MADISON - Three former area high school football standouts who are playing football at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville were honored by the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Platteville senior Scott Mansfield of Juda was named first team all-conference as an offensive lineman. Pecatonica alum Lee Vlasak was named second team WIAC as an all-purpose player and Joe Burkeland, a senior wide receiver who also was a Pecatonica graduate, was named to the all-sportsmanship team.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Levell Coppage was voted the Player of the Year to top the 2010 WIAC football team that was selected by the league coaches. In addition, UW-Whitewater head coach Lance Leipold was chosen the George Chryst Coach of the Year.
Coppage, a junior running back, secured first team recognition for the third consecutive year. He leads the conference with 1,121 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns and 90 points scored, while ranking eighth with 1,126 yards of total offense. Coppage has surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark in eight of nine games this year, including a season-high 179 yards against UW-Stevens Point Oct. 30.
Coppage holds the WIAC career record with 71 rushing touchdowns, while ranking second with 4,689 rushing yards and eighth with 791 rushing attempts.
Repeat selections on the first from a year ago included: UW-River Falls' Greg Klingelhutz, UW-Stevens Point's Jared Jenkins, Matt Lunder and Shane Winterfeldt, UW-Stout's Craig Warminski and UW-Whitewater's Aaron Rusch, Robbie Ustruck and Matt Weber. Jenkins, Lunder and Warminski also claimed first team accolades during the 2008 campaign.
Leipold was voted the George Chryst Coach of the Year for the second straight year after directing the Warhawks to their sixth straight WIAC crown. UW-Whitewater currently owns a 25-game winning streak - the longest streak in the NCAA in any division. He is in his fourth season in charge of the Warhawks and boasts a 52-3 record.
Platteville senior Scott Mansfield of Juda was named first team all-conference as an offensive lineman. Pecatonica alum Lee Vlasak was named second team WIAC as an all-purpose player and Joe Burkeland, a senior wide receiver who also was a Pecatonica graduate, was named to the all-sportsmanship team.
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Levell Coppage was voted the Player of the Year to top the 2010 WIAC football team that was selected by the league coaches. In addition, UW-Whitewater head coach Lance Leipold was chosen the George Chryst Coach of the Year.
Coppage, a junior running back, secured first team recognition for the third consecutive year. He leads the conference with 1,121 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns and 90 points scored, while ranking eighth with 1,126 yards of total offense. Coppage has surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark in eight of nine games this year, including a season-high 179 yards against UW-Stevens Point Oct. 30.
Coppage holds the WIAC career record with 71 rushing touchdowns, while ranking second with 4,689 rushing yards and eighth with 791 rushing attempts.
Repeat selections on the first from a year ago included: UW-River Falls' Greg Klingelhutz, UW-Stevens Point's Jared Jenkins, Matt Lunder and Shane Winterfeldt, UW-Stout's Craig Warminski and UW-Whitewater's Aaron Rusch, Robbie Ustruck and Matt Weber. Jenkins, Lunder and Warminski also claimed first team accolades during the 2008 campaign.
Leipold was voted the George Chryst Coach of the Year for the second straight year after directing the Warhawks to their sixth straight WIAC crown. UW-Whitewater currently owns a 25-game winning streak - the longest streak in the NCAA in any division. He is in his fourth season in charge of the Warhawks and boasts a 52-3 record.
