BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. - The 2025 Mountain East Conference football all-conference teams and individual award-winners were announced Tuesday afternoon, selected by a vote of league head coaches.   

Frostburg State Head Coach Eric Wagoner was named the MEC Coach of the Year for the first time in his career in his fourth season leading the Bobcats. Wagoner led FSU to a 9-2 record overall and 7-1 mark in league play, earning a share of the MEC championship for the second time since joining the conference. With the head-to-head victory over Charleston (WV), Frostburg earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II tournament for the first time in program history, where they will face No. 2 seed Johnson C. Smith in the first round of Super Region One.

Eight total Bobcats earned First Team honors in RB Owen Doyle, FB/HB Max Heineman, OL's Doug Pruim II and Nick Blankenship, DE Rainer Halveland, LB's Carter Mazalewski and Jaylen Boyd, and DB Wylan Harich.

Doyle finished second in the conference in total rushing yards (885) while tying for second with 12 TD's as well as one receiving touchdown.His paths were often paved by Pruim and Blankenship, the former lining up as the starting right tackle and the latter at left guard, as each helped FSU to over 1,900 yards rushing and 19 scores on the ground, averaging 174 yards per game. They were equally as effective in pass protection, as Frostburg only gave up 13 sacks in the entire season, tied for the second-fewest in the MEC. Heineman was also used primarily in a blocking role, however he also had an effect in the passing game, making five catches with two of those going for touchdowns. 

Halveland turned in a career year defensively, finishing second on the Bobcats in tackles for loss (8.0) and sacks (5.0), while being third in total tackles (52.0). Mazalewski and Boyd flew all over the field, as the pair combined for 78 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and a pair of interceptions, as the latter also added a forced fumble and a blocked kick to his resume. Similarly, Harich proved a jack-of-all-trades in his safety role, making 42 tackles, inclduing two for loss to go with a sack, also making a pair of interceptions, breaking up seven passes, and blocking a kick. 

The six players named to the Second Team were WR JeVonn Gilyard, DE Christian Taylor, DT Dom Tiaga, DB's Will Burns and Marquise Allsup, and returner Landon Alexander. 

Gilyard led the Bobcat receiving corps with 605 yards on 30 catches to go with five touchdowns, setting career-high's in all three categories. Alexander was a force in both the return game and on the ground, as he led the MEC with 184 punt return yards on 16 attempts while recording a team-high 6.3 yards per carry, toting the ball 37 times for 233 yards. 

Taylor was FSU's top pass rusher on the year, leading the team in tackles for loss (8.5), sacks (6.0), and forced fumbles (2). His sack total tied him for the conference lead as well. Joining him on the line was Tiaga, who set a career-high with 39 tackles, also earning a sack and a tackle and a half for loss. In the back end of Frostburg's defense, Burns led the conference in passes defended with 13 breakups and an interception while making 37 total tackles. Allsup had a pair of picks of his own, as he matched Burns in total tackles to go with four PBU's, a blocked kick and also returned a block for a touchdown. 

Rounding out the awards, QB Jordan Brooks, WR Tra'Shaun Timmons, OL Bryce Ellison, DT Daquan Stevenson, LB Kurt Thomas, and DB Tristin Forby were each named Honorable Mention All-MEC. 

Brooks took over the passing offense a game and a half into the season, finishing with 1,724 total yards and 15 touchdowns in just 8 games, averaging 215 yards per game while leading the MEC in completion percentage (64.6) and passing efficiency (177.0). Timmons was one of his favorite targets, as despite playing in only seven games, he led the team in receptions (31) while finishing second in total yards (436) and touchdowns (5). Ellison served as Brooks' blindside protector, starting all 11 games at left tackle. 

Stevenson made an impact on the line in his first season at FSU, making 36 tackles with five for loss to go with a sack and a half and a forced fumble. Thomas was Frostburg's leading tackler on the year, making 57 of them, as well as a forced fumble and a pair of fumble recoveries. Forby led the Bobcats with three interceptions on the year, one of them that helped seal a 29-24 home victory over WVSU in the final minutes, while also making 18 tackles and breaking up three passes. 

The full list of All-MEC selections can be found here.