Post season recognition continues to roll in for the 2022 Aurora University Spartan football program. Today the Associated Press (AP) announced the 2022 Division III All-American Teams and three Spartans were selected to one of the two All-American teams.

Spartan senior offensive tackle Chris Toth added to his All-American honors with the AP First-Team selection after having been named earlier this week to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)First-Team All-American team. Joining Toth as Second-Team AP selections are running back Jhe'Quay Chretin and wide receiver Trey Madsen. 

The trio were all earlier selected a D3football.com First-Team All-Region and Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference First-Team All-Conference performers. Toth anchored the Spartan offensive line unit that averaged 471.9 total yards per game, 203.9 yards rushing and 268.0 passing per game, and is second in Division III in scoring per game at 46.1 points per game.

Chretin finished the 2022 season with a single season AU rushing record 1,604 which ranks second for Division III running backs. In 260 carries he had 14 touchdowns, averaging 123.38 per game and 6.2 yards per rush. He finished the season ranked 11th in rushing yards per game, 21st in rushing touchdowns and 21st in all-purpose yards (142.15).

Madsen finished the 2022 season as the AU career receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdown leader. In the 2022 season he had 68 catches for 978 yards and 18 touchdowns. He is second in Division III in receiving touchdowns, 12th in total touchdowns, 13th in points scored (108), 19th in receiving yards and 23rd in scoring.

The 2022 Spartans finished the season with a program record 11 wins with an 11-2 record, a perfect 8-0 in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference and a 2022 NCAA Division III playoff appearance. The champions of the NACC, the AU football team headed to the NCAA Division III Football Championship for the seventh time in program history and third consecutive season of the NCAA hosting the playoffs.

The Spartans made a historical run for Aurora University and the NACC in the 2022 NCAA Division III playoffs, defeating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 33-28 for the first playoff win for AU and a NACC football team. AU then continued the run with a 48-26 second round victory over Alma College to make the first trip the NCAA playoff quarterfinals.