Grand Island, Neb. – December 30, 2010 – The Victory Sports Network has announced the 2010 NAIA Football All-American team as voted on by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football coaches and the Victory Sports Network broadcast team.
This is the ninth annual edition of the NAIA Football All-American Team, which began in 2002 with Jason Dannelly and a committee of coaches. Each season the Victory Sports Network also gives five overall honors for the best offensive and defensive players of the year as well the head coach, assistant coach and media person/sports information director of the year.
“This year’s All-American voting was as tight as it has ever been,” said Jason Dannelly, owner and founder of the Victory Sports Network. “It just goes to show the type of talent there is in the NAIA and what a great job the coaches do of recognizing it.”
Jon Ryan, a senior wide receiver from the University of Sioux Falls, was named this year’s offensive
Player of the Year. Ryan capped off his final year at Sioux Falls with 1430 yards receiving and an NAIA single season record of 24 touchdowns as the Cougars finished the season as the NAIA National Runner-Up. Ryan also averaged 17.7 yards per reception and had 81 receptions on the season.
“Ryan is an amazing talent,” said Dannelly. “Each week he proved himself to defenses around the country and showed why he was a force at Sioux Falls.”
Thomas Dolan, a senior linebacker from Carroll College, was named this year’s Defensive Player of the Year. Dolan was a fixture for the Fighting Saints defense this year finishing with 79 total tackles while helping to lead Carroll to the NAIA National Championship. Dolan also finished the year with two interceptions, two forced fumbles and five pass deflections.
“Dolan is that old school field general,” said Dannelly. “His knowledge of the game and ability to move around the field made him the top draw defensively in the NAIA.”
Todd Hafner, head coach of William Penn University, was name this year’s NAIA Coach of the Year.
Hafner instructed the Statesmen to a 10-1 record, tying the school’s all-time mark for wins in a
season. Last year was also the third consecutive winning season for William Penn. The Statesmen
were 24-10 over that time, a vast improvement on the program’s 24-116 record from 1990 to the
start of Hafner’s tenure in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
“It is a truly remarkable thing that Coach Hafner has done at William Penn,” Dannelly stated. “He has built William Penn into a program that is competing at the highest level of the NAIA.”
Nick Howlett, assistant coach and offensive coordinator of Carroll College, was named this year’s Assistant Coach of the Year. Howlett completed his 13th year with the Fighting Saints. In that time
Howlett’s offense has produced a Frontier Conference Player of the year six times, including Gary
Wagner in 2010. This year Carroll College finished as the No. 3 Total Rushing Offense, the No. 4
Total Scoring Offense and the No. 12 Total Scoring Offense Per Game.
“Howlett has proven to be one of the most adaptable offensive coordinators in the country,” said
Dannelly. “A few years ago he ran an offense that spread teams out and threw the ball all over the
field. Now they have adapted into a bruising rush offense. He keeps the Saint’s offense on top of
their game year in and year out.”
Jay Stancil, Sports Information Director of Union College (Ky.), was named this year’s Media
Person/Sports Information Director of the Year.
“Whenever we needed something on Union or one of their opponents, Jay was there to provide us
with it,” said Dannelly. “The type of stuff his ‘department’ turns out is amazing. His game notes and recaps are something you would see from a program with a staff of 10 assistant SIDs, not a small NAIA Sports Information Department.”
The complete list of the Victory Sports Network NAIA Football All-American Team appears below.
Victory Sports Network NAIA First Team All American Team
Pos. Name School Ht Wt Year Hometown
OL Quinton Borders Union College (Ky.) 6’6 300 SR Lexington, Ky.
OL Nick Hegger McKendree University (Ill.) 6’3 310 SR Aviston, Ill.
OL James Hanson Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 6’2 260 SR Rapid City, S.D.
OL Steven Dawley William Penn (Iowa) 6’1 274 SR New Sharon, Iowa
OL Andy Fjeseth Carroll College (Mont.) 6’2 282 SR Dillon, Mont.
WR Jon Ryan Univ. of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 6’4 200 SR Watertown, S.D.
WR Mike Maher Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 5’10 185 SR Plainfield, Ill.
WR Clarence Anderson Ottawa University (Kan.) 5’9 155 JR Wichita, Kan.
RB Nate Guillory Northwestern Oklahoma State 5’8 187 SR Houston, Texas
RB Armond Smith Union College (Ky.) 5’9 190 SR Stone Mountain, Ga.
RB Denodus O’Bryant Lindenwood University (Mo.) 5’9 188 SO Washington, Mo.
TE Bubba Bartlett Carroll College (Mont.) 6’1 246 SR Rathdrum, Idaho
QB Anthony Kropp Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 6’0 195 SR Frankfort, Ill.
ATH Taylor Malm Northwestern (Iowa) 5’9 192 SR Thousand Oaks, Calif.
DL Kyle Anderson Georgetown College (Ky.) 6’4 275 SR Minneapolis, Minn.
DL Cody Carroll Malone University (Ohio) 6’2 230 SR Chardon, Ohio
DL Scott Jones McPherson College (Kan.) 6’4 255 SR Melvern, Kan.
DL Seth Kimball Eastern Oregon University 6’3 246 SR Wenatchee, Wash.
LB E.J. Peterson Grand View University (Iowa) 6’3 235 SR Monroe, Iowa
LB Marshall Tuttle Morningside College (Iowa) 6’1 220 SR Sioux City, Iowa
LB Thomas Dolan Carroll College (Mont.) 6’3 228 SR Billings, Mont.
LB Jake Duren MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 6’1 225 SR Littleton, Colo.
DB Deivon Tate Webber International (Fla.) 5’11 188 SR Miami, Fla.
DB Derion Williams Dickinson State (N.D.) 6’2″ 175 SR Las Vegas, Nev.
DB Pat Geary Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 5’10 175 SR Mokena, Ill.
DB Colton Miller Baker University (Kan.) 6’2 205 SR Largo, Fla.
K Tom Lynch Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 5’11 215 SR Frankfort, Ill.
P Ethan Hunke Nebraska Wesleyan 6’3 195 SR West Point, Neb.
RS Trenton Schmale Taylor University (Ind.) 6’3 208 SR Carmel, Ind.
Offensive Player of the Year: Jon Ryan, University of Sioux Falls
Defensive Player of the Year: Thomas Dolan, Carroll College
Coach of the Year: Todd Hafner, William Penn University
Assistant Coach of the Year: Nick Howlett, Carroll College
Media Person/SID of the Year: Jay Stancil, Union College (Ky.)
Victory Sports Network NAIA Second Team All American Team
Pos. Name School Ht Wt Year Hometown
OL Joe Bolgnesi Azusa Pacific Univ. (Calif) 6’2 270 JR Riverside, Calif.
OL Cory Cronk Univ. of Saint Francis (Ind.) 6’1 315 JR Fishers, Ind.
OL Mike Johnson Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 6’6 280 JR Harvey, Ill.
OL Justin Norman University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 6’4 260 SR McDonough, Ga.
OL Dan Jones Lindenwood University (Mo.) 6’5 288 SR Wentzville, Mo.
WR Johnny Lester Minot State University (N.D.) 5’9″ 175 SR Miami, Fla.
WR Michael Hayward Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) 6’3 210 SR Bettendorf, Iowa
WR Korey Williams Northwestern Oklahoma State 5’11 185 SR New Orleans, La.
RB Junior Allen Bethany College (Kan.) 5’8 185 SO Davie, Fla.
RB John Camino Carroll College (Mont.) 6’1 230 SR Buffalo, Wyo.
RB Terrance Cobb University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 6’0 220 FR Knoxville, Tenn.
TE Juan Redmon MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 6’5 251 JR St. Louis, Mo.
QB Philip Staback Lindenwood University (Mo.) 6’1 193 SR Oceanside, Calif.
ATH Sean Ransburg MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 6’0 195 SO Harrisonville, Mo.
DL Will Andrews Montana State University – Northern 6’1 235 JR Sandpoint, Idaho
DL Ben Haugen Morningside College (Iowa) 6’2 245 SR Estherville, Iowa
DL Richard Wick Missouri Valley 6’2 230 JR Brawley, Calif.
DL Brandon Koolstra Univ. of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 6’0 245 SR Sioux City, Iowa
LB Rocky Lee Northwestern Oklahoma State 6’0 215 SR Jonesboro, Georgia
LB Ricky Wadlington Belhaven University (Miss.) 6’0 240 JR Oxford, Miss.
LB Brock Caraboa Marian University (Ind.) 6’2 240 SR Plainfield, Ind.
LB Dominic Studzinski Univ. of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 6’1 242 SR Fort Atkinson, Wis.
DB Dustin Erbes Jamestown College (N.D.) 6′ 210 SR Colfax, N.D.
DB Wayne Johnson University of St. Francis (Ill.) 5’7 160 JR McConnells, S.C.
DB Travis Mohler Grand View University (Iowa) 5’10 180 SR Urbandale, Iowa
DB Brendan Kelly University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 5’9 170 SO Lexington, Ky.
K Warren Frevert William Jewell (Mo.) 5’11 170 FR Lee’s Summit, Mo.
P Nick Tolsma Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 6’2 220 SR Rapid City, S.D.
RS Aaron Knight Univ. of Saint Francis (Ind.) 6’1 200 FR Chesterton, Ind.
Honorable Mention
Defensive Back: Caleb Van Otterloo-Northwestern (Iowa), Calvin Bini-Campbellsville University, Brian Strobel-Carroll, Dan Schmeichel-Univ. of Sioux Falls, Brock Wardlaw-Northwestern Oklahoma State, Shelton Thigpen-McPherson (Kan.), Hakim Thomas-Lindenwood, JD Wood-MidAmerica Nazarene, Matt Pruitt-Southern Nazarene (Okla.), Will Griffin-MidAmerica Nazarene, Mike Waldenberg-Carroll College, Jared Goforth-Morningside, Emmitt Harriel-McKendree (Ill.), Drew Rogowski-Saint Xavier, Tom Lunzman-South Dakota Mines
Defensive Line: Dale Woods-William Penn (Iowa), Jack Hays-Belhaven, Mike Prosser-Saint Xavier, Jake Jones-Azusa Pacific, Brian Hardister-Saint Francis (Ind.), Brian Kemnitz-South Dakota Mines, Travis Norris-Pikeville College, Bob Hansen-Notre Dame, Peter Brooks-Northwestern Oklahoma State, Andrew Jones-Georgetown College, Seth Homolka- Ottawa, Hagen Rose-MidAmerica Nazarene, Mason Siddick-Carroll College, Matt Fraley-Central Methodist, Dustin Schiele-Midland University
Linebacker: Jared Hudgins-Southwestern Assemblies of God, Zach Goebel-Georgetown College, Josh Hojje-Ottawa, Dan Carlisle-Lindenwood, Forest Sainsbury-Black Hills State, Zak Tazkargy-Southwestern, Stephon Ransom- Cumberland U, Bodie Tobin-Dickinson St, Brandan Sheehy-Saint Xavier, Prentice Joseph-Bacone, Stephon Ransom- Cumberland U, Weston Hazelhurst-U Cumberlands, Devron Robinson-Saint Francis (Ind.), Brenton Valentine-St. Francis (Ill.), Jay York-Azusa Pacific
Offensive Line: Troy White-West Virginia Tech, Matt Byrd-Georgetown College, John Adam-Northwestern (Iowa), Adam Aguirre-Northwestern Oklahoma State, Dan Pinsky-Kansas Wesleyan,Travis Chizek-Morningside, David Kraft- McPherson, Kyle Wasson-Univ. of Sioux Falls, Zach Zosel-Carroll College, Tyler Wells-Grand View, Tom Owsiany-Black Hills State, Dima Vasilevskiy-Rocky Mountain, Craig Zurliene-McKendree, Myron McKinney-Southern Nazarene, Connor Goudreau-Carroll College
Quarterback: Shane Mascarenus-McPherson, Gary Wagner-Carroll, Jon Eastman-Univ. of Sioux Falls, Kaelin Ammons-Georgetown College, Doug Webster-Kansas Wesleyan, Kasey Peters-Rocky Mountain
Runningback: Dominic Williams-Walsh, Jamie Dale-SD Mines, Johnell Murphy-Azusa Pacific Univ., Kevin Sampson- EOU, Aaron Lafitte-McPherson, Cordarious Mann-Bethel College (Tenn.), Brandon Smith-Northwestern (Iowa), Clinton Blossomgame-Walsh, Donnie Selby-Saint Xavier, Payton Bell-Menlo College
Tight End: Derek Pauley-Dickinson State, Nick Eaton-Grand View, Mitch Reynolds-Cumberland University (Tenn.), Brad Walker-Midland University, Tony Cotton-Langston
Wide Receiver: Kashif Walls-West Virginia Tech, Jamere Holland-Lindenwood, Vance Beach-Southern Oregon, Andy Skinner-McPherson, Chris Langley-Benedictine, Chris Rutherford-Marian, Brad Norwood-Morningside, AJ Tolbert-Rocky Mountain, Jarod Martin-Southern Nazarene, Xavier Torres-Saint Xavier, Cordario Calvin-Belhaven
Punter: Travis Eason-McPherson, Alex McMahon-McKendree, Jacob Chancelor-Belhaven, Reuben Faber-Dordt College, Eric Buchanan-Walsh University
Kicker: C.J. Gradoville-Morningside College, Tury Escobedo-Dickinson State, Nate Nygard-Jamestown College, Braden Wieking-Sioux Falls, Fabian Miramontes-Missouri Valley
Return Specialist: Daniel Dayton-Cumberland (Tenn.), Adam Lopez-Sioux Falls, Gerwan Brewer-Campbellsville, Richard Kennedy-Lindsey Wilson
