ST. LOUIS -- Drake football had a league-best 10 selections between the Academic All-Pioneer Football League First and Second Teams, the league announced on Wednesday, Nov. 29. To be nominated for the Academic All-PFL Team, a student-athlete must be a starter or key contributor and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher. 

2023 Academic All-PFL First Team

Student-Athlete	School	Class.	Pos	GPA	Major
OFFENSE
Luke Bailey	Drake	Sr.	QB	3.70	Economics/Finance
Bryan Bystol (4x, 1)	Butler	RSr.	OL	4.00	Middle/Secondary Education
Dylan DeMaison	Dayton	RJr.	OL	3.71	Mechanical Engineering
Chris Leonardo	Marist	RFr.		3.97	Economics
Jimmy Poremba	Drake	Grad.	OL	3.80	Secondary Education
Tytus Ragle	Valparaiso	RJr.	WR	3.96	Biology/Chemistry
Alec Rasmussen (1)	St. Thomas	Jr.	OL	3.84	Business Administration: Financial Management
Mason Sheron	Davidson	So.	RB	3.93	Undeclared
Jaxen Spears (3x, 1)	Morehead State	Jr.	OL	4.00	University Studies
David Tkatch (3x, 1)	Dayton	Frad.	OL	3.86	MBA
Derek Willits (1)	Dayton	RSr.	WR	3.97	Biochemistry
DEFENSE
Evan Annis (3x)	Valparaiso	RSr.	LB	3.94	Bioengineering
Nick Bafia	Butler	Jr.	DB	3.70	Business/Finance and Risk Management
Jonathan Bunce (1)	St. Thomas	Jr.	LB	3.92	Business Administration: Operations and Supply Chain Mgmt.
Garrett Carney (2)	San Diego	Sr.	LB	3.71	Computer Science
Finn Claypool (2)	Drake	RSo.	DL	3.44	Marketing
Johnson Fallah	St. Thomas	Grad.	DB	4.00	Business Administration: Organizational Leadership
Sam Hafner (1)	Valparaiso	RJr.	DL	3.78	Biology
Mason Henry	Dayton	RJr.	DL	3.97	Mechanical Engineering
Edward Hernandez	Stetson	Grad.	DL	4.00	Marketing
Justin Iaccio	Marist	Grad.	LB	3.66	Information Systems
Jeremy Jonozzo	Dayton	RSo.	CB	3.94	Accounting
Kurt Kessen	Valparaiso	Sr.	DL	3.99	Mechanical Engineering
Jack Wiese (1)	Davidson	Sr.	LB	4.00	Psychology
SPECIAL TEAMS
Shane Dunning (2)	Drake	Sr.	K/P	3.77	Management & Organizational Leadership/Marketing
Ezra King	Presbyterian	Sr.	P	4.00	Business Management
Evan Matthes	Valparaiso	6th Yr.	P	3.88	Sports Administration

2023 Academic All-PFL Second Team

Student-Athlete	School	Class	Pos.	GPA	Major
OFFENSE
Cade Beam	Dayton	RJr.	H-Back	3.97	Finance
Carter Cravens	Morehead State	RSo.	QB	3.47	Finance
Adam Dolan	Butler	RSo.	OL	3.80	Finance Accounting
Colin Howard	Drake	Sr.	WR	3.77	Management & Organizational Leadership/Economics
Owen Keane	Butler	RJr.	OL	3.63	Pharmacy
Ethan Loss	Butler	RFr.	WR	3.92	Business
Ryan Mann	Valparaiso	RSo.	RB	3.62	Finance
Re-al Mitchell	San Diego	Grad.	WR	3.63	Leadership Studies
Trey Radocha	Drake	Sr.	WR	3.75	Economics
Brody Reina	Davidson	So.	WR	3.93	Undeclared
Gage Vander Leest	Drake	Sr.	FB	3.73	Biochemistry Cell and Molecular Biology
Maxwell Weaver	Davidson	Jr.	WR	3.74	Economics
Elijah Workinger	Stetson	Grad.	TE	3.83	MBA
DEFENSE
CJ Grisar	Drake	Jr.	DB	3.99	Finance
Jonathan Hammond	Davidson	Sr.	DL	3.39	Communications
Eric Haney	San Diego	Sr.	DB	3.53	Mechanical Engineering
Alex Herriott	Presbyterian	Jr.	LB	3.35	Business Management
Jahleel Holmes	Morehead State	Grad.	LB	3.47	Biology
Joshua Hughes	Stetson	Grad.	DL	3.89	Computer Science
Lucas Kozlowski	Butler	RJr.	DB	3.60	Finance
Joey Lukrich	Drake	Sr.	DB	3.81	Finance
Jihad McCall	Morehead State	RSo.	DB	3.54	Exercise Science
Tyler Radocha	Drake	Sr.	DB	3.75	Finance
Anthony Thornton	Presbyterian	Sr.	DB	3.74	Business Administration
Grif Wurtz	St. Thomas	Sr.	DB	3.82	Economics: Business
SPECIAL TEAMS
Justin Iaccio	Marist	Grad.	LS	3.66	Information Systems
Brady McKnight	Morehead State	Jr.	LS	3.78	Agribusiness
Sam Webster	Dayton	Sr.	K	3.59	Finance
Luka Zurak	Butler	RJr.	P/K	3.55	Economics