Casey Klaus All-American at Dayton, 2005

Three University of Dayton football players - offensive tackle Ryan Winner, offensive guard Ross Mroczek, and cornerback Casey Klaus - have been named to the Sports Network's NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major All-America Team, it was announced today.

Klaus was also First Team All-PFL after leading the Flyers and the Pioneer Football League in interceptions (6). The junior from Delphos St. John's High School, Class of 2002, also led Dayton with six passes broken up, and was second in solo tackles (32). UD finished third in I-AA in scoring defense (14.1), marking the sixth straight year the Flyers were ranked in the top ten in scoring defense.

The Flyers were 9-1 in 2005, and ranked #2 in the Sports Network's Division I-AA Mid-Major rankings. Dayton is one of only five teams in NCAA Division I-AA who finished the year with just a single loss.