The WIAC has announced its All-Conference Football Team for the 2023 season, with five central Wisconsin athletes named to the team:
- Jack Kelly, Stevens Point
- Drake Martin, Rhinelander
- Trey Fitgerald, Mosinee
- Wyatt Beyerl, Mosinee
- Ryan Krueger, Marshfield
See the complete All-WIAC team and summary HERE
2023 All-WIAC Football Team
First Team – Offense
Clayton Schwalbe, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Tight End, Waukesha, Wis. (North)
Jesus Ambriz, Stout, Senior, Offensive Line, Monee, Ill. (Crete-Monee)
Mike Bertoia, La Crosse, Senior, Offensive Line, Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich)
Alex Klecker, River Falls, Senior, Offensive Line, River Falls, Wis. (River Falls)
Alex Pethan, Whitewater, Sophomore, Offensive Line, Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek)
John Pekar, Whitewater, Junior, Center, Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)
Kobe Berghammer, Oshkosh, Senior, Quarterback, Clayton, Wis. (Cumberland)
Keyser Helterbrand, La Crosse, Senior, Quarterback, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
Tamir Thomas, Whitewater, Junior, Running Back, Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls)
Arthur Cox, Stout, Graduate Student, Wide Receiver, Dixon, Ill. (Dixon)
Brandt Stare, Platteville, Junior, Wide Receiver, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
Jack Studer, La Crosse, Senior, Wide Receiver, Eyota, Minn. (Dover-Eyota)
Trae Tetzlaff, Oshkosh, Junior, Wide Receiver, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
Kaleb Blaha, River Falls, Junior, All-Purpose Back, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Fridley)
First Team – Defense
Tyler Bacon, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, Johnston, Iowa (Johnston)
Justin Blazek, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
Matt Burba, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Line, Lake in the Hills, Ill. (Huntley)
Jack Kelly, La Crosse, Senior, Defensive Line, Plover, Wis. (SPASH)
Joey Antonietti, Whitewater, Sophomore, Linebacker, La Grange, Ill. (Lyons Township)
Colton Ingram, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, Byron, Ill. (Byron)
Tanner Newlin, La Crosse, Junior, Linebacker, Savage, Minn. (Prior Lake)
Sam Smith, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, Pewaukee, Wis. (Anoka, Ill.)
Cannon Griner, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain)
Egon Hein, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Back, St. Charles, Ill. (North)
Carson Raddatz, Oshkosh, Junior, Defensive Back, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
Aidan Tyk, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Back, Manhattan, Ill. (Lincoln Way West)
First Team – Special Teams
Michael Stack, La Crosse, Sophomore, Placekicker, Oshkosh, Wis. (West)
Andrew Schweigert, Platteville, Senior, Punter, Sussex, Wis. (Hamilton)
Patrick Corcoran, Stout, Junior, Return Specialist, Mindoro, Wis. (Melrose-Mindoro)
Isaac Runstrom, Eau Claire, Freshman, Special Teams Player, Cumberland, Wis. (Cumberland)
Second Team – Offense
Drake Martin, Whitewater, Junior, Tight End, Rhinelander, Wis. (Rhinelander)
Levi Liedke, La Crosse, Junior, Offensive Line, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
John Schirger, Oshkosh, Junior, Offensive Line, Grafton, Wis. (Living Word Lutheran)
Noah Coleman, La Crosse, Senior, Center, Wilmot, Wis. (Wilmot)
Brian White, Oshkosh, Senior, Center, Manhattan, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West)
Kaleb Blaha, River Falls, Junior, Quarterback, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Fridley)
Ivan Ruble, Eau Claire, Junior, Running Back, Clear Lake, Wis. (Clear Lake)
Steven Hein, Whitewater, Junior, Wide Receiver, St. Charles, Ill. (North)
Mason Van Zeeland, River Falls, Senior, Wide Receiver, Kaukauna, Wis. (Kaukauna)
Trey Fitzgerald, Eau Claire, Junior, All-Purpose Back, Mosinee, Wis. (Mosinee)
Second Team – Defense
Drew Hahn, River Falls, Senior, Defensive Line, Elburn, Ill. (Kaneland)
Nehemiah Lomax, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Line, Park Forest, Ill. (Crete-Monee)
Kyle Dietzen, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Linebacker, Omro, Wis. (Omro)
Hawk Heffner, Whitewater, Senior, Linebacker, Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)
Cade Schmidt, River Falls, Junior, Linebacker, Motley, Minn. (Staples-Motley)
Gervase Thompson, Stout, Senior, Linebacker, Brule, Wis. (Northwestern)
Dylan Brown, River Falls, Junior, Defensive Back, Mequon, Wis. (Homestead)
Kyle Koelblinger, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Back, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge)
Tate Pitcher, La Crosse, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Somerset, Wis. (Somerset)
Andrew Schumacher, River Falls, Junior, Defensive Back, Andover, Minn. (Andover)
Samuel Tausz, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Back, New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower)
Second Team – Special Teams
Luke Cool, Stout, Junior, Placekicker, Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)
Walleye Ratliff, Oshkosh, Freshman, Punter, Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller)
Tyler Vasey, Whitewater, Freshman, Return Specialist, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge)
William Hammen, Stout, Junior, Special Teams Player, Combined Locks, Wis. (Kimberly)
Mason Stepanski, Whitewater, Sophomore, Special Teams Player, Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)
Honorable Mention – Offense
Matt Getgen, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Tight End, Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (Wisconsin Dells)
Brody McKnight, River Falls, Junior, Tight End, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)
Zach Sherman, Whitewater, Senior, Tight End, Oconto, Wis. (Oconto)
Marko Rajkovic, La Crosse, Sophomore, Tight End, Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)
Addison DeShambo, Whitewater, Junior, Offensive Line, Neenah, Wis. (St. Mary Catholic)
Jacob Foss, Stout, Senior, Offensive Line, Eden Prairie, Wis. (Eden Prairie)
Ryan Pearson, Platteville, Junior, Offensive Line, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge)
Eli Sergott, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Offensive Line, Green Bay, Wis. (East)
Michael Krueger, River Falls, Junior, Running Back, River Falls, Wis. (River Falls)
Ryan Bartol, La Crosse, Senior, Wide Receiver, Berlin, Wis. (Berlin)
Isaac Garside, Eau Claire, Junior, Wide Receiver, Bonduel, Wis. (Bonduel)
Arthur Cox, Stout, Graduate Student, All-Purpose Back, Dixon, Ill. (Dixon)
Keyser Helterbrand, La Crosse, Senior, All-Purpose Back, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
Honorable Mention – Defense
Dakota Carriveau, Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Line, Oconto Falls, Wis. (Oconto Falls)
Jack Dietzen, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, Omro, Wis. (Omro)
Nate Hietpas, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Line, Little Chute, Wis. (Little Chute)
Wyatt Beyerl, Stout, Senior, Linebacker, Mosinee, Wis. (Mosinee)
Ethan Gallagher, Whitewater, Sophomore, Linebacker, Homer Glen, Ill. (Lockport Township)
Gyanni Kanellakis, Eau Claire, Junior, Linebacker, Cary, Ill. (Cary Grove)
Gage Timm, River Falls, Sophomore, Linebacker, Shawano, Minn. (Shawano)
Aaron Borgerding, River Falls, Junior, Defensive Back, Spring Valley, Wis. (Spring Valley)
Ryan Kuechle, Eau Claire, Senior, Defensive Back, Mankato, Minn. (East)
Jared Saad, Oshkosh, Senior, Defensive Back, Naperville, Ill. (North)
Aaron Schmitz, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Back, Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago)
Honorable Mention – Special Teams
Kaio Harn, Oshkosh, Senior, Return Specialist, New London, Wis. (New London)
Ryan Krueger, La Crosse, Senior, Punter, Marshfield, Wis. (Marshfield)
Kyle Dietzen, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Special Teams Player, Omro, Wis. (Omro)
Ben Hollister, River Falls, Junior, Special Teams Player, Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View)
All-Sportsmanship Team
Malik Johnson, Eau Claire, Senior, Defensive Line, Lomira, Wis. (Lomira)
Alec Ogden, Whitewater, Senior, Quarterback, Marshall, Wis. (Monona Grove)
Matt Patri, River Falls, Senior, Offensive Line, St. Paul, Minn. (Roseville)
Gerrit Schomaker, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, Freedom, Wis. (Freedom)
Tyler Stoltenburg, La Crosse, Senior, Wide Receiver, New Berlin, Wis. (West)
Justin Tenpas, Oshkosh, Junior, Defensive Back, Sheboygan Falls, Wis. (Sheboygan Falls)
Mitch Waechter, Stout, Junior, Quarterback, Campbellsport, Wis. (Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs)
Jeffery Williams, Stevens Point, Senior, Wide Receiver, Brodhead, Wis. (Brodhead)
Kwik Trip Offensive Player of the Year: Keyser Helterbrand of La Crosse
Kwik Trip Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Blazek of Platteville
Kwik Trip Co-Special Teams Players of the Year: Andrew Schweigert of Platteville and Michael Stack of La Crosse
Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year: Tyler Vasey of Whitewater
Kwik Trip George Chryst Coach of the Year: Matt Janus of La Crosse
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete: Gervase Thompson of Stout
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