BROOKFIELD, Ill. --- The Don Hansen Football Committee released their 2025 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team this week. Two members of the Golden Eagles football team - linebacker Griffin Buzzell and kicker Andrew Kurtas - earned All-America Honorable Mention honors.

Buzzell was a force at linebacker once again in 2025, wrapping a celebrated career in the Blue & Gold. The senior ranked seventh in the nation with an average of 11.1 tackles per game and was first in the conference and 11th in Division II with an average of 5.4 solo stops.
 
It was not just the routine work that stood out about Buzzell, but the splash as well. He ranked among the conference and national leaders with three forced fumbles, and he also contributed four sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss.
 
Kurtas was one of only two kickers in the PSAC to make 10 or more field goals this year, going 10 of 12 with an 83.3 conversion percentage. Only five kickers in the country converted field goals at a higher rate than Kurtas. He was 40 of 42 on extra point attempts and was effective on kickoffs, booting 18 touchbacks.
 
Of his many contributions in the kicking game, one of the biggest came on Oct. 11, when he made the game-winning field goal against Gannon in Clarion's 48-46 win over the Golden Knights.