2015 All-NWC Football Team Announced; Linfield's Riddle, Hoff and Smith Garner Top Honors
Complete 2015 All-Northwest Conference Football Team
2015 All-Northwest Conference Football Team
First Team Offense
Pos / Name Class Hometown / High School
QB-Sam Riddle, Linfield %............................................. Jr Hillsboro, Ore. / Century
RB-Bronson Barretto, Pacific (Ore.).................................. Sr Mililani, Hawaii / Kamehameha School
RB-Spencer Payne, Linfield............................................ Jr McMinnville, Ore. / McMinnville
RB-John Shaffer, George Fox %....................................... Jr Aloha, Ore. / Aloha
TE-Levi Altringer, Linfield............................................. Sr Meridian, Idaho /Rocky Mountain
WR-Kevin Miller, Puget Sound #...................................... Sr Seattle, Wash. / O'Dea
WR-Nathan Suyematsu, Pacific (Ore.)................................ Sr Tualatin, Ore. / Tualatin
WR-Nick Kiourkas, Whitworth........................................ So Spokane, Wash. / Shadle Park
WR-Brennan Schon, Puget Sound..................................... Jr Spokane, Wash. / Lewis & Clark
OL-Eric Pitassi, Linfield *.............................................. Sr West Linn, Ore. / West Linn
OL-Jacob Hanke, Linfield............................................... Sr Salem, Ore. / West Salem
OL-Stephen Nnabue, Linfield.......................................... Jr Issaquah, Wash. / Mount Si
OL-Kevin Peterson, Pacific (Ore.)..................................... Sr Lake Oswego, Ore. / Lake Oswego
OL-Kyle Cosby, Whitworth *.......................................... Sr Spokane, Wash. / University
K-Rehn Reiley, Whitworth............................................. Fr Moses Lake, Wash. / Moses Lake
First Team Defense
Pos / Name Class Hometown / High School
DL-Alex Hoff, Linfield *................................................ Sr Lebanon, Ore. / Lebanon
DL-Zach Grate, Linfield................................................. So Olympia, Wash. / Black Hills
DL-Daniel Portillo, Whitworth........................................ Jr Gig Harbor, Wash. / Peninsula
DL-Jeff Bajema, Pacific (Ore.) *....................................... Jr Burlington, Wash. / Burlington-Edison
DL-Nikk Ryan, Willamette............................................. Jr Oakdale, Calif. / Oakdale
LB-Jake Reimer, Linfield............................................... So Sherwood, Ore. / Sherwood
LB-Jason Farlow, Linfield.............................................. So Ventura, Calif. / St. Bonaventure
LB-Dalin McDonnell, Whitworth..................................... Jr East Wenatchee, Wash. / Eastmont
LB-Trey Kodama, Pacific (Ore.)........................................ Jr Pearl City, Hawaii / Kamehameha School
LB-Jesse Bresser, George Fox......................................... Sr Aloha, Ore. / Aloha
DB- Kyle Belcher, Linfield *........................................... Sr El Dorado Hills, Calif. / Oak Ridge
DB-Mikey Arkans, Linfield............................................ Jr Carlsbad, Calif. / La Costa Canyon
DB- Keanu Yamamoto, Linfield %..................................... Sr Waikoloa, Hawaii / Hawaii Prep
DB-Skylor Elgarcio, Linfield.......................................... Jr Arlington, Wash. / Arlington
Second Team Offense
Pos / Name Class Hometown / High School
QB-Warner Shaw, Pacific (Ore.) %.................................... Sr Waimea, Hawaii / Kamehameha-Hawaii
QB- Hans Fortune, Puget Sound........................................ Jr Kenmore, Wash. / Inglemoor
RB-Duke DeGaetano, Whitworth %................................... Jr Bend, Ore. / Bend
TE-Austin Jones, Willamette........................................... Jr Oakdale, Calif. / Oakdale
WR-Brad Lander, George Fox.......................................... So Roseburg, Ore. / Roseburg
WR-Mike McKeown, Whitworth...................................... So Post Falls, Idaho / Post Falls
TE-CJ Appleton, Lewis & Clark....................................... Jr Portland, Ore. / Central Catholic
WR-Jason Smith, Pacific (Ore.)....................................... Sr Black Diamond, Wash. / Tahoma
OL-Nicholas Schilla, Pacific (Ore.)................................... Sr Honolulu, Hawaii / Punahou School
OL-Nick Reese, Pacific (Ore.).......................................... Jr Pacifica, Calif. / Archbishop Riordan
OL-Taylor Mack, Pacific (Ore.)........................................ Sr Bonney Lake, Wash. / Bonney Lake
OL-Reid Hartmann, Puget Sound #.................................... Jr Medina, Wash. / Bellevue
OL-Trevor Woodall, Whitworth....................................... Jr Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Lake City
OL-Nolan Schuler, George Fox........................................ So Bakersfield, Calif. / Bakersfield Christian
P-Robert Thullen, Whitworth.......................................... Sr Tulare, Calif. / Mission Oak
Second Team Defense
Pos / Name Class Hometown / High School
DL-Danny Welstad, Whitworth *...................................... Sr Gig Harbor, Wash. / Peninsula
DL-Marcus McGovern, Linfield........................................ So Eugene, Ore. / Sheldon
DL-Tanner Krahel, George Fox........................................ Jr Aloha, Ore. / Aloha
DL-Doug Owusu, Puget Sound.......................................... Sr Burien, Wash. Burien
LB-Henry Adelman, Willamette....................................... Sr Arroyo Grande, Calif. / Arroyo Grande
LB-Eli Biondine, Linfield............................................... Sr Mililani, Hawaii / St. Louis
LB- JT Phelan, Whitworth %........................................... So Spokane, Wash. / East Valley
LB-Stein Retzlaff, Lewis & Clark..................................... Sr Truckee, Calif. / Truckee
LB-Kyle Bennett, Pacific Lutheran.................................... Sr Camano Island, Wash. / Stanwood
DB-Taylor Roelofs, Whitworth........................................ So Tacoma, Wash. / Life Christian
DB-Jake Wuesthoff, Puget Sound #................................... Jr Newbury Park, Calif. / Newbury Park
DB-Damian Jackson, Willamette,..................................... Jr Puyallup, Wash. / Rogers
DB-Kelvin Mackey, Whitworth....................................... Sr Lynwood, Calif. / Antelope
Honorable Mention
Pos / Name Class Hometown / High School
OL-Austin Striplin, Pacific Lutheran................................. So Sumner, Wash. / Sumner
OL-Alfred Maka Ah Loo, Lewis & Clark............................. Fr Kauai, Hawaii / Kapa`a
DB-Jaquari People, Pacific (Ore.)...................................... Sr Merced, Calif. / Merced
DL-Chase Houser, Pacific Lutheran................................... Sr Monroe, Wash. / Cedar Park Christian
LB-Patch Kulp, Whitworth............................................. So Santa Clarita, Calif. / Trinity Classical Academy
DB-Nick Brickous, Willamette........................................ So Mesa, Ariz. / Perry
P-Lenana Meekisho, George Fox...................................... Sr Aloha, Ore. / Aloha
* 1st team All-NWC in 2014 # 2nd team All-NWC in 2014 % Honorable Mention All-NWC in 2014
Offensive Player of the Year – Sam Riddle, Linfield, Jr, QB
Defensive Player of the Year – Alex Hoff, Linfield, Sr, DL
Coach of the Year – Joseph Smith, Linfield