December 6, 2004

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Eighteen Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) football players were named to Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-West Region Team including three members of the First Team, eight members of the Second Team and seven members of the Third Team.

Earning First Team All-West Region recognition from the Football Gazette were Central College senior linebacker Mark Sanger (Britt, Iowa/West Hancock), Simpson College senior defensive back Kyle Westphal (Fontanelle, Iowa/Nodaway Valley) and Simpson junior defensive lineman Jason Ripke (Newell, Iowa/Newell-Fonda).

All-West Region Second Team members were Coe College senior quarterback Joe Brannen (Colo, Iowa/Colo-NESCO), Coe junior offensive lineman Sean Kennedy (Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus), Coe senior linebacker Blake Borrett (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson), Luther College sophomore running back Tyler Sherden (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall), Simpson junior wide receiver Dusty Kain (Prairie City, Iowa/Prairie City-Monroe), Wartburg College senior offensive lineman Andy Heitman (Marengo, Iowa/Iowa Valley), Wartburg senior defensive back Brian McIntire (Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake) and Wartburg junior defensive lineman Noah Junge (Van Horne, Iowa/Benton Community).

All-West Region Third Team members were Buena Vista University senior linebacker Michael Irvin (Bedford, Iowa/Bedford), Buena Vista sophomore punter Chris Kemmerer (Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake), Coe freshman running back Neil Suckow (Fredericksburg, Iowa/Fredericksburg), Loras College senior offensive lineman Jim Milner (Peoria, Ill./Illinois Valley Central), Luther sophomore wide receiver Kyle Pearson (Flagstaff, Ariz./Sinagua), Luther senior defensive lineman Scott Romens (Glenwood, Iowa/Glenwood), and Luther senior linebacker John Jaeger (Decorah, Iowa/Decorah).

Six of the All-Region performers earned similar honors in 2003 from Don Hansen’s Football Gazette. Kain and Westphal were First Team All-West Region selections a year ago. Irvin and Sanger were Second Team selections, and Jaeger and Heitman were Third Team selections.

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