FIVE HORNETS NAMED TO HANSEN FOOTBALL ALL-SUPER REGION 3 TEAM

FIVE HORNETS EARN DON HANSEN ALL-REGION HONORS
 
December 20, 2016-Emporia State is represented by five players on the 2016 Don Hansen Football Committee All-Super Region Three Team. Offensive guard Jarrett Stastny and defensive lineman Eddie Vinson earned first-team honors while receiver Mitchell Foote, linebacker Kole Schankie and cornerback AJ West were named to the third team.
 
Stastny was a first-team All-MIAA selection for the Hornets. He was a four time winner of the Hornets Squarehead Award as the top offensive lineman in a game this year.  He is a four time All-MIAA pick having earned first team honors in 2013 and 2016 and third time honors in 2014 and 2015.
 
Vinson was sixth in the MIAA in total sacks and eighth in total tackles for loss. He had a total of 40 tackles on teh season with 13.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. He also had an interception and batted down two more passes at the line of scrimmage.
 
Foote led the MIAA with 75 receptions, 12 touchdown catches, and 1,016 receiving yards on the year. He was a unanimous first-team All-MIAA selection and ends his career ranked second at Emporia State with 215 catches and 30 receiving touchdowns while finishing with 2,594 receiving yards. 
 
Shankie led the MIAA and was ranked third in the nation with seven interceptions. The seven interceptions are ranked fourth on the Emporia State single season list.  He had a team best 81 tackles on the season.
 
West had 44 tackles on the season with an interception, three pass break ups and a 35 yard fumble return for a touchdown. He was often assigned to the opposing teams top receiver and was rarely challenged.
 
The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen's Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.
 
The first-team and second-team All-Region selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2015 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team will be named in February.
 
The Hornets were 11-2 on the season and advanced to the NCAA Playoffs for the second straight year and third time in the last four years.  Emporia State had an 11 game winning streak between a season opening loss to national champion Northwest Missouri and a loss in the second round of the playoffs to the Bearcats. Over the last two years the Hornets are 22-5 with four of the losses to the undefeated national champions.
 
Emporia State, who was ranked #10 in the final AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, is set to return 12 starters, seven on offense and five on defense, along with all of their specialists next year.

2016 DON HANSEN ALL-SUPER REGION 3 FOOTBALL TEAM
First Team OFFENSE

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL
QB	Kyle Zimmerman	6-1	200	SR	Northwest Missouri
FB	Michael Latu	5-10	235	SR	Harding
RB	Ja'Quan Gardner	5-7	205	JR	Azusa Pacific
RB	Max Mickey	5-9	185	JR	Sioux Falls
WR	Levi Copelin	6-2	190	SR	Pittsburg State
WR	Damon Gibson	6-4	230	JR	MSU Moorhead
WR	Matt Heller	6-0	195	SR	Augustana (S.D.)
AP	Paul Revis	5-9	165	JR	Western Oregon
TE	Conner Doherty	6-3	250	SR	Northern State
C	Chase Sherman	6-0	267	SR	Northwest Missouri
OG	Antonio Green	6-3	294	SR	Sioux Falls
OG	Jarrett Stastny	6-4	290	SR	Emporia State
OT	Peter Bateman	6-6	285	SR	Minnesota Duluth
OT	Gavin De Los Santos	6-3	280	JR	Harding
OT	Jamie Thieman	6-4	277	SR	Northwest Missouri
PK	Joel Carlos	5-9	165	SO	Southeastern Oklahoma

               
Second Team Offense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL
QB	Garrett Fugate	6-3	210	SR	Central Missouri
QB	Trey Heid	6-2	199	SR	Augustana (S.D.)
FB	Chris Eastburn	6-1	247	SO	Arkansas Tech
FB	Jordan Grove	5-11	216	JR	Northwest Missouri
RB	Josh Caldwell	5-11	205	SO	Missouri Western
RB	Ronnie Green	5-9	190	SR	Southeastern Oklahoma
WR	Cameron Johnson	6-3	227	SR	Winona State
WR	Jameson Parsons	6-2	203	SR	St. Cloud State
WR	Jalen Tolliver	6-3	210	JR	Arkansas-Monticello
TE	Tanner Hudson	6-5	206	JR	Southern Arkansas
AP	Beau Bofferding	5-8	190	SR	Minnesota Duluth
C	Bo Farrow	6-2	270	JR	Pittsburg State
C	Jesse Hein	6-1	304	SR	Bemidji State
OG	Travis Anderson	6-3	305	SR	Missouri Western
OG	Brannon Kotch	6-1	275	SR	Ouachita Baptist
OT	Alex Cappa	6-7	305	JR	Humboldt State
OT	Derrick Puni	6-6	300	JR	Central Missouri
OT	Codey Funk	6-6	305	JR	Pittsburg State
PK	Cole Antley	5-10	150	SO	Ouachita Baptist
PK	Simon Mathiesen	6-4	205	SR	Northwest Missouri

Third Team Offense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL
QB	Drew Bauer	6-2	215	SR	Minnesota Duluth
QB	Jordan Hein	6-2	220	SR	Bemidji State
QB	Barrett Renner	6-3	192	SO	Southern Arkansas
RB	Shaquille Cooper	5-10	190	JR	Fort Hays State
RB	Phil Jackson II	6-0	223	SR	Northwest Missouri
RB	Paul Preston	5-4	175	SR	Winona State
RB	Max Simmons	5-10	175	FR	Southwest Minnesota
WR	Mitchell Foote	6-3	186	SR	Emporia State
WR	Charlie Hayes	5-9	176	SR	Augustana (S.D.)
WR	D.J. Jones	5-7	155	SR	Southwestern Oklahoma
WR	David Moore	6-2	225	SR	East Central (Okla.)
WR	Nate Ricci	6-0	185	JR	Minnesota Duluth
TE	Erik Fuller	6-3	240	JR	Minnesota State
TE	Seth Hebert	6-4	245	SO	Central Missouri
AP	Jesse Zalk	5-8	162	SR	Central Washington
C	Brandon Waggoner	6-1	312	SR	Central Oklahoma
C	Sakalaia Hungalu	6-1	310	SO	Azusa Pacific
OG	Nolan Folkert	6-4	295	JR	Minnesota Duluth
OG	Jake Gronholz	6-3	281	JR	Winona State
OG	Sam Schrauth	6-3	330	SO	Minnesota State
OT	Grant Greenfield	6-7	290	SR	Southwest Minnesota
OT	Joe Kupcikevicius	6-5	295	JR	Azusa Pacific
OT	Eric Mitchell	6-0	240	SR	Harding
OT	Brandon Schindler	6-6	312	JR	Bemidji State
PK	Perry Schmiedeier	5-11	160	SO	Washburn

2016 DON HANSEN ALL-SUPER REGION 3 FOOTBALL TEAM
First Team Defense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL
DE	Collin Bevins	6-6	285	SR	Northwest Missouri
DE	Trevon Bigelow	6-1	240	SR	Harding
DE	Sie Doe, Jr.	6-1	230	SR	Fort Hays State
DL	Zach Dodge	5-10	300	SO	Minnesota State
DL	Eddie Vinson	6-2	286	SR	Emporia State
LB	Beau Bates	6-0	235	SR	Minnesota Duluth
LB	Kevin Haynes	6-1	228	JR	Central Washington
LB	Daylan Skidmore	5-11	235	SR	Harding
LB	Jacob Vollstedt	6-2	215	SR	Northwest Missouri
S	Damon Benham	6-0	205	SR	Bemidji State
S	Kevin Berg	5-11	176	SR	Northwest Missouri
CB	Raheme Dumas	6-1	200	SR	Fort Hays State
CB	Raheem Wilson	5-11	185	SR	Southeastern Oklahoma
P	Carter Anchors	6-1	190	SO	Pittsburg State
P	Aaron La Deaux	6-2	193	SR	Minot State
RS	Corey Bassett	5-8	165	SR	Harding

               
Second Team Defense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL
DE	Bryson Hamilton	6-4	255	SR	Augustana (S.D.)
DE	Tovar Sanchez	6-3	248	SR	Central Washington
DE	Cass Weitl	6-4	273	SR	Northwest Missouri
DL	Jeremy Moore	6-2	280	SR	Western Oregon
DL	Nathan Shepherd	6-4	295	JR	Fort Hays State
DL	Travis Williams	6-0	285	JR	Southern Arkansas
LB	Conner Harris	6-0	243	SR	Lindenwood
LB	Cody Heiman	6-3	245	SR	Washburn
LB	Tyle Kozeal	6-0	240	SR	Nebraska-Kearney
LB	Michael Mehling	5-11	200	SR	Sioux Falls
LB	Alex Schmidtberger	6-2	220	SR	Fort Hays State
S	Conner Bays	6-0	190	SR	Southwestern Oklahoma
S	Cam Montgomery	6-1	205	SR	Wayne (Neb.) State
S	Daylon Markham	5-10	195	JR	Harding
S	Deron Washington	6-1	211	SR	Pittsburg State
CB	Channing Barber	6-0	185	SR	Northern State
CB	Delvin Batiste	5-11	192	SR	Sioux Falls
CB	C.J. Broussard	6-1	198	SR	Azusa Pacific
P	Alex Elterman	6-2	230	JR	Humboldt State
P	Clayton Watson	6-2	211	JR	Arkansas Tech
RS	Jaylen Zachery	6-0	185	JR	Central Missouri

Third Team Defense

POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	SCHOOL
DE	Ryan Dahleen	6-2	249	SR	MSU Moorhead
DE	Evan Perrizo	6-5	275	JR	Minnesota State
DE	Josh Powell	6-3	265	SR	Central Missouri
DE	Jason Schwartz	6-3	240	JR	Azusa Pacific
DL	Jake Busse	6-2	275	JR	MSU Moorhead
DL	Demarius Lavender	6-0	300	JR	Southeastern Oklahoma
DL	Chad Stoterau	6-3	280	SR	Northern State
LB	Jordan Herdman	6-2	235	SR	Simon Fraser
LB	Bo Highberger	6-1	215	SO	Western Oregon
LB	Kirby Hora	6-2	216	SO	Augustana (S.D.)
LB	Scott Middleton	5-11	200	SR	Harding
LB	Kole Schankie	6-1	217	SR	Emporia State
S	Mat Andriano	6-2	215	SR	Minnesota State
S	Carvel Graham	5-10	185	JR	St. Cloud State
S	Tevin Teamer	6-4	220	JR	Central Missouri
S	Gary Vines	5-11	190	SR	Henderson State
CB	Corey Bassett	5-8	165	SR	Harding
CB	Anthony Lane	5-9	185	SO	Northwest Missouri
CB	A.J. West	5-10	176	JR	Emporia State
RS	Kyle Groeneweg	5-10	185	JR	Sioux Falls
RS	Austin Panko	6-0	192	JR	Pittsburg State