He paces the conference in total goals (14) and points (34) as well as goals (nine) and points (22) in league play. Gonzalez also made an appearance on the All-Freshman team, and was joined by midfielder Jesus Partida.ĭanny Musovski, a senior forward and native of Las Vegas, is currently tied for first in the nation in scoring (points per game). Junior midfielder Keven Partida was named to the second team, while freshman Marco Gonzalez was honorable mention. Joining him on the first team was sophomore midfielder Timo Mehlich, who was a second-team selection a year ago, while junior defender Adam Musovski was also a first-team selection. Musovski was also named first-team All-WAC for the third straight season. Musovski, who also earned the award after the 2015 season, joins SMU's Daniel Hernandez (19) and Utah Valley's Kyle Bjornethun (Defensive Player of the Year, 20), as the only players to twice earn the top season honor in the WAC. Head Coach of the Year – Jeff Tedford, Fresno Stateīoise State: Ezra Cleveland, OL Haden Hoggarth, PK Alexander Mattison, RB Tyson Maeva, LB Durrant Miles, DL John Molchon, OL DeAndre Pierce, DBĬolorado State: Evan Colorito, LB Dalton Fackrell, TE Trae Moxley, OL Ryan Stonehouse, P Josh Watson, LBįresno State: Mike Bell, DB Jaron Bryant, DB Christian Cronk, OL Malik Forrester, DL George Helmuth, LB Juju Hughes, DB Marcus McMaryion, QB Netane Muti, OL David Patterson, OL Micah St.LAS VEGAS () - UNLV's Danny Musovski became the third men's soccer player in Western Athletic Conference history to earn two Player of the Year honors, as he was named the 2017 WAC Offensive Player of the Year Tuesday night at the WAC Men's Soccer tournament banquet on the UNLV campus. Special Teams Player of the Year – Rashaad Penny, San Diego Stateįreshman of the Year – Armani Rogers, UNLV Offensive Player of the Year – Rashaad Penny, San Diego Stateĭefensive Player of the Year – Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State PR – Avery Williams, Boise State Individual Honors PR – Rashaad Penny, San Diego State Second Team San Diego State is second with eight all-MW selections, while Colorado State, Fresno State and Wyoming have five each. Though he had some ups and downs, the redshirt freshman showed plenty of glimpses at his potential: He completed 52.4% of his passes for 1,471 yards, with six touchdowns and five interceptions, and he also finished with 915 rushing yards (after adjusting for sacks) and eight rushing touchdowns, averaging 7.4 yards per attempt.Įach team in the conference has at least one all-conference selection, though the Boise State Broncos led all teams with 12 athletes named. UNLV quarterback Armani Rogers, meanwhile, was named the conference’s freshman of the year after leading the Rebels to a 5-7 record, the program’s best record since 2013. His most notable wins in conference were a convincing 27-3 victory over San Diego State and a 28-17 win over Boise State, and he went 7-1 in Mountain West play overall. Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch got the nod as the conference’s defensive player of the year, however, after finishing third in the conference with 113 tackles and collecting 5.5 tackles for loss and three sacks.Īs for the conference’s coach of the year, Fresno State’s Jeff Tedford was the obvious choice after leading the Bulldogs to a 9-3 record and the West division crown, just one year after a historically bad 1-11 season. The Aztecs defense also made good on their preseason displeasure, getting three defenders named to the two-deep. He had one punt return touchdown and two kickoff return scores, in defiance of (and to the delight of Aztecs fans) his preseason acknowledgment that he wouldn’t return kicks at all. In addition, Penny was also named the conference’s Special Teams Player of the Year. He also finished second among FBS backs with at least 200 carries by averaging 7.37 yards per carry, which made him an easy choice to secure Offensive Player of the Year, the third straight year an Aztecs running back has earned the honor. The offensive two-deep is unsurprisingly headlined by San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny, who led the nation with 2,027 rushing yards and 2,698 all-purpose yards. Now that the regular season has come to a close, however, the conference announced its postseason honors this morning. If you look back at the Mountain West media’s preseason all-conference selections (and our staff selections, for that matter), it might suddenly seem as though July was ages ago. – Contact/Follow & A long and unpredictable 2017 produced some expected stars and some breakout performances across the Mountain West. Who did the Mountain West name among the conference’s best performers? Mountain West Football Announces All-Conference Selections
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