VERMILLION, S.D.—The team with no preseason all-conference picks has a program-record five on the all-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team announced Monday. South Dakota is represented on the team by senior quarterback
Chris Streveler, senior left guard
Stetson Dagel, sophomore defensive end
Darin Greenfield, junior safety
Andrew Gray and senior long snapper
Brandon Godsey. In addition, senior linebacker
Jim Litrenta and receivers
Brandt Van Roekel, a senior, and
Shamar Jackson, a junior, received honorable mention.
Streveler (Crystal Lake, Illinois), who was named Valley Offensive Player of the Year last week, broke the league's single-season record for total offense during the Coyotes' first round win against Nicholls Saturday. Streveler has passed for a USD record 3,614 yards this season with 27 touchdowns. He has also ran for 669 yards and 10 scores. Streveler is a top candidate for national player of the year. He is the Coyotes' third two-time all-MVFC honoree.
Dagel (Cherokee, Iowa) has been the top lineman for a Coyote offense that ranks second nationally for total yards and fifth for scoring. Dagel has started 26 games and competed in 38 during his four-year career. A team captain, he has headed a unit that ranks 25
th nationally in rushing at 196 yards per game and eighth in passing at 317 yards per game.
Of 30 first-team selections, Greenfield (Sheldon, Iowa) is one of four underclassmen. He leads the Valley and ranks fifth nationally with 18.5 tackles-for-loss, the 10
th-highest total in program history. Greenfield also has the second-most sacks in the Valley with 8.0. He has played in all 12 games this season and compiled 57 tackles, the fifth-highest total on the team.
Gray (New Lenox, Illinois) is the Coyotes' second-leading tackler this season with 77 stops, one off the team lead. He is responsible for several memorable plays this season including his record 97-yard interception return that helped preserve the shutout against Southern Illinois, and recovering a fumble in the end zone Saturday that secured the program's first FCS playoff victory. Gray is one of two USD defenders who has started all 12 games this season. He has 5.5 tackles-for-loss including one sack and five pass breakups.
Godsey (Raymore, Missouri) has been a staple for the Coyotes for four seasons. He has served as USD's long and short snapper for all of the Coyotes' 46 games dating back to 2014. Godsey snapped for All-American Miles Bergner for three years, and has continued his craft for
Brady Schutt and
Ryan Weese this season.
Litrenta (Orland Park, Illinois) is South Dakota's top tackler this season with 78. He has five tackles-for-loss, one sack, one forced fumble and two pass breakups. Litrenta has competed in all 34 games for the Coyotes during the last three seasons. He has compiled 159 tackles, second most amongst active USD players.
Van Roekel (Boyden, Iowa) just became the ninth Coyote in program history to catch 100 passes. He also surpassed 1,500 career yards. This season, Van Roekel has caught 40 passes for 572 yards and seven touchdowns. He caught two touchdowns Saturday against Nicholls including the game-winner with six minutes remaining. His 17 career scores are four shy of the program record.
Jackson (Pahokee, Florida) is South Dakota's leading receiver this season with 48 catches for 690 yards. He set USD single-game records earlier this year with his 11-catch, 229-yard performance in the Coyotes' win against Youngstown State. Jackson has 889 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in his first three seasons.
2017 MVFC All-Conference Teams (PDF)
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QB
Chris Streveler, South Dakota
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LB Brett Taylor, Western Illinois
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: LB Jabril Cox, North Dakota State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: LB Jabril Cox, North Dakota State
'BRUCE CRADDOCK' VALLEY FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Klieman, North Dakota State
FIRST TEAM
QB -- Chris Streveler, USD 6-3 215 Sr. Crystal Lake (Ill.) Marian Central Catholic / Minnesota
RB -- Tevin McCaster, YSU 5-10 195 Jr. New Castle (Pa.) High
James Robinson, ILS 5-10 215 So. Rockford (Ill.) Lutheran High
FB -- Connor Wentz, NDSU 6-3 250 Sr. Dunnellon (Fla.) High
WR-- Jaelon Acklin, WIU 6-2 190 Sr. Mountain View (Mo.) Liberty
Daurice Fountain, UNI 6-1 210 Sr. Madison (Wis.) James Madison Memorial High
Jake Wieneke, SDSU 6-4 215 Sr. Maple Grove (Minn.) High
TE -- Dallas Goedert, SDSU 6-5 260 Sr. Britton (S.D.) Britton-Hecla High
OL -- Stetson Dagel, USD 6-5 280 Sr. Cherokee (Iowa) Washington High
Jacob Judd, WIU 6-3 300 Sr. Clinton (Iowa) High
Austin Kuhnert, NDSU 6-4 304 Sr. Sioux Falls (S.D.) Washington High
Jacob Ohnesorge, SDSU 6-3 295 Sr. Waunakee (Wis.) High
Justin Spencer, YSU 6-5 300 Sr. Indiana (Pa.) High
PK -- Sean Slattery, ILS 6-0 230 Sr. Rockford (Ill.) Boylan Central Cathloic
LS -- James Fisher, NDSU 6-2 225 Sr. Bloomington (Minn.) Jefferson High
DL -- Darin Greenfield, USD 6-3 235 So. Sheldon (Iowa) High
Dalton Keene, ILS 6-4 275 Sr. Jacksonville (Ill.) High
Adam Reth, UNI 6-3 270 Sr. Manchester (Iowa) Manchester-West Delaware
Khalen Saunders, WIU 6-2 310 Jr. St. Louis (Mo.) Parkway Central
LB -- Nick DeLuca, NDSU 6-3 245 Sr. Omaha (Neb.) Millard North High
Jared Farley, UNI 5-11 224 Sr. Cedar Falls (Iowa) High
Christian Rozeboom, SDSU 6-2 225 So. Sioux Center (Iowa) High
Brett Taylor, WIU 6-2 230 Sr. Macomb (Ill.) High
DB-- Jordan Brown, SDSU 6-1 190 Jr. Scottsdale (Ariz.) Paradise Valley High
Elijah Campbell, UNI 5-11 193 Sr. St. Paul (Minn.) St. Paul Central / Northern Illinois
Tre Dempsey, NDSU 5-10 184 Sr. Lakeland (Fla.) Lakeland High
Robbie Grimsley, NDSU 6-0 191 Jr. Hutchinson (Minn.) Hutchinson High
Davontae Harris, ILS 6-0 205 Sr. Wichita (Kan.) South High
P -- Lane Reazin, SIU 6-1 212 So. Mooreland (Okla.) Woodward High / Oklahoma State
RS -- Deion Holliman, MSU 5-9 192 Sr. Camden (Ark.) Fairview High
SECOND TEAM
QB -- Taryn Christion, SDSU 6-2 220 Jr. Sioux Falls (S.D.) Roosevelt High
RB -- Bruce Anderson, NDSU 5-11 216 Jr. Ruskin (Fla.) Newsome High
Steve McShane, WIU 5-8 185 Jr. Freeport (Ill.) High
FB -- Kane Louscher, SDSU 6-2 245 Sr. Mason City (Iowa) Newman Catholic High
WR -- Malik Earl, MSU 6-3 217 Sr. Oklahoma City (Okla.) Santa Fe High
Spencer Schnell, ILS 5-9 180 Jr. Elkhart (Ind.) High
RJ Urzendowski, NDSU 6-0 200 Sr. Omaha (Neb.) Creighton Prep High
TE -- Jacquet McClendon, INS 6-1 235 Sr. Evergreen Park (Ill.) Community High
OL -- Lee Carhart, UNI 6-3 301 Sr. Omaha (Neb.) Creighton Prep
Vitas Hrynkiewicz, YSU 6-4 300 Jr. Somerset (N.J.) Immaculata
Austin Olsen, SIU 6-5 320 Sr. Chicago (Ill.) Lincoln Way North High
Tanner Volson, NDSU 6-4 301 Jr. Balfour (N.D.) Drake-Anamoose High
Gavin Wiggins, YSU 6-4 300 Jr. Philadelphia (Pa.) Roman Catholic
PK -- Chase Vinatieri, SDSU 6-1 210 So. Sioux Falls (S.D.) Roosevelt High
LS -- Brandon Godsey, USD 6-0 220 Sr. Raymore (Mo.) Ray-Pec High
DL -- Colby Isbell, MSU 6-3 239 Sr. Rogers (Ark.) Heritage High
Rickey Neal, UNI 6-1 241 Jr. Racine (Wis.) Horlick High
Kellen Soulek, SDSU 6-5 315 Sr. Yankton (S.D.) Yankton High
Aaron Steidl, NDSU 6-2 288 Jr. Carlos (Minn.) Alexandria Jefferson High
LB -- Jabril Cox, NDSU 6-3 227 Fr. Kansas City (Mo.) Raytown South High
Armand Dellovade, YSU 6-0 215 Jr. Imperial (Pa.) West Allegheny
Angelo Garbutt, MSU 6-2 235 So. Carrollton (Texas) Hebron High / University of Iowa
Jonas Griffith, INS 6-4 220 So. Louisville (Ky.) Academy at Shawnee
DB -- Jeremy Chinn, SIU 6-2 202 So. Fishers (Ind.) High
Justin Fitzpatrick, WIU 6-1 200 Jr. O'Fallon (Mo.) Fort Zumwalt North
Andrew Gray, USD 6-2 215 Jr. New Lenox (Ill.) Lincoln Way West High
Billy Nicoe Hurst, YSU 6-0 190 Sr. San Pablo (Calif.) Vanden
Alec Kocour, ILS 6-0 205 Sr. Waukesha (Wis.) Catholic Memorial High
P -- Sam Kuhter, UNI 5-11 220 Sr. Toledo (Iowa) South Tama
RS -- Steve McShane, WIU 5-8 185 Jr. Freeport (Ill.) High
Honorable Mention
Illinois State: DL Adam Conley, OL Dean Helt, TE Tylor Petkovich • Indiana State: RB LeMonte Booker, P Thomas Bouldin, LB Katrell Moss • Missouri State: QB Peyton Huslig, DB Darius Joseph, OL Marquis Prophete • North Dakota State: OL Zack Johnson, PK Cam Pedersen, QB Easton Stick, DL Nate Tanguay • UNI: TE Briley Moore, DB Malcolm Washington, RB Marcus Weymiller • South Dakota: WR Shamar Jackson, LB Jim Litrenta, WR Brandt Van Roekel • South Dakota State: DB Chris Balster, OL Charlie Harmon, RB Brady Mengarelli • Southern Illinois: FB Hans Carmien, RS D.J. Davis, WR Darrell James, DL Anthony Knighton, DB Ryan Neal • Western Illinois: LT Josh Baldus, QB Sean McGuire, LB Quentin Moon, RB Max Norris • Youngstown State: DB Jalyn Powell, TE Kevin Rader, LS Steven Wethli, LB Lee Wright
