Northern linebacker Dylan Wampler named First-Team All-Conference

For the third straight football season, a Montana State University-Northern linebacker has been named All-Conference.

The 2022 Frontier All-Conference Team and postseason awards were announced Monday, with Wampler being named First Team Defense for the second year time, and All-Conference for the third season in a row.

Wampler, a junior, finished the season with 91 tackles, which was third in the Frontier, as well as 4.5 sacks, nine tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one interception. For his career, Wampler has over 300 tackles since coming to MSU-N.

The league also handed out its annual awards with Montana Western quarterback Jon Jund earning Frontier Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. Carroll College defensive end Garrett Kocab was named Defensive Player of the Year, while Carroll head coach and former Havre Blue Pony Troy Purcell was named Coach of the Year.

Frontier Conference Honors

First-Team Offense

Jon Jund, QB, Sr., Montana Western; Blake Counts, RB, Jr, Montana Tech; Reese Neville, RB, Sr. Montana Western; Andrew Simon, TE, Gr., Rocky Mountain College; Trevor Hoffman, WR, Sr., Montana Tech; Bryce Goggin, WR, Sr., Southern Oregon; Christian Graney, WR, Sr., Southern Oregon; Andrew Carter, OL, Sr., Carroll; Ryan Halford, OL, Sr., College of Idaho; Garrett Rehberg, OL, RS. Jr., College of Idaho; Jack Hiller, Sr. OL, Montana Tech; Noah Danielson, OL, Sr., Montana Western

First-Team Defense

Garrett Kocab, DL, Sr., Carroll; Keagan McCoy, DL, Gr., College of Idaho; Keyshawn James-Newby, DL, So., Montana Tech; Wes Moeai, DL, Sr., Rocky Mountain College; Dylan Martinez, LB, Sr., College of Idaho; Solo Taylor, LB, RS. Sr., Eastern Oregon; Dylan Wampler, LB, Jr., MSU-Northern; Nolan McCafferty, LB, Sr., Rocky Mountain College; Jake Regino, LB, Sr., Southern Oregon; Dorian Hardin, DB, Sr., College of Idaho; Naoki Harmer, DB, Sr., Montana Tech; Jordan Washington, DB, Jr., Montana Tech; Kaysan Barnett, DB, So., Rocky Mountain College

First-Team Special Teams

Spencer Berger, K, Fr., Carroll; Ryan Lowry, K, So., Montana Tech; Andrew Almos, P, So., Montana Tech; Stokes Botelho, PR/KR, Sr., Southern Oregon

Second-Team Offense

Blake Thelen, QB, So., Montana Tech; Matthew Burgess, RB, Sr., Carroll; Allamar Alexander, RB, Jr., College of Idaho; Tony Collins, TE, Sr., Carroll; Brock Richardson, WR, RS. So., College of Idaho; Kyle Torgerson, WR, So., Montana Tech; Trey Mounts, WR, Sr., Montana Western; Hunter Mecham, OL, Jr., Carroll; Conor Quick, OL, Jr., Carroll; Carson Shuman, OL, Jr., Montana Tech; Stason Makaila, OL, So., Rocky Mountain College; Hunter Geissler, OL, So., Southern Oregon

Second-Team Defense

Garrett Worden, DL, So., Carroll; Alex Ojukwu, DL, Jr., College of Idaho; Reese Artz, DL, Jr., Montana Western; Tanner Harrell, DL, Jr., Montana Western; Rex Irby, LB, Sr., Carroll; Zak Donato, LB, RS. Sr., Eastern Oregon; Ben Windauer, LB, Sr., Montana Tech; Zach Spiroff, DB, Jr., Carroll; Jacob Batubenga, DB, Sr., College of Idaho; Keegan Croteau, DB, Fr., College of Idaho; DeShawn Craig, DB, Jr., Southern Oregon

Second-Team Special Teams

Wyatt Brusven, P, Jr., Rocky Mountain College; Kyle Torgerson, KR, So., Montana Tech; Kaysan Barnett, PR, So., Rocky Mountain College.