Jordan Herdman was selected the Great Northwest Athletic Conference defensive football player of the year.
The Simon Fraser University sophomore, who was unanimously voted a first-team all-star at linebacker, set the Great Northwest single game and single season records for tackles this season, finishing second in the NCAA Division II in tackles this regular season, averaging 15 per game.
His single season tackle total of 165 was 66 more than the closest competitor in conference play and 37 more than the previous record of 128 set by Caleb Jessup of Western Washington in 2008.
The previous single-game record of 25 tackles also stood since 2008, as Herdman made 27 tackles against South Dakota School of Mines.
Herdman also headlined the Great Northwest academic all-conference team with a 3.99 grade point average in biomedical physiology. He was a two-time conference player of the week and finished the 11-game season with 67 solo tackles, 98 assisted tackles and 14 tackles-for-a-loss.
Nine other SFU players joined Herdman on all-conference teams, including senior receiver Lemar Durant and junior offensive lineman Michael Couture on the first team.
It was Durant’s third consecutive season named to the all-conference squad.
Durant led the Great Northwest in receptions per game, averaging just under seven catches for 85.6 yards per outing.
Selected to the Great Northwest second team were offensive lineman Felix Gacusana, kick returner Earl Anderson, defensive linemen Jamie Puffer and Quinn Horton, linebacker Mitchell Barnett and punter Nikolai Karpun, while wide receiver Bobby Pospischil was selected as an honourable mention.
