2011 GLIAC Football Media Guide by GLIAC

2010 GLIAC Postseason Awards Hillsdale’s Troy Weatherhead Named 2010 GLIAC Football “Player of the Year” Senior quarterback Troy Weatherhead (Grand Rapids, Mich./Comstock Park) of Hillsdale College was named the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Football “Player of the Year” in balloting conducted by the league’s head coaches. Michigan Technological University senior running back Phil Milbrath (Norway, Mich.) was voted “Offensive Back of the Year”, while Michigan Tech’s Tom Kearly arnered “Coach of the Year” honors. The rest of the GLIAC’s postseason awards were chosen as follows: rookie nose tackle Jamie Meder (Parma, Ohio/Valley Forge) of Ashland University earned “Freshman of the Year” accolades; senior defensive back Craig Ray (Plainfield, Ind.) of the University of Indianapolis earned “Defensive Back of the Year” honors; senior offensive tackle Cameron Bradfield (Grand Rapids, Mich./Creston) of Grand Valley State University earned the “Offensive Lineman of the Year” award; while Michigan Tech junior defensive end Todd Storm (Calumet, Mich.) was named “Defensive Lineman of the Year”. Weatherhead guided Hillsdale College to a 9-2 regular-season record, the co-championship of the GLIAC South Division, and its second straight NCAA Division II playoff spot. In 2010, Weatherhead set a new GLIAC record for single-season completion percentage (.772), completing 220 out of 285 passes in the team’s 10 GLIAC games this season. He led the conference in total passing yards (2,815), average passing yards per game (255.9), and pass efficiency rating (174.0). Weatherhead also holds 2010 GLIAC “Player of the Year,” Troy Hillsdale College career records for most touchdown passes (63), most completions Weatherhead set the GLIAC record for completion (795) and most passing yards (9,144). He is the second Charger signal-caller to be percentage (.772) and led the GLIAC in passing named GLIAC “Player of the Year” in the past four seasons. yards (2,815). Milbrath earned GLIAC “Offensive Back of the Year” accolades after leading the league in rushing (141.2 yards per game) and scoring (9.6 points per game). He had eight 100-yard games and two 200-yard games with his career-best performance of 293 yards and two touchdowns coming vs. No. 1-ranked Grand Valley State. The 5-9, 200-pound tailback racked up 1,412 rushing yards, 375 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns during his senior campaign. Ray, a two-time All-GLIAC First Team Defense honoree, racked up a career-high 116 total tackles from the strong safety position this year. He amassed double-digit totals in tackles in eight games, including a season-high 18 in a win versus Ashland on Sept. 11. Ray started all 11 games for the Greyhounds, ranking fourth in the league and 13th in the nation in tackles per game (10.5). The UIndy pass defense ranked 13th in Division II, while the Hounds finished with their first winning season since 2007. Bradfield anchors an offensive line that has yielded just eight quarterback sacks in 11 games this season. In addition, Bradfield is a key contributor to an offense that led the GLIAC in total offense (453.5 ypg.) and is the only offense in the country to average more than 223.5 yards per game passing and 230.0 yards per game rushing. GVSU also led the GLIAC in scoring (38.9 ppg). Bradfield is part of a GVSU senior class that is 46-5 with four GLIAC titles and he becomes the sixth straight GVSU offensive lineman that has earned GLIAC “Offensive Lineman of the Year “PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR” honors” the last six years. Storm was selected as the GLIAC “Defensive Lineman of 2010 Troy Weatherhead, HC the Year” after pacing the GLIAC in sacks at 1.0 per game. The 6-3, 2009 Joique Bell, WSU 240-pound junior registered 10.0 sacks and 14.0 total tackles for loss, 2008 Bill Cundiff, AU which was good for third in the league. Storm was also credited with 2007 Mark Nicolet, HC 38 tackles, four quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and three 2006 Cullen Finnerty, GVSU pass breakups during the 2010 season. 2005 John DiGiorgio, SVSU Meder was Ashland’s leader in sacks (five) and tackles for 2004 Dan Mattlach, MTU loss (10.5-42) this season. He finished tied for eighth in the conference 2003 Mark Radlinski, SVSU in sacks and tied for 10th in tackles for loss. Meder’s presence helped 2002 Curt Anes, GVSU transform the Eagles into one of the GLIAC’s top defenses. Ashland 2001 Curt Anes, GVSU permitted just 17.8 points per game, allowed just 309.3 yards per game 2000 Brian Dolph, SVSU 1999 Matt McCarthy, FSU in total offense and recorded 27 sacks. The Eagles ranked third in the 1998 Jeff Fox, GVSU GLIAC in scoring defense and total defense, while tying for second in 1997 Paul Spicer, SVSU sacks. 1996 Matt Hoard, NMU Kearly was named GLIAC “Coach of the Year” after turning 1995 Bill Love, FSU Tech around from a 2-8 season in 2009 to an 8-2 finish in 2010. The 1994 Tyree Dye, FSU Huskies finished in second place in the GLIAC North Division and 1993 Bill Royce, AU were tied for second in the league’s overall standings. Michigan Tech 1992 Monty Brown, FSU / Scott Schulte, HC handed Grand Valley State its only loss and Wayne State one of its two 1991 Paul Romanowski, Butler losses as part of a 5-0 record at home on the season. The Huskies were 1990 Eric Lynch, GVSU the No. 6-ranked team in the final NCAA Super Region 3 rankings. 8