Kearney, Neb. – Senior inside linebacker Sal Silvio represents Nebraska-Kearney on the 2019 Division II Conference Commissioners' Association (D2CCA) All-Central Region team.

Sports information directors nominate and vote on the makeup of the 50-player squad and can vote for their own players. The Central Region is made up of schools from the MIAA, GAC (Great American Conf.), GLIAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.) and GLVC (Great Lakes Valley Conf.) First-team selections advance to the national ballot where they could earn D2CCA All-American honors. 

Silvio (Kansas City) is the first Loper to make this team since fellow ILB Tyke Kozeal was honored in 2016. Last year Silvio was named second-team all-region by Don Hansen's Football Gazette.

Entering the Mineral Water Bowl the fifth-year senior leads UNK in tackles (80), tackles for loss (10), sacks (8), forced fumbles (four) and fumble recoveries (three). He also has two pass breakups and part of a defense allowing 28 points and 378 yards per game. Silvio is just the third Loper to reach 300 career tackles, now with 314. The only players ahead of him are Kozeal (604) and Kellen Werner (316).

The GAC had the most selections (20) with the MIAA having 13 (eight first-team, five second). Central Missouri senior QB Brook Bolles was named the Region Offensive Player of the Year with senior linemen Austen Edwards from Ferris State the Defensive P.O.Y.