Punter Chad Zinchini tabbed as BSN preseason All-America
Tennessee Tech senior punter Chad Zinchini has earned second-team preseason All-America recognition for 2013 from the national website BeyondCollegeSports.com.
By Rob Schabert, TTU Sports Information Director
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech senior punter Chad Zinchini impressed plenty of people last season, his first year on the Golden Eagle roster.
Not only did the Hendersonville, Tenn., kicker earn all-OVC and All-America nods following the season, his ability to boot the ball left a lasting impression with the folks who are putting together preseason awards lists for 2013.
On Thursday, Zinchini was named second-team preseason All-America by BeyondSportsNetwork.com, a national website that has chosen presason All-America teams for five different football classifications.
Zinchini led the Ohio Valley Conference and ranked fourth in the nation last year in punting with an average of 44.8 yards on 65 kicks, setting a school record in the process. He downed 19 of his kicks inside the 20-yard line with only five touchbacks, and avoided having any of his punts blocked.
Zinchini is one of 13 players from the Ohio Valley Conference listed on either the first, second, or third-team FCS squads. In addition to the conference players, the FCS list also includes two players from Tech's Sept. 28 opponent, Indiana State including runningback Shakir Bell and kicker Tanner Fritschle.
Wisconsin, Tech's Sept. 7 opponent, has two players on the FBS preseason All-America team.
To view all of the BSN All-America teams, visit their website at: http://www.beyondsportsnetwork.com/pages/allamerica2013 .
| 1st Team | |||||
| Pos | Name | College | YR | HT | WT |
| QB | Wynrick Smothers | Central Arkansas | SR | 6010 | 208 |
| QB | Denarius McGhee | Montana State | SR | 6000 | 210 |
| RB | Zach Zenner | South Dakota State | JR | 6000 | 215 |
| RB | Tim Flanders | Sam Houston State | SR | 5090 | 210 |
| TE | Cameron Brate | Harvard | SR | 6050 | 235 |
| TE | AC Leonard | Tennessee State | JR | 6040 | 245 |
| WR | Erik Lora | Eastern Illinois | SR | 5100 | 181 |
| WR | Jordan Harris | Bryant | SR | 6020 | 215 |
| WR | Sean Price | Appalachian State | SO | 6050 | 210 |
| WR | Greg Hardin | North Dakota | SR | 5110 | 167 |
| OT | Terrance Hackney | Bethune Cookman | JR | 6060 | 310 |
| OG | Collin Seibert | Eastern Illinois | JR | 6040 | 268 |
| OC | Chris Elkins | Youngstown State | SR | 6030 | 300 |
| OG | Joshua Matthews | Howard | JR | 6040 | 330 |
| OT | Eric Pike | Towson | SR | 6050 | 298 |
| DE | Davis Tull | Chattanooga | JR | 6030 | 230 |
| DT | Caraun Reid | Princeton | SR | 6020 | 305 |
| DT | Robert Simspon | Mississippi Valley State | SR | 6040 | 255 |
| DE | Colton Underwood | Illinois State | SR | 6040 | 255 |
| LB | Stephon Robertson | James Madison | SR | 5110 | 225 |
| LB | Jordan Tripp | Montana | SR | 6030 | 237 |
| LB | Wes Dothard | Chattanooga | SR | 6010 | 235 |
| LB | Quinn Backus | Coastal Carolina | JR | 5100 | 205 |
| CB | Marcus Williams | North Dakota State | SR | 5110 | 197 |
| CB | Steven Godbolt | Tennessee State | JR | 6010 | 180 |
| S | Caleb Schaffitzel | Missouri State | JR | 6000 | 214 |
| S | Jaquiski Tartt | Samford | JR | 6010 | 220 |
| K | Colton Cook | Southern Utah | SR | 5080 | 185 |
| K | Cameron Berra | Eastern Illinois | SR | 5110 | 203 |
| LS | Richard Wright | Liberty | SR | 6010 | 260 |
| P | Bobby Wenzig | Alabama State | SR | 6020 | 180 |
| KR | Julian Stafford | Mississippi Valley State | SR | 5100 | 180 |
| PR | Walter Powell | Murray State | SR | 6000 | 180 |
| 2nd Team | |||||
| QB | Jimmy Garoppolo | Eastern Illinois | SR | 6030 | 206 |
| QB | Jamal Jackson | Appalachian State | SR | 6030 | 208 |
| RB | Shakir Bell | Indiana State | SR | 5080 | 185 |
| RB | Zach Bauman | Northern Arizona | SR | 5100 | 200 |
| FB | Ed Pavalko | Colgate | JR | 5110 | 235 |
| TE | MyCole Pruitt | Southern Illinois | JR | 6030 | 247 |
| TE | Justin Perillo | Maine | SR | 6040 | 250 |
| ATH | Gavin McCarney | Colgate | SR | 6020 | 192 |
| WR | Walter Powell | Murray State | SR | 6000 | 180 |
| WR | RJ Harris | New Hampshire | JR | 6000 | 192 |
| WR | Mark Ross | Lafayette | SR | 6030 | 207 |
| OT | Seamus O'Neill | New Hampshire | SR | 6040 | 281 |
| OG | Arinze Agada | McNeese State | SR | 6010 | 286 |
| OC | Jared Singleton | Wofford | SR | 6020 | 309 |
| OG | Kadeem Edwards | Tennessee State | SR | 6040 | 290 |
| OT | Billy Turner | North Dakota State | SR | 6060 | 311 |
| DL | Damon Gresham Chisholm | Howard | SO | 6030 | 249 |
| DL | Jeff Covitz | Bryant | JR | 6020 | 255 |
| DL | Jonathan Woodard | Central Arkansas | SO | 6050 | 271 |
| DL | Zach Wagenmann | Montana | JR | 6030 | 250 |
| LB | Lynden Trail | Norfolk State | JR | 6070 | 250 |
| LB | Dorian Bell | Duquesne | SR | 6010 | 234 |
| LB | Daniel Davis | Penn | JR | 6030 | 245 |
| LB | Ronnie Hamlin | Eastern Washington | SR | 6020 | 210 |
| CB | D'Vonte Graham | North Carolina A&T | SR | 5090 | 180 |
| CB | Qua Cox | Jackson State | SR | 6000 | 185 |
| S | Nick Addison | Bethune Cookman | JR | 6020 | 180 |
| S | Lucky Dozier | Northern Arizona | SR | 5100 | 185 |
| K | Jamin Godfrey | Tennessee State | SR | 6000 | 180 |
| K | Eddie Camara | Central Arkansas | JR | 5090 | 168 |
| P | Chad Zinchini | Tennessee Tech | SR | 6030 | 220 |
| KR | Tony Washington | Appalachian State | SR | 5100 | 200 |
| PR | Niccolo Mastromatteo | Coastal Carolina | SR | 5090 | 180 |
| 3rd Team | |||||
| QB | Jeff Matthews | Cornell | SR | 6040 | 224 |
| QB | Brock Jensen | North Dakota State | SR | 6030 | 226 |
| RB | Carlton Koonce | Fordham | SR | 5080 | 182 |
| RB | Terrance West | Towson | JR | 5110 | 223 |
| RB | Aldreakis Allen | Liberty | SR | 6000 | 230 |
| FB | Jordan Neukirch | Illinois State | SR | 6020 | 235 |
| TE | Dan Light | Fordham | JR | 6040 | 232 |
| TE | Dezmond Beverly | Arkansas Pine Bluff | SR | 6020 | 210 |
| ATH | Tyler Varga | Yale | SO | 5110 | 220 |
| WR | Brian Wetzel | Fordham | JR | 5110 | 183 |
| WR | Gianni Carter | Duquesne | SR | 6020 | 205 |
| WR | Ben Edwards | Richmond | SR | 5110 | 195 |
| OT | Michael Bamiro | Stony Brook | SR | 6080 | 315 |
| OG | Gavin Farr | Southern Utah | SR | 6030 | 287 |
| OC | Mike Hunchak | Monmouth | SR | 6030 | 310 |
| OT | Danny Kistler | Montana | SR | 6080 | 315 |
| OT | Bryan Witzmann | South Dakota State | SR | 6070 | 300 |
| DL | LeBrandon Richardson | Bethune Cookman | JR | 6020 | 255 |
| DL | Darren Robinson | Stephen F. Austin | JR | 5110 | 247 |
| DL | Antoine Lewis | Villanova | SR | 6020 | 290 |
| DL | Zach Hodges | Harvard | JR | 6030 | 230 |
| LB | Grant Olson | North Dakota State | SR | 6000 | 222 |
| LB | Ben Johnson | UT Martin | SR | 6020 | 215 |
| LB | Anthony Brown | Eastern Kentucky | SR | 6000 | 220 |
| LB | Ernest Adjei | Delaware State | SR | 6000 | 230 |
| CB | Ryan Shaw | Arkansas Pine Bluff | SR | 6010 | 205 |
| CB | TJ Lee | Eastern Washington | SR | 5090 | 170 |
| S | Julien David | Howard | SR | 5110 | 195 |
| S | Matthew Steinbeck | Bucknell | JR | 6000 | 205 |
| K | Adam Keller | North Dakota State | JR | 6010 | 200 |
| K | Tanner Fritschle | Indiana State | JR | 6010 | 195 |
| P | Andy Wilder | Northern Arizona | JR | 6030 | 205 |
| KR | Anthony Gaffney | Princeton | SO | 6030 | 200 |
| PR | Ryan Smith | North Dakota State | SR | 5070 | 178 |
| Honorable Mention | |||||
| CB | Jordan Love | Towson | SR | 6010 | 180 |
