GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines senior wide receiver Justin Gallas (Westminster, Colo./Northglenn) has been invited to participate in the 2006 Cactus Bowl on Jan. 6 in Kingsville, Texas. The game will be played in Javelina Stadium with kickoff slated for 6:35 pm.

The Cactus Bowl is a Division II All Star Game and involves a week of practice and workouts in front of NFL scouts leading up to the game. Gallas will be a member of the West Team.

Gallas will be the fourth player from CSM to play in the Cactus Bowl over the last four seasons. In 2003, Brian Sump played in the game, while Chad Friehauf and Jonny Chan played last season.

Gallas, who was a First Team All-RMAC 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.

He leads all of Division II in all-purpose yards (236.5 ypg) and receptions per game (8.3 rpg), is fourth in kickoff returns (30.9 ypr) and seventh in receiving yards per game (109.0 ypg).

Gallas finished his career at CSM with school records in receptions (266), receiving yards (3,562) and all-purpose yards (5,701).

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