The Colorado School of Mines football team placed six players on the 2005 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame - Colorado Chapter (NFFCC) All-Colorado Team as announced on Wednesday night.
Highlighting the selections was senior Justin Gallas (Westminster, Colo./Northglenn) who was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the State of Colorado. He was also a First Team selection at both wide receiver and kick and punt returner.
Gallas finished the 2005 season with 91 catches for 1,199 yards and eight scores and also returned 41 kicks for a school-record 1,256 yards and a score.
Senior offensive lineman Travis Yenne (Murietta, Calif./Valley) and senior linebacker Jared Heath (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Highlands Ranch) were also named to the First Team.
Yenne was the anchor of a CSM offensive line which finished first in the RMAC in total offense (459.1 ypg) and second in scoring offense (34.0 ppg). Heath led the RMAC with 115 tackles and also finished with nine tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Junior running back Bryan Florendo (Crete, Neb./Crete) and sophomore defensive end Marin Richardson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer) earned Second Team accolades.
Florendo finished with 1,492 yards from scrimmage this year as he ran 191 times for 913 yards and 15 touchdowns and also caught 53 passes for 579 yards and three more scores, while Richardson amassed 45 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and seven sacks.
Junior center Nick Belden (Denver, Colo./East) and senior cornerback Grant Newton (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County) were all named Honorable Mention squads. Newton posted 56 tackles and two interceptions this season.
CSM finished the 2005 season at 6-5 overall and tied for second place in the RMAC at 6-2.