HBU's Guzman, Dolan named to Pre-Season All Southland Conference team

By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2016 TexSport Publications

Christian Guzman (39)
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 FRISCO, TEXAS (July 21, 2016)  The Southland Conference announced the 2016 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 and Houston Baptist University placed two players on the elite squad. Junior Christian Guzman, who is a punter for the Huskies and junior linebacker Garrett Dolan were named to the team, as released by the conference office.

Guzman, who played his prep football at Royal High School in Brookshire, Texas was named to the first team in the preseason all-conference team. In 2014, he was a Southland All-Conference Second-Team selection and was named to the FCA Freshman All-America First Team selection by TonySoftli.com. In 2015, he was ranked tenth nationally with a punting average of 43.6 yards.

Garrett Dolan (40)
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Dolan, who was named to the second team, is a two-time post season Southland All-Conference honorable mention The Mont Belvieu, Texas, native ranked second in the conference and 13^th in the nation with 11.0 tackles per game. He recorded 110 stops, including 42 solo tackles. with 6.5 for losses, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

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The Huskies open the 2016 season against Southland Conference foe Central Arkansas on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CDT.