The 27th Annual

National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Awards

2020 The Chapter (2019-20)

On April 13, the Colorado Chapter was set to celebrate its 27th class of outstanding high school scholar-athletes, but was one of many casualties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame was chartered on July 1, 1992, and is one of 120 chapters in 47 states that make up the organization. Its members include former players, coaches, athletics administrators, educators, officials, news media and football fans, all of who enjoy the game of football and share in its purposes and goals.

One of its primary goals is to recognize and honor the top student-athletes in the state – young men who have distinguished themselves on the field, in the classroom and in extracurricular and community activities where leadership abilities are displayed.

The 27th annual awards banquet was set to recognize 17 of the top student-athletes chosen from a field of statewide nominees and selected by an impartial committee with diverse backgrounds. The criteria for selection is based on a combination of athletic ability (40 percent), academic achievement and character (40 percent) and citizenship and service (20 percent).

Colorado remains the only chapter nationwide that selects collegiate players of the week and a collegiate All- State team, starting for the 2003 season, with 2019 thus marking the 17th straight year of such recognition. And beginning in 2014, the chapter began recognizing an Academic All-Colorado team comprised of the 10 football- playing colleges and universities in the state, along with selecting a Scholar-Athlete of the Year (based upon academic and athletic excellence).

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Dick DeWire, Executive Director Neil Devlin Mark Nicolet Dan DeRose, Treasurer Brian Gaffney Karl Benson Clair Gausman David Plati David Bervig Doug Hatfield Paul Plinske Brian Campbell Jeff Hurd Tom Robinson Archie Chaney Russ Laney Jim Saccomano Brian Cook Bob Litchard Luke Stahmer William Cox Marv Kay Mark DeRose Mike Marquez HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Fred Fleming Bob Ottewill Keith Jensen Larry Zimmer Media & Postseason Honors Coordinator: Sarah Meier, UC-Colorado Springs Academic Team Coordinator: David Plati, U. of Colorado

The Colorado Chapter would like to thank those organization and businesses that have contributed to tonight’s banquet. Special recognition to the Football Club, the Colorado Football Officials Association, CHSAA, the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, Friends of Football (CSU-Pueblo), University of Colorado Sports Information and Pioneer Press of Greeley (donated programs).

2 2020 Cancelled Program

Welcome Dick DeWire, NFF Colorado Chapter Executive Director Invocation Drew Powell Dinner Masters of Ceremonies Dave Logan, Voice of the Broncos and Head Coach Cherry Creek High School Recognition of 2019 First-Team All-Colorado Team 2019 NFF Collegiate Coach of the Year Gregg Brandon, Colorado Mines 2019 Collegiate Offensive Player of the Year John Matocha, Colorado Mines

Dick DeWire 2019 Collegiate Co-Defensive Players of the Year Dave Logan Nate Landman, Colorado Jackson Wibbels, Colorado State-Pueblo 2019 Collegiate Special Teams Player of the Year Jake Koehnke, Air Force 2019 Collegiate Scholar Athlete of the Year Kyle Johnson, Air Force Joe Kearney Service Award Joe Kearney Sigma Nu Fraternity John Adams John Adams Officiating Award Kirk Russell Award Scott Stocker Keith Jensen Award Jeff Hurd

Jim Turner Jim Saccomano Award Keith Jensen Jim Saccomano Sarah Meier

State Championship Game Outstanding Player Recognition A6 Brandon Williams, Fleming 2A Drew Book, Sterling 5A Jalyle Stacks, Cherry Creek A8 Beau Parker, Sedgwick County 3A Luke McCallister, Palmer Ridge 1A Korey Taha, Limon 4A Gavin Herberg, Pine Creek

Presentation of High School Scholar-Athlete Award Winners Kai Arneson, Lewis-Palmer Aidan Keanaaina, Mullen Cole Palmer, The Classical Academy Reece Atteberry, Eaglecrest Carson Lee, Cherry Creek Caleb Rillos, Ralston Valley Henry Blackburn, Fairview Max Lofy, Pine Creek Obsanjo Sanni, Smoky Hill Andrew Gentry, Columbine Justin Lohrenz, Columbine Kole Taylor, Grand Junction Central Matt Heitmann, Dakota Ridge Thomas Lowry, D’Evelyn Trey Towndrow, Green Mountain Adam Karas, Pomona Logan Marx, Limon Representative on Behalf of Scholar Athletes Andrew Gentry, Columbine Closing Comments Dave Logan 3 Past Colorado Prep Football Scholar-Athletes

Since 1993, a total of 297 individuals from 120 high schools, including the 2018 class, have been recognized by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame as Colorado Prep Football Scholar-Athletes. There have been multiple winners from 69 high schools; the list of past recipients:

1993 Michael West, Montrose Thomas Bauer, Niwot Kole Kadavy, Greeley Central Josh Odom, Pine Creek Ryan Beckman, Idalia Landon Bergner, Holyoke Max Morgan, Greeley West Kevin Ribarich, Pueblo East 1999 Zack Bogue, Wheat Ridge Dominic Bravo, Northglenn Court Pietra, Rock Canyon Michael Rocha, Montrose Logan Briscoe, Cedaredge Mark Booker, Air Academy Jack Hiett, Arvada West Kyle Pollack, Wiggins Kyle Rosenbrock, Brush Ben Buys, Denver Christian Greg Holloran, Steamboat Springs Weston Johnson, Wray Parke Robbins, Battle Mountain Andrew Wingard, Ralston Valley Joel Dreessen, Fort Morgan Nate Kvamme, Windsor Justin Little, Legacy Danny Spond, Columbine Marcus Houston, Thomas 2015 Jeff Parr, Fairview Charles Paddock, Fountain David Thurston, Arvada West Jefferson Bruno DeRose, Pueblo East Mike Radcliff, Rocky Mountain Jeffrey Paulson, Limon Craig Ochs, Fairview 2010 JoJo Domann, Pine Creek Matthew Rothe, Fort Morgan Tyler Sale, Arapahoe Jason Sanchez, Montrose Bryce Gaber, Montrose Ayden Eberhardt, Loveland Mikael van Loon, Boulder Zach Zaitz, Pueblo South Danny Sells, Evergreen Callen Hacker, Loveland Ace Escobedo, Regis Jesuit Eric Vaughn, Liberty Adam Strecker, Kent Denver 2005 Bolton Howes, Dakota Ridge J.T. Gentry, Columbine 1994 David Valle, Fort Morgan Jordan Baum, Columbine Ryan Langewisch, Denver Chris Helbig, Holy Family Jeremiah Aldrich, Northglenn Roy Webb, Ellicott Mitch Kosht, Rifle Lutheran David Imola, Cherry Creek Shane Cook, Bear Creek Scott Wedum, Rocky Mountain John Kyed, Boulder Adam Marostica, Idalia Carlo Kemp, Fairview A. Leroy Garcia, Denver North Tyson Liggett, Limon Matthew O’Connor, Fairview Jarred Kendziorski, Valor Christian 2000 Ian Maki, Platte Canyon Matt McDonnell, Dakota Ridge Joe Rosenbrock, Brush Matt Lynch, Legacy Reed Doughty, Roosevelt Craig Michoski, Rocky Mountain Tim McGraw, Douglas County Logan Rutt, Cheroµkee Trail Toby McBride, Fort Morgan Steve Ertl, Estes Park Ryan Mitchler, Horizon Kris Means, Grand Junction Joe Selzer, Arapahoe Michael Pavlakovich, Regis Jesuit Wade Faulk, Julesburg David Price, Lewis-Palmer Ben Miller, Grandview Kyle Shefferly, Ponderosa Cooper Rothe, Longmont Tom Hubbard, Limon Brett Rusher, Wray Andy Muns, Douglas County Brett Vlasin, Wray Isaiah Sanders, Palmer Ridge Jason May, Coronado Brian Westerberg, Heritage Josh Ross, Arvada West Keegan Wentz, Buena Vista Marc Sandoval, Mitchell 2011 Steven Woytek, Ranum Nate Solder, Buena Vista Scott Schneider, Arapahoe Jason Brown, Limon 2016 1995 Kyle Smith, Northglenn 2006 Justin Brown, Columbine Elijah Brockman, Eaglecrest Casey Cortese, Pueblo Central Robert Solano, Pueblo Central Scott Cure, Idalia James Dowgin, Greeley West Anders Carlson, Classical Academy Nate Ebel, Thompson Valley Thomas VanBuskirk, Mullen Clay Garcia, Alamosa Alex Kozan, Valor Christian Brock Domann, Pine Creek Guy Emry, Lewis-Palmer Keiffer Garton III, Douglas County Max McCaffrey, Valor Christian Judd Erickson, Mountain Vista Josh Vriesman, Denver Christian Byron Griffen, Walsh C.J. Gillman, Columbine Matt Menard, D’Evelyn Mikey Griebel, Columbine Scott Halvorsen, Liberty 2001 Karl Heimbrock, Cherry Creek Seth Posey, Bayfield Marcus McElroy, Jr., Mullen Jeff Hodges, Limon Jason Ackermann, Fairview Brian Hendricks, Burlington Taylor Risner, Wiggins Brandon Micale, Pomona Zachery Jiron, St. Mary’s Bob Bell, Holy Family D.J. Horton, Hotchkiss, Taylor Schultz, Grandview Chad Mikelson, Sedgwick County Michael Madsen, Columbine Tycen Bundgaard, South Park Travis Sandersfeld, Limon Cassius Simpson, Lakewood Jake Moretti, Pomona Matt Rillos, Golden Andy Coren, Fruita Monument Matt Stiasny, Dove Creek Marcus Turner, Hoehne Corte Tapia, Windsor Samuel Telleen, Smoky Hill David Hall, Akron Ty Tschacher, Platte Valley Jalon Torres, Broomfield 2012 Chris Jackson, Battle Mountain Nathan Walker, Colorado Springs Jonathan Van Diest, Cherry Creek 1996 Jordan Anderson, Ralston Valley Zach Krahn, Rocky Mountain Christian Ryan Briscoe, Cedaredge Austin Beane, Rock Canyon 2017 Zack Leavitt, D’Evelyn Mike Burke, Mullen 2007 Conner Beard, Hotchkiss Hunter Bergstrom, Strasburg Jake Stone, Limon Jeremy Kane, Coronado Bo Bolen, Grandview Kyler Beasley-Rose, Grand Willy Boatman, Kent Denver Tyler Van Eps, Denver Christian Kurt Duffy, Windsor Cameron Browne, Bear Creek Junction Max Borghi, Pomona Austin Wagner, Cheyenne Curtis Cunningham, Columbine Conor Brady, Mullen Justin Fisher, Limon Mountain Blake Carette, Arapahoe Marshall Hahn, Bayfield Jack Elway, Cherry Creek Chad David, Horizon Zach Cozzolino, Pueblo South Ty Petersburg, Rangely 2002 Levi Greenly, Platte Valley Zack Golditch, Gateway Jake Heimlicher, Regis Allen Rolf, Fountain-Fort Carson Andrew Abdulla, Las Animas Tyler Jackson, Douglas County Derion Ibarra, Pueblo East Ryan Marquez, Pomona Wayne Southam, Overland Patrick Blakemore, Fairview , Loveland Xavier Lewis, Eaglecrest Trey McBride, Fort Morgan Marcques Spivey, Cherry Creek Logan Brewer, Evergreen Jon Major, Ponderosa Ryan Moeller, Rifle Jalen Mergerson, Eaglecrest Tom Doane, Holy Family Matthew Mankoff, Thomas J.T. Pisel, Deer Trail Keland Rumsey, Chatfield 1997 Kevin Eberhart, Broomfield Jefferson 2013 Blake Stenstrom, Valor Christian Derek Applewhite, Brighton Jesse Nading, ThunderRidge Rex Morgan, Greeley West Ethan Brunhofer, Arapahoe Jaylen Thomas, Vista Ridge Jon Dubravac, Mullen Lawrence Nee, Ellicott Michael Philbin, Evergreen Jaeden Graham, Cherry Creek A’Jon Vivens, Mullen Jesus Gutierrez, Center Stephone Robinson, Mullen Andrew Sampson, Overland Anders Hill, Fairview Lucas Hayes, Holyoke Chris Sheehan, Columbine 2018 2008 Isaiah Holland, Valor Christian Jerimy Hiltner, Limon Dustin Sprague, Holyoke Logan DeArment, Columbine Jon Ball, Kit Carson Christian McCaffrey, Valor Jon Hornung, Stratton Branden Trujillo, Eaton Ty Evans, Palmer Ridge Ryan Johnson, Rocky Mountain Brian Ford, Alamosa Christian Kyle Helbig, Holy Family Nate Mitchell, Boulder 2003 Colten Huskey, Dove Creek Isaac Miller, Silver Creek Riley Kinney, Loveland Jeff Pedersen, West Grand Andrew Bishop, Brighton Kyle Lontine, Legacy Zach Peck, Windsor Luke McCaffrey, Valor Christian John Wilson III, Alamosa Taylor Brown, Boulder Justin McMillen, Hoehne Dalton Risner, Wiggins Kain Medrano, Pueblo East Jeff Byers, Loveland Gavin Miller, Greeley West J.K. Scott, Mullen Barrett Miller, Eaglecrest 1998 Shane Cramer, Sterling Kenneth Keef Montel, Fort Morgan David Sommers, Holy Family Drake Nugent, Highlands Ranch Chad Dilworth, Northglenn Michael Deal, ThunderRidge Jared Parker, Green Mountain Alec Wirtjes, Discovery Canyon Jon Nuschy, La Junta Ryan Haywood, Thomas Jefferson Zachary Short, Salida Drew Ford, Alamosa 2014 Alex Padilla, Cherry Creek Doug Maxey, Evergreen Chase Toft, Genoa-Hugo Johnny Kouri, Legacy Adam Brown, Air Academy Alec Pell, Cherry Creek Casey Mottinger, Elizabeth Kelton Lynn, Fairview 2009 Austin Conway, Overland Noah Roper, Erie Cabel Rohloff, Platte Canyon Chad Malcom, Limon David Beach, Denver Lutheran Dylan Draper, Discovery Canyon Zach Weinmaster, Loveland Nathan Rothe, Fort Morgan Jobediah Rittenhouse, Idalia Matthew Brown, Limon Drue Harris, Fountain-Fort Carson Orlando Westbrook-Sanchez, Paul Sage, Clear Creek Michael Smith, Hotchkiss Harrison Andrew Eberle, Loveland Parker Hammond, Pine Creek Kevin Singleton, Broomfield Ethan Zemla, Valor Christian Russell Sprague, Holyoke 2004 Josiah Flack, D’Evelyn Max McDonald, Rocky Mountain Jacob Wagers, Woodlin David Alvarez, Eaton Hunter Foraker, Mullen Mike Morean, Cherry Creek 4 Scholar-Athletes By High School

Air Academy (2) Cherokee Trail (1) Douglas County (4) Genoa-Hugo (1) Kent Denver (2) Mark Booker, 1993 Logan Rutt, 2010 Tim McGraw, 2005 Chase Toft, 2008 Adam Strecker, 1999 Adam Brown, 2014 Andy Muns, 2005 Willy Boatman, 2017 Cherry Creek (10) Kieffer Garton III, 2006 Golden (1) Akron (1) Marcques Spivey, 1995 Tyler Jackson, 2007 Matt Rillos, 1995 Kit Carson (1) David Hall, 2001 Karl Himbrock, 2006 Jon Ball, 2008 Jack Elway, 2007 Dove Creek (2) Grand Junction (2) Alamosa (4) Jaeden Graham, 2013 Matt Stiasny, 2006 Kris Means, 2005 La Junta (1) John Wilson III, 1997 Mike Morean, 2014 Colten Huskey, 2008 Kyler Beasley-Rose, 2012 Kyle Helbig, 2018 Drew Ford, 2003 David Imola, 2015 Grand Junction Central (1) Lakewood (1) Clay Garcia, 2006 Jonathan Van Diest, 2016 Eaglecrest (5) Kole Taylor, 2019 Cassius Simpson, 2011 Brian Ford, 2008 Alex Padilla, 2018 Xavier Lewis, 2012 Elijah Brockman, 2016 Alec Pell, 2018 Grandview (3) Las Animas (1) Arapahoe (5) Jalen Mergerson, 2017 Carson Lee, 2019 Ben Miller, 2005 Andrew Abdulla, 2002 Scott Schneider, 2000 Barrett Miller, 2018 Tyler Sale, 2004 Bo Bolen, 2007 Cheyenne Mountain (1) Reece Atteberry, 2019 Legacy (4) Joe Selzer, 2010 Taylor Schultz, 2011 Austin Wagner, 2001 Johnny Kouri, 2003 Ethan Brunhofer, 2013 Eaton (2) Greeley Central (1) Justin Little, 2004 Blake Carette, 2017 Classical Academy (1) Branden Trujillo, 2002 Kole Kadavy, 2009 Kyle Lontine, 2008 Anders Carlson, 2016 David Alvarez, 2004 Arvada West (3) Matt Lynch, 2015 Greeley West (4) Jack Hiett, 2004 Clear Creek (1) Elizabeth (1) Rex Morgan, 2007 Lewis-Palmer (3) Josh Ross, 2005 Paul Sage, 1998 Casey Mottinger, 1998 Gavin Miller, 2008 David Price, 1994 David Thurston, 2009 Colorado Springs Christian (1) Ellicott (2) Max Morgan, 2009 Guy Emry, 1995 Battle Mountain (2) Nathan Walker, 2006 Roy Webb, 1999 James Dowgin, 2011 Kai Arneson, 2019 Chris Jackson, 2001 Lawrence Nee, 2002 Green Mountain (2) Liberty (2) Parke Robbins, 2009 Columbine (12) Michael Madsen, 1995 Erie (1) Jared Parker, 2009 Eric Vaughn, 1993 Bayfield (2) Chris Sheehan, 2002 Noah Roper, 2018 Trey Towndrow, 2019 Scott Halvorsen, 1995 Marshall Hahn, 1996 Jordan Baum, 2005 Harrison (1) Limon (12) Seth Posey, 2011 C.J. Gillman, 2006 Estes Park (1) Orlando Westbrook-Sanchez, Jeff Hodges, 1995 Curtis Cunningham, 2007 Steve Ertl, 2000 2018 Justin Fisher, 1996 Bear Creek (2) Danny Spond, 2009 Evergreen (4) Jerimy Hiltner, 1997 Shane Cook, 1994 Justin Brown, 2011 Doug Maxey, 1998 Heritage (1) Tom Hubbard, 2000 Cameron Browne, 2007 J.T. Gentry, 2015 Danny Sells, 1999 Brian Westerberg, 1994 Jake Stone, 2001 Mikey Griebel, 2016 Boulder (4) Logan Brewer, 2002 Chad Malcom, 2003 Logan DeArment, 2018 Highlands Ranch (1) Mikael van Loon, 1993 Michael Philbin, 2007 Jeffrey Paulson, 2004 Andrew Gentry, 2019 Drake Nugent, 2018 Nate Mitchell, 1997 Tyson Liggett, 2005 Justin Lohrenz, 2019 Fairview (9) Taylor Brown, 2003 Hoehne (2) Travis Sandersfeld, 2006 Jeff Parr, 1993 John Kyed, 2005 Coronado (2) Justin McMillen, 2008 Matthew Brown, 2009 Craig Ochs, 1999 Jeremy Kane, 1996 Marcus Turner, 2011 Jason Brown, 2011 Brighton (2) Jason Ackermann, 2001 Jason May, 2000 Logan Marx, 2019 Derek Applewhite, 1997 Patrick Blakemore, 2002 Holy Family (5) Andrew Bishop, 2003 D’Evelyn (4) Kelton Lynn, 2003 Bob Bell, 2001 Longmont (1) Zack Leavitt, 2001 Matthew O’Connor, 2010 Tom Doane, 2002 Cooper Rothe, 2015 Broomfield (3) Josiah Flack, 2009 Anders Hill, 2013 David Sommers, 2013 Kevin Singleton, 1998 Loveland (5) Matt Menard, 2011 Carlos Kemp, 2015 Chris Helbig, 2015 Kevin Eberhart, 2002 Jeff Byers, 2003 Thomas Lowry, 2019 Henry Blackburn, 2019 Kyle Helbig, 2018 Jalon Torres, 2016 Collin Klein, 2007 Dakota Ridge (3) Fort Morgan (7) Holyoke (4) Andrew Eberle, 2009 Brush (2) Matt McDonnell, 2005 Matthew Rothe, 1993 Lucas Hayes, 1997 Callen Hacker, 2010 Joe Rosenbrock, 2010 Bolton Howes, 2010 Nathan Rothe, 1998 Russell Sprague, 1998 Ayden Eberhardt, 2015 Kyle Rosenbrock, 2014 Matt Heitmann, 2019 Joel Dreessen, 1999 Dustin Sprague, 2002 Riley Kinney, 2018 David Valle, 1999 Zach Weinmaster, 2018 Buena Vista (2) Landon Bergner, 2004 Deer Trail (1) Kenneth Keef Montel, 2008 Nate Solder, 2005 J.T. Pisel, 2012 Toby McBride, 2015 Horizon (2) Mitchell (1) Keegan Wentz, 2015 Trey McBride, 2017 Ryan Mitchler, 1994 Marc Sandoval, 2000 Denver Christian (3) Burlington (1) Chad David, 2012 Ben Buys, 1999 Fountain (1) Montrose (4) Brian Hendricks, 2006 Josh Vriesman, 2000 Charles Paddock, 2004 Hotchkiss (3) Michael West, 1998 Jason Sanchez, 1999 Cedaredge (2) Tyler Van Eps, 2001 Michael Smith, 2003 Fountain-Fort Carson (2) Bryce Gaber, 2010 Ryan Briscoe, 1996 D.J. Horton, 2006 Denver Lutheran (2) Allen Rolf, 1996 Michael Rocha, 2014 Logan Briscoe, 1999 Conner Beard, 2012 David Beach, 2009 Drue Harris, 2014 Mountain Vista (1) Center (1) Ryan Langewisch, 2010 Idalia (4) Fruita-Monument (1) Judd Erickson, 2016 Jesus Gutierrez, 1997 Ryan Beckman, 1993 Denver North (1) Andy Coren, 2001 Jobediah Rittenhouse, 2003 Chatfield (1) A. Leroy Garcia, 1994 Scott Cure, 2006 Gateway (1) Keland Rumsey, 2017 Adam Marostica, 2010 Discovery Canyon (2) Zack Golditch, 2012 Alec Wirtjes, 2013 Julesburg (1) Dylan Draper, 2014 Wade Faulk, 2000 5 Scholar-Athletes By High School

Mullen (10) Pomona (5) Rifle (2) Strasburg (1) Wiggins (3) Mike Burke, 1996 Brandon Micale, 2016 Mitch Kosht, 2005 Hunter Bergstrom, 2017 Kyle Pollack, 2009 Jon Dubravac, 1997 Jake Moretti, 2016 Ryan Moeller, 2012 Taylor Risner, 2011 Thomas VanBuskirk, 2000 Max Borghi, 2017 Stratton (1) Dalton Risner, 2013 Stephone Robinson, 2002 Ryan Marquez, 2017 Rock Canyon (2) Jon Hornung, 1997 Hunter Foraker, 2009 Adam Karas, 2019 Court Pietra, 2009 Windsor (4) The Classical Academy (1) Conor Brady, 2012 Austin Beane, 2012 Nate Kvamme, 1993 Cole Palmer, 2019 J.K. Scott, 2013 Ponderosa (2) Kurt Duffy, 1996 Rocky Mountain (6) Marcus McElroy, Jr., 2016 Jon Major, 2007 Zach Peck, 2013 Mike Radcliff, 1993 Thomas Jefferson (3) A’Jon Vivens, 2017 Kyle Shefferly, 2010 Corte Tapia, 2016 Craig Michoski, 1994 Ryan Haywood, 1998 Aidan Keanaaina, 2019 Pueblo Central (2) Ryan Johnson, 1997 Marcus Houston, 1999 Woodlin (1) Matthew Mankoff, 2007 Niwot (1) Casey Cortese, 1995 Scott Wedum, 1999 Jacob Wagers, 1998 Robert Solano, 2000 Zach Krahn, 2001 Thomas Bauer, 2004 Thompson Valley (1) Max McDonald, 2014 Wray (3) Nate Ebel, 1995 Northglenn (3) Pueblo East (5) Brett Rusher, 1994 Derion Ibarra, 2012 Roosevelt (1) Weston Johnson, 2004 Jeremiah Aldrich, 1994 ThunderRidge (2) Kevin Ribarich, 2014 Reed Doughty, 2000 Brett Vlasin, 2010 Chad Dilworth, 1998 Jesse Nading, 2002 Kyle Smith, 2000 Bruno DeRose, 2015 St. Mary’s (1) Michael Deal, 2003 Dominic Bravo, 2004 Luke Andrada, 2018 Zachary Jiron, 1995 Kain Medrano, 2018 Valor Christian (9) Overland (3) Alex Kozan, 2011 Pueblo South (2) Salida (1) Wayne Southam, 1996 Max McCaffrey, 2011 Zach Zaitz, 2004 Zachary Short, 2008 Andrew Sampson, 2007 Isaiah Holland, 2013 Austin Conway, 2014 Zach Cozzolino, 2017 Sedgwick County (1) Christian McCaffrey, 2013 Jarred Kendziorski, 2015 Palmer Ridge (2) Ralston Valley (3) Chad Mikelson, 2016 Dylan McCaffrey, 2016 Isaiah Sanders, 2015 Jordan Anderson, 2012 Silver Creek (1) Blake Stenstrom, 2017 Ty Evans, 2018 Andrew Wingard, 2014 Caleb Rillos, 2019 Isaac Miller, 2013 Luke McCaffrey, 2018 Pine Creek (5) Ethan Zemla, 2018 Smoky Hill (2) Parker Hammond, 2014 Rangely (1) Samuel Telleen, 1995 Vista Ridge (1) Josh Odom, 2014 Ty Petersburg, 1996 Obsanjo Sanni, 2019 Jaylen Thomas, 2017 JoJo Domann, 2015 Ranum (1) Brock Domann, 2016 Steven Woytek, 1994 South Park (1) Walsh (1) Max Lofy, 2019 Tycen Bundgaard, 2001 Byron Griffen, 1995 Regis Jesuit (4) Platte Canyon (2) Ace Escobedo, 2015 Steamboat Springs (1) West Grand (1) Ian Maki, 1994 Michael Pavlakovich, 2015 Greg Holloran, 1993 Jeff Pedersen, 1997 Cabel Rohloff, 1998 Alec Hamilton, 2016 Sterling (1) Wheat Ridge (1) Jake Heimlicher, 2017 Platte Valley (2) Shane Cramer, 2003 Zack Bogue, 1993 Ty Tschacher, 2006 Levi Greenly, 2007

6 2019 Scholar-Athletes

Kai Arneson, Lewis-Palmer Andrew Gentry, Columbine Owned a 3.365 grade point average through Owned a 4.35 grade point average through the fall semester … A three-time the fall semester … A four-time letterman and starter in football and once in wrestling … in football, three-year letterman in track and Team captain as a senior … Earned honorable field, and two- year letterman in mention All-State (CHSAA) and first-team All- … Participated in the 2020 Polynesian All- Conference honors in football as a junior and American bowl in Hawai’i … A three-time first- senior … Selected to play in the 2019 CHSAA All-State game … team All-Conference and first-team All-State winner … Max Preps Community work included volunteering at a homeless shelter in first-team All-American and 2019 Denver Post Gold Helmet Award Monument for Trinity Lutheran Church and working as an academic winner … Community work included coaching a special needs aide for an elementary school … A two-time Academic All-State basketball team and being a youth leader at church … A four-year team member as selected by CHSAA as a junior and senior … High academic honor roll student and two-time All-State Academic team school coach was Dustin Tupper … He will continue his career at the member … High school coach was Andy Lowry … He will continue University of Oregon. his career at the University of Virginia after serving a two-year mission for the Church of Latter-Day Saints. Reece Atteberry, Eaglecrest Dakota Ridge Owned a 3.61 grade point average through the Matt Heitmann, fall semester … He participated in the 2020 Owned a 3.929 grade point average through Polynesian All-American bowl in Hawai’i and the fall semester … Earned second-team was a CBS Sports Tom Lemming All-American All-State honors as a senior and was voted in 2018 … Earned 1st team All-State (CHSAA) first-team All-Conference his junior and senior and first team All-Conference honors as a year … Voted team captain his senior year … sophomore, junior, and senior … Community work included assisting Community work includes tutoring elementary in after school programs at the Denver Indian Center as well as school children and being a member of his school’s leadership team setting up the “Atte-Kids” Foundation to help single parents provide called the “Men of Dakota” … He also participates in the Rocky sports equipment and pay fees for kids to participate in organized Mountain Down Syndrome Association’s annual “Step Up for Down sports … High school coach was Shawn Marsh … He will continue Syndrome” event … High school coach was Ron Woitalewicz … He his career at the . will continue his career at the Air Force Academy.

Henry Blackburn, Fairview Adam Karas, Pomona Owned a 3.61 grade point average through the Owned a 3.76 grade point average through fall semester …A two-time league champion the fall semester … A combined ten-time in both football and basketball … Earned first- letterman in football, basketball, and track and team All-Conference and All-State honors field … Team captain as a senior … Earned as a junior and senior … 2019 Front Range first-team All-Conference and All-State honors Offensive Player of the Year … Recorded 26 as a junior … Won the 5A state championship receptions in one season (state record) … Named team and second-team All-Conference honors as a sophomore … Earned MVP as a junior and senior … High school coach was Tom McCartney academic All-State honors in football, basketball, and track and … Participated as a member of the Senior Spirit Club … He will field … Co-leader of the Pomona Leadership Council … High school continue his career at Colorado State University. coach was Jay Madden … He will continue his career at the Air Force Academy.

7 2019 Scholar-Athletes

Aidan Keanaaina, Mullen Thomas Lowry, D’Evelyn Owned a 4.11 grade point average through Owned a 3.35 grade point average through the fall semester … A four-time letterman the fall semester … Earned 10 letters total in football and three-time letterman in track between football and starting and field … Selected to the 2020 Polynesian in eighth grade through his senior year … All-American team … A two-time All-State Earned first-team All-State honors to go defensive … Earned All-Conference along with first-team All-Conference honors honors three times in his career … Community service included in three different positions as a senior (DB, WR, PR) … Named working in soup kitchens, playing baseball with special needs Flatirons League Offensive MVP his senior year … In track, he was children, and making blankets for the homeless with his grandmother a three-time state qualifier in sprints … Community work included … A four-time academic All-State team member … High school volunteering through his church… Multi-year academic All-State coach was Jeremy Bennett … He will continue his career at the team member …High school coach was Jeremy Bennett … He will University of Notre Dame. enroll at Colorado State University where he will study Engineering.

Carson Lee, Cherry Creek Logan Marx, Limon Owned a 3.5 grade point average through the Owned a 3.9 grade point average through the fall semester … Started four straight years fall semester … An 11-time letterman across at the varsity level (three at Cherry Creek, four different sports: football, basketball, one at Grand Junction) … A two-time first- baseball, and track & field prior to the ’20 team All-State team member … Earned All- spring season that was cancelled … Earned Conference honors three times in his career … consecutive North Central Conference Started in 50 straight varsity games and played in two straight state Lineman of the Year and first-team All-State honors as a junior championships … Named team captain as a senior … Community and senior … 2019 CHSCA All-State selection … Won back-to- work included volunteering in soup kitchens and working as a youth back 1A state championships as a junior and senior … Community football coach … High school coach was Dave Logan … He will work included volunteering at youth basketball camps at the local continue his career at the University of Colorado. elementary school … Academically he is involved with the National Honor Society and the Knowledge Bowl … High school coach was Mike O’Dwyer … He will continue his career at South Dakota Mines. Max Lofy, Pine Creek Owned a 3.93 grade point average through the The Classical Academy fall semester … A three-time letterman for Cole Palmer, three consecutive years in football, basketball Owned a 3.2 grade point average through the and track and field … Earned first-team All- fall semester … Earned first-team All-State State honors as a senior and second-team All- honors as a senior … Named first-team All- State honors as a junior … Started on two 4A Tri-Peak League as a junior and senior, also state championship teams and one runner-up … A track and field earning Tri Peak Most Valuable state champion in the 4x200m relay … AP and Honors student at honors in both years … Was both the team Pine Creek … High school coach was Todd Miller … He will continue captain and team MVP his senior year … Lettered in lacrosse as a his career at the University of Wisconsin. freshman and sophomore … Community work included volunteering with the youth ministry at the New Life Church … A member of the student government all four years of high school (he was the

Justin Lohrenz, Columbine president as a freshman, a representative as a sophomore and junior, Owned a 3.67 grade point average through the and the treasurer as a senior) … High school coach was Justin Rich fall semester … A four-time letterman in both … He will continue his career at the Air Force Academy. football and basketball … As a senior, earned first-team All-State and All-Conference honors and was named Colorado Prep Defensive Lineman of the Year … As a junior, he was first-team All-Conference and second-team All-State … Named first-team academic All-State in both football and basketball his junior and senior year … High school coach was Andy Lowry … He will continue his career at Washington State University.

8 2019 Scholar-Athletes

Caleb Rillos, Ralston Valley Kole Taylor, Grand Junction Central Owned a 4.0 grade point average through Owned a 3.545 grade point average through the fall semester … A three-time letterman the fall semester … Earned first-team All- in football, twice in lacrosse, and once in State and first-team All-Conference honors basketball … Earned first-team All-State and as a senior … Also earned first-team All- All-Conference honors as a senior … 2019 Conference honors as a junior and senior … Gatorade Player of the Year nominee …Named Ranked as the No. 10 tight end in the nation football team captain as a senior and basketball team captain as a by 247Sports … Caught 72 career passes for 1,084 yards and 15 junior and senior … Earned second-team All-Conference as well as in his career … Academic letter winner as both a junior team MVP honors in basketball as a junior … 2019 College Board and a senior; academic All-State honorable mention as a junior … Advanced Placement Program AP Scholar … Four-year member of High school coach was Brandon Milholland … He will continue his the academic All-State team … High school coach was Matt Loyd … career at Louisiana State University. He will continue his career at Air Force Academy. Trey Towndrow, Green Mountain Smoky Hill Obsanjo Sanni, Owned a 3.87 grade point average through Owned a 3.59 grade point average through the fall semester … A four-time letterman in the fall semester … Lettered in football, lacrosse and three-time letterman in football basketball, lacrosse, wrestling and track and basketball … As a senior (team captain), and field … Earned unanimous All-League he earned first-team All-State and first-team honors as a senior … Two-time Metro 10 All-Conference honors … Set numerous Offensive Player of the Year … Led the state school records and was among the statistical leaders in the state in both scoring and rushing as a junior and senior … Community … Accounted for 3,251 total yards his senior season (including work included helping out with the Colorado special olympics youth 1,287 rushing and 1,903 passing) … Won consecutive Mt. Metro basketball team and assisting in retirement homes … First-team Conference Most Valuable Player awards as a junior and senior … member of the academic All-State team … National Honor Society Finalist for the Denver Post Gold Helmet Award … High school coach member … High school coach was Tom Thenell … He will continue was Jesse German … He will continue his career at Colorado Mesa his career at Old Dominion University. University.

9 2019 Collegiate Scholar-Athlete of the Year

The Colorado Chapter stepped up its acknowledgement of the academic achievements by those student-athletes representing the 10 collegiate teams in the state by creating the Academic All-Colorado team and the scholar-athlete of the year honor, beginning with the 2014 season. The entire chapter board votes for the honor, with Kyle Johnson from the Air Force Academy selected as the winner of the sixth annual honor. He emerged from a group nominated that had an average GPA of 3.78. All four finalists had grade point averages in excess of 3.9.

Kyle Johnson, Air Force Senior, Inside Linebacker, 3.93 GPA/Business Management (Spanish minor) Named the 2020 Air Force Athletics Scholar- Athlete of the Year, the top academic honor for a student-athlete at the Academy … His 3.93 grade point average ranks 14th in the class of 2020 at the Academy in academics and 10th in order of merit which includes academics, athletics and military training. He has been accepted to graduate school at Harvard, sponsored by the management department at the Academy. Johnson earned the Charlotte Touchdown Club Defender of the Nation Award this season which goes to a player from a military-affiliated school that excels in the classroom and on the field. Johnson was named second-team all-Mountain West this season and was second on the team in total tackles. He also returned an for a touchdown for the second straight year, becoming the first Falcon since 1999 to have two-career defensive scores. Johnson was also awarded the Brian Bullard Award this season, the highest honor for AF football which goes to the player that is most unselfish and gives 100 percent in every area.

2019 Finalists

Kyle Rosenbrock, CSU-Pueblo Senior, Inside Linebacker, 3.94 GPA/Engineering. CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team … CoSIDA Academic All- District … Academic All-RMAC First Team … All-RMAC First Team … All-NFFCC First Team ... Finished 2nd on the team and T-4th in the RMAC with 97 tackles (38 solo) ... His 13.5 tackles for loss (-44 yards) was T-3rd on the team and T-5th in the league, while his 5.5 sacks (-30 yards) was 4th on the squad and T-11th in the RMAC ... Added two , which included a 42-yard return for a touchdown against Adams State (Oct. 26) ... Racked up 14 tackles in the regular season finale against Western Colorado (Nov. 16) … Gathered seven tackles, two sacks and an interception at South Dakota Mines (Oct. 5).

Geoff Keating, Colorado School of Mines Senior, Free Safety, 3.92 GPA/Mechanical Engineering. The 2018 NFFCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... 2018 and 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America (First Team in 2018, Second Team in 2019) ... Three-time NFFCC First-Team Academic All-Colorado ... Received degree in mechanical engineering in December ... Finished career with 86 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 4 INT, and 14 PBU ... In 2019, was limited to nine games due to injury but made 18 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 2 INT, 6 PBU, and a blocked kick as the starter at free safety ... Had a 37-yard pick-six at Colorado Mesa ... Blocked a punt that led to a touchdown at CSU-Pueblo.

Luke Nelson, Northern Colorado Senior, Inside Linebacker, 3.97 GPA/History & Criminal Justice. Nelson was a second team CoSIDA Academic All-America selection at linebacker in 2019 and second team CoSIDA Academic All-District member in 2018. The history and criminal justice major held a 3.97 GPA and was a team captain in both 2018 and 2019. He was a four-time Academic All-Big Sky honoree. His on-field performance earned him All-Big Sky honorable mention with a team-leading 112 tackles to go with an interception, two forced and a recovery in 2019. Nelson ended his career as the 14th leading tackler in program history with 289. He prepped at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

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The criteria to qualify were cumulative grade point averages of 3.3 or higher for first-team status (3.0-3.29 for honorable mention), and 70 percent participation rate (unless injured) and a regular (starter, regular in the game on a rotating basis or a specialist); GPA’s are cumulative and through the fall 2019 semester. Here are the 189 student-athletes who made the team (116 first-team, 73 honorable mention), including class by eligibility, position, grade point average and major (*—denotes scholar-athlete of the year nominee; GR—denotes graduate work):

First-Team Adams State Colorado State Mitchell Allen Sr. LB 3.66 HPPE (Exercise Science) Scott Brooks Jr. OL 3.35 Business Administration Gregory Carter So. DL 3.67 Marshaun Cameron Jr. DB 3.64 Tourism Management Joshua Charles Jr. DL 4.00 Dequan Jackson So. LB 3.52 Sociology Dominik Klein Sr. OL 3.88 Mohamed Kamara Fr. LB 3.75 Undeclared Exploring Jacx Power Soph. LB 3.55 Adam Prentice Jr. FB 3.33 Civil Engineering Dante Wright Fr. WR 3.43 Health and Exercise Science Air Force *Kyle Johnson Sr. ILB 3.93 Business Management CSU-Pueblo Garrett Kauppila Sr. DB 3.85 Business Management Nick Bingham Soph. RB 3.31 EXHPR Dan Kinamon Fr. WR 3.38 Undeclared Kyle Carriker Fr. LB 3.44 Computer Information Systems Nicholas Noyen Jr. OL 3.20 Behavioral Science Luke Conilogue Jr. LB 3.52 Business Management Elisha Palm Jr. DB 3.28 Operations Research Zach Cozzolino Fr. QB 3.70 Construction Management Ben Peterson Jr. WR 3.60 Civil Engineering Tevin Donnell Sr. DB 3.42 Business Management Isaiah Sanders Sr. QB 3.83 Systems Engineering Justin Dwinell Fr. P 3.89 Pre-Business Mike Schmidt Sr. QB 3.49 Business Management Max Gonzales Soph. ILB 4.00 Economics Corvan Taylor Soph. DB 3.43 Astronautical Engineering Preston Guerra Jr. TE 3.96 Business Management Will Heffner Gr. LB 4.00 Degree Plus Colorado, U. of Sean Johnson So. OL 3.30 Business Management Lucas Cooper Sr. S 3.37 Strategic Communication & Business Mariano Kemp Fr. RB 3.38 Pre-Business Tim Lynott, Jr. Sr. C 4.00 Organizational Leadership Jordan Kitna Soph. QB 3.80 Business Management *Alex Kinney Sr. P 3.70 Organizational Leadership Dan List Sr. OL 3.73 History Nico Magri Soph. DT 3.45 Business (Management) James Maxie Sr. OLB 3.75 Civil Engineering Jonathan Van Diest Soph. ILB 3.60 Business Management Austin Micci Sr. RB 3.80 Business Management and Business Davis Price Sr. PK 3.31 Journalism Administration Colorado Mesa Jackson Ortiz Fr. OL 3.72 Undeclared Alec Barcellos Sr. LB 3.68 Business James Parker Jr. OL 3.36 Strength and Conditioning Logan Bayus Soph. DL 3.39 Kinesiology Tavian Robey Fr. DL 3.57 Biology (Pre-Med) Joe Bryson Soph. OL 3.33 Business Kyle Rosenbrock Sr. ILB 3.94 Engineering Gregg Castanuela Jr. DB 3.37 Mechanical Engineering Mac Shaw Fr. LS 3.82 Engineering Zach Hanna Fr. LB 3.60 Engineering Nick Williams Soph. WR 3.60 Economics (Finance) Ricky Hayes Sr. DL 3.72 Sport Management Fort Lewis Aaron Howard Soph. QB 3.85 Business Garrett Brown Fr. DL 3.79 Environmental Science Wyatt Killinen Fr. OL 3.52 Kinesiology Trevor David Jr. LB 3.33 Sport Administration Isaac Maestas Soph. RB 3.69 Business Nathan Higgins Jr. WR 3.69 Business Administration Greyson Matalus Soph. LB 3.81 Chemistry Max Hyson Fr. DL 3.64 Undecided Blake Moore Soph. PK 3.57 Business Samuel Kullberg Jr. TE 3.30 Criminology & Justice Studies *Mason Newton Sr. DE 3.40 Exercise Science Isaac Leppke Jr. WR 3.74 Elementary Education Wyatt O’Banion Soph. OL 3.39 Engineering Brandon Redd Sr. OL 3.44 Criminology & Justice Studies Justice Ogueri Soph. RB 3.43 Kinesiology Jason Nettles Jr. DL 3.60 Business Administration Dagan Rienks Soph. TE 3.75 Kinesiology Matthew Waid Fr. P 3.81 History Andy Ritter Jr. TE 3.43 Business Rope Ruel Sr. QB 3.64 Exercise Science Northern Colorado Isaac Salazar Fr. WR 3.59 Business Max Bruner Fr. C 3.75 Business Administration Nic Smith Fr. LB 3.44 Business Darren DeLaCroix Soph. TE 3.70 Business Administration Dylan Tait Jr. LB 4.00 Engineering Jean Desir Soph. DL 3.44 Communications Darian Turner Sr. DB 3.35 Kinesiology Matthew Gaiter Jr. OL 3.91 Communications Garrett Zanon Soph. LB 3.32 Mechanical Engineering Aaron Harris Soph. DB 3.43 Business Administration Chance Lanckriet Fr. TE 3.66 Business Administration Colorado Mines Justice Littrell Jr. LB 3.88 Sport and Exercise Science Evan Alexander Fr. DB 3.51 Mechanical Engineering Tyree McNeil Soph. DB 3.38 Sport and Exercise Science Ben Bottlinger Sr. QB 3.67 Mechanical Engineering *Luke Nelson Sr. LB 3.97 History & Criminal Justice Joe Golter Soph. WR 3.50 Mechanical Engineering Collin Root Sr. PK 3.33 Sport and Exercise Science Zach Heckman Fr. DL 3.92 Chemical Engineering Noah Sol Jr. WR 4.00 Sport and Exercise Science Zachary Hoffman Fr. WR 3.98 Mechanical Engineering Mason Karp Fr. WR 3.91 Mechanical Engineering Western Colorado *Geoff Keating Sr. DB 3.92 Mechanical Engineering *Andrew Berrier Jr. OL 3.59 Exercise and Sport Science Matthew Leehan Sr. OL 3.56 Mechanical Engineering Cameron Colangelo Fr. DB 3.58 Not Declared John Matocha Fr. QB 3.56 Computer Science Lane Farris Jr. LB 3.54 Business Administration Riley Miller Sr. OL 3.40 Computer Science Kaleb Gaster Soph. OL 3.99 Psychology Jack Peterson Fr. DL 3.49 Mechanical Engineering Jordan Karels Jr. DB 3.56 Business Administration Zach Peterson Sr. TE 3.54 Engineering &Tech Management (M.S.) Ty Leyba Fr. RB 3.71 Economics Nolan Reeve Fr. LB 3.65 Mechanical Engineering Nathan Meyer Fr. TE 3.92 Business Administration Tristan Smith Fr. WR 3.98 Petroleum Engineering Seth Ollice Fr. DL 3.92 Business Administration Cody Ullestad Sr. OL 3.65 Mechanical Engineering Gabe Paznokas Fr. LS 3.34 Business Administration Trevor Riters Fr. LB 3.71 Business Administration Spencer Smith Soph. TE 3.49 Sociology Chase Starman Soph. WR 3.52 Exercise and Sport Science 11 2019 Colorado Chapter/NFF Academic All-Colorado Team

Honorable Mention

Adams State Colorado State None submitted Joe DeLine Jr. K 3.09 Business Administration Air Force Brenden Fulton Sr. WR 3.15 Business Administration Collin Hill Jr. QB 3.06 Tourism Management Jeremy Fejedelem Sr. DB 3.19 Management Christian Hunter Fr. RB 3.13 Art Rhett Harms Jr. TE 3.25 Mathematics Max McDonald Jr. LB 3.20 Business Administration Nolan Laufenberg Jr. OL 3.17 Management Thomas Pannunzio So. WR 3.01 Construction Management Michael Purcell Jr. DL 3.18 Civil Engineering T.J. Storment Jr. OL 3.18 Business Administration Connor Vikupitz Sr. OL 3.29 Physics CSU-Pueblo Colorado, U. of Nicolas Albertini Soph. TE 3.22 Business Management Daniel Arias Soph. WR 3.12 Psychology Hunter Alderson Jr. OL 3.18 Business Management Jalen Harris Gr. TE 3.25 Educational Foundations Dylan Allbrandt Jr. OLB 3.18 Sociology Chance Lytle Soph. OG 3.15 Voice Performance Amu Aukusitino Sr. DB 3.05 EXHP Alec Pell Fr. OLB 3.00 Exploratory Studies Anthony Barron Jr. DB 3.02 Psychology Mark Perry Fr. OLB 3.18 Exploratory Studies Cade Chapman Fr. OL 3.27 General Exercise Science Colby Pursell Soph. OG 3.00 Evolutionary Biology Momar Fall Soph. DL 3.29 Engineering Ray Robinson Fr. ILB 3.03 Arts & Sciences (undecided) Max Fine Soph. WR 3.25 Business Management K.J. Trujillo Fr. CB 3.00 Exploratory Studies Ammon Johnson Sr. WR 3.24 Engineering Jacob Wells Soph. OLB 3.23 Psychology Marcus Lindsay Soph. RB 3.05 Psychology Colorado Mesa Djimon O’Neil Soph. WR 3.00 EXHPR Griffin Cahey Fr. OL 3.00 Business Jonah Stupar Soph. OL 3.14 History Pate Clearman Soph. OL 3.16 Finance Bryce Vitcovich Sr. DL 3.06 Business Management Chase Elliott Jr. DB 3.17 Computer Information Systems Fort Lewis Ryan Englert Soph. DL 3.25 Sport Management Jeff Hansen So. RB 3.05 Exercise & Health Promotion Kyle Florian Soph. DE 3.22 Construction Management Griffen Stacy Sr. OL 3.13 History Greg Gonzales Sr. WR 3.21 Mechanical Engineering Riko Tamasese Jr. OL 3.28 Sociology & Human Resources Logan Grossnickle Fr. RB 3.19 Criminal Justice Suli Tukumoeatu Sr. DB 3.07 Exercise Physiology Ty Leonard Sr. OL 3.05 Kinesiology Brooks Pressler Sr. LB 3.22 Business Northern Colorado Kyle Schulman Jr. DL 3.08 Fitness and Health Promotion Jace Bobo Soph. LB 3.07 Physics Ronson Timbreza Sr. DB 3.24 Sport Management David Hoage Fr. LB 3.12 Sport and Exercise Science Cole Wood Fr. LB 3.22 Geology Jacob Knipp Gr. QB 3.09 Sport and Exercise Science Colorado Mines Jaren Mitchell Fr. WR 3.23 Sport and Exercise Science Noah Sarria Fr. WR 3.26 Sport and Exercise Science Logan Braden Jr. DB 3.25 Mechanical Engineering Denver Hargrove Jr. DB 3.21 Civil Engineering Western Colorado Averie Mansfield Sr. LB 3.20 Mechanical Engineering Kai Emmsley Soph. WR 3.13 Exercise and Sport Science Anthony Makransky Sr. DB 3.09 Mineral & Energy Economics (M.S.) Dylan Evitts Fr. OL 3.01 Business Administration Scott Marshall Jr. PK 3.29 Economics Elijah Garcia-Gillespie Jr. WR 3.15 Business Administration Chaffin Ross Jr. LB 3.25 Chemical Engineering Robert Garlock Soph. LB 3.16 Exercise and Sport Science Grant Stewart Sr. OL 3.25 Civil Engineering Mitchell Jones Jr. DB 3.11 Exercise and Sport Science Austin Toussaint Sr. P 3.10 Civil Engineering Chase Kinstad Soph. DB 3.03 Sociology Michael Zeman Soph. RB 3.14 Petroleum Engineering Damian Macias Fr. WR 3.18 Sociology Carson Mandrell Soph. LB 3.25 Business Administration Clayton Martin Fr. OL 3.02 Exercise and Sport Science

12 Colorado Chapter/NFF Collegiate Award Winners

The following award winners were selected in a vote by area board members as the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation collegiate award winners for 2018 season.

Gregg Brandon, a possible 815), and led the team in third down stops (15). He also tallied one interception and caused two, recorded eight tackles for Colorado School of Mines loss including two sacks, had five tackles for zero (giving Collegiate Coach of the Year him 13 tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage), had five passes broken up and recorded four hurries. He was on the Watch List for the In 2019, Gregg Brandon led the Colorado Chuck Bednarik, and Bronko Nagurski Trophies in 2019, School of Mines Orediggers to their best and won the team’s Dave Jones Award for the second straight season record in program history (12-1). The Rocky as CU’s defensive MVP. Mountain Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, Brandon and the Orediggers won the league title with a 10-0 record, Mines’ second Jackson Wibbels, straight RMAC title. CSM advanced to the NCAA second round, while Colorado State-Pueblo earning their highest NCAA seed in program history (No. 3). The team Co-Defensive Player of the Year boasted arguably the most dominant defense in program history, boasting the nation’s #13 total defense, #11 scoring defense, and #1 DE, 6-1, 243, Sr., third-down defense while outscoring the opponent, 525-218. In five Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) seasons, Brandon has led Mines to a 47-13 record, three RMAC titles and matched their deepest postseason runs ever while producing 12 In his senior campaign, Jackson Wibbels was all-Americans and a national player of the year. The Orediggers have named AFCA First Team All-American and to had three 10-plus win seasons in his tenure. the D2CCA All-Super Region 4 First Team, and was also voted the RMAC Defensive Player of the Year and to the All- John Matocha, RMAC First Team. A starter in all 13 games for the ThunderWolves, he finished third on the team with 82 tackles (31 solo). Wibbels Colorado School of Mines guided the team with 19 tackles for loss (-88 yards) to rank third in Offensive Player of the Year the conference and T-12th in Division II. He racked up 9.5 sacks (-70 yards) and sits tied-third in the league and T-16th nationally. Wibbels QB, 5-11, 180, Fr., added one forced fumble and blocked a field goal. He recorded at Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia West) least 1.5 tackles for loss and a half sack in each of the last eight games of the regular season. The 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year, John Matocha completed 252-of-342 passes (73.7 Jake Koehnke, percent) for 2,825 yards, 29 touchdowns and only five interceptions. Air Force Academy On the ground, he carried the ball 145 times for 598 yards and 11 Special Teams Player of the Year touchdowns. He added one catch to his resume for 23 yards and a touchdown. Matocha went 12-1 for the Orediggers while earning PK, 6-0, 180, Sr., the distinction of being Colorado’s top total-offensive quarterback and Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon) leading rusher among , while being second in passing yards. The freshman quarterback from Magnolia, Texas, Matocha A Lou Groza Award semifinalist, Jake Koehnke was named to the First Team All-RMAC and D2CCA Second Team All- made all 12 field goal attempts this season Region, and was tabbed the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week four and went 47-for-51 on PAT attempts. He times and the NFFCC Player of the Week twice. kicked off 46 times and posted 18 touchbacks. Koehnke is tied for first in the nation with his 1.000 field goal percentage, and is ninth Nate Landman, in the country with 1.0 made field goals per game. He is one of two kickers nationally to be perfect on the season in field goals. Koehnke Colorado is ranked fifth in the MW in scoring and fourth in kicker scoring with a Co-Defensive Player of the Year 6.9. He hit two-of-two field goals (31, 27) versus Wyoming and kicked a career-long 57-yard field goal against Utah State. Koehnke tied the ILB, 6-3, 230, Jr., school record with four field goals (4-of-4), including a three of 40- Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista) plus at Navy. He nailed a crucial 47-yard field goal in the overtime win at Colorado. A First-Team All-Pac-12 selection, Nate Landman started all 12 games and led the team in tackles for a second straight year with 137, the most by a Buffalo since Jordon Dizon recorded 160 in 2007. Of those 137 tackles, 112 were credited as solo stops, the second- most in CU history. He played the most snaps on defense (785 out of

13 2019 Colorado Chapter/NFF Special Awards

reporters in the state. As such, he worked hard to promote all angles of the Kirk Russell sport and brought significant statewide publicity to Colorado motorsports. John Adams Officiating Award From 1972 to 1986, he was a contributor to the Denver Post, Rocky (overall contributions to the officiating profession) Mountain News, AP News Services, UPI News Services and various in-state Kirk grew up as a coach’s kid and gym rat in a publications. He also created the prestigious Fred Steinmark Award, annually small town in southwest Iowa. He played football presented by the News until the CHSAA took over sponsorship of the award. his freshman year at Iowa State University, and then In addition to his journalism background, he has worked in the medical transferred to Arkansas State University, where he field, both for the US Army and the private side. He also served as a became a three-year starter and team captain. In basketball official. He received his BA in education and history from the 1990, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Civil University of Colorado. Engineering and married his wife Dana; they then moved to Colorado. In the fall of 1990, Dana found him stir-crazy from missing the game. She Sigma Nu suggested that he try officiating the sport, and likely regrets it ever since. He Joe Kearney Service Award drank the proverbial Kool-Aid and became laser-focused on officiating the (contributions to the sport of football) game from that moment on. Established in 1902, Sigma Nu is the oldest He has worked three state championships and was elected President of fraternity at the University of Colorado. The chapter has the Colorado Football Officials Association in 2015. In 2013, he co-authored initiated over 2,000 members, including bandleader the CFOA’s Mechanics Manual. He is constantly working on ways to improve Glenn Miller, astronaut Vance Brand, and many other high school officiating statewide by organizing field clinics, film/rules studies, influential men. recruiting and coach-official communications. Sigma Nu Boulder has supported the Global Down Professionally, Kirk is the chief financial officer at the Colorado Water Syndrome Foundation’s Dare to Play Football and Conservation Board, where he manages a large portfolio of funds used to Cheerleading Camps since 2007 in conjunction with help construct or rehabilitate water infrastructure round the state for its Denver Bronco great Ed McCaffrey and Valor Christian High School. Through the current and growing population. He and Dana have been married for 30 years camps, individuals with Down syndrome experience the game of football coached and have been blessed with three sons, Trae (26), Lukas (24) and Cade (16). by Sigma Nu brothers, Bronco players, Bronco Cheerleaders, and starting in 2016 the CU football team. With great support from CU Athletics including football and cheerleading, Jeff Hurd Sigma Nu coached a football scrimmage featured during halftime at the Buff’s Keith Jensen Award home opener. The Dare to Cheer Campers cheered for much of the first half (service on behalf of the Colorado Chapter) and during halftime with the CU Cheer squad and with support from Sigma Nu Jeff Hurd was named Commissioner of the brothers on the sideline. Western Athletic Conference on June 14, 2013. He has been associated with the conference for more than half of its existence as he joined the WAC staff Sarah Meier in 1985 as the Director of Conference Relations. Jim Saccomano Award He is the sixth commissioner in the WAC’s 54-year (for the S.I.D. who has made great and lasting history and has served in various capacities during contributions to amateur football in Colorado) his tenure. Sarah is the Associate Athletic Director for External Hurd currently is the Chair of the NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Panel Relations at the University of Colorado-Colorado (PROP), is a member of the Division I Competition Oversight Committee and Springs, a position she was named to in April 2018; is the Chair of Collegiate Commissioners’ Association Group (CCA22) of Non- she added the duties of Senior Woman Administrator FBS Division I Conferences. Previously he was a member and chairman of the in December 2019. She has coordinated the Colorado NCAA Baseball Rules Committee. Chapter Player of the Week and All-Colorado teams A graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, Hurd since they were created in 2003. began his professional career as the Sports Editor of the Hannibal (Missouri) Prior to arriving at UCCS, Meier was the Assistant AD for Sports Information at Courier-Post. He also worked for the Tulsa Tribune, was the Sports Information Fort Lewis College from 2013-18, with a previous stint at FLC in the same role from Director at the University of Tulsa and the Director of Public Relations for the 2002-2006. Meier was the primary media contact for the athletic department Missouri Valley Conference prior to joining the WAC. along with overseeing the department website, social media, statistics, game day A native of Minot, N.D., Hurd and his wife Cheri reside in Centennial, Colo. operations along with marketing/promotion for athletic events. They are the parents of four adult children and also have two grandchildren. From 2006-2013, Meier served as the associate commissioner and SWA for the RMAC, providing leadership in all areas of the conference office from running championships, producing conference publications, fundraising and media relations. Scott Stocker Meier has also served on many NCAA and CoSIDA committees, including as the Jim Turner Award NCAA South Central Region Chair for Women’s Soccer along with being a national (service to Colorado youth football) committee member. She has also been on the NCAA Policies and Statistics As a journalist, Scott has received numerous committee and has served as an NCAA National Tournament Site Representative. awards for his outstanding work, including being She has also been a member of the CoSIDA Division II Board of Directors. named the 1998 NHRA, Division V, “Mogul Writer of Meier graduated from St. Cloud State University with a degree in mass the Year” and being elected in 2004 to the Colorado communications as well as a master’s in sports administration. High School Activities Association Hall of Fame. Devoted to the coverage of prep sports in the state, he was the publisher and editor of Colorado Sidelines for almost 30 years. Scott is currently a sports reporter for the Metro North News, Max Preps, Colorado Sports Insider/Preps and other publications. For nearly a quarter century, he was a sports columnist and reporter for the Rocky Mountain News (from 1986 to 2009, when the paper went out of business). It is during this time that Scott earned a reputation for being one of the top motorsports 14 2019 All-Colorado Football Team

OFFENSE First-Team QB John Matocha, Colorado Mines (Fr., 5-11, 180, Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia West) RB Michael Zeman, Colorado Mines (Soph., 5-11, 210, Wheat Ridge, Colo./Holy Family) RB Kadin Remsberg, Air Force (Jr., 5-9, 185, Newton, Kan./Newton) WR Tari Bitson, Adams State (Jr., 6-2, 200, Tulsa, Okla./Northeast Okla.) WR Laviska Shenault, Colorado (Jr., 6-2, 220, DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto) TE *Preston Guerra, Colorado State-Pueblo (Jr., 6-2, 242, Peoria, Ariz./Cactus HS) TE *Trey McBride, Colorado State (Soph., 6-3, 245, Fort Morgan, Colo./Fort Morgan) OL Grant Stewart, Colorado Mines (Sr., 6-2, 305, Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll) OL Nolan Laufenberg, Air Force (Jr., 6-3, 295, Castle Rock, Colo./Castle View) OL Cody Ullestad, Colorado Mines (Sr., 6-1, 275, Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown) OL Elijah Reed, Colorado State-Pueblo (Soph., 6-4, 286, Aurora, Colo./Vista Peak Prep) OL Arlington Hambright, Colorado (Gr., Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville/Oklahoma State)

S e c o n d -Te a m QB Donald Hammond III, Air Force (Jr., 6-1, 220, Hampton, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian) RB Milo Hall, Northern Colorado (Sr., 5-8, 190, Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek) RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado (Soph., 6-0, 195, Richmond, Texas/George Ranch) WR Warren Jackson, Colorado State (Jr., 6-6, 219, Mission Hills, Calif./Bishop Alemany) WR Josh Johnston, Colorado Mines (Soph., 6-2, 190, Snohomish, Wash./Snohomish) OL Scott Hattok, Air Force (Sr., 6-5, 280, Lansing, Kan./Lansing) OL Connor Vikupitz, Air Force (Sr., 6-3, 275, Fresno, Calif./Bullard) OL Tim Lynott, Jr., Colorado (Sr., 6-3, 300, Parker, Colo./Regis) OL Andrew Berrier, Western Colorado (Jr., 6-2, 300, Nicolaus, Calif./East Nicolaus) OL Will Sherman, Colorado (Soph., 6-4, 310, Allen, Texas/Allen)

DEFENSE First-Team DL Jackson Wibbels, Colorado State-Pueblo (Sr., 6-1, 243, Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek) DL Luke Jeter, Colorado Mines (Jr., 6-3, 240, Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll) DL Mosese Fifita, Air Force(Sr., 6-1, 330, Snohomish, Wash./Glacier Peak) LB Kyle Rosenbrock, Colorado State-Pueblo (Sr., 6-0, 228, Brush, Colo./Brush) LB Nate Landman, Colorado (Jr., 6-3, 230, Danville, Calif./Monte Vista) LB James Maxie, Colorado State-Pueblo (Sr., 6-1, 230, Parker, Colo./Ponderosa) LB Kyle Johnson, Air Force (Sr., 6-0, 220, Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles) DB Nick Ciccio, Colorado Mesa (Soph., 6-0, 190, Castle Pines, Colo./Lutheran) DB Tevin Donnell, Colorado State-Pueblo (Sr., 5-11, 198, Fountain, Colo./Fountain-Fort Carson) DB Michael Walker, Northern Colorado (Sr., 6-1, 192, Oakland, Calif./McClymonds) DB Jeremy Fejedelem, Air Force (Sr., 5-10, 195, Lemond, Ill./Lemond Township)

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S e c o n d -Te a m DL Will Lydle, Western Colorado (Jr., 6-1, 270, Cedar Park, Texas/Cedar Park) DL Mason Newton, Colorado Mesa (Sr., 6-2, 235, Bountiful, Utah/Woods Cross) DL Jordan Jackson, Air Force (Jr., 6-5, 270, Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles) LB Demonte Meeks, Air Force (Jr., 6-1, 235, Maple Heights, /Cleveland Heights) LB Luke Nelson, Northern Colorado (Sr., 6-0, 230, Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista) LB Jimmy Bauer, Colorado Mines (Sr., 6-3, 230, Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood) LB Davion Taylor, Colorado (Sr., 6-2, 225, Magnolia, Miss./South Pike/Coahoma CC) DB Mikial Onu, Colorado (Gr., 5-11, 205, Sugarland, Texas/George Ranch/SMU) DB Jamal Hicks, Colorado State (Sr., 6-1, 200, Gardena, Calif./Narbonne) DB Jerone Jackson, Northern Colorado (Jr., 5-10, 188, Carson, Calif./Redondo Union) DB Zane Lewis, Air Force (Sr., 6-1, 190, Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal)

SPECIAL TEAMS First-Team P Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State (Jr., 5-11, 170, La Verne, Calif./Mater Dei) PK Jake Koehnke, Air Force (Sr., 6-0, 180, Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon) KR Isaiah Diggs, Colorado State-Pueblo (Sr., 5-6, 172, Federal Way, Wash./Decatur)

S e c o n d -Te a m P Alex Kinney, Colorado (Sr., 6-1, 205, Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain) PK James Stefanou, Colorado (Jr., 6-1, 190, Melbourne, Australia/Rose Hill Secondary) KR Justin White, Colorado Mesa (Fr., 5-10, 175, Agoura Hills, Calif./Calabasas)

(Players at each position are listed in order of votes received; *—tied for first-team honors)

Pioneer Press-NFF/2019 Colorado Chapter Players of the Week September 2 Alex Fontenot, TB, Colorado (vs. Colorado State) September 9 K.D. Nixon, WR, Colorado (vs. Nebraska) September 16 Jeremy Fejedelem, FS, Air Force (vs. Colorado) September 23 John Matocha, QB, Colorado Mines (vs. CSU-Pueblo) September 30 Taven Birdow, FB, Air Force (vs. San Jose State) October 7 James Maxie, OLB, CSU-Pueblo (vs. South Dakota Mines) October 14 John Matocha, QB, Colorado Mines (vs. Western Colorado) October 21 Mike Schmidt, QB, Air Force (vs. Hawai’i) October 28 Michael Zeman, RB, Colorado Mines (vs. Azusa Pacific) November 4 Michael Zeman, RB, Colorado Mines (vs. South Dakota Mines) November 11 Evan Price, PK, Colorado (vs. Stanford) November 18 Jake Ksiazek, DL, Air Force (vs. Colorado State) November 25 Donald Hammond, QB, Air Force (vs. New Mexico) December 2 Jeremy Fejedelem, FS, Air Force (vs. Wyoming)

16 Past Award Winners

Joe Kearney Service Award COLLEGE AWARD WINNERS 2003 Joe Kearney 2004 Marv Kay Colorado Coach of the Year Special Teams Player of the Year 2005 Marcia Beake 2003 Joe Ramunno, Mesa State 2003 Jeremy Bloom, Colorado 2006 Jim Grieve 2004 , Colorado Mines 2004 , Colorado 2007 Fisher DeBerry 2005 Ed Rifilato, Fort Lewis 2005 Mason Crosby, Colorado 2008 Sonny Lubick 2006 Ed Rifilato, Fort Lewis 2006 Mason Crosby, Colorado 2009 Marcia Neville 2007 Joe Ramunno, Mesa State 2007 Jared Keating, Mesa State 2010 Dan DeRose 2008 , Colorado State 2008 Ryan Harrison, Air Force 2011 Dr. William Reader 2009 Troy Calhoun, Air Force 2009 David Van Voris, Adams State 2012 Neil Devlin 2010 Troy Calhoun, Air Force 2010 Jonathan Warzeka, Air Force 2013 Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 2014 Jim Saccomano 2011 John Wristen, CSU-Pueblo 2011 Taylor Accardi, Colorado Mines 2015 Keith Jensen & Barbara Lucey 2012 John Wristen, CSU-Pueblo 2012 Taylor Accardi, Colorado Mines 2016 Verne Lundquist 2013 John Wristen, CSU-Pueblo 2013 Avery Llewellyn, Colorado Mines 2017 Scott Yates 2014 Jim McElwain, Colorado State 2014 Will Conant, Air Force 2018 Larry Zimmer 2015 Troy Calhoun, Air Force 2015 Hayden Hunt, Colorado State 2019 Mac Freeman 2016 Mike MacIntyre, Colorado 2016 Hayden Hunt, Colorado State 2017 John Wristen, CSU-Pueblo 2017 Virnel Moon, Colorado Mesa John Adams Officiating Award 2018 Gregg Brandon, Colorado Mines 2018 Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State 2003 John Adams 2004 Tom Robinson Offensive Player of the Year Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year 2005 Gene Wurtz 2003 Adam Matthews, Northern Colorado 2014 Will Oliver, Colorado 2006 Guy Gibbs 2004 Vincent Jackson, Northern Colorado 2015 Richie Rice, Colorado Mines 2007 Ron Capra 2005 Justin Gallas, Colorado Mines 2016 Corbin Feenstra, CSU-Pueblo 2008 Gaspar Perricone 2006 Bryan Florendo, Colorado Mines 2017 Colin Peter, Colorado Mines 2009 George Demetriou 2007 Chad Hall, Air Force 2018 Geoff Keating, Colorado Mines 2010 Glenn Leyden 2008 Bobby Coy, Mesa State 2011 Tom Finken 2009 Adam Saur, Colorado Mines Colorado Player of the Year 2012 David Ames 2010 Clay Garcia, Colorado Mines 2003 , Colorado State 2013 Steve Hall 2011 Clay Garcia, Colorado Mines 2004 Chad Friehauf, Colorado Mines 2014 Greg Burks 2012 Ross Dausin, CSU-Pueblo 2005 Reed Doughty, Northern Colorado 2015 Mike Contreras 2013 Kapri Bibbs, Colorado State 2006 Chris Neal, Colorado College 2016 Bret Shaw 2014 Garrett Grayson, Colorado State 2017 Kent Payne (discontinued) 2018 Jeff Bergstrom 2015 Cameron McDondle, CSU-Pueblo 2019 Terry Leyden 2016 Justin Dvorak, Colorado Mines Newcomer of the Year 2017 Phillip Lindsay, Colorado 2003 , Colorado Jim Turner Award 2018 Cameron Mayberry, Colorado Mines 2004 Jordan Dizon, Colorado (for contribution and service to youth) 2005 Bobby Coy, Mesa State 2008 Jim Turner Defensive Player of the Year (discontinued) 2009 Tony Manfredi 2003 Marchello Graddy, Air Force 2010 David Hall 2004 Adam McGurk, Adams State 2011 Ed McCaffrey 2005 Reed Doughty, Northern Colorado 2012 Jeremy Jimenez 2006 Drew Fowler, Air Force 2013 Tony Lindsay, Sr. 2007 Jordan Dizon, Colorado 2014 Chip Simmons 2008 Cristian Sarmento, Northern Colorado 2015 Dave Logan 2009 Marc Schiechl, Colorado Mines 2016 Rich Lane 2010 Marc Schiechl, Colorado Mines 2017 John & Marcia Beake 2011 Lee Meisner, CSU-Pueblo 2018 Rev. Leon Kelly 2012 Alex Means, Air Force 2019 Myron Jefferson 2013 Darius Allen, CSU-Pueblo 2014 Darius Allen, CSU-Pueblo Keith Jensen Award 2015 Morgan Fox, CSU-Pueblo (for service to the Colorado Chapter) 2016 Weston Steelhammer, Air Force 2015 Sarah Meier 2017 Dean Wenger, Colorado Mines 2016 Sam Pagano 2018 Brandon Payer, CSU-Pueblo 2017 Bob Litchard 2018 David Plati 2019 Pioneer Press, Inc. (Greeley) 17 Colorado Connection & NFF Scholarships and Awards, and HOF

The National Football Foundation honors and pays tribute to each year a select few with awards of excellence for exhibiting superior qualities of scholarship, citizenship and leadership as well as to individuals who demonstrate outstanding support for the Foundation and its mission of advancing the game of amateur football. The nation’s football community gathers each December at the Foundation’s Awards Luncheon and black-tie Awards Dinner to celebrate these accomplishments. Gold Medal Winners Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958 (summer White House; wife from Colorado) , 1962 Gerald Ford, 1972 (lived in Vail/Beaver Creek) David Packard, 1975 (lived in Pueblo) Billy Joe “Red” McCombs, 2001 (Denver Nuggets owner) William V. Campbell Trophy Recipients Chris Howard, Air Force Academy, 1990 Jim Hansen, University of Colorado, 1992 Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Recipients Dr. Joe Kearney, 2010 (founder of the Colorado Chapter) Chuck Neinas, 1999 (resides in Boulder) Chapter Leader Award Winners Dr. Joe Kearney, 1999 (founder of the Colorado Chapter) Outstanding Football Official Award Recipients John Adams, 1993 (University of Denver and 2000 Colorado Sports Hall of Fame inductee) Tom Robinson, 2008 (Colorado State University) John L. Toner Award Recipients Doug Dickey, 1998 (University of Colorado assistant) Milo R. “Mike” Lude, 2001 (Colorado State University head coach) John Clune, 2003 (Air Force Academy Athletic Director) National High School Scholar-Athlete Recipients Matt Rothe, Fort Morgan High School, 1994 (Western Region) Bryan Blew, United States Air Force Academy, 1999 (Midwest Region) Jake Stone, Limon High School, 2002 (Western Region) Jesse Hiss, University of Colorado, 2012 (Midwest Region) Chris Schenkel Award Larry Zimmer, 2009 (University of Colorado Radio Personality)

Scholar Athletes United States Air Force Academy University of Colorado Colorado School of Mines Charles Longnecker, 1969 Joseph Romig, 1961 Bruce Henry, 1960 Robert Parker, 1970 James Cooch, 1970 Kenneth Ancell, 1963 Daryl Hass, 1971 Richard Bland, 1973 David Chambers, 1974 Robert Homburg, 1972 Eric McCarty, 1987 Clay Garcia, 2011 Tom Foertsch, 1978 Jim Hansen, 1992 Colorado State University James Tubbs, 1979 Brian Daniels, 2006 Stephen Bartalo, 1986 Michael France, 1981 Nate Solder, 2010 Greg Myers, 1995 David Schreck, 1982 Kevin McDougal, 1999 Jeff Kubiak, 1983 Colorado College Jeff Horinek, 2008 Derek Brown, 1985 Chris Witt, 2000 David Hlatky, 1988 University of Northern Colorado Chris Howard, 1990 Corte McGuffey, 1999 Scott Becker, 2000 Reed Doughty, 2005 University of Southern Colorado Dan DeRose, 1983

18 Hall of Fame

The College Football Hall of Fame, which was started in 1951 with 54 inaugural inductees as a temple of great college football men, is the creation and ongoing commitment of the National Football Foundation. The world- class museum in , Ga., has now inducted 975 players and 211 coaches whose careers have exemplified the Foundation’s basic creed of scholarship, citizenship and performance. The players and coaches inducted annually to the College Football Hall of Fame exemplify the Foundation’s standards of excellence and were selected from the nearly five million to have played the game.

Colorado Connections with College Football Hall of Fame Enshrined Coaches n Randy Gradishar, ILB, Ohio State (1998) n Mark Herrmann, QB, Purdue (2010) n Bob Blackman, Denver (1987) n Randy Hunley, LB, Arizona (1997) n Earle Bruce, Colorado State (2002) n Floyd Little, RB, Syracuse (1983) n Fisher DeBerry, Air Force (2011) n Rob Lytle, RB, Michigan (2015) n Bill McCartney, Colorado (2013) n Peyton Manning, QB, Tennessee (2017) n Darrell Mudra, Adams State (2000) n Bud McFadin, T, Texas (1983) n Buck Shaw, Air Force (1972) n Craig Morton, QB, California (1992) n Rod Smith, WR, Missouri Southern (2009) Enshrined Players College Inductees Others With Colorado Ties n Bobby Anderson, QB/RB, Colorado (2006) n Tony Boselli, OT, Fairview/USC (2014) n Dick Anderson, S, Colorado (1993) n Doug Dickey, Tennessee/Colorado Asst. Coach n Dutch Clark, QB, Colorado College (1951) (2003) n Chad Hennings, DT, Air Force (2006) n Don James, Washington/Colorado Asst. Coach n Fum McGraw, T, Colorado State (1981) (1997) n  n Greg Myers, S, Colorado State (2012) Pat Fitzgerald, ILB, Northwestern/CU grad asst. coach (2008) n Herb Orvis, DE, Colorado (2016) n John Gagliardi, Coach, Trinidad/Colorado n  Joe Romig, OG/LB, Colorado (1984) College/St. John’s Minn. (2007) n Brock Strom, T, Air Force (1985) n Stan Jones, T, Maryland/Bronco Asst. Coach n Scott Thomas, S, Air Force (2012) (2000) n Michael Westbrook, Colorado (2020) n Bill Kelly, QB, Montana (1969; born in Denver) n Byron White, QB/HB, Colorado (1954) n Babe Parilli, QB, Kentucky/Bronco Asst. Coach n Alfred Williams, OLB, Colorado (2010) (1982) n John Wooten, OG/DT, Colorado (2011) n John Ralston, Coach, Stanford/San Jose State/ Denver Broncos (1992) Denver Bronco Inductees n Otis Armstrong, RB, Purdue (2012) n Tony Dorsett, RB, Pittsburgh (1994) Chris Schenkel Award n Joe Dudek, RB, Plymouth State (1997) (distinguished career announcing college football) n John Elway, QB, Stanford (2000) n Larry Zimmer, KOA-Radio (2009)

Now in his 16th year as the president of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Steve Hatchell has plenty of ties to the state of Colorado. A football player at Golden High School, he graduated from the University of Colorado in 1970 where he was a scout team quarterback and equipment manager, and after graduation, an assistant to athletic director Eddie Crowder and co-sports information director for three years before moving on to positions with Colorado State (SID, director of external affairs), and the executive director, commissioner or assistant commissioner positions for the Big 8 Conference, Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference, Orange Bowl, and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

19 Colorado Chapter/NFF 25th Anniversary Team

The Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation earned its charter on July 1, 1992, thanks to the diligence of several of the original board members led by Western Athletic Conference Commissioner Joe Kearney. The board voted unanimously in 2018 to celebrate the organization’s first quarter century of existence by naming a 25th Anniversary Scholar-Athlete Team. The following 11 players were selected by a vote of the board members from all previously honored NFF/Colorado scholar-athletes:

American honors as a senior, and played in the 2005 Senior Bowl. Jeff Byers 2003 He was drafted in the sixth round (198th overall pick) of the 2005 Loveland (Southern California) Draft by the and would play The 2003 Denver Post Gold Helmet Award in 120 games for the Jets, and Denver Broncos over winner, he started three years as an offensive the next nine seasons. He caught 158 passes for 1,767 yards (11.2 lineman at Southern California from 2004-09. per) and 19 touchdowns in his NFL career before retiring ahead of the At Loveland High School, where he was the 2014 season. Dreessen earned his degree in Business (Management) Gatorade National Player of the Year for 2003 at CSU. (to date the only player in Colorado history to win the coveted honor), Byers earned was a two-time all-conference performer as well as earning academic all-conference accolades as Clay Garcia 2006 a junior and senior. He overcame two serious injuries in college and Alamosa (Colorado Mines) signed with the as a free agent and spent four years The 2006 Denver Post Gold Helmet Award in the league, including one season on the Denver Broncos practice winner in 2006 as a senior at Alamosa, Garcia squad before appearing in 22 games for the over went on to have a stellar career athletically the 2012-13 season, starting seven. He earned his MBA and joined and academically at the Colorado School of Ampersand Biopharmaceuticals as a part of the founding team in 2016. Mines. A four-year letterman at quarterback, The company recently decided to spin out a portion of the business he was a two-time Harlan Hill Trophy finalist to leverage its transdermal technology outside the medical space and as well as a two-time Offensive Player of the specifically in the human performance space; Jeff is now the CEO and Year and All-Colorado team member as voted on by the Colorado is leading this new company, AmpHP. Chapter for 2010 and 2011. He finished his career completing 671 of 1,081 passes for 7,657 yards and 61 touchdowns in 37 career games Reed Doughty 2000 for the Orediggers. Garcia didn’t get an invitation to any NFL team’s Roosevelt (Northern Colorado) training camp, but landed a coveted internship with BPH Billiton in Houston, where is currently an associate mechanical engineer. The A 4.0 GPA student-athlete at the University of 2011 Division II Academic All-America Football Player of the Year (3.91 Northern Colorado, Doughty earned a degree GPA in Mechanical Engineering), he secured that internship thanks to in Exercise Science and was a finalist for a pair of incredible projects he did while an undergraduate at Mines: the Vincent Draddy Trophy (considered the designing a hydrogen fuel-cell miniature automobile and providing the “Academic Heisman”). A defensive back for city of Golden an analysis of converting halogen street lights to light- the Bears from 2002-05, Doughty earned emitting diode (LED). Academic All-American honors and academic all-conference honors three times. He is second all-time in school history with 14 career interceptions, and holds the career records for Collin Klein 2007 solo tackles (247) and assisted tackles (219). He also recorded the Loveland (Kansas State) most tackles in a season (159 in 2005) as well as the most tackles in a Collin Klein was quarterback at Kansas game (21, at Nebraska-Omaha in 2002). Doughty was drafted in 2006 State from 2009-12. The Johnny Unitas by the Washington Redskins, where he played his entire eight-year Award winner his senior year, Klein finished NFL career. He is now the athletic director at Cornerstone Christian his Wildcat career ranking in the school’s Academy in Westminster. top 10 in 34 different game, season and career categories. As the starting quarterback in Joel Dreessen 1999 2011-12, he rushed for at least 20 touchdowns and passed for 10 Fort Morgan (Colorado State) scores in consecutive seasons in leading the Wildcats to a combined Dreessen was an All-State selection as 21-5 record which culminated with the Big 12 Championship and a senior at Fort Morgan, when he led the Fiesta Bowl berth his senior year. He earned All-Big 12 and Academic Mustangs to the 3A state title. He lettered four Big 12 honors, finished third in the voting and was years at tight end for Colorado State (2001-04), named to the AFCA Good Works Team for his community service. Klein, hauling in 123 passes for 1,295 yards (10.5 who earned his degree from KSU in Business (financial services and per) and 10 touchdowns. A three-year starter controllership), is in his second year as K-State’s quarterback coach and All-Mountain West performer, he earned honorable mention All- and his first as co-offensive coordinator.

20 Colorado Chapter/NFF 25th Anniversary Team

Nate Kvamme 1993 JK Scott 2013 Windsor (Colorado State) Mullen (Alabama) One of the original 10 NFF/Colorado Scholar- A soon to-be-graduate of Alabama, JK Scott Athlete recipients in 1993 out of Windsor High was a three-time All-American and three- School, he went on to become a four-year time, first-team All-Southeastern Conference starter at linebacker for Colorado State from performer for the Crimson Tide. He set 1995-98. He is considered one of the finest numerous punting records for Alabama, defensive players in program history, as his including career average (45.6 yards for 243 385 career tackles still rank fourth all-time in punts) and total yards (11,074). Scott, who the Rams’ record book. A first-team All-Western Athletic Conference played his prep ball at , owns the NCAA record performer his junior season, he graduated from CSU with his bachelor’s for highest average per punt by a freshman (48.0 per for 55 punts degree in Engineering in 1999 and earned his MBA from the University in 2014). He was a finalist for the Award, presented to the of Louisville in 2001. He compiled an impressive list of academic nation’s top , as a freshman and a senior and was a semifinalist honors including being named the 1999 Western Athletic Conference his sophomore and junior seasons. In all four years, Scott and the Student-Athlete of the Year in addition to earning Academic All- Tide were selected as one of four semifinalists for the College Football American honors and receiving the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Playoff, advancing to the championship game the last three years and Award. A network vice president for Humana in the Greater Denver winning the title for the 2015 and 2017 seasons. area, he is a triathlete and has competed in the Kona Ironman World Championship. Nate Solder 2005 Buena Vista (Colorado) Christian McCaffrey 2013 A two-time Super Bowl champion as the Valor Christian (Stanford) starting left tackle for the New England Christian McCaffrey won the prestigious Patriots, who drafted him in the first round Denver Post Gold Helmet Award at Valor in the 2011 NFL Draft, Solder earned All- Christian and was the top recruit in Colorado America honors playing offensive tackle for in 2013. He played and was a the University of Colorado as a senior in 2010 three-year starter for the Stanford Cardinal (the first offensive tackle at Colorado to do from 2014-16. A runner up to the Heisman since 1979). Solder, who started his Buffalo career as a tight end, was Trophy and consensus All-American, he was a CoSIDA Academic All-American and a National Football Foundation also the player of the year and Scholar-Athlete his senior year (and was also a two-time Academic All- winner. He is the NCAA FBS record holder for most all-purpose yards District selection). Solder played in 49 career games (40 starts), and in a season (3,864 as sophomore in 2015). McCaffrey finished his after moving to tackle he played 2,540 out of a possible 2,542 plays career at Stanford with 6,987 all-purpose yards (3,922 rushing, 1,206 on offense his sophomore through senior seasons. The Buena Vista receiving, 1,859 return) and 21 touchdowns in 38 games (25 starts) product and Biology major was one of three finalists for the Outland before declaring for the NFL Draft after his junior season. McCaffrey Trophy Award his senior year, and has returned to his mountain home was selected eighth overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Carolina in summers to sponsor a youth football camp. He signed one of the Panthers and led the team as a rookie with 80 receptions and 1,307 largest contracts in NFL history for an offensive lineman in 2019’s free all-purpose yards. agency and is now playing for the .

Jesse Nading 2002 Dustin Sprague 2002 ThunderRidge (Colorado State) Holyoke (Colorado) A defensive end from 2004-07 for Colorado A native of Holyoke, Dustin “Dusty” Sprague State, he earned a degree in Business and later was a at the University of went on to receive his MBA from the University Colorado from 2003-07, playing in 48 games of Chicago Booth School of Business. A first- and starting 21. He wrapped up his career team All-Mountain West Conference performer ninth in both receptions (103) and receiving as a senior in 2007, he was selected to play yards (1,261) on CU’s all-time lists. A 2007 CU in the 20078East-West Shrine Game. A graduate in Business Administration, he was three-sport All-State athlete at ThunderRidge High School (football, a four-time, first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection. He spent two basketball, baseball), he was named the school’s Interscholastic years as an assistant football coach at CSU-Pueblo before entering Award winner for excellence in athletics and education. He was an private business. As a senior at Holyoke in 2002, he was the recipient All-Colorado team member as a senior in high school and was the of the Fred Steinmark Award, presented by the Rocky Mountain News state’s Defensive Player of the Year. Nading played in the NFL for five to the state’s most outstanding senior for accomplishment in sport, years, signing as a free agent with the Houston Texans and spending academics and citizenship. He earned 12 letters combined in football, five years (2008-12) with the team, appearing in 43 games (39 regular basketball and track at Holyoke, where he is now in his second year season, four playoff). He is currently an Associate of McKinsey & as the school’s head football coach. Company Consultants.

21 2019 Colorado Prep Football Playoff Results

Class A-6 Quarterfinals Class 4A Strasburg 28, Highland 0 First Round Centauri 41, Meeker 6 First Round Kit Carson 73, Peetz 7 Holyoke 27, Colorado Springs Christian 0 Pine Creek 48, Longmont 13 Eads 59, Flagler/Hi-Plains 52 Limon 41, Wray 14 Ponderosa 16, Skyline 13 Fleming 72, Deer Trail 27 Montrose 28, Brighton 13 Prairie 40, Cotopaxi 8 Semifinals Pueblo West 27, Golden 7 Cheyenne Wells 58, Mountain Valley 14 Strasburg 14, Centauri 7 Heritage 27, Vista PEAK Prep 12 North Park 42, Granada 25 Limon 15, Holyoke 7 Dakota Ridge 35, Fruita Monument 21 Branson/Kim 52, Briggsdale 20 Chatfield 40, Loveland 21 Stratton/Liberty 60, Walsh 14 Championship Broomfield 35, Grand Junction 9 Limon 26, Strasburg 13 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Kitt Carson 69, Eads 14 Pine Creek 55, Ponderosa 17 Fleming 66, Prairie 6 Class 2A Pueblo West 31, Montrose 19 Cheyenne Wells 56, North Park 14 Dakota Ridge 38, Heritage 34 First Round Stratton/Liberty 72, Branson/Kim 43 Broomfield 27, Chatfield 3 Rifle 48, Englewood 15 Basalt 13, The Classical Academy 7 Semifinals Semifinals Delta 44, Pagosa Springs 0 Fleming 68, Kit Carson 52 Pine Creek 34, Pueblo West 0 Faith Christian 8, Elizabeth 0 Stratton/Liberty 62, Cheyenne Wells 32 Broomfield 17, Dakota Ridge 15 Sterling 56, Moffat County 14 Lamar 21, Eaton 7 Finals Championship Platte Valley 38, Bennett 6 Fleming 28, Stratton/Liberty 27 Pine Creek 34, Broomfield 3 Resurrection Christian 46, La Junta 14

Class A-8 Quarterfinals Class 5A Basalt 21, Rifle 14 First Round Delta 37, Faith Christian 35 First Round Sedgwick County 60, Elbert 0 Sterling 40, Lamar 0 ThunderRidge 17, Lakewood 6 Marino 14, West Grand 8 Resurrection Christian 20, Platte Valley 12 Cherokee Trail 35, Ftn.-Fort Carson 17 Vail Christian 66, Dove Creek 30 Highlands Ranch 59, Doherty 7 Dayspring Christian Academy 50, Rangely 0 Semifinals Legend 35, Rocky Mountain 23 Fowler 40, Simla 0 Delta 17, Basalt 6 Arapahoe 17, Castle View 7 Mancos 36, Caliche 6 Sterling 21, Resurrection Christian 14 Eaglecrest 34, Legacy 31 Pikes Peak Christian 50, Sargent 14 Mountain Vista 24, Mullen 16 Sanford 58, Holly 20 Championship Smoky Hill 48, Overland 6 Sterling 27, Delta 19 Quarterfinals First Round Sedgwick County 54, Merino 0 Cherry Creek 31, ThunderRidge 14 Dayspring Christian Academy 38, Vail Christian 28 Class 3A Fairview 36, Cherokee Trail 34 Fowler 34, Mancos 28 Regis Jesuit 49, Highlands Ranch 7 First Round Pikes Peak Christian 28, Sanford 6 Pomona 36, Legend 7 Mead 41, Harrison 7 Ralston Valley 42, Arapahoe 21 Green Mountain 27, Erie 7 Semifinals Eaglecrest 28, Grandview 21 Palmer Ridge 63, Holy Family 7 Sedgwick County 48, Dayspring Christian Valor Christian 34, Mountain Vista 9 Conifer 38, Fort Morgan 21 Academy 0 Columbine 43, Smoky Hill 14 Discovery Canyon 28, Roosevelt 11 Fowler 20, Pikes Peak Christian 12 Frederick 45, Thomas Jefferson 14 Quarterfinals Durango 23, Palisade 14 Championship Cherry Creek 42, Fairview 28 Pueblo South 46, Lutheran 8 Sedgwick County 44, Fowler 8 Ralston Valley 42, Eaglecrest 14 Columbine 37, Valor Christian 30 Quarterfinals Pomona 28, Regis Jesuit 14 Class 1A Green Mountain 30, Mead 21 Palmer Ridge 56, Conifer 35 Semifinals First Round Frederick 32, Discovery Canyon 25 Cherry Creek 14, Pomona 7 Strasburg 60, Manual 0 Pueblo South 21, Durango 14 Highland 14, Hotchkiss 7 Columbine 29, Ralston Valley 15 Meeker 34, Buena Vista 20 Semifinals Championship Centauri 28, Flatirons Academy 21 Palmer Ridge 42, Green Mountain 21 Cherry Creek 35, Columbine 10 Holyoke 57, Rocky Ford 6 Pueblo South 28, Frederick 24 Colorado Springs Christian 17, Yuma 14 Wray 13, Florence 10 Championship Limon 40, Rye 6 Palmer Ridge 35, Pueblo South 13

22 2019 Colorado College & Pro Results

Adams State (4-7, 4-6 RMAC) Colorado Mines (12-1, 10-0 RMAC) Northern Colorado (2-10, 2-6 Big Sky)) S 7 *COLORADO MINES L 10-41 S 7 *at Adams State W 41-10 A 29 at San Jose State L 18-35 S 14 *NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS W 41-27 S 14 *BLACK HILLS STATE W 52- 7 S 7 at Washington State L 17-59 S 21 *at Black Hills State W 45-31 S 21 *at CSU Pueblo W 34-14 S 14 at Sacramento State L 0-50 S 28 *WESTERN COLORADO W 38-31 S 28 *NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS W 42-13 S 21 SOUTH DAKOTA L 6-14 O 5 *at Fort Lewis L 9-28 O 5 *at Colorado Mesa W 56-20 S 28 *IDAHO W 27-24 O 12 *at Chadron State L 23-42 O 12 *WESTERN COLORADO W 28- 0 O 5 *at Northern Arizona L 23-41 O 19 *SOUTH DAKOTA MINES W 37-32 O 19 *FORT LEWIS W 42- 0 O 12 *at Eastern Washington L 21-54 O 26 *at CSU Pueblo L 12-52 O 26 at Azusa Pacific W 49-27 O 19 *PORTLAND STATE L 30-38 N 2 ANGELO STATE L 21-41 N 2 *at South Dakota Mines W 49-28 N 2 *at Idaho State W 26-20 N 9 *COLORADO MESA L 13-35 N 9 *DIXIE STATE W 35-27 N 9 *MONTANA STATE L 14-45 N 16 *at Dixie State L 10-35 N 16 *at Chadron State W 70-28 N 16 *at North Dakota L 38-45 Division II Playoffs N 23 *CAL POLY L 21-28 Rushing Leader: Duson Sproles (135-530, 1 TD) N 23 SIOUX FALLS W 24-21 Passing Leader: John Buksa (179-374-17, 2479, 20 TD) N 30 TEXAS A&M COMMERCE L 3-23 Rushing Leader: Milo Hall (260-890, 10 TD) Receiving Leader: Tariq Bitson (63-1355, 21.5, 11 TD) Passing Leader: Jacob Knipp (245-401-12, 2869, 16 TD) Rushing Leader: Michael Zeman (188-1421, 12 TD) Tackle Leader: Alani Pututau (39,24—63 TT, 24.5 TFL) Receiving Leader: Jaren Mitchell (48-740, 15.4, 2 TD) Passing Leader: John Matocha (252-342-5, 2825, 29 TD) Tackle Leader: Luke Nelson (65,47—112 TT, 1.5 TFL) Receiving Leader: Josh Johnston (61-984, 16.1, 14 TD) Air Force (11-2, 7-1 MW) Tackle Leader: Kobe Brewster (33,43—76 TT, 3.0 TFL) A 31 COLGATE W 48- 7 Western Colorado (5-6, 5-9 RMAC) S 14 at Colorado (OT) W 30-23 Colorado State (4-8, 3-5 MW) S 5 at Idaho State L 13-38 S 20 *at Boise State L 19-30 A 30 Colorado (Denver) L 31-52 S 14 *SOUTH DAKOTA MINES W 27- 7 S 27 *SAN JOSE STATE W 41-24 S 7 WESTERN W 38-13 S 21 *at Colorado Mesa W 30-28 O 5 at Navy L 25-34 S 14 at Arkansas L 34-55 S 28 *at Adams State L 31-38 O 12 *FRESNO STATE W 43-24 S 21 TOLEDO L 35-41 O 5 *CHADRON STATE W 33-32 O 19 *at Hawaii W 56-26 S 28 *at Utah State L 24-34 O 12 *at Colorado Mines L 0-28 O 26 *UTAH STATE W 31- 7 O 5 *SAN DIEGO STATE L 10-24 O 19 *DIXIE STATE L 20-28 N 2 ARMY W 17-13 O 11 *at New Mexico W 35-21 O 26 *FORT LEWIS W 31- 0 N 16 *at Colorado State W 38-21 O 26 *at Fresno State W 41-31 N 2 *at Black Hills State W 42-21 N 23 *at New Mexico W 44-22 N 2 *UNLV W 37-17 N 9 *NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS L 22-24 N 30 *WYOMING W 20- 6 N 16 *AIR FORCE L 21-38 N 16 *at CSU Pueblo L 7-34 Cheez-It Bowl N 22 *at Wyoming L 7-17 Rushing Leader: Ty Leyba (145-521, 1 TD) D 27 Washington State W 31-21 N 29 *BOISE STATE L 24-31 Passing Leader: Connor Desch (111-220-8, 1217, 7 TD) Rushing Leader: Kadin Remsberg (181-1050, 8 TD) Rushing Leader: Marvin Kinsey Jr. (121-703, 6 TD) Receiving Leader: James Bryant (48-485, 10.1, 3 TD) Passing Leader: Donald Hammond III (56-111-6, 1316, 13 TD) Passing Leader: Patrick O’Brien (209-338-7, 2803, 13 TD) Tackle Leader: Lane Farris (25,37—62 TT, 7.0 TFL) Receiving Leader: Geraud Sanders (30-746, 24.9, 7 TD) Receiving Leader: Warren Jackson (77-1119, 14.5, 8 TD) Tackle Leader: Demonte Meeks (43,55—98 TT, 9.0 TFL) Tackle Leader: Jamal Hicks (59,58—117 TT, 5.5 TFL) Denver Broncos (7-9) S 9 at Oakland L 16-24 Colorado (5-7, 3-6 Pac-12) CSU-Pueblo (11-2, 9-1 RMAC) S 15 CHICAGO L 14-16 A 30 Colorado State (Denver) W 52-31 S 7 *at Dixie State W 36- 7 S 22 at Green Bay L 16-27 S 7 NEBRASKA (OT) W 34-31 S 14 *at Chadron State W 42-21 S 29 JACKSONVILLE L 24-26 S 14 AIR FORCE (OT) L 23-30 S 21 *COLORADO MINES L 14-34 O 6 at L.A. Chargers W 20-13 S 21 *at Arizona State W 34-31 S 28 TEXAS A&M COMMERCE W 24-17 O 13 TENNESEE W 16- 0 O 5 *ARIZONA L 30-35 O 5 *at South Dakota Mines W 21-13 O 17 KANSAS CITY L 6-30 O 12 *at New Mexico Highlands W 31-14 O 11 *at Oregon L 3-45 O 27 at Indianapolis L 13-15 O 19 *COLORADO MESA W 48-22 O 19 *at Washington State L 10-41 N 3 CLEVELAND W 24-19 O 26 *ADAMS STATE W 52-12 O 25 *USC L 31-35 N 17 at Minnesota L 23-27 N 2 *at Fort Lewis W 21-13 N 2 *at UCLA L 14-31 N 24 at Buffalo L 3-20 N 9 *BLACK HILLS STATE W 58- 0 N 19 *STANFORD W 16-13 D 1 L.A. CHARGERS W 23-20 N 16 *WESTERN COLORADO W 34- 7 N 23 *WASHINGTON W 20-14 D 8 at Houston W 38-24 N 30 *at Utah L 15-45 Division II Playoffs N 23 AUGUSTINA (SD) W 17- 0 D 15 at Kansas City L 3-23 Rushing Leader: Alex Fontenot (185-874, 5 TD) N 30 at Minnesota St.-Mankato L 7-35 D 22 DETROIT W 27-17 Passing Leader: Donald Hammond III (56-111-6, 1316, 13 TD) D 29 OAKLAND W 16-15 Receiving Leader: Geraud Sanders (30-746, 24.9, 7 TD) Rushing Leader: D.J. Penick (138-760, 9 TD) Passing Leader: Jordan Kitna (141-230-5, 1964, 13 TD) Rushing Leader: Phillip Lindsay (224-1011, 7 TD) Tackle Leader: Demonte Meeks (43,55—98 TT, 9.0 TFL) Receiving Leader: Nick Williams (43-684, 15.9, 4 TD) Passing Leader: Joe Flacco (171-262-5, 1822, 6 TD) Tackle Leader: James Maxie (45,62—107 TT, 17.5 TFL) Receiving Leader: Courtland Sutton (72-1112, 6 TD) Colorado Mesa (6-5, 6-4 RMAC) Tackle Leader: Todd Davis (78,56—134 TT) S 7 *at South Dakota Mines W 37-33 Fort Lewis (3-7, 3-7 RMAC) S 14 EASTERN NEW MEXICO L 37-44 S 7 *at New Mexico Highlands W 7- 0 *—conference game. Home games in CAPS. S 21 *WESTERN COLORADO L 28-30 S 14 *DIXIE STATE L 14-23 S 28 *at Chadron State W 42-30 S 21 *CHADRON STATE W 37-30 O 5 *COLORADO MINES L 20-56 S 28 *at Black Hills State L 7-13 O 12 *FORT LEWIS W 17-10 O 5 *ADAMS STATE W 28- 9 O 19 *at CSU Pueblo L 22-48 O 12 *at Colorado Mesa L 10-17 O 26 *BLACK HILLS STATE W 58-21 O 19 *at Colorado Mines L 0-42 N 2 *at Dixie State L 32-42 O 26 *at Western Colorado L 0-31 N 9 *at Adams State W 35-13 N 2 *CSU PUEBLO L 13-21 N 16 *NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS W 51-13 N 16 *SOUTH DAKOTA MINES L 17-27 Rushing Leader: Isaac Maestas (135-687, 6 TD) Rushing Leader: Jeff Hansen (176-671, 2 TD) Passing Leader: Hayden Bollinger (61-147-6, 977, 6 TD) Passing Leader: Erik Ornduff (116-227-5, 1168, 8 TD) Receiving Leader: Peter Anderson (47-921, 19.6, 8 TD) Receiving Leader: Parker Strahler (37-347, 9.4, 1 TD) Tackle Leader: Greyson Matalus (33,51—84 TT, 7.5 TFL) Tackle Leader: Darrian Stickney (24,46—70 TT, 5.5 TFL) 23