FARGO, N.D.--North Dakota State University placed four players -- linebacker Chad Willson, cornerback Marcus Williams, nose guard Leevon Perry and strong safety Colten Heagle -- on the 2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer team. The all-newcomer team was selected by
the head coaches, sports information directors and media, and announced Wednesday.
In addition, fullback Drew Hushka, kicker Ryan Jastram and tight end Matt Veldman, were honorable mention on the 2010 MVFC All-Academic team.
Northern Iowa quarterback Tirrell Rennie was selected MVFC Newcomer of the Year and Youngstown State quarterback Kurt Hess was the MVFC Freshman of the Year.
Willson, a 5-foot-11, 221-pound junior from Layton, Utah, made an impact right from the first game after transferring from Snow Junior College. He was named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording 12 tackles in thet 6-3 win over Kansas on Sept. 4 -- one of two games with double-figure tackles. He has 58 tackles including 26 solos, 3.5 tackles for loss, 4 quarterback hurries and three pass breakups.
Wiliams, a 5-foot-11, 186-pound redshirt freshman from Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins H.S.), earned honorable mention on the all-conference team. He has recorded at least one pass defended in nine of 12 games this season. Williams has 11 passes defended and two interceptions to go along with 28 tackles including 10 solos.
Perry, a 6-foot-3 1/2, 268-pound redshirt freshman from Cottage Grove, Minn. (St. Paul St. Agnes H.S.), has recorded 27 tackles including nine solos, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack in starting in all 12 games. He recovered a pair of fumbles in the win over Southern Illinois on Nov. 6.
Heagle, a 5-foot-11, 192-pound true freshman from Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly H.S.), moved into the starting lineup in the eighth game and made a difference. He has led the Bison in tackles over the past five games including a season-high 13 at Missouri State (11-20-10). Heagle has recorded 48 of his 57 tackles over that span including 6 tackles for loss.
North Dakota State's defense has 28 takeaways through 12 games games compared to 12 overall in 2009. The Bison are +10 in turnovers and rank 12th nationally. NDSU is 9th nationally in scoring defense (16.67 ppg) and 16th in pass efficiency defense. Over the last five games, the NDSU defense has recorded 39.5 tackles for loss, 38 quarterback hurries, 23 pass breakups, 11 sacks, seven interceptions, nine forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.
North Dakota
State (8-4) is scheduled to play at Big Sky champion Montana State (9-2) at 1:07 p.m.
(Central) Saturday, Dec. 4, at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman in the second
round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
playoffs.
2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team
OFFENSE
TB Shakir Bell, Indiana State 5-8 185 Fr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central High
TB Adaris Bellamy, Youngstown State 5-10 215 Fr. Dunedin (Fla.) Dunedin High
RB Bryce Flowers, Western Illinois 5-10 205 Fr. Pittsburg (Calif.) Pittsburg/Army Prep
QB Ronnie Fouch, Indiana State 6-2 215 Jr. Redlands (Calif.) East Valley High [Washington]
RB Shariff Harris, Southern Illinois 6-1 200 Jr. Newark (N.J.) St. Peter's Prep [Pittsburgh]
QB Kurt Hess, Youngstown State 6-3 220 Fr. Canton (Ohio) Chaminade-Julienne High
WR Justin Hilton, Indiana State 6-3 190 Jr. Kissimmee (Fla.) Harmony High [Butte Community College]
RB Ashton Leggett, Illinois State 5-11 230 Jr. Muskegon (Mich.) High [Michigan State]
OL Brian Palangi, UNI 6-2 305 So. Nahant (Mass.) Swapscott High [Northeastern]
RB Caulton Ray, Western Illinois 5-9 205 So. Southfield (Mich.) Brother Rice High [Michigan State]
QB Tirrell Rennie, UNI 6-0 201 Jr. North Lauderdale (Fla.) Coconut Creek [Ellsworth C.C.]
WR Marvon Sanders, Illinois State 5-9 175 Jr. Ypsilanti (Mich.) High [Michigan State]
RB Erik Smith, Illinois State 6-0 205 So. Bolingbrook (Ill.) High [Wisconsin]
DEFENSE
DL Zacharia Bowers, South Dakota State 6-0 235 Jr. Topeka (Kan.) Shawnee Heights High [Fort Scott C.C.]
DB Calvin Burnett, Indiana State 5-9 160 Fr. Orlando (Fla.) Freedom High [Hofstra]
LB Nick Canavan, Missouri State 6-0 205 Fr. Norman (Okla.) Northside High
DB Ryan Davis, Western Illinois 5-11 175 Jr. Elk Grove (Calif.) Franklin High [American River Junior College]
S Bo Flowers, Illinois State 6-2 225 Sr. Maywood (Ill.) Walther Lutheran High [Illinois]
DE Shelby Harris, Illinois State 6-3 265 Fr. Milwaukee (Wis.) Homestead High [Wisconsin]
SS Colten Heagle, North Dakota State 5-11 192 Fr. Appleton (Wis.) Kimberly High
DB Larry King, Indiana State 6-3 205 Fr. South Bend (Ind.) Riley High
P Nick Liste, Youngstown State 5-10 180 Fr. Niles (Ohio) Niles McKinley High
NG Leevon Perry, North Dakota State 6-3 268 Fr. Cottage Grove (Minn.) St. Paul Saint Agnes High
P Austin Pucylowski, Southern Illinois 6-4 240 Fr. New Berlin (Wis.) Catholic Memorial High
LB Chad Willson, North Dakota State 5-11 221 Jr. Layton (Utah) High [Snow (Utah) Junior College]
2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team (voting by league SIDs)
FIRST TEAM
Student-Athlete, School Ht. Wt. Yr. GPA Major Hometown/Previous School
^Joe Allaria, Southern Illinois (WR) 6-2 195 Sr. 3.753 Marketing Edwardsville (Ill.) Edwardsville High
^David Arkin, Missouri State (OL) 6-5 302 Sr. 3.72 Construction Management Wichita (Kan.) Kapaun Mt. Carmel High
Matt Barr, Western Illinois (QB) 6-2 210 Sr. 3.85 Accounting (4.0 grad school) Belvidere (Ill.) High
^Stephen Blose, Youngstown State (PK) 5-10 190 Sr. 4.00 Middle Childhood Education Erie (Pa.) Harbor Creek High
^Ben Boothby, UNI (DL) 6-0 280 Jr. 3.85 Movement and Exercise Science Clinton (Iowa) High
#Eric Brunner, Illinois State (DL) 6-2 285 Jr. 3.48 Accounting Greendale (Wis.) High
^Chance Coda, Southern Illinois (DE) 6-2 240 Jr. 4.00 Accounting Grand Rapids (Mich.) Catholic Central High
Derek Domino, South Dakota State (LB) 6-3 235 Sr. 3.31 Park and Recreation Mgmt. Spring Lake Park (Minn.) High
^Tyler Duffy, South Dakota State (RB) 5-10 215 Sr. 4.00 Electrical Engineering Brookings (S.D.) High
^Kyle Glazier, Western Illinois (LB) 6-1 220 Sr. 3.88 Law Enforcement Justice Admin Geneseo (Ill.) High
^Kyle Minett, South Dakota State (RB) 5-10 215 Sr. 3.67 Economics Ruthton (Minn.) Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High
^David Pickard, Southern Illinois (OT) 6-5 300 Jr. 3.93 Public Admin. (Master's) Oak Park (Ill.) Oak Park High
#Alex Sewall, Indiana State (DB) 6-1 210 Jr. 3.69 Exercise Science Western Springs (Ill.) Lyons Township
SECOND TEAM
Zach Buchner, South Dakota State (OL) 6-4 290 Jr. 3.71 Pharmacy/Chemistry Coon Rapids (Minn.) High
Jordan Chiles, Missouri State (P) 5-11 183 Jr. 3.46 Exercise and Movement Sci. Hillsboro (Ill.) High
Julian Easterly, Indiana State (DB) 6-0 190 Jr. 3.97 English Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech
Billy Hallgren, UNI (PK) 5-11 194 Sr. 3.38 Public Admin., Econ/Finance Coal Valley (Ill.) Moline High
Myers Hendrickson, WIU (WR/RS) 5-11 190 Jr. 3.88 Pre-Business Supply Chain Mgmt. Macomb (Ill.) High
Jarred Herring, UNI (WR) 5-9 170 Jr. 3.44 Psychology Burlington (Iowa) High
Matt Hylland, South Dakota State (WR) 5-10 185 Sr. 3.92 Economics Sioux Falls (S.D.) Lincoln High
Brad Iverson, South Dakota State (WR) 6-4 200 Jr. 4.00 Biochemistry Sioux Falls (S.D.) Roosevelt High
Matt Lancaster, Illinois State (QB) 6-2 215 So. 3.90 Geology West Lafayette (Ind.) High
Ryan Mahaffey, UNI (TE) 6-4 262 Sr. 3.64 Economics Grinnell (Iowa) High
Alex Olinger, South Dakota State (OL) 6-3 290 So. 3.98 Pre-Pharmacy/Biology/Pre-Med. Ames (Iowa) High
#Dillon Painter, Indiana State (LB) 6-2 205 So. 3.48 Exercise Science Fort Wayne (Ind.) Snider
#Dean Priddy, South Dakota State (P) 6-2 215 Gr. 3.68 Mathematics Eden Prairie (Minn.) High
HONORABLE MENTION
Indiana State: DT Rod Hardy, OL FN Lutz
Missouri State: OL Erik Dahl
UNI: CB Andre Martin, OL Austin Zlab
Southern Illinois: SS Brad Briggs, DE Jason Seaman
South Dakota State: DB Conrad Kjerstad, WR Tyrel Kool, OL Ryan McKnight
Western Illinois: FB Josh Gabelmann, TE Drew Helt, DL Victor Visoky
