Football has two on All-Region team

December 08, 2007

St. Thomas had two players honored on the d3football.com All-West Region team announced Friday.

Wide receiver P.J. Thiesen was a second-team honoree, and offensive guard Graham Gmach was honored on the third team.

Gmach, who started all 38 games of his career, helped the 2007 Tommies average 399 yards of offense, 23 first downs per game and score 26 ppg.

Theisen finished the 2007 season with 86 catches for 1,192 yards and 14 TDs. In his last five games he had 10 TDs and 52 catches for 824 yards. he started his 41st and final game as a Tommie Nov. 10 and caught 16 passes for 278 yards and two TDs in a 54-28 loss to 8-2 St. Olaf. The 16 catches tied a UST single-game record, and the 278 yards are the second most by a receiver in MIAC history. (Carleton's Jim Bradford had 285 yards in receiving yards against Gustavus in 1990). 

Theisen finished his career in the top five among MIAC players in two categories -- he was third in receptions with 218 and fourth in receiving yards at 3,223 yards. He also had 25 touchdown catches to finish with 150 points, sixth best in school history. He finished third in UST career all-purpose yards at 4,025.  He had 100-plus yard receiving days in 13 of his last 19 games.

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Graham Gmach

P.J. Theisen