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Wieneke named to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
9/21/2017 6:01:00 AM | Football
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — South Dakota State University wide receiver Jake Wieneke is one of 22 college football players named to the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. The award, which was announced Thursday, shines a spotlight on the selflessness and community service displayed by these student-athletes and honors their dedication to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others.
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A senior from Maple Grove, Minnesota, Wieneke has continually worked with several community service initiatives since arriving at SDSU in the fall of 2013. He is in his fifth year as serving as a mentor to a student through the Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program and has worked with ESL students at a local elementary school He also has served as a youth group leader at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings and has been active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes by serving as a flag football coach and sports/youth camp counselor.
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In addition, Wieneke has taken his devotion to service both regionally and abroad. He has participated in two mission trips to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and also has been a part of a mission trip to Kenya in which he taught in schools, as well as four mission trips to Jamaica — three times to build houses and one to serve people with disabilities who have been abandoned.
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The 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® will be invited to New Orleans to participate in a special community service project ahead of the 2018 Allstate® Sugar Bowl®, where the entire team will also be recognized on the field at halftime. Fans are encouraged to visit ESPN.com/Allstate to vote for the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Captain now through Nov. 23. The Team Captain will be honored at this season's The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN. Throughout the season, fans can also follow along and join in on the conversation by searching and using #GoodWorksTeam on their social media channels.
The 22-member squad, along with an honorary coach, was pared from a list of 146 nominees across all four-year divisions of college football. The team is divided into 11 members from Football Bowl Subdivision schools, with the other half from the Football Championship Subdivision, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA programs. Wieneke was the lone FCS student-athlete honored on this year's team.
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Wieneke is the third Jackrabbit football player to be selected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team in the last five years, joining Winston Wright (2013) and Zach Zenner (2014).
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The following players and honorary head coach have been named to the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®:
FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION (FBS)
Daniel Carlson – Auburn UniversityÂ
Gabe Brandner – Duke University  Â
Mavin Saunders – Florida State University Â
Brent Stockstill – Middle Tennessee State University                                         Â
A.J. Cole, III – North Carolina State University                                               Â
Brandon Smith – Pennsylvania State University                                             Â
Harrison Phillips – Stanford University
Shaq Jones – University of Alabama-Birmingham                                            Â
Aaron Davis  – University of Georgia     Â
Courtney Love – University of Kentucky   Â
Tommy Openshaw – Vanderbilt UniversityÂ
COMBINED DIVISIONSÂ (FCS, II, III & NAIA)
Reece Foy – Amherst College         Â
Josh Dalki – Bethel University (Minn.)         Â
Ryan Stratton – Edinboro University
Jake Daugherty – Ferris State University    Â
Tyler Schubert – Franklin & Marshall College                                                                                              Â
Jacob Jenness – Northwestern College (Iowa)                                                                                         Â
Gunnar Orcutt – Peru State CollegeÂ
Will Gillach – Saint John's University (Minn.)
Jake Wieneke – South Dakota State University                                                                                           Â
Patrick Mohorcic – The College of WoosterÂ
Dillon Vaughan – West Texas A&M University                                              Â
HONORARY HEAD COACH
Pat Fitzgerald – Northwestern University
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About Allstate
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer, protecting approximately 16 million households from life's uncertainties through auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass and Answer Financial brand names. Other growth platforms include predictive analytics company Arity and consumer-product protection plan company SquareTrade. Allstate is widely known through the slogan "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®." Allstate agencies are in virtually every local community in America. In 2016, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate, its employees and agency owners gave $42 million to support local communities.
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About the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® was established in 1992 by the College Football Association, recognizing the extra efforts made by college football players and student support staff off the field. The American Football Coaches Association became the governing body of the award in 1997 and continues to honor college football players who go the extra mile for those in need. Allstate worked to present the award starting with the 2008 season.
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The SEC leads all conferences with 71 selections to the Good Works Team since it began in 1992.The SEC is followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference with 37 selections and the Big 12 Conference with 30 selections. Georgia is in first place with 18 honorees to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. The Bulldogs are followed by Kentucky and Nebraska with 14 honorees.
About AFCA
The AFCA was founded in 1922 and currently has more than 11,000 members around the world ranging from the high school level to the professional ranks. According to its constitution, the AFCA was formed, in part, to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and in the coaching profession" and to "provide a forum for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football."
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A senior from Maple Grove, Minnesota, Wieneke has continually worked with several community service initiatives since arriving at SDSU in the fall of 2013. He is in his fifth year as serving as a mentor to a student through the Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program and has worked with ESL students at a local elementary school He also has served as a youth group leader at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings and has been active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes by serving as a flag football coach and sports/youth camp counselor.
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In addition, Wieneke has taken his devotion to service both regionally and abroad. He has participated in two mission trips to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and also has been a part of a mission trip to Kenya in which he taught in schools, as well as four mission trips to Jamaica — three times to build houses and one to serve people with disabilities who have been abandoned.
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The 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® will be invited to New Orleans to participate in a special community service project ahead of the 2018 Allstate® Sugar Bowl®, where the entire team will also be recognized on the field at halftime. Fans are encouraged to visit ESPN.com/Allstate to vote for the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Captain now through Nov. 23. The Team Captain will be honored at this season's The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN. Throughout the season, fans can also follow along and join in on the conversation by searching and using #GoodWorksTeam on their social media channels.
The 22-member squad, along with an honorary coach, was pared from a list of 146 nominees across all four-year divisions of college football. The team is divided into 11 members from Football Bowl Subdivision schools, with the other half from the Football Championship Subdivision, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA programs. Wieneke was the lone FCS student-athlete honored on this year's team.
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Wieneke is the third Jackrabbit football player to be selected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team in the last five years, joining Winston Wright (2013) and Zach Zenner (2014).
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The following players and honorary head coach have been named to the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®:
FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION (FBS)
Daniel Carlson – Auburn UniversityÂ
Gabe Brandner – Duke University  Â
Mavin Saunders – Florida State University Â
Brent Stockstill – Middle Tennessee State University                                         Â
A.J. Cole, III – North Carolina State University                                               Â
Brandon Smith – Pennsylvania State University                                             Â
Harrison Phillips – Stanford University
Shaq Jones – University of Alabama-Birmingham                                            Â
Aaron Davis  – University of Georgia     Â
Courtney Love – University of Kentucky   Â
Tommy Openshaw – Vanderbilt UniversityÂ
COMBINED DIVISIONSÂ (FCS, II, III & NAIA)
Reece Foy – Amherst College         Â
Josh Dalki – Bethel University (Minn.)         Â
Ryan Stratton – Edinboro University
Jake Daugherty – Ferris State University    Â
Tyler Schubert – Franklin & Marshall College                                                                                              Â
Jacob Jenness – Northwestern College (Iowa)                                                                                         Â
Gunnar Orcutt – Peru State CollegeÂ
Will Gillach – Saint John's University (Minn.)
Jake Wieneke – South Dakota State University                                                                                           Â
Patrick Mohorcic – The College of WoosterÂ
Dillon Vaughan – West Texas A&M University                                              Â
HONORARY HEAD COACH
Pat Fitzgerald – Northwestern University
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About Allstate
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer, protecting approximately 16 million households from life's uncertainties through auto, home, life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance, Encompass and Answer Financial brand names. Other growth platforms include predictive analytics company Arity and consumer-product protection plan company SquareTrade. Allstate is widely known through the slogan "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®." Allstate agencies are in virtually every local community in America. In 2016, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate, its employees and agency owners gave $42 million to support local communities.
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About the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® was established in 1992 by the College Football Association, recognizing the extra efforts made by college football players and student support staff off the field. The American Football Coaches Association became the governing body of the award in 1997 and continues to honor college football players who go the extra mile for those in need. Allstate worked to present the award starting with the 2008 season.
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The SEC leads all conferences with 71 selections to the Good Works Team since it began in 1992.The SEC is followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference with 37 selections and the Big 12 Conference with 30 selections. Georgia is in first place with 18 honorees to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. The Bulldogs are followed by Kentucky and Nebraska with 14 honorees.
About AFCA
The AFCA was founded in 1922 and currently has more than 11,000 members around the world ranging from the high school level to the professional ranks. According to its constitution, the AFCA was formed, in part, to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and in the coaching profession" and to "provide a forum for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football."
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