COLEMAN NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM

Coleman, a 2001 candidate for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the nation's top NCAA Division II player, was among 12 individuals on offense to comprise the publication's preseason All-America team. He joins Hillsdale College's Todd DeVree (defensive lineman) and Tim Mustapha (defensive back) as the lone representatives from a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) member school.

Last season, Coleman was recognized as a first-team All-American by Daktronics, Inc., Associated Press, Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette, and D2Football.com. Coleman, who attained All-GLIAC First-Team honors on offense and second-team accolades on defense as a returner, was also selected as the 2000 Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette's Receiver-of-the-Year and was a Detroit Free Press' finalist for Michigan's top sports figure in 2000.

The 5-11, 184-pound receiver was both Ferris State's Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Offensive Skill Player in 2000 after setting both FSU and GLIAC career records for most receptions and receiving yards last season. He has currently totaled 3,637 career receiving yards on 229 catches in 31 contests at Ferris State while compiling 212 career receptions for 3,460 yards in conference games only. Coleman established school single-season records for receptions (97), receiving yards (1,519) and touchdowns (15) last fall. His 89 catches for 1,441 yards in GLIAC outings only a season ago both represented conference records. He compiled nine 100-yard plus game receiving performances during the 2000 campaign and three double-figure reception outings, including a conference and school-record tying 15 catches at Grand Valley State (10/7).

For his three-year career to date, Coleman is presently third among the GLIAC's all-time leaders in all-purpose yards (4,912) and is ninth in scoring (202 points). The wide-out currently ranks fifth in all-time scoring at Ferris with 214 career points in 31 games.

Coleman was nationally ranked in several individual statistical categories last season, finishing second in both pass receptions (8.8/game) and receiving yards (138.1/game). He also was sixth in all-purpose yards (194.8/game), 19th (tie) in scoring offense (8.9 points/game) and 46th in average yards per punt return (10.3).