Pioneers receive WIAC honors

Printable version of the 2018 All-WIAC Football Team

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - UW-Platteville football had 11 players recognized by the WIAC for their contributions during the 2018 season.

Second Team – Offense
Hank Westemeyer, Platteville, Junior, Offensive Line, Johnston, Iowa
Westemeyer started as the right guard in 9 of the 10 Pioneer games this season after playing in 6 games as a sophomore.

Sean Studer, Platteville, Senior, Running Back, Manhattan, Ill. (Lincoln Way Central)
Studer ran for 658 yards (5.1 per carry) and 7 touchdowns on the season. Studer had two games with 100+ yards including the opening week performance of 124 yards (7.8 per carry) and a touchdown. Studer had a huge game against UW-River Falls and finished with 217 yards (7.2 per carry) and 5 touchdowns. 

Tim Jansen, Platteville, Senior, Wide Receiver, Pingree Grove, Ill. (Hampshire) 
Jansen had 65 catches for 790 yards (6.5 per catch) and 1 touchdown this season. Jansen had a season-high 10 catches in back to back weeks against conference opponents. Oct. 27 against UW-La Crosse, Jansen had 148 yards (14.8 per catch) and a touchdown and Nov. 3 against UW-Stout, Jansen had 199 yards (19.9 per catch). 

Second Team – Defense
Clayton Becker, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, Monticello, Ill.
Becker finished the season with 66 tackles (38 solo, 28 assists), 7.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss and 2 forced fumbles. Becker had a season-high 12 tackles on Aug. 30 against East Texas Baptist and 9 tackles and 3 sacks on Nov. 3 against UW-Stout.

Tyler Reinhardt, Platteville, Junior, Defensive Back, Slinger, Wis.
Reinhardt had 66 tackles (44 solo, 22 assists), 5 tackles for loss and 4 interceptions. Reinhardt had 10 tackles on Oct. 13 against UW-River Falls and Nov. 10 against UW-Whitewater. Reinhardt had 2 interceptions on Oct. 27 against UW-La Crosse.

Second Team – Special Teams
Connor Foley, Platteville, Senior, Punter, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier)
Foley finished the season with 34 punts (37.6 average) and pinned the opponents inside the 20-yardline 12 of those times with only 2 touchbacks.

Drew Rakers, Platteville, Junior, Special Teams Player, Elm Grove, Wis. (Brookfield East)
Rakers appeared in 7 of the 10 Pioneer games and finished the season with 2 tackles.
 
Honorable Mention – Offense
Nick Broadhurst, Platteville, Junior, Center, Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way North)
Broadhurst started at center for the Pioneers in 8 of the 10 games this season.
 
Honorable Mention – Defense
Ben Mogilevsky, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, Madison, Wis. (LaFollette)
Mogilevsky had 65 tackles (31 solo, 34 assists), 1.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles, and one interception. Mogilevsky added 2 blocks on special teams.

Eric Siedenburg, Platteville, Sophomore, Linebacker, Johnston, Iowa
Siedenburg had 84 tackles (30 solo, 54 assists), 1 sack and 1 interception. Siedenburg had double digit tackles three times including Sept. 29 vs. UW-Stevens Point (21 tackles), Oct. 6 vs. UW-River Falls (15 tackles) and Oct. 20 vs. UW-Eau Claire (11 tackles).
 
All-Sportsmanship Team
Donovan Nathaniel, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King)
Nathaniel appeared in all 10 games this season and totaled 27 tackles. Nathaniel's best performance was 6 tackles (3.5 for loss) on Sept. 22 vs. Lakeland. 

All-WIAC Selections:

First Team – Offense
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Steve Herra, Stevens Point, Senior, Tight End, Rockford, Ill. (Boylan)
Caleb Adams, Stout, Senior, Offensive Line, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
Quinn Meinerz, Whitewater, Sophomore, Offensive Line, Hartford, Wis. (Union)
Levi Ross, River Falls, Junior, Offensive Line, St. Francis, Minn.
Alex Wendorf, Oshkosh, Senior, Offensive Line, Watertown, Wis.
Nate Trewyn, Whitewater, Senior, Center, Janesville, Wis. (Milton)
Cole Wilber, Whitewater, Senior, Quarterback, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Dana Hills)
Keyshawn Carpenter, Stout, Senior, Running Back, Evergreen Park, Ill.
Alex Peete, Whitewater, Sophomore, Running Back, Ringwood, Ill. (Johnsburg)
Trent Monson, River Falls, Senior, Wide Receiver, Big Lake, Minn.
JT Parish, Whitewater, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, Cambridge, Wis.
Cole Spieker, La Crosse, Junior, Wide Receiver, Brainerd, Minn.
Dom Todarello, Oshkosh, Senior, All-Purpose Back, Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead)
 
First Team – Defense
Charlie Brookshaw, Eau Claire, Senior, Defensive Line, Prescott, Wis.
Harry Henschler, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Line, Janesville, Wis. (Craig)
Matt Kahn, Oshkosh, Senior, Defensive Line, Vernon Hills, Ill.
David O'Gorman, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Line, Watertown, Wis.
Derrick Jennings Jr., Oshkosh, Senior, Linebacker, DeForest, Wis.
Bryce Leszczynski, Whitewater, Senior, Linebacker, Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI)
Elijah McGeehan, La Crosse, Senior, Linebacker, St. Paul, Minn. (Tartan)
Sam Romanski, Eau Claire, Junior, Linebacker, Wausau, Wis. (East)
Scott Skornicka, Oshkosh, Senior, Linebacker, Two Rivers, Wis.
Bailey Breunig, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Back, Prairie du Sac, Wis. (Sauk Prairie)
Famus Hasty, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Back, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
AJ Plewa, Oshkosh, Senior, Defensive Back, South Milwaukee, Wis.
Cole Yoder, Oshkosh, Senior, Defensive Back, Oshkosh, Wis. (West)

First Team – Special Teams
Drew Pearson, Stout, Senior, Place Kicker, Wausau, Wis. (West)
Shawn Magee, Stout, Senior, Punter, Rice Lake, Wis.
Christian Almonte, Stevens Point, Senior, Return Specialist, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Justin Prostinak, Whitewater, Junior, Special Teams Player, Milwaukee, Wis. (Lake Country Lutheran)
 
Second Team – Offense
Tyler Seymour, Stout, Freshman, Tight End, Duluth, Minn. (East)
Connor Berry, La Crosse, Freshman, Offensive Line, Marshfield, Wis.
Jalen Burks, Stevens Point, Junior, Offensive Line, Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside)
Kyle Gannon, Whitewater, Sophomore, Offensive Line, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Matthew Saager, Whitewater, Junior, Offensive Line, Lodi, Wis.
Hank Westemeyer, Platteville, Junior, Offensive Line, Johnston, Iowa
Bailey Roux, Stout, Sophomore, Center, Rice Lake, Wis.
Ben Beckman, River Falls, Junior, Quarterback, Blaine, Minn.
Brian Kulaga, Eau Claire, Senior, Running Back, Riverside, Ill. (Riverside-Brookfield)
Sean Studer, Platteville, Senior, Running Back, Manhattan, Ill. (Lincoln Way Central)
Christian Almonte, Stevens Point, Senior, Wide Receiver, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Levy Hamer, Stout, Freshman, Wide Receiver, Chicago, Ill. (St. Laurence)
Alex Herink, River Falls, Junior, Wide Receiver, Hudson, Wis.
Tim Jansen, Platteville, Senior, Wide Receiver, Pingree Grove, Ill. (Hampshire)
Ryan Wisniewski, Whitewater, Sophomore, All-Purpose Back, Sparta, Wis.
 
Second Team – Defense
Clay Becker, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, Monticello, Ill.
Jordan Brand, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Line, Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita)
Ryan Flathers, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Line, Lewiston, Minn. (Lewiston-Altura)
Zachary Zillmer, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Line, Black River Falls, Wis.
Jacob Erbs, Whitewater, Junior, Linebacker, Reedsburg, Wis.
Ryan Strick, Stevens Point, Senior, Linebacker, Naperville, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley)
Luke Wilz, Stout, Junior, Linebacker, Manawa, Wis.
Colton Nieman, La Crosse, Senior, Defensive Back, Vesper, Wis. (Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln)
Garrett Purdy, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Back, Naperville, Ill. (Central)
Tyler Reinhardt, Platteville, Junior, Defensive Back, Slinger, Wis.
Nate Tranel, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Back, Lancaster, Wis.
Levi Wolf, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, Elmwood, Wis.
 
Second Team – Special Teams
Victor Ponterio, Stevens Point, Freshman, Place Kicker, Melrose, Wis. (Melrose-Mindoro)
Connor Foley, Platteville, Senior, Punter, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier)
Sean Parker, La Crosse, Sophomore, Punter, Portland, Ore. (Westview)
Jake Simuncak, La Crosse, Junior, Return Specialist, South Milwaukee, Wis.
Andrew Rakers, Platteville, Junior, Special Teams Player, Elm Grove, Wis. (Brookfield East)
 
Honorable Mention – Offense
Sean Borgerding, Stout, Freshman, Quarterback, Spring Valley, Wis.
Ben Schramski, La Crosse, Senior, Quarterback, Lake City, Minn. (Lincoln)
Sam Altena, River Falls, Freshman, Running Back, New Richmond, Wis.
Rayshawn Graham, Stout, Junior, Running Back, Blue Island, Ill. (Eisenhower)
Riley Kallas, Oshkosh, Junior, Wide Receiver, Winneconne, Wis.
Mitch Overbeck, Stevens Point, Senior, Offensive Line, Brussels, Wis. (Southern Door)
Alex Negoski, Stout, Sophomore, Offensive Line, Evergreen Park, Ill. (Brother Rice)
Ben Wolff, Eau Claire, Senior, Offensive Line, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Winnebago Lutheran Academy)
Nick Broadhurst, Platteville, Junior, Center, Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way North)
Levy Hamer, Stout, Freshman, All-Purpose Back, Chicago, Ill. (St. Laurence)
 
Honorable Mention – Defense
Boyd Delebreau, Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Line, Chilton, Wis.
Justin Hansen, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Line, Beloit, Wis. (Turner)
Aaron Wisecup, Stout, Junior, Defensive Line, Monticello, Minn.
Joey Leonard, River Falls, Senior, Linebacker, Medford, Wis.
Victor Martinelli, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Linebacker, Milton, Wis.
Ben Mogilevsky, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, Madison, Wis. (LaFollette)
Rusty Murphy, La Crosse, Sophomore, Linebacker, Cudahy, Wis.
Max Praschak, River Falls, Junior, Linebacker, Somerset, Wis.
Eric Siedenburg, Platteville, Sophomore, Linebacker, Johnston, Iowa
Alex Zacharias, Whitewater, Senior, Linebacker, Stoughton, Wis.
Mitch Dienger, River Falls, Senior, Defensive Back, La Crosse, Wis. (Holmen)
OJ James, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Milwaukee, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran)
Omarri Johnson, Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Back, Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside)
Kierre Rhodes, Stout, Junior, Defensive Back, St. Paul, Minn. (Johnson)
Sam Shafer, Stevens Point, Junior, Defensive Back, Prescott, Wis. (River Falls)

Honorable Mention – Special Teams
Wojciech Gasienica, Whitewater, Sophomore, Place Kicker, Norridge, Ill. (Ridgewood)
Turner Geisthardt, Oshkosh, Senior, Punter, Omro, Wis. (Oshkosh North)
Owen Schommer, River Falls, Senior, Punter, Hager City, Wis. (Prescott)
Josh Ringelberg, Whitewater, Junior, Return Specialist, Greendale, Wis.
Cole Spieker, La Crosse, Junior, Special Teams Player, Brainerd, Minn.
 
All-Sportsmanship Team
Jason Dilly, Stout, Senior, Linebacker, Andover, Minn.
Brad Goetsch, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Kicker/Punter, Schofield, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
Dalton Heckel, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Line, Silver Lake, Wis. (Wilmot Union)
Donovan Nathaniel, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, Milwaukee, Wis. (Rufus King)
Noah Pulsifer, Stevens Point, Senior, Fullback, Elm Grove, Wis. (Brookfield East)
Bradley Schultz, La Crosse, Senior, Center, Altura, Minn. (Plainview-Elgin-Millville)
Nick Welter, River Falls, Senior, Defensive Line, Janesville, Wis. (Craig)
Jason Wright, Oshkosh, Senior, Offensive Line, Lake in the Hills, Ill. (Huntley)
 
Offensive Player of the Year:  Cole Wilber of Whitewater
Defensive Player of the Year:  Harry Henschler of Whitewater
Special Teams Player of the Year:  Christian Almonte of Stevens Point
George Chryst Coach of the Year:  Kevin Bullis of Whitewater
Max Sparger Co-Scholar-Athletes:  Caleb Adams of Stout and Turner Geisthardt of Oshkosh