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For Immediate Release
December 25, 2006
2006 Season Wrap-up
Nebraska Wesleyan
ended its football season with a 7-3 record, the team’s best
mark since 2000, when the Prairie Wolves claimed a share of the
GPAC title and advanced to the NAIA playoffs.
NWU finished the year No. 23 in the final NAIA Football Rating.
The team overcame several key injuries in winning four of its last
five contests. The only loss in that span was to eventual GPAC and
NAIA national champion, the University of Sioux Falls. To
view the NAIA final ratings, click
here.
The Prairie Wolves placed fourth in the GPAC, behind three teams,
which all advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA playoffs.
NWU ranked ninth in the NAIA for total defense (217.7 yards per
game). Sophomore defensive back Phil Schroer, who earned GPAC Defensive
Player of the Week honors three times in 2006, led the league and
was also first in the entire NAIA with nine interceptions.
As far as awards, the Prairie Wolves garnered several. Senior offensive
lineman Josh Codr was named to the All-Conference First Team, while
junior defensive lineman Brandon Minch and senior defensive back
Josh Strehle were both named to the All-GPAC Second Team. James
Dorcey, Kyle Elsasser, Justin Florian, Steve Fox, Josh Hiatt, Zac
Rabe, Schroer, Tim Thies and Connor Wobig each received honorable
mentions. In addition, senior John Klinker became the eighth recipient
of the Chad Frisbie Award, the only award given by the NWU football
team.
Academically, Elsasser was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-America® First Team as selected by CoSIDA. The linebacker
led the team in tackles and owns a 3.92 GPA in physics.
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