MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – UW-River Falls quarterback Kaleb Blaha and his teammate, linebacker Gage Timm, lead the D3football.com 2025 All-Region 6 team. Blaha was named the Region 6 Offensive Player of the Year, while Timm was named the Region 6 Defensive Player of the Year.

UW-River Falls coach Matt Walker, who led the Falcons to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and the national quarterfinals, is the Region 6 Coach of the Year. He was also named the WIAC Coach of the Year.

In addition to Blaha & Timm's All-Region First Team honors, DJ Fox was named to the First Team Offense, Andre Hall on the First Team Defense, Hunter McKinney on the Second Team Offense, and Kody Curtis on the Third Team Defense. UWRF's total of six All-Region award winners is the most in a single season, and Blaha, Timm, and Walker's Regional Player & Coach of the Year awards are the first in UWRF history.

NCAA Division III realigned Division III football into six regions in 2021. Region 6 includes the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Northwest Conference, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Kaleb Blaha, a senior from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, has completed 69.1 percent of his passes for the Johnnies, going 326-for-472 passing with 31 touchdowns and nine interceptions as UW-River Falls has gone 12-0 and advanced to the national quarterfinals. In addition, he leads the Falcons in rushing, with 1,053 yards and 15 touchdowns on 198 carries.

A senior from Shawano, Wisconsin, Gage Timm leads the Falcons with 90 total tackles as well as with 13 tackles for loss. The linebacker has two forced fumbles, five sacks, three pass breakups and three quarterback hurries on the season.

First Team – Offense 
DJ Fox, Junior, Offensive Line, Union Grove, Wis. (Union Grove)
Kaleb Blaha, Senior, Quarterback, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Fridley)

Second Team – Offense 
Hunter McKinney, Senior, Offensive Line, Pipestone, Minn. (Pipestone)

First Team – Defense 
Gage Timm, Senior, Linebacker, Shawano, Wis. (Shawano)
Andre Hall, Junior, Defensive Back, Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti)

Third Team – Defense
Kody Curtis, Sophomore, Defensive Line, Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo)

The teams, selected in balloting by Region 6 sports information directors and D3football.com staff, were chosen from 173 nominations by full Division III member schools. A total of 80 players were chosen. Players nominated for All-Region are eligible to be considered for D3football.com All-America honors, which will be announced Monday, Dec. 22, 2025.