2009 Tigers Returning Lettermen 40 ROBERT ABBOTT 38 NIJEIL

2009 Tigers
Returning Lettermen
38
NIJEIL ANTHONY
40
ROBERT ABBOTT
Defensive Back
5-8 • 154 • Junior
Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)
Linebacker
5-10 • 225 • Senior
Champaign, Ill. (Central)
An economics major ... named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2006 ... plays the trumpet in the DePauw Jazz
Ensemble ... member of DePauw Entrepreneur’s Association and Investment
Club.
2008: Played in all 10 games and earned second varsity letter … high of three
tackles against Colorado College and one each in six other contests … recovered
a fumble in season-opening win over Anderson.
2007: Earned first varsity letter ... recorded three tackles at BirminghamSouthern including a three-yard sack which forced a fumble ... shared a tackle
for loss in season-opening win at Anderson.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to high honors list all four years and was a National
Honor Society member … three-year academic letter winner and two-year
member of Spanish National Honor Society … member of debate team and
strength club and participated in the Appalachian Service Project … played the
trumpet in Central’s Jazz ensemble, jazz combo and wind symphony … was a
four-time all-district Jazz Band selection and twice named all-state … received
the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award given to an individual in recognition of their
outstanding achievement with the Central H.S. Jazz Ensemble … earned two
letters each in football and tennis … two-time conference scholar athlete award
recipient in both football and tennis … captained football team and earned
all-conference honors … earned the team’s Pound for Pound Award in 2003
and was the scout team MVP in 2004 … earned school’s senior scholar athlete
award … was the school’s lift-a-thon champion in 2006.
PERSONAL: Full name is Robert Douglas Abbott ... birthdate is
8/30/1988.
ABBOTT’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
5
5
10
Tackles
A Tot
3
8
4
9
7
17
Loss
1.5-3
0.0-0
1.5-3
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 0
0
0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
1
1
0
1
1
2008: Played in five games and earned first varsity letter … recorded one
tackle at Millsaps.
PERSONAL: Full name is Nijeil Alonzo Anthony… birthdate is
6/22/1988.
ANTHONY’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2008
S
1
Tackles
A Tot
0
1
Loss
0.0-0
Int-
Yds
0-0
Pass
Def 0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0
87
COLE BRADY
Wide Receiver
6-1 • 204 • Junior
Crawfordsville, Ind. (North Montgomery)
A kinesiology (sports medicine major) with future plans to attend graduate
school and become a physical therapist
2008: Played in four games and earned first varsity letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the National Honor Society and earned
an academic honors diploma … recipient of an academic letter and was an
honorary rotarian … earned two letters each in football and baseball and
one in basketball … a first team all-conference selection in football as well as
academic all-state … an honorable mention all-state tight end and served as
the team’s co-captain … set school record with an 86-yard interception return
for a touchdown … also earned all-area and all-county honors … member of
two-time conference champion basketball team and three-time sectional champs
… team also won two county championships … holds the school baseball
record for most walks in a season and had the team’s best on-base percentage
… earned the baseball team’s Sportsmanship and Charger Awards.
PERSONAL: Full name is Cole Nathaniel Brady ... birthdate is
12/12/1988.
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ANDREW BRYSON
85
MARK BRANIGAN
Offensive Lineman
6-2 • 266 • Junior
Lexington, Ky. (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
Tight End
6-3 • 235 • Junior
Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral)
An economics major … Named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Academic Honor Roll in 2007.
A French major with future plans to attend law school or international diplomacy school.
2008: Played in nine games and started seven in earning second varsity letter
… caught two passes for 41 yards including a 28-yarder in Monon Bell win at
Wabash … caught one pass each in three other games.
2008: Played in six games and earned first varsity letter … started two games
at right guard.
2007: Earned first letter and caught one pass for three yards in win at Rhodes
... saw extensive time on special teams and played in all 10 games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated with academic honors diploma and earned high
honors all eight semesters … Spanish II student of the year and the academic
English student of the year as a junior … earned three letters in football and
two in baseball … member of the 2006 state football champion team and
the 2007 state champion baseball squad … captained football team and was
a Bloomington Herald-Times honorable mention all-state selection as a senior
… earned football academic all-state accolades and earned the team’s mental
attitude award in baseball during senior season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the honor roll … member of French Honor
Society … earned three letters in football and four in ice hockey … selected
as the football team’s offensive player of the year in 2006 and was the team
captain.
PERSONAL: Full name is Andrew Thomas Bryson ... birthdate is
7/30/1988.
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PAUL CARTWRIGHT
PERSONAL: Full name is Mark Patrick Branigan ... birthdate is
1/24/1988.
Defensive Lineman
6-5 • 240 • Senior
Lake Forest, Ill. (Adlai Stevenson)
BRANIGAN’S RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
No
1
5
6
Yds
3
83
86
Avg
3.0
16.6
14.3
TD
0
0
0
Long
3
28
28
A biology major at DePauw with possible future plans of attending medical
school.
2008: Played in five games and earned first varsity letter … recorded one tackle
each in four different games … had one tackle for a 2-yard loss in home opener
with Anderson as well as a quarterback hurry.
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LEWIS BROWN
Offensive Lineman
6-1 • 270 • Sophomore
Poway, Calif. (Poway)
A communication major with future plans to become a sports broadcaster.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned high honor roll distinction … earned varsity letters
in football, track and basketball … an all-academic selection.
PERSONAL: Full name is Paul Warner Cartwright ... birthdate is
7/26/1988.
CARTWRIGHT’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2008
S
3
Tackles
A Tot
1
4
Loss
1.0-2
Int-
Yds
0-0
Pass
Def 0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0
2008: Started final nine games at left guard and earned first varsity letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic
Team … earned two letters in football and one in track and field … named
the football team’s most outstanding offensive lineman … earned honorable
mention all-conference honors.
PERSONAL: Full name is Lewis Anthony Brown ... birthdate is
5/23/1990.
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CHRIS COLLINS
7
BRAYDEN DAHLSTROM
Running Back
5-7 • 171 • Sophomore
Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North)
Wide Reciever
6-1 • 191 • Junior
Coatesville, Ind. (North Putnam)
2008: Played in three games before sustaining injury… rushed for 50 yards on
seven carries at Millsaps with a long of 31 yards … in collegiate debut totaled
44 yards on eight carries with a touchdown including a 16-yard run … caught
two passes for 26 yards at Millsaps and one for 31 yards against Anderson.
PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher Reilly Collins ... birthdate is
9/6/1989.
COLLINS’ RUSHING STATISTICS
Year
No
Yds
Avg
2008
17
100
5.9
TD
1
Long
31
COLLINS’ RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
No
Yds
Avg
TD
2008
3
57
19.0
0
Long
31
2008: Played in all 10 games and started two in earning first varsity letter … was
an honorable mention all-SCAC selection … caught at least one pass in all 10
games with a high of eight in home win over Birmingham-Southern … grabbed
four receptions each in three games … totaled 10 rushing attempts and scored
a touchdown against Birmingham-Southern … averaged over 20 yards in 22
kickoff return attempts and had 30-yard returns against Millsaps and Wabash
… blocked a kick in season-opener against Anderson…22 kickoff returns were
the third-most in a DePauw season, while the 446 yards were fifth.
PERSONAL: Full name is Brayden Tyler Dahlstrom ... birthdate is
9/26/1988.
DAHLSTROM’S RUSHING STATISTICS
Year
2008
No
10
Yds
18
Avg
1.8
TD
1
Long
5
DAHLSTROM’S RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
2008
10
STACY CRAWFORD
Defensive Back
6-0 • 193 • Senior
Lindale, Texas (Lindale)
A communication major with future plans of becoming a sports agent.
2008: Played in seven games and started six in earning third varsity letter …
career-high eight tackles in home win over Sewanee … also totaled seven tackles
at Austin and four each against Millsaps, Rhodes and Wabash … second on team
with seven pass breakups … broke up four passes against Anderson and two
at Austin … had one tackle for loss at Austin and shared one against Sewanee
… intercepted one pass each at Centre and at Millsaps … returned three punts
a total of 18 yards against Sewanee including a 13-yarder.
2007: Played in six games on the way to second varsity letter ... totaled three
tackles against Centre and Millsaps and had a tackle for loss against Millsaps
... returned a punt 15 yards against Sewanee.
2005: Earned first varsity letter ... totaled five tackles including two at RoseHulman and one each against Hope, Chicago and Sewanee ... two of tackles
came on kickoff coverage.
PERSONAL: Full name is Stacy Dray Crawford, Jr. ... birthdate is
4/6/1987.
CRAWFORD’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2005
2007
2008
Totals
S
0
8
22
30
Tackles
A Tot
5
5
4
12
10
32
19
49
Loss
0-0
1.0-1
1.5-2
2.5-3
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Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
2-0
2-0
Pass
Def 0
0
9
9
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
No
34
Yds
394
Avg
11.6
TD
0
Long
53
DAHLSTROM’S KICKOFF RETURN STATISTICS
Year
2008
No
22
Yds
446
Avg
20.3
TD
0
Long
30
18
SPUD DICK
Quarterback
5-11 • 190 • Senior
Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central)
An economics major with future plans to create and grow his own business ...
named to Dean’s List five out of six semesters ... part of Management Fellows
program ... named to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor
Roll in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... enters season as DePauw’s career leader in passing yards (6,527), completions (532), 200-yard passing games (17), 300-yard
passing games (9) and total offense yards (6,521) … ranks second in school
history with 843 passing attempts, 49 touchdown passes and total plays (954)
… has led Tigers to six, fourth-quarter game-winning or game-tying drives
in first three years.
2008: Started all 10 games at quarterback and earned third varsity letter … a
second team all-SCAC selection … named DePauw’s Nick Mourouzis Most
Valuable Player and the Thomas A. Mont Offensive Player of the Year …
selected as DePauw’s Monon Bell offensive MVP … totaled 2,986 passing
yards and 25 passing touchdowns which were the second-highest single-season
totals in school history … his 234 completions ranked second and 345 attempts
were fourth in school history … totaled at least nine games with 200 or more
passing yards which broke the school mark … tied school record with six games
of 300 or more passing yards … broke school record with 67.8 completion
percentage … totaled 2,871 yards of offense which ranked second in a DePauw
season … ranked 15th in the nation with a pass efficiency rating of 155.87 and
18th with 287.1 total offense yards per game … career-high 404 passing yards
which is fifth-highest in school history on 32-44 passing in overtime win over
Colorado College … totaled 395 yards in win over Birmingham-Southern …
2009 Tigers
threw four touchdown passes against Anderson and three each against Centre,
Trinity, Colorado College and Austin … tossed at least one touchdown pass
in all 10 games and at least two in nine contests … ended season by throwing
97 consecutive passes without an interception … over final three games
completed 77 percent of his passes with a 172.68 efficiency rating … forced
overtime against Colorado College with 5-yard pass to Alex Koors with 13.1
seconds left … tossed 38-yard scoring pass to Koors in fourth quarter to give
Tigers the lead for good.
2007: Started all 10 games and earned second letter ... a second team all-SCAC
selection ... named to the D3football.com Team of the Week after completing
14-of-17 passes for 322 yards, five touchdowns and a 338.52 efficiency rating in
three quarters against Austin ... tied school record with eight games of 200 or
more passing yards ... over final three games of season completed 71 percent
of his passes for 796 yards and eight touchdowns ... totaled 318 passing yards
on 27-of-50 passing with three touchdowns against Trinity and completed 28
of 35 for 300 yards against Wabash with three touchdowns ... also tossed three
touchdown passes against Centre ... scored a rushing touchdown against Millsaps ... punted once against Colorado College ... named team’s offensive player
of the week against Centre and Austin ... his 2,462 yards and 203 completions
ranked third in school history.
2006: Played in and started final nine games ... winner of DePauw’s Edwin
C. Boswell Freshman of the Year Award ... set DePauw single-season passing
record for a freshman with 1,169 yards ... ranked sixth among Division III
freshman quarterbacks with a 120.80 efficiency rating ... completed just under
59 percent of passes ... totaled career-high 177 passing yards on 17-of-25
passing against Wabash .... tossed two touchdown passes and completed 12
of 16 passes for 156 yards against Sewanee ... in collegiate debut against Hope
completed 11 of 23 passes for 160 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of National Honor Society and recipient of Academic Honors Diploma .... served as the student body president ... earned three
letters in football and two in baseball ... earned all-conference honors in football
as a senior and was selected all-Marion County, All-Indianapolis Start North
and all-state honorable mention ... an academic all-state selection ... named the
Downtown Kiwanis Academic MVP ... broke 32-year old single-season records
for passing attempts (300), completions (175) and passing yards (2,552).
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TYLER DOANE
Defensive Lineman
6-0 • 230 • Junior
Valparaiso, Ind. (Valparaiso)
A history major minoring in sociology as well as rhetoric & interpersonal
communication … future plans are to teach and coach football ... named to
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2008 …
earned two letters in track and field and was fifth in SCAC shot put in 2007
and seventh in 2008.
2008: Played in and started all 10 games at defensive tackle in earning second
varsity letter … was a second team all-SCAC selection … third on team with
4.5 tackles for loss and tied for second with 2.0 sacks … high of six tackles
against Sewanee and four in Monon Bell win over Wabash … totaled 2.0
tackles for loss including one sack in season opener with Anderson … also
had a 10-yard sack at Austin.
2007: Started two games at defensive tackle in earning first varsity letter ...
named to the D3football.com Team of the Week and DePauw’s defensive
player of the week after totaling eight tackles including 3.5 sacks for losses of
18 yards in win at Birmingham-Southern ... also had a sack against Centre and
ranked third on team with 4.5 for season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Academic Honors Diploma and was the school’s
recipient of the male athletic academic award … a C.A.S.S. Mentor and
participated in the Governor’s Safe School conference … involved in variety
show, battle of the bands and the Indiana High School Athletic Association
Leadership Conference … earned three letters each in football and track and
field … football team captain and was an Indiana Football Coaches Association
5A all-state first team choice as a senior … named to the IFCA junior all-state
team … two-time Associated Press and Bloomington Herald-Times honorable
mention all-state selection … twice earned all-conference honors and was a
Times all-area second team choice twice … twice earned Gary Post-Tribune
all-area honorable mention … recipient of Kelly Gott Mental Attitude Award
… an IFCA Region One All-Star and a member of IFCA North All-Star
team …
PERSONAL: Full name is Gerry Redman Dick ... birthdate is 9/23/1987.
PERSONAL: Full name is Tyler McKee Doane ... birthdate is 11/1/1988.
DICK’S PASSING STATISTICS
DOANE’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2006
2007
2008
Totals
Eff.
120.8
134.1
155.9
140.4
Att Comp
162
95
336
203
345
234
843
532
Int
7
11
11
29
Pct
58.6
60.4
67.8
63.1
Yds
1169
2462
2896
6527
TD
5
19
25
49
Long
56
62
97
97
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
7
11
18
Tackles
A Tot
8
15
13
24
21
39
Loss
4.5-22
4.5-23
9.0-45
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 0
0
0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
4.5
0
2.0
0
6.5
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JON ELLIS
88
NICK ETZCORN
Running Back
5-10 • 194 • Sophomore
Berkeley, Ill. (Immaculate Conception)
Wide Receiver
6-3 • 228 • Senior
Niles, Mich. (Niles)
2008: Played in seven games and started final two in earning first varsity letter
… was an honorable mention all-SCAC selection … one of three Tigers to
earn Edwin C. Boswell Freshman of the Year Award … in second collegiate
game rushed for 123 yards on 24 carries and followed it with 101 yards on 23
carries in next game with Sewanee … rushed for 100 yards on 37 carries in
win at Wabash … had two rushing touchdowns against Rhodes and one each
against four other opponents … caught three passes for 131 yards and a score
against Austin for 213 all-purpose yards … lone touchdown reception came at
Austin and went for 97 yards … one of just three players in school history to
rush for 100 yards at least three times during freshman season.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jonathon Carl Ellis … birthdate is 4/22/1990.
ELLIS’ RUSHING STATISTICS
Year
2008
No
156
Yds
530
Avg
3.4
ELLIS’ RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
2008
No
11
Yds
209
Avg
19.0
TD
6
Long
22
TD
1
Long
97
Quarterback
6-2 • 175 • Junior
Terre Haute, Ind. (Terre Haute South)
A political science major with plans to attend law school following graduation
… named to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll
in 2008.
2008: Played in nine games and earned first varsity letter … served as the holder
and backup quarterback … completed 3-of-5 passes in season opener against
Anderson for 39 yards including a 31-yarder.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of National Honor Society … an Indiana Football
Coaches Association Academic all-state selection and recipient of the orgnaization’s Salutatorian and Hub Etchison awards … named to the Bloomington Herald
Times Academic all-state team and to the Wabash Valley Academic team … an
NFL Players Association Indiana Chapter Scholar Athlete honorable mention
choice …earned the Willard Kehrt Mental Attitude Award … recipient of the
Hoosier Scholar Award and the Indiana Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award
… a Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee … earned four letters in football
and two each in basketball and baseball … an all-Vigo County, Wabash Valley
and Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference selection … named special mention all-state by the Bloomington Herald Times …completed 186 of 323 passes
for 1,907 passing yards with 17 touchdowns.
PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Evan Engle ... birthdate is 2/22/1989.
Year
2007
2008
Totals
Eff.
0.0
58.6
58.6
Att Comp
0
0
9
4
9
4
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Int
0
1
1
Pct
00.0
44.4
44.4
Yds
0
39
39
2008: Played in all 10 games and earned third varsity letter … caught four
passes including a touchdown against Birmingham-Southern … hauled in three
passes with two going for scores at Trinity … caught two passes each in four
other games … caught a touchdown pass against Centre.
2007: Played in eight games on the way to his second varsity letter ... caught
three passes for 34 yards against Trinity including a 16-yarder … also had
receptions against Millsaps and Rhodes.
2006: Played in eight games in earning varsity letter in his first season ... caught
nine passes on season with three against Millsaps and two at Trinity for a careerhigh 37 yards .... caught a touchdown pass against Sewanee ... hauled in catches
in six of eight games ... long reception of 22 yards came in Trinity game.
HIGH SCHOOL: A Board Scholar as well as student newspaper editor, student council member and show choir member ... Academic Honors Diploma
recipient ... earned academic all-state honors in football three times and twice
in basketball earned three varsity letters in football in basketball and one in
baseball ... twice named the WNIL Radio Athlete of the week ... selected as
the Niles Daily Star athlete of the week more than five times ... a first team
all-conference football player as a senior ... earned all-conference first team
honors in basketball twice ... part of the Kalamazoo Gazette’s #1 rated class B
basketball team in Southwestern Michigan.
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MICHAEL ENGLE
ENGLE’S PASSING STATISTICS
A communication major with future plans of coaching basketball or football
or working in sports business.
TD
0
0
0
Long
0
31
31
PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas Daniel Etzcorn ... birthdate is
12/8/1987.
ETZCORN’S RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
2006
2007
2008
Totals
No
9
5
16
30
Yds
88
44
176
308
Avg
9.8
8.8
11.0
10.3
TD
1
0
4
5
Long
22
16
23
23
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ALEX FITCH
99
JAMES FOGLTON
Defensive Lineman
6-3 • 229 • Senior
Long Grove, Ill. (Adlai Stevenson)
Defensive Lineman
6-3 • 217 • Junior
Mokena, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central)
An ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-America selection in 2008
… named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor
Roll in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and to DePauw’s Dean’s List all four semesters.
2008: Played in 10 games and earned first varsity letter … totaled six tackles
against Sewanee and three each against Anderson and Millsaps … had 1.0 sack
each against Anderson and Birmingham-Southern.
2008: Played in and started all 10 games at defensive end and earned third varsity
letter … was a second team all-SCAC selection … led team with six blocked
kicks including two each against Sewanee and Colorado College … blocked a
Wabash field goal attempt on the Little Giants’ opening drive … forced and
recovered a fumble at Centre and recorded a sack … high of five tackles each
against Sewanee, Birmingham-Southern and Colorado College … named SCAC
Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking a third quarter extra point
and a fourth quarter field goal in 37-34 overtime win over Colorado College
… selected to D3Football.com Team of the Week after Sewanee game when
he blocked a field goal and an extra point and totaled five tackles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the High Honor Roll every semester … member
of the Mu Alpha Theta math honor society as well as Po Sigma Pi social
sciences honor society … earned three letters in football …an academic all-state
selection and led team in sacks during junior and senior years … three-time
defensive player of the week …blocked 10 kicks including five punts.
2007: Played in all 10 games and started last six at defensive end in earning
second varsity letter ... second on team with 5.5 sacks and tied for second with 10
tackles for loss ... named SCAC Player of the Week, to the D3football.com Team
of the Week and the team’s defensive player of the week after double overtime
win at Colorado College in which he blocked an extra point in overtime and
forced a fumble near the end of regulation ... totaled a season-high six tackles
at Colorado College including 3.0 for losses totaling 10 yards ... posted sacks
in five different games including 1.5 for 13 yards at Birmingham-Southern ...
also blocked a kick against Millsaps and forced a fumble at Rhodes.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Michael Foglton ... birthdate is
7/20/1989.
FOGLTON’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
1
7
8
PERSONAL: Full name is Alexander Earling Fitch ... birthdate is
10/31/1987.
FITCH’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2006
2007
2008
Totals
S
4
17
9
30
Tackles
A Tot
Loss
7
11 2..5-12
10
27 10.0-49
14
23 3.0-14
31
61 15.5-75
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 2
2
0
4
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
1.0
0
5.5
1
1.5
1
8.0
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
Loss
0.0-0
2.5-9
2.5-9
Pass
Def 0
0
0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
0
2.0
2
2.0
93
MICHAEL FULTZ
2006: Played in eight games in earning first varsity letter ... totaled 11 tackles
with three against Sewanee and two each against Hope, Millsaps and Wabash
... recorded two tackles for loss at Millsaps including a 10-yard sack ... had two
quarterback hurries against Hope and forced a fumble at Wabash ... broke up
one pass each against Sewanee and Centre.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the National Honor Society … an AP scholar
for scoring over a 4 out of 5 on eight AP exams … and academic all-state
selection as well as all-conference … earned letters in football and track.
Tackles
A Tot
2
3
8
15
10
18
Defensive Lineman
6-3 • 222 • Sophomore
Carmel, Ind. (Cathedral)
Future plans include pursuing a career in industrial banking.
2008: Played in nine games and earned first varsity letter … totaled three tackles including a sack against Sewanee … had two tackles each against Trinity,
Colorado College and Rhodes.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned the academic honors diploma … four-year member
of the Math League and two years in the German Club … earned three varsity
letters in football and two in baseball … competed on 2006 Class 4A football
state champions and the 2007 Class 4A state baseball champions …a football
academic all-state selection and named to the all-Catholic Team … totaled 47
tackles with 11 for loss including five sacks … posted a 2-0 record in baseball
with a 0.84 earned run average.
PERSONAL: Full name is Michael James Fultz ... birthdate is 3/22/1990.
FULTZ’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2008
S
6
Tackles
A Tot
4
10
Loss
2.0-7
Int-
Yds
0-0
Pass
Def 0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
1.0
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PERSONAL: Full name is Jordan Christopher Havercamp ... birthdate is
6/10/1987.
2
P.J. GBUR
HAVERCAMP’S KICKING STATISTICS
Year
FGM-A 0-19
20-29 30-39
2007
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
2008
11-14
0-0
6-6
3-4
Totals 12-15
0-0
6-6
3-4
Defensive Back
5-11 • 167 • Junior
Schererville, Ind. (Lake Central)
40-49
1-1
2-4
3-5
50-+
0-0
0-0
0-0
Long
47
45
47
PAT
2-3
31-36
33-39
A communication major.
2008: Played in nine games and started final two in earning first varsity letter … co-recipient of the team’s Ken Holland Memorial Award … recorded
one interception in each of final two games and returned one 32 yards for a
touchdown against Wabash … high of five tackles at Wabash … had three
tackles each against Millsaps and Rhodes.
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ADAM HAWKINS
Defensive Back
5-9 • 177 • Junior
Tulsa, Okla. (Holland Hall School)
2007: Played in five games and recorded a tackle against Rhodes … recorded
an interception and returned it 13 yards against Centre.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the High Honor Roll and was an honor roll
student all four years … named to Who’s Who Among American High School
Students … earned three letters in football and two in baseball … named to
the Hammond Times and Gary Post-Tribune all-area teams … an all-conference
selection and named the offensive back of the year as well as team captain.
PERSONAL: Full name is Paul Anthony Gbur ... birthdate is 10/30/1988.
GBUR’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
0
12
12
Tackles
A Tot
1
1
4
16
5
17
Loss
0.0-0
1.0-8
1.0-8
Int-
Yds
1-13
2-32
3-45
Pass
Def 1
4
5
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
11
JORDAN HAVERCAMP
Kicker
6-0 • 175 • Senior
Indianapolis, Ind. (Park Tudor)
Transferred after one year at Denison University … named to the Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2008.
2008: Played in all 10 games and earned first varsity letter … was a second team
all-SCAC selection … led team in scoring with 70 points and was the first kicker
to pace the team since Tom Downham did so in 1986 … ranked in a tie for
ninth in school single-season scoring history and his 70 points were the most
ever by a DePauw kicker … nailed 11-of-14 field goals with a long of 45 yards
against Birmingham-Southern … was perfect on all eight field goal attempts of
35 or fewer yards … kicked three field goals each against Colorado College and
at Wabash … hit 31-36 extra points and tied a school record with seven made
against Anderson … kicked off with an average of 61.4 yards and 11 going
for touchbacks … had six touchbacks against Anderson … scored a 2-yard
rushing touchdown on a fake field goal attempt against Birmingham-Southern
… booted 20-yard field goal in first overtime against Colorado College which
gave Tigers the eventual win.
2007: Played in three games … first field goal attempt and make of DePauw
career was a 47-yarder with no time on the clock which gave the Tigers a 24-21
Monon Bell win over Wabash … kicked one extra point each against Anderson
and Wabash … also kicked off twice.
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A biochemistry major … named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2008.
2008: Played in all 10 games and started three at free safety in earning first
varsity letter … recorded four tackles each against Trinity and Colorado College and three each against Millsaps, Birmingham-Southern and Wabash …
intercepted a pass against Rhodes.
HIGH SCHOOL: An Honor Council member as a junior and senior …
named to honor roll each of last two years … earned three letters in football
and two in basketball … part of class that was the only in Southwest Preparatory Conference history to advance to championship game all four years …
team went 10-0 and won a conference title in 2006 and he started at outside
linebacker near end of season … as a senior started at wide receiver on offense
and linebacker and strong safety on defense and returned punts … earned the
Holland Hall Football Award after senior year which is presented to the player
who worked the hardest in the off-season, summer and practice to improve
his performance on the field.
PERSONAL: Full name is John Adam Hawkins ... birthdate is 9/19/1988.
HAWKINS’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2008
S
16
Tackles
A Tot
4
20
Loss
0.0-0
Int-
Yds
1-0
Pass
Def 2
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
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ADAM HILL
Punter
6-0 • 181 • Sophomore
Crown Point, Ind. (Lake Central)
A communication major with future plans for a career in communications or
education.
2008: Played in and started all 10 games at punter and earned second varsity
letter …long of 55 yards against Colorado College and 50 yards at Millsaps …
averaged 44.5 yards on two punts against Colorado College and 41.0 on three
kicks at Austin … landed eight kicks inside the opponents’ 20-yard line with
two each against Centre, Sewanee and Trinity …completed a 33-yard pass on
a fake punt against Colorado College.
2007: Starting punter in all 10 games and earned first varsity letter ... a
second team all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference selection ...
his 36.9 yard average was the best by a DePauw punter in a season since
1992 ... averaged over 40 yards in four games ... long boot of 53 yards against
Centre ... DePauw’s special teams player of the week twice.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of National Honor Society … named to honor
roll all four years and earned Christina Chauchonis Scholarship Award …
earned three letters in football and one each in basketball and track and field …
named the team’s special teams player of the year twice … all-conference and
all-area by the Times … Post Tribune second team all-area … Indiana Football Digest
First Team Big School all-state selection (Griddy Award) … finished fourth in
the Army National Combine in San Antonio with a 41.8-yard punting average
… ranked second in state punting with a 36.4-yard average as senior.
PERSONAL: Full name is Adam Thomas Hill ... birthdate is 11/4/1988.
HILL’S PUNTING STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
No
38
40
78
Yds
1401
1459
2860
Avg
36.9
36.5
36.7
Long
53
55
55
90
RYAN HUFFMAN
HIGH SCHOOL: An academic honors student and member of student
athletic board … participated on the MIC Conference Leadership Committee
… named the TV Student of the year … recipient of a physical education
department award … earned the CCEF Ray D. McDonald Memorial Lineman
Scholarship … earned three letters in football, two in track and field and one
in basketball … three-year starter on defensive line …finished third overall in
weightlifting competition.
PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Christopher Huffman ... birthdate is
7/13/1988.
HUFFMAN’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
8
15
23
Tackles
A Tot
8
16
11
26
19
42
Loss
3.0-9
2.5-8
5.5-17
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 0
0
0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
1
1.5
0
0.5
1
2.0
75
DAVID JOECKEL
Offensive Lineman
6-4 • 290 • Senior
Arlington, Texas (Arlington)
An economics major with future plans to attend law school.
2008: Played in seven games and started each at right guard.
2007: Earned first varsity letter after starting all 10 games at right guard ... part
of offensive line which earned DePauw’s offensive player of the week honors
after Anderson and Birmingham-Southern games.
HIGH SCHOOL: An honor graduate and member of the National Honor
Society … recipient of the Principal’s Award … earned two letters in football
… second team all-district … Colt Scholarship Award winner.
PERSONAL: Full name is David Reece Joeckel ... birthdate is 6/21/1988.
Defensive Lineman
6-0 • 222 • Junior
Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)
A history major with plans to attend graduate school or pursue a career in
business.
2008: Played in all 10 games and started seven at nose tackle in earning second
varsity letter … was a second team all-SCAC selection … high of seven tackles
at Austin and three each against Anderson, Millsaps, Birmingham-Southern and
Rhodes … totaled 2.5 tackles for loss including 1.5 against Anderson and 1.0
against Birmingham-Southern …forced one fumble each against BirminghamSouthern and Colorado College.
2007: Played in all 10 games and earned first varsity letter ... totaled three
tackles each against Centre, Birmingham-Southern and Trinity ... had 1.5 tackles
for losses totaling seven yards against Trinity including a sack ... recovered a
fumble against Centre.
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DERRICK KARAZSIA
Running Back
6-0 • 185 • Junior
Greensburg, Ind. (Greensburg)
A kinesiology (sport and exercise science) major with plans for a career in
physical therapy … recipient of the L.E.A.D. Scholar Award and the Old Gold
Honors Award as well as the Holton Memorial Scholarship.
2008: Played in seven games and started six at running back in earning first
varsity letter … high of 95 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown against Colorado College … also caught a pass for 61 yards in that game and had a 56-yard
reception against Sewanee … averaged 31.8 yards per reception.
2007: Played in five games … rushed for 36 yards on four carries at Birmingham-Southern.
HIGH SCHOOL: Recipient of The Silver Test Tube Award for the outstanding first-year chemistry student … earned the academic honors diploma …
named the Decatur County “Optimist Youth of the Month” … member of
National Honor Society and an all-American Scholar nominee … earned three
letters each in football and baseball and two in basketball … all-region in 2005
and 2006 … earned the all-scholastic team award all four years … in 2005 and
2006 was a first team all-state selection by the coaches and honorable mention
by Associated Press … Bloomington Herald all-state honorable mention in 2006
… Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference Offensive MVP in 2006 … team MVP
twice … in football threw for 2,466 yards with 42 touchdowns … also threw
for 1,480 yards … captain of football and baseball teams.
PERSONAL: Full name is Derrick Gregory Karazsia ... birthdate is
1/30/1989.
KARAZSIA’S RUSHING STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
No
5
73
78
Yds
40
249
289
Avg
8.0
3.4
3.7
TD
0
1
1
KARAZSIA’S RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
No
1
4
5
Yds
-5
127
122
Avg
0.2
31.8
24.4
TD
0
0
0
Long
23
19
23
Long
0
61
61
9
ALEX KOORS
Wide Receiver
6-2 • 168 • Junior
Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral)
Future plans are to work in physical therapy … has caught at least one pass
in all 19 games he’s played.
2008: Played in nine games and started six in earning second varsity letter …
was a first team all-SCAC selection … selected to the D3football.com South
Region third team … second on team with 55 catches and led the squad
with 926 yards for a 16.8-yard average … the 926 yards were the fourth-best
season in DePauw history … hauled in 10 touchdown receptions …caught
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at least one pass in all nine games and at least five in six contests … high of
nine receptions against Rhodes and eight each against Centre and Colorado
College … had seven grabs agasint Birmingham-Southern and Trinity … two
touchdown receptions each against Anderson, Centre and Colorado College
and one each in four other games … topped the 100-yard receiving plateau on
four occasions … 220 receiving yards against Centre ranks second in DePauw
single-game history … had catches of 60 or more yards agasint Centre, Millsaps
and Rhodes … caught 38-yard pass from Spud Dick in fourth quarter against
Birmginaham-Southern which gave Tigers the lead for good … forced overtime
against Colorado College with 5-yard touchdown reception with 13.1 seconds
remaining … was named the SCAC Offensive Player of the Week and to the
D3football.com Team of the Week after Centre game.
2007: Played in all 10 games and earned varsity letter in first season ... earned
all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference honorable mention ... recipient
of team’s Edwin C. Boswell Freshman of the Year Award and runner-up as
SCAC Newcomer of the Year … caught at least one pass in all 10 games and
was second on team with 41 receptions ... hauled in seven passes for 62 yards
and a touchdown against Trinity ... had six receptions each against Sewanee
and Rhodes ... caught a 39-yard pass against Sewanee ... hauled in two-point
conversion passes against Colorado College and Wabash and the catch against
Wabash tied the game at 21-21 with 3:37 remaining.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated with high honors with 4.0 GPA … earned two
letters in football … first team academic all-state in 2007 … a 2007 honorable
mention all-state choice … team’s leading receiver and second in all-purpose
yards … team co-captain and part of 2006 4A state champions.
PERSONAL: Full name is Alexander Francis Koors ... birthdate is
11/13/1988.
KOORS’ RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
No
41
55
96
Yds
403
926
1329
Avg
9.8
16.8
13.8
TD
3
10
13
Long
39
67
67
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JONATHAN LAMBERT
Defensive Back
6-2 • 196 • Junior
Batesville, Ind. (Batesville)
A biology major with future plans to pursue a career in the medical field …
named to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll in
2008.
2008: Played in all 10 games and earned second varsity letter …high of four
tackles each against Birmingham-Southern and Rhodes … totaled three
tackles each against Centre, Millsaps, Trinity and Austin … broke up a pass
at Trinity.
2007: Played in eight games and earned varsity letter in first collegiate season
... totaled three tackles against Centre and two against Trinity.
HIGH SCHOOL: National Honor Society member and four-time Batesville
Jaycees Scholastic Award winner … served as student council representative
all four years … an academic all-state football selection … earned three letters
in football and one in track and field … first team Indiana Football Coaches
Association and Associated Press all-state selection … earned all-conference
honors and named the team’s most valuable linebacker … recipient of the
2009 Tigers
Raver Scholarship … two-year football starter … named a Batesville Iron
Man … as a senior totaled 185 tackles including 20.5 for loss, two sacks, four
interceptions and two pass breakups … broke a school record with 16 assisted
tackles in one game … part of school-record 4 x 100 relay.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jonathan Timothy Lambert ... birthdate is
5/25/1988.
LAMBERT’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
6
13
19
Tackles
A Tot
2
8
11
24
13
32
Loss
0.0-0
0.0-0
0.0-0
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 0
1
1
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
1
BRYAN MULLIGAN
and school’s second all-time leading scorer ... named to several all-area teams
in both sports.
PERSONAL: Full name is Bryan Peter Mulligan ... birthdate is
10/11/1987.
MULLIGAN’S RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
2006
2007
2008
Totals
No
29
69
56
154
Year
2006
2007
2008
Totals
No
18
13
10
41
2006: Played in all 10 games and started six on the way to earning first varsity
letter ... earned SCAC honorable mention ... caught at least one pass in each
of final nine games ... hauled in six catches for 55 yards and a score at Chicago
... caught four passes each in three different games including the Monon Bell
game totaling a season-high 89 yards ... returned 10 kickoffs an average of 13.9
yards and 18 punts for a 11.1 average.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to first honor roll all four years ... earned four
letters in basketball and two in football ... served as senior captain of football
team and was a two-time team MVP ... an all-state football selection in 2005
as well as the team offensive player of the year ... two-time basketball MVP
TD
2
4
4
10
Long
42
55
42
55
Yds
199
105
83
387
Avg
11.1
8.1
8.3
9.4
TD
0
0
0
0
Long
32
20
45
45
12
BRAD PAUS
A communication major at DePauw … ranks fifth in DePauw history with 154
career receptions and eighth with 1,778 career receiving yards.
2007: Played in all 10 games and started seven in earning second varsity letter
... earned first team all-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference honors ... led
team with 69 receptions which also equaled the third-highest single-season
total in school history ... his team-high 868 receiving yards ranked eighth in a
DePauw season ... caught at least one pass in all 10 games ... caught the second
highest single-game total in school history with 15 receptions in Monon Bell
game for 145 yards and a second-quarter touchdown ... had nine catches each
against Millsaps and Birmingham-Southern and eight versus Sewanee and Trinity ... topped the 100-yard receiving plateau on two other occasions with 128
against Millsaps and 108 against Trinity ... caught the game-winning 21-yard
touchdown pass against Birmingham-Southern with 44 seconds left ... caught
a 55-yard pass in win over Austin ... served as team’s primary punt returner and
averaged 8.1 yards per return ... named team’s offensive MVP after Sewanee,
Birmingham-Southern and Trinity games.
Avg
13.2
12.6
9.4
11.5
MULLIGAN’S PUNT RETURN STATISTICS
Wide Receiver
5-10 • 187 • Senior
Elmhurst, Ill. (Immaculate Conception)
2008: Played in nine games and started seven while earning third varsity letter
… was a second team all-SCAC selection … led team with 56 receptions and
totaled 526 receiving yards … hauled in 11 catches each against BirminghamSouthern and Rhodes which equaled the eighth-highest single-game total in
school history … caught 10 against Colorado College … had one touchdown
reception each against Anderson, Trinity, Austin and Rhodes … topped the
100-yard receiving plateau against Colorado College and Rhodes … caught
two-point conversion passes against Birmingham-Southern and Austin …
averaged 8.3 yards per punt return … had a 45-yard punt return against Austin
… forced a fumble against Rhodes.
Yds
384
868
526
1778
Wide Receiver
6-3 • 195 • Senior
Elmhurst, Ill. (Immaculate Conception)
A psychology major with future plans to become a therapist, psychiatrist or
sports psychologist and coach high school football ... served as Delta Tau Delta
fraternity president ... recipient of the Trustee Award ... named to the Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2006 and 2007.
2008: Moved to wide receiver and played in eight games with one start in
earning second varsity letter … caught 10 passes in season’s first three games
with a touchdown reception against Sewanee.
2007: Earned varsity letter as backup quarterback and the starting holder ...
completed 3-of-4 passes for 14 yards against Anderson and was 2-of-3 against
Austin for 18 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL: Served as National Honor Society president and was
newspaper editor … earned National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame
Scholarship … an Illinois state scholar and participated in Boys’ State … participated in Northern Illinois Leadership seminar … member of varsity club
and served as a Christian service leader … earned a national Army scholar
athlete award … an academic all-conference and academic all-state selection
… earned letter in football and basketball … earned all-conference honors
and all-state honorable mention … a Daily Herald all-area choice … captained
both football and basketball teams and totaled over 2,000 passing yards in 2005
along with 400 rushing yards.
PERSONAL: Full name is Bradley James Paus ... birthdate is 5/14/1988.
PAUS’ RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
2008
No
10
Yds
68
Avg
6.8
PAUS’ PASSING STATISTICS
Year
2007
Eff.
109.8
Att Comp
7
5
TD
1
Int
0
Long
14
Pct
71.4
Yds
32
TD
0
Long
16
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RYAN PREUSS
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DREW SCHNEIDER
Linebacker
6-1 • 215 • Junior
Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville)
Defensive Lineman
6-3 • 230 • Senior
Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)
A biology major.
2008: Played in and started all 10 games at linebacker in earning first varsity letter
… led team with 68 tackles including 10 each against Sewanee and Millsaps …
totaled nine tackles at Trinity, eight at Wabash and two each against Centre and
Colorado College … led team with 5.5 tackles for loss including 2.0 in Monon
Bell game win at Wabash …intercepted a pass and returned it 38 yards against
Wabash … had three pass breakups against Centre.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the honor roll all four years and received an
academic honors diploma …earned three letters in football … earned allconference and all-state honors as a junior and senior and was the team captain
as a senior … team most valuable player on both defense and special teams …
named to the Indiana All-North team … was the team’s effort points winner
as a junior and runner-up as a senior … team’s big hit leader as a senior.
An economics major and art (studio) minor … named to Southern Collegiate
Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2006.
2008: Earned varsity letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of National Honor Society and was a presidential
scholar …an academic all-state selection in football … participated in DECA
and house of representatives … earned two letters in football … named the
offensive player of the week.
PERSONAL: Full name is Andrew Douglas Schneider ... birthdate is
9/7/1987.
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SEBASTIAN SCOTT
PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Lee Preuss ... birthdate is 5/17/1988.
PREUSS’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2008
S
37
Tackles
A Tot
31
68
Loss
5.5-11
Int-
Yds
1-38
Pass
Def 5
2008: Played in seven games and earned first varsity letter … high of two
tackles against Colorado College and one each in four other games … broke
up a pass against Birmingham-Southern.
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EDDIE SCHMIDT
PERSONAL: Full name is Sebastian Nao Scott ... birthdate is 3/9/1988.
Defensive Back
5-11 • 164 • Senior
Churubusco, Ind. (Churubusco)
SCOTT’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2008
A communication major with plans to pursue a career in the business side of
the medical field.
2008: Played in seven games and started four in earning first varsity letter
… high of seven tackles at Trinity and had five against Colorado College …
totaled four stops at Wabash … broke up one pass each against BirminghamSouthern and Austin.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of student council … named to the honor roll all
four years … earned three letters in football and one each in baseball, basketball and track … a first team all-conference selection and first team academic
all-state … an honorable mention all-conference selection as a junior … set
school records for yards per reception and punt return average.
PERSONAL: Full name is Johnathon Edward Schmidt ... birthdate is
3/8/1987.
SCHMIDT’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2008
S
11
Tackles
A Tot
10
21
Loss
0.0-0
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Int-
Yds
0-0
Linebacker
5-7 • 198 • Sophomore
West Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real)
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
Pass
Def 2
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
S
4
Tackles
A Tot
2
6
Loss
0.0-0
Int-
Yds
0-0
Pass
Def 1
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
2009 Tigers
… an honorable mention all-conference choice in football and recorded 65
tackles as a senior including seven for loss and five sacks … intercepted a pass,
forced a fumble and had two hurries while scoring a touchdown … played
in the state championship game for football and competed individually in the
state wrestling championship … posted a 30-6 wrestling record as a senior and
earned all-conference honors … earned the wrestling team’s most improved
award and was an all-county wrestling selection … finished first in a Carmel
lift contest in 2006 and was the Carmel Star top dog athlete of the week.
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KYLE SHERER
Linebacker
6-1 • 223 • Junior
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead)
An economics major as well as a rhetoric and interpersonal communication
minor.
2008: Played in and started nine games and earned second varsity letter …
third on team in tackles with 59 … posted high of 13 tackles against Trinity
and 10 against Colorado College …had nine tackles against Sewanee, eight
against Anderson and seven versus Centre … had a sack at Wabash and a
tackle for loss at Centre …forced a fumble against Birmingham-Southern
and recovered one against Sewanee … blocked a kick at Trinity and broke up
a pass against Anderson.
PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Thomas Sturek ... birthdate is
10/7/1988.
STUREK’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
S
1
7
PERSONAL: Full name is Kyle Rudolph Sherer ... birthdate is 4/20/1988.
SHERER’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
1
28
29
Tackles
A Tot
2
3
31
59
33
62
Loss
0.0-0
2.5-12
2.5-12
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 0
1
1
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0
1
1.5
1
1.5
56
JOSHUA STUREK
Linebacker
5-9 • 232 • Junior
Zionsville, Ind. (Carmel)
Loss
0.0-0
0.0-0
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 0
0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0
1
0.0
6
STEVE VALDISERRI
2007: Played in eight games and earned varsity letter in his first season ... totaled one tackle each against Millsaps, Birmingham-Southern and Austin.
HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in student government … earned three
letters each in football and baseball … team captain in football and totaled
136 tackles as a senior … earned all-conference honors three times and was
named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 all-state team in
2006 … named to the Fort Wayne Football Fantastic 50 team … played in
the North-South all-star game … an Associated Press honorable mention
all-state football selection … earned all-conference honors twice in baseball
and served as captain.
Tackles
A Tot
1
2
9
16
Defensive Back
5-9 • 170 • Sophomore
Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard)
2008: Played in all 10 games and started final nine in earning first varsity letter
…selected as DePauw’s defensive most valuable player for the Monon Bell
game win at Wabash and was named to the D3Football.com Team of the
Week after intercepting two passes, breaking up another two and totaling six
tackles … one of three players selected as recipient of DePauw’s Edwin C.
Boswell Freshman of the Year Award … was a second team all-SCAC selection … led team with four interceptions … totaled seven tackles at Trinity …
also broke up two passes at Austin and led the team with eight.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year selection to the honor roll and earned academic honors … earned three letters in football … a two-time all-city honorable mention selection … earned academic all-state honors and was named to
the Marion County All-Catholic team … earned the Great Player Award and
the school’s Trojan Toughman Award … involved in the Kiwanis Club.
PERSONAL: Full name is Stephen Richard Valdiserri ... birthdate is
7/15/1989.
VALDISERRI’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2008
S
20
Tackles
A Tot
8
28
Loss
0.0-0
Int-
Yds
4-55
Pass
Def 12
Fum QB
Rec Sack
1
0.0
A kinesiology (sports medicine) major and a psychology minor with future
plans to work in the physical fitness field.
2008: Played in all 10 games and started one in earning second varsity letter …
high of five tackles against Rhodes and four at Austin … recovered a fumble
against Birmingham-Southern.
2007: Earned first varsity letter and saw substantial time on special teams ...
totaled one tackle each against Centre and Rhodes ... earned team’s co-special
teams player of the week honor after Trinity game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Recipient of the Andy Simon Award for the highest GPA
among wrestlers over seven semesters … earned a Core 40 Academic Honors
diploma ... an academic all-state choice for football … earned three letters each
in football and wrestling … named team’s most valuable defensive lineman
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STEVE WOJANIS
6
GRAHAM WILKERSON
Defensive Lineman
6-4 • 200 • Junior
Naperville, Ill. (St. Francis College Preparatory)
Defensive Lineman
6-0 • 205 • Sophomore
Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard)
2008: Earned varsity letter in first season … totaled two tackles against Austin
and one against Colorado College.
A communication and education studies major … named to the Southern
Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2007.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated with highest honors and earned an academic honors diploma … honors English and academic 3 Spanish recipient …
earned two letters in football and one in track and field …a first team Associated Press all-state selection as a senior and named the team’s defensive
lineman of the year … chosen to the Marion County All-Catholic team … as
a senior totaled 55 tackles including 14 for loss with eight sacks and a fumble
recovery … during senior year finished with 56 tackles including 18 for loss
and five sacks … recovered three fumbles as a senior.
2008: Earned second varsity letter.
PERSONAL: Full name is Graham Alden Wilkerson ... birthdate is
1/20/1990.
WILKERSON’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2008
Tackles
A Tot
2
3
S
1
Int-
Yds
0
Loss
0.0-0
Pass
Def 0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
27
MITCHELL WILLSEY
Running Back
5-7 • 185 • Junior
Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central)
2008: Played in all 10 games and started two at running back in earning first
varsity letter … rushed for 50 yards on 20 carries against Birmingham-Southern
… rushed for 41 yards at Millsaps and 37 at Trinity and had a rushing touchdown in each … caught four passes for 46 yards against Birmingham-Southern
… hauled in a touchdown pass at Austin.
PERSONAL: Full name is Mitchell Philip Willsey ... birthdate is
2/29/1988.
WILLSEY’S RUSHING STATISTICS
Year
2008
No
42
Yds
137
Avg
3.3
TD
2
WILLSEY’S RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year
2008
No
11
Yds
88
Avg
8.0
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TD
1
Long
15
Long
17
2007: Earned varsity letter in first season ... totaled three tackles each against
Millsaps and at Colorado College with a sack against Millsaps as part of 1.5
tackles for loss.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named academic all-conference three times … earned
two letters in football and three in track and field … two-time captain in track
… an all-conference and all-area choice twice in track and field … earned the
Spartan Award in track.
PERSONAL: Full name is Steven Charles Wojanis ... birthdate is 6/1/1988.
WOJANIS’ DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
5
0
5
Tackles
A Tot
6
11
0
0
6
11
Loss
1.5-8
0.0-0
1.5-8
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 0
0
0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
1.0
0
0.0
0
1.0
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THOMAS WRONA
97
RYAN WOODARD
Defensive Back
5-8 • 180 • Junior
Easton, Pa. (Easton)
Defensive Lineman
6-3 • 211 • Junior
Tulsa, Okla. (Holland Hall)
An economics major and business administration minor …recipient of the
Old Gold Honors Award ... a member of the Management Fellows program
… named to Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll
in 2008.
2008: Played in all 10 games and earned second varsity letter … totaled two
tackles each against Anderson and Birmingham-Southern including half
sacks in each …recovered a fumble against Centre and totaled 1.5 tackles for
loss against Anderson.
2007: Earned varsity letter in first season ... totaled two tackles against Austin
and one each in six other games ... recorded a sack against Anderson and
shared one against Austin ... forced a fumble against Anderson.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to honor roll and was a student ambassador all
four years ... earned three letters in football, two in basketball and one in
track and field ... as a senior totaled 53 tackles with two interceptions and two
fumble recoveries ... on offense caught 12 passes for 187 yards ... a two-time
defensive player of the week and once on offense ... two-time big hit of the
week recipient ... captained the basketball team.
PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Edward Woodard ... birthdate is
4/11/1989.
WOODARD’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
7
2
9
Tackles
A Tot
1
8
2
4
3
12
Loss
1.5-8
2.0-12
3.5-20
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 0
0
0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
1.5
1
1.0
1
2.5
An economics major.
2008: Played in nine games and earned second varsity letter … recorded seven
tackles against Rhodes and four each versus Colorado College and Austin …
totaled 1.0 tackles for loss each in Trinity and Colorado College games and
recovered a fumble in each.
2007: Played in all 10 games and earned varsity letter in first season ... recorded
three tackles against Anderson and two each against Birmingham-Southern and
Colorado College ... forced a fumble at Colorado College ... team-high seven
of 10 total tackles came on kickoff coverage.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor
Society … participated in DECA … earned three letters in football, two in
track and field and one in lacrosse … earned second team all-state honors …
first team all-Morning Call and All-Express Times … earned first team all-league
and all-area honors.
PERSONAL: Full name is Thomas Joseph Wrona ... birthdate is 6/5/1989.
WRONA’S DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Year
2007
2008
Totals
S
9
14
23
Tackles
A Tot
1
10
6
20
7
30
Loss
0.0-0
2.0-4
2.0-4
Int-
Yds
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pass
Def 0
0
0
Fum QB
Rec Sack
0
0.0
2
0.0
2
0.0
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