Press Release
Aug. 2, 2010
Five Appear on Preseason Lists
MARYVILLE, Mo.—Five Northwest Missouri State Bearcats have been featured on preseason All-America teams announced this summer.
Junior wide out Jake Soy and senior offensive guard Brett Grozinger are consensus first-team, preseason choices by Consensus Draft Services, Sporting News and Lindy's. Senior quarterback Blake Bolles is a second-team choice by two publications. Junior linebacker Chad Kilgore is a first-team choice by Consensus and senior offensive tackle Jason Wiseman is a first-team pick by Lindy's.
A full listing of the three preason All-America teams can be found below:
| Consensus Draft Services | Sporting News | Lindy's | ||||||||
| First Team | First Team | First Team | ||||||||
| QB | Z. Eskridge | Midwestern St | QB | Z. Amedro | West Liberty St | QB | Z. Amedro | West Liberty St | ||
| RB | I. Odim | Minn Duluth | RB | I. Odim | Minn Duluth | RB | I. Odim | Minn Duluth | ||
| RB | M. Sims | North Alabama | RB | J. Randolph | Mars Hill | RB | J. Randolph | Mars Hill | ||
| WR | J. Soy | NW Missouri St | RB | R. Dring | Neb-Kearney | WR | T. Mayo | Concord | ||
| WR | T. Mayo | Concord | WR | J. Soy | NW Missouri St | WR | J. Soy | NW Missouri St | ||
| TE | R. Travis | West Liberty St | WR | K. Walls | West Liberty St | TE | R. Travis | West Liberty St | ||
| OT | T. Turner | Abilene Christian | TE | R. Travis | West Liberty St | OL | C. Bradfield | Grand Valley St | ||
| OG | C. Bradfield | Grand Valley St | OL | B. Grozinger | NW Missouri St | OL | B. Grozinger | NW Missouri St | ||
| C | B. Fusco | Slippery Rock | OL | C. Bradfield | Grand Valley St | OL | D. Mims | Virginia Union | ||
| OG | B. Grozinger | NW Missouri St | OL | B. Fusco | Slippery Rock | OL | T. Turner | Abilene Christian | ||
| OT | D. Mims | Virginia Union | OL | R. Tubbs | Abilene Christian | OL | J. Wiseman | NW Missouri St | ||
| K | C. Burgess | Indiana (Pa.) | OL | D. Mims | Virginia Union | K | J. Drahos | Missouri S&T | ||
| KR | F. Bruno | Wayne St (NE) | ATH | T. Deed | Delta State | KR | T. Deed | Delta State | ||
| K | G. Zuerlein | Neb-Omaha | ||||||||
| DE | X. Brown | C.W. Post | DL | M. Jenkins | Elizabeth City St | |||||
| DL | C. Thornton | Southern Ark. | DL | C. Thornton | Southern Ark. | DL | D. Richard | Grand Valley St | ||
| DL | M. Schiechl | Colorado Mines | DL | D. Richard | Grand Valley St | DL | C. Thornton | Southern Ark | ||
| DE | D. Richard | Grand Valley St | DL | X. Brown | C.W. Post | DL | A. Whiteside | Abilene Christian | ||
| LB | R. Aurich | Minn Duluth | DL | A. Whiteside | Abilene Christian | LB | R. Aurich | Minn Duluth | ||
| LB | C. Beeler | West Liberty St | LB | R. Aurich | Minn. Duluth | LB | M. Freed | East Stroudsburg | ||
| LB | M. Freed | East Stroudsburg | LB | M. Freed | East Stroudsburg | LB | J. Victor | Grand Valley St | ||
| LB | C. Kilgore | NW Missouri St | LB | N. Thomas | Wayne St (MI) | DB | P. Desir | Washburn | ||
| CB | R. Tibbs | St. Joseph (IN) | DB | R. Parker | Newberry | DB | G. Dunham | Central Okla | ||
| CB | P. Desir | Washburn | DB | C. Hann | UNC-Pembroke | DB | R. Mitchell | Eastern N.M. | ||
| S | R. Parker | Newberry | DB | B. Williams | Edinboro | DB | R. Parker | Newberry | ||
| S | N. Curran | Upper Iowa | DB | R. Mitchell | Eastern N.M. | P | K. Berg | Chadron St | ||
| P | J. Hinson | UNC-Pembroke | P | B. Schmedid. | Findlay | |||||
| PR | P. Floyd | Wingate | KR | D. Steele | Shepherd | |||||
| Second Team | Second Team | |||||||||
| QB | B. Bolles | NW Missouri St | QB | B. Bolles | NW Missouri St | |||||
| RB | J. Randolph | Mars Hill | RB | R. Dring | Neb.-Kearney | |||||
| RB | K. Calhoun | West Liberty St | RB | F. Winborn | Texas A&M-King | |||||
| WR | J. Johnson | Fort Lewis | WR | J. Johnson | Fort Lewis | |||||
| WR | J. Horn | Ashland | WR | K. Walls | West Liberty St | |||||
| TE | M. Higgins | Neb-Omaha | TE | M. Higgins | Neb.-Omaha | |||||
| OT | S. Geldmaker | Gannon | OL | T. Boatner | Ark.-Monticello | |||||
| OG | D. Jordan | California (Pa.) | OL | J. Buckman | Emporia St | |||||
| C | T. Boggs | Humboldt St | OL | P. Casey | Bloomsburg | |||||
| OG | D. Sudderth | Texas A&M-Com | OL | O. Matthies | Neb.-Kearney | |||||
| OT | D. Bellmont | Merrimack | OL | M. McElveen | Shaw | |||||
| K | G. Zuerline | Neb-Omaha | K | D. Lane | Colorado Mines | |||||
| KR | T. Deed | Delta State | KR | D. Steele | Shepherd | |||||
| DE | T. Nielsen | Central Wash | DL | D. Barnes | Tuskegee | |||||
| DT | M. Jenkins | Elizabeth City | DL | M. Crump | St. Augustine's | |||||
| DT | E. Germany | Central Wash | DL | X. Brown | C.W. Post | |||||
| DE | A. Whiteside | Abilene Christian | DL | D. Anderson | Tuskegee | |||||
| LB | C. Whitfield | Texas A&M-Com | LB | T. Johnson | Merrimack | |||||
| LB | N. Thomas | Wayne State (MI) | LB | S. Loiseau | Merrimack | |||||
| LB | S. Losieau | Merrimack | LB | A. Scott | West Texas A&M | |||||
| LB | D. James | Kentucky Wes. | DB | A. Deloatch | Livingstone | |||||
| CB | J. Hamilton | Minnesota St | DB | M. Elliott | Truman | |||||
| CB | C. Ray | Indianapolis | DB | B. Minturn | Shepherd | |||||
| S | L. Buchanan | Tarleton St | DB | K. Turner | Bowie St | |||||
| S | M. Gibson | Benedict | P | M. Langston | Dixie St | |||||
| P | K. Berg | Chadron St | ||||||||
| PR | D. Steele | Shepherd | ||||||||
For more information, please contact:
Phillip Dowden, Media Relations/Sports Information
sid@nwmissouri.edu | 660.562.1118 | Fax: 660.562.1582
Northwest Athletics
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