ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Presbyterian College junior wide receiver Dominic Kibby is one of seven returning First Team All-PFL selections to highlight the 2025 Pioneer Football League Preseason Team, announced Tuesday.
The league presented its Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Monday, with San Diego picked as the preseason favorite, followed by Drake and St. Thomas.
Kibby, who is a two-time First Team All-PFL honoree, returns with 95 receptions and 1,479 receiving yards to his credit in his first two seasons with the Blue Hose. He was joined on the preseason team by a pair of teammates: graduate student wide receiver Cincere Gill and sophomore quarterback Collin Hurst. Presbyterian also has returning First Team All-PFL selections in defensive lineman Carter Szydiowski, defensive back Caleb Francis, and return specialist Zach Switzer.
There are three other returning 2024 First Team All-PFL selections on the preseason squad. Davidson running back Mari Adams and fullback Mason Sheron as well as Marist offensive lineman Dominic Perricone. In addition, both of the PFL’s 2024 Freshmen of the Year return in Hurst and Marist linebacker James Kratochvil.
All 11 teams had at least one student-athlete named to the Preseason All-PFL squad. Presbyterian’s six preseason honorees lead the league, followed by San Diego’s five selections. Dayton and Marist had four preseason picks, with Davidson and Morehead State garnering three each. Butler, Drake, and St. Thomas enter the season with two on the preseason team, while Stetson and Valparaiso claim one honoree each.
The upcoming 2025 season marks the 33rd year of the Pioneer Football League. The league will feature 11 teams, each playing an eight-game schedule to determine the league champion and recipient of the automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Championship. The 2025 schedule gets underway Thursday, August 28, with Dayton, Drake, and St. Thomas set to kick off on opening night. Marist opens its season on Friday, August 29, followed by the league’s remaining seven teams on Saturday, August 30.
About the Pioneer Football League
The Pioneer Football League is the only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. The PFL is a truly national conference with members on each coast and throughout the nation’s heartland. Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University, and Valparaiso University were among the league’s founding members in 1993, with Davidson College, Marist University, Morehead State University, Presbyterian College, the University of San Diego, the University of St. Thomas, and Stetson University joining to form the current 11-team league.
2025 Preseason All-Pioneer Football League Team
|
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| OFFENSE |
| WR |
Dominic Kibby (1, 2x) |
Presbyterian |
6-1 |
175 |
Jr. |
Catonsville, Md. |
| WR |
Cincere Gill (2) |
Presbyterian |
6-1 |
175 |
Gr. |
Foxboro, Mass. |
| WR |
Ryan Upp (2) |
Morehead State |
5-10 |
180 |
Gr. |
Leesburg, Va. |
| QB |
Carter Cravens (H) |
Morehead State |
6-2 |
205 |
RJr. |
Cypress, Texas |
| QB |
Collin Hurst (H, FRotY) |
Presbyterian |
5-10 |
165 |
RSo. |
Davie, Fla. |
| RB |
Mari Adams (1) |
Davidson |
5-11 |
210 |
Sr. |
Shelby, N.C. |
| RB |
Mason Hackett (2) |
Dayton |
5-8 |
198 |
Jr. |
Granville, Ohio |
| RB |
Mike Mansaray (2) |
Valparaiso |
5-9 |
200 |
Gr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| FB |
Mason Sheron (1) |
Davidson |
6-0 |
220 |
Sr. |
Leo, Ind. |
| AP |
Gavin Lochow (2) |
Dayton |
6-0 |
195 |
Jr. |
Proctorville, Ohio |
| TE |
Jackson Conners-McCarthy (2) |
Marist |
6-2 |
235 |
RSo. |
Andover, Mass. |
| OL |
Evans Bowling (2) |
San Diego |
6-6 |
235 |
Gr. |
El Paso, Texas |
| OL |
Kyler Herring (2) |
Davidson |
6-3 |
310 |
Sr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| OL |
Ryan Iiams (H) |
Dayton |
6-3 |
278 |
Gr. |
Springboro, Ohio |
| OL |
Dominic Perricone (1) |
Marist |
6-5 |
313 |
RSr. |
Mahopac, N.Y. |
| OL |
Maicah Talavou (H) |
San Diego |
6-2 |
290 |
Sr. |
Long Beach, Calif. |
| DEFENSE |
| DL |
Luke Bauer (H) |
Morehead State |
6-0 |
235 |
RJr. |
Akron, Ohio |
| DL |
Danny Orgler (H) |
Butler |
6-2 |
235 |
RSr. |
Buffalo Grove, Ill. |
| DL |
Malachi Cooper (2) |
San Diego |
6-4 |
260 |
Gr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| DL |
Carter Szydlowski (1) |
Presbyterian |
6-3 |
260 |
Sr. |
Mount Pleasant, Tenn. |
| LB |
Sean Allison (2) |
Drake |
6-1 |
230 |
Sr. |
Hinsdale, Ill. |
| LB |
Jeremiah Jackson (2) |
Butler |
5-9 |
195 |
Sr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| LB |
Ryan Sever (H) |
St. Thomas |
6-2 |
224 |
Sr. |
Edina, Minn. |
| LB |
James Kratochvil (H, FRotY) |
Marist |
6-1 |
220 |
RSo. |
Randolph, N.J. |
| DB |
Ruben Lopez (2) |
San Diego |
6-0 |
180 |
Sr. |
Mission Viejo, Calif. |
| DB |
Caleb Francis (1) |
Presbyterian |
6-2 |
195 |
Sr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| DB |
Nate Robinson Jr. (H) |
Marist |
6-1 |
192 |
So. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| DB |
Cam Cope (H) |
Dayton |
5-11 |
188 |
RJr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| DB |
Den Juette (H) |
St. Thomas |
6-2 |
183 |
Sr. |
Chicago, ill. |
| SPECIAL TEAMS |
| PK |
Daniel Holbrook (H) |
Stetson |
5-9 |
185 |
So. |
Annapolis, Md. |
| P |
Aydan Corrales (H) |
San Diego |
6-1 |
180 |
Jr. |
Fullerton, Calif. |
| RS |
Zach Switzer (1) |
Presbyterian |
5-11 |
195 |
Gr. |
Spring Hill, Tenn. |
| LS |
Brett Welsing (1) |
Drake |
6-3 |
233 |
Sr. |
De Pere, Wis. |
Notes: Two quarterbacks, three running backs, and five defensive backs due to ties in voting.
Symbols in parentheses indicate 2024 All-PFL Team: 1 – was a First Team All-PFL selection; 2 – was a Second Team All-PFL selection; H – was an Honorable Mention All-PFL selection; 2x –is a two-time First-Team All-PFL honoree; FRotY – returning Freshman of the Year in their respective position group. |