Oct. 27, 2000

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State University's athletic teams once again produced some outstanding team and individual performances in 1999-2000. Highlighting the success was a Big West Conference basketball championship, an eastern division title in volleyball and several All-America performances in track by James Parker and Shae Bair. The basketball championship gave USU its 26th league title in the last nine years and capped an incredible season in which USU won 19 straight games before falling to defending national champion Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament. On the field, football player Steve Mullins was named a freshman All-American punter by The Sporting News, while James Parker earned All-America honors in both indoor and outdoor track. Track standout Shae Bair also earned All-America honors in the high jump. USU had 28 student-athletes earn first-team all-conference honors, including five football players. Two Aggie athletes earned conference player of the year honors, including two-time selection Christy Denson in gymnastics and softball player Sandy Taylor. In the classroom, 70 Aggie student-athletes earned academic all-conference honors, with several players garnering academic All-America and/or all-district accolades.

1999-2000 Utah State Finishes

Men's Sports Overall Big West Finish NCAA

Basketball 28-5 16-0 1st First Round

Cross Country --- --- 4th 13th Regionals

Football 4-7 3-3 t3rd ---

Golf --- --- 10th ---

Indoor Track --- --- 3rd ---

Outdoor Track --- --- 3rd t44th

Tennis 8-18 --- t5th ---

Women's Sports Overall Big West Finish NCAA

Cross Country --- --- 5th 5th Regionals

Gymnastics 12-13 --- 2nd 5th Regionals

Indoor Track --- --- 5th ---

Outdoor Track --- --- 2nd t45th

Soccer 8-9 4-5 t4th ---

Softball 19-38 6-18 8th ---

Tennis 8-11 --- t9th ---

Volleyball 14-12 1-5 1st East ---

All-Americans

Steve Mullins, Football (Freshman)

James Parker, Indoor Track

James Parker, Outdoor Track

Shae Bair, Outdoor Track

Big West Honors

Stew Morrill, Basketball Coach of the Year

Shawn Daniels, Basketball co-Tournament MVP

Troy Rolle, Basketball co-Tournament MVP

Christy Denson, Gymnast of the Year

Sandy Taylor, co-Softball Player of the Year

All-Big West Selections (First Team Only)

Shawn Daniels, Basketball

Troy Rolle, Basketball

Demario Brown, Football

Ben Holbrook, Football

Emmett White, Football

Brent Passey, Football

Donald Dicko, Football

Christy Denson, Gymnastics

Tina Ellis, Gymnastics

Megan Woolstenhulme, Gymnastics

Jayme Gordy, Soccer

Sandy Taylor, Softball

Brick Bergensen, Track

Brett Guymon, Track

Lance Thurston, Track

Mark Calvin, Track

Bruce McCannel, Track

Neil Warr, Track

Joel Johnson, Track

Jacob Pugsley, Track

Michala Bluhm-Thompson, Track

Amber Jensen, Track

Angie Winkler, Track

Rebekah Thornley, Track

Beka Leffler, Track

Katie Farner, Track

Charlotte Wahlin, Track

Denae Mohlman, Volleyball