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Colorado Springs • Utah State linebackers Kyler Fackrell and Nick Vigil were named to the All-Mountain West Conference first team Tuesday.
Aggie receiver Hunter Sharp was selected to the second team by the league's 12 head coaches and panel of media members who cover the league.
West Division champion San Diego State, which plays host to Air Force in the Mountain West championship game Saturday, dominated this season's individual awards.
Junior running back Donnel Pumphrey was named the Offensive Player of the Year, junior cornerback Demontae Kazee was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year, sophomore kicker returner Rashaad Penny was named Special Teams Player of the Year and and Rocky Long was named the Coach of the Year.
Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien was selected as the Freshman of the Year.
This marks the third year in Fackrell's career that he has earned all-conference honors.
He was named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference as a redshirt freshman in 2012, second-team All-Mountain West as a sophomore in 2013, and first-team All-Mountain West this season. He missed last year because of injury. He is the 15th player in school history to be named first- or second-team all-conference at least three times.
Fackrell currently averages 6.3 tackles per game. He leads the country in fumble recoveries with five.
Vigil, who played at Fremont High School, leads the Mountain West and is tied for fifth nationally in tackles per game (11.7). He recorded a career-high 20 tackles against Air Force on Nov. 14. Only three other players in the Football Bowl Subdivision has had more tackles in a single game this season.
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All-MWC team
Offensive Player of the Year
Donnel Pumphrey, Jr., RB, San Diego State
Defensive Player of the Year
Demontae Kazee, DB, San Diego State
Special Teams Player of the Year
Rashaad Penny, So., KR/PR, San Diego State
Freshman of the Year
Brett Rypien, Fr., QB, Boise State
Coach of the Year
Rocky Long, San Diego State
First team:
Offense
Pos. Player Class School
QB Brett Rypien Freshman Boise State
WR Thomas Sperbeck Junior Boise State
WR Rashard Higgins Junior Colorado State
RB Donnel Pumphrey Junior San Diego State
RB Tyler Ervin Senior San Jose State
TE Billy Freeman Junior San José State
OL Sevrin Remmo Senior Air Force
OL Marcus Henry Senior Boise State
OL Rees Odhiambo Senior Boise State
OL Nico Siragusa Junior San Diego State
OL Pearce Slater Senior San Diego State
PK Tyler Rausa Junior Boise State
KR Rashaad Penny Sophomore San Diego State
Defense
DL Alex Hansen Senior Air Force
DL Kennedy Tulimasealii Junior Hawaii
DL Ian Seau Senior Nevada
DL Alex Barrett Junior San Diego State
LB Calvin Munson Junior San Diego State
LB Kyler Fackrell Senior Utah State
LB Nick Vigil Junior Utah State
DB Roland Ladipo Junior Air Force
DB Weston Steelhammer Junior Air Force
DB Darian Thompson Senior Boise State
DB Damontae Kazee Sophomore San Diego State
P Michael Carrizosa Sophomore San José State