The Colorado School of Mines football team placed 13 players on the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Team as announced by the league office Nov. 7.
      Highlighting the selections were senior Justin Gallas (Westminster, Colo./Northglenn) who was named the RMAC Receiver of the Year and Special Teams Player of the Year, senior Travis Yenne (Murietta, Calif./Valley) who was honored as the RMAC Offensive Lineman of the Year and senior Jared Heath (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Highlands Ranch) who was named the RMAC Linebacker of the Year.
      Gallas, who was also a First Team pick at wide receiver and a unanimous selection as a kick returner, 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.
      Yenne, a First Team pick for the second straight year, 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, a First Team pick for the second consecutive year, led the league with 115 tackles and also finished with nine tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
      Joining Gallas and Yenne on the Offensive First Team was junior running back Bryan Florendo (Crete, Neb./Crete) who finished with 1,492 yards from scrimmage this year. He ran 191 times for 913 yards and 15 touchdowns and also caught 53 passes for 579 yards and three more scores.
      Sophomore placekicker Aaron Abel (Cheyenne, Wyo./East) is making his second consecutive appearance on the Second Team Offense after totaling 86 points this year. He was 47-of-48 on extra points and 13-of-19 on field goals, including a long of 45 yards.
      Junior quarterback Garrett Mehl (Crete, Neb./Crete), sophomore tight end Derek Dykstra (Seibert, Colo./Hi Plains) and junior center Nick Belden (Denver, Colo./East) were all named Honorable Mention Offense.
      Mehl finished 157-of-249 for 1,736 yards and 10 touchdowns and also ran for 493 yards and five touchdowns this season, while Dykstra caught 34 passes for 459 yards and two scores. Belden's appearance on the squad makes him a three-time All-RMAC pick.
      Senior cornerback Grant Newton (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County), sophomore defensive end Marin Richardson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer) and senior defensive lineman Mark Donnelly (Loveland, Colo./Loveland) were all named to the Second Team Defense.
      Newton posted 56 tackles and two interceptions, while Richardson, last year's RMAC Defensive Freshman of the Year, amassed 45 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and seven sacks. Donnelly, also a Second Team pick last season, contributed 35 tackles, including four for losses this year.
      Junior linebacker Danny Sprague (Wheat Ridge, Colo./Wheat Ridge) was named to the Honorable Mention Team after recording 84 tackles.
      CSM finished the 2005 season at 6-5 overall and tied for second place in the RMAC at 6-2.