{"id":169873,"date":"2022-12-02T15:43:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T01:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=169873"},"modified":"2022-12-02T15:43:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T01:43:45","slug":"football-all-mountain-west-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/02\/football-all-mountain-west-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Rainbow Warriors named to All-Mountain West Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manoa-athletics-football-mw-team.jpg\" alt=\"U H Manoa Mountain West football graphics\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-169879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manoa-athletics-football-mw-team.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manoa-athletics-football-mw-team-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/manoa-athletics-football-mw-team-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa football team placed eight members on the Mountain West&#8217;s all-conference teams as selected by a panel of media and the league&#8217;s 12 head coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Offensive lineman <strong>Ilm Manning<\/strong> and tight end <strong>Caleb Phillips<\/strong> were named to the first team, while offensive lineman <strong>Micah Vanterpool<\/strong> was picked to the second team. Five Rainbow Warriors earned honorable mention\u2014defensive lineman <strong>Blessman <span aria-label=\"Taala,\">Ta&#699;ala,<\/span><\/strong> running back <strong>Dedrick Parson<\/strong>, defensive lineman <strong>John Tuitupou<\/strong>, running back <strong>Tylan Hines<\/strong> and defensive back <strong>Peter Manuma<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Manning concludes his career having earned all-conference honors three times after being named an honorable mention in 2021 and picked to the second team in 2019. Vanterpool was an honorable mention last season.<\/p>\n<p>Ilm Manning, offensive lineman<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Five-year starter who started all 13 games at left tackle in 2022<\/li>\n<li>Started 60 of 62 career games<\/li>\n<li>Had 100 knockdown blocks on the year and a season grade of 90&#37;<\/li>\n<li>Anchored offensive line unit that surrendered only 10 sacks in Mountain West play<\/li>\n<li>A three-time academic all-Mountain West honoree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Caleb Phillips, tight end<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ranked second on the team, with 31 receptions<\/li>\n<li>Led all Mountain West tight ends in both receptions and receiving yards (317)<\/li>\n<li>Had three receiving touchdowns<\/li>\n<li>His 138 yards receiving against New Mexico State were the third-most by a tight end in Football Bowl Subdivision (<abbr>FBS<\/abbr>) this season and the most by a <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> tight end in more than 50 years<\/li>\n<li>Caught at least one pass in 9 of 13 games this season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Micah Vanterpool, offensive lineman<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three-year starter who started all 13 games at right guard <\/li>\n<li>Started 28 of 46 career games<\/li>\n<li>Only offensive lineman in the conference and one of 14 in FBS to not allow a sack this season in at least 500 pass blocking snaps, according to Pro Football Focus<\/li>\n<li>One of two offensive linemen nationally without a penalty in at least 900 snaps played according to Pro Football Focus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Blessman <span aria-label=\"Taala,\">Ta&#699;ala,<\/span> defensive lineman<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Started all 13 games at defensive tackle<\/li>\n<li>Did not miss a game in five seasons appearing in all 64 games, starting 51<\/li>\n<li>Led all <abbr>UH<\/abbr> defensive linemen with 40 tackles (17 solo) in addition to 5.5 tackles-for-loss and two sacks<\/li>\n<li>Seventh-highest graded interior defensive lineman in the Mountain West according to Pro Football Focus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dedrick Parson, running back<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Team&#8217;s leading rusher with 830 yards on 187 carries and averaged 4.4 yards per carry with a team-leading 12 total touchdowns (11 rushing, 1 receiving)<\/li>\n<li>Also led the team with 994 all-purpose yards (830 rushing, 171 receiving)<\/li>\n<li>Scored a touchdown in 8 of 13 games with three multi-TD games<\/li>\n<li>Three 100-yard rushing games, including a season-high 136 yards on 24 carries and three touchdowns against Nevada<\/li>\n<li>Team&#8217;s third-leading receiver with 30 receptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John Tuitupou, defensive lineman<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Started all 13 games at defensive tackle<\/li>\n<li>Had 30 total tackles (16 solo) and led the team with 3.5 sacks<\/li>\n<li>Also had one forced fumble and one blocked kick<\/li>\n<li>Graded No. 9 overall by Pro Football Focus among Mountain West interior defensive linemen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tylan Hines, running back<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>True freshman ranked second on the team with 634 yards rushing on 83 carries<\/li>\n<li>Averaged 7.6 yards per attempt, which ranked No. 2 nationally among freshmen<\/li>\n<li>Tied for sixth among freshmen running backs nationally with seven runs of 20+ yards<\/li>\n<li>Season-high 103 yards on 11 carries versus Wyoming<\/li>\n<li>Had nine catches for 82 receiving yards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Peter Manuma, safety<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>True freshman ranked third on the team with 70 tackles (40 solo)<\/li>\n<li>Had 3.0 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, four pass breakups, and two forced fumbles<\/li>\n<li>Only freshman in the country with multiple INTs, a sack and at least 70 tackles<\/li>\n<li>Career-high 10 tackles each against San Diego State and Colorado State<\/li>\n<li>Posted two interceptions, one sack and one forced fumble against Wyoming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more go to <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2022\/11\/29\/football-eight-rainbow-warriors-named-to-all-mountain-west-teams.aspx\">hawaiiathletics.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa football team placed eight members on the Mountain West&#8217;s all-conference 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