July 9, 2002

TUCSON, Ariz. - A pair of University of Arizona football players were recognized by Football News, as the publication named Lance Briggs and Clarence Farmer to its preseason All-America teams.

Briggs, a 6-foot-2, 243-pound senior from Sacramento, Calif., was a first-team selection at linebacker. He tallied a tam-leading 93 tackles (59 solo) last season in earning first team all-Pacific-10 Conference honors for the second straight season. Briggs was Arizona's Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2001. He has 206 tackles in 22 career games at linebacker, an average of 9.4 stops per game, and has 25 tackles for loss. Briggs has been included on the 2002 Lombardi and Butkus Award watch lists. He is one of four Pac-10 players to appear on the first team.

Farmer, a 6-foot-1, 211-pound junior from Houston, Texas, was named to the third team as a running back. He was the Pac-10's rushing leader with 1,229 yards gained, which ranked 21st nationally, and averaged 5.9 yards per carry in 2001. Farmer tallied 10 touchdowns in 11 games last season and his 111.7 yards per game average was second-best in the conference. Farmer has nine career 100-yard games to his credit, including six in 2001. He was named team MVP and Most Valuable Offensive Player in 2001.

Both players were also included on Football News' preseason all-Pac-10 team.

Arizona opens the 2002 season on Saturday, Aug. 31, against Northern Arizona. Kick-off in Arizona Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. PDT.

Football News 2002 Preseason All-America Team

First Team Offense                      	First Team Defense
QB	Rex Grossman, Jr., Florida      	DL	William Joseph, Sr., Miami (Fla.)
RB	Anthony Davis, So., Wisconsin   	DL	Dewayne White, Jr., Louisville
RB	Bruce Perry, Jr., Maryland      	DL	Cory Redding, Sr., Texas
WR	Charles Rogers, Jr., Michigan State	DL	Tommie Harris, So., Oklahoma
WR	Roy Williams, Jr., Texas	        LB	E.J. Henderson, Sr., Maryland
TE	Trent Smith, Sr., Oklahoma      	LB	Lance Briggs, Sr., Arizona
OL	Brett Romberg, Sr., Miami (Fla.)	LB	Jarrod Penright, Sr., Texas A&M
OL	Brett Williams, Sr., Florida State	DB	Mike Doss, Sr., Ohio State
OL	Derrick Roche, Sr., Washington State	DB	Troy Polamalu, Sr., USC
OL	Tony Pashos, Sr., Illinois       	DB	Eugene Wilson, Sr., Illinois
OL	Jon Stinchcomb, Sr., Georgia    	DB	Ricky Manning Jr., Sr., UCLA
PK	Seth Marler, Sr., Tulane        	P	Andy Groom, Sr., Ohio State


Third Team Offense                        	Third Team Defense
QB	Ken Dorsey, Sr., Miami (Fla.)    	DL	Jerome McDougle, Sr., Miami (Fla.)
RB	Chance Kretschmer, So., Nevada    	DL	Jimmy Wilkerson, Jr., Oklahoma
RB	Clarence Farmer, Jr., Arizona     	DL	Dan Klecko, Sr., Temple
WR	Darius Watts, Jr., Marshall     	DL	Darnell Dockett, Jr., Florida State
WR	Kevin Curtis, Sr., Utah State    	LB	Rod Davis, Jr., Southern Miss
TE	Dallas Clark, Jr., Iowa         	LB	Victor Hobson, Sr., Michigan
OL	Todd Wike, Sr., Maryland        	LB	Dontarious Thomas, Jr., Auburn
OL	Dan Koppen, Sr., Boston College  	DB	Terrence Holt, Sr., North Carolina State
OL	Jeff Faine, Sr., Notre Dame       	DB	Anthony Floyd, Sr., Louisville
OL	Brian Rimpf, Jr., East Carolina 	DB	Dennis Weathersby, Sr., Oregon State
OL	Enoch DeMar, Sr., Indiana       	DB	Derrick Strait, Jr., Oklahoma
PK	Jarvis Wallum, Sr., Wyoming     	P	Brooks Barnard, Sr., Maryland


Preseason All-Pac-10 Offense               	Preseason All-Pac-10 Defense
QB	Jason Gesser, Sr., Washington State	DL	Rodney Leslie, Jr., UCLA
RB	Onterrio Smith, Jr., Oregon     	DL	Terrell Suggs, Jr., Arizona State
RB	Clarence Farmer, Jr., Arizona     	DL	Eric Manning, Sr., Oregon State
WR	Reggie Williams, So., Washington	DL	Rien Long, Jr., Washington State
WR	Shaun McDonald, Jr., Arizona State	LB	Lance Briggs, Sr., Arizona
TE	Mike Seidman, Sr., UCLA          	LB	Ben Mahdavi, Sr., Washington
OL	Greg Schindler, Sr., Stanford     	LB	Richard Siegler, Jr., Oregon State
OL	Derrick Roche, Sr., Washington State	DB	Keith Lewis, Jr., Oregon
OL	Mike Saffer, Sr., UCLA           	DB	Ricky Manning Jr., Sr., UCLA
OL	Kwame Harris, Jr., Stanford      	DB	Dennis Weathersby, Sr., Oregon State
OL	Joey Forster, Jr., Oregon        	DB	Troy Polamalu, Sr., USC
PK	Drew Dunning, Jr., Washington State	P	Nate Fikse, Sr., UCLA