Senior quarterback Russ Harbaugh and sophomore linebacker Adrian Pynenberg have been selected to the 2005 d3football.com All-North Region team. Harbaugh earned First Team honors at quarterback, while Pynenberg was a Second Team selection at linebacker.
Harbaugh, the 2005 North Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, led Wabash to the NCAC title with a perfect 10-0 regular season record, a 7-0 mark in conference play, and a first round win over Albion in the Division III playoffs. Along the way he rewrote both the school and conference record books, becoming the first Little Giant quarterback to throw for over 3,000 yards in a season. His 3,521 passing yards set the Wabash and NCAC records. He also set both school and conference records for single game completion percentage (19-of-20 for 95 percent vs. Denison), season completion percentage (273-of-394 for 69.3 percent), and the single season completions total. He also owns the Wabash and NCAC completion percentage record, finishing his four-year career with a mark of 65.4 percent (568-of-869). He is eighth in the nation in passing efficiency (166.1) and has led the Wabash offense to rankings of 10th in passing offense and 20th in total offense in all of Division III.
Harbaugh was a 2005 Gagliardi Award finalist and was selected to the 2005 Aztec Bowl team.
Pynenberg has already added his name to the Wabash record book in just two seasons. He has started every game at linebacker for the Little Giants since arriving as a freshmen, leading the team in tackles the last two seasons. He recorded 96 tackles (51 solo, 45 assisted) to pace the Wabash defense this season while earning First Team All-NCAC honors. He also led the team in tackles for losses with 22 for a total of 75 yards, the third-best total TFLs in a single season by a Wabash player. Pynenberg is 22nd in the nation in TFLs per game (1.8) and already ranks fourth in career tackles for losses for the Little Giants with 33. His numbers have helped the Little Giants to a third-place ranking nationally in rushing defense and scoring defense, and 13th in total defense.
The d3football.com All-Region team, the first ever selected by the national Division III football web site, was chosen from 177 nominations and voted on by North Region sports information directors and the d3football.com staff. A total of 76 players were named to the 2005 squad.
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