Central’s Hawkins heads all-region football team

PELLA—Central College quarterback Blaine Hawkins (5th-year, Ankeny) is the D3football.com All-Region 5 Offensive Player of the Year.

The American Rivers champion Dutch placed 10 players on the all-region teams and Central’s Jeff McMartin was named the region’s coach of the year.

Joining Hawkins on the first team were wide receiver Tanner Schminke (5th-year, Boone), offensive guard Joshua Mayhew (5th-year, Aurora, Ill., West Aurora HS) and defensive end Hunter Maddy (5th-year, Mystic, Centerville HS).

Second-team selections were offensive tackle Travis Wagner (5th-year, Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View HS), kicker Logan Sunvold (sophomore, Monroe, Southeast Polk HS), defensive tackle Blade Durbala (5th-year, Blairstown, Benton HS) and cornerback Brayden Egli (senior, Saint Charles, Interstate 35 HS).

Running back Jason Hopp (senior, Earlham) and linebacker Josh Van Gysel (sophomore, Anthem, Ariz., Boulder Creek HS) were named to the third team.

Hawkins shattered the all-divisions NCAA record for season touchdown passes with 63 and also set a new Division III mark with seven touchdown passes in a half at Simpson College Sept. 25, which matches the all-divisions record. He completed 331 of 468 passes (.707) for 4,475 yards with eight interceptions and a school-record 192.05 passing efficiency rating. He broke nearly every school game, season and career passing and total offense record and also set new American Rivers marks for season passing yards and touchdowns in league games.

Hawkins and Durbala were each D3football.com third-team all-region honorees in 2019.

Wheaton College (Ill.) defensive tackle Dallas McRae was selected as the region’s defensive player of the year.

Players nominated for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced Dec. 17.

It’s the first D3football.com honor for McMartin who received AFCA regional coach of the year honors in 2007 and again this year. He piloted the Dutch to a 10-0 regular season and a 12-1 overall mark, reaching the NCAA Division III quarterfinals for the first time since 2007. He’s compiled a 140-43 (.765) record in 18 seasons as Central’s head coach.

Central outscored opponents 54.0 to 20.5 for the season and outgained them by an average 570.1 yards to 339.1.

2021 D3football.com All-Region 5 Team

Offensive Player of the Year: Blaine Hawkins, QB, Central
Defensive Player of the Year: Dallas McRae, DT, Wheaton
Coach of the Year: Jeff McMartin, Central

First-team offense

Pos.

Player

School

Yr.

Hometown

QB

Blaine Hawkins

Central

Sr.

Ankeny, Iowa

RB

Ethan Greenfield

North Central

Sr.

Lindenhurst, Ill.

RB

Nicholas D’Ambrose

Chicago

Sr.

Addison, Ill.

WR

Andrew Kamienski

North Central

Sr.

Pingree Grove, Ill.

WR

Tanner Schminke

Central

Sr.

Boone, Iowa

TE

Spencer Peterson

Wheaton

Sr.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

T

Chris Toth

Aurora

Jr.

Orland Park, Ill.

G

Sharmore Clarke

North Central

Sr.

Oak Park, Ill.

C

Jake Hibben

Wheaton

Sr.

Littleton, Colo.

G

Joshua Mayhew

Central

Sr.

Aurora, Ill.

T

Gabriel McGill

Wheaton

Sr.

Plano, Texas

K

Tommy Gallagher

Wheaton

Sr.

Cannon Falls, Minn.

RET

A.J. Jackson

Lake Forest

Jr.

Peoria, Ariz.

First Team Defense

DE

Hunter Maddy

Central

Sr.

Mystic, Iowa

DT

Dallas McRae

Wheaton

Sr.

Crown Point, Ind.

DT

Jake Holaday

Wheaton

Sr.

Brandon, Miss.

DE

Dan Gilroy

North Central

Jr.

Cary, Ill.

LB

Ryan Schwartz

Wheaton

Sr.

Burbank, Ohio

LB

Ben Wong

North Central

Sr.

Bloomington, Ill.

LB

Antonio Santillan

Wartburg

Sr.

Davenport, Iowa

CB

Jake Beesley

North Central

Sr.

Champaign, Ill.

S

Sean Reyna

Aurora

Sr.

Mokena, Ill.

S

Kendall Karcz

St. Norbert

Sr.

Pulaski, Wis.

CB

Dante Esposito

Lake Forest

Jr.

Gilbert, Ariz.

P

John Bickle

Wheaton

Sr.

Eau Claire, Wis.

ST

Jalen Shaffer

Wheaton

Sr.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Second-team offense

QB

Gavin Zimbelman

Aurora

Sr.

Manteno, Ill.

RB

Giovanni Weeks

Wheaton

Jr.

Kent City, Mich.

RB

Larry Rivers

Lakeland

Sr.

Dearborn Heights, Mich.

WR

Joey Owens

Rockford

Sr.

Ottawa, Ill.

WR

Eric Pacheco

Buena Vista

Sr.

Kearney, Neb.

TE

Anthony Senerchia

Benedictine

Sr.

New Lenox, Ill.

T

Anthony DerManulian

Lake Forest

Sr.

Grosse Pointe Pk, Mich.

G

Michael Bobak

Chicago

Sr.

Burr Ridge, Ill.

C

Derek Brown

Monmouth

Jr.

Pekin, Ill.

G

Ethan Lape

Wartburg

Sr.

W. Union, Iowa

T

Travis Wagner

Central

Sr.

Mesa, Ariz.

K

Logan Sunvold

Central

So.

Monroe, Iowa

RET

Keon Miller

Carroll

So.

Richland Center, Wis.

Second-team defense

DE

Otis Watts

Lakeland

Sr.

Chicago, Ill.

DT

Blade Durbala

Central

Sr.

Blairstown, Iowa

DT

Cameron Martin

North Central

Sr.

Naperville, Ill.

DE

Korbyn Personett

Monmouth

Sr.

Plainfield, Ill.

LB

Bryce Gable

Elmhurst

Jr.

Grandville, Mich.

LB

Eder Bellegarde

Lawrence

Jr.

Dallas, Ga.

LB

Shazon Crutcher

Lakeland

Sr.

Pontiac, Mich.

CB

Caleb Egbert

Wheaton

Sr.

Montrose, Colo.

S

Eli Barrett

Wartburg

Sr.

Denver, Iowa

S

Braden Lindmark

North Central

Jr.

Naperville, Ill.

CB

Brayden Egli

Central

Sr.

Saint Charles, Iowa

P

David Collins

Carthage

Sr.

Pewaukee, Wis.

ST

Blake Davis

Benedictine

Jr.

Downers Grove, Ill.

Third-team offense

QB

Tyler Jarnagin

Benedictine

Sr.

Kankakee, Ill.

RB

Jason Hopp

Central

Sr.

Earlham, Iowa

RB

Tyran Bailey

Aurora

Sr.

Oswego, Ill.

WR

DeAngelo Hardy

North Central

So.

Lake Villa, Ill.

WR

Austin Eichstaedt

Carroll

So.

Cudahy, Wis.

TE

Mason Davis

Cornell

Sr.

Kansas City, Mo.

T

Jeske Maples

North Central

Fr.

Moweaqua, Ill.

G

Jalen Cole

Aurora

Jr.

Minooka, Ill.

C

Andrew Corley

Cornell

Jr.

Las Vegas, Nev.

G

Trevor Gabriele

Wheaton

Jr.

Wheaton, Ill.

T

Gannon Grider

Benedictine

Sr.

Highland, Ind.

K

Tanner Mateus

Benedictine

Jr.

Belvidere, Ill.

RET

Eric Pacheco

Buena Vista

Sr.

Kearney, Neb.

Third-team defense

DE

Jaylin Swan

Illinois College

Sr.

St. Louis, Mo.

DT

Jaylen Jordan

Aurora

Fr.

Frankfort, Ill.

DT

Drew Gognat

Illinois College

Jr.

Sumner, Ill.

DE

River Shindledecker

Wheaton

Sr.

Clarksburg, Pa.

LB

Ahmad Washington

Benedictine

Sr.

Peoria, Ill.

LB

Josh Van Gysel

Central

So.

Anthem, Ariz.

LB

Wyatt Lee

Wheaton

Sr.

Peyton, Colo.

CB

Tyler Geiman

Dubuque

Jr.

Beach Park, Ill.

S

Kaleb Plattenberger

Monmouth

Sr.

Mount Carroll, Ill.

S

Garrett Warner

Carthage

So.

Richland, Mich.

CB

Jojo McNair

Wartburg

Sr.

Joliet, Ill.

P

Addi Fletcher

Monmouth

Jr.

Monmouth, Ill.

ST

Danny Baker

Lake Forest

Jr.

Winnetka, Ill.