Aggie News

Update 07/06/06

KAYS NAMED TO THE SPORTS NETWORK PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM

DAVIS, Calif. -- Wide receiver Tony Kays was named to The Sports Network 2006 Division I-AA Preseason All-America second team on Thursday, marking the second straight year a UC Davis player has been honored on the squad.

Kays, a 6-foot-1, 188-pound senior from Elk Grove, earned the preseason recognition after a breakout junior season in 2005 in which he caught a school-record 93 passes for 1,213 yards, earning a trio of postseason All-America honors.

Kays' season featured him posting seven games with at least 115 receiving yards and five with at least 10 receptions. He had a school-record 15 grabs against Portland State in the second game of the season and later posted a career-best 212 receiving yards in the Aggies' 20-13 win against rival Cal Poly.

He was a two-time Great West Football Conference Player of the Week, an all-conference first-team honoree, and had more receptions than any other player in the NCAA Division I-AA stat rankings.

Kays is the second UC Davis player in as many years to be named to The Sports Network preseason team, joining former Aggie tight end Daniel Fells who was a first-team pick prior to last season.

Six players from the GWFC were honored on this year's team, including four from Cal Poly and one from North Dakota State.

The Sports Network conducts the primary weekly media poll while also administering the major individual player awards.

UC Davis, which finished 6-5 overall and shared the conference championship with Cal Poly at 4-1, will open its 2006 season on Sept. 2 at Northern Colorado. The Aggies have been ranked as high as 15th in preseason polls already released.

Information courtesy UC Davis ICA/Media Relations