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time first team selection. Coppage rushed the ball 318 times this season for 1,919 yards, a 6.0 yards per
rush average, 27 rushing touchdowns, and a per game rushing average of 147.6 yards. Coppage also
caught 11 passes for 91 yards on the season. He also played an instrumental late season role in the
return game for the Warhawks, returning 11 punts for 165 yards, a 15.0 yard per return average. On
October 29, in a win over UW-Stevens Point, Coppage broke former UW-Whitewater running back Justin
Beaver's career school and Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference rushing record, which he has
increased to 7,594 yards, also second in NCAA III history. Coppage is the only UW-W and WIAC running
back to rush for over 1,000 yards in all four years of his career.
Offensive tackle Logan Allemand (Kenosha/Tremper) was the other first team offensive selection for the
Warhawks. Allemand anchored an offensive line that has paved the way for 442.0 total yards per game
and 37.1 points per game, while allowing only seven quarterback sacks in the Warhawks' 13 games.
Defensive tackle Casey Casper (Dousman/Kettle Moraine) was the first of two Warhawks named to the
All-West first team defense. Casper recorded 48 total tackles, 25 solo tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss
resulting in a total loss of 35 yards, along with 5.0 sacks for 22 yards lost. He also broke up one pass,
and forced one fumble and recovered one.
Linebacker Greg Arnold (Big Bend/Mukwonago) was the other Warhawk on defense named to All-West
first team. Arnold led the Warhawks in tackles with 61 despite missing more than three games. He also
recorded 7.5 tackles for loss resulting in a total loss of 20 yards. Arnold also recorded three interceptions,
recovered one fumble, and blocked one kick.
Quarterback Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) was named to this year's All-West second
team. Blanchard has completed 68.6% of his 287 pass attempts for 2576 yards, along with 22 passing
touchdowns and three interceptions. Blanchard's passing efficiency of 167.24 is good for fifth in the
NCAA III statistics. He has also ran the ball 75 times for 401 yards, an average of 5.25 yards per attempt,
along with one rushing touchdown. Blanchard is also one of the finalists for this year's Gagliardi Trophy.
Cornerback Noah Timm (Two Rivers/Two Rivers) was named to this year's All-West Third Team. He led
the Warhawks and the WIAC in interceptions with seven. Timm also broke up ten passes, which led the
team and was second in the conference. He also recorded 46 total tackles, two for a loss, forced two
fumbles, and blocked a kick. Timm, Casper, and Arnold anchored the Warhawk defense which led the
WIAC in scoring defense, rushing defense, total defense, opponent third down conversions, and sacks.
The individual honors are a reflection of UW-W's seventh straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference title, a run in the NCAA III playoffs that has reached the semifinal game for the seventh
consecutive year, and a 13-0 record.
Blanchard in Gagliardi Trophy Final Four
11/22/2011
Update December 6 ... Matt Blanchard (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich) is one of the top four finalists
for the 2011 Gagliardi Trophy, given to an outstanding student athlete playing football in Division
III of the NCAA by Jostens Inc. and the J-Club of St. John's University of Minnesota. Blanchard, as
a guest of Jostens and the J-Club, will be flown to Salem, Virginia where the presentation of the
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