Nine Crestwood football players earn First Team honors

CRESCO - Nine Crestwood football players earned First Team Class 2A All-District 3 Honors for the 2026 season and two Cadets received All-District MVP Honors.

Crestwood seniors Alex Loden (skill position) and Reece Ollendieck (line) both captured Offensive All-District MVP Honors.

First Team Offense selections for Crestwood included: Caleb Holzer, senior, running back; Mason Regan, senior, offensive line; Finn Donlan, senior, wide receiver; Zander Mehmert, junior, tight end/fullback; and Mitchell Williams, junior, kicker.

First Team Defense selections for the Cadets included: Awnan Skoda, senior, defensive line; Trenton Voyna, senior, linebacker; Lux Smith, junior, defensive back; Kyler Henry, junior, defensive utility.

Second Team selections for Crestwood included: Nate Mahr, senior, WR; Grant Ludwig, senior, OL; Brogan Nibbelink, senior, DB.

Honorable Mention selections for the Cadets included: Ethan Bergan, senior, RB; Mitchell Peter, RB/LB, senior; Logan McCabe, junior, OL.

The Cadets posted an overall mark of 8-2 (5-1 and second place in district play). Crestwood defeated Hampton-Dumont, 35-7, in the first round of the playoffs before losing to Alburnett, 21-49, in the second round. In 10 games this season, the Cadets averaged 32.6 points per game, which is the highest school average since 1960.

Quarterback Alex Loden completed 87 of 143 pass attempts for 1127 yards, 13 touchdowns and three interceptions during the 2026 season. Loden also gained 1382 yards rushing and scored 17 touchdowns on 184 carries (7.5 yards per carry average). He also had 13 punts for 469 yards, good for an average of 36.1 yards per punt.

Running back Caleb Holzer gained 610 yards rushing and scored seven touchdowns on 77 carries (7.9 ypc). He also caught six passes for 84 yards and one touchdown. On defense, Holzer had 17.5 total tackles, including 10 solo stops.

Wide receiver Finn Donlan tallied 29 receptions for 411 yards and five touchdowns. 

Tight end/fullback Zander Mehmert had 13 receptions for 145 yards and one touchdown. On defense, Mehmert had 24 total tackles, including 11 solo stops.

Kicker Mitchell Williams had 57 kickoffs, including five touchbacks, for 2938 yards and made one field goal. Williams had eight punt returns for 70 yards.

On defense, Awnan Skoda had 24 total tackles, including six solo stops and 2.5 tackles for loss.

Trenton Voyna led the Cadets on defense with 77 total tackles, including 37 solo stops, 7.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He also had two interceptions for 83 yards and one touchdown.

Lux Smith had 42 total tackles, including 25 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss. He also had two interceptions for 23 yards.

Kyler Henry had 34.5 total tackles, including 21 solo stops and 2.5 tackles for loss.  He also had one interception for 33 yards and one touchdown.