2001 All-MIAA Football Teams

Most Valuable Offensive Player: Brian Adloff, Hope College
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Brant Haverdink, Kalamazoo College
Pete Schmidt Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award: Matt Tremblay, Adrian College

FIRST OFFENSIVE TEAM
OL - Chris Huff, Albion** (senior from Alma/Alma H.S.)
OL - Allen Hearn, Albion* (junior from Allegan/Allegan H.S.)
OL - Josh Peters, Alma** (sophomore from Shepherd/Shepherd H.S.)
OL - Randy Spence, Adrian* (senior from Brimley/Brimley H.S.)
OL - Aaron Wallace, Alma* (junior from Madison Heights/Bishop Foley H.S.)
TE - Drew DiGiacinto, Albion* (senior from Troy/Troy H.S.)
WR - John Bennink, Albion** (senior from Coopersville/Coopersville H.S.)
WR - Brian Adloff, Hope**** (senior from East Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids HS)
WR - T.J. Thayer, Kalamazoo** (junior from Lowell/Lowell H.S.)
RB - Kevin Bostelman, Adrian* (junior from Archbold, Ohio/Archbold H.S.)
QB - Steve Slowke, Alma* (junior from Harper Woods/Bishop Gallagher H.S.)
QB - Travis Rundle, Albion* (senior from Albion/Jackson Lumen Christi H.S.)

FIRST DEFENSIVE TEAM
DL - Michael Stempki, Albion* (senior from St. Ignace/LaSalle H.S.)
DL - Andy Keller, Hope* (junior from Hastings/Hastings H.S.)
DL - Erik Vernon, Albion** (senior from Middleville/Thornapple Kellogg H.S.)
DL - Domenic Wlodyka, Alma* (junior from Painesville, Ohio/Notre Dame H.S.)
LB - Josh Funsch, Alma* (junior from West Branch/Ogemaw Heights H.S.)
LB - Brant Haverdink, Kalamazoo** (senior from Hamilton/Hamilton H.S.)
LB - Nick Loafman, Albion* (senior from Montrose/Hill-McCloy H.S.)
DB - Todd Ritter, Albion* (senior from Birmingham/Seaholm H.S.)
DB - Nick Conrad, Hope** (junior from Wyoming/Wyoming Park H.S.)
DB - Gavin Fralick, Alma* (junior from Petoskey/Petoskey H.S.)
DB - Nate Hurst, Kalamazoo* (senior from Ann Arbor/Huron H.S.)

FIRST TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Andy Cline, Albion* (freshman from Perrysburg, Ohio/Whitehouse Anthony Wayne H.S.)
P - Vince Scheffler, Hope** (junior from Chelsea/Chelsea H.S.)
KR - Jared Owens, Albion* (senior from Niles/Brandywine H.S.)

SECOND OFFENSIVE TEAM
OL - John Trupiano, Albion (junior Grosse Pointe Woods/Grosse Pointe North H.S.)
OL - Brian Hammer, Hope (senior from Caledonia/Caledonia H.S.)
OL - Bill Crane, Hope (junior from Cedar Springs/Cedar Springs H.S.)
OL - Brian Lewis, Kalamazoo (senior from Farmington Hills/Harrison H.S.)
OL - Josh Rumpsa, Hope (junior from Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Central H.S.)
TE - Zach Burton, Kalamazoo (junior from Farmington Hills/Harrison H.S.)
WR - Mike Gle, Hope (senior from Brighton/Brighton H.S.)
WR - Brian Pierce, Alma (senior from Jenison/Jenison H.S.)
WR - Steve Kress, Adrian (junior from Lapeer/Lapeer West)
RB - John Sloothaak, Hope (sophomore from Hamilton/Hamilton H.S.)
QB - Phil Butler, Hope (sophomore from Howard City/Tri-County H.S.)

SECOND DEFENSIVE TEAM
DL - Winston McGee, Adrian (junior from West Bloomfield/West Bloomfield H.S.)
DL - Ryan Kerstetter, Hope (junior from Kentwood/South Christian H.S.)
DL - Pat Warren, Hope (senior from New Lothrop/New Lothrop H.S.)
DL - John Loveland, Alma (sophomore from Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard H.S.)
LB - Matt Beaver, Hope (sophomore from Gladwin/Gladwin H.S.)
LB - Chad O'Brien, Adrian (senior from Lake Orion/Lake Orion H.S.)
LB - Brad Zielaskowski, Kalamazoo (senior from DeWitt/DeWitt H.S.)
DB - Jared Merchant, Albion (senior from Ithaca/Ithaca H.S.)
DB - Ron Shiels, Adrian (sophomore from Britton/Britton-Macon H.S.)
DB - Deshaun Warren, Olivet (freshman from Detroit/ Det.Denby Tech HS)
DB - Vinnie Harambasic, Hope (senior from Troy/Troy Athens H.S.)

SECOND TEAM SPECIALISTS
K - Matt Piccirrilli, Alma (junior from Mount Clemens/L'Anse Creuse H.S.)
P - Kevin Vermeersch, Alma (freshman from Unionville/Unionville-Sebewaing Area H.S.)
KR - Justin McHugh, Alma (freshman from Hadley/Lapeer West)

COACHES HONORABLE MENTION
Adrian: Dan Zemens, Joe Davis, Jamil Mackie, Randy Gates, Chuck Spolsky, Del Enders, Bryan Warner; Albion: Bryan Heckman, Nick Chambers, Dan Dreyer, John Turner, Scott Kerr, Kerry Wright, Eric Scott; Alma: Brian Burgtorf, Kris Ernst, Jeremy Droptiny, Mark Kato, Nate Taylor, Pat Cell, Dave Schulz; Hope: Brian Fielhauer, Randy Snyder, Jamie Misner, Scott Jeschke, Chad Rivette, Lucas Smith, Bill Rozema; Kalamazoo: Ricky Styes, Jon Rogosich, Jason Charnley, Bryan Gnyp, Dwight White, Andy Graham; Eric Page, Brett Foster, Justin Gross, Tom Hillemeier; Olivet: Andy Boyd, Gabe Steward, Dock Davis, Kevin Antkowiak, Scott Hayes, Jameel Cooper.

2001 Offensive Player of the Week Honor Roll
Week #1 - John Bennink, Albion
Week #2 - Bryan Gnyp, Kalamazoo
Week #3 - Phil Butler, Hope
Week #4 - Mike Gle, Hope
Week #5 - Steve Kress, Adrian
Week #6 - Jason Desotell, Adrian
Week #7 - Brian Adloff, Hope
Week #8 - Dwight White, Kalamazoo
Week #9 - Steve Slowke, Alma
Week #10 - Steve Slowke, Alma
Week #11 - Dan Dreyer, Albion

2001 Defensive Player of the Week Honor Roll
Week #1 - Glen Brittich, Albion
Week #2 - Jason Carpenter, Albion
Week #3 - Mike Hanna, Olivet
Week #4 - Josh Baumbach, Hope
Week #5 - Jason Misner, Hope
Week #6 - Nate Howell, Alma
Week #7 - Michael Stempki, Albion
Week #8 - Nick Conrad, Hope
Week #9 - Vinnie Harambasic, Hope
Week #10 - Todd Ritter, Albion
Week #11 - Winston McGee, Adrian

2001 Special Teams Player of the Week Honor Roll
Week #1 - Jared Owens, Albion
Week #2 - Vince Scheffler, Hope
Week #3 - Andy Cline, Albion
Week #4 - Tom Hillemeier, Kalamazoo
Week #5 - Eric Scott, Albion
Week #6 - Justin McHugh, Alma
Week #7 - Eric Scott, Albion
Week #8 - Kevin Vermeersch, Alma
Week #9 - John Bennink, Albion
Week #10 - Andy Cline, Albion
Week #11 - Justin McHugh, Alma