Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer
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For Immediate Release • Contact: Mike Kern • Dec. 2, 2014
NEWCOMERS OF THE YEAR
Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team; ISU's Roberson / SDSU's Wieneke Earn Top Honors ST. LOUIS — QB Tre Roberson of Illinois State has been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Year, while WR Jake Wieneke of South Dakota State has earned MVFC Freshman of the Year honors. They head a list of 22 student-athletes named to the 2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team. League coaches, sports information directors and a media panel selected the team. Roberson led the MVFC in total offense (261.1 ypg) and with a pass efficiency rating of 150.8. He accounted for 29 total touchdowns (21 pass, 8 run) and finished the season with 2,198 passing yards and 21 touchdowns through the air. A three-time MVFC Newcomer of the Week selection, Roberson also rushed for 674 yards and eight scores on the ground to lead the way for a dangerous ISU offensive attack that led the conference in total offense (451.5 ypg), rushing offense (241.4 ypg) and scoring offense (38.7 ppg). Wieneke became the first freshman in league history to top 1,000 receiving yards in a season, entering this weekend with 1,375 yards on 70 receptions with 15 TDs. The Maple Grove, Minn., native recorded seven 100-yard games during the regular season and caught a touchdown pass in all eight league games. His 15 TD receptions are a single-season school record and one shy of the MVFC record. He is a Jerry Rice Award finalist.
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Buck Phillips, CB, WIU Jason Cannon, WR, MSU Vince Bruno, LB, WIU Aaron Stecker, RB, WIU David Bowens, DL, WIU Charles Tharp, RB, WIU Teddy Sims, LB, SIU Julian Reese, QB, INS M. Abdulqaadir, RB, SIU Terrance Freeney, RB, UNI Brandon Jacobs, RB, SIU Marcus Mason, RB, YSU Darian Williams, RB, UNI Ferlando Williams, WR, YSU Brandon Summers, QB, YSU Antoine Wilkinson, LB, MSU Tirrell Rennie, QB, UNI Jewel Hampton, RB, SIU Sawyer Kollmorgen, QB, UNI Martin Ruiz, RB, YSU Tre Roberson, QB, ILS
FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Dusty Burk, QB, ILS Lee Russell, OLB, WIU Tom Petrie, QB, UNI Joel Sambursky, QB, SIU Justin Haddix, QB, WKU Eric Sanders, QB, UNI Tom Nelson, DB, ILS Brandin Jordan, LB, SIU Cody Kirby, QB, MSU Kamryn Keys, RB, YSU Matt Brown, QB, ILS Kurt Hess, QB, YSU Austin Sumner, QB, SDSU Sawyer Kollmorgen, QB, UNI Martin Ruiz, RB, YSU Jake Wieneke, WR, SDSU
OFFENSE RB Calan Crowder, Missouri State OT Sam Ellifrits, Missouri State QB Mark Iannotti, Southern Illinois RG Jeremy Kelly, North Dakota State QB Zach Lujan, South Dakota State WR Gary Owens, Indiana State QB Tre Roberson, Illinois State WR Eric Shufford, South Dakota OT Justin Spencer, Youngstown State QB Hunter Wells, Youngstown State WR Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State
Ht. 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-5 6-5 6-4
Wt. 200 314 227 286 185 185 205 185 295 195 205
Yr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown (Previous Schools) Bartlesville (Okla.) High Nevada (Mo.) High Schaumburg (Ill.) High | Eastern Michigan Somerset (Wis.) High | Minnesota-Crookston Anchorage (Alaska) South Anchorage HS | Chabot (Calif.) College Mesquite (Texas) West Mesquite HS | Trinity Valley CC Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence Central High | Indiana Rialto (Calif.) High | San Bernardino Valley College Indiana (Pa.) High Navarre (Ohio) Fairless High Maple Grove (Minn.) High
DEFENSE DL Cecil Bratton, Missouri State DB Trey Carr, South Dakota State CB Tre Dempsey, North Dakota State CB Nate Dortch, Youngstown State LB Oshay Dunmore, Illinois State DB Rondell Green, Indiana State DL Kris Harley, Western Illinois DB Eric Phillips, Missouri State DB Dion Starnes, Illinois State DT Nate Tanguay, North Dakota State P Osborn Umeh, Indiana State
6-3 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-2
285 185 168 170 215 180 290 170 185 287 210
Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
St. Joseph (Mo.) Central High Omaha (Neb.) Burke High Lakeland (Fla.) High Fort Myers (Fla.) South Fort Myers | Miami (Fla.) Newport (Ore.) High | Oregon Bowling Green (Ky.) Warren Central High Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central High | Virginia Tech Kirkwood (Mo.) High Calumet City (Ill.) Bremen High Mukwonago (Wis.) High Lakewood (Calif.) Mayfair High | Cerritos College
For Immediate Release • Contact: Mike Kern • Dec. 2, 2014
NEWCOMERS OF THE YEAR
Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team; ISU's Roberson / SDSU's Wieneke Earn Top Honors ST. LOUIS — QB Tre Roberson of Illinois State has been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Year, while WR Jake Wieneke of South Dakota State has earned MVFC Freshman of the Year honors. They head a list of 22 student-athletes named to the 2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team. League coaches, sports information directors and a media panel selected the team. Roberson led the MVFC in total offense (261.1 ypg) and with a pass efficiency rating of 150.8. He accounted for 29 total touchdowns (21 pass, 8 run) and finished the season with 2,198 passing yards and 21 touchdowns through the air. A three-time MVFC Newcomer of the Week selection, Roberson also rushed for 674 yards and eight scores on the ground to lead the way for a dangerous ISU offensive attack that led the conference in total offense (451.5 ypg), rushing offense (241.4 ypg) and scoring offense (38.7 ppg). Wieneke became the first freshman in league history to top 1,000 receiving yards in a season, entering this weekend with 1,375 yards on 70 receptions with 15 TDs. The Maple Grove, Minn., native recorded seven 100-yard games during the regular season and caught a touchdown pass in all eight league games. His 15 TD receptions are a single-season school record and one shy of the MVFC record. He is a Jerry Rice Award finalist.
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Buck Phillips, CB, WIU Jason Cannon, WR, MSU Vince Bruno, LB, WIU Aaron Stecker, RB, WIU David Bowens, DL, WIU Charles Tharp, RB, WIU Teddy Sims, LB, SIU Julian Reese, QB, INS M. Abdulqaadir, RB, SIU Terrance Freeney, RB, UNI Brandon Jacobs, RB, SIU Marcus Mason, RB, YSU Darian Williams, RB, UNI Ferlando Williams, WR, YSU Brandon Summers, QB, YSU Antoine Wilkinson, LB, MSU Tirrell Rennie, QB, UNI Jewel Hampton, RB, SIU Sawyer Kollmorgen, QB, UNI Martin Ruiz, RB, YSU Tre Roberson, QB, ILS
FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Dusty Burk, QB, ILS Lee Russell, OLB, WIU Tom Petrie, QB, UNI Joel Sambursky, QB, SIU Justin Haddix, QB, WKU Eric Sanders, QB, UNI Tom Nelson, DB, ILS Brandin Jordan, LB, SIU Cody Kirby, QB, MSU Kamryn Keys, RB, YSU Matt Brown, QB, ILS Kurt Hess, QB, YSU Austin Sumner, QB, SDSU Sawyer Kollmorgen, QB, UNI Martin Ruiz, RB, YSU Jake Wieneke, WR, SDSU
OFFENSE RB Calan Crowder, Missouri State OT Sam Ellifrits, Missouri State QB Mark Iannotti, Southern Illinois RG Jeremy Kelly, North Dakota State QB Zach Lujan, South Dakota State WR Gary Owens, Indiana State QB Tre Roberson, Illinois State WR Eric Shufford, South Dakota OT Justin Spencer, Youngstown State QB Hunter Wells, Youngstown State WR Jake Wieneke, South Dakota State
Ht. 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-5 6-5 6-4
Wt. 200 314 227 286 185 185 205 185 295 195 205
Yr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown (Previous Schools) Bartlesville (Okla.) High Nevada (Mo.) High Schaumburg (Ill.) High | Eastern Michigan Somerset (Wis.) High | Minnesota-Crookston Anchorage (Alaska) South Anchorage HS | Chabot (Calif.) College Mesquite (Texas) West Mesquite HS | Trinity Valley CC Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence Central High | Indiana Rialto (Calif.) High | San Bernardino Valley College Indiana (Pa.) High Navarre (Ohio) Fairless High Maple Grove (Minn.) High
DEFENSE DL Cecil Bratton, Missouri State DB Trey Carr, South Dakota State CB Tre Dempsey, North Dakota State CB Nate Dortch, Youngstown State LB Oshay Dunmore, Illinois State DB Rondell Green, Indiana State DL Kris Harley, Western Illinois DB Eric Phillips, Missouri State DB Dion Starnes, Illinois State DT Nate Tanguay, North Dakota State P Osborn Umeh, Indiana State
6-3 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-2
285 185 168 170 215 180 290 170 185 287 210
Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
St. Joseph (Mo.) Central High Omaha (Neb.) Burke High Lakeland (Fla.) High Fort Myers (Fla.) South Fort Myers | Miami (Fla.) Newport (Ore.) High | Oregon Bowling Green (Ky.) Warren Central High Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central High | Virginia Tech Kirkwood (Mo.) High Calumet City (Ill.) Bremen High Mukwonago (Wis.) High Lakewood (Calif.) Mayfair High | Cerritos College
