Eight Bengals Earn All-Conference; Rumble first-team and Hill second-team

POCATELLO, Idaho- The Big Sky Conference released its all-conference team as voted on by the coaches in the conference. The Bengals had eight players represented on the all-conference teams with senior wide receiver Rodrick Rumble earning first-team honors for the second straight year and senior tight end Josh Hill was named to the second team.

Wide Receiver Cameron Richmond, guard Mark Clampitt, quarterback Kevin Yost, line backer Trevor Spence, corner back Donovan Henley and safety Taison Manu earned honorable mention all-conference accolades.

Montana State took home the Offensive and Defensive MVP awards as quarterback DeNarius McGhee was named Offensive MVP and Jody Owens Defensive MVP. Zak Browning of SUU was named Newcomer of the Year and Tim Walsh and Beau Baldwin earned Co-Coach of the Year honors.

Rumble had a record breaking season for the second straight year as he became the Idaho State's all-time leading receiver in receptions and receiving yards. Rumble finished his career with 223 receptions and 2,863 receiving yards. After missing the first two games of the season, Rumble finished the year catching 74 passes for 1,006 yards and six touchdowns. He averaged 111.8 yards a game receiving, which was the second best mark in the conference. In conference games he averaged a league-best 120.9 receiving yards a game and 8.5 receptions a contest. Rumble's 223 career receptions in the fifth most by any active player in the FCS while his receiving yards is sixth most.

Hill caught 70 passes for 630 yards and five touchdowns in his final season as a Bengal.   For his career he finished with 143 receptions and 1,270 yards and nine touchdowns. This year he had a career-high 12 receptions two different times, most recently at Cal Poly and he had a career-high 123 yards receiving vs. Sacramento State.

Richmond caught 67 passes for 739 yards and four touchdowns while Yost finished the season completing a Big Sky record 349 passes on 553 attempts for 3,690 yards and 24 touchdowns. Clampitt started every game for the last two years at right guard and center. He was the lead of the Bengals offensive line. Henley had 59 tackles and three interceptions while Spence led the team defensively in tackles with 90. As a freshman, Manu finished second on the team in tackles with 77.

2012 All-Conference team.
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Wide Receivers           $*Brandon Kaufman, Jr., Eastern Washington, *Rodrick Rumble, Sr., Idaho State, Greg Hardin, Jr., North Dakota
Tackles                        Danny Kistler Jr., Montana, Will Post, Sr., Eastern Washington
Guards                        Sean Davies, Sr., UC Davis, Gavin Farr, Jr., Southern Utah
Center                         Shaun Sampson, Sr., Montana State
Tight End                    *Greg Hardy, Sr., Montana
Quarterback                *DeNarius McGhee, Jr., Montana State
Running Backs            Deonte Williams, Sr., Cal Poly,  *Zach Bauman, Jr., Northern Arizona
Fullback                      Jake Hess, Sr., Northern Arizona
Placekicker                  Jimmy Pavel, Sr., Eastern Washington
Return Specialist         Dominic Gunn, Sr., Northern Colorado

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Tackles                        *Zach Minter, Sr., Montana State, Cody Larsen, Sr., Southern Utah
Ends                            Caleb Schreibeis, Sr., Montana State, Zach Wagenmann, So., Montana
Outside                       Jordan Tripp, Jr., Montana
Linebackers                 $*Jody Owens, Sr., Montana State
Inside                          Kennith Jackson, Sr., Cal Poly
Linebackers                 Ronnie Hamlin, Jr., Eastern Washington
Cornerbacks                *T.J. Lee III, Sr., Eastern Washington,  Anders Battle, Jr., Northern Arizona
Safeties                       Lucky Dozier, Jr., Northern Arizona,  Joel Fuller, Sr., Montana State
Punter                          Colton Schmidt, Sr., UC Davis
$- Unanimous Selection
*Two-Time First Team All-Conference

FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
Dominic Gunn, Sr., Northern Colorado

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Wide Receivers           Tanner Bleskin, Sr., Montana State, Morris Norrise, Jr., Sacramento State, Fatu Moala, Jr., Southern Utah
Tackles                        Steven Foster, Sr., Montana State, Trey Gilleo, Sr., Northern Arizona
Guards                        Tyler Worthley, Jr., Sacramento State, Steven Forgette, Jr., Eastern Washington
Center                         Dylan Fox, Sr., Southern Utah
Tight End                    Josh Hill, Sr., Idaho State
Quarterback                Brad Sorensen, Sr., Southern Utah
Running Backs            Cody Kirk, Jr., Montana State, Peter Nguyen, Sr., Montana
Fullback                      Lavell Ika, Sr., Southern Utah
Placekicker                  Colton Cook, Jr., Southern Utah
Return Specialist         Austin Shanks, Sr., Northern Arizona

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Tackles                        Sullivan Grosz, Jr., Cal Poly, Tim Wilkinson, Jr., Northern Arizona
Ends                            Jerry Ceja, Sr., Eastern Washington, Brad Daly, Jr., Montana State,         Marquis Jackson, Sr., Portland State
Outside                       Johnny Millard, Jr., Cal Poly
Linebackers                 Ian Sluss, Sr., Portland State, Zach Johnson, Sr., Eastern Washington
Inside                          Jordan Glass, Sr., UC Davis
Linebackers                 Anthony Morales, Jr., Weber State
Cornerbacks                Darius Jones, Sr., Montana State,  Osagie Odiase, Jr., Sacramento State
Safeties                       Allen Brown, Jr., Eastern Washington, Marcel Gibbons, Sr., Northern Colorado

Punter                          Andy Wilder, Jr., Northern Arizona

SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
Taylor Malenfant, Sr., Northern Arizona
   HONRABLE MENTION OFFENSE
Wide Receivers – Willie Tucker, So., Cal Poly; Cole Stanford, Jr., Cal Poly; Greg Herd, Sr., Eastern Washington; Nicholas Edwards, Sr., Eastern Washington; Cam Richmond, Jr., Idaho State; Sam Gratton, Sr., Montana; Ify Umodo, Jr., Northern Arizona; Dominic Gunn, Sr., Northern Colorado; Jace Davis, Jr., Northern Colorado; Justin Monahan, Sr., Portland State; Mitch Jessop, So., Southern Utah; Corey Galindo, So., UC Davis; Xavian Johnson, So., Weber State.
Tackles – Giovanni Sani, Jr., Cal Poly; Emmett Lynch, Sr., North Dakota, Nick Candler, Sr., Northern Arizona; Kyle Ritt, Sr., Portland State; Mitchell Van Dyk, Jr., Portland State; Cody Burgess, Jr., Southern Utah; Shelton Robinson, So., Weber State
Guards – Lefi Letuligasenoa, Jr., Cal Poly; Mark Clampitt, Sr., Idaho State; Jake Hendrickson, SR., Montana; Quinn Catalano, So., Montana State; Galeb Gillson, Sr., North Dakota; Roy Garcia, So., Northern Arizona; Chris Anderson, Sr., Northern Colorado; Cornelius Edison, So., Portland State.
Centers – Geoff Hyde, Sr., Cal Poly; Ashton Miller, Jr., Eastern Washington; Kjelby Oiland, Jr., Montana; Ian McGurran, Sr., North Dakota; Mitch Gaulke, Jr., Portland State; Ray Wilburn, Sr., UC Davis; Tytan Timoteo, Sr., Weber State.
Tight ends – R.J. Rickert, So., Northern Arizona; Drew Emanuel, Jr., Northern Arizona; TJ. Knowles, Sr., Sacramento State; Henna Brown, Sr., Southern Utah; Taylor Sloat, Jr., UC Davis.
Quarterbacks – Andre Broadous, Sr, Cal Poly; Kevin Yost, Sr., Idaho State; Braden Hanson, Sr., North Dakota; Cary Grossart, Sr., Northern Arizona; Seth Lobato, Jr., Northern Colorado; Garrett Safron, So., Sacramento State
Running Backs – Demitrius Bronson, Jr., Eastern Washington; D.J. Adams, Jr., Portland State; Ezekiel Graham, Jr., Sacramento State; C.J. Tuckett, Sr., Weber State.
Fullback – Tray Robinson, Sr., Montana State; Dalton Turay, So., UC Davis.
Placekicker – Chris Lider, Fr., Montana; Rory Perez, Jr., Montana State; Zeb Miller, Jr., North Dakota; Andy Wilder, Jr., Northern Arizona; Zach Brown, Sr., Portland State.
Return Specialists – Shaquille Hill, Fr., Eastern Washington; Peter Nguyen, Sr., Montana; Shawn Johnson, So., Montana State; Greg Hardin, Jr., North Dakota.

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
Tackles – Andru Pulu, Jr., Eastern Washington; Dylan Zylstra, So., Eastern Washington; Tonga Takai, So., Montana; Alex Bienemann, Jr., Montana; Marc Thompson, Jr., Northern Arizona; Dereck Jester, Jr., Portland State Matt Lawrence, Sr., Sacramento State; Andrew Benjamin, Sr., UC Davis.
Ends – Paul Ena, Sr., Eastern Washington; Josh Harris, Sr., Montana; Jay Nelson, Sr., North Dakota; Ross Brenneman, Sr., North Dakota, Jarret Bilbrey, Sr., Northern Arizona; Gavin Miller, Jr., Northern Colorado; Avery White, Sr., Sacramento State;  James Cowser, Fr., Southern Utah; Trevor Pletcher, Sr., Weber State.
Outside Linebacker – Nick Dzubnar, So., Cal Poly; Grant Williams, Sr., Eastern Washington; Trevor Spence, Jr., Idaho State; John Paul Kanongata'a, Jr., Montana; Mike Dosen, So., Northern Arizona; Ryan Reardon, Jr., Northern Arizona; Jaycob Shoemaker, Jr., Portland State; Byron Gruendl, Sr., UC Davis.
Inside Linebackers – Tyler Washburn, Sr., Eastern Washington; Brock Coyle, Jr., Montana; Na'a Moeakiola, Jr., Montana State; Austin Hasquet, So., Northern Arizona; Herve Tonye-Tonye, Sr., Northern Colorado; Khalil Bass, Sr., Portland State; Todd Davis, Jr., Sacramento State; Jeff Badger, Sr., Sacramento State; Zak Browning, Fr., Southern Utah.
Cornerbacks – Nico Molino, Sr., Cal Poly; Vante Smith-Johnson, Jr., Cal Poly; Ronald Baines, Jr., Eastern Washington; Donovan Henley, Sr., Idaho State; Sean Murray, Jr., Montana; Devin Willis, Sr., Northern Arizona; Courtney Hall, So., Northern Colorado; Jonathan Perkins, Jr., UC Davis; David James, Sr., Weber State.
Safeties: Jordan Tonai, Fr., Eastern Washington;  Taison Manu, Fr., Idaho State; Matt Hermanson, So., Montana; Steven Bethley, Jr., Montana State  Blair Wishom, Jr., Northern Arizona; Jordan Bible, Sr., Northern Colorado; Joel Sisler, Sr., Portland State; Mike Williams, Sr., Portland State; Ryan McMahon, Sr., Sacramento State; Miles Killebrew, Fr., Southern Utah
Punters – Bobby Zalud, Jr., Cal Poly; Stephen Shaw, Fr., Montana.
HONORABLE MENTION SPECIAL TEAMS
Chris Judge, Jr., Cal Poly; Chase King, Sr., Eastern Washington; Mike Foster, So., Montana State; Nevin Lewis, Sr., Portland State.