Former Lowry High School football players Will Thacker and Jace Billingsley were named to the Frontier Conference first team last week.
Thacker, a junior at Montana-Western, was chosen as a offensive lineman. It is the second year in a row that the Buckaroo graduate has earned all conference honors.
Billingsley, a junior at Eastern Oregon, was named first team as a special teams kick returner. He returned 18 kickoffs averaging 25.9 yards per return. In addition, Billingsley received second-team wide receiver honors, as he led the team with 59 receptions and 637 yards on the season. He also rushed for a team-high 870 yards on 125 carries.
Carroll College head coach Mike Van Diest and Eastern Oregon head coach Tim Camp were selected as the 2014 Co-Coaches of the Year. Southern Oregon University senior quarterback Austin Dodge was a repeat selection (third year in a row) as the Offensive Player of the Year. Carroll College linebacker Sean Blomquist was a repeat selection as the Defensive Player of the Year. Dodge is the conference's nominee for NAIA Player of the Year.[[In-content Ad]]
