MINNEAPOLIS – For the second straight season, Gustavus Adolphus College football players Matthew Boyce (Sr., Excelsior, Minn.) and Mitch Hendricks (Sr., Bemidji, Minn.) have been nominated to the D3football.com All-West Region Team. Boyce has been named to the First Team, while Hendricks is on the Third Team.
The teams, selected in balloting by West Region sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 249 nominations by Division III member schools. A total of 77 players were chosen.
Hendricks earns a spot D3football.com All-West Region Third Team for the second straight season. Hendricks finished his senior season with a 167.9 quarterback efficiency, completed 240-of-353 passes for a 68-percent completion rate (11th/NCAA), 3,069 yards (9th/NCAA) and 33 touchdowns (7th/NCAA) compared to seven interceptions. The Bemidji High School product averaged 306.9 passing yards per game (9th/NCAA) and threw for more than 200 yards in all but one game this season. He also threw for more than 300 yards in six games this year and completed a touchdown through the air in every game. Hendricks finished his career as arguably the greatest quarterback in the 99-season history of Gustavus football. He holds single game passing records for yards (504 vs. Augsburg – 2014), completions (33 vs. Augsburg – 2014) and touchdowns (7 vs. Augsburg – 2014). During a single season, Hendricks is the record holder for passing yards (3,403 – 2014), attempts (405 – 2014), completions (271 – 2014), touchdowns (35 – 2014), 200-plus-yard games (10 – 2014) and completion percentage (68.0 – 2015). Among the all-time ranks at Gustavus, Hendricks holds career records in completions (699), touchdowns (77), 200-plus-yard games (24) and completion percentage (65.6). Hendricks finished his three-year career at Gustavus with 8,410 passing yards, just 87 yards shy of the program record.
Of Hendricks’ 240 completions this season, nearly one-third went to Boyce, who earns a spot on the D3football.com All-West First Team for the second year. Matthew finished his senior season as the MIAC’s top receiver with 77 receptions (7.7 per game, 11th/NCAA) for 1,318 yards (131.8 per game, 3rd/NCAA) and 16 touchdowns (8th/NCAA). After four seasons wearing the winged helmet, Boyce holds single season receiving records for yards (1,318 – 2015), touchdowns (17 – 2014) and 100-plus-yard games (9 – 2015). The Minnetonka High School product finished his career as the program leader in receiving yards (3,295) and touchdowns (35). His 219 career receptions were just four shy of breaking the all-time record.
Linfield players Alex Hoff and Sam Riddle were named West Region Defensive and Offensive Players of the Year, respectively, while St. Thomas Head Coach Glenn Caruso was named West Region Coach of the Year.
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We are all so very proud of Mitch, not only for his great success on the football field but also as a great young man. I am not saying this because he is my grandson, but that he is all around team player. He has had a great success as Gustavus quarterback and are very happy for him. Matt Boyce caught many of his passes but the pass had to be thrown before he could catch it!!!