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Schult Named MVFC Defensive Player of the Year
11/23/2016 10:00:00 AM | Football
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Senior defensive end Karter Schult has been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year, it was announced today by league officials.
Schult is the ninth Panther to receive defensive player of the year honors and the 16th student-athlete to receive a player of the year selection since head coach Mark Farley took over in 2001. UNI has earned back-to-back defensive player of the year honors with Deiondre' Hall winning in 2015.
The Tripoli, Iowa, native ended the season leading all of Division I football (FCS & FBS) in sacks with 17.0 and tied for second in the country in tackles for loss with 24.0. His 17.0 sacks in 2016 ranks second all-time in single-season quarterback sacks while his 24.0 tackles for loss beat the UNI record of 23.0 that he set in 2015.
He started all 11 games at defensive end for the Panthers, recording at least one sack in 10 of the 11 games. Along with his single-season records in 2016, Schult tied the school record for tackles for loss in a game with 5.5 against #14 Montana.
He finished third on the team in total tackles with 69, leading all defensive linemen in the league in the category. Along with his towering sack and tackle for loss total, Schult also racked up four quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, a blocked kick, a safety and his first-career interception.
Schult finished his career at UNI ranked first all-time in career tackles for loss (56.0), yards from tackles for loss (266), yards from sacks (215) and quarterback hurries (20). He also ranks second in career sacks with 35.5.
The senior was named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2016. Schult is also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the best defensive player in FCS football.
His statistics in 2016 have shown that he has been busy on the field, but Schult has also shown his worth in the classroom. He was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team and is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy Award, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.
The winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy will be announced at the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6.
Schult is the ninth Panther to receive defensive player of the year honors and the 16th student-athlete to receive a player of the year selection since head coach Mark Farley took over in 2001. UNI has earned back-to-back defensive player of the year honors with Deiondre' Hall winning in 2015.
The Tripoli, Iowa, native ended the season leading all of Division I football (FCS & FBS) in sacks with 17.0 and tied for second in the country in tackles for loss with 24.0. His 17.0 sacks in 2016 ranks second all-time in single-season quarterback sacks while his 24.0 tackles for loss beat the UNI record of 23.0 that he set in 2015.
He started all 11 games at defensive end for the Panthers, recording at least one sack in 10 of the 11 games. Along with his single-season records in 2016, Schult tied the school record for tackles for loss in a game with 5.5 against #14 Montana.
He finished third on the team in total tackles with 69, leading all defensive linemen in the league in the category. Along with his towering sack and tackle for loss total, Schult also racked up four quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, a blocked kick, a safety and his first-career interception.
Schult finished his career at UNI ranked first all-time in career tackles for loss (56.0), yards from tackles for loss (266), yards from sacks (215) and quarterback hurries (20). He also ranks second in career sacks with 35.5.
The senior was named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week twice in 2016. Schult is also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the best defensive player in FCS football.
His statistics in 2016 have shown that he has been busy on the field, but Schult has also shown his worth in the classroom. He was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team and is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy Award, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.
The winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy will be announced at the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6.
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