SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Junior quarterback Jeff Ziemba (Newark, Del./St. Mark's) and junior wide receiver Billy Brown (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) were named to the 2015 Associated Press Little All-America Team.  Ziemba and Brown gained third team honors. Ziemba also placed seventh in the Harlon Hill Award voting.
 
Ziemba has completed 224-of-357 passes for 3,278 yards and 29 touchdowns on the season. He has been intercepted only four times. Ziemba is ranked fifth nationally in passing efficiency (164.4), 18th in passing yards per completion (14.63), and 39th in passing yards per game (252.2).

Brown has 83 receptions for 1,397 yards and nine touchdowns for the year. His 83 receptions and 1,397 yards are Shepherd single season marks. His nine touchdown receptions tie the SU single season record.

The Little All-America team honors players from Division II, III and NAIA.

2015 AP Little All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Jason Vander Laan, senior, Ferris State.
Running backs — Cameron McDondle, senior, Colorado State-Pueblo; Ja'Quan Gardner, sophomore, Humboldt State.
Linemen — Corey Tucker, senior, Slippery Rock; Joe Ray, senior, Lenoir-Rhyne; David Simmet, senior, St. Thomas (Minnesota); Jordan Morgan, junior, Kutztown; Colin Egan, senior, Johns Hopkins.
Receivers — Jon Schnaars, senior, East Stroudsburg; Jessie Ramos, senior, Hardin-Simmons; Jameson Parsons, junior, St. Cloud State.
All-purpose player — Dayton Winn, junior, Hendrix.
Kicker — Austin Morton, sophomore, Emporia State.
 
Defense
Linemen — Alex Hoff, senior, Linfield; Matt Judon, senior, Grand Valley State; Joshua Gordon, senior, Minnesota State-Mankato; Collin Bevins, senior, Northwest Missouri State.
Linebackers — Brock Long, senior, Fort Hays State; Jewell Ratliff, senior, Tuskegee; Max Nacewicz, senior, Springfield (Mass.).
Backs — Solomon St. Pierre, senior, Sioux Falls; Michael Jordan, senior, Missouri Western State; Victor Bunce, sophomore, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps; Carlo Thomas, sophomore, Johnson C. Smith.
Punter — Matt Klingler, Lindenwood, senior.
 
SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Joe Callahan, senior, Wesley (Del.).
Running backs — Sam Benger, sophomore, Carnegie Mellon; Damian Baker, senior, Carson-Newman.
Linemen — Eric Knaperek, senior, North Central (Ill.); Sam Hart, senior, Amherst; Chris Reaper, senior, Findlay; Jim Walsh, senior, Grand Valley State; Shane Smith, senior, Northwest Missouri State.
Receivers — Reece Horn, senior, Indianapolis; Kevin Jennings, senior, Carroll (Wis.); Xavier Ayers, junior, Western New Mexico.
All-purpose player — D.J. Jones, junior, Southwestern Oklahoma.
Kicker — Thomas Woodburn, senior, Utica.
 
Defense
Linemen — Andrew Cohen, senior, West Chester; Morgan Fox, senior, Colorado State-Pueblo; Tom Lally, senior, Mount Union; Dylan Donahue, junior, West Georgia.
Linebackers — Kyle Kitchens, sophomore, Catawba; Alex Wahl, senior, Upper Iowa; Justin Dischler, senior, Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Backs — Marqui Christian, senior, Midwestern State; Jordan Shaw, senior, Shorter; Anthony White, senior, Huntingdon; Austin Davis, sophomore, Kean.
Punter — Bret Benes, junior, Charleston (W.Va.).
 
THIRD TEAM
Offense
Quarterback — Jeff Ziemba, junior, Shepherd.
Running backs — Austin Ekeler, junior, Western State; Mason Zurek, senior, Wabash.
Linemen — Zach Martinez, senior, Colorado State-Pueblo; Herschel Prater, senior, Minnesota State-Mankato; Shane Thompson, senior, Texas A&M-Commerce; Michael LaSala, junior, Washington & Lee; Orion Awa-Dubose, senior, West Georgia.
Receivers — Keelan Cole, senior, Kentucky Wesleyan; Krishawn Hogan, sophomore, Marian (Ind.); Billy Brown, junior, Shepherd.
All-purpose player — Sheldon Mayer, senior, Shippensburg.
Kicker — Brent Wahle, senior, Ohio Dominican.
 
Defense
Linemen — Justin Woods-West, senior, Central State (Ohio); Clayton Callicut, senior, Angelo State; Brandon Jones, senior, Widener; Teidrick Smith, junior, Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Linebackers — Ben Kullos, senior, South Dakota State; Marquez Gollman, junior, Grand Valley State; Connor Harris, junior, Lindenwood.
Backs — Frank Laterza, senior, St. Norbert College; Philip Lanieri, III, senior, Rensselaer; Kevin Berg, junior, Northwest Missouri State; Antion McBee, senior, Southwest Baptist.
Punter — Ryan Anderson, sophomore, Olivet.

2015 HARLON HILL VOTE TOTALS
TOTAL                                            1st    2nd    3rd
Points    Player                                    Place    Place    Place
217        Jason Vander Laan    JR    QB    Ferris State                51    26    12
107        Ja'Quan Gardner    SO    RB    Humboldt State            14    21    23
  90        Cameron McDondle    SR    RB    Colorado State-Pueblo        14    15    18
  58        Brent Wilson        SR    QB    Emporia State              7    10    17
  58        Matt Soltes        SR    QB    East Stroudsburg              6    12    16
  33        Luke Wingo        SR    QB    North Alabama              5      5      8
  30        Jeff Ziemba        SR    QB    Shepherd                  3      8      5
  13        Damian Baker    SR    RB    Carson-Newman              1      4      2