March 2, 2006

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - Metro State senior guard Drew Williamson was named first-team all-RMAC and first-team all-East Division, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced Thursday.

Senior Greg Muth is a second-team all-East Division selection, while Michael Bahl was named honorable mention all-East Division.

Tyrone Shephard of Fort Hays State was named the RMAC Player of the Year, while the Tigers' Jeremy Atwater was named the RMAC Defensive Player of the Year. Mark Johnson, the head coach of Fort Hays State, was named the RMAC Coach of the Year. Colorado School of Mines' Kyle Pape was named the conference's Freshman of the Year.

Shephard, Williamson, Dusty Jura of Nebraska-Kearney, Tim Bieri of Fort Lewis and Colorado Christian's Brian Stamer were named to the first-team all-RMAC. Jura, Shephard, Stamer, Atwater and Williamson were named first-team all-East Division. Muth, Brandon Butler of Regis, Marcus Ligons of Chadron State, Mines' Ian Elseth and Nebraska-Kearney's James Lane were named second-team all-East Division.

Williamson is averaging 17.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.9 steals per game. The RMAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, he has been named the RMAC Player of the Week three times this season and leads the NCAA in steals. Muth, the RMAC leader in assist to turnover ratio, is averaging 11.0 points and 4.25 assists per game. He was also named the RMAC Player of the Week, Jan. 9. Bahl is averaging 11.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

Metro State, 20-8 overall, faces No. 1-seed Fort Hays State in the semifinals of the RMAC Shootout at the Colorado State Fair Events Center in Pueblo, Colo., March 4 at noon.

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Awards

First Team all-RMAC
Dusty Jura, Nebraska Kearney, Jr., F
Tim Bieri, Fort Lewis, Jr., F
Brian Stamer, Colorado Christian, So., F
Tyrone Shephard, Fort Hays State, Sr., G
Drew Williamson, Metro State, Sr., G

RMAC Player of the Year: Tyrone Shephard, Fort Hays State
RMAC Defensive Player of the Year: Jeremy Atwater, Fort Hays State
RMAC Freshman of the Year: Kyle Pape, Colorado Christian
RMAC Coach of the Year: Mark Johnson Fort Hays State

First Team all-East Division
Dusty Jura, Nebraska-Kearney, Jr., F
Tyrone Shephard, Fort Hays State, Sr., G
Brian Stamer, Colorado Christian, So., F
Jeremy Atwater, Fort Hays State, Sr., F
Drew Williamson, Metro State, Sr., G

Second Team all-East Division
Greg Muth, Metro State
Brandon Butler, Regis
Marcus Ligons, Chadron State
Ian Elseth, Colorado School of Mines
James Lane, Nebraska-Kearney

Honorable Mention all-East Division
Derrick Turner, Derrick Graham, Fort Hays State; Chris Dean, Chad Burger, Nebraska-Kearney; Kyle Pape, Travis Test, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Bahl, Metro State; Adisa Tobin, Chadron State; Micah Kohls, Colorado Christian; Logan Garvin, Regis

First Team all-West Division
Tim Bieri, Fort Lewis, Jr., F
Andy Classick, Mesa State, Sr., C
Patrick Hannaway, UC-Colorado Springs, Jr., F
Roman Moniak, Adams State, Jr., F
Stephen Soriano, Mesa State, Jr., F

Second Team all-West Division
Robert Franklin, New Mexico Highlands
Ryan Johnson, Fort Lewis
Steve Raquet, CSU-Pueblo
Greg Baker, Adams State
Wes Jensen, Adams State

Honorable Mention all-West Division
Brian Wood, Jeff McCall, CSU-Pueblo; Guy Meyer, Devon Manning, Fort Lewis; Carleton Goggins, Western State; Kenny Schlegel, Adam Wall, Mesa State; Jeremy Lopez, New Mexico Highlands; Dan Deveau, UC-Colorado Springs