Paul Spreen (47) -- Preseason first-team All-American

TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology senior  Paul Spreen (Williams/Bedford N. Lawrence) has been named a first-team preseason NCAA Division III All-American in the 2008 edition of the Lindy's College Football Preview magazine.

Spreen was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 after a standout junior campaign.  He was also named an all-region standout by d3football.com last season.

Spreen led the HCAC with 19 tackles-for-loss and two forced fumbles, while leading all conference defensive linemen with 62 tackles.  He tallied the second most tackles on Rose-Hulman's defensive roster and increased his career totals to 39 tackles-for-loss and 16.5 sacks in three seasons.

In his three years as a defensive starter, Spreen has compiled 199 tackles, 39 tackles-for-loss and stands ninth in school history with 16.5 sacks.  The 6-3, 255-pound Spreen has also recorded 11 pass deflections and five forced fumbles as a Fightin' Engineer.

Rose-Hulman finished the season with a 7-3 record for its best season since 1994.  The Engineers also tallied a 4-3 conference mark for its first winning season in league play since 1995.