After reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever, the Muhlenberg football team is continuing to break new ground during the awards season.

Junior defensive end Frankie Feaster and junior tight end Ryan Curtiss were both first-team selections on the Associated Press Division III All-America team and the D3football.com All-America team.

It's the first time the Mules have had two first-team All-Americans in the same season.

The AP named a Little All-America team, representing Division II and Division III schools, from 1934 to 2016. Last year was the first time AP picked separate Division II and Division III teams. 

Some notes on the AP selections:
• Feaster and Curtiss are the first Mules to make the team since Patrick McDonough in 2011.
• Curtiss is the first offensive player to make the team since Rob Lokerson in 1993.
• Feaster and Curtiss are Muhlenberg's first first-team picks since Harold "Bill" Bell in 1947.
• The Mules had two players chosen just twice before, in 1942 and 1946.
• Muhlenberg is the only school represented by a non-senior on both offense and defense on the first team.

D3football.com has been naming an All-America team every year since 1999. Some notes on the D3football.com selections:
• This is the first time Muhlenberg has had two first-team selections
• Only two Mules previously made the first team: Michael Long in  2014 and Joshua Carter in 1999 and 2000.
• Feaster is the first Muhlenberg defensive player to make the first team.
• The Mules had two players selected twice before, in 2000 and 2008.
• A third-team pick last year, Curtiss is the fourth Muhlenberg player honored twice, joining Carter, McDonough and Long.

Curtiss, who earlier was named to the American Football Coaches Association All-America first team, is the third Mule to land on three All-America first teams, following Carter in 1999 and Christopher Reed in 2002.

Feaster, the Centennial Conference, ECAC and D3football.com South Region defensive player of the year, recorded a school-record 17½ sacks among his 29 tackles for loss, ranking in the top five in Division III in both categories. His 7½ tackles for loss vs. Randolph-Macon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament are the most by an NCAA player at any level this season. Feaster also forced three fumbles, broke up 11 passes and picked off a pass.

Curtiss, who has been named to six All-America teams in his two seasons at Muhlenberg, was a first-team All-CC selection for the second straight year. He caught 48 passes for 659 yards and eight touchdowns in 2018, ranking second on the Mules in all three categories. Of his 48 receptions, 39 went for first downs or touchdowns, including 15 on third down.