Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football Week 10 Release | November 10, 2014

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2014 RMAC Football Standings RMAC/Wilson Players of the Week RMAC Overall Institution W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Streak Offensive Player of the Week Colorado Mines 7-1 0.875 9-1 0.900 W2 CSU-Pueblo 7-1 0.875 9-1 0.900 W4 Jonn McLain, Chadron State Chadron State 6-2 0.750 7-3 0.700 W3 Senior, , 5-11, 190 Colorado Mesa 4-4 0.500 5-5 0.500 L3 Chadron, Neb./Chadron HS Adams State 3-5 0.375 4-6 0.400 W1 McLain completed 28 of 43 passes Western New Mexico 3-5 0.375 4-6 0.400 L1 for 352 yards and five touchdowns Western State 3-5 0.375 4-6 0.400 L1 while orchestrating a CSC come- New Mexico Highlands 3-5 0.375 3-7 0.300 L3 from-behind victory against West- Black Hills State 2-6 0.250 3-7 0.300 W1 ern New Mexico. The Eagles trailed 17-0 before Fort Lewis 2-6 0.250 3-7 0.300 L2 earning a 48-45 win. McLain found eight different receivers in the game. Tied teams are listed in alphabetical order; there are no tiebreakers

Defensive Player of the Week Upcoming Matches Last Week’s Results Jaden Terry, Western State Senior, Linebacker, 6-1 Nov. 15 Nov. 8 Colorado Springs, Colo./ Adams State at Colorado Mines* 11 a.m. Chadron State 48, Western New Mexico 45 Doherty HS Chadron State at Fort Lewis* Noon Adams State 34, Fort Lewis 30 Black Hills State at Western N.M.* Noon Black Hills State 30, New Mexico Highlands 27 Jaden Terry was all over the field New Mexico Highlands at CSU-Pueblo* 2 p.m. Colorado Mines 35, Western State 26 Saturday against the Colorado Western State at Colorado Mesa* 7 p.m. CSU-Pueblo 52, Colorado Mesa 3 School of Mines Orediggers. Terry recorded a career-high 21 tackles, which ties for Academic All-District Honorable Mention the third most in a game in Western’s history. Terry made 18 of those tackles unassisted, breaking Offense: the RMAC record by four. Terry also recorded two First Team Cameron McDondle, CSUP (Rush: 21-136, 2 TD sacks and a total of three tackles for a loss. With Ethan Bauer, Chadron State vs CMU) 21 tackles on Saturday, Terry went from eighth Danny O’Boyle, Chadron State Mitch Glasmann, WNMU (Pass: 20-38, 253, 4 TD; Austin Ekeler, Western State Rush: 10-28, TD vs CSC) place to fourth place at Western for total career Kyle Gilbert, Colorado Mines Ward Anderson, BHSU (Pass: 18-33, 296, TD; tackles. Terry has a total of 355 career tackles in a Rush: 15-48, TD vs NMHU) Mountaineer uniform. Sam Parker, Chadron State Kyle Papendorf, NMHU (10-10 starts on OL) Richie Rice, Colorado Mines Tevin Champagne, CSM (Rush: 33-181, TD; Hasan Shaar, Colorado Mines Rec: 3-34, TD vs WSCU) Randy Wentz, Chadron State Auston Hillman, ASU (Pass: 13-18, 168, 3 TD; Michael Oberle, Black Hills State Rush: 8-81, TD vs FLC) Special Teams Player of the Week Tommy Hoskins, Colorado Mines Cameron Padilla, FLC (Rush: 23-59, 2 TD vs ASU) Zach Sandstrom, Chadron State Greg O’Donnell, CSU-Pueblo Patrick Carney, New Mexico Highlands Defense: Trent Boner, BHSU (15 Tkl, 2.0 TFL-5 yds, Junior, Kicker, 6-2, 190 1 sack-4 yds, PBU, QBH vs NMHU) Monument, Colo./St. Mary’s HS Eldrick Bright, WNMU (8 Tkl, 1.0 TFL-1 yd vs CSC) O’Donnell totaled 10 points at Dylan Furrier, CSC (19 Tkl, 1.0 TFL-2 yds vs WNMU) Colorado Mesa, as he went 7-for- C.J. Roberts, CSUP (2 Tkl, 2 INT-67 yds, TD vs CMU) Kole Kadavy, CSM (11 Tackles, 2.5 TFL-12 yds, 7 in extra points and knocked 1 sack-4 yds vs WSCU) through his only field goal at- Brandon Brown, NMHU (12 Tkl vs BHSU) tempt (26 yards). The place kicker also racked up Shane Nelson, FLC (7 Tkl, 0.5 TFL, INT-34 yds vs ASU) 560 yards on nine kickoffs to average 62.2 yards Special Teams: per kick. Dakota Swinehart, WSCU (51.7 punt avg vs CSM) Zach Tapia, NMHU (2-2 FG, Long 47, 3-3 PAT vs BHSU) Josh McIntire, WNMU (6-6 PAT, FG vs CSC) Steven Reed, BHSU (Punt block, 38 yd rtn vs NMHU) Kipp Castanha, FLC (43.6 punt avg vs ASU)

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2014 AFCA Division II Coaches’ Poll RMAC/Wilson Players of the Week Week 10 Poll - November 10, 2014 November 10 Rank School (1st votes) Offense: Jonn McLain, Chadron State 1 Minnesota St.-Mankato (29) Defense: Jaden Terry, Western State Special Teams: Greg O’Donnell, CSU-Pueblo 2 Minnesota-Duluth 3 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) (1) November 3 4 Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) Offense: , CSU-Pueblo 5 Bloomsburg (Pa.) Defense: Darius Guillory, Western New Mexico 6 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) Special Teams: Stephan Dickens, CSU-Pueblo 7 Northwest Missouri St. 8 Colorado St.-Pueblo October 27 9. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) Offense: Mitch Glasmann, Western New Mexico 10. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) Defense: Ryan Holland, Adams State 11. Ohio Dominican Special Teams: Juquelle Thompson, Fort Lewis 12. Concord (W.Va.) 13. Delta St. (Miss.) October 20 14. Henderson St. (Ark.) Offense: Cameron McDondle, CSU-Pueblo 15. North Alabama Defense: Marcus Cross, Colorado Mesa 16. Harding (Ark.) Special Teams: Zach Tapia, New Mexico Highlands 17. West Chester (Pa.) October 13 18. Sioux Falls (S.D.) Offense: Michael Madkins, Chadron State 19. Colorado School of Mines Defense: Kole Kadavy, Colorado Mines 20. Michigan Tech Special Teams: Ryan Winke, Western State 21. Shepherd (W.Va.) 22. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) October 6 23. Indianapolis (Ind.) Offense: Justin Dvorak, Colorado Mines 24. Texas A&M-Commerce Defense: Kole Kadavy, Colorado Mines 25. Valdosta St. (Ga.) Special Teams: Randy Wentz, Chadron State

Others Receiving Votes: Ashland (Ohio), 24; West Georgia, 24; Angelo St. September 29 (Texas), 18; Central Oklahoma, 12; Virginia St., 6; Tuskegee (Ala.), 2; American Offense: Justin Dvorak, Colorado Mines International (Mass.), 1. Defense: Jared Koster, New Mexico Highlands Special Teams: Stephan Dickens, CSU-Pueblo

September 22 Offense: Lance Orender, New Mexico Highlands Defense: Seth Brown, CSU-Pueblo Special Teams: Avery Llewellyn, Colorado Mines

September 15 Offense: Jordan Doyle, Fort Lewis Defense: , CSU-Pueblo RMAC Schools Ranked in the AFCA Poll Special Teams: Greg O’Donnell, CSU-Pueblo November 10 September 29 September 8 8. Colorado State-Pueblo 2. Colorado State-Pueblo Offense: Austin Ekeler, Western State 19. Colorado Mines 17. Colorado Mines Defense: Jaden Terry, Western State Special Teams: DJ Hubbard, Colorado Mesa November 3 September 22 8. Colorado State-Pueblo 2. Colorado State-Pueblo 19. Colorado Mines 17. Colorado Mines RV. Colorado Mesa October 27 NCAA South Central Region Ranking 9. Colorado State-Pueblo September 15 Nov. 10, 2014 18. Colorado Mines 2. Colorado State-Pueblo 22. Colorado Mines SUPER REGION FOUR DII Record Overall October 20 RV. Chadron State 1 Ferris St. 10-0 10-0 15. Colorado State-Pueblo 2 Colorado St.-Pueblo 8-1 9-1 16. Colorado Mines September 8 2. Colorado State-Pueblo 3 Michigan Tech 8-1 8-1 October 13 RV. Colorado Mines 4 Ohio Dominican 8-1 8-1 15. Colorado State-Pueblo RV. Chadron State 5 Colorado Mines 9-1 9-1 16. Colorado Mines 6 Indianapolis 9-0 9-1 August 18 7 Tex. A&M-Commerce 7-1 8-2 October 6 4. Colorado State-Pueblo 8 Angelo St. 7-2 7-2 2. Colorado State-Pueblo RV. Colorado Mines 9 Chadron St. 7-2 7-3 16. Colorado Mines RV. Chadron State 10 Ashland 8-2 8-2 2014 RMAC Football All-Academic

2014 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football Academic Awards

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- October 21, 2014 -- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is recognizing all-academic perform- ers in the sport of football. To qualify for Academic All-RMAC, student-athletes must have a grade point average of 3.30 or better, be a starter or reserve, and have completed two consecutive semesters or three quarters at their current institution. Their cumula- tive GPA is what they had earned prior to football season beginning. RMAC Sports Information Directors at schools that sponsor the sport of football selected the first team. Note - the position of WR could be a WR or TE.

First Team All-Academic

Offense Pos. Name Yr. School Hometown GPA Major QB Chris Bonner Sr. CSU-Pueblo San Diego, Calif. 3.67 Business Management RB # Austin Ekeler So. Western State Colorado Eaton, Colo. 3.49 Businiss Administration RB Cleavon Barners Sr. Western New Mexico Lancaster, Calif. 3.53 Criminal Justice WR Danny O’Boyle Jr. Chadron State Gering, Neb. 3.60 Education WR Ethan Bauer Sr. Chadron State Morse Bluff, Neb. 3.85 Criminal Justice WR Kieren Duncan Jr. CSU-Pueblo Goodyear, Ariz. 3.56 Mass Communication OL Sam Parker Sr. Chadron State Harrison, Neb. 3.85 Communication Arts OL Richie Rice So. Colorado Mines Lincoln, Neb. 3.84 Petroleum Engineering OL Hasan Shaar Jr. Colorado Mines Castle Rock, Colo. 3.64 Petroleum Engineering OL Kyle Gilbert Sr. Colorado Mines San Diego, Calif. 3.55 Mining Engineering OL Zayde Kahlil Sr. Western New Mexico Murrieta, Calif. 3.51 Sociology

Defense Pos. Name Yr. School Hometown GPA Major DL Tommy Haskins Jr. Colorado Mines Houston, Texas 3.52 Mechanical Engineering DL Zach Sandstrom Sr. Chadron State Chadron, Neb. 3.94 Health and Physical Education DL Zach Beach Sr. Colorado Mesa Castle Rock, Colo. 3.56 Land/Energy Management DL Derek Mathiason Sr. Adams State Denver, Colo. 3.64 Sports Management LB Michael Oberle Gr. Black Hills State Vermillion, S.D. 3.72 Master of Science and Integrative Genomics LB Joe Rosenbrock Jr. CSU-Pueblo Brush, Colo. 3.76 Mathematics (Secondary Education) LB Trent Boner Sr. Black Hills State Douglas, Wyo. 3.65 Business Admministration LB Isaac Holscher Sr Chadron State Scottsbluff, Neb. 3.42 Sports & Recreation Management DB Stephan Dickens Sr. CSU-Pueblo Aurora, Colo. 3.35 Business Management DB Shawn Kobylinksi Jr. Colorado Mines Tucson, Ariz. 3.69 Mechanical Engineering DB Caleb Courkamp So. Colorado Mines Parker, Colo. 3.83 Mechanical Engineering DB Cole Waliczek Sr. Western State Colorado Thornton, Colo. 3.54 Exercise & Sport Science/Psychology

Special Teams Pos. Name Yr. School Hometown GPA Major K Randy Wentz So. Chadron State Scottsbluff, Neb. 4.00 Business Administration P Patrick Carney Sr. New Mexico Highlands Chico, Calif. 3.75 Business Administration

# - RMAC Football Academic Player of the Year 2014 RMAC Football All-Academic

RMAC Football Honor Roll Pos. Name Yr. School Hometown GPA Major QB Jordan Doyle Jr. Fort Lewis Cedar Falls, Iowa 3.57 Business Administration QB Jacob Engle So. Western State Colorado Eagle, Colo. 3.80 Exercise and Sport Science QB Caleb Flack So. CSU-Pueblo Littleton, Colo. 3.82 Civil Engineering Technology QB Jonn McLain Sr. Chadron State Chadron, Neb. 3.87 Math Education QB Patrick O’Boyle Sr. Chadron State Gering, Neb. 3.40 Health & Physical Education QB Creighton Reed R-Fr. Chadron State Juniata, Neb. 4.00 Sports and Recreation Management QB Matt Vinson R-Fr. Chadron State Box Elder, S.D. 3.43 Sports and Recreation Management RB Daniel Cones So. Western N.M. Albuquerque, N.M. 3.48 Zoology RB Cameron DeChesaro R-Fr. Adams State Scottsdale, Ariz. 3.39 Business Administration RB Vince Grasso So. Western State Grand Junction, Colo. 3.92 Chemistry RB Kyle Hooper So. Chadron State Alliance, Neb. 3.88 Business Administration RB Phydell Paris Fr. Black Hills State Thornton, Colo. 3.79 Psycology RB Noah Sanchez R-Fr. Western State Colorado Grand Junction, Colo. 3.70 Sociology RB Eddie Schroder So. Western State Colorado Westminster, Colo. 3.32 Exercise & Sport Science/Business Admin. WR Jack Dobyns R-Fr. Chadron State Tucson, Ariz. 3.36 Criminal Justice WR James Foster R-Fr. New Mexico Highlands West Palm Beach, Fla. 3.52 Athletic Training WR Jordan Gillen So. Fort Lewis Durango, Colo. 3.55 Accounting WR Zach Griggs R-Fr. Western State Grand Junction, Colo. 3.50 Not Declared WR Andrew Heft R-Fr. Colorado Mines San Antonio, Texas 3.53 Petroleum Engineering WR Austin Jones R-Fr. New Mexico Highlands Laguna, N.M. 3.71 University Studies WR Felix Mestas R-Fr. CSU-Pueblo Pueblo, Colo. 3.36 EXHPR (General Exercise Science) WR Reeve Sanders Jr. Western State Colorado Edwards, Colo. 3.79 Biology/Exercise & Sport Science WR Taylor Schmidt Jr. Adams State Centennial, Colo. 3.54 Social Studies WR Austin Smith R-Fr. Colorado Mines Topeka, Kan. 3.36 Electrical Engineering WR Josh Weller R-Fr. Western State Colorado Grand Junction, Colo. 3.33 Not Declared WR Richard Wheeler Jr. CSU-Pueblo Long Beach, Calif. 3.36 Business Management WR Logan Woish So. Colorado Mines Monument, Colo 3.84 Metallurgical & Materials Engineering WR Mason Woish So. Colorado Mines Monument, Colo. 3.59 Metallurgical & Materials Engineering WR Jared Womack Sr. New Mexico Highlands Clovis, N.M. 3.78 Chemistry/Biology WR Colton Wright R-Fr. Chadron State Albin, Wyo. 3.90 Rangeland Management TE Bryan Bunner So. Colorado Mesa Mililani, Hawaii 3.61 Undecided TE Cole Coffeen So. Western N.M. Springerville, Ariz. 3.57 Kinesiology TE Brady Connor Jr. Adams State Craig, Colo. 3.43 Exercise Science TE Austen Stephens Sr. Chadron State Lincoln, Neb. 3.57 Business Administration OL Colter Bentley R-Fr. Colorado Mesa Alcova, Wyo. 3.52 Biology OL Scotland Coyle Sr. CSU-Pueblo Longmont, Colo. 3.47 History (Secondary Education) OL Kyle Ensign So. Western New Mexico Farmington, N.M. 3.33 Kinesiology OL Corbin Feenstra R-Fr. CSU-Pueblo Superior, Colo. 4.00 Pre-Business OL Jake Ludwick Jr. CSU-Pueblo Castle Rock, Colo. 3.78 Pre-Business OL Austin Miles R-Fr. CSU-Pueblo Durango, Colo. 3.35 EXHPR (General Exercise Science) OL Zach Martinez Jr. CSU-Pueblo Redlands, Calif. 3.31 Business Management (Marketing) OL Spencer Nathe R-Fr. CSU-Pueblo Peoria, Ariz. 3.46 EXHPR (General Exercise Science) OL Colin Peter R-Fr. Colorado Mines Fort Collins, Colo. 3.89 Mechanical Engineering OL Chance Rodriguez So. CSU-Pueblo Bennett, Colo. 3.60 EXHPR (Teacher Prep K-12) OL Aaron Simons R-Fr. Colorado Mesa Chandler, Ariz. 3.61 Undecided OL Taylor Suta Jr. Fort Lewis Littleton, Colo. 3.42 Political Science OL Mitch Wehrli So. Colorado Mesa Phoenix, Ariz. 3.71 Exercise Science DL John Adam R-Fr. CSU-Pueblo Highlands Ranch, Colo. 3.42 Undeclared DL Charles Alexander R-Fr. Colorado Mesa Montrose, Colo. 3.69 Undecided DL Josh Croy So. CSU-Pueblo Littleton, Colo. 3.56 Pre-Business DL Garrett Flaming R-Fr. Colorado Mesa Billings, Mont. 3.32 Geology DL Colton Emich Sr. Western State Arvada, Colo. 3.37 Business Administration DL Mark Gorka Jr. Colorado Mines Littleton, Colo. 3.37 Petroleum Engineering DL Tyler Kiess So. Chadron State Loveland, Colo. 3.60 Business DL Christopher Kwek R-Fr. Western State Colorado Houston, Texas 3.71 Mathematics DL Justin LaBorde So. CSU-Pueblo Pueblo West, Colo. 3.94 EXHPR (General Exercise Science) DL Jared Martin R-Fr. Western State Colorado Byers, Colo. 3.53 Business Administration DL Dylan Nicholson So. Western State Colorado Sterling, Colo. 3.53 Exercise and Sport Science DL Taylor Schultz So. Colorado Mesa Aurora, Colo. 3.59 Business DL Joe Shultz So. CSU-Pueblo Gilbert, Ariz. 3.92 Engineering DL Austin Powell Fr. Chadron State Lincoln, Neb. 4.00 Sports & Recreation Management 2014 RMAC Football All-Academic

Honor Roll Continued

Pos. Name Yr. School Hometown GPA Major DL Zach Whitham Jr. Colorado Mines Omaha, Neb. 3.81 Chemical Engineering DL Austin Yurko So. Western State Colorado Thornton, Colo. 3.50 Exercise and Sports Science LB Brett Allison R-Fr. Colorado Mines Cypress, Texas 3.94 Petroleum Engineering LB Jordan Anderson R-Fr. CSU-Pueblo Arvada, Colo. 4.00 Pre-Business LB Kevin Cuff Jr. CSU-Pueblo San Diego, Calif. 3.40 Business Management (Marketing) LB Clay Cundall Jr. Chadron State Greybull, Wyo. 3.40 English LB Dain Dastrup Sr. Chadron State Benson, Ariz. 3.50 Biology LB Josiah Flack Sr. CSU-Pueblo Littleton, Colo. 3.59 Business Management LB Kristian King Sr. Western New Mexico Redlands, Calif. 3.44 Business Administration LB Nate Novotny So. CSU-Pueblo Denver, Colo. 3.68 Biology LB Chris Pinson Sr. Colorado Mines Allen, Texas 3.38 Petroleum Engineering LB Keegan Pratt So. Colorado Mines Westminster, Colo. 3.38 Mechanical Engineering LB Jacob McClean R-Fr. Colorado Mines Spring, Texas 3.37 Mechanical Engineering LB Tom Saager R-Fr. Colorado Mesa Centennial, Colo. 3.56 Energy Management LB Alex Sleep So. Chadron State Breckenridge, Colo. 3.59 Rangeland Management LB Chase Stevens R-Fr. Adams State Colorado Springs, Colo 3.60 Business Administration LB Connor Stevens Sr. Adams State Colorado Springs, Colo. 3.32 Exercise Science LB Devon Suits So. Western State Colorado Aurora, Colo. 3.47 Business Administration LB Lief Swanbom So. Western State Colorado Fort Collins, Colo. 3.50 Geology LB Garret Walker R-Fr. Chadron State Wiggins, Colo. 3.77 Rangeland Management LB Lucas Watts R-Fr. CSU-Pueblo Windsor, Colo. 3.77 Pre-Business LB Derek Wetzel Sr Fort Lewis Lafayette, Colo. 3.34 Exercise Science DB Michael Arterburn So. Adams State Englewood, Colo. 3.40 Math Science (Computer Sciences) DB Conor Casey Sr. Chadron State Rapid City, S.D. 3.39 English DB Lance Cox R-Fr. CSU-Pueblo Windsor, Colo. 3.62 Nursing DB Cody Daniels Jr. Colorado Mesa Fruita, Colo. 3.82 Business DB Colby Dixon So. Colorado Mesa Loma, Colo. 3.47 Public Administration DB Gregory Elliott II Jr. Western New Mexico San Diego, Calif. 3.35 Mathematics DB Jade Gale Jr. Western State Colorado Colorado Springs, Colo. 3.48 Environmental Studies DB Caleb Guarino R-Fr. Black Hills State San Leandro, Calif. 3.79 Exercise Science Management DB Shayne Justice So. Colorado Mines Colorado Springs, Colo. 3.58 Mechanical Engineering DB Kennis Lewis Sr. New Mexico Highlands Houston, Texas 3.48 Health DB Dustin Rivas R-Fr. Colorado Mesa Thornton, Colo. 3.43 Business DB Jared Spicer Jr. Colorado Mines Fort Collins, Colo. 3.89 Petroleum Engineering DB Allan Stubbs Fr. Black Hills State Lake Elsinore, Calif. 3.45 Exercise Science DB Cris Thorson R-Fr. Colorado Mesa Oro Valley, Ariz. 3.31 Business DB Jacob Weiss Jr. Western State Colorado Salida, Colo. 3.51 Business Administration & Economics DB Chase Yaeger Sr. Western State Colorado Monument, Colo. 3.31 Geology K Spencer Fair So. Western State Fruita, Colo. 3.35 Biology K Elijah Williams So. Colorado Mesa Aurora, Colo. 3.63 Sports Management

RMAC Football Academic Players of the Year 2014 - Austin Ekeler, Western State 2013 - Jake Edmiston, Colorado Mesa 2012 - Jonn McLain, Chadron State 2011 - Lee Meisner, CSU-Pueblo 2010 - Clay Garcia, Colorado Mines 2009 - Oscar Villa, Adams State 2008 - Joe McLain, Chadron State 2007 - Danny Woodhead, Chadron State 2014 RMAC Preseason Information

2014 RMAC Football 2014 RMAC Football Preseason Coaches Poll Preseason Players of the Year 2013 RMAC Overall School (1st Place Votes) Points Record Record Preseason Offensive Player of the Year 1. CSU-Pueblo (9) 81 9-0 11-1 2. Chadron State 69 7-2 8-3 Chris Bonner, CSU-Pueblo 3. Colorado Mines (1) 67 7-2 8-3 Quarterback 4. Adams State 53 5-4 7-4 Senior, 6-7, 225 5. Colorado Mesa 46 4-5 5-6 San Diego, Calif./Grossmont JC 6. Fort Lewis 35 3-6 4-7 Being touted as a Harlon Hill Award can- 7. New Mexico Highlands 29 1-8 2-9 didate after being named RMAC Offensive Western New Mexico 29 4-5 4-6 Player of the Year in 2013 and helping the 9. Western State Colorado 22 2-7 2-9 Pack to the conference championship.. Bonner is on the 10. Black Hills State 19 3-6 3-6 Beyond Sports Network (BSN) Preseason Division II All- Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. A first place vote is American team. Last season he had 3413 yeards with 33 worth 9 points, second place 8, etc. touchdowns against just nine . The first-team All-RMAC selection had a QB efficiency rating of 161.1, com- pleting 225 of 274 attempts for a 60.2 percentage. Preseason All-RMAC - Offense Pos. Name Yr. School QB Chris Bonner Sr. CSU-Pueblo Preseason Defensive Player of the Year RB Austin Ekeler So. Western State RB Cameron McDondle Jr. CSU-Pueblo Darius Allen, CSU-Pueblo WR Paul Browning Sr. CSU-Pueblo Defensive End WR Donald Byrd Sr. Western N.M. Senior, 6-3, 239 WR Jimmy Ellis Jr. Colorado Mines Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo East HS TE Matt Brown Sr. Colorado Mines Allen won the prestigious Gene Upshaw OL Zack Martinez Jr. CSU-Pueblo Award as the top lineman (offensive or OL Austin Payne Sr. CSU-Pueblo defensive) in NCAA Division II. He was OL Scotland Coyle Sr. CSU-Pueblo also named National Defensive Player of the Year by Don OL Mike Lorenzo Sr. Chadron State Hansen’s Football Gazette, and First Team All-America after OL Kyle Gilbert Sr. Colorado Mines leading DII in sacks with 15.5, setting the new CSU-Pueblo single season record. He also had 26.5 tackles for loss, another school record and good for top 10 in the country. Preseason All-RMAC - Defense Pos. Name Yr. School Is a preseason All-America pick for BSN, Sporting News and Lindy’s. DL Darius Allen Sr. CSU-Pueblo DL Morgan Fox Jr. CSU-Pueblo DL Ryan Ross Sr. Fort Lewis Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year DL William Milo So. Colorado Mesa LB Jared Koster Sr. N.M. Highlands Avery Llewellyn, Colorado Mines LB Dylan Furrier Jr. Chadron State Kicker/Punter LB Kole Kadavy Sr. Colorado Mines Junior, 6-4, 180 LB Jaden Terry Sr. Western State Durango, Colo./Durango HS DB Stephan Dickens Sr. CSU-Pueblo Named RMAC Special Teams Player of the DB C.J. Roberts Sr. CSU-Pueblo Year in 2013 after serving double duty as DB Jordan Price Sr. Colorado Mesa the Orediggers starting kicker and punter. DB Lane Haller Sr. Chadron State He led the RMAC in field goals made with 14, scoring 86 to- tal points. His longest field goal of the season was 50 yards Preseason All-RMAC - Special Teams and he booted 34 kickoffs for touchbacks. As a punter, Pos. Name Yr. School Llewellyn averaged 44.2 yards per punt. He is on the Fred K Avery Llewellyn Jr. Colorado Mines Mitchell watch list, which goes to the top small college P Dakota Swinehart Jr. Western State kicker (DII, DIII, Division FCS, NAIA and NJCAA). RS Donald Byrd Sr. Western N.M. 2014 RMAC Football Schedules

Adams State University Colorado State University-Pueblo Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 4 Oklahoma Panhandle State W, 23-7 Sept. 4 West Texas A&M W, 35-6 Sept. 13 at Eastern New Mexico L, 14-42 Sept. 13 at Sam Houston State W, 47-21 Sept. 20 Colorado Mesa* L, 20-28 Sept. 20 at Western State* W, 26-23 Sept. 27 at Western State* L, 37-39 Sept. 27 at Western New Mexico* W, 45-7 Oct. 4 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 7-17 Oct. 4 Adams State* W, 17-7 Oct. 11 Chadron State* L, 31-45 Oct. 11 at Fort Lewis* L, 22-23 Oct. 18 at Black Hills State* W, 37-27 Oct. 18 Chadron State* W, 41-13 Oct. 25 New Mexico Highlands* W, 41-34 Oct. 25 vs. Colorado Mines @ Arvada, Colo.* W, 20-12 Nov. 1 at Western New Mexico* L, 36-40 Nov. 1 Black Hills State* W, 49-7 Nov. 8 Fort Lewis* W, 34-30 Nov. 8 at Colorado Mesa* W, 52-3 Nov. 15 vs. Colorado Mines @ Arvada, Colo.* Noon Nov. 15 New Mexico Highlands* 2 p.m.

Black Hills State University Fort Lewis College Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 6 at Montana State L, 10-57 Sept. 6 at University of California Davis L, 17-52 Sept. 13 South Dakota School of Mines W, 42-30 Sept. 13 at Oklahoma Panhandle State W, 45-38 Sept. 20 Fort Lewis* W, 40-14 Sept. 20 at Black Hills State* L, 14-40 Sept. 27 vs. Colorado Mines @ Arvada, Colo.* L, 21-48 Sept. 27 New Mexico Highlands* L, 10-45 Oct. 4 Colorado Mesa* L, 31-48 Oct. 4 at Western New Mexico* L, 17-24 Oct. 11 at Western State* L, 13-34 Oct. 11 CSU-Pueblo* W, 23-22 Oct. 18 Adams State* L, 27-37 Oct. 16 Colorado Mines* L, 14-56 Oct. 25 at Chadron State* L, 28-33 Oct. 25 at Colorado Mesa* W, 28-20 Nov. 1 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 7-49 Nov. 1 Western State* L, 26-27 Nov. 8 New Mexico Highlands* W, 30-27 Nov. 8 at Adams State* L, 30-34 Nov. 15 at Western New Mexico* Noon Nov. 15 Chadron State* Noon

Chadron State College New Mexico Highlands University Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 6 Missouri S&T W, 42-25 Sept. 6 Eastern New Mexico University L, 21-44 Sept. 13 at Idaho State University L, 34-39 Sept. 13 at Northern Arizona University L, 23-62 Sept. 20 Colorado Mines* L, 18-33 Sept. 20 Western New Mexico* W, 59-38 Sept. 27 at Colorado Mesa* W, 24-13 Sept. 27 at Fort Lewis* W, 45-10 Oct. 4 Western State* W, 40-7 Oct. 4 Colorado Mines* L, 35-42 Oct. 11 at Adams State* W, 45-31 Oct. 11 at Colorado Mesa* L, 19-31 Oct. 18 at CSU-Pueblo* L, 13-41 Oct. 18 Western State* W, 46-43 Oct. 25 Black Hills State* W, 33-28 Oct. 25 at Adams State* L, 34-41 Nov. 1 at New Mexico Highlands* W, 52-38 Nov. 1 Chadron State* W, 38-52 Nov. 8 Western New Mexico* W, 48-45 Nov. 8 at Black Hills State* L, 27-30 Nov. 15 at Fort Lewis* Noon Nov. 15 at CSU-Pueblo* 2 p.m.

Colorado Mesa University Western New Mexico University Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 6 Dixie State University W, 44-37 Sept. 6 at University of San Diego L, 17-23 Sept. 13 at Texas A&M University Kingsville L, 14-17 Sept. 13 at Arizona Christian W, 52-35 Sept. 20 at Adams State* W, 28-20 Sept. 20 at New Mexico Highlands* L, 38-59 Sept. 27 Chadron State* L, 13-24 Sept. 27 CSU-Pueblo* L, 7-45 Oct. 4 at Black Hills State* W, 48-31 Oct. 4 Fort Lewis* W, 24-17 Oct. 11 New Mexico Highlands* W, 31-19 Oct. 11 vs. Colorado Mines @ Arvada, Colo.* L, 37-44 Oct. 18 at Western New Mexico* W, 45-35 Oct. 18 Colorado Mesa* L, 35-45 Oct. 25 Fort Lewis* L, 20-28 Oct. 25 at Western State* W, 48-38 Nov. 1 vs. Colorado Mines @ Arvada, Colo.* L, 23-37 Nov. 1 Adams State* W, 40-36 Nov. 8 CSU-Pueblo* L, 3-52 Nov. 8 at Chadron State* L, 45-48 Nov. 15 Western State* 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Black Hills State* Noon

Colorado School of Mines Western State Colorado Univeristy Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 6 at South Dakota Mines W, 43-19 Sept. 6 at Wayland Baptist University W, 38-21 Sept. 13 William Jewell College W, 46-0 Sept. 13 at Angelo State University L, 6-38 Sept. 20 at Chadron State* W, 33-18 Sept. 20 CSU-Pueblo* L, 23-26 Sept. 27 Black Hills State* W, 48-21 Sept. 27 Adams State* W, 39-37 Oct. 4 at New Mexico Highlands* W, 42-35 Oct. 4 at Chadron State* L, 7-40 Oct. 11 Western New Mexico* W, 44-37 Oct. 11 Black Hills State* W, 34-13 Oct. 16 at Fort Lewis* W, 56-14 Oct. 18 at New Mexico Highlands* L, 43-46 Oct. 25 CSU-Pueblo* L, 12-20 Oct. 25 Western New Mexico* L, 38-48 Nov. 1 Colorado Mesa* W, 37-23 Nov. 1 at Fort Lewis* W, 27-26 Nov. 8 at Western State* W, 35-26 Nov. 8 Colorado Mines* L, 26-35 Nov. 15 Adams State* Noon Nov. 15 at Colorado Mesa* 7 p.m.