Joey Owens Named First Team All-NACC

The Rockford University football team had five players recognized by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference on Monday, when it released its 2021 postseason awards. Wide receiver Joey Owens highlighted that group with a First Team All-NACC selection. Defensive back Garrick McGregor's Second Team All-NACC selection was the highest award for any Regent defender. LaVar Johnson Jr., Jaelen Ray and Amari Jackson rounded out Rockford's award recipients with their NACC Honorable Mention selections.

Senior wide receiver Joey Owens was selected First Team All-NACC for the first time in his collegiate career. He put together one of the greatest seasons for a wide receiver not only in school history, but also in the history of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Owens broke eight school records and tied a ninth, while also breaking the NACC record for receiving yards in season. Owens now holds the RU records for receiving yards (season and career), receptions (season and career), receiving touchdowns (game, season and career), points scored (season) and total touchdowns (season). At the conclusion of the regular season, Owens led the NACC in every major receiving category and was ranked in the top 15 in the country in seven categories. He led all of NCAA Division III in receiving touchdowns (17) and receiving yards (1,269), was second in receptions per game (8.6) and receiving yards per game (126.9), was twelfth in total points scored (104) and total touchdowns (17) and was fifteenth in scoring (10.4).