FHSU Sports Information Department
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State had 13 football players named to the 2015 All-MIAA Football Team, released on Tuesday (Nov. 17). The Tigers had three first team, two second team, and two third team selections, along with six honorable mention picks. The teams is voted on by head coaches in the MIAA.
Earning first team honors were running back Shaquille Cooper, offensive lineman Matt Erbert, and defensive back Daniel Lindsey. Linebacker Brock Long and quarterback Treveon Albert were second team selections. Third-team selections went to defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd and defensive back Doyin Jibowu. Honorable mention selections were offensive linemen Luke Edney and Richard “Chico” Feltenberger, defensive linemen Sie Doe, Jr., linebacker Alex Schmidtberger, kicker Drew O’Brien, and punter Jordon Stangler.
Cooper was a unanimous selection at running back. During the regular season, he ran for 1,406 yards averaging 127.8 yards per game. He ranks seventh nationally in rushing yards and currently ranks third on the single-season rushing yards list at FHSU, only behind Clint Bedore (1,619) and Tom Doll (1,536). He rushed for over 100 yards in six games and over 200 in two games. His season high was 263 yards against Northeastern State. He also has 301 receiving yards and a total of 1,710 all-purpose yards.
Erbert earned a first team selection on the offensive line after a second team selection in 2014. Last year, he played at right tackle, but moved to left tackle this season. He has helped the Tigers lead the MIAA in rushing yards per game (264.5) during the regular season while ranking 12th nationally. He has started 22 consecutive games on the line for FHSU dating back to the start of the 2014 season.
Lindsey earned first team honors after an honorable mention nod last year. He finished the regular season with 80 tackles, including 11 for loss, one interception, and two fumble recoveries. Of the 80 tackles, 50 have been solo tackles. On special teams, he has four blocked kicks (ranks 4th nationally), just one short of the single-season school record.
Long is a second team selection at linebacker after an honorable mention selection last year. He is having a tremendous year with arguably the best statistical season defensively in the conference. Long currently has 159 tackles (ranks 5th nationally), which does trail national leader and first-team selection Connor Harris of Lindenwood with 184, but no one comes close to him in all-around performance when including tackles for loss, sacks, and forced fumbles at the linebacker position. He has 21 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, four forced fumbles (all which lead the MIAA and rank in the top 15 nationally), two fumble recoveries, and one interception. Coaches voted two Northwest Missouri linebackers on the first team, even though one has 107 less tackles than Long. He is just five tackles shy of the single-season record at FHSU and he already broke the single-season tackles for loss record.
Albert earned a second-team selection at quarterback. His versatility gave defenses fits throughout the year as he finished the regular season with 1,674 passing yards and 1,161 rushing yards. He gave FHSU two 1,000-yard rushers for just the second time in school history, the only other occurrence in 2004 when quarterback Reed Gottula and running back Jordan Hickel accomplished the feat. Albert goes into the Mineral Water Bowl just nine yards shy of the career total offense record at FHSU with 7,966 career yards (5,634 passing, 2,332 rushing). He is now seventh on the all-time rushing yards list at FHSU and owns the career passing touchdowns record with 54, five better than the 49 produced by both Robert Long and Mike Garrison.
Shepherd earned third-team honors in his first season with the Tigers on the defensive line. He recorded 55 tackles and three sacks, while also blocking two kicks on special teams. He had five or more tackles in seven games during the regular season from his defensive tackle position.
Jibowu has put together a tremendous redshirt-freshman campaign to earn third-team honors at defensive back. He finished the regular season with 82 tackles to rank second on the team. He added three sacks and two key interceptions in Fort Hays State’s Mineral Water Bowl-clinching win over Central Missouri in the regular season finale.
Edney and Feltenberger gathered honorable mention selections on the offensive line. They give FHSU three all-conference selections on the offensive line this season, helping produce the conference’s top rushing attack. Edney, a senior, started all games at right tackle and has made 33 consecutive starts on the line dating back to the start of the 2013 season. Feltenberger, a junior, missed three games due to injury this year after starting the first two, but battled through it to start the final six games at left guard.
Doe, Jr., has been a great addition at defensive end this season for the Tigers. He recorded 64 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 14.0 tackles for loss in the regular season. His speed and shifty nature gave offensive lines a challenge and he was huge in the Mineral Water Bowl-clinching win for FHSU over Central Missouri with three sacks and eight tackles.
Schmidtberger earned an honorable mention selection for the second straight year at linebacker. He missed three games to injury, but still managed to record 72 tackles (9.0 per game). He added 2.5 sacks, an interception, and five tackles for loss.
O’Brien earned honorable mention status at kicker. He became the all-time scoring leader at FHSU in 2015, passing the old mark of 220 set by Bob Johnson from 1963-1966. He now has 242 career points with 146 PAT conversions and 32 field goals. He also holds the school’s kicking points and kicking PAT records. He has 66 points this season.
Stangler earned honorable mention honors at punter. The senior averaged 38.8 yards per punt in the regular season with a season-long of 67 yards. Six of his kicks went over 50 yards and 13 resulted in drives starting inside the 20.
Below is the 2015 All-MIAA Football Team
MIAA Offensive Player of the Year – Brent Wilson, QB, Emporia State
MIAA CO-Defensive Player of the Year – Collin Bevins, DL, Northwest Missouri & Connor Harris, LB, Lindenwood
MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year – Simon Mathiesen, K, Northwest Missouri
MIAA Freshmen of the Year – Shawn Bane Jr., WR/RS, Northwest Missouri
MIAA Coach of the Year – Adam Dorrel, Northwest Missouri
First Team (Offense)
QB – Brent Wilson, Emporia State
QB – Brady Bolles, Northwest Missouri
RB – Clay McKenzie, Central Oklahoma
RB – Shaquille Cooper, Fort Hays State**
WR – Jaylen Zachery, Central Missouri
WR – Mitchell Foote, Emporia State
TE/FB – Jordan Grove, Northwest Missouri
OL – Brian Berzanski, Central Missouri
OL – Landon Chappell, Central Oklahoma
OL – Matt Erbert, Fort Hays State
OL – Travis Anderson, Missouri Western
OL – Shane Smith, Northwest Missouri
K – Simon Mathiesen, Northwest Missouri
PR/PR – Shawn Bane, Jr., Northwest Missouri
**=Unanimous selection
First Team (Defense)
DL – Jason Venckus, Central Missouri
DL – Kenny Allen, Central Oklahoma
DL – Collin Bevins, Northwest Missouri**
DL – Brandon Yost, Northwest Missouri**
LB – Connor Harris, Lindenwood
LB – Yomi Alli, Missouri Western
LB – Brock Sherman, Northwest Missouri
LB – Jacob Vollstedt, Northwest Missouri
DB – Daniel Lindsey, Fort Hays State
DB – Michael Jordan, Missouri Western**
DB – Kevin Berg, Northwest Missouri
DB – Bryce Enyard, Northwest Missouri
P – Matt Klingler, Lindenwood
**=Unanimous selection
Second Team (Offense)
QB – Garrett Fugate, Central Missouri
QB – Treveon Albert, Fort Hays State
RB – Raphael Spencer, Missouri Western
RB – Brandon Bourbon, Washburn
WR – Kavaski Ervin, Emporia State
WR – Shawn Bane, Jr., Northwest Missouri
TE/FB -Ian Toalson, Central Missouri
OL – Derek Puni, Central Missouri
OL – Brandon Waggoner, Central Oklahoma
OL – Jordan McAdoo, Emporia State
OL – Daniel Kempf, Northwest Missouri
OL – Michael Miller, Washburn
K – Billy Greco, Central Missouri
KR/PR – J.T. Luper, Central Oklahoma
KR/PR – Brandynn Clark, Missouri Western
Second Team (Defense)
DL – Arbanas Elliott, Missouri Western
DL – Cass Weitl, Northwest Missouri
DL – Heath Wilson, Pittsburg State
DL – Akhmad Abdul-Razzaq, Washburn
LB – Malcolm Howard, Central Oklahoma
LB – Brock Long, Fort Hays State
LB – Tyke Kozeal, Nebraska-Kearney
LB – Spencer Brown, Pittsburg State
LB – Cody Heiman, Washburn#
DB – Sam Brown, Missouri Western
DB – Dino Teague, Pittsburg State
DB – Deron Washington, Pittsburg State
DB – Zach Franklin, Washburn
P – Garrett Powell, Northeastern State
Third Team (Offense)
QB – T.J. Eckert, Central Oklahoma
QB – Bronson Marsh, Nebraska-Kearney
RB – Markel Smith, Central Missouri
RB – Joel Rockmore, Northeastern State
WR – J.T. Luper, Central Oklahoma
WR – Dee Toliver, Missouri Western
TE/FB – Alek Ferbet, Missouri Western
OL – Jarrett Stastny, Emporia State
OL – John Carter, Missouri Western
OL – Jordan Baldwin, Northeastern State
OL – Chase Sherman, Northwest Missouri
OL – Bo Farrow, Pittsburg State
K – Seth Hiddink, Central Oklahoma
KR/PR – Marquise Cushon, Pittsburg State
Third Team (Defense)
DL – Triphinue Taylor, Central Missouri
DL – Deontay Wilson, Central Oklahoma
DL – Eddie Vinson, Emporia State
DL – Nathan Shepherd, Fort Hays State
LB – Austin Miller, Central Missouri
LB – Sam Smith, Central Missouri
LB – Kole Schankie, Emporia State
LB – Darrian Bass, Missouri Western
DB – Montez Latimore, Central Missouri
DB – A.J. West, Emporia State
DB – Doyin Jibowu, Fort Hays State
DB – Edward Richey, Northwest Missouri
P – Matthew Vincent, Missouri Western
Honorable Mention
QB – John Roderique, Pittsburg State.
RB – Antonio Brown, Emporia State; Will Gregory, Missouri Southern; Phil Jackson II, Northwest Missouri; Cameron Wilcox, Northwest Missouri; Michael Rose, Pittsburg State; Jeff Seybold, Jr., Pittsburg State.
WR – Andrew Bakker, Central Missouri; Caden Locke, Central Oklahoma; Greg Coble, Lindenwood; Chad Nolan, Missouri Southern; Carson Day, Missouri Southern; Cougar Williams, Nebraska-Kearney; George Sehl, Northwest Missouri; Bryce Chavis, Washburn.
TE/FB – Michael Davis, Northeastern State; Clayton Wilson, Northwest Missouri; Sam Eickhoff, Washburn.
OL – Chris Gomez, Central Missouri; Tycie Linneman, Central Missouri; Ryan Kowalewski, Central Oklahoma; Eric Pruitt, Emporia State; Luke Edney, Fort Hays State; Richard “Chico” Feltenberger, Fort Hays State; John Keltner, Lindenwood; Austin Minor, Missouri Southern; Leonard Wester, Missouri Western; Luke Browne, Nebraska-Kearney; Zach Beard, Nebraska-Kearney.
DL – Josh Powell, Central Missouri; Collis Walker, Central Oklahoma; Dominique Jones, Emporia State; Sie Doe, Jr., Fort Hays State; Jonathan Harris, Lindenwood; Janis Matullis, Missouri Western; Peyton Lange, Nebraska-Kearney; Quincy Dotson, Northeastern State; Tristan Patterson, Northwest Missouri; Montrae Strickland, Pittsburg State; Trey Parker, Washburn; Kingsley Ibeh, Washburn.
LB – Ben Jones, Central Oklahoma; Jason Tetuan, Emporia State; Josh Monteagudo, Emporia State; Alex Schmidtberger, Fort Hays State; Steven Pace, Lindenwood; Kyjuan Tate, Missouri Southern; Cody Lindsay, Missouri Western; Jorge Belcher, Missouri Western; Irvine Steele, Northeastern State; Demetrius Bernard, Pittsburg State; Alec Stueber, Washburn.
DB -Tevin Teamer, Central Missouri; David Busby, Central Oklahoma; LeVonte Douglas, Central Oklahoma; Tre Dickerson, Emporia State; Bakari Triggs, Lindenwood; Ricky Green, Missouri Southern; Johnquavious McBride, Missouri Southern; Jonathan Owens, Missouri Western; Donte Watkins, Missouri Western; George Brown, Nebraska-Kearney; Dillon Loschen, Nebraska-Kearney; Steffon Herd, Northeastern State; Devon Siers, Northeastern State; Darian Morris, Northeastern State; Jack Young, Northwest Missouri.
K -Austin Morton, Emporia State; Drew O’Brien, Fort Hays State; Chad Levin, Pittsburg State.
P – Justin Marcha, Emporia State; Jordon Stangler, Fort Hays State
KR/PR – Jaylen Zachery, Central Missouri; Mitchell Foote, Emporia State; Hayden Groves, Washburn.