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| By Steve Woltmann; Dan Poel, Ohiosi.com |
Mount Union cornerback Louis Berry and North Central (Ill.) quarterback Broc Rutter lead the D3football.com 2018 All-North Region team. Rutter was named North Region Offensive Player of the Year, while Berry was named the North Region Defensive Player of the Year.
Washington University in St. Louis coach Larry Kindbom, who led the Bears to an 8-2 record in the program’s first season in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, is the North Region Coach of the Year. Kindbom’s team improved by five and a half games over 2017, a season spent as an independent. He has won 213 games as a Division III football head coach.
Berry, a senior from Pittsburgh, has scored six touchdowns from his cornerback spot this season for the Purple Raiders, who are 13-0 and playing in the Division III football national semifinals. He has intercepted five passes, has 10 pass breakups, two blocked kicks and two forced fumbles. In addition, he has 32 tackles (25 of them solo), five tackles for loss and four sacks.
Rutter, a junior from Naperville, Illinois, led the Cardinals to a 10-2 record and the second round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs, throwing 30 touchdown passes and just three interceptions. He completed 69.9 percent of his passes, averaging 294.9 yards per game, while also rushing for four touchdowns.
The teams, selected in balloting by North Region sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 212 nominations by Division III member schools. A total of 76 players were chosen. Players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced the evening of Dec. 14, in D3football.com’s pregame coverage for Stagg Bowl XLVI.
D3football.com 2018 All-North Region Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Broc Rutter, QB, North Central (Ill.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Louis Berry, CB, Mount Union
Coach of the Year: Larry Kindbom, Washington U.
| First Team Offense | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Broc Rutter | North Central (Ill.) | Jr. | Naperville, Ill. |
| RB | Lamar Carswell | Trine | Sr. | Toledo, Ohio |
| RB | Le’Anthony Reasnover | Eureka | Sr. | Momence, Ill. |
| WR | Justin Hill | Mount Union | Jr. | Circleville, Ohio |
| WR | Brad Bonomini | Franklin | Sr. | Lawrenceburg, Ind. |
| TE | Danny Disbrow | John Carroll | Sr. | Avon Lake, Ohio |
| T | Sam Shook | Ohio Northern | Sr. | New Philadelphia, Ohio |
| G | Drew Turner | John Carroll | Sr. | Mayfield Hts., Ohio |
| C | Brendan Mulholland | Marietta | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| G | Sharmore Clark | North Central (Ill.) | So. | Oak Park, Ill. |
| T | Caleb Riggleman | Marietta | Sr. | Beverly, W.Va. |
| K | Derik Judka | North Central (Ill.) | Fr. | Burbank, Ill. |
| RET | Jeffery Barnett | Trine | Sr. | Fremont, Ohio |
| First Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Jimmy Thomas | John Carroll | Sr. | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| DT | Conner Bogard | John Carroll | Jr. | Cleveland, Ohio |
| DT | Tommy Hyland | North Central (Ill.) | So. | Lombard, Ill. |
| DE | Andrew Roesch | Mount Union | Jr. | Avon, Ohio |
| LB | Eric Stevenson | Wheaton (Ill.) | Sr. | Lewisville, Texas |
| LB | Danny Robinson | Mount Union | Sr. | Massillon, Ohio |
| CB | Louis Berry | Mount Union | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| S | Trevor Staley | Illinois Wesleyan | Sr. | Lake Zurich, Ill. |
| S | Dillon Nelson | Manchester | Sr. | Fairland, Ind. |
| S | Austin White | Mount Union | Sr. | Wadsworth, Ohio |
| CB | Marcus Winters | Trine | Sr. | Toledo, Ohio |
| P | Austin Baker | Heidelberg | Sr. | Green Springs, Ohio |
| ST | Kyle Hogan | Ohio Wesleyan | Jr. | Centerburg, Ohio |
| Second Team Offense | ||||
| QB | D’Angelo Fulford | Mount Union | Jr. | Miramar, Fla. |
| RB | Tanner Clark | Marietta | Jr. | Caldwell, Ohio |
| RB | Michael Canganelli | John Carroll | So. | Mayfield Village, Ohio |
| WR | Dartavious Stanford | Capital | Sr. | Zanesville, Ohio |
| WR | Andrew Kamienski | North Central (Ill.) | So. | Pingree Grove, Ill. |
| TE | Jacob Lewis | Wooster | Jr. | Silver Creek, N.Y. |
| T | Brendan Klaus | Mount Union | Jr. | Brighton, Mich. |
| G | Trenton Monroe | Olivet | Sr. | Plainwell, Mich. |
| C | Kyle McAtee | Wabash | Sr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| G | Brandon Merrick | Hanover | Sr. | Mount Vernon, Ind. |
| T | Andrew Hagar | Trine | Sr. | Millersburg, Ind. |
| K | Andrew Fabry | Albion | Sr. | Grosse Point, Mich. |
| RET | Charles Stefanek | Manchester | Fr. | Van Wert, Ohio |
| Second Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Isaac Zickafoose | Bluffton | Sr. | Middlebury, Ind. |
| DT | Dallas McRae | Wheaton (Ill.) | So. | Crown Point, Ind. |
| DT | D’Andre Brown | Wooster | Jr. | Atlanta, Ga. |
| DE | Tim Ousley | Muskingum | Jr. | McArthur, Ohio |
| LB | Jonathan Seay | Wittenberg | Jr. | Miramar, Fla. |
| LB | Trey Williams | Mount Union | Jr. | Cardington, Ohio |
| LB | Zachary Blackiston | Heidelberg | Fr. | Massillon, Ohio |
| LB | DJ Warkenthien | North Central (Ill.) | Sr. | Naperville, Ohio |
| CB | Gabe Brown | Mount Union | Jr. | Plant City, Fla. |
| S | Amani Dennis | Carthage | Sr. | Wheeling, Ill. |
| CB | Tyler Sigler | Wheaton (Ill.) | Sr. | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| P | Nick Heidel | Ohio Wesleyan | Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Third Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Canaan Gebele | Denison | Sr. | Annapolis, Md. |
| RB | Alex Minton | Denison | Jr. | Bethel Park, Pa. |
| RB | Lance Moise | Concordia-Chicago | Jr. | Coral Springs, Fla. |
| WR | Chad Rex | Ohio Northern | Sr. | Bradenton, Fla. |
| TE | Tyler Pace | Wheaton (Ill.) | Sr. | Fort Calhoun, Neb. |
| TE | Brian Blanzy | Albion | Sr. | Grosse Pointe, Mich. |
| T | Clay Wagner | Wheaton | Jr. | Roselle, Ill. |
| G | Patrick Taylor | Marietta | So. | Columbus, Ohio |
| C | Zach Smith | Hope | Jr. | Suttons Bay, Mich. |
| G | Matt Anderson | Franklin | Jr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| T | Chris Reisiger | Wittenberg | Jr. | Edgewood, Ky. |
| K | Jake Tanner | DePauw | Sr. | Zionsville, Ind. |
| RET | Jordan Leverette | Baldwin Wallace | Sr. | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Third Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Patrick O’Connell | Wheaton (Ill.) | Jr. | Long Grove, Ill. |
| DT | Ian Gorgenson | Hope | Sr. | Grand Ledge, Mich. |
| DT | Cedrick Fry | Carthage | Sr. | Urbana, Ill. |
| DE | Elijah Smith | Anderson | Fr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| LB | Jake Coon | Washington U. | Sr. | Barrington, Ill. |
| LB | Diante Moses | Lakeland | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| LB | Chad Stalnaker | John Carroll | Jr. | Mentor, Ohio |
| CB | Natrone Barnes | Ohio Wesleyan | Sr. | Deerfield Beach, Fla. |
| S | Corey Kennedy | Wheaton (Ill.) | Sr. | Aurora, Ill. |
| S | Dylan Peterson | Rockford | Jr. | Reynolds, Ill. |
| CB | Troy Jones | Wittenberg | Jr. | Orlando, Fla. |
| P | Ricky Klein | Carthage | Sr. | Orland Park, Ill. |