GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Fifteen Grove City College football players earned All-Presidents' Athletic Conference honors from the conference's 11 head coaches, as announced Thursday night. Six Grove City players earned First Team recognition while five men landed on the Second Team. Grove City also produced a quartet of Honorable Mention All-PAC selections.

Senior linebacker Ben Bladel (Coraopolis, Pa./Moon), senior linebacker Caleb Brubaker (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), sophomore guard Gabe Hilty (Gibsonia, Pa./Kiski Prep), senior defensive end Jordan Karczewski (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley), freshman kicker Brady Lane (Jefferson, Ga./Mill Creek) and sophomore cornerback Noah Wheeler (McKinney, Texas/McKinney Christian) earned First Team distinction.

Sophomore safety Mason Clouse (Templeton, Pa./Redbank Valley), senior running back Ian Demeri (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn-Trafford), senior safety Keagan Fraser (Butler, Pa./Knoch), senior linebacker Jack Jollie (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford) and senior offensive tackle Luke Jollie (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford) comprise Grove City's quintet of Second Team selections.

Senior fullback Anthony Brunette (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township), junior defensive end Dave Cowher (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon), senior safety Ryan Montgomery (Harrisville, Pa./Slippery Rock) and junior running back Chase Rankin (Coventry Township, Ohio/Coventry) are Grove City's four Honorable Mention selections.

Bladel recorded 5.5 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss in seven regular season games this fall. A two-time All-American and four-time First Team All-Conference selection, Bladel owns Grove City's career records with 39.5 sacks and 70.5 tackles for loss. Injury sidelined him for the final three games of the 2025 regular season.

Brubaker leads the conference with 7.5 quarterback sacks and 14.5 tackles for loss. A Second Team All-PAC performer in 2024, Brubaker leads Grove City with 88 tackles this season. His fourth quarter interception November 8 at Case Western Reserve helped sew up the pivotal late-season 28-14 road victory.

Hilty has started all 10 games at right guard this year as a first-year starter. His efforts have helped the Wolverines rank third in the conference in rushing offense, averaging 158 yards per game. 

Karczewski has anchored Grove City's three-man defensive line this year, his third season as a starter. Karczewski has helped Grove City lead the league in rushing defense as the Wolverines allow only 66.6 yards per game. Individually, Karczewski has 32 tackles, three sacks and five tackles for loss this year. 

Lane has handled all of Grove City's kicking and punting duties this year. He is 35 of 36 on extra points and 4 for 6 on field goals, including a season-best 44-yarder at Geneva. His 47 points rank second on the team.

Lane has recorded 24 touchbacks on kickoffs this year. As a punter, he has forced 31 fair catches on 60 punts. Opposing returners have netted 24 punt return yards this year.

Wheeler has started nine games at cornerback this year and ranks second on the team with four interceptions. He has two return touchdowns this year - a 36-yard interception return at Cortland in the season opener September 6, and an 80-yard blocked field goal return October 11 on Homecoming against Waynesburg University. 

Clouse started the first three games of the season at free safety before moving to the hybrid safety/outside linebacker spot in Grove City's defense. A first-year starter, Clouse leads Grove City with 10 pass breakups. He has three interceptions, including his 97-yard interception return for a touchdown last Saturday in the regular season finale at Hiram. Clouse also has 30 tackles and a blocked punt this year.

Demeri leads Grove City with 10 touchdowns this year. He ranks second on the team and fifth in the conference with 615 rushing yards. He scored four touchdowns November 1 against Saint Vincent, marking the only four-touchdown performance this season in the conference. 

Fraser took over as Grove City's free safety after Clouse changed positions. In his seven starts, Fraser intercepted a conference-leading six passes. He also forced two fumbles, registered a sack and posted 29 total stops during the regular season. Fraser is a four-year letterwinner and first-year starter in the secondary.

Jack Jollie ranks second on the team with 77 total tackles. A two-year team captain and three-year starter, he also has 3.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss while quarterbacking the Grove City defense. He is a two-time Second Team All-PAC honoree.

Luke Jollie joined his twin brother on the conference's Second Team for the second straight season after starting all 10 games at right tackle. He helped lead a youthful offensive line that featured four first-year starters in 2025. 

Brunette started all 10 games at fullback this year for Grove City, helping lead the way for Demeri and Rankin. Brunette also has excelled in special teams throughout his career as a four-year letterman. 

Cowher has 2.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles while helping Karczewski lead the defensive front. A first-year starter, Cowher has made nine starts in 2025. He finished the regular season with 21 stops. 

Montgomery ranks third on the team with 42 tackles this year. A three-year starter at safety, Montgomery has two interceptions and two fumble recoveries this year. This is his second Honorable Mention All-PAC citation.

Rankin leads Grove City with 686 rushing yards this year. That figure ranks third in the conference. He has split starting duties with Demeri this year after beginning the season as Grove City's third down back.

The conference also named senior running back Eli Jones (Liberty Township, Ohio/Trenton Edgewood) to its Sportsmanship Team.

The Wolverines (8-2, 7-1) have earned an invitation to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Grove City will visit Hanover (8-2) at 12 p.m. Saturday in the first round of the 40-team tournament.