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The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) landed eleven Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-Super Region 3 awards, including Ferris State junior Defensive linemen Austin Edwards being named Defensive Players of the Year.
Edwards, the GLIAC Player of the Year and a Gene Upshaw Award Finalist, led the Bulldogs to their second straight undefeated regular season and a GLIAC Championship. Edwards was of the top defensive linemen in the country with eight sacks on the year to go with 13.5 tackles for loss. Edwards has been instrumental in leading Ferris State back to the NCAA Regional Finals.
2019 D2CCA Football All-Region Teams | ||||
First Team - Offense | ||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
OL | Tyler Allison | Ferris State | Sr. | Clinton Township, Mich. |
First Team - Defense | ||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
DL | Austin Edwards | Ferris State | Sr. | Lansing, Mich. |
DL | Nate Lajoie | Michigan Tech | Jr. | Sault Ste. Mich. |
LB | Leon Eggleston | Wayne State | Sr. | Sylvania, Ohio |
CB | James Ceasar | Ferris State | Sr. | Detroit, Mich. |
Second Team - Offense | ||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
OL | Dylan Pasquali | Ferris State | Jr. | Trention, Mich. |
OL | Ethan Culberson | Grand Valley St. | Jr | Shelby Township, Mich. |
Second Team - Defense | ||||
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown |
DL | Heath Williams | Saginaw Valley St. | Sr. | East Lansing, Mich. |
LB | Avonte Bell | Ferris State | Sr. | Lansing, Mich. |
LB | Isaiah Nkansah | Grand Valley St. | St. | Mason, Ohio |
S | Delon Stephenson | Ferris State | St. | Sayreville, NJ. |
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.