Bretting and Willingham Headline GPAC All-Conference
(Sioux City, Iowa) – The 2017 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Football All-Conference Team has been selected after a vote of the league coaches on Sunday, November 12.
For the second consecutive year, Dillon Turner of Dakota Wesleyan has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year. Caden McDonald of Morningside was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year. Steve Ryan of Morningside College was named the Hauff Mid-America/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year.
Morningside was the regular season conference champion for 2017 finishing 8-0 in GPAC play and 11-0 overall. The Mustangs and regular season runner-up, Northwestern, qualified for the NAIA Football Championship Series which opens on Saturday, Nov. 18, with first round action. Morningside will host Sterling (Kan.), while Northwestern will travel to take on Langston (Okla.).
GPAC Football First Team Offense 2017
Position Name School Class Hometown
QB Dillon Turner Dakota Wesleyan SR Salem, Ark.
RB Cole "Bubba" Jenkins Morningside SR Springfield, Mo.
RB Tahj Willingham Hastings JR Denver, Colo.
RB Jacob Kalogonis Northwestern SO Lake Havasu, Ariz.
WR Connor Niles Morningside JR Sioux City, Iowa
WR Hayden Adams Dakota Wesleyan SR Villa Park, Ill.
WR Tanner Ver Steeg Morningside SR Little Rock, Iowa
SLOT Levi Jungling Dordt FR Pella, Iowa
TE J.C. Koerselman Northwestern SR Boyden, Iowa
OL Trae Bradburn Morningside SR Fort Calhoun, Neb.
OL Trevor Wietzema Dakota Wesleyan JR Worthington, Minn.
OL Jacob Cook Dordt SR Council Bluffs, Iowa
OL Garrett Temme Morningside SO Petersburg, Neb.
OL Matt Romero Concordia JR Centennial, Colo.
OL Levi Rozeboom Dakota Wesleyan JR Inwood, Iowa
GPAC Football First Team Special Teams 2017
K Bryce Cooney Doane SO Omaha, Neb.
P Spencer Wyant Morningside JR Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
KRS Exavier Edwards Midland SR Irvine, Calif.
PRS Connor Niles Morningside JR Sioux City, Iowa
GPAC Football First Team Defense 2017
Position Name School Class Hometown
DL Jason Lupkes Morningside SR Dakota Dunes, S.D.
DL Cody Bauman Northwestern SR Inwood, Iowa
DL Chad Reis Morningside JR Grand Island, Neb.
DL Austin Bretting Hastings JR Lincoln, Neb.
DL Alex Paulson Morningside SO Buffalo Center, Iowa
LB Caden McDonald Morningside SR Logan, Iowa
LB Tanner Machacek Northwestern SO Sioux Falls, S.D.
LB Joel Katzer Morningside SO Wellsville, Kan.
LB Dillon Rork Dakota Wesleyan JR Grand Island, Neb.
LB Lane Napier Concordia FR David City, Neb.
DB Xavier Spann Morningside JR Lakeland, Fla.
DB D'Mauria Martin Concordia SR Converse, Texas
DB Cole Wiseman Doane SR Sutton, Neb.
DB Tarence Roby Concordia SR Rockford, Ill.
DB Bryce Van Beek Northwestern JR Rock Valley, Iowa
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Football Offensive Player-of-the-Year:
Dillon Turner, Dakota Wesleyan (Quarterback)
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Football Defensive Player-of-the-Year:
Caden McDonald – Morningside (Linebacker)
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Football Coach-of-the-Year:
Steve Ryan, Morningside
GPAC Football Second Team Offense 2017
Position Name School Class Hometown
QB Trent Solsma Morningside JR Dakota Dunes, S.D.
RB Noah Ylagan Briar Cliff JR San Diego, Calif.
RB Ryan Durdon Concordia JR Decatur, Texas
RB Keithen Drury Dordt JR Blue Hill, Neb.
WR Levi TeBrink Northwestern SR LeMars Iowa
WR Jared Garcia Concordia SR Pearland, Texas
WR Jacob Cornelius Doane SR Grand Island, Neb.
SLOT Drew Klein Doane SR Papillion, Neb.
TE Seth Fitzke Concordia SR Seward, Neb.
OL Brad Mould Northwestern JR Bloomington, Minn.
OL Tanner Webster Doane SR Lincoln, Neb.
OL Andrew Metzger Morningside SR Rock Rapids, Iowa
OL Blaine Morrow Hastings SR Grand Island, Neb.
OL Daniel Jahn Midland SO Omaha, Neb.
OL Griffin Pelot Dordt SR Escondido, Calif.
GPAC Football Second Team Special Teams 2017
Position Name School Class Hometown
K Jared Amundson Morningside JR Sioux City, Iowa
KRS Tarence Roby Concordia SR Rockford, Ill.
PRS Cole Wiseman Doane SR Sutton, Neb.
GPAC Football Second Team Defense 2017
Position Name School Class Hometown
DL Tyson Dahlgrin Dordt SO Harrisburg, Neb.
DL Nate Bennett Northwestern JR Brandon, S.D.
DL Erik Small Concordia SR Los Alamidos, Calif.
DL Tyler Parthemer Hastings JR Beatrice, Neb.
DL Anthony Malone Doane SO Centennial, Colo.
LB Wyatt Tremayne Midland JR Hubbard, Neb.
LB Sean Powell Northwestern SO Sioux Falls, S.D.
LB Josiah Kotte Dordt JR Kuna, Idaho
LB Eathen Gaulke Dakota Wesleyan SO Kimball, S.D.
LB Bret Andrew Doane SR Casper, Wyo.
LB Bryan McLaughlin Midland SR Elkhorn, Neb.
DB Anthony Murray Hastings JR Aurora, Colo.
DB Tariq Mustafaa Doane SR Cedar Hill, Texas
DB Taylor Syvertsen Midland SR Murrieta, Calif.
DB Exavier Edwards Midland SR Irvine, Calif.
DB Chayton Crow Doane JR Hershey, Neb.
Honorable Mention
Briar Cliff – Kenny Trezvant (OL), Michael McGuire (OL), Nelson Brockwell (OL), Hank Glaros (DL), Markel Roby (DB), Nate Ericson (DB), Jacob Diaz (P)
Concordia – Austin Reese (OL), Grady Koch (OL), Hallick Lehmann (OL), Kordell Glause (LB), Shane Scott (LB), Sebastian Garces (DB), Nate Gilmore (DB)
Dakota Wesleyan –Manny Christopher (DL), Charlie LaRoche (DB)
Doane – Brysen Mach (LB), Seth Majerus (DB), Kyle Jensen (RB), Hunter Bradley (WR), Connor Hughes (DL)
Dordt –Devin Eekhoff (OL), Jeff Paepke (K), Rickey Nelson (OL)
Hastings – Noah Housh (WR), Rashaad Shamburger (SLOT), Farao Maileoi (OL), Nathan Howe (LB), Anthony Cloyd (QB), Jordan Johnson (WR), Anthony Martinez (SLOT), Frank Vierra (OL), Norman McKissack (LB)
Midland – Malik Dumetz (WR), Hayden Dunn (WR), Alex Boyer (OL), Ashton Ellis (DB), Mikal Coleman (DL), Garry Cannon (RB), Mike Seawell (WR)
Morningside – Chad Burg (SLOT), Sam Akins (TE), Brad Wolf (DL), Garrit Shanle (OL), Logan Rozeboom (LB)
Northwestern – Tyson Kooima (QB), Taylor Kooi (OL), Joey Novotny (LB), Blake Eichmann (DB), Tyler Alger (OL), Jacob Jenness (LB), Jerod Hansen (DB)
