Three Golden Bears Selected to 2023 D2CCA All-Super Region 1 Football Team

Three student-athletes from the PSAC champion Kutztown University football team were named to the Division 2 Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-Super Region 1 Teams, Thursday.

Linebacker Tyler Whary (Hereford, Pa./Upper Perkiomen), the 2023 PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year, and punter Nate Millard (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone) were First Team picks, while guard Adam Kase (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) secured a spot on the Second Team offense. For all three players, the all-region selection is the first of their respective careers.

Whary leads the team in total tackles (78), quarterback hurries (eight) and is tied for the team lead in tackles for loss (8.5). The Hereford, Pa., native also ranks second in solo tackles (40), pass breakups (five) and third in sacks (4.5). Whary has created matchup issues for the Golden Bears' opponents throughout the season and has pieced together back-to-back eight-tackle games in KU's NCAA DII playoff victories over No. 13 Virginia Union and No. 24 Charleston (W.Va.).

After an outstanding freshman season that saw Millard average 40.2 yards per punt and land All-PSAC East Second Team honors, he's been even better in his follow up campaign. The native Berks Countian from Birdsboro continues to lead the PSAC and Super Region while ranking ninth nationally at 43.4 yards per punt. Millard has punted 51 times for 2,212 yards, placed 13 inside the opponent's 20-yard line and booted 12 50+ yards. He's also sent 31 of his 64 kickoffs for touchbacks and connected on his only field goal attempt of the year from 44 yards. Millard was an All-PSAC East First Team selection this fall.

Kase, an All-PSAC East First Team offensive lineman, has started 22 games over the last two seasons, including all 13 this season. The Golden Bears rank fourth in SR1 in fewest tackles for loss allowed (4.23 per game), fifth in passing yards per completion (14.62), ninth in fewest sacks allowed (1.31 per game) 14th in rushing offense (168.0 ypg).

Kutztown's three all-region selections were tied for the fourth most of any team behind only Slippery Rock (seven), Tiffin (five) and Charleston (four). The PSAC garnered the most picks of any conference with 20, while the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) had 13, the Mountain East Conference (MEC) 12 and Northeast-10 six.

The Golden Bears have advanced to the national quarterfinals for the second time in three years and will try to bring home their first Super Region 1 title in program history when they face No. 15 Slippery Rock on the road Saturday, Dec. 2, at noon.