By: Cole Stevens

AZUSA, Calif. -- Senior quarterback Andrew Elffers repeated as an All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference first team selection, leading a group of nine Cougars selected for first-team honors among 14 total selections to the annual all-conference teams. Elffers was one of seven repeat first-team selections from Azusa Pacific.

First team recipients included five offensive players, as Elffers was joined by junior running back Kurt Scoby , sophomore wide receiver Weston Carr , and offensive linemen Sakalaia Hungalu and Joe Kupcikevicius . Azusa Pacific also produced four defensive players for first team recognition, with senior defensive end Jason Schwartz , junior linebacker Aaron Berry , senior defensive back Taliuaki Suliafu , and junior punter Jacob Hall earning those honors.

All-GNAC first team defense

Schwartz started all 11 games and finished second on the team in sacks (4.0). Schwartz earned his second first team selection after accumulating 27 tackles, including 5.0 tackles for loss and one recovered fumble.

Berry started all 11 games and led the team in tackles for the second straight year. Berry earned his second straight first team selection with 84 tackles, including team-high 12.0 tackles for loss, which ranked tied for fourth in the GNAC. Berry forced one fumble, blocked three kicks, and had one safety.

Suliafu started in all 11 games this season and recorded 53 tackles this year. Suliafu received two first team selections and a second-team selection in his career. Suliafu totaled 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks along with five interceptions for 130 yards.

Hall was the primary placekicker and punter throughout the season, earning first team recognition as a punter and second team honors as a kicker. Hall led the GNAC in average punt yardage (40.2), registering 37 punts for 1,482 yards with 10 punts placed inside the 20-yard line.

All-GNAC first team offense

Elffers started in 10 games this season and earned all-GNAC first team selection for the second straight year. He completed 62.8 of his passes this year for 2,568 yards, throwing for 23 touchdowns against seven interceptions. Elffers was second in the GNAC for passing yards and completion percentage along with third for passing touchdowns. He led the GNAC in total offense with 3,148 yards from 580 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns.

Scoby started in eight games for the Cougars and earned his third consecutive all-GNAC first team recognition. He rushed for 975 yards on 148 carries (6.6 yards per carry) with 16 rushing touchdowns. Scoby added 193 receiving yards on 15 catches, and he also had 13 kickoff returns for another 355 yards (27.3 average).

Carr started in all 11 games this season and earned his second consecutive all-GNAC first team selection. Carr ranked second nationally and led the GNAC in receiving yards (1,458), and he was the GNAC leader in receiving touchdowns (15), and receiving yards per game (132.5).

Hungalu and Kupcikevicius earned their second consecutive selections to the All-GNAC first team. The duo helped orchestrate an offense which averaged 458 yards per game (182 rushing, 276 passing).

All-GNAC second team

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All-GNAC Honorable Mention

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