Justin Edwards of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges and Kade Jordan of Chapman University lead the 2023 SCIAC Football All-Conference teams as the Offensive and Defensive Athletes of the Year.
An All-SCIAC First Team selection every year he has competed as well as the 2021 Newcomer of the Year, Edwards led the conference in scoring thanks to a 12-touchdown season in conference play. He became the all-time career touchdown leader in Stags program history while ranking second in the SCIAC with 701 yards on the ground and catching 29 passes out of the backfield for 143 yards.
Jordan was among the league leaders in a majority of statistics for a Panthers defense that allowed 10 points or fewer in five of eight conference games. He tied for the lead with two fumbles forced, third in tackles for loss (8.5) and sixth in both tackles (44) and sacks (3.5).
Teammate Roman Hardin was recognized as the Newcomer of the Year after tying for third in the SCIAC with three interceptions, which all came in the inaugural SCIAC Championship victory. He also tied for 11th with three passes broken up and ranked 16th with 35 tackles as a defensive back.
Four-time All-SCIAC selection Owen Tapia earned the John Zinda Award, presented to a senior player who best exemplifies the high ideals and characteristics demonstrated by John Zinda, the former football coach and athletic director at CMS. Tapia has dedicated his study and career to cancer research as a result of a class assignment that paired him with a young woman with stage 4 pancreatic cancer who passed away just months after their initial meeting. He has since conducted meaningful research in the genetic regulation of cancer through a novel treatment looking at aggressive prostate, breast and pancreatic cancer cell lines. He intends to continue his research toward a PhD and has already authored a paper titled: “Caffeine and Pomegranate Extract Treated COLO-357 Pancreatic Cancer Cells Lead to Downregulation of CDH1 gene.”
Bob Owens and the Panthers sideline were honored as the Coaching Staff of the Year, having bounced back from a winless start to the season with six consecutive victories, including claiming the inaugural SCIAC Championship Game. Owens’ squad posted both the most points scored and fewest points allowed in conference play with an average score of 26.3-14.5. Under his tutelage this season, eight players were named First Team All-SCIAC and another six made the Second Team.
Chapman led all teams with 14 total selections, including eight on the First Team, which tied Pomona-Pitzer Colleges for tops in the conference. The Sagehens earned 12 total selections, while CMS was next with seven First Team and eight total picks. Tapia made his fourth career All-Conference appearance, having earned First Team recognition in 2021 and 2022 after receiving Second Team honors in 2019. University of Redlands defensive back Scott Tinsley made the First Team for a third consecutive year while teammate Evan Aguon, Chapman’s Donovan Porter, CMS’ Joey Asta and Pomona-Pitzer’s Adam Camargo, Thomas McConnell and Quinten Wimmer all repeated on the First Team. Jordan and teammate Evan Greve, CMS’ Anderson Cynkar, 2022 Newcomer of the Year Michael Houk and Jacob O’Connell and Redlands’ Jacob Sega each made the step up from Second Team honors last season. Chapman punter Owen Tapia made his fourth career All-Conference appearance.
Chapman begins its NCAA Championship journey at noon on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash.
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Offensive
Athlete of the Year |
Defensive
Athlete of the Year |
Newcomer
of the Year |
John Zinda
Award |
Coaching
Staff of the Year |
Justin Edwards
CMS |
Kade Jordan
Chapman |
Roman Hardin
Chapman |
Owen Tapia
Chapman |
Bob Owens
Chapman |
| First Team All-SCIAC |
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Position |
Hometown |
| Justin Edwards |
CMS |
Jr. |
RB |
East Hampton, Conn. |
| Kade Jordan |
Chapman |
Jr. |
LB |
Elk Grove, Calif. |
| Walter Kuhlenkamp |
CMS |
Jr. |
QB |
Greensboro, N.C. |
| Tony Williams Jr. |
Redlands |
Sr. |
RB |
Indio, Calif. |
| Isaiah Woods |
Chapman |
Sr. |
RB |
Stockton, Calif. |
| Amir Adams |
Chapman |
Jr. |
WR |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Anderson Cynkar |
CMS |
Jr. |
WR |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Matthias Olson |
Pomona-Pitzer |
So. |
WR |
Pasadena, Calif. |
| Quinten Wimmer |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
TE |
Hollis, N.H. |
| Adam Camargo |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Gr. |
C |
Covina, Calif. |
| Matt Donohoe |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
OL |
Dallas, Texas |
| Tristan Murad |
Redlands |
Fy. |
OL |
Fontana, Calif. |
| Donovan Porter |
Chapman |
Sr. |
LT |
Alton, Ill. |
| Parker Whitham |
Chapman |
Sr. |
OL |
Dana Point, Calif. |
| Evan Greve |
Chapman |
Gr. |
DL |
Sammamish, Wash. |
| Michael Houk |
CMS |
So. |
DL |
San Marcos, Calif. |
| Jax Lee |
Redlands |
Jr. |
DL |
Richland, Wash. |
| Ethan Norris |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
DL |
San Jose, Calif. |
| Joey Asta |
CMS |
Sr. |
LB |
Davis, Calif. |
| Emmett King III |
CMS |
Sr. |
LB |
Brownsburg, Ind. |
| Thomas McConnell |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Jr. |
LB |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Jacob Sega |
Redlands |
Sr. |
LB |
Oceanside, Calif. |
| Roman Hardin |
Chapman |
Fy. |
DB |
Laguna Niguel, Calif. |
| Renick Martin |
Chapman |
Jr. |
DB |
Chula Vista, Calif. |
| Jacob O'Connell |
CMS |
Sr. |
DB |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
| Scott Tinsley |
Redlands |
Sr. |
DB |
Capitola, Calif. |
| Cameron Shirangi |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
K |
San Juan Capistrano, Calif. |
| Cameron Shirangi |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
P |
San Juan Capistrano, Calif. |
| Evan Aguon |
Redlands |
Sr. |
WR |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Second Team All-SCIAC |
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Position |
Hometown |
| JP Andrade |
Cal Lutheran |
Gr. |
QB |
San Dimas, Calif. |
| Dylan Turner |
Cal Lutheran |
So. |
RB |
Los Osos, Calif. |
| Gio Ursino |
Chapman |
Jr. |
RB |
Seattle, Wash. |
| Evan Aguon |
Redlands |
Sr. |
WR |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Cade Cadam |
Cal Lutheran |
Jr. |
WR |
La Verne, Calif. |
| Sander Wimmer |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
WR |
Hollis, N.H. |
| Quentin Biebel |
Chapman |
Jr. |
TE |
Aliso Viejo, Calif. |
| Tevin Bowie |
La Verne |
Jr. |
OL |
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. |
| Benjamin Fitchett |
Redlands |
So. |
OL |
Whittier, Calif. |
| Tristan Furnish |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Jr. |
OL |
Frederick, Md. |
| Kenny Koerber |
Chapman |
Sr. |
OL |
La Mirada, Calif. |
| Gavin Quiroz |
Cal Lutheran |
So. |
OL |
Granada Hills, Calif. |
| Thali Cobb |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Sr. |
DL |
Pomona, Calif. |
| Austin Marin |
La Verne |
Sr. |
DL |
Eastvale, Calif. |
| Jackson White |
Cal Lutheran |
Sr. |
DL |
Encino, Calif. |
| Jonathan Sheets |
Chapman |
Sr. |
DL |
Morgan Hill, Calif. |
| Kamdin Karmann |
Redlands |
Sr. |
LB |
Riverside, Calif. |
| Oscar Montenegro |
La Verne |
Sr. |
LB |
San Bernardino, Calif. |
| Arthur Orta |
Cal Lutheran |
So. |
LB |
Tustin, Calif. |
| Alexander Terriquez |
Chapman |
Jr. |
LB |
Chino Hills, Calif. |
| Hector Facio |
La Verne |
So. |
DB |
El Paso, Texas |
| John Moore |
Cal Lutheran |
Jr. |
DB |
Simi Valley, Calif. |
| Dre Owens |
Redlands |
Sr. |
DB |
Pico Rivera, Calif. |
| Charlie Russo |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Jr. |
DB |
Bradford, Conn. |
| Rich Brutto |
CMS |
Jr. |
K |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Owen Tapia |
Chapman |
Sr. |
P |
Eastvale, Calif. |
| Desmond Thompson |
Cal Lutheran |
Sr. |
WR |
Merced, Calif. |
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