Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
November 26, 1997

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Inger Airheart, UA's freshman goalkeeper, was named first team All-Pacific 10 Conference. Airheart is the first Wildcat to earn first team honors. Playing every minute of this season, Airheart set UA single-season school records in shutouts (six), lowest goals-against average (1.50), and fewest goals allowed (31) in leading the team to its best-ever 8-11-1 overall record.

1997 All-Pacific-10 Conference Football Team

Offense

QB-Ryan Leaf, Jr., Washington St.

RB-Skip Hicks, Sr., UCLA

RB-Rashaan Shehee, Sr., Washington

WR-Jerome Pathon, Sr., Washington

WR-Bobby Shaw, Sr., California

TE-Cameron Cleeland, Sr., Washington

OL-Chad Overhauser, Sr., UCLA

OL-Kyle Murphy, Sr., Arizona St.

OL-Grey Ruegamer, Jr., Arizona St.

OL-Benji Olson, Jr., Washington

Defense

DE-Kailee Wong, Sr., Stanford

DT-Joe Salave'a, Sr., Arizona

DT-Leon Bender, Sr., Washington St.

DE-Jason Chorak, Sr., Washington

OLB-Pat Tillman, Sr., Arizona St.

ILB-Chris Claiborne, So., USC

OLB-Jerry Jensen, Sr., Washington

DB-Brian Kelly, Sr., USC

DB-Chris McAlister, Jr., Arizona

DB-Mitchell Freedman, Jr., Arizona St.

DB-Shaun Williams, Sr., UCLA

Specialists

PK-Chris Sailer, Jr., UCLA

P-Marcus Williams, Sr., Arizona St.

Return specialist-Troy Walters, Jr., Stanford

Special teams player-John McLaughlin, Jr., California

Special teams player-Eric Winn, Sr., Oregon

All-purpose player-J.R. Redmond, So., Arizona St.

Washington State quarterback Ryan Leaf and Arizona State linebacker Pat Tillman were named Pac-10 offensive and defensive players of the year. WSU head coach Mike Price was named coach of the year.

UA honorable mention Pac-10 players included, linebacker Chester Burnett, center Rusty James, safety Rashee Johnson, linebacker Jimmy Sprotte, defensive end Mike Szlauko, and wide receiver Rodney Williams. All of the players mentioned are seniors.

BY THE NUMBERS

40:

Times the Arizona football team has defeated Arizona State in the all-time series between the schools. Saturday will be the 71st meeting of what has been dubbed "The Dual in the Desert". The all-time series stands at 40-29-1 with the Wildcats leading.