MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. --- Senior defensive end Allen Petros (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty HS) of the Moravian College football team has been named to the 2011 D3football.com All-South Region First Team announced Monday.

Petros, who was on the All-Centennial Conference First Team in 2011 and 2010 after making the Honorable Mention squad in 2009, led the Moravian defensive with 62 tackles this fall including 22 tackles for loss, nine of the team's 23 sacks and two forced fumbles. In his career, Petros, a starter at defensive end, set the school record with 63 and a half tackles for loss to go with 191 tackles, 28 sacks, which is second in school history, five passes defended, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

Petros, who has one collegiate game left as he will play on the North Team in the D3 Senior Classic on Friday, December 9th in Salem, Virginia, was also named to the 2009 and 2010 Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll, and he is a finalist for Capital One Academic All-America honors for a second consecutive year.

Petros is one of three Centennial Conference players to earn All-Region First Team honors, and a total of eight student-athletes from the Centennial Conference earned spots on the three All-Region teams. To view the entire 2011 D3football.com All-South Region Teams, visit http://www.d3football.com/awards/all-region/2011/d3football-all-south-region-2011.pdf.