Heikkinen & Zuk Among Local Bulldogs Winning 2012 All-NSIC Honors

Nov 13, 2012

Northland Sports Online

A pair of three-time selections — senior free safety Cameron Harper and senior offensive guard Garth Heikkinen — highlight the list of 18 University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs who received All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division recognition for 2012.

Accompanying that duo on the 27-member All-NSIC North Division first team were freshman placekicker Andrew Brees, senior offensive tackle Jake Bscherer, junior cornerback Kenny Chowa, sophomore nose tackle Buma Foncham, sophomore offensive guard Andrew Muer, junior inside linebacker Colby Ring and sophomore return specialist Aaron Roth.

UMD also placed seven more players on the All-NSIC North Division second team — senior tight end Ben Helmer, freshman running back Logan Lauters, junior center Grant Schnobrich, sophomore running back Austin Sikorski, junior defensive end Chris Vandervest (a 2011 first teamer), senior quarterback Chase Vogler, and sophomore wide out Zach Zweifel — while honorable mention status was attained by junior offensive tackle Tom Olson and junior outside linebacker Nate Zuk.

Heikkinen, a native of Duluth, Minn., was voted to the first team for the third straight year after receiving honorable mention honors as a redshirted freshman in 2009. Harper secured first team honors for the second time in three seasons as he, Chowa and Zweifel all were second team selections one year ago.

The five-time defending NSIC North Division champion Bulldogs will open NCAA II championship play this Saturday afternoon with a first-round matchup at Missouri Western State University.

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