Austin and Garcia Highlight All-Conference Team for Bengals

POCATELLO, Idaho- The Big Sky Conference announced its all-conference teams as selected by the head coaches. Idaho State's Luke Austin and Brendon Garcia earned second-team all-conference while Chad Hansen, Terrence Carey, Josh Cook, Xavier Finney, Tyler Kuder, Austin Graves, Mitch Beckstead, Cody Sorensen and Nick Albano earned honorable mention all-league honors.

This is the first all-conference honor for these 11 Bengals.

Garcia leaves Idaho State as one of the great kickers to wear the orange and black as he is one of seven kickers in ISU history to earn first or second-team accolades. This year he was 18-24 on field goals  and 25-28 on extra points. He kicked a career-long 51-yarder and a 50-yarder this season. Garcia finished his career-tied for the career mark in most field goals made with 41 and was second in extra points with 89 on 95 attempts.

Austin finished 2013 with 951 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns and 65 receptions in 10 games. Austin had a career-high 177 receiving yards vs. Eastern Washington and 173 vs. Northern Colorado. He had five games with 100 receiving yards or more.  Austin finished his career ranked seventh in receptions with 152, eighth in receiving yards with 2,108 and fifth in touchdowns with 21.

INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS

Offensive Player of the Year
Vernon Adams, So., QB, Eastern Washington
Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Sullivan Grosz, Sr., DT, Cal Poly
Brad Daly, Sr., DE, Montana State
Newcomer of the Year
Gabe Manzanares, Jr., RB, UC Davis
Freshman of the Year
Cooper Kupp, Fr., Eastern Washington

THREE-TIME FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS
Zach Bauman, RB, Northern Arizona
T.J. Lee III, CB, Eastern Washington

Two-Time FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS

Greg Hardin, WR, North Dakota
Danny Kistler, OT, Montana
Zack Wagenmann, DE, Montana,
Jordan Tripp, LB, Montana, LB
Anders Battle, CB, Northern Arizona, CB
Lucky Dozier, S, Northern Arizona S

UNANIMOUS SELECTIONS

Vernon Adams, QB, Eastern Washington
Cooper Kupp, WR, Eastern Washington

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Wide Receivers             *Cooper Kupp, Fr., Eastern Washington
                        $Greg Hardin, Sr., North Dakota
                        DeAndre Carter, Jr., Sacramento State

Tackles             Mitchell Van Dyk, Sr., Portland State
                        $Danny Kistler, Sr., Montana

Guards              Tyler Worthley, Sr., Sacramento State
                        Lefi Letuligasenoa, Sr., Cal Poly

Center              Ashton Miller, Sr., Eastern Washington

Tight End          RJ Rickert, Jr., Northern Arizona

Quarterback     *Vernon Adams, So., Eastern Washington

Running Back    !Zach Bauman, Sr., Northern Arizona
                        DJ Adams, Sr., Portland State

Fullback            Akaninyene, Umoh, Sr., Cal Poly

Kicker               Colton Cook, Sr., Southern Utah
Return              Shawn Johnson, Jr., Montana State
Specialist          

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Tackles             Sullivan Grosz, Sr., Cal Poly
                        Tim Wilkinson, Sr., Northern Arizona

Ends                 Brad Daly, Sr., Montana State
                        $Zack Wagenmann, Jr., Montana

Outside LBs      $Jordan Tripp, Sr., Montana
                        JP Kanongata'a, Sr., Montana

Inside LBs         Todd Davis, Sr., Sacramento State
                        Zak Browning, So., Southern Utah

Cornerbacks     $Anders Battle, Sr., Northern Arizona
                        !TJ Lee III, Sr., Eastern Washington

Safeties            $Lucky Dozier, Sr., Northern Arizona
                        Alex Hubbard, Sr., Cal Poly

Punter              Kyle Loomis, Jr., Portland State

FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER
Bo Schutzle, Sr., Eastern Washington
*Unanimous Selection
!Three-Time First Team Selection
$Two-Time First Team Selection

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Wide Receiver  Ellis Henderson, So., Montana
                        Luke Austin, Sr., Idaho State
                        Ashton Clark, Sr., Eastern Washington

Tackles             Clay DeBord, So., Eastern Washington
                        Giovanni Sani, Sr., Cal Poly

Guards              William Poehls, Sr., Montana
                        Steven Forgette, Sr., Eastern Washington

Center              Roy Garcia, Jr., Northern Arizona
                        Kjelby Oiland, Sr., Montana

Tight End          Tiai Salanoa, Jr., Montana State

Quarterback     Garrett Safron, Jr., Sacramento State

Running Back    Cody Kirk, Sr., Montana State
                        Kristaan Ivory, Jr., Cal Poly

Fullback            Nick Butier, So., Northern Arizona

Kicker               Brendon Garcia, Sr., Idaho State

Return              Ellis Henderson, So., Montana
Specialist

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Tackles                         Andru Pulu, Sr., Eastern Washington
                        Alex Bienemann, Sr., Montana

Ends                 James Cowser, So., Southern Utah
                        Nick King, Sr., UC Davis

Outside LBs      Ronnie Hamlin, Sr., Eastern Washington
                        Johnny Millard, Sr., Cal Poly

Inside LBs         Brock Coyle, Sr., Montana
                        Clarence Bumpas, Sr., Northern Colorado

Cornerbacks     Anthony Goodwin, Sr., Montana
                        Deonte Flowers, Jr., Montana State

Safeties                        Matt Hermanson, Jr., Montana
                        Tommy Collet, Jr., Sr., Southern Utah

Punter              Justin Weldon, Sr., Sacramento State

SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
Chad Newell, Fr., Montana State

THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
Wide Receivers    Tanner Bleskin, Sr., Montana State
                                Morris Norrise, Sr., Sacramento State
                                Kasey Closs, Jr., Portland State

Tackles                   Cody Burgess, Sr., Southern Utah
                                Jacob Julian, Fr., Northern Arizona

Guards                   Cornelius Edison, Jr., Portland State
                                JP Flynn, Fr., Montana State
                                Trevor Poole, Jr., Montana

Center                    Gavin Farr, Sr., Southern Utah

Tight End               Zack Gehring, Sr., Eastern Washington

Quarterback          Jordan Johnson, Jr., Montana

Running Backs     Gabe Manzanares, Jr., UC Davis
                                Quincy Forte, Jr., Eastern Washington

Fullback                 Jamal Wilson, So., Montana

Kicker                     Brady Stuart, So., UC Davis

Return Specialist  Greg Hardin, Sr., North Dakota

THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
Tackles                   Tonga Takai, Jr., Montana
                                Chima Ike, Sr., Northern Arizona

Ends                       Anthony Larry, Sr., Eastern Washington
                                Jake Irwin, Jr., Cal Poly

Outside LBs          Matt Holley, Jr., Southern Utah
                                Mike Dosen, Sr., Northern Arizona

Inside LBS             Nick Dzubnar, Jr., Cal Poly
                                Austin Hasquet, Jr., Northern Arizona
                                Anthony Morales, Sr., Weber State

Cornerbacks          Tyree Mills, Sr., Southern Utah
                                Jonathan Perkins, Sr., UC Davis

Safeties                  Tevin McDonald, Jr., Eastern Washington
                                David Edgerson, Sr., Portland State

Punter                    Andy Wilder, Sr., Northern Arizona

THIRD TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS
Ellis Henderson, So., Montana


HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE

Wide Receivers – Cole Stanford, Sr., Cal Poly; Cory Mitchell, Jr., Eastern Washington; Shaq Hill, So., Eastern Washington; Chad Hansen, Fr., Idaho State; Cam Warren, WR, Montana; Brian Flotkoetter, Jr., Montana State; Kenny Golladay, So., North Dakota; Jesse Brantley, Sr., Northern Arizona; Nick Cole, Sr., Northern Arizona; Dimitri Stimphill, Jr., Northern Colorado; Will Jefferson, Jr., Northern Colorado; Shane Harrison, So., Sacramento State; Fatu Moala, Sr., Southern Utah; Tom Hemmingsen, Sr., UC Davis; Erik Walker, Sr., Weber State.
 
Tackles – Cassidy Curtis, So., Eastern Washington; John Schmaing, So., Montana; Quinn Catalano, Jr., Montana State; John Weidenaar, So., Montana State; Joe Kleason, Sr., North Dakota; Kyle Smith, Fr., Portland State; Ian Joseph, Jr., UC Davis.

Guards – Matt Fisher, Fr., Cal Poly; Brandon Murphy, Sr., Eastern Washington; Terrence Carey, So., Idaho State; Brandon Anderson, So., North Dakota; Jake Solomon, Sr., Northern Colorado; Tyler Olker, Sr., Northern Colorado; Nick Nissen, Jr., Southern Utah

Center – Stephen Sippel, So., Cal Poly; Mitch Gaulke, Sr., Portland State; Tyson Tiatia, Sr., Weber State; Jay Luchetti, Jr., UC Davis.

Tight Ends – Josh Cook, Fr., Idaho State; Clay Pierson, Sr., Montana; Austin Wilbers, Sr., Northern Colorado; Anthony Norris, So., Southern Utah; Taylor Sloat, Sr., UC Davis.

Quarterbacks – DeNarius McGhee, Sr., Montana State; Seth Lobato, Sr., Northern Colorado.

Running backs – Xavier Finney, So., Idaho State; Jordan Canada, Jr., Montana; Tromaine Dennis, Sr., Northern Colorado.

Fullbacks – Dalton Turay, Jr., UC Davis; Quinn Zamora, Fr., Northern Colorado.

Kicker – Kevin Miller, Sr., Eastern Washington; Ben Worst, Fr., Montana; Zeb Miller, Sr., North Dakota; Andy Wilder, Sr., Northern Arizona.

Return Specialist: Alex Hubbard, Sr., Cal Poly; Lucky Dozier, Sr., Northern Arizona; Nate Tago, Fr., Portland State; Charles Boyett, Jr., UC Davis; AJ Coney, Fr., Weber State

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
Tackles – Chris Lawrence, Jr., Cal Poly; Nick Leyden, Sr., Cal Poly; Will Katoa, Sr., Eastern Washington; Dylan Zylstra, Jr., Eastern Washington; Tyler Kuder, So., Idaho State; Taylor Sheridan, So., Montana State; Lexington Smith, Jr., Northern Colorado; Joe Lopez, Jr., Portland State; Junior Alexis, So., Portland State; Robert Torgerson, Fr., Southern Utah; Toi Taufa, So., Southern Utah; James Washington, Jr., Weber State

Ends – Andrew Alcaraz, Sr., Cal Poly; Evan Day, Jr., Eastern Washington; Austin Graves, Jr., Idaho State; Tyrone Holmes, So., Montana; Steven Garcia, Sr., Northern Arizona; Gavin Miller, Sr., Northern Colorado; Jeremy Boone, Sr., Portland State; Darnell Sankey, So., Sacramento State; Andrew Eide, Fr., Southern Utah

Outside Linebackers: Cameron Ontko, Jr., Cal Poly; Cole Moore, Jr., Montana State; Leilon Willingham, Jr., Northern Colorado; Max Flores, Jr., Northern Colorado; Chad Hansen, Sr., Southern Utah

Inside Linebackers: Cody McCarthy, Jr., Eastern Washington; Mitch Beckstead, Jr., Idaho State; Alex Singleton, Jr., Montana State; Ryan Reardon, Sr., Northern Arizona; Garrison Goodman, Sr., North Dakota; Jaycob Shoemaker, Sr., Portland State; Steven Pitts, Jr., UC Davis

Cornerbacks – Bijon Samoodi, Sr., Cal Poly; Vante Smith-Johnson, Sr., Cal Poly; Ronald Baines, Sr., Eastern Washington; Nate Harris, So., Montana; Marcus Alford, So., Northern Arizona; Courtney Hall, Jr., Northern Colorado; Aaron Sibley, So., Portland State; Markell Williams, Sr., Sacramento State; LeShaun Sims, So., Southern Utah; Shamawn Wright, So., UC Davis

Safeties - Allen Brown, Sr., Eastern Washington; Cody Sorensen, So., Idaho State; Bo Tully, Sr., Montana; Steven Bethley, Sr., Montana State; Cam Kuksa, Fr., North Dakota; Blair Wishom, Sr., Northern Arizona; Dean Faddis, Sr., Portland State; Miles Killebrew, So., Southern Utah

Punters – Stephen Shaw, So., Montana; Rory Perez, Sr., Montana State; Brock Miller, Sr., Southern Utah; Colby Wadman, Fr., UC Davis; Tony Epperson, P, Weber State

HONORABLE MENTION SPECIAL TEAMS
Nick Albano, Jr., Idaho State; Anthony Hughes, Sr., Northern Arizona; Dominique Bennett, Sr., North Dakota; Hayden Plinke, So., Portland State