University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Panther football lands 11 on 2024 Preseason All-MVFC lists
7/22/2024 2:05:00 PM | Football
UNI claims 11 spots on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason all-conference list including one first and two second teamers. Panthers picked eighth in preseason poll.
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) revealed its annual Preseason All-MVFC Teams and preseason poll on Monday afternoon, as voted on by the league's head coaches, sports information directors and media.
Heading into the 2024 season, 11 Panthers picked up preseason all-conference recognition as the team was tabbed to finish eighth in the conference. The two-time defending national champion South Dakota State Jackrabbits were picked to repeat as MVFC champions with 482 points and 42 of 44 first-place votes.
The Preseason All-MVFC list is composed of first and second-teams, as well as an honorable mention team with 99 total players selected from the league's 11 teams.
Panther offensive lineman Jared Penning was selected as UNI's lone Preseason All-MVFC First Team honoree after being named All-MVFC and earning multiple All-America nods to end last season.
A pair of defenders make up UNI's second-team selections in defensive lineman Cannon Butler and linebacker Tucker Langenberg. This is the first preseason honor for both athletes.
Eight Panther athletes were named to the Preseason All-MVFC Honorable Mention list, including running back Tye Edwards, wide receivers Desmond Hutson and Sergio Morancy, tight end Layne Pryor, defensive lineman Carter Hewitt, linebacker Ben Belken, defensive back Jonathan Cabral-Martin and punter Noah Pettinger. Pettinger was named All-MVFC Honorable Mention in 2023, while Morancy earned preseason honors from the conference last year. For the rest, this is their first preseason honor from the MVFC of their careers.
PRESEASON ALL-MVFC TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
QB Mark Gronowski, South Dakota StateRB Mason King, Illinois State
RB Tyshon King, Youngstown State
FB Hunter Brozio, North Dakota State
WR Carter Bell, South Dakota
WR Bo Belquist, North Dakota
WR Dan Sobkowicz, Illinois State
TE JJ Galbreath, South Dakota
OL Gus Miller, South Dakota State
OL Jared Penning, UNI
OL Jaison Williams, Youngstown State
OL Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
OL Hunter Zambrano, Illinois State
DL Jarod DePriest, South Dakota State
DL Nick Gaes, South Dakota
DL Dylan Hendricks, North Dakota State
DL Eli Mostaert, North Dakota State
LB Amir Abdullah, Illinois State
LB Adam Bock, South Dakota State
LB Logan Kopp, North Dakota State
LB Garret Ollendieck, Indiana State
DB Dalys Beanum, South Dakota State
DB Maddix Blackwell, Indiana State
DB Tucker Large, South Dakota State
DB Dennis Shorter, South Dakota
DB Cole Wisniewski, North Dakota State
LS Hunter Brozio, North Dakota State
PK Will Leyland, South Dakota
P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
RS Carter Bell, South Dakota
AP Amar Johnson, South Dakota State
SECOND TEAM
RB Amar Johnson, South Dakota State
RB Travis Theis, South Dakota
FB Jaden Norby, North Dakota
WR Vinson Davis III, Southern Illinois
WR Max Tomczak, Youngstown State
WR Griffin Wilde, South Dakota State
TE Joe Stoffel, North Dakota State
OL Evan Beerntsen, South Dakota State
OL Joe Cotton, South Dakota
OL Chase Evans, Southern Illinois
OL Joey Lombard, South Dakota
OL Mason Miller, North Dakota State
DL Jake Anderson, Illinois State
DL Cannon Butler, UNI
DL Blake Holden, South Dakota
DL Darion Smith, Missouri State
LB Colin Bohanek, Southern Illinois
LB Tucker Langenberg, UNI
LB Tye Niekamp, Illinois State
LB Wyatt Pedigo, North Dakota
DB PJ Hall, Missouri State
DB Keondre Jackson, Illinois State
DB Todric McGee, Missouri State
DB Cale Reeder, South Dakota State
DB Ubayd Steed, Southern Illinois
LS Kaydon Olivia, South Dakota State
PK Griffin Crosa, North Dakota State
P Hunter Dustman, South Dakota State
RS Tucker Large, South Dakota State
AP Vinson Davis III, Southern Illinois
HONORABLE MENTION
RB Tye Edwards, UNI
RB Jacardia Wright, Missouri State
RB Gaven Ziebarth, North Dakota
FB Scotty Presson Jr., Illinois State
WR Desmond Hutson, UNI
WR Eddie Kasper, Illinois State
WR Sergio Morancy, UNI
WR Jmariyae Robinson, Missouri State
TE Layne Pryor, UNI
TE Aidan Quinn, Southern Illinois
OL Seth Anderson, North Dakota
OL Ashton Flynn, Murray State
OL Jake Green, Southern Illinois
OL Cash Hudson, Missouri State
OL Hutson Lillibridge, Missouri State
DL Gianini Belizaire, Indiana State
DL Carter Hewitt, UNI
DL Jake Siegel, Illinois State
LB Ben Belken, UNI
LB Geoffrey Brown, Indiana State
LB Tahj Chambers, Missouri State
LB Jalan Gaines, Illinois State
LB Lavoise Deontae McCoy, Illinois State
DB Shahid Barros, South Dakota
DB Jonathan Cabral-Martin, UNI
DB Mark Cannon Jr., Illinois State
DB Sam Jung, North Dakota State
DB Avery Powell, Missouri State
DB Kanyon Walker, Murray State
LS Caden Bolz, Missouri State
LS Sam Merryman, Youngstown State
PK Hunter Dustman, South Dakota State
PK Andrew Lastovka, Youngstown State
P Noah Pettinger, UNI
AP Bo Belquist, North Dakota
AP RaJa Nelson, North Dakota State
MVFC PRESEASON POLL (Points / First-Place Votes)
1. South Dakota State …. 482 (42)2. North Dakota State …. 437 (1)
3. South Dakota …. 371
4. Southern Illinois .... 293
5. North Dakota …. 276
6. Illinois State …. 264
7. Youngstown State .... 255
8. Northern Iowa …. 227
9. Missouri State …. 164 (1)
10. Indiana State …. 68
11. Murray State .... 67
