SAN JOSE, Calif. - Soane Toia, Nick Nash, Jordan Pollard, Justin Lockhart, Floyd Chalk IV, Marist Talavou, Taniela Latu and Michael Dansby were named to the Athlon Sports 2024 Preseason All-Mountain West Team, announced by the organization on Thursday.
Toia was named first team, Nash and Pollard were named second team, Lockhart was named third team and Chalk IV, Talavou, Latu and Dansby were named to the fourth team.
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First-Team Mountain West Defense
Soane Toia, DL, Senior, Nuku'alosa, Tonga/Grace Brethren HS
- All-Mountain West Second Team (2023)
- Had career-highs with 37 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and five sacks in 2023
- Had career-high two sacks, 2.0 TFL's and four tackles against SDSU (11/18/23)
- Four tackles, 1.0 sacks and 1.5 TFL's against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11)
- Career-high 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL's, plus three tackles at Hawai'i (10/28/23)
Second-Team Mountain West Offense
Nick Nash, WR, Redshirt Senior, Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS
- All-Mountain West Second Team (2023)
- Career-high's with 48 receptions, 728 yards, eight touchdowns and averaging 15.2 yards per reception in 2023
- Three catches for 98 yards including a 51 yard reception at UNLV (11/25/23)
- Two touchdowns with six catches and 86 yards at Hawai'i (10/28/23)
- Had a touchdown and 66 yards including a 41 yard reception against No. 25 Fresno St. (11/11/23)