Four Tigers Earn 2025 All-NCAC Football Honors
CLEVELAND, OH - The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) released its 2025 football all-conference teams, and four Tigers were selected for postseason recognition. Senior defensive back Luke Jackson (DeGraff, OH / Indian Lake) was the Tigers' lone first-team honoree, junior defensive lineman Dalton Allen (Delaware, OH / Hayes) was picked for the second-team, and sophomore linebacker Will Dix Jr. (Parma Heights, OH / Holy Name) and senior punter Hayden Olcott (Delaware, OH / Olentangy) earned places on the third-team.
Jackson, a second-team All-NCAC selection a year ago, led both Wittenberg and the NCAC in total tackles (109) and solo tackles (49) during the 2025 season. For his career, Jackson finished with 214 tackles, three interceptions, and six pass break-ups.
Allen was a first-team All-NCAC choice a year ago, and he also earned All-Great Lakes Region honors after leading the conference in sacks. In 2025, Allen tied for third on the team in sacks with 2.5 and tied for third in tackles for loss with 6.5, while also breaking up four passes and intercepting another, and recording a blocked kick.
Dix put together a breakout season for the Tigers, leading the team and NCAC in interceptions (5), two of which were returned for touchdowns, while also finishing second on the team in sacks with 7.5 and tied for first in sacks with 3.0. Olcott rounded out the Wittenberg selections after punting 41 times over the course of the season, totaling 1751 yards for an average of 42.7 yards, including a 67-yarder that ranks eighth in program history. In those 41 punts he logged only two touchbacks, eight fair catches, and seven punts inside the 20 yard-line.
The Tigers finished the season with a 4-6 record overall and were 3-5 in the conference to place sixth in the NCAC.