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Cowser named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year

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Southern Utah senior defensive end James Cowser continued his stellar career with the biggest conference award available. As the Big Sky’s all-time tackle for loss and sack record holder, Cowser finished the season with  62 total tackles (29 solo), 17 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, three quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries with 100 return yards and  one touchdown,  three forced fumbles in 11 games for the Big Sky Conference champion Thunderbirds.

Other players in the running:

-Tyrone Holmes, DE, Montana – 77 total tackles (28 solo), 17.5 TFL, 14 sacks, 7 QBH, 2 FF (11 games)

-Patrick Onwuasor, S, Portland State – 75 total tackles (39 solo), 2 TFL, 9 INTs with 157 return yards (11 games)

-Darnell Sankey, LB, Sacramento State – 153 total tackles  (57 solo), 9 TFL, 3.5 SK, 5 PBU, 1 FF (11 games)

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About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

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