Dec. 16, 2004
Duquesne University senior defensive end
Ryan Tolan (LaVerne, Calif./Bonita), who set a school record with 12.5 sacks this season, was named to the American Football Coaches Association 2004 Division I-AA Coaches All-America team it was announced today.
Tolan is one of just four players from the Mid-Major level to earn a spot on the 25-man team. He is the second Duquesne player to ever be named to the team joining Leigh Bodden who was an AFCA All-America pick in 2001 & 2002. Bodden is currently in is second season as a defensive back for the Cleveland Browns.
Tolan, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League Defensive Player of the Year, led the 7-3 Dukes in sacks (12.5) and tackles for loss (17). He finished the season with 54 total tackles, 30 of which were solo. The LaVerne, Calif. native, who was named ECAC Defensive Player of the week once and MAAC Defensive Player of the Week two times, broke the school sack record of 9.5 set by John Wojciechowski in 1995.
The I-AA AFCA All-America team, which is the only All-America squad chosen by the nation's coaches, has been in existence since 1979.
2004 AFCA Division I-AA Coaches' All-America Team
OffensePos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. SchoolWR Vincent Jackson 6-6 235 Sr. Northern ColoradoWR Efrem Hill 6-2 185 Sr. SamfordTE Adam Bergen 6-5 260 Sr. LehighOL Rory Hennessey 6-5 300 Sr. YaleOL Mike Roos 6-6 295 Sr. Eastern WashingtonOL Jelani Clement* 6-2 316 Sr. HamptonOL Geir Gudmundsen 6-6 315 Sr. AlbanyOL Buster Ashley* 6-4 300 Sr. Western KentuckyQB Lang Campbell 6-3 205 Sr. William & MaryRB Joe McCourt 6-0 225 Sr. LafayetteRB Charles Anthony* 5-11 190 Sr. Tennessee St.
DefensePos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. SchoolDL Brady Fosmark 6-3 255 Jr. Weber St.DL Lee Basinger 6-1 255 Sr. WoffordDL Harold Wells 6-0 280 Sr. Gardner-WebbDL Ryan Tolan 6-1 230 Sr. DuquesneLB James Noel 6-0 225 Sr. Robert MorrisLB Boomer Grigsby* 6-0 245 Sr. Illinois St.LB Jordan Beck 6-2 231 Sr. Cal Poly-SLODB Ahmad Treaudo 6-0 180 Sr. SouthernDB Sidney Haugabrook 5-10 185 Sr. DelawareDB Doug Jones 5-9 179 Sr. DaytonDB Tad Kornegay 6-0 185 Sr. Fordham
SpecialistsPos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. SchoolP Cory Elolf 6-1 175 Jr. Texas StatePK Justin Langan 5-11 180 Sr. Western IllinoisRS Fred Amey 5-11 190 Sr. Cal St.-Sacramento*-2003 AFCA All-American
DUQUESNE'S AFCA I-AA ALL-AMERICANS: 2001 - Leigh Bodden, DB 2002 - Leigh Bodden, DB 2004 - Ryan Tolan, DE
