D3FOOTBALL.COM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology senior Andrew Toler has been named a 1st-Team Preseason All-American by D3football.com, announced on Thursday afternoon.

Toler earned a pair of All-American honors last season with a 1st-Team award from D3football.com and a 2nd-Team award from the Associated Press. The senior punter had an incredible senior season, ranking third in all of Division III with an average of 44.4 yards per punt this season. He also enters his final season ranked 2nd in school history in career yards per punt at 39.71.

Toler's award marks the fifth consecutive season that the Fightin' Engineers have earned at least one Preseason All-American honor. He joins Daniel Huery (2023), Justin Pierson (2022), Michael Stevens and Shane Welshans (2021), and Gavinn Bakker (2020) as the Rose-Hulman players to be named a Preseason All-American over the last five years.

The Fightin' Engineers return to the field on August 29 for a scrimmage against Wabash College. They will open the season on the road at DePauw on Saturday, September 7 at 1 PM. The next week, they will host the Trine Thunder on Saturday, September 14 for their home opener, under the lights, at 7 PM.