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Two Griz Earn Sports Network All-America Honors
The All-America honors keep rolling in for Montana defensive players Zach Wagenmann and Matt Hermanson.
Wagenmann received first team All-America honors from The Sports Network on Tuesday. The senior defensive end from Missoula also received first-team All-America honors from The Associated Press, Walter Camp and the America Football Coaches Association. He was also named the Big Sky Conference defensive MVP and finished third in the balloting for the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the top defensive player in the FCS.
Wagenmann had 22.5 tackles for a loss, 17.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and 74 total tackles this season. He holds Montana's career records with 37.5 sacks and 49 tackles for a loss.
Montana free safety Matt Hermanson earned third-team honors from The Sports Network and from The Associated Press. The senior from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, led the Big Sky with six interceptions this season and had 109 total tackles.
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