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Show COUGAR SPORTS CONFERENCE TEAM continued from pg 2 1999 AII-MW- Football C Cougar Sports Magazine Picks broken up but no tackles listed. One might argue which stat is most valuable. But one intangible is that Lee didn't start the first four games. It took time to recognize his skill and intensity level. Feterik led the league in vital pass- RB - Larry Ned, San Diego State, Jr. First Team Offense WR - Dallad Davis, Colorado St, Jr. VVR - Steve Smith, Utah, Jr. QB - Kevin Feterik, BYU, Sr. RB - Kevin RB McDougal, Colorado State, - Mike Anderson, Utah, Sr. Sr. TE - Ken Chandler, Air Force, Sr. OL - Ted Printy, San Diego State, Sr. WR - Margin Hooks, BYU, Jr. VVR -- Wendell Montgomery, Wyoming, Sr. TE - Gray NcNeill, San Diego State, Jr. OL - Mike Malano, San Diego State, Sr. OL - Luis Park, Utah, Sr. OL - Blane Saipaia, Colorado State, Sr. OL - Matt Johnson, BYU, Sr. OL - James Norman, Air Force, Sr. ing statistics. No one else came close to his 323.2 yards per game; second best was Matt Newton of Colorado State at 215. 3. Feterik also led Newton in total offense, 316.1 yards to 209.4. Feterik (1 38.9) was behind Utah's T. D. Croshaw pass efficiency (1 46.6) but Croshaw had only 1 46 attempts to Feterik's 452. If it was baseball, you'd say Croshaw didn't have in enough "at bats." McDougal, the great running back of Colorado State, averaged 116.4 yards per game to top all rushers. CSM recog- DL - Byron Frisch, BYU, Sr. DL - John Frank, Utah, Sr. nizes McDougal as belonging to the first team backfield but hardly more valuable to his team than Feterik for the reasons LB OL - Andrew Kline, San Diego State, Sr. OL - Dan Delcorio, Wyoming, Sr. OL - Jason Carson, New Mexico, Sr. OL - Jimmy Richards, BYU, DEFENSE DL - Scott Nicholson, San Diego State, Sr. DL - Shawn Thomas, Air Force, Sr. DL - Setemia Gali, BYU, Jr. DL - Chris Hoke, BYU LB - Joey Mayo, San Diego State, Sr. LB -- Justin Ena, BYU, So. LB - Patrick Chukwurah, Wyoming, Jr. DB - Rico Curtis, San Diego State, Sr. DB - Jay Hill, Utah, Sr. DB - Andre Dyson, Utah, Jr. BD - Matt Lehning, Wyoming,Sr. DEFENSE DL - Clark Haggans, Colorado State, Sr. DL - Kabeer Gbaja-Biamil- a, SDSU, Sr. - Rob Atoms, BYU, Sr. LB - Ula Tuitele, Colorado St, Sr. back-fiel- d given above. Other members, also recongized by CSM, were running back Mike Anderson of - Kautai Olevao, Utah, Jr. DB - Brian Urlacher, New Mexico, Sr. DB - Jared Lee, BYU, Jr. DB - Brian Gray, BYU, Sr. LB Utah and wide receiver Margin Hooks, BYU. SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIALIST - Dallas Davis, CSU, Jr. DB - Erik Olson, Colorado St, Sr. Pochman's statistics show he had two field goal tries blocked early in the season but still posted 18 for 25, and his 90 points accounted for more than any kicker in BYU history. Air Force's J. Whiting posted 100 percent success but only had 11 attempts. Pochman tallied 8.2 points per game while Whiting showed just over half that at 5.6. P - Ray Cheetany, UNLV, Jr. K - Jackson Whiting, Air Force, Sr. SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIALIST - Steve Smith, Utah, Jr. P - Deone Horinek, Colorado St, Sr. K - Owen Pochman, BYU, Sr. OTHER HONORS of the YEAR: Brian Urlacher, N.ew Mexico, Sr. OFFENSIVE PLAYER of the YEAR: Kevin Feterik, BYU, Sr. DEFENSIVE PLAYER of the YEAR: John Frank, Utah, Sr. FRESHMAN of the YEAR: Luke Staley, BYU COACH of the YEAR: Sonny Lubick, CSU PLAYER Jr. SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB - Matt Newton, Colorado State, Jr. RB - Jonas Lewis, San Diego State, Sr. Whiting did manage 26 for 26 in points after touchdown to Pochman's 36 for 38, but if going strictly by percentage, why not select Utah's Cletus Truhe, who had 28 for 28? One reason is that there more to kicking than putting a pigskin through a crossbar. How many yards did Pochman save his team by THIS MONTH: MEN'S SOCCER COACH, CHRIS WATKINS is consistently booting the kickoff beyond the endzone and out of play? Nor can all decisions be deter- mined by statistics alone. New Mexico's Brian Urlacher won the MWC Player of the Year award with 154 tackles. That's impressive. But how much did his teammates help out? If they're poor tacklers (the Lobos' defense was next to last in the league in defense behind UNLV; opponents gained 164.4 yards per game) it can leave considerable opportunity for one man. Utah's defensive end John Frank had a league-hig- h 13 sacks for minus 89 yards. He deserved his MWC Defensive Player of the Year award. But a lineman or linebacker can't be compared to a safety. The latter is not in position to make a high number of sacks. His job is to defend against both run and pass and especially to prevent long gainers and touchdowns. Cougar Sports Magazine echoes the selections for all other positions, including Ram mentor Sonny Lubick as MWC Coach of the Year and Luke Staley (led the NCAA among freshmen in scoring with 13 touchdowns) as Freshman of the Year. (See Coach's Corner on pg 5). 1 This month's coach's corner fea- tures men's club soccer coach Chris Watkins, who has compiled a stunning 7 record at BYU over four sea1 sons as head coach. This gives Coach Watkins an 93-19-- toward reaching our goal. The unique thing about this program is that we know all that matters is winning the national championship at the end. Everything is a stepping stone to that team next year because they got their but it was sanction. We beat them close all the way to the end before we scored a couple of quick goals. 3-- 1, goal. SOCCER NOTES: .721 winning percentage. astounding Against Division I programs, Watkins' teams are over .500. He has also led his team to four consecutive club national championships. Watkins also serves as assistant coach to the highly successful Division I women's team, which won the Mountain West Conference championship this year before going on to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Despite the difficulties early on, you found a W'ay to w in it all again. What would you attribute that success CSM: to? Watkins: Probably the work of our bench players and their ability to come in and play significant minutes and do just as well as the starters. In some cases our subs actually got the lead for us and didn't just keep it. As assistant coach for the women's soccer team, Watkins was the first to learn of a verbal commitment from prep soccer sensation Aleisha Cramer to play soccer for BYU. Watkins cnnot officially comment on new recruits until after the official signing day in February, but it's safe to say that landing Cramer is a huge recruiting coup for the Y. There's no question that Cramer is the No. 1 recruit in the country. She was the youngest player ever to play for the U.S. women's national team. Though not a natural goal scorer, Cramer is a wizard at passing the ball and an outstanding She is known for her tremendous field vision, and will likely play midfielder for BYU. Having Cramer in control is like having John Stockton run your soccer team. Don't be surprised if getting Cramer also helps BYU attract some of the nation's best soccer talent over the next few ears. second-- CSM: Talk about this soccer season. Watkins: It was a challenge. I think this year's team felt a lot of pressure from previous years' teams. We knew we had a lot of new players, and we didn't really hit our stride until It was difficult to find ways for our guys to be successful. That's what I'm proudest of though-ou- r ability to rise from the ashes w hen we needed to. mid-Octob- er. Did that struggle early on make w inning it all any sweeter for the CSM: team this year? Watkins: Definitely. For all of the players, especially the older guys. It was especially sweet because we had to fight with everything we had, where in past years we won it pretty easily. This year it was a dogfight. Which was the toughest team you faced in the tournament? CSM: What made the difference in the end at the national tournament? CSM: Watkins: Watkins: I think it was our ability to stay focused and take small steps I'd say the University of Michigan. We plaed them in the quaterfinals. They'll be a Division I ball-handl- er. Cougar Sports Magazine predicts women's soccer will by ving for a national championship within the next three vears, mavbe sooner. Q BYU 1G |