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UM associate AD decides to resign (Great Falls Tribune).
2004 Preseason All-America Team (TSN).
Dickenson has knee repaired again
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UM associate AD decides to resign
Great Falls Tribune
MISSOULA -- Marie Porter, who served as interim athletic director at Montana for two months this year after Wayne Hogan quit, is resigning her post as associate AD. She announced her decision this week and will stay at UM until Aug. 15.
Porter said she is leaving the job to spend more time with her family. She and her husband, Mark, have two young boys, Henry (5) and Grant (4).
"I want to be perfectly clear that this decision is purely personal in nature," said Porter, who will stay in Missoula. "This opportunity arose out of some things that transpired for my husband professionally, which gave us a chance to look at how we are living at home, and how we want to live at home.
"This gives me a chance to be at home with our young sons."
Don Read, who became athletic director in late May, will begin a search immediately for Porter's replacement.
"I regret that I won't have more time to work with Don Read as the athletic director," said Porter. "He has already provided great leadership for the department. He is a great motivator and a great people person, and I could learn a lot from him."
Porter has been at UM since 1992. She began as coordinator of academic services, and was named associate AD in 1996. She supervised all women's sports programs at the university.
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11 Gateway players on 2004 Preseason All-America Team
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Gateway Conference leads the way with 11 players on The Sports Network's 2004 Division I-AA Preseason All- America Team, including five selected to the First-Team. Gateway co-champion Southern Illinois placed two on the initial squad, while Illinois State, Western Kentucky and Western Illinois each garnered one selection. Center Elmer McDaniel (Southern Illinois), guard Fred Layne (Western Illinois) and tackle Buster Ashley (Western Kentucky) were named to the First-Team offense, while linebacker Boomer Grigsby (Illinois State) and safety Alexis Moreland (Southern Illinois) were recognized on defense.
After winning the 2003 Walter Payton Award, Jamaal Branch (Colgate) opens the 2004 campaign as a First-Team selection at running back. Branch rushed for 2,026 yards and 25 touchdowns in the 2003 regular season, and eclipsed the 100-yard mark in 11 of 12 contests. Grambling State quarterback Bruce Eugene, who finished second to Branch in Payton voting, was selected to the First-Team at quarterback. Eugene threw for 3,805 yards and 34 touchdowns with a 130.84 quarterback rating last season. Tennessee State running back Charles Anthony, also a Payton finalist last season, completes the backfield. Anthony ran for 1,708 yards and 13 touchdowns last year.
The First-Team wide receivers -Samford's Efrem Hill and Northern Colorado's Vincent Jackson- both come off prolific seasons in 2003. Hill was among the nation's leaders with 92 receptions, 1,387 yards and 15 touchdowns. Jackson finished with 1,462 yards receiving and 21 touchdowns.
Joining McDaniel, Layne and Ashley on the First-Team offensive line are guard Adam Bourget (Northeastern) and tackle Rory Henessey (Yale). Tight end Adam Bergen (Lehigh), kicker John Marino (McNeese State) and return specialist Levander Segars (Montana) round out the First-Team offense.
The First-Team defense is highlighted by three linebackers - Illinois State'
s Grigsby, Cal Poly's Jordan Beck and Northeastern's Liam Ezekiel - who served as finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, bestowed upon the I-AA defensive player of the year, last season. Grigsby finished second in the nation with 179 tackles, while Ezekiel had 140 stops and Beck made 128.
Norfolk State's Kevin Talley, who led the nation with 195 tackles, rounds out the linebacking corps. Brady Fosmark (Weber State) and Paul Thomas (Tennessee State) earn First-Team honors at defensive end, with Lee Basinger
(Wofford) and John Paul Jones (McNeese State) completing the line at defensive tackle. In the secondary, Moreland and Mario Williams
(Gardner-Webb) are the safeties, with Dre Dokes (Northern Iowa) and Duvol Thompson (Penn) at cornerback. Idaho State's Kyle McQuown is the First-Team punter.
In all, 78 players from 13 different conferences were selected to the team.
As mentioned, the Gateway Conference led all leagues with 11 players, followed by the Atlantic 10 and Big Sky with nine and the Ohio Valley and the Southern with eight each.
The Preseason All-America Team is the first of TSN's many services to I-AA for the 2004 season. The Sports Network also administers the Walter Payton, Buck Buchanan, and Eddie Robinson Awards, which are presented annually to the division's top player, defensive player, and coach, respectively. The
2004 I- AA Awards ceremony will be held on December 16th, 2004, on the eve of the I-AA national championship game in Chattanooga, TN. TSN also administers I-AA's most widely recognized weekly Top 25 poll for the division, as well as Players of the Week, Postseason All-America Team, and regular features and columns dealing with I-AA college football.
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Dickenson has knee repaired again
By the Associated Press
GREAT FALLS - British Columbia Lions quarterback Dave Dickenson, an All-American at the University of Montana nine years ago, has undergone minor knee surgery.
The operation was performed Tuesday in Vancouver, British Columbia, to repair a tear. An orthopedic surgeon for the Lions, Dr. Bob McCormack, performed the operation, Dickenson's third surgical procedure in seven months.
Head coach Wally Buono said Dickenson will miss Friday's home game against the Edmonton Eskimos. The coach was hopeful Dickenson will be ready for the Lions' next game, a July 22 contest at Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Lions are idle next week.
Dickenson, who is from Great Falls, reinjured his knee last week while throwing a 68-yard touchdown pass against the Saskatchewan Rough Riders.
Dickenson was hit in the legs by a defensive lineman as he released the pass. Just a few minutes earlier, Dickenson made back-to-back rushes for first downs.
The Lions are 1-2 this season, with their lone victory coming at Edmonton, Alberta, when Dickenson threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns. The Lions remain tied for first place in the Western Division, deadlocked with Calgary and Saskatchewan.
For the season, Dickenson has completed 28 of 46 passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns, with no interceptions.
Last season, he was among the top passers in the Canadian Football League, with 5,496 yards, 36 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
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