HELENA, Mont. -- Carroll College Fighting Saints junior wide receiver Shane Sipes was named an NAIA honorable mention All-American on Thursday. 

The junior from Newbury Park, California, had 56 catches for 972 yards, an average of 17.4 yards per catch, and six touchdowns. He averaged 97 yards per game.  

Sipes is the first Saint to make the NAIA All-American list since Chris Emter and Tucker Johnson did so in 2017. 

The Saints finished 6-4 in the first season under head coach Troy Purcell.