MOUNT VERNON – Cornell has landed three players on the 2025 All-Midwest Conference Football Teams, headlined by first team defensive end Julius Jenkins.
 
Jenkins, a junior, was among five defensive linemen selected to the league's top unit. He is Cornell's first defensive lineman to garner first team all-conference accolades since 2017 (Andrew Joseph).
 
Coach Curt Ritchie's Rams fielded a pair of second team honorees in senior wide receiver Gavin Soukup and junior safety Joshua Martin.
 
Jenkins was disruptive on Cornell's defensive front with 9.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks – both team-highs – in nine games. He finished fourth on the team with 49 tackles, including 23 solo stops.
 
Jenkins earned D3football.com Team of the Week honors Sept. 16, following a massive performance against MWC foe Chicago in which he tallied 14 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
 
Soukup led the Rams in receptions for the second year in a row, hauling in 28 passes for 231 yards. He was also Cornell's primary punt returner, netting 61 yards on 11 attempts. The durable wideout played in 40 games over his four-year career, accumulating 113 receptions for 1,202 yards.
 
Martin anchored Cornell's secondary with 52 tackles, including a team-best 34 solo stops. He was No. 1 in the MWC with 106 interception return yards on three picks. Martin had a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown in a 26-19 win at Beloit Oct. 4.
 
The Rams finished the campaign at 4-6 overall and placed sixth in the 10-team league with a 4-5 mark.