HILLSBORO, Ore.—Six Lewis & Clark College football players earned their first career Northwest Conference All-Conference honors, the league office announced on Monday afternoon.
First year wide receiver
Sytyn Lasconia and juniors
Iggy Marquez (offensive line) and
JT Chavez (defensive end) all were named to the Second Team. Senior wide receiver
Garrett Lee, sophomore offensive lineman
Ramses Packer and senior linebacker
Daryl Scott each carved out a spot on the Third Team. The sextet helped lead Lewis & Clark to their most wins (6-4) since the 2011 seasons (7-2).
Lasconia is the first Lewis & Clark first year to be named to the NWC All-Conference Team in their first collegiate season since Heisman Hosoda in 2017. Lasconia led Lewis & Clark in every receiving statistical category. He posted 44 receptions, 661 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 games. The Ewa Beach, Hawaii native also led the team with his 15.02 yards per reception and 66.1 yards per game. Lasconia added six rushes for 87 yards and three punt returns for 21 yards. He placed second in the conference in touchdown catches, fourth in receptions and fifth in receiving yards. Lasconia sits 17
th in all of NCAA DIII in touchdown receptions and 121
st in receiving yards. His 11 touchdown receptions are the third-most in program history and he tied the school record for receiving touchdowns in a game with four against NWC Champion Whitworth University on Homecoming. He posted a career-high 10 catches for 166 yards and four touchdowns against the Pirates.
Marquez earned his first career All-Conference honor after moving from guard to left tackle as a junior. The junior started in all 10 games and led a young Lewis & Clark offensive line that featured four new starters and three underclassmen. He was the only Pioneers starting offensive lineman to play in all 10 games. As a team, Lewis & Clark finished second in the NWC in scoring offense (34.9 points per game) and yards per game (430.1). The Pioneers led the entire conference with 155.0 rushing yards per game and finished third with 275.1 passing yard per contest.
Chavez picked up his first collegiate All-Conference accolades after setting new career-highs in every statistical category. He led the team in tackles-for-loss (10) and sacks (6.0). Chavez tacked on 33 tackles (16 solo), five quarterback hurries and two pass break-ups. He also added one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. The Stockton, California native finished tied for sixth in the conference in sacks and 12
th in tackles-for-loss. Chavez posted at least .5 sacks in five games and put together the best game of his season on September 20 against Pomona-Pitzer. He notched 3.5 tackles-for-loss, two sacks and eight tackles (six solo) to help the Pioneers hold the defending Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Champions to just three points.
Lee broke out in a huge way in his final season to earn a spot on the All-Conference Team. He not only set new career-highs in every statistical category but more than doubled his career output in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns. He finished second on the squad in receptions (42), receiving yards (605) and touchdown catches (five). Lee ranked tied for sixth in the NWC in receptions, sixth in receiving yards and tied for eight in receiving touchdowns. He wraps up his career with 63 receptions, 839 yards and five touchdowns.
Packer carved out a spot on the All-Conference team after taking over as the team's starting right tackle. After serving as a backup as a first year, Packer started in eight games and played a key role in the team's offensive success. He helped Lewis & Clark score 30 or more points in five games and 50 or more points twice. The Pioneers finished 51
st in NCAA DIII in scoring offense, 39
th in yards per game, 32
nd in passing offense (275.1 yards per) and 31
st in red-zone offense (87.2 percent).
Scott made a transition of his own as he moved from the secondary into a linebacker role as a senior. It paid off in a big way as he led Lewis & Clark with 67 tackles and finished tied for the team lead with 27 solo stops. The senior also finished tied for third in tackles-for-loss (6.0) and second in sacks (4.5). The Shoreline, Washington native notched five QB hurries, four pass break-ups, one interception, forced fumble, fumble recovery and blocked kick. He finished 11
th in the conference in total tackles and 10
th in sacks. Scott recorded a career-high 11 tackles and added 2.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks on October 11 against rival Willamette University. Scott ends his career with 156 tackles (77 solo), nine tackles-for-loss, 5.5 sacks, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions, two blocked kicks and one forced fumble.