Missouri Valley Football Conference champion South Dakota State has claimed three of the league’s top individual awards, conference officials announced Wednesday.

Quarterback Taryn Christion was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Year, linebacker Christian Rozeboom was selected MVFC Freshman of the Year and John Stiegelmeier was honored as Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Year. Award selections are determined through a vote of the league’s coaches, sports information directors and select media.

The league also announced that Karter Schult of Northern Iowa is the Defensive Player of the Year and South Dakota’s Chris Streveler is the Newcomer of the Year.