Chowan's TJ Batchelor Named to USA College Football Division II Preseason All-American Team

T.J. Batchelor
(Courtesy Chowan Athletics)

 

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina  --  Chowan University senior TJ Batchelor has been named to the 25^th Annual USA College Football Division II Preseason All-American. This is Batchelor's second preseason honor after being named to the CIAA Preseason Team at the CIAA annual press conference on July 25^th.

As a junior, Batchelor led the Hawks on the defensive side of the ball with 77 tackles (45 solo, 32 assisted) and ranked third in the CIAA with 12.5 sacks en-route to being named All-CIAA.  Additionally, he was named Beyond Sports Network Division II 2^nd Team All-American and the NCCAA Defensive Player.  Batchelor was also named to the 3^rd Team Don Hanson Division II All-America Team, and 2^nd Team Don Hansen All Super Region 1.

Batchelor was one of ten student-athletes from the CIAA to be selected to the USA College Football Division II Preseason All-American teams.  He was joined on the First Team by safety Michael Johnson (Fayetteville State), offensive lineman Nathaniel Hartung (Winston-Salem State), and linebacker Carlos Fields (Winston-Salem State). The Second Team consisted of offensive lineman Vincent Maene (Elizabeth City State), running back Colon Bailey (Fayetteville State), defensive lineman Javarous Faulk (Saint Augustine's) and defensive back Darnell Evans (Shaw). Bowie State tight end Khari Lee (Third Team) and defensive back Curtis Pumphrey (Honorable Mention) also received recognition.

Batchelor and the Hawks return to the gridiron on September 7^th when they travel to Charlotte, NC to take on UNC-Charlotte at 12:00pm. The complete list of USA College Football Division II Preseason All-Americans can be found here:  http://www.usafbn.com/d2fb.htm.

COURTESY CHOWAN UNIVERSITY HAWKS ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS