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Bailey, Rathje Earn Hero Sports Preseason All-America

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Seniors Aaron Bailey and Robert Rathje were both named to the 2016 Hero Sports Preseason FCS All-America second-team, it was announced this week.

Bailey and Rathje have received multiple preseason honors after they were named to the Preseason All-MVFC team together with Bailey also earning recognition on the STATS Offensive Player of the Year Watch List. Bailey and Rathje worked together in 2015 to create an offense that ranked No. 12 in first downs offense, No. 25 in red-zone offense and No. 15 in rushing offense.

Bailey, a native of Bolingbrook, Ill.