Kutztown Football Lands Program-Record 18 on 2025 All-PSAC Teams

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champion Kutztown University football team claimed three major award winners and placed a program-record 18 student-athletes on all-conference teams.

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Jim Clements received his sixth PSAC East Coach of the Year honor and third in a row after leading the Golden Bears to a second straight 11-0 unbeaten regular season. Kutztown is ranked No. 3 in both the AFCA and D2Football.com national polls -tying its highest-ever ranking-and won its third consecutive PSAC Championship Game with last Saturday's 28-23 victory over IUP. The Golden Bears own NCAA Division II's longest active regular season winning streak at 31 games. Now in his 11th season at KU, Clements recently reached the 100-win mark with the program. He's 101-29 (.777) with the Golden Bears and 167-53 (.759) in 19 seasons between Delaware Valley and KU.

Quarterback Judd Novak (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) earned Offensive Athlete of the Year and All-PSAC East First Team accolades for the first time in his career. The redshirt junior has completed 158-of-237 passes for 2,296 yards, 19 touchdowns and no interceptions, while also running for 213 yards and two TDs. He leads the PSAC and ranks third in DII in passing efficiency (174.5), and also ranks in the top five of the conference in yards per pass attempt (first, 9.7), completion percentage (second, 66.7%), yards per completion (third, 14.5), passing TDs (fourth), passing yards (fifth) and total offense (fifth, 228.1 ypg).

The Manheim, Pa., native previously earned All-PSAC East Second Team honors in 2023 and 2024. He is sixth Golden Bear to earn PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Year recognition since the conference started honoring an Offensive and Defensive Athlete of the Year beginning with the 1996 season.

Senior linebacker Brandon Hile (Winfield, Pa./Selinsgrove) was tabbed PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year for the first time. Hile has been a constant presence and leader for one of the top defenses in NCAA Division II during his career. This season, he's racked up team-highs of 48 tackles and 29 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, four pass breakups and four quarterback hurries. Hile is a first-time All-PSAC East selection and the sixth PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year in program history. Hile, from Winfield, Pa., is the third Golden Bear in a row to be honored with the DAOTY award, following Tyler Whary in 2023 and Freddie Retter (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) in 2024.

Representing KU on the All-PSAC East Offensive First Team were Novak, running back Steven Burkhardt (Gloucester City, N.J./Gloucester City), guard Billy Everitt (Abington, Pa./Abington) and tackle Ryan Schernecke (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland). All-PSAC East Defensive honors went to Hile, defensive lineman Kyree Butler (Ambler, Pa./Upper Dublin), defensive back Lee Coleman (Salem, N.J./Salem), defensive lineman Mikey Gray (York, Pa./William Penn) and defensive lineman Freddie Retter (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown).

All-PSAC East Offensive Second Team members included guard Adam Conklin (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North), center CJ Conti (Sea Isle City, N.J./Ocean City), tackle Shane Hartman (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge), wide receiver Noah Kracyla (Townsend, Del./Middletown), tight end Luke Maxwell (Estell Manor, N.J./Delsea Regional) and running back Jaedyn Stewart (Newfield, N.J./Delsea Regional). All-PSAC Defensive Second Team choices were defensive back Jhaisir Harden (Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro), linebacker Eden Johnson (Philadelphia, Pa./Governor Mifflin) and linebacker Brandon Strausser (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin).