ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T, which finished three spots higher than where it was picked in the Great
Lakes Valley Conference during the recently completed 2015 season, had nine individuals named to the
allconference team Thursday which included four firstteam selections.
Linebacker Rob Cidlik (Eureka, Mo./Eureka), defensive tackle Josip Juric (West Des Moines,
Iowa/Dowling Catholic), offensive tackle Nick Wunderli (St. Louis, Mo./DeSmet Jesuit) and wide
receiver/kick returner Braxton Graham (Seneca, Mo./Seneca) were firstteam picks to the squad. S&T's
second team representatives were wide receiver Spencer Elrod (Lancaster, Calif./Eastside), running back
Dalton Major (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bishop McNamara), linebacker Landon Compton (Lamar, Mo./Lamar)
and cornerback Jeremi Ross (Valencia, Calif./Hollywood), while center Adam Echele (Wildwood,
Mo./Lafayette) earned honorable mention status along with Graham, who was on the first team as a kick
returner and made honorable mention at wide receiver.
Cidlik and Juric were onetwo for the Miners in sacks and tackles for losses during the season, with
Cidlik leading the way with 15.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage and 8.5 sacks among his 49 overall
tackles. He also had two forced fumbles – including one on a late drive in Saturday's win over Quincy
that Juric recovered – and a blocked kick.
Juric had seven sacks for the year and 8.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage while recording 24 total
tackles, a forced fumble and two pass breakups. With this selection, Juric has earned allconference
status in all four seasons he played for the Miners.
Wunderli and Echele anchored a front line that helped the offensive unit improve its numbers from a year
ago. S&T went from averaging 106 rushing yards per game to 156 this fall, from 307 total yards to 375
and scored nearly nine more points per game in 2015.
Graham, a redshirt freshman, was one of the most dynamic skill position players for the Miners this
season, posting 1,335 allpurpose yards (eighth most in school history for a year) and ranking fifth in
NCAA Division II in punt returning with an average of 15.6 yards per runback that included a
touchdown in a win over McKendree. Graham also averaged 20.4 yards per kickoff return and caught 39
passes for 566 yards and four scores.
His allpurpose and receiving numbers were exceeded only by those of Elrod, who had 40 catches for
749 yards – an average of 18.7 per catch – and averaged 25.3 yards per kickoff return that also included a
score on a 93yard runback against Southwest Baptist. Elrod led the Miners with 1,431 allpurpose yards
for the season, the sixthhighest single season total in school history.
Major led the Miners in rushing during the year with 502 yards and scored four touchdowns, while going
over the 100yard mark on two occasions, headed by a 144yard performance against McKendree.
Compton led the Miners in tackles in his first season on the field for the Miners with 85, including 8.5 for
a loss and also recording four pass breakups. Meanwhile, Ross had 53 stops from his cornerback
position and a teamhigh nine pass breakups, while also returning an interception for a touchdown at
William Jewell.
McKendree quarterback Isaac Fisher was named as the GLVC's offensive player of the year, while the
defensive honors went to Saint Joseph's linebacker Joel Wimbley. Southwest Baptist quarterback Trent
Edwards landed the league's freshman of the year award, while the special teams player of the year went
to Indianapolis' Reece Horn. UIndy head coach Bob Bartolomeo was named as the GLVC's coach of the
year.
Missouri S&T finished the 2015 season with an overall record of 55 and went 53 in the GLVC to finish
in third place.
Copyright ©2015 Missouri University of S & T
Lakes Valley Conference during the recently completed 2015 season, had nine individuals named to the
allconference team Thursday which included four firstteam selections.
Linebacker Rob Cidlik (Eureka, Mo./Eureka), defensive tackle Josip Juric (West Des Moines,
Iowa/Dowling Catholic), offensive tackle Nick Wunderli (St. Louis, Mo./DeSmet Jesuit) and wide
receiver/kick returner Braxton Graham (Seneca, Mo./Seneca) were firstteam picks to the squad. S&T's
second team representatives were wide receiver Spencer Elrod (Lancaster, Calif./Eastside), running back
Dalton Major (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bishop McNamara), linebacker Landon Compton (Lamar, Mo./Lamar)
and cornerback Jeremi Ross (Valencia, Calif./Hollywood), while center Adam Echele (Wildwood,
Mo./Lafayette) earned honorable mention status along with Graham, who was on the first team as a kick
returner and made honorable mention at wide receiver.
Cidlik and Juric were onetwo for the Miners in sacks and tackles for losses during the season, with
Cidlik leading the way with 15.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage and 8.5 sacks among his 49 overall
tackles. He also had two forced fumbles – including one on a late drive in Saturday's win over Quincy
that Juric recovered – and a blocked kick.
Juric had seven sacks for the year and 8.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage while recording 24 total
tackles, a forced fumble and two pass breakups. With this selection, Juric has earned allconference
status in all four seasons he played for the Miners.
Wunderli and Echele anchored a front line that helped the offensive unit improve its numbers from a year
ago. S&T went from averaging 106 rushing yards per game to 156 this fall, from 307 total yards to 375
and scored nearly nine more points per game in 2015.
Graham, a redshirt freshman, was one of the most dynamic skill position players for the Miners this
season, posting 1,335 allpurpose yards (eighth most in school history for a year) and ranking fifth in
NCAA Division II in punt returning with an average of 15.6 yards per runback that included a
touchdown in a win over McKendree. Graham also averaged 20.4 yards per kickoff return and caught 39
passes for 566 yards and four scores.
His allpurpose and receiving numbers were exceeded only by those of Elrod, who had 40 catches for
749 yards – an average of 18.7 per catch – and averaged 25.3 yards per kickoff return that also included a
score on a 93yard runback against Southwest Baptist. Elrod led the Miners with 1,431 allpurpose yards
for the season, the sixthhighest single season total in school history.
Major led the Miners in rushing during the year with 502 yards and scored four touchdowns, while going
over the 100yard mark on two occasions, headed by a 144yard performance against McKendree.
Compton led the Miners in tackles in his first season on the field for the Miners with 85, including 8.5 for
a loss and also recording four pass breakups. Meanwhile, Ross had 53 stops from his cornerback
position and a teamhigh nine pass breakups, while also returning an interception for a touchdown at
William Jewell.
McKendree quarterback Isaac Fisher was named as the GLVC's offensive player of the year, while the
defensive honors went to Saint Joseph's linebacker Joel Wimbley. Southwest Baptist quarterback Trent
Edwards landed the league's freshman of the year award, while the special teams player of the year went
to Indianapolis' Reece Horn. UIndy head coach Bob Bartolomeo was named as the GLVC's coach of the
year.
Missouri S&T finished the 2015 season with an overall record of 55 and went 53 in the GLVC to finish
in third place.
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