INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced its postseason football awards Monday. UIndy's Gavin Sukup became the first-ever three-time GlVC Offensive Player of the Year honoree, while junior Anthony Crowell was dubbed the league's Co-Special Teams Player of the Year. Overall, Indianapolis led the league with 26 All-Conference honorees and 13 First Team nods, followed by Upper Iowa (18), Truman State (15), McKendree, (13), Missouri S&T (12), Southwest Baptist (10), Quincy (8), Lincoln (7), and William Jewell (3),
  
Additionally, UIndy senior Jalyn Givan was one of nine GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honorees, tabbed as such by distinguishing themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school's two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced at the end of the academic year.
 
The All-Conference awards are nominated and voted on by league coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own players.
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Gavin Sukup, Senior, Quarterback

• Becomes UIndy's eighth Offensive Player of the Year overall and the first ever player to win the award three times.
• Led GLVC through 12 games overall in total passing yards (3,484), passing touchdowns (38), passing yards per game (290.3), passing efficiency (199.4), total yards (3,782), and total yards per game (315.2).
• Led GLVC in eight Conference contests in completion percentage (75.6), passing yards (2,237), passing touchdowns (29), passing efficiency (209.4), total yards (2,528), and total yard per game (316.0).
• Led Division II in completion percentage (.735), passing efficiency (199.40), and yards per attempt (10.75).
  • Second in passing touchdowns (38) and points responsible for (260), and third in passing yards (3,484).
• Named GLVC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 6, Nov. 10, and Nov. 17.
• Earns third career All-GLVC accolade as the First Team quarterback.

   
Co-Special Teams Player of the Year: Anthony Crowell, Junior, Return Specialist

• Becomes UIndy's sixth Special Teams Player of the Year
• Returned one kickoff return for a touchdown.
• Sits atop Conference stats in overall games through 12 contests with 225 punt return yards, a 15.0 average.
• In Conference games, leads the GLVC in punt return yards at 219, and punt return average (15.6).
• Earns third All-GLVC accolade but the first on the Second Team after making the First Team in 2023 and 2024.

A complete list of the 2025 All-GLVC teams and postseason honors can be found below.
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Gavin Sukup, Sr., QB, Indianapolis
Defensive Player of the Year: Jaylin Vaughn, Sr., DL, Quincy
Co-Special Teams Player of the Year: Nathan Behne, So., K/P, Upper Iowa
                                                                Anthony Crowell, Jr., RS, Indianapolis
Freshman of the Year: Bradyn Little, Fr., QB, Quincy
Coach of the Year: Kellen Nesbitt, Truman State

 

FIRST TEAM Brandon Stuckey, R-So., OL, UINDY Ryne Buttz, Sr., OL, UINDY Greg Krupa, So., OL, TSU Grant Ray, Sr., OL, UINDY Klay Seehase, R-Jr., OL, UIU Wyatt Bonnett, So., OL, TSU Gavin Sukup, Sr., QB, UINDY Denim Cook, Sr., RB, TSU Garrett Sherrell, So., RB, UINDY Eddie Clark, Jr., RB, MCK Kamau Ransom, Sr., WR, SBU Mante Morrow, Sr., WR, UIU Alonzo Derrick, R-Sr., WR, UINDY Marcus Harris, Jr., WR, LIN Eddie Burgess, Sr., TE, UIU Garrett Sherrell, So., O-UT, UINDY Jaylin Vaughn, Sr., DL, QU Danny Royster, R-Jr., DL, UINDY Dameion Hatten, Sr., DL, MCK Shaquille Roman, Sr., DL, UIU Caleb Saner, R-So., DL, SBU Jalen Wilson, R-Sr., LB, UINDY Brock Inman, Gr., LB, QU Alvin Contreras, So., LB, UINDY Ricky Woodhouse, Jr., LB, SBU Jack Weltha, Jr., LB, TSU TJ Easley-Jones, R-Jr., DB, UINDY Eli Liapis, So., DB, UINDY Jaxin Patterson, So., DB, TSU Tade Parsons, R-Jr., DB, UIU Connor Baxley, Sr., DB, TSU Alvin Contreras, So., D-UT, UINDY Chase Reeves, So., K, MCK Chase Reeves, So., P, MCK Thomas Pulliam, R-Fr., RS, TSU Graham Carter, Sr., LS, S&T

SECOND TEAM* Connor Andresen, Gr., OL, UIU Tyler Leopold, R-Jr., OL, UINDY Austin Mahoney, Jr., OL, S&T Khi'Len Gates, So., OL, LIN Nicholas Cicero, Sr., OL, MCK Keiveion Anderson, R-Jr., OL, UINDY Dylan Hair, Jr., QB, TSU Juseters Fataki, R-Fr., RB, UINDY Evan Wells, R-Fr., RB, S&T Jayden Gordon, R-Fr., RB, UIU Avery Lambert, Sr., WR, SBU Nathan Ryan, Jr., WR, TSU Markez Gillam, Sr., WR, UINDY Reid Weber, Sr., WR, S&T Gerard Grewe, So., TE, TSU Gerard Grewe, So., O-UT, TSU Bentley Hart, Sr., DL, S&T Eddy Latanauskas, Sr., DL, UIU Cornell Branch IV, R-Jr., DL, UINDY Thomas Spaulding, Sr., DL, TSU Tanner Hollerich, Sr., DL, MCK Brock Wiley, Jr., LB, QU Nick Bova, Jr., LB, MCK Jerrell Franklin, Jr., R-So., LB, UINDY Logan Turbyfill, Sr., LB, MCK Justin Gniedziejko, Sr., LB, S&T Cyris Davis, R-Fr., DB, MCK Jed Brandon, Gr., DB, SBU Kendrick Adimado, So., DB, QU Mario Williams, So., DB, UINDY Avery Dixon, R-Jr., DB, UIU Yashua Pettis-Taylor, Jr., DB, UIU Jack Weltha, Jr., D-UT, TSU Nathan Behne, So., K, UIU Nathan Behne, So., P, UIU Anthony Crowell, Jr., RS, UINDY Markez Gillam, Sr., RS, UINDY Corey Rocchietti, R-So., LS, UINDY   *Extra Member due to tie.

HONORABLE MENTION Ryan McDonough, Jr., OL, UIU Wade Moore, Jr., OL, SBU Tre Wince III, Sr., OL, QU Nick Perry, R-So., OL, UIU Kunmi Ibrahim, So., OL, S&T Nathan Smith, Gr., OL, QU Kerwin Williams, Jr., OL, WJC Mason Dempsey, R-Fr., OL, SBU Sam Gravert, So., OL, S&T Drew Sandefur, So., OL, S&T Jack Bishop, Jr., OL, QU Nash Gagliano, Sr., OL, WJC Darryl Overstreet, Jr., Sr., QB, UIU Jareese Howard, So., RB, LIN Jobe Smith, Jr., RB, SBU Collin Parsons, So., RB, QU Jay Ford, Sr., WR, MCK Cobi Lewis, Sr., WR, UINDY Daryle Jones, Jr., R-Fr., WR, MCK Quincy Hall, Jr., So., WR, MCK Jacob McGhee, So., DL, LIN Demontay Mack, Jr., DL, UIU Joshua Koranda, Sr., DL, SBU Derrick Von Hubbard, R-Jr., DL, WJC Tyler Hart, Gr., DL, SBU Tyler Shanks, Jr., DL, TSU Evan Dorn, So., LB, UIU Seneca Bradley, Jr., LB, S&T Cameron Sturgell, So., LB, S&T Jordan Hoskins, Sr., LB, LIN Trevor Thompson, Gr., LB, UIU Leroy Tellis, Sr., DB, LIN Jalyn Givan, R-Sr., DB, UINDY Dominic Grand, Jr., DB, TSU Mylan Nettles, So., DB, MCK Anthony Crowell, Jr., DB, UINDY Max Barnes, So., DB, S&T Nathan Harden, So., DB, LIN

 

JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Jalyn Givan, UINDY
Isaiah Franklin, LIN
Eddie Clark, MCK
Jake Farrell, S&T
Brock Inman, QU
Josh Koranda, SBU
Nate Ryan, TSU
Darryl Overstreet, Jr., UIU
Derrick Von Hubbard, WJC
 
JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD TEAM WINNER
Missouri S&T