LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released the 2024 PSAC Football All-Conference Teams and Major Award winners for the Eastern Division on Wednesday afternoon.
Headlining the many honorees are 2024’s Major Award winners: West Chester’s Cooper Jordan was named Offensive Athlete of the Year, Kutztown’s Freddie Retter earns Defensive Athlete of the Year, Shepherd’s Brodie Carroll was selected as Freshman of the Year, and Kutztown head coach Jim Clements was honored with his second consecutive Coach of the Year award.
The All-Conference Teams and Major Awards were selected by a vote of the conference’s head coaches.
The 2024 Offensive Athlete of the Year for the Eastern Division is West Chester’s Cooper Jordan. He led the East in rushing yards with 916 and rushing touchdowns with nine. He added 147 completions through the air for 1,948 yards and 15 more touchdowns as the Golden Rams finished 4-3 in PSAC play.
Kutztown redshirt sophomore Freddie Retter earns the Defensive Athlete of the Year award after leading the entire conference in solo tackles for loss (12) and added 7.5 sacks (most in the Eastern Division), two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. He also tallied 42 tackles (22 solo), broke up two passes, tallied nine quarterback hurries, and blocked two kicks as he continues to be a force wherever he lines up on the field.
Shepherd’s Brodie Carroll was named Freshman of the Year after an impressive debut season that saw him make 52 tackles (31 solo), along with two sacks, one fumble recovery, and one pass breakup. He helped Shepherd’s defense rank in the top five in the conference in yards allowed (298.8 per game, fifth), rushing yards allowed (97.7, third), and passing yards allowed (201.1, fifth).
Kutztown head coach Jim Clements earned his third PSAC title in the last four years (and KU’s fourth all-time) with a 21-14 victory over California in the 2024 PSAC Football Championship Game. The Golden Bears (11-0 overall record, 7-0 PSAC) also secured the No. 1 seed in Super Region 1 and received a first-round bye in the upcoming 2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship.
As for the All-Conference Teams, just 16 of the 58 total student-athletes have earned prior All-Conference honors. Find a complete listing of this year's teams below.
2024 PSAC Football Eastern Division Major Awards
Offensive Athlete of the Year: Cooper Jordan, West Chester
Defensive Athlete of the Year: Freddie Retter, Kutztown
Freshman of the Year: Brodie Carroll, Shepherd
Coach of the Year: Jim Clements, Kutztown
PSAC FOOTBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE FIRST TEAM
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl. |
| QB |
Cooper Jordan |
West Chester |
Junior |
| RB |
Malakai Brown^ |
Shepherd |
Redshirt Senior |
| RB |
Tyriq Lewis^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Graduate Student |
| RB |
Tahir Mills |
East Stroudsburg |
Junior |
| OT |
Brandon Carr^ |
Shepherd |
Redshirt Junior |
| OT |
Ryan Schernecke |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| OG |
Billy Everitt^ |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Junior |
| OG |
Adam Kase* |
Kutztown |
Senior |
| C |
Raymond Christas^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Graduate Student |
| TE |
Chris Hicks |
Lock Haven |
Graduate Student |
| WR |
Jerry Griffen-Batchler |
Bloomsburg |
Junior |
| WR |
D’Shaun Seals^* |
West Chester |
Senior |
| WR |
T’iar Young |
Lock Haven |
Redshirt Junior |
| RS |
Miles Greer* |
Shepherd |
Sophomore |
| PK |
Ty Quintois |
East Stroudsburg |
Sophomore |
PSAC FOOTBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl. |
| DL |
Matt Bednarski |
Shepherd |
Redshirt Senior |
| DL |
Brett Kwoka |
Shepherd |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| DL |
Brayden Pohlman |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Senior |
| DL |
Freddie Retter |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| DL |
Masen Wilson |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Senior |
| LB |
Jalen DeVose |
Kutztown |
Graduate Student |
| LB |
Eden Johnson |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| LB |
JT Kouame-Yao |
Shepherd |
Junior |
| LB |
Connor Noble* |
West Chester |
Redshirt Junior |
| DB |
Everette Dingle |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| DB |
Miles Greer |
Shepherd |
Sophomore |
| DB |
Drew Hensor |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Senior |
| DB |
Shane Mosley |
West Chester |
Redshirt Senior |
| P |
Ryan Barrick |
Shepherd |
Redshirt Senior |
PSAC FOOTBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE SECOND TEAM
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl. |
| QB |
Judd Novak^ |
Kutztown |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| RB |
Jaiden Abrams |
Millersville |
Senior |
| RB |
Jordan Barnett |
Shepherd |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| RB |
Jaedyn Stewart |
Kutztown |
Junior |
| OT |
Guy Gilyard |
East Stroudsburg |
Senior |
| OT |
Andrew Stackhouse |
Kutztown |
Senior |
| OG |
Edward Leak |
Lock Haven |
Graduate Student |
| OG |
Kyler Wuestner |
East Stroudsburg |
Graduate Student |
| C |
Trey Quinones |
Kutztown |
Senior |
| TE |
Beau Heyser |
East Stroudsburg |
Junior |
| WR |
Cameron Dorner |
Shepherd |
Junior |
| WR |
Kurtis Ravenel Jr.* |
Kutztown |
Graduate Student |
| WR |
John Siggins^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Senior |
| RS |
Justin Cook^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Junior |
| PK |
Sean Henry^ |
West Chester |
Senior |
PSAC FOOTBALL EASTERN DIVISION ALL-CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Cl. |
| DL |
Giovanni Cancro^ |
Bloomsburg |
Senior |
| DL |
Charles Crews III |
Bloomsburg |
Junior |
| DL |
Lucas Skelley |
East Stroudsburg |
Graduate Student |
| DL |
Conner Snyder |
Millersville |
Redshirt Senior |
| DL |
Jake Williamson |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Sophomore |
| LB |
Javon Cruz |
Shippensburg |
Senior |
| LB |
Ryan D’Ambra |
Bloomsburg |
Senior |
| LB |
Harold O’Neal^ |
Shepherd |
Senior |
| LB |
Raymond Simmons IV |
East Stroudsburg |
Graduate Student |
| DB |
Malachi Bowman |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Junior |
| DB |
Donte Harrison |
Shepherd |
Junior |
| DB |
Khi’on Smith |
Kutztown |
Graduate Student |
| DB |
Abdul Stewart |
West Chester |
Senior |
| P |
Adam Noll |
East Stroudsburg |
Redshirt Freshman |
* Indicates previous All-PSAC First Team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC Second Team selection