Ryan Klachko, who left Nebraska after one season, is one of 13 N-G All-Staters from Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin since 2001, the last time a Cyclone star committed to Illinois. The list:
YEAR N-G ALL-STATER POS. COLLEGE
2011 Pat Smith QB Wisconsin-Whitewater
2010 Ryan Klachko OL Nebraska
2009 Eric Williamson QB St. Ambrose
2008 Gary Wilson RB St. Ambrose
2008 John Lantz DB Southern Illinois
2007 Leonard Hubbard LB Wisconsin
2006 Bobby Brenneisen QB Southern Illinois
2006 Mike Stieren DL Western Illinois
2005 Jeff Sanders WR Indiana
2003-04 Eric Peterman QB Northwestern
2003 Larry Luster DL Southern Illinois
2002 Kenni Burns RB Indiana
2001 Josh Norris DL Illinois
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