2001 All-Mountain West Conference Football Team Announced

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2001 All-Mountain West Conference Football Team Announced

Staley and Thomas selected Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively.

UNLV DB Kevin Thomas was selected MWC Defensive Player of the Year.

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Dec. 5, 2001

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 2001 All-Mountain West Conference teams and honorees as voted by the league's eight head coaches and media:

Offensive Player of the Year
Luke Staley, Jr., RB, BYU

Defensive Player of the Year
Kevin Thomas, Sr., DB, UNLV

Freshman of the Year
Dominique Dorsey, RB/KR, UNLV

Coach of the Year
Gary Crowton, BYU

All-Mountain West First-Team

Offense

Pos.   Player              Cl.  School
QB     Brandon Doman*      Sr.  BYU
WR     Reno Mahe           Jr.  BYU
WR     Ryan McGuffey       So.  Wyoming
RB     Luke Staley*        Jr.  BYU
RB     Larry Ned           Sr.  San Diego State
TE     Doug Jolley         Sr.  BYU
OL     Doug Kaufusi**      Sr.  Utah
OL     David Moreno        Sr.  San Diego State
OL     David Shohet        Sr.  Colorado State
OL     Adam Goldberg       Jr.  Wyoming
OL     Jason Scukanec      Sr.  BYU
PK     Vladimir Borombozin Sr.  New Mexico
PR/KR  Pete Rebstock**     Sr.  Colorado State

Defense

Pos.   Player              Cl.  School
DL     Ryan Denney         Sr.  BYU
DL     Garrett Smith       Jr.  Utah
DL     Jason Kaufusi       So.  Utah
DL     Brian Johnson**     Sr.  New Mexico
LB     Gary Davis          Sr.  New Mexico
LB     Justin Ena          Sr.  BYU
LB     Sheldon Deckart     Jr.  Utah
DB     Kevin Thomas**      Sr.  UNLV
DB     Will Demps**        Sr.  San Diego State
DB     Sam Brandon         Sr.  UNLV
DB     Jernaro Gilford     So.  BYU
P      Joey Huber          Jr.  Colorado State

*--Unanimous Selection
**--Two Time First-Team Selection

All-Mountain West Second-Team

Offense

Pos.   Player              Cl.  School
QB     Casey Bramlet       So.  Wyoming
WR     J.R. Tolver         Jr.  San Diego State
WR     Cliff Russell       Sr.  Utah
RB     Dameon Hunter       Sr.  Utah
RB     Joe Haro            Jr.  UNLV
TE     Jose Ochoa          Sr.  Colorado State
OL     Ben Miller          Sr.  Air Force
OL     Peter Tramontanas   Sr.  UNLV
OL     Jeremy Sorenson     Sr.  New Mexico
OL     Ben Archibald       Jr.  BYU
OL     Broc Finlayson      Sr.  Colorado State
PK     Jarvis Wallum       So.  Wyoming
PR/KR  Dexter Wynn         So.  Colorado State

Defense

Pos.   Player              Cl.  School
DL     Jerome Haywood      Sr.  San Diego State
DL     Lauvale Sape        Sr.  Utah
DL     Anton Palepoi       Sr.  UNLV
DL     Zach Johnson        Sr.  Air Force
LB     Eric Pauley         So.  Colorado State
LB     Leo Caires          Sr.  Wyoming
LB     Drew Wood           So.  Colorado State
DB     Jason Gallimore     Sr.  Colorado State
DB     Antwoine Sanders    So.  Utah
DB     Stephen Persley     Sr.  New Mexico
DB     Justin Gallimore    Sr.  Colorado State
P      Brian Simnjanovski  Jr.  San Diego State

Honorable Mention

Air Force: Keith Boyea, QB, Wes Crowley, DB, Ryan Fleming, WR, Paul Mayo, DB, Justin Pendry, DL, Andy Rule, LB, Brian Strock, OL. BYU: Aaron Edmonds, P, Brett Keisel, DL, Isaac Kelley, LB, Levi Madarieta, DB, Aaron McCubbins, OL, Spencer Nead, TE, Mike Rigell, KR, Dustin Rykert, OL, Dustin Staley, DB, Paul Walkenhorst, LB, Teag Whiting, OL. Colorado State: Dallas Davis, WR/KR, Joel Dreessen, TE, Geoff Graue, DL, Peter Hogan, DL, Broderick Lancaster, OL, Kent Naughton, PK, Erik Pears, OL, Pete Rebstock, WR, Lucas Smith, DL, Aaron Sprague, DB, Bradlee Van Pelt, QB, Dexter Wynn, DB. New Mexico: Jarrod Baxter, RB, Dwight Counter, WR, Scott Gerhardt, DB, Mohammed Konte, LB, Jason Lenzmeier, OL, Charles Moss LB. San Diego State: Andrew Bringham, DL, Jomar Butler, LB, Donte Gamble, KR, Johnathan Ingram, OL, Gray McNeill, TE, Kirk Morrison, LB, Garret Pavelko, DB, Chester Pitts, OL, Dylan Robles, LB, Ricky Sharpe, DB. UNLV: Brandon Bair, OL, Ahmad Briggs, DL, Ryan Claridge, LB, Dominique Dorsey, KR, DeJhown Mandley, TE, Troy Mason, PR, Ahmad Miller, DL, Sanga Wilson, LB. Utah: Jordan Gross, OL, Ma'ak Kemoeatu, DL, Brian Lewis, P, Josh Lyman, WR, Dustin McQuivey, OL, Arnold Parker, DB, Michael Richardson, TE, Morgan Scalley, PR, Ed Ta'amu, OL, Adam Tate, RB. Wyoming: Malcom Floyd, WR, Eric Lee, DB, Guy Tuell, DB.