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UW This Season: Adam Brooks earned Second Team All-MWC honors in 2004 -- his first season as the Cowboy starting punter. He will be the top returning punter in the Mountain West Conference in `05. Brooks concluded the 2004 season ranked No. 26 in the nation in punting average (42.5 yards per punt). He will be a candidate for the Ray Guy Award in 2005, which is presented to the nation's top collegiate punter. Brooks was named a preseason Honorable Mention All-American by Street & Smith's. Several preseason publications have selected Brooks a First Team All-MWC honoree for `05 -- Athlon, Street & Smith's, CBS Sportsline, and Phil Steele's. 2004: Brooks made one of the biggest plays of the season for the Wyoming Cowboys in the win over Ole Miss. With a little over 10 minutes to go in the game and the Cowboys on their own 40-yard line, he had his punt blocked by the Rebels. But Brooks had the presence of mind to run back, pick up the ball on the UW 19-yard line and punt it a second time for a 56-yard effort that put the ball back on the Ole Miss 25-yard line. Wyoming was leading by only eight points at the time (30-22). UW went on to preserve a 37-32 victory -- Wyoming's first-ever win over an SEC team. Brooks was selected First Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII in 2004. He also earned Academic All-Conference honors. 2003: Brooks didn't appear in any games in `03, but he did serve as the backup to senior Luke Donovan. 2002: Brooks was a member of the Cowboy squad as a redshirt freshman, but didn't appear in any games. 2001: Redshirted. High School: Brooks earned Honorable Mention All-State honors in football as a punter his senior season. He was also named his team's Special Teams MVP. Vermillion High posted a perfect 12-0 record Brooks' junior season on way to capturing the State Championship. His senior season, Vermillion compiled an 8-2 record and captured the Big 8 Conference Championship. An outstanding baseball player, he led his American Legion team in batting average as a junior, hitting for a .506 average. As a senior, he led his team in hits and stolen bases. On the basketball court, Brooks was part of a senior squad that won the District Championship and placed third at the South Dakota State Championships. He was an honor student throughout high school, and was named a Regents' Scholar. He was also very active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and his local Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) group. His high school football coach was Gary Culver. Personal: Born Aug. 12, 1982, he is one of four children of Gloria and Keith Brooks. He has a twin brother Patrick. Brooks is majoring in administration of justice. |
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