WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Dec. 20, 2011) - The postseason honors continue to
roll in for William and Mary standout running back Jonathan Grimes, as he has
been selected to The Sports Network/Fathead.com All-America second team.
The award marks the second
All-America selection by Grimes this season, as he garnered first-team honors
from the Associated Press.
Grimes becomes the sixth Tribe
player to earn All-America honors from TSN in the last three seasons.
Chosen as the 2011 Colonial
Athletic Association Special Teams Player of the Year, Grimes also earned
first-team all-conference accolades as a running back and third-team
distinction as a kick returner this fall. With the honors, he increased his
career total of all-league awards to 11 and is now the most-decorated player in
CAA history.
In addition to the All-CAA
accolades, Grimes finished as the runner-up for the Dudley Award, which is
awarded to the state's top Division I football player. He was also chosen as
the Touchdown Club of Richmond's Division I Special Teams Player of the Year.
One of the nation's top players this
fall, Grimes finished the regular season leading the country with 228.2
all-purpose yards per game. Additionally, he led the CAA and ranked sixth
nationally with 130.1 rushing yards per game en route to finishing fourth in
voting for the Payton Award. The Palmyra, N.J., native set single-season school
records with 2,510 all-purpose yards, 1,431 rushing yards and 817 kickoff
return yards. Grimes rushed for more than 130 yards in six of eight conference
games this season - highlighted by three consecutive 200+ yard games to close
out the fall.
One of the greatest players in
school history, Grimes finished his career as W&M's all-time leader in
rushing yards (4,541), all-purpose yards (7,955), kickoff return yards (2,289)
and rushing attempts (936). Additionally, he ranks third on the CAA's career
all-purpose yards list and sixth on the league's career rushing yards list.