Aberdeen, S.D. – The 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America teams for NCAA Division II football were released Friday morning.
Dakota Larson, who was named First Team Academic All-America, earned his second Academic All-American honor of his career after being named to the second team in 2019.
Chance Olson earned the first Academic All-America honors of his career when he was named Second Team Academic All-America today. Larson and Olson were two of nine NSIC student-athletes selected to the two All-America teams.
Larson is a senior Environmental Science major at Northern State with a GPA of 3.85. He was the Wolves second leading receiver on the season with 65 receptions for 914 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns. His 11 receiving touchdowns this season is tied for the second most in a single season in school history. In the last regular season game of the year, he broke the school record for career receiving touchdowns with 25 over the course of his career. He also moved to third all-time in the record book for career receiving yards with 2,706 yards.
Olson is a senior Business Administration major at Northern State with a GPA of 3.74. He led the NSIC and was second in all of NCAA Division II with seven interceptions on the season, returning them for a total of 181 yards and a touchdown. His top play of the season came when he stopped a Bemidji State red zone drive by picking off the pass at the goal line and proceeded to return it 100 yards for a pick six. He ranks second on the team with 80.0 total tackles and adds 3.5 tackles for loss, six pass break-ups, and two fumble recoveries.
CoSIDA Academic All-America Football Teams
First Team
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
John Matocha |
Colorado School of Mines |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Computer Science |
| RB |
Toriano Clinton (2) |
University of Indianapolis |
Sr. |
3.44 |
Sport Management |
| RB |
Michael Zeman |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.36 |
Petroleum Eng. (UG)/Engineering & Technology Mgmt. (G) |
| WR |
Dakota Larson |
Northern State University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Environmental Science |
| WR |
Henry Litwin (1,*) |
Slippery Rock University |
Gr. |
3.66/4.00 |
Safety Management (UG) / MBA (G) |
| TE |
Clint Sigg |
Lindenwood University |
Gr. |
3.50 |
Finance |
| OL |
Noel Brouse |
California University of Pennsylvania |
Gr. |
3.81/4.00 |
Sport Management (UG) / Sport Management (G) |
| OL |
Cole Johnson (2) |
Hillsdale College |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Financial Management |
| OL |
Andrew Strickland (1,&) |
Wingate University |
Gr. |
3.81/3.90 |
Accounting (UG) / Accounting (G) |
| OL |
Kyle Urich (2) |
Missouri University of Science & Technology |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OL |
Madison Wrather(1) |
Northeastern State University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Cellular & Microbiology / Business |
| K |
Tanner Harding (1,&) |
Notre Dame College |
Gr. |
3.91 |
MBA |
| DL |
Torren Calhoun |
Colorado Mesa University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business Entrepreneurship |
| DL |
Patrick McMahon (1) |
Davenport University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Accounting |
| DL |
Ricky Robinson (1,*) |
Shepherd University |
Gr. |
3.88/4.00 |
Business Administration (UG) / MBA (G) |
| DL |
JT Turner (1,&) |
Concord University |
Gr. |
3.94 |
Business Management (UG) / Business Admin. (G) |
| DL |
Jordan Will |
Minot State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting, Finance & Management |
| LB |
Alex Anschutz (1) |
Hillsdale College |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Biochemistry |
| LB |
Jackson Barnes (2) |
Northwest Missouri State University |
Gr. |
3.96/4.00 |
Chemistry: Medicinal Chemistry (UG) / MBA (G) |
| LB |
Cole McCubrey |
Bentley University |
Gr. |
3.87/3.70 |
Finance (G) |
| DB |
Brock Floyd (1) |
Southern Arkansas University |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Business Administration |
| DB |
Trey Paul |
Shippensburg University |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Finance |
| DB |
Alex Shillow (1,&) |
Texas A&M University – Commerce |
Gr. |
3.85/3.76 |
Sport & Recreation Mgmt. (UG) / MBA (G) |
| DB |
Eli Weber (1) |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Nursing |
| P |
Justin Dwinell |
Colorado State University Pueblo |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Business Management |
| ST |
Tucker Mullis (1) |
Wingate University |
Gr. |
3.82 |
Management (UG) / MBA (G) |
Second Team
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| QB |
Brycen Mussina |
Shippensburg University |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Geoenvironmental Studies |
| RB |
Andrew Brazicki |
Bentley University |
Gr. |
3.68/3.80 |
MBA |
| RB |
Logan Wiland |
Seton Hill University |
Gr. |
3.39/3.83 |
Business Administration (UG) / MBA (G) |
| WR |
Rece Bender |
East Stroudsburg University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Sport Management |
| WR |
Tristan Smith |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Petroleum Engineering |
| TE |
Dagan Rienks |
Colorado Mesa University |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Exercise Science |
| OL |
Clay Hadley |
University of Indianapolis |
Gr. |
3.68 |
Business Admin & Management (UG) / MBA (G) |
| OL |
Eric Hudanick (2) |
California University of Pennsylvania |
Gr. |
3.51/3.72 |
Economics & Finance (UG) / Business Admin. (G) |
| OL |
Gavin Posey (2) |
Ashland University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Accounting |
| OL |
Lane Potter |
Wayne State University |
Gr. |
3.83/3.39 |
Global Supply Chain Management (UG) / MBA (G) |
| OL |
Austin Wayt (1) |
Slippery Rock University |
Gr. |
3.50/4.00 |
Safety Management (UG) / MBA (G) |
| K |
Zach Glaess |
Missouri University of Science & Technology |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Computer Engineering |
| DL |
Michael Gobora |
West Chester University |
So. |
4.00 |
Economics & Finance |
| DL |
Zach Howard (2) |
Northwest Missouri State University |
Jr. |
3.58 |
Physical Education |
| DL |
Dan Monson (&) |
University of Minnesota Duluth |
Gr. |
3.63/3.63 |
Civil Engineering |
| LB |
Carter Duxbury |
Winona State University |
Gr. |
3.93/4.00 |
Elementary Education |
| LB |
T.J. Liggett |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Computer Science |
| LB |
Jace McDown (1, &) |
Emporia State University |
Gr. |
3.99 |
Health & Human Performance |
| DB |
Codie Bell |
University of Central Missouri |
Gr. |
3.41/3.33 |
MBA |
| DB |
Cooper Carroll |
Harding University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Accounting |
| DB |
Luke Fritsch (2) |
Augustana University |
Sr. |
3.40 |
Biology |
| DB |
Chance Olson |
Northern State University |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Business Administration |
| DB |
Kai Ross |
Lindenwood University |
Jr. |
3.72 |
History |
| DB |
Mitch Snitker |
Winona State University |
So. |
3.95 |
Business |
| P |
Andrew Cantrell (2) |
Tusculum University |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Chemistry |
| ST |
Cinque Sweeting |
Slippery Rock University |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Sport Management / Business Administration |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Henry Litwin, Slippery Rock University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2020-21
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2020-21
(*) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2019-20
(&) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2020-21
