Three Wayne State College football players were named to the All-Super Region 4 Football Team announced Thursday morning.  The award is voted on by sports information directors in Super Region 4.  Junior linebacker Dexter Larsen was voted First Team Defense, junior offensive lineman Jett Janssen received Second Team honors on offense while redshirt freshman defensive back Joe Morrison was a Second Team selection on defense.
            Larsen, a 5-10, 215-pound linebacker from Blair (Blair HS), earned All-NSIC First Team honors this season after leading Wayne State and ranking second in the NSIC in tackles with 91 (8.3 per game).  He tied for third in the NSIC with two forced fumbles and tied for fourth in fumble recoveries with two.  Larsen had a season-best 15 tackles in 14-12 victory over #12 Augustana (10/28/23) and had eight tackles including a 20-yard fumble return for touchdown in the Wildcats' season-ending 56-21 win over Concordia-St. Paul.
            Janssen,  6-4, 280-pound junior offensive lineman from Lincoln, (East HS), is a three-year starter at left tackle.  He anchored an offensive line this season that allowed a league-low six sacks.  He earned All-NSIC First Team honors this season after named All-NSIC Second Team last year as a sophomore.
            Morrison is a 6-1, 175-pound redshirt freshman defensive back from Jacksonville, Fla. (Riverside HS) that ranked second in the NSIC this season in passes defended with 13.  He was credited with 33 tackles and tied for second in the league with nine pass breakups and tied for third in the NSIC with four interceptions for 60 return yards.  Morrison had a season-high seven tackles at Sioux Falls (11/4/23) and was a First Team All-NSIC selection this season.
            Wayne State finished the 2023 season with an 8-3 overall record and was fifth in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference with a 7-3 league mark.