Muhlenberg senior Michael Hnatkowsky was selected to the 2021 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' All-America second team.

Hnatkowsky is the first Mule quarterback ever recognized on the AFCA All-America team. The only other Muhlenberg player picked to an All-America team and specifically identified as a quarterback was Bud Bossick, who earned honorable mention on the Associated Press Little All-America squad in 1942.

Hnatkowsky also is the first Centennial Conference quarterback ever named to the AFCA All-America team. Counting all All-America teams, only three other CC signal-callers have been honored in the 38-season history of the league, only one other in the 2000s. 

With one game remaining in the Division III season - the Stagg Bowl between North Central and Mary Hardin-Baylor - Hnatkowsky ranks among the nation's leaders in most passing categories. He is:

• second in passing touchdowns (47),
• second in points responsible for (302),
• third in passing yards (3,876),
• seventh in completion percentage (.689),
• 13th in passing efficiency (168.63),
• 14th in completions per game (24.4) and
• 20th in total offense yards per game (298.8).

The Centennial Conference offensive player of the year for the second straight season, the D3football.com Region 2 offensive player of the year and a semifinalist for the Gagliardi Trophy, Hnatkowsky threw for at least 200 yards and passed for multiple touchdowns in each of Muhlenberg's 13 games. He set school records for passing yards, touchdowns, completions (317) and attempts (460) in a season and was named CC player of the week three times.

Hnatkowsky finished his career fifth in Division III history with 144 touchdown passes. His 12,708 career yards rank eighth in Division III history. He is the CC all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, completions (985), attempts (1,535) and 200-yard games (41) as well as total offense yards (13,193) and touchdowns (155). Hnatkowsky also holds the Muhlenberg record for career passing efficiency (159.98).

Most significantly, Hnatkowsky holds the CC record for wins by a starting quarterback, compiling a 41-7 record in his four years. He led the Mules to three straight CC championships and their first three trips to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals, including a spot in the semifinals in 2019.