Sophomore Fred Amey earned first team honors as a receiver and was honorable mention as a kick returner.

Eastern Washington quarterback Josh Blankenship and Montana quarterback John Edwards were named Co- Offensive Players of the Year. A transfer from Tulsa, Blankenship led the Big Sky with 3,243 passing yards and 30 touchdowns. Edwards passed for 3,061 yards and 19 touchdowns while leading Montana to a share of the Big Sky title. Montana safety Trey Young garnered the Defensive Player of the Year award. Young tallied 81 tackles while also recording four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Montana State quarterback Travis Lulay and Blankenship were each named Co-Newcomer of the Year. Lulay led the Bobcats to a 5-2 record in the Big Sky and a bid to the 1-AA playoffs. Lulay, a true freshman, was the league''s second-rated passer with an efficiency rating of 135.4.

The Hornets'' honorees were led by Fred Amey. The sophomore wide receiver was the lone player to be named to the first team. Amey led the team with 62 catches for 989 yards and nine touchdowns. Amey''s receptions broke the school record of 60 set by Mike Carter in 1969 while his touchdowns ranked second in the single-season record book. The Union City, Calif., native ranks first in career receiving yards (1,874) and is tied for second in receiving touchdowns (16) and receptions (116). Amey, who also earned honorable mention honors as a kick returner, led the Big Sky and was fifth in I-AA in all-purpose yards per contest (164.7) and second in kickoff return average (25.7).

Senior Brandon Coleman, junior safety Camron Mbewa and sophomore fullback Kendall Riley were each named to the second team. Coleman earned second team honors for the second-consecutive season after finishing 42 tackles and one interception. The Rancho Cordova, Calif., native ended his Hornet career with 134 tackles and nine picks. Mbewa also earned all-Big Sky honors in consecutive seasons as one of the conferences top hitting safeties. A native of Sacramento, he fished the season with 49 tackles and two fumble recoveries. Riley earned his first all-conference honor after making the transition from tailback to fullback. The Sacramento native finished with 332 yards, four touchdowns and an average of 4.1 yards per carry.

Eight of the team’s 15 honorable mention selections were on the offensive side of the ball. The group was led by sophomore quarterback Ryan Leadingham. Offensive linemen Marko Cavka, Sean Doherty, Dustin Nicolodi and B.J. Tittlemier, tight end Caleb Jones, running back Garrett White and placekicker Bret LeVier also received recognition. Defensively, tackles Bilal Watkins and Eric Broden, defensive end Brad Osterhout, linebackers Ryan Kroeker and Kelly Micco and cornerback Jeremy Johnson also received honorable mention accolades.

Leadingham and Watkins are the only players who have been named all-Big Sky before. Leadingham was also honorable mention last season while Watkins was second team in 2000.

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Offense

First Team

WR Junior Adams Sr. Montana State

Clarence Moore Jr. Northern Arizona

Fred Amey So. Sacramento State

OT Dylan McFarland Jr. Montana

Brent Swaggert Jr. Montana State

OG Devan Kelley Sr. Portland State

Mataio Toilolo So. Montana State

C Corey Brown Sr. Idaho State

Matt Raivio Jr. Northern Arizona

Ben Olson Sr. Weber State

TE Dan Curley Sr. Eastern Wash.

QB Josh Blankenship Sr. Eastern Wash.

RB Jovan Griffith Sr. Eastern Wash.

Ryan Johnson Sr. Montana State

FB Saleem Muhammad Sr. Portland State

K Chris Snyder Jr. Montana

KR Levander Segars So. Montana

Second Team

WR Eric Kimble Fr. Eastern Wash.

Aaron Hill Jr. Montana State

Sale Key So. Idaho State

Jesse Levin Sr. Portland State

OT Jon Skinner Jr. Montana

Kurt Sigler Sr. Eastern Wash.

Steve Burch So. Idaho State

OG Robert Poleki Jr. Idaho State

Steve Gomez Sr. Northern Arizona

C Nic Stevenson So. Montana State

TE Tim Hester Sr. Portland State

QB Doug Baughman Sr. Idaho State

RB Ryan Fuqua So. Portland State

Isaac Mitchell Jr. Idaho State

FB Kendall Riley So. Sacramento State

PK Mike Cajal-Willis Sr. Portland State

KR Hashim Hall Sr. Portland State

Defense

First Team

DT Mark Weivoda Sr. Idaho State

Blake Horgan So. Montana State

DE Jared Allen Jr. Idaho State

Tim Bush Jr. Montana

Jon Montoya Jr. Montana State

OLB Roger Cooper So. Montana State

Josh Whitworth Jr. Idaho State

Mike Sands Sr. Northern Arizona

ILB Keith O’Neil Sr. Northern Arizona

Bart Brooks Sr. Idaho State

CB Ernie James So. Idaho State

Vernon Smith Jr. Montana

S Trey Young Sr. Montana

Kane Ioane Jr. Montana State

P Eddie Johnson Sr. Idaho State

Second Team

DT Jason Nicastro Sr. Montana State

Eric Boose Sr. Idaho State

Ray Sebestyen Montana State

DE Adam Cordeiro Jr. Montana State

Stefon Kleinert Sr. Portland State

OLB Audie Attar Sr. Idaho State

Kaaina Keawe Sr. Northern Arizona

David Smith Sr. Montana State

ILB Luke Vincent Sr. Eastern Wash.

Matt McFadden Jr. Weber State

CB Brandon Coleman Sr. Sacramento State

Reynard Carrie Jr. Portland State

S Brent Donnerberg Sr. Portland State

Dave DeCoite Jr. Montana

Camron Mbewa Jr. Sacramento State

P Mark Gould Sr. Northern Arizona

Honorable Mention

Offense

WR Brett Fowler Idaho State

Kyler Randell Eastern Wash.

Antonio Jackson Portland State

Eugene Mirador Idaho State

Johnny Marshall Northern Arizona

OT Michael Roos Eastern Wash.

Jamar Ikpi Idaho State

Micah Jackson-Sattler Portland State

Marko Cavka Sacramento State

Sean Doherty Sacramento State

OG Cory Proctor Montana

Dustin Nicolodi Sacramento State

Jon Newman Weber State

Derek Decker Montana

Mike Quast Montana State

Anthony Williams Portland State

C Brandn Bouge Eastern Wash.

B.J. Tittlemier Sacramento State

TE Tom Winn Northern Arizona

Caleb Jones Sacramento State

Tim Calhoun Eastern Wash.

Mike Hale Weber State

QB Juston Wood Portland State

Travis Lulay Montana State

Ryan Leadingham Sacramento State

RB Garrett White Sacramento State

FB Ryan Elliott Montana State

Mike Jones Idaho State

K Bret LeVier Sacramento State

Jeremy Hershey Idaho State

KR Fred Amey Sacramento State

Defense

DT Bilal Watkins Sacramento State

Randy Spencer Weber State

Agatupu Sagapolutele Portland State

Justin Tutka Portland State

Eric Broden Sacramento State

DE Brandon Moore Eastern Wash.

Mike Rose Idaho State

Lance Spencer Montana

Brad Osterhout Sacramento State

Brady Fosmark Weber State

OLB David Goodloe Portland State

Kelly Micco Sacramento State

Colton Swan Weber State

Joel Robinson Montana

CB Emery Beckles Idaho State

Jeremy Johnson Sacramento State

Ryan Thornton Northern Arizona

S Kealo Loo Northern Arizona

Kenneth Qualls Montana State

A.J. Williams Eastern Wash.

Quinton Freeman Idaho State

Isaac Gardner Montana State

P Nate Cook Montana State

Jessie Nicassio Eastern Wash.

Mark Spencer Montana