MEET THE NEWCOMERS

Josh Girdler ... DB ... 6-0 .. .1~•. J;~,.. Southwes rn High School... Somerset, KY ... Josh played four yejtrS • fd(?tball f h Dale Anderson also ran track four seasons wa §' two ti city , ty , all-district, and one time all-region in football r ith' honorable mention set school record for most tackl 251.. was 1997 Bluegrass Lexington Catholic Power in the 175-pound weight class academic all state fl !...graduated in the top 100 of his sen ior class enjo · thletic thrill was intercepting and running the ball 6 uchdow ) rig a new team record for the school and Pulaski County came to Eastern· because of the winning tradition and the class of athletes in the football program.

Sunsett Graham DB 5-10 175 Fr South Dade High School Homestead, FL. Sunsett play asons of footba ll for coach Don Drinkman at South Dade recei ' le men!' " ' II-state notice his senior year...second team all-Dade pi hree-ti rman was chosen as one of the South 's leading defe be criminology major at Eastern enjoys lifting weight es biggest athletic thrill is the physical contact and co !ion h'e playing football. came to Eastern because he lo < " Richmond and th ily environment surrounding the program

Nick was a third-team al IQ single season reco rd fq acks year starter for Coo pfr ~City CCHS team captain · · Herald and the Sun Senti County sack record, for graduate Corey Simon wh of the family environmen t , h School Miami, FL. olds the Broward County 1 ½ in 1997 was threekles, 27 for a loss for y selection by The Miami ill is holding the Broward Beach Ely High School Eastern because

Derwin Purnell...DB ... 5-10 ... 1f!Q ... Jr ... Gre

Junior College ... Grenada,. f4~; .. Derwi , to Eastern this fall from Holmes Junior College w'cfs;aJfirst-tea , r' 1-statE\ i'ynior college player last season for Holmes selecte9,~ Holm 1sf Most Oulfl anding Defensive Back of 1997 played football at Grei,n~da Hig~~chool for c9~ch Neil Hitchcock also played basketball and ran trac k in high sp~ ool. was Nwo-year all -conference and all-area selection in football and basketball at ,Grenada made all-state L 4 ii '•' honors in football and track hi,s 1enior ye receive? MVP honors for football team and Best Defensivr,£1.clX,~( j,ward'¾ etball team will major in physical education at Eastern with a career o active of being a teacher and coach biggest athletic thrill came when he scored touchdowns at quarterback, punt returner and defensive back in the same game chose Eastern because of the excellent education programs offered, the winning football tradition and the chance to be a part of a championship team.

Nick Towns WR 5-10. igh School. Albany, GA Nick playea four ach John Reynolcls at Dougherty High also c ck (400m, 4x100, 4x400 , and high jump) served a -region Most Improved Receiver (Freshman), at (Sophomore) ana Most Valuable Wice Receiver Great...played on state championship basketb or in sports medicine at Eastern enjoys listeni cling the bible biggest athletic thrill was play ing iA · 6 st fli,[Li~~ i-finals, 1996 basketball state championship game an competing in the 4x100 meter relay finals in the 1995 state track meet...came to Eastern for its sports medicine program ana the awesome football traclition

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~7~,--·Fr.. eec~wood High School...Ft. Mitchell, KY Wayne tpla¥ed.four seaso ootball at Beechwood High for coach Mike Yeagle also play,.id b et ~I i is sophomore year at Beechwood participated in ~ eJ\tucky-Tenness ~e/ All-Star Game and the Northern Kentucky AII -Star.l~ ame awarded .Jot;3°uard of Game" at state championship game first-t ' rn all-state on efise four-time participant in state championship ga .first team Al rthern Kentucky Defensive Player of Year in Division M 11 firsttea · served as Senior Class and Junior Class Vice Pr , 1dent.. .enjoy asketball , baseball, and softball...chose Easter~' because it is t e winningest Division 1-AA program in the nation.

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Marcus Hopkins ... L.B ,, A:;! ; 3 ... 215. ..~~ke Brantley High School. Altamonte Spt ings Marc yecftwo seasons of football for coach George Clayton and p ated t seasons each in we i ghtlifting and track received Golden Hel ard in;'' 97?-, all conference, team captain and MVP on defense as .collected ' 52 f kles and five sacks in 1997 had 85 career tackles and .sik sacks enj ci tching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , going to the beach,} .ybightlifting, a aying golf...will major in business at Eastern biQgest att1Jetic thrHl 'Nas repg cling two sacks ana seven tackles in an upset agai,::tSlfJYal ' Seminoii [! !gt:1 hfs senior year granclson of Ray Kiele , coach Kicld's brother...chose EKU because he wants to be a part of the winning traclition in football.

Jason Mohammed ... OL...6-~. ".290 ... Fr .. .Lecarito High School ... Citr us Springs, FL.Jason playe9/, ree seaso foot~all for coach Dick Slack at Lecanto also part icipaJea in track ii\g ana weightlifting in high school named all-county ih all sports was all-ciori'ference pick servea as team captain picked oh,' Suncoast Tj~rfi set state school bench press record membe r f I hampions · .Wwrestling, weightlifting ana track.

Lawrence Walls DB ~.:P,, 1 San Jacinto (CA) Junlg r cteo to EKU from Mt. San Jacinto ( mentality loves to hit...enjo time will be a business ma · have come from making big because of the team atmospher

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Sen ior High School. Mt. 0 Lawrence transferred runs well has linebacke r na shooting pool in spare rn biggest athletic thrills '· uchaowns chose EKU ay for a winning program.

Tim Woolf LB 6-2 2~g Fr... ton Catholic High School ... Florence, KY ... Tinl'7.filayed of football at Covington Catholic for former EKU clef e i 1y,e bac as a two-year selection on Enquirer 's first-team aefe el was 's Defensive Player of the Year his junior ana II-state pick by Journal. was one of , ~...L!!=!J.! 22 Top 24 Northern Kentucky Coaches A~ r servea as captain his junior ana senior year team' st Valua ebacker member of state champs in 1997 main hobby l!Jishing ~j t athletic thrills have come by winning state championship ana beating Ft. Thomas Highlands in the state playoffs pickecl EKU because he Ii keel the campus ana the family atmosphere of the Colonel football program.

Mark Wright...K 6-0 110, ,-Ff.;;- George Je~ ~ips High School Lakeland, FL... Mark playea one seaso'\?fi footbaU)~t • orge Jenkins for coach Rod Jamison ana three seasons, each of 'l:5asf ~all ana soccer at George Jenkins was namea seconcl , tec1m all -state forfootball was part of two state soccer championship teams (4,9951 1997) at i,l~S namea MVP in baseball in 1997 enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, going to church will be a business major at Eastern bigg~sJ athletic th"rilli was winning a football game in overtime with a fielcl g9a1 thatr! e'nt the team1'tc{ the playoffs chose Eastern because he was impreii'e,£!:;;vlth the beaMtif YL<,J! irJ PUS, curriculum, spirited stuaent body ana its winn ing traclition in football.