KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The All-MIAA football postseason awards were released Tuesday, featuring 16 members of the Missouri Western football team.
Hayden Eatinger, Trey Vaval and Sam Webb were all first team selections for Missouri Western. Shawn Rouse and Anthony Williams picked up second team honors. Tyler Baska, Shamar Griffith, Jacob Olson and Wyatt Steigerwald were named to the third team. Honorable mentions included Evan Chohon, Isaiah Colbert, Arnold Crayton, Cam Grandy, Cameron Ravenell, Markel Smith and DJ Stirgus. Every position group except wide receiver was represented for Missouri Western. Four of MWSU's starting offensive linemen received honors for a second consecutive year. Two running backs picked up honors as well. Both starting linebackers, both starting corners and three defensive linemen were named All-MIAA for Missouri Western.
Hayden Eatinger (OL): Eatinger became a four-time All-MIAA selection with his second consecutive first team honor. The Griffon center has not missed a start in four seasons, earning honorable mention All-MIAA as a redshirt freshman guard in 2016; second team All-MIAA as a guard in 2017; and first team as a center each of the past two seasons.
Trey Vaval (Returner): The true freshman broke the MIAA single season kick return average record and finished third in DII with a 35.2-yard per kick return average. He returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and led the nation with 1,110 combined kick return yards. He also led the MIAA and finished fifth in DII, averaging 17.7 yards per punt return.
Sam Webb (DB): Webb served as half of one of the most formidable corner duos in the MIAA and jumped from an honorable mention last year to first team honors as a junior. His 14 passes defended were sixth most in the MIAA. He also had 28 tackles, one forced fumble, one recovered fumble and a blocked kick. The junior was named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week after two interceptions and a forced/recovered fumble at Washburn.
Shawn Rouse (OL): The senior left tackle picked up his third All-MIAA honor and highest yet. Rouse started every game for the Griffons since 2016, 45 consecutive. A third team selection last year and an honorable mention in 2016, Rouse was also recently named Google Cloud Academic All-District for a second consecutive season.
Anthony Williams (LB): The senior linebacker received second team honors after being named honorable mention All-MIAA one season ago. Despite missing his final regular season game with an injury, Williams finished second on the team with 75 total tackles. He had 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four pass break ups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.
Tyler Baska (DL): The junior earned his second consecutive third team All-MIAA honor with 38 total tackles. He recorded six tackles for loss; three sacks and four quarterback hurries. Baska also blocked a kick.
Shamar Griffith (All-Purpose): An honorable mention last season as a back and an honorable mention in 2017 as a returner, Griffith earned third team all-purpose back honors this season. The versatile junior totaled 1,085 all-purpose yards with 716 on the ground, 186 receiving and 183 as a kick returner.
Jacob Olson (OL): The St. Joseph native and senior guard picked up third team honors after being named honorable mention last year. Olson started every game each of the last two seasons.
Wyatt Steigerwald (QB): Despite missing the final game with an injury, Steigerwald finished third in the MIAA in passing efficiency (158.3, passing touchdowns (26) and yards per completion (14.61). His 17.6 points responsible for per game was also third best in the MIAA and 17th best in DII. His 26 touchdown passes were 14th most in the nation. In his senior season, Steigerwald completed 58% of his passes for 2,206 yards, 26 touchdowns and six interceptions.
Evan Chohon (LB): The junior linebacker finished sixth in the MIAA with 86 total tackles, including 46 solo stops. Chohon had five tackles for loss and broke up two passes. The honorable mention All-MIAA was his first MIAA postseason honor.
Isaiah Colbert (OL): The senior right tackle earned his second consecutive honorable mention. Colbert started all 11 games this year after starting all 12 last season, forming a quartet of linemen with Eatinger, Olson and Rouse that did not miss a start over the past two seasons.
Arnold Crayton (DL): A disruptive presence off the edge as a sophomore, Crayton picked up his first postseason honor as an honorable mention. The Houston, Texas native was second in the MIAA with 10 solo tackles for loss and tied for third in the conference with 10 total. His three blocked kicks were sixth most in DII. Crayton led the Griffons with four sacks and had seven hurries, two break ups and a fumble recovery.
Cam Grandy (TE): The sophomore tight end picked up his first MIAA postseason honor after leading a quartet of productive Griffon tight ends. Grandy led the team with five touchdown catches on 19 total receptions for 250 yards.
Cameron Ravenell (DL): In his redshirt freshman season, Ravenell formed a dangerous pass rushing duo with Crayton. The Santa Clarita, California native was third on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss. He had two sacks and six hurries. Ravenell also forced two fumbles, recovered one and blocked a kick.
Markel Smith (RB): Smith's return to the MIAA as a graduate transfer saw the running back lead the conference with 13 rushing touchdowns. He finished third with 922 rushing yards and his 6.8-yard per carry average was most among MIAA rushers with at least 130 carries.
DJ Stirgus (DB): In his sophomore season, Stirgus was named honorable mention All-MIAA with 11 passes defended. The Arkansas native broke up 10 passes, recorded an interception and had 32 total tackles.
Missouri Western will make its second consecutive postseason appearance on Dec. 7 when the Griffons take on Henderson State in the Agent Barry Live United Bowl.
2019 All-MIAA Football Awards
Offensive Player of the Year - Brook Bolles, QB - Central Missouri
Defensive Player of the Year - Spencer Phillips, DL - Northwest Missouri
Special Teams Player of the Year - Dante Brown, K - Fort Hays State
Freshman of the Year - TJ Davis, All-Purpose/QB - Nebraska Kearney
Coach of the Year - Jim Svoboda - Central Missouri
First-Team
Quarterback - Brook Bolles - Central Missouri
Running Back - Hosea Franklin - Lincoln
Wide Receiver - Shae Wyatt - Central Missouri
Wide Receiver - Lorenzo West - Pittsburg State
Tight End - Zach Davidson - Central Missouri
All-Purpose Back - Harley Hazlett - Fort Hays State
Offensive Line - Jake Heckler - Central Missouri
Offensive Line - Tyler Stilwell - Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line - Austin Unterreiner - Emporia State
Offensive Line - Hayden Eatinger - Missouri Western
Offensive Line - Tanner Owen - Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line - Kyle Hinton - Washburn
Defensive Line - Ubong Udom - Central Missouri
Defensive Line - Hinwa Allieu - Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Line - Spencer Phillips - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Line - Simanu'a Thomas - Pittsburg State
Linebacker - Kolesen Crane - Central Missouri
Linebacker - Jace McDown - Emporia State
Linebacker - Sal Silvio - Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Back - O'Shay Harris - Central Oklahoma
Defensive Back - Lawson Holbert - Emporia State
Defensive Back - Sam Webb - Missouri Western
Defensive Back - Blake Bayer - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Back - KiAnte Hardin - Pittsburg State
Kicker - Dante Brown - Fort Hays State
Punter - Zach Davidson - Central Missouri
Kick/Punter Returner - Trey Vaval - Missouri Western
Second-Team
Quarterback - Chance Fuller - Fort Hays State
Quarterback - Braden Wright - Northwest Missouri
Running Back - Justin Rankin - Northwest Missouri
Wide Receiver - James Letcher, Jr. - Washburn
Wide Receiver - Imoni Donadelle - Northwest Missouri
Tight End - Marqus Andrews - Northwest Missouri
All-Purpose Back - TJ Davis - Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line - Corey Hoelck - Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line - Ted Hessing - Fort Hays State
Offensive Line - Shawn Rouse - Missouri Western
Offensive Line - Josh Stoltenberg - Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line - Ben Sinclair - Pittsburg State
Defensive Line - Javaris Sanders - Fort Hays State
Defensive Line - Parker Bass - Emporia State
Defensive Line - Jordan Ingraham - Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Line - Zach Howard - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Line - Sam Roberts - Northwest Missouri
Linebacker - Richard Jordan - Missouri Southern
Linebacker - Anthony Williams - Missouri Western
Linebacker - Jackson Barnes - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Back- Codie Bell - Central Missouri
Defensive Back- Gary Woods II - Emporia State
Defensive Back - Tanner Hoekmann - Fort Hays State
Defensive Back - Josh Wright - Washburn
Kicker - Parker Sampson - Northwest Missouri
Punter - Lane Spiker - Washburn
Kick/Punt Returner - Lorenzo West - Pittsburg State
Third-Team
Quarterback - Wyatt Steigerwald - Missouri Western
Running Back - Devante Turner - Central Missouri
Running Back - David Goodwin - Nebraska Kearney
Wide Receiver - Layne Bieberle - Fort Hays State
Wide Receiver - Dustin Basks - Central Oklahoma
Wide Receiver - Sedarius Young - Nebraska Kearney
Tight End - Daunte McGee - Central Oklahoma
All-Purpose Back - Shamar Griffith - Missouri Western
Offensive Line - Dan Sunderman - Central Missouri
Offensive Line - Amari Angram-Boldin - Fort Hays State
Offensive Line - Nick George - Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line - Steve Williams - Emporia State
Offensive Line - Jacob Olson - Missouri Western
Offensive Line - Ryan Spelhaug - Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line - Cole Baughman - Pittsburg State
Defensive Line - Michael Rios - Central Oklahoma
Defensive Line - Dre'Quan Brown - Central Oklahoma
Defensive Line - Marek Thompson - Emporia State
Defensive Line - Zeke Wall - Pittsburg State
Defensive Line - Tyler Baska - Missouri Western
Defensive Line - Cole Morris - Pittsburg State
Linebacker - Bryan Burns - Central Oklahoma
Linebacker - Sam Phillips - Northwest Missouri
Linebacker - Chase Johnston - Pittsburg State
Defensive Back - Jordan Starks - Fort Hays State
Defensive Back - Trey Washington - Northwest Missouri
Defensive Back - Morgan Selemaea - Pittsburg State
Defensive Back - KJ Turner - Washburn
Kicker - Jared Vincent - Pittsburg State
Punter - Todd Morrow - Pittsburg State
Kick/Punt Returner - Devante Turner - Central Missouri
Kick/Punt Returner - James Letcher, Jr. - Washburn
Honorable Mention
Central Missouri - Koby Wilkerson - RB, Cameron Saunders - WR, Dominick Puni - OL, Jacob Wiggins - DL, John Embrey - LB, Deven Smith - LB
Central Oklahoma - Chandler Garrett - QB, TJ Roberts - RB, Seth Carmack - OL, Jakarri Hunt - DB, Kolby Underwood - DB, Alex Quevedo - K,
Emporia State - Carlos Grace - RB, Estevan Arana - OL, Tyler Banta - OL, - DL, Gee Stanley - LB, Dawson Hammes - LB, Jaedon Pool - DB, Kyle Rinck - DB
Fort Hays State - Charles Tigner - RB, Manny Ramsey - WR, Matt Wendelberger - TE, Sheldon Schmidt - DL, Kolt Trachsel - LB, Hayden Kreutzer - DB
Lincoln - Cyril Spells - OL, Elex Harris - TE, Jajuan Chambers - DL, JaQuan Mason - DL, Michael Smith - DL, Cody Alexander - DB,
Missouri Southern - Jacob Park - QB, Brian Boyd - WR, Ben Phillips - WR, Keandre Bledsoe - TE, Charles West - APB, Colton Winder - LB
Missouri Western - Markel Smith - RB, Cam Grandy - TE, Isaiah Colbert - OL, Arnold Crayton - DL, Cameron Ravenell - DL, Evan Chohon - LB, DJ Stirgus - DB,
Nebraska Kearney - Dayton Sealey - RB, Darrius Webb - RB, Kolin Kenton - OL, Kooper Reece - OL, Zach Sullivan - LB, LaRoy James - DB
Northeastern State - Kevin Jackson - RB, Caleb Hash - OL, Jason Staggs - OL, Ukoh Essang - DL, Lane Yoder - LB, Ty Nichols - DB,
Northwest Missouri - Isaiah Strayhorn - RB, Gabe Bautz - OL, Mike Ehlke - DL, Andy Hessler - LB, Jacob Gassman - DB, Chama Pierre - DB
Pittsburg State - Tyler Adkins - RB, Brenner Clemons - WR, Jackson Krull - TE, Ryan Dodd - OL, Anders Vance - OL, Kaden Roy - LB
Washburn - Mitch Schurig - QB, Zach Willis - RB, Colin Wilson - WR, Marcus Meier - TE, Grant Bruner - LB, Marquise Manning - DB
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