12 Huskies Earn All-Conference Honors

BURNSVILLE, MINN. – It is officially official; the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has announced All Conference Honorees. After a tough year in the always competitive NSIC, the Huskies finished with a 4-7 (3-4 NSIC North) mark. There is always light at the end of the tunnel though, and that light happens to be the 12 student athletes that have been honored with their outstanding play on the football field.

Two student athletes were named to the All-NSIC First Team list. After being an All-NSIC Second Team member a season ago, Anthony Carver (Sr., TE, Milwaukee, Wis.) was named to the All-NSIC First Team list along with Graham Miller (Sr., LB, Minneapolis, Minn.) who was also receiving this honor for the first time.

Seven more Huskies were added to the All-NSIC Second Team list. Representing the offense, Robert Kraklow (Jr., OL, Mukwonago, Wis.) makes the All-NSIC Second Team for the second time in a row along with John Solberg (Sr., WR, Cambridge, Minn.) who earned First Team Honors last season. On the defensive side of the ball, Matthew Lechner (Sr., DB, Waukesha, Wis.), Ferris, Ingraham (Sr., DE, Evanston, Ill.), Joe Carpenter (Jr., DL, Robbins, Ill.), and Devon Krzanowski (So., Fond Du Lac, Wis.) all earned All-NSIC Second Team Honors. Adam Stage (Jr., K, Appleton, Wis.) rounded out the second Team selection with his special teams' selection.

Three more student athletes received Honorable Mention after putting up solid numbers in the NSIC. Dwayne Lawhorn (Sr., QB, Germantown, Wis.) was selected as All-NSIC Honorable Mention for the offense while Zach Stecklein (Jr., OLB, Mt. Horeb, Wis.) and Skyler Kurt (Sr., DL, Lodi, Wis.) represented the defense.

It all starts on the offensive line, Kraklow did a great job all season to make sure his quarterback was protected. Kraklow was a part of an offensive line that only allowed 17 sacks. Kraklow was also responsible for creating enough spaces for Huskies rushers to pick up 1,373 yards on the ground while adding 12 rushing touchdowns. Kraklow along with the rest of the offensive line was a big help with providing ample time for Huskies quarterbacks to throw for 2,326 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Carver and Solberg were two of Lawhorn's top targets this season. Carver ended the season with 458 receiving yards on 29 receptions and added two receiving touchdowns. From the tight end position, Carver made some incredible plays, but none were bigger than the three-yard reception for a touchdown in overtime to take down Concordia-St. Paul. Solberg had big season as well, he caught a team high five touchdowns and added 520 receiving yards on 33 receptions. Solberg also had a team long 54-yard reception against MSU-Moorhead. He even had a season high 120 receiving yards against Southwest Minnesota State University.

In 11 games played, Lawhorn threw for 2,196 yards in the air and rushed for 162 yards. Lawhown was responsible for 19 total touchdowns on the year. Against UMary, Lawhorn threw for 133 yards and five touchdowns which tied a school record that was previously set by Lawhorn himself. Lawhown averaged just under 200 yards per game. The Huskies quarterback also threw for a season high 347 yards and two touchdowns against Southwest Minnesota State.

The eighteenth defense in the country saw seven more student athletes rewarded for their play on the field. Krznowski led the Huskies with 72 total tackles from the linebacker position. Krznowski also added 9.5 tackles for a loss; 4.5 of those tackles for a loss were sacks on the quarterback. He also tallied a few quarterback hurries and one interception on the year. From the defensive back position, Lechner came up and made 55 total tackles for the third most on the team. Lechner was all over the field, he made 11.5 tackles for a loss and grabbed one interception on nine pass break-ups.

Ingraham was one of the impact players on the defensive line. Ingraham totaled 31 tackles on the season and had a team leading 7.5 sacks on opposing quarterbacks. Carpenter was another key player on the defensive line. Ingraham and Carpenter were important in stopping other teams rushing attacks and taking them out of their game. Carpenter had 29 total tackles and 4.5 tackles for a loss. Miller was also apart of that dominant front seven for St. Cloud State, he tallied 35 total tackles on the season. Miller had one interception and 6.5 sacks for a loss of 45 yards.

Stecklein had a solid year for an outside linebacker, he tallied 33 total tackles and was a huge disruption in the backfield with 10.5 tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks. Kurt had 10 total tackles on the year as an interior lineman, and 2.5 tackles for a loss. Kurt also played a role in stopping the run at the line of scrimmage and putting pressure on the quarterback.

Stage was one of the top special teams' players in the NSIC due to his well-rounded kicking game. Stage was named to Fred Mitchell watchlist, which is an award that is given to the nations top place kicker in FCS, DII, DIII, NAIA, and NJCAA. Stage was 11-of-19 on field goal attempts and hit a 45 yarder against Southwest Minnesota State. Stage was also responsible for covering 3,115 yards on 52 kickoffs, 26 of which were touchbacks. He averaged 59.9 yards every kickoff.