ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference announced its 2025 Football Awards on Thursday, and the second-place University of Northwestern Football team was well-represented. Two Eagles earned First Team All-Conference honors, while nine were named to 10 positions on the Second Team, plus the team's representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team.

The full UMAC press release can be found here.
 
Robbie Hussey (Bay Village, Ohio/Westside Christian Academy) was Northwestern's lone offensive selection to the All-Conference First Team after a stellar first season as the team's starting right tackle. The sophomore was an iron man, starting all 10 games and excelling in pass blocking, helping UNW to the third-best passing offense in the conference. Hussey was joined on the First Team by Ian Ahrendt (Nevis, Minn./Nevis Public), the Eagles' only member of the team on the defensive side of the ball. Ahrendt finished the season as the second-leading tackler in UMAC games with 72, adding 3.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception. This is the junior's first appearance on any All-UMAC team.
 
The Second Team All-Conference parade of purple began with Max Siegel (Rochester, N.Y./Maricopa), who stepped into the starting center role his sophomore season and started all 10 games. Braeden Little (Ladysmith, Wis./Ladysmith) found himself on the Second Team twice, as both a wide receiver and a punt returner, after an impressive rookie campaign. The freshman was sixth in UMAC play in both receptions (25) and receiving yards (327) with two touchdowns, and was second among qualifying punt returners with 6.8 yards per return. Trey Ulmer (West Melbourne, Fla./Heritage) earned Second Team status for the second time in as many years in college after hauling in 17 passes in conference competition for 286 yards.
 
Ulmer's quarterback, Basil Demco (Fontana, Wis./Big Foot), also made his debut appearance on the All-Conference Second Team after making the switch from linebacker to signal-caller due to two injuries at the position. The senior performed admirably given the circumstances, throwing for 886 yards in conference games and seven touchdowns, in addition to being the UMAC's eighth-leading rusher with 241 yards and six rushing scores. Keaton Sargent (Manhattan, Mont./Manhattan) was the conference's fifth-leading rusher in yards per game with 48.5 (291 total), and received his first-career Second Team All-Conference nod for his efforts. The sophomore also scored two touchdowns, including one of the highlights of UNW's season, when he darted 71 yards to paydirt to tie the Homecoming game against Greenville in the fourth quarter.
 
Northwestern also had a quartet of defenders on the All-Conference Second Team, beginning with defensive tackle Hakeem Anderson (Cuero, Texas/Cuero). Anderson racked up 30 tackles in conference play, including a season-high nine in the win vs. Crown, and added four tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. Jayden Goodwin (New Richmond, Wis./Saint Croix Central) finishes his career with his second, Second Team nod, sandwiched in between a pair of First Team honors. The senior linebacker was as disruptive as ever, logging 51 tackles (seventh in the UMAC), 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions (tied for second), one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
 
Gideon Cruver (Fayetteville, Ga./Landmark Christian) received Second Team All-Conference recognition for the second time in his career in 2025, but his first as a linebacker, after receiving the honor as a tight end last season. The two-way player became a three (or maybe even four?)-way player this season, adding sporadic kicking and punting duties. As a linebacker, Cruver racked up 36 tackles, nine tackles for loss (seventh in the conference), 3.5 sacks (seventh), three forced fumbles (second) and two interceptions in UMAC play, proving his versatility as a defensive playmaker. Austin Ahrendt (Nevis, Minn./Nevis Public) put together another good season at safety, earning the sophomore his first-ever Second Team All-Conference nod. Ahrendt was ninth in conference play in tackles (56), adding an interception and two pass breakups. Cody Duffy (Columbus, Ga./Chattahoochee County) was recognized as UNW's representative on the All-Sportsmanship team for his senior leadership despite battling injuries in his final season.

2025 UMAC Football Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Jamarrius Courtney, Crown
Defensive Player of the Year: Jeremiah Belizaire, Westminster
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Donovan Quinzy, Crown
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Jeremiah Belizaire, Westminster
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Jakalyn Roy, Crown
Special Teams Player of the Year: LaShawn Williams, Greenville
Coach of the Year: Anthony Franz, Crown
Team Sportsmanship: Martin Luther
 
First-team All-Conference (offense)

OL	Donovan Quinzy	Crown
OL	Terry Janssen	Greenville
OL	Robert Perry	Martin Luther
OL	Robbie Hussey (Bay Village, Ohio/Westside Christian Academy)	Northwestern
OL	Timothy Manning	Martin Luther
OL	Jonathan Martin	Crown
WR	LaShawn Williams	Greenville
WR	Thomas Koelpin	Martin Luther
WR	Jude Pederson	Martin Luther
TE	Cooper Tillman	Greenville
QB	Jamarrius Courtney	Crown
QB	Brady Turriff	Martin Luther
RB	Terrel Graves	Greenville
RB	Arthur Robinson	Martin Luther

 
First-team All-Conference (defense)

DL	Jeremiah Belizaire	Westminster
DL	Jakalyn Roy	Crown
DL	DJ Fowler	Westminster
DL	Matthew Reese	Greenville
DL	Chayce Meyer	Minnesota Morris
DL	Samual Tillman	Greenville
LB	Gregory Ohman	Minnesota Morris
LB	Elias Velasquez	Greenville
LB	Ian Ahrendt (Nevis, Minn./Nevis Public)	Northwestern
LB	Jason Colonius	Westminster
DB	Rudy Criner	Crown
DB	Carlis Wilson Jr	Greenville
DB	Juan Garza	Minnesota Morris
DB	Campton Hicks	Westminster
DB	Jeremiah Stanton	Martin Luther

 
First-team Special teams

Kicker	Micah Koschnitzke	Martin Luther
Long Snapper	Cole Harrell	Westminster
Kick Returner	LaShawn Williams	Greenville
Punter	William Corley	Westminster
Punt returner	Juan Garza	Minnesota Morris

 
 
Second-team All-Conference (offense)

OL	Andrew Purcell	Minnesota Morris
OL	William Luce	Greenville
OL	Vince Howard	Westminster
OL	Max Siegel (Rochester, N.Y./Maricopa)	Northwestern
OL	Phillip Torres	Crown
WR	Keegan Zdybel	Westminster
WR	Braeden Little (Ladysmith, Wis./Ladysmith)	Northwestern
WR	Conner Coffey	Westminster
WR	Trey Ulmer (West Melbourne, Fla./Heritage)	Northwestern
TE	Carter Watnaas	Minnesota Morris
QB	Basil Demco (Fontana, Wis./Big Foot)	Northwestern
QB	Trey Thomas	Westminster
RB	Trace Helsel	Westminster
RB	Keaton Sargent (Manhattan, Mont./Manhattan)	Northwestern
RB	Devin Williams	Crown

 
Second-team All-Conference (defense)

DL	Jesus Medina	Martin Luther
DL	Andrew Esmay	Martin Luther
DL	Hakeem Anderson (Cuero, Texas/Cuero)	Northwestern
DL	Dylan Young	Minnesota Morris
DL	Millicent Grear	Crown
LB	Alex Goly	Westminster
LB	Luke Johnson	Crown
LB	Jayden Goodwin (New Richmond, Wis./Saint Croix Central)	Northwestern
LB	Kevion Davis	Crown
LB	Gideon Cruver (Fayetteville, Ga./Landmark Christian)	Northwestern
DB	Daronne Wright	Westminster
DB	Eddie Hallowanger	Crown
DB	Austin Ahrendt (Nevis, Minn./Nevis Public)	Northwestern
DB	Jaylen Gray	Crown
DB	Thomas Balge	Martin Luther

 
Second-team All-Conference (Special Teams)

Kicker	William Corley	Westminster
Long Snapper	Gregory Ohmen	Minnesota Morris
Kick Returner	Juan Garza	Minnesota Morris
Punter	Reichen Hoekstra	Crown
Punt returner	Braeden Little (Ladysmith, Wis./Ladysmith)	Northwestern
Punt returner	Jaylin Morrow	Greenville
Punt returner	Aidan Szczodroski	Westminster

 
All-Sportsmanship

Crown	Nico Herrera
Greenville	Caelan Webb
Martin Luther	Thomas Balge
Minnesota Morris	Orion Knakmuhs
Northwestern	Cody Duffy (Columbus, Ga./Chattahoochee County)
Westminster	Brandon Kertz