CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston football team had three players earn All-NSIC honors as announced on Wed., Nov. 20 by the conference office. The Golden Eagles were led by Joe Warner (Sr., DL, St. Louis Park, Minn.), who was named All-NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team. Will Cross (Sr., LB, Turtle Lake, Wis.) and Jalin Scott (Sr., QB, Houston, Texas) were named All-NSIC North Division Honorable Mention.


Warner is a first-time All-NSIC pick. He had 34 tackles during his senior season with four tackle for loss and three sacks. Warner also tallied a fumble recovery on the season. Warner's best game came with six tackles and a sack against Minnesota State University Moorhead. He also notched a sack versus St. Cloud State University, and tallied 1.5 tackles for loss against Minot State University. Warner finished his career with 81 tackles from his defensive tackle spot with 10.5 tackles for loss and four sacks in two seasons.


Cross is a two-time All-NSIC Honorable Mention pick, earning the accolade in 2016. He tallied 75 tackles as a senior with 7.5 tackles for loss and a half sack. Cross also notched one fumble recovery. His best game came with 13 tackles against MSU Moorhead. Cross tallied nine tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss versus St. Cloud State. He notched 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in his final game against UMary. Cross finished his career with 243 tackles, falling just 35 tackles shy of the top five career tacklers in Minnesota Crookston history.


Jalin Scott is a first-time All-NSIC Honorable Mention selection. Scott led the Golden Eagles in passing yards and rushing yards as a senior. He was 89-of-185 for 1,201 passing yards with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions. Scott rushed 142 times for 311 yards with one touchdown. Scott passed for 247 yards and three touchdowns against Upper Iowa University, and 255 yards against Northern State University. He rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown in his final game of his career against UMary. In his career, Scott passed for over 2,300 yards and 11 touchdowns, and rushed for 499 yards and five touchdowns.

Nate Gunn of Minnesota State University was selected as the NSIC Offensive Player of the Year, while Chris Garrett of Concordia University, St. Paul earned NSIC Defensive Player of the Year accolades. Ali Mohamed of Minot State University was selected as the NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year, while Jack Leius of Minnesota State was named NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Jerry Olszewski of Augustana University was picked as the NSIC Coach of the Year, while Minnesota State Defensive Coordinator Jim Glogowski was named NSIC Assistant Coach of the Year.
 

NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Offense
72	Hank Bellefy	OL	Jr.	Bemidji State	Bemidji, Minn.
1	Jalen Frye	RB	So.	Bemidji State	Mahtomedi, Minn.
69	Nick Niemi	OL	Sr.	Bemidji State	Cloquet, Minn.
6	Malik Williams	WR	Jr.	Bemidji State	Lake Worth, Fla.
62	Joe Woods	OL	Sr.	Bemidji State	Fertile, Minn.
76	Brent Laing	OL	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Lakeville, Minn.
9	John Larson	QB	Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Braham, Minn.
61	Noah LeBlanc	OL	Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Hayward, Wis.
26	Wade Sullivan	RB	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Lakeville, Minn.
3	Grady Bresnahan	WR	Jr.	MSU Moorhead	Casselton, N.D.
7	Dakota Larson	WR	So.	Northern State	Spring Creek, Nev.
87	Anthony Carver	TE	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Milwaukee, Wis.
NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense
9	Gabe Ames	LB	Jr.	Bemidji State	Rosemount, Minn.
99	Alex Hoffman	DL	Sr.	Bemidji State	Lakeville, Minn.
20	Michael Junker	DB	Sr.	Bemidji State	Hastings, Minn.
3	Bill Atkins	DB	Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Minnetonka, Minn.
49	Isaac Erdmann	LB	Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Menasha, Wis.
94	Tom Johnson	DL	Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Freedom, Wis.
11	Austin Kurylo	DB	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Bristol, Wis.
97	Dan Monson	DL	Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
51	Nate Pearson	LB	Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Lake Nebagamon, Wis.
46	Cole Refsnider	LB	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Roberts, Wis.
8	Deiondre Taylor	DB	Sr.	MSU Moorhead	Crest Hill, Ill.
45	Graham Miller	LB	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Minneapolis, Minn.
NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams
87	Danny Kittner	WR	So.	University of Mary	Gilbert, Ariz.
4	JoseLuis Moreno	K	Sr.	Minot State	San Lorenzo, Calif.
4	JoseLuis Moreno	P	Sr.	Minot State	San Lorenzo, Calif.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Offense
19	Brendan Beaulieu	WR	So.	Bemidji State	Cottage Grove, Minn.
33	Zach Ojile	TE	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Blaine, Minn.
70	Zach Oruruo	OL	Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Madison, Wis.
10	Jake Richter	WR	Jr.	MSU Moorhead	Detroit Lakes, Minn.
6	Jakup Sinani	QB	Jr.	MSU Moorhead	Oak Creek, Wis.
21	Ali Mohamed	RB	Fr.	Minot State	Glendale, Ariz.
62	Parker Franzen	OL	Sr.	Minot State	Casper, Wyo.
70	Sebastian Gutierrez	OL	Jr.	Minot State	Pasco, Wash.
1	Isaiah Cherrier	RB	So.	Northern State	Minnetonka, Minn.
61	Drew Fahrman	OL	Sr.	Northern State	Fargo, N.D.
73	Robert Kraklow	OL	Jr.	St. Cloud State	Mukwonago, Wis.
9	John Solberg	WR	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Cambridge, Minn.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Defense
34	Gunnar Feldhege	DB	So.	Bemidji State	Cold Spring, Minn.
13	Yaquub Mohamed	LB	So.	Bemidji State	Kansas City, Mo.
9	Joe Warner	DL	Sr.	Minnesota Crookston	St. Louis Park, Minn.
52	Joe Kordus	LB	Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Menasha, Wis.
5	Barry Moreland	DB	Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Zion, Ill.
52	Darius Woods-Steichen	DL	Jr.	MSU Moorhead	Mahnomen, Minn.
24	Preston Droessler	LB	Sr.	Northern State	Cuba City, Wis.
20	Chance Olson	DB	Jr.	Northern State	Langford, S.D.
99	Joe Carpenter	DL	Jr.	St. Cloud State	Robbins, Ill.
97	Ferris Ingraham	DL	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Evanston, Ill.
13	Matthew Lechner	DB	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Waukesha, Wis.
44	Devon Krzanowski	LB	So.	St. Cloud State	Fond du Lac, Wis.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Special Teams
82	Bailey Meyer	P	Sr.	University of Mary	Sheboygan, Wis.
1	Dain Hudson	WR	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Waukesha, Wis.
46	Adam Stage	K	Jr.	St. Cloud State	Appleton, Wis.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Honorable Mention Team
87	Jacob Anderson	WR	Sr	Bemidji State	Merrill, Wis.
71	Ryan Fuller	OL	Jr.	Bemidji State	Necedah, Wis.
48	Matt Gross	TE	Sr.	Bemidji State	Napoleon, N.D.
75	Joshua Wleh	DL	Jr	Bemidji State	Brooklyn Park, Minn.
78	Drake Lalim	OL	Fr.	University of Mary	Saint Stephen, Minn.
8	Paul Guptill	LB	Sr.	University of Mary	Quinn, S.D.
7	Jarad Zittleman	DB	Jr.	University of Mary	Mandan, N.D.
54	Will Cross	LB	Sr.	Minnesota Crookston	Turtle Lake, Wis.
5	Jalin Scott	QB	Sr.	Minnesota Crookston	Houston, Texas
77	Trey Cahalan	OL	Fr.	Minnesota Duluth	Champlin, Minn.
28	Cazz Martin	RB	Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Rochester, Minn.
82	Kurtis Weigand	WR	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Blaine, Minn.
7	Quincy Woods	WR	Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	Bolingbrook, Ill.
64	Nathan Belisle	OL	Sr.	MSU Moorhead	Athens, Wis.
57	Jordan Magnuson	DL	Jr.	MSU Moorhead	Valley City, N.D.
33	Matt Schoh	LB	Jr.	MSU Moorhead	Winona, Minn.
32	Shad Vedaa	DB	Jr.	MSU Moorhead	Velva, N.D.
7	Isaiah Bigby	DB	Fr.	Minot State	Las Vegas, Nev.
2	Ben Bolinske	QB	Jr.	Minot State	Minot, N.D.
14	Lavante Bushnell	WR	Sr.	Minot State	Stockton, Calif.
96	Zach Mohs	DL	Sr.	Northern State	Horace, N.D.
4	Hunter Trautman	QB	Jr.	Northern State	St. Francis, Minn.
2	Dwayne Lawhorn	QB	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Germantown, Wis.
72	Skyler Kurt	DL	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Lodi, Wis.
47	Zach Stecklein	OLB	Jr.	St. Cloud State	Mt. Horeb, Wis.
NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Offense
18	Sean Engel	WR	Jr.	Augustana	Chaska, Minn.
75	Jake Lacina	OL	Sr.	Augustana	St. Paul, Minn.
70	Rich Kelly	OL	Sr.	Concordia-St. Paul	Plainfield, Ill.
66	Jared Gossen	OL	So.	Minnesota State	De Pere, Wis.
69	Evan Heim	OL	Sr.	Minnesota State	De Pere, Wis.
23	Nate Gunn	RB	Sr.	Minnesota State	Minooka, Ill.
86	Tyler Schmidt	TE	Sr.	Minnesota State	Cedar Falls, Iowa
84	Shane Zylstra	WR	Sr.	Minnesota State	Spicer, Minn.
74	Nolan Kern	OL	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Eau Claire, Wis.
2	Caden Walters	QB	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Dodge City, Kan.
80	Daniel Davis	WR	Sr.	SMSU	Tarpon Springs, Fla.
23	Sam Santiago-Lloyd	RB	Jr.	Winona State	Milwaukee, Wis.
NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Defense
59	Logan Swanson	DL	Jr.	Augustana	Mankato, Minn.
17	Eli Weber	DB	So.	Augustana	Dawson, Minn.
52	Chris Garrett	DL	Jr.	Concordia-St. Paul	Milwaukee, Wis.
17	Jack Curtis	DB	Sr.	Minnesota State	Lombard, Ill.
3	Zach Robertson	LB	Sr.	Minnesota State	Rochester, Minn.
34	Onte Burns	LB	So.	SMSU	Plymouth, Minn.
4	Cory Hollowell	DB	Sr.	SMSU	Corona, Calif.
38	Erik Hansen	DL	Jr.	Upper Iowa	Burlington, Ill.
97	Jacob Protzman	DL	Sr.	Wayne State	Grimes, Iowa
55	Tyler Thomsen	LB	Sr.	Wayne State	Fremont, Neb.
4	Isaiah Hall	DB	Jr.	Winona State	Minneapolis, Minn.
7	Nick Pridgeon	LB	Sr.	Winona State	Wauwatosa, Wis.
NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams
5	Jake Balliu	RS	Jr.	Winona State	Lake Villa, Ill.
9	Paul Ortiz	K	Sr.	Winona State	Chula Vista, Calif.
9	Paul Ortiz	K	Sr.	Winona State	Chula Vista, Calif.
NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Offense
16	Jarod Epperson	RB	Fr.	Augustana	Omaha, Neb.
27	Justin Arnold	WR	Sr.	Minnesota State	Chaska, Minn.
74	Carter Dowdle	OL	Jr.	Minnesota State	Cottage Grove, Minn.
70	Hunter Toppel	OL	Jr.	Minnesota State	DeForest, Wis.
18	Kyle Barnetche	TE	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Susanville, Calif.
1	Nate Johnson	WR	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Vista, Calif.
34	Thuro Reisdorfer	RB	So.	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.
63	Nick Zimmerman	OL	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Rosendale, Wis.
2	Boyer Bouman	QB	Sr.	SMSU	Holland, Minn.
65	Zach Stratmoen	OL	Sr.	SMSU	Dawson, Minn.
5	Jake Balliu	WR	Jr.	Winona State	Lake Villa, Ill.
73	Carter Berlin	OL	Jr.	Winona State	Augusta, Wis.
NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Defense
3	Michael Kloza	DB	Sr.	Augustana	Wylie, Texas
43	T.J. Liggett	LB	So.	Augustana	Rosemount, Minn.
99	Brayden Thomas	DL	Jr.	Minnesota State	Bismarck, N.D.
95	Michael Buetow	DL	Jr.	Minnesota State	Fond du Lac, Wis.
49	Alex Goettl	LB	Sr.	Minnesota State	North Mankato, Minn.
1	Parrish Marrow	DB	Sr.	Minnesota State	Pittsboro, N.C.
20	Cole Schroedermeier	DB	Jr.	Minnesota State	Sioux Falls, S.D.
90	Logan Dykstra	DL	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Hull, Iowa
31	Michael Enalls	LB	Jr.	Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, S.D.
36	Tucker Stout	DB	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Spokane, Wash.
11	Michael Gomez	DL	Jr.	Winona State	Cary, Ill.
1	Devon Moore	LB	Jr.	Winona State	Chicago, Ill.
NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Special Teams
23	Luis Guarita	K	So.	Augustana	Sao Paulo, Brazil
35	Adien Belt	P	Fr.	SMSU	Sioux City, Iowa
4	Isaiah Hall	RS	Jr.	Winona State	Minneapolis, Minn.
NSIC South Division All-Conference Honorable Mention Team
26	Kenneth Griffin	CB	Sr.	Augustana	New Orleans, La.
53	Kevin Hartman	OL	Jr.	Augustana	Falcon Heights, Minn.
45	Anthony Karmazyn	TE	Sr.	Augustana	Centennial, Colo.
47	Kyle Theis	LB	Sr.	Augustana	Germantown, Wis.
26	Jackson Dobbs	DL	Sr.	Concordia-St. Paul	Little Canada, Minn.
45	Jake Portz	LB	So.	Concordia-St. Paul	Plainfield, Ill.
32	Dalton Smerchek	LB	Jr.	Concordia-St. Paul	Casco, Wis.
42	Jordan Bergren	DE	Sr.	Minnesota State	Elgin, Ill.
4	Ty'Shonan Brooks	DB	Jr.	Minnesota State	Brooklyn Park, Minn.
7	JD Ekowa	QB	Jr.	Minnesota State	Plainfield, Ill.
21	Cade Johnson	DB	Jr.	Minnesota State	Redwood Falls, Minn.
5	Ryan Schlichte	QB	Sr.	Minnesota State	Mankato, Minn.
10	Brody Grantham	LB	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Hayti, S.D.
22	Ryan Nieman	DB	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Mentone, Calif.
51	Nick Zimmerman	DL	Sr.	Sioux Falls	Oceanside, Calif.
32	Garrett Chapman	DB	Jr.	SMSU	Sacramento, Calif.
27	Davaeon Johnson	DB	Sr.	SMSU	Sacramento, Calif.
1	Max Simmons	RB	Sr.	SMSU	Bloomington, Minn.
70	Sam Jennings	OL	So.	Upper Iowa	Winfield, Iowa
96	Christian Ruff	DL	Sr.	Upper Iowa	Plainfield, Ill.
13	Alexander Stevens	WR	Jr.	Upper Iowa	Detroit, Mich.
62	Ryan Kennedy	OL	So.	Wayne State	Norwalk, Iowa
28	Ethan Knudson	K	Sr.	Wayne State	Harlan, Iowa
20	Cam Gavin	DB	Jr.	Winona State	New Lenox, Ill.
95	Cole LaLiberty	DL	Jr.	Winona State	Chetek, Wis.

 
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