Here are the 2023 all-Big 12 Conference teams for football, volleyball and boys soccer
Here are the 2023 Big 12 Conference athletes who earned all-league honors within football, volleyball and boys soccer.
Football
First-team offense
Big 12 offensive player of the year — Tommy Davis (Normal Community, senior)
Offensive lineman — *Mac Brennan (Normal Community, senior); *Deuce Thornton (Peoria High, junior); *Michael McLaughlin (Peoria Notre Dame, senior); Ben Jorczak (Normal West, senior); Jack Barnhart (Champaign Centennial, senior); Quin Butler (Normal Community, senior).
Tight end — Alex Binion (Normal Community, senior).
Receivers — Marquan Gary (Normal Community, junior); Sencerre Brown (Normal West, senior); Gavin Camp (Normal West, senior); Garrick Dickerson (Bloomington, senior); Jaivyn Moore (Peoria High, senior).
Backs — *Kyle Beaty (Normal Community, junior); *Tommy Davis (Normal Community, senior); *Kellen Davis (Centennial, junior); Phil Shaw IV (Danville, senior); Tino Gist (Peoria High, senior); Jack Hanley (PND, junior); AJ Codron (Bloomington, junior); Maliek Ross (Peoria High, senior).
Kickers — Timothy Long (Danville, sophomore)
Punt/kick returner — Kaden Young (Danville, senior)
*Denotes unanimous selection
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Second-team offense
Offensive lineman — Miguel Espindola (Bloomington, senior); JaQuarius Green (Peoria High, sophomore); Ty Upton (Normal West, senior)
Tight end — Sean Franklin (Peoria High, senior)
Receivers — Javaughn Robinson (Danville, junior); TQ Webb (Peoria High, junior)
Backs — Cameron Smith (Bloomington, senior); George Rouse (Champaign Central, junior); Lawson Alwan (PND, junior); Jrue Mangreum (Normal West, sophomore)
Kickers — Jasmine Bisping (Richwoods, sophomore)
Honorable mention offense
Offensive lineman — Jeremiah Young (Centennial, senior); Reid Johnson (Normal Community, junior); Bradyn Mazanowski (Normal Community, junior); Ethan Crader (Richwoods, senior); Zion Franklin (Richwoods, senior); Tommy Meyers (PND, senior)
Receivers — Keyontae Hamilton (Bloomington, sophomore); London Tolliver (Manual, senior); Amari Johnson (Richwoods, junior); Maddux Lawson (Normal West, senior)
Backs — Ronald Baker (Central, junior); Darrius Jay (Danville, junior); Liam O'Neill (PND, senior); Josiah Edmonson (Normal West, senior)
Punt/kick returner — Marquan Gary (Normal Community, junior)
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First-team defense
Big 12 defensive player of the year — Dexter Niekamp (Normal Community, senior)
Defensive lineman — *Dexter Niekamp (Normal Community, senior); Miguel Espindola (Bloomington, senior); Jack Barnhart (Centennial, senior); Patrick Jordan III (Peoria High, senior); AJ Montoya (Normal Community, junior); Gustav Schreiber (Normal West, senior).
Linebackers — Cooper Caraway (Normal Community, senior); Gary Rutherford III (Peoria High, senior); Kenner Bye (Bloomington, junior); Trey Frost (Normal West, senior); Michael Kimmell (Bloomington, junior); Caleb Robinson (Danville, senior); Brady Augstin (Normal Community, senior).
Defensive backs — *Anton Cassell (Normal Community, senior); Spencer Russel (Peoria High, junior); Sencerre Brown (Normal West, senior); Gavin Camp (Normal West, senior); Surya Singh (Bloomington, senior); Javaughn Robinson (Danville, junior); Aiden Boundy (Normal Community, senior).
Punter — Michael Kimmell (Bloomington, junior); Phil Shaw IV (Danville, senior).
Second-team defense
Defensive lineman — Kaden Maas (Normal Community, senior); Kevin Roberts (Peoria High, senior); Evan Yates (Danville, senior).
Linebackers — Briar Leenerman (Normal West, sophomore); Kodiac Pruitt (Centennial, senior); Phil Shaw IV (Danville, senior); Curtis Beasley IV (Danville, senior).
Defensive backs — Blake Potts (Normal Community, senior); Exauce Kalala (Centennial, senior); TJ Smith (Richwoods, senior).
Punter — David Webster (Richwoods, senior).
Honorable mention defense
Defensive linemen — Tayvion Diltz (Danville, junior); Patrick McParland (PND, senior); Brady Mullens (PND, sophomore); JD Etherly (Richwoods, senior); Ethan Crader (Richwoods, senior); Charlie Moore (Normal West, junior); Lerenz Higgins (Normal West, junior).
Linebackers — Chance Smith (Manual, senior); Cam Peterson (Peoria High, junior); Ben Mullens (PND, junior); Mathew Baker (PND, senior); Sean Glover (Richwoods, junior); Anthony Connal (Normal West, senior).
Defensive backs — Jerry Reed III (Danville, junior); Kyren Campbell (Manual, junior); Bryce Seaton (PND, senior); Phillip Rupiper (PND, senior); Liam O'Neil (PND, senior); Darrin Dussett (Richwoods, senior).
Punter — Jackson Lefavre (Champaign Central, junior).
*Denotes unanimous selection
Volleyball
First team: Riley Ries (Centennial, senior); Bridget Cassady (Champaign Central, junior); Cricket Wagner (Champaign Central, senior); Olivia Price (Normal Community, senior); Addie Snoeyink (Normal Community, senior); Erin Brandt (Normal Community, senior); Alana Whitfield (Normal Community, sophomore); Sydnie Hernandez (Normal West, senior); Reanne Cupples (Normal West, senior); Ellie Rink (Normal West, junior); Avery Feltes (Normal West, sophomore); Olivia Ziemer (Normal West, sophomore); Kaitlin Cassidy (PND, junior); Addison Bellamy (PND, junior); Londyn Sommerville (Richwoods, freshman)
Second team: Brynn Hoder (Bloomington, senior); Lauren Shuey (Bloomington, sophomore); Emily Pitcher (Centennial, junior); Kindle Williams (Champaign Central, senior); Natalie Nenne (Normal West, senior); Maggie Michaels (Normal Community, sophomore); Emma Schaumburg (PND, junior); Merideth Haines (Richwoods, senior); Samantha Campbell (Richwoods, senior); Sammi Christman (Urbana, senior)
Honorable mention: Nia Bolton (Centennial, sophomore); Brooklyn Hubbard (Champaign Central, senior); Maddie Stimac (Danville, junior); Anna Houpt (Danville, sophomore); Tenija Hinkle (Manual, senior); Tyanna Ward (Peoria High, senior); Dania Covington (Peoria High, senior); Maeva Holden (PND, freshman); Samantha Lard (PND, senior); Kaila Williams (Richwoods, senior).
Boys soccer
First team
Goalkeepers — Theodore Dimler (PND, senior); Henry Drozd (Richwoods, junior)
Field players — Victor Fernandez (Centennial, senior); Diego Zarco (Champaign Central, senior); Matt Winterbottom (Champaign Central, senior); Ben Wellece (Champaign Central, senior); Chase Dwinal (Normal Community, senior); Cassius Sharp (Normal Community, junior); Dillon Tierny (Normal Community, senior); Zach Rumps (Normal West, senior); Shane Fish (Normal West, sophomore); Kayden Hudson (PND, junior); Maximillian Matarelli (PND, junior); Thomas Graham (PND, senior); Thatcher Hogan (PND, junior); Nate Boyer (Richwoods, junior); David Leo Day (Richwoods, senior); Kevin Perez Briseno (Urbana, senior); Julio Hernandez (Urbana, sophomore)
Second team
Goalkeeper — Parker Michels (Normal Community, senior)
Field players — Samy Mukendi (Bloomington, senior); Tyler Luchinski (Centennial, junior); Ezra Bernhard (Champaign Central, senior); Jack Larson (Champaign Central, senior); Kai Wilson (Normal Community, senior); Gabe Jimenez (Normal Community, senior); Kale Hunt (Normal Community, senior); JC Crowder (Normal Community, senior); Jackson Ewing (Normal West, senior); Tyler Mora (Normal West, junior); Nathan Oliver (PND, senior); Teddy LaHood (PND, junior); Fabi Arellano (PND, senior); Daniel Flores (Richwoods, sophomore); Payton Ruskusky (Richwoods, senior); Anthony Becerril (Urbana, junior)
Honorable mention
Matteo Sangucho (Bloomington, sophomore); Brody Spera (Bloomington, junior); Tresody Ondongo (Centennial, senior); Nehemiah McKissick (Centennial, junior); Lincoln Meyers (Centennial, junior); Michael Sagiv (Centennial, junior); Julien Moss (Champaign Central, junior); Bobby Miller (Champaign Central, senior); Isaiah Patton (Danville, senior); Rylan Anderson (Danville, junior); Aiden Perez (Danville, junior); Cesar Segura (Danville, junior); Carslos Juarez (Danville, freshman); Adam Perez (Danville, freshman); Alex Nord (Normal West, senior); Erik Montoya (Peoria High, junior); Christopher Sanchez (Manual, sophomore); Yefferson Nunez (Manual, sophomore); Nacho Osegueda (Manual, senior); Sebastian Salazar (PND, junior); Brian Pimentel (Richwoods, senior); Connor Beneway (Richwoods, junior); Fortunel Nana (Urbana, junior)
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Big 12 all-conference teams for fall 2023 in the Peoria area
