KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced on Tuesday (Nov. 15) that Lincoln wide receiver Aderias Ealy is an All-MIAA third team selection while seven other members of the LU football team earned all-league honorable mention recognition.

Ealy, a junior, finished the regular season sixth in the conference in receiving yards with 63.4 per game. Ealy scored nine touchdowns, the second-most of any MIAA receiver and the 19th-most of any Division II player in 2022, and he additionally ranked second in the league in average yards per catch (21.8). Beyond his skills as a receiver, Ealy also served as a returner for the Blue Tigers, and ended the year with 101.8 all-purpose yards per contest, the third-most of any MIAA player and the 74th-most in NCAA Division II.

In addition to Ealy's third-team selection, seven other Blue Tigers were named All-MIAA Honorable Mention: defensive linemen Samuel Amituanai, Cody Bagby, Jahkari Larmond and Jaylon Mosley; tight end Samuel Ingoli; and offensive linemen Alejandro Flores and Tommy Medellin.

Amituanai, a sophomore, finished sixth on the team with 32 tackles, including 2.5 for loss. Bagby, a senior, ended the year 19th in the conference in tackles for loss with eight, and had four sacks to go with two quarterback hurries and a broken-up pass. Bagby also totaled 30 tackles. 

Larmond, a sophomore, hurried the quarterback three times in 2022 and had both a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the season. Larmond also made 29 tackles and had a tackle for loss. Meanwhile, Mosley, a senior, led Lincoln and finished fifth in the MIAA with 91 tackles, and had 5.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery this season. Mosley made 55 solo tackles, the 39th-most in NCAA Division II and the fifth-most in the MIAA.

Ingoli, a junior, led Lincoln with 36 receptions in 10 games this year. Ingoli finished with 329 receiving yards, the third-most among the Blue Tigers, and he averaged 9.1 yards per catch.

Flores, a freshman, and Medellin, a junior, started every game on the offensive line for Lincoln. They provided the anchors for a disciplined offensive unit that largely played mistake-free football, as Lincoln ended the regular season with the 18th-fewest penalties among NCAA Division II programs. Flores and Medellin helped the Blue Tigers produce over 3,000 yards of total offense in 2022.