FB's Theisen makes HM All-America

December 16, 2007

Wide receiver P.J. Thiesen was among six MIAC players ranked among the top 100 players in Division III football by d3football.com.

Sixty-six players were named All-America (22 on first team, 22 on second team and 22 on third team). Theisen was among the next 34 players who made honorable mention All-America. Previously, Theisen made the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-America team for the second time in his football career.

Bethel's Brandon Carr made first-team All-America at safety; Augsburg WR Royce Winford made second team; St. Olaf WR Horace Gant made third team; and Theisen, Concordia's OT Grant Weller and St. John's center Andrew Salvato made honorable mention All-American.

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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