CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- A pair of UNI football standouts were honored nationally on Tuesday afternoon with the release of the FCS AP All-America Teams. Panther placekicker Matthew Cook picked up Second Team All-America honors after a record setting season, while defensive back Benny Sapp III earned Third Team recognition to close out his collegiate career.
Cook, a 5-11, 199 pound junior out of Cedar Falls, Iowa, earns his first national honor from the Associated Press after another stellar season for UNI. A 2022 First Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) selection and HERO Sports FCS First Team All-American, Cook made 14 of his 17 field goal attempts this season with a season-long of 42 yards to set the UNI and MVFC all-time record for career made field goals with 67.