Football | 11/19/2019 11:30:00 AM

November 19, 2019-Three Hornets earned First-Team All-MIAA honors to headline a total of 14 Emporia State players that garnered all-conference honors.  Linebacker Jace McDown, defensive back Lawson Holbert and offensive lineman Austin Unterreiner were named First-Team All-MIAA, defensive lineman Parker Bass and defensive back Gary Woods II were on the second-team, offensive lineman Steve Williams and defensive lineman Marek Thompson earned  third-team honors while seven Hornets picked up honorable mention.

McDown, a junior from Columbus, Kan.,  finished the season tied for second in the MIAA with 95 total tackles and 58 solo tackles.  He had four games with double figure tackles including a career high 15 against Neb.-Kearney.

Holbert, a senior from Leawood, Kan., led the MIAA and ranked 11th in the nation with seven interceptions and is tied for fifth on the Emporia State single season list. He also had 72 total tackles to rank second behind McDown for Emporia State.

Unterreiner, a  senior from O'Fallon, Mo., was a two-time Squarehead Award winner as the top offensive lineman for the Hornets and was named the offensive player of the game for Emporia State against Fort Hays State.

Bass, a senior from Emporia, Kan., was second on the Hornets with 2.5 sacks and led Emporia State with six quarterback hurries.

Woods, a senior from Oklahoma City, Okla., was tied for 18th in the MIAA with two interceptions and was fourth on the Hornets team with 65 tackles.

Steve Williams, a senior from St.Louis, Mo., was a three-time Squarehead Award winner for Emporia State this season.

Marek Thompson, a junior from Osceola, Mo., was eighth on the Hornets with 30 tackles from his nose guard position with a sack and five tackles for loss.

Running back Carlos Grace, offensive lineman Estevan Arana, linebackers Gee Stanley and Dawson Hammes, and defensive backs Jaedon Pool and Kyle Rinck all earned honorable mention All-MIAA.

Seven of the All-MIAA honorees will return next year for the Hornets, who are set to return a total of 15 starters with eight returners on offense and seven on defense.  

2019 All-MIAA Football Team
All-MIAA First-Team Offense
QB - Brook Bolles - UCM
RB - Hosea Franklin - LU
WR - Shae Wyatt - UCM
WR - Lorenzo West - PSU
TE - Zach Davidson - UCM
AP - Harley Hazlett - FHSU
OL - Jake Heckler - UCM
OL - Tyler Stilwell - UCO
OL - Austin Unterreiner - ESU
OL - Hayden Eatinger - MWSU
OL - Tanner Owen - NWMSU
OL - Kyle Hinton - WU
All-MIAA First-Team Defense
DL -Ubong Udom - UCM
DL - Hinwa Allieu - UNK
DL -Spencer Phillips - NWMSU
DL -Simanu'a Thomas - PSU
LB - Kolesen Crane - UCM
LB - Jace McDown - ESU
LB - Sal Silvio - UNK
DB- O'Shay Harris - UCO
DB- Lawson Holbert - ESU
DB - Sam Webb - MWSU
DB - Blakey Bayer - NWMSU
DB - KiAnte Hardin - PSU
K - Dante Brown - FHSU
P - Zach Davidson - UCM
RET - Trey Vaval - MWSU

All-MIAA Second-Team Offense
QB - Chance Fuller - FHSU
QB - Braden Wright - NWMSU
RB - Justin Rankin - NWMSU
WR - James Letcher, Jr. - WU
WR - Imoni Donadelle - NWMSU
TE - Marqus Andrews - NWMSU
AP - TJ Davis - UNK
OL - Corey Hoelck - UNK
OL - Ted Hessing - FHSU
OL - Shawn Rouse - MWSU
OL - Josh Stoltenberg - UNK
OL - Ben Sinclair - PSU
All-MIAA Second-Team Defense
DL - Javaris Sanders - FHSU
DL - Parker Bass - ESU
DL - Jordan Ingraham - UNK
DL - Zach Howard - NWMSU
DL - Sam Roberts - NWMSU
LB - Richard Jordan - MSSU
LB - Anthony Williams - MWSU
LB - Jackson Barnes - NWMSU
DB- Codie Bell - UCM
DB- Gary Woods II - ESU
DB - Tanner Hoekmann - FHSU
DB - Josh Wright - WU
K - Parker Sampson - NWMSU
P - Lane Spiker - WU
RET - Lorenzo West - PSU

All-MIAA Third-Team Offense
QB - Wyatt Steigerwald - MWSU
RB - Devante Turner - UCM
RB - David Goodwin - UNK
WR - Layne Bieberle - FHSU
WR - Dustin Basks - UCO
WR - Sedarius Young - UNK
TE - Daunte McGee - UCO
AP - Shamar Griffith - MWSU
OL - Dan Sunderman - UCM
OL - Amari Angram-Boldin - FHSU
OL - Nick George - UCO
OL - Steve Williams - ESU
OL -  Jacob Olson - MWSU
OL -  Ryan Spelhaug - NWMSU
OL - Cole Baughman - PSU
All-MIAA Third-Team Defense
DL - Michael Rios - UCO
DL - Dre'Quan Brown - UCO
DL - Marek Thompson - ESU
DL - Zeke Wall - PSU
DL - Tyler Baska - MWSU
DL - Cole Morris - PSU
LB - Bryan Burns - UCO
LB - Sam Phillips - NWMSU
LB - Chase Johnston - PSU
DB- Jordan Starks - FHSU
DB- Trey Washington - NWMSU
DB - Morgan Selemaea - PSU
DB - KJ Turner - WU
K - Jared Vincent - PSU
P - Todd Morrow - PSU
RET - Devante Turner - UCM
RET - James Letcher, Jr. - WU
Honorable Mentions ESU Only
Carlos Grace - RB
Estevan Arana - OL
Tyler Banta - OL
Gee Stanley - LB
Dawson Hammes - LB
Jaedon Pool - DB
Kyle Rinck - DB

Offensive Player of the Year
Brook Bolles, QB - UCM
Defensive Player of the Year
Spencer Phillips, DL - NWMSU
Special Teams Player of the Year
Dante Brown, K - FHSU
Freshman of the Year
TJ Davis, AP/QB - UNK
Coach of the Year
Jim Svoboda - UCM