. WIDE RECEIVERS

Randel Menendez Senior 23 5-9 1/2 178

Three Letters Louisville , KY Rondel had a fantastic junior season , leading the Colonels in pass receiving with his 54 catches f r 1,137 yards and nine TD 's .firstteam AII-OVC choice and hop 0rable mention All-American pick in 1997 deffn ite All-American candidate in '98 set a new scp o~l record for most yards pass receiv ing in a singl i; season last year with 1, 137 also had second best game in Colonel football history for pass receiving yardage when he ca ught nine passes for 280 yards and two TD's in EKU 's 49 -7 win over Eastern lllinois was chosen OVC Offensive Player of the Week for this effort also shared the team's award for best offensive back for 1997 with tailback Corey Crume is the fastest player on the team has very explosive speed (4 24) will be counted onto be leader and big play person on the field in 1998 picked up in the spring where he left off last fall. showed improved concentratio n wo rked hard to improve cuts gained additional strength in offseason program tied for thi rd highest number of TD catches in one season in EKU history last year with nine had three games (Appalachian State, Tennessee State, UT Martin) where he caught six passes in each game, in addition to EIU contest heroics stands fourth on Eastern career list for pass receiving yardage (1,958), is tied for fourth in TD receptions (16) and is seventh in catches (98) improved ability to run routes and set up defenders physical blocker, despite size catches ball over the middle and can make things happen in open field has three career kickoff returns fo r 44 ya rds and two ca ree r pun t returns for six yards was medically redshirted in 1994 after injuring his hip graduate of Eastern High School.

Three Letters Lakeland, FL Brian will serve the 1998 se ~son as one of EKU's two captains on offense top game of last season came vs. Appalachian State when he cl'\ught four passes for 58 yards has outstanding hands and concentration catching the football. very consistent player. works hard each day in practice has improved route running and quickness will start after being the third receiver (for two slots) the past ty,,o seasons leads by example very determin @d player caught two passes in '98 Maroon -White spring game for 56 yards and scored one TD finished '96 with four catches in each of the Colonels' last two games confidence has made him much better performer has the best hands among all Colonel receive rs was redshirted in 1994. graduate of Lakeland High School.

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Alexander Bannister Sophomore 19 6-5 182 No LeJters Clnclnnatl, OH Alex was the most improv,ed player in th is past sp ri ng practice worked hard to improve strength and quickness gained needed confidence in spring showed marked comfort in Colonels' offense will be EKU's third receiver tti is season with great size and speed (4 5 40 ,ime this spring) must continue to improve strength and can beco'me physical player top game 6f '97 came vs. Aust in f?eay when he caught two passes for 12 yards graduate of Hughes High School.

Anthony Boggs .. ,Sophomore ... 19 5-9 176 No Letters Bar9 stown, KY Anthony sat 01,1t last season came to Eastern in 1997 as at ilback participated on the football, basketball and track teams in high school... was second-team all-state pick his senior year and team MVP also received Papa John's Player of the Year Award for the state and was picked for the Kentucky All-Star tearn in the annual Kentucky-Tennessee high school all/ star series rushep for nearly 200 yards vs. Trinity in state semifinals and •tor, more than 200 yards in the title game vs Dunbar closed year with 2 ,241 yards and 27 TD's rushing helped coach Mark Brown 's Nelson County football team to region championship as sophomore, regional runnersup as a junior and state 4A title as a senior. won Most Improved Player Award as a sophomo re was WHAS-TV Player of the Week in football in 1996 won Coaches' Award for Dedication in basketball. biggest athletic thrill came when his team won the 1996 state 4-A high school championship graduate of Nelson County High School.