The Beloit College football team honored numerous student-athletes at the program's annual banquet held last weekend. The Buccaneers displayed resilience and perseverance throughout an injury-laden season in 2018. One of the biggest highlights of the season came in phenomenal fourth quarter comeback win over Knox College just the second week of the season. The Bucs' stifling defense gave the offense a number of opportunities late in the game as Beloit put up 16 points in the final stanza and nailed the go-ahead field goal with just 22 seconds remaining. Below is a list of awards and honorees recognized at the team's banquet. 

Offensive Co-Players of the Year: Joey Werner, Jake Karlicek
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Lafayette
Special Teams Player of the Year: Caleb Wachal
Most Valuable Player: Patrick Nicolas
Coach Carl Nelson Team Player of the Year: Caleb Wachal
Ed DeGeorge Leadership Award: Ethan Conley

Academic Recognition for Earning a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or Higher (2018-19 academic year):
Andy Berlin
Ethan Conley
Ethan Hansen
Chase Larson
Queshawn McKanney
Erick Mitchell
Marco Perez
Andrei Prikhodko
Abraham Quijas
Silas Say
Broakeen Sheffield
Tyree Smith
MJ Strawbridge
Caleb Wachal

Academic Recognition for Earning a Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher:
Marcos Camacho
Ethan Conley
Ethan Hansen
Michael Lafayette
Chase Larson
Erick Mitchell
Andrei Prikhodko
Abraham Quijas
Silas Say
Tyree Smith
MJ Strawbridge
Caleb Wachal
 

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NAME	POSITION	MAJOR	HOMETOWN
Marcos Camacho	Quarterback	Physics	El Paso, Texas
Erick Mitchell	Quarterback	Media Studies	San Antonio, Texas
Tyree Smith	Linebacker	Media Studies	West Palm Beach, Fla.
Abraham Quijas	Wide Receiver	Health & Society Psychology	Socorro, Texas
Ethan Conley	Wide Receiver	Environmental Geology	Albuquerque, N.M.
Andy Berlin	Kicker	Economics	Orange Park, Fla.
Joey Werner	Running Back	Physics Economics	Milwaukee, Wis.
MJ Strawbridge	Defensive Lineman	Political Science Media Studies	St. Louis, Mo.
Jake Karlicek	Offensive Lineman	History	Hickory Hills, Ill.