(Sioux City, Iowa) – The 2020 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Football All-Conference Team has been selected after a vote of the league coaches.

Tyson Kooima of Northwestern has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year. Niklas Gustav 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 2020 finishing 8-0 in GPAC play.

GPAC Football First Team Offense 2020

Position Name School Class Hometown

QB Tyson Kooima Northwestern SR Hull, Iowa

RB AP Ponder Morningside SR Omaha, Neb.

RB Jonah Weyand Concordia SO Crete, Neb.

RB Keenan Smith Midland SR Miliptas, Calif.

WR Reid Jurgensmeier Morningside SR Wahoo, Neb.

WR Shane Solberg Northwestern SR Boyden, Iowa

WR Levi Jungling Dordt SR Pella, Iowa

SLOT Korrell Koehlmoos Concordia JR Pilger, Neb.

TE Garrett Schardt Concordia JR Davenport, Neb.

TE Josh Fakkema Northwestern SR Blaine, Wash.

OL Alex Huisman Dordt JR Pella, Iowa

OL Moses Hicks Midland SO St. Joseph, Mo.

OL Hunter Behrens Morningside SR Manning, Iowa

OL Koryatt Woodruff Briar Cliff JR Sioux City, Iowa

OL Mitch Van Regenmorter Dordt JR Maurice, Iowa

OL Christian Schlepp Concordia SO Manhattan, Kan.

GPAC Football First Team Special Teams 2020

Position Name School Class Hometown

K Eli Stader Northwestern FR Cedar Grove, Wisc.

P Izaak Myles Jamestown JR Apple Valley, California

P Jaden Snyder Northwestern SO Larchwood, Iowa

KRS Dalton Tremayne Midland JR Ponca, Neb.

PRS Caleb Schweigart Morningside JR Omaha, Neb.

-ContinuedGPAC Football All-Conference 2020 (cont.)

GPAC Football First Team Defense 2020

Position Name School Class Hometown

DL Niklas Gustav Morningside SR Hamburg, Germany

DL Trevor Havlovic Midland JR Prague, Neb.

DL Robert Robinson Briar Cliff SR Los Angeles, Calif.

DL Seth Maitlen Morningside SR Creston, Iowa

DL David Kacmarynski Dordt SR Pella, Iowa

LB Lane Napier Concordia SR David City, Neb.

LB Tyler Wingert Morningside SR Holstein, Iowa

LB Charles Barnes Midland SR Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

LB Zach Acamo Midland SR Bellevue, Neb.

LB Riley Heithoff Doane SR Raymond, Neb.

DB Nathan Kabongo Dordt SR Plano, Tex.

DB Noah Van’t Hof Northwestern JR Lester, Iowa

DB Christian Harmon Midland SR Omaha, Neb.

DB Josh Miller Morningside SO Lincoln, Neb.

DB Jake Lynott Northwestern SO Hawarden, Iowa

GPAC Football Second Team Offense 2020

Position Name School Class Hometown

QB Noah Clayberg Dordt JR Pella, Iowa

RB Carter Schiebout Dordt SO Orange City, Iowa

RB Anthony Sims Morningside SR Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

RB Konner McQuillan Northwestern FR Leavenworth, Kan.

WR Spencer Neugebauer Dakota Wesleyan SR Mitchell, SD

WR Keiotey Stenhouse Hastings SR Pacoima, Calif.

WR Darrin Gentry Midland SR Oakland, Calif.

SLOT Max Wold Midland SO Bellevue, Neb.

TE Sione Tuifua Morningside JR Barrow, Alaska

OL Darlin Marquez Northwestern SO Ireton, Iowa

OL Jason Hahlbeck Morningside SR O’Neill, Neb.

OL Johnny Robinson III Concordia JR Houston, Tex.

OL Jack Johnson Northwestern SO Blue Springs, Mo.

OL Mason Williams Morningside SO Omaha, Neb.

OL Cole Bruns Doane SR Bloomfield, Neb.

GPAC Football Second Team Special Teams 2020

Position Name School Class Hometown

K Brett Zachman Dordt SO Leesburg, Fla.

P ---Not Named---

KRS Spencer Neugebauer Dakota Wesleyan SR Mitchell, SD

PRS Dalton Tremayne Midland JR Ponca, Neb.

GPAC Football Second Team Defense 2020

Position Name School Class Hometown

DL Joaquim Robinson Doane SR Kearney, Neb.

DL Brett Moser Northwestern SR Rock Valley, Iowa

DL Keyuntea Kinney Hastings SR Marietta, Texas

DL Vincent Corral Jamestown JR San Tan Valley, Ariz.

DL Dominick Warmbein Dakota Wesleyan JR Sioux Falls, SD

LB Josh Mrazek Dordt SR Woodlands, Tex.

LB Jalen Portis Morningside JR St. Louis, Mo.

LB Tydus Clay Hastings JR Conroe, Tex.

LB Parker Fryar Northwestern FR Waukee, Iowa

LB Weston Schultz Morningside JR Mason City, Iowa

DB Donald Garland Briar Cliff JR Lathrop, Calif.

DB Peyton Mitchell Concordia SR Waverly, Kan.

DB Jamal Jones Morningside SO Adelanto, Calif.

DB Cooper Bates Doane JR Wilber, Neb.

DB Drew Bessey Morningside JR Palmyra, Neb.

Honorable Mention

Briar Cliff – MJ Montgomery (DL)

Concordia – Chase Hammons (DL), Chevy Stout (RB)

Dakota Wesleyan – Sam Kretschmar (LB), Jacob Zamora (DB), Hayden Schmidt (DB)

Doane – Cedric Gooch Jr. (DB)

Dordt – Walter Black (OL), Levi Jungling (KRS), Nathan Kabongo (PRS), Jake Beukelman (DL), Colyn Oostenink (DL)

Hastings – Jason Bachle (K)

Midland –Demario Williams (OL), Theo Blum (LB), Crash Woodle (DB), Jared Quinonez (K), Austin Harris (TE)

Morningside – Joe Dolincheck (QB), Steven Evans (DB), Jamal Albousafi (WR)

Northwestern – Michael Storey (WR), Lorenzo Jones (DB)

Jamestown – Carter Hangsleben (OL)