Football | 12/11/2012 1:10:13 PM
Kansas City, Mo. -- Ten MIAA football players earned All-American honors from Daktronics as announced today. Two earned first team honors while eight were named to the second team.
Earning first team honors on offense was Missouri Western running back Michael Hill and Northwest Missouri safety Nate DeJong. Offensively on the second team was Emporia State tight end Adam Schiltz, Missouri Western offensive lineman Macon Allan and Pittsburg State return specialist John Brown. Earning second team honors on defense were Missouri Southern defensive lineman Brandon Williams, Missouri Western defensive lineman David Bass, Northwest Missouri linebacker Collin DeBuysere, Pittsburg State linebacker Nate Dreiling and Northwest Missouri cornerback Brandon Dixon.
Offense
First Team
|
Pos |
Player |
School |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
|
TE |
David Pawelek |
Colorado Mines |
Sr. |
6-3 |
230 |
Smithson Valley, Texas |
|
OL |
Manase Foketi |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
6-5 |
320 |
Hesperia, Calif. |
|
OL |
Brian Clarke |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
Jr. |
6-3 |
290 |
Hanover, Pa. |
|
OL |
Garth Heikkinen |
Minnesota Duluth |
Sr. |
6-4 |
315 |
Duluth, Minn. |
|
OL |
Ryan Jensen |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
Sr. |
6-6 |
300 |
Fort Morgon, Colo. |
|
OL |
Ryan Schraeder |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
Sr. |
6-7 |
305 |
Wichita, Kan. |
|
WR |
Jeff Janis |
Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) |
Jr. |
6-3 |
215 |
Tawas, Mich. |
|
WR |
Isaiah Voegeli |
Merrimack (Mass.) |
Sr. |
6-0 |
185 |
Hyannis, Mass. |
|
QB |
Zach Zulli |
Shippensburg (Pa.) |
Jr. |
6-2 |
188 |
Schwensville, Pa. |
|
RB |
Michael Hill |
Missouri Western |
Sr. |
5-11 |
205 |
St. Joseph, Mo. |
|
RB |
Franklyn Quiteh |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
Jr. |
5-10 |
203 |
Tobyhanna, Pa. |
|
RS |
Tyron Laughinghouse |
Saint Augustine’s (N.C.) |
Sr. |
6-3 |
175 |
Greenville, N.C. |
|
PK |
Sergio Castillo, Jr. |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
5-11 |
175 |
LaJoya, Texas |
Second Team
|
Pos |
Player |
School |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
|
TE |
Adam Schlitz |
Emporia State (Kan.) |
Sr. |
6-4 |
256 |
Ponca City, Okla. |
|
OL |
Markus Lawrence |
Winston-Salem State (N.C.) |
Sr. |
6-4 |
290 |
Charlotte, N.C. |
|
OL |
Ken Van Heule |
Midwestern State (Texas) |
Sr. |
6-4 |
315 |
Hurst, Texas |
|
OL |
Macon Allan |
Missouri Western |
Sr. |
6-4 |
310 |
King City, Mo. |
|
OL |
Dan Matha |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Sr. |
6-7 |
310 |
Erie, Pa. |
|
OL |
Kevin Day |
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
Sr. |
6-0 |
270 |
Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. |
|
WR |
Chris Bowden |
Wingate (N.C.) |
Sr. |
6-3 |
215 |
Forsyth, Ga. |
|
WR |
Trevor Harman |
Shippensburg (Pa.) |
So. |
6-3 |
206 |
Mechanicsburg, Pa. |
|
QB |
Taylor Housewright |
Ashland (Ohio) |
Sr. |
6-2 |
208 |
Ashland, Ohio |
|
RB |
Harvie Tuck |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Sr. |
5-9 |
215 |
Akron, Ohio |
|
RB |
Derrick Washington |
Tuskegee (Ala.) |
Sr. |
6-0 |
215 |
Raymore, Mo. |
|
RS |
John Brown |
Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
Jr. |
5-11 |
205 |
Homestead, Fla. |
|
PK |
Ryne Smith |
West Alabama |
Sr. |
5-8 |
180 |
Madison, Miss. |
Defense
First Team
|
Pos |
Player |
School |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
|
DL |
Ethan Westbrooks |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
6-4 |
275 |
San Leandro, Calif. |
|
DL |
B.J. Stevens |
California (Pa.) |
Jr. |
6-2 |
245 |
Monroeville, Pa. |
|
DL |
Jake Metz |
Shippensburg (Pa.) |
Jr. |
6-7 |
247 |
Harleysville, Pa. |
|
LB |
Kevin Lindholm |
Chadron State (Neb.) |
Sr. |
6-2 |
220 |
Eads, Colo. |
|
LB |
Cory Johnson |
Catawba (N.C.) |
Sr. |
5-10 |
240 |
Fayetteville, N.C. |
|
LB |
Tyler Zimmer |
Seton Hill (W. Va.) |
So. |
6-2 |
235 |
Harrison City, Pa. |
|
LB |
Jordan Campbell |
New Mexico Highlands |
Sr. |
6-0 |
230 |
Corona, Calif. |
|
S |
Nate DeJong |
Northwest Missouri |
Sr. |
6-2 |
210 |
Rock Rapids, Iowa |
|
S |
Rontez Miles |
California (Pa.) |
Sr. |
6-1 |
210 |
Braddock, Pa. |
|
CB |
Jack Moro |
St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
Jr. |
5-11 |
190 |
Brookfield, Wisc. |
|
CB |
Abdul Kenneh |
New Mexico Highlands |
Sr. |
6-1 |
170 |
London, England |
|
P |
Taylor Accardi |
Colorado Mines |
Sr. |
6-2 |
205 |
Littleton, Colo. |
Second Team
|
Pos |
Player |
School |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Hometown |
|
DL |
Brandon Williams |
Missouri Southern |
Jr. |
6-3 |
325 |
Kirkwood, Mo. |
|
DL |
David Bass |
Missouri Western |
Sr. |
6-5 |
275 |
St. Louis, Mo. |
|
DL |
Ridge Wilson |
West Alabama |
Sr. |
6-4 |
256 |
Louisville, Ky. |
|
LB |
Darius Wilson |
Central State (Ohio) |
Sr. |
6-1 |
236 |
Matteson, Ill. |
|
LB |
Collin DeBuysere |
Northwest Missouri |
Sr. |
6-4 |
230 |
Geneseo, Ill. |
|
LB |
Nate Dreiling |
Pittsburg State (Kan.) |
Jr. |
6-4 |
229 |
Hutchinson, Kan. |
|
LB |
Maxie Graham |
Henderson State (Ark.) |
Sr. |
5-11 |
204 |
Jackson, Miss. |
|
S |
Trelan Taylor |
Chadron State (Neb.) |
Jr. |
5-10 |
195 |
San Diego, Calif. |
|
S |
Johnny Franco |
Indiana (Pa.) |
Sr. |
5-10 |
205 |
Altoona, Pa. |
|
CB |
C.J. Roberts |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
So. |
6-0 |
180 |
Boynton Beach, Fla. |
|
CB |
Brandon Dixon |
Northwest Missouri |
Jr. |
6-0 |
195 |
Margate, Fla. |
|
P |
Randy Weich |
Wayne State (Neb.) |
Sr. |
6-2 |
250 |
Pierce, Neb. |