Shamiel Gary named Freshman All American

After a stellar freshman campaign in the Cowboy Secondary Shamiel Gary was named to the First Team Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). The Tulsa native had 98 tackles which was fifth on the team. He also had three interceptions which all came in the opening game against Weber State. Gary is the first Wyoming player to be named a First Team All-American.

Only one other Mountain West played made the team and only six players from Non-AQ conferences.

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2009 AON INSURANCE FWAA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
OFFENSE
Pos.	Player, School	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
QB	• Tom Savage, Rutgers	6-5	230	Springfield, Pa.
RB	• Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh	5-8	195	Albany, N.Y.
RB	Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech	5-10	206	Manassas, Va.
RB	LaMichael James, Oregon	5-9	180	Texarkana, Texas
WR	• Eric Page, Toledo	5-10	165	Toledo, Ohio
WR	• Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina	6-3	217	St. Matthews, S.C.
TE	• Orson Charles, Georgia	6-3,	230	Tampa, Fla.
OL	• David DeCastro, Stanford	6-5	310	Bellevue, Wash.
OL	Aaron Douglas, Tennessee	6-6	282	Maryville, Tenn.
OL	Braden Hansen, Brigham Young	6-6	300	Sandy, Utah
OL	Tanner Hawkinson, Kansas	6-6	285	McPherson, Kan.
OL	Barrett Jones, Alabama	6-5	280	Memphis, Tenn.
DEFENSE
Pos.	Player, School	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
DE	Nick Perry, USC	6-3	250	Detroit, Mich.
DE	Aldon Smith, Missouri	6-5	255	Raytown, Mo.
DT	Scott Vallone, Rutgers	6-3	270	Central Islip, N.Y.
DT	Jerel Worthy, Michigan State	6-3	270	Huber Heights, Ohio
LB	• Chris Borland, Wisconsin	5-11	235	Kettering, Ohio
LB	• Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State	6-3	245	Corona, Calif.
LB	• Luke Kuechly, Boston College	6-3	225	Cincinnati, Ohio
LB	Brian Wagner, Akron	6-2	220	Springfield, Ohio
CB	• Josh Robinson, UCF	5-10	189	Sunrise, Fla.
CB	Bryan Willis, Troy	5-9	180	Columbus, Ga.
S	John Boyett, Oregon	5-10	190	Napa, Calif.
S	• Shamiel Gary, Wyoming	6-1	210	Tulsa, Okla.
SPECIALISTS
Pos.	Player, School	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
P	Tress Way, Oklahoma	6-1	215	Tulsa, Okla.
K	• Nick Ferrara, Maryland	6-0	200	Hicksville, N.Y.
PR	• Greg Reid, Florida State	5-9	175	Valdosta, Ga.
KR	• Warren Norman, Vanderbilt	5-9	180	Stone Mountain, Ga.

Cowboy Defensive Leaders

Pictured: #91 John Fletcher goes after Colt McCoy



Despite the three losses there have been a number of positives coming from the Cowboy defensive unit this season. A number of players are among the NCAA leaders in several categories.

Brian Hendricks - LB, Sophomore

Hendricks keeps getting better and better each week. Last Saturday against Air Force he set a Wyoming single game record with 23 total tackles. Hendricks has 21 solo and 46 assist tackles on the year. His 67 total tackles rank him 15th in FBS. His record helped earn Hendricks Defensive POW honors last week.

Greg Knapton - LB, Sophomore

Knapton has been a consistent force on defense all year. Has 16 tackles on the year (17/48). His 48 assists rank him second in the FBS just one behind a couple of Big 10 linebackers. Has recorded double digit tackles his last five games.

Shamiel Gary - S, Freshman

Shamiel made a huge impact in his first ever game for the Cowboys. His three interceptions kept Weber State from pulling off the upset. His 53 tackles (16/37) rank him third on the team. With 37 assists Gary is ranked 17th in FBS.

John Fletcher - DT, Senior

Fletcher has done a great job of clogging up running lanes and terrorizing opposing QBs this year. For the year he has seven sacks which rank seventh in FBS. Fletcher has had at least one sack in every game with the UNLV game being the only exception. The 272 lb linemen will hopefully be playing on Sunday somewhere next year.