Five Bobcats earn first-team All-Big Sky honors

[Colter_Nuanez]

Salanoa, Flowers, Singleton, Flynn and Newell among the best players in the league at their respective positions according to the Big Sky coaches.Read the Full Article on BobcatNation

[Colter_Nuanez]

I know the full list has been posted elsewhere, but for continuity and archiving sake, here it is again:

Individual Award

Winners



Offensive Player of the Year

Vernon Adams, Jr., QB, Eastern Washington



Defensive Player of the Year

Zack Wagenmann, Sr., DE, Montana



Newcomer of the Year

Ammon Olsen, Jr., QB, Southern Utah



Freshman of the Year

Mario Jenkins, LB, Idaho State



Three-Time

First Team Selections



Zack Wagenmann, Sr., DE, Montana



Two-Time

First Team Selections


Cooper Kupp, So., WR, Eastern Washington

Vernon Adams Jr., Jr., QB, Eastern Washington

DeAndre Carter, Sr., WR, Sacramento State

Ronnie Hamlin, Sr., LB, Esatern Washington

Kyle Loomis, Sr., P, Portland State



Unanimous Selections



DeAndre Carter, Sr., WR, Sacramento State



FIRST TEAM OFFENSE



Wide Receivers #Cooper Kupp, So., Eastern Washington

^#DeAndre Carter, Sr., Sacramento State

Madison Mangum, So., Idaho State



Tackles Jake Rodgers, Sr., Eastern Washington

Ian Joseph, Sr., UC Davis



Guards Aaron Neary, Jr., Eastern Washington

JP Flynn, So., Montana State



Center Cornelius Edison, Sr., Portland State



Tight End Tiai Salanoa, Sr., Montana State



Quarterback #Vernon Adams Jr., Jr. Eastern Washington

Justin Arias, Sr., Idaho State



Running Backs Xavier Finney, Jr., Idaho State

Jordan Canada, Sr., Montana



Fullback Nick Butier, Jr., Northern Arizona



Placekicker Brad Cornish, Jr., Sacramento State



Return Specialist Alex Tillman, Sr., North Dakota



FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER

Chad Newell, So., Montana State





FIRST TEAM DEFENSE



Tackles Tonga Takai, Sr., Montana

Lexington Smith, Sr., Northern Colorado



Ends $Zack Wagenmann, Sr., Montana

James Cowser, Jr., Southern Utah



Outside LBs Alex Singleton, Sr., Montana State

Cameron Ontko, Sr., Cal Poly



Inside LBs Nick Dzubnar, Sr., Cal Poly

#Ronnie Hamlin, Sr., Eastern Washington



Cornerbacks Deonte Flowers, Sr., Montana State

Marcus Alford, Jr., Northern Arizona



Safeties Tevin McDonald, Sr., Eastern Washington

Matt Hermanson, Sr., Montana



Punter #Kyle Loomis, Sr., Portland State





$Three-Time First Team All-Conference

#Two-Time First Team All-Conference

^Unanimous Selection













SECOND TEAM OFFENSE



Wide Receivers Jamaal Jones, Jr., Montana

Nnamdi Agude, Jr., Sacramento State

Shaydon Kehano, Sr., Weber State



Tackles Jim Bagley, Sr., Idaho State

Joe Gurski, Sr., Northern Arizona



Guards Quinn Catalano, Sr., Montana State

Nick Enriquez, So., Cal Poly



Center Christian Diehm, Jr., Idaho State



Tight End Beau Gardner, Sr., Northern Arizona



Quarterback Garrett Safron, Sr., Sacramento State



Running Backs Kori Garcia, So., Cal Poly

Quincy Forte, Sr., Eastern Washington



Fullback Brandon Howe, Sr., Cal Poly



Placekicker Jonathan Gonzales, So., Portland State



Return Specialist Shawn Johnson, Sr., Montana State





SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER

Nick Butier, Jr., Northern Arizona



SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Tackles Tyler Kuder, Jr., Idaho State

Taylor Sheridan, Jr., Montana State



Ends Samson Ebukam, So., Eastern Washington

Jaycee Totty, Sr., Sacramento State



Outside LBs Mario Jenkins, Fr., Idaho State

Kendrick Van Ackeren, Jr., Montana



Inside LBs Darnell Sankey, Jr., Sacramento State

Chinedu Ahanonu, So., Southern Utah



Cornerbacks Josh Dennard, Sr., Montana

Aaron Sibley, Jr., Portland State



Safeties Kyle Griffin, Sr., Northern Colorado

Miles Killebrew, Jr., Southern Utah



Punter Jake Miller, Sr., Eastern Washington





THIRD TEAM OFFENSE



Wide Receivers Shaq Hill, Jr., Eastern Washington

Ify Umodu, Sr., Northern Arizona

Dimitri Stimphil, Sr., Northern Colorado



Tackles John Weidenaar, Jr., Montana State

Aleksander Milanovic, Jr., Sacramento State



Guards Eric Rodriguez, So., Northern Arizona

Derek Nielsen, Sr., Sacramento State



Center Joel Horn, Jr., Montana State



Tight End Josh Cook, So., Idaho State



Quarterback Chris Brown, Jr., Cal Poly

Dakota Prukop, So., Montana State



Running Backs Gabe Manzanares, Sr., UC Davis

Shawn Johnson, Sr., Montana State



Fullback Bo Bolen, Sr., Weber State



Placekicker Reid Taubenheim, Fr., North Dakota



Return Specialist Cooper Kupp, So., Eastern Washington



THIRD TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER

Nick Moyer, Sr., Cal Poly



THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

Tackles Marcus Paige-Allen, So., Cal Poly

Dylan Zylstra, Sr., Eastern Washington



Ends Austin Graves, Sr., Idaho State

Dustin Martin, Sr., Weber State



Outside LBs Cole Moore, Sr., Montana State

Dominick Sierra, Sr., Northern Colorado



Inside LBs Mitch Beckstead, Sr., Idaho State

Jeremiah Kose, Jr., Montana



Cornerbacks Courtney Hall, Sr., Northern Colorado

LeShaun Sims, Jr., Southern Utah



Safeties Taison Manu, Jr., Idaho State

Rob Marshall, Sr., Montana State

Robbie Kendall, Sr., Sacramento State



Punter Ryan Hawkins, Jr., Northern Arizona



HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

WIDE RECEIVERS – Jordan Hines, Jr., Cal Poly; Chris Nicholls, Sr., Cal Poly; Kenny Mitchell, Sr., Cal Poly; Kendrick Bourne, So., Eastern Washington; KW Williams, So., Idaho State; Mitch Griebel, Jr., Montana State; Alex Holmes, Jr., Northern Arizona; Stephen Miller, So., Northern Colorado; Sean Leslie, Jr., Northern Colorado; Kasey Closs, Sr., Portland State; Chris Robinson, Sr., Southern Utah; Ramon Vargas, So., UC Davis; Cameron Livingston, So., Weber State.

TACKLES – Weston Walker, Jr., Cal Poly; Clay DeBord, Jr., Eastern Washington; Terrence Carey, Jr., Idaho State; Leroy Guenther, Jr., Northern Arizona; Marcus Piechowski, So., Northern Colorado; Kyle Smith, So., Portland State.

GUARDS – Wesley Wingrove, Jr., Idaho State; Jordan Hines, Sr., G, Montana; Cam Keizur, So., Portland State; Dan Fleischman, Jr., Southern Utah; Joe Hawkins, Jr., Weber State.

CENTERS – Stephen Sippel, Jr., Cal Poly; Jase Butorac, Sr., Eastern Washington; Logan Hines, Sr., Montana; Nick Nissen, Sr., Southern Utah; Parker Smith, Jr., UC Davis; Alex Land, Sr., Weber State.

TIGHT ENDS – Zach Wimberly, So., Eastern Washington; Mitch Saylor, Sr., Montana; Zach Adler, Jr., North Dakota; Chris Broadnax, Sr., Sacramento State; Mark Martindale, Sr., UC Davis.

QUARTERBACKS – Jordan Johnson, Sr., Montana; Sean Rubalcaba, So., Northern Colorado; Ben Scott, So, UC Davis.

Running Back – Mario Brown, Sr., Eastern Washington; Travon Van, Sr., Montana; Gunnar Brekke, So., Montana State; Jer Garman, Sr., North Dakota; Casey Jahn, Jr., Northern Arizona; Robert Holland, Sr., Northern Colorado; Steven Long, Fr., Portland State; Jordan Robinson, So., Sacramento State.

FULLBACKS – Jamal Wilson, Jr., Montana; Chad Newell, So., Montana State; Dwayne Pecosky, Sr., North Dakota; Quinn Zamora, So., Northern Colorado; Dalton Turay, Sr., UC Davis.

PLACEKICKERS – Tyler McNannay, Jr., Eastern Washington; Daniel Sullivan, Jr., Montana; Luke Daly, Fr., Montana State; Ryan Hawkins, Jr., Northern Arizona.

RETURN SPECIALISTS – John Nguyen, So., Montana; Gunnar Brekke, So., Montana State; Ellis Onic II, Fr., Northern Colorado; Bo Bolen, Sr., Weber State.



HONORABLE MENTION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER

Cody Hecker, Sr., Eastern Washington; Nick Albano, Sr., Idaho State; Russell Smith, So., Sacramento State; Mike Sharp, So., Southern Utah.



HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

TACKLES – Chris Lawrence, Sr., Cal Poly; Matt Sommer, So., Eastern Washington; Trevor Rehm, Sr., Montana; Deon Young, Fr., Northern Arizona; Spencer Cummings, Sr., DT, North Dakota; Joe Lopez, Sr., Portland State; Junior Alexis, Jr., Portland State; Robert Torgerson, So., Southern Utah; Connor Myers, Sr., Weber State.

ENDS – Josh Letuligasenoa, So., Cal Poly; Chris Judge, Sr., Cal Poly; Zack Johnson, Sr., Eastern Washington; Tyrone Holmes, Jr., Montana; Odin Coe, Jr., Montana State; Brandon Dranka, Fr., North Dakota; Siupeli Anau, Jr., Northern Arizona; Mikhail Dubose, Jr., Northern Colorado; Kyle Todd, Sr., Northern Colorado; Brandon Tobias, Sr., DE, Portland State; Ben Cowger, Sr., Sacramento State; Andrew Eide, So., Southern Utah

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS – Miquiyah Zamora, So., Eastern Washington; Herbert Gamboa, Jr., Montana.

INSIDE LINEBACKERS – Cody McCarthy, Sr., Eastern Washington; Na’a Moeakiola, Sr., Montana State; Will Ratelle, Jr., North Dakota; Austin Hasquet, Sr., Northern Arizona; Jeremy Lutali, Jr., Portland State; Henry Fernandez, Sr., Sacramento State; Emmett Tela, Fr., Weber State.

CORNERBACKS – Chris Fletcher, Jr., Cal Poly; Karlton Dennis, Jr., Cal Poly; Victor Gamboa, Fr., Eastern Washington; Vai Peko, Sr., Idaho State; Nate Harris, Jr., Montana; Alex Tillman, Sr., North Dakota; Blake Bailey, Sr., Northern Arizona; Brandon Lenoir, So., Northern Colorado; Xavier Coleman, So., Portland State; Deon’tae Florence, Sr., Weber State.

SAFETIES – Jordan Williams, Sr., Cal Poly; Dave Douglas, Sr., Cal Poly; Zach Bruce, So., Eastern Washington; Justin Whitted, Sr., Montana; Darius Lewis, Jr., Northern Arizona; Taylor Risner, So., Northern Colorado; Charles Boyett, S, UC Davis; Josh Burton, So., Weber State.

PUNTER – Trevor Bolton, Jr., Montana State; Colby Wadman, So., UC Davis; Blake O’Neill, Jr., Weber State.

[John K]

How is Bolton only Honorable Mention at punter? Didn't he lead the entire nation in net punting? I know he did for much of the season anyway...not sure if he finished on top. Despite that, by my count MSU had 19 players on the list, at 22 different positions. Brekke, Johnson, and Newell were all named at more than one position. That's fairly impressive.

[Bobcat Steve]

Congratulations to all the guys on the list. Very proud day to be a Bobcat.
In addition Colter once again thank you for all of your hard work. It is just a crying shame that if you don't write something negative about the team there is little or no response. Montana is such a beautiful state with beautiful people, how did so many ugly people congregate on Bobcat Nation.

Any way from someone who could not be prouder to be a Bobcat fan and looking forward to the playoffs, GO CATS GO !!!!!

[Colter_Nuanez]

How is Bolton only Honorable Mention at punter? Didn't he lead the entire nation in net punting? I know he did for much of the season anyway...not sure if he finished on top. Despite that, by my count MSU had 19 players on the list, at 22 different positions. Brekke, Johnson, and Newell were all named at more than one position. That's fairly impressive.

Bolton led the nation in net punting and helped MSU give up just 13 punt return yards all season. He averaged 44.6 yards per punt despite roll punting no less than 20 times, definitely hurting his average. I'd bet he averaged 48-50 yards per punt when he fully kicked the ball. These lists are always very flawed after the first and second-team lists.

Guys with legit arguments to be higher up on the list:

Keep in mind, North Dakota flummoxed everyone in the league defensively but didn't land a single player on the top three teams...
UND LB Will Ratelle
Idaho State safety Taison Manu
Cal Poly QB Chris Brown
MSU QB Dakota Prukop
Cal Poly fullback Brandon Howe
MSU P Trevor Bolton
NAU MLB Austin Hasquet
Weber MLB Emmett Tela
Sac LB Henry Fernandez
UND DT Spencer Cummings
UND S/LB Baylee Carr
UC Davis receiver Ramon Vargas
EWU OT Clay DeBord
ISU guard Skylar Phillips (snubbed and I had him first team...)
MSU K Luke Daly
Weber State DE Dustin Martin
ISU linebacker Mitch Beckstead
PSU tackle Kyle Smith
Montana TE Mitch Saylor
EWU center Jase Butorac
Montana QB Jordan Johnson
Montana RB Travon Van (he switched to WR but was voted on as an RB)
NAU RB Casey Jahn
MSU H-back Chad Newell
Cal Poly DT Chris Lawrence
ISU CB Vai Peko
EWU CB Victor Gamboa

Point is, there's a lot of good players in this league.

[ElbowCat]

How is Bolton only Honorable Mention at punter? Didn't he lead the entire nation in net punting? I know he did for much of the season anyway...not sure if he finished on top. Despite that, by my count MSU had 19 players on the list, at 22 different positions. Brekke, Johnson, and Newell were all named at more than one position. That's fairly impressive.

Bolton led the nation in net punting and helped MSU give up just 13 punt return yards all season. He averaged 44.6 yards per punt despite roll punting no less than 20 times, definitely hurting his average. I'd bet he averaged 48-50 yards per punt when he fully kicked the ball. These lists are always very flawed after the first and second-team lists.

Guys with legit arguments to be higher up on the list:

Keep in mind, North Dakota flummoxed everyone in the league defensively but didn't land a single player on the top three teams...
UND LB Will Ratelle
Idaho State safety Taison Manu
Cal Poly QB Chris Brown
MSU QB Dakota Prukop
Cal Poly fullback Brandon Howe
MSU P Trevor Bolton
NAU MLB Austin Hasquet
Weber MLB Emmett Tela
Sac LB Henry Fernandez
UND DT Spencer Cummings
UND S/LB Baylee Carr
UC Davis receiver Ramon Vargas
EWU OT Clay DeBord
ISU guard Skylar Phillips (snubbed and I had him first team...)
MSU K Luke Daly
Weber State DE Dustin Martin
ISU linebacker Mitch Beckstead
PSU tackle Kyle Smith
Montana TE Mitch Saylor
EWU center Jase Butorac
Montana QB Jordan Johnson
Montana RB Travon Van (he switched to WR but was voted on as an RB)
NAU RB Casey Jahn
MSU H-back Chad Newell
Cal Poly DT Chris Lawrence
ISU CB Vai Peko
EWU CB Victor Gamboa

Point is, there's a lot of good players in this league.

How is Dakota not newcomer of the year?

[Colter_Nuanez]

How is Bolton only Honorable Mention at punter? Didn't he lead the entire nation in net punting? I know he did for much of the season anyway...not sure if he finished on top. Despite that, by my count MSU had 19 players on the list, at 22 different positions. Brekke, Johnson, and Newell were all named at more than one position. That's fairly impressive.

Bolton led the nation in net punting and helped MSU give up just 13 punt return yards all season. He averaged 44.6 yards per punt despite roll punting no less than 20 times, definitely hurting his average. I'd bet he averaged 48-50 yards per punt when he fully kicked the ball. These lists are always very flawed after the first and second-team lists.

Guys with legit arguments to be higher up on the list:

Keep in mind, North Dakota flummoxed everyone in the league defensively but didn't land a single player on the top three teams...
UND LB Will Ratelle
Idaho State safety Taison Manu
Cal Poly QB Chris Brown
MSU QB Dakota Prukop
Cal Poly fullback Brandon Howe
MSU P Trevor Bolton
NAU MLB Austin Hasquet
Weber MLB Emmett Tela
Sac LB Henry Fernandez
UND DT Spencer Cummings
UND S/LB Baylee Carr
UC Davis receiver Ramon Vargas
EWU OT Clay DeBord
ISU guard Skylar Phillips (snubbed and I had him first team...)
MSU K Luke Daly
Weber State DE Dustin Martin
ISU linebacker Mitch Beckstead
PSU tackle Kyle Smith
Montana TE Mitch Saylor
EWU center Jase Butorac
Montana QB Jordan Johnson
Montana RB Travon Van (he switched to WR but was voted on as an RB)
NAU RB Casey Jahn
MSU H-back Chad Newell
Cal Poly DT Chris Lawrence
ISU CB Vai Peko
EWU CB Victor Gamboa

Point is, there's a lot of good players in this league.

How is Dakota not newcomer of the year?

Doesn't qualify. Has to be a freshman or a transfer.

Since I can remember:

1997 – Portland State running back Charles Dunn, freshman
1998 – Northridge quarterback Marcus Brady, freshman
1999 – Montana QB Drew Miller, BYU transfer
2000 – MSU safety Kane Ioane, freshman
2001 – PSU running back Ryan Fuqua, Portland State
2002 – MSU QB Travis Lulay and EWU QB Josh Blankenship, each freshman
2003 – Montana RB Justin Green, transfer from San Diego State
2004 – Sac State RB Ryan Mole freshman, Montana State WR Ricky Gatewood transfer and EWU guard Rocky Hanni transfer
2005 – ISU defensive end Jeff Charleston, a Division II transfer from Western Oregon.
2006- NAU RB Alex Henderson, freshman
2007 – Weber QB Cameron Higgins, freshman
2008 – Deonte Williams, Northern Arizona freshman. He ended his career as an All-America at Cal Poly on CP’s 2012 Big Sky title team.
2009 – Zach Schrader, Sac State safety, freshman
2010 – DeNarius McGhee, MSU QB, freshman
2011 – Tray Robinson, MSU RB, transfer from Nebraska
2012 – Southern Utah LB Zak Browning, freshman
2013 – Gabe Manzanares, UC Davis RB, San Fran CC transfer
2014 – Ammon Olsen, BYU transfer