Greenville, Northwestern, St. Scholastica well represented in UMAC Postseason Football awards
Interview with UMAC Offensive Player of the Year Immanuel Gamble
Interview with UMAC Coach of the Year Kirk Talley
ST. PAUL -- After finishing the season in a three-way tie for first place in the UMAC with conference records of 7-1, Greenville College, Northwestern College and the College of St. Scholastica are all well-represented in the 2012 UMAC Football Postseason awards.
Greenville running back Immanuel Gamble was named the league's offensive player of the year after leading the conference in both yards and yards per game with 985 total yards on the season and averaging 123.2 yards per game in UMAC play. Gamble also came in second in total touchdowns, scoring 10 times this season. He is ranked 24th in the nation with 1,073 total rushing yards on the season.
In addition to being named a first team All-UMAC defensive lineman for the second consecutive year, St. Scholastica's Zach Dubanoski was named UMAC Defensive Player of the Year. Dubankoski finished tied for first in the league with 4.5 sacks on the season for a loss of 38 total yards, a UMAC best.
Saints kicker Mike Theismann won the special teams player of the year award for the second consecutive year. Thiesmann made all nine of his field goal attempts and 31 of his 32 PAT attempts while leading the league in field goals, PAT percent (97%) and points (58). Theisman is currenlty ranked 19th in all of Division III for field goals per game.
Northwestern's Josh Swore earned UMAC Lineman of the Year honors for the second consecutive year after finishing the season with a 13.5 tackles for a loss and tied for first in sacks, with 4.5 in UMAC competition. Eagles head coach Kirk Talley was selected as the UMAC Coach of the Year by his colleagues after his squad finished the season 7-1 and tied for first place in the UMAC in 2012. The Eagles were 1-5 in 2010 and 6-3 in 2011.
Northwestern also won the UMAC Football Team Sportsmanship Award, an accolade that that is selected by the UMAC coaches to honor the team who best exemplified sportsmanship throughout the entire 2012 season. Each team also has one representative on the individual sportsmanship award list:
Alec French, College of St. Scholastica
Jordan Pardee, Crown College
Stew McGinnis, Eureka College
Jacob Bronars, Greenville College
Leo Coronado, MacMurray College
Justin Eternick, Martin Luther College
Josh Balzer, Northwestern College
Chad Mathiowetz, University of Minnesota-Morris
DJ Andrus, Westminster College
Below is a full listing of the 2012 UMAC Football Postseason Awards:
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year: Immanuel Gamble, Greenville College
Defensive Player of the Year: Zach Dubanoski, College of St. Scholastica
Special Teams Player of the Year: Mike Theismann, College of St. Scholastica
Lineman of the Year: Josh Swore, Northwestern College
Coach of the Year: Kirk Talley, Northwestern College
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Quarterback – 1st Team |
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Brendan Chambers |
JR |
Greenville College |
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Josh Balzer |
SR |
Northwestern College |
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Running Backs – 1st Team |
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Immanuel Gamble |
JR |
Greenville College |
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Josh Sinnen |
SO |
Northwestern College |
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Chris Simon-Wallace |
SO |
Northwestern College |
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Wide Receivers – 1st Team |
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Deshonta Smallwood |
SR |
MacMurray College |
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Brian Lecheler |
SR |
Northwestern College |
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James Gladstone |
SR |
Westminster College |
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Tight End – 1st Team |
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Matt Dammann |
SR |
Northwestern College |
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Offensive Lineman – 1st Team |
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Peter Stanley |
SO |
College of St. Scholastica |
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Trendon Amuzie |
SR |
Greenville College |
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Jeremy Burrows |
SR |
Greenville College |
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Ryan Friesen |
SR |
Northwestern College |
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Connor Leach |
SR |
Northwestern College |
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Kicker – 1st Team |
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Mike Theismann |
SO |
College of St. Scholastica |
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Kick Returner – 1st Team |
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Luke Rothe |
FR |
Martin Luther College |
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Defensive Lineman – 1st Team |
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Zach Dubanoski |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
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Blake Cedarleaf |
SO |
College of St. Scholastica |
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Josh Swore |
SR |
Northwestern College |
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Rodney Lyles |
SR |
Westminster College |
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Linebackers – 1st Team |
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Jacob Carls |
JR |
Eureka College |
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Conrad Dewey |
JR |
Martin Luther College |
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Kendall Sommerlot |
SR |
Northwestern College |
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Cody Hickman |
SO |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
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Gus Lyles |
SR |
Westminster College |
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Defensive Backs – 1st Team |
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Alec French |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
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Mike Lavalley |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
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Bryce Wright |
JR |
Greenville College |
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Galen Holzhueter |
JR |
Martin Luther College |
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Jeremy Hampton |
JR |
Westminster College |
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Punter – 1st Team |
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Tyler Dorn |
SR |
Martin Luther College |
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Punt Returner – 1st Team |
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Cory Gebhard |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
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Quarterback – 2nd Team |
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Sam Durley |
SR |
Eureka College |
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Joe Plassmeyer |
SO |
Westminster College |
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Running Backs – 2nd Team |
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Amos Schmidt |
JR |
Crown College |
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Patrick Hall |
FR |
MacMurray College |
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Tim Youtzy |
SR |
Northwestern College |
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Wide Receivers – 2nd Team |
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Nick Thiry |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
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Jordan Kindred |
SR |
Eureka College |
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Brendan Foss |
JR |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
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Tight End – 2nd Team |
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Mac Findeiss |
SR |
Westminster College |
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Offensive Lineman – 2nd Team |
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Mike Gruninger |
SR |
Eureka College |
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Nicholas Cisneros |
FR |
Greenville College |
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Kassidy Cook |
SR |
Northwestern College |
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Evan Beranek |
SR |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
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Derrick Jensen |
SR |
Westminster College |
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Kicker – 2ndTeam |
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Cameron Adel |
FR |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
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Kick Returner – 2nd Team |
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Dalton DeGraffenreid |
FR |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
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Defensive Lineman – 2nd Team |
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Zach Jusczak |
SO |
Crown College |
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Leo Coronado |
SR |
MacMurray College |
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Anthony McKinney |
JR |
MacMurray College |
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Derek Loewen |
FR |
Martin Luther College |
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Nathan Van Zee |
SO |
Northwestern College |
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Linebackers – 2nd Team |
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Jordan Pardee |
JR |
Crown College |
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Frankie Bray |
FR |
Eureka College |
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Howard Glover |
SO |
MacMurray College |
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Luke Sommerlot |
FR |
Northwestern College |
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Caleb Forstrom |
SR |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
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Defensive Backs – 2nd Team |
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Wes Robinson |
JR |
Eureka College |
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Cody Kielsa |
JR |
Northwestern College |
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Austin Warner |
FR |
Northwestern College |
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Trevor Checkal |
SO |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
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Punter – 2nd Team |
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Jordan Jefferson |
SR |
Eureka College |
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Punt Returner – 2nd Team |
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Chad Mathiowetz |
SO |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD: Northwestern College