The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released the 2024 NSIC All-Conference football teams this morning with four honored from Northern State University. Jake Adams and Kegan Mountain earned spots on the first team, while Max Van Landingham and Luke Gunderson were named to the second team.
Adams started all 11 games for the Wolves in 2024 and led the team and NSIC with 147 tackles. His 100-plus mark broke the single season school record of 111 set by Steve Espinoza in 2004. In total he recorded 72 solo stops and 75 assisted, including 6.0 tackles for a loss and 1.0 sack. The Wisconsin native recorded double-digit tackles in seven of the 11 contests this season, including a season high 20 against Minot State and Bemidji State. The sophomore finished the season second in the country in total tackles and third in tackles per game. He earned NSIC Defensive Player of the Week honors following the Wolves win over Bemidji State. 2024 marks the first all-conference honor of his career.
Mountain started all 11 games for the Wolves and led the secondary with a league best five interceptions. The sophomore added 44 tackles, including 31 solo stops and 2.0 tackles for a loss, and five pass breakups. He recorded a season best ten tackles in the Wolves season finale win over Wayne State. In the Wolves win over Southwest Minnesota State, Mountain recorded his fourth interception of the season and added a season best 55-yard return. In addition, Mountain added 29 punt return yards against Sioux Falls and Minot State. 2024 marks the first all-conference honor of his career.
Van Landingham started all 11 games on the defensive line. He led the Wolves with 6.0 sacks for a total loss of 47 yards, accumulating 8.5 tackles for a loss. In addition, the junior notched 25 total tackles, two pass breakups, and two forced fumbles. He closed out the regular season fourth in the NSIC in total sacks and second in solo sacks. The Tennessee native notched a season high five tackles, including two sacks, in the Wolves win over Bemidji State. This season is the first all-conference recognition of his career.
Gunderson started all 11 games for the Wolves and finished the year fifth on the team with 52 tackles. He recorded 27 solo stops, 5.0 tackles for a loss of 16 yards, and 1.0 sack. In addition, the senior grabbed two interceptions and broke up five passing attempts. He tallied a season best eight tackles in Northern’s season finale against Wayne State, as well as his second interception of the year. The Buffalo, Minnesota native caps off his Northern State career with this all-conference honor.
| NSIC All-Conference First Team Offense | |||||
| 0 | Jarod Epperson | RB | Sr. | Augustana | Omaha, Neb. |
| 61 | Brock Fox | OL | Sr. | Augustana | Treynor, Iowa |
| 74 | C.J. James | OL | Sr. | Augustana | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 62 | Jake Gannon | OL | Gr. | Bemidji State | Franklin, Wis. |
| 23 | Brice Peters | WR | Sr. | Bemidji State | White Bear Lake, Minn. |
| 66 | Taylon Hensley | OL | Sr. | Concordia-St. Paul | Burlington, Wis. |
| 1 | Jaylin Richardson | RB | Sr. | Concordia-St. Paul | Kansas City, Kan. |
| 11 | DaShaun Ames | WR | R-Jr. | Minnesota Duluth | Cumberland, Wis. |
| 0 | Sam Pitz | TE | Gr. | Minnesota Duluth | Appleton, Wis. |
| 12 | Kyle Walljasper | QB | R-Jr. | Minnesota Duluth | Fond du Lac, Wis. |
| 71 | Aiden Williams | OL | 6th | Minnesota Duluth | Anchorage, Alaska |
| 24 | Sam Backer | RB | R-Fr. | Minnesota State | Chatfield, Minn. |
| 79 | Marshall Foerner | OL | Sr. | Minnesota State | Plano, Ill. |
| 6 | TreShawn Watson | WR | Jr. | Minnesota State | Antioch, Ill. |
| 0 | Evan Lovett | RB | R-Jr. | Minot State | Tucson, Ariz. |
| 62 | Aidan Shumate | OL | So. | Minot State | Cypress, Texas |
| 3 | Brady Perryman | WR | Jr. | MSU Moorhead | Cottage Grove, Minn. |
| 15 | Jack Strand | QB | Jr. | MSU Moorhead | Bloomer, Wis. |
| 71 | Aidan DeVolder | OL | R-Jr. | Sioux Falls | Marshalltown, Iowa |
| 85 | Mark Leonard | TE | Sr. | Sioux Falls | Rochester, Minn. |
| 1 | Carter Slykhuis | WR | Gr. | Sioux Falls | Tea, S.D. |
| 79 | Jett Janssen | OL | Sr. | Wayne State | Lincoln, Neb. |
| 1 | Sylvere Campbell | WR | Sr. | Winona State | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| 77 | Noah Pappas | OL | Jr. | Winona State | Plymouth, Minn. |
| NSIC All-Conference First Team Defense | |||||
| 57 | Will Davis | DL | Sr. | Augustana | Edina, Minn. |
| 8 | Peyton Buckley | DB | Sr. | Augustana | Rice Lake, Wis. |
| 20 | JayVian Farr | DB | Sr. | Augustana | Racine, Wis. |
| 32 | Kade Lynott | LB | Sr. | Augustana | Hawarden, Iowa |
| 51 | Haden Wallace | LB | Sr. | Augustana | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 36 | Marcus Hansen | DL | R-Jr. | Bemidji State | Waseca, Minn. |
| 9 | Stephen Hoffman | DL | Gr. | Bemidji State | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 97 | Cade Barrett | DL | Sr. | Bemidji State | Lake Shore, Minn. |
| 0 | Isaiah Johnson | DB | Jr. | Bemidji State | Chicago Heights, Ill. |
| 56 | Drew Hennessey | DL | Gr. | Minnesota Duluth | Highland, Wis. |
| 22 | Mac Strand | LB | Sr. | Minnesota Duluth | Appleton, Wis. |
| 90 | Maven Kretche | DL | Sr. | Minnesota State | Sun Prairie, Wis. |
| 4 | Khai West | DB | Sr. | Minnesota State | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 20 | Antonio Alzheimer | LB | Sr. | Minnesota State | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 47 | Josiah Behm | LB | Sr. | MSU Moorhead | Appleton, Wis. |
| 12 | Kevin Speed | DB | So. | Minot State | Cairo, Ga. |
| 2 | Myzel Williams | DB | R-So. | Minot State | Deltona, Fla. |
| 0 | Kegan Mountain | DB | So. | Northern State | Omaha, Neb. |
| 54 | Jake Adams | LB | So. | Northern State | Pulaski, Wis. |
| 32 | Andy Henson | LB | R-Fr. | Sioux Falls | West Branch, Iowa |
| 24 | Parker Knutson | DB | R-Fr. | SMSU | Sartell, Minn. |
| 97 | Carter Sitzman | DL | So. | Wayne State | Lincoln, Neb. |
| 44 | Dexter Larsen | LB | Sr. | Wayne State | Blair, Neb. |
| 91 | Kyjuan Vengrowsky | DL | R-Jr. | Winona State | De Pere, Wis. |
| NSIC All-Conference First Team Special Teams | |||||
| 1 | Isaiah Huber | RS | Jr. | Augustana | Rochester, Minn. |
| 25 | Jake Pecina | K | So. | Augustana | Forney, Texas |
| 43 | Jorey Sorenson | P | Sr. | Augustana | Brandon, S.D. |
| 6 | TreShawn Watson | RS | Jr. | Minnesota State | Antioch, Ill. |
| 37 | Nick Hernandez | K | Sr. | Sioux Falls | San Antonio, Texas |
| 17 | Trevor Marshall | P | Jr. | Wayne State | Gretna, Neb. |
| NSIC All-Conference Second Team Offense | |||||
| 6 | Jack Fisher | WR | Sr. | Augustana | Rochester, Minn. |
| 11 | Gunnar Hensley | QB | So. | Augustana | Carlsbad, Calif. |
| 1 | Isaiah Huber | WR | Jr. | Augustana | Rochester, Minn. |
| 77 | Corbin Wirkus | OL | So. | Augustana | Baltic, S.D. |
| 72 | Isaac Hagstrom | OL | R-Jr. | Bemidji State | Annandale, Minn. |
| 68 | Will Lemire | OL | Sr. | Bemidji State | White Bear Lake, Minn. |
| 60 | Zach Ott | OL | R-Jr. | Bemidji State | Mason City, Iowa |
| 33 | Jayden Washington | RB | R-So. | Bemidji State | Apple Valley, Minn. |
| 78 | Caydon Christensen | OL | Jr. | Concordia-St. Paul | Belmond, Iowa |
| 11 | Drew Enke | WR | Sr. | Concordia-St. Paul | Clear Lake, Iowa |
| 11 | Mujeeb Rufai | WR | Sr. | University of Mary | Portland, Ore. |
| 67 | Liam Fahey | OL | Gr. | Minnesota Duluth | Sobieski, Wis. |
| 56 | Nathan Gribble | OL | Jr. | Minnesota State | West Salem, Wis. |
| 8 | Gabe Hagen | TE | Sr. | Minnesota State | Blooming Prairie, Minn. |
| 73 | Zach Roggow | OL | Sr. | Minnesota State | Brandon, S.D. |
| 74 | Deontae Veney | OL | Sr. | Minnesota State | Rochester, Minn. |
| 6 | Gage Florence | WR | Jr. | MSU Moorhead | Sawyer, N.D. |
| 12 | Camden Dean | QB | Jr. | Sioux Falls | Lakeville, Minn. |
| 22 | Dylan Rudningen | RB | Sr. | Sioux Falls | Sunburg, Minn. |
| 62 | Ben Pederson | OL | R-Jr. | Sioux Falls | Mason City, Iowa |
| 86 | Travis Yohnke | TE | Gr. | Sioux Falls | Carlos, Minn. |
| 28 | Latravious Boyd | RB | So. | Wayne State | Orlando, Fla. |
| 3 | Kendrick Watkins-Hogue | WR | R-So. | Wayne State | Dubuque, Iowa |
| 26 | Cair’ron Hendred | RB | R-Jr. | Winona State | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| NSIC All-Conference Second Team Defense | |||||
| 27 | Logan Leonard | DB | Jr. | Augustana | Minnetrista, Minn. |
| 92 | Gradee Sherman | DL | Jr. | Augustana | Viborg, S.D. |
| 6 | Myles Taylor | DL | Sr. | Augustana | Coon Rapids, Minn. |
| 99 | Marco Cavallaro | DL | Gr. | Bemidji State | Newport, Minn. |
| 20 | Kamron Gothard | LB | R-Jr. | Bemidji State | Sun Prairie, Wis. |
| 25 | Colton Hinrichs | LB | R-Jr. | Bemidji State | Bemidji, Minn. |
| 1 | Jamel Stone | DB | Sr. | Bemidji State | Sun Prairie, Wis. |
| 7 | Cyrus McClure | DB | Sr. | Concordia-St. Paul | Carrollton, Ga. |
| 25 | Mason Phillips | LB | Jr. | University of Mary | Gilbert, Ariz. |
| 43 | Landon Carter | DL | Sr. | Minnesota Duluth | Lakeville, Minn. |
| 29 | Preston McQueen | DB | R-Fr. | Minnesota Duluth | Henderson, Nev. |
| 54 | Matt Weerts | DL | Jr. | Minnesota Duluth | Batavia, Ill. |
| 98 | Cody Brown | DL | Sr. | Minnesota State | Madison, S.D. |
| 21 | Joey Goettl | DB | Sr. | Minnesota State | Marshfield, Wis. |
| 90 | Denver Sheets | DL | Sr. | MSU Moorhead | Williston, N.D. |
| 1 | Carson Cayko | LB | Sr. | Minot State | Fairview, Mont. |
| 14 | Luke Gunderson | LB | Sr. | Northern State | Buffalo, Minn. |
| 44 | Max Van Landingham | DL | Gr. | Northern State | Franklin, Tenn. |
| 20 | Garret Hoffman | DB | R-So. | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 9 | Matt Goehring | LB | R-So. | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 8 | Joseph Sapp | DB | Gr. | Sioux Falls | Sacramento, Calif. |
| 55 | Preston Yohnke | DL | R-Jr. | Sioux Falls | Carlos, Minn. |
| 22 | Josiah Hedensten | LB | Jr. | SMSU | Faribault, Minn. |
| 24 | Jacob Byrd | DB | Sr. | Wayne State | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 54 | Myles Hawthorne | LB | Sr. | Winona State | Osseo, Minn. |
