2015 Big Sky Awards

[smallcollegefbfan]

All-Conference List
First Team
Name School Year Position Hometown
*Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington Jr. WR Yakima, Wash.
Emmanuel Butler Northern Arizona So. WR Phoenix, Ariz.
Jamaal Jones Montana Sr. WR Spanaway, Wash.
Clay DeBord Eastern Washington Sr. OT Asotin, Wash.
John Weidenaar Montana State Sr. OT Manhattan, Mont.
Sean Meehan North Dakota Sr. OG Trevor, Wis.
Aaron Neary Eastern Washington Sr. OG Richland, Wash.
Joe Hawkins Weber State Sr. C Vero Beach, Fla.
Beau Sandland Montana State Sr. TE Simi Valley, Calif.
Case Cookus Northern Arizona Fr. QB Thousand Oaks, Calif.
*John Santiago North Dakota Fr. RB St. Francis, Minn.
Casey Jahn Northern Arizona Sr. RB Peoria, Ariz.
Joe Protheroe Cal Poly So. FB Concord, Calif.

Ryan Hawkins Northern Arizona Sr. PK Peoria, Ariz.
Hakeem Deggs Northern Colorado RSo. ST Plaquemine, La.
Ellis Onic II Northern Colorado RSo. RS Dallas, Texas

Tyler Kuder Idaho State RSr. DT Payette, Idaho
Caleb Kidder, Montana RJr. DT Helena, Mont.
*James Cowser Southern Utah Sr. DE Fruit Heights, Utah
Tyrone Holmes Montana Sr. DE Eagle Point, Ore.
Michael Needham Southern Utah So. OLB St. George, Utah
Herbert Gamboa Montana Sr. OLB San Clemente, Calif.
Will Ratelle North Dakota Sr. ILB Edina, Minn.
Darnell Sankey Sacramento State Sr. ILB San Jose, Calif.
Marcus Alford Northern Arizona Sr. CB Oxnard, Calif.
LeShaun Sims Southern Utah Sr. CB Las Vegas, Nev.
Miles Killebrew Southern Utah Sr. S Las Vegas, Nev.
Patrick Onwuasor Portland State Sr. S Inglewood, Calif.
Ryan Hawkins Northern Arizona Sr. P Peoria, Ariz.

Second Team
Name School Year Position Hometown
Madison Mangum Idaho State Sr. WR Boise, Idaho
Mike Sharp Southern Utah Jr. WR St. George, Utah
Kendrick Bourne Eastern Washington Jr. WR Portland, Ore.
John Schmaing Montana Sr. OT Billings, Mont.
Kyle Smith Portland State Jr. OT Elmira, Ore.
Brandon Anderson North Dakota Sr. OG Sartell, Minn.
Cameron Young Weber State Jr. OG Cove, Texas
Colton Boas North Dakota Sr. C Bloomfield, Iowa
R.J. Rickert Northern Arizona Sr. TE Gilbert, Ariz.
Dakota Prukop Montana State Jr. QB Austin, Texas
David Jones Portland State Sr. RB Kent, Wash.
Xavier Finney Idaho State Sr. RB Oceanside, Calif.
Zach Adler North Dakota Sr. FB Omaha, Neb.

Daniel Sullivan Montana Sr. PK Mill Creek, Wash.
Miles Killebrew Southern Utah Sr. STP Las Vegas, Nev.
Eric Wilkes Weber State So. RS Las Vegas, Nev.

Taylor Sheridan Montana State Sr. DT Littleton. Colo.
Sadat Sulleyman Portland State Sr. DT Spanaway, Wash.
Samson Ebukam Eastern Washington Jr. DE Portland, Ore.
Davond Dade Portland State So. DE Los Angeles, Calif.
Brian Labat North Dakota Jr. OLB Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Tre’von Johnson Weber State Jr. OLB Salt Lake City, Utah
Kendrick Van Ackeren Montana Sr. ILB Bellevue, Wash.
Emmett Tela Weber State So. ILB Provo, Utah
Devonte Johnson Weber State Sr. CB Denver, Colo.
Xavier Coleman Portland State Jr. CB Portland, Ore.
Eddie Horn Northern Arizona Sr. S Hayward, Calif.
Cole Reyes North Dakota So. S Schaumber, Ill.
Mitch Meindel North Dakota RSo. P Waukesha, Wis.

Third Team
Name School Year Position Hometown
Ellis Henderson Montana RJr. WR Vancouver, Wash.
Mitch Herbert Montana State So. WR Eugene, Ore.
Shane Harrison Sacramento State Sr. WR Chatsworth, Calif.
Jacob Julian Northern Arizona Jr. OT Prescott, Ariz.
Mike Davis Portland State Sr. OT Chico, Calif.
JP Flynn Montana State Jr. OG Bettendorf, Iowa
Cam Keizur Portland State Jr. OG West Linn, Ore.
Stephen Sippel Cal Poly Sr. C Folsom, Calif.
Steven Wroblewski Southern Utah Sr. TE Brainerd, Minn.
Ammon Olsen Southern Utah Sr. QB Draper, Utah
Chad Newell Montana State Jr. RB Billings, Mont.
Kori Garcia Cal Poly Jr. RB Los Angeles, Calif.
Anthony Norris Southern Utah Sr. FB Las Vegas, Nev.

Jonathan Gonzales Portland State Jr. K Apple Valley, Calif.
Connor Strahm Montana RSo. STP Eugene, Ore.
Ellis Henderson Montana RJr. RS Vancouver, Wash.

Matt Sommer Eastern Washington Jr. DT Salem, Ore.
Daniel Fusi Portland State Sr. DT Santa Ana, Calif.
Mikhail Dubose Northern Colorado Jr. DE Chicago, Ill.
Brandon Dranka North Dakota So. DE Huntley, Ill.
Taylor Nelson Southern Utah So. OLB Vancouver, Wash.
Burton De Koning Cal Poly Sr. OLB Folsom, Calif.
Matt Holley Southern Utah Gr. ILB Las Vegas, Nev.
Jeremiah Kose Montana RSr. ILB Oceanside, Calif.
Nate Harris Montana RSr. CB Chino, Calif.
Aaron Sibley Portland State Sr. CB Decatur, Ga.
Todd Raynes Eastern Washington Jr. S Kenmore, Wash.
Taylor Risner Northern Colorado Jr. S Wiggins, Colo.
Tate Lewis Southern Utah Jr. P Plain City, Utah

Honorable Mention
WR: KW Williams, Idaho State; Ben Roberts, Montana; Darnell Adams, Portland State; Dejzon Walker, Northern Arizona; Justin Brown, Southern Utah; and Chris Martin, UC Davis
OT: Calvin Steyn, Weber State; Andrew Eide, Southern Utah; Parker Smith, UC Davis; Lars Hanson, Sacramento State; and Weston Walker, Cal Poly
OG: Wesley Wingrove, Idaho State; Devon Dietrich, Montana; Randin Crecelius, Portland State; Thomas Gomez, Eastern Washington; Evan Ross, Southern Utah; Joey Kuperman, Cal Poly; and Eric Rodriguez, Northern Arizona
C: Keyan Norman, Southern Utah; Christian Diehm, Idaho State; Blake Porter, Northern Arizona; and Joel Horn, Montana State
TE: Tui Satuala, Weber State, and Michael McCauley, Northern Colorado
QB: Alex Kuresa, Portland State, and Chris Brown, Cal Poly
RB: Jordan Robinson, Sacramento State; Trae Riek, Northern Colorado; John Nguyen, Montana; Malik Brown, Southern Utah; and Eric Wilkes, Weber State
FB: Derek Baljeu, UC Davis, and Cory Thomson, Weber State

PK: Luke Daly, Montana State, and Brady Stuart, UC Davis
STP: Logan Jones, Montana State, and Chris Santini, Cal Poly
RS: Kahlil Dawson, Portland State, and Josh Kelley, UC Davis

DT: Shad Ennis, Southern Utah; Sefesi Va’aivaka, Southern Utah; Marcus Paige-Allen, Cal Poly; and Chuntony Johnson, Northern Colorado
DE: Noah Johnson, North Dakota; Michael Doman, Portland State; Zach McDonnell, Northern Arizona; and Chance Bearnson, Southern Utah
OLB: Kyle Newsom, Northern Colorado; Jake Gall, Eastern Washington; Delvin Batiste, Northern Arizona; and Mac Bignell, Montana State
ILB: Jeremy Lutali, Portland State, and Josh Bamrick, Northern Arizona
CB: Taron Johnson, Weber State; JR Nelson, Montana; and Karlton Dennis, Cal Poly
S: Yamen Sanders, Montana; Walter Santiago, Portland State; and B.J. Nard, Cal Poly
P: Chris Lider, Montana, and Smith Heath, Sacramento State

Offensive Player of the Year: Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington
Defensive Player of the Year: James Cowser, Southern Utah
Freshmen of the Year: Case Cookus, Northern Arizona; John Santiago, North Dakota
Newcomer of the Year: Alex Kuresa, Portland State *Consensus

[Grizalltheway]

Surely they mixed up the teams for Gamboa and Van Ackeren.xconfusedx

[THE DANIMAL]

I'm going to assume that the fact that Crowser returned a fumble for a TD that is why he got the nod over Tyrone Holmes for Defensive Player of the Year?? I'm a little confused....

James Cowser, DE, Southern Utah – 62 TT (29 solo), 17 TFL, 11 SK, 3 QBH, 2 FR with 100 return yards and 1 TD, 3 FF (11 games)

Tyrone Holmes (http://www.gogriz.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1716), DE, Montana – 77 TT (28 solo), 17.5 TFL, 14 SK, 7 QBH, 2 FF (11 games)

[biggame]

I know it's an individual award but I think it is because SUU was the better defensive team.

[Professor Chaos]

Impressive that Santiago was a unanimous selection as a freshman. He and Cookus are probably going to be front runners for the Jerry Rice award as well I'd think.

[Silenoz]

I'm going to assume that the fact that Crowser returned a fumble for a TD that is why he got the nod over Tyrone Holmes for Defensive Player of the Year?? I'm a little confused....

James Cowser, DE, Southern Utah – 62 TT (29 solo), 17 TFL, 11 SK, 3 QBH, 2 FR with 100 return yards and 1 TD, 3 FF (11 games)

Tyrone Holmes (http://www.gogriz.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1716), DE, Montana – 77 TT (28 solo), 17.5 TFL, 14 SK, 7 QBH, 2 FF (11 games)

The Danimal....


Are you a co-manager in a certain Bozeman-related fantasy football league?

[THE DANIMAL]

I live in the Missoula area but yes I am. Are you in the league? I believe I named it "Montana Grizzlies"?

[veinup]

I'm going to assume that the fact that Crowser returned a fumble for a TD that is why he got the nod over Tyrone Holmes for Defensive Player of the Year?? I'm a little confused....

James Cowser, DE, Southern Utah – 62 TT (29 solo), 17 TFL, 11 SK, 3 QBH, 2 FR with 100 return yards and 1 TD, 3 FF (11 games)

Tyrone Holmes (http://www.gogriz.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1716), DE, Montana – 77 TT (28 solo), 17.5 TFL, 14 SK, 7 QBH, 2 FF (11 games)

yeah, that's weird ..

[mvemjsunpx]

Surely they mixed up the teams for Gamboa and Van Ackeren.xconfusedx

It seems it's because they have KVA listed as an ILB instead of OLB. You gotta wonder who screwed that up.

[Peems]

KVA not being first team is a sham. I also think Cowser got the nod over Tyrone because A)better team B) lifetime achievement award for setting FCS tackles for loss

[grizband]

How was Holmes not a unanimous selection?

[Peems]

How was Holmes not a unanimous selection?

My conspiracy theory is that Lamb didn't vote for him to make Cowser look better!

[mvemjsunpx]

My conspiracy theory is that Lamb didn't vote for him to make Cowser look better!

That was my conspiracy theory, too, especially for the Defensive MVP award.

[Casey_Orourke]

Bruce Barnum was voted Big Sky Coach of the Year by his peers.

http://goviks.com/news/2015/11/24/FB_1124151802.aspx

[LuckyKat]

And SUU, please Bring your Big Sky Conference Champion Trophy to Huntsville,,,,

[theEDOGG]

And SUU, please Bring your Big Sky Conference Champion Trophy to Huntsville,,,,
YESSSS DUUUUDE!

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[ST_Lawson]

I'm gonna go ahead and guess Kupp is the favorite to win offensive player of the year again next year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCaRJ4eTRck

[tomq04]

I think Reilley Hennessey (EWU QB) will be a Payton candidate next year assuming we don't lose our #2 and #4 receivers in the first 2 games again. Coop should be the front runner this year, what a beast!

EDIT:
Cookus is going to be a monster the next 4 years...