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| Mount Union photo; Mount Union 2023 file photo |
Mount Union defensive end Rossy Moore and fellow Purple Raider, running back Tyler Echeverry, lead the D3football.com 2024 All-Region 4 team. Moore was named Region 4 Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive year, while Echeverry was named the Region 4 Offensive Player of the Year.
Hope coach Peter Stuursma, who coached the Flying Dutchmen to an 11-1 overall mark, including the program’s first-ever playoff win and a berth in the third round of the NCAA playoffs, is the Region 4 Coach of the Year.
NCAA Division III realigned Division III football into six regions in 2021. Region 4 includes the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the North Coast Athletic Conference and the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Moore, a senior defensive end/bandit from Lima, Ohio, has recorded 18 tackles for loss and nine sacks in his 12 games for Mount Union. He was also credited with 89 total tackles, 48 of them solo, as well as three passes broken up and a fumble recovery.
Moore is the only player to be named Defensive Player of the Year for his region three years in a row in any region on the D3football.com All-Region team, which is in its 20th season. Two players have been named Offensive Player of the Year three times: Mount Union running back Nate Kmic (2006-2007-2008) and UW-Whitewater running back Levell Coppage (2009-2010-2011).
Echeverry, a senior from Naples, Florida, has run for 1,406 yards and 24 touchdowns on 179 carries over 12 games for the Purple Raiders this season. He has also caught 27 passes for 191 yards and four scores.
The teams, selected in balloting by Region 4 sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 164 nominations by full Division III member schools. A total of 78 players were chosen. Players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
2024 D3football.com All-Region 4 Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Tyler Echeverry, RB, Mount Union
Defensive Player of the Year: Rossy Moore, DE, Mount Union
Coach of the Year: Peter Stuursma, Hope
| First Team Offense | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| QB | Nathan McCahill | DePauw | Sr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| RB | Tyler Echeverry | Mount Union | Sr. | Naples, Fla. |
| RB | Chance Strickland | Hope | Sr. | Mason, Mich. |
| WR | Tyren Montgomery | John Carroll | Sr. | Woodlands, Texas |
| WR | Robby Ballentine | DePauw | Jr. | Crown Point, Ind. |
| TE | Gabe Quigley | DePauw | Sr. | Carmel, Ind. |
| T | Dylan Clem | Hope | Sr. | Stevensville, Mich. |
| G | Giovanni Kennedy | Mount Union | Jr. | Avon, Ohio |
| C | Matt Wrather | John Carroll | Sr. | Powell, Ohio |
| G | David Busch | Marietta | Sr. | Strongsville, Ohio |
| T | Quinn Sholar | Wabash | Jr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| K | Daniel Cunningham | Denison | Sr. | Lexington, Va. |
| RET | Jaylin Epps | Denison | Sr. | Cordele, Ga. |
| First Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Rossy Moore | Mount Union | Sr. | Lima, Ohio |
| DT | Chance Knight | Marietta | Sr. | Bridgeport, Ohio |
| DT | Von Factor | Mount Union | Sr. | Fair Haven, N.J. |
| DE | Kaleb Brown | Mount Union | Jr. | La Plata, Md. |
| LB | Harley Hopkins | Marietta | Jr. | Zanesville, Ohio |
| LB | Jonathan Bruder | DePauw | Sr. | Centerville, Ohio |
| LB | Cole Luhmann | Hope | Sr. | Rochester, Mich. |
| CB | Joseph Norris | Heidelberg | Sr. | Lorain, Ohio |
| S | Brady Panucci | Marietta | Sr. | Crescent, Pa. |
| S | Collin Murphy | Denison | Sr. | Sudbury, Mass. |
| CB | Matthew Coons | DePauw | Sr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| P | Andrew Toler | Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Bidwell, Ohio |
| LS | Abrahm Evans | Alma | So. | Romeo, Mich. |
| Second Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Carter St. John | Alma | Jr. | Zionsville, Ind. |
| RB | Jay Smith | Rose-Hulman | Jr. | Evansville, Ind. |
| RB | Jordan Pettaway | Ohio Northern | So. | Oregon, Ohio |
| WR | Eli Aston | Mount St. Joseph | Fr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| WR | Dawson Snyder | Marietta | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| TE | Kenneth Rawls | John Carroll | Sr. | Nashville, Tenn. |
| T | Tommy Martin | DePauw | Sr. | Geneva, Ill. |
| G | Luke Gibbons | John Carroll | Sr. | Broadview Hts., Ohio |
| C | Zack Kerr | DePauw | So. | W. Lafayette, Ind. |
| G | Dylan Page | Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Terre Haute, Ind. |
| T | Nathan Kovach | John Carroll | Sr. | Dublin, Ohio |
| K | Joshua Hernandez | Alma | Sr. | Detroit, Mich. |
| RET | Jordan Pettaway | Ohio Northern | So. | Oregon, Ohio |
| Second Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Andy Canonico | Kenyon | Sr. | Kailua, Hawaii |
| DT | Jack Tucker | Mount St. Joseph | Sr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| DT | Ethan Lowry | DePauw | Sr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| DE | Jack Lamancusa | Hope | Fr. | Rockford, Mich. |
| LB | Joey Roland | DePauw | Jr. | Greenfield, Ind. |
| LB | Tyler Thimons | John Carroll | Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| LB | Luke Paff | Mount St. Joseph | So. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| CB | Jake Smothers | Ohio Wesleyan | Jr. | Radnor, Ohio |
| S | Nolan Tully | DePauw | Sr. | Woodstock, Ga. |
| S | Sam Cochran | Hope | Sr. | Zeeland, Mich. |
| CB | Marquee Vereen | Baldwin Wallace | So. | Tampa, Fla. |
| P | Owen Shuckert | John Carroll | Jr. | Brooklyn Hts., Ohio |
| ST | Ryan Schmidt | Rose-Hulman | Sr. | Katy, Texas |
| Third Team Offense | ||||
| QB | Connor Vierstra | Marietta | Sr. | Thornville, Ohio |
| RB | Garrett Cora | Franklin | Sr. | Lizton, Ind. |
| RB | Caden Whitehead | DePauw | Jr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| WR | Davion Grant | Muskingum | So. | Naples, Fla. |
| WR | Brazos Gadler | Wooster | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| TE | Trevor Smith | Albion | Sr. | Martin, Mich. |
| T | Luke Marsh | Hope | Sr. | Montague, Mich. |
| G | Bennett Smith | DePauw | So. | Park Ridge, Ill. |
| C | JB Couch | Alma | Jr. | Alma, Mich. |
| G | Isaiah Simon | Adrian | Sr. | Grass Lake, Mich. |
| T | Markus Finley | Bluffton | Sr. | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| K | Jonmichael Elliott | Ohio Northern | Sr. | Richmond, Va. |
| RET | Tyler Amos | Hope | Sr. | Portage, Mich. |
| Third Team Defense | ||||
| DE | Dalton Allen | Wittenberg | So. | Delaware, Ohio |
| DT | Michael Pruchnic | Albion | Sr. | Macomb, Mich. |
| DE | Luke Nolan | DePauw | Jr. | Zionsville, Ind. |
| DE | Evan Eastman | Alma | Sr. | Hastings, Mich. |
| LB | Brady McManaway | Marietta | Jr. | Pleasant City, Ohio |
| LB | Brad Raredon | Hope | So. | Hudsonville, Mich. |
| LB | Marcus Jackson | Mount Union | Sr. | Dallas, Texas |
| CB | Austin Harvey | Hope | So. | Rockford, Mich. |
| CB | Randy Cochran Jr. | Otterbein | Sr. | Norcross, Ga. |
| S | John Roland | Mount Union | Sr. | Livonia, Mich. |
| S | Bryce Fredenburg | Alma | Sr. | Bay City, Mich. |
| CB | Tone Hurd | Anderson | Sr. | Nashville, Tenn. |
| P | Jonmichael Elliott | Ohio Northern | Sr. | Richmond, Va. |
| ST | Solomon Sandoval | Heidelberg | So. | Toledo, Ohio |