Saints top UMAC Football Postseason Award list
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ST. PAUL – The 2013 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Football Champion, the College of St. Scholastica led all teams in the league’s award list landing 11 individuals on the All-Conference First Team, it was announced Tuesday.
Greenville College quarterback Brendan Chambers was named UMAC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league’s top scoring offense this season and throwing the least amount of interceptions for a starting quarterback in the UMAC. Chambers’ teammate Josh Frewin earned special teams player of the year honors after a successful season both kicking and punting, making 48 of 49 PAT attempts.
Panthers Head Coach Robbie Schomaker was selected as UMAC Coach of the Year by his colleagues after his squad finished the season 8-1 and in second place in the conference in just his first season at the helm of the program.
Saints defensive back Alec French was named defensive player of the year while teammate Chris Lambach earned offensive lineman of the year honors. French averaged 10.2 tackles per game while leading the league in fumble recoveries and blocked kicks. Lambach, an offensive tackle, was a key blocker for the Saints offense that gave up only 9 sacks and scored 25 rushing touchdowns on the season.
For the second consecutive season the University of Northwestern won the UMAC Football Team Sportsmanship Award, an accolade that is selected by the UMAC coaches to honor the team who best exemplified sportsmanship throughout the entire season. Each team also has one representative on the individual sportsmanship award list:
Jake Jensen, College of St. Scholastica
Amos Schmidt, Crown College
Austin Blair, Eureka College
Nathan Butler, Greenville College
Jamarco Clark, Iowa Wesleyan College
Chad Allen, MacMurray College
Nick Kressin, Martin Luther College
Zac Kroells, University of Minnesota Morris
Valentine Awasom, University of Northwestern
Troy Temple, Westminster College
Below is a full listing of the 2013 UMAC Football Postseason Awards.
|
Quarterback – 1st Team |
|
Brendan Chambers |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Blake Robles |
JR |
Eureka College |
|
Running Backs – 1st Team |
|
Jake Jensen |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Josh Sinnen |
JR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Wide Receivers – 1st Team |
|
Cory Gebhard |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Dorell Baugh |
FR |
Eureka College |
|
Ridge Hobbs |
SR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Brendon Foss |
SR |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
|
Tight End – 1st Team |
|
Micah Plocher |
SR |
Martin Luther College |
|
Offensive Lineman – 1st Team |
|
Peter Stanley |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Chris Lambach |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Max Moser |
SR |
Crown College |
|
Joe Schoepf |
JR |
Greenville College |
|
Jesse Tyrrell |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Kicker – 1st Team |
|
Mike Theismann |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Brandon Baker |
FR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Kick Returner – 1st Team |
|
Cory Gebhard |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Defensive Lineman – 1st Team |
|
Blake Cedarleaf |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Zach Jusczak |
JR |
Crown College |
|
Stew McGinnis |
SR |
Eureka College |
|
Ben Ewings |
SO |
Martin Luther College |
|
Linebackers – 1st Team |
|
Keaton Rush |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Jacob Carls |
SR |
Eureka College |
|
Jamarco Clark |
SR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Cody Hickman |
JR |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
|
Josh Bromberg |
SR |
Westminster College |
|
Defensive Backs – 1st Team |
|
Alec French |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Mike Lavalley |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Anthony Moore |
JR |
Greenville College |
|
Austin Stubbs |
FR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Jeremy Hampton |
SR |
Westminster College |
|
Punter – 1st Team |
|
Jeff Dickerson |
FR |
Westminster College |
|
Punt Returner – 1st Team |
|
Cory Gebhard |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Quarterback – 2nd Team |
|
Luke Rothe |
SO |
Martin Luther College |
|
Running Backs – 2nd Team |
|
Shawn Mcknight |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Jacob Stull |
SO |
Greenville College |
|
Ronnie Seals, Jr. |
SR |
Westminster College |
|
Wide Receivers – 2nd Team |
|
LiMichael Peeples |
SR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Joe Sutton |
SO |
University of Northwestern |
|
Mike Washington |
FR |
Westminster College |
|
Tight End – 2nd Team |
|
Mitch O’Neil |
SO |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Zach Mudd |
SO |
MacMurray College |
|
Offensive Lineman – 2nd Team |
|
Alex Anderson |
SR |
Eureka College |
|
Javier Rivera |
SO |
Eureka College |
|
Hunter Rone |
JR |
Greenville College |
|
Ben Evans |
SO |
University of Northwestern |
|
CJ Smith |
JR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Kicker – 2ndTeam |
|
Josh Frewin |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Kick Returner – 2nd Team |
|
Dorell Baugh |
FR |
Eureka College |
|
Defensive Lineman – 2nd Team |
|
Joe Geiselman |
SO |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Drew Zoromski |
JR |
Crown College |
|
Matt Stevenson |
SR |
Eureka College |
|
Isaac Barber |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Kyle Bryant |
JR |
Westminster College |
|
Louvis Johnson |
SR |
Westminster College |
|
Linebackers – 2nd Team |
|
Jordan Pardee |
SR |
Crown College |
|
Frankie Bray |
SR |
Eureka College |
|
Cody Lopez |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Luke Sommerlot |
SO |
University of Northwestern |
|
Defensive Backs – 2nd Team |
|
Jake Turkowski |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Eli Dahl |
SO |
Crown College |
|
Bryce Wright |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Grant Stroud |
SO |
University of Northwestern |
|
Punter – 2nd Team |
|
Nathan MacGilfrey |
FR |
Crown College |
|
Punt Returner – 2nd Team |
|
Eric Sims |
FR |
Crown College |
Offensive Player of the Year: Brendan Chambers, Greenville College
Defensive Player of the Year: Alec French, College of St. Scholastica
Special Teams Player of the Year: Josh Frewin, Greenville College
Lineman of the Year: Chris Lambach, College of St. Scholastica
Coach of the Year: Robbie Schomaker, Greenville College
Team Sportsmanship Award: University of Northwestern