Marquis Sumpter on RMAC first team, third-team All-American

Marquis Sumpter was named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference first team for football and was also named as a third team NCAA Division II All-American.

Sumpter, who graduated from Fallbrook High School in 2009, was a senior at Western New Mexico University during the 2012 football season.

The All-American teams were announced Dec. 4. “I was speechless,” Sumpter said. “I wasn’t expecting it.”

Sumpter ranked ninth among all NCAA Division II players in receiving yards and 22nd in receptions per game while sharing 11th place among Division II players in receiving touchdowns.

“It was an honor...