ACU's Washington Named All-America
By: Lance Fleming / ACU Athletics Media Relations
Updated: December 8, 2009
ABILENE – ACU senior left offensive tackle Tony Washington has been named to
the American Football Coaches' Association NCAA Division II all-America team,
which was released Monday.Washington, a 6-7, 305-pound senior from New Orleans, is one of only two Lone Star Conference players on the AFCA team, which has only one team and allows just one representative from a particular school. West Texas A&M senior defensive end Eugene Sims is the only other LSC
player on the AFCA team.
Earlier this season, Washington was voted the LSC South Division
Offensive Lineman of the Year for the second straight season. He was also voted first team NCAA Division II Super Region Four on the Daktronics team selected by the region's Sports Information Directors.
A finalist for the 2009 Gene Upshaw Award, Washington has already
accepted an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine Game in
Orlando, Fla.
