SIOUX CITY, Iowa (uj.edu) – The 2018 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Football All-Conference Team has been selected after a vote of the league coaches on Sunday, November 11.
Trent Solsma of Morningside has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year. Joel Katzer of Morningside and Bryce Van Beek of Northwestern were named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Defensive Co-Players-of-the-Year. Steve Ryan of Morningside College was named the Hauff Mid-America/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year.
Seven University of Jamestown football players were named to Great Plains Athletic Conference teams.
Offensive lineman Anthony Vereen (SR/Las Vegas, Nev.) was selected to the first team.
Earning second team honors were offensive lineman Andrew Maniss (SR/Porterville, Calif.) and linebacker Caleb Ellingson (SR/Jamestown, N.D.).
Honorable mention honors went to defensive linemen Andrew Jensen (SR/Gardnerville, Nev.) and Zach Phillips (SR/Greenfield, Ind.), defensive back Ben Steinolfson (SR/Steele, N.D.), and wide receiver Barry Wiliams Jr.
The Jimmies finished their first season in the Great Plains Athetic Association with a 2-7 conference record and were 3-8 overall.
