From the WIAC —
Offense
Kaleb Blaha, Senior (Coon Rapids, Minn./Fridley), Quarterback of UW-River Falls
Blaha, who in his last game at UW-Oshkosh broke the UW-River Falls program record for all-time passing yards, followed up with a single-game career-high with 443 passing yards, while adding a rushing score as the Falcons racked up 631 yards of total offense en route to defeating No. 6-ranked UW-Platteville 31-21. He completed 37-of-55 passes, including an 84-yard passing touchdown, and tallied 41 rushing yards.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ayden Helder, Sophomore, Quarterback, Stewartville, Minn. (Stewartville)
UW-La Crosse, Gabe Lynch, Senior, Running Back, Indian Creek, Ill. (Carmel Catholic)
UW-Stout, Davonte Evans, Junior, Wide Receiver, Chicago, Ill. (Argo Commands)
UW-Whitewater, Justin Klinkner, Sophomore, Quarterback, Two Rivers, Wis. (Two Rivers)
Defense
Blaine Seidl, Senior (Medford, Wis./Medford), Linebacker of UW-Stout
Seidl led the Blue Devil defense with 13 total tackles (10 solo), 2.5 sacks (16 yards), and 5 tackles for loss (24 yards) and a pass break up in UW-Stout's 27-16 win over No. 11-ranked UW-Oshkosh. He had three TLF's and a sack early in the third quarter to help turn the momentum over to the Blue Devils.
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Ben Wellhoefer, Senior, Safety, Omro, Wis. (Omro)
UW-River Falls, Andre Hall, Junior, Defensive Back, Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti)
UW-Stevens Point, Joe Berens, Senior, Linebacker, Wausau, Wis. (West)
UW-Whitewater, Ethan Gallagher, Senior, Linebacker, Homer Glen, Ill. (Lockport Township)
Special Teams
Michael Stack, Senior (Oshkosh, Wis./West), Kicker of UW-La Crosse
Stack converted a pair of field goals and went five-of-five in extra-point attempts in UW-La Crosse's 41-21 win over UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 11. He made a 24-yard field goal with 6:36 left in the second quarter to give the Eagles a 24-0 lead and added a season-long 45-yard field goal with :07 remaining in the first half to make it 27-7.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Branden Fischer, Senior, Punter, Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)
UW-Platteville, Andrew Bowles, Junior, Linebacker, Antioch, Ill. (Antioch)
UW-River Falls, Justin Scheberl, Senior, Kicker, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
UW-Stout, Daniel Walker, Senior, Defensive Line, Minneapolis, Minn. (Champlin Park)
2025 Football Standings
October 14, 2025
School | WIAC | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2-0 | 1.000 | 4-0 | 1.000 | |
2-0 | 1.000 | 4-1 | .800 | |
1-1 | .500 | 4-1 | .800 | |
1-1 | .500 | 4-1 | .800 | |
1-1 | .500 | 4-1 | .800 | |
1-1 | .500 | 3-2 | .600 | |
0-2 | .000 | 3-2 | .600 | |
0-2 | .000 | 3-2 | .600 |
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