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Nov. 30, 2009 - North Central College football player Aaron Fanthorpe has been selected as one of 90 participants in the 2009 D3 Senior Classic All-Star Game, to be played on Saturday in Salem, Va.

The event, organized by the Collegiate Development Football League, will feature players chosen from the 238 football-playing institutions in Division III, with a North team to compete against a South team. Fanthorpe is one of 45 individuals chosen to represent the South.

The South team will be coached by former National Football League assistant coach Rich Coady. The offense will be coordinated by the coaching staff from Franklin & Marshall College (Pa.), with the defense to be coordinated by the staff from Bethany College (W.Va.) The North team will be coached by former NFL assistant Gus Ornstein. The North's offense will be guided by the staff from Cortland State University (N.Y.) and the defense will be run by the staff at Utica College (N.Y.)

"We are excited for the players who have worked so hard to become standout student athletes on the D-III level," said event organizer Peter St. Lawrence. "Their accomplishments deserve this kind of recognition, and I just consider myself fortunate to be a part of it. The D-III football community is looking forward to watching this talent compete on December 5th.”

Fanthorpe was a First Team All-College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin selection and the CCIW's Offensive Player of the Year for the third straight year. He completed 142 of 208 passes this season, setting a new North Central single-season record for completion percentage (.683), and threw for 2,096 yards and 28 touchdowns. He also ran for 330 yards and seven touchdowns. He established a single-game school record for completion percentage (.875) in a 69-18 victory over Olivet College (Mich.) on Sept. 26 and set another school record with six touchdown passes in a 58-0 win at Millikin University on Oct. 3. He was a three-time CCIW Offensive Player of the Week selection this season.

The D3 Senior Classic will kick off at 2 p.m. Eastern time Saturday at Salem Stadium. More information is available at www.d3seniorclassic.com.