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Leipold, Coppage Head All-WIAC Team<br />
11/16/2011<br />
UW-<strong>Whitewater</strong> head coach Lance Leipold and senior running back Levell Coppage (Oak Park, IL/Oak<br />
Park) head the 2011 All-<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football team. A <strong>to</strong>tal of seventeen<br />
<strong>Warhawks</strong> were named <strong>to</strong> the first, second, honorable mention or sportsmanship teams.<br />
Leipold, in his fifth season at UW-W with a 67-3 record overall and 43-1 in the WIAC, earned the WIAC<br />
George Chryst Coach of the Year honor for the third consecutive year. He has directed the <strong>Warhawks</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />
five WIAC titles, four consecutive Division III title games and three national championships, and a fortygame<br />
win streak, the longest active streak in college football and tied for the fifth longest ever.<br />
Coppage repeats the Player of the Year selection that he also earned in 2010, becoming the fifth player in<br />
WIAC his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>to</strong> earn the honor twice. One of the previous four was his former teammate, UW-W<br />
placekicker Jeff Schebler (2006-2009). Coppage, the only player in WIAC his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>to</strong> rush for at least<br />
1,000 in four seasons, owns WIAC career records for yards (7,080) and <strong>to</strong>uchdowns (98). He has carried<br />
the ball 241 times for 1,405 yards and 17 <strong>to</strong>uchdowns this season.<br />
UW-W teammates joining Coppage on the All-WIAC First Team Offense were wideout Tyler Huber<br />
(Mukwonago/North Prairie), offensive lineman Logan Allemand (Kenosha/Tremper), quarterback Matt<br />
Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich), and placekicker Eric Kindler (German<strong>to</strong>wn/German<strong>to</strong>wn).<br />
Huber, a junior, led UW-W in receptions (54) and yards receiving (905). He caught a personal collegiate<br />
high, and team season, high ten passes in last Saturday's win over UW-La Crosse. Allemand, a senior<br />
who was an honorable mention selection last year, paved the way for Coppage, helping the <strong>Warhawks</strong><br />
lead the WIAC in rushing offense, <strong>to</strong>tal offense, and scoring offense. Blanchard led the WIAC in passing<br />
efficiency, combining a high completion percentage (.685), <strong>to</strong>uchdown passes (19) with just three<br />
interceptions. Blanchard, repeating as First Team All-WIAC, has thrown for 2,133 yards. Kindler<br />
connected of 13-18 field goals and 43-44 extra points this season. His four field goals against UW-La<br />
Crosse tied the UW-W record, and his two field goals were crucial in <strong>Whitewater</strong>'s 20-17 win at UW-<br />
Oshkosh.<br />
<strong>Whitewater</strong>'s First Team All-WIAC Defense picks included lineman Casey Casper (Dousman/Kettle<br />
Moraine), linebacker Greg Arnold (Big Bend/Mukwonago), and defensive back Noah Timm (Two<br />
Rivers/Two Rivers). Casper, a senior, led UW-<strong>Whitewater</strong> in tackles for a loss (9 for 35 yards) and<br />
quarterback sacks (5.5 for 22 yards). He made 43 tackles, tied for second on the team, while also<br />
contributing a pass block, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Arnold, another senior, led the<br />
<strong>Warhawks</strong> with 45 tackles despite missing three games with an injury. He was a second team all-league<br />
pick in 2010. Timm, a junior, tied for the lead in the WIAC with five interceptions and was second in<br />
passes broken up (1.3/game). Two interceptions and a blocked field goal attempt played a key role in<br />
<strong>Whitewater</strong>'s win over UW-Eau Claire. Timm also has 33 tackles this season.<br />
Four UW-<strong>Whitewater</strong> players were named <strong>to</strong> the All-WIAC Second Team Defense. The honorees were<br />
linemen Jake Hohlstein (Portage/Portage) and Jake Keeser (Fort Atkinson/Fort Atkinson), linebacker<br />
Ryan Cortez (Palatine, IL/Palatine, IL), and back Ryan Wenkman (<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Dells/<strong>Wisconsin</strong> Dells).<br />
Hohlstein, a junior, made the team even though injury limited him <strong>to</strong> seven games where he had <strong>12</strong><br />
tackles, 2.5 for a loss, and one sack. Keeser, a senior, <strong>to</strong>taled 19 tackles, six tackles for a loss, three<br />
sacks and one fumble recovery. Cortez, a sophomore, was credited with 42 tackles, five tackles for a<br />
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