By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
BROOKFIELD, Ill. – Fort Hays State had two individuals named to the Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America Team for the 2021 season on Monday (Jan. 31). Hunter Budke received first-team honors at tight end, while Amari Angram-Boldin is an honorable mention selection as an offensive lineman.
Budke adds this honor to four other national first team selections at tight end for the 2021 season. Budke received the same distinction from the AFCA, D2CCA, and Associated Press, while earning first-team honors on the D2Football.com Elite 100 list. He finished the 2021 season with 47 receptions for 620 yards and eight touchdowns.
Angram-Boldin earns the first All-America distinction of his career with the honorable mention nod. He was a three-time All-MIAA selection for the Tigers, including first-team honors in 2021. He was also an All-Super Region 3 First Team selection by the D2CCA in 2021. He made 34 consecutive starts for the Tigers dating back to the start of his sophomore season of 2018. He helped the Tigers to back-to-back MIAA Championships in 2017 and 2018 and the Tigers had a record of 33-13 during his four years on the field.
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.