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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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NSIC Offensive Player of the Year
#11 Danny Kittner (WR, 5-10, 187, Jr., Gilbert, Ariz. / Higley HS)
University of Mary
- Leads all NCAA divisions in catches (128), receiving yards (1,723) and all purpose yardage (2,251) and is second only to teammate Luke Little in receiving touchdowns (18)
- Shattered NSIC and UMary records for catches and receiving yards in a season
- Set NSIC and UMary record for catches in a game (19), established a new UMary record for receiving (284) and all purpose (378) yards in a game and tied the Marauders single game record for touchdown receptions (4)
- Cracked 100 yards receiving and scored a touchdown nine times
- Posted three 200-yard receiving days and scored multiple touchdowns in a game five times
- Kittner’s season totals are among the greatest ever in NCAA Division II. He is 3rd in catches, 5th in receiving yards, 5th in catches per game (11.6) and 6th in receiving yards/game (156.6)

NSIC Defensive Player of the Year
#24 Carter Duxbury (LB, 6-2, 240, Jr., Chatfield, Minn. / Chatfield HS)
Winona State University
- Led the NSIC with 11 sacks for 80 yards lost
- Totaled 46.0 tackles, with 29 solo stops
- Was seventh in the NSIC with 14 tackles for 85 yards lost
- Was second in the NSIC with three forced fumbles
- Named NSIC Player of the Week (11/15/21)

NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year
#4 Nick Bohn (QB, 6-2, 195, R-Fr., Bennington, Neb. / Bennington HS)
Wayne State College
- Started eight games passing for 1921 yards and 14 touchdowns
- Averaged 192.1 yards per game, completing passing at a 59.9 clip
- The yards per game ranked seventh best in the NSIC
- Rushed for 583 yards and 10 touchdowns
- His 2504 yards of total offense ranked sixth in the NSIC
- Helped Wildcats to first seven-win season since 2011

NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year
#8 Peyton Buckley (DB, 6-1, 200, So., Rice Lake, Wis. / Rice Lake HS)
 Augustana University
- Ranked second in the NSIC with five interceptions
- His 0.5 interceptions per game ranked him 21st in the nation
- Ranked third in the NSIC with 1.1 passes defended per game
- Led the NSIC with two fumble recoveries
- Totaled seven games of five tackles or more
- Recorded a season-high eight tackles at Minnesota State
- Helped lead Augustana to its first conference title in 62 years

NSIC Coach of the Year
Brent Bolte (Fifth Season)
Bemidji State University
- Led BSU to its fourth 9-win campaign in 94 seasons and his second 9-win season since 2016
- Guided the Beavers to their sixth NSIC Overall Championship, third NSIC North Championship and first NCAA postseason appearance in program history
- Has BSU on 7-game winning streak, its longest in a single season in program history
- Oversees the nation’s fifth-best passing offense and seventh-best total offense
- Totaled a 41-15 record in five seasons on the field at Bemidji State

NSIC Assitant Coach of the Year
Karson Pike (Fifth Season)
Bemidji State University
- Coordinated the nation’s fifth-best passing offense and seventh-best total offense
- Offensive line ranks fourth in the nation and leads the NSIC in sacks allowed
- Guided Harlon Hill nominee Brandon Alt to NSIC and BSU single-season record 43 passing touchdowns
- Bemidji State players set program single-season records for passing yards, completions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns 

 

NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Offense						NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Offense
69	Conor Kovas	OL	Fr.	Bemidji State	Joliet, Ill.	56	Trevor Burkhart	OL	Jr.	Augustana	Sioux Falls, S.D.
76	Ty Cobb	OL	So.	Bemidji State	Mounds View, Minn.	18	Sean Engel	WR	Sr.	Augustana	Chaska, Minn.
11	Danny Kittner	WR	Jr.	University of Mary	Gilbert, Ariz.	9	Jarod Epperson	RB	Jr.	Augustana	Omaha, Neb.
88	Luke Little	WR	Sr.	University of Mary	Bismarck, N.D.	73	Blake Larson	OL	Jr.	Augustana	Brandon, S.D.
9	Logan Nelson	QB	Sr.	University of Mary	Billings, Mont.	11	Kyle Saddler	QB	Sr.	Augustana	Frisco, Texas
8	Armani Carmickle	WR	Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Kenosha, Wis.	10	Jalen Sample	WR	Jr.	Minnesota State	Onalaska, Wis.
65	Arik Johnson	OL	R-Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Birchwood, Wis.	70	Hunter Toppel	OL	Sr.	Minnesota State	DeForest, Wis.
76	Brent Laing	OL	R-Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Lakeville, Minn.	74	Brennan Moran	OL	R-So.	Sioux Falls	No. Sioux City, S.D.
28	Cazz Martin	RB	Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Rochester, Minn.	7	Dominic Pegley	WR	R-Sr.	Sioux Falls	Akron, Ohio
88	Sam Pitz	TE	R-So.	Minnesota Duluth	Appleton, Wis.	34	Thuro Reisdorfer	RB	R-Jr.	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.
75	Jake Zeiler	OL	R-Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Naperville, Ill.	87	Jaylen Schleicher	TE	Jr.	Winona State	Hammond, Ind.
21	Ali Mohamed	RB	So.	Minot State	Glendale, Ariz.	73	Carter Berlin	OL	Sr.	Winona State	Augusta, Wis.
NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense						NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Defense
9	Gabe Ames	LB	Sr.	Bemidji State	Rosemount, Minn.	8	Peyton Buckley	DB	So.	Augustana	Rice Lake, Wis.
18	Zollie Kaplan	LB	Jr.	Bemidji State	St. Louis Park, Minn.	94	Grayson Diepenbrock	DL	Sr.	Augustana	Parker, Texas
2	Hameed Oyedele	DB	Sr.	Bemidji State	Alexandria, Va.	43	T.J. Liggett	LB	Sr.	Augustana	Rosemount, Minn.
1	Ty’Rese Gibson	DB	So.	University of Mary	Los Angeles, Calif.	17	Eli Weber	DB	Sr.	Augustana	Dawson, Minn.
44	Brad Dati	LB	R-Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Oconomowoc, Wis.	4	Ty’Shonan Brooks	CB	Sr.	Minnesota State	Brooklyn Park, Minn.
11	Austin Kurylo	DB	R-Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Bristol, Wis.	31	Harvey Enalls	LB	R-Sr.	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.
97	Dan Monson	DL	R-Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Inver Grove Heights, Minn.	1	Dorian Fedrick	DB	R-Sr.	Sioux Falls	Rialto, Calif.
46	Cole Refsnider	LB	R-Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Roberts, Wis.	44	Joey Wehrkamp	DL	R-Sr.	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.
51	Nate Pearson	LB	R-Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Lake Nebagamon, Wis.	0	Onte Burns	LB	Jr.	SMSU	Plymouth, Minn.
52	Darius Woods-Steichen	DL	Sr.	MSU Moorhead	Waubun, Minn.	38	Erik Hansen	DL	Sr.	Upper Iowa	Burlington, Ill.
9	Knylen Miller-Levi	DB	Jr.	Minot State	Las Vegas, Nev.	24	Carter Duxbury	LB	Jr.	Winona State	Chatfield, Minn.
13	Nate Robinson	LB	Jr.	Northern State	Dublin, Ohio	39	Clay Schueffner	LB	So.	Winona State	St. Cloud, Wis.
NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams						NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams
15	Justin Czech	P	Sr.	MSU Moorhead	Chippewa Falls, Wis.	98	Seamus Hall	P	Fr.	Sioux Falls	Walla Walla, Wash.
0	Vance Barnes	RS	Gr.	Northern State	Bloomington, Minn.	41	Alex Powders	K	Jr.	Wayne State	Council Bluffs, Iowa
26	Payton Eue	K	Jr.	Northern State	Champlin, Minn.	5	Jake Balliu	RS	Gr.	Winona State	Lake Villa, Ill.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Offense						NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Offense
10	Brandon Alt	QB	So.	Bemidji State	Cottage Grove, Minn.	84	Mitchell Goodbary	TE	Jr.	Augustana	Sioux Falls, S.D.
19	Brendan Beaulieu	WR	Jr.	Bemidji State	Cottage Grove, Minn.	5	Logan Uttecht	WR	Jr.	Augustana	Sioux Falls, S.D.
31	Makaio Harn	RB	So.	Bemidji State	New London, Wis.	66	Jared Gossen	OL	Jr.	Minnesota State	De Pere, Wis.
62	Jake Gannon	OL	So.	Bemidji State	Franklin, Wis.	8	Kaleb Sleezer	RB	So.	Minnesota State	Aurelia, Iowa
6	Malik Williams	WR	Sr.	Bemidji State	Lake Worth, Fla.	6	Landon Freeman	RB	R-So.	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.
6	David Small	RB	Jr.	University of Mary	Lauderhill, Fla.	79	Jasper Parks	OL	So.	Sioux Falls	Mesa, Ariz.
77	Treyvon Cahalan	OL	R-Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Champlin, Minn.	71	Jay Atherton	OL	Sr.	SMSU	Rolla, Mo.
70	Sebastian Gutierrez	OL	Sr.	Minot State	Pasco, Wash.	2	DJ Emsweller	WR	Sr.	Upper Iowa	Tampa, Fla.
82	Jaxon Lundeen	TE	Sr.	Minot State	Minot, N.D.	75	Eddy Gosche	OL	Sr.	Upper Iowa	Schaumburg, Ill.
77	Emmit Bohle	OL	Jr.	Northern State	Selby, S.D.	4	Nick Bohn	QB	Fr.	Wayne State	Bennington, Neb.
12	Dewaylon Ingram	WR	Jr.	Northern State	Carthage, Texas	76	Louis Gray	OL	Sr.	Wayne State	Hickman, Neb.
78	Jake Oliphant	OL	Jr.	Northern State	Spring Creek, Nev.	6	Taurean Grady	WR	Sr.	Wayne State	Chicago, Ill.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Defense						NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Defense
7	Jaylen Jenkins	LB	Sr.	Bemidji State	Chicago, Ill.	59	Logan Swanson	DL	Gr.	Augustana	Mankato, Minn.
44	Richard Ficociello	DL	Jr.	Concordia-St. Paul	Wheaton, Ill.	96	Nic Dahlke	DL	So.	Minnesota State	Green Bay, Wis.
5	Rhett Sheehan	DB	Jr.	Concordia-St. Paul	Menomonie, Wis.	29	Jack Leius	LB	Sr.	Minnesota State	Plymouth, Minn.
91	Su’e Taugavau	DL	Sr.	University of Mary	South Hayward, Calif.	95	Amaurii Grosskopf	DL	R-So.	Sioux Falls	Beloit, Wis.
27	Michael Kirkendoll	DB	Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Milwaukee, Wis.	10	Cody Jantzen	LB	R-So.	Sioux Falls	St. Germain, Wis.
17	Marcus Glodowski	DB	R-Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Stevens Point, Wis.	7	J’Von France	DB	Jr.	Wayne State	Tarpon Springs, Fla.
52	Joe Kordus	DL	Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Menasha, Wis.	55	Alex Kowalczyk	LB	Fr.	Wayne State	Sioux Falls, S.D.
47	Josiah Behm	LB	Fr.	MSU Moorhead	Appleton, Wis.	94	Ryan Parker	DL	Jr.	Wayne State	McCook Lake, S.D.
57	Jordan Magnuson	DL	Sr.	MSU Moorhead	Valley City, N.D.	21	Kevin Ransom	DB	Jr.	Wayne State	Port Allen, La.
33	Matt Schoh	LB	Sr.	MSU Moorhead	Winona, Minn.	14	Aarion Lacy	DB	Fr.	Winona State	Park Forest, Ill.
34	Brennan Kutterer	LB	Jr.	Northern State	Dayton, Wyo.	1	Devon Moore	LB	Sr.	Winona State	Chicago, Ill.
20	Chance Olson	DB	Gr.	Northern State	Langford, S.D.	37	Mitch Snitker	DB	So.	Winona State	Waukon, Iowa

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.