Big Sky Awards Nominations

Here we are at the Big Sky Postseason Awards nomination show at the luxurious Holiday Inn Express in Cheney, Washington. Many thanks to the Eastern Washington Eagles for hosting this prestigious event. The awards are named after famous and not so famous alumni from Big Sky schools. Each awardee will be presented with a special award, compliments of the Big Sky alumnus. Without further ado, the nominees....

J Willard Marriott Assistant Coach of the Year - Weber State alum

Weber State (24 pts rating growth, 15 pts position growth)

Andres Stephens, Texas State (22 pts rating growth, 15 pts position growth)

Montana State (23 pts rating growth, 11 pts position growth)

Northern Arizona (24 pts rating growth, 12 pts position growth)

Rodrick Stone, Portland State (21 pts rating growth, 13 pts position growth)

"Weird" Al Yankovic Special Teams Player of the Year - Cal Poly alum

Allen Carlson, Weber State (45.5 avg, 110 punts)

James Edwards, St. Mary’s (46.4 avg, 83 punts)

Stephen Hamm, Cal Poly (186 pts)

Melvin Moody, Sam Houston State (191 pts)

Dustin England, St. Mary’s (166 pts)

Don Henley Defensive Back of the Year - Stephen F Austin alum

David Garner, Texas State (10 int, 10 PD, 41 tackles)

Tom Smith, Cal Poly (6 int, 20 PD, 62 tackles)

Craig Moses, Weber State (4 int, 26 PD, 107 tackles)

James Black, Montana State (6 int, 11 PD, 57 tackles)

Kenneth Ramsey, Idaho State (5 int, 9 PD, 89 tackles)

Billy Gunn Linebacker of the Year - Sam Houston State Alum

Michael Hernandez, Montana State (88 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 int)

Nathan Peck, Northern Arizona (90 tackles, 1 sack, 4 int)

Leo Wright, Portland State (79 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 int)

Harry Greer, St. Mary’s (79 tackles, 6 int)

Miguel Graham, Sam Houston State (68 tackles, 4 sacks, 5 int)

Joe Anglim Defensive Lineman of the Year - Northern Arizona alum

Bruce Sloan, Cal Poly (78 tackles, 17 sacks)

Christopher Anderson, Northern Arizona (49 tackles, 11 sacks)

David Lowe, Sam Houston State (64 tackles, 10 sacks)

David Lambert, Sam Houston State (43 tackles, 11 sacks)

Ethan Brown, Texas State (53 tackles, 10 sacks)

Brian Doyle Murray Offensive Lineman of the Year - St. Mary's alum

Joseph Thompson, Cal Poly (87 str, 88 blk, 80 tech)

John Ramos, Texas State (87 str, 83 blk, 77 tech)

Norman Perez, Northern Arizona (84 str, 90 blk, 77 tech)

Robert Phillips, St. Mary’s (81 str, 92 blk, 63 tech)

Daniel Blanchard, Weber State (85 str, 82 blk, 76 tech)

Holly Madison Tight End of the Year - Portland State alum

Phillip Newton, Portland State (52 rec, 720 yds, 7 TD)

Scott Herman, Sam Houston State (50 rec, 528 yds, 4 TD)

James Childers, Texas State (78 rec, 927 yds, 5 TD)

Robert Wilson, Portland State (44 rec, 525 yds, 7 TD)

David Clement, Weber State (36 rec, 320 yds)

Craig Kilborn Wide Receiver of the Year - Montana State alum

William Cook, Sam Houston State (85 rec, 1244 yds, 11 TD)

Robert Underwood, Northern Arizona (129 rec, 1523 yds, 16 TD)

Michael Davis, Cal Poly (79 rec, 1389 yds, 10 TD)

Brian Chandler, Portland State (87 rec, 1139 yds, 12 TD)

Joseph Dukes, St. Mary’s (70 rec, 1014 yds, 11 TD)

Colin Cowherd Running Back of the Year - Eastern Washington alum

Thomas Cooley, Cal Poly (2017 rush yds, 21 rush TD, 75 rec, 1426 rec yds, 2 TD)

Anthony Zeigler, Northern Arizona (274 rush yds, 3 rush TD, 187 rec, 2413 rec yds, 20 TD)

Danny Blackwell, Sam Houston St (1317 rush yds, 21 rush TD, 78 rec, 1080 rec yds, 7 TD)

Richard Brown, Cal Poly (1051 rush yds, 28 rush TD, 23 rec, 381 rec yds, 5 TD)

Robert Sylvester, Portland State (104 rush yds, 1 rush TD, 138 rec, 1710 rec yds, 11 TD)

Tom Hanks Quarterback of the Year - Cal State Sacramento alum

Theodore Rosales, Portland State (5116 yds, 61.3 %, 37 TD)

Willie Lynch, Northern Arizona (4064 yds, 65.7%, 36 TD)

Bradley Weaver, St. Mary’s (4285 yds, 56.9%, 40 TD)

Michael Childress, Cal Poly (4530 yds, 56.7%, 24 TD)

Peter Davis, Portland State (2390 yds, 66.6%, 41 TD)

Marvin Lewis Coach of the Year - Idaho State alum

robust_trex, Northern Arizona

kensei44, Cal Poly

kdawg0612, Montana State

truedevil33, Sam Houston State

lyonzfan37, Portland State

Lyndon B Johnson Player of the Year - Texas State alum

Thomas Cooley, RB, Cal Poly

Anthony Zeigler, RB, Northern Arizona

Willie Lynch, QB, Northern Arizona

Danny Blackwell, RB, Sam Houston State

Theodore Rosales, QB, Portland State

There you have it folks, the nominees for the Big Sky awards for Wilkinson Season 119. Stay tuned as we will announce the winners and present them with their gifts at a later time.