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Cary-Grove grad Addison West named to The Associated Press All-America team

2019 Trojans grad led MAC’s top offense at Western Michigan

By Alex Kantecki
Western Michigan's Addison West plays during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Kalamazoo, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Western Michigan's Addison West plays during the 2022 season in Kalamazoo, Michigan. (AP file photo) (Al Goldis/AP)

Western Michigan senior guard Addison West, a 2019 Cary-Grove graduate, was named to The Associated Press All-America first team Monday.

West (6-foot-3, 305 pounds) started all 12 games during the regular season and didn’t allow any sacks for the Broncos, who averaged 29.4 points a game to lead the Mid-American Conference. West started every game for WMU since 2022 and helped produce two 1,000-yard rushers.

WMU ended the season Saturday with a 30-24 loss to South Alabama in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl.

Last week, West was named First-Team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Pro Football Focus ranks him among the top offensive lineman in the country.

West led Cary-Grove to its second state title in 2018 and was a two-time Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 6A All-State member. Playing on the offensive and defensive line, West helped lead the Trojans to a 14-0 record in 2018, with the offense averaging more than 400 yards a game. C-G beat Crete-Monee 35-13 to win the 6A title, the team’s first championship since 2009.