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Chris Graham TBA Commissioner www.midwestconference.org Sports Information Director [email protected] [email protected] --Nov. 20, 2008-- Midwest Conference Football Monmouth’s Tanney, Carroll’s Winter Headline All-MWC Teams RIPON, WIS. -- Monmouth College returned atop the Midwest Confer- 2008 MWC Offensive Player of the Year ence standings this season behind a league-high eight First Team All- Alex Tanney, Sophomore, Quarterback, Monmouth College Conference performers. Head Coach Steve Bell won his third Coach of the Year award after directing the Fighting Scots to a perfect 9-0 record 2008 MWC Defensive Player of the Year in the Midwest Conference. Monmouth is also represented by the 2008 Jeremy Winter, Senior, Linebacker, Carroll University Offensive Performer of the Year in quarterback Alex Tanney, while 2008 MWC Coach of the Year Carroll’s linebacker Jeremy Winter was named the 2008 Defensive Steve Bell, Monmouth College, 9th Year Player of the Year.

Tanney becomes only the second sophomore to win the Offensive Player --2008 MWC Football First Team All-Conference-- of the Year award since its inception in 1995, and the first since Grin- nell’s Troy Dougherty won after the 1997 season. Alex is not the only OFFENSE Tanney to win the award as his brother Mitch received the 2005 version QB Alex Tanney Sophomore Monmouth College after also leading Monmouth to a 10-0 regular season. The sophomore RB Terence Steward Freshman Beloit College signal-caller leads an offense that heads into the 2008 NCAA Playoffs RB Craig Ebert Senior Lawrence University ranked nationally in several categories. The Fighting Scots are first in RB A.J. Phillips Senior St. Norbert College scoring (49.10 ppg), seventh in total offense (464.80 ypg), and tenth in TE Andrew Pfeiffer Junior Illinois College passing offense (307.20 ypg). Tanney has already broken his own con- WR Michael Jennings Junior Illinois College ference-record for completions in a season (246) and Dougherty’s con- WR Dan Carter Junior Lake Forest College ference-record of touchdown passes in a season (42). His 2,945 passing WR Michael Blodgett Sophomore Monmouth College yards gives him the second-best season in league history with only 365 OL Corey Drake Senior Carroll University more yards needed to break Dougherty’s record of 3,310. Tanney is also OL Josh Kotecki Junior Monmouth College one career touchdown pass shy of tying Ripon’s Eric Rich (67) for third OL Dan Schwindenhammer Junior Monmouth College all-time and four shy of tying St. Norbert’s Cody Craig (70) for fourth. OL Mark Leupold Senior Ripon College OL Tim Mueller Junior St. Norbert College Carroll’s Jeremy Winter is the 2008 MWC Defensive Player of the K Andrew Reich Junior Beloit College Year and the first Pioneer to ever win either Player of the Year award. RS D.J. Jackson Junior Illinois College The senior linebacker led a unit that ranked second in the conference in total defense - eighth nationally - (247.70 ypg) and third in scoring DEFENSE defense (15.3 ppg). Winter is also the leading tackler (88 total, 55 solo) DL Jake Zeh Senior Carroll University on a run defense that is first in the MWC and sixth in the nation (68.90 DL Tighe Burke Senior Knox College ypg). The award-winning Pioneer is also tops on his team in tackles for DL Chris Tossing Senior Lake Forest College loss (16), fumbles forced (6), and fumbles recovered (2). He has five DL Anthony Goranson Junior Monmouth College sacks on the season, four pass break-ups, and two interceptions which he LB Tony Baratti Sophomore Beloit College both returned for touchdowns. LB Jeremy Winter Senior Carroll University Steve Bell’s third Coach of the Year award (2001, 2004) comes after LB Brett Maloney Senior Grinnell College leading the Fighting Scots to their second MWC Championships in his LB Marc Artozqui Senior Monmouth College nine-year coaching tenure. Besides the high-powered offense that his DB Matt Lawler Senior Lake Forest College squad boasts, he also has one of the nation’s most dominating defenses. DB Willy Mason Senior Monmouth College Monmouth ranks fourth-best nationally in total defense (237.30 ypg), DB Sean Wells Junior Monmouth College tenth in scoring defense (12.80 ppg), and second in pass efficiency de- DB Josh Kraemer Senior Ripon College fense (78.90 rating) en route to only giving up four passing touchdowns DB Chris Kellett Senior Ripon College all season. Bell has accumulated a 67-24 overall record in his time in P Rob Berger Sophomore St. Norbert College Monmouth, including going 62-18 in MWC play. ST Nick Swartz Sophomore Carroll University 2008 NCAA Division III FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

*First Round *Second Round *Quarterfinals *Semifinals Final November 22 November 29 December 6 December 13 December 20

*Mount Union (10-0)

Randolph-Macon (6-4)

Lycoming (7-3)

*Hobart (8-1)

Plymouth St. (10-1)

*Cortland St. (9-1)

Curry (9-1) --2008 MWC Football Second Team All-Conference-- --2008 MWC Football Honorable Mention-- *Ithaca (9-1) OFFENSE OFFENSE *North Central (Ill.) (10-0) QB Mitch Niekamp Sophomore Illinois College RB Joe Beckstrand Freshman Carroll University RB Brock Stenberg Sophomore Lake Forest College RB Matt Cain Sophomore Carroll University Thomas More (8-2) RB Clay Bricker Junior Monmouth College RB C.J. Moore Senior Grinnell College RB Jon Larsen Senior Ripon College RB Dan Kizior Sophomore Knox College *Otterbein (9-1) TE Brian Petersen Junior St. Norbert College TE Kyle Galas Sophomore Carroll University WR Justin Darwent Senior Illinois College TE Matt Hintz Junior Lawrence University Franklin (9-1) WR Matt Shepherd Sophomore Monmouth College TE Steven Yena Sophomore Lake Forest College WR Jeremy Gezella Senior St. Norbert College WR Andrew Christensen Sophomore Beloit College *Case Reserve (10-0) OL Mike Pogue Senior Carroll University WR Michael Rubo Senior Carroll University OL Alex Willing Junior Carroll University WR Tim McNamee Senior Lake Forest College Wabash (9-1) OL Aaron Taft Senior Illinois College WR Nick Wright Junior Monmouth College OL Josh Novak Sophomore Ripon College WR Brian Felix Senior Ripon College Wheaton (Ill.) (8-2) OLAmos Alonzo Trevor Stagg Wirth Bowl Senior Ripon College WR Ben Petry Senior St. Norbert College K Salem, Ryan Virginia O’Laire Junior Carroll University OL Kurtis Carlson Sophomore Beloit College *Trine (10-0) RS Josh Kraemer Senior Ripon College OL Jon Antrim Senior Grinnell College 11:00 a.m. OL Aaron Hirtzel Senior Grinnell College *Willamette (10-0) DEFENSEESPN2 HD/E360 OL Matt Taylor Junior Illinois College DL Matt Casper SophomoreNATIONAL Carroll University OL Brad Becque Senior Knox College Occidental (9-0) DL Wes Levy Senior CHAMPION Monmouth College OL Larry Rategan Senior Lake Forest College DL Ray Anderson Senior Ripon College OL Nick Hoffman Junior Monmouth College *Wisc.-Whitewater (9-1) DL Jon Herger Senior St. Norbert College OL Alan Olmsted Senior Ripon College LB Mike Dziewit Sophomore Carroll University OL Ryan Kaminski Junior St. Norbert College St. John's (Minn.) (8-2) LB Ricky Padilla Junior Illinois College K Jack Dippold Senior Knox College LB T.C. Olsen Senior Monmouth College K Bobby Wood Senior Ripon College *Wisc.-Stevens Point (9-1) LB Ryan Andersen Junior Ripon College RS A.J. Phillips Senior St. Norbert College Wartburg (8-2) DB Jon Kosrow Senior Carroll University DB Jason Murphy Senior Illinois College DEFENSE *Monmouth (Ill.) (10-0) DB Joe Breisch Senior St. Norbert College DL Eric Ritts Sophomore Beloit College DB Ben Hackbart Junior St. Norbert College DL Dave Johnson Senior Carroll University Aurora (9-1) P Shane Reschke Freshman Monmouth College DL Jaron Eanes Junior Lake Forest College ST Steve Zidow Junior Monmouth College DL Nick Lefﬂer Junior Monmouth College *Millsaps (10-0) DL Peyton Lumzy Sophomore Monmouth College DL Kyle Roy Sophomore Ripon College LaGrange (9-1) LB Tyler Schaeffer Senior Grinnell College LB Jake DeFauw Freshman Illinois College Chris. Newport (8-1) LB Donovan Baldridge Junior Lake Forest College LB Chad Zimborski Junior Lake Forest College *Wash. & Jeff. (9-1) LB Brian Janssen Junior Lawrence University LB Adam Firgens Junior Ripon College Wesley (8-1) DB Vince Salucci Freshman Beloit College DB Mike Underwood Sophomore Beloit College *Muhlenberg (9-1) DB Ryan Boehm Junior Grinnell College DB Dink Simmons Junior Illinois College Hardin-Simmons (9-1) DB Sam Almohandis Senior Knox College DB Luke Butts Freshman Lake Forest College *Mary Hardin-Baylor (9-1) DB Sam Laes Senior Lawrence University DB Cole Norman Senior Monmouth College DB Brad Fehly Senior Ripon College DB Kurt Roeder Sophomore Ripon College Web site: www.ncaa.com DB Chris Manlick Junior St. Norbert College P Kevin Malone Senior Knox College

*First-round, second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games will be played at noon local time on the campus of competing institutions, or at a site approved by the Division III Football Committee.