Senior linebacker Adi Pynenberg has been named to the 2007 American Football Coaches Association Division III All-America team. The two-time North Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year is the first three-time All-American in Wabash College football history.
Pynenberg is ninth in the nation in tackles for losses with an average of two per game going into the final week of the NCAA Division III season. He is ninth in solo tackles (7 per game) and is 16th in total tackles (12.9 per game) Pynenberg set the Wabash single-season record for total tackles, making 168 stops. His 26-1/2 tackles for losses this year were also a Wabash single-season best.
A D3football.com Honorable Mention All-America pick in 2005 and Second Team selection in 2006, Pynenberg secured a place on the 2007 AFCA All-America team after setting the Wabash career record for tackles with 451. He also tops the Little Giant lists for unassisted tackles (245), assists (206), and tackles for losses (73-1/2). Pynenberg was named team co-captain in 2006 and 2007. He led the Little Giants to three consecutive NCAC titles and NCAA playoff berths in 2005 and 2007. He was a 2007 Gagliardi Trophy finalist and was selected to play in the 2007 Aztec Bowl before declining the offer due to academic committments at the College.
A psychology major with a 3.58 cumulative GPA, Pynenberg was also a two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V pick.
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