Courtesy of Midland Athletics
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) has announced the 20220 GPAC Football All-Conference Team and Awards as voted on by the league’s coaches. Midland University had nine players receive recognition, with five earning first-team honors.
All-GPAC First Team picks for the Warriors were: Xavier Green (LB), Moses Hicks IV (OL), Chase Lipsys (DL), Ty Peterson (LS), and Jared Quinonez (K).
Earning second-team honors were Trevor Havlovic (DL) and Tray Kingsland (DB). Trevor Jones (RB) and Gunnar Vanek (OL) were honorable mentions.
“Our football program was well represented today with nine outstanding student-athletes receiving GPAC All-Conference honors,” said head coach Jeff Jamrog. “We had numerous other players nominated from our team, which shows how competitive and talented our league is this year. A couple of big highlights are seeing the career of Trevor Havlovic ending being a four-time all-conference player, Chase Lipsys being a two-time all-conference player, and Moses Hicks a three-time all-conference player. The seniors have left a great legacy to build on. The future looks bright for Midland as many of these honorees are coming back next year along with a talented group of underclassmen.”
Midland had one of its best seasons in over a decade, going 8-3 overall. They were ranked in nine consecutive weeks, reaching as high as No. 14 in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll on October 17. The team’s eight wins were the most since the 2010 season.
Morningside’s Joe Dolincheck was named the GPAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year while Northwestern’s Parker Fryar earned GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year. Steve Ryan of Morningside was named the GPAC Coach-of-the-Year.
For a complete look at the 2022 GPAC All-Conference Teams and Honors, click here.
