WACO, Texas - D2Football.com announced its All-America Teams Tuesday afternoon and Central Washington University football player Michael Roots was named to the list.

Roots, a 5-10 junior running back, was named to the Honorable Mention All-American team after having a solid all-around year for the Wildcats. This is his first career All-American honor.

"We are very proud of Michael [Roots]. He's getting everything he deserves for postseason honors," CWU Head Coach Chris Fisk said. "It just goes to show what type of impact he had in the conference offensively and he was undoubtedly one of the best players in the conference."

Roots had a phenomenal 2019 campaign and was named First Team All-GNAC for the second consecutive year. His rushing numbers ranked in the top-10 in Division II and he was the top running back for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
 
He led the GNAC in total rush yards (1,515), rushing touchdowns (14), yards per carry (6.9), rush yards per game (137.7), and rush attempts (219). He ranked third in Division II in total rush yards, seventh in rush yards per game, is tied in rushing touchdowns, and 14th in rush yards per carry during the regular season.
 
Roots also led the GNAC and ranked 5th in Division II in all-purpose yards per game at 172.82 during the regular season. His 1,901 total all-purpose yards is third in Division II. He rushed for a career-high 221 yards in the win against Simon Fraser on Oct. 26 and eclipsed 100-plus yards in eight games, including two games of 200-plus yards rushing.