At the conclusion of the 2019 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football regular season, head coaches from the MIAA's seven football-sponsoring institutions voted on All-MIAA awards.
Hope's Mason Opple garnered Most Valuable Player honors on offense, while teammate Mason Dekker was selected Most Valuable Player on defense. Albion senior Chase Bouschor was selected the Pete Schmidt Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award winner.
Opple, a senior quarterback, led Hope to a 7-0 MIAA season in 2019, averaging 119.1 yards passing per game and 90.4 yards rushing per game in MIAA competition. Opple, a two-time MIAA Player of the Week this season, led the MIAA with 11 rushing touchdowns in seven MIAA games. Opple also registered eight touchdown passes in MIAA play compared to no interceptions.
Dekker, a senior linebacker, registered 28.0 tackles in MIAA play this season, including 22 solo tackles. Dekker also tallied three tackles for loss, including one sack, and added an interception in leading Hope's defense in allowing 14.9 points per game against MIAA opponents.
Bouschor, a senior with a 3.8 grade-point average, is working towards a degree in psychology and sociology. Bouschor is a lead mentor in helping first-generation college students at Albion adjust to college, and also is active in the community. 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.
Opple and Bouschor along with Trine's Simeon Washington garnered All-MIAA honors for the third time in their careers.
Most Valuable Player, Offense
Mason Opple, Sr., Hope
Most Valuable Player, Defense
Mason Dekker, Sr., Hope
Pete Schmidt Award
Chase Bouschor, Sr., Albion
2019 Football All-MIAA First Team
First Team - Offense
QB — Mason Opple, Sr., Hope (3)
RB — Kenyea Houston, So., Hope
RB — Noah McMinn, Sr., Olivet
WR — Christian Bos, Sr., Hope (2)
WR — Justin Thomas, So., Albion (2)
WR — Henry Wilson, Jr., Adrian
TE — Joe Cleary, Sr., Adrian
OL — Chase Bouschor, Sr., Albion (3)
OL — Jarod Bush, Sr., Olivet
OL — Tim Ivery, Sr., Hope (2)
OL — Zach Smith, Sr., Hope (2)
OL — Dan Waber, Sr., Olivet
First Team - Defense
DL — Mitch Arendsen, Jr., Albion (2)
DL — Jake Babb, Sr., Hope
DL — Noah Coplan, Jr., Kalamazoo (2)
DL — Miguel Manion, Sr., Olivet
LB — Mason Dekker, Sr., Hope (2)
LB — Zeke Ramirez, Sr., Alma (2)
LB — Simeon Washington, Sr., Trine (3)
LB — Kolby Williams, Sr., Olivet
DB — Luke Beckhusen, Sr., Hope (2)
DB — Tyrone Collins, Fr., Albion
DB — Anthony Merriman, So., Olivet
DB — Isaiah Moon, Fr., Olivet
First Team - Special Teams
P — Austin Heeres, Sr., Hope
RS — Chase Hinkle, Sr., Alma
K — Cooper West, So., Adrian
2019 Football All-MIAA Second Team
Second Team - Offense
QB — Jack Wurzer, So., Adrian
RB — Markell McKoy, Sr., Albion
RB — Connor Mellon, Jr., Hope
WR — Seth Boggs, Sr., Trine
WR — Cooper Cecchini, Sr., Hope
TE — Seth Young, So., Olivet
OL — Noah de Velder, Sr., Hope
OL – Brady Eding, Jr., Hope
OL — Jacob Headlee, Sr., Alma
OL — Lige McKinney, Sr., Albion (2)
OL — Matt Pillow, Fr., Adrian
OL — Noah Routson, Sr., Trine
Second Team - Defense
DL — Malik Bozell, Sr., Albion
DL — Josh Martin, Jr., Kalamazoo
DL — Mason McFarland, Sr., Trine (2)
DL — Jake Windenhouse, Sr., Alma
LB — Taylor Bonetti, Jr., Finlandia
LB — Jeremiah Purnell, Jr., Hope
LB — Donovan Slates, Jr., Albion
DB — Damian Bowker, So., Trine
DB — Max Kretzschmar, Sr., Alma
DB — Brandon Kwiatkowski, So., Adrian
DB — Shawn Starks, Sr., Adrian
DB — Jake Sypniewski, Jr., Kalamazoo
Second Team - Special Teams
K — Josh Castillo, Fr., Albion
RS — Anthony Giovanni, Sr., Kalamazoo
K — Greg Kearns, Jr., Kalamazoo
(#) Number of multi-time All-MIAA, including career first- and second-team honors
