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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) recognized 86 MCAC football student-athletes from the seven participating programs as members of the 2024 All-MCAC Team. These awards were selected by the head football coaches in the MCAC.
North Dakota State College of Science won the MCAC regular season title, going 6-0 through conference play and 8-1 overall. The Wildcats will play in the MCAC/Region 13 Football Championship Game on Sunday and had 15 players make the All-MCAC Team. The Wildcats will play Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range in the title game. The Norse placed 13 players on the All-MCAC Team.
Rochester Community and Technical College finished the regular season in second place and named 15 players to the All-MCAC Team. Minnesota State Community and Technical College placed 13 on the team after finishing the season as the 4th place team in the MCAC. Minnesota North College - Vermilion finished the season in 5th place, and they named 11 players to the esteemed team. Central Lakes College, as the 6th place team, saw eight players make the All-MCAC Team. Minnesota West Community and Technical College finished the season in 7th place and had 11 make earn the post-season honor.
The MCAC Coaches-of-the-Year are Tom Inforzato from Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range and Jermaine Smith from Minnesota West Community and Technical College. Inforzato led his Norse team to a 4-3 overall record and 3-3 record in the MCAC. The Norse defeated Rochester in the MCAC Playoff Semifinals to advance to the championship game. Mesabi Range is currently receiving votes in the latest NJCAA DIII Football Poll. Smith led his Minnesota West Community and Technical College team to an undefeated regular season before self-reporting the use of ineligible players and forfeiting their six conference wins. Smith took over a program that was winless in 2023 and turned it into a team that was recognized as the #2 team in the nation before being stripped of their wins. The Bluejays finished the season with an 0-6 MCAC record and 0-8 overall.
There will be an All-Region 13 Team and Region 13 Coach of the Year named following the conclusion of the MCAC/Region 13 football playoffs and end-of-season coaches meeting.
The complete All-MCAC Football list of student-athletes is below:
Team | School | Player Name | Position | Year |
1st | Central Lakes College | Chisum Schmiedeberg | RB | SO |
1st | Central Lakes College | Jacori Luckey | RB | FR |
1st | Central Lakes College | Elijah Claussen | Center | FR |
1st | M State | Jaden Leonard | CB | FR |
1st | M State | Rashad Madden | RB | SO |
1st | M State | Stephon Chapmon | LB | FR |
1st | M State | Jaydon Manteufel | Punter | FR |
1st | M State | Tom Henderson | OL | FR |
1st | MN West | Elijah Alexander | QB | SO |
1st | MN West | Marlon Fluker | WR | FR |
1st | MN West | Josh Noble | LT | SO |
1st | MNC-Mesabi Range | Antonio Hunt | LB/RB | SO |
1st | MNC-Mesabi Range | Brysen McLeod | DL | SO |
1st | MNC-Mesabi Range | Daniel Kokoska | LB | FR |
1st | MNC-Mesabi Range | John Mosley | QB | SO |
1st | MNC-Mesabi Range | Dennis Lutchoomun | OL | SO |
1st | MNC-Vermilion | Kendall Aguirre | DE | FR |
1st | MNC-Vermilion | Shaquay Jackson | DT | SO |
1st | MNC-Vermilion | Antwon Mcadams | OL | SO |
1st | NDSCS | Trevoin Carothers | WR/Returner | SO |
1st | NDSCS | Sammy Miller | ILB | SO |
1st | NDSCS | Ishmael Emmanual-Holloway | WR/QB | SO |
1st | NDSCS | Mason Pagel | DE | R-FR |
1st | NDSCS | Malique Jackson | DB | SO |
1st | NDSCS | Isaac Maneval | OT/TE/P/H | SO |
1st | NDSCS | Grant Lyons | OG | SO |
1st | RCTC | Jaylen Williams | WR | FR |
1st | RCTC | Tony Edwards | WR | SO |
1st | RCTC | Javieane Stevens | DE | FR |
1st | RCTC | Trei Ginn | LB | FR |
1st | RCTC | Christian Parrish | RB | SO |
1st | RCTC | Rashdan Tebyasa | Kicker | SO |
1st | RCTC | Ryan Lavoi | OL | SO |
2nd | Central Lakes College | Colin Schack | TE | FR |
2nd | Central Lakes College | Khalil Armour | DB | FR |
2nd | Central Lakes College | Antonia Davis | WR | FR |
2nd | M State | Marcus Bradley | DT | SO |
2nd | M State | Jeremiah Gaines | DE | SO |
2nd | M State | Kenny Pascal | WR | FR |
2nd | M State | Jaden Reed | SS | SO |
2nd | M State | Tommie Gilkey | DL | FR |
2nd | MN West | Cohl Becker | RG/RT | FR |
2nd | MN West | Deante Porter | ILB | SO |
2nd | MN West | Justin Spears | FS | FR |
2nd | MN West | Hunter Grathwohl | RB | FR |
2nd | MN West | Brice Nutall | OLB | FR |
2nd | MNC-Mesabi Range | Daniel Bibb | WR | SO |
2nd | MNC-Mesabi Range | Roosevelt Hunter | WR | FR |
2nd | MNC-Mesabi Range | Jordan Dejean | DB/WR | SO |
2nd | MNC-Mesabi Range | Demetri Hughes | DB | SO |
2nd | MNC-Mesabi Range | Jalen Toomer | DB | FR |
2nd | MNC-Vermilion | Amari Christie | DB | SO |
2nd | MNC-Vermilion | Antoine McAdams | DT | SO |
2nd | MNC-Vermilion | Dawon Atchison | DB | SO |
2nd | MNC-Vermilion | Dwayne Jacobs Henry | WR | FR |
2nd | MNC-Vermilion | Tyler Benjamin | WR | FR |
2nd | NDSCS | Mark Cabrera | ILB | SO |
2nd | NDSCS | Jordan Theisen | H/TE | SO |
2nd | NDSCS | Jereal Lewis | CB | SO |
2nd | NDSCS | Victor Espinosa | DE | SO |
2nd | NDSCS | Marcelo Sanchez | OL | FR |
2nd | RCTC | Atiba Fitz | RB/WR/ST | SO |
2nd | RCTC | Jah'quii Roberts | DB | SO |
2nd | RCTC | Austin Wells | TE | FR |
2nd | RCTC | Zander Jacobson | DL | FR |
2nd | RCTC | Carter Ellis | LB | FR |
HM | Central Lakes College | JayKwon Armour | DB | FR |
HM | Central Lakes College | Gabe Canter | QB | FR |
HM | M State | Brendin Fallon | LB | FR |
HM | M State | Alfred Salvant | CB | FR |
HM | M State | Jeremiah Richards | CB | FR |
HM | MN West | Jayvarion Peters | DT | SO |
HM | MN West | Alton Williams | CB | FR |
HM | MN West | Robin Braun | K | FR |
HM | MNC-Mesabi Range | Marco Mayorga | OL | FR |
HM | MNC-Mesabi Range | Kobe Hayden | WR | FR |
HM | MNC-Mesabi Range | Tre Hilton | RB | FR |
HM | MNC-Vermilion | Santos Augusta | S | FR |
HM | MNC-Vermilion | Connor Reese | LB | FR |
HM | MNC-Vermilion | Marcus Taylor | WR/QB | SO |
HM | NDSCS | Jacob Mattick | QB | FR |
HM | NDSCS | Trevon Rodriguez | WR/Returner | R-FR |
HM | NDSCS | Ethan Spanier | OL | SO |
HM | RCTC | Aspen Hataway | LB | FR |
HM | RCTC | Noah Courington | DE/LB | FR |
HM | RCTC | William Russell | DL | SO |
All-Offensive Line Team: | Central Lakes College | Elijah Claussen | Center | FR |
M State | Tom Henderson | OL | FR | |
MN West | Josh Noble | LT | SO | |
MNC-Mesabi Range | Dennis Lutchoomun | OL | SO | |
MNC-Vermilion | Antoine McAdams | OL | SO | |
NDSCS | Grant Lyons | OG | SO | |
RCTC | Ryan Lavoi | OL | SO | |
Coach of the Year: | Tom Inforzato | MNC-Mesabi Range | ||
Coach of the Year: | Jermaine Smith | Minnesota West CTC |
About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.