• 38 Consecutive Regular Season Wins (2006-10) • 89-26 Overall Record Since 2007 • 3 Draddy Trophy “Academic Heisman” Semifinalists • 3 Gagliardi Trophy Finalists (DIII Player of the Year) • 13 Capital One Academic All-Americans ® • 7 NCAA Division III All-Americans • 7 Seasons Ranked Nationally in the Top-25 • 2017 PAC Champions • 6 UAA Championships (2007-09, 2011, 2016-17) • 6 UAA Defensive Players of the Year • 6 UAA Offensive Players of the Year • 4 UAA Special Teams Players of the Year • 3 UAA Rookies of the Year
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GENERAL INFORMATION UNIVERSITY FACTS
Name............... Case Western Reserve University Location..............................Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Founded........................................................... 1826 Federated......................................................... 1967 Enrollment (Fall 2018)..................... 11,824 (total) 5,150 (undergraduates) 6,674 (graduate and professional) Faculty............................................ 3, 098 full-time Staff..................................................................3,501 President.................................. Barbara R. Snyder Alma Mater...................The Ohio State University Schools & Colleges.... Case School of Engineering College of Arts & Sciences Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Mandel School for Applied Social Sciences School of Dental Medicine School of Graduate Studies School of Law School of Medicine Weatherhead School of Management
ATHLETIC FACTS
About Case Western Reserve...............................4 President................................................................5 Vice President for Student Affairs.......................6 Director of Athletics...............................................6 Media Relations.....................................................7 Live Coverage.........................................................7 DiSanto Field......................................................8-9
2018 SPARTANS
Coaching Staff................................................10-13 Season Preview..............................................14-17 Roster..............................................................18-19 2018 Players...................................................20-51
PROGRAM FACTS
First year of football (CWRU)......................... 1970 All-time record...................................... 228-232-4 NCAA Playoff appearances...................................4 Last........................................2017 , Second Round UAA Championships.... 7 (1996, 2007-09, 2011, 2016-17) PAC Championships.................................. 1 (2017)
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2017 IN REVIEW
Nickname.................................................. Spartans Colors....................................... Navy, Gray & White Affiliation..................................... NCAA Division III Conference...........University Athletic Association Football Affiliate Conference.... Presidents’ Athletic Director of Athletics........................... Amy Backus Associate Athletic Directors...Rebecca Copeland, .....................................Karen Farrell, Pat Kennedy Assistant Athletic Directors...... Missy Ackerman, ............... Doug Milliken, Gary Pillar, Jon Schwartz Team Physician....................Dr. Shana Miskovsky Emeritus Team Physician.... Dr. Tom McLaughlin Head Athletic Trainer................Jordan Carmosino Home Field.........................................DiSanto Field Surface/Capacity.......................... FieldTurf/2,400
2017 Results.........................................................52 2017 Statistics................................................52-56
OPPONENT INFORMATION
Series Records......................................................57 Future Schedules.................................................58 2018 Opponents.............................................58-63 Academic Bowl.....................................................63
HISTORY & RECORDS
Individual Records.........................................64-66 Team Records.......................................................67 Coaching Records.................................................68 Year-by-Year Results....................................69-74 All-Americans.......................................................75 Academic All-Americans.....................................76 All-Conference................................................77-78 Team Awards........................................................79
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
About the UAA................................................80-81 About the PAC......................................................82
CREDITS The 2018 Case Western Reserve University football media guide was produced and edited by the CWRU Sports Information Office; Photography: Lynne Shibko, Karen Espaldon, Steve Karanikos; Cover Photos: Justin Phan (upper left), David Traganza (upper right), Cameron Brown (lower left) and Steven Bachie (lower right)
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Case Western Reserve University is among the nation’s leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Case Western Reserve offers nationally recognized programs in the arts and sciences, dental medicine, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing and social sciences. Since 1913, Case Western Reserve has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and many individual programs are accredited by nationally recognized professional associations. With an endowment of more than $1.4 billion, Case Western Reserve, in partnership with individuals, corporations, and foundations, supports about 100 designated academic
Circle, Case Western Reserve offers students and faculty extraordinary access to learn from and partner with nationally and internationally renowned practitioners in the arts, medicine and business. Case Western Reserve attracts renowned faculty whose expertise crosses numerous disciplines, reaches every corner of the world, and makes significant contributions to the way people live and work.
and research centers and receives more than $400 million in external awards for research each year. About 10,000 students, 40 percent undergraduate, are enrolled at the university. Students hail from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. A strategic leader in Cleveland’s cultural district of University 4
Virtually all faculty hold a doctorate or other appropriate terminal degree. The university counts 16 Nobel laureates among its alumni and current and former faculty, including the first American scientist to ever receive the prize. Designated as one of the best places to work in Cleveland, Case Western Reserve generates a $1 billion impact on the region’s economy each year.
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PRESIDENT BARBARA R. SNYDER Barbara R. Snyder became president of Case Western Reserve University in 2007. Since her arrival, Snyder has encouraged interdisciplinary excellence, catalyzed institutional collaboration and reinvigorated alumni engagement and fundraising.
During her tenure, the university has tripled undergraduate applications, become twice as selective and dramatically improved the academic credentials of the entering class. Case Western Reserve reached the $1 billion goal of Forward Thinking, the university’s capital campaign, two-and-a-half years ahead of schedule. The Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to expand the campaign to $1.5 billion. Among the highlights of the university’s capital campaign are dramatic increases in the number of endowed professorships and student support, as well as additional new building projects. In 2014, the university opened the $50 million, 89,000-squarefoot Tinkham Veale University Center, as well as the 24,000-square-foot Wyant Athletic and Wellness Center. It also began renovations on the space that will be the new home for think[box], a $30 million, 55,000-square-foot innovation hub. In 2013, Case Western Reserve entered into a historic partnership with Cleveland Clinic to develop a 485,000-square-foot Health Education Campus including the university’s schools of medicine, nursing and dental medicine. In addition to the university’s collaboration with Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve is also engaged in a partnership with the
Cleveland Museum of Art to establish a globally recognized institute dedicated to innovative education and training of future curators in the history of art and its practice in art museums. And, we recently announced an initiative with Cuyahoga Community College to support a humanities pipeline program to develop a targeted and robust pathway for students to pursue a terminal degree in the humanities, which builds on our earlier STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) pipeline programs. Snyder began her academic career as an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve’s School of Law, then joined the faculty of Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University. After serving in several leadership positions at Moritz and within the central university, Snyder became OSU’s Interim Executive Vice President and Provost in 2003 before securing the permanent position the following year. She graduated from the University of Chicago School of Law, where she served as executive editor of its law review, and earned her bachelor’s degree from Ohio State.
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V.P. FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS LOU STARK Lou Stark has served as the Vice President for Student Affairs at Case Western Reserve since July of 2013.
He received an M.S. in Education in Counseling from Hofstra University, a B.S. in Psychology from Davis and Elkins College (W. Va.) and did additional graduate work in higher education administration. He received a certificate in management from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane.
Prior to arriving at CWRU, he served as the Vice President for Student Affairs at Coe College (Iowa) for 16 years. Stark also served as the Vice President for Student Life at Central College (Iowa), and prior to that, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at Tulane University (La.) and Associate Dean at Washington University in St. Louis. He has also held a variety of other student affairs positions.
Stark is a past President and a former Board member of the Iowa Student Personnel Association and has served on numerous other boards. Most recently, he served on the NCAA Division III Management Council. Previously, he has served on the President’s Council/Management Council Joint Legislative Steering Committee, the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee, and the ConventionPlanning Subcommittee.
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AMY BACKUS Named to her post on April 18, 2014, Amy Backus enters her third year as Director of Athletics and Chair of Physical Education at Case Western Reserve. Formerly the senior associate athletic director at Yale University, Backus brings the Spartans a quarter century of experience as a basketball coach along with a decade of work in athletics administration. A former basketball standout at nearby Vermilion High School, Backus began her professional career at her college alma mater, Central Michigan University. After graduation, Backus spent a year as a CMU assistant coach before claiming her first head coach position at then Otterbein College (now Otterbein University). She went on to secure similar positions at Middlebury College and Northwestern University before arriving at 6
Yale in 1999. Prior to arriving in Connecticut, she earned a master’s degree in administration and supervision with an emphasis on higher education from Loyola University of Chicago. While at Yale, she also served as national chair of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee and as a member of both the NCAA Division I Academic Performance Advisory Group and its Legislative Council. Within Yale University, meanwhile, she was a member of the Intercultural Affairs Council, Committee on Sexual Misconduct, Alcohol Policy Committee, and Safety Net Committee—the last one a group of staff and student leaders dedicated to supporting health and safety on campus. Backus is also a member of the NCAA’s Gender Equity Task Force, a group of 11 commissioners, college presidents and athletics directors, the goal of which is to move the needle on gender equity in college sports.
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JON SCHWARTZ
Assistant Athletic Director/ Sports Information Director Office Phone: (216) 368-6517 E-mail: jon.schwartz@ case.edu
KEVIN HULSMANN Assistant Sports Information Director
Office Phone: (216) 368-4360
MEDIA REQUESTS Contact the CWRU Sports Information Office for working credentials and press box space at DiSanto Field as well as press releases, statistics, feature stories, photos and other information regarding the Spartans. Pre-game notes and complete NCAA statistics are provided at each home contest. All interview, photo and credential requests must be coordinated through the CWRU Sports Information Office. Access to practice must be set up in advance, and postgame interviews with players and coaches will be granted after a 10-minute cool-down period.
E-mail: kxh448@ case.edu
LIVE COVERAGE Live broadcasts of each of the five Case Western Reserve University home football games in 2018 will be provided by MediaVision. MediaVision, a division of Information Technology Services at Case Western Reserve University, helps faculty and staff create interactive and experiential curriculums, websites and campus events, and promote programs and research discoveries through the use of multimedia. Fans can access the live broadcasts online for free via the official website of the Spartans, athletics.case.edu. The site is also home to all things related to CWRU football, including live statistics, game previews and recaps, box scores, statistics, and more.
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DISANTO FIELD HOME OF THE SPARTANS
The 2018 season will mark the 14th year that the Case Western Reserve University football team has called DiSanto Field home. The 2,400-seat, state-of-the-art stadium and surrounding residence hall complex opened in August of 2005 as Case Field and was renamed in October of 2013 as DiSanto Field. The facility boasts many distinguishing features, such as its spacious locker rooms, updated press box, field surface and surrounding track. The entire complex was built at a total cost of $126 million. ”As a coach and recruiter, you want to be able to show prospects a facility that they would be proud to call home during their collegiate career,” said Head Coach Greg Debeljak. ”The players and parents who visit our complex walk away with that feeling and more.” The field itself is a multifunctional field featuring a brand-new FieldTurf surface, installed during the summer of 2017. The field is surrounded by the eight-lane Coach Bill Sudeck Track, named after the legendary cross country, track and basketball coach in 2008. The field was built in a European box style, which provides the appropriate dimensions for soccer contests. Along with hosting varsity football, soccer and track events, the field 8
is used for intramural activities, special events and for the general recreation of the campus community. After playing over 35 years of football at Finnigan Field, the Spartans played their last game at the multi-sport complex on November 8, 2003. Finnigan Field had played host to many successful teams, including the 1984 Spartan football squad, which was the first in university history to finish the season undefeated. The field also was used as a practice facility for the Cleveland Browns from 1965 to 1972. During the 2004 season, the Spartans played their home games at Brush High School’s Korb Field while construction on their new home was completed. Play opened at the new facility for the Case Western Reserve football squad in front of 2,300 fans on September 10, 2005 versus Denison University. The Spartans did not disappoint on that day, defeating the Big Red, 20-6. The setting in which DiSanto Field was built is arguably one of the best in all of college athletics. The gridiron is surrounded by seven residence halls known as the Village at 115. These student dormitories, built in a horseshoe shape around the field, house around 800 undergraduate students, giving the facility a unique and intimate feel.
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2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL ”Our attendance has more than doubled since the facility was opened,” explained Debeljak. ”A very spirited atmosphere has created a home field advantage that is second to none in Division III.” The stadium also boasts a modern and spacious press box. The area contains booths designated for both home and away broadcasts as well as a large work room for members of the media and school representatives. The coaches’ areas within the box are especially spacious and seat six coaches comfortably. Also included is the Coach Bill Edwards President’s Suite, which plays host to distinguished guests and sponsors. The press box includes wireless high-speed internet access and digital television throughout. Currently, locker rooms are located adjacent to the field in the lower level of house seven of the dormitory complex along with a training room facility, named after Dr. Tom McLaughlin in 2007, which includes both full-size warm and cold whirlpools. In the fall of 2014 the university opened the Wyant Athletic & Wellness Center. The facility was made possible by the $4 million commitment of 1965 Case Institute of Technology alumnus, James C. Wyant, PhD. A former captain of the CIT Roughriders’ cross country team, Wyant’s gift was influenced by the role of athletics during his college years. As part of the North Campus Residential Village and Athletic Complex, the threelevel facility includes the 4,500-square foot Belichick Weight Room – gifted by New England Patriot Head Coach Bill Belichick in honor of his father, Steve, a 1941 graduate of Western Reserve University; a 4,200-square foot cardio workout facility; and a 2,500-square foot Varsity Club with a balcony overlooking the football field and track. Future plans call for the addition of a large multipurpose space with synthetic flooring, as well as an additional wing with locker rooms, coaches’ offices, meeting rooms and a training/medical facility.
DISANTO FIELD FACTS
Built 2005 Cost (Entire Complex)
$126 million
Seating 2,400 Average attendance 2005 1,991 2006 1,309 2007 1,684 2008 1,272 2009 1,807 2010 1,665 2011 1,618 2012 2,030 2013 1,605 2014 1,358 2015 1,599 2016 1,706 2017 1,753 First Game
September 10, 2005
Result
CWRU 20, Denison 6
Records at DiSanto Field 2005 1-4 2006 4-2 2007 6-1 2008 5-1 2009 5-1 2010 4-1 2011 3-1 2012 2-3 2013 3-1 2014 3-2 2015 4-1 2016 4-1 2017 5-0 Total 49-19
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HEAD COACH GREG DEBELJAK
15th Season • John Carroll ’88 • Record: 102-43 (.703) Greg Debeljak has become the most accomplished coach in the history of the Case Western Reserve University football program since being named to the position on March 24, 2004. In his 14 seasons with the team, he has compiled an impressive overall record of 102-43 (.703) and led the Spartans to a 38-game regular season winning streak from 2006-10. Debeljak guided the Spartans to three consecutive undefeated (10-0) regular seasons, NCAA Playoff appearances and University Athletic Association titles from 2007-09. And from 2007-17, Case Western Reserve posted an overall record of 89-26 (.774), earning Debeljak and his assistants the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year award for three straight seasons from 2007-09 and again in 2011, 2016 and 2017. Additionally, Case Western Reserve has been ranked in the top 25 in the nation in seven of the last 11 seasons, including its highest mark of No. 7 during the final regular season American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll in 2009. Debeljak’s .703 career winning percentage ranks as the 16th-best among active Division III coaches.
in Division III for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award for three straight years (200709) and was named the 2008 Lee Tressel Ohio College Coach of the Year by the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation. Debeljak’s Spartans also excel in the classroom, annually ranking amongst the nation’s leaders in team GPA. During his time, 13 Spartans have earned Capital One Academic All-America® honors while three have been named a semifinalist for the Draddy Trophy (commonly referred to as the Academic Heisman). A graduate of nearby Mentor High School, Debeljak served as CWRU’s head coach/ offensive coordinator for three seasons before being named head coach. Highlighting his three years as the offensive coordinator, Case Western Reserve ranked first in all of NCAA Division III in passing offense and second in total offense in 2002. Prior to coming to Case Western Reserve, Debeljak spent 12 years as an assistant (198800) at his alma mater, John Carroll University. At JCU, he was a graduate assistant during his first two seasons, before working eight years as the quarterbacks and receivers coach. Before his
Debeljak became the first coach in program history to reach the 100-win mark with the team, hitting the milestone during the team’s victory over Westminster College on November 4th, 2017. The triumph was a part of one of the best seasons in the program’s history, as Debeljak led the Spartans to an 11-1 overall record, with the team making the playoffs for the fourth time ever, and reaching the second round of the tournament for the second time. The Spartans won both the PAC and UAA Championships in 2017, leading to Debeljak being named both the PAC and UAA Coach of the Year. He coached senior center Gage Blair to AFCA All-America honors, while Blair, senior quarterback Rob Cuda and senior running back Jacob Burke were each named to the D3football.com All-Region team. Debeljak also was selected as one of five finalists
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2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL final season at John Carroll, he was promoted to offensive coordinator. Debeljak was a member of the staff that produced NFL Pro Bowl linebacker London Fletcher, and he was the position coach for former Denver Broncos Head Coach and current New England Patriots Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels, Indianapolis Colts Personnel Director Tom Telesco, and former pros Tom Arth (Colts, Packers, Toronto [CFL]) and Larry Wanke (Giants). Debeljak earned both his bachelor’s (1988) and master’s (1995) degrees from John Carroll, and he played basketball and football for the Blue Streaks. On the gridiron, he lettered four times, once as a defensive back (earning second-team all-league honors), twice as a quarterback and once as a receiver. As a basketball player, he helped the Blue Streaks to a pair of Presidents’ Athletic Conference titles and held the school record for assists in a single game with 13. Debeljak and his wife, Kelly, reside in Beachwood. Their two daughters, Ashley ‘13 and Allison ‘15, were both women’s soccer student-athletes at Case Western Reserve.
THE DEBELJAK FILE Highlights • 102-43 (.703) head coaching record • 38-game regular season win streak (2006-10) • 2008 Lee Tressel Ohio College Coach of the Year • Three-time Liberty Mutual National Coach of the Year finalist (2007, ‘08, ‘09) • Seven-time UAA Coaching Staff of the Year recipient (2004, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11, ‘16, ‘17) • 2017 PAC Coach of the Year • Three finalists for Gagliardi Trophy (DIII Player of the Year) • 13 Capital One Academic All-Americans® • Three semifinalists for Draddy Trophy (Academic Heisman) Education • B.A. (Business) John Carroll University, 1988 • M.A. (Counseling) John Carroll University, 1995 Coaching Experience
Year School 2004-present Case Western Reserve 2001-2003 Case Western Reserve 2000 John Carroll 1990-1999 John Carroll 1988-1989 John Carroll
Position Head Coach Off. Coordinator Off. Coordinator Asst. Coach Grad. Assistant
THE COACH “DEBS” PHILOSOPHY Greg Debeljak has a three-part philosophy on how to win both on and off the field, and when it all comes together the Spartan leader feels it positions his team for ultimate success. ”You are going to have various levels of success with wins and losses, but I think it’s important to experience other things,” he explained. ”When we have recruiting weekends and we meet as a group, this is one of the first things I bring up.” • The first goal is to become a family through team-building activities. ” We want our kids to come together as a team and a family, but it’s difficult,” Debeljak explained. ” Each year brings different players with different personalities – that’s why it is our number one goal. We can’t accomplish anything else until we merge together as a family. The relationships an incoming freshman had with his high school teammates most likely began in elementary school – they grew up with each other. The biggest hurdle is to get (freshmen) to believe in their new family in a shortened period of time.” • The second is the commitment to excellence in both athletics and academics without sacrificing one for the other. ” In regards to academics and athletics, we feel that even though we are one of the better academic institutions in the country, we still want to be competitive on a national level athletically. Simply said, they should both fit together.” The Spartans annually rank amongst the nation’s leaders in team GPA and have boasted one of the top combined winning percentages of any Division III program in the country since 2007. • Third, student-athletes give something back through community involvement and service. One of his first initiatives in this area was making the players a household name with incoming freshmen by helping them move into their dorm rooms, a recurring event every August. And last year, the Spartan gridironers taught football skills to hundreds of inner city elementary students during a university-wide volunteer effort. ” I think it is important to get out there and make your name known to the CWRU Community and to classmates,” Debeljak said. ” The Case For Community Day Sports Clinic event is a lot of fun, and our kids learn as much from the campers as they did from them.”
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DERECK SLESH
Offensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator
since January of 2009.
The 2018 season marked Dereck Slesh’s 15th as offensive coordinator and 18th overall at CWRU. Slesh joined the staff in 2001 and spent his first three seasons as the defensive coordinator. He has also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator
The Spartans offense has consistently been one of the most effective in Division III with Slesh at the helm. The 2017 squad led all PAC teams in points per game (39.9), while ranking 45th in Division III in yards per game (437.7). The squad set program records for total yards and points during the 2017 campaign. Slesh helped mentor AFCA All-American center Gage Blair, and D3football.com All-Region quarterback Rob Cuda and running back Jacob Burke during the season. During his time at CWRU, Slesh has guided some of the nation’s top offensive units, including a 2009 squad that ranked fifth in the nation in scoring (42.4 ppg) and seventh in yardage (470.8 ypg). Slesh also produced a three-time (2007-09) UAA Offensive Player of the Year and 2009 AFCA All-American in quarterback Dan Whalen. In 2015, he oversaw the development of D3football.com All-Region selections in quarterback Rob Cuda and tight end Ethan Albers, as the offense finished 29th among all NCAA Division III squads in scoring offense. The 2016 squad set a school record for rushing yards and ranked 14th in Division III with 257.9 rushing yards per game. Prior to his arrival at Case Western Reserve, Slesh spent three seasons (1996-97, 2000) on the staff at John Carroll University. He also served in the local high school ranks as head coach at Benedictine High School from 1998-99 and as a member of the staff at Beachwood High School from 1990-95. In 1988, Slesh began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, Hawken School. Slesh was a football and baseball student-athlete at Marietta College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business management in 1988. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University in 1996. 12
WARREN MILLER
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Warren Miller will be in his sixth season at CWRU and fourth as defensive coordinator/ linebackers coach in 2017. Miller’s 2017 unit was one of the best in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, leading the league in points allowed per game (17.8), total yards allowed per game (289.6) and rushing yards allowed per game (121.8). Defensive end Cameron Brown and linebacker Justin McMahon both earned All-PAC First Team honors, while seven other CWRU defensive players were named to either the second team or an honorable mention. Miller was also a part of the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year during the season for the second time over his career. In 2016, the Spartans’ defense allowed just 18.7 points per game, the second-lowest mark in the conference and 37th-best in all of Division III. He oversaw the development of D3football.com All-Region Second Team selection Nick Kwon, as five CWRU defense players claimed All-PAC honors during the campaign. In his first season as the team’s defensive coordinator, Miller’s unit finished 15th among all NCAA Division III squads in rushing defense (100.2 yards per game), holding opponents to 22.4 points per game. Ten of his players earned All-PAC honors in 2015. Miller’s first two seasons with the program were spent as special teams coordinator/linebackers coach, and in 2013 his unit produced the UAA Special Teams Player of the Year. Before joining the staff in University Circle, Miller spent five seasons as linebackers coach at NCAA Division II Walsh University. He also served as an athletic academic advisor from 2010-12 as well as Director of Compliance and Eligibility from 2007-10. Prior to his time in North Canton, Miller served for three seasons (2005-07) in a defensive quality control position at the University of Minnesota. During his time on the staff, the Gophers appeared in a pair of bowl games. Miller also served as a graduate assistant and tight ends coach at Walsh from 2003-05 as well as a student assistant for offensive lineman and tight ends at his alma mater, Baldwin Wallace University, from 2001-03. Miller graduated from BW with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration. He and his wife Bryn live in University Heights with their three sons, Warren, William and Wade.
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BEN LOLLI
Defensive Backs/ Special Teams Coordinator Ben Lolli rejoined the Case Western Reserve University coaching staff prior to the 2016 season, and serving as the team’s Special Teams Coordinator, while also coaching the defensive backs. Lolli previously served as the wide receivers coach at Case Western Reserve during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. In between stints with the Spartans, he worked at Oberlin College, where he coached special teams and linebackers. Prior to his initial arrival at CWRU, Lolli spent the previous three years at Division II Walsh University with two seasons as a graduate assistant (2010-11) and one as a defensive assistant (2012) for linemen and backs. He previously worked with the Cavalier wide receivers in 2011. Prior to his time in North Canton, Lolli served as a student assistant for four seasons at his alma mater, Kent State University. A three-year letterwinner at Stow High School, Lolli went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in history from Kent State in 2009 and a Master of Arts in Education from Walsh in 2012.
ADDITIONAL COACHES
JORDAN CARMOSINO Head Athletic Trainer
Jordan Carmosino joined the CWRU Sports Medicine staff as an assistant athletic trainer prior to the start of the 2015-16 academic year. In December of 2017, Carmosino was promted to Associate Athletic Trainer and Clinical Education Coordinator, and was then named the Head Athletic Trainer in the summer of 2018. His primary duties include working with the Volleyball, Cross Country, Track and Field, Softball and Men’s Basketball teams. As coordinator he advises, schedules and mentors the Sports Medicine minor students for their clinical hours, event requirements and observations. Carmosino came to Case Western Reserve after working at Excel Sports Medicine in Springfield, Ohio since July 2014. He has also worked with the Ohio High School Rugby Association as a PRN Athletic Trainer since March of 2015, and was the Head Varsity Softball Coach at Mother of Mercy High School in Cincinnati from November 2013 through June 2014. Carmosino received his Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training with a minor in Excercise Science and Fitness from the College of Mount St. Joseph in May 2014. He earned his Master of Science degree in Athletic Training from Indiana Wesleyan University in August 2015.
KEVIN BURKE
Quarterbacks · 2nd Season
BRANDON McDOWELL Running Backs · 1st Season
MIKE MURPHEY
Outside Linebackers · First Season
MARK MURRAY
Offensive Line· 3rd Season
CHARLES SAULTER
Wide Receivers · 1st Season
JIM STEPHENS
Defensive Line · 2nd Season UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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2018 SEASON PREVIEW Following one of the most successful seasons in the program’s history last year, the Case Western Reserve University football team will enter the 2018 season looking to defend its Presidents’ Athletic Conference and University Athletic Association Championships, and make a second-straight appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs. The Spartans recorded the fifth undefeated regular season in program history in 2017, going 11-1 overall and reaching the second round of the NCAA Playoffs. The Spartans claimed a share of the PAC Championship with an 8-0 conference record, the first in the program’s history, while also claiming their second-straight and seventh UAA Championship overall during the campaign. Case Western Reserve finished the season ranked 13th in the D3football.com Top-25, its highest ranking ever in the organization’s final poll of the year. However, after graduating seven offensive and seven defensive starters from last year’s team, including UAA & PAC Most Valuable Offensive Player in quarterback Rob Cuda, All-American center Gage Blair and All-Region running back Jacob Burke, a number of new faces will take centerstage for the Spartans in 2018. “We not only lost a lot of seniors, but a lot of seniors with three and four years of playing experience. It’s a lot to replace,” said Head Coach Greg Debeljak, who will be starting his 15th season at the program’s helm, and will enter the year with a 102-43 record (good for a .703 winning percentage). “However, we had a great freshman class last year, and even though they couldn’t get on the field, the extended spring ball with our international trip made the coaches feel more confident in the players we have coming back. It will be a matter of getting them experience and how quickly they can learn from 14
their mistakes.” The Spartans are slated to return 72 letterwinners from last year’s team, including four offensive and four defensive starters, with a 24-person freshman class helping to bolster an already talented roster. Among the returners are senior and All-PAC First Team defensive end Cameron Brown, All-PAC Second Team selections in senior wide receiver Justin Phan and defensive tackle Ian Henderson, All-PAC Honorable Mention junior safety Patrick Crossey and All-UAA First Team senior offensive tackle Steven Bachie. With a different look to the squad than last year, Debeljak hopes the Spartans’ talent will become evident as the group gains experience on the field. “Especially with a young team, you have to improve every week. This group has their eyes wide open and are very enthusiastic. The key will be if they learn quickly from their mistakes, because they just don’t have a lot of experience. I think we have physical ability, but we haven’t seen it on the field in pressure situations. Getting better every week will be the number-one goal.”
OFFENSE
The Spartans featured one of the most dynamic offenses in Division III last season, leading the PAC and ranking 16th in the nation with 39.9 points per game, while ranking third in the conference and 45th in Division III with 437.7 yards per contest. “We will certainly change the way we do things based on the quarterback,” said Debeljak. “That being said, we will still be a fast team paced that can change speeds as needed, and we will still execute the main components of the offense we have
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Quarterback
The biggest hole the team will need to fill will be at the quarterback, following the loss of Cuda, a threeyear starter and one of the best players at the position in the program’s history. Absent the dualthreat ability of Cuda, Debeljak will have a number of possibilities to attempt to fill the role. “It is going to be a competition in camp. We answered some questions in the spring, but nobody has a grasp on the job. It could be one of the juniors on the roster now, who has been around the offense for a few years, or it could be an incoming freshman.” Juniors Ryan Coolidge (10 games, six-for-eight, 47 yards) and Julian Kinard (seven games, seven-foreight, 88 yards) are among the team’s returning options at quarterback, along with junior Peter Hontas and sophomores Mason Gee-Montgomery and Matthew Boss.
Running Back
The Spartans will also need to replace a major pieces at running back. In addition to the loss of Jacob Burke, who ran for 1,110 yards and 17 touchdowns, the team will also lose its next two leading rushers in Aaron Aguilar and Myles Anthony. “We have different kind of backs this season,” said Debeljak. “They are smaller and quicker, with maybe more speed and ability to run the ball outside. We will factor that into what we do this year.” CWRU’s leading returning running back is junior Sam Jenkins, who carried the ball 20 times for 133 yards and a pair of scores, while sophomore Zach Hall registered 18 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown. Additional returning options for the Spartans include senior JP Wassmann, junior Brandon Rabah and sophomore Kyle Turcovsky.
Receiver/ Tight End
The Spartans deepest and most experienced unit on offense is their receiving corps, which will return five players with over 100 receiving yards last season. “They are an experienced group and a productive group,” said Debeljak. “You certainly have to have the guy behind center who can get them the ball, but I think there is a way to get them the ball quickly and let them make plays.” The team’s top returning receiver is senior Justin
Phan, who led the squad with 62 receptions, 778 yards and seven touchdowns last year, including a school-record tying 15 receptions in the seasonopener against Chicago and a 12-reception, 169yard game against Mount Union in the second round of the playoffs. Three of the team’s offensive captains are receivers, including graduate students Luke DiFrancesco (17 receptions, 259 yards, three TDs) and Giuseppe Orsini (nine receptions, 193 yards, 3 TDs) and senior Joey Spitalli (18 receptions, 212 yards, 1 TD). Junior tight end Adam Zybko added 11 receptions for 181 yards and a score, while sophomores Chase Witte and Colt Morgan each will look to follow up on to successful freshman campaigns. And, despite missing most of the 2017 season, senior Hunter Tulloch registered a 16-reception, 299-yard season in 2016. Juniors Austin Navarette, Mario Robaina, and Conner Hall and sophomores Trey Minnich, Joe Dinko, Jacob Berg and David Dolansky (tight end) could all factor into the receiving game in 2018 as well.
Offensive Line
The offensive line was another strength for the Spartans in 2017, allowing just 2.08 sacks per game. And while the team will be losing the three starters on the interior of the line, CWRU will feature returning players at both tackle positions, and have a number of experienced options capable of filling the gaps. “We have players to replace, but we will be doing so with others who have seen some time on the field,” said Debeljak. “We have younger options that we really like, and really stood out when given an opportunity in the spring. We are going to be different - smaller and more athletic up front which fits in with some of our running backs. We’ll be looking for a way to take advantage of that athleticism.” Junior left tackle Derek Clontz and senior co-captain and right tackle Steven Bachie each started all 12 games last season and will aim to anchor the line. Junior Thomas Strayer made seven starts between guard and center and played in eight total games, and will look to make a smooth transition to a fulltime starter in 2018. Senior Chaz Brown (11 games) and sophomore John Feczko (nine games) each saw significant playing time last season as well. Looking to expand their roles in the upcoming season will be junior Josh Schlichting, and sophomores Michael Babbit, Brennan Ryan, Phillip Wyatt, Anthony Polizzi, Dee Gose, Weston Roberts, and Ryan Jones.
DEFENSE
CWRU’s defense also ranked at the top of the PAC
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Defensive Line
The defensive line looks to be the strength of the Spartans’ defense in 2018, with Brown returning at defensive end and senior Ian Henderson returning to anchor the middle of the line. Brown led the team with 4.5 sacks and tallied 10.0 total tackles for a loss, while Henderson registered 40 total tackles and forced three fumbles. “We have some players up front that are difficult to block in Brown and Henderson,” said Debeljak. “Brown in particular is a physically dominating player, and you can tell he is the son of a coach. His work ethic and preparation are next level, and he is a role model for our young players to follow.” Senior Tyler Bushman and juniors Andrew Lease and Adam Poltrack were also featured in the Spartans’ rotation at defensive line last year, and will provide experience to the unit, while senior defensive end Jason Lockamy is slated to rejoin the team after missing all of 2017. Junior Reed Gershenson and sophomores Houruiyang Zong, Grant Cook, Justin Stanko, Austin Subler and Dylan Zeegers will all aim to breakthrough into the lineup in 2018 as well.
Linebacker
With all five primary rotation players at linebacker graduating at the end of the 2017 season, the unit will have a new look to it this season. “We have a lot of youth, and we are really excited about the athleticism and physicality they bring,” said Debeljak. “We have some good, young players 16
that just didn’t see the field last year because of the five seniors who played at the position. They will need experience, and will have to get used to seeing things and reacting at game-speed.” Senior David Traganza and junior Isaac Withrow each saw time as a reserve role as inside linebackers, and will look to see their responsibilities expand as they emerge as potential starters this coming season. Sophomores Michael Amadio, Travis Johnston and Dominic Barandica could all see time on the field at inside linebacker as well in 2018. Outside linebacker options among returners include junior Brett Marcus and sophomores Brett Carney, Skyler Wadas, Brian Victor, Joshua Smith, Steven Clark, and Joshua Clopp.
Defensive Backs
Led by returning all-conference selection and junior strong safety Patrick Crossey, the Spartans’ defensive backfield will likely feature a mix of experienced returners and first-year players in 2018. “We have some players coming back that have some experience, including a number of cornerbacks who saw time on the field due to injuries and rotation,” said Debeljak. “Crossey is a really good player who has started since his freshman year, and holds the unit together. We have more than meets the eye, and maybe the best crop of freshman at the position that we have ever had. I wouldn’t be surprised if maybe one or two freshmen are playing in our defensive backfield from the beginning of the season.” Crossey led all Spartans with four interceptions last season and was fourth on the team with 68 tackles, en route to earning an All-PAC honorable mention. Also slated to return at safety, are sophomore Nick Kadlecik, who registered a pair of interceptions during his freshman campaign, sophomore Cooper Tulloch and junior Jeremy Hill. At cornerback, junior Munyaradzi Mangwende played in five games and made one start, before missing the remainder of the season due to injury, while junior Kevin Chrissis started 11 games and played in all 12 last year, recording an interception and breaking up a team-leading five passes. Junior Luke Bedell, who appeared in 11 games off the bench and notched four pass breakups and an interception, and sophomore Corey King, could also factor into the rotation at cornerback this year.
SPECIAL TEAMS
CWRU will have a new look in the kicking game, following the departure of its kicker and punter
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from last year. The roster will feature one returning kicker, sophomore Alexander Sfakianos, along with a freshman aiming to challenge for the spot. Meanwhile, Debeljak discovered a punter for 2018 in a versatile player who was featured in a number of positions last year. “We found our punter in the spring in Chase Witte he is an elusive athlete, so the opposing punt return teams will have to respect that, which will usually help in coverage and protection as well.” Despite having new faces kicking and punting, sophomores Kanyon Combs and Jack Williams will add an experienced hand as the team’s long snappers. Witte will also be a factor in the kick return game, after averaging 15.0 yards per return last year in limited opportunities. Both Justin Phan (11.8 yards per punt return) and Mario Robaina (8.0 yards per return) will once again be featured on punt returns in 2018.
PAC OUTLOOK/ SCHEDULE
The Spartans are slated to open the 2018 campaign on September 1st with a home night contest against the University of Rochester, which will count as a University Athletic Association game. The contest, which will be the first between the two teams since 2011, will mark the rekindling of a rivalry, after the two teams met 18 times between 1990 and 2011. “We are glad to be starting against Rochester, a UAA school, and are looking forward to the two-year relationship. with them,” said Debeljak.
From there, the Spartans will turn their attention to the PAC and the league’s new nine-game schedule. The extra conference game, along with the departure of Thomas More from the league, will allow each of the ten PAC programs to face each other during the year, and prevent a situation like last season, where two undefeated teams tied for the conference championship. “We are certainly happy that everyone is playing everyone this year in the PAC,” said Debeljak. “The conference lost a lot, when you take a look across the board. The league was very strong last year, but very senior laden, and it will be interesting to see, which teams have depth and what teams have recruited, because a lot of the faces you see in the PAC will be very different.” The Spartans will begin their conference slate at Grove City on September 15 at Grove City, before returning home to host Thiel at DiSanto Field. From there, the Spartans will have one of their toughest stretches of the campaign with back-to-back road games against Westminster and Washington & Jefferson. CWRU will celebrate Homecoming Weekend on October 13 against Saint Vincent, and will then travel for its final two road games of the season against Geneva and Bethany. Case Western Reserve will conclude the regular season at home against Waynesburg and Carnegie Mellon, with the latter game marking the 33rd edition of the Academic Bowl between the Spartans and the Tartans.
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NUMERICAL ROSTER * indicates varsity letters earned | (c) indicates team captain
No. 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 37 37 38 39 41
Name Cl. Justin Phan*** Sr. Zach Hall* So. Nick Kadlecik* So. Luke DiFrancesco*** (c) Gr. Drew Saxton Fr. Chase Witte* So. Patrick Crossey** (c) Jr. Austin Navarrette** Jr. Brett Carney* So. Luke Bedell** Jr. Julian Kinard** Jr. Joshua Smith* So. Matthew Boss* So. Colin Schuster Fr. Trey Minnich* So. Munyaradzi Mangwende** Jr. Mason Gee-Montgomery* So. Peter Hontas** Jr. Jack Crouch Fr. Alex Glatz Fr. Ryan Coolidge** Jr. Brett Marcus** Jr. Joey Spitalli*** (c) Sr. Joe Dinko* So. Giuseppe Orsini*** (c) Gr. Kevin Chrissis** Jr. Jackson Mitchell Fr. Mario Robaina** Jr. Corey King* So. JP Wassmann*** Sr. Kyle Turcovsky* So. Donald Day III Fr. Thomas DelMastro Fr. Cooper Tulloch* So. Sam Jenkins** Jr. Pablo Garcia Fr. Nate Stefonsky Fr. Richard Phillips Fr. Alec Peltekian Fr. Isaac Withrow** Jr. Brandon Rabah** Jr. Max Winebrake Fr. J.J. Henson Fr. Alexander Sfakianos* So. David Traganza*** Sr. Jeremy Hill** Jr. Robertson Albrecht Fr.
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Pos. WR RB S WR QB WR S WR OLB CB QB OLB QB DB WR CB QB QB ATH TE QB OLB WR WR WR CB DB WR CB FB RB RB DB S RB OLB RB ILB ILB ILB RB ILB OLB K ILB S K
Ht. 5-8 5-8 5-6 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-7 5-6 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-11
Wt. 155 180 145 185 185 190 195 210 200 180 170 185 165 165 175 165 185 195 185 215 190 210 180 175 185 185 170 170 170 219 170 170 175 180 180 175 180 195 205 215 195 185 190 202 200 170 155
Hometown/High School Atlanta, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian New Albany, Ohio / New Albany Pittsburgh, Pa. / West Allegheny Johnstown, Pa. / Bishop McCort South Fayette, Pa. / South Fayette Cincinnati, Ohio / Milford Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum Senior Fort Worth, Texas / Northwest Irwin, Pa. / Penn-Trafford Chatham, N.J. / Saint Peters Prep Damascus, Md. / Damascus Atlanta, Ga. / Benjamin E. Mays East Aurora, N.Y. / East Aurora Minooka, Ill. / Minooka Community LaGrange, Ohio / Keystone Baltimore, Md. / Western School of Tech. & Environmental Sci. Stockbridge, Mich. / Stockbridge New Orleans, La. / Jesuit Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard South Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills Chicago, Ill. / St. Ignatius Prep Johnson City, Tenn. / Science Hill Roselle, Ill. / Lake Park Chardon, Ohio / Chardon Upper St. Clair, Pa. / Upper St. Clair Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper Saint Clair Dayton, Ohio / Vandalia Butler Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit Prep Hammond, La. / La. School for Math, Science & the Arts Miami, Fla. / Christopher Columbus North Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin Glen Burnie, Md. / St. Mary’s Escondido, Calif. / San Pasqual Boca Raton, Fla. / Boca Raton Community Medina, Ohio / Highland Cleveland, Ohio / Orange Houston, Texas / St. John Paul the Great (Va.) Johnstown, Pa. / Bishop McCort Mahwah, N.J. / Mahwah Winfield, W. Va. / Winfield Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller Oreland, Pa. / Upper Dublin Jefferson, Ohio / Jefferson Area San Mateo, Calif. / Crystal Spring Uplands San Diego, Calif. / Francis Parker Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep Aurora, Ohio / Aurora
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Name Michael Amadio* Cameron Brown** (c) Steven Clark* Joshua Clopp* Kanyon Combs* Adam Poltrack** Brian Victor* Travis Johnston* Skyler Wadas* Luis Rivera II Chaz Brown*** Thomas Strayer** Dante Grecco Austin Subler* Dominic Barandica* Thomas Hankey Jack Williams* Michael Babbit* Brennan Ryan* Phillip Wyatt* Anthony Polizzi* Derek Clontz** John Feczko* Dee Gose* Houruiyang Zong* John DelMastro Joshua Blamer Ian Henderson*** Weston Roberts* Ryan Jones* Charles Webb Josh Schlichting** Steven Bachie*** (c) David Dolansky* Hunter Tulloch*** Mukund Mahesh Jacob Berg* Conner Hall** Jack Baker Colt Morgan* Adam Zybko** Jason Lockamy*** Andrew Lease** Reed Gershenson** Grant Cook* Thomas Koss Tyler Bushman*** Justin Stanko* Austin Keil Dylan Zegers*
Cl. So. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. So. So. So. So. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. So.
Pos. ILB DE OLB OLB LS DE OLB ILB OLB ILB G OL DL ILB OLB OL LS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DE OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OT TE WR WR WR WR DL WR TE DL DL NG DE DL DE NG DL DE
Ht. 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-6 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-0 6-2 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-0
Wt. 200 237 160 200 205 230 195 200 205 220 270 260 230 220 210 280 180 230 275 295 270 300 270 275 245 252 245 340 245 265 275 265 260 210 190 195 185 175 210 195 210 205 245 245 220 230 230 270 235 215
Hometown/High School Davidson, N.C. / William Amos Hough Westlake, Ohio / Westlake Rochester, N.Y. / Rush-Henrietta Senior Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillan Huntersville, N.C. / Lake Norman Charter Mountain View, Calif. / Saint Francis Canton, Mich. / Father Gabriel Richard Zanesville, Ohio / Bishop Rosencrans Clovis, N.M. / Clovis Sanford, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep Kennett, Mo. / Kennett Mentor, Ohio / Mentor Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper Saint Clair Tipp City, Ohio / Tippecanoe Modesto, Calif. / Joseph A. Gregori Boca Raton, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons Westerville, Ohio / Westerville North Export, Pa. / Franklin Regional Green, Ohio / Green St. Louis, Mo. / Chaminade Brockport, N.Y. / Brockport North Fayette, Pa. / West Allegheny Senior Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel Area Lewisburg, Pa. / Lewisburg Area Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel Area Escondido, Calif. / San Pasqual Venetia, Pa. / Seton-LaSalle Detroit, Mich. / Detroit Country Day Pittsburgh, Pa. / Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Warren, Ohio / Howland Troutville, Va. / Mercersburg (Pa.) Upper Saint Clair, Pa. / Upper Saint Clair Berea, Ohio / Berea-Midpark Brecksville, Ohio / University School Boca Raton, Fla. / North Broward Prep Frisco, Texas / Independence Clinton, N.J. / North Hunterdon Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley West Akron, Ohio / Revere Wooster, Ohio / Wooster Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard West Apex, N.C. / Apex Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton-LaSalle Catholic Aliso Viejo, Calif. / Jserra Catholic Alvarado, Texas / Alvarado Bay Village, Ohio / Bay Naperville, Ill. / Naperville North Chardon, Ohio / Chardon Ormond Beach, Fla. / The Hill School Marietta, Ga. / Alan C. Pope
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Steven Bachie
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SENIOR • OFFENSIVE TACKLE 6-4 • 260 lbs. Hometown (High School): Berea, Ohio (Berea-Midpark) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Chemical Engineering
2017: Named to the All-UAA First Team… Started all 12 games at right tackle during the season… Was a part of a unit that helped the Spartans score a program-record 479 points during the 2017 season and totaled 5,252 yards of offense during the year, including 3,008 passing and 2,244 rushing… Helped the offensive line yield just 19 sacks in 12 games. 2016: Selected as an honorable mention to the All-University Athletic Association team… Started all 10 games at tackle for the Spartans during the year… Was a key member of an offensive line that helped the team rush for a school-record 2,597 yards during the season, as the team ended the year ranked 12th among all NCAA Division III teams with 497.9 yards per game and 14th with 257.9 rushing yards per contest… Named to the D3football.com Team of the Week on November 1st after helping the Spartans to collect 707 yards of total offense and 435 rushing yards in a 56-38 win at Washington (Mo.). 2015: Saw action in nine games on the Spartans’ offensive line, including five in a starting role, during his freshman season… was a part of an offensive line that allowed just 2.2 sacks per game during the season, while allowing the team to rush for 190.3 yards per game and gain a total of 468.4 yards of total offense per game, the 32nd-best mark among all NCAA Division III teams. Personal: Fouryear player for Berea-Midpark High School, serving as a team captain...coached by Ray Hradek...named to the all-conference first team and all-Northeast Ohio second team his senior year...also wrestled in high school, serving as a team captain for two years and earning all-conference honors...born January 6th...son of Steve and Susan.
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CAMERON BROWN
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Cameron Brown 44 SENIOR • DEFENSIVE END 6-0 • 237 lbs. Hometown (High School): Westlake, Ohio (Westlake) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Biology
2017: Selected to the All-PAC and All-UAA First Teams… Started all 12 games during the season… Finished the year with 42 tackles, including 20 solo… Led all CWRU players with 4.5 sacks and three quarterback hurries, and was second on the team with 10 tackles for a loss… Forced one fumble, recovered a fumble and added a pass breakup during the year… Notched a season-high eight tackles, including half a sack, against Grove City on September 16… Had three tackles for a loss, including one sack, against Saint Vincent on September 30... Forced and recovered a fumble during the team’s win over Thiel, while also collecting a pair of tackles for a loss, on October 14. 2016: Earned selection to the All-PAC Second Team and the All-UAA First Team during his first season with the Spartans… Led all Spartan players with 4.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for a loss (94th in DIII), two fumble recoveries (61st in DIII), three forced fumbles and six quarterback hurries… Started all 10 games during the season, ending the year with 47 tackles and five pass breakups… Named the PAC and UAA Defensive Player of the Week, and selected to the D3football. com Team of the Week, after recording 10 tackles, including two for a loss and a sack, forcing a pair of fumbles and recovering one, and notching a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against Geneva on October 22nd… Led all Spartan players with 10 tackles against Bethany, including 2.5 tackles for a loss, en route earning UAA Defensive Player of the Week and PAC Rookie of the Week honors…Recorded a seasonhigh three tackles for a loss, including two sacks, during the team’s season finale against Carnegie Mellon. Personal: Transferred from the University of Cincinnati prior to the start of his sophomore year, where he did not play varsity football... Played four years of football in high school, competing for both Mater Dei High School in California, and Westlake High School in Ohio, graduating from Westlake in 2015... Served as his team captain during his senior year... Was coached by Mark Campo... Also played basketball in high school... Born May 27... Son of Mike and Carolyn... His father, Mike, is an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors and the former head coach of both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers... His brother, Elijah, plays basketball for the University of New Mexico... His uncle, Anthony, is a former NFL offensive lineman, playing for the Steelers and Bengals.
BROWN CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2016 23 24 47 13.5-72 4.5-34 0-0 5 2-0 2 0 2017 20 22 42 10.0-44 4.5-33 0-0 1 1-0 1 0 CAREER 43 46 89 23.5-116 9.0-67 0-0 6 3-0 3 0
Chaz Brown
SENIOR • GUARD 6-4 • 270 lbs. Hometown (High School): Kennett, Mo. (Kennett) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Biomedical Engineering
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2017: Played in each of the final 11 games of the season off the bench for the Spartans’ offensive line during his junior year… Was a part of a unit that helped the Spartans score a program-record 479 points during the 2017 season and totaled 5,252 yards of offense during the year, including 3,008 passing and 2,244 rushing… Helped the offensive line yield just 19 sacks in 12 games. 2016: Saw action in one game during his sophomore season, appearing off the bench on the offensive line against Thiel. 2015: Saw action in two games during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Kennett High School team...served as a captain during his senior year...coached by Aaron Pixley...born October 2...son of Charlie and Mindy. UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Tyler Bushman 96 SENIOR • DEFENSIVE END 6-5 • 230 lbs. Hometown (High School): Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Accounting
2017: Played in all 12 games off the bench for the CWRU defensive line in 2017… Finished the year with 26 tackles, including 11 solo and 4.5 for a loss, with one sack… Forced one fumble and recorded a pass breakup during the year… Notched a season-high six tackles against Geneva on October 21… Recorded a sack against Thiel on October 14, and forced a fumble against Saint Vincent on October 30. 2016: Appeared in four games off the bench during his sophomore season… Finished the year with two tackles and a quarterback hurry… Received UAA All-Academic honors. 2015: Saw action in a pair of games during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the football team at Naperville North High School...coached by Sean Drendel...two-time Academic All-Conference for football...also played basketball and competed in track and field in high school...born October 31...son of Michael and Kimberly.
BUSHMAN CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2016 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2017 11 15 26 4.5-6 1.0-2 0-0 1 0-0 1 0 CAREER 12 16 28 4.5-6 1.0-2 0-0 1 0-0 1 0
Luke DiFrancesco
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GRADUATE STUDENT • WIDE RECEIVER 5-11 • 185 lbs. Hometown (High School): Johnstown, Pa. (Bishop McCort) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Biomedical Engineering
2017: Returned from an injury his junior year to play in all 12 games his senior campaign, including eight in a starting role… Finished the year with 17 catches for 259 yards and three touchdowns… Caught a season-high three passes for 45 yards against Carnegie Mellon on November 11… Collected a 24-yard touchdown catch during the team’s NCAA Playoff game against top-ranked Mount Union… Also caught touchdowns against Saint Vincent and Westminster… Has played in 32 games over his career, catching 64 passes for 843 yards and six touchdowns. 2016: Missed the entire 2016 season due to injury. 2015: Played in all 10 games for the Spartans during his sophomore year… finished the season with 16 receptions for 325 yards and a pair of touchdowns… tallied a pair of catches for 78 yards and a touchdown against St. Vincent on September 19th… Had a career-long 65-yard touchdown catch against Thiel on September 26th. 2014: Played in all 10 games during the campaign, making four starts…tied for the team lead with 31 receptions during the year, and fifth among CWRU players with 259 receiving yards…named the UAA Offensive Player of the Week after catching the game-winning 23-yard touchdown pass with 1:08 remaining, his first career score, in a win over Thiel on September 27…finished the game with four receptions and a seasonhigh 75 yards. Personal: Earned three varsity letters in football as well as two in basketball and one in tennis at Bishop McCort High School…named to All-Pennsylvania Second Team in 2012…All-Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference in 2013…high honor roll student…son of Matthew and Anne DiFrancesco. Season 2014 2015 2017 CAREER 22
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DiFRANCESCO CAREER STATISTICS
Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 31 259 8.4 1 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 16 325 20.3 2 65 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 -4 17 259 15.2 3 36 8 0 4 2.0 0 8 64 843 13.2 6 65
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Ian Henderson
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SENIOR• DEFENSIVE LINE 6-6 • 340 lbs. Hometown (High School): Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Mechanical Engineering
2017: Named to the All-PAC Second Team and the All-UAA First Team… Started all 12 games during the season in the middle of the Spartans’ defensive line… Finished the year with 40 total tackles, including 19 solo… Registered 2.5 tackles for a loss and one sack, while hurrying the quarterback once and forcing three fumbles (63rd in DIII)… Named to the D3football.com Team of the Week, the PAC Athlete of the Week, and the UAA Player of the Week on September 18, after recording a season-high eight tackles, including a sack, 1.5 total tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles and a quarterback hurry during the team’s win over Grove City. 2016: Named to the All-UAA Second Team following his sophomore season… Played in eight total games, including six in a starting role… Finished the year with 29 tackles, including one for a loss… Recorded a career-high eight tackles during the Spartans’ win over Geneva. 2015: Played in eight games for the Spartans as a freshman, seeing the majority of time on special teams… registered three tackles during the team’s win at Bethany on October 3rd. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Detroit Country Day School team...coached by Dan MacLean...born November 1...son of Darren and Angela.
HENDERSON CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2015 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2016 7 22 29 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2017 19 21 40 2.5-8 1.0-5 0-0 0 0-0 3 0 CAREER 27 45 72 3.5-10 1.0-5 0-0 0 0-0 3 0
LUKE DiFRANCESCO
IAN HENDERSON
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Jason Lockamy SENIOR• DEFENSIVE LINE 6-1 • 205 lbs. Hometown (High School): Apex, N.C. (Apex) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Psychology
2017: Did not play football in 2017. 2016: Named to the All-UAA Second Team during his junior year… Appeared in all 10 games, including five as a starter, and finished the year with 26 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries, and two fumble recoveries… Recorded season-highs with six tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, a sack a fumble and a quarterback hurry during the team’s win over Westminster.2015: Appeared in nine games for the Spartans during his sophomore season… finished the year with 12 tackles, including one sack, and a quarterback hurry… had a season-high three tackles with a sack during the team’s win over Thiel on September 26th. 2014: Appeared in one game during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Carnegie Mellon on September 6.Personal: Earned two varsity letters in football as well as three in track at Apex High School…three-time All-SWAC 8 selection and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2014…ESPN Triangle Scholar Athlete of the Week…National Football Foundation/College Hall of Fame Scholarship recipient…finalist for Wendy’s High School Heisman and a Carolina Panthers Community Captain of the Year…conference and regional champion in the discus throw…four-year honor roll student…son of Courtney and Catherine Woyee-Jones as well as Thomas and Jackie Lockamy.
LOCKAMY CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2015 8 4 12 1.0-2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2016 12 14 26 4.5-14 1.5-9 0-0 0 2-0 0 1 CAREER 20 18 38 5.5-16 2.5-11 0-0 0 2-0 0 1
Giuseppe Orsini
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GRADUATE STUDENT • WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 • 185 lbs. Hometown (High School): Upper St. Clair, Pa. (Upper St. Clair) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Finance
2017: Appeared in 10 games during his senior season, making three starts… Registered career-highs with nine receptions for 193 yards and three touchdowns during the year… Caught two passes, both for touchdowns, and 69 yards during the team’s win over Grove City on September 16… Had a 12-yard touchdown catch against Thiel on October 14… Named CWRU’s representative on the PAC Sportsmanship Team. 2016: Appeared in three games off the bench during his junior season… Caught one pass for two yards during the campaign, coming during the Spartans’ win over Thiel College. 2015: Did not see varsity action during his sophomore season… earned UAA All-Academic honors. 2014: Played on the junior varsity team as a freshman. Personal: Earned two varsity letters at Upper St. Clair High School…recipient of 2014 TJ White Scholarship…high honors student all four years…nominee for USCHS Student of the Year…son of John and Janice Orsini. Season 2016 2017 CAREER
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ORSINI CAREER STATISTICS
Rush Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 9 193 21.4 3 39 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 195 19.5 3 39
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Justin Phan
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SENIOR • WIDE RECEIVER 5-8 • 155 lbs. Hometown (High School): Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Accounting 2017: Named to the All-PAC Second Team and the All-UAA First Team… Played in all 12 games and made eight starts… Led the team with 62 receptions, 778 yards and seven receiving touchdowns during the year… Also returned 18 punts for 213 yards, good for an average of 11.8 yards per return (26th in Division III)… Began his season by matching a program record with 15 receptions against Chicago, collecting 112 yards and two touchdowns in the game… Earned UAA Offensive Player of the Week honors after the effort… Also earned UAA Offensive Player of the Week honors after catching six passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns against Carnegie Mellon… One of his touchdown catches was the game winner in overtime… He also returned a blocked punt for a touchdown at the end of regulation, which was later selected as the D3football.com Play of the Week… Returned a punt for 33 yards against Illinois Wesleyan in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs, earning UAA Special Teams Player of the Week recognition… Caught 12 passes for a career-high 174 yards in the second round of the playoffs against Mount Union to secure UAA Player of the Week honors for the fourth time over the campaign… Ended his junior season ninth in program history with 124 career receptions and second with 658 return yards. 2016: Named to the All-UAA First Team as a punt returner and to the All-UAA Second Team as a wide receiver… Finished the season with career receiving bests with 46 receptions, 511 yards and three touchdowns… Ranked 29th in Division III 11.3 yards per punt return… Named the returner on the D3football.com Team of the Week and the UAA Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, the second-longest punt return in program history, and the first punt returned for a touchdown by a Spartan since the 2011 season… Added a second UAA Special Teams Player of the Week honor on October 10th, after returning six punts for a total of 105 yards, including a 33 yard return, against Bethany… Recorded a career-best seven receptions against both Bethany and Washington… Had six receptions for a career-best 87 yards against Thiel… Had a season-long 36 yard reception against Chicago… Caught touchdown passes against Grove City, Bethany and Westminster. 2015: Selected to the All-UAA First Team as a punt returner… played in all 10 games during his freshman season as a wide receiver and returner… ranked 48th among Division III players with 8.3 yards per punt return… had 21 punt returns during the year for 175 yards, including a season-long 44 yard return against Waynesburg on October 10th… also caught 16 passes during the season for 161 yards. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Greater Atlanta Christian School team... coached by Tim Hardy...earned second team all-state and first team all-region honors during his career... claimed Gwinnett County Player of the Week and Month honors...named a Gwinnett County All-Star...was on the honor roll in high school...also played soccer...born April 27...son of Steven and Tiffany.
PHAN CAREER STATISTICS
Season 2015 2016 2017 CAREER Season 2015 2016 2017 CAREER
OFFENSIVE Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 0 6 6.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 0 6 6.0 0 RETURNS KR Yds. Avg. TD Long 1 35 35.0 0 35 10 143 14.3 0 29 0 0 0.0 0 0 11 178 16.2 0 35
Rush 0 1 0 1
Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 0 16 161 10.1 0 37 6 46 511 11.1 3 36 0 62 773 12.5 7 60 6 124 1445 11.7 10 60 PR 21 24 18 63
Yds. Avg. 175 8.3 270 11.2 213 11.8 658 10.4
TD Long 0 44 1 85 1 52 2 85
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Joey Spitalli
SENIOR • WIDE RECEIVER 6-2 • 180 lbs. Hometown (High School): Roselle, Ill. (Lake Park) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Biomedical Engineering
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2017: Played in all 12 games during his junior season, making six starts… Finished the year with 18 receptions for 212 yards and a touchdown… Recorded season-highs with four receptions for 61 yards, including a 26-yard catch, during the Spartans’ NCAA Playoff win over #11 Illinois Wesleyan… Caught two passes for 41 yards and a touchdown against Saint Vincent on September 30. 2016: Played in six games during his sophomore season, making four starts… Finished the year with 18 receptions (three receptions in each of the six games he appeared in) for 167 yards and a pair of touchdowns… Caught touchdown passes against Geneva and Carnegie Mellon. 2015: Played in four games for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a member of the Lake Park High School football team...served as a team captain during his junior and senior years...coached by Chris Roll...named to the all-conference second team in 2014 and 2015...earned highest academic honors all four years...also competed in track and field. Season 2016 2017 CAREER
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SPITALLI CAREER STATISTICS
Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 18 167 9.3 2 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 18 212 11.8 1 38 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 36 379 10.5 3 38
David Traganza 38 SENIOR • LINEBACKER 5-10 • 200 lbs. Hometown (High School): San Diego, Calif. (Francis Parker) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Mechanical Engineering
2017: Appeared in 11 games on defense and special teams for the Spartans during his junior season… Finished the year with 20 tackles (11 solo)… Recorded a season-high four tackles against Waynesburg… Had three tackles and forced a fumble against Thiel on October 14. 2016: Played in eight games during his sophomore season, including three as a starter… Recorded a career-best 20 tackles during the season… Had a career-high six tackles during the Spartans’ win over Geneva… Received UAA All-Academic honors. 2015: Saw action in a pair of games during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Saint Vincent on September 19th. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Francis Parker High School team, serving as a team captain during his senior year...coached by John Morrison...finished his career with 200 tackles, including 21 for a loss and nine sacks...named to the All-League First Team his senior year...was a three-time UT All-Academic Team member...also played lacrosse and basketball in high school...born December 31...son of William and Susan.
TRAGANZA CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2016 7 13 20 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2017 11 9 20 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0 CAREER 18 22 40 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0
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UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Hunter Tulloch
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SENIOR • WIDE RECEIVER 6-2 • 190 lbs. Hometown (High School): Boca Raton, Fla. (North Broward Prep) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Finance 2017: Appeared in seven games off the bench as a junior. 2016: Appeared in 10 games during his sophomore season, making five starts… Recorded career-best marks with 16 receptions for 299 yards… Scored his only touchdown of the season and the first of his career on a career-long 55-yard reception against Saint Vincent, as a part of a three-reception, career-best 136 yard game… Had a career-high four receptions during the team’s win at Bethany. 2015: Saw action in a pair of games during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Saint Vincent on September 19th. Personal: Was a four-year member of the North Broward Preparatory School team, serving as a captain...coached by Rex Nottage...also played basketball and competed in track and field in high school...born November 27...son of Scott and Joy. Season 2016 2017 CAREER
TULLOCH CAREER STATISTICS
Rush Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 16 299 18.7 1 55 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 16 299 18.7 1 55
JP Wassmann
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SENIOR • FULLBACK 5-10 • 219 lbs. Hometown (High School): Miami, Fla. (Christopher Columbus) Letters Earned: 3 Major: Finance
2017: Played in nine games during his junior season, making one start against Grove City… Carried the ball once for three yards and caught one pass for 12 yards during the season. 2016: Appeared in two games in a reserve role for the Spartans during his sophomore year… Carried the ball once against Thiel for three yards. 2015: Played in one game during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Waynesburg on October 10th… rushed a pair of times for eight yards in the game… named to the PAC Fall Academic Honor Roll. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Christopher Columbus High School team...coached by Chris Merritt...born July 30...son of Jurgen and Inge.
JUSTIN PHAN
DAVID TRAGANZA
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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SPARTAN JUNIORS
Luke Bedell
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JUNIOR • CORNERBACK 5-10 • 180 lbs. Hometown (High School): Chatham, N.J. (Saint Peters Prep) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Biomedical Engineering
2017: Played in 11 games off the bench for the CWRU defense, finishing the season with 12 tackles, including nine solo… Registered one tackle for a loss against Thiel on October 14… Recorded the first interception of his career against Grove City on September 16… Broke up a pair of passes against Westminster on November 4. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Saint Peter’s prep football team, where he was coached by Rich Hansen... Also played lacrosse and rubgy and competed in track in high school... Born May 23... Son of Brad and Claudyne.
BEDELL CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2017 9 3 12 1.0-3 0-0 1-0 4 0-0 0 0 CAREER 9 3 12 1.0-3 0-0 1-0 4 0-0 0 0
Kevin Chrissis
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JUNIOR • CORNERBACK 5-10 • 185 lbs. Hometown (High School): Pittsburgh, Pa. (Upper Saint Clair) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Finance
2017: Played in all 12 games during the season and made 11 starts during his sophomore season… Finished the year with 34 tackles, including 22 solo and 1.5 tackles for a loss... Tied for the team lead with five pass breakups during the year… Recorded the first interception of his career during the team’s season-opening game against the University of Chicago… Recorded six tackles, including one for a loss, during the team’s win at Washington on October 28. 2016: Played in four games off the bench during his freshman season, finishing the year with three tackles and a pass defended… Had a pair of tackles during the team’s opening game against Chicago. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Upper Saint Clair High School football team, serving as a co-captain during his senior year... Was coached by Jim Render... Named to the all-conference team... Dan Buldger Award recipient... Member of the National Honors Society and the High Honor Roll... Also competed in track... Born November 13... Son of Chuck and Mary Beth.
CHRISSIS CAREER STATISTICS
Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2016 3 0 3 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2017 22 12 34 1.5-4 0-0 1-29 5 0-0 0 0 CAREER 25 12 37 1.5-4 0-0 1-29 6 0-0 0 0
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UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL
Derek Clontz
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JUNIOR • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-4 • 300 lbs. Hometown (High School): North Fayette, Pa. (West Allegheny Senior) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Engineering 2017: Started all 12 games on the CWRU offensive line at left tackle during his sophomore season… Was a part of a unit that helped the Spartans score a program-record 479 points during the 2017 season and totaled 5,252 yards of offense during the year, including 3,008 passing and 2,244 rushing… Helped the offensive line yield just 19 sacks in 12 games. 2016: Appeared in six games in a reserve role for the Spartans’ offensive line during his freshman season. Personal: Was a three-year member of the West Allegheny High School football team, where he was coached by Bob Palko... Earned First Team AllConference and All-District selections, and was honorable mention All-State during his senior year... Helped lead his team to the WPIAL Championship in 2013 and WPIAL runners-up in 2014... Won the American Legion Athletic Award and the U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete Award... Was a Distinguished Honors Graduate and a PPG National Merit Scholarship winner... Also played basketball and rugby in high school... Born January 14... Son of Chuck and Tracey.
Ryan Coolidge
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JUNIOR • QUARTERBACK 6-3 • 190 lbs. Hometown (High School): Chicago, Ill. (St. Ignatius Prep) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Finance
2017: Appeared in 10 games off the bench at quarterback for the Spartans during his sophomore season… Completed six-of-eight passes for 47 yards, while running 18 times for 62 yards during the year… Ran for a season-high 30 yards and completed two-of-four passes for 22 yards (also a season-high) against Thiel on October 14. 2016: Played in seven games as a wide receiver for the Spartans during his freshman year… Finished the year with four receptions for 28 yards. Personal: Was a four-year member of the St. Ignatius College Prep football team, serving as a team captain during his senior season... Coached by John O’Connor... Claimed an All-Conference honor during his career... Received the Anthony Fornelli Leadership Award... Selected to the AFW Elite National Team... All-State Academic as a senior, and a member of the National Honors Society... Also played baseball and wrestled... Born April 15... Son of Curt and Beth.
COOLIDGE CAREER STATISTICS
RUSHING/RECEIVING Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 4 28 7.0 0 9 71 9 62 3.4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 76 9 67 3.5 0 5 4 28 7.0 0 9 PASSING Season Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int Long 2016 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0 2017 6 8 75.0 47 0 0 17 CAREER 6 9 66.7 47 0 1 17 Season Rush 2016 1 2017 18 CAREER 19
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Patrick Crossey
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JUNIOR • SAFETY 6-1 • 195 lbs. Hometown (High School): Pittsburgh, Pa. (Plum Senior) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Civil Engineering
2017: Named an honorable mention to the All-PAC Team… Started all 11 games he played in during the year… Led all CWRU players with four interceptions during the year… Tallied 68 tackles, the fourth-most among CWRU players during the year, including 39 solo tackles… Had a pair tackles for a loss, and brokeup four passes during the year, while recovering one fumble… Recorded his first career interception during the team’s season-opening win over Chicago… Notched a season-high 11 tackles against Westminster on November 4… Had an interception and nine tackles during the Spartans’ win in their season-finale against Carnegie Mellon… Academic Honor Roll… Earned UAA Fall All-Academic recognition. 2016: Made an immediate impact on the Spartans’ defense during his freshman season, earning All-UAA First Team honors as the team’s strong safety… Played in all 10 games, starting the final nine… Finished the year with 64 tackles, third-most among CWRU players, including 1.5 for a loss… Added six pass breakups, a fumble recovery, and tied for the team lead with three forced fumbles… Was 31st in Division III with 0.3 forced fumbles per game… Led the team in tackles in three games during the year… Named the PAC Rookie of the Week on September 19th after recording six tackles, forcing a fumble and breaking up a pass against Grove City… Also named the UAA Defensive Player of the Week and the PAC Rookie of the Week after his 13-tackle performance with one forced fumble in a win over Westminster… Added a 10-tackle game against Washington to lead all Spartans in the game.Personal: Was a four-year member of the Plum Senior High School football team... Served as a co-captain his senior year... Was coached by Matt Morgan... Was a three-time All-Conference honoree... National Honor Society and High Honor Roll member... Vice President of his school during his senior year... Also played basketball in high school... Born June 6... Son of Bob and Linda.
CROSSEY CAREER STATISTICS
Season 2016 2017 CAREER
UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 40 24 64 1.5-3 0-0 0-0 6 1-0 3 0 39 29 68 2.0-3 0-0 4-0 4 1-0 0 0 79 53 132 3.5-6 0-0 4-0 10 2-0 3 0
Reed Gershenson 92 JUNIOR • NOSE GUARD 6-2 • 245 lbs. Hometown (High School): Aliso Viejo, Calif. (Jserra Catholic) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Political Science
2017: Appeared in a pair of games off the bench during his sophomore season… Saw action against both Waynesburg and Westminster. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the JSerra Catholic High School football team... Coach by Jim Hartigan... Three-year letterman... Member of the National Honors Society and the Pre-Law Magnet Program...Born February 8... Son of Allen and Renee.
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UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL
Conner Hall
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JUNIOR • WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 • 175 lbs. Hometown (High School): Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Biology 2017: Played in nine games during his sophomore season, appearing mostly on special teams… Caught a pass for six yards during the team’s win over Bethany on October 7… Finished the year with seven tackles, including six unassisted… Earned UAA Fall All-Academic recognition. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Blue Valley Northwest football team... Coached by Mike Zegunis... Born June 16... Son of Michael and Anne.
Jeremy Hill
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JUNIOR • SAFETY 5-9 • 170 lbs. Hometown (High School): Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Economics & Finance
2017: Did not see action in a varsity game during his sophomore season. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Cathedral Prep football team... Coached by Mike Mischler... Born March 15... Son of Len and Beth.
Peter Hontas
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JUNIOR • QUARTERBACK 6-1 • 195 lbs. Hometown (High School): New Orleans, La. (Jesuit) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Finance
2017: Appeared in one game during his sophomore season, carrying the ball twice for 18 yards during the team’s win over Thiel on October 14… PAC Academic Honor Roll. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Jesuit High School football team, serving as the team captain his senior year... Coached by Marc Songy... Was an All-District Honorable Mention selection... Earned Academic All-State honors... Born November 13... Son of Roch and Janice... His father, Roch, was a quarterback at Tulane and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986.
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Sam Jenkins
JUNIOR • RUNNING BACK 5-10 • 180 lbs. Hometown (High School): Medina, Ohio (Highland) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Marketing
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2017: Played in 11 games off the bench for the Spartans during his sophomore season… Carried the ball 20 times for 133 yards and two touchdowns… Logged four carries for 54 yards against Waynesburg, including a 45-yard touchdown run… Had 51 yards on the ground against Thiel on October 14… Also ran for a touchdown during the team’s win over Washington… Saw action on special teams as well, making eight tackles during the year… PAC Academic Honor Roll… Earned UAA Fall All-Academic recognition. 2016: Appeared in eight games for the Spartans during his freshman year, mostly on special teams… Carried the ball four times for 33 yards, including three rushes for 30 yards during the team’s win over Grove City. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Highland High School football team, serving as the team captain as a senior... Coached by Mike Gibbons... Was named the Suburban League’s Preseason Offensive Most Valuable Player, and twice earned All-League honors over his career... Was a three-time Academic Letter Winner and a National Honors Society member... Also competed in track... Born August 6... Son of Denver and Karen. Season 2016 2017 CAREER
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JENKINS CAREER STATISTICS
Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 33 0 33 8.2 0 18 0 0 0.0 0 0 138 5 133 6.7 2 45 1 12 12.0 0 12 171 5 166 6.9 2 45 1 12 12.0 0 12
Julian Kinard
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JUNIOR • QUARTERBACK 6-0 • 170 lbs. Hometown (High School): Damascus, Md. (Damascus) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Chemical Engineering
2017: Played in seven games off the bench for the Spartans in a backup role at quarterback… Completed seven-of-eight passes for 88 yards during the year… Completed all three of his pass attempts and threw for a season-high 44 yards against Bethany on October 7. 2016: Appeared in six games off the bench for the Spartans during his freshman season… Completed four-of-five passes for 57 yards, while carrying the ball nine times for 20 yards… Completed a season-long 45-yard pass against Grove City. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Damascus High School football team, serving as a team captain... Coached by Eric Wallich... Was named to the All-County First Team in 2015, leading his team to the 3A State Championship... Winner of the Presidential Award and an Honor Roll member each year of high school... Also played basketball and competed in track... Born March 5... Son of Carl and Lorena.
KINARD CAREER STATISTICS Season Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int Long Rush Yds. Lost Net TD Long 2016 4 5 80.0 57 0 1 45 9 28 8 20 0 6 2017 7 8 87.5 88 0 0 21 7 8 35 -27 0 4 CAREER 11 13 84.6 145 0 1 45 16 36 43 -7 0 6
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Andrew Lease
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JUNIOR • DEFENSIVE LINE 6-2 • 245 lbs. Hometown (High School): Pittsburgh, Pa. (Seton-LaSalle Catholic) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Finance 2017: Played in all 12 games off the bench for the CWRU defensive line during his sophomore season… Finished the year with seven tackles, including four solo… Registered sacks against both Chicago and Thiel… Recovered a fumble against Saint Vincent… Earned UAA Fall All-Academic recognition. 2016: Played in four games for the Spartans during his freshman season… Finished the year with four tackles. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Seton-LaSalle Catholic High School football team, serving as a team co-captain during his senior year... Coached by Damon Rosol... Was an All-Conference selection at both defensive end and offensive tackle his senior year... Tallied 33 tackles and six sacks his senior season... Winner of the RPI Medal for Math and Science... National Honors Society member... Academic Games National Finalist... Also played baseball, earning all-section honors as a catcher... Born October 10... Son of Brian and Crystal.
LEASE CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2016 1 3 4 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2017 4 3 7 2.0-15 2.0-15 0-0 0 1-0 0 0 CAREER 5 6 11 2.0-15 2.0-15 0-0 0 1-0 0 0
Munyaradzi Mangwende 11
JUNIOR • CORNERBACK 5-10 • 165 lbs. Hometown (High School): Baltimore, Md. (Western School of Tech. & Environmental Sci.) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Nursing 2017: Played in the team’s first five games of the season, making one start against Bethany, before missing the remainder of the season due to injury… Totaled 11 tackles (six solo), three pass breakups, and one fumble recovery during the campaign… Had three tackles and two pass breakups during the team’s win over Waynesburg on September 23. 2016: Played in five games as a freshman, seeing the majority of time on special teams… Finished the year with three tackles. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Western School of Technology and Environmental Science, serving as a team captain during both his junior and senior years.... Coached by Alan Lagon... Was his team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player and a McCormick Unsung Hero Nominee... Notched seven career interceptions... Named to the Honor Roll and earned the Scholar’s Award each year of high school... Also played lacrosse... Born May 9... Son of Farai and Prisca.
MANGWENDE CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2016 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2017 6 5 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1-0 0 0 CAREER 6 8 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1-0 0 0
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Brett Marcus
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JUNIOR • OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 6-2 • 210 lbs. Hometown (High School): Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill) Letters Earned: 2 Major: History & Political Science
2017: Played in eight games off the bench for the Spartans during his sophomore season… Finished the year with 16 tackles, including eight solo… Had three tackles, including 1.5 for a loss and a sack against Waynesburg on September 23… Recorded a season-high four tackles against Geneva on October 21… Earned UAA Fall All-Academic recognition. 2016: Played in one game during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Bethany. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Science Hill High School football team, serving as a team captain... Coached by Stacey Carver... Named to the all-conference first team following his senior year, and earned an all-conference honorable mention his junior campaign... Was a Tennessee Scholar Honors Graduate and an International Latin Exam Silver Medalist... Also played baseball and competed in track... Born December 10... Son of Josh and Kimberly.
MARCUS CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2017 8 8 16 1.5-5 1.0-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 CAREER 8 8 16 1.5-5 1.0-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0
Austin Navarrette
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JUNIOR • WIDE RECEIVER 6-2 • 210 lbs. Hometown (High School): Roanoke, Texas (Northwest) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Civil Engineering
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game as a sophomore… PAC Academic Honor Roll. 2016: Appeared in four games during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against the University of Chicago. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Northwest High School football team, serving as a team captain during both his junior and senior years... Coached by Bill Poe... Was an all-district honorable mention his senior year... An Elite Academic All-State selection his senior year... Also played basketball and competed in track in high school... Born March 13... Son of Jerry and Dana.
KEVIN CHRISSIS 34
ANDREW LEASE
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Adam Poltrack 48 JUNIOR • DEFENSIVE END 6-6 • 230 lbs. Hometown (High School): Mountain View, Calif. (Saint Francis) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Electrical Engineering
2017: Saw action in seven games off the bench during his sophomore year, finishing the campaign with four tackles… Had three tackles during the team’s win over Geneva on October 21… PAC Academic Honor Roll… Earned UAA Fall All-Academic recognition. 2016: Appeared in two games off the bench for the Spartans during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut during the team’s season-opening win over Chicago. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Saint Francis High School football team... Coached by Greg Calcagano... Was a WCAL All-League First Team selection in 2015... SJ Mercury News Prep Football First Team Defense... 2015 All-Daily News First Team Defense... 2016 Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Team... Also played basketball and competed in track and field... Born April 11... Son of Les and Alice.
Brandon Rabah 33 JUNIOR • RUNNING BACK 5-9 • 195 lbs. Hometown (High School): Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Cognitive Science
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game as a sophomore… PAC Academic Honor Roll… Earned UAA Fall All-Academic recognition. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Archbishop Moeller High School football team... Coached by John Rodenberg... Spanish Honors Society member... Also played rugby... Born August 18... Son of Kelly and Mazen.
PATRICK CROSSEY
SAM JENKINS
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Mario Robaina 21 JUNIOR • WIDE RECEIVER 5-10 • 170 lbs. Hometown (High School): Miami, Fla. (Belen Jesuit Prep) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Psychology
2017: Played in 11 games during the season, seeing time primarily as a return specialist… Returned a pair of kicks for an average of 11.5 yards, while returning 13 punts for 104 yards, good for a 8.0 yard average per return… Had a season-long 16 yard punt return against Bethany on October 7. 2016: Appeared in five games during his freshman campaign, seeing the majority of his playing time on special teams… Returned one kick for 21 yards during the team’s win over Bethany… Added four punt returns during the year for 28 yards, averaging 7.0 yards per return… Caught three passes for 22 yards during the season, including a 13-yard reception against Bethany.Personal: Was a four-year member of the Belen Jesuit Preparatory football team, serving as a team captain during his junior and senior years... Coached by Richard Steward... Also played baseball... Born September 23... Son of Mario and Marilyn.
ROBAINA CAREER STATISTICS
OFFENSIVE Season Rush Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2016 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 22 7.3 0 13 2017 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 CAREER 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 22 7.3 0 13 RETURNS Season KR Yds. Avg. TD Long PR Yds. Avg. TD Long 2016 1 21 21.0 0 21 4 28 7.0 0 11 2017 2 23 11.5 0 12 13 104 8.0 0 16 CAREER 3 44 14.7 0 21 17 132 7.8 0 16
Josh Schlichting 78
JUNIOR • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-2 • 265 lbs. Hometown (High School): Upper Saint Clair, Pa. (Upper Saint Clair) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Computer & Electrical Engineering 2017: Played in two games for the Spartans during his sophomore season, seeing action against both Grove City and Washington. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Upper Saint Clair High School football team... Coached by Jim Render... Winner of the Great American Rivalry Series National Athletic Scholar Award in 2015... Also competed in track and field... Born February 22... Son of Bill and Jane.
ISAAC WITHROW 36
MARIO ROBAINA
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Thomas Strayer 55 JUNIOR • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 • 260 lbs. Hometown (High School): Mentor, Ohio (Mentor) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Mechanical Engineering
2017: Played in eight games, including seven in a starting role, during his sophomore season… Saw time at both center and guard during the year… Was a part of a unit that helped the Spartans score a programrecord 479 points during the 2017 season and totaled 5,252 yards of offense during the year, including 3,008 passing and 2,244 rushing… Helped the offensive line yield just 19 sacks in 12 games. 2016: Played in three games off the bench for the Spartans’ offensive line during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Mentor High School football team... Coached by Steve Trivisonno... Named to the News Herald and AP Northeast Lakes District Second Teams... A Greater Cleveland Conference Honorable Mention... Member of the Lake County Touchdown Club... Honor Roll every semester... Graduated from high school Summa Cum Laude... Also competed in track and field... Born October 27... Son of Scott and Maggie... Father, Scott, played football and competed in track and field at Rose Hulman.
Isaac Withrow
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JUNIOR • INSIDE LINEBACKER 6-0 • 215 lbs. Hometown (High School): Winfield, W. Va. (Winfield) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Computer Science
2017: Played in all 12 games in a reserve role and on special teams… Finished the year with 19 tackles, including seven solo… Had a season-high four tackles against Washington on October 28… PAC Academic Honor Roll… Earned UAA Fall All-Academic recognition. 2016: Played in eight games during his freshman campaign, seeing the majority of his playing time of special teams… Recorded 14 tackles during the season, including a career-best five during the team’s win over Westminster. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Winfield High School football team, serving as a team captain during his junior and senior seasons... Coached by Craig Snyder... Three-time All-State and All-Mountain State Athletic Conference selection... Two-time team Defensive Most Valuable Player... All-Kanawha Valley as a senior and sophomore... Herald Dispatch All Tri-State as a junior and senior... High School Valedictorian and a National Merit Finalist... WCHS Scholar-Athlete of the Week... Also played baseball and wrestled... Born February 27... Son of Clint and Angie... Father, Clint, played football at West Virginia Tech and West Virginia State.
WITHROW CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2016 11 3 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2017 7 12 19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 CAREER 18 15 33 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0
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Adam Zybko
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JUNIOR • TIGHT END 6-4 • 210 lbs. Hometown (High School): Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West) Letters Earned: 2 Major: Finance & Economics
2017: Played in all 12 games during the season, making five starts… Finished the season with 11 receptions for 181 yards and a touchdown… Caught a season-long 43 yard pass against Waynesburg on September 23… Caught two passes for 32 yards and a touchdown against Bethany on October 7… Registered a season-high four receptions and 56 yards against Thiel on October 14… CoSIDA Academic All-District selection… PAC Academic Honor Roll… Earned UAA Fall All-Academic recognition. 2016: Played in eight games during his freshman season… Caught six passes for 91 yards… Tallied an 18 yard catch against Washington for the first reception of his career… Recorded career-bests with four receptions for 64 yards against Westminster. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Glenbard West High School football team... Coached by Chad Hetlet... West Suburban All-Conference and Illinois State All-Academic as a senior... Won the 2016 Glenbard West Coaches’ Award... Helped lead his squad to the Illinois 7A State Championship... An honor roll selection each of his four years of high school... Also played volleyball and rugby, and competed in track and field... Born September 24... Son of Jerry and Susan. Season 2016 2017 CAREER
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ZYBKO CAREER STATISTICS
Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 91 15.2 0 32 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11 181 16.5 1 43 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 17 272 16.0 1 43
DEREK CLONTZ 38
ADAM ZYBKO
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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SPARTAN SOPHOMORES
Michael Amadio 42
SOPHOMORE • INSIDE LINEBACKER 6-0 • 200 lbs. Hometown (High School): Davidson, N.C. (William Amos Hough) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Political Science 2017: Saw action in five varsity games, mostly on special teams, during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year player for William Amos Hough High School, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Was coached by Miles Aldridge... Led the team in solo tackles and was second on the team in total tackles during his senior year... Was a two-time winner of his team’s Coaches’ Award, and claimed the Hood Hargett Student-Athlete Award his senior year... Also a member of the National Honor Society, was an AP Scholar with Honors, and a North Carolina Scholar in high school... Born July 6... Son of Bill and Tracey.
Michael Babbit 58 SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-0 • 230 lbs. Hometown (High School): Export, Pa. (Franklin Regional) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Mechanical Engineering
2017: Did not see action in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a three-year member of the Franklin Regional High School football team, serving as a team captain for one year... Also played lacrosse in high school... Was coached by Greg Botta... Born August 4... Son of Corey and Cheryl.
Dominic Barandica 59 SOPHOMORE • OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 6-0 • 210 lbs. Hometown (High School): Modesto, Calif. (Joseph A. Gregori) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Biology
2017: Did not see action in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year team member and captain of the Joseph A. Gregori football team, where he was coached by Jason McCoy... Was named the team’s Most Valuable Player his senior year as a two-way player, leading the team in tackles... Named to the all-league second team on both sides of the ball... Was his high school’s Valedictorian, in addition to being an AP Scholar with Honors... His efforts in high school led to his entire district receiving a grant for special helmets to helps reduce and idenitify concussions... Born December 8... Son of Robert & Jaymi.
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Jacob Berg
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SOPHOMORE • WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 • 185 lbs. Hometown (High School): Clinton, N.J. (North Hunterdon) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Accounting
2017: Did not see action in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the North Hunterdon High School, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Was coached by Jared Mazzetta... Also played basketball and lacrosse... Was the winner of his team’s captain awards for football and basketball, and the coaches’ award for lacrosse... Caught 32 passes for 386 yards and five touchdowns... Received High Honors and the School Counts Awards in high school, while also being a member of the Honors Society and the Academic Achievement Society... Born December 26... Son of Jeffrey and Christine.
Matthew Boss
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SOPHOMORE • QUARTERBACK 5-10 • 165 lbs. Hometown (High School): East Aurora, N.Y. (East Aurora) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Marketing
2017: Saw action in one varsity game during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Geneva on October 21. Personal: Was a five-year member of the East Aurora High School football team, serving as a team captain for three years... Was coached by Tim Wade... Was an All-State Honorable Mention and a All-Division player during his senior year... Was his team’s Offensive Most Valuable Player twice, while earning the team MVP and Outstanding Senior award his final campaign with the squad... Winner of the Student Excellence Award and the U of R Leadership Award as a junior...Also played tennis and hockey... Born September 9... Son of Ken and Betsey.
Brett Carney
SOPHOMORE • OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 6-0 • 200 lbs. Hometown (High School): Irwin, Pa. (Penn-Trafford) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Undecided
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2017: Played in five games off the bench for the Spartans, seeing time mostly on special teams… Finished the year with a pair of tackles, including one against Waynesburg during his collegiate debut on September 23… PAC Academic Honor Roll. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Penn Trafford High School football team, serving as a captain during his senior year... Was coached by John Ruane... Was an AllConference First Team selection at tight end during his senior year... Also played basketball and competed in track in high school... Born September 29... Son of Doyle and Cindy. 40
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Steven Clark
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SOPHOMORE • OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 5-11 • 160 lbs. Hometown (High School): Rochester, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta Senior) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Computer Engineering 2017: Appeared in one varsity game during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Waynesburg University on September 23. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Rush Henrietta High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Was coached by Joe Monsanto and Joe Collins... Was named to the All-County First Team in 2015... Named the Defensive Player of the Year and an NFF Silver Winner in 2016... An All-Greater Rochester Honorable Mention as a senior... Also played lacrosse, earning multiple honors... Member of the National Honor Society and Natural Helpers, while also claiming the ACS Chemistry Award... 2015 Outstanding Senior Nominee... Born February 1... Son of Steve and Jill.
Joshua Clopp
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SOPHOMORE • OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 6-0 • 200 lbs. Hometown (High School): Canonsburg, Pa. (Canon-McMillan) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Biomedical Engineering
2017: Appeared in one varsity game during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Waynesburg University on September 23. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Canon McMillan High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Was coached by Mike Evans... Member of the National and Spanish Honor Socieities... Winner of the US Army Scholar Award and the American Legion Award, while also earning a spot on the Distinguished Honor Roll... Played baseball for four years in high school... Born May 28... Son of Michael & Amy.
Kanyon Combs 46
SOPHOMORE • LONG SNAPPER 6-2 • 205 lbs. Hometown (High School): Huntersville, N.C. (Lake Norman Charter) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Finance 2017: Played in 10 games during his freshman season, seeing the majority of his playing time on special teams as a long snapper. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Lake Norman Charter High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Was coached by Mark Steele... Was a 2A All-State Selection and a Four-Star Rubio Long Snapper... Caught five passes for 65 yards and had 15 solo tackles with two forced fumbles... Was a four-time Honor Roll selection... Also played baseball in high school... Born February 10... Son of John & Patti.
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Grant Cook
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SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE END 6-1 • 220 lbs. Hometown (High School): Alvarado, Texas (Alvarado) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Biomedical Engineering
2017: Played in three games during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Waynesburg on September 23. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Alvarado High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Was coached by Jeff Dixon... Named to the All-County and AllDistrict First Teams... Was fourth in his class in high school... Also played baseball and power lifted in high school... Born May 19... Son of Matthew & Christy.
Joe Dinko
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SOPHOMORE • WIDE RECEIVER 5-11 • 175 lbs. Hometown (High School): Chardon, Ohio (Chardon) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Business Finance
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game as a freshman… PAC Academic Honor Roll. Personal: Was a fouryear member of the Chardon High School football team serving as a team captain during his senior year... Was coached by Mitch Hewitt... Finished his senior year with 1,217 yards rushing and 23 touchdowns... Named to the All-Northeast Ohio Lakes Division II Second Team, the All-Western Reserve Conference First Team, and an All-Geauga County All-Star... News-Herald Senior Bowl Participant... Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee... National Honor Society member and winner of the Topper Award, after being named to the honor roll for 16-consecutive semesters... Also competed for the varsity track team in high school, where he was the first sprinter in school history to qualify for the State Championships in the 100m Dash... Born November 28... Son of Daniel & Asha.
David Dolansky 80 SOPHOMORE • TIGHT END 6-2 • 210 lbs. Hometown (High School): Brecksville, Ohio (University School) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Undecided
2017: Did not see action in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a three-year member of the University School football team, where he was coached by Ben Malbasa... Earned High Academic Honors for four years, and was the George T. Clements Award recipient... Also played soccer and baseball, and was the captain of the track and field team... Born December 9... Son of David & Mary Dolansky. 42
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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John Feczko
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SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 • 270 lbs. Hometown (High School): Pittsburgh, Pa. (Fox Chapel Area) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Biomedical Engineering
2017: Saw action in nine games off the bench during his freshman season… Was a part of an offensive line that helped the Spartans score a program-record 479 points during the 2017 season and totaled 5,252 yards of offense during the year, including 3,008 passing and 2,244 rushing… Helped the offensive line yield just 19 sacks in 12 games.PAC Academic Honor Roll. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Fox Chapel Area High School football team, where he was coached by Tom Loughern... Earned an AllConference Second Team selection... Was a four-time scholar athlete, and a National Merit Scholar and AP Scholar in 2017... Also competed in track and field... Born February 19... Son of Marty & Carol.
Mason Gee-Montgomery 8 SOPHOMORE • QUARTERBACK 5-11 • 185 lbs. Hometown (High School): Stockbridge, Mich. (Stockbridge) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Finance
2017: Appeared in a pair of games during his freshman season… Made his collegiate debut against Grove City on September 16, completing both of his pass attempts for 16 total yards, and rushing four times for 11 yards… PAC Academic Honor Roll. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Stockbridge High School football team, serving as a team captain for two years... Coached by Jeremy Killinger... Set Michigan state records for passing touchdowns in a season (51), career passing touchdowns (124) and consecutive completions (22)... Was a three-time All-State Selection and a Division 5/6 Player of the Year... Was the Valedictorian of his High School, and the Lansing State Journal Scholar Athlete of the Year... Also played basketball in high school... Born August 27... Son of Steve and Michele.
Dee Gose
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SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-2 • 275 lbs. Hometown (High School): Lewisburg, Pa. (Lewisburg Area) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Finance
2017: Played in five games off the bench for the CWRU offensive line as a freshman… Made his collegiate debut against Grove City on September 16… PAC Academic Honor Roll. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Lewisburg Area High School football team, starting for three years and serving as a captain during his senior season... Was coached by Michael Ferriero... Twice named his team’s Offensive Lineman of the Year, and selected as the Defensive Lineman of the Year once... Four-time HAC-II All-Star... National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete... National Honor Society member from 2015-17... Distinguished Honor Roll selection throughout high school... Was an AP Scholar with Distinction and a DAR Good Citizen... Also competed in track & field... Born August 14... Son of David & Becky. UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Zach Hall
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SOPHOMORE • RUNNING BACK 5-8 • 180 lbs. Hometown (High School): New Albany, Ohio (New Albany) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Finance
2017: Appeared in five games off the bench during his freshman season… Finished the year with 18 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown… Ran for a career-high 45 yards, including a season-long 35 yard run, during the team’s win over Waynesburg on September 23… Recorded his first career rushing touchdown against Thiel on October 14… Returned a pair of kicks against Washington for an average of 21.5 yards. Personal: Was a three-year member of the New Albany High School football team, serving as a team co-captain during his senior season... Coached by Pat Samanich... Carried the ball 180 times for 1,070 yards and eight touchdowns, while also returning 26 kicks for 523 yards and a score... Was an AP Scholar with Honor and earned an honors diploma... Also competed in track & field... Born November 24... Son of Richard & Susan.
HALL CAREER STATISTICS
Season Rush Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2017 18 70 10 60 3.3 1 35 0 0 0.0 0 0 CAREER 18 70 10 60 3.3 1 35 0 0 0.0 0 0
Travis Johnston 50
SOPHOMORE • INSIDE LINEBACKER 5-11 • 200 lbs. Hometown (High School): Zanesville, Ohio (Bishop Rosencrans) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Finance 2017: Played in five games off the bench during his freshman season… Finished the year with nine tackles, including six solo… Recorded a season-high five tackles against Thiel on October 14… PAC Academic Honor Roll. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Bishop Rosencrans High School football team, serving as a team captain for his final three years on the squad... Coached by Jay Campbell and Mark Johnston... Recorded over 1,000 rushing yards and 100 tackles each year from his sophomore season through his senior year... Was a two-time All-Ohio First Team selection at linebacker, and earned a second team nod at running back in 2014... D7 Defensive Player of the Year in 2016... Ohio North/South Game participant... Earned Awards of Excellence in multiple academic subjects... Also played basketball and baseball and competed in track... Born August 14... Son of Mark & Beth.
JOHNSTON CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2017 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 CAREER 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0
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UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Ryan Jones
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SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-2 • 265 lbs. Hometown (High School): Warren, Ohio (Howland) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Pre-Medicine & Biochemistry
2017: Did not see action in a varsity game during his freshman season… PAC Academic Honor Roll. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Howland High School football team, serving as a team cocaptain his senior year... Coached by Dominic Menendez... Selected to play in the MVCA All-Star Game... Academic All-Ohio... Ed Craig Award winner for the highest GPA on his team... WKBN Student-Athlete of the Week... Also participated in track & field... Born July 15... Son of Kenneth & Michele... His father was a football player at Washington & Jefferson from 1986-90.
Nick Kadlecik
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SOPHOMORE • SAFETY 5-6 • 145 lbs. Hometown (High School): Pittsburgh, Pa. (West Allegheny) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Pre-Medicine & Biochemistry
2017: Played in five games during his freshman season… Finished the year with a pair of interceptions and three tackles… Recorded interceptions in back-to-back weeks against Geneva and Washington… PAC Academic Honor Roll. Personal: Was a four-year member of the West Allegheny High School football team, serving as a captain during his senior year... Was coached by Bob Palko... Helped his team to WPIAL Championships in 2013 and 2016... Graduated Summa Cum Laude and received highest honors... Also played rugby and wrestled... Born June 10... Son of Ray and Debra.
KADLECIK CAREER STATISTICS Season UT AT Total TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds Int-Yds BRUP FR-Yds. FF KB 2017 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 2-18 0 0-0 0 0 CAREER 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 2-18 0 0-0 0 0
Corey King
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SOPHOMORE • CORNERBACK 5-10 • 170 lbs. Hometown (High School): Hammond, La. (La. School for Math, Science & the Arts) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Aerospace Engineering 2017: Did not see action in a varsity game for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a three-year member of the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, serving as a team captain as a senior... Coached by Corwyn Aldredge... Recorded 24 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception, scoring one touchdown... Born July 6... Son of Tiffany Mitchell-Davis.
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Trey Minnich
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SOPHOMORE • WIDE RECEIVER 6-0 • 175 lbs. Hometown (High School): LaGrange, Ohio (Keystone) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Engineering
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Keystone High School football team, serving as a co-captain his junior and senior campaigns... Coached by Robert Clarico... Was named the All-Lorain County Defensive Back Most Valuable Player and an All-State Honorable Mention his senior year... Two-time All-County, All-District and All-Conference selection, earning first team honors in each his senior campaign... Was a high honor roll and academic award winner each of his four years of high school... Also played baseball and basketball and bowled... Born November 6... Son of Kevin and Karen.
Colt Morgan
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SOPHOMORE • WIDE RECEIVER 6-5 • 195 lbs. Hometown (High School): Wooster, Ohio (Wooster) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Biomedical Engineering
2017: Played in all 12 games off the bench for the Spartans during his freshman season… Finished the year with seven catches for 51 yards… Caught the first touchdown of his career during the team’s win over Thiel, reeling in a five-yard scoring catch. Personal: Was a four-year member and two-year team captain of the Wooster High School football team, where he was coached by Doug Haas... Winner of the Rot S. Bates Player of the Year Award, the US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, the Wayne County Hall of Fame Outstanding Athlete Award, and the OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award... Academically, claimed the Wooster High School Academic Excellence Award and the President’s Award for Academic Excellence as a senior... Graduated summa cum laude and received an honor diploma... Also played basketball and competed in track and field... Born May 5... Son of Scott & Raquel. Season Rush 2017 0 CAREER 0
MORGAN CAREER STATISTICS
Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 51 7.3 1 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 51 7.3 1 12
Anthony Polizzi 67 SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-1 • 270 lbs. Hometown (High School): Brockport, N.Y. (Brockport) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Economics
2017: Played in one game during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Washington. Personal: Was a three-year varsity starter for Brockport High School, where he was coached by Scott Nugent... Helped his team to the Monroe County Championship in 2014 and 2015, the Section 5 Class A Championship in 2015, and the New York State West Regional Runner-Up in 2015... Two-time All-County Offensive Lineman... Three-time New York State Scholar Athlete award winner... Also competed in the shot put and discus in high school... Born February 12... Son of Ron and Lee. 46
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Weston Roberts 75
SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-0 • 245 lbs. Hometown (High School): Pittsburgh, Pa. (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Engineering 2017: Played in two games for the Spartans during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Waynesburg on September 23. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Coached by Dan Bradley... An All-Conference First Team selection as both an offensive and defensive lineman... Selected to play in the Penn-Ohio All-Star Game... Earned high honors his senior year... Also competed in the shot put... Born August 16... Son of Mark and Pamela.
Brennan Ryan
SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-1 • 275 lbs. Hometown (High School): Green, Ohio (Green) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Civil Engineering
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2017: Played in three games during his freshman season, making his collegiate debut against Bethany on October 7. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Green High School football team, where he was coached by Jon Wallace... Was a four-year scholar athlete, and was named to the Federal League AllAcademic Team... Received an Honors Diploma, and a three-year member of the Academy of Scholars... Also competed in track in high school... Born March 22... Son of Jim & Paulette.
Alexander Sfakianos 37
SOPHOMORE • KICKER 5-11 • 202 lbs. Hometown (High School): San Mateo, Calif. (Crystal Spring Uplands) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Undecided 2017: Did not see action in a varsity game for the Spartans during his freshman season. Personal: Was a three-year member of the Crystal Springs Uplands School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Coached by Mario Caprini... Also played soccer and competed in track... Born January 9... Son of Jeff & Mindan.
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Joshua Smith
SOPHOMORE • OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 6-0 • 185 lbs. Hometown (High School): Atlanta, Ga. (Benjamin E. Mays) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Business Management & Biomedical Engineering
2017: Played in six games as a freshman for the Spartans, seeing time primarily on special teams… Finished the year with five tackles, including four solo… Broke up two passes during the campaign as well. Personal: Was a four-year player for Benjamin E. Mays High School, serving as a team co-captain... Coached by Corey Jarvis... Received the Coca Cola Athletic Award... Led his team with 12 sacks his senior year... Finished his career with over 300 tackles and 20 sacks... Named to the Play It Smart All-Academic Team and was a Presidential Scholar... Was a Wendy’s High School Heisman Award winner... Named a Chic-Fil-A Scholar Athlete... Also played baseball in high school... Born June 4... Son of Ernest.
Justin Stanko
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SOPHOMORE • NOSE GUARD 6-3 • 270 lbs. Hometown (High School): Chardon, Ohio (Chardon) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Engineering
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Chardon High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Coached by Mitch Hewitt... All-Ohio Second Team selection his senior year, and a Special Mention to the All-Ohio team as a junior... Two-time News-Herald All Star Team honoree... Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award winner... Also wrestled and competed in track & field... Born July 6... Son of Jim & Maura.
Austin Subler
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SOPHOMORE • INSIDE LINEBACKER 6-2 • 220 lbs. Hometown (High School): Tipp City, Ohio (Tippecanoe) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Electrical Engineering
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Tippecanoe High School football team, serving as a captain during his senior year... Coached by Joel Derge... First Team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-League... National Honor Society member... All-Academic Award winner... Also played baseball and basketball... Born February 2... Son of Todd & Annette... Sister, Lauren, was a rower for the University of Iowa. 48
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Cooper Tulloch 26
SOPHOMORE • SAFETY 6-0 • 180 lbs. Hometown (High School): Boca Raton, Fla. (Boca Raton Community) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Undecided 2017: Played in six games in a reserve role during his freshman season, finishing the year with four tackles… Registered a pair of tackles against Washington on October 28. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Boca Raton Community High School football team... Coached by Eric Davis... Born September 5... Son of Scott & Joy... Younger brother of CWRU wide receiver Hunter Tulloch.
Kyle Turcovsky 24 SOPHOMORE • RUNNING BACK 5-7 • 170 lbs. Hometown (High School): North Huntingdon, Pa. (Norwin) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Chemistry
2017: Played in one game as a freshman, making his collegiate debut against Waynesburg on September 23. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Norwin High School football team, serving as a team captain during his junior and senior seasons... Coached by David Brozeski... Named the Westmoreland County Player of the Week in 2015... Was a Western PA Big 56 Honorable Mention in 2016... Selected to play in the Foothills All-Star Football Classic in 2017... A member of the National Honor Society and a nominee for the Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Award... Also competed in track and wrestling... Born March 16... Son of Tom & Tina.
Brian Victor
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SOPHOMORE • OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 6-0 • 195 lbs. Hometown (High School): Canton, Mich. (Father Gabriel Richard) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Pre-Medicine 2017: Played in one game during his freshman season, recording a tackle against Westminster on November 4. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Father Gabriel Richard High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Coached by Mike Girskis... Won his team’s Coaches’ Award and was named to the All-Catholic League team in 2016, after leading the squad in tackles his senior year... Was a four-time honor roll selection... Also played baseball and basketball... Born February 12... Son of Brian & Jackie. UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Skyler Wadas
SOPHOMORE • OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 5-9 • 205 lbs. Hometown (High School): Clovis, N.M. (Clovis) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Mechanical Engineering
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2017: Played in four games in a reserve role as a freshman… Finished the year with four total tackles… Recorded a pair of tackles and a pass breakup against Washington on October 28. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Clovis High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior year... Coached by Eric Roanhause... Earned second team All-State and first team All-District honors in 2016... Second team All-District selection in 2015... Two-time AllAcademic First Team honoree... Finished his career with 178 tackles, including 23.5 for a loss... Honor Society member from 2015-17... Also played basketball and threw the javelin in high school... Born October 27... Son of James & Elena... Father played football at the Air Force Academy.
Jack Williams
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SOPHOMORE • LONG SNAPPER 6-2 • 180 lbs. Hometown (High School): Westerville, Ohio (Westerville North) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Mechanical Engineering
2017: Did not appear in a game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Westerville North High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior season... Coached by Scott Wetzal... Also wrestled in high school... Born December 21... Son of Bryan & Heather... Father played football at Taylor University.
Chase Witte
SOPHOMORE • WIDE RECEIVER 5-11 • 190 lbs. Hometown (High School): Cincinnati, Ohio (Milford) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Nursing
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2017: Played in nine games during his freshman season… Caught four passes for 39 yards, including a touchdown catch during the team’s win over Thiel on October 14… Also returned four kicks for 60 yards with a season-long 20 yard return against Washington. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Milford High School football team, serving as a team captain during his senior season... Coached by Shane Elkin... Was a Division I All-Southwest District Second Team Selection and an ECC First Team honoree during the 2016 season... Named to the ECC Second Team in 2015... Carried the ball 167 times for 1,099 yards and 11 touchdowns... Named to the National Honor Society... ECC All-Conference Academic Award recipient... Also played baseball in high school... Born October 7... Son of Scott & Beth.
WITTE CAREER STATISTICS
OFFENSIVE Yds. Lost Net Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 39 9.8 1 18 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 39 9.8 1 18 RETURNS Season KR Yds. Avg. TD Long PR Yds. Avg. TD Long 2017 4 60 15.0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 4 60 15.0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 Season Rush 2017 0 CAREER 0
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Phillip Wyatt
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SOPHOMORE • OFFENSIVE LINE 6-1 • 295 lbs. Hometown (High School): St. Louis, Mo. (Chaminade) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Biomedical Engineering
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Chaminade College Prep football team, serving as a captain during his senior year... Coached by Antoine Torrey... Was a three-time All-Conference selection... Earned All-District and Academic All-State honors as a senior... Four-time honor roll selection... Also competed in wrestling, track, baseball and rugby in high school... Born January 9... Son of Rick and Wendy.
Dylan Zegers
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SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE END 6-0 • 215 lbs. Hometown (High School): Marietta, Ga. (Alan C. Pope) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Finance
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Pope High School football team, serving as a team co-captain for two seasons... Coached by Kyle Adkins... Was named to the All-Region First Team, an honorable mention to the All-Cobb County Team, and the Pope Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... A Cobb County Senior Bowl All-Star selection... Recorded 60 tackles and eight sacks as a senior... Member of the National Honor Society... Also competed in track & field... Born November 4... Son of John & Nicole.
Houruiyang Zong
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SOPHOMORE • DEFENSIVE END 5-11 • 245 lbs. Hometown (High School): Pittsburgh, Pa. (Fox Chapel Area) Letters Earned: 1 Major: Pre-Medicine
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game during his freshman season. Personal: Was a four-year member of the Fox Chapel Area High School football team... Coached by Tom Loughran... Born April 7... Son of Wenjun & Fen. UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date Sep 02 * Sep 16 * Sep 23 * Sep 30 * Oct 07 * Oct 14 * Oct 21 Oct 28 * Nov 04 * Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25
Opponent Score Overall at UChicago W 34-14 1-0 GROVE CITY W 42-10 2-0 WAYNESBURG UNIV. W 56-21 3-0 at Saint Vincent W 35-14 4-0 BETHANY (W.V.) W 33-3 5-0 at Thiel W 63-28 6-0 at Geneva W 45-7 7-0 WASHINGTON (MO.) W 45-28 8-0 WESTMINSTER COLLEGE W 41-10 9-0 at Carnegie Mellon W (ot) 41-34 10-0 at #11 Illinois Wesleyan W 28-0 11-0 at #2 Mount Union L 16-45 11-1
PAC 0-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 6-0 7-0 8-0 8-0 8-0
Time Attend 2:32 1085 2:34 2238 2:30 1727 2:34 2476 2:34 1738 2:27 1276 2:15 3427 2:38 1342 2:30 1716 3:30 3441 2:23 500 2:30 1763
ALL CAPS indicates home game * indicates conference game
SCORE BY QUARTERS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
CASE WESTERN RESERVE OPPONENTS
115 45
144 65
111 38
102 66
7 0
479 214
2017 TEAM STATISTICS CATEGORY SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS R u s h i n g P a s s i n g P e n a l t y RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE A t t - C o m p - I n t Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards
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CWRU OPP 479 214 39.9 17.8 274 179 125 84 131 85 18 10 2244 1462 2542 1820 298 358 536 438 4.2 3.3 187.0 121.8 33 7 3013 2013 350-199-8 337-176-14 8.6 6.0 15.1 11.4 251.1 167.8 29 18 5257 3475 886 775 5.9 4.5 438.1 289.6 37-718 79-1579 34-365 25-226 14-92 8-44
KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.4 20.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.7 9.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.6 5.5 FUMBLES-LOST 20-12 19-13 PENALTIES-Yards 49-446 70-655 Average Per Game 37.2 54.6 PUNTS-Yards 42-1507 70-2606 Average Per Punt 35.9 37.2 Net punt average 30.0 31.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 0 6 27:54 3RD-DOWN Conversions 77/171 45/163 3rd-Down Pct 45% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 16/32 9/33 4th-Down Pct 50% 27% SACKS BY-Yards 24-156 25-162 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 65 28 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-12 6-8 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES 55-65 85% 24-35 69% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 46-65 71% 19-35 54% PAT-ATTEMPTS 62-65 95% 28-28 100% ATTENDANCE 8761 13968 Games/Avg Per Game 5/1752 7/1995 Neutral Site Games 0/0
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2017 INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE STATISTICS RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Jacob Burke 12-11 225 1123 13 1110 4.9 17 28 92.5 Rob Cuda 12-12 116 670 164 506 4.4 7 39 42.2 Myles Anthony 11-1 59 206 7 199 3.4 3 30 18.1 Aaron Aguilar 12-6 37 187 5 182 4.9 3 33 15.2 Sam Jenkins 11-0 20 138 5 133 6.7 2 45 12.1 Ryan Coolidge 10-0 18 71 9 62 3.4 0 18 6.2 Zach Hall 5 - 0 18 70 10 60 3.3 1 35 12.0 Peter Hontas 1 - 0 2 18 0 18 9.0 0 11 18.0 Jeffrie Brown Jr. 2 - 0 8 22 6 16 2.0 0 10 8.0 M. Gee-Montgomery 2 - 0 4 26 15 11 2.8 0 10 5.5 JP Wassmann 9 - 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 Adrian Cannon 11-11 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 Gage Blair 9 - 9 0 -1 0 -1 0.0 0 0 -0.1 Luke DiFrancesco 12-8 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.3 TEAM 7 - 0 17 0 25 -25 -1.5 0 0 -3.6 Julian Kinard 7 - 0 9 8 35 -27 -3.0 0 4 -3.9 Total 12 536 2542 298 2244 4.2 33 45 187.0 Opponents 12 438 1820 358 1462 3.3 7 54 121.8 PASSING GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Rob Cuda 12-12 151.77 183-330-8 55.5 Julian Kinard 7 - 0 179.90 7-8-0 87.5 Ryan Coolidge 10-0 124.35 6-8-0 75.0 M. Gee-Montgomery 2 - 0 111.47 2-3-0 66.7 Quinn Saluan 12-0 326.80 1-1-0 100.0 Total 12 151.94 199-350-8 56.9 Opponents 12 111.72 176-337-14 52.2 RECEIVING GP-GS Justin Phan 11-8 Zak Hurd 12-4 Zech Medved 11-8 Joey Spitalli 12-6 Luke DiFrancesco 12-8 Aaron Aguilar 12-6 Adam Zybko 12-5 Giuseppe Orsini 10-3 Colt Morgan 12-0 Jacob Burke 12-11 Chase Witte 9 - 0 Zach Lyon 12-12 Matthew Peterson 8 - 0 Sam Jenkins 11-0 JP Wassmann 9 - 1 Rob Cuda 12-12 Conner Hall 9 - 0 Total 12 Opponents 12
Yds 2835 88 47 16 27 3013 2013
TD Lng Avg/G 29 68 236.2 0 21 12.6 0 17 4.7 0 9 8.0 0 27 2.2 29 68 251.1 18 65 167.8
No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 62 778 12.5 7 60 70.7 26 628 24.2 4 68 52.3 18 324 18.0 2 60 29.5 18 212 11.8 1 38 17.7 17 259 15.2 3 36 21.6 16 210 13.1 5 42 17.5 11 181 16.5 1 43 15.1 9 193 21.4 3 39 19.3 7 51 7.3 1 12 4.2 5 56 11.2 1 20 4.7 4 39 9.8 1 18 4.3 1 27 27.0 0 27 2.2 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.8 1 12 12.0 0 12 1.1 1 12 12.0 0 12 1.3 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.9 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.7 199 3013 15.1 29 68 251.1 176 2013 11.4 18 65 167.8
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2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Rob Cuda 12 446 506 2835 3341 278.4 Jacob Burke 12 225 1110 0 1110 92.5 Myles Anthony 11 59 199 0 199 18.1 Aaron Aguilar 12 37 182 0 182 15.2 Sam Jenkins 11 20 133 0 133 12.1 Ryan Coolidge 10 26 62 47 109 10.9 Julian Kinard 7 17 -27 88 61 8.7 Zach Hall 5 18 60 0 60 12.0 Quinn Saluan 12 1 0 27 27 2.2 Gee-Montgomery 2 7 11 16 27 13.5 Peter Hontas 1 2 18 0 18 18.0 Jeffrie Brown Jr. 2 8 16 0 16 8.0 JP Wassmann 9 1 3 0 3 0.3 Adrian Cannon 11 1 1 0 1 0.1 Gage Blair 9 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 Luke DiFrancesco 12 1 -4 0 -4 -0.3 TEAM 7 17 -25 0 -25 -3.6 Total 12 886 2244 3013 5257 438.1 Opponents 12 775 1462 2013 3475 289.6 PUNT RETURNS No. Justin Phan 18 Mario Robaina 13 Cody Calhoun 1 Zach Lyon 1 Zak Hurd 1 Total 34 Opponents 25
Yds Avg TD Long 213 11.8 1 52 104 8.0 0 16 5 5.0 0 0 38 38.0 0 0 5 5.0 0 5 365 10.7 1 52 226 9.0 0 31
KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Cody Calhoun 26 568 21.8 0 39 Chase Witte 4 60 15.0 0 20 Mario Robaina 2 23 11.5 0 12 Zach Hall 2 43 21.5 0 24 Patrick Crossey 1 21 21.0 0 21 Chanan Demery 1 1 1.0 0 1 Alex Habeeb 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total 37 718 19.4 0 39 Opponents 79 1579 20.0 1 96
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Tot Avg/G Jacob Burke 12 1110 56 0 0 0 1166 97.2 Justin Phan 11 0 778 213 0 0 991 90.1 Zak Hurd 12 0 628 5 0 0 633 52.8 Cody Calhoun 12 0 0 5 568 0 573 47.8 Rob Cuda 12 506 11 0 0 0 517 43.1 Aaron Aguilar 12 182 210 0 0 0 392 32.7 Zech Medved 11 0 324 0 0 0 324 29.5 Luke DiFrancesco 12 -4 259 0 0 0 255 21.2 Joey Spitalli 12 0 212 0 0 0 212 17.7 Myles Anthony 11 199 0 0 0 0 199 18.1 Giuseppe Orsini 10 0 193 0 0 0 193 19.3 Adam Zybko 12 0 181 0 0 0 181 15.1 Sam Jenkins 11 133 12 0 0 0 145 13.2 Mario Robaina 11 0 0 104 23 0 127 11.5 Zach Hall 5 60 0 0 43 0 103 20.6 Chase Witte 9 0 39 0 60 0 99 11.0 Zach Lyon 12 0 27 38 0 0 65 5.4 Ryan Coolidge 10 62 0 0 0 0 62 6.2 Colt Morgan 12 0 51 0 0 0 51 4.2 Kevin Chrissis 12 0 0 0 0 29 29 2.4 Justin McMahon 12 0 0 0 0 21 21 1.8 Patrick Crossey 11 0 0 0 21 0 21 1.9 Andrew Banathy 12 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.5 Peter Hontas 1 18 0 0 0 0 18 18.0 Nicholas Kadlecik 5 0 0 0 0 18 18 3.6 Jeffrie Brown Jr. 2 16 0 0 0 0 16 8.0 JP Wassmann 9 3 12 0 0 0 15 1.7 Matthew Peterso 8 0 14 0 0 0 14 1.8 Gee-Montgomery 2 11 0 0 0 0 11 5.5 Adrian Cannon 11 1 0 0 0 6 7 0.6 Conner Hall 9 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.7 Alex Habeeb 12 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2 Chanan Demery 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 Gage Blair 9 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 TEAM 7 -25 0 0 0 0 -25 -3.6 Julian Kinard 7 -27 0 0 0 0 -27 -3.9 Total 12 2244 3013 365 718 92 6432 536.0 Opponents 12 1462 2013 226 1579 44 5324 443.7
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Patrick Crossey 4 0 0.0 0 0 Nicholas Kadlecik 2 18 9.0 0 18 Adrian Cannon 2 6 3.0 0 6 Cody Calhoun 1 0 0.0 0 0 Alex Habeeb 1 0 0.0 0 0 Luke Bedell 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kevin Chrissis 1 29 29.0 1 29 Andrew Banathy 1 18 18.0 0 18 Justin McMahon 1 21 21.0 0 21 Total 14 92 6.6 1 29 Opponents 8 44 5.5 1 27 54
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2017 INDIVIDUAL SPECIALTY STATISTICS PUNTING Quinn Saluan Jacob Burke Total Opponents KICKOFFS Quinn Saluan Jackson Kolderup Weston Salerno Total Opponents FIELD GOALS Ben Carniol
No. Yds 38 1399 4 108 42 1507 70 2606
Avg Long 36.8 49 27.0 40 35.9 49 37.2 61
No. Yds 49 2655 27 1634 8 410 84 4699 43 2388 FGM-FGA 9-12
Pct 75.0
TB FC I20 50+ Blkd 1 7 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 13 0 1 2 14 13 6 2
Avg TB OB 54.2 1 1 60.5 2 1 51.2 0 0 55.9 3 2 55.5 2 2
01-19 0-0
20-29 6-6
30-39 3-5
40-49 0-1
50-99 0-0
Lg Blk 32 0
FG SEQUENCE UC GC WAY SVC BET THI CWRU - - - - (30),(25),40 - Opponents - (35) - 34 (27) - GEN WASHU WES CMU IWU UMU CWRU 36,(26) (21) (25),(27) 36,(32),(30) - (27) Opponents - - (32) (34),(43) - 46,(25) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate made field goal | -------------------- PAT -------------------- | SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Jacob Burke 18 - - - - - - - 108 Ben Carniol - 9-12 60-63 - - - - - 87 Justin Phan 8 - - - - - - - 48 Aaron Aguilar 8 - - - - - - - 48 Rob Cuda 7 - - - - - - - 42 Zak Hurd 4 - - - - - - - 24 Giuseppe Orsini 3 - - - - - - - 18 Myles Anthony 3 - - - - - - - 18 Luke DiFrancesco 3 - - - - - - - 18 Sam Jenkins 2 - - - - - - - 12 Zech Medved 2 - - - - - - - 12 Justin McMahon 1 - - - - - - - 6 Joey Spitalli 1 - - - - - - - 6 Chase Witte 1 - - - - - - - 6 Colt Morgan 1 - - - - - - - 6 Adam Zybko 1 - - - - - - - 6 Zach Hall 1 - - - - - - - 6 Kevin Chrissis 1 - - - - - - - 6 Weston Salerno - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 Total 65 9-12 62-65 - - - - - 479 Opponents 28 6-8 28-28 - - - - - 214 UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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2017 INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick 30 Justin McMahon 12-12 39 49 88 8.5-28 1.0-8 1-21 . . 3-68 . . 5 Cody Calhoun 12-12 40 33 73 4.5-21 . 1-0 3 . 1-0 1 1 6 Andrew Banathy 12-12 42 30 72 12.0-42 4.0-25 1-18 3 . . 2 . 28 Patrick Crossey 11-11 39 29 68 2.0-3 . 4-0 4 . 1-0 . . 44 Dan Techman 12-12 27 30 57 10.0-34 3.5-14 . 2 1 . 2 . 7 Adrian Cannon 11-11 29 17 46 3.0-20 2.0-17 2-6 5 . . . . 22 Zach Lyon 12-12 32 13 45 9.5-29 1.0-9 . . . 1-13 1 1 43 Alex Habeeb 12-0 26 17 43 6.0-31 . 1-0 1 . 3-0 . . 4 Cameron Brown 12-12 20 22 42 10.0-44 4.5-33 . 1 3 1-0 1 . 74 Ian Henderson 12-12 19 21 40 2.5-8 1.0-5 . . 1 . 3 . 8 Chanan Demery 12-12 22 15 37 4.5-31 3.0-24 . 2 . . . . 20 Kevin Chrissis 12-11 22 12 34 1.5-4 . 1-29 5 . . . . 96 Tyler Bushman 12-0 11 15 26 4.5-6 1.0-2 . 1 . . 1 . 38 David Traganza 11-0 11 9 20 0.5-0 . . . . 1-0 . . 32 Isaac Withrow 12-0 7 12 19 . . . . . . . . 16 Brett Marcus 8-0 8 8 16 1.5-5 1.0-4 . . . . . . 24 Luke Bedell 11-0 9 3 12 1.0-3 . 1-0 4 . . . . 11 M. Mangwende 5-1 6 5 11 . . . 3 . 1-0 . . 34 Aaron Aguilar 12-6 4 5 9 . . . . . . . . 50 Travis Johnston 5-0 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . 27 Sam Jenkins 11-0 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . 84 Conner Hall 9-0 6 1 7 . . . . . . 1 . 91 Andrew Lease 12-0 4 3 7 2.0-15 2.0-15 . . . 1-0 . . 25 Daniel Fabiniak 4-1 5 1 6 0.5-0 . . . . . . . 26 Andrew Rossman 10-0 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . 36 Joshua Smith 6-0 4 1 5 . . . 2 . . . . 51 Skyler Wadas 4-0 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . 31 Cooper Tulloch 6-0 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . 56 Adam Poltrack 7-0 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . 2 Nicholas Kadlecik 5-0 2 1 3 . . 2-18 . . . . . 47 Weston Salerno 4-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . 12 Zak Hurd 12-4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . 9Z Jackson Kolderup 5-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . 10 Zech Medved 11-8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . 52 Brett Carney 5-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . 75 Weston Roberts 2-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 71 Ryan Merlau 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 49 Brian Victor 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 21 Mario Robaina 11-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . 17 Joey Spitalli 12-6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . 4Z Quinn Saluan 12-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . TEAM 7-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . 7Z Julian Kinard 7-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . Total 12 469 370 839 84-324 24-156 14-92 37 5 13-81 13 2 Opponents 12 421 532 953 53-219 25-162 8-44 41 15 12-60 7 2
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS SINCE 1970
Opponents Alfred Albion Allegheny Bethany (W. Va.) Buffalo State Carnegie Mellon Centre Chicago Coast Guard Defiance Denison DePauw Earlham Frostburg State Gallaudet Geneva Grove City Hiram Illinois Wesleyan John Carroll Kalamazoo Kenyon Kings Point Linfield Loyola Marietta Maryville Mount Union Oberlin Ohio Wesleyan Otterbein Puget Sound Rochester Rose Hulman St. Vincent Thiel Thomas More Trine Trinity (Texas) Ursinus Wabash Washington & Jefferson Washington & Lee Washington (Mo.) Waynesburg Westminster (Pa.) Widener Wilmington Wittenberg Wooster All-time
Overall W L T 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 20 0 6 12 0 2 0 0 19 28 0 2 0 0 14 14 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 18 7 1 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 11 11 1 1 0 0 9 9 1 0 1 0 11 15 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 31 6 0 9 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 10 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 9 9 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8 10 0 1 1 0 12 20 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 9 0 12 13 0 228 232 4
Home W L T 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 13 13 0 1 0 0 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 2 0 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 7 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 8 5 0 124 111 1
Away W L T First Last 0 1 0 2004 2005 1 0 0 1983 1983 5 10 0 1970 2011 3 6 0 1970 2017 1 0 0 2002 2003 6 15 0 1970 2017 1 0 0 1978 1979 5 9 0 1990 2017 0 1 0 1970 1971 1 0 0 2005 2005 7 5 1 1984 2011 0 0 0 1987 1987 3 1 0 1989 1999 0 1 0 2012 2013 1 0 0 2007 2007 2 1 0 1976 2017 1 1 0 2006 2017 6 5 1 1972 2012 1 0 0 2017 2017 5 4 0 1970 2011 0 1 0 2002 2002 6 7 1 1972 2009 1 0 0 2000 2001 0 0 0 2013 2013 0 0 0 1970 1970 1 0 0 2012 2013 1 0 0 2002 2004 0 1 0 2017 2017 15 4 0 1972 2013 3 6 0 1984 2012 0 0 0 2003 2003 1 0 0 2013 2013 6 4 0 1990 2011 0 1 0 2000 2001 1 1 0 2007 2017 4 5 0 1970 2017 0 1 0 2014 2015 0 0 0 2009 2009 0 0 0 2013 2013 0 0 0 2006 2006 0 0 0 2007 2008 5 4 0 1970 2015 0 1 0 2005 2005 5 10 0 1985 2017 1 1 0 2014 2017 1 0 0 2016 2017 0 0 0 2007 2007 0 1 0 1970 1971 1 4 0 1989 2012 4 8 0 1984 2012 104 121 3
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FUTURE SCHEDULES 2019
Sept. 7 Sept. 14 SEPT. 21 Sept. 28 OCT. 5 OCT. 12 Oct. 19 OCT. 26 NOV. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16
at Rochester ^ Bye GROVE CITY * at Thiel * WESTMINSTER (PA.) * WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON * at Saint Vincent * GENEVA * BETHANY * at Waynesburg * at Carnegie Mellon * ^
2020
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 OCT. 3 OCT. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 OCT. 31 Nov. 7 NOV. 14
TBD TBD at Westminster (PA.) * at Washington & Jefferson * ST. VINCENT * WAYNESBURG * at Bethany * at Geneva * THIEL * at Grove City * CARNEGIE MELLON* ^
* Denotes Presidents’ Athletic Conference game ^ Denotes University Athletic Association game CAPS and BOLD denotes home game
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS September 1, 2018
7:00 p.m. • DiSanto Field • Cleveland, Ohio Location: Rochester, N.Y. Enrollment: 11,126 (6,304 undergraduate) Interim President: Richard Feldman Athletic Director: George VanderZwaag Conference: University Athletic Association Football Affiliate Conference: Liberty League Colors: Blue & Yellow Stadium: Edwin Fauver Stadium Surface/Capacity: FieldTurf/5,000 2017 Records: 2-7, 0-5 LL Head Coach: Chad Martinovich (Hobart ’94) Record at School: 0-0 (first season) Overall Record: 37-49 (10th season) Offensive System: Multiple Defensive System: Multiple Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 48/11 Starters Returning/Lost: 20/7
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Rochester leads, 10-8 Current Win Streak: Rochester, 1 Year Loc. W/L Score 1990 H L 34-19 1991 A L 14-7 1992 A L 24-10 1993 H L 28-9 1994 A L 40-6 1995 H L 9-5 1996 A W 48-14 1997 H W 21-6 1998 A W 43-36
Year Loc. W/L Score 1999 H L 21-14 2000 A L 41-10 2001 A W 53-26 2002 A W 38-29 2003 H L 30-28 2008 H W 38-6 2009 A W 45-14 2010 A W 14-10 2011 H L 17-7
SID: Dennis O’Donnell Email: dennis.odonnell@rochester.edu Office Phone/Fax: (585) 275-5955/461-5081 Pressbox Phone: (585) 274-4353 Website: uofrathletics.com
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GROVE CITY WOLVERINES September 15, 2018
7:00 p.m. • Robert E. Thorn Field • Grove City, Pa. Location: Grove City, Pa. Enrollment: 2,500 President: Paul J. McNulty, J.D. Athletic Director: Todd Gibson Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Colors: Crimson & White Stadium: Robert E. Thorn Field Surface/Capacity: FieldTurf/3,500 2017 Records: 4-6, 4-4 PAC Head Coach: Andrew DiDonato (Grove City ‘10) Record at School: 4-16 (third season) Overall Record: 4-16 (third season) Offensive System: Spread Defensive System: 3-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 38/17 Starters Returning/Lost: 16/9
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Case Western Reserve leads, 2-1 Current Win Streak: Case Western Reserve, 2 Year Loc. W/L Score 2006 A L 40-33 2016 A W 55-0 2017 H W 42-10
SID: R.A. Briggs Email: rabriggs@gcc.edu Office Phone/Fax: (724) 458-3365/458-3855 Pressbox Phone: (724) 458-2150 Website: athletics.gcc.edu
THIEL COLLEGE TOMCATS September 22, 2018
7:00 p.m. • DiSanto Field• Cleveland, Ohio Location: Greenville, Pa. Enrollment: 950 President: Susan Traverso, Ph.D. Athletic Director: Amy Schafer Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Colors: Navy Blue & Old Gold Stadium: Alumni Stadium Surface/Capacity: Synthetic Grass (Sportexe)/1,400 2017 Records: 1-9, 1-7 PAC Head Coach: Dan Blume (Mount Union ‘06) Record at School: 5-15 (third season) Overall Record: 5-15 (third season) Offensive System: Spread Defensive System: Multiple 3-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/11 Starters Returning/Lost: 13/14 SID: Ed Topoleski Email: etopoleski@thiel.edu Office Phone/Fax: (724) 589-2180/589-2880 Pressbox Phone: (724) 589-4085 Website: thielathletics.com
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Thiel leads, 9-8 Current Win Streak: Case Western Reserve, 5 Year Loc. W/L Score 1970 H W 16-6 1971 A L 35-10 1972 H L 13-9 1973 A L 54-14 1974 A L 27-6 1975 H L 35-21 1976 A W 7-0 1977 H W 23-17 1978 H L 35-0
Year Loc. W/L Score 1979 A L 29-7 1980 A L 34-7 1981 H L 54-13 1982 A W 32-13 1983 H W 21-8 2014 H W 23-16 2015 A W 41-6 2016 H W 48-21 2017 A W 63-28
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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WESTMINSTER COLLEGE TITANS September 29, 2018
7:00 p.m. • Harold Burry Stadium• New Wilmington, Pa. Location: New Wilmington, Pa. Enrollment: 1,400 President: Dr. Kathy B. Richardson Athletic Director: Jim Dafler Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Colors: Blue and White Stadium: Harold Burry Stadium Surface/Capacity: 4,500/FieldTurf 2017 Records: 7-3, 6-2 PAC Head Coach: Scott Benzel (Mercyhurst ‘97) Record at School: 28-14 (fifth season) Overall Record: 28-14 (fifth season) Offensive System: Multiple Defensive System: Multiple Starters Returning/Lost: 12/10
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Case Western Reserve leads, 2-0 Current Win Streak: Case Western Reserve, 2 Year Loc. W/L Score 2016 A W 26-22 2017 H W 41-10
SID: Nathan LaRiccia Email: lariccnj@westminster.edu Office Phone/Fax: (724) 946-6357 Website: www.westminster.edu/athletics
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE PRESIDENTS October 6, 2018
1:00 p.m. • Cameron Stadium• Washington, Pa. Location: Washington, Pa. Enrollment: 1,500 President: John C. Knapp Athletic Director: Scott McGuinness Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Colors: Red & Black Stadium: Cameron Stadium Surface/Capacity: Grass/3,500 2017 Records: 11-1, 8-0 PAC Head Coach: Mike Sirianni (Mount Union ’94) Record at School: 139-31 (16th season) Overall Record: 139-31 (16th season) Offensive System: Multiple Defensive System: 4-2-5 SID: Sean King Email: sking@washjeff.edu Office Phone/Fax: (724) 250-3308/250-3307 Pressbox Phone: (724) 223-6065 Website: gopresidents.com
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SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Washington & Jefferson leads, 10-8 Current Win Streak: Case Western Reserve, 1 Year Loc. W/L Score 1970 A L 20-13 1971 H W 14-6 1972 A W 21-12 1973 H L 16-14 1974 A W 28-22 1975 H L 27-0 1976 H L 15-14 1977 A W 26-7 1978 A L 34-0
Year Loc. W/L Score 1979 H L 21-10 1980 A L 16-0 1981 H L 21-0 1982 A W 14-9 1983 H W 21-17 1984 A W 34-16 1985 H L 20-13 2014 A L 34-24 2015 H W 35-28
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE BEARCATS October 13, 2018 · CWRU HOMECOMING 1:00 p.m. • DiSanto Field • Cleveland, Ohio Location: Latrobe, Pa. Enrollment: 1,800 President: Br. Norman Hipps, OSB Athletic Director: Fr. Myron Kirsch, OSB Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Colors: Green & Gold Stadium: Chuck Noll Field Surface/Capacity: Natural grass/1,100 2017 Records: 2-8, 1-7 PAC Head Coach: Ron Dolciato (John Carroll ’90) Record at School: 15-25 (fifth season) Overall Record: 15-25 (fifth season) Offensive System: Multiple Defensive System: Multiple Starters Returning/Lost: 12/16
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Case Western Reserve leads, 4-1 Current Win Streak: Case Western Reserve, 3 Year Loc. W/L Score 2007 H W 42-0 2014 A L 23-20 2015 H W 49-14 2016 H W 53-28 2017 A W 35-14
SID: Jeff Zidek Email: jeff.zidek@stvincent.edu Office Phone/Fax: (724) 805-2476/532-5050 Website: athletics.stvincent.edu
GENEVA COLLEGE GOLDEN TORNADOES October 20, 2018
7:00 p.m. • Reeves Field • Beaver Falls, Pa. Location: Beaver Falls, Pa. Enrollment: 1,190 President: Dr. L. Calvin Troup Athletic Director: Van Zanic Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Colors: White, Old Gold and Black Stadium: Reeves Field Surface/Capacity: Synthetic Turf/6,500 2017 Records: 3-7, 2-6 PAC Head Coach: Geno DeMarco (West Virginia ’86) Record at School: 144-116 (26th season) Overall Record: 144-116 (26th season) Offensive System: Triple Option Defensive System: Multiple Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 36/12 Starters Returning/Lost: 18/6
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Case Western Reserve leads, 4-1 Current Win Streak: Case Western Reserve, 3 Year Loc. W/L Score 1976 H W 14-0 1977 A L 7-0 2014 H W 33-19 2015 A W 20-7 2016 H W 16-14
SID: Chris Mathews Email: ckmathew@geneva.edu Office Phone: (724) 847-6885 Website: athletics.geneva.edu UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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BETHANY COLLEGE BISON October 27, 2018
2:00 p.m. • Bison Stadium • Bethany, W. Va. Location: Bethany, W. Va. Enrollment: 630 Interim President: Rev. Dr. Tamara Nichols Rodenberg Athletic Director: Stephen P. Thompson Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Colors: Green & White Stadium: Bison Stadium Surface/Capacity: FieldTurf/850 2017 Records: 2-8, 2-6 PAC Head Coach: Bill Garvey (Iona ’97) Record at School: 20-31 (sixth season) Overall Record: 20-31 (sixth season) Offensive System: Spread Defensive System: Multiple Starters Returning/Lost: 14/6 SID: Andrew Woodley Email: awoodley@bethanywv.edu Office Phone/Fax: (304) 829-7717/829-7290 Pressbox Phone: (304) 829-7343 Website: bethanybison.com
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Bethany leads, 14-4 Current Win Streak: Case Western Reserve, 3 Year Loc. W/L Score 1970 A L 28-6 1971 H L 15-6 1972 A L 25-14 1973 H L 23-3 1974 H L 36-33 1975 A L 13-0 1976 H L 22-7 1977 A L 16-12 1978 A L 14-3
Year Loc. W/L Score 1979 H L 44-0 1980 A L 32-7 1981 H L 49-7 1982 A W 25-24 1983 H W 21-7 2014 H L 25-14 2015 A W 59-20 2016 A W 37-14 2017 H W 33-3
WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY YELLOW JACKETS November 3, 2018
2:00 p.m. • DiSanto Field • Cleveland, Ohio Location: Waynesburg, Pa. Enrollment: 1,500 President: Douglas G. Lee Athletic Director: Larry Marshall Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Colors: Orange & Black Stadium: John F. Wiley Stadium Surface/Capacity: FieldTurf/4,000 2017 Records: 2-8, 2-6 PAC Head Coach: Chris Smithley (Waynesburg ‘09) Record at School: 2-8 (second season) Overall Record: 2-8 (second season) Offensive System: Multiple Pro Defensive System: Multiple 8-Man Front
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Case Western Reserve leads, 3-1 Current Win Streak: Case Western Reserve, 3 Year Loc. W/L Score 2014 A L 35-15 2015 H W 45-14 2016 A W 35-7 2017 H W 56-21
SID: Bobby Fox Email: rfox@waynesburg.edu Office Phone/Fax: (724) 852-3334/7602 Pressbox Phone: (724) 852-3330 Website: waynesburgsports.com
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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY TARTANS November 10, 2018
2:00 p.m. • DiSanto Field • Cleveland, Ohio Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Enrollment: 6,362 President: Dr. Farnam Jahanian Athletic Director: Dr. Josh Centor Conference: University Athletic Association Football Affiliate Conference: Presidents’ Athletic Colors: Cardinal and Gray Stadium: Gesling Stadium Surface/Capacity: FieldTurf/3,500 2017 Records: 7-4, 5-3 PAC, 1-1 UAA Head Coach: Rich Lackner (Carnegie Mellon ’79) Record at School: 210-114-2 (33rd season) Overall Record: 210-114-2 (33rd season) Offensive System: Multiple One Back Defensive System: Multiple 50 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 67/26 Starters Returning/Lost: 15/13 SID: Mark Fisher Email: mwfisher@andrew.cmu.edu Office Phone/Fax: (412) 268-3087/268-3099 Pressbox Phone: (412) 268-4703 Website: athletics.cmu.edu
ACADEMIC BOWL
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Carnegie Mellon leads, 28-19 Current Win Streak: Case Western Reserve, 1
Year Loc. W/L Score 1970 H L 21-0 1971 H W 29-19 1972 A L 18-0 1973 H L 30-0 1974 A W 22-15 1975 H L 26-0 1976 A L 21-7 1977 H L 25-6 1978 A L 17-14 1979 H L 41-0 1980 A L 28-7 1981 H L 51-7 1982 H W 14-7 1983 A L 15-10 1984 H W 25-15 1986 H W 21-14 1987 A L 13-12 1988 H W 32-22 1989 A L 48-14 1990 H L 42-17 1991 A L 43-0 1992 H L 33-14 1993 A L 56-0 1994 H L 50-8
Year Loc. W/L Score 1995 H W 3-0 1996 H W 16-0 1997 A L 16-7 1998 H L 14-7 1999 A L 42-0 2000 H L 45-14 2001 A L 42-14 2002 H W 42-35 2003 A L 44-16 2004 H W 24-14 2005 A L 23-20 2006 H L 20-10 2007 A W 20-17(O) 2008 H W 38-13 2009 A W 34-17 2010 H W 28-0 2011 A W 38-24 2012 H W 36-24 2013 A W 35-32 2014 H W 30-0 2015 A L 52-42 2016 H L 26-21 2017 A W(ot) 41-34
Each fall, student-athletes from Case Western Reserve University and Carnegie Mellon University meet on the gridiron with the victor claiming the Academic Bowl. Although the football series between the Spartans and Tartans began in 1970, it wasn’t until 1986 when the annual meeting between two of the nation’s top academic institutions was labeled the Academic Bowl. With each school ranked amongst the nation’s elite research and scholastic institutions, a natural rivalry exists in academics. So as competition in the classroom continues, the winner of the coveted Academic Bowl can claim bragging rights on the athletic field for at least one year. The Academic Bowl is more than a trophy, however, as it emphasizes a “Commitment to Academic and Athletic Excellence”. The Spartans won the first Academic Bowl in 1986, defeating Carnegie Mellon 21-14. In the all-time Academic Bowl series, the Tartans hold a 17-15 advantage. UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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RECORD BOOK INDIVIDUAL RUSHING
Rushing Attempts Game 42 Brandon McDowell (2002 vs CMU) Season 300 Frank Peters (1999) Career 675 Brandon McDowell (2001-03) Net Rushing Yards Game 252 Frank Peters (1999 vs. Oberlin) Game (QB) 191 Rob Cuda (2016 vs Washington) Season 1256 Frank Peters (1999) Season (QB) 908 Rob Cuda (2016) Career 3411 Brandon McDowell (2001-03) Career (QB) 2,128 Rob Cuda (2014-17) Rushing Touchdowns Game 4 Jacob Burke (2017 vs. Grove City) Jacob Burke (2016 vs Waynesburg) Brandon McDowell (2003 vs. Denison) Frank Peters (1999 vs. Oberlin) Ted Otero (1997 vs. Oberlin) Season 19 Brandon McDowell (2001) Career 39 Brandon McDowell (2001-03) 100-Yard Games Season 7 Frank Peters (1999) Career 16 Brandon McDowell (2001-03)
BRANDON MCDOWELL 2001-03
Highest Average Per Carry Season 6.19 Jacob Burke (2016) Career 5.49 Jacob Burke (2014-17)
PASSING
Passes Attempted Game 62 Eli Grant (2001 vs. Chicago) Season 361 Dan Whalen (2009) Career 1,229 Dan Whalen (2006-09) Passes Completed Game 37 Eli Grant (2001 vs. Chicago) Season 247 Dan Whalen (2009) Career 742 Dan Whalen (2006-09) Highest Completion Percentage Season .684 Dan Whalen (2009) Career .655 Joey Baum (2007-10) Net Passing Yards Game 492 Eli Grant (2002 vs. Wash.) Season 3340 Dan Whalen (2009) Career 9720 Dan Whalen (2009) Passing Touchdowns Game 6 Dan Whalen (2009 vs. Oberlin) Season 34 Dan Whalen (2009) Career 87 Dan Whalen (2006-09) Best Passer Rating Season 172.8 Dan Whalen (2009) Career 150.0 Joey Baum (2007-10) 64
DAN WHALEN 2006-09
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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RECEIVING
Pass Receptions Game 15 Justin Phan (2017 vs. Chicago) 15 Jason Cellura (2002 vs. Kalamzoo) 15 Jason Cellura (2003 vs. Wooster) Game (RB) 10 Brandon McDowell (2001 vs. Washington Game (TE) 10 Josh Trook (1999 vs Wooster) 10 Chris Hutter (1988 vs Wooster) Season 90 Zach Homyk (2010) Season (RB) 41 Brandon McDowell (2001) Season (TE) 45 Chris Hutter (1988) Career 211 Zach Homyk (2007-10) Career (RB) 108 Brandon McDowell (2001-03) Career (TE) 107 Dave Stuczynski (1982-85) Net Receiving Yards Game 222 Brendan Lynch (2016 vs Grove City) 222 Dave Wooley (1997 vs. Chicago) Game (RB) 110 Greg Meyer (2009 vs Hiram) Game (TE) 153 Chris Hutter (1988 vs Wooster) Season 1165 Zach Homyk (2010) Season (RB) 543 Brandon McDowell (2002) Season (TE) 612 Chris Hutter (1988) Career 3015 David Kallevig (2001- 2004) Career (RB) 1,182 Brandon McDowell (2001-03) Career (TE) 1,929 Dave Stuczynski (1982-85) Receiving Touchdowns Game 4 Jason Cellura (2002 vs. Kalamazoo) Season 13 Bryan Erb (2015) Career 31 Shaun Nicely (2007-10) David Kallevig (2001-04) Yards Per Reception Season 24.15 Zak Hurd (2017) Career 18.18 Mike Imbrugia (1985-88)
SCORING
Points Scored Game 30 Brandon McDowell (2003 vs. Denison) Season 122 Brandon McDowell (2001) Career 308 Brandon McDowell (2001-03)
ZACH HOMYK 2007-10
TOTAL OFFENSE Most Plays Season 479 Career 1583
Rob Cuda (2015) Dan Whalen (2006-09)
Most Yards Game 486 Season 3539 Career 10492
Eli Grant (2002 vs Washington) Dan Whalen (2009) Dan Whalen (2006-09)
Most Touchdowns Responsible For Game 6 Rob Cuda (2017 vs. Thiel) Touchdowns Rob Cuda (2015 vs Waynesburg) Game 5 Brandon McDowell (2003 vs. Denison) 6 Dan Whalen (2009 vs Oberlin) Season 20 Brandon McDowell (2001) 6 Dan Whalen (2009 vs Rochester) Career 51 Brandon McDowell (2001-03) Season 40 Dan Whalen (2009) Career 108 Dan Whalen (2006-09) Most Points Scored by Kicking Game 14 Ben Carniol (2015 vs Thomas More) ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Season 87 Ben Carniol (2017) Game 303 Brandon McDowell (2003 vs. Oberlin) Career 303 Sam Coffey (2007-10) Season 1986 Brandon McDowell (2003) Career 5252 Brandon McDowell (2001-03) Extra Points Game 9 Joey Pearce (1998 vs. Oberlin) 9 Ben Carniol (2017 vs Thiel) LONGEST PLAYS Season 60 Ben Carniol (2017) Pass 97 Dan Whalen to Shaun Nicely (2007 vs. Widener) Career 192 Sam Coffey (2007-10) Rush 95 Chad Blunt (1991 vs. Ohio Wesleyan) Kickoff Return 93 Steve Rospert (1993 vs. Allegheny) Field Goals Punt Return 87 Dwain Carver (1974 vs. Kenyon) Game 4 Joe Brenner (2004 vs. Hiram) Int. Return 100 Dan Banks (2003 vs. Denison) 4 Ben Carniol (2015 vs. Thomas More) Punt 77 Chuck Thall (1991 vs. CMU) Season 13 Daniel Vasil (2011) Erik Olson (2013 vs. FSU) Career 37 Sam Coffey (2007-10) UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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DEFENSE Tackles Game Season Career
30 191 521
Sacks Season Career
13 33
Tom Courtad (1998 vs. Chicago) Tom Courtad (1997) Tom Courtad (1996-98) Derek Messmer (1995) Dale English (2008-11)
Most Interceptions Game 3 Tom Olsavsky (1984 vs. CMU) Jason Toth (1996 vs Wittenberg) JD Patton (2001 vs. Hiram) Dan Calabrese (2011 vs. Oberlin) Adrian Cannon (2015 vs. WashU) Season 8 Tom Olsavsky (1984) John Polivka (1986) Career 18 Tom Olsavsky (1982-85) Most Interception Return Yards Game 127 Dan Calabrese (2011 vs Oberlin) Season 187 Dan Calabrese (2011) Career 225 Ron Skarupa (1971-72)
DALE ENGLISH 2008-11
Most Passes Defended Season 20 Mark Elder (1998) Career 53 Mark Elder (1996-99) Most Pass Break-Ups Season 15 Mark Elder (1997) Career 42 Mark Elder (1996-99)
PUNTING
Punts Game 12 Season 76 Career 217
Joe Brenner (2004 vs. Wooster) Jeremy Nawyn (1999 vs. WU) Tom Penoyar (2000) Brian Neff (1995) Jeremy Nawyn (1996-99)
Punting Yards Game 479 Season 2723 Career 7964
Tom Penoyar (2000 vs. King’s Point) Tom Penoyar (2000) Jeremy Nawyn (1996-99)
Punting Average Game 56.5 Erik Olson (2013 vs. FSU) Season 40.7 Dan Whalen (2009) Career 39.08 Jacob Burke (2014-16)
PUNT RETURNS
KICK RETURNS Returns Season Career
30 62
Sean Lapcevic (2013) Cody Calhoun (2014-17)
Yards Season 614 Career 1,467
Sean Lapcevic (2013) Cody Calhoun (2014-17)
Average Season 26.26 Career 24.18
Cody Calhoun (2015) Derek Molitor (1998)
FRESHMAN RECORDS Passing Yards Game 413 Season 1988
Nick Leskiewicz (1994 vs Denison) Nick Leskiewicz (1994)
Rushing Yards Game 184 Season 638
Ted Otero (1995 vs Earlham) Manny Sicre (2011) Jason Cellura (2002 vs Kalamazoo) Jason Cellura (2002)
Returns Season Career
33 84
Dan Calabrese (2011) Dan Calabrese (2009-12)
Receptions Game 15 Season 59
Yards Season Career
367 775
Dan Calabrese (2011) Dan Calabrese (2009-12)
Receiving Yards Game 195 Tom Coniglio (1980 vs Oberlin) Season 831 Jason Cellura (2002)
Average Season 18.4 Career 13.6
Mark Schlitter (2001) Dwain Carver (1972-74)
Points Scored Game 24 Season 85
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Jason Cellura (2002 vs Kalamazoo) Sam Coffey (2007)
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL
TEAM OFFENSE
DEFENSE
Most Net Rushing Yardage Game 437 (1986 vs Washington) Season 2624 (2016 - 10 games)
Lowest Net Rushing Yardage Allowed Season 701 (1985 - 9 games)
Most Net Passing Yardage Game 492 (2002 vs Washington) Season 3706 (2002 - 10 games) Most Total Offense Yardage Game 766 (2002 vs Denison) Season 5,313 (2017 - 12 games) Most Total First Downs Game 37 (2016 vs Washington) Season 274 (2017 - 12 games)
SCORING Most Points Scored Quarter 28 28 28 28 28 Half 49 49 Game 70 Season 479
(1998 - 1Q vs Oberlin) (2008 - 2Q vs Kenyon) (2009 - 1Q vs Oberlin) (2015 - 2Q vs Bethany) (2017 - 2Q vs Thiel) (1998 - 1H vs Oberlin) (2017 - 1H vs Thiel) (1998 vs Oberlin) (2017 - 12 games)
Lowest Net Passing Yardage Allowed Season 862 (1977 - 9 games) Lowest Total Yardage Allowed Season 1577 (1985 - 9 games) Fewest First Downs Allowed Game 0 (1985 vs. Wooster) Season 86 (1985 - 9 games) Fewest Points Allowed Game 0 (29 times; last time 2017 at Ill. Wesleyan) Season 95 (1986 - 9 games) Most Passes Intercepted (by defense) Game 6 (2015 vs. Washington) Season 21 (1986 - 9 games) 21 (1984 - 9 games)
Most Points Per Game Season 42.4 (2009 - 11 games) Most Touchdowns Scored Game 10 (1998 vs. Oberlin) Season 65 (2017 - 12 games) Largest Point Differentioal Game 58 (1998 vs. Oberlin) Season 265 (2017 - 12 games)
JIM CHAPMAN 1982-86
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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Flory Mauriocourt
Bob Del Rosa
Jim Chapman
Ron Stuckey
Regis Scafe
Peter Germano
Joe Perella
Greg Debeljak 68
Year Head Coach 1970 Flory Mauriocourt 1971 Flory Mauriocourt 1972 Flory Mauriocourt 1973 Flory Mauriocourt 1974 Flory Mauriocourt 1975 Flory Mauriocourt Mariocourt (6 seasons)
Overall PAC/NCAC UAA W-L-T W-L-T W-L-T 2-5-1 1-4-1 — 3-6 2-4 — 4-5 3-4 — 0-9 0-7 — 2-7 2-5 — 0-8 0-7 — 11-40-1 8-31-1 —
1976 Bob Del Rosa 1977 Bob Del Rosa 1978 Bob Del Rosa 1979 Bob Del Rosa 1980 Bob Del Rosa 1981 Bob Del Rosa Del Rosa (6 seasons)
3-6 5-4 2-7 3-6 0-9 0-9 13-41
1-6 4-2 0-7 1-6 0-7 0-7 6-35
— — — — — — —
1982 Jim Chapman 1983 Jim Chapman 1984 Jim Chapman 1985 Jim Chapman 1986 Jim Chapman Chapman (5 seasons)
5-3 8-1 9-0 7-2 7-1-1 36-7-1
5-2 7-1 6-0 5-1 5-1 28-5
— — — — — —
1987 Ron Stuckey 1988 Ron Stuckey 1989 Ron Stuckey 1990 Ron Stuckey 1991 Ron Stuckey 1992 Ron Stuckey 1993 Ron Stuckey Stuckey (7 seasons)
3-6 7-3 4-6 4-6 7-3 2-6-2 2-8 29-38-2
3-3 4-2 3-4 2-4 5-1 1-3-2 2-4 20-21-2
— 0-2 0-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 0-4 5-15
1994 Regis Scafe 1995 Regis Scafe 1996 Regis Scafe 1997 Regis Scafe 1998 Regis Scafe Scafe (5 seasons)
1-9 2-8 5-5 3-7 5-5 16-34
1-5 1-5 2-4 2-4 4-2 10-20
0-4 1-3 3-1 1-3 1-3 6-14
1999 Peter Germano 2000 Peter Germano Germano (2 seasons)
2-8 3-7 5-15
— — —
0-4 0-4 0-8
2001 Joe Perella 2002 Joe Perella 2003 Joe Perella Perella (3 seasons)
5-5 6-4 5-5 16-14
— — — —
1-3 2-2 0-4 3-9
2004 Greg Debeljak 2005 Greg Debeljak 2006 Greg Debeljak 2007 Greg Debeljak 2008 Greg Debeljak 2009 Greg Debeljak 2010 Greg Debeljak 2011 Greg Debeljak 2012 Greg Debeljak 2013 Greg Debeljak 2014 Greg Debeljak 2015 Greg Debeljak 2016 Greg Debeljak 2017 Greg Debeljak Debeljak (14 seasons)
5-5 3-7 5-5 11-1 10-1 10-1 8-2 9-1 6-4 5-4 3-7 7-3 9-1 11-1 102-43
— — — — — — — — — — 3-5 6-2 7-1 8-0 24-8
2-1 0-3 1-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 1-2 3-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 2-1 3-0 27-15
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL 1970 Record: 2-5-1 (1-4-1 PAC)
Coach: Mauriocourt
1975 Record: 0-8 (0-7 PAC)
Coach: Mauriocourt
1971 Record: 3-6 (2-4 PAC)
Coach: Mauriocourt
1976 Record: 3-6 (1-6 PAC)
Coach: Del Rosa
1972 Record: 4-5 (3-4 PAC)
Coach: Mauriocourt
1977 Record: 5-4 (4-2 PAC)
Coach: Del Rosa
1973 Record: 0-9 (0-7 PAC)
Coach: Mauriocourt
1978 Record: 2-7 (0-7 PAC)
Coach: Del Rosa
1974 Record: 2-7 (2-5 PAC)
Coach: Mauriocourt
1979 Record: 3-6 (1-6 PAC)
Coach: Del Rosa
L T L L L W W L L L L W W L L L W L L W W L W L W L
3 at Allegheny 0 John Carroll 6 at Bethany 13 at Wash. & Jefferson 0 Wilmington 16 Thiel 22 Coast Guard 0 Carnegie Mellon 60
7 at John Carroll 7 Allegheny 10 at Thiel 14 Loyola 14 Wash. & Jefferson 12 at Wilmington 6 Bethany 14 at Coast Guard 29 Carnegie Mellon 113
14 at Bethany 9 Thiel 21 at Wash. & Jefferson 14 at Allegheny 0 at Kenyon 13 Hiram 0 at Carnegie Mellon 27 Oberlin 14 John Carroll 112
L 3 Bethany L 14 at Thiel L 14 Wash. & Jefferson L 7 Allegheny L 0 Kenyon L 0 at Hiram L 0 Carnegie Mellon L 7 at Oberlin L 7 at John Carroll 52 L L L W L L W L L
6 at Thiel 0 Allegheny 33 Bethany 28 at Wash. & Jefferson 13 at Kenyon 6 John Carroll 22 at Carnegie Mellon 18 Oberlin 9 at Hiram 135
20 0 28 20 13 6 7 21 115
33 21 35 6 6 27 15 27 19 189 25 13 12 6 42 0 18 21 20 157 23 54 16 42 31 26 30 40 30 292
27 39 36 22 34 13 15 25 34 245
L 21 Thiel L 0 at Allegheny L 0 at Bethany L 0 Wash. & Jefferson L 0 Kenyon L 7 at John Carroll L 0 Carnegie Mellon L 11 Hiram 39
35 26 13 27 26 55 26 22 230
L L L W L W W L L
12 at Allegheny 7 at Carnegie Mellon 14 Wash. & Jefferson 7 at Thiel 7 Bethany 14 Geneva 19 at John Carroll 7 at Kenyon 9 at Hiram 96
W W L W W L L W L
15 Hiram 3 at Allegheny 6 Carnegie Mellon 26 at Wash. & Jefferson 23 Thiel 12 at Bethany 0 at Geneva 7 John Carroll 2 Kenyon 94
W W L L L L L L L
30 at Oberlin 23 Centre 0 at Wash. & Jefferson 14 at Carnegie Mellon 6 John Carroll 6 at Allegheny 3 at Bethany 0 Thiel 15 Hiram 97
W W L L W L L L L
19 Oberlin 16 at Centre 10 Wash. & Jefferson 0 Carnegie Mellon 17 at John Carroll 0 Allegheny 0 Bethany 7 at Thiel 0 at Hiram 69
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
24 21 15 0 22 0 6 17 16 121 13 0 25 7 17 16 7 0 30 115 14 0 34 17 13 24 14 35 23 174 13 10 21 41 3 31 44 29 28 220
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Coach: Del Rosa
1985 Record: 7-2 (5-1 NCAC)
Coach: Chapman
1981 Record: 0-9 (0-7 PAC)
Coach: Del Rosa
1986 Record: 7-1-1 (5-1 NCAC)
Coach: Chapman
1982 Record: 5-3 (5-2 PAC)
Coach: Chapman
1987 Record: 3-6 (3-3 NCAC)
Coach: Stuckey
1983 Record: 8-1 (7-1 PAC)
Coach: Chapman
1988 Record: 7-3 (4-2 NCAC, 0-2 UAA)
Coach: Stuckey
1989 Record: 4-6 (3-4 NCAC, 0-2 UAA)
Coach: Stuckey
L 6 at Oberlin L 7 Kenyon L 0 at Wash. & Jefferson L 7 at Thiel L 7 Hiram L 17 Allegheny L 7 at Carnegie Mellon L 7 at Bethany L 20 John Carroll 78 L L L L L L L L L
0 Oberlin 13 at Kenyon 0 Wash. & Jefferson 13 Thiel 0 at Hiram 14 at Allegheny 7 Carnegie Mellon 7 Bethany 13 at John Carroll 67
L 6 at Oberlin W 14 John Carroll W 14 at Wash. & Jefferson W 32 at Thiel L 12 Hiram L 20 at Allegheny W 14 Carnegie Mellon W 25 at Bethany 137 W W W W W W W L W
35 Oberlin 12 at Albion 37 at John Carroll 21 Wash. & Jefferson 21 Thiel 24 at Hiram 28 Allegheny 10 at Carnegie Mellon 21 Bethany 209
1984 Record: 9-0 (6-0 NCAC)
21 28 21 54 26 38 51 49 42 330
17 7 9 14 13 27 7 24 118 12 7 7 17 8 20 14 15 7 107
Coach: Chapman
NCAC Champions W 29 at Oberlin W 27 Kenyon W 21 at Wooster W 44 John Carroll W 34 at Wash. & Jefferson W 45 Ohio Wesleyan W 45 Denison W 31 at Allegheny W 25 Carnegie Mellon 301
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26 37 16 34 23 28 28 32 35 259
7 24 14 8 16 15 13 0 15 112
W W W W L W L W W
28 Oberlin 31 at Kenyon 37 Wooster 37 at John Carroll 13 Wash. & Jefferson 42 at Ohio Wesleyan 16 at Denison 35 Allegheny 17 Washington (Mo.) 256
7 10 0 0 20 10 17 27 10 101
T W W W W W W L W
17 at Hiram 21 Carnegie Mellon 34 at Kenyon 34 Ohio Wesleyan 35 at Oberlin 21 at Allegheny 17 Wooster 14 Denison 49 Washington (Mo.) 242
L L W L W L W L L
7 Hiram 12 at Carnegie Mellon 42 Kenyon 0 at Ohio Wesleyan 23 Oberlin 16 Allegheny 20 at Wooster 7 at Denison 27 DePauw 154
W L L W L W W W W W
24 at Hiram 10 John Carroll 14 at Kenyon 14 Ohio Wesleyan 21 at Allegheny 38 Wooster 17 Denison 18 at Washington (Mo.) 21 at Oberlin 32 Carnegie Mellon 209
W L W L L L W L W L
34 Hiram 22 at Wittenberg 13 Earlham 6 at Ohio Wesleyan 14 Allegheny 14 at Wooster 17 at Denison 16 Washington (Mo.) 36 Oberlin 14 at Carnegie Mellon 186
17 14 21 0 13 3 0 27 0 95
30 13 26 22 22 30 13 28 47 231 15 27 25 7 31 27 13 14 7 22 188 33 31 7 34 28 35 14 23 28 48 281
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL 1990 Record: 4-6 (2-4 NCAC, 2-2 UAA)
Coach: Stuckey
1994 Record: 1-9 (1-5 NCAC, 0-4 UAA)
Coach: Scafe
1991 Record: 7-3 (5-1 NCAC, 2-2 UAA)
Coach: Stuckey
1995 Record: 2-8 (1-5 NCAC, 1-3 UAA)
Coach: Scafe
1992 Record: 2-6-2 (1-3-2 NCAC, 1-3 UAA)
Coach: Stuckey
1996 Record: 5-5 (2-4 NCAC, 3-1 UAA)
Coach: Scafe
L W W L L W L L W L L W W L W W W W W L
19 Rochester 24 at Washington (Mo.) 32 at Earlham 15 Wooster 7 Wittenberg 25 Chicago 7 at Ohio Wesleyan 7 Denison 34 at Oberlin 17 Carnegie Mellon 187 7 at Rochester 22 Washington (Mo.) 36 Earlham 20 at Wooster 14 at Wittenberg 16 at Chicago 41 Ohio Wesleyan 15 at Denison 41 Oberlin 0 at Carnegie Mellon 212
L L L L T W T L W L
10 at Rochester 9 at Washington 0 at Allegheny 10 Wittenberg 14 at Kenyon 14 Oberlin 14 at Denison 7 Ohio Wesleyan 23 Chicago 14 Carnegie Mellon 115
L L L L L W W L L L
9 Rochester 10 Washington 7 Allegheny 10 at Wittenberg 16 Kenyon 41 at Oberlin 28 Denison 13 at Ohio Wesleyan 16 at Chicago 0 at Carnegie Mellon 150
1993 Record: 2-8 (2-4 NCAC, 0-4 UAA)
34 21 6 22 34 0 21 33 28 42 241 14 21 15 23 13 15 16 14 0 43 174 24 21 32 42 14 3 14 23 14 33 220
Coach: Stuckey
28 55 51 23 23 7 7 15 33 56 298
L L L L L W L L L L
6 at Rochester 27 Chicago 20 at Earlham 6 Allegheny 27 at Kenyon 40 Wooster 20 at Ohio Wesleyan 33 at Washington 20 at Denison 8 Carnegie Mellon 207
L L L L L L L L W W
5 Rochester 21 at Chicago 3 Earlham 0 at Allegheny 7 Kenyon 13 at Wooster 7 Ohio Wesleyan 22 Washington 21 Denison 3 Carnegie Mellon 102
UAA Co-Champions W 16 Carnegie Mellon L 14 at Washington L 7 at Wooster W 10 Earlham L 12 at Allegheny L 12 Kenyon W 44 at Oberlin L 8 Wittenberg W 7 Chicago W 48 at Rochester 178
1997 Record: 3-7 (2-4 NCAC, 1-3 UAA) L L L W L L W L L W
7 at Carnegie Mellon 32 Washington 14 Wooster 31 at Earlham 20 Allegheny 27 at Kenyon 42 Oberlin 21 at Wittenberg 9 at Chicago 21 Rochester 224
40 29 51 69 35 23 40 54 31 50 422 9 24 7 50 33 14 27 49 6 0 219
0 24 21 7 56 14 7 10 0 14 153
Coach: Scafe
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
16 37 21 6 55 34 6 49 14 6 244
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Coach: Scafe
7 Carnegie Mellon 47 Earlham 26 Denison 70 Oberlin 43 at Rochester 21 at Washington 26 at Ohio Wesleyan 7 at Wittenberg 16 at Wooster 6 Chicago 269
1999 Record: 2-8 (0-4 UAA)
14 7 0 12 36 27 19 40 42 16 213
Coach: Germano
L 0 at Carnegie Mellon L 14 Rochester L 7 Washington (Mo.) L 7 Ohio Wesleyan W 16 at Earlham L 14 at Denison L 21 Wittenberg W 42 at Oberlin L 27 Wooster L 21 at Chicago 169
2000 Record: 3-7 (0-4 UAA) L L W L L W L W L L
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Coach: Germano
14 Carnegie Mellon 0 at Washington (Mo.) 37 at Oberlin 7 Chicago 21 Kenyon 7 at Kings Point 14 Rose Hulman 26 at Denison 7 Hiram 10 at Rochester 143
2001 Record: 5-5 (1-3 UAA) L L W L W L L W W W
42 21 42 27 0 21 49 6 31 41 280
14 at Carnegie Mellon 14 Washington (Mo.) 45 Oberlin 34 at Chicago 38 at Kenyon 13 Kings Point 27 at Rose-Hulman 43 Denison 35 at Hiram 53 at Rochester 316
45 37 14 27 27 6 27 12 17 41 253
Coach: Perella
42 24 19 51 10 30 (OT) 28 29 12 26 271
2002 Record: 6-4 (2-2 UAA)
Coach: Perella
2003 Record: 5-5 (0-4 UAA)
Coach: Perella
2004 Record: 5-5 (2-1 UAA)
Coach: Debeljak
2005 Record: 3-7 (1-2 UAA)
Coach: Debeljak
W W L L W W L W W L
42 at Denison 37 Oberlin 22 at Wooster 44 at Kalamazoo 42 Maryville 42 Carnegie Mellon 42 at Washington (MO) 23 Buffalo State 38 at Rochester 39 Chicago 371
13 11 27 47 13 35 49 18 29 49 291
W W W L W L L W L L
35 Otterbein 51 Denison 17 at Oberlin 33 Wooster 27 at Maryville 16 at Carnegie Mellon 10 Washington (Mo.) 23 at Buffalo State 28 Rochester 13 at Chicago 371
W L W L W L L L W W
18 Oberlin 21 at Denison 46 Kenyon 7 at Wooster 12 at Definance 0 Maryville 14 at Washington (Mo.) 3 at Alfred 24 Carnegie Mellon 27 Chicago 172
W W W L L L L L L L
30 at Oberlin 20 Denison 19 at Kenyon 21 Wooster 13 Defiance 7 Washington (Mo.) 0 Alfred 20 at Carnegie Mellon 7 at Chicago 10 at Washington & Lee 147
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
24 20 10 62 17 44 38 21 30 27 291 15 36 24 49 10 16 28 35 14 23 250 27 6 8 38 14 28 14 23 23 34 206
2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL 2006 Record: 5-5 (1-2 UAA)
Coach: Debeljak
2007 Record: 11-1 (3-0 UAA)
Coach: Debeljak
W W W L L L L W L W
29 Oberlin 27 at Denison 43 Kenyon 7 at Wooster 7 Ursinus 10 Carnegie Mellon 6 at Washington (Mo.) 10 Chicago 33 at Grove City 27 Washington & Lee 199
UAA Champions, NCAA Playoffs W 37 at Oberlin W 45 Denison W 49 at Kenyon W 30 Wooster W 52 at Gallaudet W 20 at Carnegie Mellon W 42 St. Vincent W 35 at Chicago W 35 Washington (Mo.) W 20 Ohio Wesleyan NCAA Division III Playoffs W 21 Widener L 23 Wabash 409
2008 Record: 10-1 (3-0 UAA)
15 6 26 17 13 (OT) 17 0 3 27 17 20 38 199
Coach: Debeljak
UAA Champions, NCAA Playoffs W 62 at Kenyon W 38 Rochester W 48 at Oberlin W 45 Denison W 28 Wooster W 35 at Ohio Wesleyan W 50 at Hiram W 38 Chicago W 38 Carnegie Mellon W 17 at Washington (Mo.) NCAA Division III Playoffs L 17 Wabash 416
2009 Record: 10-1 (3-0 UAA)
(OT) 23 14 13 21 16 20 13 9 40 9 178
27 6 21 17 7 7 14 24 13 0 20 153
Coach: Debeljak
UAA Champions, NCAA Playoffs W 33 Kenyon W 45 at Rochester W 41 Oberlin W 38 at Denison W 53 at Wooster W 55 Ohio Wesleyan W 63 Hiram W 38 at Chicago W 34 at Carnegie Mellon W 28 Washington (Mo.) NCAA Division III Playoffs L 51 Trine 479
21 14 6 13 32 7 14 24 17 8
2010 Record: 8-2 (1-2 UAA) W W W W W W W L L W
Coach: Debeljak
30 John Carroll 13 14 at Rochester 10 37 Denison 7 24 Allegheny (OT) 23 48 at Oberlin 36 41 at Hiram 0 28 Wooster 14 20 at Chicago 24 13 Washington (Mo.) 14 28 Carnegie Mellon 0 283 141
2011 Record: 9-1 (3-0 UAA) UAA Champions
Coach: Debeljak
W L W W W W W W W W
24 at John Carroll 17 7 Rochester 17 24 at Denison 6 17 at Allegheny 10 47 Oberlin 21 34 Hiram 7 24 at Wooster (OT) 21 6 Chicago 0 16 at Washington (Mo.) 6 38 at Carnegie Mellon 24 237 129
W W L L L W W W L W
26 at Marietta 23 35 at Hiram 0 16 Frostburg State 17 14 at Ohio Wesleyan 17 10 Wittenberg 14 31 Wooster 28 24 at Oberlin (OT) 17 28 at Chicago 15 7 Washington (Mo.) 10 36 Carnegie Mellon 24 227 165
2012 Record: 6-4 (2-1 UAA)
Coach: Debeljak
2013 Record: 5-4* (2-1 UAA)
Coach: Debeljak
W 37 Marietta * L 2 at Oberlin L 33 at Frostburg State L 0 Linfield W 38 at Puget Sound W 21 Trinity (Texas) W 16 Chicago L 0 at Washington (Mo.) W 35 at Carnegie Mellon 182 * win vacated due to NCAA infraction
16 19 36 45 31 17 3 29 32 228
38 194
UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
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2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL 2014 Record: 3-7 (3-5 PAC, 2-1 UAA)
Coach: Debeljak
2015 Record: 7-3 (6-2 PAC, 1-2 UAA)
Coach: Debeljak
W L W L L W L L L L
30 Carnegie Mellon 20 at St. Vincent 23 Thiel 14 Bethany (W.V.) 15 at Waynesburg 33 Geneva 24 at Washington & Jefferson 17 at Washington (Mo.) 34 at Thomas More 10 Chicago 220
L W W W W W W W L L
30 at Chicago 49 St. Vincent 41 at Thiel 59 at Bethany (W.V.) 45 Waynesburg 20 at Geneva 35 Washington & Jefferson 34 Washington (Mo.) 32 Thomas More 42 at Carnegie Mellon 387
2016 Record: 9-1 (7-1 PAC, 2-1 UAA)
31 14 6 20 14 7 28 16 36 52 224
JOEY SPITALLI
Coach: Debeljak
UAA Co-Champions W 45 Chicago W 55 at Grove City W 35 at Waynesburg W 53 Saint Vincent W 37 at Bethany (W.V.) W 48 Thiel W 16 Geneva W 56 at Washington (Mo.) W 26 at Westminster L 21 Carnegie Mellon 392
2017 Record: 11-1 (8-0 PAC, 3-0 UAA)
0 23 16 25 35 19 34 28 66 20 266
17 0 7 28 14 21 14 38 22 26 187
GIUSEPPE ORSINI
Coach: Debeljak
PAC Co-Champions, UAA Champions, NCAA Playoffs W 34 at Chicago 14 W 42 Grove City 10 W 56 Waynesburg 21 W 35 at Saint Vincent 14 W 33 Bethany (W.V.) 3 W 63 at Thiel 28 W 45 at Geneva 7 W 45 Washington (Mo.) 28 W 41 Westminster 10 W 41 at Carnegie Mellon (OT) 43 NCAA Division III Playoffs W 28 at Illinois Wesleyan 0 L 16 at Mount Union 45 479 214
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UAA CHAMPIONS (1996, 2007, ’08, ’09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17) • PAC CHAMPIONS (2017) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09, ‘17)
2018 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL
ALL-AMERICANS Key: HM - Honorable Mention 1st - First Team 2nd - Second Team 3rd - Third Team
Tim Lynch, OT • HM, AP John Moore, DE • HM, AP John Polivka, DB • HM, AP; HM, PH Tony Rus, DL • HM, AP; HM, PH Jay Todd, DB • HM, AP; HM, PH
AP - Associated Press Little PH - Pizza Hut KD - Kodak All-America FN - Football News FG - Football Gazette HP - Hewlett Packard D3 - D3Football.com AFCA - American Football Coaches Association
1987 Erwin Grabisna, DL • HM, AP; 2nd FN; HM, PH
1979 Andy Katz, LB • HM, AP
1989 Jamie Meek, WR • HM, FG
1982 Mike Bukuts • HM, AP Jeff Heymann • 2nd, AP John Liebenthal, OG • 2nd, AP Scott Ockington, LB • HM, AP Ron Stepanovic, DB • HM, AP
1991 Ed Trebets, ILB • HM, FG Rich Zdrojewski, DL • HM, FG
1983 Fred DiSanto, QB • HM, AP; HM, PH Jim Donnelly, RB • 2nd, AP Fred Manley, LB • 2nd, AP; 2nd, PH Mark Raiff, OG • 2nd, AP; 1st, PH Ron Stepanovic, DB • HM, AP
1996 Derek Messmer, DL • HM, FG
1984 Fred DiSanto, QB • HM, AP Fred Manley, DE • 1st, AP; 1st, KD Mark Raiff, OG • 2nd, AP Ron Stepanovic, DB • HM, AP Dave Stuczynski, TE • HM, AP 1985 Mark Raiff, OG • 1st, AP; 2nd, PH Tony Rus, DL • HM, PH Ron Stepanovic, DB • HM, AP; 1st, PH Dave Stuczynski, TE • HM, AP; 2nd, PH Jay Todd, LB • HM, AP Mike Weber, PK • HM, AP 1986 Mike Ciani, OG • 1st, FN; 3rd, AP Erwin Grabisna, DL • 2nd, AP; HM, PH
1988 Steve Rosiek • HM, AP; 1st, FN Mike Imburgia, WR • HM, AP; 2nd, FN; HM, PH Chris Hutter, TE • HM, AP; HM, FN; HM, PH Paul Washlock, QB • HM, AP; HM, PH
1993 Rich Zdrojewski, DL • HM, FG
1998 Tom Courtad, LB • 3rd, AP; HP 2002 Eli Grant, QB • 3rd, FG; 3rd, D3; HM, HP Steve Schindler, OL • HM, HP 2006 Tom Brew, LB • 1st, FG; 3rd, D3 Joe Brenner • 3rd, FG 2007 Tom Brew, LB • 3rd, D3 2008 Bobby Bott, DB • AFCA 2009 Dan Whalen, QB • AFCA; 1st, D3 Tony Opperman, OL • HM, D3 2017 Gage Blair, C • AFCA; 2nd
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CoSIDA/Capital One ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS ® 1975 John Kosko • 1st
1992 Alex Nagle, SE/DB • 2nd
2008 Lee Sasala, LB • 1st
1982 Jim Donnelly, RB • 1st
1995 Doug Finefrock, DB • 1st Justin Fisk, OL • 2nd
2009 Lee Sasala, LB • 1st Mike Pelyak, DB • 2nd
1996 Tom Mager, LB • 1st Kenyon Meadows, DL • 1st
2010 Richard Doolin, DE • 1st Joey Baum, QB • 2nd
1983 Jim Donnelly, RB • 1st 1984 Jim Donnelly, RB • 1st Mike Bukuts, C • 2nd 1987 Chris Hutter, TE • 2nd 1988 Chris Hutter, TE • 1st Steve Rosiek, LB • 2nd 1990 Mike Bissler, DB • 1st
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1998 Tom Courtad, LB • 2nd 2000 Tim Gustafson, DE • 1st
2011 Richard Doolin, DE • 1st 2015 Dayton Snyder, DE • 1st Scott Suren, OLB/DB • 1st
2005 2016 Santo Maimone, DB • 1st Brendan Lynch, WR • 1st Nick Kwon, DB • 2nd 2007 Tom Brew, LB • 2nd 2017 Cody Calhoun, DB • 1st
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ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS UAA
Jake Abbott (2011, ’12, ’13) Jacob Adams (2010, ’11) Aaron Aguilar (2017) Ethan Albers (2014, ‘15) Michael Allen (2009, ’10, ’11) Marc Anderson (1990, ‘91) Chuck Arnold (2000) Thomas Bachey (2004) Steven Bachie (2016, ‘17) Jacob Baker (2001, ‘02, ‘03) Jordan Banky (2011, ’12) Joey Baum (2010) Nick Bavaro (2013) Billy Beecher (2012, ‘14) Vinny Bell (2012) Andrew Berkebile (2012) Eric Betz (1998) Mike Bissler (1990) Gage Blair (2014, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17) Chad Blunt (1991, ‘92) Tom Boyle (1998) Bobby Bott (2006, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09) Kevin Bracy (1992) Joseph Brenner (2003, ‘04, ‘06) Ryan Breon (2007, ‘08) Tom Brew (2004, ‘06, ‘07) Cameron Brown (2016, ‘17) Jeff Brown (2007, ‘08, ‘09) Eric Broxterman (1996) Joe Brucker (2014) Brandon Bryant (2013) Will Bryant (1995, ‘96, ‘98) Jacob Burke (2014, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17) Derek Bush (2010) Dan Calabrese (2010, ’11, ’12) Brian Calderone (2005, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08) Cody Calhoun (2014, ‘15, ‘17) Scott Campbell (2013) Anthony Canganelli (2014, ‘15) Adrian Cannon (2016) Dante Capicchioni (2015, ‘16) Ben Carniol (2015, ‘17) Jason Cellura (2002, ‘03) Chris Center (2007, ‘08) Michael Cesen (2004) Corey Checkan (2006, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09) Ben Chlebina (2006, ‘07, ‘08) Matt Ciani (1988) Sam Coffey (2007, ‘08, ‘09, ’10) Bryce Coleman (2011) Mike Collins (2003, ‘04) Tom Courtad (1996, ‘97, ‘98) Tim Cowdrick (2007, ‘09) Dwight Coy (1996) Larry Coyne (1993) Dan Cronin (2014) Patrick Crossey (2016) Rob Cuda (2015, ‘16, ‘17) Keith Daugherty (1996, ‘98) Matt Davis (2011) George Darany (2013, ‘14) Nick Decesare (2005) Billy Deitmen (2007, ‘08, ’10) Rusty Delffs (1994) Ryan DeMarinis (2015, ‘16, ‘17) Chanan Demery (2016) Mike DePaulo (2003) Collin Desens (2012)
Cary Dieter (2011, ’12) Everett Dishong (2013, ‘14) Cullen Dolan (2011, ’12) Vince Domenico (2000) Richard Doolin (2009, ’10, ’11) Scott Dover (1991, ‘92) Mark Elder (1998, ‘99) Dale English (2008, ‘09, ’10, ’11) Brian Erb (2014, ‘15) Jordan Esteban (2015) Daniel Fabiniak (2016) Theo Facaros (1998, ‘99) Ryan Ferguson (2011, ’12) Michael Fioramonti (2010) Brandon Flick (2012) Jason Fronczak (2006) Joel Gabele (1993, ‘94) Lou Garcia (1989) Gian Genovesi (2007, ‘08) Dave Gerst (1990) Jarvis Gibson (1993) Luis Gonclaves (2007) Eli Grant (2001, ‘02) Scott Greer (2004) Vic Guida (1996) Tim Gustafson (2000) Alex Habeeb (2016, ‘17) Josh Hackett (2000) Tyler Hamilton (2015) Paul Hannen (2006) Ricky Hanzlik (2013) Devin Harris (2002, ‘03) Mike Harris (2010, ’11, ’12) Garrett Hartig (2012, ’13) Zach Hass (2009, ’10) Matt Havens (1991) Adam Heller (1994) Aaron Henderson (1994, ‘95) Ian Henderson (2016, ‘17) Adam Hochman (2014, ‘15) Ken Holloway (1989, ‘90, ‘91) Justin Holmes (2002) Zach Homyk (2008, ‘09, ’10) Zak Hurd (2017) Chris Hutter (1988) Jon Hykes (1992) Mike Imburgia (1988) Ian Jaquette (2002) Brandon Jeffries (2004, ‘07) Dave Kallevig (2001, ‘04) John Kane (1993) Eric Keister (2001) Matt Klingman (1991, ‘92, ‘93) Marcus Kluczynski (2007, ‘08, ‘09, ’10) John Kobs (2000, ‘01) Ryan Kolesar (2008, ‘09) Nick Kwon (2014, ‘15, ‘16) Trevor LaBarge (2010) Sean Lapcevic (2011, ’12, ’13) Mark Lembach (2000, ‘03) Jon Leonard (2003) Nick Leskiewicz (1994) Nate Lewis (2015) Jason Lockamy (2016) Rod Lutz (1989) Brendan Lynch (2014, ‘16) Zach Lyon (2017) Tom Mager (1996) Santo Maimone (2004, ‘05)
John Magelluzzi (2013) Mike Manley (1988) Steve Marincic (1990) Scott Mashuda (1999) Mark Massman (1989, ‘90, ‘92) Farzod Mazloomi (2002) Ken Mazzei (1990) Joe McCrackin (2004) Brandon McDowell (2001, ‘02, ‘03) Justin McMahon (2016, ‘17) Kenyon Meadows (1995, ‘96) Zech Medved (2017) Jamie Meek (1989, ‘90) Marc Meeker (1992) Ryan Merlau (2016) Derek Messmer (1995, ‘96) Bryan Metlesitz (2010, ‘11) Jake Mey (2007, ‘08, ‘09) Greg Meyer (2007, ‘08, ‘09) Mike Minette (1995) Derek Molitor (1998) Nate Nachazel (2015) Jeremy Nawyn (1998, ‘99) Shaun Nicely (2007, ‘08, ‘09, ’10) Kevin Nossem (2011, ’12) Erik Olson (2011, ’13) Tony Opperman (2008, ‘09, ’10, ’11) Joe Orlandini (2000) Ted Otero (1996, ‘98) Bradley Paramore (2008, ‘09) Won Kun Park (2012) JD Patton (2001, ‘03) KJ Pederson (2014, ‘15) Mike Pelyak (2007, ‘08, ‘09) Tom Penoyar (2000) Frank Peters (1998, ‘99) Carl Peterson (2001, ‘02, ‘03) Justin Phan (2015, ‘16, ‘17) Javon Ramsey (1994, ‘95) Sam Reusser (2014) Brian Rice (2012) Kenny Riordan (2011, ’13) Josh Rogers (2014) Brandon Rollé (2011) James Rosenbury (2004, ‘06) Steve Rosiek (1988) Steve Rospert (1993, ‘94, ‘95) Gavin Sandidge (2013, ‘14,spe ‘15) Lee Sasala (2009) Lucas Sasala (2010) Steve Schindler (2002, ‘03) Mark Schlitter (2001) Wade Self (2011, ’12) Matt Skolnicki (2006) Nick Slobidsky (2004) Manny Sicre (2011, ’12) Dayton Snyder (2013, ‘14, ‘15) Nolan Spencer (2000, ‘01, ‘02) Eric Street (2011) D.J. Suitca (2008, ‘09) Scott Suren (2013, ‘14, ‘15) Ben Taylor (1998, ‘99, ‘00) Chuck Thall (1992) Gus Theodos (1996, ‘99) Justin Thomas (1998, ‘99) John Tiemeier (2005, ‘06, ‘07) Jason Toth (1996) Ed Trebets (1990, ‘91, ‘92)
Josh Trook (1998, ‘99) Mike Tuertscher (2005, ‘06, ‘07) Daniel Vasil (2011) Drew Volbers (2012) Luke Vriezen (2000) Paul Washlock (1988) Adam Watson (2010, ’11, ’12) Austin Webb (2013) Aaron Weisberg (2013, ‘14, ‘15) Dan Whalen (2007, ‘08, ‘09) Matt White (2013) Kurtis Whitling (1999, ‘01) Kyle Whitling (2001) Justin Williams (2013, ‘15) James Wodicka (2010) Dave Wooley (1998) Matt Yanosko (2010) Ed Yurkiewicz (1989) Tom Zagorski (2004, ‘07) Andrew Zajac (2009) Rich Zdrojewski (1991, ‘92, ‘93)
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UAA Special Awards
Offenisve Player of the Year Brandon McDowell, 2002 Dave Kallevig, 2004 Dan Whalen, 2007 (Co), ‘08, ‘09 Rob Cuda, 2016, ‘17 Defensive Player of the Year Ed Trebets, 1991 Rich Zdrojewski, 1993 (Co) Tom Courtad, 1998 Tom Brew, 2006 (Co), ‘07 Bobby Bott, 2008 Jeff Brown, 2009 Dale English, 2011 Adam Watson, 2012 Rookie of the Year Dave Kallevig, 2001 Jason Cellura, 2002 Bobby Bott, 2006 Shaun Nicely, 2007 (Co) Manny Sicre, 2011 Special Teams Player of the Year Santo Maimone, 2005 Dan Calabrese, 2011, ‘12 Sean Lapcevic, 2013 (Co) Coaching Staff of the Year 2004, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ’11, ‘16, ‘17 * BOLD denotes active players
NCAC
Scott Baxendale (1985, ‘86) Eric Betz (1998) Brian Blair (1985, ‘86) Chad Blunt (1992) Tom Boyle (1998) Eric Broxterman (1996) Will Bryant (1996) Mike Bukuts (1984) Nick Cerrito (1987) Mike Ciani (1984, ‘85, ‘86) Matt Ciani (1988) Kurt Conway (1986, ‘87, ‘88) Tom Courtad (1997, ‘98) Dwight Coy (1996) Rusty Delffs (1994) Mike Denk (1986) Larry DePompei (1985) Fred DiSanto (1984) Jim Donnelly (1984) Scott Dover (1991, ‘92) Mark Elder (1998) Theo Facaros (1998) Stan Feret (1984, ‘85) Bill Finesilver (1986, ‘85) Joel Gabele (1993, ‘94) 78
Lou Garcia (1992) Ty Getz (1987) Jarvis Gibson (1993) Erwin Grabisna (1985, ‘86, ‘87) Aaron Henderson (1995) Ken Holloway (1989, ‘90, ‘91) Jon Hykes (1992) Chris Hutter (1987, ‘88) Mike Imburgia (1986, ‘87, ‘88) Tom Jonozzo (1985) Jeff Kavlick (1987) Matt Klingman (1991, ‘93) Rod Lutz (1989) Tim Lynch (1986) Tom Mager (1996) Fred Manley (1984) Mike Manley (1987, ‘88) Tony Martin (1985) Mark Massman (1992) Ken Mazzei (1991) Kevin McNamara (1986, ‘87) Kenyon Meadows (1995) Jamie Meek (1988, 1989, ‘90) Derek Messmer (1995, ‘96) John Moore (1985, ‘86) Scott Ockington (1984) Tom Olsavsky (1984) Frank Peters (1998) John Polivka (1986) Bruce Price (1984) Jim Ptacek (1987) Jim Rafoth (1985) Mark Raiff (1984, ‘85) Javon Ramsey (1995) Steve Rosiek (1986, ‘87, ‘88) Steve Rospert (1994, ‘95) Jeff Rotsky (1987) Tony Rus (1984, ‘85, ‘86) Al Smith (1985) Ron Stepanovic (1984, ‘85) Dave Stuczynski (1984, ‘85) Nick Takacs (1988) Justin Thomas (1998) Jay Todd (1984, ‘85, ‘86) Jason Toth (1996) Ed Trebets (1992) Brian Tubbs (1987, ‘88) Kurt Walcutt (1984) Pete Walton (1984, ‘85) Brad Warnement (1987) Paul Washlock (1988) Mike Weber (1984, ‘85) Dave Wooley (1998) Ed Yurkiewicz (1988) Tom Zagorski (2003) Rich Zdrojewski (1991, ‘92, ‘93)
NCAC Special Awards
Mike Gregory Award (MVP - Offense) Fred DiSanto, 1984 Paul Washlock, 1988 Coach of the Year Jim Chapman, 1984 Hank Critchfield Award (MVP - Defense) Jay Todd, 1985 Rich Zdrojewski, 1993 (Co)
PAC
Aaron Aguilar (2017) Ethan Albers (2015) Andrew Banathy (2017) Gage Blair (2014, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17) Cameron Brown (2016, ‘17) Mike Bukuts (1983) Jacob Burke (2015, ‘16, ‘17) Cody Calhoun (2015, ‘17) Dante Capicchioni (2015, ‘16) Adrian Cannon (2016, ‘17) Ben Carniol (2015, ‘17) Tom Coniglio (1980, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83) Larry Costa (1971) Tom Costa (1970) Patrick Crossey (2017) Rob Cuda (2015, ‘16, ‘17) Ryan DeMarinis (2015, ‘16, ‘17) Chanan Demery (2016) Pete Deschanes (1970, ‘71) Fred DiSanto (1983) Jim Donnelly (1983) Bryan Erb (2015) Jordan Esteban (2015) Bob Graumann (1978) Eric Hall (1979) Tyler Hamilton (2015) Ian Henderson (2017) Joe Herold (1976) Jeff Heyman (1980) Adam Hochman (2014, ‘15) Zak Hurd (2017) Andy Katz (1978, ‘79) John Kosko (1974) Rick Kray (1976, ‘77) Nick Kwon (2015, ‘16) John Liebenthal (1982) Brendan Lynch (2014, ‘16) Zach Lyon (2017) Alan Malik (1978) Fred Manley (1983) Justin McMahon (2016, ‘17)
Ryan Merlau (2016) Nate Nachazel (2015) Scott Ockington (1982) Justin Phan (2017) KJ Pederson (2015) Mark Raiff (1983) Mike Rogan (1978) Gavin Sandidge (2014, ‘15) Regis Scafe (1970) Richard Schreiner (1977) Dayton Snyder (2015) Ron Stepanovic (1982, ‘83) Scott Suren (2015) Dan Techman (2017) Aaron Weisberg (2014, ‘15) Justin Williams (2015) Kerry Williamson (1976, ‘77)
PAC Special Awards Most Valuable Player (Offense) Rob Cuda, 2017 Coach of the Year Greg Debeljak, 2017 * BOLD denotes active players
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BILL GRICE AWARD The Bill Grice Award was initiated in 1984 and is given to the most valuable player on the Spartan squad. Prior to 1984, the coaching staff selected an MVP. 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Mike Whetzel Dave Kalina Dave Loucks Bruce Stambaugh Blake Chamberlain Rick Kray Joe Herold Rick Kray Alan Malik Andy Katz Dan Conway Jeff Heymann John Liebenthal Tom Coniglio Fred Manley Dave Stuczynski Mike Denk Tom Ratvasky Paul Washlock Jamie Meek Ken Holloway Ed Trebets Chad Blunt Rich Zdrojewski Steve Rospert Steve Rospert Derek Messmer
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Tom Mager Nick Leskiewicz Tom Courtad Tom Courtad Frank Peters Tim Gustafson Kurt & Kyle Whitling Brandon McDowell Eli Grant Brandon McDowell David Kallevig John Tiemeier Tom Brew John Tiemeier Dan Whalen Dan Whalen Zach Homyk Dale English Adam Watson Kenny Riordan Billy Beecher Bryan Erb Rob Cuda Rob Cuda
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JOHN ANDERSON AWARD The John Anderson Award is given annually to the most valuable underclassman on the team. 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Bill Gela Ron Skarupa Dwain Carver Robert Romick John Kosko Joe Herold Greg Nemuniatis Ken McIntire Bob Herald Mel Woodward Jeff Heymann C. J. Debeljak Mike Butkus Jim Rafoth John Moore Larry DePompei Mike Imburgia Steve Rosiek Gregg Turk Ken Holloway Ed Trebets Marc Meeker Joel Gabele Tom Mager Nick Leskiewicz Will Bryant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Ted Otero Tom Courtad Dave Wooley Ryan Crumbaugh Kurt Whitling John Kobs Brandon McDowell Jason Cellura Tom Zagorski Tom Brew Scott Moyer Bobby Bott Sam Coffey Dale English Dale English Dale English Dan Calabrese Jordan Banky Sean Lapcevic Gavin Sandidge Rob Cuda Rob Cuda Justin Phan
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THE UAA: WHERE THEORY MEETS PRACTICE For 32 years, the University Athletic Association has continued to serve as a bold statement of the vision of its founders — that the pursuit of academic and athletic excellence are complementary goals and can be achieved without the compromise of one by the other. The members of the UAA hold that the success of intercollegiate athletics is wholly dependent upon institutional integrity and the ability of institutions to complete the full integration of athletics into the academic fabric of higher education. The UAA is a significant expression of the principle that the provision of a high-quality college athletic experience is worth the commitment required of an institution. It is worthwhile not only because it benefits the studentathletes, but also because it benefits the entire campus community and, in turn, the institution itself. Members of the UAA share the belief that academic excellence and athletic excellence are not mutually exclusive. Implicit in this belief are several sets of assumptions. The first is that the academic enterprise is the primary element. Student-athletes are just that — students first and athletes second. 80
The second set of assumptions has to do with athletic excellence. Athletic excellence is not to be confused with a win-at-all-costs attitude. It properly relates to the caliber of experience offered to students who participate in intercollegiate athletics. Athletic teams should have the benefit of qualified coaching — capable individuals chosen for professional competence and commitment to putting the welfare of the student first. They should play and practice in first-rate facilities at reasonable times. Their equipment should be safe, of high quality, and conducive to the best performance possible. A consistent and challenging level of athletic competition should be provided to both women and men. The final assumptions concern what might be termed a proper athletic emphasis. Athletic programs are extracurricular activities conducted for students and should be given consideration similar to that accorded other such institutionally
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sponsored activities. They should not only complement the academic experience, but should also reflect the quality of the academic environment within which they exist. Division III is an approach to athletics — not a synonym for third-rate. The University Athletic Association sponsors competition in 23 sports — twelve sports for men and eleven sports for women — including football, soccer, cross country, volleyball, basketball, fencing, wrestling, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, baseball, softball, outdoor track and field, tennis, and golf. Many student-athletes from UAA institutions have been recognized for their achievements as scholars and athletes. During the 201718 academic year, 31 studentathletes from UAA institutions were recognized as CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica® honorees, four of whom earned the prestigious NCAA Elite 90 award. 153 received All-America honors in team or individual sports, 11 garnered individual national championship event titles or national Player of the Year honors, and 15 others won NCAA titles in relays or doubles. Teams throughout the UAA are perennial contenders for postseason play. In 2017-18, 31 UAA teams posted top-ten finishes in their national championships, including 15 among the top-five, and 11 others finished in the top twenty.
University Athletic Association The Theoretical... • Academic excellence and athletic excellence are not mutually exclusive. The academic enterprise is the primary element. • Athletic excellence properly relates to the caliber of experience offered to students. • Athletic programs should reflect the quality of the academic environment within which they exist. • A consistent and challenging level of athletic competition should be provided to both women and men. The Actual... • In 2017-18, 31 student-athletes from UAA institutions were recognized as CoSIDA Academic All-America® honorees, four of whom earned the prestigious NCAA Elite 90 award. • 153 UAA student-athletes received All-America honors with 11 garnering individual/relay national championship or national Player of the Year accolades. • In 2017-18 NCAA championship competition, 31 UAA teams finished in the top-10, including 15 among the top-five, and another 11 finished in the top-20.
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THE PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC), built on the basic belief that an athletic program is an integral part of college life, but not an entity in itself, looks back on over sixty years of growth and ahead to years of continued academic and athletic excellence. The league’s name clearly reflects its founding principle that operational control of all aspects of intercollegiate athletics is ultimately the responsibility of the presidents of each member institution, and thus active presidential leadership and oversight is paramount in conference administration. Formally organized in 1955 by Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, Case Institute of Technology, and Wayne State University, the PAC was the result of a realization that college athletics, despite numerous virtues for the individual and the institution, were gradually becoming a financial and academic burden. If athletics were to be continued, action had to be taken to place the program on its proper level. This included the premise that benefits of participation should be provided to as many students as possible. The PAC and its membership continue its original, defining mission of promoting intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence. Institutions involved understand that the key components to its progress lie in the foundation of faith in each member by each other member. It is the conviction of its membership that the PAC is the solution to the dilemma of intercollegiate athletic competition, and they have staked their athletic future on this premise. Currently comprised of nine select private institutions – Bethany College, Chatham University, Geneva College, Grove City College, Saint Vincent College, Thiel College, Washington & Jefferson College, Waynesburg University and Westminster College – the PAC remains a unique organization in this day of high pressure intercollegiate athletics, with academics at the center of each member’s philosophy. The PAC expanded its membership to seven members in 2005 with the addition of Thomas More College, formerly a NCAA Division III independent. Thomas More’s 12-year membership in the PAC ended with the conclusion of the 2017-18 academic year. Saint Vincent, a former National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member, joined the conference in 2006 as it began its reclassification to Division III status. Another former NAIA member, Geneva, became the conference’s ninth member and began league play in 2007 as it started its Division III reclassification. Chatham became the league’s 10th member, also in 2007. In 2012, the PAC Presidents’ Council voted to add Carnegie Mellon University and Case Western Reserve University as affiliate members in the sport of football beginning with the 2014 season. Franciscan University of Steubenville was accepted as an affiliate member in men’s and women’s lacrosse in December 2017 and will begin PAC play in 2019. The PAC crowns league champions and awards all-conference honors in its 23 championship sports (12 men, 11 women). Head coaches determine all-PAC squads for all team sports, while in individual sports, such as cross country and golf, all-PAC accolades are based upon performances at the conference championships. The PAC, which celebrated its 60th anniversary during the 2014-15 academic year, annually awards its men’s and women’s All-Sports Trophies to the schools which perform best across the board in PAC competition. The Thomas More men and Westminster women captured the 2017-18 trophies. Staying true to its original mission of promoting intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence, the PAC has seen nearly 300 of its participating student-athletes recognized as Academic All-Americans, while the league has also produced numerous NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners. Last year, the conference named a record 1,144 student-athletes to its PAC Academic Honor Roll, which recognizes all participating student-athletes who earn a term grade-point average of 3.60 or above. 82
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