2000 All-MIAA Football Teams

Most Valuable Offensive Player: J.D. Graves, Hope College
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Ben Gitler, Albion College

FIRST OFFENSIVE TEAM
OL - Josh Peters, Alma* (freshman from Shepherd/Shepherd HS)
OL - Mike Brosnan, Albion* (senior from Clinton Township/Warren DeLaSalle HS)
OL - Brian Lewis, Kalamazoo* (junior from Farmington Hills/Harrison HS)
OL - Bill Crane, Hope* (junior from Cedar Springs/Cedar Springs HS)
OL - Chris Huff, Albion* (junior from Alma/Alma HS)
OL - Josh Rumpsa, Hope* (sophomore Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Central HS) TE - Jim Lamb, Hope* (senior from Mattawan/Mattawan HS)
WR - John Bennink, Albion* (junior from Coopersville/Coopersville HS)
WR - Brian Adloff, Hope*** (senior from East Grand Rapids/East GR HS)
WR - Kris Ernst, Alma* (junior from Central Lake/Central Lake HS)
RB - Kris Brown, Olivet*** (senior from Kalamazoo/Central HS)
RB - Adam Magers, Hope* (senior from Battle Creek/St. Philip HS)
QB - J.D. Graves, Hope** (junior from Troy/Athens HS)
FIRST DEFENSIVE TEAM
DL - Justin Nye, Albion* (senior from Litchfield/Litchfield HS)
DL - Justin Harris, Alma** (senior from Fort Gratiot/Port Huron Northern HS)
DL - Erik Vernon, Albion* (junior from Middleville/Thornapple-Kellogg HS)
DL - Ryan Kerstetter, Hope* (sophomore from Kentwood/GR South Christian HS)
LB - Brant Haverdink, Kalamazoo* (junior from Hamilton/Hamilton HS)
LB - Ben Gitler, Albion* (senior from Oak Park/Berkley HS)
LB - Mike Hanna, Olivet* (sophomore from Sunfield/Lake Odessa Lakewood HS)
LB - Matt Bride, Hope* (senior from Petoskey/Petoskey HS)
DB - Greg Jones, Olivet* (senior from Monroe/Monroe HS)
DB - Dan Deegan, Albion*** (senior Dearborn/Divine Child HS)
DB - Nick Conrad, Hope* (sophomore from Wyoming/Wyoming Park HS)
DB - Dan Sweetman, Alma* (senior from Akron/Unionville-Sebewaing HS)
FIRST SPECIAL TEAM
PK - Keith Debbaudt, Albion** (senior from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Central HS)
P - Vince Scheffler, Hope* (sophomore from Chelsea/Chelsea HS)
KR - T.J. Thayer, Kalamazoo* (sophomore from Lowell/Lowell HS)

SECOND OFFENSIVE TEAM
OL - Craig Calkins, Alma (senior from Sanford/Midland Dow HS)
OL - Drew DaRonco, Adrian (junior from Allen Park/Allen Park HS)
OL - Joe Standhardt, Olivet (senior from Oscoda/Oscoda HS)
OL - Nick Kunnen, Hope (junior from Muskegon/Reeths-Puffer HS)
OL - Randy Spence, Adrian (junior from Brimley/Brimley HS)
TE - Jim Hurd, Kalamazoo (senior from Battle Creek/Harper Creek HS)
WR - Scotty Hayes, Olivet (junior from East Lansing/Okemos HS)
WR - Chris Cook, Adrian (senior from Jackson/Lumen Christi HS)
WR - Andy Boyd, Olivet (sophomore from Algonac/Algonac HS)
RB - Bill Poirier, Albion (junior from Warren/Center Line HS)
RB - Scott Langlois, Hope (senior from Hopkins (Hopkins HS)
QB - Travis Rundle, Albion (junior from Albion/Jackson Lumen Christi HS)
SECOND DEFENSIVE TEAM
DL - Chuck Spolsky, Adrian (junior from Novi/Redford Catholic Central HS)
DL - Winston McGee, Adrian (sophomore from West Bloomfield/West Bloomfield HS)
DL - Andy Keller, Hope (sophomore from Hastings/Hastings HS)
DL - Brett Foster, Kalamazoo (freshman from Farmington Hills/Harrison HS)
DL - Chad O'Brien, Adrian (junior from Lake Orion/Lake Orion HS)
LB - Kevin Kudej, Hope (senior from Mount Morris/Flint Powers HS)
LB - Josh Baumbach, Hope (sophomore from Wyoming/Wyoming Park HS)
LB - Dan Price, Alma (senior from Mason/Mason HS)
DB - Brandon Smith, Olivet (junior from Cedar Springs/Cedar Springs HS)
DB - Todd Ritter, Albion (junior from Birmingham/Seaholm HS)
DB - Joshua Rice, Adrian (junior from Mason/Mason HS)
DB - Conor Lefere, Kalamazoo (freshman from Jackson/Lumen Christi HS)
SECOND SPECIAL TEAM
PK - Tom Hillemeier, Kalamazoo (junior from Ann Arbor/Pioneer HS)
P - Kirk DeFrenn, Albion (senior from Morrice/Morrice HS)
KR - Jared Owens, Albion (junior from Niles/Brandywine HS)

COACHES HONORABLE MENTION
Adrian: Aaron Moran, Steve Kress, Josh Liuzzo, Chris Wilson; Albion: Sean Brogan, John Cowley, Nick Gerhard, Allen Hearn, Kees Hiatt, Michael Stempki, Tom Weinmann; Alma: Mike Allison, Brian Burgtorf, Dave Durston, Gavin Fralick, Matt Piccirilli, Dave Simpson, Brandon Wrobel; Hope: Mike Gle, Vinni Harambasic, John Sloothaak, Pat Warren; Kalamazoo: Andy Graham, Justin Gross, Nate Hurst, Mark LaCombe, Dwight White; Olivet: Jason VanLuven.

2000 Offensive Player of the Week Honor Roll
Week #1 - Bill Poirer, Albion
Week #2 - Tom Devore, Alma
Week #3 - J.D. Graves, Hope
Week #4 - Brandon Wrobel, Alma
Week #5 - Adam Magers, Hope
Week #6 - Chris Wilson, Adrian
Week #7 - Kris Ernst, Alma and J.D. Graves, Hope
Week #8 - Travis Rundle, Albion
Week #9 - Travis Rundle, Albion
Week #10 - Adam Magers, Hope and Zach Ellis, Kalamazoo
Week #11 - J.D. Graves, Hope

2000 Defensive Player of the Week Honor Roll
Week #1 - John Cowley, Albion
Week #2 - Matt Bride, Hope
Week #3 - Matt Bride, Hope
Week #4 - Mike Hanna, Olivet
Week #5 - Winston McGee, Adrian
Week #6 - Brant Haverdink, Kalamazoo
Week #7 - Chad O'Brien, Adrian
Week #8 - Nick Conrad, Hope
Week #9 - Brant Haverdink, Kalamazoo
Week #10 - Josh Baumbach, Hope
Week #11 - Justin Harris, Alma

2000 Special Teams Player of the Week Honor Roll
Week #1 - Keith Debbaudt, Albion
Week #2 - Matt Piccirilli, Alma
Week #3 - no nominations
Week #4 - Keith Debbaudt, Albion
Week #5 - no nominations
Week #6 - Jim Outlaw, Adrian
Week #7 - Kirk DeFrenn, Albion
Week #8 - Nate Sagle, Alma
Week #9 - Vince Scheffler, Hope
Week #10 - Tom Hillemeier, Kalamazoo
Week #11 - T.J. Thayer, Kalamazoo