KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Central Missouri Mules football had 12 student-athletes earn All-MIAA Football Honors for their performances on the football field during the 2024 regular season, it was announced Tuesday, Nov. 19, by the conference office.

In addition, Mules quarterback Zach Zebrowski was voted the MIAA Offensive Player of the Year for a second consecutive season.

Zebrowski was joined on the All-MIAA First Team by offensive lineman Gabe Clark and wide receiver Zach Patterson, while offensive lineman Liam Wortmann earned All-MIAA Second Team honors, wide receiver Jack Pospisil was named Third Team All-MIAA, and running back LaAngelo Bell, wide receiver Hogan Wasson, defensive linemen Weston King and Joshua Bean, linebackers Austin Bressler and Cale Miller, and defensive back Reyjon Williams garnered Honorable Mention All-MIAA recognition.

A redshirt senior from Woodbury, Minn., Zebrowski secured back-to-back Offensive Player of the Year honors after going 352-of-506 with 4,462 passing yards and 38 passing touchdowns during the 2024 regular season. He added 461 rushing yards on 103 carries with seven touchdowns on the ground and finished the regular season with 4,923 yards of total offense (rushing & passing) and 45 touchdowns. Zebrowski currently leads the MIAA and NCAA Division II in completions per game (31.9), passing yards per game (401.5), passing yards (4,417), passing touchdowns (38) and total offense (443.5 yards per game). Zebrowski is the first UCM football student-athlete to earn back-to-back MIAA Offensive Player of the Year accolades.

Clark, a redshirt senior from Lawrence, Kan., played in 10 of UCM's 11 regular season games. He helped Central Missouri lead the MIAA and NCAA Division II in passing offense with 402.5 yards per game and first downs (322) and rank second in NCAA-II in total offense (534.1 yards per game).

Patterson, a senior from Corinth, Miss., led the Mules ranked third in the MIAA with 92.1 receiving yards per game and tallied a team-best 1,013 receiving yards on 59 catches with five touchdowns in 11 games.

Wortmann, a senior from Piedmont, Okla., played in all 11 games during the regular season for UCM, helping Central Missouri lead the MIAA and NCAA Division II in passing offense with 402.5 yards per game and first downs (322) and rank second in NCAA-II in total offense (534.1 yards per game).

A redshirt junior from Arvada, Colo., Pospisil tallied 697 receiving yards on 58 catches with four touchdowns in 10 games this season, averaging 69.7 yards per game. He ranked seventh in the conference in receiving.

Bell, a freshman from Coweta, Okla., compiled a team-best 509 rushing yards on 116 carries and had six touchdowns in nine regular season games for UCM. He averaged 56.6 rushing yards per game. Bell ranked fifth in the MIAA in rushing.
Wasson, a redshirt freshman from Colleyville, Texas, tallied 550 receiving yards on 45 receptions with two touchdowns and an average of 50 receiving yards per game in 11 contests this season.

King, a senior from Taylor, Mo., played in all 11 regular season contests for the Mules, tallying 31 tackles (23 assisted, eight solo), one tackle-for-loss for two yards, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery, while Bean, a redshirt junior from Memphis, Tenn., posted 28 tackles (17 assisted, 11 solo) in 11 games, going along with four tackles-for-loss for 12 yards, one quarterback sack for five yards, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.

Bressler, a junior from Corona, Calif., had a team-best 68 tackles (46 assisted, 22 solo) in 11 games, going along with a team-high five tackles-for-loss for 14 yards, 0.5 quarterback sacks for four yards and one pass breakup.

Miller, a redshirt senior from Mt. Vernon, Mo., compiled 51 tackles (27 assisted, 24 solo) to go along with 2.5 tackles-for-loss for nine yards, 2.5 quarterback sacks for nine yards, one interception and one pass breakup in 10 regular season games.

A senior from Portland, Ore., Williams posted 37 tackles (24 solo, 13 assisted) in addition to one tackle-for-loss for two yards, one interception, a team-best eight pass breakups, and two forced fumbles in 11 games.

 2024 MIAA POSTSEASON AWARDS & ALL-MIAA TEAMS 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri, QB, Sr.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR:  Montriel Lee, Central Oklahoma, Sr.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Myles Menges, Fort Hays State, DL, Sr.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR:  Jake Fisher, Northwest Missouri, Sr.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Kobey Stephans, Central Oklahoma, KR/PR, Sr.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:  Ashton Schumann, Central Oklahoma, WR
COACH OF THE YEAR:  Adam Dorrel, Central Oklahoma

ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback – Zach Zebrowski – Central Missouri
Running Back – Jaylen Cottrell – Central Oklahoma*
Wide Receiver – Terrill Davis – Central Oklahoma*
Wide Receiver – Tyler Kahmann – Emporia State*
Wide Receiver – Zach Patterson – Central Missouri
Wide Receiver – Tre Richardson – Washburn*
Tight End/Fullback – Will Huggins – Pittsburg State
All-Purpose Back – Shane Watts – Fort Hays State*
Offensive Line – Landon Blubaugh – Pittsburg State
Offensive Line – Gabe Clark – Central Missouri*
Offensive Line – Sherman Deaton – Emporia State
Offensive Line – Montriel Lee – Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line – Josh Shaw – Fort Hays State*
Kicker – Cody Watson – Missouri Western*
*Indicates unanimous selection

ALL-MIAA FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line – Quillan Felton – Nebraska Kearney*
Defensive Line – Jake Fisher – Northwest Missouri*
Defensive Line – Myles Menges – Fort Hays State*
Defensive Line – Cole Sample – Pittsburg State
Linebacker – Jack Barkley – Pittsburg State*
Linebacker – Carter Edwards – Northwest Missouri
Linebacker – Jack Puckett – Central Oklahoma
Linebacker – Makel Williams – Fort Hays State
Defensive Back – Jaaron Joseph – Emporia State
Defensive Back – Mason Perez – Fort Hays State
Defensive Back – Jordan Rogers – Pittsburg State
Defensive Back – Cahleel Smith – Northwest Missouri
Punter – Parker Janky – Fort Hays State
*Indicates unanimous selection

ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback – Jett Huff – Central Oklahoma
Running Back – Shane Watts – Fort Hays State
Wide Receiver – Jonas Bennett – Missouri Western
Wide Receiver – Jayden Horace – Fort Hays State
Wide Receiver – Luke Matthews – Northwest Missouri
Wide Receiver – Jack Roberts – Pittsburg State
Tight End/Fullback – Cale Cormaney – Fort Hays State
All-Purpose Back – Tank Young – Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line – Drew Daniels – Pittsburg State
Offensive Line – Porter Dannevik – Fort Hays State
Offensive Line – Noah Dobson – Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line – James Lucio – Missouri Western
Offensive Line – Wes Merriman – Northwest Missouri
Offensive Line – Liam Wortmann – Central Missouri
Kicker – Carson Arndt – Fort Hays State
Kick/Punt Returner – Kobey Stephens – Central Oklahoma
(team reflects ties in voting)

ALL-MIAA SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line – Zane Adams – Central Oklahoma
Defensive Line – Malik Berry – Pittsburg State
Defensive Line – Rafe Goucher – Emporia State
Defensive Line – Clayton Power – Northwest Missouri
Linebacker – Alex Gaskill – Pittsburg State
Linebacker – John Johnson – Fort Hays State
Linebacker – LJ Minner Jr. - Washburn
Linebacker – Caleb Mondi – Emporia State
Defensive Back – Kobey Stephens – Central Oklahoma
Defensive Back – Desmond Green – Missouri Western
Defensive Back – Jamere Jones – Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Back – Jaylen Fuksa – Pittsburg State
Punter – Grayson Miller – Central Oklahoma

ALL-MIAA THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
Quarterback – Gunnar Gundy – Emporia State
Running Back – Isaiah Harris – Nebraska Kearney
Wide Receiver – Trenden Collins – Emporia State
Wide Receiver – Jack Pospisil – Central Missouri
Wide Receiver – Ashton Schumann – Central Oklahoma
Wide Receiver – Mavry Sullivan - Washburn
Tight End/Fullback – Deontay Campbell – Missouri Southern
All-Purpose Back – Noah Hernandez – Pittsburg State
Offensive Line – Kenny Fehrman – Missouri Southern
Offensive Line – Mac Garner – Central Oklahoma
Offensive Line – Carlos Guzman – Emporia State
Offensive Line – Jakobe Harmon - Washburn
Offensive Line – Wyatt Marr – Nebraska Kearney
Offensive Line – Jake Winslow – Northwest Missouri
Kicker – Noah Gusatella – Northwest Missouri
Kick/Punt Returner – Dominic Myers – Northwest Missouri
(team reflects ties in voting)

ALL-MIAA THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
Defensive Line – Grant Finley – Missouri Western
Defensive Line – Gaven Haselhorst – Fort Hays State
Defensive Line – Brandon Johnson – Missouri Western
Defensive Line – Langden Kitchen – Northwest Missouri
Linebacker – Andrew Dumas – Northwest Missouri
Linebacker – Kienen Gaskin – Missouri Western
Linebacker – Connor Johnson – Central Oklahoma
Linebacker – David Lilly – Nebraska Kearney
Defensive Back – Dylan Buchheit – Central Oklahoma
Defensive Back – Jordan Finnesy - Washburn
Defensive Back – Kobe Rome – Fort Hays State
Defensive Back – Tyler Schultze – Emporia State
Defensive Back – Benyon Williams – Fort Hays State
Punter – Spencer Sprenger – Missouri Western
(team reflects ties in voting)

ALL-MIAA HONORABLE MENTION
CENTRAL MISSOURI: LaAngelo Bell, RB; Hogan Wasson, WR; Weston King, DL; Joshua Bean, DL; Austin Bressler, LB; Cale Miller, LB; Reyjon Williams, DB
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA:  William Mason, RB; Dominique Dunn, TE/FB; Hunter Largent, DL; Noah West, LB; JK Moore, DB
EMPORIA STATE:  Caden Dodson, K; Rylan Miller, DL; CJ Adams, DL; Lavon Jones, LB
FORT HAYS STATE:  Caleb Heavner, QB; Dawson Reynolds, OL; Demetri Scott, DL
MISSOURI SOUTHERN:  Draper Parker, WR; Colton Bass, LB
MISSOURI WESTERN:  Brayden Wickliffe, OL; Javerious Mcguinn, K/P Ret; Garrett Watson, DL; Antonio Taylor, DB
NEBRASKA KEARNEY:  Carter Klein, OL; Stephan Matina, DL; Anthony Hebert, LB
NORTHWEST MISSOURI:  Shane Fredrickson, DB; Austin McKinney, DB
PITTSBURG STATE:  Chad Dodson, QB; Cleo Chandler, RB; Kuron Parchmon, WR; Riley Teutsch, OL; Jaylen Fuksa, K/P Ret; Kristian Cross, DB; Casey Rauch, P
WASHBURN:  Nick Hogan, OL; Tre Richardson, K/P Ret; Chase McCoy, DL