The MIAA announced its 2019 postseason football awards and All-MIAA honors. The Association’s offensive player of the year was Brook Bolles of Central Missouri as the defensive player of the year was Northwest Missouri’s Spencer Phillips. Dante Brown was named the special teams player of the year and TJ Davis from Nebraska Kearney was selected as the freshman of the year. UCM’s Jim Svoboda was voted by his peers as the coach of the year.
Bolles was one of the top passers in NCAA Division II and directed one of the best offenses in the division for the Mules. He led the nation in passing yards at 3,660 yards and was responsible for 258 points, the second-most in the nation. Bolles also ranked third nationally for total offense at 351.7 yards per game. As an offense, UCM was first in the country for total offense and passing offense and was third in scoring offense.
Phillips led the MIAA in tackles for a loss as a defensive lineman for Northwest. He tallied 15 TFLs for 72 yards and also accounted for eight sacks, tied for most in the Association. Phillips also recorded 45 tackles including 27 solo stops and eight quarterback hurries. Defensively, the Bearcats were top 10 in Division II for rush defense.
For the second consecutive year, FHSU’s Brown was named as the special teams player of the year. He had the longest field goal in the MIAA with a 56-yard make and ranked second in the league with 109 points scored. Brown was 19-of-23 when called upon and was 52-of-54 on extra points. On kickoffs, he had 41 touchbacks and averaged 58.8 yards per kickoff.
Davis scored 12 rushing touchdowns, for the Lopers which was second-best in the conference. He was also sixth in the Association with 886 rushing yards and 80.5 yards per game. Davis led an offense that ranked first in the MIAA and third in the nation with 330.8 rushing yards per game and 16th nationally with 473.9 yards of total offense.
Svoboda was voted as the coach of the year for the first time as the Mules head coach. He guided Central Missouri to a share of its first MIAA championship since 2003 and its first 10-0 start in program history. Offensively, UCM ranked first in NCAA Division II for total offense and passing offense while they were slotted third in scoring offense.
Below is the complete list of 2019 All-MIAA postseason awards and teams as voted by the head coaches in the league.
2019 All-MIAA Postseason Awards Offensive Player of the Year – Brook Bolles – Central Missouri Defensive Player of the Year – Spencer Phillips – Northwest Missouri Special Teams Player of the Year – Dante Brown – Fort Hays State Freshman of the Year – TJ Davis – 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, Jr. – 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 Hoekman – 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 Mentions
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, 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