DeNoyer ’21 Named First Team All-America

Knight running back Austin DeNoyer (St. Paul-Lake Mills WI) was named First Team All-America by the website D3football.com in June.

DeNoyer finished the abbreviated senior season with 67 carries for 504 yards and eight touchdowns in only four games. In the 44-14 victory over U of M-Morris, he ran for a season-high 218 yards and three scores.

Despite the shortened season, DeNoyer finished his MLC career with the program record for career rushing yards (2,948) and career yards per game average (117.9). He tied for second in career rushing touchdowns (33), and he ranks third in career rushing attempts (503) and fifth in career yards per carry average (5.86).

This marks the second postseason honor DeNoyer has received from D3football.com. He was previously named All-West Region following the 2018 season in which he broke the MLC single-season record with 1,086 rushing yards on the way to UMAC Most Valuable Offensive Player honors. In the 2019 season, DeNoyer smashed his own single-season record and finished with 1,358 rushing yards on the way to helping MLC finish a perfect 8-0 in the UMAC and its second straight conference championship.

DeNoyer is the first MLC player to receive All-America honors from the website, which started giving out the awards in 1999.

He graduated in May with a phy ed major and coaching minor, and he was assigned to California LHS, where he serves as assistant athletic director, instructor, and dormitory supervisor.