SALEM, Va. – Senior QB Juan Joseph and junior RG John Shivers were named D3football.com Third Team All-Americans today prior to kickoff of the 2008 Division III National Championship game in Salem.

The duo became the school's fifth and sixth D3football.com All-American selections ever, following up Casey Younger (2007, HM), Chris Jackson (2006, 1st) and Matt O'Bryant (2003, 2nd / 2002, HM).

In his final season in a Millsaps uniform, Joseph helped guide the Majors to their best record in school history (11-1) and just the second playoff win in the last 33 years, while putting up remarkable numbers.

A two-time D3football.com TOTW nod in 2008, Joseph completed 301-of-445 passes (67.6 pct) for a school-record 3,463 yards and 32 touchdowns (both ranked 7th nationally) against just six interceptions.  Also leading the team in rushing with 412 yards on 76 carries and four touchdowns, Joseph averaged 322.9 all-purpose ypg, ranking him sixth nationally.  He had a career-best six games of 300 yards passing or more, including throwing for 344, 352 and 333 in his final three games.

Shivers, a junior from Somerville, Ala., has continued to shine on the offensive line for Millsaps, earning the start in all 33 games of his career thus far and providing solid blocking on the right side.  In his three years for the Majors, Shivers has given up just three sacks in over 2,200 plays from the line of scrimmage. 

A First Team All-South Region selection in 2008 and Third Team nod in 2007, Shivers becomes the first known Millsaps O-Lineman to garner All-American accolades by any organization.  He was also a First Team All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference selection this season for a second-straight year. 

Millsaps will open the 2009 season on Sept. 5 at Mississippi College, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.