WISE - - UVa-Wise senior linebacker Zachary Blair has been named Second-Team All-America by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Association. A 6-foot-2, 215-pound native of Front Royal, Va., Blair established a new NCAA Division II record for tackles for loss in a career with 80. This season, the former Skyline High School standout tallied 21 TFLs to lead both UVa-Wise and the Mountain East Conference for the third consecutive season.

The All-America honor is the latest of many accolades bestowed on Blair throughout his collegiate career. This season, he was twice named MEC Defensive Player of the Week before earning All-MEC First-Team honors. Also a First-Team All-Super Region I selection, the linebacker was named the Commonwealth's Small College Linebacker of the Year by the Richmond Times Dispatch for the second consecutive year.

A year ago, Blair was an All-MEC First-Team honoree while garnering Second-Team All-Super Region I status. The Don Hansen All-America Committee named him Honorable Mention All-America following a junior campaign that saw him lead the nation in TFLs with 28.

He was named to Lindy's Preseason All-America Team prior to the start of the 2016 season.

The three-time All-MEC First-Team honoree wrapped up his collegiate career by helping transform the football program at UVa-Wise. Blair led the Cavaliers in tackles (87), solo tackles (52), TFLs (21), sacks (5) and blocked kicks (2) as the program won six games and claimed its first winning season since 2008.

Blair finished his career with six school records and two conference records.

The Division II Conference Commissioner's Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities. The sports information directors from NCAA Division II colleges and universities that field football voted on the team.

A complete list of this year's awards winners may be found below:

 OFFENSE

POS PLAYER SCHOOL CLASS HT. WT. HOMETOWN

TE Adam Shaheen Ashland (Ohio) Jr. 6-6 277 Galena, Ohio

OL Stephen Evans North Alabama Sr. 6-4 300 Boston, Mass.

OL Jordan Morgan Kutztown (Pa.) Sr. 6-4 320 Philadelphia, Pa.

OL Chase Sherman Northwest Missouri State Sr. 6-0 267 Crete, Neb.

OL Lavonte Hights Shepherd (W. Va.) Jr. 6-4 296 North Chesterfield, Va.

OL Nate Theaker Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 6-6 303 White Lake, Mich.

WR Brody Oliver Colorado Mines So. 6-3 195 Elizabeth, Colo.

WR Garry Brown California (Pa.) Sr. 6-1 200 Columbus, Ohio

QB Justin Dvorak Colorado Mines Sr. 6-0 200 Tomball, Texas

RB Marty Carter Grand Valley State (Mich.) So. 6-0 200 East Chicago, Ind.

RB Max Mickey Sioux Falls (S.D.) Jr. 5-9 185 Holden, Mo.

RS Garry Brown California (Pa.) Sr. 6-1 200 Columbus, Ohio

PK Matt Davis North Carolina-Pembroke Sr. 6-1 190 Richlands, N.C.

DEFENSE

POS PLAYER SCHOOL CLASS HT. WT. HOMETOWN

DL Lucky Baar McKendree (Ill.) Sr. 6-2 250 Chicago, Ill.

DL Sie Doe, Jr. Fort Hays State (Kan.) Sr. 6-1 230 Cleveland, Ohio

DL Zach Sieler Ferris State (Mich.) So. 6-6 275 Pinckney, Mich.

LB Jacob Vollstedt Northwest Missouri State Sr. 6-2 215 Iowa City, Iowa

LB Tyke Kozeal Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 6-0 240 Sargent, Neb.

LB Michael Mehling Sioux Falls (S.D.) Sr. 5-11 200 Las Vegas, Nev.

LB Osband Thompson Tuskegee (Ala.) Jr. 6-0 195 Miami, Fla.

S Drew Hebel Black Hills State (S.D.) So. 5-11 172 Broomfield, Colo.

S Kevin Berg Northwest Missouri State Sr. 5-11 176 Kansas City, Mo.

CB Tavierre Thomas Ferris State (Mich.) Jr. 5-11 195 Detroit, Mich.

CB Philbert Martial North Alabama Sr. 5-10 165 Mobile, Ala.

P Tyler Ford Bentley (Mass.) Sr. 6-0 210 Amherst, N.H.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

POS PLAYER SCHOOL CLASS HT. WT. HOMETOWN

TE Kenny Johnston Florida Tech Sr. 6-4 220 Jacksonville, Fla.

OL Antonio Green Sioux Falls (S.D.) Sr. 6-3 294 Dublin, Ga.

OL Aaron Cox Grand Valley State (Mich.) Sr. 6-5 300 Macomb, Mich.

OL Jake Daugherty Ferris State (Mich.) Jr. 6-2 298 Big Rapids, Mich.

OL Hasan Shaar Colorado Mines Sr. 6-5 320 Castle Rock, Colo.

OL Jared Machorro Texas A&M-Commerce Jr. 6-7 280 Coldspring, Texas

WR Billy Brown Shepherd (W. Va.) Sr. 6-4 241 Gaithersburg, Md.

WR Matt Heller Augustana (S.D.) Sr. 6-0 195 Lakeville, Minn.

QB Kyle Zimmerman Northwest Missouri State Sr. 6-1 200 Overland Park, Kan.

RB Austin Ekeler Western State Colorado Sr. 5-9 195 Eaton, Colo.

RB Ja'Quan Gardner Humboldt State (Calif.) Jr. 5-7 205 Ceres, Calif.

RS Shawn Hooks Texas A&M-Commerce Jr. 5-8 165 Daingerfield, Texas

PK Ryan Sheehan Colorado Mesa Jr. 5-10 180 Chandler, Ariz.

DEFENSE

POS PLAYER SCHOOL CLASS HT. WT. HOMETOWN

DL Collin Bevins Northwest Missouri State Sr. 6-6 285 Creston, Iowa

DL Whitney Richardson Lane (Tenn.) Jr. 6-5 235 Perkinston, Miss.

DL Marcus Martin Slippery Rock (Pa.) Jr. 6-3 245 West Mifflin, Pa.

LB Kevin Haynes Central Washington Jr. 6-1 228 Battle Ground, Wash.

LB Zachary Blair UVa-Wise Sr. 6-2 215 Front Royal, Va.

LB A.J. Wentland McKendree (Ill.) Sr. 6-4 240 Machesney Park, Ill.

LB Collin Schlosser Grand Valley State (Mich.) Jr. 6-1 230 Ada, Mich.

S Jared Chester LIU-Post (N.Y.) Jr. 5-10 190 Mount Vernon, N.Y.

S Aaron Terry California (Pa.) Sr. 6-0 205 Pasadena, Md.

CB Jay Watkins Indiana (Pa.) Jr. 5-10 190 Chester, Pa.

CB Raheem Wilson Southeastern Oklahoma Sr. 5-11 185 DeSoto, Texas

P Michael DeStephens Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Sr. 5-9 190 Gainesville, Fla.