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GRINNELL, Iowa – Macalester College head coach Tony Jennison and Illinois College head coach Garrett Campbell both led their teams to Midwest Conference (MWC) division titles and were named the Coaches of the Year of their respective divisions on Tuesday.
Campbell coached the Blueboys to a 7-3 regular season record and a MWC South Division championships, while Jennison led the Scots to a 9-1 regular season record and both a MWC North Division title and a Midwest Conference championship.
Leading the way on the field for the Scots was MWC Offensive Skill Position MVP Samson Bialostok. The senior quarterback ran for 706 yards and 13 touchdowns and threw for 1,716 yards and 12 scores. Bialostok also finished second in the league with 2,422 yards of total offense and was tied for third in scoring with 78 points. Bialostok also orchestrated a 13-play 53 yard game-winning drive last weekend against Illinois College that ended with a Michael Abramson field goal that sent the Scots to the playoff for the first time in school history.
Cornell College’s Sam Cluck earned Offensive Line MVP honors. The senior plowed the way for a Ram offense that averaged 403 yards per game and scored an average of 31 points per game. Earning the Defensive Line MVP award was Illinois College’s James Dambacher. The senior led the conference with 10.5 sacks and 22 tackles for loss. He also forced three fumbles.
Three-time MWC Performer of the Week Ryan Klapper of Carroll University was named the Defensive Skill MVP. Klapper picked off five passes and returned two of them for touchdowns. He also averaged 5.4 tackles per game from his defensive back position.
South
Cornell College and Monmouth College led the South Division with 13 all-conference selection. The Rams placed a division-high nine on the First Team, while the Fighting Scots had seven First Team All-MWC selections.
South Division Champion Illinois College had 11 all-conference picks including Dambacher. Lake Forest College had five all-league selections. Despite having just two All-MWC picks, Grinnell College placed two players on the First Team in linebacker David Ternes and junior punter Graham Fisher. Knox College did not have a player on the First Team, but did have seven second teamers.
North
Despite finishing third in the North Division, St. Norbert College led the division with 15 all-conference selections including seven on the First Team. Carroll University had nine first teamers led by Lamont Williams who was selected as a return specialist and a running back.
North Division Champion Macalester had seven First Team picks and added three more to the Second Team. Ripon College had seven all-conference selections and Beloit College had six, including three on the First Team. Lawrence University had two players named to the Second Team.
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MWC Offensive Line MVP |
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Sam Cluck |
Sr. |
OL |
Cornell |
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MWC Offensive Skill MVP |
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Samson Bialostok |
Sr. |
QB |
Macalester |
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MWC Defensive Line MVP |
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James Dambacher |
Sr. |
DL |
Illinois College |
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MWC Defensive Skill |
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Ryan Klapper |
Sr. |
DB |
Carroll |
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South Division |
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Coach of the Year |
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Garrett Campbell |
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Illinois College |
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First Team Defense |
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T.J. Gray |
Sr. |
DL |
Cornell |
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James Dambacher |
Sr. |
DL |
Illinois College |
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Ramel Samuel |
Sr. |
DL |
Lake Forest |
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Jack Porter |
Sr. |
DL |
Monmouth |
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Tyler Parksey |
Fr. |
DL |
Monmouth |
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Alex Latow |
Sr. |
LB |
Cornell |
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David Ternes |
Sr. |
LB |
Grinnell |
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John Preston |
Sr. |
LB |
Lake Forest |
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Myron Seabrook |
Sr. |
DB |
Cornell |
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Zack Hanlon |
Sr. |
DB |
Illinois College |
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Pat Clark |
Jr. |
DB |
Lake Forest |
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Alex Sheppard |
Jr. |
DB |
Monmouth |
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First Team Special Teams |
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Ben Knake |
Jr. |
RS |
Cornell |
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Joey Kropp |
Sr. |
RS |
Lake Forest |
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C.J. Shields |
Sr. |
ST |
Monmouth |
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Ace Henricks |
Sr. |
K |
Monmouth |
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Graham Fisher |
Jr. |
P |
Grinnell |
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First Team Offense |
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Sam Cluck |
Sr. |
OL |
Cornell |
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Troy Bedard |
Sr. |
OL |
Cornell |
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Jessy Postlewait |
Sr. |
OL |
Illinois College |
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Kyle Nance |
So. |
OL |
Illinois College |
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Kyle Vestal |
Sr. |
OL |
Monmouth |
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Preston Ritchie |
Sr. |
RB |
Cornell |
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Trent Rains |
Fr. |
RB |
Monmouth |
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Ben Knake |
Jr. |
WR |
Cornell |
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Bryce Heaton |
Sr. |
WR |
Illinois College |
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Charlie Zilatis |
So. |
TE |
Cornell |
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Michael Bates |
Sr. |
QB |
Illinois College |
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Second Team Defense |
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Nate Norris |
Sr. |
DL |
Cornell |
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Austin Finley |
Sr. |
DL |
Knox |
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Marvell White |
Sr. |
DL |
Illinois College |
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Dylan Ringhausen |
Sr. |
LB |
Illinois College |
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Dylan Schuler |
Jr. |
LB |
Illinois College |
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Matt Barnes |
So. |
LB |
Monmouth |
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Kenny Smith |
Jr. |
DB |
Cornell |
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Chaz Benton |
Sr. |
DB |
Knox |
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Darius Jones |
So. |
DB |
Illinois College |
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Jacob Wilson |
Sr. |
DB |
Monmouth |
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Second Team Special Teams |
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Brock Gabel |
So. |
ST |
Knox |
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Logan Uyetake |
Fr. |
K |
Illinois College |
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Jeremy Collier |
Fr. |
P |
Monmouth |
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Second Team Offense |
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Conrado Dominguez |
Jr. |
OL |
Cornell |
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Rob Compton |
Sr. |
OL |
Knox |
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Bryn Feltman |
Sr. |
OL |
Lake Forest |
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C.J. Van Petten |
So. |
OL |
Monmouth |
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Matt Geitner |
Jr. |
OL |
Monmouth |
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Terry White |
Fr. |
RB |
Knox |
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Charlie Quinn |
So. |
RB |
Lake Forest |
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Ilir Emini |
Jr. |
WR |
Knox |
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C.J. Shields |
Sr. |
WR |
Monmouth |
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Ryan Schulz |
Sr. |
TE |
Knox |
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Daniel Brown |
Fr. |
QB |
Cornell |
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North Division |
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Coach of the Year |
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Tony Jennison |
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Macalester |
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First Team Defense |
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Derell Carter |
Sr. |
DL |
Beloit |
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Grant Nass |
Sr. |
DL |
Carroll |
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Zach Hauser |
Jr. |
DL |
Macalester |
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Austin Prusha |
Sr. |
DL |
St. Norbert |
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Mike Sahli |
Sr. |
LB |
Carroll |
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Reid Callahan |
Sr. |
LB |
Macaleser |
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Zach Klarkowski |
Sr. |
LB |
St. Norbert |
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Antonio Jones |
Jr. |
DB |
Beloit |
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Ryan Klapper |
Sr. |
DB |
Carroll |
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Konnor Fleming |
Sr. |
DB |
Macalester |
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Joe Lorenz |
Sr. |
DB |
St. Norbert |
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First Team Special Teams |
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Lamont Williams |
Sr. |
RS |
Carroll |
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Forest Redlin |
So. |
ST |
Macalester |
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Randy Hill |
Sr. |
K |
St. Norbert |
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Kevin Krueger |
Sr. |
P |
St. Norbert |
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First Team Offense |
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Cody Kowalski |
Jr. |
OL |
Carroll |
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Zach Tamblyn |
Sr. |
OL |
Carroll |
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Djoser Ramsey |
Sr. |
OL |
Macalester |
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Tyler Jonas |
Sr. |
OL |
Ripon |
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Jacob Bunk |
Jr. |
OL |
St. Norbert |
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Evan Broyles |
Jr. |
OL |
St. Norbert |
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Lamont Williams |
Sr. |
RB |
Carroll |
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Zandy Stowell |
Jr. |
RB |
Macalester |
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Mike Nolden |
Jr. |
WR |
Beloit |
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Kevin Jennings |
Jr. |
WR |
Carroll |
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Jordan Blank |
Sr. |
TE |
Carroll |
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Samson Bialostok |
Sr. |
QB |
Macalester |
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Second Team Defense |
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Alan Ham |
Sr. |
DL |
Beloit |
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Jacob Lueck |
Sr. |
DL |
Macalester |
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Josie Schaffer |
So. |
DL |
Ripon |
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Jacob Finegan |
Jr. |
DL |
St. Norbert |
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Ryan Fleming |
Jr. |
LB |
Macalester |
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Gage Ferkey |
Sr. |
LB |
Ripon |
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Matt Petersilka |
Sr. |
LB |
St. Norbert |
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Danny Verhagen |
Sr. |
DB |
Carroll |
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Dakotah Kirchenwitz |
Sr. |
DB |
Ripon |
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Logan Will |
Sr. |
DB |
Ripon |
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Dan Egan |
Sr. |
DB |
St. Norbert |
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Second Team Special Teams |
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Elijah Fort |
Fr. |
RS |
St. Norbert |
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Ben Kornowski |
Fr. |
ST |
St. Norbert |
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Kam Sallee |
So. |
K |
Beloit |
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Marshall Zahn |
Sr. |
P |
Ripon |
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Second Team Offense |
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Josh Bottoms |
Jr. |
OL |
Carroll |
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Spencer Swick |
Sr. |
OL |
Lawrence |
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John Stephens |
Sr. |
OL |
Macalester |
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Jack Rasmussen |
Jr. |
OL |
St. Norbert |
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Mason Dixon |
So. |
RB |
Beloit |
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Connor Greenwald |
Jr. |
RB |
Ripon |
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Taylor Mandich |
Sr. |
WR |
Lawrence |
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Zach Reeves |
So. |
WR |
St. Norbert |
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Patrick Burke |
Sr. |
TE |
St. Norbert |
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Kyle Burlingame |
So. |
QB |
Carroll |