November
16, 2005
CEDAR
RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (IIAC) announced today that Central College sophomore
running back Vance Schuring (Pella, Iowa/Pella)
has been named the 2005 IIAC football Most Valuable Player and
Central head coach Jeff McMartin has been named
2005 IIAC football Coach of the Year.
Schuring
rushed for 1,303 yards and 16 touchdowns on 274 carries in 10
regular season games. With the NCAA playoffs remaining, his
rushing yards are the fifth-most in a season by a Central rusher
and his touchdowns are the third-most. He also had six receptions
during the year for 54 yards and completed his only pass attempt
for a 12-yard touchdown to give him 1,357 all-purpose yards
and 1,315 yards of total offense.
He led the
Conference in rushing yards, ranked second in all-purpose yards
and scoring (96 points), and was the only non-quarterback in
the top-10 of total offense (9th). He had eight 100-yard rushing
games on the season and four games in which he scored three
touchdowns.
McMartin,
in his second season as head coach at Central, led the Dutch
to a 9-1 overall regular season record and a 7-1 mark in the
Iowa Conference to tie for its 27th Conference title. Central’s
lone loss came against Conference co-Champion and fellow NCAA
qualifier, Coe College. The Dutch improved on a 6-4 mark in
McMartin’s first season to earn its NCAA record-tying
17th trip to the NCAA playoffs. Under his guidance this year,
Central ranks among the Iowa Conference’s top-three in
13 statistical categories, including leading the IIAC in rushing
offense, kickoff returns, punting and fourth down conversions.
The
IIAC also announced today the 2005 football All-Conference Team.
The 54-member Team includes 23 repeat All-Conference honorees,
including six individuals who become three-time All-Conference
performers. Conference co-Champion Coe College has a Conference-best
12 All-Conference players including seven First Team members.
Simpson College has nine All-Conference players, co-Champion
Central and Wartburg College each have seven All-Conference
performers.
The
complete 2005 IIAC All-Conference football Team is here.
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