MENOMONIE – Two Menomonie High School graduates from UW-Stout were selected to the 2025 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football team.

Junior defensive back Brooks Brewer was a first team selection while sophomore offensive lineman Ben Bystol was a second team pick.

Brewer was second on the Blue Devils and 10th in the WIAC with 73 total tackles (39 solo). He recorded four pass breakups, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, and three interceptions, including a 66-yard pick-six against Dubuque. He was named WIAC Defensive Player of the Week and earned D3football.com Team of the Week honors on Sept. 9. A Stout team captain, Brewer was a WIAC second team pick in 2024 and was a 2025 D3football.com second-team Preseason All-American. Including the pick-six against Dubuque, Brewer recorded interceptions against Wartburg University and UW-Oshkosh. Brewer had a season-high 12 tackles against UW-La Crosse, including nine solo tackles.

Bystol started all nine games he played. Behind the offensive line, the Blue Devils averaged 341.7 yards per game (5.4 yards per play) and 26.8 points per game. The team ranked 35th nationally in total touchdowns.

As a team, Stout had 11 players named to the honor squad – four to the first team, five to the second team and two to the honorable mention squad. The Blue Devils finished the regular season at 6-5 overall, 3-4 in the WIAC and advanced to their second consecutive Isthmus Bowl where they defeated Washington University of St. Louis, 31-23, for the program’s first post-season win.

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Layne Pitt retired as the longest serving sports information director at UW-Stout and also worked more than a decade at the Dunn County News.

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