Three players from the University of Charleston recently were named to the Don Hansen's Football Gazette Division II All-Super Region One team. That region includes four Division II football conferences: the Mountain East, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Northeast 10.
Senior guard Justin Johnson was named to the region's first team, while senior punter Brett Benes was named to the second team and senior linebacker Rhakeem Stallings was named to the third team.
Johnson led an offensive line that helped the Golden Eagles finish second in the MEC at 165.9 rushing yards per game. Benes, an AFCA second-team All-American in 2016, averaged 44.7 yards per punt, 17 of them traveling at least 50 yards and 20 landing inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Stallings led UC with 117 tackles, 11 for a loss, with three sacks and two interceptions.
Shepherd, the MEC champ that finished 2016 as the Division II national semifinalist, led the all-region team with 13 selections.