HISTORY | ALL-AMERICANS AND AWARD WINNERS
All-Americans and Award Winners
RICKY GALES
CLINT HEAD
GUY LEMAN
JASON RIPKE
ALL-AMERICANS
IIAC MVPs
Beginning with Tony Spencer in 1962, Simpson players have received 35 All-America awards from numerous outlets. Only Clint Head (1997, 1998), Guy Leman (1997, 1998), Mike Donnenwerth (2002, 2003), and Jason Ripke (2004, 2005) have earned All-America honors in multiple seasons. Ripke’s 2004 season saw him earn first team recognition from three different outlets after tallying a nation-leading 31 tackles for loss. The Storm boasted five All-Americans during its NCAA Semifinal run in 1997, the most by any team in the program’s history. Year
Player
Pos.
1962
Tony Spencer
NA
1963
George Yanger
NA
1983
Bryan Jones
LB
1989
Ricky Gales
RB
1992
Marty James
DB
1992
Trent Nauholz
RB
1993
Chad Earwood
DB
1996
Brent Parrott
DB
1996
Chris Winey
OL
1996
Jarod Young
LB
1997
Jeremy Whalen
DL
1997
Clint Head
OL
1997
Cory Christensen
RB
HM
1997
Kenny Fry
DB
HM
1997
Guy Leman
RB
1998
Clint Head
OL
1998
Guy Leman
RB
2002
Mike Donnenwerth
QB
2003
Mike Donnenwerth
QB
AFCA
FG
D3SID
2003
Kyle Westphal
2003
D3COM
NA 2 2
2 1 2
3 1 HM
1
2 2
HM 1
HM HM 3
1
*3
DB
1
1
2
Dusty Kain
WR
3
2
3
2004
Jason Ripke
DE
2005
Jason Ripke
2006
BJ Bengard
2006
Dustin Schelling
DE
3
2008 Luke Stover * selected as a quarterback and punter
DT
1
Year Player Pos. 1989 *Deric “Ricky” Gales................................................. RB 1996 Brad Jorgensen........................................................... QB 1997 Brad Jorgensen........................................................... QB 1998 Guy Leman................................................................... RB 2003 Mike Donnenwerth................................................QB/P * also named Small College Player of the Year
Only three coaches in Simpson’s 117 years of football have been named the Iowa Conference Coach of the Year. John Sullivan won Simpson’s first coach of the year in 1969, a year after the league began presenting the award. Simpson’s all-time wins leader Jim Williams won four times and Jay Niemann was Simpson’s last coach of the year after leading the Storm to the postseason in 2003.
HM 1
The highest honor bestowed upon an Iowa Conference Football Player is the that of league MVP. Four Simpson players have taken home the award, including three years in a row from 1996-98. Brad Jorgensen was the IIAC’s first back-to-back winner.
IIAC COACHES OF THE YEAR
3
3
1
1
DE
3
3
DT
2 3
Key to Abbreviations AFCA (American Football Coaches Association), FG (Don Hansen Football Gazette), D3SID (Division III Sports Information Directors), D3COM (d3football.com), NA (not available)
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Year Coach Season Record 1969 John Sullivan.................................................................8-2 1988 Jim Williams..................................................................9-2 1991 Jim Williams............................................................... 10-1 1996 Jim Williams............................................................... 10-1 1997 *Jim Williams............................................................. 12-1 2003 Jay Niemann.................................................................9-2 * also named AFCA Region Coach of the Year
PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS (GAGLIARDI TROPHY)
Year Player Pos. 1998 Guy Leman................................................................... RB 2003 Mike Donnenwerth................................................... QB 2005 Dusty Kain.................................................................. WR
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Year Player Team 1998 Guy Leman......................................................First Team 2012 Mark Cronin..............................................Second Team