[Graphic courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seven Washburn University football players earned 2024 All-MIAA recognition on Tuesday, led by sophomore wide receiver/return specialist Tre Richardson.
Richardson, a former Highland Park star, earned unanimous first-team All-MIAA honors at wide receiver and honorable mention all-conference accolades as a returner.
Former Highland Park star Tre Richardson earned first-team All-MIAA honors at wide receiver and earned honorable mention as a returner. [File photo/TSN]
Richardson ranks ninth in the nation and second in the MIAA in all-purpose yards, averaging 146.5 yards per game on thee season and he is also 16th in total receiving yards with 983 and 18th in receiving yards per game with 87.4 in the national rankings.
His 18.8 yards per reception was second in the MIAA and 23rd in the national rankings. He finished third in the MIAA in receiving touchdowns with 11. As a kick returner, he was third in the MIAA in average yards per return at 24.1 on 16 attempts. Richardson also led the Ichabods in scoring with 66 points, finishing 10th in the MIAA overall.
Named to the second team was sophomore linebacker L.J. Minner Jr., who led the Ichabods and the MIAA in tackles this season with 103 total stops including 59 solo tackles.
His solo tackles per game ranked 13th in the nation and his total tackle mark was 18th in the nation. He also tied for the team lead with 8.0 tackles for loss for 38 yards and his 5.0 sacks were second on the team. His four forced fumbles this season tied a school record as well and was seventh in the nation and led the MIAA. Minner finished the season with three straight double-digit tackle games with 15 vs Nebraska-Kearney, 10 against Central Oklahoma and 14 against Northeastern State.
Named to the third-team All-MIAA offensive unit were sophomore wide receiver Maury Sullivan and sophomore offensive lineman Jakobe Harmon.
Sullivan was second on the team in receiving yards with 550 on 39 catches with six touchdown receptions. He averaged 14.1 yards per catch and 50.0 yards receiving a game. He was third on the team in scoring with 36 total points.
Harmon helped the Ichabods to the sixth-best rushing total in the MIAA at 130.5 yards per game and the ninth-best passing offense at 229.5 yards per game. He helped anchor an offensive line that was the third-best in the MIAA in fewest sacks allowed with 17.
Selected for the third team defensive squad was junior safety Jordan Finnesy, who finished second on the team with 88 total tackles with 48 solo stops. He also added 3.5 tackles for loss for 11 yards and had nine pass breakups and an interception at Emporia State. Finnesy had a career-high 16 tackles against Central Missouri.
Recieiving MIAA honorable mention team in addition to Richardson were junior offensive lineman Nick Hogan and senior defensive tackle Chase McCoy.
Hogan started all 11 games on the offensive line for the Ichabods. He helped the Ichabods to the sixth-best rushing attack in the MIAA at 130.5 yards per game and the ninth-best passing offense at 229.5 yards per game. He helped anchor an offensive line that was the third-best in the MIAA in sacks allowed with 17.
McCoy is an honorable mention All-MIAA selection on defense for the second year in a row after leading the Ichabods with 6.5 sacks for 40 yards while adding 8.0 tackles for loss for 43 yards. He had a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown against Missouri Southern. He finished the season with 30 tackles overall and 10 solo stops.
2024 ALL-MIAA FOOTBALL
First-team offense
Quarterback – Zach Zebrowski – Central Missouri
Running Back – Jaylen Cottrell – Central Oklahoma*
Wide Receiver – Terrill Davis – Central Oklahoma*
Wide Receiver – Tyler Kahmann – Emporia State*
Wide Receiver – Zach Patterson – Central Missouri
Wide receiver -- Tre Richardson -- Washburn*
Tight End/Fullback – Will Huggins – Pittsburg State
All-Purpose Back – Shane Watts – Fort Hays State*
Offensive Line – Landon Blubaugh – Pittsburg State
Offensive Line – Cabe Clark – Central Missouri*
Offensive Line – Sherman Deaton – Emporia State
Offensive Line – Montriel Lee – Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line – Josh Shaw – Fort Hays State*
Kicker – Cody Watson – Missouri Western*
*Indicates unanimous selection
First-team defense
Defensive Line – Quillan Felton – Nebraska Kearney*
Defensive Line – Jake Fisher – Northwest Missouri*
Defensive Line – Myles Menges – Fort Hays State*
Defensive Line – Cole Sample – Pittsburg State
Linebacker – Jack Barkley – Pittsburg State*
Linebacker – Carter Edwards – Northwest Missouri
Linebacker – Jack Puckett – Central Oklahoma
Linebacker – Makel Williams – Fort Hays State
Defensive Back – Jaaron Joseph – Emporia State
Defensive Back – Mason Perez – Fort Hays State
Defensive Back – Jordan Rogers – Pittsburg State
Defensive Back – Cahleel Smith – Northwest Missouri
Punter – Parker Janky – Fort Hays State
*Indicates unanimous selection
Second-team offense
Quarterback – Jett Huff – Central Oklahoma
Running Back – Shane Watts – Fort Hays State
Wide Receiver – Jonas Bennett – Missouri Western
Wide Receiver – Jayden Horace – Fort Hays State
Wide Receiver – Luke Matthews – Northwest Missouri
Wide Receiver – Jack Roberts – Pittsburg State
Tight End/Fullback – Cale Cormaney – Fort Hays State
All-Purpose Back – Tank Young – Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line – Drew Daniels – Pittsburg State
Offensive Line – Porter Dannevik – Fort Hays State
Offensive Line – Noah Dobson – Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line – James Lucio – Missouri Western
Offensive Line – Wes Merriman – Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line – Liam Wortman – Central Missouri
Kicker – Carson Arndt – Fort Hays State
Kick/Punt Returner – Kobey Stephens – Central Oklahoma
Second-team defense
Defensive Line – Zane Adams – Central Oklahoma
Defensive Line – Malik Berry – Pittsburg State
Defensive Line – Rafe Goucher – Emporia State
Defensive Line – Clayton Power – Northwest Missouri
Linebacker – Alex Gaskill – Pittsburg State
Linebacker – John Johnson – Fort Hays State
Linebacker – L.J. Minner Jr. - Washburn
Linebacker – Caleb Mondi – Emporia State
Defensive Back – Kobey Stephens – Central Oklahoma
Defensive Back – Desmond Green – Missouri Western
Defensive Back – Jamere Jones – Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Back – Jaylen Fuksa – Pittsburg State
Punter – Grayson Miller – Central Oklahoma
Third-team offense
Quarterback – Gunnar Gundy – Emporia State
Running Back – Isaiah Harris – Nebraska Kearney
Wide Receiver – Trenden Collins – Emporia State
Wide Receiver – Jack Pospisil – Central Missouri
Wide Receiver – Ashton Schumann – Central Oklahoma
Wide Receiver – Maury Sullivan - Washburn
Tight End/Fullback – Deontay Campbell – Missouri Southern
All-Purpose Back – Noah Hernandez – Pittsburg State
Offensive Line – Kenny Fehrman – Missouri Southern
Offensive Line – Mac Garner – Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line – Carlos Guzman – Emporia State
Offensive Line – Jakobe Harmon - Washburn
Offensive Line – Wyatt Marr – Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line – Jake Winslow – Northwest Missouri
Kicker – Noah Gusatella – Northwest Missouri
Kick/Punt Returner – Dominic Myers – Northwest Missouri
Third-team defense
Defensive Line – Grant Finley – Missouri Western
Defensive Line – Gaven Haselhorst – Fort Hays State
Defensive Line – Brandon Johnson – Missouri Western
Defensive Line – Langden Kitchen – Northwest Missouri
Linebacker – Andrew Dumas – Northwest Missouri
Linebacker – Kienen Gaskin – Missouri Western
Linebacker – Connor Johnson – Central Oklahoma
Linebacker – David Lilly – Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Back – Dylan Buchheit – Central Oklahoma
Defensive Back – Jordan Finnesy -- Washburn
Defensive Back – Kobe Rome – Fort Hays State
Defensive Back – Tyler Schultze – Emporia State
Defensive Back – Benyon Williams – Fort Hays State
Punter – Spencer Sprenger – Missouri Western
Honorable mention
CENTRAL MISSOURI -- LaAngelo Bell, RB; Hogan Wasson, WR; Weston King, DL; Joshua Bean, DL; Austin Bressler, LB; Cale Miller, LB; Reyjon Williams, DB.
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA -- William Mason, RB; Dominique Dunn, TE/FB; Hunter Largent, DL; Noah West, LB; JK Moore, DB.
EMPORIA STATE -- Caden Dodson, K; Rylan Miller, DL; CJ Adams, DL; Lavon Jones, LB.
FORT HAYS STATE -- Caleb Heavner, QB; Dawson Reynolds, OL; Demetri Scott, DL.
MISSOURI SOUTHERN -- Draper Parker, WR; Colton Bass, LB.
MISSOURI WESTERN -- Brayden Wickliffe, OL; Javerious Mcguinn, K/P Ret; Garrett Watson, DL; Antonio Taylor, DB.
NEBRASKA KEARNEY -- Carter Klein, OL; Stephan Matina, DL; Anthony Hebert, LB.
NORTHWEST MISSOURI -- Shane Fredrickson, DB; Austin McKinney, DB.
PITTSBURG STATE -- Chad Dodson, QB; Cleo Chandler, RB; Kuron Parchmon, WR; Riley Teutsch, OL; Jaylen Fuksa, K/P Ret; Kristian Cross, DB; Casey Rauch, P.
WASHBURN -- Nick Hogan, OL; Tre Richardson, K/P Ret; Chase McCoy, DL.
