All Missouri-Valley Football Conference Team

[NDSUstudent]

2013 all-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team
(selected by coaches, sports information directors and media panel)

FIRST TEAM
QB -- Brock Jensen, North Dakota State 6-3 225 Sr. Waupaca (Wis.) Waupaca High
RB -- David Johnson, UNI 6-3 225 Jr. Clinton (Iowa) High
RB -- Zach Zenner, South Dakota State 6-0 220 Jr. Eagan (Minn.) High
FB -- Andrew Grothmann, North Dakota St. 6-1 232 Sr. Hillsboro (N.D.) Hillsboro High
WR -- Jason Schneider, South Dakota State 6-5 220 Jr. Andover (Minn.) High
WR -- Zach Vraa, North Dakota State 6-2 203 Jr. Inver Grove Heights (Minn.) Rosemount High
TE -- MyCole Pruitt, Southern Illinois 6-3 250 Jr. St. Louis (Mo.) Kirkwood High
OL -- Robert Booker, Missouri State 6-3 315 So. Ozark (Mo.) High
OL -- Chris Elkins, Youngstown State 6-4 300 Sr. Beaver Falls (Pa.) High
OL -- Jack Rummells, UNI 6-5 301 Jr. West Branch (Iowa) High
OL -- Billy Turner, North Dakota State 6-6 314 Sr. Shoreview (Minn.) Mounds View High
OL -- Bryan Witzmann, South Dakota State 6-7 305 Sr. Houlton (Wis.) Somerset High
PK -- Tyler Sievertsen, UNI 6-2 185 Sr. Cedar Rapids (Iowa) C.R. Kennedy High

DL -- Ryan Drevlow, North Dakota State 6-4 281 Sr. Gwinner (N.D.) North Sargent High
DL -- Colton Underwood, Illinois State 6-4 255 Sr. Washington (Ill.) High
DL -- Connor Underwood, Indiana State 6-3 230 So. Washington (Ill.) High
DL -- Xavier Williams, UNI 6-4 311 Jr. Grandview (Mo.) High
LB -- R.C. Kilgore, South Dakota State 6-1 225 Sr. Cottage Grove (Minn.) Park High
LB -- Grant Olson, North Dakota State 6-0 228 Sr. Plymouth (Minn.) Wayzata High
LB -- Bryan Presume, Southern Illinois 5-11 229 Sr. Kennesaw (Ga.) North Cobb High / Coffeyville CC
LB -- Tyler Starr, South Dakota 6-5 250 Sr. Little Rock (Iowa) George-Little Rock High
DB -- Colten Heagle, North Dakota State 5-11 202 Jr. Appleton (Wis.) Kimberly High
DB -- Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri State 6-0 214 Jr. Fair Grove (Mo.) High
DB -- Marcus Williams, North Dakota State 5-11 192 Sr. Minneapolis (Minn.) Hopkins High
DB -- Winston Wright, South Dakota State 5-10 190 Sr. Lee's Summit (Mo.) Blue Springs South High
P -- Nick Liste, Youngstown State 5-10 185 Sr. Niles (Ohio) Niles McKinley High
RS -- Andre Stubbs, Youngstown State 5-7 165 So. Maple Heights (Ohio) High

SECOND TEAM
QB -- Kurt Hess, Youngstown State 6-3 230 Sr. Dayton (Ohio) Chaminade-Julienne High
RB -- Sam Ojuri, North Dakota State 6-0 212 Sr. Barrington (Ill.) High
RB -- Martin Ruiz, Youngstown State 5-11 195 Fr. Tampa (Fla.) Robinson High
FB -- Vince Benedetto, South Dakota State 6-3 260 Sr. Crystal Lake (Ill.) Crystal Lake South High
WR -- Ryan Smith, North Dakota State 5-7 175 Sr. Wahpeton (N.D.) High
WR -- Kevin Vereen, Jr., UNI 6-3 205 So. Waynesville (Mo.) High
TE -- Kevin Vaadeland, North Dakota St. 6-4 245 Sr. Park Rapids (Minn.) Park Rapids Area High
OL -- Josh Aladenoye, Illinois State 6-6 325 Sr. Mesquite (Texas) Oklahoma
OL -- Jimmy Holtschlag, Western Illinois 6-5 300 Sr. Quincy (Ill.) Notre Dame High
OL -- Zack Johnson, North Dakota State 6-4 317 So. Apple Valley (Minn.) Eastview High
OL -- Dan Kruger, UNI 6-5 320 Sr. Wesley (Iowa) West Hancock High
OL -- FN Lutz, Indiana State 6-3 290 Sr. West Lafayette (Ind.) Lafayette Harrison High
PK -- Thomas Kinney, Southern Illinois 5-8 174 Jr. McHenry (Ill.) Johnsburg High / Winona State

DL -- Collin Albrecht, UNI 6-4 255 Sr. Cedar Falls (Iowa) High
DL -- Chase Douglas, South Dakota State 6-3 270 Sr. Brandon (S.D.) Brandon Valley High
DL -- Kyle Emanuel, North Dakota State 6-3 246 Jr. Schuyler (Neb.) Schuyler Central High
DL -- Anthony Grady, Missouri State 6-7 289 Sr. Texarkana (Ark.) Arkansas High
LB -- Nick Canavan, Missouri State 6-0 211 Sr. Norman (Okla.) Norman North High
LB -- Jordan Gacke, UNI 6-2 227 Sr. Rock Rapids (Iowa) Central Lyon High
LB -- Pat Meehan, Illinois State 6-1 220 So. Frankfort (Ill.) Lincoln-Way East High
LB -- Teven Williams, Youngstown State 5-11 215 Jr. Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne High
DB -- Sybhrian Berry, Missouri State 5-9 174 Sr. Camden (Ark.) Fairview High
DB -- Martinez Davis, Western Illinois 5-10 180 Jr. Madisonville (Ky.) Air Force Prep / North Hopkins
DB -- Makinton Dorleant, UNI 5-11 185 So. Bradenton (Fla.) Lely High / Maryland
DB -- Howard Scarborough, Missouri St. 5-9 171 Sr. Tulsa (Okla.) Union High
P -- Ben LeCompte, North Dakota St. 5-10 200 So. Barrington (Ill.) High
RS -- Ryan Smith, North Dakota State 5-7 175 Sr. Wahpeton (N.D.) High

Honorable Mention

Illinois State: PK Nick Aussieker, DB Dontae McCoy, FB Jordan Neukirch
Indiana State: DL Russell Jones, WR Tanner Riley, DB Mark Sewall
Missouri State: LB Andrew Beisel; OL Zack Cooley, OL Richard Galbierz
North Dakota State: OL Tyler Gimmestad, DL Leevon Perry, DB CJ Smith
UNI: DB Deiondre' Hall, DB Ray Mitchell, WR Chad Owens
South Dakota: LB Auston Johnson, OL Cody O'Neill, TE Tyler Wilhelm
South Dakota State: RS Je Ryan Butler, DL Doug Peete, QB Austin Sumner
Southern Illinois: RS LaSteven McKinney, WR John Lantz, P Austin Pucylowski
Western Illinois: RB J.C. Baker, DL Ryan Demming, LB Kevin Kintzel, RS Antoine Ford
Youngstown State: TE Nate Adams, FB Carson Sharbaugh, DL Kyle Sirl

[bisonmike2]

Crockett got hosed.

[NDSUstudent]

Still surprised that Littlejohn and Dudzik didn't even get mentioned.

[Herd80]

We could be disappointed that the whole defense isn't on a list...but CJ Smith? Isn't that the big surprise?

[KCHerd]

Still surprised that Littlejohn and Dudzik didn't even get mentioned.

very surprised Dudzik didnt even get Honorable Mention. Played great at safety and was a heck of a returner when he was in there.
Alot of it is name recognition I imagine, and those that have been on before have the advantage.

Crockett deserved it also, but the split RB situation hurt both of them for individual honors

[Herd]

The players that I believe are all conference players that were omitted were. The biggest omission to me is the SR Jirik, he has meant a hell of a lot to this program. He was all conf type of the player the last two years and was passed over for upper classmen. Everyone said then, his time will come. His contribution is not missed on me. Omission is due more to injury than anything else, I guess.

Littlejohn JR
Jirik SR
Dudzik JR
Smith SO
Crockett JR
Beck JR

[bison_by_blood]

Very surprised not to see Jirik and Dudzik. Less surprised not to see CLJ and Beck even though they deserved it. Glad that the sophomores CJ and ZJ got well earned recognition. 8 First team and 18 Total. At least most will have their chance next year. Crockett too. Considering how bad we've got hosed the past couple years this is at least an ok job.

[CaBisonFan]

Three North Dakota players...

[HerdBot]

The players that I believe are all conference players that were omitted were. The biggest omission to me is the SR Jirik, he has meant a hell of a lot to this program. He was all conf type of the player the last two years and was passed over for upper classmen. Everyone said then, his time will come. His contribution is not missed on me. Omission is due more to injury than anything else, I guess.

Littlejohn JR
Jirik SR
Dudzik JR
Smith SO
Crockett JR
Beck JR

Jiriks sack numbers are way down but he's been playing with an injury so it's not his fault. Last game vs USD he looked great. Hopefully he's getting healthier.

[Bison Dan]

The players that I believe are all conference players that were omitted were. The biggest omission to me is the SR Jirik, he has meant a hell of a lot to this program. He was all conf type of the player the last two years and was passed over for upper classmen. Everyone said then, his time will come. His contribution is not missed on me. Omission is due more to injury than anything else, I guess.

Littlejohn JR
Jirik SR
Dudzik JR
Smith SO
Crockett JR
Beck JR

I agree 100% - I'm surprised that we got as many as we did as jealousy runs wild this time of the year. How do you not recognize those you mentioned.

[NDSU]

WHAT??? No, JC23 or Dudzik.... Let alone a few others who have should of at least been mentioned. Congrats to those who made the list the Bison as a whole, what a ride it's been.

[EndZoneQB]

Step away from the ledge guys, holy sh*t. Not EVERY player of ours is all-world. Some of these other teams have some good players, too.

[Professor Chaos]

Step away from the ledge guys, holy sh*t. Not EVERY player of ours is all-world. Some of these other teams have some good players, too.
Exactly. Having 15 of 54 first and second team spots go to one team in a 10 team conference is a pretty dominant. A lot of these awards go on numbers and it's tough for some of these guys to rack up the numbers, on the defense especially, with the amount of talent on that side of the ball.

[westnodak93bison]

Exactly. Having 15 of 54 first and second team spots go to one team in a 10 team conference is a pretty dominant. A lot of these awards go on numbers and it's tough for some of these guys to rack up the numbers, on the defense especially, with the amount of talent on that side of the ball.

Great post. I really doubt most of the players give a rip since we are MVFC Champs for three consecutive years.

[SamsRams]

Love when our studs dont get the awards they deserve. Gives them extra motivation for playoffs and next season

[BisonTeacher]

Im not sure how they pick the teams...but when I was coaching high school sports...we picked the players per team...by how many conference wins they had. Each win was worth some percentage of a player. I can't remember the exact numbers but say each win was worth .40. So if you have 5 wins...you got 2 all conference. I doubt they do it that way, but Im sure they have some formula.

Congrats to all that made it. Especially Zach Vraa. Your fan club is very happy for you and the rest of your teammates who were selected!!!

[DjKyRo]

Congrats to all the guys on their accolades, particularly Grant Olson. Great to see the committee recognized him in light of the injury and the inglorious end to his career.

True story, I once had a team on NCAA FB (10, I think? Maybe 11) where in one season the entire All-conference 1st team was my players. It was crazy.

[A1pigskin]

In my opinion all Bison players are all conference.

[BisonEngrGirl]

This list is dumb. Better put a ring on it and prove they left out A LOT of deserving Bison players!!

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