Gonzales, Burnett, Currie and Proctor, Jr., land on Don Hansen All-Super Region Four Team

BROOKFIELD, Ill. – Four Wolves, Joseph Gonzales, Blayne Burnett, Ty Currie and Nate Proctor, Jr., were all selected to the Don Hansen All-Super Region Four Team Tuesday. Gonzales and Burnett each landed on the second team, while Currie and Proctor, Jr., were tabbed to the third team.

"All four are very deserving of these all-region honors. To earn these awards in the region in which we play in, arguably one of the top in NCAA Division II, says a lot to the season they put together," head coach Arne Ferguson said. "These awards help build the future for the Wolves as we head into recruiting and getting ready for the 2020 season looking to continue the success from a record-breaking 2019 campaign."

The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen's Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.

The first team and second team All-Region selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2019 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team will be selected.

So far this year, Gonzales has been named a D2Football.com All-American (honorable mention), D2CCA All-Super Region 4 (second team), AFCA Coaches' All-American (second team). The 6-foot-6, 315-pound senior lineman from Springfield, Ore., was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award in Super Region 4, along with being named the co-Great Northwest Athletic Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year and to the first team.

Gonzales started every game this season and helped the WOU offense shatter several program records since the program moved to Division II in 2000 rushing for the most yards in a single season with 2,672 and the most rushing touchdowns with 30. The 5,119 yards of total offense is also a new high mark in a season, as the Wolves recorded 53 total touchdowns this year. The passing game was also effective tossing for 21 touchdowns and 2,452 yards. The Wolves scored 375 points this season and picked up 238 first downs. He helped block for a trio of runners that all went for over 700-plus yards this season, with Omari Land rushing for over 1,000 yards, QB Ty Currie rushing for 825 yards and Nico Jackson adding 729 yards. All three went for over 100 yards in the first meeting against Azusa Pacific and Currie took home three GNAC Player of the Week honors and Land with one during the season.

Burnett, a recent nominee for the Cliff Harris Award, is coming off of a season in which he was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year, as well as landing on the first team. He led the team in quarterback hurries with eight and was fifth on the team in total tackles with 41, collecting 19 solo. He had four tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and a blocked kick. Six games this season he had at least four tackles going for a high with six in the season opener against Angelo State. Burnett tallied a pair of tackles for loss against Simon Fraser which included a sack. He added another sack against nationally-ranked Texas A&M-Commerce and had a QB hurry in five games, going for a high with three versus Simon Fraser.

The 6-foot-3, 275-pound junior defensive lineman, was part of a WOU defense that ranked high in multiple categories including 50th nationally and led the GNAC in defensive touchdowns (2), passes intercepted ranking 35th nationally and second in the GNAC (14), a rushing defense that not only led the GNAC, but ranked 34th nationally (121.4), led the GNAC in scoring defense (27.5), second in the GNAC in team sacks per game (2.27), and led the GNAC in total defense (359.4).

Currie, who was a nominee for the Harlon Hill Trophy, was a dual-threat that helped lead a high-powered WOU offense all season. He was named the GNAC Offensive Player of the Year and to the first team after putting together an all-around spectacular senior campaign. The Yreka, Calif., native Currie put together a season to remember leading the GNAC in passing efficiency (152.1), passing yards (2,397), passing yards per completion (17.12), total offense (292.2) and yards per pass attempt (9.36). He ranks in the top-50 nationally in passing efficiency (26th), passing touchdowns with 20 (37th), passing yards (31st), passing yards per game with 217.9 (44th), passing yards per completion (5th), points responsible for with 190 (16th), points responsible for per game with 17.3 (22nd), rushing touchdowns with 11 (33rd), total offense with 292.9 (12th) and yards per pass attempt (8th). Currie's 11 rushing touchdowns this season ties the program record for most in a season since moving to Division II in 2000. He rushed 137 times for 825 yards, averaging 75 yards per game. Nine times this season he rushed for at least 50 yards in a game, going for over 100 yards in three different games including a high of 178 in the game against Azusa Pacific to help clinch the share of the GNAC title for the first time in school history.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound quarterback, rushed for a touchdown in seven games, twice putting together a pair of three TD games against Central Washington and Texas A&M-Kingsville. He was named GNAC Player of the Week three times and also to the GNAC Academic Team. He also completed 140-256 for 2,397 yards and 20 touchdowns, averaging 217 yards per game and compiling a 152.09 passer rating. Six times this season he threw for over 200 yards, twice going over 300 yards with a season-high 314 against Simon Fraser. He threw multiple touchdown passes in six games, three times throwing for at least three touchdowns with a high of four against Central Washington.

Proctor, Jr., a recent nominee for the Cliff Harris Award, earned Great Northwest Athletic Conference first team honors after putting together another strong season to lead the WOU defense in tackles with 70, 38 solo, 9.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, a pass breakup, three quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a historic blocked field goal that earned him GNAC Player of the Week honors and sent the Wolves to their first share of the GNAC title in school history. The senior from Seattle, Wash., started every game this year at linebacker and has recorded at least six tackles in nine games this season going for at least eight in four games and has a high with 10 against Central Washington when he had 10 tackles. He also added nine tackles against Central Washington. He recorded two tackles for loss against nationally-ranked Texas A&M-Commerce and has at least a half-sack in seven games, with a high of 1.5 coming this past Saturday versus Eastern New Mexico. Proctor, Jr. added a forced fumble against the Wildcats and had a pair of QB hurries versus Midwestern State.

The 6-foot-2, 235-pound linebacker, was part of a WOU defense that ranked high in multiple categories including 50th nationally and led the GNAC in defensive touchdowns (2), passes intercepted ranking 35th nationally and second in the GNAC (14), a rushing defense that not only led the GNAC, but ranked 34th nationally (121.4), led the GNAC in scoring defense (27.5), second in the GNAC in team sacks per game (2.27), and led the GNAC in total defense (359.4).

WOU finished the season 7-4 and 5-1 in GNAC play making program history when the Wolves claimed their first share of the GNAC title in school history.

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Players Mentioned

#94 Blayne Burnett: DL; 6' 3"; Junior; 2V

#14 Ty Currie: QB; 6' 2"; Senior; 2V

#66 Joseph Gonzales: OL; 6' 6"; Senior; 2V

#7 Nico Jackson: RB; 6' 2"; Senior; TR

#23 Omari Dixon-Land: RB; 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore; RS

#32 Nate Proctor: LB; 6' 2"; Senior; 2V

Players Mentioned

#94 Blayne Burnett
: 6' 3"; Junior; 2V
: DL

#14 Ty Currie
: 6' 2"; Senior; 2V
: QB

#66 Joseph Gonzales
: 6' 6"; Senior; 2V
: OL

#7 Nico Jackson
: 6' 2"; Senior; TR
: RB

#23 Omari Dixon-Land
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore; RS
: RB

#32 Nate Proctor
: 6' 2"; Senior; 2V
: LB