All-MVFC Team Announced

ST. LOUIS – North Dakota State led all schools with 12 players named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team by a vote of the league’s media, head coaches and sports information directors announced Monday, Nov. 28.

NDSU had eight first team picks: running back King Frazier, fullback Chase Morlock, left guard Zack Johnson, right tackle Landon Lechler, linebacker MJ Stumpf, defensive end Greg Menard, and safeties Tre Dempsey and Robbie Grimsley.

Second team selections from NDSU were right guard Jack Plankers, tight end Jeff Illies, defensive tackle Nate Tanguay, and long snapper James Fisher.  Linebacker Pierre Gee-Tucker, cornerback Jalen Allison and quarterback Easton Stick earned honorable mention.

The 12 honorees are NDSU’s second most in nine years of conference membership behind only the 15-0 team of 2013 that landed 14 players between the All-MVFC first and second teams.

North Dakota State finished the regular season 10-1 overall and earned a share of its sixth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship with a 7-1 league record.

2016 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team

Offensive Player of the Year: QB Taryn Christion, South Dakota State

Defensive Player of the Year: DE Karter Schult, Northern Iowa

Newcomer of the Year: QB Chris Streveler, South Dakota (full All-Newcomer Team announced Tuesday, Nov. 29)

Freshman of the Year: LB Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State

Bruce Craddock Valley Football Coach of the Year: John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State

First Team
QB – Taryn Christion, South Dakota State
RB – King Frazier, North Dakota State
RB – Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State
FB – Chase Morlock, North Dakota State
WR – Lance Lenoir, Western Illinois
WR – Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State
TE – Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
OL – Brock Eisenhuth, Youngstown State
OL – Zack Johnson, North Dakota State
OL – Landon Lechler, North Dakota State
OL – Jacob Ohnesorge, South Dakota State
OL – Mark Spelman, Illinois State
K – Miles Bergner, South Dakota
LS – Joshua Appel, Indiana State
DL – Greg Menard, North Dakota State
DL – Avery Moss, Youngstown State
DL – Derek Rivers, Youngstown State
DL – Karter Schult, Northern Iowa
LB – Dylan Cole, Missouri State
LB – Christian Rozeboom, South Dakota State
LB – MJ Stumpf, North Dakota State
LB – Brett Taylor, Western Illinois
DB – LeRoy Alexander, Youngstown State
DB – Tre Dempsey, North Dakota State
DB – Robbie Grimsley, North Dakota State
DB – Davontae Harris, Illinois State
P – Miles Bergner, South Dakota
RS – Deion Holliman, Missouri State

Second Team
QB – Chris Streveler, South Dakota
RB – Steve McShane, Western Illinois
RB – Brady Mengarelli, South Dakota State
FB – Kane Louscher, South Dakota State
WR – Robert Tonyan Jr., Indiana State
WR – Anthony Warrum, Illinois State
TE – Erik Furmanek, Missouri State
TE – Jeff Illies, North Dakota State
OL – Trevor Hanson, Northern Iowa
OL – Jacob Judd, Western Illinois
OL – Jack Plankers, North Dakota State
OL – Robert Rathje, Northern Iowa
OL – Justin Spencer, Youngstown State
K – Jerry Nunez, Indiana State
LS – James Fisher, North Dakota State
DL – Colby Isbell, Missouri State
DL – Dalton Keene, Illinois State
DL – Kellen Soulek, South Dakota State
DL – Nate Tanguay, North Dakota State
LB – Jesse Bobbit, South Dakota State
LB – Armand Dellovade, Youngstown State
LB – Jared Farley, Northern Iowa
LB – Jet Moreland, South Dakota
LB – Jameer Thurman, Indiana State
DB – Elijah Campbell, Northern Iowa
DB – Alec Kocour, Illinois State
DB – Jameel Smith, Youngstown State
DB – Malcolm Washington, Northern Iowa
P – Mark Schuler, Youngstown State
RS – Darien Townsend, Youngstown State

Honorable Mention
QB: Isaac Harker, INS; Sean McGuire, WIU; Easton Stick, NDSU. RB: Trevor Bouma, USD; Roland Genesy, INS; Michael Malloy, UNI; Jody Webb, YSU. FB: Drew Potter, USD. OL: Dylan Colucci, YSU; Charlie Harmon, SDSU; Cameron Lee, ILS; Austin Olsen, SIU; Dakota Vermillion, INS. WR: Malik Earl, MSU; Zac Hoover, MSU. DL: Cole Langer, SDSU; Khalen Saunders, WIU. LB: Chase Allen, SIU; D'Shawn Dexter, UNI; McNeece Egbim, MSU; Pierre Gee-Tucker, NDSU; Quentin Moon, WIU; Alejandro Rivera, ILS. DB: Jalen Allison, NDSU; Kenny Bishop, YSU; Danny Rambo, USD. K: Sean Slattery, ILS. P: Sam Kuhter, UNI. RS: D.J. Davis, SIU. LS: Thayer Trenhaile, SDSU.