Official D3football.com All-Region Release

TACOMA, Wash. — D3football.com released its first round of postseason award winners on Wednesday with Pacific Lutheran University defensive end Nico Golla landing First Team All-Region 6 accolades.

Golla is one of 13 student-athletes from Region 6 to be recognized as First Team Defense. Of the 26 players earning First Team honors (13 on offense and 13 on defense), Golla is one of just two Northwest Conference players to earn First Team All-Region, joining Linfield University's punter Thomas Tabor. In all, 11 players from the NWC were among the 80 student-athletes recognized as All-Region 6 as either a First Team, Second Team, or Third Team selection.

A First Team All-NWC selection, Golla had an elite season for the Lutes (5-5, 4-3 NWC), ranking ninth nationally in sacks at the end of the regular season and 14th in NCAA Division III in tackles for loss. The Puyallup, Washington native finished the season with 11.5 sacks and 19 TFLs while making 54 tackles on the season, including 31 solo takedowns. The defensive end had five quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles, including one fumble recovery.  

Golla 11.5 sacks this fall ranks eighth on PLU's all-time single season list while his 22.5 career sacks sits 10th on the all-time list.

A total of 189 players were nominated for All-Region 6 which includes the NWC along with the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC), and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). 

D3football.com will announce their annual All-American team on Dec. 15 prior to Stagg Bowl 50.