North Dakota State placed four players on the all-Great West Football Conference first team and six on the second team.
Running back Kyle Steffes and offensive tackle Tim Popowski are repeat first-teamers. They were joined by offensive tackle Nate Safe and tight end A.J. Cooper.
Steffes is a junior from Dickinson, N.D.
Popowski is a senior from Brookings, S.D.
Safe is a sophomore from Cannon Falls, Minn.
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Cooper is a senior from Phoenix.
Safety Craig Dahl, linebackers Joe Mays and Kole Zimmerman, noseguard Rodney Thompson, defensive tackle Justin Frick, punter Mike Dragosavich and return specialist Shamen Washington were second-team picks.
Zimmerman was named to ESPN the Magazine's academic All-America second team.
He became the 12th NDSU player to earn the honor.
The entire all-Great West team is in Scoreboard on Page D2.
