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2011 BLUE BOOK ONE TIGER DRIVE MARSHALL, TEXAS 75670 (903) 935-7963 www.etbu.edu
QUICK FACTS
WHAT’S INSIDE
NAME OF SCHOOL ...... EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
CONTENTS/CREDITS/QUICK FACTS ......................................................1
FOUNDED .................................................................. 1912
MEDIA INFORMATION ...........................................................................2
ENROLLMENT ........................................ 1,197 (FALL 2010)
ABOUT ETBU .........................................................................................3-7
MASCOT ................................................................... TIGER
A World of Opportunity in a Community of Faith ...............................................3
SCHOOL COLORS .............................. NAVY AND GOLD STADIUM ..................................... ORNELAS GYMNASIUM AFFILIATION ........................................ NCAA DIVISION III CONFERENCE ............................AMERICAN SOUTHWEST PRESIDENT ................................................DR. DUB OLIVER ATHLETIC DIRECTOR .................................... KENT REEVES ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ................ 903-923-2228
University Facts, Figures, Programs of Study .........................................................4 Ornelas Student Center .........................................................................................5 Bennett Student Commons/University Directory .................................................6 Administration/Mission Statement/President’s Message....................................7
COACHING STAFF ............................................................................8-11 Head Coach Mark Sartain..................................................................................8-9 Coaches Mike Papas, Randy Pippin, Dan Burk.................................................10 Coaches Sam Brandon, Thad Fortune, John McCoy ......................................11
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR ......... DAVID WEAVER
Support Staff ..........................................................................................................11
SPORTS INFORMATION PHONE ................. 903-923-2129
PLAYER PROFILES ............................................................................12-29
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH .......................MARK SARTAIN
2011 Seniors ......................................................................................................12-18
RECORD AT ETBU ................................... 18-23 (4 YEARS)
2011 Juniors.......................................................................................................19-22
FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE ........................ 903-923-2188
2011 Sophomores ............................................................................................23-26
ATHLETIC TRAINER ............................ MARCUS HOLLIDAY
2011 Freshmen/Transfers .................................................................................27-29
ATHLETIC TRAINING PHONE ...................... 903-923-2237 2010 RECORD ................................. 5-5 (4-4 ASC, T-4TH) LAST POSTSEASON ............................2003 (2ND ROUND) CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS ................................... 1 (2003) NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES .............................. 1 (2003) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING ............................................ 81 RETURNERS TO WATCH Sed Harris, QB, 6-0, 190, Senior/Everman, TX Jair Stover, RB, 5-10, 185, Senior/Katy, TX Tony Cavness, WR, 5-6, 155, Senior/Missouri City, TX Kwame Spikes, WR, 5-6, 155, Junior/Jasper, TX Matt Tarver, DE, 6-1, 225, Senior/Wylie, TX Jon Chitty, LB, 5-11, 220, Senior/Lake Worth, TX Jordan Hayes, LB, 5-9, 215, Junior/Troy, TX Brett Peddicord, P/K, 5-8, 150, Senior/Allen, TX
CREDITS
The 2011 East Texas Baptist University Football Blue Book was pro-
duced as a source of information for fans and media following the Tigers. The guide is a publication of the ETBU Department of Public Relations, and was written, designed and edited by Sports Information Director David Weaver. Photography was provided by Jason John Cowart, Ben Daly, Jeff Stapleton, Mike Midkiff and David Weaver. Special thanks go to ETBU President Dr. Dub Oliver, Director of Athletics Kent Reeves, and ETBU head football coach Mark Sartain, his staff and players.
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DAVID WEAVER
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR Phone: 903-923-2129 E-Mail: dweaver@etbu.edu
WEBSITE
The East Texas Baptist University athletics website, located at www.etbu.edu, offers comprehensive coverage of every ETBU athletics program. Included on each individual team page are updated schedules, statistics, rosters, coaching information, information for potential recruits, and the most up-to-date news regarding ETBU athletics. Also included are links to the American Southwest Conference standings, statistics and latest news, as well as links to in-game coverage via audio, video, live stats, Facebook and Twitter.
CREDENTIALS All requests for working press credentials to ETBU athletic events can be made by phone at 903-923-2129 or by e-mail (preferred) to dweaver@etbu.edu no later than 48 hours before a game. Media in attendance will receive a pregame roster/program as well as postgame statistics. Postgame box scores should be available no later than 10 minutes after the game.
INTERVIEWS All coach and player interviews for ETBU Football are directed through the Sports Information Director. Coaches and players may be interviewed on the field after a 10-minute cooling-off period unless otherwise approved by the Sports Information Director. All other interviews outside of game day must be conducted as scheduled through the Sports Information Office.
PRESS BOX
David Weaver is in his 12th year as Sports Information Director at East Texas Baptist University. The 1995 graduate of Northwestern State University is responsible for public and media relations for the ETBU Athletic Department, covering 10 NCAA-sponsored sports. As S.I.D. Weaver is the official statistician for every sport at ETBU and also designs and writes media guides for all sports on campus. He also controls the content on the university’s athletics web site, at www.etbu.edu, and manages the sports information blog on the site. Weaver also facilitates the ETBU Athletics pages on Facebook and Twitter, which have become invaluable sources of media in relation to being about to get news out on the web quickly to fans of the Tigers. Tiger athletics interviews and video clips can now also be found on the university’s official YouTube site. Before joining the staff at ETBU in June of 2000, Weaver was sports editor of the Marshall News Messenger in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. He covered East Texas sports -- including ETBU -- for five years from 1996-2000 and earned three Associated Press Managing Editor Awards for his writing. Prior to his work at the News Messenger, Weaver was managing editor at The Hardin County News in Lumberton, Texas, a weekly publication of The Beaumont Enterprise. He accepted the position of ETBU’s S.I.D. and began working at the university on June 1, 2000, just a few months before the start of the Tigers’ first football season in 50 years. Over the past 10 years he has also worked in the broadcast booth with radio work for the Tiger football, basketball and softball teams at ETBU. Away from his duties at ETBU, David enjoys spending time with his family and coaching youth baseball. He also enjoys reading and writing in his spare time. David and his wife, Jeannie, live in Hallsville, Texas with their children: son Coby, and daughters Melody, Abby and Lily.
SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF
Working press are invited to cover any game in Ornelas Stadium but are asked to make pregame arrangements through the Sports Information Office in order to ensure a reserved spot in the Press Box. All working media who have reserved a space 48 hours before a game will be given priority at press row.
BROADCASTS All game broadcast requests must be made at least one week prior to the game in question. Ornelas Stadium’s press box includes two separate radio booths with phone lines, one each for home and visitor. Any other broadcast request requires a cell phone hookup.
WIRELESS INTERNET COVERAGE
MIKE MIDKIFF
ETBU’s on-campus wireless internet, TigerNet, is available free of charge to media in attendance at Ornelas Stadium.
JASON COWART
JASON SOLES
ETBU GRAPHIC DESIGN/
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PUBLIC RELATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
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KYLE BREWER
CODY FINCH
DIRECTOR OF
SOCIAL NETWORKING News, upcoming events and in-game updates are available on ETBU Athletics’ accounts on Facebook and Twitter. Follow ETBU Athletics on Facebook for up-to-date headlines, news about upcoming events and in-game score updates, and follow ETBU_Tigers on Twitter for in-game updates and athletics news as well.
CONTACT INFORMATION To request game credentials, as for general questions regarding ETBU Athletics news, contact: David Weaver, Sports Information Director ........903-923-2129 E-mail: dweaver@etbu.edu 903-407-8320 (cell phone) 903-934-8115 (fax) ETBU Public Relations Office .................................... 903-923-2130
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A World of Opportunity in a Community of Faith Academic instruction at East Texas Baptist University began in 1917 with the inaugural session of a two-year institution known as College of Marshall. The campaign to launch the college had begun in 1911 and was led by William Thomas Tardy, pastor of Marshall’s First Baptist Church. Tardy negotiated the purchase of 100 acres of the original K. M. Van Zandt family plantation for $25,000. Keeping 50 of the 100 acres on Van Zandt Hill in northwest Marshall, the college subdivided and sold the remaining property. Marshall’s citizens subscribed another $70,000, and the Baptist General Convention of Texas assumed control of the college, appropriating $40,000 for buildings and furnishings. The trustees applied for and received a charter from the State of Texas in 1912, and Thurman C. Gardner, an early day Baptist Training Union leader, became the first president in 1913. For the first building, Marshall Hall, contractors broke ground on July 5, 1915. Of neoclassical architecture and completed in 1916, Marshall Hall crowned the highest point in Harrison County. The robust building was a self-contained educational facility with a ground floor gymnasium, main floor administrative offices, laboratories, and library, third floor classrooms, and a chapel/theatre on the top floor. The first freshman class registered in 1917 under President Henry Eugene Watters (1916-1918). The college boasted a teaching faculty of nine members. By the academic year 1918-19, some 300 students were enrolled in either a junior college or an academy curriculum. With World War I raging, a student cavalry unit drilled regularly on the college grounds. New dormitories soon encircled the classic campus quadrangle. In 1924, Dr. Franklin S. Groner, the Secretary of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, conveyed the Baptists’ commitment to assume the college debt if the Marshall Chamber of Commerce would supply $12,500 annually for five years, enabling it to remain open. Leading the college during the trying days of The Great Depression, Dr. Franklin Groner (1928-42) assumed the presidency and instituted a permanent endowment program. In 1935, an additional 43 acres were purchased, including the land and buildings of the St. Joseph’s Boys Industrial Orphanage, some of which was converted to men’s housing. In 1938, Baptist layman and builder Fred Hale broke ground for Laura Groner Hall, a modern residence hall for women. A reduced replica of Mt. Vernon, the stunning structure stood complete in 1940, its austere construction having cost only $10,500.
World War II robbed the campus of its men and resources. By 1943, only 137 students remained. In 1944, the trustees, making perhaps the most important decision in the institution’s history, asked the Baptist General Convention of Texas to elevate the college to fouryear status and to change the name to East Texas Baptist College. A former pastor of First Baptist Church, Midland, Texas, Dr. Harvey Daniel Bruce (1942-1960), the college’s ninth president, oversaw a vigorous postwar enrollment and building boom. Veterans arrived on campus, many bringing their families, and enrollment briefly surpassed 800. Prefabricated war surplus family housing was erected on the campus perimeter. The college added Scarborough Chapel in 1948, which was built in the neo-Gothic style. Also added were Feagin Hall, a new men’s residence facility; a cafeteria and student center; and additions to the women’s residence hall, which was renamed for Merle Bruce, wife of the college president. Two ornate, neo-classical buildings were added in the 1950s, Sanderson Hall (now Craig Hall) to house the laboratory sciences departments, and Harvey Daniel Bruce Hall as the new library/administrative complex. Keys Gymnasium was built in 1960. In 1961 a new women’s residence hall, named after Evelyn Linebery, with its long portico and roomy plantation-style architecture, was completed. Dr. Bruce labored to establish a liberal arts tradition, along with strong degree programs in Bible and religion. His administration’s crowning achievement came in 1957 when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools granted accreditation to East Texas Baptist College. Under Dr. Howard C. Bennett as president (1960-76), the academic program established enduring credibility. Dr. Bennett, the former pastor of First Baptist Church, Kilgore, oversaw construction of the new Howard C. Bennett Student Center in 1973. Dr. Jerry Dawson (1976-85), who had been Graduate Dean at Southwest Texas State University, became the first professional educator to lead the college. By 1982, the postwar “baby boom” peaked and enrollment stood at 920 students. A spacious new president’s home replaced the stately residence that Drs. Bruce and Bennett had occupied. After the opening of the Mamye Jarrett Library in 1979, H. D. Bruce Hall became available for the Religion and Teacher Education departments. Married students occupied several new brick housing units. Charles Fry Hall for Men was opened. As age claimed some of the original college buildings, the older men’s dormitory, buildings of the old orphanage, and various frame and prefabricated structures were dismantled during the 1970s and
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In 1984 the University Charter revision changed the institutional name to East Texas Baptist University. However, by 1985, enrollment gains had eroded. During the interim presidency of Dr. Harvey Lewis (1985-86), the University met various deferred maintenance and operating needs. The former president of two other Baptist institutions from 1961 to 1986, Dr. Robert Craig (1986-1992) launched a building program of unprecedented proportions, including the Fred Hale Business Building in 1988-89. Other subsequent construction projects were the Jenna Guest Music Building, the Louise Rogers Spiritual Life Center, now known as the Ornelas Spiritual Life Center; major additions to the Bennett Student Center, construction of the Clifford Nelson Murphy Science Hall, and the Mabee Housing Complex. The untimely death of Dr. Craig in March 1992, only two months prior to his announced retirement, was followed by the leadership of Dr. Bob E. Riley (1992-Present), who had been President of the Howard County Junior College District in Big Spring, Texas. Under Dr. Riley, the University experienced record student enrollments. The campus continued to develop under President Riley’s leadership with the 1995 completion of the Dean Healthplex and Ornelas Gymnasium. Fall 1996 found the opening of The Joseph and Louise Ornelas Residential Complex and the renovation of Marshall Hall, which was completed in 1997. Meadows Hall, which houses the Murphy Instructional Technology Center and the Department of Mathematics was renovated and occupied beginning with the fall semester of 1999. The University Apartments opened in fall 2002, and the renovation of Scarborough Chapel into Scarborough Hall was complete in January 2004. Dr. Riley completed his 17th year at ETBU in 2008-09 after having announced his retirement in May of 2008. Dr. Dub Oliver was named President-elect of ETBU in the fall of 2008 and assumed the office officially on June 1, 2009. The early days of Dr. Oliver’s leadership have led to the construction of the new Ornelas Student Center, which officially opened for the spring semester in 2011, on the site of what was Merle Bruce Hall. The former Bennett Student Center is under renovation to become the new Bennett Student Commons, with the new facility set to open in time for the fall 2011 semester.
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ETBU FAST FACTS Name............................................... East Texas Baptist University Location ............................................................... Marshall, Texas Founded ................................................................................. 1912 President................................................Dr. Samuel “Dub” Oliver Mailing Address ................. One Tiger Drive, Marshall, TX 75670 Main Switchboard ...................................................903-935-7963 Admissions Office .................................................1-800-804-ETBU Website................................................................. www.etbu.edu Athletics Affiliation ............................................. NCAA Division III Mascot ..................................................................................Tigers School Colors ...................................................... Navy and Gold Enrollment (Fall 2010) ........................................................... 1,197 Student/Faculty Ratio ............................................................ 16:1 Average Class Size .................................................................... 20
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Don’t just choose a COLLEGE... East Texas Baptist University is a four-year university with a goal of providing academic excellence while integrating faith with learning. We feel that learning takes place in and out of the classroom, so the entire college experience is designed to help mold you into the person God wants you to be. There are many choices when deciding on a college. Consider these qualities as you choose.
Choose OPPORTUNITY East Texas Baptist University offers a challenging curriculum with over 40 programs from which to choose. Several of our courses are offered through travel study programs which give you a chance to see the world while completing your education. Leadership opportunities are unlimited. From clubs and organizations, to ministry teams and even a Leadership minor, students have the ability to gain important leadership skills that are so vital to success in life.
Choose COMMUNITY You will find an incredible campus community at ETBU. About 90 percent of our students live on campus and participate in numerous clubs and organizations. There is a vibrant campus life filled with student activities and intramural sports. If you are not playing a sport, then you can join the crowds to cheer on one of our athletic teams, like our lady Tiger softball team -- the 2010 NCAA Division III national champions.
Choose VALUE ETBU offers a competitive scholarship program with awards for academic merit, Christian leadership, and financial need. Federal and state aid is also available. Over 95 percent of our students receive aid, which includes over $6.5 million in ETBU scholarships awarded this year. This makes the out-of-pocket expense very affordable. Our scholarship program, coupled with a 16:1 student/faculty ratio, small class sizes and personal attention, make ETBU a remarkable value.
Choose COMMITMENT
History
Biology
Human Relations (Psychology)
-- Forensic Science Concentration
Business Administration
-- Accounting -- Management Information Systems -- Management -- Marketing
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International Studies Kinesiology Mass Communication Mathematics
Chemistry
Music
Chemistry
Music/Piano Performance
-- Forensic Science Concentration
Criminal Justice Education - Elementary
-- Language Arts & Reading (English) -- Language Arts & Reading (Reading) -- Mathematics -- Science -- Social Studies -- Church Ministries
Education - Secondary -- English -- History -- Life Science -- Mathematics -- Physical Science -- Social Studies -- Spanish -- Speech
Education - All Level
-- Kinesiology/Physical Education -- Music -- Theatre Arts
English English
Come see for yourself! ETBU offers several preview events where you can get an overview of our campus -- our schedule a personal visit for you or your family. We would love to show you why East Texas Baptist University is a great choice.
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-- Literature Specialization
-- Writing Specialization
Music/Sacred-Music Ministry Music/Vocal Performance Nursing Political Science Psychology Religion
-- Biblical Studies -- Pastoral -- Christian Education -- Youth Education/Ministry -- Missions
Sociology Spanish Speech Communication Theatre Arts
-- with Performance Concentration -- with Design/Tech Concentration
University Studies Applied Science
(for students 25 and over) -- Criminal Justice (online options) -- University Studies
*Pre-professional programs are also available. Students interested in studying one of these programs will indicate a major in its related field.
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O RNELAS S TUDENT C ENTER East Texas Baptist University officially dedicated the 31,852square foot facility, the Louise H. and Joseph Z. Ornelas Student Center, on Jan. 21, 2011. The dedication ceremony capped a construction project that took only about 13 months to complete, beginning with the demolition of Merle Bruce Hall and culminating with what is now the centerpiece of ETBU’s campus. The $8 million facility, which was begun with a lead gift from Louise and Joseph Ornelas, also included donations from J. Lloyd and Mildred Woods, Sodexo, Lee and Susan Bush, Welby C. and Davida Edwards, Hal and Joyce Cornish, Jim Teague, Mary Fitts, Jerry and Ginger Hamilton, Joe and Marilyn Hogue, Rita Storie Turner, Bill and Anita Runnels, Dub and Susie Oliver, Chuck and Cassy Kennedy, Sally Murray, Carolyn Sewell, Linda and Don Ringler, Sherilyn Emberton, Dane and Jo Fowlkes, Ned and Sarah Calvert, Vince and Susan Blankenship, and Paul and Sharon Tapp. As visitors walk into Ornelas Student Center through the front entrance, they cross a ribbon of bricks inlayed into the sidewalk. The bricks are from Merle Bruce Hall, which was razed to make way for the new student center. The bricks are a remembrance to a building taht was completed in 1929 and served as dormitory home to many who lived in the residence hall as students. The first floor is home to Jazzman’s, a gourmet coffee and bakery, as well as a sandwich shop, Sub Connection. Entering the building through the main entrance, the George Fitts Entry, one sees the information desk along with an open room with tables, seating, a stage, coffee and sub shop, the Hamilton Game Room and the Hogue Meeting Room. The Student Activities Area has informal seating for 130 plus a stage area. The Hogue Meeting Room can accomodate 48 in theater style and 32 for a workshop. A graphic pictorial mural, chronicling the history of the College of Marshall, East Texas Baptist College and East Texas Baptist University, wraps around the high ceiling of the Student Activities area. When entering on the south side of the building, through the Norma Raye Teague Entry, visitors see the University Post Office. Also close by are offices for Student Affairs in which the Runnels Conference Room is located inside the suite. The Student Government Association office, donated by the Olivers, is on the first floor as well.
The second floor houses great rooms, conference rooms, a governance room and a chapel. The Lampasto Chapel has stained glass highlighting various scripture verses. The chapel was made possible by a donation from the Bush family. The Woods Great Room can seat 120 for a dinner or 200 in theater style arrangement. The Cornish Great Room can seat 80 for a dinner or 120 in theater style. The Edwards Governance Room holds 50 in conference style. The Calvert Meeting Room seats 36 in theater style while the Blankenship Meeting Room can accomodate 12 in either workshop or conference style. The Discipleship Meeting Room, provided by the Tapps, has a conference table seating 12. Current students, faculty, staff and alumni agree -- the Ornelas Student Center is a place the ETBU family can be proud of. The building was constructed by JE Dunn Construction. Rees Associates, Inc., was the architectural, planning and design firm.
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PAVING THE WAY TO HISTORY Engraved bricks, which will be placed in the walkway of the entry to the new Ornelas Student Center, may be purchased for $100 apiece. The bricks contain three lines of personalization to memorialize or honor someone special in your life. All profits from the sales benefit ETBU students. Order forms are available by contacting the Office of the President at 903-923-2222. Bricks can also be purchased online at www.etbu.edu/OSCWalkway.
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B ENNETT S TUDENT C OMMONS The Howard C. Bennett Student Center underwent a transformation into Bennett Student Commons over the summer. The two-story building located on the northwest corner of the Quad has been renovated to provide an expanded and improved food service area. The estimated $4.15 million dollar project also enhances the retail space for the University Bookstore. The interior of the first floor of Bennett, as well as the second floor, was totally and completely demolished. The beauty and the efficiency of the new design greatly enhances ETBU’s service to students, staff, and faculty. During the middle of the spring semester work began as the bookstore, located on the first floor, moved its operations temporarily to the Heritage Room in the Mamye Jarrett Library. This allowed for the demolition of the first floor to begin. The bookstore, managed by Follett, will return to the first floor of Bennett Student Commons, but on the east side. The east side grand entrance will provide a higher profile to the community. When students returned after spring
break, they witnessed a flurry of activity as outside dirt work and movement of utility services had started. “Completely renovating 31,000 square feet of space in about 90 days is an extremely challenging task. Accomplishing this project is a testament to the commitment of ETBU to an excellent learning and living environment,” said Dr. Dub Oliver, ETBU President. The first floor of the Bennett Student Commons will also become the new location for Phillips Dining Hall, as it will move from the second floor to the first and be renamed the Phillips Great Room. The expanded and enhanced Phillips Great Room will be an excellent location for banquets and other functions on campus. Students, staff, and faculty will enter the building from an expanded patio area on the southeast corner. Once inside, they will be greeted by a very large, well-pro-
portioned foyer with casual seating, a fireplace, and plenty of space for students to congregate. The redesigned main dining area will increase the seating capacity from 285 to almost 500. The new serving stations and food outlets, like the Mex to the Max Cantina and Breakfast All Day, will offer new cuisine and a new standard of service. Goodwin-Lasiter of Lufkin, Texas was the architectural firm for the project. A total of nine construction firms bid on the project with Wieland-Davco of Shreveport, La., chosen as the general contractor. The project had its genesis over a year ago as a committee consisting of representatives from Sodexo, Follett, ETBU faculty,
staff, and students, began exploring the feasibility of renovating the building, which was completed in the fall of 1973 and renovated in the spring of 1991. “The chance to open our new Ornelas Student Center in January, followed by the beautiful, state-of-the-art Bennett Student Commons in August, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that demonstrates the commitment that our donors, Board of Trustees, and University administrators have in making East Texas Baptist a truly exceptional campus; one that focuses on the health, happiness, and success of every one of our students,” concluded Dr. Dennis Robertson, Vice President for Student Affairs.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY Academic Affairs .......................... 903-923-2040 Administration and Finance ........ 903-923-2120 Admissions ...................................... 903-923-2000 Advising .......................................... 903-923-2076 Alumni............................................. 903-923-2072 Athletic Training ............................. 903-923-2196 Athletics .......................................... 903-923-2228 Audio and Visual ........................... 903-923-2029 Baptist Student Ministry ................. 903-923-2341 Behavioral Science ....................... 903-923-2093 Biology ............................................ 903-923-2245 Bookstore ....................................... 903-923-2297 Business Department .................... 903-923-2148 Business Office ............................... 903-923-2055 Cafeteria ........................................ 903-923-2304 Campus Emergency ..................... 903-923-2323 Campus Services........................... 903-923-2134 Chemistry ....................................... 903-923-2245 Communication ............................ 903-923-2288 Compass (campus newspaper) .... 903-923-5074 Counseling Center ........................ 903-923-2360 Criminal Justice ............................. 903-923-2093 Education....................................... 903-923-2277
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Emergency .....................................................911 Non-Emergency ............................ 903-923-2098 Enrollment Management ............. 903-923-2000 Feagin Hall ..................................... 903-927-4461 Financial Aid .................................. 903-923-2138 Financial Services .......................... 903-923-2050 Football .......................................... 903-923-2188 Fry Hall ............................................ 903-927-4463 Great Commission Center ........... 903-923-2175 Healthplex ...................................... 903-923-2232 Institutional Technology................ 903-923-2021 International Education................ 903-923-2021 Kinesiology ............................903-923-2206/2228 Languages and Literature ........... 903-923-2285 Library ............................................. 903-923-2256 Library Info Desk ............................ 903-923-2262 Linebery Hall .................................. 903-927-4465 Mabee Hall .................................... 903-927-4491 Math Lab ........................................ 903-923-4453 Mathematics ................................. 903-923-2310 Music............................................... 903-923-2158 Nursing ............................................ 903-923-2210 O.I.R.E. ............................................ 903-923-2018
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Ornelas Hall .................................... 903-927-8402 Physical Facilities ........................... 903-923-2098 Post Office ...................................... 903-923-2302 President......................................... 903-923-2222 Public Relations ............................. 903-923-2130 Registrar.......................................... 903-923-2064 Religion ........................................... 903-923-2180 School of Business ......................... 903-923-2148 School of Christian Studies ........... 903-923-2180 School of Education ..................... 903-923-2277 School of Fine Arts ......................... 903-923-2158 School of Humanities .................... 903-923-2083 School of Nursing .......................... 903-923-2210 School of Natural/Social Sciences ..... 903-923-2093 Spiritual Development .................. 903-923-2173 Student Affairs ............................... 903-923-2320 Student Foundation ...................... 903-923-2072 Student Government .................... 903-923-2328 Theatre Arts .................................... 903-923-2294 University Advancement .............. 903-923-2068 University Apartments ................... 903-923-2353 Van Zandt Apartments ................. 903-923-4490
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DR. DUB OLIVER
ETBU MISSION STATEMENT
PRESIDENT Phone: 903-923-2222 E-Mail: doliver@etbu.edu
Dr. Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver completed his second full academic year as the 12th President of East Texas Baptist University in 2010-2011. Dr. Oliver officially became President on June 1, 2009, succeeding Dr. Bob E. Riley who retired after 17 years of service to ETBU. Dr. Oliver was elected President by the ETBU Board of Trustees on Oct. 15, 2008. Dr. Oliver had served as Vice President for Student Life at Baylor University in Waco from 2005-08. He had been employed in various positions at Baylor for 16 years upon his election as President of ETBU. A native of San Antonio, Oliver is a graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. He holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. Oliver earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Administration from Texas A&M as well. He is also a licensed and ordained Baptist minister having served from October 2003 to May 2009 as the pastor of Canaan Baptist Church of Crawford, Texas. Dr. Oliver came to Baylor in April 1992 from Texas A&M University to serve as Director of Student Activities. In June 1999, he took on additional responsibilities as the Associate Dean for Campus Life. Then, in June 2001, Dr. Oliver was promoted to be the Dean for Student Development, a post he held until June 2005 when he was named Assistant Vice President for Student Life. For a year he served as Interim Vice President for Student Life before being named the Vice President for Student Life. Dr. Oliver has also served Baylor as a Visiting Professor in the Hankamer School of Business, an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education, and Interim University Chaplain. He served in the United States Air Force stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in the late 1980’s. Before entering graduate school, he was a third-grade teacher in the Fort Worth Independent School District. Dr. Oliver’s wife, Susie, was an adjunct faculty member and full-time cheerleader coach at Baylor. Their daughter, Callie, graduated from high school in May 2010 and is currently a student at Baylor.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT It’s a great pleasure to welcome you to East Texas Baptist University! This is an excellent University for students who are interested in the best in learning, living and faith. One of the advantages of the American system of higher education is the great diversity of institutions, and ETBU is one of only a few remaining distinctly Christian universities. At ETBU, we believe that all truth is God’s truth so we study and learn from a Christian worldview. Most colleges and universities in our nation today separate faith and learning. We integrate them. And, while we accept students of all faiths and no faith, we are unapologetically committed to fulfilling God’s call for us as an institution under the banner of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you or someone you know would flourish in a university setting characterized by close community, meaningful interaction, excellent teaching, robust student life, and a desire not just to earn a degree but to also fulfill God’s purpose for his or her life, explore our website (www.etbu.edu) and then come to campus and experience for yourself why we are so excited about East Texas Baptist University. Go Tigers!
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East Texas Baptist University is an institution affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas since 1912. Our purpose is the development of intellectual inquiry, social consciousness, wellness, skills for a contemporary society, global awareness, and Christian character, for we believe that these endeavors prepare students to accept the obligations and opportunities to serve humanity and the Kingdom of God. Our primary focus is on quality academic programs in the humanities, natural and social sciences, fine arts, and selected professional areas. We are committed to Christian stewardship and to providing and maintaining an environment conducive to learning, leadership development, and academic excellence. We affirm that the liberal arts form the surest foundation for education and that the Christian faith provides the surest foundation for life. We strive to serve students of varied ages and of diverse socioeconomic, geographic, cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. We seek students who demonstrate a potential for success in our supportive and challenging environment. We employ Christian faculty who are dedicated to teaching, scholarship, advising, and service as they model the principles of the Christian faith. As a Baptist university we are committed to the integration of learning and Christian faith in the pursuit of truth.
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VINCE BLANKENSHIP DR. SCOTT E. BRYANT NED CALVERT ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT/ MARKETING
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CATHERINE CRAWFORD DR. SHERILYN EMBERTON DR. DENNIS ROBERTSON UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
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he 2010 season at East Texas Baptist for head coach Mark Sartain was a season of firsts for the Tigers even through ETBU had to settle for a third 5-5 finish in its last four seasons. The Tigers closed the year by winning three of their final four games, the strongest finish to a season since 2003 which happened to be the only playoff appearance in the 11-year history of the program. Junior quarterback Sed Harris became the first ETBU player to post 1,000-yard seasons in both rushing and passing, and he became just the second player in the history of the program to post a 1,000-yard rushing season. Junior tailback Jair Stover was the first Tiger since all-time rushing leader RoShawn Johnson to eclipse the 2,000-yard mark for career rushing yards. The 2010 Tigers also became the first team since the 2001 squad to win a game against a non-conference opponent, knocking off Wisconsin-La Crosse in the season opener. And, senior cornerback Victor Flores became the Tigers’ all-time leader in interceptions and finished his ETBU career with 13 picks. The strong finish to the season, however, might be the biggest positive for the Tigers going forward. Faced with a 2-4 record just past the halfway mark of the season, and coming off two losses that saw ETBU be outscored 98-38, Sartain rallied the troops and saw his team surge over the final month of the season with three victories in the final four games. The only loss during that stretch was a 34-28 setback to eventual conference champion and fourth-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor, who had to play into overtime to shake off the pesky Tigers. Over the final four games of the 2010 season, ETBU averaged 32 points per game while allowing just 21. Included in that stretch of games was a 24-0 shutout of Howard Payne, the first shutout by a Tiger defense since the 2003 season. ETBU locked up the fourth-place spot in the ASC standings a week later by rolling to a 47-28 season-ending win over Sul Ross State, which was the most points scored by a Tiger team under Sartain. Sandwiched around the two midseason losses to Hardin-Simmons and Louisiana College, the Tigers went 2-2 to start the year, including a 33-20 victory on the road at Wisconsin-La Crosse, which ranks No. 2 all-time in NCAA Division III for wins. ETBU lost two straight games after the season opener but came back to knock off an explosive McMurry team, 23-21, in a contest that saw the Tiger defense rack up nine sacks. With a full cycle of recruiting under its belt, along with a blossoming junior varsity program that allows incoming freshmen the opportunity to play a full season of games at the college level, the Tigers appear set to continue their upward trend in the ASC standings under Coach Sartain’s leadership. Sartain was named just the second head coach in the history of East Texas Baptist 2011
University’s modern-day football program on Dec. 13, 2006. He took over a program that had slipped to 3-7 the year before and had gone 13-17 over the previous three years after winning a share of the 2003 ASC title. He immediately made recruiting and facility upgrade a priority that first offseason and brought in a young team that saw ETBU field a starting lineup in 2007 loaded with freshmen and sophomores, resulting in a 5-5 mark. The Tigers got off to a 3-1 start in 2008 before slumping to four losses over the final six games to finish at 5-5 again. A killer five-game losing streak in the middle of the 2009 season saw the program slip to a 3-7 finish, but ETBU set the tone for 2010 with its big road win at WisconsinLa Crosse, a victory that snapped a nine-year losing streak in non-conference games and season openers. The program played its first full, nine-game season with a junior varsity program in 2009 and followed that with another full season for the “Gold Team” in 2010. ETBU had fielded a JV in years past but had never played near the equivalent of a full season schedule until 2009. Sartain spearheaded an effort to refurbish ETBU’s weight room in the Carlile-Howell Fieldhouse before he ever coached a game with the Tigers. The workout facility is now up-to-date and modernized. The program also played its first-ever home games at night in 2009, with the addition of lights to Ornelas Stadium and the practice facility adjacent to the stadium. Sartain arrived at ETBU with a long history of success in the East Texas coaching ranks, both at the high school and junior college levels as a head coach. With a coaching career that spans over a quarter-century, Sartain has developed a wealth of contacts among the coaching community that has been a tremendous asset in ETBU’s recruiting efforts. Under his direction the last three years the Tigers have implemented a series of spring coaching clinics, “Monday Night Football,” in which area high school coaches meet and share ideas and philosophies on Monday nights in the spring. The Tigers have also focused on off-the-field contributions to the surrounding community during Sartain’s time as head coach. These activities included a summer mission trip to Croatia in the summer of 2008 in which a group of ETBU football players and coaches, including Sartain, visited war-torn Croatia and helped rebuild a church among other various mission activities. A 2009 summer trip to England got as far as Heathrow Airport before the ETBU players and coaches on the trip were detained at the airport due to a visa mishap that resulted in the team having to turn around and fly home after a long wait. The experience has not deterred the ETBU football team, however; which conducted a pair of overseas camps and activities to the Ukraine and Turkey in the summer of 2010. ETBU players have also participated in youth mentoring programs while also aiding local efforts by Habitat for Humanity. Sartain also began youth summer football camps at ETBU, with Tiger coaches and players working with area youth during a week-long camp at Ornelas Stadium. In 2010, the Tigers co-hosted a camp with the football staff of Oklahoma State University in Ornelas Stadium. Sartain has also put the Tigers on the national map in terms of the team’s scheduling. ETBU scheduled traditional Division III powerhouse St. John’s in Minnesota to open the 2008 season and later faced Azusa Pacific, located in Azusa, Calif., in the ninth game of the season. In 2009, ETBU played its first all-Division III schedule with non-conference games at home against Wisconsin-La Crosse to open the season followed by a road game back to the West Coast to face Redlands. The Tigers once again played those two non-conference foes as part of another all-DIII schedule in 2010. Prior to accepting the ETBU head coaching position, Sartain spent the previous four seasons as head coach at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. He guided the Cardinals to the Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) championship in 2005. It was Sartain’s second stint on staff at Trinity Valley, having served as offensive coordinator with the program from 1991-94. The 1994 season culminated with TVCC going 12-0 and winning the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national
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championship. A native of Van Alstyne, Texas, Sartain has been a head coach at some level for 18 years, beginning with his first head coaching job at Cross Roads High School, in Athens, in 1986. In fact, of his 24 seasons as a football coach, Sartain has been either a head coach or coordinator in 23 of them. He has spent every year of his career coaching in East Texas, from Athens to Eustace to White Oak to Marshall. But before coming to ETBU, Sartain had been a collegiate head coach just four years, and that was at the junior college level. But his success at Trinity Valley on the offensive side of the ball was very attractive for ETBU officials when the Tiger head coaching position opened up following a 3-7 mark in 2006. Sartain’s offenses at Trinity Valley were consistently among the best in the nation, especially when he was coordinator in the early 1990s. The Cardinals ranked in the top 10 nationally in total offense and also set a conference record in 1994, with 450 points in just 12 games. In his four years as offensive coordinator at TVCC, Sartain coached three Cardinal quarterbacks to All-America honors. During his years as offensive coordinator at TVCC, the Cardinals were a combined 30-12-2 with an unbeaten national championship season in 1994. A dozen players off those teams have either played or continue to play in the NFL, including cornerback Al Harris of the Green Bay Packers and kicker Matt Bryant of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sartain left his coordinator position at Trinity Valley in 1995 to take over as head coach at White Oak High School in White Oak, Texas. In his eight seasons there as athletic director/head coach with the Roughnecks, Sartain’s teams made the playoffs three times and won the school’s first district football championship in 18 years. As AD, Sartain implemented White Oak’s athletic booster club while also establishing the annual “Maroon Madness” midnight pep rally to generate community enthusiasm and usher in 2011
the new school year and fooball season. White Oak generated an increase in football program participation of more than 80 percent and an overall athletic program participation increase of 40 percent under Coach Sartain’s watch. Sartain also implemented girls softball, girls powerlifting, cross country and track at White Oak, and the Roughnecks won 15 district championships in seven different sports in his time as athletic director. He returned to Trinity Valley prior to the 2003 season to accept the Cardinals’ head coaching position. In his four seasons as head coach, TVCC went 17-23, which included a 9-3 mark in 2005 that saw the Cardinals win the conference championship and finish No. 7 in the national JUCO rankings. Overall in his eight seasons as either offensive coordinator or head coach at Trinity Valley, the Cardinals posted a 47-35-2 record with a national championship with Sartain on staff. In his last two seasons at TVCC, the Cardinals had 16 players sign Division I scholarships with programs such as Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Iowa State, Washington State, New Mexico, Memphis, Hawaii, Bowling Green and Tulsa. Of those 16, only two had been original Division I signees out of high school. Sartain began his coaching career after his college playing days ended at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. As a player he was a starter on the Kangaroos’ 1981 NAIA Division II national championship team and finished as a twotime Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) all-conference nose tackle. A serious knee injury ended his playing career, but Sartain went on and received a B.A. in Physical Education and History in 1982. A year later he completed work on a masters in Secondary Education from Austin College. He entered the coaching field in 1984 as defensive line coach at Athens High School, where he also served as junior varsity head coach. Sartain also was Athens’ powerlifting coach from 1983-86, leading a group that finished as regional champions three times and was state runnerup in 1985. In just his second season on staff at Athens, Sartain was promoted to offensive coordinator. While on staff at Athens, Sartain saw the Hornets accomplish their first winning season in five years in 1984 with a 6-2-2 finish and secondplace district finish in 1985. He was named head coach at Cross Roads High School in 1986, just three years removed from college. Sartain led the program there to its first non-losing season (5-5) and first winning season (6-2-2) in the school’s history. In fact, in the six years prior to his arrival, Cross Roads won a total of five games at the Class A level before winning five in Sartain’s first season as coach in ‘86. Cross Roads went 6-4 in 1988 and finished as district runnerup, but the team missed the playoffs after missing out on a district tiebreaker. Sartain left Cross Roads in 1989 to become head coach at Eustace High School in 1989. After two seasons with the Bulldogs, he entered the collegiate coaching ranks with his first stint at Trinity Valley in 1991. His life is in no means dedicated solely to football, despite his accomplishments. Coach Sartain is very active away from the field, enjoying building rustic furniture as well as hunting. He also enjoys working out and playing racquetball as time allows. He also has a deep passion for music, as well as a passion for serving Christ. Sartain has spent a bi-vocational career as minister of music, spending eight years as worship leader at Calvary Baptist Church in Longview, Texas, while also coaching at White Oak. He has performed as lead singer in a praise and worship band while also continuing to fill in as worship leader for area congregations on an interim basis. Mark and his wife, Gina, are members of Immanuel Baptist Church in Marshall and live in Harleton, Texas, just a few minutes drive away from the ETBU campus. They have two adult children, Marshall and Melody, both of whom are married, and three grandchildren: Jillian, Hannah and..XXXXX.
HEAD COACHING TENURES COACH Pete Fredenburg Norm Joseph Dennis Dunn Mark Sartain Hal Mumme Danny Padron Steve Fanara Wayne Schroeder Jesse Burleson
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ike Papas will serve as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at ETBU in 2011, in just his second season on staff with the Tigers. Papas completed his first season on staff at ETBU in 2010, working with Tiger quarterbacks and also serving as the team’s technology and video coordinator. Under Papas’ guidance and direction, ETBU junior quarterback Sed Harris became the first player in the history of the program to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in a single season. Harris also was the Tigers’ second player in history to amass 1,000 yards rushing in a single season, earning honorable mention All-American Southwest Conference honors for the first time in his career. Harris and Seth Hubbard combined to complete 177 of 318 passes for 1,715 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2010. The combined completion percentage of the two quarterbacks was 55.6, and the three passes completed by receiver Kwame Spikes on the year makes the team’s overall completion percentage a program-record 56.1. Coach Papas joined the ETBU staff in June of 2010 after serving as head coach at North Crowley High. Papas was named the first head football coach at North Crowley in 1998, when the school opened. The Panthers evolved through the Class 3A, 4A and 5A ranks under Papas’ direction, which included a run to the 2003 Class 4A Division I state title. Papas’ teams competed in brutal district alignments that featured such Texas powerhouses as Aledo, Stephenville, Brownwood, Mansfield Summit and Abilene. In the team’s first year of completion in Class 5A, North Crowley finished second in District 4-5A and qualified for the playoffs. The following year, North Crowley won the district title with a 9-1 mark. In 2005, Papas was named the district’s Coach of the Year. In his career at North Crowley, Papas was recognized as Coach of the Year twice in district play, and by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fox Sports Southwest, Texas PrepXtra, High School Xtra and the Texas Sportswriters Association. He was also selected as the Riddell Southwest Regional Coach of the Year. Prior to coaching at North Crowley, Papas was offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at Corsicana High School from 1986-98. He also served as the Tigers’ scouting coordinator and was the head powerlifting coach. Papas was offensive coordinator at Crowley High School from 1983-85, and he was freshman and junior varsity coach at Sherman High School from 1981-82. A native of Raytown, Mo., Papas graduated from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, in 1980 with degrees in Biology and Physical Education. He received his Master’s degree in Education from Austin College in 1991 and has teaching certifications in Biology, Health and Physical Education. Coach Papas and his wife, Leska, have two children, Casey and Kellie. Coach Papas enjoys snow skiing, bicycling, computer technology and reading in his spare time.
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an Burk completed his first season on staff at East Texas Baptist in 2010, serving as linebackers coach for the Tigers. Junior linebacker Jon Chitty was named second-team All-ASC after leading ETBU with 77 tackles, the most by an ETBU defender since 2005. Converted defensive back Jordan Hayes, a sophomore, started every game at inside linebacker and was second on the team with 73 tackles and two interceptions. Coach Burk spent the 2009 season as head coach at Caney Creek, after serving two seasons as head coach at Yoakum High School. He has also held head coaching positions in Texas at The Colony High School, Navasota High School, Wimberley High School and Ranger High School during his career. Burk has also worked on high school staffs at Canyon, Big Spring, Abilene Cooper, Putnam City North (Okla.), Amarillo Caprock, Clyde and Uvalde. In his 25 years as a 2011
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ead coach Mark Sartain hired Randy Pippin as the Tigers’ new defensive coordinator this spring, adding the former head coach of Trinity Valley Community College, Northwest Mississippi Community College and the University of West Alabama to the ETBU staff. Pippin has spent 14 years of his 23-year coaching career as a head coach, most recently at The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs, Col., and finishing 12th in the state despite being the smallest school in its classification. Pippin also joins the ETBU staff after serving as national director of the Glazier/Mega Football Coaching Clinics. Prior to taking on his role with Glazier, Pippin was head coach at Northwest Mississippi, where he led the Rangers to the MACJC North Division championship in 2006. As head coach at the University of West Alabama from 2001-2003, Pippin was recognized as the Small College Coach of the Year in Alabama in 2002 after leading the team to its most wins in 10 years. Before taking the job at West Alabama, Pippin was athletic director and head football coach at Middle Georgia College from 1998-2000 where he produced two 10-win seasons and two bowl champions. One of his players at Middle Georgia, Kendrell Bell, went on to become the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Pippin was offensive coordinator at Tennessee Tech in 1996-97, where he coached the school’s all-time leader in total offense at the time. One of his most successful runs as a college head coach came at Trinity Valley from 1993-95, where he led the Cardinals to a 24-8-2 mark that included the 1994 junior college national championship. He coached 19 all-conference players at TVCC and six All-Americans, including kicker Matt Bryant and cornerback Al Harris, both of whom went on to careers in the NFL. The 1994 national champion team finished 12-0 and maintained a No. 1 ranking from start to finish. Following that season, Pippin was named NJCAA Coach of the Year. He had served as Trinity Valley’s defensive coordinator from 1990-92 before being named head coach just prior to the 1993 season. A native of Mesquite, Texas, and a graduate of North Mesquite High School, Pippin was a standout running back at Cisco Junior College and Tennessee Tech. He later began his coaching career with assistant positions at Middle Tennessee State and at Tennessee Tech. A published author and speaker, Pippin speaks nationally on “Implementing Character Qualities for Success,” and football strategies and fundamentals. He holds a master’s degree in Health Education and is married to the former Sally Horton of Cookeville, Tenn. They have four girls, Natalie, Holly, Libby and Gracie.
head coach Burk’s teams compiled a 170-113-3 mark with six playoff appearances in the last 10 years. At Wimberley in 2001 the team finished 12-2 with a state quarterfinal appearance, and Burk led Navasota to three straight playoff appearances and the 2004 district championship. That season also saw the Rattlers ranked as high as No. 5 in the state Class 3A rankings, with Burk being named the District 20-3A Coach of the Year. Burk is a native of Abilene. He received a B.S. in Physical Education and Biology from Texas Tech in December of 1980 and then earned a M.Ed. in Physical Education, with an emphasis in Scientific Basics of Exercise, from Texas Tech in August of 1986. Burk was the Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Arizona from 1989-91. He served as an Executive Board Member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 1988-90, and also served on the Arizona State Board of Directors for the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 1989-91. A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S.), Coach Burk also was Certified Level I Olympic Weightlifting Coach in 1988 at the U. S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Col. During his career, Burk has been a featured speaker at over 20 coaching and strength and conditioning clinics around the country. He has also authored or assisted eight published works featuring strength and conditioning. Coach Burk is also member of the Texas High School Coaches Association, the American Football Coaches Association and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, among others. Coach Burk and his wife, Dana, have two sons, Dane and Derek.
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econdary coach Sam Brandon is in his second season on staff at ETBU, having served as a defensive assistant during the 2010 season. Coach Brandon joined the staff last season as a coaching intern through the NFL Players Association and American Football Coaches Association, which provides coaching opportunities for retiring NFL veterans. Brandon is the second former NFL player to serve as an NFL intern on staff at ETBU, joining former NFL offensive lineman Todd Washington who worked on staff during the 2006 season. Brandon played six seasons with the Denver Broncos after starring at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He played in 63 games with the Broncos, finishing with 128 tackles, one interception and four forced fumbles before suffering a career-ending injury. After beginning his college career at UNLV as a receiver, Brandon switched over to the defensive side of the ball and became an all-conference safety with the Rebels. Brandon played in high school at Riverside North in Riverside, Calif. In high school he was also a standout in basketball as well as competing in five track events, including the 200 meters.
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ohn McCoy has joined the East Texas Baptist University staff as receivers coach for the 2011 season. Coach McCoy is a graduate of Pittsburg State University, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration. He most recently worked at Kelce College of Business as a graduate assistant during the 2010-2011 school year. McCoy has also worked as a camp coach with Championship Coaching Systems in Colorado Springs, Col., and the System Clinics Football Camp in Lexington, Ky. He also served as a student intern at Langford IC Systems, Inc., in Mansfield, Mass. McCoy was the starting quarterback at Pittsburg State in 2009, while also serving as team captain. He also was an all-conference track and field performer, competing in the javelin. In 2009 at Pittsburg State, McCoy threw for 1,453 yards and 11 touchdowns while playing in 10 games. He also rushed for 106 yards and six touchdowns. Against Emporia State that season, he passed for a career-high four touchdowns and 288 yards in a 44-14 victory. He saw action in the 2008 season as well, passing for 221 yards and two touchdowns with two rushing touchdowns while playing in 11 games.
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ormer Tiger quarterback Thad Fortune is in his second year back on campus as a member of the ETBU football coaching staff. Fortune, the team’s starting quarterback as a senior in 2007, is the Tigers’ receivers coach. Under his guidance, 16 different receivers caught passes on the season and the offense generated its most touchdown passes -- 13 -- in a
season since 2006. Fortune played for the Tigers from 2004-07. As a senior starter in 2007 he passed for 1,251 yards and six touchdowns while playing in all 10 games for the first time in his career. He finished his four-year run with ETBU having played in 25 games. Coach Fortune earned his bachelor’s degree from ETBU in 2008 and has worked as an assistant coach at Stephenville High School in Stephenville, Texas. He is originally from Anson, Texas, where he was named All-District in three different sports (football, baseball and basketball) at Anson High School. Thad and his wife, Kristy, live in Hallsville.
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CAREER STATISTICS RECEIVING Year GP 2010 10 2009 9 2007 9 Totals 28
REC 29 19 32 80
YDS 206 120 400 726
YPC 7.1 6.3 12.5 9.1
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SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions: 7, at Louisiana College, Oct. 17, 2009 Receiving Yards: 65, at Howard Payne, Nov. 6, 2010 Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 2 times (last at Howard Payne, Nov. 6, 2010) Long Reception: 60, vs. Howard Payne, Nov. 6, 2010 Kick Returns: 7, at Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 31, 2009 Kick Return Yards: 155, at Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 31, 2009 Long Kick Return: 56, at Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 31, 2009 Punt Returns: 3, 4 times (last vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2010 Punt Return Yards: 41, vs. Howard Payne, Nov. 14, 2009 Long Punt Return: 33, vs. Howard Payne, Nov. 14, 2009
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SENIOR 5’6” 170 MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS | THURGOOD MARSHALL HS
Veteran playmaker with great speed and hands out of the slot receiver position...full name is Anthone De’John Cavness...born Sept. 20, 1988... son of Toni McCullough-Moore and Grady Cavness Jr...has seven siblings: Trevor, Jai, B.J., Paije, Zach, Tori and Paige…Management Information Systems major...enjoys playing games and relaxing in his free time...wants to open a personal business upon graduation...participated in youth football and track in Missouri City with Hurricanes, Fort Bend Raiders and Wing Track Club. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Played in 10 games and caught at least one pass in every game…caught a season-high five passes in backto-back games in weeks two and three…caught three passes for 65 yards and a touchdown – a 60-yard scoring strike – at Howard Payne (11/6)… caught first career touchdown pass at Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/4)…also averaged 19.9 yards on 15 kick returns and had 14 punt returns for a 5.8 average. 2009 (Sophomore) -- Played in nine games...finished with 19 catches for 120 yards... caught a career-high seven passes for 50 yards at Louisiana College (10/17)...added six catches for 50 yards the following week against Mississippi College (10/24)...returned seven kickoffs for 155 yards (22-yard avg.) on Oct. 31 at Mary Hardin-Baylor...also returned 10 punts for 82 yards on the season. 2008 – Sat out the season for academics. 2007 (Freshman) -- Finished second on team with 32 receptions as a freshman...added another 13 yards rushing and was team’s top punt and kick returner...averaged 13.5 yards on 11 punt returns and another 18.1 yards on 18 kick returns... caught 27 passes in the final four games...posted a career-high nine catches for 120 yards in a loss to Hardin-Simmons (10/13)...had four catches for 52 yards and a 16-yard run at McMurry (10/6)...added four receptions for 33 yards at Louisiana College (10/20)...racked up eight grabs for 94 yards against Mississippi College (10/27)...ended the year with six catches for 85 yards at Mary Hardin-Baylor (11/3)...had a season-high 146 yards on seven returns in the finale at UMHB...had a 44-yard and a 43-yard punt return during the season...ran a kickoff back for a season-high 58 yards against UMHB. THURGOOD MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL: Played on two district championship teams with the Buffaloes…was a member of Marshall’s state championship mile relay team…ran a kick back 104 yards for a touchdown as a senior in 2006…was a slot receiver, running back and kick returner…coached by Dennis Bradley.
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SENIOR 5’11” 220 LAKE WORTH, TEXAS | LAKE WORTH HS
DEFENSE TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 2010 10 35 42 77 6.5-22 0-0 0-0 3 3 4 2009 10 18 15 33 3.0-9 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 2008 8 13 16 29 3.0-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 28 66 73 139 12.5-37 0-0 0-0 5 5 5 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 14, vs. Redlands, Sept. 11, 2010 Solo Tackles: 6, vs. Redlands, Sept. 11, 2010 Interceptions: 0, None Sacks, 0, None
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Two-year starter at inside linebacker and team’s tackle leader in 2010... full name is Jonathan Lewis Chitty...born July 4, 1989…son of Michael and Donna Chitty...has one brother, Chris...University Studies major... member of church youth group and Upward Bound...enjoys playing video games, music and competition...wants to coach and teach at the high school level...spent redshirt season in 2007 at Division II Tarleton State of the Lone Star Conference. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Started 10 games at inside linebacker…named second-team All-American Southwest Conference… posted double-digit tackle numbers in three games...led team in tackles with 77 total stops…posted a career-high 14 tackles vs, Redlands (9/11)... started the season with 12 tackles at Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/4)…added 11 tackles at Mississippi College (10/16). 2009 (Sophomore) -- Finished with 33 tackles, 18 solos, and had three tackles for loss...notched a seasonhigh six tackles three times...opened the year with six tackles against Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/5)... closed the year with a combined 16 tackles in the final three games. 2008 (Freshman) -- Played in eight games as a redshirt freshman transfer from Tarleton State...finished with 29 tackles and a forced fumble...came on strong late in the year with 18 tackles in the final three games...seasonhigh seven stops, three solo, against Mary Hardin-Baylor (11/1)...finished the year with six tackles in a win at Howard Payne (11/15). LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL: Was named District 11-3A Defensive MVP as a senior in 2006...also was first-team-All-Region and 2nd-Team All-State for the Bullfrogs...racked up 130 tackles as a junior in 2005 to earn District 7-3A Defensive MVP honors...also was first-team All-Region and third-team All-State in ‘05...also was regional qualifier in track and powerlifting…coached by Percy Whitmire.
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SENIOR 5’8” 175 KINGWOOD, TEXAS | KINGWOOD HS
CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2009 2008 2007 Totals
TACKLES GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 10 10 6 16 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 8 6 15 21 1.0-6 1.0-6 1-5 1 2 0 10 14 11 25 4.5-28 1.5-16 0-0 2 2 0 28 30 32 62 5.5-34 2.5-22 1-5 5 6 0
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 7, 2 times (last at Hardin-Simmons, Oct. 11, 2008) Solo Tackles: 4, at Mary Hardin-Baylor, Nov. 3, 2007 Interceptions: 1, at Howard Payne, Nov. 15, 2008 Sacks, 1.0, 2 times (last at Hardin-Simmons, Oct. 11, 2008)
FOOTBALL
Returns to the program for his senior year after sitting out last season... Christopher Lewis Cratty...born Oct. 12, 1987...son of Richard and Tracy Cratty... has two brothers, Ricky and Alex...Criminal Justice major... has served in the community as a youth 7 on 7 coach, retirement home volunteer...enjoys watching movies, working out, playing video games and hanging out with friends. AT ETBU: 2010 – Did not play football. 2009 (Junior) – Played in 10 games…finished with 16 tackles and two pass breakups…had a season-high five tackles at Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/31). 2008 (Sophomore) -- Played in eight games...finished with 21 tackles, one sack and one interception...season-high seven tackles and a sack at HardinSimmons (10/11)...added five tackles, forced a fumble and recovered one against Mary Hardin-Baylor (11/1)...one interception in the season-ending win at Howard Payne (11/15). 2007 (Freshman) -- Played in every game as a redshirt freshman transfer from Blinn College...finished with 25 tackles, including 4.5 for loss...posted 18 tackles in the final four games...had a season-high seven tackles against Hardin-Simmons (10/13)...finished the season with back-to-back games of five tackles against Mississippi College (10/27) and at Mary Hardin-Baylor (11/3). KINGWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-time All-District pick at safety...earned AllGreater Houston honors as a senior...led team in tackles as a senior...lettered on the varsity three year…coached by Dougald McDougald.
HAMILTON
DEWAYNE CAREER STATISTICS
RECEIVING Year GP 2010 8 2009 9 2008 0 Totals 17
REC 7 12 0 19
YDS 86 106 0 192
YPC 12.3 8.8 0.0 10.1
TD 0 0 0 0
LONG 36 19 0 36
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions: 3, 3 times (last at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010) Receiving Yards: 53, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010 Long Reception: 36, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010
2011
#12 | SAFETY
SENIOR 6’1” 197 MABANK, TEXAS | MABANK HS
Makes the move to free safety this season after having played receiver his first three years with the Tigers...full name is Russell Dewayne Hamilton...born July 10, 1990...son of Katy and Bob Hamilton...one brother, Kevin...Math major with a Kinesiology minor....worked with a summer football camp in Turkey...plans on becoming a math teacher and football coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Played in eight games and averaged 12.3 yards per catch on seven catches…caught a season-high three passes for 53 yards, including a 36-yard catch, at Texas Lutheran (9/18)…caught two passes for 15 yards at Mississippi College (10/16). 2009 (Sophomore) -- Caught 12 passes for 106 yards in nine games... caught a career-high three passes twice...career-high 30 yards on three catches against Mississippi College...ASC All-Academic. 2008 -- Junior varsity. MABANK HIGH SCHOOL: Played on district championship teams in 2006 and 2007... first-team All-District, All-East Texas and All-Henderson County as a senior in 2007...DFW Player of the Week...Offensive MVP and Academic All-State...finished with 64 receptions for 968 yards and six touchdowns in 2007...All-District on both sides of the ball as a junior in 2006...was All-District in basketball as well...regional qualifier in track twice and was district champion in the triple jump…coached by Jimmy Cantrell.
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HARRIS
#15 | QUARTERBACK
SENIOR 6’0” 185 FORT WORTH, TEXAS | EVERMAN HS
CAREER STATISTICS
PASSING Year GP 2010 10 2009 7 2008 4 Totals 21
CMP 105 26 0 131
RUSHING Year GP 2010 10 2009 7 2008 4 Totals 21
ATT 138 61 0 199
ATT 195 54 0 249
INT 5 5 0 10
GAIN LOSS 1231 115 511 45 0 0 1742 160
FOOTBALL
PCT 53.8 48.1 0.0 52.6
YDS 1013 419 0 1432
TD 5 3 0 8
LNG 66 69 0 69
NET 1116 466 0 1582
AVG 8.1 7.6 0.0 7.9
TD 11 5 0 16
LONG 98 56 0 98
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rush Attempts: 26, vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 23, 2010 Rush Yards: 261, at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sept. 4, 2010 Rushing Touchdowns: 3, at Mississippi College, Oct. 16, 2010 Long Rush: 98, at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sept. 4, 2010 Pass Attempts: 40, vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 23, 2010 Pass Completions: 22, vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 23, 2010 Pass Yards: 212, vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 23, 2010 Passing Touchdowns: 2, at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sept. 4, 2010 Long Pass: 69, vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sept. 5, 2009 Total Offense: 404, at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sept. 5, 2010
JENKINS
Tremendous athlete and playmaker who can score from anywhere on the field, with his legs or his arm...already selected as a preseason All-American by D3 Senior Classic...full name is Sedrick Dewayne Harris...born Feb. 19, 1990...son of Regina and David Guy and Sanford Crayton...has two brothers, Daniel Guy and Osh Crayton...University Studies major...Big Brother of the Year for North Texas/Tarrant County... studies the Bible in spare time and “loves getting in that Word”...career plans are to pursue an NFL career and preach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Honorable mention All-American Southwest Conference…led the ASC in rushing yards with 1,126 and also racked up 11 rushing touchdowns…became just the second player in the history of the program to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, and was the first to rush for 1,000 and pass for 1,000 in a single season…his 11 rushing touchdowns was second-highest single-season total in the program’s history…was named ASC Offensive Player of the Week twice…finished the year with four straight 100-yard rushing games, including a 159-yard effort on 12 carries with two touchdowns against Sul Ross State (11/13)…opened the season with 261 rushing yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns, a 95-yarder and a 98-yarder at Wisconsin-La Crosse…those two runs made him the first player in the history of the conference to post two 95-yard-plus runs in a single game…was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week after that season-opening performance…added 143 yards on 17 of 32 pass attempts with two touchdowns against UWL… rushed for 198 yards on 22 carries and three touchdowns at Mississippi College (10/16)…went 22-of-40 for 212 yards and a touchdown, and added 106 rush yards on 26 carries vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/23). 2009 (Sophomore) -- Passed for 419 yards and three touchdowns in first six games before suffering season-ending leg injury against Hardin-Simmons (10/10)...finished as the team’s third-leading rusher with 466 yards on 61 carried and five touchdowns despite missing the final four games...led Tigers’ largest comeback win in history by rushing for 179 yards and two scores with a 56-yard scamper in the 32-21 win over Texas Lutheran (9/26) ...was named ASC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against TLU...passed for 166 yards and a touchdown and added 97 yards on nine carries with a touchdown at Sul Ross State (9/18)... passed for 108 yards with a touchdown in first career start against Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/5)... rushed for 96 yards and completed 11 of 17 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown at McMurry (10/3)...had churned out 46 yards on seven carries and a touchdown before going down for the season with a first-half leg injury against Hardin-Simmons. 2008 (Freshman) -- Played in four varsity games but also played quarterback on the junior varsity...primarily used as a kick returner on the varsity...finished with a 15.4 yard average on five kick returns...had a career-long 25-yard return at Hardin-Simmons (10/11). EVERMAN HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-District…led his team to two district championships…coached by Dale Keeling.
#81 | WIDE RECEIVER
RAEFE
CAREER STATISTICS
RECEIVING Year GP 2010 8 2009 9 Totals 17
REC 10 8 18
YDS 128 201 329
YPC 12.8 25.1 18.3
TD 0 1 1
LONG 37 65 65
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions: 4, at Hardin-Simmons, Oct. 2, 2010 Receiving Yards: 100, at Sul Ross State, Sept. 18, 2009 Receiving Touchdowns: 1, at Louisiana College, Oct. 17, 2009
2011
SENIOR 6’5” 210 HOUSTON, TEXAS | SYLVAN HILLS (ARK) HS
Big wideout with great hands, has been a dependable third-down and big-play receiver his first two years...full name is Raefe C. Jenkins…born Feb. 12, 1988...son of John and Kayla Jenkins…has one sister, Jade… Speech Communications major with a minor in Religion…his father, John, is a former head coach at the University of Houston…has attended both the University of North Texas and Tyler Junior College. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Missed two games due to injury but played in eight games…caught a pass in the first five games of the year but was held without a catch in his final four games…season-high four catches for 21 yards at Hardin-Simmons (10/2)…opened the year with two catches for 40 yards at Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/4). 2009 (Sophomore) – Led team with 22.3 yards-per-catch on eight receptions…played in nine games…caught two passes for 100 yards, including a 65-yard grab, in a win at Sul Ross State (9/18)…added 72 yards on two catches and a 63-yard touchdown at Louisiana College (10/17). SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL: Played in the Arkansas All-Star game as a senior…was All-Conference as a senior…also ran track.
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JOHNSON
#66 | OFFENSIVE LINE
SENIOR 5’10” 270 DIBOLL, TEXAS | DIBOLL HS
Returning starter at center who provides toughness and leadership on the offensive line...full name is Steven Chance Johnson...born Feb. 10, 1990...son of Terry and Marianne Johnson...one brother, Seth, and one sister, Samantha...Kinesiology major...church and youth council board member...enjoys hunting, fishing, hanging out with friends and playing golf...plans on entering coaching career. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Started every game at center. 2009 (Sophomore) – Reserve center and made first career start, at Louisiana College (10/17). 2008 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. DIBOLL HIGH SCHOOL: Played on 2006 district championship team...two-time first-team All-District in baseball...first-team AllDistrict as a senior after making second-team as a junior...nominated for Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman during senior season...National Honor Society, Smash, Future Farmers of America, Drug-Free All-Stars... Academic All-District and Academic All-State…coached by Gary Martel.
MILLER
#52 | DEFENSIVE TACKLE
CAMMRON
SENIOR 5’11” 265 TIMPSON, TEXAS | TIMPSON HS
Camrron Mitchell Miller...born Aug. 23, 1988...son of Ralph and Ellie Miller...has one brother, Colt, and one sister, Jackie...Kinesiology major...East Texas Family Center counselor...youth leader at Country Cowboy Church...enjoys playing football, working at church, fishing and hunting...plans are to teach special education and P.E. and coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Junior varsity. 2009 (Sophomore) – Junior varsity. 2008 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. TIMPSON HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time All-District...graduated with honors...Future Farmers of America...band and Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Debate team...lettered on track team and baseball as well…coached by Norman Cobb.
MUHAMMAD
SOLAHUDEEN CAREER STATISTICS
DEFENSE TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 2010 8 30 13 43 4.5-28 1.5-17 1-0 2 2 2 2009 10 17 15 32 2.0-8 1.0-7 0-0 0 0 1 Totals 18 47 18 75 6.5-36 2.5-24 1-0 2 2 3 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 10, vs. Louisiana College, Oct. 9, 2010 Solo Tackles: 8, at Hardin-Simmons, Oct. 2, 2010 Sacks: 1, 2 times (last vs. McMurry, Sept. 25, 2010) Interceptions: 1, vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2010
2011
#5 | SAFETY
SENIOR 6’2” 210 HOUSTON, TEXAS | EISENHOWER HS
Big, physical safety capable of making plays on both sides of the line of scrimmage...full name is Solahudeen Husayn Muhammad…born Aug. 3, 2006…son of Aminah and Hamidullah Muhammad…has 10 siblings: Abdulwahad, Mualam, Salimah, Abdullah, Qareeb, Omar, Ramadahn, Shadeed, Fuwziyah, Khaleel…Business major with a Kinesiology minor…enjoys reading, art and movies…wants to open a family business or become a coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in eight games…had 43 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception…had eight tackles, one sack and two pass breakups vs. McMurry (9/25)…followed that with nine tackles at Hardin-Simmons (10/2)…season-high 10 tackles and a quarterback pressure vs. Louisiana College (10/9)…had four tackles, including 2.5 for a loss of 17 yards, and a half-sack in season finale vs. Sul Ross State (11/13). 2009 (Freshman) – Played in 10 games after transferring from Western Illinois University…slow start in productivity but picked it up in the final half of the season, finishing with 21 tackles over the final four games…had a season-high eight tackles at Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/31). EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL: All-District in both track and football...three-time Defensive Player of the Week...returned an interception for an 82-yard touchdown in his first career playoff game...had a career-high 12 tackles in a single game...Texas All-Star, was picked to play in the 2004 Texas vs. Louisiana Bayou Bowl...signed scholarship with Western Illinois in 2004 and was the only scholarship signee from Eisenhower that year.
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CAREER STATISTICS
KICKING Year 2010 Totals
FGM 12 12
PUNTING Year NO. 2010 55 Totals 55
FIELD GOALS FGA Pct. 17 70.6 17 70.6 YDS 1944 1944
Long 38 38
AVG 35.3 35.3
LNG 71 71
PATs Att Made 23 23 23 23 TB 2 2
FC 11 11
Points 59 59 I20 21 21
50+ 5 5
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Field Goals: 3, vs. McMurry, Sept. 25, 2010 Field Goal Attempts: 4, 2 times (last vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 23, 2010) Long Field Goal: 38, vs. McMurry, Sept. 25, 2010 PATs: 4, at Mississippi College, Oct. 16, 2010 Punting Attempts: 8, vs. McMurry, Sept. 25, 2010 Punting Average (minimum 3 punts): 41.4, vs. McMurry, Sept. 25, 2010 Long Punt: 71, at Howard Payne, Nov. 6, 2010
STOVER
#24 | RUNNING BACK
SENIOR 5’10” 181 HOUSTON, TEXAS | KATY HS
CAREER STATISTICS ATT 132 45 173 132 482
GAIN LOSS 559 34 180 7 914 54 535 51 2188 146
RECEIVING Year GP 2010 10 2009* 3 2008 10 2007 9 Totals 32
REC 36 1 6 12 55
YDS 257 -7 60 122 432
NET 525 173 860 484 2042 YPC 7.1 -7.0 10.0 10.2 7.9
AVG 4.0 3.8 5.0 3.7 4.2 TD 1 0 0 1 1
TD 2 0 4 5 11
LONG 17 20 46 53 53
LONG 28 0 20 20 28
* Medical redshirt season SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rush Attempts: 37, at Louisiana College, Oct. 20, 2007 Rush Yards: 187, at Louisiana College, Oct. 20, 2007 Rushing Touchdowns: 3, at Louisiana College, Oct. 20, 2007 Long Rush: 53, at Louisiana College, Oct. 20, 2007 Receptions: 5, 4 times (last vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2010) Receiving Yards: 48, vs. Redlands, Sept. 11, 2010 Receiving Touchdowns: 1, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010 Long Reception: 28, 2 times (last vs. Louisiana College, Oct. 9, 2010
2011
SENIOR 5’8” 161 ALLEN, TEXAS | ALLEN HS
Provides a strong, accurate leg with consistency and experience...has already been selected to two different preseason All-America teams (D3 Senior Classic, Beyond Sports Network)...full name Brett William Peddicord...born Jan. 5, 1988...son of Charles and Shana Peddicord... Athletic Training major with a minor in Kinesiology...played two seasons at Georgia Southern...enjoys playing volleyball and soccer...would like to become a paramedic and a volleyball coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Second-team All-American Southwest Conference kicker…tied a team and conference season record with 12 field goals…perfect 23 of 23 on extra points…also averaged 35.3 yards on 55 punts…fought through a painful ankle injury early in the year…was named the ASC Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking three field goals – including a game-winning 19-yarder with 15 seconds left – in a 23-21 win over McMurry (9/25)…also connected on a season-long 38-yarder and averaged a season-high 41.4 yards on eight punts in the win over McMurry…opened the year by hitting 2 of 3 field goals, with a long of 33, in a win at Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/4)…booted a career-long 71-yard punt at Howard Payne (11/6)…averaged 52.9 yards on 41 kickoff attempts throughout the season. ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL: Was All-District in both soccer and football...played soccer, football and ran cross country...member of FFA and Academic Decathlon…coached by Tom Westerberg.
JAIR
PASSING Year GP 2010 10 2009* 3 2008 10 2007 10 Totals 33
#27 | KICKER/PUNTER
Backfield workhorse now a fifth-year senior who ranks No. 2 all-time at ETBU in career carries, yards and rushing touchdowns...full name is Jair Korren Stover...born Dec. 5, 1989...son of Monica Neal and Albert Stover...one sister, Ameshika...Accounting major...enjoys watching movies and reading...Leadership Team member, volunteer with Big Brother and Mentor program...plans on starting a business. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – All-American Southwest Conference second-team…started all 10 games at tailback…carried 132 times for 525 yards and two touchdowns, and led team with 36 receptions out of the backfield…had double digit carries over the final eight games… caught five passes in a game in four games…season-high 26 carries for 88 yards and added five receptions for 25 yards vs. McMurry (9/25)…48 yards on 10 carries, and three catches for 20 yards and a touchdown at Texas Lutheran (9/18)…had 12 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown at Howard Payne (11/6)…caught five passes for 48 yards and had 51 rushing yards on just eight carries vs. Redlands (9/11). 2009 -- Rushed for 173 yards on 45 carries until going down with leg injury in third week at Sul Ross State...rushed for 93 yards on 19 carries before suffering the injury against Sul Ross on Sept. 18...opened the season with 54 yards on 19 carries against Wisconsin-La Crosse. 2008 (Sophomore) -- Named second-team All-American Southwest Conference after churning out 860 yards on 173 carries and four touchdowns in 10 games...led ETBU in yards and rushing attempts and was third in the ASC in rush yards...at least 20 carries in a game six times... rushed for 100 yards or more four times...season-high 159 yards on 24 carries with a touchdown in a win at Mississippi College...ETBU was 3-1 in games in which he rushed for 100 yards... rushed for 115 yards on 21 carries in a win at Texas Lutheran...added 104 yards on 20 totes and a touchdown against McMurry on Oct. 4...carried 22 times for 106 yards against Louisiana College on Oct. 18...finished the year with 152 yards on 23 carries in a win at Howard Payne...added six receptions for 60 yards on the year. 2007 (Freshman) -- Started the final four games of the year but saw action in all 10 as a true freshman...finished second on the team in rushing yards with 484...scored five touchdowns on the ground...also added five catches out of the backfield...rushed for a season-high 187 yards on 37 carries and three touchdowns in a win at Louisiana College... yards and carries at Louisiana College were team highs for the year...that effort followed a 138 yard rushing day on 22 totes and a touchdown against Hardin-Simmons...opened the game at LC with a 53-yard burst on his first carry for a touchdown...rushed for 69 yards on 12 carries against Texas Lutheran...scored his first career touchdown against Howard Payne. KATY HIGH SCHOOL: Played on three district championship teams and 2005 state finalist...was All-District following his junior and senior years...member of FCA, Student Council and Leadership Council…coached by Gary Joseph.
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#35 | DEFENSIVE END
MATT
SENIOR 6’2” 225 WYLIE, TEXAS | WYLIE HS
CAREER STATISTICS
DEFENSE TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 2010 10 21 25 46 11.5-52 8.5-37 0-0 2 2 1 2009 10 12 6 18 2.5-23 1.5-22 0-0 0 0 3 2008 7 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 27 35 36 70 14.0-75 10.0-59 0-0 2 2 4 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 7, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010 Solo Tackles: 4, at Mississippi College, Oct. 16, 2010 Sacks: 2.5, vs. McMurry, Sept. 25, 2010 Interceptions: 0, None
FRED
TAYLOR
#13 | TIGHT END
SENIOR 6’3” 230 IRVING, TEXAS | MACARTHUR HS
CAREER STATISTICS
RECEIVING Year GP REC YDS 2010 8 3 57 2009* 3 1 22 2008 8 4 108 Totals 17 18 329 * Medical redshirt season
YPC 19.0 22.0 27.0 18.3
TD 1 0 1 1
LONG 44 22 49 65
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions: 1, 8 times (last s. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 23, 2010) Receiving Yards: 49, vs. Louisiana College, Oct. 18, 2008 Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 2 times (last vs. Louisiana College, Oct. 9, 2010) Long Reception: 49, vs. Louisiana College, Oct. 18, 2008
2011
Impact playmaker at defensive end who led the ASC in sacks in 2010 in his first season as a starter...has been named a preseason All-American by D3 Senior Classic...full name is John Matt Tarver...born April 19, 1990...son of Susan and Johnny Tarver...one sister, Lauren...Biology/Environmental Science major with a Kinesiology minor...works FCA camps and church camps...FCA leader...Wylie Christian Care Center...enjoys hunting and fishing, playing music...wants to teach and coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Led the American Southwest Conference in sacks (8.5) in his first full season as a starter…recorded at least one sack in five games…started and played in every game…opened the year with six tackles, one for loss, and two pass breakups at Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/4)…had seven tackles and two sacks at Texas Lutheran (9/18)…had 2.5 sacks against McMurry (9/25)…finished with six tackles and 1.5 sacks at Mississippi College (10/16)…four tackles and a sack at Howard Payne (11/6)…four tackles and 1.5 sacks in season finale against Sul Ross State (11/13). 2009 (Sophomore) -- Played in 10 games as a reserve defensive end...finished with 18 tackles, 2 1/2 tackles for loss, and 1 1/2 sacks...had a 21-yard sack at McMurry...opened the year with career-high three tackles in back-to-back games against Wisconsin-La Crosse and Redlands. 2008 (Freshman) -- Played in seven game...notched six tackles, two solo, and one fumble recovery...season-high four tackles in finale at Howard Payne on Nov. 15...recovered fumble on Nov. 1 at home against Mary Hardin-Baylor. WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain as a senior while earning second-team All-District honors...Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year in 2007...Fighting Pride Award and Academic All-State...threw the shot put in track and also played baseball...Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Rachel’s Challenge and PALS…coached by Bill Howard.
Former wide receiver provides a big downfield threat from the tight end position...Fred Lewis Taylor, Jr...born Feb. 1, 1987...son of Veronica Taylor...has one sister, Felicia...Kinesiology major with a History minor... played on Trinity Valley’s 2005 SWJCFC championship team...enjoys watching movies in his spare time...wants to be a high school history teacher. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior-Redshirt) – Played in eight games… finished with three catches for 57 yards and a touchdown…caught a seven-yard touchdown pass vs. Louisiana College (10/9)…had a 44-yard catch vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/23). 2009 (Junior) -- Started at tight end the first three games before enduring season-ending leg injury... caught one pass for 22 yards in the season opener against Wisconsin-La Crosse. 2008 (Sophomore) -- Played in eight games after transferring from Trinity Valley Community College...averaged 27 yards on four catches, including a season-high 49-yard touchdown against Louisiana College (10/18)....caught one pass in each of the first three games, including a 34-yarder at Texas Lutheran. IRVING MACARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL: Played on district championship team… coached by David Beaty.
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BENARD
CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE
TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 2010 6 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2009 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2008 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 6 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 3, vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2010 Solo Tackles: 3, vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2020 Interceptions: 0, None Sacks, 0, None
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DEFENSE
TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 2010 6 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2009 2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2008 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 8 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 3, at Hardin-Simmons, Oct. 2, 2010 Solo Tackles: 1, at McMurry, Oct. 3, 2009 Interceptions: 0, None Sacks, 0, None
2011
SENIOR 6’0” 180 LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA | PICKERING HS
Earl Benard Westbrooks...born Feb. 22, 1989...son of Earl and Michelle Westbrooks...has one sister, Alica...Kinesiology major with a Criminal Justice minor...member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and 4-H... likes text messaging and hanging out with family in spare time...wants to become a teacher and coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Played in six games and finished with five tackles…ended the season with three solo tackles vs. Sul Ross State (11/13). 2009 (Sophomore) – Junior varsity. 2008 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. PICKERING HIGH SCHOOL: Team won back-to-back district championships in 2006-07...lettered in basketball, track and baseball, and was all-state in track and basketball...three-time All-District in football, and three-time All-Vernon Parish...All-West CenLa... All-State as a junior...named Who’s Who Among American High School Students…coached by James Marcatel.
#44 | DEFENSIVE END
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#9 | CORNERBACK
SENIOR 5’11” 240 JEFFERSON, TEXAS | JEFFERSON HS
Veteran linebacker provides leadership and experience in the linebacking corps...full name is Steven Kyle Wright...born Dec. 8, 1989...daughter of John Wright and Carolyn King...has one sister, Tiffany Wright (31)... Mass Communications major...participates in community clean-up activities...enjoys sleeping and watching TV in his spare time...wants to enter a career in broadcasting, or coach upon graduation. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Played in six games at inside linebacker…had three tackles at Hardin-Simmons (10/2). 2009 (Sophomore) – Junior varsity…ASC All-Academic. 2008 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District 18-2A defensive lineman and All-Region as a senior...earned honorable mention All-District status following his junior season, when he was also named to All Harrison-Marion Counties...team won 2007 district championship...All-District and All-Harrison-Marion Counties basketball team...was also second-team All-District in baseball at first base...Who’s Who Among American High School Students... National Honor Society...A-B Honor Roll…coached by Scott Hale.
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BOYCE
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ANDREW
#77 | OFFENSIVE LINE
#14 | SAFETY
JUNIOR 6’0” 180 BAYTOWN, TEXAS | ROBERT E. LEE HS
JUNIOR 6’0” 300 LIVINGSTON, TEXAS | LIVINGSTON HS
Fundamentally-sound young player provides a solid option at the back of the defense...full name is Collin Garrett Bieschke...born Aug. 5, 1991…son of Kevin and Christal Bieschke...three brothers, Kyle, Nick and Kody, and three sisters, Kaylyn, Klista and Heather...enjoys fishing in his spare time. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in every game…posted a career-high seven tackles at Howard Payne (11/6)…had five tackles and first career interception, returned 26 yards, at Mississippi College (10/16). 2009 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. ROBERT E. LEE HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, was All-District and All-Area…also played baseball and ran track…coached by Dick Olin.
Two-year starter at guard, is big and incredibly strong in the middle of the line...full name is Andrew Looker Boyce...born Dec. 20, 1989...son of Kathy and Ron Boyce...majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in American Studies...enjoys golfing, fishing, hanging out with family and friends...worked football camp in Turkey in 2010...plans to attend law school. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Started every game at guard. 2009 (Freshman) – Started 10 games at guard. LIVINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time All-District selection…as a senior, was named first-team All-State and was the state record-holder in the bench press, with a lift of 525 and a total of 1,880 pounds…played on 2007 regional finalist team…member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes… Academic All-District…graduated in top 10 percent of class.
BURRELL
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS for Collin Bieschke Defense TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 2010 10 18 21 39 1.0-1 0-0 1-26 0 1 0 2009 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 11 19 21 40 1.0-1 0-0 1-26 0 1 0
CAMERON
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 7, at Howard Payne, Nov. 6, 2010 Solo Tackles: 3, 4 times (last vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2010) Interceptions: 1, at Mississippi College, Oct. 16, 2010 Sacks: 0, None
Cameron Troy Burrell…born Oct., 15, 1990…son of Shelly and Troy Burrell…one brother, Cody…Biology major with a Kinesiology minor…enjoys hunting, fishing and showing calves…plans to attend pharmaceutical school and become a pharmacist. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Junior varsity. 2009 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. HAMSHIRE-FANNETT HIGH SCHOOL: Selected All-District at both defensive back and receiver…played basketball and also ran track…National Honor Society... FFA…Academic All-State…coached by Walt Morgan.
BOWERS
CHAD
CLOUDY
#86 | TIGHT END
JUNIOR 6’3” 220 MT. PLEASANT, TEXAS | MT. PLEASANT HS
Honor Society.
Expected to play an increased role in the offense after a full season of starting experience...Chad Ashley Bowers…born July 22, 1991...son of Matt and Rhonda Bowers...two brothers, Brian and Kyle...one sister-in-law, Jacque...Education major with emphasis in Secondary Mathematics, Kinesiology minor....South Jefferson Baptist Church...wants to be a math teacher and coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in nine games…caught a career-high two passes for 12 yards vs. McMurry (9/25). 2009 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH SCHOOL: As AllDistrict as a senior at Mt. Pleasant HS...Academic All-State... coached by Jimmy Thompson...also played baseball...National
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS for Chad Bowers Receiving Year GP REC YDS YPC TD LONG 2010 9 3 26 8.7 0 15 2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 9 3 26 8.7 0 15 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions: 2, vs. McMurry, Sept. 25, 2010 Receiving Yards: 14, vs. Redlands, Sept. 11, 2010 Receiving Touchdowns: 0, None
#26 | SAFETY
JUNIOR 5’11” 185 FANNETT, TEXAS | HAMSHIRE-FANNETT HS
ALEX
#23 | CORNERBACK
JUNIOR 6’0” 170 CENTER, TEXAS | CENTER HS
Solid cover corner coming off a season-ending injury last season...Alex Armon Cloudy…born March 13, 1990…son of Marlin and Felicia Cloudy…has three siblings, Denorris, Marlin Jr. and Cameron…Business major with an Accounting minor…enjoys video games…wants to coach and teach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in the first seven games before an injury ended his season…started the first four games at cornerback…had solid productivity, with 15 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception…careerhigh four tackles and an interception at Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/4)…finished with two tackles in five of the final six games before season-ending injury. 2009 (Freshman) – Junior varsity, played in two varsity games. CENTER HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-District first team…as a senior was team MVP and led team in interceptions...coached by Ron Callahan. YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS for Alex Cloudy Defense TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 2010 7 12 3 15 0-0 0-0 1-0 3 4 0 2009 2 1 0 1 1.0-13 1.0-13 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 9 13 3 16 1.0-13 1.0-13 1-0 3 4 0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 4, at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sept. 4, 2010 Solo Tackles: 4, at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sept. 4, 2010 Sacks: 0, None Interceptions: 1, at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Sept. 4, 2010
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JAMES
JORDAN
#75 | OFFENSIVE LINE
#25 | LINEBACKER
JUNIOR 6’4” 290 HOUSTON, TEXAS | SANTA FE HS
JUNIOR 5’10” 215 TROY, TEXAS | TROY HS
James Robert Fugate…born Jan. 24, 1990…son of Jim Fugate and Treasa Goodman…one sibling, Danic…Has a double major in Psychology and Criminal Justice…Arcadia Christian and Habitat for Humanity...His Ministries, PALs...enjoys “outfishing Matt Tarver, and long walks on the beach”...plans are to attend law school or Marine officer school. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Reserve offensive lineman. 2009 – Injured early in the season and was lost for the year, received a redshirt. SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL: All-District...PAL of the Year...team captain...Most Improved...Bo Fith Workers Leadership Award...Prom King and Homecoming King...Senior Class Favorite...coached by Brent Southworth.
Strong, quick athletic linebacker who is a converted safety... full name is Jordan Trent Hayes...born Oct. 10, 1989...son of Mason Allen and Terrie Randolph...has one brother, Rodney Johnson...enjoys relaxing in his spare time, and working out... wants to enter a career in physical therapy or coaching at the college level. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Named honorable mention All-American Southwest Conference after racking up 73 tackles, a team-high 11.5 tackles for loss, and two interceptions…started every game at inside linebacker…had a career-high 13 tackles and a half-sack at Texas Lutheran (9/18)…finished with at least eight tackles in a game five times…opened the season with eight tackles – seven solo – with an interception and a sack at Wisconsin-La Crosse (9/4)…had nine tackles and a 17-yard sack at Howard Payne (11/6). 2009 – Did not play. 2008 (Freshman) – Played in nine games as a true freshman, finishing with 19 tackles as a safety…had five tackles in a 31-7 win vs. McMurry (10/4)…finished with four stops in a 27-20 loss vs. Louisiana College (10/18)…had four tackles in a 33-21 loss at Azusa Pacific (11/8). TROY HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District at both running back and defensive back...first-team Super Centex at defensive back…regional qualifier in the 200-meter dash…was also first-team All-State in baseball…coached by Grady Rowe.
GANDY
PATRICK
#29 | FULLBACK
JUNIOR 5’11” 195 JOAQUIN, TEXAS | JOAQUIN HS
Patrick Wayne Gandy…born April 13, 1989...son of Wayne and Cindy Gandy…has two brothers, Brian and Bradley…his brother Bradley played at ETBU from 2003-06…All-Level Education major…member of First Baptist Church-Joaquin…wants to be a teacher and coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Junior) – Junior varsity. 2009 (Sophomore) – Junior varsity. 2008 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. JOAQUIN HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time All-State running back…also was voted All-Region three times…his father, Wayne Gandy, was his high school head coach…fourtime All-District at both running back and defensive back…played on three district championship teams…lettered in baseball, basketball, tennis and track…member of Future Farmers of America and Fellowship of Christian Athletes…two-time Academic All-District in football and basketball.
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS for Jordan Hayes Defense TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 2010 10 48 25 73 11.5-45 2.5-22 2-6 1 3 0 2008 9 9 10 19 2.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 19 57 35 92 13.5-48 2.5-22 2-6 1 3 0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 13, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010 Solo Tackles: 7, 2 times (last at Hardin-Simmons, Oct. 2, 2010) Interceptions: 1, 2 times (last vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2010) Sacks: 1.0, 2 times (last at Howard Payne, Nov. 6, 2010)
MARSH
GRAY
MARK
CURTIS
#32 | SAFETY
JUNIOR 5’10” 205 BAYTOWN, TEXAS | STERLING HS
Physical player with good coverage skills...Mark A. Gray... born Aug. 7, 2010...son of Joseph Wilson and Anna Gray... Business major...has one sister, Shernetta Gray, and one brother, Joseph Wilson...attends Antioch Missionary Baptist Church...enjoys writing rap lyrics and playing video games. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in 10 games… four tackles and a sack vs. McMurry (9/25)…finished the year with four solo tackles vs. Sul Ross State (11/13). 2009 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. STERLING HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team AllDistrict...voted team’s Defensive Back of the Year...also ran track…coached by Herb Minyard. YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS for Mark Gray Defense TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU PD QBH 2009 10 8 6 14 1.0-3 1.0-3 0-0 0 0 0 2008 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 10 8 6 14 1.0-3 1.0-3 0-0 0 0 0
Curtis Marsh…born Nov. 12, 1986…son of Wayne and Angie Marsh...has one brother, Wyatt...Education major with a Kinesiology minor...enjoys spending time with his son in his spare time...plans on becoming a teacher and/or athletic trainer. AT ETBU: 2010 – Did not play. 2009 (Sophomore) – Played in 10 games after transferring from Tyler Junior College…registered at least one tackle in nine games…season-high three tackles at Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/31). BIG SANDY HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-State, All-District and All-East Texas his final two seasons...was AllDistrict and All-East Texas as a sophomore...also All-District as a freshman...played on teams that advanced as far as state semifinals...state qualifier in the sprint relay and 400-meters…coached by Scott Callaway.
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 4, 2 times (last vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2010) Solo Tackles: 4, vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2010 Sacks: 1, vs. McMurry, Sept. 25, 2010
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#7 | SAFETY
JUNIOR 6’3” 210 BIG SANDY, TEXAS | BIG SANDY HS
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TRISTAN
#3 | QUARTERBACK
JUNIOR 6’3” 195 BECKVILLE, TEXAS | BECKVILLE HS
Great football knowledge and provides a nice 1-2 punch at quarterback along with senior Sed Harris...tall in the pocket, with a strong arm and makes good decisions...full name is Seth Paul Hubbard...born June 20, 1990...son of Donald and Ginger Hubbard...has one brother, Zach, and one sister, Bethany...his brother, Zach, was the starting quarterback at Howard Payne the last two seasons...majoring in Secondary Education/History, with a Math minor...works with First Baptist-Carthage youth, National Honor Society and is an elementary mentor...enjoys playing golf and hanging out with friends...plans to coach and teach in Texas. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in nine games, with two starts…came off the bench to go 20 of 33 for 256 yards and two touchdowns at Texas Lutheran (9/18)…was 17 of 28 for 119 yards and a touchdown vs. McMurry (9/25)…went 15 of 29 for 152 yards at Hardin-Simmons (10/2). 2009 (Freshman) -- Played in seven games as a freshman and started the final four...passed for 532 yards and four touchdowns...passed for 128 yards and a touchdown, and added another 133 yards rushing and a score in a 42-7 win over Howard Payne in the season finale (11/14)...was matched up against his brother, Zach, who was starting at quarterback for Howard Payne in the finale...threw a touchdown pass in each of his four starts...was 13 of 26 for 143 yards and a touchdown in his first start, a loss at Louisiana College (10/17)...completed 16 of 29 passes for 131 yards and a score against Mississippi College (10/24)...also had 58 yards rushing in the loss to the Choctaws...named ASC AllAcademic. BECKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three football letters and was district Newcomer of the Year...first-team All-District and All-State at quarterback...was All-District at both quarterback and punter twice...All-Region twice...All-State twice...three-time Academic All-District...Elite Academic All-State...also lettered four years in basketball and was named All-District three times...was District Offensive MVP in basketball...two-time All-District in baseball and district Offensive MVP...second-team All-State in baseball... two-time regional qualifier in track...three-time golf regional qualifier…coached by his father, Donald Hubbard. YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS for Seth Hubbard Passing Year GP CMP ATT INT PCT YDS 2010 9 72 123 5 58.5 702 2009 7 54 118 9 45.8 419 Totals 16 126 241 14 52.3 1121 Receiving Year GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG 2010 9 19 84 21 63 3.3 2009 7 36 276 85 191 5.3 Totals 16 55 360 106 254 4.6
TD 6 3 9
LNG 66 69 69
TD 0 1 1
LONG 14 34 34
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rush Attempts: 10, vs. Howard Payne, Nov. 14, 2009 Rush Yards: 133, vs. Howard Payne, Nov. 14, 2009 Rushing Touchdowns: 1, vs. Howard Payne, Nov. 14, 2009 Long Rush: 34, vs. Mississippi College, Oct. 24, 2009 Pass Attempts: 33, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010 Pass Completions: 20, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010 Pass Yards: 256, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010 Passing Touchdowns: 2, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010 Long Pass: 67, vs. Howard Payne, Nov. 14, 2009 Total Offense: 266, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010
2011
#22 | FULLBACK
JUNIOR 5’10” 217 TAYLOR, TEXAS | TAYLOR HS
Strong, powerful inside runner who showed flashes of potential at the varsity level last season...Tristan Zeke Meyer...born Oct. 2, 1990...son of Lisa and Kurt Meyer...one sister, Aubre Meyer...Physical Education major with an Education minor... enjoys video games, reading, body building magazines and fishing...wants to be a teacher and coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in five games…carried two times for 35 yards and had one catch for seven yards at Howard Payne (11/6). 2009 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL: All-State honorable mention...first-team All-District...Academic All-District...coached by Rick Cobia.
OMO-IYASE
CLYDE
#20 | CORNERBACK
JUNIOR 6’0” 175 MESQUITE, TEXAS | JOHN HORN HS
Veteran corner has good size and cover skills...full name is Clyde Omo-Iyase...born March 20, 1991...son of Sunny and Kate Iyase...has one brother, Shawn, and three sisters: Erica, Stacy and Shana...Business major. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in nine games. 2009 (Freshman) -- Played in seven games as a true freshman at cornerback...returned a fumble 28 yards for a touchdown in his first collegiate game, against Wisconsin-La Crosse... finished the year with six tackles and one pass breakup. JOHN HORN HIGH SCHOOL: All-District…finished with 27 tackles and one interceptions as a senior in 2008...coached by Rodney Webb.
RASMUSSEN
RANDY
#45 | LINEBACKER
JUNIOR 5’11” 235 CROSBY, TEXAS | CROSBY HS
Has developed into a contributor at linebacker as well as being a very good special teams player...full name is Randy Joseph Rasmussen...born Jan. 15, 1991...son of Richard Rasmussen and Jennifer Dunning...one sister, Kendra Rasmussen...Kinesiology major...likes bowling...wants to be a football coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore): Played in nine games… had 19 tackles as a reserve linebacker and was a key figure on special teams…career-high seven tackles at Hardin-Simmons (10/2)…recovered a fumble against McMurry (9/25). 2009 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. CROSBY HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Kevin Flanigan.
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NICK
#92 | DEFENSIVE TACKLE
#61 | OFFENSIVE LINE
JUNIOR 6’1” 285 EDGEWOOD, TEXAS | EDGEWOOD HS
JUNIOR 6’2” 300 EUSTACE, TEXAS | EUSTACE HS
Aron Wayne Reynolds...born Nov. 30, 1989...son of Leslie and Kim Reynolds...married to Jennifer Reynolds...has two sisters, Alli and Alysa...Secondary Education major...enjoys hunting...wants to become a teacher and coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in eight games… finished with 10 tackles and a half-sack…career-high five tackles and a half-sack at Howard Payne (11/6). 2009 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Ryan Simmons.
Returns to the field this season after a year off and should find a starting spot along the offensive line...full name is Nicholas Paul Shutak…born Dec. 26, 1989…son of Steve and Kathy Shutak…one brother, Raymond, and one sister, Tori…Kinesiology major…Habitat for Humanity. AT ETBU: 2010 – Sat out the season for academics. 2009 (Sophomore) – Played in two games before being lost for the season due to injury. 2008 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. EUSTACE HIGH SCHOOL: All-District and All-Area as a senior...spent time along the offensive and defensive lines... also lettered in baseball, track and field and powerlifting... National Honor Society and Spanish Club…coached by Doug Wendel.
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS for Aron Reynolds Defense TACKLES Year GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds Sks-Yds Int-Yds PBU 2010 8 3 7 10 1.0-1 0.5-1 0-0 0 2009 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Totals 8 3 7 10 1.0-1 0.5-1 0-0 0 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles: 5, at Howard Payne, Nov. 6, 2010 Solo Tackles: 1, 3 times (last vs. Sul Ross State, Nov. 13, 2010) Sacks: 0.5, at Howard Payne, Nov. 6, 2010
JACOB
STONE
#6 | WIDE RECEIVER
JUNIOR 5’8” 165 ROYSE CITY, TEXAS | ROYSE CITY HS
Emerged last season as a top threat in a deep stable of slot receivers...full name Jacob Taylor Stone...born June 5, 1990... son of Linda and Steve Stone...one sister, Amberly...Kinesiology major with an English minor...enjoys fishing and hunting...wants to become a teacher and coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Played in 10 games and had career highs in catches (16) and receiving yards (252)…caught first career touchdown pass, an 18-yarder in a win over McMurry (9/25)…caught two passes for 54 yards at Hardin-Simmons (10/2)…career-high four catches for 55 yards at Mississippi College (10/16)…added three catches for 58 yards vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/23). 2009 (Freshman) – Played in two varsity games. ROYSE CITY HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Rodney Webb. YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS for Jacob Stone Receiving Year GP REC YDS YPC TD 2010 10 16 252 15.8 1 2009 2 0 0 0.0 0 Totals 12 16 252 15.8 1
LONG 42 0 42
SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions: 4, at Mississippi College, Oct. 16, 2010 Receiving Yards: 58, vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 23, 2010 Receiving Touchdowns: 1, vs. McMurry, Sept. 25, 2010 Long Reception: 42, vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 23, 2010
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PD QBH 0 0 0 0 0 0
#1 | WIDE RECEIVER
JUNIOR 5’6” 160 JASPER, TEXAS | JASPER HS
Steady and productive as a threat from the slot receiver spot... coming off an All-ASC season in 2010, his first full season as a starter...full name is Kwame De’Von Spikes...son of Alfred and Veronica Spikes...has one brother, Jacquise Spikes... Kinesiology major...teaches Sunday School for second- and third-graders at home church...enjoys fishing and spending time with family...wants to become a basketball and/or football coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Sophomore) – Honorable mention All-American Southwest Conference…started 10 games as a slot receiver…led all wide receivers in receptions, with 34… caught seven passes for 117 yards and a 66-yard touchdown at Texas Lutheran (9/18)…caught a career-high eight passes for 52 yards vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/23)…caught at least three passes in a game six times…also threw two touchdown passes on reverse plays, including a 50-yarder at Hardin-Simmons (10/2) and a 71-yarder against Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/23)…averaged 19.5 yards on 18 kick returns, with a long of 44. 2009 (Freshman) -- Played in seven games and caught six passes for 45 yards as a true freshman...caught two passes for 21 yards against Mississippi College. JASPER HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team All-District and All-East Texas as a senior at Jasper High School...voted second-team All-District following junior season... basketball standout as well, named All-District, All-East Texas and All-Southeast Texas during his career...Drug Test Committee, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Site Base Committee...made the A-B Honor Roll…coached by Thomas Brooks. YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS for Kwame Spikes Receiving Year GP REC YDS YPC TD LONG 2010 10 34 360 10.6 2 66 2009 7 6 45 7.5 0 10 Totals 17 40 405 10.1 2 66 SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions: 8, vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Oct. 23, 2010 Receiving Yards: 117, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010 Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 2 times (last at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010) Long Reception: 66, at Texas Lutheran, Sept. 18, 2010
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ALFORD
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KY
#50 | OFFENSIVE LINE
#18 | WIDE RECEIVER
SOPHOMORE 5’11” 270 LINDALE, TEXAS | LINDALE HS
SOPHOMORE 5’10” 165 AZLE, TEXAS | AZLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HS
Jacob Lee Alford…born Jan. 16, 1992…son of Harvey and Sandra Alford…two brothers, Russell and Evan…History major with a Kinesiology minor…enjoys hanging out with friends and playing video games…wants to be a teacher/ coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. LINDALE HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District… state qualifier in powerlifting…coached by Mike Meador.
AYERS
BILLY
#72 | DEFENSIVE LINE
SOPHOMORE 6’4” 325 CULLOWHEE, NORTH CAROLINA | SMOKY MOUNTAIN HS
Billy Ayers...born Jan. 27, 1989...son of Donna Single...University Studies major. AT ETBU: 2009 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Dale Galloway.
BENGE
DYLAN
#33 | LINEBACKER
Ky M. Clark…born Feb. 5, 1992…son of Kelly and Charlene Clark…one sister, Kayce…Kinesiology major...active in church youth group…enjoys Frisbee golf, paint ball and softball…wants to be a football coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. AZLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: Was ranked as the top six-man quarterback in the nation during his senior season…as a senior, was an All-State spread back…played on the 2008 TCAF state champions and on back-to-back TCAF state baseball champions…named 2008 state MVP on offense as a junior…also was 2009 state MVP in baseball...coached by Gary Rushing.
DAVIS
DEWON
#53 | DEFENSIVE TACKLE
SOPHOMORE 6’0” 280 NAVASOTA, TEXAS | NAVASOTA HS
Dewon Dewayne Davis…born Jan. 21, 1992…son of Eddie Mae Davis…has one sister, Sherekia, and one brother, Jamarcus…Business major…enjoys lifting weights, working on trucks…plans to open a mechanic shop. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Played in one varsity game as a freshman, also played junior varsity. NAVASOTA HIGH SCHOOL: All-District in football…state qualifier in powerlifting…was district champion in powerlifting in 275-pound class…coached by Lee Fedora.
EVANS
DWAYNE
#39 | CORNERBACK
SOPHOMORE 6’0” 195 GODLEY, TEXAS | GODLEY HS
SOPHOMORE 5’10” 185 DAINGERFIELD, TEXAS | DESOTO HS
Dylan T. Benge…born Sept. 18, 1991…son of Todd and Teresa Benge…one brother, Drew, and one sister, Nicky…major is undecided…participates in March of Dimes, Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity…enjoys being in the outdoors. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. GODLEY HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District, AllState and All-County…PALS, Class President and Student Council…coached by Randy Browner.
Eddie Dwayne Evans...born June 29, 1985...son of Mitzie Hicks...has one brother, Eric Torres...Nursing major...married to Pamela Evans...has served in the United States Navy... enjoys spending time with his wife and three children: Kayla, Anamani and Elijah. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity.
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DOMINIQUE
#28 | SAFETY
Dominique Anthony Jordan…born June 1, 1992...son of James and Dshaun Jordan…one brother, De’Vonte…Kinesiology major…enjoys shopping and hanging out with friends. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Played in one varsity game, at Howard Payne (11/6), and also played junior varsity. GIDDINGS HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District cornerback and second-team receiver…Fighting Heart Award.
Leonard Hawthorne…born March 23, 1991…son of Rachel Jamail…Mass Communications major. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. CROSBY HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District… All-Academic…coached by Kevin Flanigan.
HENDRIX
KAWESA
ELIAS
#95 | DEFENSIVE TACKLE
SOPHOMORE 6’1” 280 HOUSTON, TEXAS | ALDINE HS
Chris C. Hendrix...born April 10, 1991...son of Renitta Powell...two siblings, Sasha and Caress...Criminal Justice major with a Kinesiology minor. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. ALDINE HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged nearly six tackles per game as a senior...coached by Bob Jones.
JOHNSON
TREVAN
#5 | WIDE RECEIVER
SOPHOMORE 5’8” 170 ROYSE CITY, TEXAS | ROYSE CITY HS
Elias Senoga Kawesa...born July 21, 1990...son of Cheryl Ruffin...has three brothers: Cory Kawesa, Jordan Singleton, Elijah Kawesa, and one sister, Elysha Kawesa...Secondary Education major with a Computer Science minor...enjoys watching television, playing video games, sleeping, playing football or basketball and running in spare time...plans on becoming a teacher and coach. AT ETBU: 2010 – Did not play. 2009 (Sophomore) – Played in two games. 2008 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. ROYSE CITY HIGH SCHOOL: Played on back-toback district championship teams...also ran track...earned All-District first-team honors as a senior...was second-team All-District and second-team All-State as a kick returner... Academic All-District and Academic All-State…coached by Rodney Webb.
#4 | RUNNING BACK
SOPHOMORE 5’9” 175 EUSTACE, TEXAS | EUSTACE HS
Trevan Rayvon Johnson…born April 30, 1992…son of Maelene Walker…three siblings, Jajvone, Tra and Charleston… Kinesiology major…enjoys playing video games…wants to be a coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. EUSTACE HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-time AllDistrict selection at running back…four-time regional track qualifier…coached by Doug Wendel.
2011
#19 | CORNERBACK
SOPHOMORE 5’9” 180 GIDDINGS, TEXAS | GIDDINGS HS
SOPHOMORE 5’9” 190 CROSBY, TEXAS | CROSBY HS
CHRIS
JORDAN
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TORRANCE
#55 | OFFENSIVE LINE
SOPHOMORE 6’1” 265 HOUSTON, TEXAS | ALIEF HASTINGS HS
Strong, solid offensive lineman with quick feet who started every game last season as a freshman...Torrance Leonard…born July 10, 1992…son of Tammie Bryant…one brother, Jay…Education major…enjoys movies, talking on the phone…wants to become a football coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Started 10 games as a freshman at left tackle. ALIEF HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time AllDistrict…also played golf…American Scholar…coached by Greg Alexander.
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OHL
AL
LOGAN
#8 | WIDE RECEIVER
#47 | LINEBACKER
SOPHOMORE 5’11” 170 SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA | RED RIVER HS
SOPHOMORE 5’10” 190 ROSENBURG, TEXAS | TERRY HS
Al Kentrell Lewis...born Dec. 21, 1986...son of Albert Douglas and Barbara Lewis...has six siblings...Business Administration major with a minor in Computer Science...enjoys reading the Bible, spending time with girlfriend and family...Rhema Word Worship Center...hopes to open a personal business. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Played in 10 games and started the last six…averaged 16.9 yards per catch on 16 receptions…caught three passes for 104 yards and a 66yard touchdown vs. Louisiana College (10/9)…added four catches for 92 yards and a 71-yard scoring strike vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/23)…caught three passes for 18 yards vs. McMurry (9/25). RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL: Was an All-State quarterback and defensive back in 2004 and 2005...named 2006 Shreveport Times Athlete of the Year...three-time All-Area at both quarterback and defensive back…coached by Reginald Preslow.
Logan D. Ohl…born Aug. 13, 1992…son of Melanie and John Ohl…major is undecided…enjoys playing basketball and video games. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. TERRY HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable mention AllDistrict…Academic All-District…two-year basketball letterman…coached by Tim Teykl.
JOSH
LOGAN
#10 | QUARTERBACK
SOPHOMORE 6’0” 170 MAGNOLIA, TEXAS | WEST HS
Joshua W. Logan…born Feb. 1, 1992…son of Wade Logan… enjoys hunting and fishing…plans on going into coaching. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. WEST HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Dave Joiner.
ADDISON
MCGEE
#22 | CORNERBACK
SOPHOMORE 5’5” 150 LONGVIEW, TEXAS | LONGVIEW HS
Addison M. McGee...born Sept. 28, 1991...son of Torrance McGee and Latrina Brooks...has three siblings: Terrence, Ladaraian and Kidane...Kinesiology major...plans on becoming a coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Played in two games on the varsity level, otherwise played junior varsity. LONGVIEW HIGH SCHOOL: All-District...All-State honorable mention...played on district championship team and back-to-back state finalists.
2011
MEDIA
SCOTT
STEVEN
#93 | DEFENSIVE TACKLE
SOPHOMORE 5’9” 225 MISSION, TEXAS | SHARYLAND HS
Steven Blake Scott...born May 3, 1992...son of Cindy Ryan... two brothers, Schuyler and Ryan, and one sister, Kathryn... Criminal Justice major with a Spanish minor. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. SHARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Fred Sanches.
THOMAS
QUINTON
#56 | DEFENSIVE TACKLE
SOPHOMORE 5’9” 260 GLADEWATER, TEXAS | GLADEWATER HS
Quinton Okoye Thomas…son of Quinn and Monica Thomas…one sibling, Jade…major is undecided…wants to be a teacher/coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. GLADEWATER HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-District…powerlifting champion…coached by Scott Callaway.
GUIDE
ETBU
FOOTBALL
WILLIAMS
DELONIA
#83 | WIDE RECEIVER
YOUNGBLOOD
AUSTIN
#30 | FULLBACK
SOPHOMORE 5’10” 165 MEXIA, TEXAS | MEXIA HS
SOPHOMORE 5’10” 215 JEFFERSON, TEXAS | JEFFERSON HS
Delonia Ray Williams Jr…born June 30, 1992…son of Delonia Sr. and Kimberly Williams…two siblings, Avery Justice and Jenny Williams…Education major…enjoys playing video games…wants to become a coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. MEXIA HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-District firstteam…also played baseball and basketball…coached by Lee Wigiton.
Darrell Austin Youngblood…born Oct. 11, 1991…son of Darrell and Amy Youngblood…one brother, Ashton, and one sister, Shelby…History major. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Scott Hale.
WOMACK
SKYLER
#20 | CORNERBACK
SOPHOMORE 5’10” 180 HOUSTON, TEXAS | JERSEY VILLAGE HS
Davidson Skyler Womack…born April 25, 1992…son of David Womack and Staci Spencer-Roth…four siblings: Justin, Meredith, Jessica and Morgan…major is undecided…Tallowood Baptist Church, helping with Vacation Bible School…mission trips…coached youth 7 on 7…enjoys hanging out with friends, playing video games and working out. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Played in one varsity game, the season finale against Sul Ross State, otherwise started on the junior varsity. JERSEY VILLAGE HIGH SCHOOL: All-District…also played basketball and ran track…coached by David Snokhous.
YATES
DILLON
#84 | TIGHT END
SOPHOMORE 6’5” 200 EUSTACE, TEXAS | EUSTACE HS
Dillon Nelson Yates-Wilson…born Feb. 12, 1992…son of Teresa and Damon Richey…has two brothers, Michael Newman and Eric Wilson, and one sister, Camri Richey…Education major with a History minor…enjoys hanging out with friends…wants to become a coach. AT ETBU: 2010 (Freshman) – Junior varsity. EUSTACE HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-District… two-time All-County…coached by Doug Wendel.
2011
MEDIA
GUIDE
ETBU
FOOTBALL
FRESHMEN/NEWCOMERS
SEVEN
JEREMY
JUSTIN
TOMMY
DYLAN
LANDON
SPENCER
OFFENSIVE LINE
KICKER/PUNTER
DEFENSIVE END
DEFENSIVE LINE
DEFENSIVE BACK
OFFENSIVE LINE
OFFENSIVE LINE
ARMSTRONG FR.-HS 5-11 225 CORRIGAN, TX (Corrigan-Camden HS)
BARBER FR.-HS 5-8 HALLSVILLE, TX (Hallsville HS)
BAYLOR 189
FR.-HS 6-0 218 FORT WORTH, TX (Western Hills HS)
BELL
FR.-HS 5-11 LONGVIEW, TX (Longview HS)
BOFFMAN
BETHEA 272
SO.-TR 5-11 170 DAYTON, TX (Abilene Christian Univ.)
FR.-HS 6-1 WACO, TX (Waco HS)
JOSEPH
BORENS 325
FR.-HS 5-9 LONGVIEW, TX (Longview HS)
BRADBURN 225
WIDE RECEIVER
SO.-TR 6-1 173 EUSTACE, TX (Texas A&M-Commerce)
ANTHONY
OMARI
MICHAEL
VINCENT
ROY
BRAD
TAFADZWA
BRYAN
RUNNING BACK
RUNNING BACK
OFFENSIVE LINE
RUNNING BACK
DEFENSIVE BACK
WIDE RECEIVER
DEFENSIVE BACK
DEFENSIVE BACK
BROOKS
BROUSSARD
SO.-TR 5-7 195 FORT WORTH, TX (Avila University)
AARON
FR.-HS 6-0 BOWIE, TX (Bowie HS)
CLENDENING 180
MICHAEL
GARCIA
OFFENSIVE LINE FR.-TR 5-11 POTTSBORO, TX (Tyler JC)
190
TYLER
CHOKAS
WIDE RECEIVER
FR.-HS 5-6 ROCKWALL, TX (Rockwall HS)
LINEBACKER
FR.-HS 6-0 CAYUGA, TX (Cayuga HS)
210
FR.-HS 6-0 290 COMMERCE, TX (Commerce HS)
BRYAN
FR.-HS 5-7 WYLIE, TX (Wylie HS)
AARON
CHRIS
LINEBACKER
RUNNING BACK
COLE
FR.-HS 6-1 195 MESQUITE, TX (Dripping Springs HS)
FR.-HS 5-7 LONGVIEW, TX (Kilgore HS)
JAMES
TOI
RUNNING BACK
DEFENSIVE BACK
DEFENSIVE BACK
GILBREATH
FR.-HS 5-7 243 MARIETTA, TX (Linden-Kildare HS)
FR.-HS 6-1 200 SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX (Sulphur Springs HS)
2011
160
FR.-HS 5-5 155 TEXARKANA, TX (Liberty-Eylau HS)
JA’QUALE 205
DEFENSIVE BACK FR.-HS 5-8 LONGVIEW, TX (Longview HS)
146
FR.-HS 5-7 AUSTIN, TX (Austin HS)
MEDIA
175
FR.-HS 5-11 185 GARLAND, TX (North Garland HS)
BEAU
DREW
PUNTER
OFFENSIVE LINE
FR.-HS 6-0 200 KENNEDALE, TX (Union Grove HS)
RUNNING BACK FR.-HS 5-10 PALMER, TX (Palmer HS)
SO.-TR 6-2 KOUNTZE, TX (Harding HS)
FR.-HS 5-7 TYLER, TX (John Tyler HS)
GUIDE
185
WIDE RECEIVER FR.-HS 5-11 CANTON, TX (Canton HS)
173
BLAKE
HENRY
RUNNING BACK
FR.-HS 5-10 KERRVILLE, TX (Tivy HS)
DENBOW 270
JEREMIAH 205
CHASE
ROY
DAWSON
HARDEN
GORRER
DEFENSIVE BACK
194
ALLEN
DASMOND 205
JR.-TR 5-11 SHREVEPORT, LA (Lon Morris JC)
CHARUMA
DAVIS
DARDEN
GLOVER FR.-HS 5-10 PARADISE, TX (Paradise HS)
CARROLL
BUTLER
CROSBY
GREG
GASTON 250
BRUCE
HOLLEY 168
LINEBACKER
FR.-HS 6-0 JOSHUA, TX (Joshua HS)
210
ETBU
FOOTBALL
FRESHMEN/NEWCOMERS
TERYANCE
HORACE
RUNNING BACK FR.-HS 5-9 GROVETON, TX (Groveton HS)
175
LAJQI
FR.-HS 6-3 CANTON, TX (Canton HS)
310
MEANS
FR.-HS 6-1 ALVARADO, TX (Alvarado HS)
DERRICK
JACQUEDRIANN
WILLIAM
CHARLES
DEFENSIVE END
OFFENSIVE LINE
RUNNING BACK
RUNNING BACK
DEFENSIVE END
DEFENSIVE LINE
FR.-HS 6-2 BULLARD, TX (Bullard HS)
JARVIS 215
JOHNSON
FR.-HS 6-0 216 DALLAS, TX (Duncanville HS)
FR.-HS 5-5 155 MT. VERNON, TX (Mt. Vernon HS)
JOHNSTON FR.-HS 6-0 ROYSE CITY, TX (Royse City HS)
220
MALCOLM
JONES
FR.-HS 6-1 KILLEEN, TX (Ellison HS)
LACEY 270
JONATHAN
NEIL
ALEX
LANDRY
LINEBACKER
DEFENSIVE END
RUNNING BACK
OFFENSIVE LINE
LINEBACKER
DEFENSIVE BACK
RUNNING BACK
FR.-HS 5-11 CANTON, TX (Canton HS)
206
FR.-HS 6-0 230 N. RICHLAND HILLS, TX (Richland HS)
LEMONS FR.-HS 5-9 GALVESTON, TX (Ball HS)
LIVINGSTON
LENARD 173
FR.-HS 6-0 MCLEOD, TX (Atlanta HS)
235
FR.-HS 6-0 BOYD, TX (Boyd HS)
215
MACKLIN
FR.-HS 5-7 195 ELYSIAN FIELDS, TX (Elysian Fields HS)
RONDO
TYNICE
ANTHONY
MARK
DAVID
JORDAN
RUNNING BACK
DEFENSIVE END
QUARTERBACK
DEFENSIVE BACK
DEFENSIVE LINE
OFFENSIVE LINE
FR.-HS 5-8 AUSTIN, TX (Austin HS)
160
MILES-JACKSON MORGAN FR.-HS 6-2 230 HOUSTON, TX (Washington HS)
FR.-HS 5-8 CARTHAGE, TX (Carthage HS)
MUNSON 165
FR.-HS 6-2 194 KELLER, TX (Fossil Ridge HS)
NELSON FR.-HS 6-0 TATUM, TX (Tatum HS)
MARTINEZ
270
FR.-HS 6-4 BUFFALO, TX (Buffalo HS)
JACOB
CALEB
JAVORUS
LANDON
JARED
TRAEVOYIE
LINEBACKER
FULLBACK
OFFENSIVE LINE
WIDE RECEIVER
KICKER/PUNTER
FULLBACK
RUNNING BACK
PETILLO 211
FR.-HS 5-10 EUSTACE, TX (Eustace HS)
PHILLIPS 195
FR.-HS 5-10 262 MT. VERNON, TX (Mt. Vernon HS)
2011
PRICE
POOLE
FR.-HS 5-6 LONGVIEW, TX (Longview HS)
150
RILEY
FR.-HS 5-10 155 MT. VERNON, TX (Mt. Vernon HS)
MEDIA
FR.-HS 5-10 215 SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX (Princeton HS)
270
SABANDO FR.-HS 5-9 155 KENNEDALE, TX (Kennedale HS)
GUIDE
185
NOLAN
TO
VICTORIO
FR.-HS 5-9 GODLEY, TX (Godley HS)
BRIAN
NIX
COME
FR.-HS 6-0 CELINA, TX (Celina HS)
FR.-HS 6-4 306 NEW ORLEANS, LA (Melissa, TX HS)
CHRISTIAN
LEE
PHOTO
PEREZ
OFFENSIVE LINE
DAVID
MIDDLETON 176
FR.-HS 6-1 250 SPRINGTOWN, TX (Springtown HS)
JOHNSON
TRISTON
LEAKS
CHANCE
WIDE RECEIVER
BRENT
HUNTER
ARSEN
OFFENSIVE LINE
JA’KORY
KICKER
FR.-HS 5-7 170 HAWKINS, TX (SA MacArthur HS)
ETBU
FOOTBALL
FRESHMEN/NEWCOMERS
DAVID
SCHULTZ LINEBACKER
FR.-HS 5-10 WARREN, TX (Warren HS)
STEVEN
DELON
COLEMAN
CONNOR
COLTON
EVAN
DEFENSIVE LINE
LINEBACKER
DEFENSIVE LINE
QUARTERBACK/PUNTER
DEFENSIVE BACK
LINEBACKER
SCOTT 200
FR.-HS 5-9 MISSION, TX (Sharyland HS)
SEVILLANO 225
FR.-HS 5-10 225 SAN DIEGO, CA (Arlington TX Lamar HS)
SHAFER
FR.-HS 5-11 LONGVIEW, TX (Longview HS)
SHARP 272
FR.-HS 6-0 WHITE OAK, TX (White Oak HS)
180
SHIBE
FR.-HS 5-11 170 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (Classical Academy HS)
FR.-HS 6-1 DEW, TX (FairямБeld HS)
GARRETT
DEKIETRICK
TRENT
DEON
KARTER
MACADE
TYLER
DEFENSIVE BACK
RUNNING BACK
WIDE RECEIVER
LINEBACKER
FULLBACK
LINEBACKER/FULLBACK
DEFENSIVE END
SNELL
SUDDS
FR.-HS 5-11 175 N. RICHLAND HILLS, TX (Richland HS)
JOHNNY
WARDWELL OFFENSIVE LINE FR.-HS 6-0 WYLIE, TX (Wylie HS)
250
FR.-HS 5-5 CENTER, TX (Center HS)
TERMIN 150
FR.-HS 5-11 CANTON, TX (Canton HS)
THOMPSON 185
FR.-HS 5-9 228 HEMPSTEAD, TX (Hempstead HS)
TOMLINSON FR.-HS 5-11 JEFFERSON, TX (Jefferson HS)
205
TRIM
FR.-HS 5-11 200 MAGNOLIA, TX (Magnolia West HS)
FR.-HS 5-10 BURLESON, TX (Burleson HS)
SAMUEL
HOLLIS
HARVEY
CHARLES
CURTIS
LINEBACKER
RUNNING BACK
RUNNING BACK
OFFENSIVE LINE
OFFENSIVE LINE
OFFENSIVE LINE
FR.-HS 6-0 CAYUGA, TX (Cayuga HS)
WATSON 210
FR.-HS 5-8 190 JONESBORO, LA (Jonesboro-Hodge HS)
2011
WEBSTER FR.-HS 5-10 185 TEXARKANA, TX (Liberty-Eylau HS)
WILLIAMS
WIGGINS SO.-TR 6-6 342 LANCASTER, TX (Austin College)
MEDIA
FR.-HS 6-4 FORT WORTH, TX (Crowley HS)
265
SMITH 205
GUIDE
FR.-HS 5-10 BEAUMONT, TX (Ozen HS)
200
TURNER 225
DEFENSIVE BACK FR.-HS 5-7 CAYUGA, TX (Cayuga HS)
145
XAVIER
YATES
FR.-HS 6-4 BUFFALO, TX (Buffalo HS)
DEFENSIVE BACK
CHRIS
TRITTEN
THOMAS
WARREN
KAMERON
SIMPSON
ZENN 280
DEFENSIVE BACK FR.-HS 5-8 BEAUMONT, TX (Ozen HS)
155