RUSSELLVILLE — The Great American Conference announced its annual postseason all-conference and superlative awards for football on Thursday, and in the release, a total of 13 Arkansas Tech football players were honored.
OFFICIAL GAC RELEASE
Seniors Joyrion Chase and Jordan Edington headlined the haul for the Wonder Boys with Chase being named a First Team All-GAC wide receiver and Edington a Second Team All-GAC fullback. For Chase, this is the first postseason All-GAC honor while Edington ended his career as a three-time All-GAC honoree (all as a second team fullback).
Chase's all-conference campaign saw the Marion, Arkansas native lead the team and ranked second in the GAC in receptions with 43. He also led the team and ranked third in the conference in yards with 515.
Honored for the third-straight season as a Second Team All-GAC fullback, Edington was once more one of the top weapons in the league in short-yardage situations. Carrying the ball only 28 times during the season, the Little Rock found the endzone five times to lead the team and rank in a tie for 12th in the league in rushing TDs. The five rushing scores for Edington pushed his career total to 23.
2024 FB All-GAC (Jordan Edington)
In addition to Chase and Edington, 11 other Wonder Boys received at least one vote for all-conference acclaim to land as Third Team selections. Listed among those were: Christopher Baldazo (K), Kylan Crite (CB), Peyton Henderson (C), Dayton Keller (TE), Christopher Moody (OL), Tyler Mosley (DT), CJ Palmer (S), Ben Stegall (OLB), Jyrin Steward (ILB), Israel Whitmore (DE) and Deuce Wise (RB).
2024 FB All-GAC (Christopher Baldazo)
2024 FB All-GAC (Kylan Crite)
2024 FB All-GAC (Peyton Henderson)
2024 FB All-GAC (Dayton Keller)
2024 FB All-GAC (Christian Moody)
2024 FB All-GAC (Tyler Mosley)
2024 FB All-GAC (CJ Palmer)
2024 FB All-GAC (Ben Stegall)
2024 FB All-GAC (Jyrin Steward)
2024 FB All-GAC (Israel Whitmore)
2024 FB All-GAC (Deuce Wise)
The Wonder Boys also received numerous academic awards with 16 earning GAC Academic Honor Roll plaudits and one, Damien Jordan, being named a GAC Elite Scholar for an unblemished 4.0 GPA and at least 70 hours completed. Both academic honors are presented by: Conway Regional Health System.
GAC Elite Scholar-Athlete (Damien Jordan)
The list of Wonder Boys earning GAC Academic Honor Roll recognition were: Luke Adams, Josiah Carter, Matthew Cook, Ethan Forrester, Armando Harper, Peyton Henderson, Austin Hosier, Dayton Keller, Hunter Loyd, Tyler McCann, Gage Parker, Ronald Russell, Caleb Tanis, Peyton Tatum, Caleb Troxler and Logan Tymeson.
GAC Honor Roll (Luke Adams)
GAC Honor Roll (Josiah Carter)
GAC Honor Roll (Matthew Cook)
GAC Honor Roll (Ethan Forrester)
GAC Honor Roll (Armando Harper)
GAC Honor Roll (Peyton Henderson)
GAC Honor Roll (Austin Hosier)
GAC Honor Roll (Dayton Keller)
GAC Honor Roll (Hunter Loyd)
GAC Honor Roll (Tyler McCann)
GAC Honor Roll (Gage Parker)
GAC Honor Roll (Ronald Russell)
GAC Honor Roll (Caleb Tanis)
GAC Honor Roll (Peyton Tatum)
GAC Honor Roll (Caleb Troxler)
GAC Honor Roll (Logan Tymeson)
