Ben Falkenberg	Jadin Thomas	Dan Borcherdt	Robbie Taylor

Ben Falkenberg, a 5-foot-11 senior guard from Wadsworth, Ohio, highlighted the list for the Cougars as he was named to the AMC First Team for the third straight year. The former Wadsworth High School star leads MVNU in scoring (19.3 points per game) and assists (129), ranks first in NAIA Division II in free throw percentage (90.8) and sixth in three-pointers made per game (3.5). He is also shooting 48.8 percent from the field overall and 45.3 percent from three-point range.

Jadin Thomas, a 6-foot-4 senior forward from Lithopolis, Ohio, joined Falkenberg on the AMC First Team after being on the AMC South Division Second Team last year. The former Columbus West High School standout is averaging 14.2 points and a team-leading 8.5 rebounds. He also leads the team with 39 blocked shots and is shooting 46.2 percent from the field to go with 38 steals.

Dan Borcherdt, a 6-foot senior guard from Archbold, Ohio, was named to the AMC Honorable Mention list for the second straight year. The former Archbold High School star is averaging 11.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists and is shooting 90.9 percent from the free throw line with just under the minimum number of attempts to qualify as the nation’s top free throw shooter ahead of Falkenberg.

Robbie Taylor, a 5-foot-10 freshman guard from Gahanna, Ohio, earned a spot on the AMC All-Freshmen Team. The former Gahanna Lincoln High School product has appeared in 30 games and is averaging 4.9 points while shooting 79.4 percent from the free throw line and 36.1 percent from three-point range.

MVNU is currently 23-8 overall and ranked No. 12 in the final NAIA Division II poll. The Cougars will be the No. 10 seed in the 32-team NAIA Division II National Tournament that will tip off in Point Lookout, Mo., starting next Wednesday. MVNU will square off with unseeded Bellevue (Neb.) University (22-8) in the first round next Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. CST.