Kennemer, Sanders Named First-Team All-C-USA

Dec. 8, 2009

IRVING (C-USA/SMU) - Thirteen SMU Mustangs earned 15 selections to the 2009 All-Conference USA football teams, as selected by the league's 12 head football coaches, the league office announced today. Senior Emmanuel Sanders earned two first-team selections - being honored as a wide receiver and punt returner. Senior linebacker Chase Kennemer also made the first team.

Sanders has 91 receptions for 1,215 yards; both SMU single-season records. As a punt returner, he led C-USA with a 15.4 average. Kennemer led SMU with 126 tackles. His average of 10.5 tackles per game ranks second in C-USA and 13th nationally.

Sophomore offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum, Jr., represented SMU on the second team. Beachum started all 12 games at left tackle and has started all 24 games of his SMU career.

Ten Mustangs earned Honorable Mention, with senior Bryan McCann getting a pair of selections as a defensive back and kick returner. SMU had three honorees on offense - Shawnbrey McNeal (RB - 1,125 yards and nine TDs rushing and 24 catches for 230 yards and two TDs), J.T. Brooks (10 starts at right tackle), and Josh LeRibeus (12 starts at left guard). Eight SMU defenders got a nod, including McCann (53 tackles, three interceptions), Rock Dennis (57 tackles, four interceptions), Pete Fleps (74 tackles), Youri Yenga (49 tackles, five for-loss, two sacks), Taylor Thompson (39 tackles, 4.5 sacks), Marquis Frazier (41 tackles, four sacks), and Margus Hunt (7 blocked kicks - second-highest total for a season in NCAA history, 1.5 sacks). McCann earned the special teams selection for SMU (33 KOR, 808 yards, 24.5 yard avg.).

2009 C-USA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAMOFFENSEQB- Case Keenum, Jr., HoustonRB- Curtis Steele, Sr., MemphisRB- Donald Buckram, Jr., UTEPOL- Sean Allen, Sr., East CarolinaOL- Ryan Hebert, Sr., Southern MissOL- Jake Seitz, Sr., UABOL- Jah Reid, Jr., UCFOL- Mike Aguayo, Jr., UTEPTE- Cody Slate, Sr., MarshallWR- Dwayne Harris, Jr., East CarolinaWR- James Cleveland, Jr., HoustonWR- Emmanuel Sanders, Sr., SMU
DEFENSEDL- Linval Joseph, Jr., East CarolinaDL- C.J. Wilson, Sr., East CarolinaDL- Jarvis Geathers, Sr., UCFDL- Bruce Miller, Jr., UCFLB- Mario Harvey, Sr., MarshallLB- Chase Kennemer, Sr., SMULB- Cory Hogue, Sr., UCFDB- Emmanuel Davis, So., East CarolinaDB- Van Eskridge, Sr., East CarolinaDB- Eddie Hicks, Sr., Southern MissDB- Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, Sr., UTEP
SPECIAL TEAMSK- Craig Ratanamorn, Sr., MarshallP- Matt Dodge, Sr., East CarolinaKR- Tyron Carrier, So., HoustonPR- Emmanuel Sanders, Sr., SMULS- Sean McClellan, Sr., Marshall
SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB- Joe Webb, Sr., UABRB- Darius Marshall, Jr., MarshallRB- Damion Fletcher, Sr., Southern MissOL- Terence Campbell, Sr., East CarolinaOL- Jarve Dean, Jr., HoustonOL- Daniel Baldridge, Sr., MarshallOL- Scott Mitchell, Jr., RiceOL- Kelvin Beachum, So., SMUTE- Leroy Banks, Sr., Southern MissWR-Patrick Edwards, So., HoustonWR- Duke Calhoun, Sr., MemphisWR- DeAndre Brown, So., Southern MissWR- Damaris Johnson, So., Tulsa
DEFENSEDL- Tyrell Graham, Sr., HoustonDL- Albert McClellan, Sr., MarshallDL- Scott Solomon, Jr., RiceDL- Torrell Troup, Sr., UCFLB- Nick Johnson, Sr., East CarolinaLB- Marcus McGraw, So., HoustonLB- Korey Williams, So., Southern MissDB- Brandon Brinkley, Sr., HoustonDB- James Lockett, Sr., TulsaDB- Hiram Atwater, Jr., UABDB- Josh  Robinson, Fr., UCF
SPECIAL TEAMSK- Ben Hartman, Sr., East CarolinaP- Matt Reagan, Sr., MemphisKR- Dwayne Harris, Jr., East CarolinaPR- Damaris Johnson, So., TulsaLS- Cody Tawater, Sr., Southern Miss
HONORABLE MENTIONOFFENSEQB- Brett Hodges, Sr., UCFQB- Trevor Vittatoe, Jr., UTEPRB- Dominique Lindsay, Sr., ECURB- Shawnbrey McNeal, Jr., SMURB- Andre Anderson, Sr., TulaneRB- Charles Clay, Jr., TulsaRB- Brynn Harvey, So., UCFOL- D.J. Scott, Jr., ECUOL- Willie Smith, Jr., ECUOL- Carl Barnett, Sr., HoustonOL- Chris Thompson, So., HoustonOL- Chad Schofield, Jr., MarshallOL- Dominik Riley, Jr., MemphisOL- Davon Allen, So., RiceOL- Jake Hicks, So., RiceOL- J.T. Brooks, So., SMUOL- Josh LeRibeus, So., SMUOL- Kyle Burkhart, Sr., Southern MissOL- Cameron Zipp, Jr., Southern MissOL- Nick Landry, Sr., TulaneOL- Andrew Nierman, Jr., TulaneOL- Matt McCants, So., UABOL- Tanner Cullumber, Jr., UTEPOL- Rod Huntley, Jr., UTEPOL- Alex Solot, Jr., UTEPOL- Cameron Rashcke, Sr., UTEPTE- Lee Smith, Fr., MarshallTE- Charles Clay, Jr., TulsaTE- Jeffrey Anderson, Jr., UABWR- Tyron Carrier, So., HoustonWR- Carlos Singleton, Sr., MemphisWR- Gerald Baptiste, Sr., Southern MissWR- Jeremy Williams, Sr., TulaneWR- Jeff Moturi, Sr., UTEP
DEFENSEDL- Scotty Robinson, Sr., East CarolinaDL- Jay Ross, Sr., East CarolinaDL- Vinny Curry, Jr., MarshallDL- Michael Janac, Jr., MarshallDL- Cheta Ozougwu, Jr., RiceDL- Marquis Frazier, Jr., SMUDL- Margus Hunt, Fr., SMUDL- Taylor Thompson, So., SMUDL- Terrance Conner, Sr., Southern MissDL- Anthony Gray, Jr., Southern MissDL- Cordarro Law, So., Southern MissDL- Adam Kwentua, Jr., TulaneDL- Cory Dorris, Fr., TulsaDL- Wilson Garrison, Sr., TulsaDL- Bryant Turner, Jr., UABDL- Steve Riddick, Sr., UTEPDL- Aaron King, Sr., UTEPDL- Robert Soleyjacks, Jr., UTEPLB- Jeremy Chambliss, Sr., East CarolinaLB- Youri Yenga, Jr., SMULB- Pete Fleps, Jr., SMULB- Ronnie Thornton, So., Southern MissLB- Travis Burks, Sr., TulaneLB- Mike Bryan, Sr., TulsaLB- Derrick Hallman, Jr., UCFLB- Lawrence Young, Jr., UCFDB- Levin Neal, Sr., East CarolinaDB- Travis Simmons, Jr., East CarolinaDB- DeQuan Bembry, So., MarshallDB- Ashton Hall, Sr., MarshallDB- Travis Bradshaw, So., RiceDB- Andrew Sendejo, Sr., RiceDB- Rock Dennis, Sr., SMUDB- Bryan McCann, Sr., SMUDB- C.J. Bailey, Jr., Southern MissDB- Chinonso Echebelm, Sr., TulaneDB- Cornelius Brown, Sr., UTEPDB- Braxton Amy, Jr., UTEPDB- Clarence Ward, Sr., UTEP
SPECIAL TEAMSK- Matt Reagan, Sr., MemphisK- Matt Syzmanski, Jr., SMUK- Kevin Fitzpatrick, So., TulsaP- Michael Such, Jr., TulsaP- Greg Hiett, Sr., UTEPKR- Bryan McCann, Sr., SMUKR- Freddie Parham, Sr., Southern MissKR- Damaris Johnson, So., TulsaPR- Tracy Lampley, Fr., Southern MissPR- Jeff Moturi, Sr., UTEPLS- William Smith, So., East CarolinaLS- Keenan Bratcher, Jr., MemphisLS- Charley Hughlett, So., UCF

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Rock Dennis

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Chase Kennemer

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Youri Yenga

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