Grand Valley State's pass-and-catch combo of Curt Anes and David Kircus led a group of eight repeaters chosen to The Associated Press Little All-America team on Tuesday.

Teammate Dale Westrick, an offensive tackle, was among the other repeaters and joining him were three more linemen -- Chris Booker of Delta State, J.D. Sheldon of Augustana (Ill.) and Seth Wand of Northwest Missouri State.

Also selected to the 25-player team for the second year in a row were defensive linemen Aaron McConnell of Pittsburgh State and Steve Wilson of King's (Pa.).

Anes and Kircus helped Grand Valley State (14-0) to the Division II national championship with a 31-24 victory over Valdosta State on Dec. 14. Anes, the Harlon Hill Trophy winner as Division II's top player, threw for 3,692 yards and 47 touchdowns; Kircus caught 77 passes for 1,341 yards and 35 TDs.

Last year, Anes missed the title game with a knee injury and the Lakers lost to North Dakota 17-14.

Mount Union (14-0), Division III national champs for the third year in a row, landed two players on the team -- record-setting running back Dan Pugh and cornerback Chris Kern.

The other running back was Ian Smart of C.W. Post, who was D-II's leading rusher with 2,023 yards. He also scored 30 touchdowns. Smart finished his career with 95 touchdowns and 570 points, both NCAA records.

Pugh, the Gagliardi Trophy winner as D-III's top player, ran for 2,047 yards and 31 TDs and then capped his career with a 253-yard, four-touchdown effort in last week's title game -- a 48-7 rout of Trinity (Texas). The 6-foot, 203-pound senior finished the season with an all-divisions record 41 TDs -- two more than Barry Sanders in 1988.

Kern had 53 tackles and a team-high four interceptions for the Purple Raiders, who allowed just 13.3 points per game.

The other receivers were Ben Nelson of St. Cloud State and Brian Potucek of Central Washington. Joining the four offensive line repeaters was Reggie Wells of Clarion (Pa.).

Wide receiver Blake Elliott of St. John's (Minn.) was the all-purpose player. Besides a remarkable 120 catches for 1,484 yards and 22 TDs, the 6-1, 212-pound junior scored three rushing touchdowns and returned two punts for scores.

Henrik Juul-Nielson of Nebraska-Kearney, who made 20 of 24 field goals, was the kicker.

Anthony Dunn of Northern Colorado and Mike Clay of Texas A&M-Kingsville were the other defensive linemen. The linebackers were Khalid Abdullah of Mars Hill, Todd McComb of Catawba and Jamie Spielman of Wisconsin-Stout.

Dontaye McCoy of Emporia State, Drayton Florence of Tuskegee and Marvin Jackson of Chadron State rounded out the secondary.

Sean McNicholas of Edinboro was the punter, who averaged 42.2 yards on 58 kicks.

The team, chosen from players in Divisions II and II and the NAIA, features 21 seniors, three juniors and one sophomore (Potucek).

The 2001 Little All-America team had two repeaters from the 2000 team; the 2000 team had three repeaters from '99.