Oct. 21, 2009

STANFORD, Calif. - Senior Toby Gerhart and sophomore Chris Owusu have earned spots on Sporting News magazine's mid-season All-America team, which was released today.

Gerhart, who leads the Pac-10 and ranks fifth nationally in rushing average with a 124.1 per game mark, joins Alabama sophomore Mark Ingram as the running back selections on Sporting News Mid-Season All-America team.

Gerhart currently ranks fourth on Stanford's all-time career rushing list with 2,520 yards and needs just three more yards to move into third place. He has rushed for 100 or more yards in 14 career games, including a career-high 200 yard effort earlier this season against Washington.

Owusu was named to the mid-season All-America squad as a kick off returner. The sophomore ranks fourth in the nation in kickoff return average at 35.6 yards per return and has returned three kickoffs for touchdowns this season, tying a Pac-10 record.

Here's a complete look at the Sporting News Mid-Season All-America team...

OFFENSE QB Jimmy Clausen, Jr., Notre Dame RB Mark Ingram, Soph., Alabama RB Toby Gerhart, Sr., Stanford OL Jeff Byers, Sr., USC OL Maurkice Pouncey, Jr., Florida OL Mike Johnson, Sr., Alabama OL Russell Okung, Sr., Oklahoma State OL Sergio Render, Sr., Virginia Tech WR Jordan Shipley, Sr., Texas WR Mardy Gilyard, Sr., Cincinnati TE Dennis Pitta, Sr., BYU

DEFENSE DT Ndamukong Suh, Sr., Nebraska DT Terrence Cody, Sr., Alabama DE Jerry Hughes, Sr., TCU DE/LB Eric Norwood, Sr., South Carolina LB Brandon Spikes, Sr., Florida LB Rolando McClain, Jr., Alabama LB Chris Galippo, Soph., USC CB Joe Haden, Jr., Florida CB Kyle Wilson, Sr., Boise State S Eric Berry, Jr., Tennessee S Taylor Mays, Sr., USC

SPECIALISTS K Kai Forbath, Jr., UCLA KR Chris Owusu, Soph., Stanford P Drew Butler, Soph., Georgia PR Antonio Brown, Jr., Central Michigan