Posted: Dec 19, 2016
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The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) earned eight 2016 Associated Press (AP) Little All-America honorees, which consists of top players from the NCAA Divsion II, Division III and NAIA ranks. The GLIAC landed three First Team selections in Wayne State senior offensive lineman Nate Theaker, Grand Valley State sophomore running back Marty Carter and Saginaw Valley State senior defensive back Matt McKoy.
| 2016 AP Football Little All-America Teams | ||||||
| First Team - Offense | ||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| OL | Nate Theaker | Wayne State | Sr. | 6-6 | 303 | White Lake, Mich. |
| RB | Marty Carter | Grand Valley St. | So. | 6-0 | 200 | East Chicago, Ind. |
| First Team - Defense | ||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| DB | Matt McKoy | Saginaw Valley | Sr. | 6-2 | 212 | Canton, Mich. |
| Third Team - Offense | ||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| OL | Aaron Cox | Grand Valley St. | Sr. | 6-5 | 300 | Macomb, Mich. |
| OL | Jake Daugherty | Ferris State | Jr. | 6-2 | 298 | Big Rapids, Mich. |
| Third Team - Defense | ||||||
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown |
| DL | Zach Sieler | Ferris State | So. | 6-6 | 275 | Pinckney, Mich. |
| DL | Sydney Omameh | Grand Valley St. | Sr. | 6-4 | 255 | Columbus, Ohio |
| DB | Tavierre Thomas | Ferris State | Jr. | 5-11 | 195 | Detroit, Mich. / Allen |
