Associated Press Names Carter First Team All-America
December 19, 2003

Ashland University cornerback Toure Carter named a first team Small College Football All-America.

Ashland University cornerback Toure Carter has been named a first team Small College Football All-America by the Associated Press.

Carter, who led the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in interceptions (9) in 2003, is joined in the secondary by Richard Colclough of Tusculum, Sam Lacy of Bethel (MN) and Pierre Thomas of Missouri Western. Carter is the first AU player to be a first team AP All-America since defensive lineman Bill Royce in 1993.

Earlier this season Carter was named a first team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association. On Friday (Dec. 19), Carter also received word that he was named to Daktronics first team all-region unit. Carter’s name now goes to the national ballot. The Daktronics All-America team will be announced in late December.

Carter is one of three GLIAC players to receive first team AP laurels. The other two players are Grand Valley State kicker David Hendrix and Ferris State linebacker Kevin Myers.

The AP All-America team includes players from NCAA Division II and III teams, plus players from NAIA institutions.