GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Senior linebacker
Keenan Tyler was named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® team, as announced Tuesday by the organization.
Tyler earned Second-Team Academic All-America recognition, becoming the 34th football student-athlete and the 141st overall student-athlete in Wartburg College history to receive the honor.
A native of Decorah, Iowa, Tyler posted a 3.60 cumulative GPA while pursuing a degree in Business Administration. He was also selected to the 2025 American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team, part of a program and league-best 147 All-Academic honorees across all fall sports.
In addition to his academic success, Tyler put together a standout season on the field. He earned All-America honors from all three major publications, receiving Second-Team recognition from D3football.com and First-Team honors from both the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the Associated Press (AP). Tyler was a First-Team All-American Rivers Conference selection and was named the 2025 A-R-C Defensive MVP, marking the fourth consecutive season a Wartburg player has earned the award. He was also named to D3football.com's First-Team All-Region Defense.
During the 2025 season, Tyler totaled 124 tackles, the fourth-highest single-season total in program history. He ranked second in the A-R-C in solo tackles per game (6.64) and third in total tackles. Tyler recorded career highs in solo tackles (73), assisted tackles (51), tackles for loss (7), and pass breakups (7).
The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division III Academic All-America® program.
WARTBURG FOOTBALL'S ALL-TIME ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
1. Chuck Peterson, Defensive Back—1975
2. Randy Groth, Defensive Back—1976
3. Neil Mandsager, Linebacker, First-team, 1977
4. Mike Lynn, Offensive Guard—1979
5. Rod Feddersen, Wide Receiver—1981
6. Kurt Boerm, Defensive Back—1987
7. Jerrod Staack, Offensive Guard—1990
8. Chris Boerm, Tight End—1990
9. Kyle Kreinbring, Defensive Back—1990
10. Koby Kreinbring, Linebacker—1993
11. Vince Penningroth, Defensive End—1994, 1995
12. Trevor Shannon, Tailback—1998
13. Paul Seberger, Tight End—1999
14. Mike Trettin, Offensive Line – 2000
15. Seth Roberson, Offensive Line, First-team-2001
16. Chad Winters, Defensive Line, Second-team, 2001
17. Garrett Rettig, Defensive Back, Second-team – 2002
18. Mark Giesmann, Punter, First-team – 2003
19. Mike Bouska, Line Backer, First-team-2004
20. Mark Giesmann, Punter, First-team – 2004
21. Kyle Duchman, Wide Receiver – 2006
22. Nick Noble, Defensive Back – 2006
23. Kyle Duchman, Wide Receiver- 2007
24. Robbie Anstoetter, Wide Receiver, Second-team, 2014
25. Robbie Anstoetter, Wide Receiver, First-team-2015
26. Kolin Schulte, Wide Receiver, Second-team 2018
27. Will Hasken, Defensive Back, Second-team, 2019
28. Kolin Schulte, Wide Receiver, First-team, 2019
29. Bennett Goettsch, Running Back, Second-team 2020
30. Owen Grover, Linebacker, First-team, 2022
31. Sam Reyes, Offensive Line, Second-team, 2022
32. Owen Grover, Linebacker, First-team, 2023
33. Ben Bryant, Special Teams, First-team, 2024
34. Keenan Tyler, Linebacker, Second-team, 2025
WARTBURG'S ALL-TIME CSC ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
1. Dave Platte* Men's Basketball 1971
2. Dave Platte* Men's Basketball 1972
3. Tim Koch* Men's Basketball 1972
4. Fred Waldstein* Men's Basketball 1973
5. Fred Waldstein* Men's Basketball 1974
6. Mike Gaard* Baseball 1975
7. Chuck Peterson* Football 1975
8. Randy Groth* Football 1976
9. Neil Mandsager* Football 1977
10. Jim Fink* Baseball 1979
11. Mike Lynn* Football 1979
12. Jill Crouse* Women's Basketball 1980
13. Rod Feddersen* Football 1981
14. Dan Huston*, Men's At-Large-Track & Field, 1984
15. Barry Huber* Baseball 1986
16. Bret Hoyer* Baseball 1987
17. Kris Kuper* Softball 1987
18. Kurt Boerm* Football 1987
19. Dan Nettleton* Men's Basketball 1990
20. Shon Cook* Softball 1990
21. Brad Thompson* Men's Cross Country and Track & Field 1990
22. Jerrod Staack* Football 1990
23. Chris Boerm* Football 1990
24. Kyle Kreinbring* Football 1990
25. Shon Cook* Softball 1991
26. Mike Horsfield* Baseball 1991
27. Dan Nettleton*@ Men's Basketball 1991
28. Todd Houge* Men's Cross Country and Track & Field 1991
29. Todd Houge* Men's Cross Country and Track & Field 1992
30. Robyn Olson* Women's Cross Country and Track & Field 1993
31. Koby Kreinbring* Football 1993
32. Robyn Olson* Women's Cross Country and Track & Field 1994
33. Vince Penningroth* Football 1994
34. Wendy Ahrendsen* Women's Track & Field 1995
35. Robyn Olson* Women's Cross Country and Track & Field 1995
36. Vince Pennigroth*, Football, 1995
37. Jeff Allen* Men's Cross Country 1996
38. Sacha Riddell* Women's Soccer 1996
39. Sacha Riddell* Women's Soccer 1997
40. Trevor Shannon*, Football, 1998
41. Zac Weiglein* Wrestling 1999
42. Paul Seberger* Football 1999
43. Zac Weiglein* Wrestling 2000
44. Shane Potratz* Baseball 2000
45. Jenni Donohue*, Volleyball 2000
46. Kendall Ricklefs* Men's Cross Country 2000
47. Seth Roberson* Football 2000
48. Mike Trettin* Football 2000
49. Jenni Donohue* Women's Track & Field 2001
50. Brianne Schoonover* Women's Track & Field 2001
51. Seth Roberson* Football 2001
52. Chad Winters* Football 2001
53. Brianne Schoonover*, Women's Basketball, 2002
54. Brianne Schoonover* Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2002
55. Garrett Rettig* Football 2002
56. Brent Showalter*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2003
57. Mark Giesmann* Football 2003
58. Kelly Foley*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2004
59. Brent Showalter*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2004
60. Mark Giesmann*, Football, 2004
61. Cari Kinzenbaw*@, Softball, 2006
62. Kevin Balster*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2006
63. Kyle Duchman*, Football, 2006
64. Nick Noble*, Football, 2006
65. Brian Borchers*, Wrestling, 2007
66. Kevin Balster*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2007
67. Kyle Duchman*, Football, 2007
68. Hannah Baker*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2008
69. Amy Daniels*, Softball, 2009
70. Angela Hartwig*, Softball, 2009
71. Kate Thompson*, Women's Golf, 2009
72. Aaron Wernimont*, Wrestling, 2009
73. Hannah Baker*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2009
74. Adam Weber*, Wrestling, 2010
75. Hannah Baker*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2010
76. Jenny Kordick*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2010
77. Katy Wendt*, Women's Soccer, 2010
78. Adam Weber*, Wrestling, 2011
79. Anthony Greco*, Men's Tennis, 2011
80. Katy Wendt*, Women's Soccer, 2011
81. Sarah Hoffman*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2012
82. Laura Sigmund*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2012
83. Emily Eimers*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2012
84. Drew Yoder *, Baseball, 2013
85. Daniel Bonthius *, Men's Cross Country & Track, 2013
86. Alana Enabnit*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field 2013
87. Kayla Hemann*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2013
88. Daniel Bonthius *, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2014
89. Colt Feltes*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2014
90. Kayla Hemann*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2014
91. Robbie Anstoetter*, Football, 2014
92. Bailey Wilson*, Volleyball, 2014
93. Ryan Kemp*, Baseball, 2015
94. Kayla Hemann*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2015
95. Taylor Moore*, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2015
96. Daniel Bonthius@*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2015
97. Colt Feltes*, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, 2015
98. Lisa Trizzino*, Women's Soccer, 2015
99. Robbie Anstoetter*, Football, 2015
100. Lance Evans*, Wrestling, 2016
101. Mara Forsyth*, Softball, 2017
102. Lance Evans*, Wrestling, 2017
103. Lance Evans*, Wrestling, 2018
104. Ashlyn Bagge*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2018
105. Kolin Schulte*, Football, 2018
106. Kolin Schulte*, Football, 2019
107. Will Hasken*, Football, 2019
108. Carina Collet*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2020
109. Erica Rittgers*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2020
110. Kylie Bildstein*, Volleyball, 2020
111. Katie Foster*, Volleyball, 2020
112. Bennett Goettsch*, Football, 2020
113. Kaci Sherwood*, Softball, 2021
114. Kyle Briggs*, Wrestling, 2021
115. Aubrie Fisher*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2021
116. Carina Collet*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2021
117. Dallas Wright*, Men's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2021
118. Jack Palen*, Men's Soccer, 2021
119. Sarah Campbell*, Women's Soccer, 2021
120. Kylie Bildstein*, Volleyball, 2021
121. Katie Foster*, Volleyball, 2021
122. Aubrie Fisher*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2022
123. Dallas Wright*, Men's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2022
124. Sarah Campbell,*, Women's Soccer, 2022
125. Owen Grover*, Football, 2022
126. Sam Reyes*, Football, 2022
127. Connor Lancial*, Men's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2023
128. Aubrie Fisher*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2023
129. Shaelyn Hostager*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2023
130. Owen Grover*@, Football, 2023
131. Jaedon Murphy*, Women's Basketball, 2024
132. Aubrie Fisher*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2024
133. Shaelyn Hostager*, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2024
134. Jacob Green*, Men's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2024
135. Tyler Schermerhorn*, Men's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2024
136. Zane Mulder*, Wrestling, 2024
137. Ben Bryant*, Football, 2024
138. Sydney Fellows*, Softball, 2025
139.
Emma True*, Women's Track and Field, 2025
140. Jacob Green*, Men's Cross Country and Track and Field, 2025
141. Keenan Tyler, Football, 2025