All-RMAC Football and major awards announced
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-RMAC Football Teams and major awards were announced on Tuesday.
CSU-Pueblo, led the way by claiming four of the six major awards. Headlining that list were Cameron McDondle and Morgan Fox, who were the RMAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively.
All major awards and All-RMAC First and Second Teams were voted on by the league's 10 head coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players. All players who received at least one First Team vote or two Second Team votes earned Honorable Mention.
McDondle led the league and is currently second in the nation in rushing, having tallied 1,943 yards on the ground during the regular season. His 24 rushing touchdowns leads the country.
Fox, the RMAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, is enjoying a monster campaign from his defensive end spot. He leads the country in sacks per game (1.67) and is eighth in tackles for loss per game (2.0).
Western State’s Dakota Swinehart and Colorado Mesa’s Dustin Rivas were named Co-Special Teams Players of the Year.
Swinehart was second in the conference in punting average (42.6) and landed 22 punts inside the 20-yard line.
Rivas led the RMAC and was third in the nation in punt-return average (17.0 yards/return). He brought one back for a touchdown and totaled 390 punt-return yards.
CSU-Pueblo quarterback AJ Thompson was tabbed Offensive Freshman of the Year. Thompson took the reins of the ThunderWolves offense and finished 1,268 passing yards and a 61.1 percent completion rate.
CSU-Pueblo’s Darius Williams was named Defensive Freshman of the Year after grabbing two interceptions on the season, bringing one all the way back to the house. He also made 25 total tackles.
ThunderWolves head coach John Wristen was tabbed RMAC Coach of the Year for a fifth straight season after leading CSU-Pueblo to a 10-1 overall record and an undefeated 9-0 RMAC mark.
All-RMAC First Team Offense
| Pos. |
Name. |
Yr. |
School |
| QB |
Justin Dvorak |
Jr. |
Colorado Mines |
| RB |
Cameron McDondle |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| RB |
Austin Ekeler |
Jr. |
Western State |
| WR |
Xavier Ayers |
Jr. |
Western New Mexico |
| WR |
Kieren Duncan |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| WR |
Kirt Terry-Springs |
Sr. |
New Mexico Highlands |
| TE |
Cole Spurgeon |
Sr. |
Colorado Mines |
| OL |
Zach Martinez |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| OL |
Gary Dixon |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| OL |
# |
|
|
| OL |
Corbin Feenstra |
So. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| OL |
Hasan Shaar |
Jr. |
Colorado Mines |
All-RMAC First Team Defense
| Pos. |
Name |
Yr. |
School |
| DE |
Morgan Fox |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| DE |
Emmanuel Graves |
Sr. |
Colorado Mines |
| DT |
Tony Campton |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| DT |
Williamm Milo |
So. |
Colorado Mesa |
| OLB |
Ben Estica |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| OLB |
Collin Eisenman |
So. |
Chadron State |
| OLB |
Andrew Ike* |
Jr. |
Fort Lewis |
| OLB |
Sam Singleton* |
Jr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| ILB |
Tom Saager |
So. |
Colorado Mesa |
| ILB |
Jacob Bernhard |
Sr. |
Western State |
| CB |
Dustin Rivas |
So. |
Colorado Mesa |
| CB |
Darius Williams |
Fr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| S |
Salim Cleghorne |
Sr. |
Colorado Mesa |
| S |
Joseph Jones& |
Jr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| S |
&# |
|
|
* - There was a three-way tie for second OLB spot, so no OLB on Second Team.
& - There was a two-way tie for second S spot, so one S on Second team.
# - This position was vacated
All-RMAC First Team Special Teams
| Pos. |
Name |
Yr. |
School |
| K |
Ryan Winke |
Jr. |
Western State |
| P |
Dakota Swinehart |
Sr. |
Western State |
| KR |
Kieren Duncan |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| PR |
Dustin Rivas |
So. |
Colorado Mesa |
All-RMAC Second Team Offense
| Pos. |
Name |
Yr. |
School |
| QB |
Mitch Glasmann |
Sr. |
Western New Mexico |
| RB |
Marques Rodgers |
So. |
Western New Mexico |
| RB |
Bernard McDondle |
So. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| WR |
Larry Young II |
Sr. |
Western New Mexico |
| WR |
Ty Young |
Jr. |
Colorado Mines |
| WR |
Juquelle Thompson |
Sr. |
Fort Lewis |
| TE |
Zach Boyd |
So. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| OL |
Zeth Ramsay |
Sr. |
Colorado Mesa |
| OL |
Kenny Shinley |
Jr. |
Fort Lewis |
| OL |
Nick Leonard |
Sr. |
Colorado Mesa |
| OL |
Kyle Gilbert |
Sr. |
Colorado Mines |
| OL |
Zach Andrews |
Jr. |
Western New Mexico |
All-RMAC Second Team Defense
| Pos. |
Name |
Yr. |
School |
| DE |
Josh Croy |
Jr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| DE |
Sione Folaumoeloa |
Sr. |
Fort Lewis |
| DT |
Anthony Gordon |
Sr. |
New Mexico Highlands |
| DT |
Dallas Fields^ |
Jr. |
Colorado Mines |
| DT |
Dalten Lane^ |
Sr. |
Fort Lewis |
| ILB |
Don Carter |
Sr. |
New Mexico Highlands |
| ILB |
Joe Rosenbrock |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| CB |
Jackson Burrell |
So. |
Colorado Mesa |
| CB |
Ken Spigner |
Sr. |
New Mexico Highlands |
| S |
Shawn Kobylinski |
Sr. |
Colorado Mines |
^ - Tie for final DT spot.
| Pos. |
Name |
Yr. |
School |
| K |
Avery Llewelyn% |
Sr. |
Colorado Mines |
| K |
Greg O'Donnell% |
Sr. |
CSU-Pueblo |
| P |
Zach Cimaglia |
Jr. |
Adams State |
| KR |
Rodray Perkins |
Fr. |
Western State |
| PR |
Juquelle Thompson |
Sr. |
Fort Lewis |
% - Tie for Second-Team kicker
All-RMAC Second Team Special Teams All-RMAC Honorable Mention
QB: Brett Arrivey, Western State Colorado,
Jordan Doyle, Fort Lewis;
RB: PJ Hall, Fort Lewis,
Sam Seeton, Colorado Mines,
Vincent Venagas, New Mexico Highlands;
WR: Kyle Adkins, Western State Colorado,
Anthony Apodaca, Western State Colorado,
Jimmy Ellis, Colorado Mines,
James Holtrop, Adams State,
Virnel Moon, Colorado Mesa,
Danny O’Boyle, Chadron State,
Phil Romero, Adams State,
Nate Wiemers, Colorado Mines;
TE Zac Bargen, Chadron State;
OL: Andrew Blaylock, Black Hills State,
Stephen Candelaria, Colorado Mines,
Austin Fleer, Colorado Mesa,
Chase Cline, Western State Colorado,
Jared Mendicino, Western State Colorado,
Alexsander Milanovic, Adams State,
Darrien Oliver, Chadron State,
Richie Rice, Colorado Mines,
Chance Rodriguez, CSU-Pueblo,
Daniel Sotelo, Chadron State,
Justin Traxinger, Colorado Mines,
Sanetarini Tosi, New Mexico Highlands.
DE: Dylan Boyce, Western State Colorado,
Blake Nelson, Colorado Mesa,
Tommy Hoskins, Colorado Mines,
Juan Hull, Fort Lewis;
DT: Quincey Davison, Adams State,
Kohlton Tegeler, Fort Lewis,
Shiane Tupua, Western New Mexico,
Austin Yurko, Western State Colorado;
OLB: Wesley Brandon, Adam State,
Ty Henry, Western State Colorado,
Josh Roybal, Fort Lewis,
Drew Stephon, Colorado Mines;
ILB: Carlos Aviles, Colorado Mesa,
Clay Cundall, Chadron State,
Kevin Cuff, CSU-Pueblo,
Dylan Furrier, Chadron State,
Drake Thenell, Colorado Mines;
CB: Michael Benebides, Fort Lewis,
Jalen Champagne, Colorado Mines,
James Foster, New Mexico Highlands,
Isaiah Jackson, Western State Colorado,
Juwan Sumpter, Western New Mexico,
Cade Wasser, Western State Colorado;
S: Mike Lopez, Western State Colorado,
Cole Montgomery, Chadron State,
Shelton Miles, New Mexico Highlands,
Tony White, Colorado Mesa,
Alfonso Wilson, Western New Mexico,
Ryan Wood, Chadron State. .
K: Ryan Sheehan, Colorado Mesa;
P: Avery Llewelyn, Colorado Mines,
Josh McIntire, Western N.M.,
Austin Pitchford, Colo. Mesa;
KR: Jimmy Ellis, Colo. Mines;
PR: Gerald Coleman, Western St. Colo.,
Kieren Duncan, CSU-Pueblo,
Jimmy Ellis, Colo. Mines.
Student-Athletes named honorable mention received at least one first team vote or two second team votes. Honorable Mention players are listed by position in alphabetical order. First and second team student-athletes are listed by votes received.