December 9, 2005

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Twelve Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) football players were named to the D3football.com All-West Region Team announced by the on-line publication on Friday.

Central College senior offensive tackle Ryan Johnson (Britt, Iowa/West Hancock), Loras College senior defensive tackle Ross Dillavou (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) and Simpson College senior defensive end Jason Ripke (Newell, Iowa/Newell-Fonda) were named to the First Team.

Earning Second Team All-Region honors on offense were Central sophomore running back Vance Schuring (Pella, Iowa/Pella), Coe College senior tackle Sean Kennedy (Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus), Simpson senior wide receiver Dusty Kain (Prairie City, Iowa/Prairie City-Monroe) and Wartburg College senior tackle Jason Ingle (Ollie, Iowa/Pekin (Packwood)).

Defensive selections to the Second Team were Central junior corner back Brett Doud (Oskaloosa, Iowa/Oskaloosa) and Wartburg senior linebacker Alex Pollock (Aplington, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg). Coe junior Michael Herzberger (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington) was the Second Team place kicker.

Coe sophomore wide receiver Neil Suckow (Fredericksburg, Iowa/Fredericksburg) and University of Dubuque senior tight end Josh Staley (Bacon Raton, Fla./Olympic Heights Community) were Third Team selections.

The Teams, selected in balloting by West Region sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 147 nominations by Division III member schools. It is the first time D3football.com has chosen All-Region Teams. A total of 75 players were named to the West Region Team.

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