DAKTRONICS SUPER REGION #3 TEAMS ANNOUNCED
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Release courtesy of Nick Kornder, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations, NSIC
Burnsville, Minn. - University of Minnesota Duluth’s Isaac Odim was named the NCAA Super Region #3 Offensive Player of the Year while Colorado School of Mines Marc Schiechl was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year.
Two-time All-American Isaac Odim injured his left knee in practice on Oct. 16 and will be out for the remainder of the 2010 season. Odim still did enough prior to injury to be named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year. Odim had been leading the nation in scoring (19.0 points per game) and was fifth in both rushing (132.7 yards per game) and all-purpose yards (177.2 ypg). Odim, who owns 17 UMD single-game, single-season and career records, is the Bulldogs’ all-time rushing (4,245 yds.), scoring (492 points) and all-purpose yardage leader (5,593). The fourth-leading vote getter for the 2009 Harlon Hill Trophy, Odim has eclipsed the 100-yard barrier in 25 of his 34 games as a Bulldog, including 12 of 13 outings one year ago when he was chosen to a program-best five different All-American teams. The reigning NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and 2009 CoSIDA Academic All-American also holds down the No. 4 spot on NSIC’s career rushing charts with 3,273 yards in league play.
Marc Schiechl is the all-time NCAA Division II career leader in sacks with 44.5 and was named RMAC Defensive Player of the Year the past two seasons. He is one of eight finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award (top lineman in NCAA Division II football) He is a three-time First Team All-RMAC, a First Team All-Region in 09 and second team in 2007 & 2008. Schiechl was also an All-American in 2008 & 2009.
First team all-region honorees are now eligible for Daktronics, Inc. Division II Football All-American selection. The announcement of those All-American teams is expected on December 14th, preceding the NCAA Division II Football Championship, which takes place Dec. 18 in Florence, Ala.
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from Super Region #3, made up of football playing institutions in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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DAKTRONICS SUPER REGION #3 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
# Name POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN SCHOOL
65 Dan Schoen OL 6-1 267 Sr. Maple Grove, Minn. Augustana
14 Michael Ziola PK 5-10 155 Fr. Columbus, Neb. Chadron State
13 Clay Garcia QB 6-0 200 Jr. Alamosa, Colo. Colo. School of Mines
83 Robbin Vinnola TE 6-4 230 Sr. Arvada, Colo. Colo. School of Mines
55 *Cameron Bradfield OL 6-5 295 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Valley State
64 Matt Desotell OL 6-3 300 Sr. Green Bay, Wis. Michigan Tech
5 Phil Milbrath RB 5-9 200 Sr. Norway, Mich. Michigan Tech
11 *Isaac Odim RB 6-0 215 Sr. Rochester, Minn. Minnesota Duluth
10 D.J. Winfield RS 5-9 175 Jr. Mountain Iron, Minn. Minnesota Duluth
86 *Chad Shockley WR 6-0 205 Sr. St. James, Mo. Missouri S&T
78 Orion Matthies OL 6-7 335 Sr. Overton, Neb. Nebraska-Kearney
8 Fred Williams WR 6-0 195 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis. St. Cloud State
74 Joe Bundy OL 6-6 305 Sr. Madison, S.D. Wayne State (Neb.)
DAKTRONICS SUPER REGION #3 FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
# Name POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN SCHOOL
38 Kevin Berg P 6-0 185 Sr. Longmont, Colo. Chadron State
94 *Marc Schiechl DL 6-3 260 Sr. Lakewood, Colo. Colo. School of Mines
23 *Grant Crunkleton CB 5-10 180 Sr. Denver, Colo. Colorado St.-Pueblo
26 Lee Meisner LB 6-0 220 Jr. Sterling, Colo. Colorado St.-Pueblo
10 Denzell Blackmon CB 5-10 190 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Concordia-St. Paul
44 Matt Ryan LB 6-2 205 Sr. Howell, Mich. Ferris State
3 *Craig Ray S 6-1 205 Sr. Plainfield, Ind. Indianapolis
93 Todd Storm DL 6-3 230 Jr. Calumet, Mich. Michigan Tech
33 *Kiel Fechtelkotter LB 6-0 220 Sr. Lake Nebagamon, Wis. Minnesota Duluth
20 Travis Brisco LB 6-1 240 Sr. Columbus, Ohio Urbana
4 Daunte Akra DL 6-2 227 Sr. Detroit, Mich. Wayne St. (Mich.)
8 Jeremy Jones S 5-10 190 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Wayne St. (Mich.)
* Top vote-getter at position (where multiple players are selected)
DAKTRONICS SUPER REGION #3 SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
# Name POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN SCHOOL
94 Gregg Berkshire PK 6-2 201 Jr. Ashland, Ohio Ashland
2 Joe Clark RB 5-7 188 Sr. Rochester, Minn. Augustana
51 Tim Hiett OL 6-1 260 Jr. Arvada, Colo. Chadron State
28 Jesse Lewis RB 5-6 178 Jr. Loveland, Colo. Colorado St.-Pueblo
11 Hayden Vavra TE 6-2 250 Sr. Cambridge, Minn. Concordia-St. Paul
70 Tyler Hendrickson OL 6-8 320 Jr. St. Paul, Minn. Concordia-St. Paul
2 Justin Johnson WR 5-11 185 Sr. San Diego, Calif. Fort Lewis
81 Andre Holmes WR 6-5 206 Sr. Elk Grove, Ill. Hillsdale
16 Troy Weatherhead QB 6-3 223 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Hillsdale
74 Garth Heikkinen OL 6-2 290 So. Duluth, Minn. Minnesota Duluth
70 Jeremy Clark OL 6-4 313 Sr. Waukesha, Wis. Minnesota State
79 Joe Long OL 6-6 305 Jr. Lapeer, Mich. Wayne St. (Mich.)
5 Curtis Dewberry RS 5-8 185 Jr. Clermont, Fla. Winona State
DAKTRONICS SUPER REGION #3 SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
# Name POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN SCHOOL
24 James Ackel S 6-0 205 So. Riverside, Calif. Adams State
4 Rocco DeLorenzo LB 6-1 230 Jr. Arvada, Colo. Adams State
41 Chris Jansich LB 6-1 243 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. Augustana
32 Brody Scheff S 6-0 209 Jr. Waconia, Minn. Bemidji State
90 Rob Wills DL 6-3 262 Sr. Roseville, Minn. Bemidji State
16 Taylor Accardi P 6-2 200 So. Littleton, Colo. Colorado School of Mines
33 Trevor Glomski LB 6-2 240 Sr. Wabasha, Minn. Concordia-St. Paul
90 Zach Moore DL 6-6 260 So. Chicago, Ill. Concordia-St. Paul
43 Justin Victor LB 6-1 215 Sr. Allen Park, Mich. Grand Valley State
84 Mason Brodine DL 6-7 250 Sr. Elm Creek, Neb. Nebraska-Kearney
24 Arthur Hobbs S 5-11 180 Jr. San Diego, Calif. Nebraska-Kearney
20 Sam Kuck S 6-2 206 So. Central City, Neb. Nebraska-Kearney
Breakdown by Conference
GLIAC: 13 (8/5)
NSIC: 18 (7/11)
RMAC: 17 (8/9)
*IND: 2 (2/0)
Breakdown by School
Adams State: 2 (0/2)
Ashland: 1 (0/1)
Augustana: 3 (1/2)
Bemidji State: 2 (0/2)
Chadron State: 3 (2/1)
Colorado School of Mines: 4 (3/1)
Colorado St. Pueblo: 3 (2/1)
Concordia-St. Paul: 5 (1/4)
Ferris State: 1 (1/0)
Fort Lewis: 1 (0/1)
Grand Valley State: 2 (1/1)
Hillsdale: 2 (0/2)
Indianapolis: 1 (1/0)
Michigan Tech: 3 (3/0)
Minnesota Duluth: 4 (3/1)
Minnesota State: 1 (0/1)
*Missouri S&T: 1 (1/0)
Nebraska-Kearney: 4 (1/3)
St. Cloud State: 1 (1/0)
*Urbana: 1 (1/0)
Wayne State (Mich.): 3 (2/1)
Wayne State (Neb.): 1 (1/0)
Winona State: 1 (0/1)
(first team/second team in parenthesis)
