Dec. 14, 2005

DAVIS, Calif. - UC Davis wide receiver Tony Kays, named on Monday to The Sports Network All-America third team, added another prestigious honor on Wednesday when he was selected to the Associated Press I-AA All-America second team, it was announced.

Kays, who finished his junior season with a school-record 93 catches, also finished with 1,213 receiving yards and three touchdowns while helping UC Davis posted its 36th conescutive winning season. Kays set school records for regular-season and overall records receptions. His receiving yards are also a school-record for a regular-season.

Kays' season featured him posting seven games with at least 115 receiving yards and five with at least 10 receptions.

Among Kays' many accomplishments this season were a career-best 212 receiving yards in the Aggies' 20-13 win against Cal Poly on Oct. 29 and a school-record 15 receptions against Portland State on Sept. 10. Kays, a team captain, was earlier also named to the All-Great West Football Conference first team, was a two-time conference player of the week and had more receptions than any other player in the NCAA Div. I-AA stat rankings.

UC Davis finished 6-5 overall and tied Cal Poly for the Great West Football Conference Championship.

ASSOCIATED PRESS I-AA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback - Erik Meyer, 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, senior, Eastern Washington.

Running backs - Nick Hartigan, 6-2, 220, senior, Brown; Joe Rubin, 5-11, 225, senior, Portland State.

Wide receivers - Laurent Robinson, 6-2, 193, junior, Illinois State; David Ball, 6-3, 185, junior, New Hampshire.

Tight end - Jonathan Williams, 6-2, 235, senior, New Hampshire.

Offensive linemen - Paul McQuistan, 6-6, 315, senior, Weber State; Jeff Bolton, 6-4, 302, senior, Montana State; Matt Magerko, 6-0, 290, senior, James Madison; Chad Motte, 6-4, 303, senior, Georgia Southern; Stafford Davis, 6-2, 302, senior, Illinois State.

Kicker - Jaret Johnson, 6-1, 200, senior, Idaho State.

All-purpose player - Ricky Williams, 5-10, 178, senior, Bethune-Cookman.

Defense
Linemen - Chris Gocong, 6-3, 265, senior, Cal Poly; Brent Hawkins, 6-3, 244, senior, Illinois State; Marques Murrell, 6-2, 230, junior, Appalachian State; Fred Evans, 6-5, 307, senior, Texas State.

Linebackers - Justin Durant, 6-2, 235, senior, Hampton; Maurice Bennett, 5-10, 220, senior, Lafayette; Willie Freeman, 6-3, 235, senior, Furman.

Defensive backs - Tony LeZotte, 6-0, 190, sophomore, James Madison; Jay McCareins, 6-0, 190, senior, Princeton; Reed Doughty, 6-1, 210, senior, Northern Colorado; Shannon James, 5-10, 196, senior, Massachusetts.

Punter - Wesley Taylor, 5-7, 170, sophomore, Florida A&M.

SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback - Bruce Eugene, senior, Grambling State.

Running backs - James Noble, freshman, Cal Poly; Jermaine Austin, senior, Georgia Southern.

Wide receivers - Eric Kimble, senior, Eastern Washington; TONY KAYS, JUNIOR, UC DAVIS.

Tight end - Patrick Bugg, junior, Eastern Kentucky

Offensive linemen - Gerrell Golightly, senior, Hampton; Kevin Boothe, senior, Cornell; Corey Stewart, senior, Furman; Patrick Covington, senior, Furman; Matt Alfred, sophomore, Eastern Washington.

All-purpose - Steve Silva, senior, Holy Cross.

Kicker - Andrew Paterini, junior, Hampton.

Defense
Linemen - Antoine Bullock, senior, Duquesne; Brady Fosmark, senior, Weber State; Jason Hunter, senior, Appalachian State; Jeff Charleston, senior, Idaho State.

Linebackers - Chad Nkang, junior, Elon; Darin Heidemann, senior, Northern Iowa; Brian Hulea, senior, Villanova.

Defensive backs - Corey Lynch, sophomore, Appalachian State; Courtney Brown, senior, Cal Poly; Jeff Pammer, sophomore, New Hampshire; Codera Jackson, junior, Youngstown State.

Punter - Mike Dragosavich, sophomore, North Dakota State.

THIRD TEAM
Offense
Quarterback - Ricky Santos, sophomore, New Hampshire.

Running backs - Arkee Whitlock, junior, Southern Illinois; Alonzo Coleman, junior, Hampton.

Wide receivers - Henry Tolbert, junior, Grambling State; Michael Caputo, junior, St. Francis, Pa.

Tight end - Jamie Petrowski, senior, Indiana State.

Offensive linemen - Willie Colon, senior, Hofstra; Ben Lazarski, senior, Maine; Jonathan Banks, senior, Grambling State; Tom Keresztury, senior, Texas State; Erik Losey, senior, Western Kentucky.

Kicker - Rob Zarrilli, sophomore, Hofstra.

All-purpose player - Rondriekas Darby, senior, South Carolina State.

Defense
Linemen - Alan Saenz, senior, Montana; John Hermann, senior, Northern Iowa; Michael Ononibaku, senior, Georgetown; Katon Bethay, senior, Wofford.

Linebackers - Zak DeOssie, senior, Brown; Clint Sellers, junior, Eastern Illinois; Cameron Siskowicz, junior, Illinois State.

Defensive backs - Antonio Thomas, senior, Western Kentucky; Casey Klaus, junior, Dayton; Cortland Finnegan, senior, Samford; James Gasparella, senior, Brown

Punter - Eric Contos, senior, Delaware State.