PHILADELPHIA – Coming off back-to-back shares of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title and playoff appearances, a trio of three Illinois State football standouts have earned a spot on the 2016 STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team announced Monday.
Seniors Mark Spelman, Kyle Avaloy and Anthony Warrum were each named to the annual list, with Spelman picked for the second team and Avaloy and Warrum earning third-team selections.
Spelman was a First Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection at center in 2015 and started all 13 games at center for the Redbirds, who advanced to the FCS quarterfinals for the third time in the last four seasons.