honorable mentions. 

The selection is Ayedze's third All-American honor this year, having earned D2 Football Elite 100 First Team and AFCA First Team All-American to go along with his First Team All-MEC selection and earning a spot on the D2CCA Second Team All-Region. 

Koontz receives the distinction having been named College Sport Communicators First Team Academic All-America®, as well as First Team All-MEC for his record-breaking season. 

The Don Hansen 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.