Just released by the Big Sky:
POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football team had six players named to the Big Sky All-Conference team that was released on Tuesday and voted on by the coaches. Junior linebacker Mario Jenkins earned second-team honors while wide receiver KW Williams, punter Sean Cheney and tight end Josh Cook were named to the third-team. Offensive tackle Brian Fineanganofo and sophomore linebacker Joe Martin earned honorable mention all-league accolades.
Jenkins is coming off a junior season where he led the Bengal defense with 93 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions. He appeared in 10 games and also forced one fumble and had three sacks. This year was Jenkins first time seeing action since the 2014 season when he was named the Big Sky Freshman of the Y bear while earning second-team all-league honors. Jenkins had four games with double-digit tackles this year, including a season-high 15 vs. Sacramento State on Sept 24.
Williams finished his career as one of the most prolific receivers Idaho State history. This year he caught 64 passes for 683 yards and 11 touchdowns. He ranks third all-time in career receptions with 188. He finished second all-time in touchdown receptions with 29 and his 2,365 receiving yards ranks sixth all-time. Williams earned honorable mention all-conference in 2014 and 2015. Williams 11 receiving touchdowns this year ranked second all-time in the single-season record book.
Josh Cook leaves Idaho State the career leader in receiving yards for a tight end. He finished his career with 1,706 receiving yards and 146 receptions. This year he caught 46 passes for 532 yards and two touchdowns. The receptions and receiving yards this year were the most he has had in a season during his time in Pocatello. Cook earned third-team all-league in 2014 and honorable mention in 2015. Cook had a career-high 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a win over Sacramento State this year.
In Cheney's first season as the starting punter he averaged 42.8 yards a kick with a career-long of 62 yards vs. Simon Fraser on Sept. 3 and Sacramento State on Sept. 24. He had a 61-yarder at NAU on Oct. 15. He has 12 punts of 50 yards or more and 12 that were dropped inside the 20-yard line.
In Martin's first season as the starting linebacker he finished second on the team in tackles with 88 and had a career-high 13 at Montana on Nov. 5. He has interceptions vs. Simon Fraser, SUU and Eastern Washington. He also tallied 11 tackles at NAU.
After missing the first four games of the season from an injury, Fineanganofo returned the lineup at Portland State and quickly developed into one of the best offensive tackles in the Big Sky Conference. The Bengal sophomore started every game the rest of the way.
Eastern Washington's Gage Gubrud and Cooper Kupp were named the league's Offensive MVP, North Dakota's Cole Reyes was the Big Sky Defensive MVP while Montana State's Chris Murray was the Freshman of the Year and Weber State's Andrew Vollert was the Newcomer of the Year.
First-Team
*Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington Senior Wide Receiver Yakima, Wash.
Shaq Hill Eastern Washington Senior Wide Receiver Stockton, Calif.
Emmanuel Butler Northern Arizona Junior Wide Receiver Phoenix, Ariz.
Michael Coe North Dakota Senior Offensive Tackle Carlsbad, Calif.
Matt Fisher Cal Poly Senior Offensive Tackle Danville, Calif.
J.P. Flynn Montana State Senior Offensive Guard Bettendorf, Iowa
Cam Keizur Portland State Senior Offensive Guard West Linn, Ore.
Joey Kuperman Cal Poly Junior Center San Diego, Calif.
Andrew Vollert Weber State Junior Tight End San Mateo, Calif.
*Gage Gubrud Eastern Washington Sophomore Quarterback McMinnville, Ore.
John Santiago North Dakota Sophomore Running Back St. Francis, Minn.
Malik Brown Southern Utah Senior Running Back North Las Vegas, Nev.
Joe Protheroe Cal Poly Junior Fullback Concord, Calif.
Griffin Roehler Northern Arizona Freshman Placekicker Litchfield Park, Ariz.
Hakeem Deggs Northern Colorado Senior Special Teams Player Plaquemine, La.
John Santiago North Dakota Sophomore Return Specialist St. Francis, Minn.
Robert Torgerson Southern Utah Junior Defensive Tackle Richfield, Utah
Jay-Tee Tiuli Eastern Washington Junior Defensive Tackle Seattle, Wash.
Samson Ebukam Eastern Washington Senior Defensive End Portland, Ore.
Siupeli Anau Northern Arizona Senior Defensive End Phoenix, Ariz.
Mike Needham Southern Utah Senior Outside Linebacker St. George, Utah
Tre'von Johnson Weber State Senior Outside Linebacker Salt Lake City, Utah
Chris Santini Cal Poly Senior Inside Linebacker San Jose, Calif.
Miquiyah Zamora Eastern Washington Senior Inside Linebacker Pasco, Wash.
Deion Harris North Dakota Junior Cornerback Hibbing, Minn.
Xavier Coleman Portland State Senior Cornerback Portland, Ore.
Cole Reyes North Dakota Junior Safety Schaumburg, Ill.
Zach Bruce Eastern Washington Senior Safety Spokane, Wash.
*Tate Lewis Southern Utah Senior Punter Plain City, Utah
Second Team
Kendrick Bourne Eastern Washington Senior Wide Receiver Portland, Ore.
Mike Sharp Southern Utah Senior Wide Receiver St. George, Utah
Keelan Doss UC Davis Sophomore Wide Receiver Alameda, Calif.
Calvin Steyn Weber State Senior Offensive Tackle Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
David Reese Montana Junior Offensive Tackle Happy Valley, Ore.
Cameron Young Weber State Senior Offensive Guard Cove, Texas
Tyler Shank Northern Arizona Junior Offensive Guard Chandler, Ariz.
Spencer Blackburn Eastern Washington Sophomore Center Bellingham, Wash.
Maximo Espitia Portland State Senior Tight End Salem, Ore.
Dano Graves Cal Poly Senior Quarterback Folsom. Calif.
Jordan Robinson Sacramento State Senior Running Back Chino Hills, Calif.
Manusamoa Luuga UC Davis Senior Running Back Long Beach, Calif.
Chad Newell Montana State Senior Fullback Billings, Mont.
Reid Taubenheim North Dakota Junior Placekicker Farmington, Minn.
Mitch Thompson Portland State Junior Special Teams Player Oregon City, Ore.
Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington Senior Return Specialist Yakima, Wash.
Inoke Raikadroka UC Davis Senior Defensive Tackle Inglewood, Calif.
Augustino Elisaia Cal Poly Junior Defensive Tackle Union City, Calif.
Caleb Kidder Montana Senior Defensive End Helena, Mont.
Mikhail Dubose Northern Colorado Senior Defensive End Chicago, Ill.
Mac Bignell Montana State Senior Outside Linebacker Drummond, Mont.
Kyle Newsom Northern Colorado Senior Outside Linebacker Lynnwood, Wash.
Dylan Bakker North Dakota Senior Inside Linebacker Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mario Jenkins Idaho State Senior Inside Linebacker Nampa, Idaho
Taron Johnson Weber State Junior Cornerback Sacramento, Calif.
Joshua Thornton Southern Utah Senior Cornerback West Palm, Fla.
Bryson McCabe Montana State Junior Safety Spirit Lake, Iowa
Josh Burton Weber State Senior Safety Roseland, La.
Jacob De Maio Weber State Junior Punter Danville, Calif.
Third Team
KW Williams Idaho State Senior Wide Receiver Des Moines, Wash.
Stephen Miller Northern Colorado Senior Wide Receiver Centennial, Colo.
Elijah Marks Northern Arizona Junior Wide Receiver Goodyear, Ariz.
Randin Crecelius Portland State Junior Offensive Tackle Lake Stevens, Wash.
Jackson Thiebes Montana Senior Offensive Tackle Kalispell, Mont.
Harry Whitson Cal Poly Sophomore Offensive Guard Redondo Beach, Calif.
Demon Taylor North Dakota Sophomore Offensive Guard St. Louis, Mo.
Blake Porter Northern Arizona Junior Center Newhall, Calif.
Josh Cook Idaho State Senior Tight End Santa Ana, Calif.
Jadrian Clark Weber State Senior Quarterback Lakeland, Fla.
Brady Oliveira North Dakota Sophomore Running Back Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kori Garcia Cal Poly Senior Running Back Los Angeles, Calif.
Quinn Zamora Northern Colorado Senior Fullback Palisade, Colo.
Jonathan Gonzales Portland State Senior Placekicker Apple Valley, Calif.
Cory Thomson Weber State Senior Special Teams Player Mission Viejo, Calif.
Cory Thomson Weber State Senior Return Specialist Mission Viejo, Calif.
Tank Harris North Dakota Sophomore Defensive Tackle Chicago, Ill.
Chuntony Johnson Northern Colorado Senior Defensive Tackle Valdosa, Ga.
Noah Johnson North Dakota Senior Defensive End Murrieta, Calif.
Ryan Johnson Montana Senior Defensive End Vancouver, Wash.
Josh Buss Montana Sophomore Outside Linebacker Boise, Idaho
Josh Letuligasenoa Cal Poly Senior Outside Linebacker Sacramento, Calif.
Connor Strahm Montana Junior Inside Linebacker Eugene, Ore.
Jake Thomas Northern Arizona Senior Inside Linebacker Mesa, Ariz.
Thomas Singleton Northern Colorado Senior Cornerback Aurora, Colo.
Nzuzi Webster Eastern Washington Junior Cornerback Antioch, Calif.
Kyle Hannemann Southern Utah Junior Safety Alpine, Utah
B.J. Nard Cal Poly Junior Safety Bakersfield, Calif.
Sean Cheney Idaho State Sophomore Punter Jonesboro, Ga.
Honorable Mention
WR: Cameron Livingston, Weber State; Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana; Isiah Hennie, Sacramento State
OT: Iosua Opeta, Weber State; Marcus Piechowski, Northern Colorado; Brian Fineanganofo, Idaho State; Christian Schnei-
der, UC Davis; Nick Ellison, Eastern Washington; Tristen Taylor, Eastern Washington
OG: Tyshon Mosley, Portland State; Devon Dietrich, Montana; Evan Ross, Southern Utah; Julian Bertero, UC Davis
Center: Pailake Aiono, Sacramento State; Austin Hendrickson, Northern Colorado
Tight End: Steven Wroblewski, Southern Utah
Quarterback: Alex Kuresa, Portland State; Brady Gustafson, Montana; Kyle Sloter, Northern Colorado
Running Backs: Kyle Lewis, Cal Poly; Nate Tago, Portland State; Paris Penn, Portland State; Joe Logan, Northern Arizona
Fullback: Cory Thomson, Weber State
Placekicker: Casey Sublette, Cal Poly; Jamie Falloon, Northern Colorado
Special Teams Player: Alex Reed, North Dakota; Taylor Powell, Northern Arizona; Joey Michael, Montana State
Return Specialist: Isiah Hennie, Sacramento State; William Morehand, Northern Arizona
Defensive Tackle: Savali Talaemotu, Portland State; McKay Murphy, Weber State; Sefesi Vaa'ivaka, Southern Utah; Zach
Wright, Montana State; Myles Overton, Northern Colorado; Brandon Dranka, North Dakota; Zak Pettit, UC Davis
Defensive End: Ben Sorenson, Sacramento State; Kelly Shepherd, Cal Poly; Taylor Pili, Southern Utah; Drew Greely, North
Dakota
Outside Linebacker: Brian Labat, North Dakota; Joe Martin, Idaho State
Inside Linebacker: Landon Stice, Weber State; Junior Tufuga, Southern Utah; Nas Anesi, UC Davis
Cornerback: John Walker, Montana State; Torrey Hunt, North Dakota; Khalil Dorsey, Northern Arizona; Keleen Culberson,
UC Davis
Safeties: Justin Strong, Montana; Zach Jones, UC Davis; Mitch Fettig, Eastern Washington
Punter: Colby Wadman, UC Davis; Marcus Kinsella, Portland State
Offensive Player of the Year: Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington; Cooper Kupp, Eastern
Washington
Defensive Player of the Year: Cole Reyes, North Dakota
Freshmen of the Year: Chris Murray, Montana State
Newcomer of the Year: Andrew Vollert, Weber State
*Consensus
Very surprised KW wasn't rated higher by the other coaches in the league. He had an outstanding year.
PBP
POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State football team had six players named to the Big Sky All-Conference team that was released on Tuesday and voted on by the coaches. Junior linebacker Mario Jenkins earned second-team honors while wide receiver KW Williams, punter Sean Cheney and tight end Josh Cook were named to the third-team. Offensive tackle Brian Fineanganofo and sophomore linebacker Joe Martin earned honorable mention all-league accolades.
Jenkins is coming off a junior season where he led the Bengal defense with 93 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions. He appeared in 10 games and also forced one fumble and had three sacks. This year was Jenkins first time seeing action since the 2014 season when he was named the Big Sky Freshman of the Y bear while earning second-team all-league honors. Jenkins had four games with double-digit tackles this year, including a season-high 15 vs. Sacramento State on Sept 24.
Williams finished his career as one of the most prolific receivers Idaho State history. This year he caught 64 passes for 683 yards and 11 touchdowns. He ranks third all-time in career receptions with 188. He finished second all-time in touchdown receptions with 29 and his 2,365 receiving yards ranks sixth all-time. Williams earned honorable mention all-conference in 2014 and 2015. Williams 11 receiving touchdowns this year ranked second all-time in the single-season record book.
Josh Cook leaves Idaho State the career leader in receiving yards for a tight end. He finished his career with 1,706 receiving yards and 146 receptions. This year he caught 46 passes for 532 yards and two touchdowns. The receptions and receiving yards this year were the most he has had in a season during his time in Pocatello. Cook earned third-team all-league in 2014 and honorable mention in 2015. Cook had a career-high 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a win over Sacramento State this year.
In Cheney's first season as the starting punter he averaged 42.8 yards a kick with a career-long of 62 yards vs. Simon Fraser on Sept. 3 and Sacramento State on Sept. 24. He had a 61-yarder at NAU on Oct. 15. He has 12 punts of 50 yards or more and 12 that were dropped inside the 20-yard line.
In Martin's first season as the starting linebacker he finished second on the team in tackles with 88 and had a career-high 13 at Montana on Nov. 5. He has interceptions vs. Simon Fraser, SUU and Eastern Washington. He also tallied 11 tackles at NAU.
After missing the first four games of the season from an injury, Fineanganofo returned the lineup at Portland State and quickly developed into one of the best offensive tackles in the Big Sky Conference. The Bengal sophomore started every game the rest of the way.
Eastern Washington's Gage Gubrud and Cooper Kupp were named the league's Offensive MVP, North Dakota's Cole Reyes was the Big Sky Defensive MVP while Montana State's Chris Murray was the Freshman of the Year and Weber State's Andrew Vollert was the Newcomer of the Year.
First-Team
*Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington Senior Wide Receiver Yakima, Wash.
Shaq Hill Eastern Washington Senior Wide Receiver Stockton, Calif.
Emmanuel Butler Northern Arizona Junior Wide Receiver Phoenix, Ariz.
Michael Coe North Dakota Senior Offensive Tackle Carlsbad, Calif.
Matt Fisher Cal Poly Senior Offensive Tackle Danville, Calif.
J.P. Flynn Montana State Senior Offensive Guard Bettendorf, Iowa
Cam Keizur Portland State Senior Offensive Guard West Linn, Ore.
Joey Kuperman Cal Poly Junior Center San Diego, Calif.
Andrew Vollert Weber State Junior Tight End San Mateo, Calif.
*Gage Gubrud Eastern Washington Sophomore Quarterback McMinnville, Ore.
John Santiago North Dakota Sophomore Running Back St. Francis, Minn.
Malik Brown Southern Utah Senior Running Back North Las Vegas, Nev.
Joe Protheroe Cal Poly Junior Fullback Concord, Calif.
Griffin Roehler Northern Arizona Freshman Placekicker Litchfield Park, Ariz.
Hakeem Deggs Northern Colorado Senior Special Teams Player Plaquemine, La.
John Santiago North Dakota Sophomore Return Specialist St. Francis, Minn.
Robert Torgerson Southern Utah Junior Defensive Tackle Richfield, Utah
Jay-Tee Tiuli Eastern Washington Junior Defensive Tackle Seattle, Wash.
Samson Ebukam Eastern Washington Senior Defensive End Portland, Ore.
Siupeli Anau Northern Arizona Senior Defensive End Phoenix, Ariz.
Mike Needham Southern Utah Senior Outside Linebacker St. George, Utah
Tre'von Johnson Weber State Senior Outside Linebacker Salt Lake City, Utah
Chris Santini Cal Poly Senior Inside Linebacker San Jose, Calif.
Miquiyah Zamora Eastern Washington Senior Inside Linebacker Pasco, Wash.
Deion Harris North Dakota Junior Cornerback Hibbing, Minn.
Xavier Coleman Portland State Senior Cornerback Portland, Ore.
Cole Reyes North Dakota Junior Safety Schaumburg, Ill.
Zach Bruce Eastern Washington Senior Safety Spokane, Wash.
*Tate Lewis Southern Utah Senior Punter Plain City, Utah
Second Team
Kendrick Bourne Eastern Washington Senior Wide Receiver Portland, Ore.
Mike Sharp Southern Utah Senior Wide Receiver St. George, Utah
Keelan Doss UC Davis Sophomore Wide Receiver Alameda, Calif.
Calvin Steyn Weber State Senior Offensive Tackle Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
David Reese Montana Junior Offensive Tackle Happy Valley, Ore.
Cameron Young Weber State Senior Offensive Guard Cove, Texas
Tyler Shank Northern Arizona Junior Offensive Guard Chandler, Ariz.
Spencer Blackburn Eastern Washington Sophomore Center Bellingham, Wash.
Maximo Espitia Portland State Senior Tight End Salem, Ore.
Dano Graves Cal Poly Senior Quarterback Folsom. Calif.
Jordan Robinson Sacramento State Senior Running Back Chino Hills, Calif.
Manusamoa Luuga UC Davis Senior Running Back Long Beach, Calif.
Chad Newell Montana State Senior Fullback Billings, Mont.
Reid Taubenheim North Dakota Junior Placekicker Farmington, Minn.
Mitch Thompson Portland State Junior Special Teams Player Oregon City, Ore.
Cooper Kupp Eastern Washington Senior Return Specialist Yakima, Wash.
Inoke Raikadroka UC Davis Senior Defensive Tackle Inglewood, Calif.
Augustino Elisaia Cal Poly Junior Defensive Tackle Union City, Calif.
Caleb Kidder Montana Senior Defensive End Helena, Mont.
Mikhail Dubose Northern Colorado Senior Defensive End Chicago, Ill.
Mac Bignell Montana State Senior Outside Linebacker Drummond, Mont.
Kyle Newsom Northern Colorado Senior Outside Linebacker Lynnwood, Wash.
Dylan Bakker North Dakota Senior Inside Linebacker Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mario Jenkins Idaho State Senior Inside Linebacker Nampa, Idaho
Taron Johnson Weber State Junior Cornerback Sacramento, Calif.
Joshua Thornton Southern Utah Senior Cornerback West Palm, Fla.
Bryson McCabe Montana State Junior Safety Spirit Lake, Iowa
Josh Burton Weber State Senior Safety Roseland, La.
Jacob De Maio Weber State Junior Punter Danville, Calif.
Third Team
KW Williams Idaho State Senior Wide Receiver Des Moines, Wash.
Stephen Miller Northern Colorado Senior Wide Receiver Centennial, Colo.
Elijah Marks Northern Arizona Junior Wide Receiver Goodyear, Ariz.
Randin Crecelius Portland State Junior Offensive Tackle Lake Stevens, Wash.
Jackson Thiebes Montana Senior Offensive Tackle Kalispell, Mont.
Harry Whitson Cal Poly Sophomore Offensive Guard Redondo Beach, Calif.
Demon Taylor North Dakota Sophomore Offensive Guard St. Louis, Mo.
Blake Porter Northern Arizona Junior Center Newhall, Calif.
Josh Cook Idaho State Senior Tight End Santa Ana, Calif.
Jadrian Clark Weber State Senior Quarterback Lakeland, Fla.
Brady Oliveira North Dakota Sophomore Running Back Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kori Garcia Cal Poly Senior Running Back Los Angeles, Calif.
Quinn Zamora Northern Colorado Senior Fullback Palisade, Colo.
Jonathan Gonzales Portland State Senior Placekicker Apple Valley, Calif.
Cory Thomson Weber State Senior Special Teams Player Mission Viejo, Calif.
Cory Thomson Weber State Senior Return Specialist Mission Viejo, Calif.
Tank Harris North Dakota Sophomore Defensive Tackle Chicago, Ill.
Chuntony Johnson Northern Colorado Senior Defensive Tackle Valdosa, Ga.
Noah Johnson North Dakota Senior Defensive End Murrieta, Calif.
Ryan Johnson Montana Senior Defensive End Vancouver, Wash.
Josh Buss Montana Sophomore Outside Linebacker Boise, Idaho
Josh Letuligasenoa Cal Poly Senior Outside Linebacker Sacramento, Calif.
Connor Strahm Montana Junior Inside Linebacker Eugene, Ore.
Jake Thomas Northern Arizona Senior Inside Linebacker Mesa, Ariz.
Thomas Singleton Northern Colorado Senior Cornerback Aurora, Colo.
Nzuzi Webster Eastern Washington Junior Cornerback Antioch, Calif.
Kyle Hannemann Southern Utah Junior Safety Alpine, Utah
B.J. Nard Cal Poly Junior Safety Bakersfield, Calif.
Sean Cheney Idaho State Sophomore Punter Jonesboro, Ga.
Honorable Mention
WR: Cameron Livingston, Weber State; Jerry Louie-McGee, Montana; Isiah Hennie, Sacramento State
OT: Iosua Opeta, Weber State; Marcus Piechowski, Northern Colorado; Brian Fineanganofo, Idaho State; Christian Schnei-
der, UC Davis; Nick Ellison, Eastern Washington; Tristen Taylor, Eastern Washington
OG: Tyshon Mosley, Portland State; Devon Dietrich, Montana; Evan Ross, Southern Utah; Julian Bertero, UC Davis
Center: Pailake Aiono, Sacramento State; Austin Hendrickson, Northern Colorado
Tight End: Steven Wroblewski, Southern Utah
Quarterback: Alex Kuresa, Portland State; Brady Gustafson, Montana; Kyle Sloter, Northern Colorado
Running Backs: Kyle Lewis, Cal Poly; Nate Tago, Portland State; Paris Penn, Portland State; Joe Logan, Northern Arizona
Fullback: Cory Thomson, Weber State
Placekicker: Casey Sublette, Cal Poly; Jamie Falloon, Northern Colorado
Special Teams Player: Alex Reed, North Dakota; Taylor Powell, Northern Arizona; Joey Michael, Montana State
Return Specialist: Isiah Hennie, Sacramento State; William Morehand, Northern Arizona
Defensive Tackle: Savali Talaemotu, Portland State; McKay Murphy, Weber State; Sefesi Vaa'ivaka, Southern Utah; Zach
Wright, Montana State; Myles Overton, Northern Colorado; Brandon Dranka, North Dakota; Zak Pettit, UC Davis
Defensive End: Ben Sorenson, Sacramento State; Kelly Shepherd, Cal Poly; Taylor Pili, Southern Utah; Drew Greely, North
Dakota
Outside Linebacker: Brian Labat, North Dakota; Joe Martin, Idaho State
Inside Linebacker: Landon Stice, Weber State; Junior Tufuga, Southern Utah; Nas Anesi, UC Davis
Cornerback: John Walker, Montana State; Torrey Hunt, North Dakota; Khalil Dorsey, Northern Arizona; Keleen Culberson,
UC Davis
Safeties: Justin Strong, Montana; Zach Jones, UC Davis; Mitch Fettig, Eastern Washington
Punter: Colby Wadman, UC Davis; Marcus Kinsella, Portland State
Offensive Player of the Year: Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington; Cooper Kupp, Eastern
Washington
Defensive Player of the Year: Cole Reyes, North Dakota
Freshmen of the Year: Chris Murray, Montana State
Newcomer of the Year: Andrew Vollert, Weber State
*Consensus
Very surprised KW wasn't rated higher by the other coaches in the league. He had an outstanding year.
PBP