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Rochford, Winter highlight Conference Season Awards

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Wartburg won the Defensive MVP (Parker Rochford) and Coach of the Year (Chris Winter) honors, as announced by the American River Conference today. This marked the third-straight year a Knight has received both of these honors. 

Rochford has two interceptions, 29 tackles, and 3.0 TFLs . This is the second time in program history for three-straight MVPs as this previously occurred in 1982-84: 1982 (Mike Ward, RB); 1983 (Scott Fritz, TE); and 1984 (Gary Walljasper, QB). Conference MVP honors started in 1968 and were broken into offensive and defensive in 2010. 

This is the third-straight season Winter has earned this accolade. This marks the first time in program history Wartburg has received the Coach of the Year honor for three-straight years. 

The 2024 American Rivers All-Conference Football Team as voted by the league's head coaches: 
2024 All-American Rivers Conference Football Team
Offensive MVP - Trenton Barnes, Coe College
Defensive MVP - Parker Rochford, Wartburg College
Rookie of the Year - Noah Cracraft, Simpson College
Coach of the Year - Chris Winter, Wartburg College
First-Team Defense School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Nick Bandy Central College Sr. DL Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert
Tate Hagen -h1 -h2 Central College Fifth Yr. DL Britt, Iowa/West Hancock
Reid Pakkebier # Central College Sr. LB Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy
Gavin Smith Central College Jr. DB Audobon, Iowa/Audubon
Ben Adelsberger # Coe College Fifth Yr. LB Lake St. Louis, Mo./Liberty
Alex Aitchison ! @ % Coe College Fifth Yr. DL Cascade, Iowa/Cascade
Chase Kruse Coe College Fifth Yr. DB Letts, Iowa/Louisa-Muscatine
CJ Hangartner ! Simpson College Jr. LB Tucson, Ariz./Cienega
Thane Alexander Wartburg College Sr. DB Cedar, Iowa/Eddyville Blakesburg
Justin Grieff # Wartburg College Fifth Yr. DL Pontiac, Ill./Pontiac Township
Keenan Tyler Wartburg College Jr. LB Decorah, Iowa/Decorah
Parker Rochford ! @ Wartburg College Sr. DB Edgewood, Iowa/Edgewood-Colesburg
First-Team Offense School Year Pos. Hometown/High School
Ryan Neu # $ Central College Fifth Yr. WR West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
Kade Tippet ! Central College Sr. OL Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott
Trenton Barnes Coe College Sr. RB Madison, Ind./Madison Consolidate
Nicholas Mattran Coe College Fifth Yr. OL Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge
Luke Schumacher # -h2 Coe College Jr. OL Waukee, Iowa/Northwest
Za'Cameron Brice # University of Dubuque Sr. WR Arlington, Texas/Lamar
Jamari Jenkins ! -h2 University of Dubuque Sr. TE Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township
J Jensen III Simpson College Sr. QB Katy, Texas/Katy Taylor
Owen Anthony Nebraska Wesleyan University Jr. OL Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast
Tucker Kinney ! @ Wartburg College Fifth Yr. OL DeWitt, Iowa/Central DeWitt
Dawson Rud Wartburg College So. RB Mondovi, Wis./Mondovi
Ethan Stockwell # -h2 Wartburg College Fifth Yr. OL Cumming, Iowa/Norwalk Community
First-Team Specialist School Year Pos. Hometown/High School
Austin Burns # @ Central College Fifth Yr. P Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg
Josh Dennison Central College Sr. LS Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville
Logan Sunvold ! @ Central College Fifth Yr. PK Monroe, Iowa/Southeast Polk
Ben Bryant Wartburg College Fifth Yr. RS Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque
Second-Team Defense School Year Pos. Hometown/High School
Cole Clark Central College Jr. LB Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon
Cael Fiderlein Central College Sr. LB West Branch, Iowa/West Branch
Reece Miller Central College Fifth Yr. DB Center Point, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana
Mitchel Helmkamp Coe College Fifth Yr. DL Cedar Rapids, Iowa/St. Ambrose
Ladainian Linnear # $ Coe College Sr. DB Chicago, Ill./George Westinghouse
Jay Oostendorp ! @ -h3 Coe College Fifth Yr. LB Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy
Sam Shaw Coe College So. LB Atkins, Iowa/Benton
Quintrell Gary University of Dubuque Sr. DL Chicago, Ill./Evanston Township
Alex Rashid University of Dubuque So. DB Lodi, Wis./Lodi
Brandon Phelps Loras College Sr. LB Morris, Ill./Morris
Hunter Hanke Nebraska Wesleyan University Sr. DL Waverly, Neb./Waverly
Christian Nunley Wartburg College Sr. DL Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware
Second-Team Offense School Year Pos. Hometown/High School
Eman Alaniz ! Buena Vista University Sr. RB Parker, Ariz./Parker
Grant Nelson -h1 Central College Sr. TE Pella, Iowa/Pella
Jase Grunder Central College So. RB Tampico, Ill./Prophetstown
Maximus Reitano -h1 Central College Jr. OL Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes
Jeron Senters ! Coe College So. WR Marion, Iowa/Kennedy
Noah Theriault ! @ Coe College Sr. OL Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge
Wes Spitzmiller # $ University of Dubuque Sr. OL St. Charles, Mo./Pattonville
Joe Bream Simpson College Sr. OL Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale
Noah Cracraft Simpson College Fr. WR West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
Will Conlan -h1 Wartburg College Fifth Yr. OL Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque
Carter Henry Wartburg College Sr. WR Cresco, Iowa/Crestwood
Carter Markham Wartburg College Sr. QB Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott
Second-Team Specialist School Year Pos. Hometown/High School
Jeron Senters ! Coe College So. RS Marion, Iowa/Kennedy
Sean Medcalfe -h1 Luther College So. P Augusta, Ga./Westside
Sam Contreras Nebraska Wesleyan University Fr. LS Omaha, Neb./Omaha Westside
Cael O'Neill # $ Wartburg College Fifth Yr. PK Solon, Iowa/Solon
Honorable Mention School Year Pos. Hometown/High School
Matthew Beisswenger Buena Vista University Jr. DB Audubon, Iowa/Audubon
Troy Reynolds Buena Vista University Jr. LB Ainsworth, Neb./Rock County
Ben DeMeulenaere Central College Jr. DB Chelsea, Iowa/Belle Plaine
Tyler Harms Central College Jr. OL Boundurant, Iowa/Bondurant-Farrar
Braiden Damhoff Coe College So. OL Fulton, Ill./Fulton
Clay Krousie Coe College Sr. QB Montezuma, Iowa/Benton
Blake Heffron University of Dubuque Fr. RS Gilbert, Ariz./Chandler
Joey Rhomberg University of Dubuque Fr. QB Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon
Channing Williams University of Dubuque Sr. LB Dallas, Texas/Richardson
Dalton Wood ! -h2 University of Dubuque Sr. DB Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton
Cormaic Flynn Loras College Jr. RS Monmouth, Ill./United
Justin Hayes -h1 Loras College Jr. OL Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk
Jacob Tedrow Loras College Jr. TE Chatham, Ill./Glenwood
Tanner Philpott Simpson College Fr. P Waukee, Iowa/Northwest
Zach Truitt Simpson College Sr. LB Des Moines, Iowa/Carlisle
Jake Rhodes Nebraska Wesleyan University Jr. OL Windsor, Colo./Windsor
Cole Siems # Nebraska Wesleyan University Sr. WR DeWitt, Neb./Tri-County
Kevin Starnes Nebraska Wesleyan University Sr. TE Westminster, Colo./Standley Lake
Jaxson Hoppes -h1 Wartburg College Jr. P Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West
Kaleb Lamphier Wartburg College Fifth Yr. DB Independence, Iowa/Independence
John McConohy Wartburg College Sr. TE DeWitt, Iowa/Central Clinton
Austin Souhrada Wartburg College Fr. LS Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock
Mac Watts Wartburg College Jr. LB Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Linn-Mar
Jake Walker Wartburg College So. DL Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock
Previous Honors
! - 2023 First-Team All-Conference
# - 2023 Second-Team All-Conference
-h1 - 2023 Honorable Mention
@ - 2022 First-Team All-Conference
$ - 2022 Second-Team All-Conference
-h2 - 2022 Honorable Mention
-h3 - 2021 Honorable Mention
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Players Mentioned

Thane Alexander

#13 Thane Alexander

DB
6' 0"
Senior
Ben Bryant

#21 Ben Bryant

RB
5' 8"
Fifth Year
Will Conlan

#51 Will Conlan

OL
5' 11"
Fifth Year
Justin Grieff

#42 Justin Grieff

DL
5' 11"
Fifth Year
Carter Henry

#10 Carter Henry

WR
6' 3"
Senior
Jaxson Hoppes

#39 Jaxson Hoppes

K/P
5' 11"
Junior
Tucker Kinney

#77 Tucker Kinney

OL
6' 4"
Fifth Year
Kaleb Lamphier

#5 Kaleb Lamphier

DB
5' 11"
Fifth Year
Carter Markham

#7 Carter Markham

QB
5' 11"
Senior
John McConohy

#41 John McConohy

TE
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Thane Alexander

#13 Thane Alexander

6' 0"
Senior
DB
Ben Bryant

#21 Ben Bryant

5' 8"
Fifth Year
RB
Will Conlan

#51 Will Conlan

5' 11"
Fifth Year
OL
Justin Grieff

#42 Justin Grieff

5' 11"
Fifth Year
DL
Carter Henry

#10 Carter Henry

6' 3"
Senior
WR
Jaxson Hoppes

#39 Jaxson Hoppes

5' 11"
Junior
K/P
Tucker Kinney

#77 Tucker Kinney

6' 4"
Fifth Year
OL
Kaleb Lamphier

#5 Kaleb Lamphier

5' 11"
Fifth Year
DB
Carter Markham

#7 Carter Markham

5' 11"
Senior
QB
John McConohy

#41 John McConohy

6' 3"
Senior
TE