Wheaton College (Ill.) Eric Stevenson named to the Associated Press Division III All-America Team

Wheaton College senior Eric Stevenson has been named to the 2018 Associated Press Division III All-America football team.

Stevenson, a linebacker for the Thunder, is a First Team selection Associated Press All-America Team. He made a team-high 74 total tackles this fall, including 41 solo stops. The senior registered 9.5 tackles for lost yardage (-29 yards), including two quarterback sacks (-13 yards).

Stevenson, the 2018 CCIW Don Larson Defensive Player of the Year is a two-time First Team All-CCIW honoree. He was recently honored as a D3football.com First Team All-North Region selection after earning Third Team honors in 2017. He was recently named a semifinalist for the Gagliardi Trophy and was this year's only Division III finalist for the Campbell Trophy.

Wheaton's leading tackler in each of the past three seasons, Stevenson made 268 career tackles, including 150 solo tackles. The linebacker made 27 tackles for loss (-79 yards) in his career, with 5-1/2 sacks (-27 yards).

Wheaton College sponsors 21 varsity sports, and Thunder teams compete at the NCAA Division III level. The Thunder Athletics program has won five NCAA Division III Championships since 1984, and Wheaton student-athletes have won 31 Division III individual National Championships all-time. For more information, visit athletics.wheaton.edu.

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