TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ? Several members of the Indiana State football team have earned postseason honors from the Missouri Valley Football Conference as announced by the league office this week. Additionally, head coach Trent Miles handed out several team awards during the annual postseason banquet.

ISU placed three team members of the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention list. Those honored were senior linebacker Jayden Everett, junior defensive back Donye McCleskey and freshman defensive back Alex Sewall.

Everett recorded 102 total tackles on the season, which ranked in the nation's top 20 and was in the top five in the MVFC.  Everett had a key forced fumble and recovery in the season finale against Missouri State that allowed Indiana State to comeback from down 14-0 to force overtime. He posted six games in which he recorded double digit tackles, including a season-high 18 stops on Homecoming versus South Dakota State.

Junior Donye McCleskey posted 98 total tackles this season, including 53 total stops. In the conference opener against Illinois State, McCleskey was credited with a career-high 17 total tackles. Known as a big-play defensive threat, McCleskey recovered a fumble and returned it 47 yards for a touchdown at Youngstown State. Had four games in which he recorded at least 10 tackles, including 13 against South Dakota State, 11 in the season finale versus Missouri State, 10 at Western Illinois and the season-best 17 versus the Redbirds.

Freshman Alex Sewall was Indiana State's top newcomer on defense with 90 total tackles, including 52 solo stops as he played in all 12 of the Sycamores' contests this season. Sewall posted a season-best nine tackles in five different contests: at Eastern Illinois, at Northern Illinois, South Dakota State, at North Dakota State and in the season finale versus Missouri State.

ISU also placed three student-athletes on the MVFC All-Newcomer Team. Those honored were freshman defensive back Larry Carter, freshman defensive back/quarterback Ryan Roberts and Sewall.

Carter played in 10 games this season and recorded 34 total tackles, including one for a loss and was credited with one half of a sack. He broke up four passes this season and recovered one fumble at Southern Illinois. In the conference opener against Illinois State he posted a team-high eight tackles.

Freshman Ryan Roberts played in all 12 games this year, including the final six as the Sycamore quarterback after playing the first six games on the defensive side of the ball. He completed 39-of-84 passes for 294 yards, including a long of 20 yards. Roberts was strong on the ground with 107 rushes for 194 yards, plus three rushing touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, Roberts was credited with nine total tackles. He posted a season-high 59 rushing yards at Youngstown State and was 15-of-24 for 124 yards passing against South Dakota State.

Also honored by the league was a trio of Sycamores on the MVFC All-Academic squad. Those Sycamores making the second team were tight end Josh Jones and punter Gabe Mullane while offensive lineman Jack Byrne was an honorable mention selection.

Jones, who holds 3.92 GPA in Exercise Science, was the Sycamores' top pass catching tight end as he hauled in 11 passes for 83 yards, an average of 7.5 yards per catch. Jones also was credited with one rush and a pair of kickoff returns during the season.

Mullane, who holds a 3.93 GPA in Physical Education, punted 82 times on the year for a total of 2,948 yards. He averaged 36.0 yards per kick and recorded a long punt of 66 yards. Mullane only had two touchbacks in 82 punts and forced 10 fair catches. He was able to pin the opposition inside their own 20-yard line a total of 17 times and recorded six punts of 50 yards or more.

Byrne, who holds a 3.15 GPA in Business, played and started in all 12 games for the Sycamores at the center position. The Sycamore offense gained 1,539 yards on the ground and reached the end zone eight times. Byrne was the leader of a team which also had 881 yards through the air and reached the end zone through the air three times.

At the team's annual banquet, Donye McCleskey and Jayden Everett picked up co-Most Valuable Player of the Year awards .

Coach Miles also named Byrne as the Sycamores' permanent offensive captain for the year; Everett as the Sycamores' permanent defensive captain and Mullane as the Sycamores' permanent special teams captain.