ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State's Garret Ollendieck and Maddix Blackwell were both named to the Missouri Valley Football's preseason All-Conference First Team as the conference's preseason poll and All-MVFC selections were announced on Monday afternoon.
Ollendieck (linebacker) and Blackwell (defensive back) both earned preseason First Team accolades for the first time, while Gianini Belizaire (defensive line) and Geoffrey Brown (linebacker) were both honored on the conference's Honorable Mention team as voted on by the league's head coaches, SIDs, and media members.
The Sycamores were picked 10th overall in the Valley's preseason poll receiving 68 total points.