Nov. 28, 2006

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Four members of the Samford football team were named to the All-Conference team for the Ohio Valley Conference, when the team was released Tuesday afternoon.

Shannon Fleming (PK, 5-10, 175, Jr., Waycross, Ga.) was the team's lone first-team selection. Jeff Moore (WR, 5-11, 187, Jr., Jackson, Miss.), Graham Lemmond (C, 6-2, 275, Sr., Hayden, Ala.) and Chris Hicks (P, 5-10, 160, Sr., Calhoun, Ga.) were named to the league's second team.

For the season, Fleming made 12-of-14 field goals for a league-best 85.7 percent. He was also good on 16-of-18 extra points, giving him a team-high 52 points on the year. He also ranked second in the conference in field goals per game, averaging 1.09 per contest.

Moore led Samford and was third in the OVC in receiving yards (668) and receiving yards per game (60.7 ypg.). He was also tied for third in the league in total receptions with 49.

Lemmond, one of the team's captains for the 2006 season, started the last 22 games in a row at center after switching to the position from defensive line prior to his junior season. He was the leader of an offensive line that surrendered the second fewest sacks in the league.

Hicks finished second in the conference in punting, averaging 42.2 yards per punt. He placed 17 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line, and he had a long punt of 61 yards.

2006 ALL-OVC FOOTBALL TEAM

FIRST TEAM
Offense
Antonio Heffner, Tennessee State, QB
Don Chapman, UT Martin, RB
Vincent Webb, Eastern Illinois, RB
Micah Rucker, Eastern Illinois, WR
Larry Shipp, Tennessee Tech, WR
Patrick Bugg, Eastern Kentucky, TE
Billy Krause, UT Martin, C
Jon Rueter, Eastern Illinois, OG
Alex Atkins, UT Martin, OG
Adam Hansen, UT Martin, OT
Anthony Rubican, Eastern Illinois, OT
Shannon Flemming, Samford, K
Jessie Burton, UT Martin, RS

Defense
Edgar Jones, Southeast Missouri, DL
Mark Christiani, Eastern Kentucky, DL
Geoffrey Woods, Tennessee Tech, DL
Leonard Davis, Tennessee State, DL
Donald Thomas, Eastern Illinois, LB
Lucius Seymour, Eastern Illinois, LB
Adam Casper, Southeast Missouri, LB
Tristan Burge, Eastern Illinois, DB
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Tennessee State, DB
Brandon Gathof, Eastern Kentucky, DB
Nikkieda Rutland, Tennessee State, DB
David Simonhoff, Southeast Missouri, P

SECOND TEAM
Offense
Lee Sweeney, Tennessee Tech, QB
Javarris Williams, Tennessee State, RB
Clay Green, Jacksonville State, RB
Tauren Rhetta, Jacksonville State, WR
Jeff Moore, Samford, WR
Adam Parsill, Eastern Illinois, TE
Graham Lemmond, Samford, C
Keith Gergel, Jacksonville State, OG
Cecil Newton, Tennessee State, OG
Eric Johnson, Eastern Illinois, OT
Sean Dumford, Eastern Kentucky, OT
Taylor Brown, UT Martin, K
Davin Walker, Eastern Kentucky, RS

Defense
Greg Green, Jacksonville State, DL
Pierre Walters, Eastern Illinois, DL
Nate Wilson, UT Martin, DL
Joel Kilpatrick, UT Martin, DL
Markeseo Jackson, UT Martin, LB
LeMarcus Rowell, Jacksonville State, LB
Brandon Rosser, Eastern Kentucky, LB
Kenny Brown, Jacksonville State, DB
Craig Agee, Jacksonville State, DB
Kevin Rondo, UT Martin, DB
Aaron Strong, Tennessee State, DB
Chris Hicks, Samford, P

OVC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Vincent Webb, Eastern Illinois; Don Chapman, UT Martin
OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Donald Thomas, Eastern Illinois
OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Lee Sweeney, Tennessee Tech
OVC COACH OF THE YEAR: Jason Simpson, UT Martin

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Micah Rucker, Eastern Illinois, WR
Dontrelle Miller, UT Martin, DB
Antonio Heffner, Tennessee State, QB
Lee Sweeney, Tennessee Tech, QB
Shaun Richardson, Tennessee State, DL
Bobby Washington, Eastern Kentucky, RB
Tamar Butler, Murray State, LB
Cole Stinson, Eastern Illinois, QB
E.J. Daniel, UT Martin, WR
Jeff Sobol, Eastern Illinois, DT
Montae Pitts, Jacksonville State, DB
Derek Hardman, Eastern Kentucky, OT
Devon May, Jacksonville State, OL