Staff Report
College Sports Journal
ST. LOUIS, MO. (Courtesy of the Missouri Sports Magazine) – Missouri State senior tight end Matt Thayer (Bellevue, Neb.) and sophomore linebacker Andrew Beisel (Fenton, Mo.) were part of the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s preseason all-conference teams announced Thursday (Aug. 2) by the 10-member conference.
Two of the Bears’ top returners, Thayer and Beisel are both honorable mention selections to the 2012 Preseason All-MVFC team as voted on by the conference’s head coaches, media and sports information directors.
An inside linebacker, Beisel led the Bears with 84 tackles and six stops for loss a year ago as a redshirt freshman. He was named to the MVFC All-Newcomer squad in 2011 and is one of nine starters back on the MSU defense. He just missed the MVFC preseason first team this fall which includes three seniors and a junior. Beisel is one of three linebackers among the Valley’s preseason honorable mention picks.
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2012 Missouri Valley Football Preseason Team
Name, School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School
QB- Kurt Hess, YSU 6-3 230 Jr. Dayton (Ohio) Chaminade-Julienne
RB- Shakir Bell, INS 5-8 185 Jr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central
Jamaine Cook, YSU 5-9 215 Sr. Cleveland (Ohio) Midpark High
FB- Jordan Neukirch, ILS 6-2 225 Jr. Algonquin (Ill.) Huntley High
WR- Aaron Rollin, SDSU 6-1 210 Sr. Lee's Summit (Mo.) West High
Tyrone Walker, ILS 5-11 190 Sr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Cardinal Ritter
TE- MyCole Pruitt, SIU 6-3 241 So. St. Louis (Mo.) Kirkwood High
OL- Chris Elkins, YSU 6-4 290 Jr. Beaver Falls (Pa.) High
Jimmy Holtschlag, WIU 6-5 300 Sr. Quincy (Ill.) Notre Dame
FN Lutz, INS 6-3 290 Sr. W. Lafayette (Ind.) Lafayette Harrison
Mark Pratt, YSU 6-3 295 Sr. Tooele (Utah) High
Bryan Witzmann, SDSU 6-7 300 Jr Houlton (Wis.) Somerset High
PK- Tyler Sievertsen, UNI 6-2 185 Jr. Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Kennedy High
DL- Kenneth Boatright, SIU 6-4 244 Sr. Bolingbrook (Ill.) Midland Lutheran
Ben Obaseki, INS 6-3 260 Sr. Washington (Ind.) High
Nate Palmer, ILS 6-2 235 Sr. Chicago (Ill.) Simeon High
Kayon Swanson, SIU 6-1 282 Sr. Southfield (Mich.) High
LB- Aaron Archie, INS 6-0 235 Sr. Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech
Evan Frierson, ILS 6-2 240 Sr. Washington (D.C.) H.D. Woodson
Tyler Starr, USD 6-5 236 Jr. Little Rock (Iowa) George-Little Rock
Jacolby Washington, INS 6-1 235 Sr. Deltona (Fla.) Deltona Trinity Christian
DB- Colten Heagle, NDSU 5-10 200 Jr. Appleton (Wis.) Kimberly High
Varmah Sonie, UNI 5-9 166 Sr. Burnsville (Minn.) Apple Valley
Marcus Williams, NDSU 5-11 195 Jr. Minneapolis (Minn.) Hopkins High
Winston Wright, SDSU 5-10 185 Jr. Lee's Summit (Mo.) Blue Springs South
P- Lucas Hileman, INS 6-1 195 Sr. Anna (Ill.) Anna-Jonesboro High
RS- Steve Strother, SIU 5-8 170 Sr. Culpepper (Va.) Eastern View
Honorable Mention (minimum of five votes):
QB Matt Brown (Illinois State); WR Will Powell (South Dakota); TE Matt Thayer (Missouri State); OL Misha Danilov (UNI); OL Billy Turner (North Dakota State); OL Tim Ross (South Dakota); PK Kevin Robb (South Dakota); DE Cole Jirik (North Dakota State); DL Andy Mink (South Dakota State); DL Dwight Harris (Western Illinois); LB Teven Williams (Youngstown State); LB Andrew Beisel (Missouri State); LB Travis Beck (North Dakota State); DB Kieron James (Western Illinois); DB Garrett Scott (UNI); P Cole Zwiefelhofer (South Dakota); RS Ryan Smith (North Dakota State).
