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ST. PAUL – The 2014 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Football postseason awards were announced on Wednesday with league champion, the College of St. Scholastica, leading the way landing 12 individuals on the All-Conference First Team.
St. Scholastica quarterback Tyler Harper was named UMAC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league’s top scoring offense this season, averaging 208.8 passing yards per game and throwing for a league best 26 touchdowns in his senior season. Harper’s teammate senior Peter Stanley was named Offensive Lineman of the year while Saints punker/kicker Mike Theismann was selected as Special Teams Player of the Year for the third time in his career after making 55 of 59 point after attempts this season.
Cody Hickman from the University of Minnesota Morris was named UMAC Defensive Player of the Year following a senior season in which he led the conference in tackles averaging 13.2 per game, tallying 118 tackles on the year.
Saints Head Coach Kurt Ramler was selected as UMAC Coach of the Year by his colleagues after leading his team to an undefeated season and UMAC Championship in just his first season at the helm of the program.
The Saints also 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:
College of St. Scholastica – Paul Olson
Crown College – Drew Zoromski
Eureka College – Matt Friend
Greenville College – Nathan Butler
Iowa Wesleyan College – Zandro Diaz
MacMurray College – Rodrick Champion
Martin Luther College – Aaron Platzer
University of Minnesota-Morris – Geoff Schumacher
University of Northwestern – Kevin Langmade
Westminster College – Jordan Daugherty
Below is a full listing of the 2014 UMAC Football Postseason Awards.
|
Quarterback – 1st Team |
|
Tyler Harper |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Joe Plassmeyer |
SR |
Westminster College |
|
Running Backs – 1st Team |
|
Nathan Callaway |
FR |
Greenville College |
|
Patrick Hall |
JR |
MacMurray College |
|
Chris Simon-Wallace |
JR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Wide Receivers – 1st Team |
|
Andrew Smith |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Dorell Baugh |
SO |
Eureka College |
|
Raul Becerril |
SR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Mike Washington |
SO |
Westminster College |
|
Tight End – 1st Team |
|
Shane Finnegan |
SO |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Offensive Lineman – 1st Team |
|
Matt Evans |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Peter Stanley |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Justin Moore |
SO |
Greenville College |
|
Hunter Rone |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Ben Evans |
JR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Kicker – 1st Team |
|
Mike Theismann |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Kick Returner – 1st Team |
|
Kenneth Jinkins |
FR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Defensive Lineman – 1st Team |
|
Blake Cedarleaf |
SR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Zach Jusczak |
SR |
Crown College |
|
Drew Zoromski |
SR |
Crown College |
|
Lincoln Johnson |
SO |
Greenville College |
|
Ben Ewings |
JR |
Martin Luther College |
|
Cameron Cox |
SO |
University of Northwestern |
|
Linebackers – 1st Team |
|
Alex Mangan |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Joey Silva |
JR |
Greenville College |
|
Cody Hickman |
SR |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
|
Luke Sommerlot |
JR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Nathan Van Zee |
SR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Defensive Backs – 1st Team |
|
Brady Fish |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Jack Miller |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Cory Snyder |
SO |
Greenville College |
|
Austin Warner |
JR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Kyree Hart |
SO |
Westminster College |
|
Punter – 1st Team |
|
Donnie Mavencamp |
SO |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
|
Punt Returner – 1st Team |
|
Andrew Smith |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Quarterback – 2nd Team |
|
Caleb Huss |
JR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Running Backs – 2nd Team |
|
Preston Robinson |
FR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Matt Michaud |
SO |
Crown College |
|
Josh Sinnen |
SR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Wide Receivers – 2nd Team |
|
Marc Ballatori |
JR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Caleb Couwenhoven |
JR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Joe Sutton |
JR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Tight End – 2nd Team |
|
David Rodriguez |
SO |
University of Northwestern |
|
Offensive Lineman – 2nd Team |
|
Michael Graber |
SR |
Crown College |
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Javier Rivera |
JR |
Eureka College |
|
Joe Schoepf |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Ja’Korey Walker |
JR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Joe Legendre |
JR |
MacMurray College |
|
TJ Palme |
FR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Kicker – 2ndTeam |
|
Tyler Winders |
SO |
Eureka College |
|
Josh Morgan |
SR |
Greenville College |
|
Kick Returner – 2nd Team |
|
Chris Simon-Wallace |
JR |
University of Northwestern |
|
Defensive Lineman – 2nd Team |
|
Joe Geiselman |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Aaron Tody |
SR |
College of St. Schoalstica |
|
Sam Balbach |
SR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Drew Marshall |
JR |
University of Minnesota-Morris |
|
Kyle Bryant |
SR |
Westminster College |
|
Linebackers – 2nd Team |
|
Jared Moran |
SO |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Jalen Phoenix |
SO |
Crown College |
|
Nicholas Morrow |
SO |
Greenville College |
|
Nick Kressin |
JR |
Martin Luther College |
|
Danny Williams |
SO |
MacMurray College |
|
Defensive Backs – 2nd Team |
|
Mitch Ejnik |
SO |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Xavier Rhodes |
JR |
College of St. Scholastica |
|
Chris Strange |
SO |
Crown College |
|
Bret Robertson |
JR |
Westminster College |
|
Punter – 2nd Team |
|
Raul Lozano |
SR |
Iowa Wesleyan College |
|
Punt Returner – 2nd Team |
|
Samuel Northey |
FR |
Greenville College |
Offensive Player of the Year: Tyler Harper (College of St. Scholastica)
Defensive Player of the Year: Cody Hickman (University of Minnesota-Morris)
Special Teams Player of the Year: Mike Theismann (College of St. Scholastica)
Lineman of the Year: Peter Stanley (College of St. Scholastica)
Coach of the Year: Kurt Ramler (College of St. Scholastica)