SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- The Sacramento State football program announced its

team award winners at the annual year-end banquet Sunday afternoon. The

team MVP award was shared by senior running back Charles Roberts and

senior quarterback Ricky Ray. Senior wide receiver Scott Towne claimed

the offensive MVP award while junior Terence Wagner was given the

offensive line MVP.

Roberts ended his career with 6,553 rushing yards and set or tied 20

Sacramento State records, eight BIg Sky records and nine national

records. The Montclair, Calif., native was named co-Big Sky Conference

MVP this past season and was a three-time first team all-league

selection. Ray served as the team’s starting QB for the past two years

and holds the school career record with a 61.9 percent completion

percentage. This past season, he threw for 2,220 yards and 13

touchdowns. He also set a school record with 10 rushing scores.

Towne finished second on the team with 42 receptions for 716 yards. The

Stockton, Calif., native finished second in career receiving yards at

Sacramento State despite playing quarterback his first season and

missing at least one game each year due to injury. Wagner earned his

award after anchoring a young Hornet offensive line. The center has now

started all 33 games of his career and was named first team all-Big Sky

following the 2000 season.

Defensively, senior Anthony Daisley earned the defensive line MVP award

and junior Elton Gabourel was the team’s defensive back most valuable

player. Daisley led the team in tackles with 100 and tackles for loss

(19). The native of Rialto, Calif., was named first team all-Big Sky for

the second-straight season. Gabourel tied for the team lead with four

interceptions and was second on the squad with 76 tackles. The

cornerback also had four pass breakups, six tackles for loss and 0.5

sacks to earn first team all-league honors.

Senior Lamont Webb was named special teams MVP and redshirts Ryan

Leadingham and Ramon Payne were named scout team MVPs on offense and

defense, respectively. Webb, who was an honorable mention all-league

selection as a returner, set a Sacramento State single-season record

with 696 kickoff return yards. He also became the first Hornet to return

a kickoff for a touchdown since 1997 when he scampered 90 yards for a

score against Cal State Northridge.

Leadingham earned his award after quarterbacking the scout team offense.

The native of Covina, Calif., showed extreme poise for a true freshman

and will battle for the starting QB position in the fall. Payne played

defensive back for the scout team defense. A true freshman from San

Jose, Calif., Payne will fight to replace senior Tommy Williams in the

Hornet secondary next season.