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No separation. No mercy. No completions. ๐ค Welcome Nebraska DB Isaiah Wapelhorst!!!
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This ballhawking DB is ready to get his hands on the ball and make big plays. Everyone welcomes DeKarai Weaver!!
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Control the middle. Set the tone. Linebacker Jackson Redman is officially a Bearcat!!!
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This ballhawking DB is ready to get his hands on the ball and make big plays. Please welcome Damion Bridges!!!
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Four members of the @NWBearcat_FB squad gained 2025 D2CCA All-Super Region 4 honors led by first-team selection Clayton Power.
Power (Stilwell, Kan.) notched first-team status on the defensive line. Offensive linemen senior Wes Merriman (Monett, Mo.) and sophomore Kaleb McCullough (Humboldt, Iowa) are joined by senior linebacker Carter Edwards (St. Louis, Mo.) on the second team.
Power was chosen as a first-team all-MIAA performer and the MIAA's Defensive Lineman of the Year. He ranked second in the MIAA in quarterback sacks (7.5). Power tied for No. 7 in the MIAA in tackles-for-loss (10.0). Power started all 12 games and registered 40 total tackles. He tied for the team lead in interceptions (2). The Bearcat defensive unit led the MIAA in scoring defense (18.0 ppg), total defense (283.9 yards/game), passing defense (159.3 yards/game), defensive passing efficiency (102.6), fewest first downs allowed (188 - 15.7/game) and third-down conversions (29.6%).
Merriman was the starting right guard in all 12 games, while McCullough was the starting left tackle in all 12 contests. Merriman and McCullough were first-team all-MIAA picks on the offensive line. The Bearcat offensive line unit allowed the fewest sacks (15) in the MIAA in 2025. The Bearcats led the MIAA in total touchdowns scored (53), rushing touchdowns (32) and rushing offense (243.1 yards/game).
Edwards was the starting middle linebacker in all 12 contests. He was a unanimous first-team all-MIAA choice at linebacker. Edwards led the Bearcats in tackles (85). He also topped the squad in tackles-for-loss (13.0), forced fumbles (4) and interceptions (2). He tied for second in the MIAA in tackles-for-loss and tied for fifth in the league in sacks (6.0). He led the MIAA in forced fumbles (4). Edwards had a season-high 14 tackles vs. Harding in the NCAA first-round playoff game in Searcy, Ark.
Northwest tied for the second-most Super Region 4 picks with four. Harding led the way with nine selections, including six first-team honorees.
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Northwest Missouri State University head football coach John McMenamin has been namedย American Football Coaches Association's 2025 NCAA Division II Region 3 Coach of the Year winner.
McMenamin is the third Northwest football coach to gain the @WeAreAFCA Region Coach of the Year honor. Mel Tjeerdsma was a seven-time recipient and Adam Dorrel gained the honor in 2016.
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Northwest Missouri State University senior safety Shane Fredrickson set the @NCAADII record for tackles in a game (31) Saturday against No. 2-ranked Harding.
Fredrickson recorded 13 solo tackles and 18 assisted tackles as the Bisons rushed the ball 70 times against the Bearcats.
Fredrickson capped his Bearcat career with 264 total tackles, including 189 solo stops, five interceptions and 21 passes defended.
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