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Western Washington's dream team |
100th anniversary all-star selections coordinated by Western Washington University's sports-information department: |
Pos. |
OFFENSE |
Hometown (high school) |
Years |
WR |
Chris Nicholl |
Mercer Island |
1993-1996 |
NAIA All-American, set Northwest small-college receiving record with 3,268 yards |
WR |
Greg Dykstra |
Everson (Lynden Christian) |
1999-2002 |
Set WWU receiving mark with 181 career receptions; catches in 38 straight games |
WR |
Hoyt Gier |
Ferndale |
1975-1978 |
Honorable-mention NAIA All-American; caught passes in all 37 games of career |
RB |
Pat Locker |
Ferndale |
1976-1979 |
First-team NAIA All-American; first Northwest player to rush for 4,000 yards |
RB |
Jon Brunaugh |
Vancouver (Columbia River) |
1992-1995 |
Honorable-mention NAIA All-American; four-time, first-team Little All-Northwest |
FB |
Norm Hash |
Enumclaw |
1948-1951 |
Second-team AP All-American, twice honorable mention |
QB |
Scott Mitchell |
Kennewick (Kamiakin) |
1999-2001 |
NCAA II player-of-year finalist; GNAC player of year; 7,877 career total yards |
TE |
Ken Sager |
Goldendale |
1982-1985 |
Honorable-mention NAIA All-American; 92 career catches tops WWU tight ends |
C |
Andy Harlin |
Seattle (Ingraham) |
1973-1976 |
Three-time All-Evergreen Conference pick; honorable-mention NAIA All-American |
G |
Jon Garber |
Bellevue (Interlake) |
1992 |
Second-team NAIA All-American; Arena Football League veteran |
G |
Scott Stokes |
Sumas (Nooksack Valley) |
1974-1977 |
Honorable-mention NAIA All-American; twice all-district and all-league |
T |
Travis Cruse |
Everett (Cascade) |
1992-1995 |
Twice honorable-mention NAIA All-American; three-time Little All-Northwest |
T |
Todd Walcker |
Redmond |
1994-1997 |
Second-team NAIA All-American, twice honorable mention |
K |
Wade Gebers |
Quincy |
1993-1996 |
WWU football's only two-time; first-team NAIA All-American; school's No. 1 scorer |
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DEFENSE |
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E |
Dave Weedman |
Woodland |
1965-1967 |
WWU's only NFL draft choice (1968); second-team NAIA All-American |
E |
Chad Rorabaugh |
Battle Ground |
1994-1997 |
Second-team NAIA All-American; set CFA, school marks for sacks, tackles for loss |
T |
Butts Giraud |
W. Van., B.C. (Sentinel) |
1968-69 |
CFL veteran, twice honorable-mention NAIA All-American; three-time all-district |
T |
Willis Ball |
Bremerton |
1954-55 |
WWU's first black graduate; honorable-mention AP All-American |
LB |
Mark Spencer |
Elma |
1994-1997 |
Second-team NAIA All-American; CFA defensive player of year; 400 career tackles |
LB |
Bill Christensen |
Shoreline (Shorewood) |
1993-1994 |
First-team NAIA All-American; CFA defensive player of year |
LB |
Everett Tiland |
Arlington |
1947-1950 |
Second-team Associated Press All-American |
CB |
Orlondo Steinauer |
Lynnwood |
1992-1995 |
First-team All-American; CFA defensive player of year in '95; CFL all-star |
FS |
Vic Randall |
Burlington-Edison |
1967-1970 |
School-record 26 interceptions; honorable-mention NAIA All-American |
CB |
Steve Richardson |
Kent (Kent-Meridian) |
1963-1966 |
First-team All-American; three-time two-way all-league |
SS |
Erik Totten |
Maple Valley (Tahoma) |
1998-2001 |
First Viking on NFL regular-season roster; two-time consensus All-American |
P |
Peter LaBarge |
Woodinville |
1985-1988 |
First-team NAIA All-American; led nation with 42.5 punting average in 1988 |
PR |
Orlondo Steinauer |
Lynnwood |
1992-1995 |
Ranked ninth nationally in 1995 with 11.6 average |
KR |
Shane Volkmann |
Lake Stevens |
1989-1992 |
Second-team NAIA All-American; school records for career kickoff return yards, blocked kicks |