West Liberty, W.Va. – West Liberty University's
Cam Rice has added another accolade to his list of 2023 honors on Thursday morning as he was named All-Super Region 1 Second Team by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA).
This season Rice was a Harlon Hill Trophy nominee, named All-MEC First Team, earned three MEC Defensive Player of the Week accolades, and was once named the D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week. While totaling 58.0 tackles on the year he also made his presence known in the backfield all season long as he notched 23.5 tackles-for-loss and 9.0 sacks. As the postseason continues for some teams, he continues to lead DII in tackles-for-loss per game (2.4) and is second in total tackles-for-loss, while also tying for 12
th in the nation in sacks per game (0.90) and tying for 18
th in the country in total sacks. He posted career-highs of 10.0 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss (three times), and 3.0 sacks during the year. In addition, he forced four fumbles, blocked two kicks, and intercepted two passes, returning both picks for touchdowns in the season finale against Wheeling.