RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The 17th annual D3football.com All-Region Teams were announced on Wednesday, Dec. 8, with Ben Beise, Ted Androli, and Alex Klecker representing UW-River Falls on the 2021 All-Region 6 Team.

Ben Beise was selected to the Second Team Offense as a tight end. The senior from Loretto, Minn., also was an All-WIAC First Team tight end and Second Team all-purpose back. He compiled 414 all-purpose yards during the regular season, rushing for three touchdowns along with one receiving touchdown.

Senior defensive lineman Ted Androli (Kenyon, Minn.) received Second Team Defensive honors, leading the WIAC with 13 tackles for loss, including 11.5 during the conference schedule. Against No. 3-ranked UW-Whitewater on Oct. 23, Androli tallied three sacks and a forced fumble. He was also selected to the All-WIAC First Team Defense. 

River Falls native and sophomore offensive lineman Alex Klecker helped guide the Falcons' top-scoring and rushing offense in the WIAC. He did not allow one sack all season and was graded highest of any offense lineman by the UWRF coaching staff. He was named to the All-Region Third Team Offense and All-WIAC Second Team Offense.

The trio becomes the first Falcons since 2017 to garner All-Region honors.

UWRF finished the season with a 9-2 overall record, matching a program record for wins with its 48-27 Isthmus Bowl victory over Washington University in St. Louis.

Players were nominated for these awards by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools, and schools and conferences were contacted multiple times as the season wound down to remind them to make their players eligible. In total, 1,036 players were nominated.

All-Region teams are selected in balloting by sports information directors in each region and D3football.com staff. All players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for the D3football.com All-America Team.