Colton Paulhus, a 6-foot-2, 260-pound defensive end from American River College in Sacramento, signed a scholarship offer Friday to play football at Colorado State.
Paulhus was all-conference as a freshman this past season and will not have to sit out a season as a junior college transfer.
“He’s not your typical junior college player because he has three years left,” Rams coach Steve Fairchild said. “Colton is a high-effort, high-energy player that really impresses you when you throw on his film.”
The Rams believe Paulhus fits the 3-4 and 4-3 defensive schemes as he has above-average strength (475-pound bench press) and good speed (4.6 seconds in 40-yard dash).
Paulhus originally signed with Idaho State after his senior season at Granite Bay (Calif.) High School, then decided to play closer to home at American. He chose CSU over Nevada, Texas Tech and Arizona State.
• Wyoming added Korey Jones, a 6-2, 220-pound linebacker originally from Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, as a junior college transfer. Jones ranked 10th in the nation in tackles (108) this past season for Garden City (Kan.) Community College.
Aurora golf manager nets national award.
Dennis Lyon, manager of golf for the city of Aurora, is the recipient of the 2011 USGA Green Section Award, a national honor bestowed annually to an individual who contributes significantly to the game of golf through work with turfgrass. Lyon, 62, will retire at the end of this year after 37 1/2 years with the city of Aurora, beginning as course superintendent for Aurora Hills. He served as national president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America in 1989 and as president of the Colorado Golf Association in 2002-03. Lyon will be presented with the award Feb. 11 in Orlando. Tom Kensler, The Denver Post
RMAC players in Cactus Bowl.
Three more Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football players will join Colorado Mines All-America defensive end Marc Schiechl at the Cactus Bowl, the all-star game for Division II.
Schiechl’s teammate, left tackle Evan Woody; Fort Lewis wide receiver Justin Johnson;and Mesa State defensive end Tony Kelly accepted invitations to the Jan. 7 game in Kingsville, Texas.
