Dec. 19, 2000

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

University of Wyoming wide receiverRyan McGuffey has been named a Second Team Freshman All-American in the mostrecent issue of the Football News. McGuffey, who started all 11 games forthe Cowboys in his redshirt freshman season of 2000, was joined on theSecond Team by wide receiver John Standeford of Purdue. The First TeamFreshmen All-America wide receivers were Jabar Gaffney of Florida and RoyWilliams of Texas.

McGuffey led the Mountain West Conference in receptions this pastseason, averaging 5.73 receptions per game. He also ranked 26th in the NCAAin receptions. McGuffey set freshman records at Wyoming for catches andreceiving yards this past season. He ended the 2000 season with 63receptions for 696 yards. The previous UW freshman records were: 25receptions, held by Wendell Montgomery (1996) and Ryan Yarborough (1990),and 456 receiving yards, held by Montgomery.

"This is a well-deserved honor for Ryan (McGuffey)," said Universityof Wyoming head football coach Vic Koenning. "He had an outstandingfreshman season. Ryan is the latest in a great tradition of Wyomingreceivers. We know he is the kind of young man who will continue to workhard, and I'm sure this will be the first of many awards for him during histime at Wyoming."

Below is the complete listing of the 2000 Football News All-FreshmanTeam.

First TeamOffenseQB      Phillip Rivers, North Carolina StateRB      Rich Alexis, WashingtonRB      Mewelde Moore, TulaneWR      Jabar Gaffney, FloridaWR      Roy Williams, TexasTE      Jeremy Johnson, Fresno StateOL      Michael Munoz, TennesseeOL      Lenny Vandermade, USCOL      Mark Wilson, CaliforniaOL      John Bennett, Georgia TechOL      Travelle Wharton, South CarolinaPK      Steve Azar, Northern Illinois
DefenseDL      Darnell Dockett, Florida StateDL      DeMarco McNeil, AuburnDL      Terrell Suggs, Arizona StateDL      Nathaniel Adibi, Virginia TechLB      Richard Seigler, Oregon StateLB      Daryl Smith, Georgia TechLB      Grant Wiley, West VirginiaDB      Ken Hamlin, ArkansasDB      Stuart Schweigert, PurdueDB      Michael Jolivette, ArizonaDB      Derrick Strait, OklahomaP       Cody Scates, Texas A&M
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Jabar Gaffney, WR, FloridaDefensive Freshman of the Year: Darnell Dockett, DL, Florida State
Second TeamOffenseQB      Rex Grossman, FloridaRB      LaBrandon Toefield, LSURB      Clarence Farmer, ArizonaWR      Ryan McGuffey, WyomingWR      John Standeford, PurdueTE      Jason Van Dam, Bowling GreenOL      Joey Forster, OregonOL      Brian Ottney, Michigan StateOL      Dennis Alexander, AlabamaOL      Antonio Hall, KentuckyOL      Nick Romeo, SyracusePK      Carter Warley, Virginia Tech
DefenseDL      Jeff Womble, Florida StateDL      Dewayne White, LouisvilleDL      Kalen Thornton, TexasDL      Jason Kaufusi, UtahLB      Ryan Fowler, DukeLB      Kendyll Pope, Florida StateLB      Rod Davis, Southern MississippiDB      Sean Weston, Texas A&MDB      Phil Jackson, ColoradoDB      Lynaris Elpheage, TulaneDB      Brandon Ratcliff, New MexicoP       Adam Coles, Connecticut