Northwest Missouri - Football (2006-09)
Myles Burnsides was a two-time First Team All-America and All-MIAA defensive back for Northwest Missouri. In his four years with the Bearcats, the team went 37-0 in MIAA contests and made it to the NCAA Division II National Championship game each year, finally winning the title his senior season. Burnsides led the Bearcats all intercepts all four seasons to rank third on in the Northwest record books with 16 career interceptions. He also notched 100 career playoff tackles which ranks second all-time at Northwest. Burnsides earned First Team All-MIAA honors his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. He was named the MIAA’s Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2008. In the same year he earned First Team All-America honors from six different associations and was named CoSIDA’s Ron Lenz National Defensive Player of the Year. Burnsides was also a First Team All-America selected by the AFCA in 2009 and earned Second Team All-America recognition from five associations. Along with being a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, Burnsides was the MIAA’s Ken B. Jones Award Winner and the NCAA Division II’s National Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2009-10.
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