#22 – Raymonn Adams, RB Doane 2001
Another player I never got to see play, I have met Raymonn when he coached at Doane during the Tommie Frazier years. I learned quickly from others how dominating a player the 6 foot, 200 Adams was. He garnered 1st team all-league honors twice and in 2000 was a 1st Team NAIA All-American, rushing for 139 ypg. He torched Hastings for 290 yards that season and his 96 yard dash against Northwestern still ranks as the GPAC’s longest. He finished 4th all-time at Doane in scoring with 210 points, 3rd in touchdowns with 35 and 2nd in rushing yards with 3,975. He played some in NFL Europe for Amsterdam, Calgary of the CFL and signed for a time with the NY Jets. Some day we’ll need to see film on this great Tiger back.

#21 – Clint Eikmeier, LB Midland 2003
A tackling machine during his career at Midland, Clint ended his career as the league’s all-time leader in that statistic; a spot he held until he was bumped just this past season. However, his 26 tackles against Northwestern in 2003 is still the GPAC’s standard. At 6-1, 210, Eikmeier was a technician in taking down the ball carrier with a nose for the ball. He was a two-time, 1st team selection in the GPAC. As did quite a few GPAC athletes, he excelled in a second sport; baseball where he finished in the top 4 of three categories in the Midland record book. I was fortunate enough to catch Clint in 3 or 4 games during his career.

#20 – Nick Schloten, OL Northwestern 2002
Scholten is one of a hand full of offensive linemen who snared first-team honors in the GPAC 3 consecutive seasons. At 6-5, 285 Scholten was instrumental in opening holes for another top 25 player to be named later. Nick was named a first-team NAIA All-American in both his junior and senior seasons. His sophomore season (2000) went all the way to the semi-finals of the NAIA Championship Series. He was named a NAIA Scholar Athlete in both his final two seasons. Even though it is the albatross of the offensive lineman, (little to no statistics for the position are kept), it would be interesting to see what number of “pancakes” Scholten collected during his illustrious career.