Posted: Nov 26, 2024
Another Dozen MIAC Postseason Award Winners
MOORHEAD, Minn. (11/25/24)---For the second straight season, Concordia had a dozen players earn MIAC postseason honors.
The 2024 contingent was led by first-year offensive lineman Jake Long (Westfield, Wis./Adams-Friendship HS), who was named the MIAC Rookie of the Year.
Long makes it back-to-back seasons for a Cobber offensive lineman to claim MIAC Rookie of the Year honors. Sophomore Angel Reyes (Darwin, Minn./Dassel-Cokato HS) earned the award last year which was the very first year the honor was awarded
The list of Cobber All-MIAC award winners is nearly a carbon copy of last season with nine of the 12 honorees earning the award for the second straight year.
Concordia had seven players receive MIAC All-Conference honors this year with four more being placed on the All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.
Seniors Cooper Mattern (Fargo, N.D./Fargo Shanley HS), Ethan Tong (West Fargo, N.D.), Collin Thompson (Thatcher, Ariz.), Stuart DeMerit (Snoqualmie, Wash./Mount Si HS), Jaiden Musse (Naples, Fla./Lely HS) and Damien Silus (Glencoe, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake HS) were named to the All-Conference Team and all were repeat postseason award winners. Sophomore offensive lineman Sam Dioszeghy (Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) earned his first All-Conference honor.
Seniors Owen Miller (Aitkin, Minn.) and PJ Parmelee (Tea, S.D.) earned Honorable Mention honors. Both players received MIAC awards last season. Reyes, the 2023 Rookie of the Year, and junior Eric Cockhill (Helena, Mont./Capital HS) received All-Conference Honorable Mention honors for the first time in their careers.
The 12 postseason honoree helped Concordia finish the year with a 7-3 overall record, a 6-2 mark in the MIAC and a 3-1 record in the Skyline Division. The seven overall wins and six conference victories are the most since the 2017 season. The Cobbers finished tied for second in the final conference standings which is the best finish since 2014.
MIAC All-Conference
Cooper Mattern – Quarterback
- 2-time MIAC All-Conference (2023, 2024)
Ethan Tong – Left Tackle
- 2-time MIAC All-Conference (2023, 2024)
Sam Dioszeghy – Left Guard
- First-time MIAC All-Conference Award Winner
Collin Thompson – Defensive End
- 3-time MIAC All-Conference (2022, 2023, 2024)
Jaiden Musse – Linebacker
- First-time MIAC All-Conference Award Winner
- 2023 MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Stuart DeMerit – Cornerback
- First-time MIAC All-Conference Award Winner
- 2023 MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Damien Silus – Kicker/Punter
- 3-time MIAC All-Conference (2021, 2023, 2024)
MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Owen Miller – Wide Receiver
- 3-time MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention (2022, 2023, 2024)
Angel Reyes – Right Tackle
- First-time MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Award Winner
- 2023 MIAC Rookie of the Year
PJ Parmelee – Linebacker
- First-time MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Award Winner
- 2023 MIAC All-Conference
Eric Cockhill – Return Specialist
- First-time MIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Award Winner