Dec. 12, 2007

Senior cornerback/all-purpose player De'Audra Dix (Merritt Island, Fla.) has been named a 2007 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-American as announced by the American Football Coaches Association. Dix is the only Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Black College player to be named to the team. He made the team as an all-purpose player after ending his season ranked first in the CIAA and third in the nation in kick-off returns, at 31.3 yards per return, while also ranking fifth in the conference in passes defended with 11. He registered 33 total tackles and four interceptions.

He ends his career with 64 returns for 1,708 yards and three touchdowns. As a corner back, the senior registered 130 total tackles, six tackles for a loss of 19 yards, 13 interceptions for returned for 252 yards, seven blocked kicks, and 33 pass break-ups spanning four years.

He becomes just the second AFCA Division II Coaches' All-American in JCSU history (Ronald Capers, LB - 1988). The accolades keep pouring in for the speedster who will soon play in the Valero Cactus Bowl in Kingsville, Tex. A listing of Dix's accolades are as follows:

• CIAA All-Rookie Team - 2004 • Three-Time CIAA Specialty Player of the Week - 2006 • First Team All-CIAA [Offense and Defense] - 2006, 2007 • CIAA Special Teams Player of the Year - 2007 • Daktronics All-Southeast Region [Offense and Defense] - 2006, 2007 • East Coast Bowl Participant - 2007 • Valero Cactus Bowl Participant - 2007

The AFCA's Division II All-America Selection Committee is made up of three head coaches from each of the AFCA's nine districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts prior to a conference call between the district chairmen and the committee chairman on which the team is chosen.