(Peru, Neb.) – Back-to-back winning seasons proved fruitful for the Peru State College football team as they continue to rack up post-season recognition.
 
On Sunday, six Bobcats were named to the Omaha World-Herald's NAIA All-Midlands First Team. In addition, six other Peru State players received honorable mention recognition.

To top it off, junior defensive lineman Devin Adams (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) was named as the captain of the defensive team. Adams finished the season with 52 tackles, 7.5 sacks and 21 tackles for loss for a total of 82 yards. Previously, he had been named an AP NAIA All-American and Heart of America Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row.
 
Also earning NAIA All-Midlands First Team defensive recognition were linebacker Clayton Thrasher (Mandeville, La.), defensive back Deiontay Dozier (Mesa, Ariz.), and defensive back Carlos Thomas (Gulf Port, Miss.). Thrasher and Dozier were named to the conference's first team defense while Thomas earned second team honors.
 
Named to the NAIA All-Midlands First Team offense were wide receiver Tyreese Schieffer (Omaha) and offensive lineman Amahd Baker (St. Augustine, Fla.). Schieffer and Baker had both previously been named to the Heart's North Second Team.
 
The six football players earning honorable mention recognition included wide receiver Jarrius Hoyle-Anderson (Cordova, Tenn.), linebacker Kile Bentley (Cairo), kicker Mack Boekhout (Elkhorn), linebacker Cameron Davis (Hoisington, Kan.), defensive lineman Ka'Von Lofton (Apopka, Fla.), and defensive back Abe Metelus (Naples, Fla.).
 
Peru State finished 2022 with a 6-5 mark which gave the Bobcats their first back-to-back winning seasons since 2007.