Football | 11/21/22 | 4:25 PM
WHITEFISH, Mont. — The Frontier Conference has announced its postseason football awards for the 2022 season. Carroll College had 10 players receive All-Conference honors, and two individuals given yearly awards. The All-Conference teams are chosen in voting by the league's coaches.
Carroll College head coach Troy Purcell was selected as Coach of the Year, and Carroll College senior defensive lineman Garrett Kocab (Phelan, Calif. / R-SR) was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year. Montana Western senior quarterback Jon Jund is a repeat selection as the Offensive Player of the Year.
Carroll and fellow Frontier Conference Co-Champion College of Idaho had 10 players named to the All-Conference teams, only Montana Tech (12) had more.
The Fighting Saints had three First team All-Conference selections:
Andrew Carter - OL (Gooding, Idaho / R-JR)
Garrett Kocab - DL (Phelan, Calif. / R-SR)
Spencer Berger - K (Billings, Mont. / FR)
Carroll also had seven Second Team All-Conference selections:
Matthew Burgess - RB (Junction City, Ore. / R-JR)
Tony Collins - TE (Fort Worth, Texas / SR)
Hunter Mecham - OL (Las Vegas, Nev. / JR)
Conor Quick - OL (Helena, Mont. / JR)
Garrett Worden - DL (Laramie, Wyo. / R-SO)
Zach Spiroff - DB (Helena, Mont. / JR)
Rex Irby - LB (Boise, Idaho / SR)
The full list of All-Conference selections can be found below:
2022 First Team All-Conference Offense
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Jon Jund ## ^ |
Montana Western |
QB |
6-1 |
190 |
Sr. |
Spring Creek, Nev. |
| Blake Counts ## ^^ |
Montana Tech |
RB |
5-11 |
215 |
Jr. |
Kalispell, Mont. |
| Reese Neville ^ |
Montana Western |
RB |
6-0 |
205 |
Sr. |
Yerington, Nev. |
| Andrew Simon ^^ |
Rocky Mountain College |
TE |
6-1 |
220 |
Gr. |
Whitehall, Mont. |
| Trevor Hoffman # ^^ |
Montana Tech |
WR |
6-4 |
205 |
Sr. |
Renton, Wash. |
| Bryce Goggin ^ |
Southern Oregon |
WR |
6-3 |
210 |
Sr. |
Eugene, Ore. |
| Christian Graney |
Southern Oregon |
WR |
5-11 |
180 |
Sr. |
Sanger, Calif. |
| Andrew Carter ^ |
Carroll College |
OL |
6-3 |
300 |
Sr. |
Gooding, Idaho |
| Ryan Halford ## ^^ |
College of Idaho |
OL |
6-4 |
275 |
Sr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| Garrett Rehberg ^^ |
College of Idaho |
OL |
6-8 |
315 |
Rs/Jr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| Jack Hiller |
Montana Tech |
OL |
6-5 |
295 |
Sr. |
La Center, Wash. |
| Noah Danielson ## ^ |
Montana Western |
OL |
6-4 |
280 |
Sr. |
Vaughn, Mont. |
2022 Second Team All-Conference Offense
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Blake Thelen |
Montana Tech |
QB |
6-3 |
205 |
So. |
Great Falls, Mont. |
| Matthew Burgess # |
Carroll College |
RB |
5-11 |
205 |
Sr. |
Junction City, Ore. |
| Allamar Alexander |
College of Idaho |
RB |
5-10 |
195 |
Jr. |
Nampa, Idaho |
| Tony Collins ## * ^^ |
Carroll College |
TE |
6-4 |
230 |
Jr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Brock Richardson |
College of Idaho |
WR |
5-8 |
165 |
Rs/So. |
Fallon, Nev. |
| Kyle Torgerson |
Montana Tech |
WR |
5-10 |
170 |
So. |
Great Falls, Mont. |
| Trey Mounts |
Montana Western |
WR |
5-9 |
165 |
Sr. |
Belgrade, Mont. |
| Hunter Mecham ** ^ |
Carroll College |
OL |
6-4 |
285 |
Jr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Conor Quick |
Carroll College |
OL |
6-3 |
295 |
Jr. |
Helena, Mont. |
| Carson Shuman |
Montana Tech |
OL |
6-3 |
305 |
Jr. |
Helena, Mont. |
| Stason Makaila |
Rocky Mountain College |
OL |
6-4 |
280 |
So. |
Chandler, Ariz. |
| Hunter Geissler |
Southern Oregon |
OL |
6-4 |
280 |
So. |
Hailey, Idaho |
2022 First Team All-Conference Defense
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Garrett Kocab ## * ^ |
Carroll College |
DL |
6-3 |
275 |
Sr. |
Phelan, Calif. |
| Keagan McCoy * ^ |
College of Idaho |
DL |
6-1 |
250 |
Gr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| Keyshawn James-Newby |
Montana Tech |
DL |
6-3 |
240 |
So. |
Helena, Mont. |
| Wes Moeai ^^ |
Rocky Mountain College |
DL |
6-3 |
315 |
Sr. |
St. George, Utah |
| Dylan Martinez * ^ |
College of Idaho |
LB |
6-2 |
210 |
Sr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| Solo Taylor * ^ |
Eastern Oregon |
LB |
6-2 |
240 |
Rs/Sr. |
Rigby, Idaho |
| Dylan Wampler ** ^^ |
MSU-Northern |
LB |
6-1 |
235 |
Jr. |
Peoria, Ariz. |
| Nolan McCafferty ^^ |
Rocky Mountain College |
LB |
6-0 |
225 |
Sr. |
Sheridan, Wyo. |
| Jake Regino |
Southern Oregon |
LB |
6-1 |
225 |
Sr. |
Sacramento, Calif. |
| Dorian Hardin ** ^ |
College of Idaho |
DB |
6-1 |
185 |
Sr. |
Oak Harbor, Wash. |
| Naoki Harmer |
Montana Tech |
DB |
5-10 |
170 |
Sr. |
Bellevue, Wash. |
| Jordan Washington ^ |
Montana Tech |
DB |
5-11 |
175 |
Jr. |
Torrance, Calif. |
| Kaysan Barnett |
Rocky Mountain College |
DB |
5-8 |
178 |
So. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
2022 Second Team All-Conference Defense
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Garrett Worden |
Carroll College |
DL |
6-4 |
260 |
So. |
Laramie, Wyo. |
| Alex Ojukwu |
College of Idaho |
DL |
6-3 |
240 |
Jr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| Reese Artz |
Montana Western |
DL |
6-3 |
270 |
Jr. |
Battle Mountain, Nev. |
| Tanner Harrell ^^ |
Montana Western |
DL |
6-1 |
275 |
Jr. |
Shepherd, Mont. |
| Rex Irby ** ^ |
Carroll College |
LB |
5-11 |
200 |
Sr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| Zak Donato * |
Eastern Oregon |
LB |
6-3 |
210 |
Rs/Sr. |
Selah, Wash. |
| Ben Windauer |
Montana Tech |
LB |
6-1 |
225 |
Sr. |
Columbia Falls, Mont. |
| Zach Spiroff |
Carroll College |
DB |
5-10 |
180 |
Jr. |
Helena, Mont. |
| Jacob Batubenga |
College of Idaho |
DB |
5-11 |
190 |
Sr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| Keegan Croteau |
College of Idaho |
DB |
6-2 |
185 |
Fr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| DeShawn Craig |
Southern Oregon |
DB |
5-9 |
175 |
Jr. |
Placentia, Calif. |
2022 First Team All-Conference Special Teams
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Spencer Berger |
Carroll College |
K |
5-10 |
170 |
Fr. |
Billings, Mont. |
| Ryan Lowry |
Montana Tech |
K |
6-0 |
195 |
So. |
Pasco, Wash. |
| Andrew Almos ^ |
Montana Tech |
P |
6-1 |
205 |
So. |
Great Falls, Mont. |
| Stokes Botelho |
Southern Oregon |
PR/KR |
5-10 |
170 |
Sr. |
Laie, Hawaii |
2022 Second Team All-Conference Special Teams
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Wyatt Brusven |
Rocky Mountain College |
P |
6-0 |
160 |
Jr. |
Shelby, Mont. |
| Kyle Torgerson |
Montana Tech |
KR |
5-10 |
170 |
So. |
Great Falls, Mont. |
| Kaysan Barnett |
Rocky Mountain College |
PR |
5-8 |
178 |
So. |
Phoenix. Ariz. |
^ 2021 First Team Selection
^^ 2021 Second Team Selection
* 2020-21 Spring First Team Selection
** 2020-21 Spring First Team Selection
# 2019 First Team Selection
## 2019 Second Team Selection
2022 Frontier Conference/NAIA Champions of Character
| School |
Player |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Carroll College |
Rex Irby |
LB |
5-11 |
200 |
Sr. |
Boise, Idaho |
| College of Idaho |
Camille Massaad |
OL |
6-4 |
285 |
Sr. |
Meridian, Idaho |
| Eastern Oregon |
Nathan Reed |
RB |
5-10 |
200 |
Jr. |
La Grande, Ore. |
| MSU-Northern |
Colter Szymoniak |
DL |
6-1 |
240 |
Rs/Jr. |
Eureka, Mont. |
| Montana Tech |
Jet Campbell |
QB |
6-4 |
200 |
Sr. |
Billings, Mont. |
| Montana Western |
Gus Hanson |
DB |
6-1 |
200 |
Rs/So. |
Helena, Mont. |
| Rocky Mountain College |
Hunter Jackson |
OL |
6-4 |
260 |
Sr. |
Bend, Ore. |
| North Bend, Wash. |
Murphy McDowell |
LB |
6-3 |
250 |
Sr. |
North Bend, Wash. |
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character program is to change the culture of sport. The five Champions of Character core values are integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.
