For Immediate Release
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
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NSIC Offensive Player of the Year
#23 Nate Gunn (RB, 6-2, 220, Sr., Minooka, Ill. / Minooka HS)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Leads MSU with 1,309 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns
- His 1,309 rushing yards are the third-most in a season in team history
- The 21 touchdowns are the second most in a season in team history
- Has rushed for more than 100 yards in seven games this season
- Set a team record with six touchdown carries vs. Sioux Falls
- Is Minnesota State’s all-time career leader in carries (787), rushing yards (4,564) and touchdown carries (55)
NSIC Defensive Player of the YEAR
#52 Chris Garrett (DL, 6-4, 230, Jr., Milwaukee, Wis. / Wisconsin Lutheran HS)
Concordia University, St. Paul
- Two-time All-NSIC South First Team selection
- Reigning 2018 AFCA & AP All-America First Team
- Two-time NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
- Earned D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week once
- National leader with seven forced fumbles, 3rd most in DII history
-Set DII career record with 15 forced fumbles
- Second-straight year leading NSIC in sacks (1.27/game), ranking 2nd in DII
- Second in the NSIC and ninth in NCAA DII with 1.9 TFLs per game
- Set CSP career sacks record with 36.5, ranking 13th in DII career history
- Has 48.5 career TFLs in just 28 games played following junior year
- Set school record with 6.5 TFLs and second-most sacks (5.0) in CSP history with DII & NSIC single game highs vs MSU Moorhead
NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year
#21 Ali Mohamed (RB, 5-10, 185, Fr., Glendale, Ariz. / Apollo HS)
Minot State University
- Led Minot State with 817 rushing yards, averaging 74.3 yards per game
- Scored seven touchdowns, six rushing on the season
- Added another 15.3 receiving yards per game
- Led Minot State with 1044 all-purpose yards in 2019
- Ranked fifth in the NSIC rushing and tenth in all-purpose yards
- Set Minot State record for D2 era single season rushing yards
NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year
#29 Jack Leius (DB, 6-1, 195, Jr., Plymouth, Minn. / Robbinsdale Armstrong HS)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Second on the team in tackles with 47
- Has notched 7.0 tackles for a loss and one sack
- Added two interceptions on the season
- Recorded a season-high seven tackles in four games this season, including three consecutive games
- Is a member of the No. 1 ranked defense in Division II in total yards allowed per game (233.2) and points allowed per game (12.5)
NSIC Coach fo the Year
Jerry Olszewski (Seventh Season)
Augustana University
- Guided the Vikings to the playoffs for the second time in his tenure at Augustana and for fifth time in program history
- Is the second coach at Augustana to lead a team to at least nine wins on two occasions
- Augustana secured a perfect home record under his guidance in 2019
- Has oversaw a team that ranks third in the nation in turnovers gained, fourth in third-down conversion defense and sixth in fourth-down conversion defense
- In seven seasons at Augustana, he has compiled a 47-31 record
NSIC Assistant Coach of the Year
Jim Glogowski (Fourth Season)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Coordinated the MSU defense that is ranked No. 1 in Division II in points per game allowed (12.5)
- The Maverick defense is ranked No. 1 in Division II in yards allowed per game (233.2)
- MSU ranks fifth in Division II in rushing yards allowed per game with 65.3
- Minnesota State has allowed the third fewest first downs in Division II this season with 148
| NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Offense |
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| 72 |
Hank Bellefy |
OL |
Jr. |
Bemidji State |
Bemidji, Minn. |
| 1 |
Jalen Frye |
RB |
So. |
Bemidji State |
Mahtomedi, Minn. |
| 69 |
Nick Niemi |
OL |
Sr. |
Bemidji State |
Cloquet, Minn. |
| 6 |
Malik Williams |
WR |
Jr. |
Bemidji State |
Lake Worth, Fla. |
| 62 |
Joe Woods |
OL |
Sr. |
Bemidji State |
Fertile, Minn. |
| 76 |
Brent Laing |
OL |
So. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 9 |
John Larson |
QB |
Jr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Braham, Minn. |
| 61 |
Noah LeBlanc |
OL |
Jr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Hayward, Wis. |
| 26 |
Wade Sullivan |
RB |
So. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 3 |
Grady Bresnahan |
WR |
Jr. |
MSU Moorhead |
Casselton, N.D. |
| 7 |
Dakota Larson |
WR |
So. |
Northern State |
Spring Creek, Nev. |
| 87 |
Anthony Carver |
TE |
Sr. |
St. Cloud State |
Milwaukee, Wis. |
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| NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense |
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| 9 |
Gabe Ames |
LB |
Jr. |
Bemidji State |
Rosemount, Minn. |
| 99 |
Alex Hoffman |
DL |
Sr. |
Bemidji State |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 20 |
Michael Junker |
DB |
Sr. |
Bemidji State |
Hastings, Minn. |
| 3 |
Bill Atkins |
DB |
Sr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Minnetonka, Minn. |
| 49 |
Isaac Erdmann |
LB |
Sr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Menasha, Wis. |
| 94 |
Tom Johnson |
DL |
Sr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Freedom, Wis. |
| 11 |
Austin Kurylo |
DB |
So. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Bristol, Wis. |
| 97 |
Dan Monson |
DL |
Jr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. |
| 51 |
Nate Pearson |
LB |
Jr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Lake Nebagamon, Wis. |
| 46 |
Cole Refsnider |
LB |
So. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Roberts, Wis. |
| 8 |
Deiondre Taylor |
DB |
Sr. |
MSU Moorhead |
Crest Hill, Ill. |
| 45 |
Graham Miller |
LB |
Sr. |
St. Cloud State |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
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| NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams |
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| 87 |
Danny Kittner |
WR |
So. |
University of Mary |
Gilbert, Ariz. |
| 4 |
JoseLuis Moreno |
K |
Sr. |
Minot State |
San Lorenzo, Calif. |
| 4 |
JoseLuis Moreno |
P |
Sr. |
Minot State |
San Lorenzo, Calif. |
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| NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Offense |
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| 19 |
Brendan Beaulieu |
WR |
So. |
Bemidji State |
Cottage Grove, Minn. |
| 33 |
Zach Ojile |
TE |
So. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Blaine, Minn. |
| 70 |
Zach Oruruo |
OL |
Sr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Madison, Wis. |
| 10 |
Jake Richter |
WR |
Jr. |
MSU Moorhead |
Detroit Lakes, Minn. |
| 6 |
Jakup Sinani |
QB |
Jr. |
MSU Moorhead |
Oak Creek, Wis. |
| 21 |
Ali Mohamed |
RB |
Fr. |
Minot State |
Glendale, Ariz. |
| 62 |
Parker Franzen |
OL |
Sr. |
Minot State |
Casper, Wyo. |
| 70 |
Sebastian Gutierrez |
OL |
Jr. |
Minot State |
Pasco, Wash. |
| 1 |
Isaiah Cherrier |
RB |
So. |
Northern State |
Minnetonka, Minn. |
| 61 |
Drew Fahrman |
OL |
Sr. |
Northern State |
Fargo, N.D. |
| 73 |
Robert Kraklow |
OL |
Jr. |
St. Cloud State |
Mukwonago, Wis. |
| 9 |
John Solberg |
WR |
Sr. |
St. Cloud State |
Cambridge, Minn. |
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| NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Defense |
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| 34 |
Gunnar Feldhege |
DB |
So. |
Bemidji State |
Cold Spring, Minn. |
| 13 |
Yaquub Mohamed |
LB |
So. |
Bemidji State |
Kansas City, Mo. |
| 9 |
Joe Warner |
DL |
Sr. |
Minnesota Crookston |
St. Louis Park, Minn. |
| 52 |
Joe Kordus |
LB |
Jr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Menasha, Wis. |
| 5 |
Barry Moreland |
DB |
Jr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Zion, Ill. |
| 52 |
Darius Woods-Steichen |
DL |
Jr. |
MSU Moorhead |
Mahnomen, Minn. |
| 24 |
Preston Droessler |
LB |
Sr. |
Northern State |
Cuba City, Wis. |
| 20 |
Chance Olson |
DB |
Jr. |
Northern State |
Langford, S.D. |
| 99 |
Joe Carpenter |
DL |
Jr. |
St. Cloud State |
Robbins, Ill. |
| 97 |
Ferris Ingraham |
DL |
Sr. |
St. Cloud State |
Evanston, Ill. |
| 13 |
Matthew Lechner |
DB |
Sr. |
St. Cloud State |
Waukesha, Wis. |
| 44 |
Devon Krzanowski |
LB |
So. |
St. Cloud State |
Fond du Lac, Wis. |
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| NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Special Teams |
| 82 |
Bailey Meyer |
P |
Sr. |
University of Mary |
Sheboygan, Wis. |
| 1 |
Dain Hudson |
WR |
So. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Waukesha, Wis. |
| 46 |
Adam Stage |
K |
Jr. |
St. Cloud State |
Appleton, Wis. |
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| NSIC North Division All-Conference Honorable Mention Team |
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| 87 |
Jacob Anderson |
WR |
Sr |
Bemidji State |
Merrill, Wis. |
| 71 |
Ryan Fuller |
OL |
Jr. |
Bemidji State |
Necedah, Wis. |
| 48 |
Matt Gross |
TE |
Sr. |
Bemidji State |
Napoleon, N.D. |
| 75 |
Joshua Wleh |
DL |
Jr |
Bemidji State |
Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| 78 |
Drake Lalim |
OL |
Fr. |
University of Mary |
Saint Stephen, Minn. |
| 8 |
Paul Guptill |
LB |
Sr. |
University of Mary |
Quinn, S.D. |
| 7 |
Jarad Zittleman |
DB |
Jr. |
University of Mary |
Mandan, N.D. |
| 54 |
Will Cross |
LB |
Sr. |
Minnesota Crookston |
Turtle Lake, Wis. |
| 5 |
Jalin Scott |
QB |
Sr. |
Minnesota Crookston |
Houston, Texas |
| 77 |
Trey Cahalan |
OL |
Fr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Champlin, Minn. |
| 28 |
Cazz Martin |
RB |
Jr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Rochester, Minn. |
| 82 |
Kurtis Weigand |
WR |
So. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Blaine, Minn. |
| 7 |
Quincy Woods |
WR |
Jr. |
Minnesota Duluth |
Bolingbrook, Ill. |
| 64 |
Nathan Belisle |
OL |
Sr. |
MSU Moorhead |
Athens, Wis. |
| 57 |
Jordan Magnuson |
DL |
Jr. |
MSU Moorhead |
Valley City, N.D. |
| 33 |
Matt Schoh |
LB |
Jr. |
MSU Moorhead |
Winona, Minn. |
| 32 |
Shad Vedaa |
DB |
Jr. |
MSU Moorhead |
Velva, N.D. |
| 7 |
Isaiah Bigby |
DB |
Fr. |
Minot State |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| 2 |
Ben Bolinske |
QB |
Jr. |
Minot State |
Minot, N.D. |
| 14 |
Lavante Bushnell |
WR |
Sr. |
Minot State |
Stockton, Calif. |
| 96 |
Zach Mohs |
DL |
Sr. |
Northern State |
Horace, N.D. |
| 4 |
Hunter Trautman |
QB |
Jr. |
Northern State |
St. Francis, Minn. |
| 2 |
Dwayne Lawhorn |
QB |
Sr. |
St. Cloud State |
Germantown, Wis. |
| 72 |
Skyler Kurt |
DL |
Sr. |
St. Cloud State |
Lodi, Wis. |
| 47 |
Zach Stecklein |
OLB |
Jr. |
St. Cloud State |
Mt. Horeb, Wis. |
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| NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Offense |
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| 18 |
Sean Engel |
WR |
Jr. |
Augustana |
Chaska, Minn. |
| 75 |
Jake Lacina |
OL |
Sr. |
Augustana |
St. Paul, Minn. |
| 70 |
Rich Kelly |
OL |
Sr. |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Plainfield, Ill. |
| 66 |
Jared Gossen |
OL |
So. |
Minnesota State |
De Pere, Wis. |
| 69 |
Evan Heim |
OL |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
De Pere, Wis. |
| 23 |
Nate Gunn |
RB |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
Minooka, Ill. |
| 86 |
Tyler Schmidt |
TE |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 84 |
Shane Zylstra |
WR |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
Spicer, Minn. |
| 74 |
Nolan Kern |
OL |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Eau Claire, Wis. |
| 2 |
Caden Walters |
QB |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Dodge City, Kan. |
| 80 |
Daniel Davis |
WR |
Sr. |
SMSU |
Tarpon Springs, Fla. |
| 23 |
Sam Santiago-Lloyd |
RB |
Jr. |
Winona State |
Milwaukee, Wis. |
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| NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Defense |
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| 59 |
Logan Swanson |
DL |
Jr. |
Augustana |
Mankato, Minn. |
| 17 |
Eli Weber |
DB |
So. |
Augustana |
Dawson, Minn. |
| 52 |
Chris Garrett |
DL |
Jr. |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Milwaukee, Wis. |
| 17 |
Jack Curtis |
DB |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
Lombard, Ill. |
| 3 |
Zach Robertson |
LB |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
Rochester, Minn. |
| 34 |
Onte Burns |
LB |
So. |
SMSU |
Plymouth, Minn. |
| 4 |
Cory Hollowell |
DB |
Sr. |
SMSU |
Corona, Calif. |
| 38 |
Erik Hansen |
DL |
Jr. |
Upper Iowa |
Burlington, Ill. |
| 97 |
Jacob Protzman |
DL |
Sr. |
Wayne State |
Grimes, Iowa |
| 55 |
Tyler Thomsen |
LB |
Sr. |
Wayne State |
Fremont, Neb. |
| 4 |
Isaiah Hall |
DB |
Jr. |
Winona State |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 7 |
Nick Pridgeon |
LB |
Sr. |
Winona State |
Wauwatosa, Wis. |
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| NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams |
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| 5 |
Jake Balliu |
RS |
Jr. |
Winona State |
Lake Villa, Ill. |
| 9 |
Paul Ortiz |
K |
Sr. |
Winona State |
Chula Vista, Calif. |
| 9 |
Paul Ortiz |
K |
Sr. |
Winona State |
Chula Vista, Calif. |
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| NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Offense |
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| 16 |
Jarod Epperson |
RB |
Fr. |
Augustana |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 27 |
Justin Arnold |
WR |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
Chaska, Minn. |
| 74 |
Carter Dowdle |
OL |
Jr. |
Minnesota State |
Cottage Grove, Minn. |
| 70 |
Hunter Toppel |
OL |
Jr. |
Minnesota State |
DeForest, Wis. |
| 18 |
Kyle Barnetche |
TE |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Susanville, Calif. |
| 1 |
Nate Johnson |
WR |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Vista, Calif. |
| 34 |
Thuro Reisdorfer |
RB |
So. |
Sioux Falls |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 63 |
Nick Zimmerman |
OL |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Rosendale, Wis. |
| 2 |
Boyer Bouman |
QB |
Sr. |
SMSU |
Holland, Minn. |
| 65 |
Zach Stratmoen |
OL |
Sr. |
SMSU |
Dawson, Minn. |
| 5 |
Jake Balliu |
WR |
Jr. |
Winona State |
Lake Villa, Ill. |
| 73 |
Carter Berlin |
OL |
Jr. |
Winona State |
Augusta, Wis. |
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| NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Defense |
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| 3 |
Michael Kloza |
DB |
Sr. |
Augustana |
Wylie, Texas |
| 43 |
T.J. Liggett |
LB |
So. |
Augustana |
Rosemount, Minn. |
| 99 |
Brayden Thomas |
DL |
Jr. |
Minnesota State |
Bismarck, N.D. |
| 95 |
Michael Buetow |
DL |
Jr. |
Minnesota State |
Fond du Lac, Wis. |
| 49 |
Alex Goettl |
LB |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
North Mankato, Minn. |
| 1 |
Parrish Marrow |
DB |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
Pittsboro, N.C. |
| 20 |
Cole Schroedermeier |
DB |
Jr. |
Minnesota State |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 90 |
Logan Dykstra |
DL |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Hull, Iowa |
| 31 |
Michael Enalls |
LB |
Jr. |
Sioux Falls |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 36 |
Tucker Stout |
DB |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Spokane, Wash. |
| 11 |
Michael Gomez |
DL |
Jr. |
Winona State |
Cary, Ill. |
| 1 |
Devon Moore |
LB |
Jr. |
Winona State |
Chicago, Ill. |
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| NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Special Teams |
| 23 |
Luis Guarita |
K |
So. |
Augustana |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 35 |
Adien Belt |
P |
Fr. |
SMSU |
Sioux City, Iowa |
| 4 |
Isaiah Hall |
RS |
Jr. |
Winona State |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
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| NSIC South Division All-Conference Honorable Mention Team |
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| 26 |
Kenneth Griffin |
CB |
Sr. |
Augustana |
New Orleans, La. |
| 53 |
Kevin Hartman |
OL |
Jr. |
Augustana |
Falcon Heights, Minn. |
| 45 |
Anthony Karmazyn |
TE |
Sr. |
Augustana |
Centennial, Colo. |
| 47 |
Kyle Theis |
LB |
Sr. |
Augustana |
Germantown, Wis. |
| 26 |
Jackson Dobbs |
DL |
Sr. |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Little Canada, Minn. |
| 45 |
Jake Portz |
LB |
So. |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Plainfield, Ill. |
| 32 |
Dalton Smerchek |
LB |
Jr. |
Concordia-St. Paul |
Casco, Wis. |
| 42 |
Jordan Bergren |
DE |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
Elgin, Ill. |
| 4 |
Ty’Shonan Brooks |
DB |
Jr. |
Minnesota State |
Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| 7 |
JD Ekowa |
QB |
Jr. |
Minnesota State |
Plainfield, Ill. |
| 21 |
Cade Johnson |
DB |
Jr. |
Minnesota State |
Redwood Falls, Minn. |
| 5 |
Ryan Schlichte |
QB |
Sr. |
Minnesota State |
Mankato, Minn. |
| 10 |
Brody Grantham |
LB |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Hayti, S.D. |
| 22 |
Ryan Nieman |
DB |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Mentone, Calif. |
| 51 |
Nick Zimmerman |
DL |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls |
Oceanside, Calif. |
| 32 |
Garrett Chapman |
DB |
Jr. |
SMSU |
Sacramento, Calif. |
| 27 |
Davaeon Johnson |
DB |
Sr. |
SMSU |
Sacramento, Calif. |
| 1 |
Max Simmons |
RB |
Sr. |
SMSU |
Bloomington, Minn. |
| 70 |
Sam Jennings |
OL |
So. |
Upper Iowa |
Winfield, Iowa |
| 96 |
Christian Ruff |
DL |
Sr. |
Upper Iowa |
Plainfield, Ill. |
| 13 |
Alexander Stevens |
WR |
Jr. |
Upper Iowa |
Detroit, Mich. |
| 62 |
Ryan Kennedy |
OL |
So. |
Wayne State |
Norwalk, Iowa |
| 28 |
Ethan Knudson |
K |
Sr. |
Wayne State |
Harlan, Iowa |
| 20 |
Cam Gavin |
DB |
Jr. |
Winona State |
New Lenox, Ill. |
| 95 |
Cole LaLiberty |
DL |
Jr. |
Winona State |
Chetek, Wis. |
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