FREELAND, Mich. -- At the conclusion of the spring 2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football regular season, head coaches from six of the MIAA's football-sponsoring institutions voted on All-MIAA awards.
Albion's Jack Bush was selected Most Valuable Player on offense, while Olivet's Ta'Mar Heart-Wilkins was named the Most Valuable Player on defense. Albion senior Jonathan Lutchka received the Pete Schmidt Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award.
Bush, a junior quarterback, led the Britons to the MIAA Championship title and a 3-0 conference record during the spring season. In league play, Bush finished first with 89 pass completions, a .718 completion percentage (89-of-124), 1,077 total yards, 359.0 yards per game, and a pass efficiency rating of 161.2. Bush was named MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week on April 27.
Heart-Wilkins, a senior defensive lineman, concluded conference play as the leader in sacks (5) and sack yards (30). The Comet also registered 13 solo tackles and six assists for a total of 19.0 tackles, averaging 4.8 tackles per contest.
Lutchka, a senior quarterback for the Britons, is working towards a degree in biology with a minor in economics. He has been on the Dean's List the last six semesters and is a member of the Wilson Institute of Medicine. Among numerous other academic accomplishments, Lutchka has been accepted into the Wayne State University School of Medicine. The Pete Schmidt Memorial Scholar-Athlete award has been presented every year since 2001 honoring the legacy of Pete Schmidt, an Alma College alumni and Albion College football coach who died of cancer in 2000.
Albion's Mitchell Arendsen and Justin Thomas, and Kalamazoo's Noah Coplan have each garnered All-MIAA honors for the third time in their careers.
Most Valuable Player, Offense
Jack Bush, Albion
Most Valuable Player, Defense
Ta'Mar Heart-Wilkins, Olivet
Pete Schmidt Award
Jonathan Lutchka, Albion
Spring 2021 Football All-MIAA First Team
First Team - Offense
QB – Jack Bush, Albion
RB – Xaine Kirby, Trine
RB – Jeremiah Sterling, Olivet
WR – Akeem Benjamin, Olivet
WR – Kolby Canfield, Albion
WR – Justin Thomas, Albion (3)
TE – Seth Young, Olivet (2)
OL – Jared Jones, Albion
OL – Nicholas LaFountain, Trine
OL – Noah Meeker, Trine
OL – Ben Pelletier, Adrian
OL – Andrew Sikkema, Olivet
First Team - Defense
DL – Mitch Arendsen, Albion (3)
DL – Noah Coplan, Kalamazoo (3)
DL – DeAndre Jennings, Adrian
DL – Ta'Mar Heart-Wilkins, Olivet
LB – Taylor Jackson, Kalamazoo
LB – Kyle Minder, Adrian
LB – Kyle Naif, Trine
LB – Donovan Slates, Albion (2)
DB – Keysean Amison, Trine
DB – Brandon Kwiatkowski, Adrian (2)
DB – Anthony Merriman, Olivet (2)
DB – John Wester, Albion
First Team - Special Teams
P – Hunter Williams, Albion
RS – Deonte Higgins, Olivet
K – Ryan Hibbets, Trine
Spring 2021 Football All-MIAA Second Team
Second Team - Offense
QB – Alex Price, Trine
QB – Jack Wurzer, Adrian (2)
RB – Phillip Jones-Price, Albion
WR – Connor Arthur, Trine
WR – Andrew Durand, Albion
WR – Donald Scott, Adrian
WR – Bubba Wilson, Kalamazoo
WR – Henry Wilson, Adrian (2)
TE – Tyler Poirier, Adrian
OL – Alexander Dean, Alma
OL – Jarret Nighswander, Albion
OL – Jonathan Sasiela, Adrian
Second Team - Defense
DL – David Aukema, Albion
DL – David Curl, Olivet
DL – Jamon Gibson, Trine
DL – Patrick Hite, Alma
LB – Jacob Chantres, Kalamazoo
LB – Levi Ladd, Albion
LB – Odin Soffredine, Alma
LB – Spencer Tyler, Olivet
DB – Aaron Dean, Trine
DB – Jake Osen, Kalamazoo (2)
DB – Ricky Pearson, Albion
DB – Angel Sanchez, Trine
Second Team - Special Teams
P – Brendan Sine, Olivet
RS – Andrew Durand, Albion
K – Zach Clements, Alma
(#) Number of multi-time All-MIAA, including career first- and second-team honors
