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North Central running back Ethan Greenfield and Wartburg linebacker Owen Grover lead the D3football.com 2022 All-Region 5 team. Greenfield was named Region 5 Offensive Player of the Year, while Grover was named the Region 5 Defensive Player of the Year.
Wartburg coach Chris Winter, who coached the Knights to the national semifinals for the first time in program history, is the Region 5 Coach of the Year. It’s his first selection as a D3football.com regional Coach of the Year.
The 2022 D3football.com All-Region teams are sponsored by Stevenson University, hosts of Stagg Bowl XLIX, which will be played Friday, Dec. 16, at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. For more information, go to bit.ly/stagg49.
NCAA Division III realigned Division III football into six regions in 2021. Region 5 includes the American Rivers Conference, the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, the Midwest Conference and the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
Grover is an All-Region selection for the first time. The senior linebacker from Dyersville, Iowa, has recorded 96 tackles, 53 solo, for the Knights, who take on Mount Union on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the national semifinals. Grove has intercepted five passes, has two fumble recoveries, 10 tackles for loss and 3½ sacks.
Greenfield, a senior from Lindenhurst, Illinois, is a first-team All-Region selection for the third time in his career (2019, first team All-North; 2021, first team All-Region 5). He has run for 1,751 yards and 23 touchdowns on 224 carries in the Cardinals’ 13 games this season, while catching 20 passes for 148 yards and two TDs. North Central hosts Mary Hardin-Baylor in the national semifinals on Saturday.
The teams, selected in balloting by Region 5 sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 149 nominations by full Division III member schools. A total of 76 players were chosen. Players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced the evening of Dec. 16, in D3football.com’s pregame coverage for Stagg Bowl XLIX.
2022 D3football.com All-Region 5 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Ethan Greenfield, RB, North Central
Defensive Player of the Year: Owen Grover, LB, Wartburg
Coach of the Year: Chris Winter, Wartburg
| First Team Offense | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Josh Swanson | Aurora | Sr. | Waukesha, Wis. |
| RB | Ethan Greenfield | North Central | Sr. | Lindenhurst, Ill. |
| RB | Jhe’Quay Chretin | Aurora | Sr. | Bastrop, Texas |
| WR | DeAngelo Hardy | North Central | Jr. | Lake Villa, Ill. |
| WR | Trey Madsen | Aurora | Sr. | Montgomery, Ill. |
| TE | Ben Juska | Wheaton | So. | Westmont, Ill. |
| T | Chris Toth | Aurora | Sr. | Lockport, Ill. |
| G | Tucker Kinney | Wartburg | Jr. | DeWitt, Iowa |
| C | Derek Brown | Monmouth | Sr. | Pekin, Ill. |
| G | Trevor Gabriele | Wheaton | Sr. | Wheaton, Ill. |
| T | Jeske Maples | North Central | So. | Moweaqua, Ill. |
| K | Logan Sunvold | Central | Jr. | Monroe, Iowa |
| RET | James Mautino | Aurora | Sr. | Spring Valley, Ill. |
| First Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Alexander Perkins | Millikin | Sr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| DT | Dan Lester | North Central | Jr. | Indian Creek, Ill. |
| DT | Riley Konrardy | Wartburg | Sr. | LaMotte, Iowa |
| DE | Korbyn Personett | Monmouth | Sr. | Pittsfield, Ill. |
| LB | Owen Grover | Wartburg | Sr. | Dyersville, Iowa |
| LB | Marcellus Romious | Aurora | Sr. | Belleville, Ill. |
| LB | William Skowronski | Chicago | Jr. | Glen Ellyn, Ill. |
| CB | Antwain Walker | North Central | Jr. | Oswego, Ill. |
| S | Sam Bell | Wheaton | Sr. | White Bear Lake, Minn. |
| S | Joe Jung | St. Norbert | Sr. | Neenah, Wis. |
| CB | Ben Slatcoff | Aurora | Jr. | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| P | Austin Burns | Central | Jr. | Williamsburg, Iowa |
| ST | Doug Antonucci | Lake Forest | Sr. | Wauconda, Ill. |
| Second Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Will Bowers | Wheaton | Sr. | Westlake, Texas |
| RB | Giovanni Weeks | Wheaton | Sr. | Kent City, Mich. |
| RB | Hunter Clasen | Wartburg | Sr. | Springbrook, Iowa |
| WR | Charlie Hamilton | Illinois Wesleyan | Sr. | Springfield, Ill. |
| WR | Logan Mont | Central | Jr. | Aurora, Ill. |
| TE | Thomas Butters | Wartburg | Sr. | Kalona, Iowa |
| T | Que Baker-McCaulay | Central | Sr. | Mesa, Ariz. |
| G | Matt Kickel | Aurora | Sr. | Bolingbrook, Ill. |
| C | Jarod Thornton | North Central | Jr. | Homewood, Ill. |
| G | Sam Pryor | North Central | So. | Sugar Grove, Ill. |
| T | Gannon Grider | Benedictine | Sr. | Highland, Ind. |
| K | Tanner Rains | North Central | So. | Plainfield, Ill. |
| RET | Damon Bonds | Lake Forest | Sr. | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Second Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Jordan Downing | Wartburg | Sr. | Waverly, Iowa |
| DT | Jaylen Jordan | Aurora | So. | Frankfort, Ill. |
| DT | Quinton Miller | Millikin | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| DE | Alex Aitchison | Coe | Jr. | Cascade, Iowa |
| LB | BJ Adamchik | North Central | So. | Raleigh, N.C. |
| LB | Ty Castillo | Wisconsin Lutheran | Sr. | San Antonio, Texas |
| LB | Will Campbell | Carroll | Fr. | Kaukauna, Wis. |
| CB | Joey Foley | Loras | Sr. | Rockford, Ill. |
| S | Ernesto Ramirez | Aurora | Jr. | Minooka, Ill. |
| S | Parker Rochford | Wartburg | So. | Edgewood, Iowa |
| CB | Dante Esposito | Lake Forest | Sr. | Gilbert, Ariz. |
| P | Brady Wodack | St. Norbert | Sr. | Sturgeon Bay, Wis. |
| Third Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Nile McLaughlin | Wartburg | Sr. | Eldridge, Iowa |
| RB | Nicholas D’Ambrose | Chicago | Sr. | Addison, Ill. |
| RB | Terrence Hill | North Central | Sr. | Effingham, Ill. |
| WR | Dom Shepardson | Coe | Sr. | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| WR | Nate Thornton | Monmouth | Jr. | Peoria, Ill. |
| TE | Trevion Green | Wisconsin Lutheran | Jr. | Miami, Fla. |
| T | Graham Wall | Wheaton | Sr. | Winfield, Ill. |
| G | Paul Fay | Wheaton | Sr. | Roscoe, Ill. |
| C | Andrew Corley | Cornell | Sr. | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| G | Sam Reyes | Wartburg | Sr. | Eldridge, Iowa |
| T | Yale Hardberger | Chicago | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| K | Arnulfo Ortega | Wisconsin Lutheran | So. | Laredo, Texas |
| RET | Gavin Thorpe | Beloit | So. | Homestead, Fla. |
| Third Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Brian Pritt | Benedictine | So. | Chicago, Ill. |
| DT | Tom Adolph | Central | Sr. | Coralville, Iowa |
| DE | Alex Bendler | Lake Forest | Sr. | McLean, Va. |
| LB | Aidan Cappellino | Chicago | Jr. | Sayville, N.Y. |
| LB | Jalen Shaffer | Wheaton | Sr. | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| LB | Antonio Santillan | Wartburg | Sr. | Davenport, Iowa |
| CB | Gavin Thorpe | Beloit | So. | Homestead, Fla. |
| S | Trenton Brail | Lake Forest | Jr. | San Clemente, Calif. |
| S | Braedon Junker | Chicago | Sr. | Liberty Twp., Ohio |
| S | Cameron Bannister | Central | Sr. | State Center, Iowa |
| CB | Nick Harris | Monmouth | So. | Winter Haven, Fla. |
| P | Addison Fletcher | Monmouth | Sr. | Monmouth, Ill. |