Marietta College's Ream and Hahn named Don Hansen's Football Gazette All-Americans
Duo first Pioneer All-Americans since 1999

Jan. 29, 2007
WESTMONT, Illinois — Two Marietta College football players —junior nose tackle Clay Ream (Burbank/Northwestern) and junior linebacker Brian Hahn (Upper Sandusky)—were named 2006 Don Hansen's Football Gazette All-Americans Saturday (Jan. 27) afternoon. Ream picked up third team honors, while Hahn was given honorable mention.

The duo are the ninth and tenth Pioneers to be named an All-American since 1987 and first since Kenneth Sasu was selected to the second team in 1999.

2006 marks the 19th season that Don Hansen's Football Gazette, a recognized authority on small college football, has selected a NCAA Division III All-America team. A total of 230 players have earned some form of Football Gazette All-American recognition.

Ream, a 2006 All-OAC and All-North Region first team and 2005 All-OAC second team selection, anchored a veteran defensive line from the middle this past season. Ream finished tied for sixth in total tackles (46) and led the squad in tackles for loss (11) and forced fumbles (2). He also added three quarterback hurries, one interception and one fumble recovery.

Hahn, the heart of the defense at middle linebacker, was a second team All-North Region honoree, who also received All-OAC honorable mention for the second straight year. Hahn led the squad in total tackles (83), which ranked sixth in the OAC. 48 of those stops were solo hits. He also added 10.5 tackles for loss, four pass break ups, three sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2006.

The Pioneers (6-4, 5-4 OAC) set five single-season team records in 2006 and finished in at three-way tie for fourth place in the OAC. Marietta set a new passing standard for attempts (380), completions (203), yards (2845), touchdowns (20) and first downs (119).

Marietta has already began its preparation for the 2007 season, which will feature its toughest schedule in history. The Pioneers open the season September 1 on the road in Collegeville, Minn., against national-power St. John's University. The Johnnies are the winningest program in NCAA Division III history and will be coming off a 11-2 season, which ended with a 17-14 loss to Wis.-Whitewater in the national semifinals.