For Immediate Release
Monday, October 7, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#12 Camden Dean (QB, 5-11, 180, Jr., Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South HS) - Sioux Falls
- Accounted for 382 total yards and five total touchdowns in a 40-36 win over No. 7 Minnesota State
- Was 17-of-25 passing with 304 yards and 4 touchdowns
- Ran for 78 yards on 16 attempts and scored another touchdown
- Led an offense that had 543 total yards, with 239 on the ground and 304 through the air
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#54 Jake Adams (LB, 6-0, 220, So., Pulaski, Wis. / Pulaski HS) - Northern State
- Led the NSIC with 20 tackles in a 14-13 win over BSU
- Recorded 15 solo stops and added a pass break-up
- Became the NCAA Division II national leader with 86 total tackles, averaging 14.3 per game
- In addition, leads the country with 45 solo tackles and 41 assisted tackles
NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#30 Jeff Isotalo-McGuire (K, 6-2, 195, Sr., Phoenix, Ariz. / Pinnacle HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Set CSP record with a 60-yard field goal for 3-0 lead in a 19-13 double overtime win at UMary
- Battled intense wind conditions, making 2-of-4 field goals including a game-tying 23-yarder in overtime
- The 60-yarder is the longest field goal in NCAA Division II in 2024
- Accounted for seven points in the win
- All three kickoffs were touchbacks
- Has buried 11-of-18 kickoffs for touchbacks on the season
Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Gunnar Hensley (AUGIE)
- Threw for 291 yards in a 28-24 win over Minnesota Duluth
- Led the conference with an 81.5 completion percentage
- Threw for a pair of touchdowns while playing turnover-free football
- Leads the NSIC in completion percentage (75.9%) & passing efficiency (186.8)
Jaylin Richardson (CSP)
- Led the NSIC with a career-high 188 rushing yards on 32 carries with 2 touchdowns
- Scored tying touchdown in 4th quarter and game-winning score in double overtime
- Added three catches for 53 yards for a career-high 241 all-purpose yards
- Produced his third 100-yard rushing performance of 2024, ninth of his career
- Leads the NSIC and ranks 12th in Division II with 107.6 rushing yards per game
- Surpassed 3,000 career all-purpose yards
Hayden Ekern (MSU)
- Completed 26-of-41 passes for 317 yards and three touchdowns
- Also rushed for 16 yards
Nick Bohn (WSC)
- Accounted for 197 yards of total offense and one TD in 27-21 win over Minot State
- Rushed for 102 yards on 15 carries and one TD
- Completed 10 of 17 passes for 95 yards
Jackson Flottmeyer (WSU)
- Led Winona State to a dominating 33-6 victory over MSU Moorhead in his first career start
- Threw for 107 yards on 13-18 passing, and added a 29-yard TD pass
- Ran for a game-high 87 yards rushing and converted six first downs with his legs
DEFENSE
Peyton Buckley (AUGIE)
- Collected eight tackles in a 28-24 win over Minnesota Duluth
- Added a tackle for loss and a pair of pass breakups
- Earned his second pass breakup in the end zone with two seconds remaining to help seal the win
Colton Hinrichs (BSU)
- Had five total tackles (3 solo, 2 assisted), .5 TFL with 3 yards, .5 sack with 3 yards
- Added an interception for 34 yards
- Caught the interception that put BSU at the NSU 27 for their final drive of the game
Ben Rehl (CSP)
- Had a pair of tackles, an interception and a pass breakup
- His interception at the CSP 2-yard line was the final play of a 19-13 double overtime win
- Delivered a pass breakup to execute a defensive 3-and-out in the fourth quarter of a tie game
- His first tackle was for no gain on UMary's opening drive, stopping a 4th-and-1 at the UMary 34-yard line, leading to a CSP field goal
Khai West (MSU)
- Posted eight tackles
- Recorded an interception in the third quarter; two plays later, MSU scored a touchdown
Dexter Larsen (WSC)
- Recorded game-high 11 tackles vs. Minot State
- Had three solo and eight assisted stops
Kyjuan Vengrowsky (WSU)
- Led the Warrior defense which held MSUM to just 270 yards of total offense
- Garnered two sacks and added four QB hurries
- Held the Dragons to only 40 yards rushing
SPECIAL TEAMS
Jamal Spiyee (MSU)
- Returned a blocked extra point 97 yards for a two point conversion
Last Week's Results
Football Pages
NSIC Football Players of the Week
9/3/24
O: #15 Hayden Ekern - MSU
D: #24 Justus Breston - UMary
SP: #41 Joey Prondzinski - BSU
9/9/24
O: #6 TreShawn Watson – Minnesota State
D: #31 Nalu Cordeiro- Minot State
SP: #19 Boston Hensley - Wayne State
9/16/24
O: #3 Brady Perryman - MSU Moorhead
D: #47 Josiah Behm - MSU Moorhead
SP: #39 Diego Nunez-Smith - Minot State
9/23/24
O: #11 Gunnar Hensley - Augustana
D: #26 Richard Wauer - Concordia-St. Paul
SP: #17 Trevor Marshall - Wayne State
9/30/24
O: #15 Jack Strand - MSU Moorhead
D: #5 Cody Sorenson - MSU Moorhead
SP: #46 Max Watson - MSU Moorhead
10/7/24
O: #12 Camden Dean - Sioux Falls
D: #54 Jake Adams - Northern State
SP: #30 Jeff Isotalo-McGuire - Concordia-St. Paul
About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 116 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.
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