BROOKFIELD, Ill. — South Dakota School of Mines seniors Jake Sullivan and Isaiah Manley were both selected the Don Hansen NCAA Div. II Football Committee All-American Team Honorable Mention List announced recently by the published Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette  in Brookfield, Illinois.
 
"The Don Hansen All-American team is one of the most recognized brands in all of college football and we are honored that two of our outstanding scholar-athletes were recognized for their incredible performances in 2018," said Hardrocker football head coach Zach Tinker.
 
Sullivan closed out his college career as one of the best in Hardrocker history. He finished the 2018 season with a record-setting 293-461 attempts for 3,576 yards and 32 TD passes for 63.6 percent (all are school season records). He averaged 325.1 yards per game, which led the NCAA Div. II. He also had 10 rushing touchdowns and carried the ball 129 times for 340 yards. The Rapid City native, who is majoring in Industrial Engineering walks away from SD Mines with 17 school records. Sullivan led the conference in passing yards, passing attempts and completions, and yards per game.
 
Manley also closed his career out as one of the greatest in Hardrocker history. The Interdisciplinary Sciences major from Corona, California, led Hardrockers with 92 catches for 1,223 yards and 13 TD catches (also had one rushing touchdown). He averaged 13.3 yards per catch and 111.2 yards per game. Manley set Hardrocker records in passes caught in a game (14 twice); catches in a season; receiving yards in a season; touchdown catches in a season and touchdown catches in a career (21).
 
"Jake and Isaiah have set the gold standard for excellence on the field, and have done just as much to elevate the program with their work in the classroom and community as leaders of the Hardrocker football program," Tinker added.
 
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.  Don Hansen's Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.