JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Three Mount Union standouts earned spots on the 2025 Associated Press Division III All-America football teams on Thursday.

Senior offensive lineman Giovanni Kennedy and senior defensive lineman Kaleb Brown were named to the first team, while senior cornerback Kosta Thrasivoulou earned second team honors.

Kennedy, a senior from Avon and a St. Edward graduate, collected his second All-America honor this season and the fourth of his career. He anchored a Mount Union offensive line that led the Ohio Athletic Conference in scoring (43.5 points per game) and total offense (476.0 yards per game). The Purple Raiders ranked among the top 15 nationally in Division III in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense. Kennedy was also named a first team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, marking the second straight year he earned AP first team honors.

Brown, a senior from La Plata, Md., earned his first career AP first team selection and his second All-America honor of the season. He led Mount Union and the OAC with 10.5 sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss, recording double-digit sacks for the second consecutive year. Brown helped anchor a defense that ranked sixth nationally in Division III in scoring defense, allowing just 12.2 points per game. He was named OAC Defensive Lineman of the Year and earned All-OAC First Team honors for the second straight season. Brown noted his third career All-America selection.

Thrasivoulou, a senior from North Ridgeville, earned his first career All-America honor after leading Division III with 21 passes defended, including a nation-high 17 pass breakups. He also recorded a team-high four interceptions and finished with 51 solo tackles, second-most in the OAC.

Wisconsin-River Falls quarterback Kaleb Blaha was the Associated Press offensive player of the year and North Central (Illinois) lineman John Sullivan was defensive player of the year.

Kicker Dominic Bourgeois of Susquehanna was special teams player of the year, running back Bryan Ferreira of Endicott was rookie of the year and North Central’s Brad Spencer was named coach of the year.

Blaha, a fifth-year senior from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, leads an offense that averages 46.9 points per game and leads Division III with 558.8 yards per game. Blaha is the national leader in total offense (401.5 ypg) and ranks among the leaders in passing touchdowns (35).

Sullivan, a senior from Lake Villa, Illinois, has made 61 tackles, 19.5 for loss, and recorded 6.5 sacks, six pass breakups and 13 hurries.

Bourgeois, a junior from Baltimore, was 20 for 20 on field goals, including five of 40-plus yards. Ferreira, a freshman from Woburn, Massachusetts, ran for 1,044 yards and 14 touchdowns. He went over 100 yards five times, including a 247-yard outing against Nichols.

Spencer is 57-1 in four seasons as North Central’s head coach, including 13-0 entering Saturday’s national semifinal against John Carroll. He led North Central to national titles in 2022 and 2024 and to the national championship game in 2023.

The All-America team and individual honors are chosen by a panel of sports information directors from Division III football schools.

This year’s All-America team was dedicated to the memory of former Mount Union sports information director Lenny Reich.