SELINSGROVE, PA - Senior defensive lineman Brian Layton and sophomore running back Rahshan La Mons were chosen to D3football.com's Preseason All-America Team. Both received All-Landmark and D3football.com All-Region 2 during the River Hawks' historic 2024 NCAA Semifinals season, with La Mons earning D3football.com Third Team All-American. 

BRIAN LAYTON IN 2024: Named First Team All-Landmark and Second Team All-Region 2... played in all 14 games this season... totaled 56 tackles with 24 solo, 12 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and two pass breakups, three quarterback hurries… his 12 tackles for loss are third-most in program history, while his 6.5 sacks this are seventh-most... had a season-high eight total tackles at Western New England Sept. 28 with one solo tackle, one tackle for loss, and one sack… recorded a strip sack against Juniata Oct. 19 that resulted in a turnover, while adding two tackles for loss... offered up 1.5 sacks in NCAA Quarterfinals game against Bethel on Dec. 14 in 24-21 win as Susquehanna advanced to the NCAA Semifinals... added another sack in NCAA Semifinals game at North Central on Dec. 21... career numbers amount to 84 total tackles with 32 solo, 14.5 tackles for loss for 80 yards, 7.5 sacks for 62 yards, deflected two passes and forced one fumble. 

RAHSHAN LA MONS IN 2024: Named First Team All-Landmark, Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Region, and Third Team D3football.com All-American... Appeared in all 14 games... made his collegiate debut vs. Bridgewater (09/06/2024) in a breakout performance that earned him Landmark Offensive Athlete of the Week... set school record with 1,650 rushing yards on 248 carries, an average of 6.7 yards per carry, and 24 total touchdowns between 18 rushing touchdowns (second all-time), three touchdown receptions, and three punt return touchdowns... caught 40 passes for 427 yards and returned 11 punts for 360 yards and eight kickoffs for 150 yards... returned two punts for touchdowns against Keystone on Oct. 12, one a 72-yarder and the other a 73-yarder, to earn Landmark Special Teams Athlete of the Week... longest run of the season set a new school record with a 96-yard run for a touchdown against Juniata on Oct. 19... wasted no time getting accolades as his career debut against Bridgewater Sept. 6 earned him Landmark Offensive Athlete of the Week, with his first career touchdown coming on an 86-yard screen pass from quarterback Josh Ehrlich the third-longest passing play in school history and an early 14-0 lead in the first quarter... he went on to score two rushing touchdowns, the first a 22-yard run and the last a five-yard run up the gut where he shed defenders for SU's last touchdown of the night... he collected 212 all-purpose yards, just over one third of Susquehanna's 617 total yards for the team's fourth-most yardage in history, split between 123 yards on nine carries and 99 receiving yards on three touches. The highlight of his rushing prowess was another big gain where he broke off a 61-yard run... broke school record with 2,587 all-purpose yards on the season between rushing, receiving, and returns... amassed the 11th 1,000-yard rushing season in school annals… responsible for 144 points this season to lead the team.