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Colonials vs. NOTRE DAME (Ohio) Joe Walton Stadium • Sept. 19, 2015
Stadium Information Welcome to Joe Walton Stadium. The Robert Morris University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is here to serve your needs. Thank you for coming to the game. For Your Assistance …
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Stadium Information About Robert Morris University Interim President David Jamison Craig Coleman, M.D., Director of Athletics RMU Athletics RMU Conference Championships Joe Walton Stadium The Northeast Conference The Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup Head Coach John Banaszak Assistant Coaches 2015 Robert Morris Colonials 2015 RMU Team Photo Today’s Game Opponent Roster Robert Morris Roster RMU Insider RMU Football Record Book Around the NEC RMU 2015-16 Cheerleaders All-Time NEC Players of the Week NEC Postseason Honors NEC Year-by-Year Standings All-Time Uniform Numbers All-Time Letterwinners Year-by-Year Leaders All-Time Results Series Records vs. … The Tim Hall Memorial Scholarship RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Joe Walton Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Dan Radakovich Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Robert Morris Support Staff Athletic Administration / Head Coaches The Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic RMU All-Sports Banquet Academic Success RMU Fight Song and Alma Mater Index of Advertisers
n Seating: Event staff are posted throughout Joe Walton Stadium. Please see them for assistance. All seats are general admission. n Concessions: The refreshment stand is located on the plaza on the back side of Joe Walton Stadium. n Handicapped Seating: Areas are designated at the top of the bleachers. See a member of the event staff for assistance.
n Ticket Information: To purchase single game or season tickets, please contact the RMU Athletic Ticket Office at (412) 397-4949 or visit www.RMUColonials.com. n For more information: For regular updates, statistics and information on each of RMU’s 16 intercollegiate sports, please log onto the official website for Robert Morris University athletics at www.RMUColonials.com. Credits: “Independence Day Magazine” is a publication of the Robert Morris University media relations office. The magazine was written and edited by Jim Duzyk with special assistance from Marty Galosi and Spencer Kowitz. Design and typography by Juris Silenieks of JR Graphics. Photos by Paul Berewsill, Jason Cohn, Tom Drost, Dave Hiteshue, Christopher Horner, Sylvan “Sly” Landers, Jim Schafer, Connie Karaffa, Peggy Shultheis and Glory Days Photography. Printing done by Reed & Witting Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
n Public Address: The public address announcer is located in the press box. Please report emergencies to a member of the event staff. n Smoking: This is a non-smoking facility. Smoking areas are designated on either end of the plaza located on the back side of Joe Walton Stadium. n Restrooms: Men’s and women’s restrooms are located in the portal of Joe Walton Stadium and behind the bleachers at the west end of the stadium.
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DAYTON Noon @ Youngstown State 7 p.m. NOTRE DAME (Ohio) # 3 p.m. @ South Dakota State 6 p.m. @ Wagner * Noon SACRED HEART * Noon DUQUESNE * 6 p.m. @ Central Connecticut * Noon East Tennessee State Noon @ Saint Francis * Noon BRYANT * Noon
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About Robert Morris University
Robert Morris University was founded in 1921 in downtown Pittsburgh as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy. The school’s founder, educator and accountant Andrew Blass, rented classroom space in the Blackstone Building. In 1935, the school’s president, Richard Khuen III, changed the name of the institution to the Robert Morris School of Business in honor of the founding father popularly known as the financier of the American revolution. After leasing space at several other Pittsburgh locations, including downtown’s famed William Penn Hotel, Robert Morris purchased a building of its own in 1959, the Rust Engineering Building at 600 Fifth Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh. Three years later, Robert Morris acquired the estate of Oliver Kaufmann
in Moon in order to build its first residential campus. The first students on campus lived in the Kaufmann mansion, where today sits Massey Hall. A record 2,070 students lived at the Moon campus during the 2013-14 academic year. In the fall of 2013, RMU welcomed 980 new freshman students, the largest incoming class in its history. In 1961, Robert Morris became a nonprofit institution so that it could become a junior college, a change necessitated by a decision of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants to require candidates for the CPA exam to earn a college degree. The following year, the name of the school changed to Robert Morris Junior College, and then in 1969, it became Robert Morris College.
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Robert Morris continued to grow throughout the next three decades, expanding to include graduate degree programs and adding more bachelor’s programs as well. In 1977, Robert Morris joined the NCAA Division I for intercollegiate athletics. In 2002, following approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the school became Robert Morris University. In 2010, RMU sold the Pittsburgh Center to Duquesne University. In 2011, Robert Morris opened a new School of Business building at the Moon campus, and the next year the university unveiled the Wheatley Center for the School of Communications and Information Systems. This fall, the university opens another academic building, this time for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
RMU FYI n The university has a 92-percent placement rate, meaning that 85 percent of students have a job and seven percent are enrolled in graduate schools a year after graduation. Among those who are employed, 88 percent are working in their field of choice. n Approximately 93 percent of undergraduate students receive financial aid from RMU. n The RMU School of Business is accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only five percent of business schools worldwide share this prestigious designation. n RMU was one of the first 10 universities to be named a Center of Actuarial Excellence
by the Society of Actuaries for its actuarial science program. Currently only 26 universities worldwide have earned this designation. High school students who want to enter RMU’s program must score at least a 650 on the mathematics portion of the SAT. n Robert Morris offers the only four-year nuclear medicine technology program in western Pennsylvania, as well as the region’s only bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering. n Eighty-two percent of RMU students complete at least one internship before they graduate, and most of them are paid. n RMU offers the only ABETaccredited bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering in western Pennsylvania.
RMU BY THE NUMBERS Founded: 1921 Location: Moon Township, Pa. Enrollment: 5,358 (4,486 undergraduate, 872 graduate) Student Population: 54% male, 46% female, from 45 states and 41 nations Resident Students: 2,055 Full-time instructional faculty: 196 Total full-time employees: 571 Student-to-faculty ratio: 15-to-1 Average class size: 21.6 Academic Schools: • School of Business • School of Communications and Information Systems • School of Education and Social Sciences • School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science • School of Nursing and Health Sciences Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Division I Varsity Sports: 16 Nickname: Colonials Colors: Navy blue, white and red
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Interim President David Jamison David L. Jamison is interim president and provost at Robert Morris University, where he also teaches a doctoral course in Legal Aspects of Information Systems and undergraduate courses in Communications Law and the U.S. Constitution. Jamison received his B.A. Summa Cum Laude from Muskingum College, his M.A. from the University of Michigan, and his J.D. Cum Laude from the University of Michigan School of Law. Jamison was named interim president in June 2015, and has been provost since 2008. As provost, Jamison supervises the university’s five degree-granting schools, the University Library, the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Online and Off-Campus Programs, the Office of Student Engagement, and special programs such as Honors, Military Enrollment, International Affairs, and the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management. Working with the deans and faculty, he has overseen seven professional accreditations from 2008-2010, including AACSB for the School of Business, TEAC for the education programs, CCNE for all undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing, ABET for engineering and computing degree programs, nuclear medicine, and the designation as a Center of Excellence by the Society of Actuaries for the actuarial science degree program. Further, he has implemented and has overall supervision of RMU’s signature Student Engagement Transcript program. He
has been instrumental in more than doubling the size of the Honors Program, created an Honors Center on campus, and has overseen the enhancement of the International Study program to record levels. As a practicing lawyer in Ohio, Jamison was admitted to practice before the Ohio Supreme Court, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the Sixth
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Circuit Court of Appeals. He participated in two cases published in legal reporters, State ex rel. Beacon-Journal Publishing Co. v Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority 42 Ohio St.3d 1 (1989) and Brooks v ABC-TV 999 F.2d 167 (Sixth Circuit, 1993). Professor Jamison has also provided expert witness and testimony in a number of media law cases. His academic publications include editorship of two books, a dozen journal articles and more than 40 conference papers. He was the keynote speaker at the Judge Sam H. Bell Trial Advocacy Program in Akron, Ohio, in 2014. Jamison’s commitment to diversity and inclusion includes service on university-wide diversity committees at both Robert Morris University and the University of Akron, where he was cited for his effort to promote campus diversity. His focus on integrity in intercollegiate athletics led to service on numerous NCAA and Conference committees, including chairing the Mid-American Conference Infractions Committee, and serving on the NCAA Committee on Academic Progress. Professor Jamison has authored a number of scripts produced on television (for NBC – TV’s “Knowledge” Series), and wrote the script for the documentary film We Built This City, the story of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. The film premiered in Pittsburgh on December 3, 2014, and Jamison’s script won a Telly Award for excellence in scriptwriting.
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Craig Coleman, M.D. Director of Athletics At the forefront of RMU’s golden age of intercollegiate athletics is Craig Coleman, M.D., who is in his 11th academic year as Director of Athletics at Robert Morris in 2015-16. He was named to the position Feb. 15, 2005. Led by Coleman’s guidance, the RMU department of athletics has continued to progress on both a regional and national level. Robert Morris continued its successful run in 2014-15, as both the men’s basketball and men’s golf teams claimed Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament championships en route to appearances in the NCAA Tournament. It marks the second consecutive year RMU sent a pair of teams to an NCAA Tournament. In addition to the success of the men’s basketball and men’s golf programs, the Robert Morris men’s ice hockey and softball teams claimed conference regular-season titles. Men’s ice hockey claimed its first Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) crown, while the softball team earned its fourth NEC regularseason title in the last five years. Away from competition, the department of athletics continued to excel in the classroom with Coleman at the helm. Student-athletes who competed in 16 sports combined to post a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.250 during the 2014-15 academic year, with a total of 13 of RMU’s 16 programs finishing with team GPA’s of 3.0 or higher. The success for the Colonials in 2014-15 is just part of a period of unparalleled growth for the department of athletics under Coleman’s leadership. In 2013-14, the women’s basketball and men’s ice hockey teams earned automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament, the first time in school history a pair of teams earned automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament in the same year. During the 2012-13 campaign, men’s basketball and softball claimed NEC regular-season championships. The men’s basketball squad also became the center of the college basketball universe when it defeated defending national champion Kentucky in the first round of the 2013 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history. The women’s ice hockey team claimed its first College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament championship in 2012. The Colonials snapped Mercyhurst’s streak of nine straight titles thanks to a 3-2 victory over the Lakers in
the championship game of the 2012 CHA Tournament at the RMU Island Sports Center. In 2010, the football team earned the NEC’s inaugural bid to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs, the 12th straight year a program from Robert Morris earned an automatic bid in an NCAA Tournament. In addition, the men’s lacrosse program, in just its sixth year of existence, earned its first national ranking by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). Overall in Coleman’s decade as director of athletics at Robert Morris, various programs have claimed 19 regular-season championships and earned 11 automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament. RMU’s exploits academically during Coleman’s tenure have been just as impressive. In his first year as director of athletics in 2005-06, Robert Morris placed a total of nine student-athletes covering six sports on the ESPN The Magazine District II Academic AllAmerica Team, the most in school history. RMU also earned the NEC Institutional Academic Award in both 2012 and 2014. Coleman oversaw the development of a new Robert Morris athletics logo and mascot as well as the launching of the official website of RMU athletics at www.RMUColonials.com. Seven head coaches have been hired by Coleman, including a pair of men’s basketball head coaches in Mike Rice and Andrew Toole. Also hired by Coleman are Midge McPhail (women’s rowing), Dale Starr (volleyball) and Paul Colontino (women’s ice hockey). 2015 ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSIT Y FOOTBALL
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All the while, Coleman has built a winning softball program at Robert Morris over the past 25 years. During that period, RMU has won eight NEC regular-season championships and six NEC Tournament titles. In 2014, Coleman won his 600th career game when the Colonials earned a 10-0 victory in six innings in the first game of a doubleheader split at Mount St. Mary’s April 6, 2014. Prior to his arrival as head coach in 1991, the Colonials posted just 19 victories in the previous three seasons. During his 25 years as head coach, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 632-545-5 (.537), including a record of 275-112-2 (.710) against NEC foes. In his first four years as head coach, Coleman guided the Colonials to an overall record of 119-62 (.657) and four NEC championships. In 1994, Robert Morris received its first national ranking in school history, regardless of sport, when the Colonials were ranked as high as No. 23 in the USA Today / National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll. Coleman’s success as head softball coach has come not only on the field, but in the classroom, as well. His players include 18 Capital One District II Academic All-Americans, six NEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year for softball and numerous NEC Academic Honor Roll selections. In the spring of 2011, former Colonial Annie Dubovec (2008-11) became the first female student-athlete in Robert Morris history to be named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Under Coleman’s watch, the Colonials finished in the top five in Division I in team GPA six consecutive years from 2009 to 2014 according to the NFCA, including the top mark in 2009, 2010 and 2012. Overall, Robert Morris has finished in the top five of team GPA a total of seven times since the 1999-2000 academic year. Prior to being hired as RMU’s Director of Athletics, Coleman worked as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine from 1988 to 2005. He served as the Medical Director of several impatient units, residential treatment facilities and partial hospital programs at UPMC. Coleman earned his medical degree from The Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in Hershey in 1983. In 1979, he earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a native of Philadelphia, Pa.
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Robert Morris University Athletics From its fertile beginning as a men’s basketball junior college powerhouse to one of the most diverse athletic programs in the tri-state area, intercollegiate athletics and success at Robert Morris University go hand-in-hand. RMU offers 16 intercollegiate athletics programs, including the only men’s and women’s Division I ice hockey squads and Division I men’s lacrosse team in the Pittsburgh region. Over the last 39 years, the Colonials have claimed 42 conference regular-season championships and 42 league tournament titles. A total of 13 of RMU’s intercollegiate athletic programs have earned at least one tournament championship, with men’s basketball leading the way with eight Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament titles. Men’s basketball has also claimed 11 NEC regular-season championships, the most in school history, while softball owns eight and football and volleyball have each claimed six. For the second consecutive year in 2014-15, Robert Morris had a pair of programs earn automatic berths in the NCAA Tournament, as both men’s basketball and men’s golf qualified. For men’s basketball, it marked the program’s third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven years, while men’s golf earned its first bid in school history. Men’s basketball appeared in a postseason tournament for the seventh time in the last
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eight years with its appearance in the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The Colonials appeared in the 2015 NCAA First Four, claiming their first victory in the NCAA Tournament since 1983 and second overall in program history thanks to an 81-77 win over North Florida. In addition in 2014-15, the men’s ice hockey and softball teams each claimed regular-season titles. Men’s ice hockey earned its first Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) crown, while softball claimed its fourth NEC title in the last five years. Individually in 2014-15, a pair of studentathletes earned Northeast Conference Player of the Year accolades, including Neco Brett (men’s soccer) and Ryan Prokay (men’s golf), while senior Nicole Sleith of the softball team was bestowed the NEC Pitcher of the Year for the third time. The exploits of the intercollegiate athletic program in 2014-15 has continued a trend that RMU has established since its move to Division I four decades ago. Since 1982, Robert Morris has sent 22 teams to the NCAA Tournament. Men’s basketball has made an NEC record eight appearances, while volleyball has participated in five. The Colonial men’s basketball program qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010 and 2015, while volleyball made five straight
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appearances from 1999 to 2003. The men’s soccer and women’s basketball teams have also appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times, with men’s soccer qualifying in 1993, 1994 and 2005, and women’s basketball in 2007, 2008 and 2014. Softball (2005), men’s ice hockey (2014) and men’s golf (2015) have also earned automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. Other programs to have claimed an NEC Tournament championship during that span include three in men’s golf (1995, 1996, 2015), two in men’s cross country (1986, 1987), men’s indoor track & field (1999, 2000) and women’s indoor track & field (1998, 2000) and one each in women’s tennis (1996) and men’s outdoor track & field (2000). In addition, former student-athlete Stephanie Kuhn (2003-07) of the women’s track & field squad became the first studentathlete in school history to qualify for the NCAA Championships when she qualified in the javelin in outdoor track & field as both a freshman (2004) and a senior (2007). In the spring of 2011, former men’s golfer C.G. Mercatoris (2007-11) became the first student-athlete in school history to take part in the NCAA Tournament, finishing 31st individually at the NCAA Colorado Regional. The 2011 NEC Golfer of the Year, Mercatoris claimed the individual title at the 2011 NEC
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Championships to claim a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Former Colonial Chris Carper (2010-14) of the men’s track & field squad wrapped up one of the most dominant careers in school history in the spring of 2014 by being named to the 2014 NCAA All-America First Team in the javelin, the first student-athlete of either gender to earn All-American First Team accolades. The trend of success should come as no surprise. The men’s basketball program has appeared in a national postseason tournament seven times in the last eight years, including three NCAA Tournaments (2009, 2010, 2015), three NIT’s (2008, 2013, 2014) and the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). In 2013, Robert Morris became the center of the college basketball world by defeating defending national champion Kentucky in front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history, in the first round of the NIT. Men’s ice hockey earned its first AHC Tournament championship and automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament in 2014 thanks to a 7-4 victory over Canisius in the championship game in Rochester, N.Y., at Blue Cross Arena. In 2012, women’s ice hockey claimed its first College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament championship thanks to a 3-2 victory over Mercyhurst in the championship game at the RMU Island Sports Center. The football team claimed the inaugural berth for the NEC in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs in 2010 by claiming its sixth NEC regular-season title. In 2000, football finished a perfect 10-0, the first perfect campaign for any sport at RMU. In the process, the team won its second straight NCAA I-AA Mid-Major National Championship, according to Don Hansen’s National Football
Weekly Gazette. The program moved into its own on-campus football stadium, named Joe Walton Stadium in honor of the program’s first head coach, in 2005. The women’s rowing team claimed two straight Margaret McNiff Trophies in the varsity four classification at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa., in 2000 and 2001.
Five teams achieved national rankings during the 1990s, with the 1994 softball team reaching No. 23, the 1994 men’s soccer team peaking at No. 16, the 1996 football squad finishing second in the NCAA I-AA nonscholarship ranks, the 1997 football team placing third and the 1999 football squad finishing No. 1. Robert Morris University has also had several student-athletes continue their athletic career in the professional ranks. The late Tim Hall (1994-95) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 1996 National Football League (NFL) Draft as a running back. In 2001, former offensive lineman Hank Fraley (1996-1999) became the starting center for the Philadelphia Eagles after being signed to the practice squad during the 2000 season. Fraley was a 10-year veteran of the NFL with the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Rams. Men’s soccer player Musa Shannon (199396) was drafted by the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer (MLS) as the 28th overall
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pick in the 1997 MLS College Draft. Shannon is one of a number of former Colonials that have played professional soccer after their career at Robert Morris, including Rhian Dodds (1998-2002), who played for Kilmarnock Football Club of the Scottish Premier League. In addition to former RMU student-athletes playing in the professional ranks, inaugural women’s ice hockey goaltender Brianne McLaughlin (2005-09), who finished her career as the NCAA all-time saves leader, earned a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, and again at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Athletes are not the only ties that RMU athletics has to the professional ranks. Joe Walton came to the Colonials after 35 years of experience in the NFL, including seven years as the head coach of the New York Jets. He built the Robert Morris football program from scratch and served 20 years as head coach from 1994 to 2013. John Banaszak, who served as the program’s assistant head coach for six years, took the reigns of the program from Walton in 2014. Banaszak was a part of three championship teams with the Pittsburgh Steelers, claiming victories in Super Bowl X, XIII and XIV. The football coaching staff also featured Dan Radakovich, who spent 48 years in the coaching profession in both the college and NFL ranks, including 13 at Robert Morris, before retiring. Former men’s soccer head coach John Kowalski also served as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League, the Tampa Bay Mutiny of MLS and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the A-League. Kowalski has come full circle, as he has been head coach of the Robert Morris women’s soccer team, a program that began in 1992, since 2001.
RMU Conference Champions 200-Meter William Blake................................... 1999
Individual
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (1) NAME Year(s) Steve Uhing..................................... 1987
500-Meter Jim Baughman....................... 1999, 2000 Joe Wagner...................................... 2005
MEN’S GOLF (3)
Mile Mike Booth...................................... 2006
NAME Year(s) Paul Snyder...................................... 1986 Bart Mease...................................... 1996 C.G. Mercatoris................................ 2011
3,000-Meter Mike Booth...................................... 2006 High Jump Jarrad Pencek............... 1999, 2000, 2001 Jeff Witmyer................. 2005, 2007, 2008
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (28) Event NAME 55-Meter Hurdles
Long Jump Jarrad Pencek............... 2000, 2001, 2002
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Jackie Gray...................................... 1991 Genita Dickey................................... 2000
Elliott Constantine............................. 1989 Cory Hunt........................................ 1993 Jarrad Pencek..... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Nasim Siddeeq................................. 2008
60-Meter Hurdles Genita Dickey................................... 2001 Jordhanna White............................... 2008 Team
REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS (42) Sport Year(s) Men’s Basketball................. 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 Women’s Basketball............... 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014 Football...................... 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010 Men’s Ice Hockey #.......................... 2015 Men’s Lacrosse................................ 2012 Men’s Soccer.............. 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001 Softball....................... 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Volleyball.................... 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (42) Sport Year(s) Men’s Basketball......... 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015 Women’s Basketball............... 1988, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2014 Men’s Cross Country............... 1986, 1987 Men’s Golf................... 1995, 1996, 2015 Men’s Ice Hockey #.......................... 2014 Women’s Ice Hockey *...................... 2012 Men’s Soccer............... 1993, 1994, 2005 Softball....................... 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2005 Women’s Tennis................................ 1996 Men’s Indoor Track & Field....... 1999, 2000 Women’s Indoor Track & Field... 1998, 2000 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field.............. 2000 Volleyball.......... 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Note: All regular season and tournament championships were claimed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) unless otherwise noted. # Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) championship * College Hockey America (CHA) championship
Pole Vault Eric White.................... 2000, 2001, 2002 Josh Ghaly....................................... 2007 Chris Spataro......................... 2008, 2010 Jarad George.................................... 2009
200-Meter Genita Dickey................................... 2001 300-Meter Tiphani McKee.................................. 2001 500-Meter Genita Dickey......................... 2000, 2001
Shot Put Patrick Mangan................................ 1989 Steve Mitchell.................................. 2014
800-Meter Laura Rivera..................................... 1994 Kerry McKinney................................. 2002
4x400-Meter Relay Robert Morris..... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2014 Distance Medley Relay Robert Morris................................... 2006
5,000-Meter Merel Van Steenbergen..................... 2011 High Jump Michele Roth.................................... 2004
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (36)
Long Jump Melitta Brown................................... 2008
Event
Triple Jump Brittany Humphress........................... 2007 Yulia Vasilyeva........................ 2013, 2014
NAME Year(s) 100-Meter Hurdles Jackie Gray...................................... 1992 Genita Dickey................................... 2000 Jordhanna White............................... 2008
Pole Vault Jessica Cooper....................... 2000, 2001 Erica Schmidt................................... 2010 Casey Folga...................................... 2012 Olivia Loy......................................... 2013 Bethany Ledford..................... 2014, 2015
400-Meter Hurdles Jackie Gray............................ 1992, 1993 Genita Dickey......................... 1999, 2000 Samantha Simile.............................. 2009 5,000-Meter Erika Suhy....................................... 2001
Weight Throw Nicole Downing....................... 2004, 2005 Gabriella Rinehard............................ 2010
High Jump Ericka Frazee.................................... 2006
4x400-Meter Relay Robert Morris......................... 2000, 2001
Long Jump Melitta Brown................................... 2008 Tara Van Schie.................................. 2014
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (39)
Triple Jump Michelle Gawaldo.............................. 1998 Brittany Humphress................. 2005, 2006 Yulia Vasilyeva.................................. 2014
Event NAME Year(s) 55-Meter Tony Bunbury.................................... 1988
Pole Vault Jessica Cooper....................... 2000, 2001 Erica Schmidt......................... 2009, 2010 Casey Folga...................................... 2011 Bethany Ledford..................... 2012, 2015
55-Meter Hurdles DeLonte Perkins............................... 1998 Jim Baughman................................. 1999
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Discus Laura Buzzard................................... 1999 Nicole Downing................................. 2004 Christina Roadman........................... 2005 Aubree Ray............................ 2012, 2014 Hammer Throw Nicole Downing............. 2003, 2004, 2005 Gabriella Rinehart............................. 2009 Javelin Courtney Lenart...................... 2004, 2005 Stephanie Kuhn...................... 2006, 2007
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (38) Event NAME
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110-Meter Hurdles DeLonte Perkins............................... 1998 Jim Baughman................................. 2000 400-Meter Hurdles Frank Bruno........................... 1998, 1999 Jim Baughman................................. 2000 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Phillips Thompson............................. 2008 High Jump Brad Bruno...................................... 1991 Jarrad Pencek............... 1999, 2000, 2001 Mark Caskey.................................... 2006 Jeff Witmyer..................................... 2008 Long Jump Jarrad Pencek............... 2000, 2001, 2002 Christian Lemke................................ 2004 Triple Jump Jarrad Pencek..... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Adam Woodford................................ 2005 Nasim Siddeeq................................. 2008 Richard Njenga................................. 2014 Pole Vault Eric White........................................ 2002 Josh Ghaly....................................... 2007 Anthony Trunzo................................. 2010 Discus Marcus McCaleb............................... 1997 Collin Ray......................................... 2011 Hammer Throw Kevin Argauer................................... 2009 Steve Mitchell.................................. 2011 Brendan Morales.............................. 2013 Javelin Scott Fath........................................ 1993 Chris Carper........................... 2013, 2014 4x100-Meter Relay Robert Moris.......................... 2001, 2004 4x400-Meter Relay Robert Morris................................... 2001 4x800-Meter Relay.................................. Robert Morris................................... 2014
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Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Records Rushing
Attempts: 49 – Justise Hairston, Central Conn. State (10/14/06) Yards: 256 – Justise Hairston, Central Conn. State (10/14/06) Touchdowns: 4 – Dominique Williams, Wagner (11/12/11) Receiving
Receptions: 13 – Mark Ross, Lafayette 13 – (9/29/12) Yards: 272 – Tyjuan Massey, RMU (11/12/05) Touchdowns: 4 – Tyjuan Massey, RMU (10/29/05) Lynell Suggs, Stony Brook (10/29/05) Passing
After 11 years of playing its football games less than a mile up the street at Moon Stadium, Robert Morris University opened Joe Walton Stadium in 2005, the first on-campus football field named in honor of a head coach that started the program from scratch and served 20 years at the helm. The Colonials hosted Butler in the inaugural game at Joe Walton Stadium Sept. 17, 2005, in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 3,516, defeating the Bulldogs, 49-13. The 49 points scored by Robert Morris are the most ever scored by the program in a home opener. Robert Morris cruised in the contest, scoring five touchdowns in the first half in building a 35-0 halftime lead. Four different Colonials scored touchdowns on the afternoon, including a five-yard touchdown catch by former tight end Jeremy Wise. That reception was the only catch in his four-year career. Built over the course of 13 months and at a cost of $10 million by Mosites Construction Company, Joe Walton Stadium owns a capacity of 3,000 and features a 36,000-square-foot athletic administration building that holds office space for the football coaching staff, athletic administration and Olympic sport coaches. Also included in the building is a state-of-theart weight room, equipment room, two locker rooms, three classrooms, lobby, press box and President’s box. The Joe Walton Stadium field covers 97,000 square feet, with the surface field turf. The turf consists of sand, rubber and film polyethylene grass-like fabric with secondary backing
of high polyurethane. The field, which was replaced in the summer of 2015, is lined for football, lacrosse and soccer. The scoreboard for the stadium was provided by Institutional Specialties, a distributor of Daktronics, located in Pittsburgh, Pa. The music and public address system was provided by Hollowood Music and Sound in McKees Rocks, Pa., and Joe Walton Stadium also includes a portal and plaza. The portal includes 160 pavers to recognize donors to the campaign to raise funds for Joe Walton Stadium, while the plaza includes three kiosks, one each for tickets, concessions and the Barnes & Noble bookstore.
Completions: 28 – Luke Brumbaugh, RMU (8/28/14) Yards: 411 – Josh Dudash, Stony Brook (10/29/05) Touchdown Passes: 5 – Josh Dudash, Stony Brook (10/29/05) Drew Geyer, RMU (10/29/05) DEFENSE
Tackles: 19 – Alex DiMichele, RMU (9/13/08) Mike Cook, RMU (9/14/13) Note: Players bold still active.
The following occurred during the first football game at Joe Walton Stadium: Captains: OL Clifton Jean-Jacques (O), LB James Noel (D), WR Rob Meyer (ST) Pass Completion: Drew Geyer seven-yard completion to Devin Wilson Touchdown: Wilson on a four-yard rush to the left (10:28 left in 1st quarter) Touchdown Pass: Geyer 56 yards to Tyjuan Massey (3:04 left in 1st quarter) Fumble Recovery: DL Jason Forrest with 4:08 to go in the third quarter Penalty: Personal foul with 10:28 to go in the first quarter Victory: 49-13 vs. Butler
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Tyjuan Massey
The Northeast Conference What is #NECPride #NECPride is about having pride in your team, your school and the will to succeed both on and off the field. #NECPride is about achievement, ambition, perseverance, community, passion, respect, determination, unity and teamwork.
Northeast Conference History Now entering its 35th year as an NCAA Division I athletic entity, the Northeast Conference mission remains unchanged: to provide opportunities for student-athletes to achieve their fullest potential in the classroom, in athletic competition and in the community. Focusing on the areas of student-athlete achievement, academic excellence, integrity, sportsmanship, equity and diversity, innovation, community partnership and national engagement, the NEC has made significant strides in recent years under the leadership of Commissioner Noreen Morris. As the Conference builds around the theme of #NECPride, the 2015-16 academic year presents new opportunities for the NEC to stand out among its peers, while fostering a sense of pride amongst its student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans. When the Northeast Conference (NEC) was first established as the ECAC-Metro Conference back in 1981, the league’s founders had one goal in mind: to create a competitive NCAA Division I men’s basketball conference for unaffiliated schools on the Eastern seaboard. A singlesport entity at its inception, the NEC has grown far beyond expectations over the past three plus decades, having transformed itself into a 10-member, 22-sport conference. The remarkable success story of the Conference began to unfold in 1985, when the league began sponsoring additional sports. Three years later, a change of name was in order and the Northeast Conference as we know it today was born. With membership and sport sponsorship continuing to grow over the years, the NEC now enjoys qualification or play-in access to 14 different NCAA Championships (baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball). Though the NEC has featured various incarnations since its inception, charter members Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU Brooklyn, Robert Morris, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U. and Wagner remain part of the current 10-school alignment. They are joined by Mount St. Mary’s (admitted in 1989), Central Connecticut (1997), Sacred Heart (1999) and Bryant (2012). The NEC’s six-state geographic footprint includes access to such major media markets as New York City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Hartford and Providence.
NEC member institutions now compete in 22 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s bowling, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.
An Innovative Leader The NEC continues to embrace social media to attract and convey its message to a growing fan base. The Conference has built a loyal following on its Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube pages, and the NEC Overtime! blog remains a popular destination spot for fans of the league. One of the landmark moments in Northeast Conference history came back in August, 2012 with the launch of NEC Front Row. The NEC’s state-of-the-art digital network debuted to rave reviews and in the three years since has attracted a loyal following for its rich set of content, which includes live regular season and NEC Championship events, on-demand video, highlight packages, coaches shows, features, original programming and access to league’s extensive digital library, all free of charge to users. The network gives fans inside access to the NEC and its student-athletes on the field, in the classroom, across campus, and in the community. By the conclusion of the 2014-15 academic year, over 2,100 live events had been broadcast on NEC Front Row with more than 800,000 viewers tuning in to the network. The third year of NEC Front Row saw viewership increase by nearly 10 percent, with an increase in ratings in nearly every NEC sponsored sport. In March, 2014 the Conference launched a companion NEC on the Run iOS mobile app that provides free, one-click access to live events and on-demand content from NEC Front Row. Fans can also join the conversation through the app’s social media integration. The NEC on the Run app can be downloaded on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. For the third year in a row, the NEC hosted a Basketball “Social” Media Day at the state-of-the2015 ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSIT Y FOOTBALL
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art Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn. The program, which ceremoniously tipped off the 2014-15 hoops season, aired live on NEC Front Row and ESPN3. The Front Row broadcast was an interactive one during which fans were encouraged to tweet comments and questions with the best making it on air. NEC Front Row was there when the basketball season tipped off at NEC “Social” Media Day, and returned for the climax as well via NEC Front Row Live! The online digital network was on the scene at the men’s and women’s title games, providing live pre- and post-game coverage wrapped around the ESPN broadcasts. The 2014-15 season saw the NEC host nearly 50 GEICO Google+ Hangouts on Air, featuring one-on-one interviews with NEC student-athletes, coaches and media members. The Google+ Hangouts aired on a variety of social platforms, including NEC Front Row, Google+ and YouTube. Having provided an alternate take on the world of NEC sports since 2011, the NEC Overtime! Blog continued to be a favorite destination for fans of the Conference and its members. The blog showcases top news and the best of social media content from around the NEC, and served as a home for numerous fan-based promotions during the 2014-15 academic calendar, including the #NECSelfie contest as part of the NEC Basketball Tournament. The NEC launched its most comprehensive radio advertising campaign to date last winter. The NEC maintained a season-long radio presence in every market it serves, including New York (WFAN Sports Radio 66 & 101.9 FM), Pittsburgh (93.7 FM “The Fan”), Baltimore (CBS Radio/ESPN Radio), Hartford (ESPN Radio/Fox Sports Radio), Altoona (ESPN Radio) and Providence (WPRO).
Success in the Classroom It was a landmark year for NEC’s 4,000+ studentathletes in the classroom. NEC student-athletes averaged a record 3.19 GPA for the 2014-15 academic year and 76 percent of NEC teams finished with a 3.0 GPA or better. Over 1,900 student-athletes were named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll in 2014-15, and nearly 500 were tabbed to the Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with GPAs of 3.75 or higher. Likewise, five NEC student-athletes were tabbed Capital One Academic All-Americans. The NCAA honored 34 NEC teams with public recognition awards for exceptional academic performance with respect to their latest Academic Progress Rate scores. NEC institutions also ranked among the nation’s elite in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released by the NCAA with 32 teams achieving a perfect 100 percent GSR in their respective sports and 44 percent earning a GSR of over 90 percent. Student-athletes at Sacred Heart and Wagner posted identical 3.28 GPAs to share the 2014-15 NEC Institutional Academic Award.
Athletic Achievement To have #NECPride is to live it, and NEC studentathletes did just that on the field of play during the 2014-15 season, a year that yielded 19 AllAmerican selections, five Capital One Academic All-Americans, and eight teams which earned national rankings in their respective sports. The NEC sent representatives to NCAA Championship events in 14 different team sports in 2014-15, highlighted by Fairleigh Dickinson qualifying for the NCAA Bowling Championship for the 11th time in 12 years. In men’s and women’s basketball, a combined five teams competed in the postseason. The golden era of Robert Morris men’s basketball showed no signs of letting up. Playing on the road before a raucous, SRO crowd at the Pope Center in Brooklyn, the Colonials won their record eighth NEC men’s basketball championship with a 66-63 victory over top-seeded St. Francis Brooklyn. RMU also won a postseason game for the fourth straight season after rallying to defeat North Florida in an NCAA First Four game. Individually, St. Francis Brooklyn’s Jalen Cannon became the NEC’s all-time rebound leader and was named NEC Player of the Year. In front of a coast-to-coast audience on ESPNU, St. Francis Brooklyn capped its Cinderella postseason run by defeating Robert Morris, 7762, to capture the first NEC women’s basketball title in program history. Seeded fifth, the Terriers became the first team in conference annals to win three road games en route to the title. NEC football produced eight All-Americans, four of whom came from NEC co-champions Sacred Heart and Wagner. The Pioneers, who represented the conference in the FCS playoffs for the second straight season, became the second NEC program to finish the year ranked in both the FCS Coaches (23rd) and Sports Network (24th) polls. LIU Brooklyn sprinter Brendon Rodney earned NCAA Indoor Track & Field All-America honors in the 200-meter dash for the third straight year. He went on to earn the fifth All-America honor of his remarkable career at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Led by Rodney and fellow outdoor All-American Mica-Jonathan Petit-Homme (400h), LIU Brooklyn men’s outdoor track and field won the prestigious IC4A Championship. LIU women’s volleyball scored wins over Alabama, Fresno State, Boston College, Western Kentucky and #25 Michigan State during the 2014 regular season. The three-time defending NEC champion Blackbirds have gone undefeated in conference regular season play in each of the last three seasons, posting a 44-0 league record over that span. The perfect combination of student and athlete, LIU Brooklyn’s Annika Foit became the first women’s volleyball student-athlete in NEC history to win three consecutive NEC Player of the Year awards. She was also tabbed to the Capital One Academic All-America first team. The CCSU men’s cross country dynasty extended to six as the Blue Devils delivered a dominant performance on their home course, finishing one through five at the NEC Championships. CCSU is one of six programs in NEC history to win at least six straight conference titles in any sport.
Northeast Conference Football All-Time Records School
Year Joined
Since Joining NEC
Bryant
2009
36-31
.537
Pct. vs. NEC
24-20
.545
Pct.
Central Connecticut
1996
96-107
.473
64-62
.508
Duquesne
2008
40-37
.519
25-26
.490
Robert Morris
1996
103-97
.515
75-52
.591
Sacred Heart
1998
93-92
.503
52-68
.433
Saint Francis
1996
42-161
.207
23-104
.181
Wagner
1996
105-100
.512
64-64
.500
A year after stunning Syracuse in a run to the NCAA quarterfinals, Bryant won its fourth straight NEC men’s lacrosse championship. Kevin Massa was named a USILA All-American for the third straight year, while Bulldog teammate Gunnar Waldt earned his second straight All-America honor. Massa graduated as the NCAA’s all-time leader in faceoffs won and ground balls. Robert Morris junior Jessica Karwacki established a new NCAA women’s lacrosse career mark for draw controls with 537 in just three years. She led the nation in the category for a third straight season. Likewise, Wagner’s Shea Gegan ranked first nationally in both caused turnovers and ground balls. Sacred Heart completed the rare NEC “Triple Crown,” winning the women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field championships. The Pioneers became the first school since 1997, and just fourth team overall, to win all three titles in the same academic year. Cementing his status as a future NEC Hall of Fame candidate, Fairleigh Dickinson’s Arvis Berzins became the first four-time NEC Men’s Tennis Player of the Year in conference history. In four years, he compiled a 71-29 singles record and finished 19-2 against NEC competitors. LIU Brooklyn’s George Williams won the NEC men’s golf championship to qualify for NCAA regional play, where he turned in the best individual performance in NEC history. Williams finished 11th out of 75 competitors at the event with a two-under par 208. The NEC Hall of Fame announced its fifth Hall of Fame class in January 2014. The threemember group included a pair of former Central Connecticut student-athletes: Corsley Edwards, a men’s basketball player, and Kelly Shimmin, a women’s soccer player. Former Wagner Sports Information Director and NEC Communications Director Bob Balut was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame. To wrap a year filled with #NECPride, former FDU soccer star Alejandro Bedoya competed for the USMNT over the summer at the 2015 Gold Cup while two-time NEC Women’s Soccer Player of the Year Christie Rampone won her second FIFA World Cup competing for Team USA this past July.
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program designed to raise awareness and develop the league’s growing fan base. Over 8,000 students across the Conference were provided with NEC-logo drawstring bags. Among the contents in the bag were promotional products and coupons donated by a number of the league’s corporate partners and contributing sponsors. The NEC, its member institutions and studentathletes have made community involvement an important piece of its mission. In 2014-15, the NEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) spent time at the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation in Harrisburg, Pa., during its annual meeting. The SAAC hand-delivered a $7,532.94 check to the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation and also volunteered time to preparing care packages that went to children around the nation. The monetary donation to the Foundation, which assists children under age 18 and their families who are facing the hardships of a cancer diagnosis, was comprised of funds raised from the NEC SAAC’s annual Penny Wars. For the first time, St. Francis Brooklyn was the recipient of the NEC Building Communities award. The award recognizes the institution which demonstrates the highest dedication to making an impact in the community through the efforts of its student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Over the course of the 2014-15 academic year, Conference members logged nearly 25,000 hours of community service. Wagner football player Phil Faccone and Robert Morris softball player Nicole Sleith were named the 2014-15 NEC Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year, respectively. The award recognizes individual excellence in both the academic and athletic realms as well as leadership and contributions to one’s community.
Commitment to Sportsmanship The NEC continued its long-running participation in the NCAA’s Respect Campaign, an effort to promote an environment of respect and integrity at Conference events. The NEC Team Sportsmanship Award program recognized those teams and student-athletes who adhere to the principles of sportsmanship and pursue victory with honor. The NEC honored 22 teams for their commitment to sportsmanship during the 2014-15 academic year.
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The Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup The NEC Commissioner’s Cup was instituted during the 1986-87 season with LIU Brooklyn winning the inaugural award. Fairleigh Dickinson leads all current NEC schools with six Cups to its credit. Cup points are awarded in each NEC sponsored sport. For men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, football, women’s bowling, softball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and baseball, the final regular season standings are used to determine Cup points. Starting with the 2012-13 season, the NEC began awarding three bonus points to the NEC Tournament champion in those sports. In all other sports, points are awarded based on the finish at the NEC Championship events.
April Krivoniak
2014-15 Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup Overall Standings School
2014-15 NEC Commissioner’s Cup Men’s Standings
Points
1. Bryant.................................. 205.53 2. Sacred Heart......................... 184.58 3. Saint Francis U...................... 175.34 4. Central Connecticut................ 170.63 5. LIU Brooklyn.......................... 162.28 6. Fairleigh Dickinson................. 159.47 7. Wagner................................. 158.98 8. Robert Morris....................... 126.07 9. Mount St. Mary’s................... 116.44 10. St. Francis Brooklyn............... 97.82
School
Garrett Browning
2014-15 Joan Martin Commissioner’s Cup Women’s Standings
Points
1. Bryant.................................. 109.43 2. Wagner................................. 77.17 3. Sacred Heart......................... 76.94 4. Saint Francis U...................... 75.60 5. Central Connecticut................ 65.15 6. Fairleigh Dickinson................. 61.79 7. LIU Brooklyn.......................... 56.47 8. Mount St. Mary’s................... 53.21 9. Robert Morris....................... 46.69 10. St. Francis Brooklyn............... 46.26
School
Points
1. Sacred Heart......................... 107.64 2. LIU Brooklyn.......................... 105.81 3. Central Connecticut................ 105.48 4. Saint Francis U...................... 99.74 5. Fairleigh Dickinson................. 97.68 6. Bryant.................................. 96.10 7. Wagner................................. 81.81 8. Robert Morris....................... 79.38 9. Mount St. Mary’s................... 53.21 10. St. Francis Brooklyn............... 51.56
2014-15 Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings Sport
BRY
CCSU
FDU
LIU
MSM
M. Cross Country
10.86
14.00
3.00
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7.71
W. Cross Country
12.78
10.33
4.22
3.00
9.11
Women’s Soccer
5.75
14.25
14.00
4.38
3.00
7.13 8.50 ---- 9.88 12.63
12.43
4.57
6.93
9.29
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6.93 3.00 13.86 14.00 ---12.43 5.36 3.00 10.86 ----
Men’s Soccer
8.50
8.50
5.36
17.00
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Football
Women’s Volleyball
10.33
3.92
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Women’s Swimming
10.33
14.00
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6.67
M. Indoor Track
4.38
12.63
7.13
14.00
5.75
W. Indoor Track
3.00
11.56
6.67
12.78
5.44
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17.00
7.71
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Women’s Bowling
RMU
SHU
---- 6.14
SFBK
SFU
WC
4.57 12.43 9.29
7.89 14.00 5.44 11.56 6.67
3.92 13.09
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8.50 13.09
---- 4.83 3.00 8.50 12.17 ---- 8.50 9.11 14.00
3.00 11.25 9.88 4.22
7.89 10.33
---- 10.08 12.43 10.08 ----
Men’s Basketball
12.17
3.61
3.61
6.06
10.33
15.17 8.50 14.00 8.50 6.06
Women’s Basketball
13.39
13.39
7.89
6.06
6.06
11.56 10.33 12.11 3.61 3.61
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4.83
14.00
12.17
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---- 8.50 3.00 6.67 10.33
14.00
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12.17
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4.83
---- 4.83 4.83 9.42 9.42
Women’s Golf Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis
14.00
----
10.08
12.43
5.36
Men’s Golf
12.63
8.50
10.57
10.57
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Women’s Lacrosse
17.00
6.93
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6.93
11.65
Men’s Lacrosse
14.25
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6.67
4.38
14.00
9.88
12.63
11.25
W.Outdoor Track
4.22
6.06
7.89
12.78
11.56
Softball
7.13 15.63 10.57 10.57
M.Outdoor Track
Baseball TTotal Men Women
---- 5.36
5.36 10.08 5.36
14.00 4.38 3.00 5.75 7.13 6.93 6.93 ---- 3.00 11.65 6.67 6.67
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---- 3.00
---- 8.50 3.00 5.75 7.13 10.33 14.00
3.00 9.11 6.06
4.38 14.00 5.75 ---- 8.50 3.00
14.00 3.92 8.50 3.92 6.67 ---- 13.33
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---- 12.17
205.53 170.63 159.47 162.28 116.44 126.07 184.58 97.82 175.34 158.98 109.43 65.15 61.79 56.47 53.21 46.69 76.94 46.26 75.60 77.17 96.10 105.48 97.68 105.81 63.23 79.38 107.64 51.56 99.74 81.81
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Head Coach John Banaszak John Banaszak became the second head football coach in Robert Morris University history in December 2013. The 2015 campaign will be his second year at the helm of the program. In his first season in 2014, Banaszak oversaw a youth movement with the Colonials. A total of 27 different studentathletes earned their first career start throughout the year, including a group of 17 that had never played in a collegiate game prior to the season. Banaszak served as an assistant coach for the Colonials for 11 years prior to taking over the top spot, including six seasons as assistant head coach from 2008 to 2013. He was selected as coach-in-waiting in January 2012 at a press conference at the Charles L. Sewall Center. At the end of the 2013 season, not long before Banaszak was set to move into the head role, he was named as the Assistant Coach of the Year at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as selected by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). He was one of five coaches selected, each at different levels of college football, for dedication to their teams and communities. He was the first Robert Morris coach, as well as the first from the Northeast Conference (NEC), to claim this honor. Among his numerous duties with the program as an assistant coach, Banaszak was responsible for tutoring the defensive line and the special teams unit. Under Banaszak’s guidance in 2013, Robert Morris led the NEC in net punting, punt return defense and punt return average while also placing second in the league in kickoff coverage. The Colonials ranked fourth nationally in punt returns as Banaszak guided Antwan Eddie (201114) to a single-season school record 405 punt return yards. Banaszak was also a key component in instructing a RMU defense that finished second in the NEC in total defense within league play. Robert Morris finished its regular season ranked among the top 25 nationally in a number of defensive
categories, including third-down defense, first downs allowed, passing defense, red zone defense, passing efficiency defense, turnovers gained and total defense. He helped A.J. Holderman, a former fullback, enjoy a breakout campaign that saw him finish with 14.5 tackles for loss, the third-highest figure in RMU single-season annals. With Banaszak’s assistance, RMU has led the NEC in total defense four times in the 10 years (2004, 2006, 2009, 2010) and ranked among the top four nine times in 11 seasons. Banaszak was a key component to a 2010 defense that led the NEC in total defense, allowing an average of 312.6 yards per game, and coaching a defensive line that recorded 13 of RMU’s 21 sacks as the Colonials claimed the NEC’s inaugural berth in the NCAA FCS Playoffs. In 2006, Banaszak helped tutor an RMU defense that led I-AA (now the Football Championship Subdivision) in total defense, allowing an average of just 228.36 yards per game. A total of 10 of the 13 players in school history to earn All-NEC recognition on the defensive line have come under the tutelage of Banaszak, including Nolan Nearhoof (2009-12), who was named the
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2012 NEC Defensive Player of the Year after breaking both the school and league records for career sacks. Nearhoof would go on to earn AllAmerica honors courtesy of The Sports Network, becoming the third Colonial defensive lineman to claim an All-America nod under Banaszak in a seven-year span. Under Banaszak’s guidance, former defensive lineman Ray Gensler (200306) tied the RMU single-season school record for sacks with 11 in 2006 en route to earning All-NEC First Team honors. Gensler also established a career record in sacks with 19 thanks to 11 in 2006 prior to Nearhoof breaking the mark, and the Robert Morris defensive line that season recorded 28½ of RMU’s school record 34 sacks. Former defensive linemen Jason Forrest (2002-05) and Mark Szymanski (200710) earned multiple All-NEC honors with the guidance of Banaszak, as Forrest was a three-time All-NEC selection and Szymanski garnered All-NEC accolades twice. In addition, also earning All-NEC honors on the defensive line with the help of Banaszak were Will Weathers (2003), Babafemi Odumeru (2004), Matt Brunck (2006), Colyn Haugh (2006) and Forrest Mason (2013, 2014). As much as Banaszak’s presence has been felt on the defensive side of the ball, the same can be said on special teams. Eddie became the fifth different Colonial to win an award at return specialist in a decade’s time. Under Banaszak’s leadership, former Colonials Dante Settles (2000-04), Tyjuan Massey (2002-05), Mario Hines (2004-07) and Anthony Coleman (2008-11) garnered All-NEC honors at return specialist, the first players in RMU history to earn such a distinction. Banaszak helped Coleman establish Robert Morris career records for kickoff returns (110) and kickoff return yards (2,422), while Hines owns Robert Morris single-game records for kickoff (165) and punt (112) return yards as well as the
Colonial single-season mark for average punt return (16.29 yards). Banaszak has also tutored the only three Colonials, Settles, Hines and Eddie, to return a punt for a touchdown. Former punter Nick Schirztinger (2007-10) thrived under the tutelage of Banaszak, as he finished his career as arguably RMU’s greatest punter ever. Schirtzinger, a two-time All-NEC selection, owned school career records for punts (230), punting yards (9,290) and average yards per punt (40.4) when he completed his career. Former punter Tony LaMancusa (2011-14) also performed well in punting under Banaszak as he earned his first All-NEC nod in 2013. True freshman Connor Shennan also contributed in his first season on special teams in 2013, as his 61.8 average on kickoffs and 15 touchbacks helped the Colonials lead the league in both of those categories. Prior to RMU, Banaszak served as the 30th head coach in Washington & Jefferson football history, leading the Presidents to a record of 38-9 (.809) in his four seasons on the sidelines between 1999 and 2002. In each of those four campaigns, he was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and ranks third on the college’s
all-time victory list. A graduate of Eastern Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recreation, Banaszak signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to the 1975 season and was one of only three rookies to make the defending Super Bowl champion team out
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of training camp. Primarily a special teams player on Pittsburgh’s Super Bowl X championship team, Banaszak started five games the following season and then started at both right end and inside tackle in 1977 before suffering a knee injury that forced him to the injured reserve list. Between 1978 and 1980, Banaszak started 45 regular-season games at defensive end as the Steelers won backto-back Super Bowl championships. In Super Bowl XIII, Banaszak recorded six tackles, including a pair of sacks, and a fumble recovery in a 35-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, which garnered him Defensive Player of the Game honors. The following year in Super Bowl XIV, Banaszak finished with five tackles and a sack in a 31-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Upon completion of his stint with the Steelers, Banaszak spent the 1983 and 1984 seasons with the Michigan Panthers of the USFL. He then moved on to serve as a player/coach with the Memphis Showboats, also of the USFL, in 1985. While with the Showboats, Banaszak mentored former NFL standout Reggie White. Banaszak and his wife, Mary, have three children. They reside in McMurray, Pa.
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Assistant Coaches In his 14th season with the RMU coaching staff is Scott Farison, and the 2015 campaign marks his ninth year as the program’s defensive coordinator. In September of his 2014, Farison was also tabbed assistant head coach. Under Farison’s tutelage, the Colonials have finished among the top 25 nationally in total defense a total of six times, including finishing among the top 11 on four occasions. In addition, Farison has been directly responsible for helping four Colonials earn NEC Defensive Player of the Year accolades. A native of Marion, Ohio, Farison, the longest tenured coach on the staff, is a 2001 graduate of Mercyhurst University, where for three years he played quarterback for the Lakers after transferring from Arizona State in 1998. Farison holds the Mercyhurst career record for total offense gained per play (6.17). The 2015 campaign marks the second season for Darrin Hicks as an assistant at Robert Morris, and he serves as the program’s offensive coordinator. A native of Weirton, W. Va., Hicks brought 17 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Colonials, including 10 as an offensive coordinator. As an assistant coach with Delta State University from 2007 to 2009, Hicks twice helped lead the Statesmen to the Division II playoffs. Hicks began his coaching career at Emporia State University from 1996 to 1998 and has also had coaching stops at California Lutheran (1999-2001), Washington & Jefferson (2002), Texas State (2003),
Si-Tanka Huron (2004), the United States Merchant Marine Academy (2005), North Carolina Wesleyan (2010-12) and St. Augustine’s (2013). In his ninth season as an assistant coach for Robert Morris is Andrew Richardson, who is responsible for coaching the offensive line. In the spring of 2014, Richardson was named the program’s recruiting coordinator. Richardson joined the RMU coaching staff full time in January of 2009 after spending the 2007 and 2008 seasons as a graduate assistant coach. A 2005 graduate of Penn State University and a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Richardson was a four-year letterwinner for the Nittany Lions at offensive tackle. In 2005, Richardson started the final seven games at right tackle for a Penn State club that finished 11-1 and garnered a 26-23 triple overtime victory over Florida State in the 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl. The 2015 campaign marks the seventh season for Bill Hurley as an assistant coach at Robert Morris. A 1980 graduate of Syracuse and a native of Kenmore, N.Y., Hurley coaches the RMU secondary. Hurley spent four seasons as defensive backs coach at Duquesne from 2004-07 prior to joining the Robert Morris staff. Hurley was a four-year starter at quarterback for Syracuse, establishing 23 school records and being honored as the 1979 ECAC Offensive Player of the Year. As a senior with the Orange, Hurley helped lead Syracuse to the Independence Bowl, the program’s first bowl appearance in 12 years.
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In his seventh season with the RMU coaching staff in 2015 is Patrick Shepard, who coaches the receivers and tight ends. In 2014, Shepard helped guide former wide receiver Duane Mitchell (2011-14) to a record-breaking season with a school record for catches with 54. He also helped Nic Lamica transition to receiver in the middle of the year. Shepard also coached former tight end Shadrae King (2008-11), who concluded his career as the program’s all-time leader in receptions with 145. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Shepard spent two seasons at Robert Morris as a graduate assistant coach, earning a Master of Science degree in communications and information systems. Shepard was a three-year letterwinner at Miami (Ohio) University, appearing in 37 games as a tight end with the Red Hawks. In his fourth season at Robert Morris as an assistant coach is Myles Russ, who is responsible for tutoring the RMU running backs. One of the most decorated players in school history, the Boca Raton, Fla., native finished his career as the program’s all-time leading rusher by compiling 4,271 yards from 2007 to 2010. Named the 2010 Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Year after helping lead the Colonials to a share of the regular-season championship and the league’s inaugural berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs, Russ also owns the Robert Morris career school record for all-purpose yards (4,651).
In his second season with the Colonials in 2015 is Cornelius Coleman, who is responsible for coaching the defensive line. A native of Washington, D.C., Coleman spent seven years as a member of the Averett University coaching staff from 2007 to 2013 prior to joining the RMU staff, including assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator. Coleman was a four-year letterwinner at defensive end for Waynesburg from 1996 to 1999, earning All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference First Team honors after his senior season. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from Waynesburg and also owns a Master of Business Administration from Waynesburg (2003), a Master of Science degree in sport management from RMU (2006) and a Doctorate of Education in educational leadership from Argosy University (2014).
Also in his second season as a member of the RMU coaching staff is Nick McVay. After working with H-backs and tight ends in 2014, McVay will coach the receivers in 2015. He spent the 2013 campaign with Robert Morris as an intern. Prior to RMU, McVay served as a student assistant coach at Otterbein in 2012, working primarily with the receivers. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in health and physical education from Otterbein in 2013 and was a three-year letterwinner in football and a two-year letterwinner in lacrosse. The 2015 campaign marks the first year for Mike Brown as an assistant coach with the Colonials, and he will work primarily with the outside linebackers. Brown spent the 2014 season as an intern with
Robert Morris, assisting the defensive coaching staff with film breakdown and scouting reports. A native of Irwin, Pa., Brown was a four-year letterwinner at Mercyhurst as a safety, helping lead the Lakers to the 2010 NCAA quarterfinals. He earned a Bachleor of Liberal Arts degree in sport business from Mercyhurst in 2013. In his second year as the director of football operations at Robert Morris is Tanner Schultheis. In his role, Schultheis, a native of Poland, Ohio, is responsible for day-today operations of the program, including travel and meals. An intern with RMU in 2013, Schultheis was also an intern with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2013. Prior to serving as an intern at Robert Morris, Schultheis was the recruiting and operations assistant and Akron and also assisted the coaching staff at Ohio University from 2010 to 2012. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 2013.
2015 Robert Morris Coaching Staff Front Row (left to right): Tanner Schultheis (football coordinator), Darrin Hicks (offensive coordinator), Nick McVay (receivers), Myles Russ (running backs), Pat Shepard (receivers / tight ends), Mike Brown (outside linebackers) Back Row (left to right): Cornelius Coleman (defensive line), Codi Casper (assistant secondary), Matt Ferko (video coordinator), Andrew Richardson (offensive line), John Banaszak (head coach), Bill Hurley (secondary), Sal Oliverio (student assistant), Scott Farison (assistant head coach / defensive coordinator), Ryan Weiss (football intern)
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2015 Colonials
#1 Cameron Sutherland
#2 Mathew Barr
Defensive Back • 6’1 • 200 • So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic
Quarterback • 6’4 • 210 • Fr. Troy, Ohio / Troy
#3 Derik Abbott
#4 Jamison Williams
Quarterback • 5’11 • 195 • Sr. Orlando, Fla. / Freedom
#5 Marcelis Branch
Defensive Back • 5’11 • 190 • R-Jr. Homestead, Fla. / Miami Southridge
#9 Tyler Brown
Quarterback • 6’1 • 210 • Fr. Huntington, W.Va. / Spring Valley
Wide Receiver • 6’3 • 205 • So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Kings
#6 Zach Cooper
#7 Warren Robinson
Linebacker • 5’10 • 190 • Jr. Hurricane, W.Va. / Hurricane
Wide Receiver • 5’9 • 155 • Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. / American Heritage
#10 Craig Thompson
#11 Mike Stojkovic
Wide Receiver • 5’10 • 175 • So. Oakdale, Pa. / New Brighton Area
Linebacker • 6’3 • 240 • R-Sr. Katy, Texas / Katy (North Texas)
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#8 Nic Lamica
Tight End • 6’4 • 220 • R-So. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Central
#12 Joe Carroll
Quarterback • 6’3 • 200 • R-So. Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson
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#13 Luke Brumbaugh
#14 Sean Gavin
Quarterback • 6’3 • 190 • R-So. McDonald, Pa. / Seton LaSalle
Wide Receiver • 6’0 • 175 • R-Jr. Glenshaw Pa. / Shaler Area
#15 Kimani Smith
#15 Marcus Prather
Linebacker • 6’3 • 220 • R-Jr. Erie, Pa. / Erie Cathedral Prep
#16 Drew Allen
Defensive Back • 6’1 • 185 • So. New Castle, Pa. / New Castle
#20 Kenny Davis
Wide Receiver • 5’7 • 170 • R-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills
Quarterback • 6’2 • 195 • R-Jr. Weirton, W.Va. / Steubenville (Akron)
#17 Luke Centofanti
#18 Andy Smigiera
Wide Receiver • 6’0 • 195 • R-Jr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin
Defensive Back • 6’1 • 205 • Jr. West Seneca, N.Y. / West Seneca East
#21 Ryan Richards Jr.
#22 Roger Richardson IV
Defensive Back • 6’1 • 200 • So. Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius
Defensive Back • 5’10 • 180 • Fr. Glenn Dale, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel
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#19 Reid McCoy
Quarterback • 6’1 • 195 • Fr. Glen Allen, Va. / The Kiski School
#23 Kyle Buss
Wide Receiver • 5’11 • 185 • R-Fr. Mechanicville, N.Y. / Shenendehowa (Milford Academy)
#23 Marquis Robinson
Defensive Back • 5’9 • 180 • R-Fr. Silver Spring, Md. / James Hubert Blake
#26 Nick Sully
Linebacker • 5’10 • 190 • Fr. Jim Thorpe, Pa. / Marian
#29 Ty’ion Powe
Wide Receiver • 5-9 • 175 • Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Brashear
#24 Malik Wells
#25 Warren Fields
Running Back • 5’8 • 175 • Fr. Washington, Pa. / Washington
Wide Receiver • 6’0 • 185 • R-Jr. Miami, Fla. / Killian
#27 Sam Woods
#28 Desmond Kent
Defensive Back • 6’0 • 190 • R-So. North Canton, Ohio / Hoover
Defensive Back • 6’0 • 190 • R-So. Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg
#30 Owen Nearhoof
#31 Jimmy Masson
Defensive Back • 6’0 • 195 • So. Mars, Pa. / Mars Area
#33 Adam Wollet
Linebacker • 6’0 • 220 • Fr. Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary
Linebacker • 6’0 • 200 • Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. / West Boca
#34 Corey Garry
Linebacker • 5’11 • 255 • R-Jr. McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry
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#26 Dante Satcher
Running Back • 6’0 • 170 • Fr. Clearwater, Fla. / Countryside
#29 Davone Swain
Linebacker • 5’11 • 215 • R-Sr. Lumberton, N.J. / Holy Cross (Stillman)
#32 Rameses Owens
Running Back • 6’2 • 230 • So. Shaker Heights, Ohio / Shaker Heights
#35 Shane McFarland
Defensive Back • 5’10 • 195 • So. Hillsville, Pa. / Mohawk Area
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#36 Cole Blake
#37 Erich Maine
Running Back • 6’0 • 210 • So. Crescent, Pa. / Moon Area
Running Back • 5’11 • 220 • Jr. Delray Beach, Fla. / Village Academy
#37 Andrew Romanchak
#38 Scott Goodwill
Defensive Back • 6’2 • 190 • Fr. Freeport, Pa. / Freeport
#38 Mike Roper
Tight End • 6’0 • 240 • Fr. Bridgeville, Pa. / Chartiers Valley
#40 Drew Hogan
Defensive Back • 6’1 • 200 • R-Fr. Endicott, N.Y. / Union Endicott
Linebacker/Punter • 6’2 • 220 • Fr. Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty
#39 Forrest Barnes
#39 Anthony Pompey
Running Back • 5’11 • 210 • R-So. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley (The Citadel)
Defensive Back • 6’0 • 205 • Fr. Windsor Mill, Md. / WSTES
#41 Luke Zearing
#42 Ben Line
Defensive Line • 5’11 • 250 • R-Jr. Ebensburg, Pa. / Central Cambria
Running Back • 6’2 • 245 • So. Oxford, Mich. / Oxford
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#40 Adam Check
Kicker/Punter • 6’1 • 185 • Fr. McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour
#43 Tevaul Brown
Defensive Back • 5’11 • 160 • Fr. Palm Bay, Fla. / American Heritage
#44 David Steele
Linebacker • 6’3 • 190 • R-Fr. Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights
#50 Gerald Ferguson Linebacker • 6’2 • 210 • So. Delray Beach, Fla. / West Boca
#54 Kenneth Ward
Linebacker • 6’1 • 225 • R-Fr. McMurray, Pa. / Peters Township
#46 Joseph Uhatafe
#47 Connor Shennan
Linebacker • 6’1 • 230 • So. St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg Catholic
Kicker • 6’1 • 205 • Jr. Plymouth, Mich. / Canton
#51 Grant Lanza
#52 Anthony Lucian
Defensive End • 6’4 • 240 • So. Roanoke, Texas / Byron Nelson
#55 T-J Waters
Linebacker • 6’3 • 235 • R-So. Philadelphia, Pa. / West Catholic (Navy Prep Academy)
#58 Jake Tkach
Linebacker • 6’0 • 235 • R-Sr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin
#53 Zack Zamiska
Offensive Line • 6’4 • 280 • R-Jr. New Market, Md. / Linganore
Defensive Line • 6’5 • 285 • R-So. Avon Lake, Ohio / Avon Lake
#56 Austin Trgovcich
#57 Devon DeFrances
Defensive Line • 6’2 • 260 • R-Jr. Youngstown, Ohio / Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown State)
#59 Krys Diaz
Offensive Line • 6’3 • 300 • Fr. Montclair, N.J. / Montclair
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#49 Trey Harper
Defensive End/Long Snapper • 6’5 • 225 • Fr. Centerville, Ohio / Chaminade-Julienne
Linebacker • 5’10 • 220 • Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. / St. Mary’s Preparatory
#62 Ian Bjuro
Offensive Line • 6’3 • 285 • So. Spanish Fort, Ala. / Spanish Fort (Louisiana-Lafayette)
2015 Colonials
#63 Carlton Watson
#64 Gio De Loera
Offensive Line • 6’2 • 280 • R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / City Charter
Offensive Line • 6’3 • 285 • Fr. Downey, Calif. / Downey
#66 Mike Lamb
#68 Nick Faraci
Offensive Line • 6’6 • 345 • R-Fr. Lancaster, N.Y. / Depew
#70 Riley Metheney
Offensive Line • 6’3 • 295 • Fr. Clearwater, Fla. / Countryside
#77 Max Robertson
Offensive Line • 6’4 • 325 • Sr. Deland, Fla. / Deland
Offensive Line • 6’3 • 290 • R-Sr. McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette
#72 Josh Thiel
#73 Drew Garbenis
Offensive Line • 6’3 • 300 • R-Jr. Liberty Township, Ohio / Cincinnati Hills Christian
Offensive Line • 6’5 • 315 • R-So. West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West
#78 Dan Creter
#80 Uyi Akpan
Offensive Line • 6’2 • 280 • Fr. Stewartstown, Pa. / Kennard-Dale
Wide Receiver • 6’1 • 195 • R-Sr. Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern
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#76 Blake Chambliss
Offensive Line • 6’5 • 300 • R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller
#81 Kaleb Springer
Tight End • 5’11 • 220 • R-So. Duncansville, Pa. / Hollidaysburg Area
#82 Zach Walker
Wide Receiver • 6’0 • 200 • R-Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Central
#86 Marshall McCormick Wide Receiver • 6-2 • 170 • Fr. Sarver, Pa. / Freeport Area
#90 Forrest Mason
Defensive Line • 6’3 • 280 • R-Sr. Union Bridge, Md. / Frederick (Hargrave Military Academy)
#83 Logan Moroney
#84 Michael Woltz
Tight End • 6’3 • 225 • Fr. East Brady, Pa. / Karns City
#87 Jordan Blackmon
Wide Receiver • 6’0 • 180 • R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills
#91 Collin Giesey
#96 Justin Boyette
Defensive Line • 6’6 • 330 • R-Fr. Lansdale, Pa. / North Penn
Wide Receiver • 5’10 • 185 • R-So. Toms River, N.J. / Toms River South (Ocean County College)
#88 Aidan Black
#89 William Kirch
#92 Ryan Lewis
#95 Steven Fiadewornu
Tight End • 6’4 • 235 • Fr. Athens, Ga. / Athens Academy
Defensive End • 6’3 • 300 • So. Villa Rica, Ga. / Robert S. Alexander
Defensive End • 6’5 • 280 • Jr. McKees Rocka, Pa. / Montour (Milford Academy)
#97 Dennis Stevens
Defensive Line • 6’3 • 230 • Fr. Melbourne, Fla. / Melbourne
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#85 Tom Venter
Tight End • 6’2 • 225 • R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Peters Township
Kicker • 6’2 • 160 • Fr. Athens, Ga. / Cedar Shoals
Defensive Tackle • 6’3 • 300 • Jr. Zurich, Switzerland / Zurich Business School
#99 Amir Fenwick
Defensive Line • 6’0 • 270 • Fr. Clinton, Md. / Frederick Douglass
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Today’s Game Notre Dame (1-1) vs. Robert Morris (0-2)
Robert Morris Defense
Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Noon Joe Walton Stadium (3,000) - Moon Township, Pa. Radio: 970 ESPN (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Brian Cleary - color) Video: www.RMUColonials.com The Robert Morris University football team returns home to Joe Walton Stadium this afternoon to host Notre Dame College of Ohio as part of its annual Homecoming festivities. The meeting marks the first in the all-time series between the two programs. The Colonials enter today’s game against the Falcons coming off a 21-14 overtime loss @ No. 17 Youngstown State (9/12). The Penguins were able to take their first lead of the contest on their first possession in the extra period, as Hunter Wells connected with I’Tavious Harvin for a two-yard touchdown pass on fourth down. The YSU defense held firm on RMU’s final possession, as freshman quarterback Mathew Barr was sacked on the final play of the game to give the Penguins the win. Playing in a steady rain the entire game, the Robert Morris defense held a Youngstown State offense in check just a week after it scored 37 points and accumulated over 400 yards of total offense against Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) foe Pittsburgh. Redshirt senior linebacker Mike Stojkovic led the defensive effort by compiling 11 tackles, including one and-a-half tackles for loss, while forcing a fumble and recording a pass breakup. For his efforts, Stojkovic was selected as the Northeast Conference (NEC) Defensive Player of the Week. The honor for Stojkovic marks the second time in as many weeks to open the year a student-athlete from Robert Morris was bestowed the NEC’s weekly defensive honor. Sophomore defensive back Ryan Richards, Jr., earned the award after the first week of action thanks to a pair of interceptions and six tackles in RMU’s season opener against Dayton (9/5). Richards, Jr., chipped in eight tackles for the Colonials against Youngstown State, while sophomore defensive back Drew Allen contributed seven stops, tying a career high. Also recording seven tackles for RMU against the Penguins was junior weak safety Andy Smigiera.
PROBABLE STARTERS
When the Falcons have the ball …
On offense against Youngstown State, sophomore running back Rameses Owens rushed for 152 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including a 41-yard touchdown scamper on RMU’s first play from scrimmage that gave the Colonials an early 7-0 lead. The score marked the longest rush for Owens in his career. He also added a 10-yard touchdown run with 13:25 to play that gave Robert Morris a 14-7 advantage. Through the first two games of the 2015 campaign, Owens has rushed for 224 yards on 58 attempts, an average of 3.9 yards per carry. Barr finished 2-for-11 passing for 16 yards and an interception against Youngstown State, but his 13-yard completion to redshirt sophomore Jordan Blackmon in overtime helped keep the chains moving for Robert Morris. Through the first two games of the season, Barr has completed 16 of his 45 passing attempts for 172 yards and a touchdown. Notre Dame is coming off a 42-0 victory over Virginia-Wise (9/12) and owns an overall record of 1-1. The win over the Cavaliers marked the first shutout in program history. The Notre Dame football program was instituted in 2009 and became a charter member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) in 2013.
DE 92 Ryan Lewis (6-5, 280, Jr.) DT 53 Zack Zamiska (6-5, 285, R-So.) DE 90 Forrest Mason (6-3, 280, R-Sr.) OLB 31 Jimmy Masson (6-0, 200, Jr.) ILB 58 Jake Tkach (6-0, 235, R-Sr.) ILB 11 Mike Stojkovic (6-3, 240, R-Sr.) OLB 15 Kimani Smith (6-3, 220, R-Jr.) CB 5 Marcelis Branch (5-11, 190, R-Jr.) SS 21 Ryan Richards, Jr. (6-1, 200, So.) WS 18 Andy Smigiera (6-1, 205, Jr.) CB 16 Drew Allen (6-1, 185, So.) P 48 Adam Check (6-1, 185, Fr.) Notre Dame Offense
WR 19 C.J. Germany (5-11, 180, Sr.) John Cole (6-0, 280, So.) LT 68 LG 63 Tyler Butler (6-6, 315, Jr.) C 59 Justin Adamson (6-3, 285, Jr.) RG 56 Michael Koch (6-3, 270, Jr.) RT 71 Michael Busse (6-4, 285, So.) Kyle Perkins (6-2, 190, Sr.) TE 84 QB 6 Malik Grove (6-0, 185, So.) RB 30 Alex Torgerson (5-9, 195, Sr.) H 1 Emmanuel Smith (5-8, 170, So.) WR 17 Mitchell Shegos (6-2, 200, So.) PK 41 Kyle Kaplan (6-1, 195, Jr.)
When the Colonials have the ball … Notre Dame Defense
DE 50 Sha’haun Williams (6-3, 235, So.) DT 91 Jonah Harper (6-0, 260, So.) DT 55 Jalon Avent (6-3, 280, So.) DE 96 Claudy Mathieu (6-6, 250, So.) LB 47 Jake Chestnut (6-2, 220, Jr.) LB 10 Zach Chatlain (6-3, 220, Sr.) CB 24 Cedric Hill (6-3, 200, Sr.) FS 23 George Berry (5-10, 185, Sr.) SS 26 Onslow Williams (5-10, 225, Sr.) S 2 Marlon Oden (5-11, 200, Sr.) CB 4 Aykee Henderson (6-0, 225, Sr.) P 82 Anton Vrebac (6-6, 200, Fr.) ROBERT MORRIS Offense
TODAY’S OFFICIALS
Referee – Brian McGrath Umpire – Todd Rombach Linesman – Mark Brunkel Line Judge – David Coughlin Field Judge – Rohann Vidal Side Judge – Chuck Drury Back Judge – Joe Kehnast Clock Operator – Daniel Carr Play Clock – John Piuri
Did You Know?
WR 82 Zach Walker (6-0, 200, R-Fr.) LT 77 Max Robertson (6-4, 325, Sr.) LG 76 Blake Chambliss (6-5, 300, R-So.) C 68 Nick Faraci (6-3, 290, R-Sr.) RG 72 Josh Thiel (6-3, 300, R-Jr.) RT 66 Mike Lamb (6-6, 345, R-Fr.) TE 17 Luke Centofanti (6-0, 195, R-Jr.) QB 2 Mathew Barr (6-4, 210, Fr.) RB 32 Rameses Owens (6-2, 230, So.) WR 23 Kyle Buss (5-11, 185, R-Fr.) WR 87 Jordan Blackmon (6-0, 170, R-So.) PK 47 Connor Shennan (6-1, 205, Jr.)
In just eight career starts, sophomore running back Rameses Owens has surpassed 150 yards rushing on three occasions.
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Notre Dame 2015 Numerical Roster No. Name
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Emmanuel Smith......... WR Marlon Oden............... DB Kendall Jackson........... QB Aykee Henderson......... DB D.J. Greene................. RB Malik Grove................. QB Ryan Fallon................. QB Antwain Hamilton......... RB Tucker Spruill............... RB Zach Chatlain.............. QB B.J. Baldwin................ WR Eric Pringle.................. DB Dorien Hudson............. WR Brionne Duke.............. DB DaJunn Graham........... WR Darius Lewis................ DB Mitchell Shegos........... WR Andon Ware................ CB C.J. Germany............... WR William Davenport........ DB Anthony Shumpert....... RB Erick Burzanko............. RB George Berry............... DB Cedric Hill................... DB Korey Whitlow.............. DB Onslow Williams........... DB Quinton Jackson.......... RB
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Brian Walker................ RB 5-9 Anthony Kinney............ DB 5-10 Alec Torgerson............. RB 5-9 Ronald Salters............. WR 5-8 Matt Wyatt.................. DB 5-11 Tyrel Hill...................... DB 5-10 Isaiah Jones................ DB 5-9 Malik Leonard.............. LB 5-11 Micah Massey............. RB 5-8 Jalen Ward.................. CB 5-10 Christiaan Williams....... RB 5-10 Jerome Shepherd......... DB 6-2 Jonathan Harris........... LB 6-0 Kyle Kaplan................. K 6-1 Keshun Horton............ LB 6-0 Shaun Jones, Jr........... LB 6-0 Bran-Den Bailey........... DB 5-9 Robert Goodwin........... DE/LB 5-11 Elliot Long................... LB 5-11 Jake Chestnut.............. LB 6-2 Brandon Schon............ DB 5-8 Ovunda Onuwor........... DL/LB 6-2 Sha’haun Williams....... DE 6-3 Michael Kyle................ OL 6-4 Zach Mooney............... OL 6-2 Tristan Roberts............. OL 6-2 Jason Griffith............... DL 6-3 Jalon Avent................. DL 6-3 Michael Koch.............. OL 6-3 Tony Hajjar.................. OL 6-3 Austin Treneff.............. OL 6-2 Justin Adamson........... OL 6-3 Tyler Butler.................. OL 6-6 Jeremy Glass............... OL 6-2 Nicholas Myers............ OL 6-5 Jesse Peters................ OL 6-2 John Cole.................... OL 6-0 Nick O’Brien................ OL 6-3 Austin Bentley............. NT 5-9
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So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So.
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Belle Glades, Fla. / Park Vista Akron, Ohio / Akron Arlington, Texas / Mansfield Timberview Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville Willoughby, Ohio / Willoughby South Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota West Cleveland, Ohio / St. Edward Solon, Ohio / Solon Chesapeake, Va. / Grossmont J.C. Bucyrus, Ohio / Wynford Detroit, Mich. / Grand Rapids C.C. Cincinnati, Ohio / Mount Healthy Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights Cleveland, Ohio / St. Peter Chanel Maple Heights, Ohio / Maple Heights Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville Fenton, Mich. / Fenton Baldwin, Mich. / Baldwin Cleveland, Ohio / Villa Angela St. Joseph Cincinnati, Ohio / Colerain East Cleveland, Ohio / Shaw Burton, Ohio / Berkshire Solon, Ohio / Solon Detroit, Mich. / Southfield Flint, Mich. / Sterling Heights Springfield, Ohio / Springfield Farmington Hills, Mich. / Farmington Hills-Harrison Pontiac, Mich. / Brother Rice Shaker Heights, Ohio / Shaker Heights Valley View, Ohio / Cuyahoga Heights Cleveland, Ohio / Cleveland JFK Willoughby, Ohio / Willoughby South Pittsburgh, Pa. / Shady Side Academy Pittsburgh, Pa. / Penn Hills Columbus, Ohio / Africentric Houston, Texas / St. Pius New Albany, Ohio / New Albany San Diego, Calif. / Anna Dayton, Ohio / Thurgood Marshall Akron, Ohio / Firestone Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby Cincinnati, Ohio / Northwest Detroit, Mich. / Brother Rice Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Ready Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle El Cajon, Calif. / Valhalla Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota East Cincinnati, Ohio / Northwest South Euclid, Ohio / Brush Youngstown, Ohio / Youngstown-Ursuline Columbus, Ohio / Northland New Brighton, Ohio / New Brighton Massillon, Ohio / Massillon Sunbury, Ohio / Big Walnut Akron, Ohio / Walsh Austintown, Ohio / Austintown Fitch Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Columbus, Ohio / Grove City Miamisburg, Ohio / Miamisburg Sacramento, Calif. / Coventry Louisville, Ky. / Holy Cross Decatur, Ind. / Bellmont Cleveland, Ohio / Ellsworth Dayton, Ohio / Trotwood Madison Westerville, Ohio / St. Francis DeSales Carrollton, Ohio / Carrollton
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P os.
Ht.
Michael Busse............. OL 6-4 Austin Railey............... OL 6-7 Keonte Chambers........ DL 5-11 Brice Hinton................ OL 6-4 K.J. Rieder.................. OL 6-7 Darric Lewis................. OL 6-3 Richard Ellis III............. TE 6-2 Paul Jackson............... WR 6-5 Anton Vrebac............... WR/P 6-6 Christian Boykin........... WR 6-3 Kyle Perkins................. WR 6-2 Jontae Williams........... WR 6-1 Braxton Haley.............. WR 6-1 Conner Henry.............. WR 6-0 Darius Johnson............ WR 5-11 Vincent Ellis................. DE 6-1 Antonio Echols............. DE 6-0 Jonah Harper............... DL 6-0 Darius James............... DE 6-1 Tyson Jackson............. DL 6-3 Claudy Mathieu............ DL 6-6 Derrick Bavol............... DE 6-6 Grant Chesser.............. K 5-11
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown/High School or Junior College
285 300 250 310 320 290 235 207 200 185 185 170 180 180 170 190 245 260 240 285 250 240 187
So. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr.
Toronto, Ont. Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills Cincinnati, Ohio / Northwest Dayton, Ohio / Trotwood Madison Dayton, Ohio / Northmont Huber Heights, Ohio / Wayne Toledo, Ohio / St. Francis DeSales Miami, Fla. / Youngstown Ursuline (Ohio) Willowick, Ohio / Eastlake North Painesville, Ohio / Harvey Westlake, Ohio / Westlake Marietta, Ga. / Sprayberry Athens, Ga. / Monsignor Donovan Catholic Dayton, Ohio / Tecumseh Cincinnati, Ohio / Northwest Cleveland, Ohio / John Hay Detroit, Mich. / Southfield South Euclid, Ohio / Brush Springfield, Ohio / Springfield Wooster, Ohio / Wooster Philadelphia, Pa. / California (Pa.) Tampa, Fla. / The Citadel Powell, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne
— Coaching Staff — Head Coach (year at Notre Dame; alma mater): Bill Rychel (first year; Mount Union ’01) Assistant Coaches (position): Mickey Mental (offensive coordinator), Mike Jacobs (assistant head coach / defensive coordinator / defensive line), Alex Gray (co-defensive coordinator / defensive backs), Andrew Sinko (offensive assistant), Nathan Cole (offensive line), Carter Welo (running backs / special teams), Ray Russ (offensive assistant), Joe Keough (assistant defensive line), Mike Cook (linebackers)
— 2015 Schedule — DATE
9/3 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/22 10/31 11/7 11/14
OPPONENT
* Mountain East Conference (MEC) game
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RESULT / TIME
@ University of Charleston *................. L, 44-56 VIRGINA-WISE *................................... W, 42-0 @ Robert Morris................................ 3 p.m. @ Shepherd *..................................... Noon GLENVILLE STATE *.............................. Noon @ West Virginia State *........................ 1:30 p.m. CONCORD *........................................ Noon @ West Liberty *................................. 7 p.m. FAIRMONT STATE *............................... Noon @ Urbana *........................................ Noon WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN *................. Noon
Robert Morris 2015 Numerical Roster No. Name
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 62 63 64 66 68 70
Pos. Ht.
Cameron Sutherland *.. DB 6-1 Mathew Barr................ QB 6-4 Derik Abbott *.............. QB 5-11 Jamison Williams.......... WR 6-3 Marcelis Branch **....... DB 5-11 Zach Cooper **............ LB 5-10 Warren Robinson.......... WR 5-9 Nic Lamica *................ TE 6-4 Tyler Brown.................. QB 6-1 Craig Thompson............ WR 5-10 Mike Stojkovic *........... LB 6-3 Joe Carroll.................... QB 6-3 Luke Brumbaugh *........ QB 6-3 Sean Gavin **.............. WR 6-0 Kimani Smith **........... LB 6-3 Drew Allen *................. DB 6-1 Luke Centofanti *.......... WR 6-0 Andy Smigiera **.......... DB 6-1 Reid McCoy.................. QB 6-1 Kenny Davis *............... WR 5-7 Ryan Richards Jr. *........ DB 6-1 Roger Richardson IV...... DB 5-10 Kyle Buss..................... WR 5-11 Malik Wells................... RB 5-8 Warren Fields **........... WR 6-0 Dante Satcher.............. RB 6-0 Sam Woods *............... DB 6-0 Desmond Kent............. DB 6-0 Davone Swain *............ LB 5-11 Owen Nearhoof............. DB 6-0 Jimmy Masson **......... LB 6-0 Rameses Owens *........ RB 6-2 Adam Wollet................. LB 6-0 Corey Garry **.............. LB 5-11 Shane McFarland *....... DB 5-10 Cole Blake................... RB 6-0 Erich Maine *............... RB 5-11 Scott Goodwill.............. LB/P 6-2 Anthony Pompey........... DB 6-0 Drew Hogan................. DB 6-1 Luke Zearing................ DL 5-11 Ben Line *................... RB 6-2 Tevaul Brown................ DB 5-11 David Steele................. LB 6-3 Joseph Uhatafe *.......... LB 6-1 Connor Shennan *........ K 6-1 Adam Check................. K/P 6-1 T-J Waters *................. LB 6-3 Gerald Ferguson *......... LB 6-2 Grant Lanza *............... DE 6-4 Anthony Lucian *.......... OL 6-4 Zack Zamiska *............ DL 6-5 Kenneth Ward.............. LB 6-1 Trey Harper.................. DE/LS 6-5 Austin Trgovcich *......... DL 6-2 Devon DeFrances.......... LB 5-10 Jake Tkach *................ LB 6-0 Krys Diaz...................... OL 6-3 Ian Bjuro...................... OL 6-3 Carlton Watson............. OL 6-2 Gio De Loera................ OL 6-3 Mike Lamb................... OL 6-6 Nick Faraci ***............. OL 6-3 Riley Metheney............. OL 6-3
Wt.
Yr.
200 210 195 205 190 190 155 220 210 175 240 200 190 175 220 185 195 205 195 170 200 180 185 175 185 170 190 190 215 195 200 230 220 255 195 210 220 220 205 200 250 245 160 190 230 205 185 235 210 240 280 285 225 225 260 220 235 300 285 280 285 345 290 295
So. Fr. Sr. So. R-Jr. Jr. Fr. R-So. Fr. So. R-Sr. R-So. R-So. R-Jr. R-Jr. So. R-Jr. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-So. R-So. R-Sr. So. Jr. So. Fr. R-Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Jr. So. Fr. R-Fr. So. Jr. Fr. R-So. So. So. R-Jr. R-So. R-Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Sr. Fr. So. R-So. Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. Fr.
Hometown/High School or Junior College
No. Name
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic Troy, Ohio / Troy Orlando, Fla. / Freedom Cincinnati, Ohio / Kings Homestead, Fla. / Miami Southridge Hurricane, W.Va. / Hurricane Delray Beach, Fla. / American Heritage Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Central Huntington, W.Va. / Spring Valley Oakdale, Pa. / New Brighton Area Katy, Texas / Katy (North Texas) Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson McDonald, Pa. / Seton LaSalle Glenshaw Pa. / Shaler Area Erie, Pa. / Erie Cathedral Prep New Castle, Pa. / New Castle West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin West Seneca, N.Y. / West Seneca East Glen Allen, Va. / The Kiski School Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius Glenn Dale, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel Mechanicville, N.Y. / Shenendehowa (Milford Academy) Washington, Pa. / Washington Miami, Fla. / Killian Clearwater, Fla. / Countryside North Canton, Ohio / Hoover Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg Lumberton, N.J. / Holy Cross (Stillman) Mars, Pa. / Mars Area Boca Raton, Fla. / West Boca Shaker Heights, Ohio / Shaker Heights Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry Hillsville, Pa. / Mohawk Area Crescent, Pa. / Moon Area Delray Beach, Fla. / Village Academy Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty Windsor Mill, Md. / WSTES Endicott, N.Y. / Union Endicott Ebensburg, Pa. / Central Cambria Oxford, Mich. / Oxford Palm Bay, Fla. / American Heritage Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg Catholic Plymouth, Mich. / Canton McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour Philadelphia, Pa. / West Catholic (Navy Prep Academy) Delray Beach, Fla. / West Boca Roanoke, Texas / Byron Nelson New Market, Md. / Linganore Avon Lake, Ohio / Avon Lake McMurray, Pa. / Peters Township Centerville, Ohio / Chaminade-Julienne Youngstown, Ohio / Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown State) West Bloomfield, Mich. / St. Mary’s Preparatory West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin Montclair, N.J. / Montclair Spanish Fort, Ala. / Spanish Fort (Louisiana-Lafayette) Pittsburgh, Pa. / City Charter Downey, Calif. / Downey Lancaster, N.Y. / Depew McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette Clearwater, Fla. / Countryside
72 Josh Thiel **................ OL 6-3 73 Drew Garbenis.............. OL 6-5
Pos. Ht.
300 R-Jr. Liberty Township, Ohio / Cincinnati Hills Christian 315 R-So. West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown/High School or Junior College
76 Blake Chambliss *........ OL 6-5 77 Max Robertson ***....... OL 6-4
300 R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller 325 Sr. Deland, Fla. / Deland
78 Dan Creter................... OL 6-2 80 Uyi Akpan.................... WR 6-1
280 Fr. Stewartstown, Pa. / Kennard-Dale 195 R-Sr. Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern 81 Kaleb Springer.............. TE 5-11 220 R-So. Duncansville, Pa. / Hollidaysburg Area 82 Zach Walker................. WR 6-0 200 R-Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Central 83 Logan Moroney............. TE 6-3 225 Fr. East Brady, Pa. / Karns City 84 Michael Woltz............... TE 6-2 225 R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Peters Township 85 Tom Venter................... WR 5-10 185 R-So. Toms River, N.J. / Toms River South (Ocean County College) 86 Marshall McCormick...... WR 6-2 170 Fr. Sarver, Pa. / Freeport Area 87 Jordan Blackmon *....... WR 6-0 180 R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills 88 Aidan Black.................. TE 6-4 235 Fr. Athens, Ga. / Athens Academy 89 William Kirch................ K 6-2 160 Fr. Athens, Ga. / Cedar Shoals 90 Forrest Mason ***........ DL 6-3 280 R-Sr. 91 Collin Giesey *.............. DE 6-3 300 So. 92 Ryan Lewis *................ DE 6-5 280 Jr. 95 Steven Fiadewornu *..... DT 6-3 300 Jr. 96 Justin Boyette............... DL 6-6 330 R-Fr. 97 Dennis Stevens............ DL 6-3 230 Fr. 99 Amir Fenwick................ DL 6-0 270 Fr.
Union Bridge, Md. / Frederick (Hargrave Military Academy) Villa Rica, Ga. / Robert S. Alexander McKees Rocka, Pa. / Montour (Milford Academy) Zurich, Switzerland / Zurich Business School Lansdale, Pa. / North Penn Melbourne, Fla. / Melbourne Clinton, Md. / Frederick Douglass
Duplicate Jersey #’s No. Name
15d 22d 23d 27d 28d 29d 39d
Pos. Ht.
Marcus Prather **........ QB Nick Sully..................... LB Marquis Robinson......... DB Mike Roper.................. TE Andrew Romanchak...... DB Ty’ion Powe.................. WR Forrest Barnes.............. RB
6-2 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-9 5-11
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown/High School or Junior College
195 R-Jr. Weirton, W.Va. / Steubenville (Akron) 190 Fr. Jim Thorpe, Pa. / Marian 180 R-Fr. Silver Spring, Md. / James Hubert Blake 240 Fr. Bridgeville, Pa. / Chartiers Valley 190 Fr. Freeport, Pa. / Freeport 175 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Brashear 210 R-So. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley (The Citadel)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Akpan: Awk-paun Bjuro: Bureau Brumbaugh: Brum-baw De Loera: De-LOR-e-ah Devon: DEV-en Faraci: Far-AH-chee Fiadewornu: Fia-de-wor-new Garbenis: Gar-BEAN-iss Giesey: Ghee-SEE Kirch: Kirsch Lamica: Lam-ICK-uh Masson: Mason Powe: rhymes with wow Prather: PRAY-ther Rameses: RAM-ciss Romanchak: RO-man-check Smigiera: Smig-EAR-uh Stojkovic: Stock-O-vick Thiel: Thee-uhl Tkach: TACK Trgovcich: Turg-O-vich Ty’ion: Ty-ON Uyi: Ew-knee Uhatafe: Oh-ah-tah-fay Wollet: Wallet * letters earned; “d” denotes duplicate number
— Coaching Staff — Head Coach (position; season at RMU; alma mater): John Banaszak (special teams coordinator; second season as head coach, 13th season at RMU; Eastern Michigan ‘75) Assistant Coaches (position; season at RMU; alma mater): Scott Farison (assistant head coach/defensive coordinator; 14th season; Mercyhurst ‘01), Darrin Hicks (offensive coordinator; second season; Washington & Jefferson ’96), Andrew Richardson (offensive line; ninth season; Penn State ’05), Bill Hurley (secondary; seventh season; Syracuse ’80), Patrick Shepard (receivers and tight ends; seventh season; Miami University ’09), Myles Russ (running backs; fourth season; Robert Morris ’11), Cornelius Coleman (defensive line; second season; Waynesburg ’99), Nick McVay (receivers; second season; Otterbein ’13), Mike Brown (outside linebackers; first season; Mercyhurst ’13), Codi Casper (assistant defensive backs; first season; Robert Morris ‘15)
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RMU Insider — Levine Building “Surreal” Career As Pro Goalie — Moon Township, Pa. – Ilya Bryzgalov saved Eric Levine’s pro hockey career. At least that’s the conclusion the former Robert Morris University standout goalie has drawn after coming this close to calling it quits last winter. But to make sense of how Bryzgalov’s sudden decision to retire gave Levine just the opportunity he was looking for, we have to rewind a bit. Since graduating from RMU with his psychology degree in 2013, the 26-yearold Levine has dressed for eight pro hockey teams, from the Peoria Rivermen of the Southern Professional Hockey League to the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies, where he will start the 2015-16 season with a contract. His itinerant path around the minor leagues seems crazy on first glance, but it’s not all that rare. “Being a minor-league goalie is, in one word, brutal,” Levine says. “If we’re speaking honestly, goalies that are undrafted and unsigned to an NHL contract, like myself, are extremely replaceable and teams are less than loyal to us. “It’s a lot of call-ups, a lot of being released, a lot of packing and unpacking your life going from city to city, and a lot of just waiting on the bench for your chance to play.” Despite not being categorized as an NHL prospect, Levine still found a pretty good situation in Peoria, which is about a three-hour drive from his Chicagoland hometown of Wheeling, Illinois. In his rookie year of 2013-14, Levine had a .912 save percentage in 23 games for the Rivermen, even as he sought chances to play at higher levels than the ‘Single-A’ SPHL. Over the past two seasons, that ambition led to loan stints with the Allen Americans of the now-defunct Central Hockey League, the Indy Fuel and Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL, and even the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, the top development league of the NHL.
“There are only two goalies per team,” Levine says. “That leaves guys like me having to fight a lot harder to get a shot at the ECHL level than a forward or defenseman. We don’t get many chances to make our presence felt. The lesson I learned is to take every single game with the mindset that you are playing to earn your next start, your next paycheck.” Ironically, Levine’s willingness to seize an opening, no matter how small, almost led to the end of his playing career. Twice last season, he accepted call-ups to ECHL teams (Alaska and Utah) with promises of playing time, only to ride the pine on both occasions. When he returned to Peoria from his first fruitless gig, the Rivermen released him because they wanted a goalie who would stick around. After getting snubbed in Utah a week later, Levine was ready to move on and focus on running the Midwest Goalie
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School, a company he purchased last summer. But, in late February, the Anaheim Ducks announced that Bryzgalov, instead of accepting a demotion to the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals, would call it a career after 12 NHL seasons. That meant the Admirals needed to keep the goalie they recently summoned from Utah, leaving a roster spot open out west. Grizzlies head coach Tim Branham called Levine and -- after apologizing for not playing him earlier -- offered another look. “He said I’d get my shot to play,” Levine says. “He followed up on his word.” Levine went 3-0 with a .922 save percentage to close the regular season, then did just as well (.923 SV%, 1.92 goals-against average) in the playoffs to earn the chance to start the new season in the ECHL. Between the insight he gains while teaching young goaltenders and his constant search for that extra edge, Levine is confident that his third pro season will be his best. “In the offseason you try to make those changes and discover more about your body and what it needs to stay healthy, which, as a goalie, is of the highest importance,” he says. “I like to do a lot of skating and (puck) tracking drills. Ironically, the higher level of hockey I play, the simpler my game needs to be. At my level, it’s about doing the really little, boring details well.” Levine noted that his fitness routine includes both strength and flexibility work, with challenging hot yoga sessions aiding in focus and body maintenance. The ubiquitous butterfly style has revolutionized goaltending over the past two decades, but it can be devastating to the hips in particular. “All these years of butterfly have not been kind to my body,” Levine says. “I was actually starting to get a little worried that I couldn’t maintain the rigors of another season in net, but after doing three months of hot yoga three or
four times a week, my body has never felt better.” As would be expected from a psychology major, Levine considers the mental side of the game often. A former catcher from his baseball-playing days, Levine said there’s something about being at the center of the action that calms his usually hyperactive mind. “As the saying goes, ‘In the crease, there is nowhere to hide, only to escape,’” he says. “When I put the pads on, I become a different person. In my normal day-to-day life, I’m very talkative, sometimes scattered, very on-the-go, always doing or thinking about something. “But in the crease, I am overwhelmed with this sense of calm and composure I can’t find anywhere else. I enjoy it so much because of the responsibility the position evokes in you. You are tested on a mental level that is unparalleled in sports.” Levine’s comfort in the blue paint was evident throughout his four-year stay at RMU, but especially during his senior year. The 6-foot-3, 180-pounder backstopped the Colonials to a then-program-record 20-win season, putting up a .929 save percentage in 35 games. Two of his 19 wins occurred at the inaugural Three Rivers Classic, where he was named tournament MVP after stopping all 99 shots he faced at CONSOL Energy Center. His performance in the championship game is particularly indelible, as he made 51 saves in a 1-0 shutout of No. 5 Miami. To hear Levine tell it, though, he almost had to sit out the tourney because of a stomach bug.
“I will never forget how terribly sick I was,” he says. “I might have eaten a half-bag of Cheerios that whole weekend. I missed both morning skates because I was home throwing up, and I’m pretty sure (then freshman) Terry Shafer had to tie my skates before the game because I had no strength in my hands to get them as tight as I like. “But once I stepped on the ice … wow, what an atmosphere. I can still remember being in the crease for our first game against Penn State when (Jeff Jimerson) was singing the anthem. I was so overwhelmed with emotions. It was surreal skating to my net and thinking of all the great NHL goalies who had tended the same net. It was this weird connection I felt with the ‘goalie spirits.’ I don’t even know how to describe it, but I loved every second of it.” As it turned out, Levine was able to channel those feelings into two nights of otherworldly goaltending, giving the Colonials a milestone victory in a big-time venue. “I looked around the rink and I thought, ‘I will play here one day as an NHL goalie, and this weekend, I will play like I am one,’” Levine says. “Fortunately something in my body listened to my brain. Just to be a part of that last game, to see our entire team battle as hard as they did, I was so happy we won. “Having Adam Brace jump into my arms, the entire team rushing off the bench, to be in the middle of all that ... that’s something I’ll take to my grave.” Levine’s RMU memories aren’t limited 2015 ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSIT Y FOOTBALL
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to the ice. He served as president of the psychology honor society Psi Chi, taking the lead on some “cool projects” in the department during his junior and senior years. In particular, Levine speaks highly of his former professor and advisor, Dr. Stephen Paul, for helping him expand his worldview. “He taught me a lot of things I still think about now,” Levine says. “What it means to be truly open-minded, or why it’s important to not succumb to thought that is based on a prejudice somebody has.” Having an open mind can help one embrace the quirks and uncertainties of a career in pro sports, something Levine has learned during two wildly unpredictable years in minor-league hockey. He says his ultimate goal is to work for an NHL team as a goalie coach or professional scout, but in the meantime he’ll continue spreading his knowledge through youth camps and private lessons. If hockey doesn’t work out, Levine mentions the possibility of fully embracing his newfound affinity for yoga and becoming an instructor. Hearing the matter-of-fact way he describes his current profession, some of that Eastern-style serenity has already made an impact. “What’s it like being a pro goalie?” Levine quips. “Surreal. Minor-league goalies are like weather in Chicago. Always changing, very unpredictable, and most times nobody likes you. “But my God, do I love it.”
RMU Football Record Book
Archie Wannamaker
SAM DORSETT
REGGIE CHAMBERS
CAREER RECORDS Rushing Yards
Alex DiMichele
Touchdown Passes
Passing Yards
Tim Levcik – 76 (1998-2001)
Tim Levcik – 7,222 (1998-2001)
Yards
Att.
Avg.
TD
200+ Yard Passing Games
300+ Yard Passing Games
1. Myles Russ (2007-10)................... 4,271
818
5.2
21
Drew Geyer – 17 (2002-05)
Tim Levcik – 4 (1998-2001)
2. Sam Dorsett (1999-2003)............. 3,847
724
5.3
29
Erik Cwalinski – 17 (2005-08)
3. Tim Hall (1994-95)........................ 2,908
393
7.4
27
4. Archie Wannamaker (1996-98)....... 2,462
427
5.8
20
5. Devin Wilson (2002-05)................. 1,762
429
4.1
15
Name
Touchdowns Points Tim Hall – 34 (1994-95)
Jeff Carlo - 250 (1998-2001)
All-Purpose Yards Rushing Attempts
Rushing Touchdowns
Myles Russ – 818 (2007-10)
Sam Dorsett – 29 (1999-2003)
100-Yard Rushing Games
200+ Yard Rushing Games
Sam Dorsett – 19 (1999-2003)
Tim Hall - 6 (1994-95)
Myles Russ – 4,651 (2007-10)
Receptions Name
No. Yards Avg./G
Field Goals Made
Extra Points Made
Jeff Carlo – 35 (1998-2001)
Jeff Carlo – 145 (1998-2001)
Punts
Punting Yards
Tony LaMancusa – 260 (2011-14)
Tony LaMancusa – 9,596 (2011-14)
TD
1. Shadrae King (2008-11)................ 145 1,698 39.5
21
2. Duane Mitchell (2011-14).............. 133 1,848 44.0
17
Tackles
Solo
3. Tyjuan Massey (2002-05).............. 112 2,119 62.3
21
1. James Noel (2002-05)............................................. 437
179
4. Rupert Rickards (2002-05)............. 107 1,435 35.9
10
2. Alex DiMichele (2008-10)......................................... 330
140
5. Sherrod Evers (2006-09)............... 94 1,408 50.3 11
3. Nate List (1994-97)................................................. 309
130
4. Reggie Chambers (1998-2001)................................. 299
151
5. Michael Landers (2006-10)....................................... 277
133
Tackles (Total) Name
Receiving Yards Name
Yards
Rec. Avg./C
TD
1. Tyjuan Massey (2002-05).............. 2,119
112
18.9
21
Tackles (Solo)
Sacks
2. Duane Mitchell (2011-14).............. 1,848
133
13.9
17
James Noel – 179 (2002-05)
Nolan Nearhoof – 26.5 (2009-12)
3. Shadrae King (2008-11)................ 1,698
145
11.7
21
4. Fred Parker (1996-98)................... 1,495
86
17.4
20
5. Rupert Rickards (2002-05)............. 1,435
107
13.4
10
Interceptions Name
No.
1. Brian Dunn (1994-97)................................................................. 19 Touchdown Receptions
100-Yard Receiving Games
2. Mike Niklos (2003-07)................................................................. 16
Tyjuan Massey – 21 (2002-05)
Tyjuan Massey – 7 (2002-05)
3. Nick Downs (1997-2000)............................................................ 14
Shadrae King – 21 (2008-11)
4. Michael Landers (2006-10).......................................................... 12
Passing Attempts
Pass Completions
Tim Levcik – 970 (1998-2001)
Tim Levcik – 537 (1998-2001)
5. Nate List (1994-97).................................................................... 11 Note: Players bold still active
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SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
Tackles (Total) Name
Rushing Attempts — Rameses Owens – 39 @ North Dakota (9/6/14)
Tackles Solo Loss (Yds.) Opponent
Date
1. Reggie Chambers... 20
7
2 (-6)
@ Albany
Jordan Howard....... 20
5
2 (-4)
@ Central Connecticut 10/13/07
3. Chad Wengert........ 19
4
2 (-2)
@ Central Connecticut 10/13/07
Alex DiMichele....... 19
7
-
Date
Alex DiMichele....... 19
7
1 (-4)
1. Tim Hall................ 278 22 4 Bethany
11/5/94
Mike Cook............. 19
2
-
2. Tim Hall................ 250
11/11/95
Rushing Touchdowns — Tim Hall – 4 vs. Bethany (11/5/94) Rushing Yards Name
Yards Att. TD
34
3
Opponent
Saint Francis
3. Myles Russ............ 246 37 2 Duquesne
10/11/08
4. Tim Hall................ 235
20
3
Central Connecticut
9/30/95
5. Tim Hall................ 214
32
3
@ Bethany
11/4/95
11/10/01
Bucknell
9/13/08
@ Saint Francis
10/2/10
Dayton
9/14/13
Tackles (Solo) — Jason Hempstead – 14 vs. Sacred Heart (9/22/01) Interceptions — Brian Dunn – 3 vs. Duquesne (10/8/94) Quarterback Sacks — Jason Spencer – 5 vs. Saint Francis (11/8/97)
Receptions Name
Note: Players bold still active
Rec
Yards
TD
Opponent
Date
1. Tyjuan Massey........ 10
272
1
Sacred Heart
11/12/05
Sherrod Evers......... 10
159
1
Morehead State 9/6/08
3. J.T. Kirk.................. 9
111
1
@ Central Connecticut
Brent Hockenberry.. 9
196
1
@ Buffalo State 9/1/01
Rushing Yards
Rushing Attempts
Dante Settles......... 9
153
1
@ Duquesne
11/15/03
Tim Hall – 1,572 (1995)
Tim Hall – 239 (1995)
Shadrae King.......... 9
110
2
@ Central Connecticut
10/10/09
Shadrae King.......... 9
104
2
@ Monmouth 10/1/11
Rushing Touchdowns
100-Yard Rushing Games
62
0
Eastern Kentucky 8/28/14
Tim Hall – 16 (1995)
Tim Hall – 8 (1995)
Duane Mitchell....... 9
SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
9/25/99
200-Yard Rushing Games Receiving Yards Name
Tim Hall – 4 (1995) Yards Rec. TD
Opponent
Date
1. Tyjuan Massey....... 272
10
1
Sacred Heart
11/12/05
2. Brent Hockenberry. 196
9
1
@ Buffalo State
9/1/01
Receptions
Receiving Yards
Duane Mitchell – 52 (2013)
Tyjuan Massey – 899 (2005)
3. Tyjuan Massey....... 177 4 1 Albany
11/6/04
Touchdown Receptions
100-Yard Receiving Games
4. Dante Settles........ 167
7
2
Saint Francis
9/29/01
Tyjuan Massey – 10 (2005)
Tyjuan Massey – 4 (2005)
5. Alvin Hill................ 164
7
0
@ Morehead State
9/22/07 Passing Attempts
Pass Completions
Touchdown Receptions — Tyjuan Massey – 4 vs. Stony Brook (10/29/05)
Drew Geyer – 361 (2004)
Drew Geyer – 187 (2004)
Touchdowns — Tim Hall – 4 vs. Bethany (11/5/94)
Passing Yards
Touchdown Passes
Tim Hall – 4 @ Duquesne (9/16/95)
Drew Geyer - 2,601 (2004)
Tim Levcik – 22 (2001)
Tyjuan Massey – 4 vs. Stony Brook (10/29/05)
Jeff Sinclair – 22 (2010)
200-Yard Passing Games
Points — Tim Hall – 24 vs. Bethany (11/5/94)
Drew Geyer - 9 (2004)
Tim Hall – 24 @ Duquesne (9/16/95) Tyjuan Massey – 24 vs. Stony Brook (10/29/05)
Touchdowns Points
All-Purpose Yards — Tyjuan Massey – 349 vs. Sacred Heart (11/12/05)
Tim Hall – 20 (1995)
Passing Attempts — Luke Brumbaugh – 51 vs. Eastern Kentucky (8/28/14)
All-Purpose Yards
Tim Hall – 120 (1995)
Tim Hall – 1,905 (1995) Pass Completions — Rich Demaio – 33 @ Duquesne (11/15/03) Touchdown Passes — Drew Geyer – 6 vs. Buffalo State (9/4/04) Passing Yards Name
Yards
PC-PA
TD
Opponent
Date
1. Rich Demaio............. 444
33-45
3
@ Duquesne
11/15/03
2. Tim Levcik................ 363
26-35
4
Stony Brook
11/3/01
3. Tim Levcik................ 330
14-24
2
@ Wagner
10/3/98
4. Paul Jones................ 321
22-43
2
@ VMI
9/28/13
5. Drew Geyer............... 313
20-35
5
Stony Brook
10/29/05
Field Goals
Extra Points Made
Garrett Clawson – 14 (2009)
Jeff Carlo – 40 (2000)
Tackles (Total)
Tackles (Solo)
Mike Cook – 117 (2013)
John O’Connell – 57 (1997)
Quarterback Sacks
Interceptions
Jason Spencer – 11 (1997)
Brian Dunn – 7 (1997)
Ray Gensler – 11 (2006)
Nick Downs – 7 (2000)
Corey Oaks – 7 (2002)
Note: Players bold still active
Field Goals Made — Hunter Khaleghi – 4 vs. Central Connecticut (10/18/14) Extra Points Made — Jeff Carlo – 9 @ Saint Francis (9/30/00)
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Around the Northeast Conference 2015 Standings (as of Sept. 12, 2015) TEAM
NEC
Pct.
Overall
Pct.
Streak
2015 NEC Honor Roll (Sept. 14, 2015) Home
Away
1. Duquesne
0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 W2 1-0 1-0
Sacred Heart
0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 W2 1-0 1-0
3. Bryant
0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 1-0 0-0
4. Saint Francis
0-0 .000 1-1 .500 L1 1-0 0-1
5. Wagner
0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 0-0 0-1
6. Central Connecticut 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 L2 0-1 0-1 Robert Morris
0-0 .000 0-2 .000 L2 0-1 0-1
2015 Northeast Conference Football Composite Schedule — Friday, September 4 — Lehigh 20, Central Connecticut 14
— Saturday, October 10 — Sacred Heart @ Robert Morris *........... Noon Alderson Broaddus @ Duquesne.............. 1 p.m.
— Saturday, September 5 Dayton 27, Robert Morris 24
Bryant @ Central Connecticut *............... 1 p.m. Wagner @ Columbia............................... 6 p.m.
Saint Francis 48, Georgetown 20 — Saturday, October 17 —
Duquesne 47, Kentucky Christian 7 Bryant 27, American International 3
Dartmouth @ Central Connecticut............ Noon
Rice 56, Wagner 16
Duquesne @ Bryant *............................. Noon
Sacred Heart 43, Saint Anselm 19
Cornell @ Sacred Heart........................... 1 p.m. Wagner @ Saint Francis *....................... 3:30 p.m.
— Saturday, September 12 — — Saturday, October 24 —
Sacred Heart 56, Valparaiso 3 Stony Brook 38, Central Connecticut 9
Central Connecticut @ Sacred Heart *...... 1 p.m.
Duquesne 26, Bucknell 7
Saint Francis @ Bryant *......................... 1 p.m.
Towson 35, Saint Francis 20
Wagner @ BYU....................................... 3 p.m.
#17 Youngstown State 21, Robert Morris 14 (OT)
Duquesne @ Robert Morris *............... 6 p.m.
— Saturday, September 19 —
— Saturday, October 31 —
Bryant @ Brown..................................... 12:30 p.m.
Robert Morris @ Central Connecticut *. Noon
Duquesne @ Dayton............................... 1 p.m.
Sacred Heart @ Saint Francis *............... Noon
Notre Dame (Ohio) @ Robert Morris..... 3 p.m.
Wagner @ Duquesne *........................... Noon
Saint Francis @ Youngstown State............ 4 p.m.
Bryant @ Holy Cross............................... 1:05 p.m.
Monmouth @ Wagner............................. 6 p.m. Sacred Heart @ Marist............................ 6 p.m. Bowie St. @ Central Connecticut.............. 7 p.m.
— Saturday, November 7 — Bryant @ Wagner *................................. Noon Duquesne @ Sacred Heart *................... Noon
— Saturday, September 26 — University of Faith @ Saint Francis............ 1 p.m.
East Tennessee State @ Robert Morris Noon Saint Francis @ CCSU *.......................... Noon
Duquesne @ Albany............................... 3:30 p.m. Bryant @ Coastal Carolina....................... 6 p.m.
— Saturday, November 14 —
Central Connecticut @ New Hampshire..... 6 p.m.
Central Connecticut @ Wagner *.............. Noon
Lafayette @ Wagner................................ 6 p.m.
Robert Morris @ Saint Francis *............... Noon
Robert Morris @ South Dakota State... 6 p.m.
Sacred Heart @ Bryant *......................... Noon
Sacred Heart @ Dartmouth..................... 7 p.m. — Saturday, November 21 — — Saturday, October 3 —
Bryant @ Robert Morris *..................... Noon
Central Connecticut @ Duquesne *.......... Noon
Saint Francis @ Duquesne *.................... Noon
Robert Morris @ Wagner *................... Noon
Wagner @ Sacred Heart *....................... Noon
Bryant @ Monmouth............................... 1 p.m. Saint Francis @ East Tennessee State...... 1 p.m.
* NEC Game
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NEC Offensive Player of the Week
Ose Imekparia, Sacred Heart Jr., RB, 5-10, 180, New Castle, Del. / Northfield Mount Hermon Imeokparia powered Sacred Heart’s offensive explosion at Valparaiso, as the junior running back totaled a game-high 173 yards from scrimmage in just over two quarters of action. In a game that Sacred Heart led 35-0 at halftime, Imeokparia rushed 19 times for 119 yards and three touchdowns and added 54 yards on four receptions. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound ball carrier staked Sacred Heart to a 14-0 advantage on first-quarter touchdown runs of five and two yards, respectively. Imeokparia made seven plays of 12 yards or more with five going for at least 15 yards. NEC Defensive Player of the Week
Mike Stojkovic, Robert Morris R-Sr., LB, 6-3, 240, Katy, Texas / North Texas Stojkovic spearheaded a gutsy defensive effort that nearly led to an upset of nationally-ranked Youngstown State. Going up against a YSU offense that scored 37 points and accumulated over 400 yards of total offense against ACC member Pittsburgh in Week 1, Stojkovic made seven stops that limited the ball carrier to three yards or fewer. The veteran linebacker totaled 11 tackles, including one and-ahalf hits for a loss, one forced fumble and one pass break-up. He set the tone for a strong defensive effort on Youngstown’s second play from scrimmage, forcing a fumble that gave RMU its first drive start at the YSU 41-yard line. NEC Special Teams Player of the Week
Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis Jr., DB/KR, 5-11, 185, Sunrise, Fla. / J.P. Taravella Jerome’s kick return prowess accounted for Saint Francis’ first touchdown at CAA member Towson. After the host Tigers grabbed a 7-0 advantage on a two-yard run late in the first quarter, Jerome took the ensuing kickoff 99 yards to even the score. The 99-yard return for a touchdown by Jerome stands as the longest in program history, surpassing Desmond Ray’s 94-yard return against La Salle in 2001. It was the highlight of a productive day for Jerome in the return game. He ran back the game’s opening kickoff 34 yards to the SFU 40-yard line and averaged 45.3 yards per return. NEC Rookie of the Week
P.J. Fulmore, Duquesne Fr., RB, 5-7, 197, Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Catholic Fulmore enjoyed success running the football for the second consecutive week. Contesting his first road game as a collegian, the freshman averaged 7.9 yards per carry during Duquesne’s 26-7 triumph over Patriot League member Bucknell. Fulmore totaled a game-high 87 yards on 11 carries against a defense that limited its Week 1 opponent to only 21 rush yards. The rookie running back rushed for four first downs against the Bison, who finished the 2014 season as the nation’s 11th-best run defense.
2015 Colonial Cheerleaders Alyssa Amadio
Sarah Ambrosini
Katie Ammann
Marisa Bellemare
Adelyn Berdine
Kassi Blair
Jackie Bradshaw
Asa Bull
Joey Chen
Bailey Clark
Madison Davis
Lauren Ferianc
Sydney Fitzgerald
Chelsea Gibson
Christina Greaves
Lindsey Howard
Emily Hughes
Haley Johnson
Natalie Konish
Alyssa Kortze
Shelby Krause
Lauren Michell
Laura Mihalan
Amanda Moon
Caitlyn Rathgeb
Emily Remo
Isabella Riordan
Alexis Samber
Emily Scraba
Kendra Slis
Sage Steedle
Kami Warnock
David Williams
Haylee Winters
Linda Zysk
All-Time NEC Players of the Week Offensive Player of the Week 1996 Jake Newman (Sept. 8) Jake Newman (Nov. 24) 1997 Jake Newman (Sept. 15) Ralph Clark (Oct. 6) Jake Newman (Nov. 24) 1998 Archie Wannamaker (Sept. 28) Archie Wannamaker (Oct. 5) * Donald Dorsey (Nov. 23) 1999
Donald Dorsey (Oct. 25) Donald Dorsey (Nov. 1) Donald Dorsey (Nov. 8) Donald Dorsey (Nov. 22)
2000
Sam Dorsett (Sept. 18) Tim Levcik (Oct. 2) Sam Dorsett (Oct. 9) Tim Levcik (Nov. 13) Sam Dorsett (Nov. 20)
2001
Brent Hockenberry (Sept. 3) Tim Levcik (Oct. 1) Tim Levcik (Oct. 29) Tim Levcik (Nov. 5) Tim Levcik (Nov. 12)
2002 None 2003 Sam Dorsett (Sept. 9) 2004 Drew Geyer (Sept. 13) 2005 None 2006 None 2007 Alvin Hill (Sept. 24) 2008 Myles Russ (Oct. 13) 2009 None 2010
Myles Russ (Sept. 20) Myles Russ (Oct. 18) Myles Russ (Nov. 1) * Myles Russ (Nov. 8)
Defensive Player of the Week 1996 John O’Connell (Sept. 14) John O’Connell (Sept. 21) John O’Connell (Oct. 27)
2002 None
1997
2004 None
2003 Tyjuan Massey (Oct. 6)
Brian Dunn (Sept. 7) John O’Connell (Sept. 22) * John O’Connell (Sept. 29) John Rochford (Oct. 20) John Rochford (Oct. 27) Jason Spencer (Nov. 10)
2005 None 2006 None 2007 Michael Walser (Sept. 10)
1998 Nick Downs (Sept. 8) John O’Connell (Nov. 9) Brad Miller (Nov. 23)
2008 Nick Schirtzinger (Sept. 9) 2009 Garrett Clawson (Nov. 2) Garrett Clawson (Nov. 9) Garrett Clawson (Nov. 16)
1999 Chris Young (Sept. 20) Jason Hempstead (Sept. 27) Jemond Riffe (Nov. 22)
2010 Nick Schirtzinger (Sept. 20) 2011 None
2000 Nick Downs (Sept. 4) Jemond Riffe (Oct. 30)
2012 None
2001 None
2003 None
2013
2004 Jonathan LeDonne (Sept. 13)
2014 Hunter Khaleghi (Oct. 20)
2002 Corey Oaks (Sept. 9)
Antwan Eddie (Sept. 9) * Antwan Eddie (Sept. 30) Antwan Eddie (Oct. 28) Connor Shennan (Nov. 11)
2003 Mike Niklos (Sept. 9) 2004 None 2005 Erik Cwalinski (Nov. 14) 2006 None 2007 Myles Russ (Sept. 17) Nick Schirtzinger (Sept. 24) 2008
James O’Quinn (Oct. 13) Shadrae King (Oct. 27) James O’Quinn (Nov. 3) James O’Quinn (Nov. 17)
2009 Jeff Sinclair (Nov. 23) 2010 None 2011 None 2012 Marcelis Branch (Oct. 1) Marcelis Branch (Oct. 22) 2013 Marcus Prather (Oct. 28) 2014
Rameses Owens (Sept. 8) Nic Lamica (Oct. 20) Gerald Ferguson (Nov. 10) Ryan Richards Jr. (Nov. 24)
* Co-player of the week
2005 Jeff Rommes (Oct. 10)
Rookie of the Week
2006 Chad Wengert (Oct. 2) Jeff Rommes (Oct. 16) Mike Niklos (Oct. 30)
1996
2007 Chad Wengert (Sept. 17) Chad Wengert (Nov. 12) 2008 Michael Landers (Oct. 27) Michael Landers (Nov. 3)
2011 Shadrae King (Oct. 3) 2012 None
2011 None
2013 None
2012 Marcelis Branch (Oct. 1) Cameron Chadwick (Nov. 12)
Archie Wannamaker (Sept. 14) Archie Wannamaker (Sept. 28) Archie Wannamaker (Nov. 3) Archie Wannamaker (Nov. 10) Archie Wannamaker (Nov. 17)
1997 Nick Downs (Sept. 7) 1998
2009 Alex DiMichele (Sept. 8) Rolf Bathold (Oct. 19) Elias Navarro (Nov. 9) * 2010
2014 Rameses Owens (Sept. 8)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Elias Navarro (Sept. 13) * Michael Landers (Sept. 27) * Alex DiMichele (Oct. 4) Alex DiMichele (Nov. 8)
Tim Levcik (Sept. 8) Tim Levcik (Sept. 14) Tim Levcik (Sept. 28) Tim Levcik (Oct. 5) Tim Levcik (Oct. 19) Tim Levcik (Nov. 9) Tim Levcik (Nov. 23)
1999 Sam Dorsett (Sept. 27) 2000
2013 Antwan Eddie (Nov. 4) * Kimani Smith (Nov. 11)
Dante Settles (Oct. 16) Brent Hockenberry (Oct. 23) Brent Hockenberry (Oct. 30) Brent Hockenberry (Nov. 6)
2001 Stephen McNair (Oct. 22) Stephen McNair (Nov. 5)
2014 Forrest Mason (Oct. 20)
2002 James Noel (Sept. 9) James Noel (Sept. 30) Drew Geyer (Nov. 11)
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Notes: Former quarterback Tim Levcik (1998-2001) earned seven NEC Rookie of the Week honors during the 1998 campaign, currently tied for the league record … Levcik was also named NEC Offensive Player of the Week a school record six times during his career … Former linebacker John O’Connell (1995-98) was named NEC Defensive Player of the Week a school record six times over the course of his career … RMU had four players earn Rookie of the Week honors in 2014, tying a league record for the number of distinct players from one team honored in that category in a season … Myles Russ was named National Offensive Player of the Week by The Sports Network Sept. 20, 2010 … Rameses Owens was named National Freshman of the Week by The Sports Network Sept. 8, 2014.
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Northeast Conference Postseason Honors Robert Morris has placed 79 players on the All-NEC First and Second Teams a total of 135 times since joining the league in 1996. A look at RMU’s year-by-year All-NEC selections:
— 2010 — Alex DiMichele (1st)............. LB Shadrae King (1st)............... TE Corey Konycki (1st).............. OL Michael Landers (1st).......... DB Elias Navarro (1st)............... LB Nolan Nearhoof (1st)........... DL Myles Russ (1st).................. RB Nick Schirtzinger (1st).......... P Jeff Sinclair (1st)................. QB Carlos Andrade (2nd)........... OL Rolf Bathold (2nd)............... DB Logan Miles (2nd)................ OL
— 1996 — Brian Dunn.......................... DB Nate List............................. LB John O’Connell.................... LB Dante Payne....................... DB Deodis Powell...................... OL
— 1997 — Brian Cleary........................ OL Brian Dunn.......................... DB Hank Fraley......................... OL Nate List............................. LB John O’Connell.................... LB Fred Parker......................... WR Dante Payne....................... DB Jason Spencer..................... DL Archie Wannamaker............. RB
— 1998 — Chris Beene........................ DB Jeff Carlo............................ PK Donald Dorsey..................... RB Hank Fraley......................... OL Tim Levcik........................... QB Chris Longo......................... P Brad Miller.......................... LB Fred Parker......................... WR
— 1999 — Donald Dorsey (1st)............. RB Nick Downs (1st)................. DB Hank Fraley (1st)................. OL Shawn George (1st)............. OL Tim Levcik (1st)................... QB Mark Leyenaar (1st)............. OL Brad Kirit (1st)..................... DL J.T. Kirk (1st)....................... WR Ray Thomas (1st)................ DB Jeff Carlo (2nd).................... PK Brad Miller (2nd)................. LB Jemond Riffe (2nd).............. LB
— 2000 — Jeff Carlo (1st)..................... PK Sam Dorsett (1st)................ RB Nick Downs (1st)................. DB Opio Gary (1st).................... WR Matt Grayson (1st)............... DL Brad Kirit (1st)..................... DL
Corey Oaks
— 2005 —
Tim Levcik (1st)................... QB Mark Leyenaar (1st)............. OL Pat Linberg (1st).................. OL Ray Thomas (1st)................ DB Brent Hockenberry (2nd)...... TE Jemond Riffe (2nd).............. LB Kevin Wachhaus (2nd)......... OL
Jason Forrest (1st)............... DL Tyjuan Massey (1st)............. RS James Noel (1st)................. LB Tyjuan Massey (2nd)............ WR
— 2006 — Matt Brunck (1st)................ DL Ray Gensler (1st)................. DL Mario Hines (1st)................. RS Mike Niklos (1st)................. DB Jarvis Powers (1st)............... TE Colyn Haugh (2nd)............... DL James Kazil (2nd)................ DB Jeff Rommes (2nd).............. LB John Steilner (2nd).............. OL Chad Wengert (2nd)............. LB
— 2001 — Reggie Chambers (1st)......... LB Sam Dorsett (1st)................ RB Brent Hockenberry (1st)....... TE Tim Levcik (1st)................... QB Mark Leyenaar (1st)............. OL Pat Linberg (1st).................. OL Kevin Wachhaus (1st)........... OL Jeff Carlo (2nd).................... PK Corey Oaks (2nd)................. DB
— 2007 —
— 2002 —
Mike Niklos (1st)................. DB Chad Wengert (1st).............. LB Mario Hines (2nd)................ RS Nick Schirtzinger (2nd)......... P John Steilner (2nd).............. OL Mark Szymanski (2nd).......... DL
Corey Oaks (1st).................. DB Stephen McNair (2nd).......... WR James Noel (2nd)................ LB Rupert Rickards (2nd).......... TE
— 2003 —
— 2011 — Nolan Nearhoof (1st)........... DL Brad Rodgers (1st)............... OL Cameron Chadwick (2nd)..... DB Anthony Coleman (2nd)........ RS Shadrae King (2nd).............. TE Logan Miles (2nd)................ OL
— 2012 — Nolan Nearhoof (1st)........... DL Marcelis Branch (2nd).......... DB
— 2013 — Mike Cook (1st)................... LB A.J. Dalton (1st).................. OL Tyler Digby (1st)................... TE A.J. Holderman (1st)............ DL Antwan Eddie (1st)............... RS Antwan Eddie (2nd)............. DB Tony LaMancusa (2nd)......... P Forrest Mason (2nd)............ DL Duane Mitchell (2nd)........... WR
— 2014 — Antwan Eddie (2nd)............. DB Forrest Mason (2nd)............ DL
— 2008 —
James Noel (1st)................. LB Sam Dorsett (2nd)............... RB Jason Forrest (2nd).............. DL Kevin Wachhaus (2nd)......... OL Will Weathers (2nd)............. DL
Michael Landers (1st).......... DB Alex DiMichele (2nd)............ LB Sherrod Evers (2nd)............. WR Myles Russ (2nd)................. RB Mark Szymanski (2nd).......... DL
— 2004 —
— 2009 —
Jason Forrest (1st)............... DL James Noel (1st)................. LB Babafemi Odumeru (1st)...... DL Rupert Rickards (1st)........... TE Dante Settles (1st).............. RS Nathan DiLorenzo (2nd)........ PK Clifton Jean-Jacques (2nd).OL Josh Marino (2nd)................ DB Tyjuan Massey (2nd)............ WR
Garrett Clawson (1st)........... PK Rolf Bathold (2nd)............... DB Shadrae King (2nd).............. TE Michael Landers (2nd)......... DB Nick Schirtzinger (2nd)......... P
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Notes: The All-NEC Second Team was added in 1999 … Placekicker Jeff Carlo, quarterback Tim Levcik and linebacker James Noel are the only Colonials to be named All-NEC four consecutive years … Tyjuan Massey earned All-NEC First Team honors at return specialist and All-NEC Second Team accolades at wide receiver in 2005 … Antwan Eddie earned All-NEC First Team honors at return specialist and All-NEC Second Team accolades at defensive back in 2013.
NEC Major Awards All-NEC Picks by Year
2014............ 2 2013............ 9 2012............ 2 2011............ 6 2010............ 12 2009............ 5 2008............ 5
Alex DiMichele
2007............ 6 2006............ 10 2005............ 4 2004............ 9 2003............ 5 2002............ 4 2001............ 9
2000............ 13 1999............ 12 1998............ 8 1997............ 9 1996............ 5
James Noel
Coach of the Year
Joe Walton................................... 1996-97, 1999, 2010 Offensive Player of the Year
Tim Levcik................................................... 2000, 2001 Myles Russ........................................................... 2010
Myles Russ
Tim Levcik
Defensive Player of the Year
James Noel........................................................... 2004 Chad Wengert........................................................ 2007 Alex DiMichele....................................................... 2010 Nolan Nearhoof..................................................... 2012
All-NEC Picks by Position
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Archie Wannamaker............................................... 1996 Tim Levcik............................................................. 1998 Brent Hockenberry................................................. 2000 James O’Quinn...................................................... 2008 Defensive Rookie of the Year
Murray Poole (co-)................................................. 1996 James Noel........................................................... 2002 Mike Niklos........................................................... 2003 Marcelis Branch..................................................... 2012
Joe Walton
Offense Offensive Line Quarterback Running Back Tight End Wide Receiver
32 players 14 players 2 players 4 players 5 players 7 players
54 times 23 times 5 times 8 times 9 times 9 times
Defense Defensive Line Defensive Back Linebacker
38 players 13 players 14 players 11 players
64 times 20 times 24 times 20 times
Special Teams Placekicker Punter Return Specialist
11 players 3 players 3 players 5 players
17 times 6 times 5 times 6 times
Nolan Nearhoof
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Chad Wengert
NEC Year-by-Year Standings 1996 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
2001 Final Standings Streak Home Away
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
1. Robert Morris * #........ 3-1 (.750)
9-2 (.818)
W3
5-0
4-2
1. Sacred Heart # $........... 8-0 (1.000) 11-0 (1.000) W11
4-0
7-0
Monmouth *.................. 3-1 (.750)
8-3 (.700)
W2
4-2
3-1
2. Robert Morris.............. 6-1 (.857)
6-3 (.667)
W6
3-2
3-1
3. Central Connecticut........ 2-2 (.500)
3-7 (.300)
L2
3-2
0-5
3. Albany.......................... 5-2 (.714)
7-3 (.700)
L2
3-2
4-1
Wagner......................... 2-2 (.500)
5-5 (.500)
L1
3-2
3-2
Monmouth.................... 5-2 (.714)
7-3 (.700)
L1
3-2
4-1
5. Saint Francis................. 0-4 (.000)
3-7 (.300)
W1
2-4
1-3
5. Stony Brook................... 3-5 (.375)
3-6 (.333)
W2
3-2
0-4
Wagner......................... 3-5 (.375)
3-6 (.333)
L3
2-2
1-4
7. Central Connecticut........ 2-5 (.286)
2-7 (.222)
L1
0-3
2-4
8. St. John’s...................... 1-6 (.143)
1-9 (.100)
L8
1-5
0-4
9. Saint Francis................. 0-7 (.000) 0-10 (.000) L10
0-4
0-6
* Co-Champions; #ECAC Bowl Champions
1997 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
1. Robert Morris #.......... 4-0 (1.000) 8-3 (.727)
W3
3-2
5-1
2. Monmouth.................... 3-1 (.750)
5-4 (.556)
W3
2-2
3-2
3. Wagner......................... 2-2 (.500)
6-4 (.600)
L2
5-0
1-4
4. Central Connecticut........ 1-3 (.250)
5-5 (.500)
L1
3-2
2-3
5. Saint Francis................. 0-4 (.000)
2-9 (.182)
W1
1-4
1-5
1. Albany #....................... 6-1 (.857)
8-4 (.667)
W2
6-0
2-4
2. Stony Brook................... 5-2 (.714)
8-2 (.800)
W5
5-0
3-2
Sacred Heart................. 5-2 (.714)
7-3 (.700)
W4
5-1
2-2
4. Wagner......................... 4-3 (.571)
7-4 (.636)
W1
4-0
3-4
5. Central Connecticut........ 3-4 (.429)
5-6 (.455)
W1
4-1
1-5
6. Robert Morris.............. 2-5 (.286)
3-7 (.300)
L6
3-1
0-6
# ECAC Classic Champions; $ Mid-Major National Champions
2002 Final Standings
# ECAC Bowl Champions
1998 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
1. Robert Morris *........... 4-1 (.800)
4-6 (.400)
L2
2-3
2-3
Monmouth.................... 2-5 (.286)
2-8 (.200)
L1
2-3
0-5
Monmouth *.................. 4-1 (.800)
5-5 (.500)
L1
2-3
3-2
8. Saint Francis................. 1-6 (.143)
2-8 (.200)
W1
1-5
1-3
3. Wagner......................... 3-2 (.600)
7-3 (.700)
W1
2-3
5-0
Central Connecticut........ 3-2 (.600)
4-6 (.400)
L1
2-2
2-4
5. Sacred Heart................. 1-4 (.200)
2-8 (.200)
W1
1-4
1-4
6. Saint Francis................. 0-5 (.000) 0-10 (.000) L10
0-5
0-5
# ECAC Classic Champions
2003 Final Standings
* Co-Champions
1999 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
1. Monmouth *.................. 6-1 (.857) 10-2 (.833)
L1
5-0
Albany *........................ 6-1 (.857)
7-4 (.636)
L1
4-1
5-2 3-3
3. Robert Morris.............. 4-3 (.571)
6-4 (.600)
L2
3-1
3-3
Stony Brook................... 4-3 (.571)
6-4 (.600)
W3
4-1
2-3
1. Robert Morris $........... 7-0 (1.000) 8-2 (.800)
W7
5-0
3-2
5. Sacred Heart................. 3-4 (.429)
6-5 (.545)
L4
2-2
4-3
2. Albany.......................... 6-1 (.857)
7-2 (.778)
W1
2-2
5-0
Wagner......................... 3-4 (.429)
6-5 (.545)
W2
4-2
2-3
3. Wagner......................... 5-2 (.714)
5-5 (.500)
L1
3-1
2-4
7. Central Connecticut........ 2-5 (.286)
3-8 (.273)
L2
1-3
2-5
4. Stony Brook................... 4-3 (.571)
5-5 (.500)
W1
4-1
1-4
8. Saint Francis................. 0-7 (.000)
1-9 (.000)
L5
0-4
1-5
5. Central Connecticut........ 3-4 (.429)
4-6 (.400)
W2
3-2
1-4
6. Monmouth.................... 2-5 (.286)
2-8 (.200)
L2
0-4
2-4
7. Saint Francis................. 1-6 (.143)
2-9 (.182)
L2
1-4
1-5
8. Sacred Heart................. 0-7 (.000)
2-9 (.182)
W1
2-3
0-6
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
* Co-Champions
2004 Final Standings
$ Mid-Major National Champions
2000 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
1. Monmouth *.................. 6-1 (.857) 10-1 (.909)
W7
5-1
5-0
Central Connecticut *..... 6-1 (.857)
8-2 (.800)
W2
5-0
3-2
3. Albany.......................... 4-3 (.571)
4-7 (.364)
L2
2-3
2-4
4. Sacred Heart................. 3-4 (.429)
6-4 (.600)
W1
4-1
2-3
L1
4-3
2-2
1. Robert Morris $........... 8-0 (1.000) 10-0 (1.000) W10
5-0
5-0
Robert Morris.............. 3-4 (.429)
6-5 (.545)
2. Sacred Heart................. 7-1 (.875) 10-1 (.909)
W2
6-1
4-0
Wagner......................... 3-4 (.429)
6-5 (.545)
L1
3-1
3-4
3. Wagner......................... 6-2 (.750)
6-5 (.545)
L2
3-3
3-2
7. Stony Brook................... 2-5 (.286)
3-7 (.300)
W1
1-4
2-3
4. Albany.......................... 5-3 (.625)
5-6 (.455)
L2
3-1
2-5
8. Saint Francis................. 1-6 (.143)
3-8 (.273)
L6
3-3
0-5
5. Monmouth.................... 4-4 (.500)
5-6 (.455)
W2
3-2
2-4
6. Central Connecticut........ 3-5 (.575)
4-6 (.400)
W2
4-1
0-5
7. St. John’s...................... 2-6 (.250)
5-6 (.455)
W1
2-3
3-3
8. Stony Brook................... 1-7 (.125)
2-8 (.200)
L7
1-4
1-4
9. Saint Francis................. 0-8 (.000) 0-11 (.000) L11
0-5
0-6
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NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
2010 Final Standings Streak Home Away
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
1. Central Connecticut *..... 5-2 (.714)
7-4 (.636)
L1
4-1
3-3
1. Central Connecticut *..... 7-1 (.875)
8-3 (.727)
W2
5-0
3-3
Stony Brook *................ 5-2 (.714)
6-5 (.545)
L1
4-2
2-3
Robert Morris * %........ 7-1 (.875)
8-3 (.727)
L2
5-0
3-3
3. Monmouth.................... 4-3 (.571)
6-4 (.600)
W1
3-1
3-3
3. Duquesne..................... 5-3 (.625)
7-4 (.636)
W2
5-1
2-3
Albany.......................... 4-3 (.571)
5-6 (.455)
W1
2-2
3-4
4. Bryant........................... 4-4 (.500)
7-4 (.636)
L1
6-1
1-3
5. Wagner......................... 3-4 (.429)
6-5 (.545)
W1
3-3
3-2
Albany.......................... 4-4 (.500)
6-5 (.545)
W3
3-1
3-4
Sacred Heart................. 3-4 (.429)
4-6 (.400)
W1
2-3
2-3
6. Wagner......................... 3-5 (.375)
5-6 (.455)
L2
3-2
2-4
Saint Francis................. 3-4 (.429)
3-8 (.273)
L2
2-3
1-5
Monmouth.................... 3-5 (.375)
3-8 (.273)
L4
2-4
1-4
8. Robert Morris.............. 1-6 (.143)
2-8 (.200)
L5
2-3
0-5
8. Sacred Heart................. 2-6 (.250)
4-7 (.364)
W1
2-3
2-4
9. Saint Francis................. 1-7 (.125) 1-10 (.091)
L8
1-3
0-7
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* Co-Champions; % NCAA FCS Playoffs Automatic Bid
2006 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
2011 Final Standings
Streak Home Away
1. Monmouth.................... 6-1 (.857) 10-2 (.833)
L1
5-2
5-0
2. Albany.......................... 5-2 (.714)
7-4 (.636)
L1
3-2
4-2
1. Duquesne *................... 7-1 (.875)
9-2 (.818)
W5
5-0
4-2
Robert Morris.............. 5-2 (.714)
7-4 (.636)
W1
2-3
5-1
Albany * %.................... 7-1 (.875)
8-4 (.667)
L1
3-2
5-2
Stony Brook................... 5-2 (.714)
5-6 (.455)
L1
2-2
3-4
3. Bryant........................... 5-3 (.625)
7-4 (.636)
L1
4-2
3-2
5. Central Connecticut........ 4-3 (.571)
8-3 (.727)
W2
4-0
4-3
4. Monmouth.................... 4-4 (.500)
5-6 (.455)
L2
0-6
5-0
6. Saint Francis................. 2-5 (.286)
3-8 (.273)
W1
3-3
0-5
Wagner......................... 4-4 (.500)
4-7 (.364)
W3
2-3
2-4
7. Sacred Heart................. 1-6 (.143)
2-9 (.182)
L6
2-4
0-5
6. Sacred Heart................. 3-5 (.375)
5-6 (.455)
L3
2-4
3-2
8. Wagner......................... 0-7 (.000)
4-7 (.364)
L7
2-3
2-4
Central Connecticut........ 3-5 (.375)
4-7 (.364)
W2
2-3
2-4
8. Robert Morris.............. 2-6 (.250)
2-9 (.182)
L6
1-4
1-5
9. Saint Francis................. 1-7 (.125)
2-9 (.182)
L2
2-3
0-6
2007 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
1. Albany.......................... 6-0 (1.000) 8-4 (.667)
Streak Home Away
L1
3-1
5-3
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
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2012 Final Standings
2. Central Connecticut........ 4-2 (.667)
6-5 (.545)
L2
4-2
2-3
3. Wagner......................... 3-3 (.500)
7-4 (.636)
W1
3-3
4-1
Monmouth.................... 3-3 (.500)
4-6 (.400)
W1
1-3
3-3
1. Albany *........................ 7-1 (.875)
9-2 (.818)
W2
4-1
5-1
Robert Morris.............. 3-3 (.500)
4-6 (.400)
W1
2-3
2-3
Wagner * %................... 7-1 (.875)
9-4 (.692)
L1
5-1
4-3
6. Saint Francis................. 2-4 (.333)
3-7 (.300)
W2
0-5
3-2
3. Monmouth.................... 4-3 (.571)
5-5 (.500)
W1
2-2
3-3
7. Sacred Heart................. 0-6 (.000)
3-8 (.273)
L3
2-3
1-5
4. Saint Francis................. 4-4 (.500)
5-6 (.455)
W2
3-1
2-5
Bryant........................... 4-4 (.500)
4-7 (.364)
L1
2-4
2-3
6. Duquesne..................... 3-5 (.375)
5-6 (.455)
L4
3-2
2-4
Robert Morris.............. 3-5 (.375)
4-7 (.364)
L1
3-2
1-5
8. Central Connecticut........ 2-5 (.286)
2-8 (.200)
L2
2-3
0-5
9. Sacred Heart................. 1-7 (.125)
2-9 (.182)
L5
1-3
1-6
2008 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
1. Albany.......................... 7-0 (1.000) 9-3 (.750)
W8
5-0
4-3
2. Monmouth.................... 6-1 (.857)
7-4 (.636)
W2
3-2
4-2
3. Sacred Heart................. 4-3 (.571)
8-3 (.727)
L2
4-2
4-1
Central Connecticut........ 4-3 (.571)
7-4 (.636)
W2
5-0
2-4
Robert Morris.............. 4-3 (.571)
5-6 (.455)
W1
3-3
2-3
6. Duquesne..................... 2-5 (.286)
3-7 (.300)
L1
2-3
1-4
7. Wagner......................... 1-6 (.143)
3-8 (.273)
L4
1-4
2-4
1. Duquesne *................... 4-2 (.667)
7-4 (.636)
W2
5-0
2-4
8. Saint Francis................. 0-7 (.000) 0-11 (.000) L11
0-5
0-6
Sacred Heart * %........... 4-2 (.667) 10-3 (.769)
L1
5-1
5-2
3. Bryant........................... 3-3 (.500)
5-7 (.417)
W1
3-4
2-3
Robert Morris.............. 3-3 (.500)
5-6 (.455)
L2
2-3
3-3
Saint Francis................. 3-3 (.500)
5-6 (.455)
W1
4-2
1-4
6. Central Connecticut........ 2-4 (.333)
4-8 (.333)
L3
2-3
2-5
Wagner......................... 2-4 (.333)
3-8 (.273)
W1
1-5
2-3
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2013 Final Standings
2009 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
1. Central Connecticut........ 7-1 (.875)
9-3 (.750)
L1
4-0
5-3
2. Albany.......................... 6-2 (.750)
7-4 (.636)
W1
4-1
3-3
NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Streak Home Away
3. Wagner......................... 5-3 (.625)
6-5 (.545)
L2
3-2
3-3
Robert Morris.............. 5-3 (.625)
5-6 (.455)
W5
3-2
2-4
5. Bryant........................... 4-4 (.500)
5-6 (.455)
W2
3-2
2-4
Monmouth.................... 4-4 (.500)
5-6 (.455)
L2
2-3
3-3
7. Duquesne..................... 2-6 (.250)
3-8 (.273)
L1
2-3
1-5
1. Sacred Heart * %........... 5-1 (.833)
9-3 (.750)
L1
5-2
4-1
Sacred Heart................. 2-6 (.250)
2-8 (.200)
L1
2-3
0-5
Wagner *...................... 5-1 (.833)
7-4 (.636)
W3
3-1
4-3
9. Saint Francis................. 1-7 (.125)
2-9 (.182)
L3
2-3
0-6
3. Bryant........................... 4-2 (.667)
8-3 (.727)
L2
5-1
3-2
4. Saint Francis................. 3-3 (.500)
5-6 (.455)
L1
3-2
2-4
5. Duquesne..................... 2-4 (.333)
6-6 (.500)
W1
5-2
1-4
6. Central Connecticut........ 1-5 (.167)
3-9 (.250)
W1
1-5
2-4
L4
1-4
0-6
* Co-Champions; % NCAA FCS Playoffs Automatic Bid
2014 Final Standings NEC (Pct.)
All (Pct.)
Robert Morris.............. 1-5 (.167) 1-10 (.091) * Co-Champions; % NCAA FCS Playoffs Automatic Bid
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All-Time Uniform Numbers (1994-2014)
The Robert Morris all-time uniform number list is listed in chronological order. To be included, a student-athlete must have earned at least one varsity letter. Numbers in parenthesis following an individual’s name denote other uniform numbers worn by those players during their career with RMU. #1
John Mihalik..................... 1994 Chris Longo.................. 1995-98 Jemond Riffe (10)..... 1999-2001 Robb Butler.................. 2002-03 Cameron Sutherland........... 2014 #2
Fred Manalac (19)........ 1995-96 Brian Williams.............. 1997-98 Sam Dorsett............. 1999-2003 Rupert Rickards (5, 32)....... 2005 T.J. Green..................... 2008-10 Rickeem Jackson................ 2011 Paul Jones......................... 2013 #3
Tory Rockett................. 1995-96 Tim Levcik................ 1998-2001 Mario Hines (9).................. 2004 Josh O’Bannon (34)...... 2005-06 Myles Russ.................. 2007-10 Antwan Smith..................... 2011 Donte Jeter (13)........... 2012-13 Derik Abbott....................... 2014 #4
Myles Davis........................ 1996 Jeff Carlo................. 1998-2001 Josh Weight (20).......... 2002-03 Nathan DiLorenzo (17).. 2004-06 Toheeb Akinola (16)............ 2007 Anthony Coleman......... 2008-11 Marcelis Branch............ 2012-13 #5
Michael Monz..................... 1999 Shawn Martin (16)........ 2000-02 Erik Cwalinski............... 2005-08 Shadrae King (29)........ 2009-11 Duane Mitchell (27)...... 2012-14 #8
Ben Davis.......................... 1996 Jonathan LeDonne (50). 2002-04 Michael Walser............. 2005-07 Adam Lawrence (56, 33). 2008-09 Monte Ashby...................... 2010 Malik Johnson (43)....... 2012-13 Nic Lamica......................... 2014 #9
Greg Busse........................ 1994 Deryl Witten................. 1995-96 Ray Thomas............. 1997-2000 Corey Oaks (24)................. 2001 Drew Geyer.................. 2002-05 Mario Hines (3)............ 2006-07 James Snider (16).............. 2009 Jamie Cobb.................. 2010-11 Chad Dawgiello............. 2013-14 #10
Andy Scruggs............... 1994-95 Kelly Pierre (31).................. 1996 Jemond Riffe (1)................. 1998 Allen Mangus..................... 2000 Andre Reid (25).................. 2001 Jabbar Graham............. 2004-05 Michael Rogers (85)........... 2006 Harry Girting................. 2007-09 Adrian Perez................. 2012-13
#16
Shawn Martin (7)................ 1999 David Bourne............... 2000-01 Toheeb Akinola (4)........ 2005-06 James Snider (9).......... 2007-08 Clay Ilkin (27)..................... 2013 Drew Allen......................... 2014 #17
Gary Kifer........................... 1994 B.B. Broughton................... 2001 Nathan DiLorenzo (4).......... 2003 Alvin Hill....................... 2005-07 Michael Richards.......... 2008-10 Zach Washington................ 2012 Luke Centofanti.................. 2014 #18
JeVarn O’Neal............... 1996-97 J.T. Kirk........................ 1998-99 Vladimir St. Surin.......... 2001-03 Shola Fajemisin (54)........... 2004 Nathan Argenta.. 2006-07, 2009 Ben Ridgeley................ 2010-12 D.J. Hayes (89).................. 2013 Andy Smigiera (35)............. 2014
#11
#19
Robert Frazier........... 1994, 1996 Antoine Lee (11)................. 1997 Chris Beene....................... 1998 Nick Downs (36)....... 1999-2000 Ed Brown..................... 2001-02 Justin Larson...................... 2004 Rob Baier........................... 2005 Mike Niklos (20)........... 2006-07 Camdin Crouse (19)...... 2008-09 Eric Lowry (29)... 2010-11, 2013 Mike Stojkovic.................... 2014
Fred Manalac (2)................ 1994 Tai Alli.......................... 1995-97 Jon Watts........................... 2000 Damian Jackson........... 2001-02 Camdin Crouse (11)............ 2007 Garrett Clawson............ 2008-10 Antwan Eddie (6)................ 2011 Marcus Prather (15)............ 2013 Ryan Richards Jr................. 2014
DeLonte Perkins (36).... 1996-97 Donald Dorsey.............. 1998-99 Brandon Morgan................. 2001 Rupert Rickards (2, 32). 2003-04 Moises Hernandez (41). 2005-06 Deontae Howard........... 2011-13 Phil Peckich (36)................ 2014
Jake Newman............... 1994-97 Steve Tryon........................ 1999 Brent Marstellar.................. 2000 Nick Schirtzinger (92).......... 2007 Raphael Johnson (29)... 2008-10 Matt Layman...................... 2011
#6
#13
#12
Jeff Cohn..................... 1994-95 Brandon Baldwin.......... 1996-97 Derry Williams.................... 1998 Aaron Stewart.................... 1999 Doug Lewis........................ 2002 Jason Bennett.................... 2004 Jonathan Robinson....... 2005-07 Alex DiMichele.............. 2008-10 Jamar Cromwell (23)........... 2011 Antwan Eddie (19)........ 2012-14
Fred Parker.................. 1996-98 Ed Herriott (40)............ 2001-02 Justin Marino (40).............. 2004 Kevin Drakeford, Jr. (31)...... 2006 Troy Cree..................... 2007-08 Donte Jeter (3)................... 2011 Evan Taylor (40).................. 2012 Brian Jones (23)................. 2013 Luke Brumbaugh................ 2014
#7
Jason Hempstead..... 1999-2002 Ron Ball............................. 2007 Jeff Sinclair.................. 2009-12 Sean Gavin.................. 2013-14
Jerel Freeman.................... 1994 Ralph Clark (20)........... 1995-97 Joe DeMaria (21)................ 1998
#15
Brad Trezona...................... 1995 Donald Walker.................... 1997 Antoine Lee (11)........... 1998-99 Rich Demaio...................... 2003 Jacky Candy....................... 2006 Kyle McCallister.................. 2007 Kimani Smith (37).............. 2013 Marcus Prather (19)............ 2014
#14
Ryan Thermil................ 2012-14 #23
Jeff Garner......................... 1997 Shaun Butler...................... 1998 Kevin Felix.......................... 2002 James Kazil.................. 2004-07 Jesse Kastelic..................... 2008 Jamar Cromwell (6)....... 2009-10 Justin Brooks...................... 2011 Brian Jones (13)................. 2012 D.J. Myers (34, 38)............ 2013 #24
Conte’ Bolden.................... 1994 Mike Scott......................... 1995 Corey Oaks (9)................... 2002 JaJonelle DeJarnette..... 2003-04 Michael Landers........... 2007-10 Samuel Collins............. 2011-13 Rameses Owens................. 2014 #25
Brian Dunn................... 1994-97 Micah Riley........ 1998-99, 2002 Andre Reid (10).................. 2000 Shane Gosnell.................... 2005 Daron Jones....................... 2007 Sanchez Faugue........... 2009-12 Warren Fields............... 2013-14 #26
Josh Buxton....................... 1996 Nick Daniel (22)................. 1998 Joe Ward (34).................... 2001 Nelson Walker (29)............. 2002 Nick Ebert.......................... 2005 Rion Listhrop (40)......... 2006-07 Barry Nowell....................... 2008 Sam Woods....................... 2014 #27
Brian DeVivo...................... 1994 Joe Austin................ 1999-2001 Devin Wilson................ 2002-05 Ryan Smith........................ 2007 Duane Mitchell (7).............. 2011 Clay Ilkin (16)..................... 2012
#20
Ralph Clark (7)................... 1994 Pat Nolan..................... 1995-98 Josh Weight (4).................. 2001 Mike Niklos (11)........... 2003-04 Greg Langer................. 2010-12 Kenny Davis....................... 2014 #21
Tim Smith.......................... 1994 Joe DeMaria (7).................. 1996 Josh Marino................. 2001-04 Austin Weaver.................... 2005 James O’Quinn................... 2008 Marvin McCalla............. 2009-10 William Quarles............. 2011-12 David Taylor........................ 2014 #22
Dante Payne................ 1994-97 Ian Greenlee...................... 1998 Nick Daniel (26)....... 1999-2001 Develand Campbell............. 2002 Jason Trivisono................... 2005 Stuart Ayers (30)................ 2006 Josh Kiel...................... 2007-10
#28
Matt Stasko....................... 1998 Dante Settles............... 2000-04 Rolf Bathold................. 2007-10 #29
Amon Harrod................ 1996-98 Mike Romeo....................... 2000 Richard Bailey.................... 2002 Nelson Walker (26)....... 2003-05 Raphael Johnson (12)......... 2007 Shadrae King (7)................ 2008 Eric Lowry (11)................... 2009 Hunter Khaleghi.................. 2014 #30
John Hepler.................. 1994-97 Monroe Hillsman...... 1999-2000 Stuart Ayers (22).......... 2003-04 Jason Davis........................ 2006 David Pittman............... 2008-09 Mike Cook (31).................. 2011 #31
Kelly Pierre (10).................. 1995 Steve Carbonara........... 1996-97
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Jermaine Cuyler........ 1998-2001 Kevin Drakeford, Jr. (13)...... 2004 Ian Milanak (59)........... 2007-09 A.J. Holderman (77, 94)...... 2010 C.J. Jackson....................... 2011 Mike Cook (30)............ 2012-13 Jimmy Masson (50)............ 2014 #32
Steve Tharp.................. 1994-95 Milton Sanders................... 2001 Rupert Rickards (2, 5)......... 2002 Jeff Rommes................ 2003-06 Mark Szymanski (53).... 2007-09 Nick Groat (44)............ 2010-12 Zach Cooper................. 2013-14 #33
Wesley Johnson............ 1994-96 Terrance McCall.................. 1997 Ryan Swofford.......... 1999-2001 Nic Horting......................... 2003 Brian Pruitt................... 2005-06 Adam Lawrence (56, 8)....... 2007 Brad Banas.................. 2009-12 Codi Casper....................... 2014 #34
Tim Hare............................ 1994 Joe Ward (26).................... 1998 Jeremy Cigola..................... 2000 Derek Huey........................ 2002 Josh O’Bannon (3)........ 2003-04 Jeff Link....................... 2007-10 D.J. Myers (23, 38)...... 2011-12 Corey Garry.................. 2013-14 #35
Garth White.................. 1994-97 Brad Miller............... 1998-2000 Victor Silva......... 2001-03, 2005 Alex Tarr....................... 2009-11 Andy Smigiera (18)............. 2013 Shane McFarland................ 2014 #36
DeLonte Perkins (5)............ 1995 Nick Downs (11)........... 1997-98 Andrew Fiorante (39).......... 2002 Jake Nulph................... 2003-04 Karey Murray................ 2006-08 Vince Mongelluzzo (74)....... 2010 Cameron Chadwick....... 2011-12 Phil Peckich (5).................. 2013 #37
Kevin Jordan................ 2000-01 Kimani Smith (15).............. 2012 Erich Maine........................ 2014 #38
Drew Dorsey....................... 1994 Greg James........................ 1998 Mike Keister............. 1999-2000 Sam Fiorante............... 2002-05 D.J. Myers (23, 34)............ 2010 Tony LaMancusa........... 2011-14 #39
D’Shawn Henry............. 1997-99 Andrew Fiorante (36).......... 2003 Matt Brunck (98)................ 2004 Joey Wines................... 2008-09 Ky Kenyon.......................... 2012
#40
#52
#63
Brandon Fellinger.......... 1994-95 Darnell Baldwin.................. 1998 Ed Herriott (13).................. 1999 Justin Marino (13)........ 2001-03 Rion Listhrop (26)............... 2005 John Jackson................ 2006-07 Erik Frund.......................... 2008 Evan Taylor (13).................. 2010
Ed Sanchez........................ 1994 Adam Thermann........... 1995-98 William Weathers (55)......... 2000 Marc Anderson................... 2002 Anthony Rada............... 2005-06 Jonathan Krepps........... 2008-11 Anthony Lucian................... 2014
Doug Ahlum................. 1994-95 Abu Sesay (66).................. 1997 Chris Young (72)....... 1999-2001 Clifton Jean-Jacques..... 2002-05
#41
Adam Kmetz....................... 1994 Vincent Romo........... 2003, 2005 Mark Szymanski (32).......... 2006 Vince Volpe........................ 2007 Steve Mitchell.............. 2009-12 Zack Zamiska..................... 2014
Harry Leber........................ 1998 Dustin Holt (44).................. 2002 Moises Hernandez (5)... 2003-04 Anthony Caperelli.......... 2008-11 #42
Brian Gehrig....................... 1995 Archie Wannamaker...... 1996-98 Vince Magnone............. 2004-06 Dan Mignogna.............. 2011-12 Ben Line............................ 2014 #43
John Rochford.............. 1994-97 Michael Schlaepfer....... 2002-04 Jacob DaGrava............. 2006-08 Kyle Cooper (44)................ 2009 Malik Johnson (8)............... 2010
#53
#54
Andy Dubinsky (47)....... 1996-98 Marlin Thrower.......... 1999-2001 Shola Fajemisin (18)..... 2002-03 Ray Gensler.................. 2004-06 Todd-Jamal Waters.............. 2013 #55
Jack Whaley................. 1994-97 William Weathers (52)... 2001-03 James Murphy.............. 2007-09 Mark Centofanti............ 2011-12
#44
#56
Piante Crew........................ 1994 Mo Baptiste................. 1996-97 Dustin Holt (41).................. 2003 Chad Wengert............... 2004-07 Nick Groat (32).................. 2009 Kyle Cooper (43)...... 2011, 2013
Eugene Wright.................... 1996 Anthony Berger............. 2001-02 Adam Lawrence (33, 8)....... 2006 Ryan Nearhoof............. 2007-10 Andrew Douglass.......... 2011-12 Austin Trgovcich.................. 2014
#45 *
#57
Tim Hall....................... 1994-95
Mark Cuda (97).................. 1995 Brice Fritts............... 1999-2001 Rinaldo Policicchio.............. 2003 Ian Margerum............... 2006-08 Brian Bevilacqua........... 2009-11 Mike Neilson...................... 2012 Collier Smith...................... 2014
#46
Todd Geissler................ 1994-96 Doug Brandow.................... 1998 Andy Gill.................. 1999-2001 Jordan Potter...................... 2007 John Melnick...................... 2011 T.J. Matrascia..................... 2013 Joseph Uhatafe.................. 2014 #47
Andy Dubinsky (54)............. 1995 Parrish Johnson.................. 1997 Reggie Chambers...... 1998-2001 Matt Daniel........................ 2002 Jordan Howard............. 2004-07 Connor Shennan................. 2013 #48
John O’Connell............. 1995-98 James Noel.................. 2002-05 Matthew Fox................. 2012-13 Davone Swain.................... 2014 #49
Marcus McCaleb................. 1995 Elias Navarro (51)............... 2007 Nick England................ 2008-10 Luke Mueller................ 2012-14 #50
Nate List...................... 1994-97 Jonathan LeDonne (8)......... 2001 Jimmy Masson (31)............ 2013 Gerald Ferguson................. 2014 #51
Matt Mihalyi....................... 2001 John Stanley...................... 2003 Elias Navarro (49)......... 2008-10 R.J. Cook (64).............. 2012-13
#58
Pat Stage..................... 1995-96 Craig Herlan............. 1998-2000 Louis St. Felix............... 2002-04 Robert Williams............ 2008-10 Jake Tkach......................... 2014
#64
Darrick Godbott.................. 1995 Robin Cole, Jr............... 1996-99 John Meerdo................ 2000-03 Edgar Hunt................... 2006-07 R.J. Cook (51).............. 2009-10
#66
Abu Sesay (63).................. 1998 Kevin Wachhaus........... 2000-03 John Steilner................ 2004-07 Nate Hargraves............. 2011-12 #67
Mark Baldino................ 1994-96 Chris Roberts (98)........ 2008-09 Luke Sweeney.............. 2011-13 #68
Eric Hendershot............ 1995-98 Josh Gibson....................... 2003 A.J. Dalton (70, 76)............ 2010 Nick Faraci................... 2012-14
Mike Melynk................. 1997-98 Greg Harteis................. 2003-05 Ian Milanak (31)................. 2006 Zac Bennett....................... 2013 #60
Dwayne Smith.................... 1994 Brian Murphy...................... 1996 Ini Bassey.......................... 1998 Carlos Andrade (70)............ 2007 Alex Kirsch......................... 2012 #61
Aaron Doolittle.................... 1994 Deodis Powell............... 1995-96 Trevor Lang........................ 1997 Mark Leyenaar.......... 1998-2001 Babafemi Odumeru....... 2003-04 Shannon Smoot........... 2006-08 Chris Thompkins (95).......... 2010 Dylan Knight....................... 2014 #62
Mike Stosic........................ 1997 Adam Sauers (97).... 1999-2000 Lawrence Tolson................. 2002 Tyler DeChellis.................... 2007
#77
#90
Brian Karavish.................... 1994 Carl Crennel................. 1995-96 Michael Grell...................... 1997 Charles Jones..................... 2002 Michael Crandle............ 2003-05 Gavin Marshall.............. 2008-10 Forrest Mason.............. 2012-14
#78
Odist Felder.................. 1994-97 Dan Zimmerman................. 2000 Jason Edwards.................... 2001 #79
Brian Cleary................. 1994-97 Gus Alonso................... 2003-06 #80
Tom Carchedi..................... 1995 Opio Gary (89).......... 1999-2000 Rob Meyer................... 2003-05 Chris Molnar....................... 2007 #81
Eric Dudek......................... 1994 Brent Hockenberry........ 2000-01 Chris Kozak.................. 2007-08 D.J. Zalewski................ 2009-10 D.J. Pearson....................... 2013 Justin Kempka.................... 2014 #82
Joe Parlette (92)................. 1995 Jon Consoli........................ 2005 Brad Rodgers............... 2008-11 Henry Jartu (97)................. 2014
Tim Matthews (84)............. 1997 Thomas Grow..................... 1999 Ricky Daldo.................. 2001-03 Julian Ellison...................... 2007 Andrew Smith............... 2010-13
#70
#83
Jon Bealles........................ 1994 Kevin Neill.................... 1995-96 Phil Rossomando (72)......... 2001 Colyn Haugh (73)............... 2004 Bill Romango...................... 2007 Carlos Andrade (60)...... 2008-10 A.J. Dalton (68, 76)...... 2011-12
Paul Speier.................. 1996-98 Tyjuan Massey.............. 2002-05 Quinton Pirl........................ 2012 Chris Rivers, Jr.................... 2013
#69
#71
Scott Remaley.................... 1994 Justin Martin................ 1996-98 Joel Travitz................... 2004-05 Jon Hill........................ 2012-14 Mike Horgos....................... 1996 Chris Young (63)................. 1998 Phil Rossomando (70)......... 2002 Matt Williams............... 2004-05 Logan Miles.................. 2008-11 Josh Thiel..................... 2013-14
#74
Isaiah Hollins...................... 1995 Shawn George.................... 1999 Andre Sanders.......... 2003, 2005 Vince Mongelluzzo (36). 2011-13 #75 *
Hank Fraley.................. 1997-99 #76
Pat Lines............................ 1994 Pat Linberg............... 1998-2001 Joe Setticase............... 2006-08 Chris Setticase................... 2011 A.J. Dalton (68, 70)............ 2013
#92
Joe Parlette (69)........... 1996-97 Mike Rosatone......... 1999-2000 Kelvern Grant............... 2005-07 Nick Schirtzinger (12).... 2008-10 Ryan Lewis......................... 2014 #93
Mike Cortes.................. 1994-96 Brandon Martin.................. 2006 Farren Mason............... 2009-12 #94
Billie Jones................... 1996-97 Ron Blue............................ 2002 Regis Flowers (86).............. 2006 Michael Lovely.............. 2009-10 A.J. Holderman (31, 77). 2012-13 #95
Matt Grayson............ 1998-2001 Sean Crisman..................... 2002 Ryan Catley........................ 2008 Chris Thompkins (61).... 2011-13 Steven Fiadewornu............. 2014 #96
Brian Quaranta................... 1994 Ken Pingatore..................... 2003 Eric Jewell.................... 2005-07 Cory Nolton.................. 2010-11
#85
Gary Gregory................ 1995-98 Rob Quaranta............... 2001-02 Michael Rogers (10)........... 2005 #86
Jason Spencer.............. 1994-97 Isi Mataele......................... 2001 Donald Zalewski.................. 2003 Jarvis Powers................ 2004-06 Regis Flowers (94)........ 2007-08 #87
Dwan Walker...................... 1997 Ryan Fulmer............. 1999-2000 Stephen McNair........... 2001-02 Paul Evans................... 2010-12 Jordan Blackmon................ 2014 #88
Justin Starr........................ 1994 Jason Tomaszewski....... 1996-98 Dean Jackson..................... 2000 Jeremy Wise................. 2002-05 Frankie Probst.................... 2006 Tyler Digby................... 2011-13 #89
Opio Gary (80).................... 1998 Tim Donnelly...................... 1999 Alan Ruperto...................... 2002 Sean McElhinny.................. 2007
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Darnell Gardener................ 1996 Brad Kirit................. 1997-2000 Alex Wilson.................. 2001-03 Scott Schade............... 2005-06 Nolan Nearhoof............ 2009-12 Collin Giesey...................... 2014
#84
Anthony West..................... 1996 Tim Matthews (82)............. 1998 Sherrod Evers..... 2006, 2008-09 Alex Caratelli...................... 2013
#73
Jeff Munoz................... 1995-96 Scott Konchek.......... 1999-2002 Colyn Haugh (70)......... 2005-06 Sam Miller.... 2008-09, 2011-12
D.J. Hayes (18).................. 2012
Keith Stewart............... 1994-97 Bryan Mullins............... 2005-06 Corey Konycki............... 2007-10 A.J. Holderman (31, 94)...... 2011 Max Robertson............. 2012-14
#65
Dave Coleman.................... 2007
#72
#59
Blake Chambliss................. 2014
#97
Mark Cuda (57).................. 1994 Paul Leonard...................... 1996 Jeff Stingi........................... 1997 Adam Sauers (62).............. 1998 Andy Walton................. 2006-08 Henry Jartu (69)................. 2012 #98
Jason Henley................ 1994-95 Murray Poole............ 1996-2000 Eric Fontana....................... 2002 Matt Brunck (39).......... 2005-06 Mike Burkett................ 2007-09 Chris Roberts (67).............. 2010 Grant Lanza........................ 2014 #99
John Bose.......................... 1994 Chris Riley................ 1999-2001 Jason Forrest................ 2002-05 Richard Nagy................ 2006-07 Connor Sullivan............ 2010-12 Max Onyenwe..................... 2014 * retired jersey
All-Time Letterwinners A
Derik Abbott (QB).......................... 2014 Doug Ahlum (OL)..................... 1994-95 Toheeb Akinola (DB)................. 2005-07 Drew Allen (DB)............................ 2014 Tai Alli (DB/RB)........................ 1995-97 Gus Alonso (OL)....................... 2003-06 Marc Anderson (LB)...................... 2002 Carlos Andrade (OL)................. 2007-10 Nathan Argenta (DB)...... 2006-07, 2009 Monte Ashby (RB)......................... 2010 Joe Austin (DB)................... 1999-2001 Stuart Ayers (TE)............ 2003-04, 2006 B
Richard Bailey (DB)....................... 2002 Rob Baier (DB)............................. 2005 Mark Baldino (DL).................... 1994-96 Brandon Baldwin (RB).............. 1996-97 Darnell Baldwin (RB)..................... 1998 Ron Ball (QB)............................... 2007 Brad Banas (LB)...................... 2009-12 Mo Baptiste (LB)...................... 1996-97 Ini Bassey (DL)............................. 1998 Rolf Bathold (DB)..................... 2007-10 Jon Bealles (OL)........................... 1994 Chris Beene (DB).......................... 1998 Jason Bennett (P)......................... 2004 Zac Bennett (DL).......................... 2013 Anthony Berger (DL)................. 2001-02 Brian Bevilacqua (OL)............... 2009-11 Jordan Blackmon (WR).................. 2014 Ron Blue (DL)............................... 2002 Conte’ Bolden (LB)........................ 1994 John Bose (DL)............................. 1994 David Bourne (WR)................... 2000-01 Marcelis Branch (DB)............... 2012-13 Doug Brandow (RB)...................... 1998 Justin Brooks (RB)........................ 2011 B.B. Broughton (RB)................ 2001-02 Ed Brown (TE).......................... 2001-02 Luke Brumbaugh (QB)................... 2014 Matt Brunck (RB/DL)................ 2004-06 Mike Burkett (DL).................... 2007-09 Greg Busse (TE)............................ 1994 Robb Butler (WR/DB)................ 2002-03 Shaun Butler (DB)........................ 1998 Joshua Buxton (DB)...................... 1996 C
Develand Campbell (RB)................ 2002 Jacky Candy (DB).......................... 2006 Anthony Caperelli (LB).............. 2008-11 Alex Caratelli (WR)........................ 2013 Steve Carbonara (PK)............... 1996-97 Tom Carchedi (TE)......................... 1995 Jeff Carlo (PK/P).................. 1998-2001 Codi Casper (DB).......................... 2014 Ryan Catley (DL)........................... 2008 Luke Centofanti (WR).................... 2014 Mark Centofanti (LB)................ 2011-12 Cameron Chadwick (DB)........... 2011-12 Reggie Chambers (LB).......... 1998-2001 Blake Chambliss (OL).................... 2014
Jeremy Cigola (LB)........................ 2000 Ralph Clark (RB)...................... 1994-97 Garrett Clawson (PK)................ 2008-09 Brian Cleary (OL)...................... 1994-97 Jamie Cobb (WR)..................... 2010-11 Jeff Cohn (WR)........................ 1994-95 Robin Cole, Jr. (OL).................. 1996-99 Anthony Coleman (WR)............. 2008-11 Dave Coleman (OL)....................... 2007 Samuel Collins (DB)................. 2011-13 Jon Consoli (DL)........................... 2005 Michael Cook (LB)................... 2011-13 R.J. Cook (DL).......... 2009-10, 2012-13 Kyle Cooper (LB)....... 2009, 2011, 2013 Zach Cooper (LB)..................... 2013-14 Mike Cortes (LB)...................... 1994-96 Michael Crandle (DL)................ 2003-05 Troy Cree (DB)......................... 2007-08 Carl Crennel (DL)..................... 1995-96 Piante Crew (DB).......................... 1994 Sean Crisman (DL)........................ 2002 Jamar Cromwell (RB)................ 2009-11 Camdin Crouse (QB)................ 2007-09 Mark Cuda (DL)....................... 1994-95 Jermaine Cuyler (DB)........... 1998-2001 Erik Cwalinski (QB)................... 2005-08
Paul Evans (TE)........................ 2010-12 Sherrod Evers (WR)........ 2006, 2008-09
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Darnell Gardener (DL).................... 1996 Jeff Garner (DB)............................ 1997 Corey Garry (FB/TE).................. 2013-14 Opio Gary (WR).................... 1998-2000 Sean Gavin (WR)..................... 2013-14 Brian Gehrig (DB).......................... 1995 Todd Geissler (DB)................... 1994-96 Shawn George (OL)....................... 1999 Ray Gensler (DL)...................... 2004-06 Drew Geyer (QB)...................... 2002-05 Josh Gibson (DL).......................... 2003 Collin Giesey (DL)......................... 2014 Andy Gill (TE)....................... 1999-2001 Harry Girting (TE)..................... 2007-09 Darrick Godbott (DL)..................... 1995 Shane Gosnell (DB)....................... 2005 Jabbar Graham (RB)................. 2004-05 Kelvern Grant (DL)................... 2005-07 Matt Grayson (DL)................ 1998-2001 T.J. Green (WR)........................ 2008-10 Ian Greenlee (RB)......................... 1998 Gary Gregory (TE)..................... 1995-98 Michael Grell (LS)......................... 1997 Nick Groat (RB)....................... 2009-12 Thomas Grow (TE)......................... 1999
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Shola Fajemisin (LB)................ 2002-04 Nick Faraci (OL)....................... 2012-14 Sanchez Faugue (LB)............... 2009-12 Odist Felder (DL)...................... 1994-97 Kevin Felix (DB)............................ 2002 Brandon Fellinger (RB)............. 1994-95 Gerald Ferguson (LB)..................... 2014 Steven Fiadewornu (DL)................. 2014 Warren Fields (WR).................. 2013-14 Andrew Fiorante (DB)............... 2002-03 Sam Fiorante (DB)................... 2002-05 Regis Flowers (WR/TE).............. 2006-08 Eric Fontana (K)............................ 2002 Jason Forrest (DL).................... 2002-05 Matthew Fox (LB)..................... 2012-13 Hank Fraley (OL)...................... 1997-99 Robert Frazier (WR/TE)......... 1994, 1996 Jerel Freeman (WR)....................... 1994 Brice Fritts (OL)................... 1999-2001 Erik Frund (RB)............................. 2008 Ryan Fulmer (WR)................ 1999-2000 G
Jacob DaGrava (LB)................. 2006-08 Ricky Daldo (WR)..................... 2001-03 A.J. Dalton (OL)....................... 2010-13 Matt Daniel (RB)........................... 2002 Nick Daniel (RB).................. 1998-2001 Ben Davis (QB)............................. 1996 Jason Davis (DB).......................... 2006 Kenny Davis (RB).......................... 2014 Myles Davis (RB).......................... 1996 Chad Dawgiello (WR)................ 2013-14 Tyler DeChellis (DL)....................... 2007 JaJonelle DeJarnette (RB)........... 2003-04 Rich Demaio (QB)......................... 2003 Joe DeMaria (QB)............... 1996, 1998 Brian DeVivo (DB)......................... 1994 Tyler Digby (TE/OL)................... 2011-13 Nathan DiLorenzo (PK)............. 2003-06 Alex DiMichele (LB).................. 2008-10 Tim Donnelly (TE).......................... 1999 Aaron Doolittle (OL)....................... 1994 Sam Dorsett (RB)...... 1999-2001, 2003 Donald Dorsey (RB).................. 1998-99 Drew Dorsey (TE)..................... 1994-95 Andrew Douglass (LB).............. 2011-12 Nick Downs (DB)................. 1997-2000 Kevin Drakeford, Jr. (RB)........ 2004, 2006 Andy Dubinsky (LS).................. 1995-98 Eric Dudek (WR)........................... 1994 Brian Dunn (DB)...................... 1994-97
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Tim Hall (RB)........................... 1994-95 Tim Hare (LB)............................... 1994 Nate Hargraves (OL)................. 2011-12 Amon Harrod (WR/TE)............... 1996-98 Greg Harteis (OL)..................... 2003-05 Colyn Haugh (DL)..................... 2004-06 D.J. Hayes (WR)...................... 2012-13 Jason Hempstead (DB)......... 1999-2002 Eric Hendershot (DL)................ 1995-98 Jason Henley (DL).................... 1994-95
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Nick Ebert (RB)............................. 2005 Antwan Eddie (DB)................... 2011-14 Jason Edwards (DE)...................... 2001 Julian Ellison (WR)........................ 2007 Nick England (LB).................... 2008-10
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D’Shawn Henry (DB/LB)............ 1997-99 John Hepler (RB)..................... 1994-97 Craig Herlan (LB)................. 1997-2000 Moises Hernandez (RB)............ 2003-06 Ed Herriott (DB)............. 1999, 2001-02 Alvin Hill (WR).......................... 2005-07 Jon Hill (OL)............................ 2012-14 Monroe Hillsman (RB).......... 1999-2000 Mario Hines (WR)........... 2004, 2006-07 Brent Hockenberry (TE)............. 2000-01 A.J. Holderman (DL)................. 2010-13 Isaiah Hollins (OL)......................... 1995 Dustin Holt (LB)....................... 2002-03 Mike Horgos (OL).......................... 1996 Nic Horting (RB)........................... 2003 Deontae Howard (RB).............. 2011-13 Jordan Howard (LB).................. 2004-07 Derek Huey (RB)........................... 2002 Edgar Hunt (OL)....................... 2006-07 I
Clay Ilkin (DB)......................... 2012-13 J
C.J. Jackson (DB)......................... 2011 Damian Jackson (DB)............... 2001-02 Dean Jackson (WR)....................... 2000 John Jackson (LB).................... 2006-07 Rickeem Jackson (WR).................. 2011 Greg James (RB)........................... 1998 Henry Jartu (DL/OL)............. 2012, 2014 Clifton Jean-Jacques (OL)........... 2002-05 Donte Jeter (WR)..................... 2011-13 Eric Jewell (DL/LS)................... 2005-07 Malik Johnson (DB)........ 2010, 2012-13 Parrish Johnson (LB)..................... 1997 Raphael Johnson (RB).............. 2007-10 Wesley Johnson (DB)............... 1994-96 Billie Jones (LB)....................... 1996-97 Brian Jones (DB)...................... 2012-13 Charles Jones (DL)........................ 2002 Daron Jones (DB)......................... 2007 Paul Jones (QB)............................ 2013 Kevin Jordan (FB)..................... 2000-01 K
Brian Karavish (DL/LS)................... 1994 Jesse Kastelic (RB)....................... 2008 James Kazil (DB)...................... 2004-07 Mike Keister (RB)................. 1999-2000 Justin Kempka (TE)....................... 2014 Ky Kenyon (DB)............................ 2012 Hunter Khaleghi (PK)..................... 2014 Josh Kiel (RB).......................... 2007-10 Gary Kifer (RB)............................. 1994 Shadrae King (TE).................... 2008-11 Brad Kirit (DL)..................... 1997-2000 J.T. Kirk (WR)........................... 1998-99 Alex Kirsch (OL)............................ 2012 Adam Kmetz (LB).......................... 1994 Dylan Knight (OL).......................... 2014 Scott Konchek (OL).............. 1999-2002 Corey Konycki (OL)................... 2007-10 Chris Kozak (WR)..................... 2007-08 Jonathan Krepps (LB)............... 2008-11
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Tony LaMancusa (P)................. 2011-14 Nic Lamica (LB/WR)...................... 2014 Michael Landers (DB)............... 2007-10 Greg Langer (PK)..................... 2010-12 Trevor Lang (OL)............................ 1997 Grant Lanza (DL)........................... 2014 Justin Larson (TE)......................... 2004 Adam Lawrence (LB)................ 2006-09 Matt Layman (QB)......................... 2011 Harry Leber (LB)........................... 1998 Jonathan LeDonne (LB)............ 2001-04 Antoine Lee (WR)..................... 1997-99 Paul Leonard (DL)......................... 1996 Tim Levcik (QB)................... 1998-2001 Doug Lewis (K)............................. 2002 Ryan Lewis (DL)............................ 2014 Mark Leyenaar (OL).............. 1998-2001 Pat Linberg (OL)................... 1998-2001 Ben Line (TE)................................ 2014 Pat Lines (OL)............................... 1994 Jeff Link (RB)........................... 2007-10 Nate List (LB).......................... 1994-97 Rion Listhrop (RB).................... 2005-07 Chris Longo (PK/P)................... 1995-98 Michael Lovely (DL).................. 2009-10 Eric Lowry (DB).............. 2009-11, 2013 Anthony Lucian (OL)...................... 2014 M
Vince Magnone (RB)................ 2004-06 Erich Maine (RB).......................... 2014 Fred Manalac (LB)................... 1994-96 Allen Mangus (QB)........................ 2000 Ian Margerum (OL)................... 2006-08 Josh Marino (DB)........... 2001-02, 2004 Justin Marino (LB).................... 2001-04 Gavin Marshall (DL).................. 2008-10 Brent Marsteller (QB).................... 2000 Brandon Martin (TE)...................... 2006 Justin Martin (OL).................... 1996-98 Shawn Martin (WR/QB)......... 1999-2002 Farren Mason (DL)................... 2009-12 Forrest Mason (DL).................. 2012-14 Tyjuan Massey (WR)................. 2002-05 Jimmy Masson (LB).................. 2013-14 Isi Mataele (TE)............................ 2001 T.J. Matrascia (DL)........................ 2013 Tim Matthews (WR).................. 1997-98 Marcus McCaleb (RB)................... 1995 Terrance McCall (LB)..................... 1997 Marvin McCalla (DB)................ 2009-10 Kyle McCallister (DB)..................... 2007 Sean McElhinny (TE)..................... 2007 Shane McFarland (DB).................. 2014 Stephen McNair (WR)............... 2001-02 John Meerdo (OL).................... 2000-03 John Melnick (RB)......................... 2011 Mike Melnyk (OL)..................... 1997-98 Rob Meyer (WR)...................... 2003-05 Dan Mignogna (LB).................. 2011-12 Jon Mihalik (PK/P)......................... 1994 Matt Mihalyi (DL).......................... 2001 Ian Milanak (LB)...................... 2006-09 Logan Miles (OL)...................... 2008-11 Brad Miller (LB)................... 1998-2000 Sam Miller (OL/DL).... 2008-09, 2011-12 Duane Mitchell (RB/WR)........... 2011-14 Steve Mitchell (DL).................. 2009-12 Chris Molnar (TE).......................... 2007
Vince Mongelluzzo (TE/OL).......... 2010-13 Michael Monz (DB)....................... 1999 Brandon Morgan (TE).................... 2001 Luke Mueller (LB).................... 2012-14 Bryan Mullins (OL)................... 2005-06 Jeff Munoz (LS)....................... 1995-96 Brian Murphy (OL)......................... 1996 James Murphy (DL).................. 2007-09 Karey Murray (RB).................... 2006-08 D.J. Myers (DB)....................... 2010-13
Jemond Riffe (LB)................ 1998-2001 Chris Riley (DL).................... 1999-2001 Micah Riley (DB)............ 1998-99, 2002 Chris Rivers, Jr. (WR)..................... 2013 Chris Roberts (DL).................... 2008-10 Max Robertson (OL)................. 2012-14 Jonathan Robinson (DB)........... 2005-07 John Rochford (DB).................. 1994-97 Tory Rockett (WR).................... 1995-96 Brad Rodgers (OL)................... 2008-11 Michael Rogers (WR)................ 2005-06 Bill Romango (OL)......................... 2007 Mike Romeo (DB)......................... 2000 Jeff Rommes (DB/LB)............... 2003-06 Vincent Romo (OL).............. 2003, 2005 Mike Rosatone (DL)............. 1999-2000 Phil Rossomando (DL).............. 2001-02 Alan Ruperto (TE).......................... 2002 Myles Russ (RB)...................... 2007-10
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Richard Nagy (DL).................... 2006-07 Elias Navarro (LB).................... 2007-10 Nolan Nearhoof (DL)................ 2009-12 Ryan Nearhoof (LB).................. 2007-10 Kevin Neill (OL)........................ 1995-96 Mike Neilson (LB)......................... 2012 Jake Newman (QB).................. 1994-97 Mike Niklos (DB)....... 2003-04, 2006-07 James Noel (LB)...................... 2002-05 Pat Nolan (LB)......................... 1995-98 Cory Nolton (DL)...................... 2010-11 Barry Nowell (DB)......................... 2008 Jake Nulph (DB)...................... 2003-04 O
Corey Oaks (DB)...................... 2001-02 Josh O’Bannon (DB)................. 2003-06 John O’Connell (LB)................. 1995-98 JeVarn O’Neal (DB).................. 1996-98 James O’Quinn (WR)..................... 2008 Babafemi Odumeru (DE)........... 2003-04 Max Onyenwe (DL)........................ 2014 Rameses Owens (RB).................... 2014 P
Fred Parker (WR)..................... 1996-98 Joe Parlette (TE)...................... 1995-97 Dante Payne (DB).................... 1994-97 D.J. Pearson (TE).......................... 2013 Phil Peckich (DB/RB/WR).......... 2013-14 Adrian Perez (LB/DL)................ 2012-13 DeLonte Perkins (WR)............... 1995-97 Kelly Pierre (DB)...................... 1995-96 Ken Pingatore (DL)........................ 2003 Quinton Pirl (WR).......................... 2012 David Pittman (DB).................. 2008-09 Rinaldo Policicchio (LB)................... 2003 Murray Poole (DL).......... 1996-98, 2000 Jordan Potter (LB)......................... 2007 Deodis Powell (OL)................... 1995-96 Jarvis Powers (TE).................... 2004-06 Marcus Prather (QB/WR)........... 2013-14 Frankie Probst (WR)...................... 2006 Brian Pruitt (DB)...................... 2005-06 Q
Brian Quaranta (DL)...................... 1997 Robert Quaranta (TE)................ 2001-02 William Quarles (RB)................ 2011-12 R
Anthony Rada (OL)................... 2005-06 Andre Reid (DB)....................... 2000-01 Scott Remaley (OL)....................... 1994 Michael Richards (DB).............. 2008-10 Ryan Richards Jr. (DB)................... 2014 Rupert Rickards (TE)................. 2002-05 Ben Ridgeley (DB).................... 2010-12
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Ed Sanchez (LB)........................... 1994 Andre Sanders (OL)............... 2003, 2005 Milton Sanders (RB)...................... 2001 Adam Sauers (OL)................ 1998-2000 Scott Schade (TE).................... 2005-06 Nick Schirtzinger (P)................. 2007-10 Michael Schlaepfer (P)............. 2002-04 Mike Scott (RB)............................ 1995 Andy Scruggs (QB)................... 1994-95 Abu Sesay (DL)........................ 1997-98 Chris Setticase (DL)...................... 2011 Joe Setticase (OL).................... 2006-08 Dante Settles (WR).....2000-01, 2003-04 Connor Shennan (PK).................... 2013 Victor Silva (LB)............. 2001-03, 2005 Jeff Sinclair (QB)...................... 2009-12 Andy Smigiera (DB).................. 2013-14 Andrew Smith (TE)................... 2010-13 Antwan Smith (DB)....................... 2011 Collier Smith (LB).......................... 2014 DeWayne Smith (OL)..................... 1994 Kimani Smith (LB).................... 2012-13 Ryan Smith (RB)........................... 2007 Tim Smith (RB)............................. 1994 Shannon Smoot (DL)................ 2006-08 James Snider (CB)................... 2007-09 Paul Speier (WR)..................... 1996-98 Jason Spencer (DL).................. 1994-97 Louis St. Felix (LB)................... 2002-04 Vladimir St. Surin (DB)............. 2001-03 Pat Stage (DL)......................... 1995-96 John Stanley (LB).......................... 2003 Justin Starr (TE)............................ 1994 Matt Stasko (WR)......................... 1998 John Steilner (OL).................... 2004-07 Aaron Stewart (RB)....................... 1999 Keith Stewart (OL).................... 1994-97 Jeff Stingi (DL).............................. 1997 Mike Stojkovic (LB)....................... 2014 Mike Stosic (LB)........................... 1997 Connor Sullivan (DL)................ 2010-12 Cameron Sutherland (DB).............. 2014 Davone Swain (DB)....................... 2014 Lucas Sweeney (DL)................. 2011-13 Ryan Swofford (RB).................. 1999-01 Mark Szymanski (DL)................ 2006-09
Joseph Uhatafe (LB)...................... 2014
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Alex Tarr (DB).......................... 2009-11 David Taylor (DB).......................... 2014 Evan Taylor (DB/RB)............ 2010, 2012 Steve Tharp (RB)..................... 1994-95 Adam Thermann (OL)............... 1995-98 Ryan Thermil (FB/RB)............... 2012-14 Josh Thiel (OL)......................... 2013-14 Ray Thomas (DB)................. 1997-2000 Chris Thompkins (DL)............... 2010-13 Marlin Thrower (LB).............. 1999-2001 Jake Tkach (LB)............................ 2014 Lawrence Tolson (OL).................... 2002 Jason Tomaszewski (TE)............ 1996-98 Joel Travitz (OL)........................ 2004-05 Brad Trezona (DB)......................... 1994 Austin Trgovcich (DL)..................... 2014 Jason Trivisono (DB)...................... 2005 Steve Tryon (QB)........................... 1999
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Vince Volpe (OL)........................... 2007 W
Kevin Wachhaus (OL)............... 2000-03 Donald Walker (LB)....................... 1997 Dwan Walker (TE).......................... 1997 Nelson Walker (DB).................. 2002-05 Michael Walser (P)................... 2005-07 Andy Walton (DL)..................... 2006-08 Archie Wannamaker (RB).......... 1996-98 Joe Ward (DB).................... 1999, 2001 Zach Washington (DB)................... 2012 Todd-Jamal Waters (LB)................. 2013 Jon Watts (DB)............................. 2000 William Weathers (LB).............. 2000-03 Austin Weaver (DB)....................... 2005 Josh Weight (DB)..................... 2001-03 Chad Wengert (LB)................... 2004-07 Anthony West (WR)....................... 1996 Jack Whaley (LB)..................... 1994-97 Garth White (DB)..................... 1994-97 Brian Williams (RB).................. 1997-98 Derry Williams (DB)....................... 1998 Matt Williams (OL)................... 2004-05 Robert Williams (LB)................. 2008-10 Alex Wilson (DL)....................... 2001-03 Devin Wilson (RB).................... 2002-05 Joey Wines (DB)...................... 2008-09 Jeremy Wise (TE)..................... 2002-05 Deryl Witten (DB)..................... 1995-96 Sam Woods (DB).......................... 2014 Eugene Wright (OL)....................... 1996 Y
Chris Young (DL)...................... 1998-01 Z
D.J. Zalewski (WR)................... 2009-10 Donald Zalewski (WR).................... 2003 Zack Zamiska (DL)........................ 2014 Dan Zimmerman (OL).................... 2000
Year-by-Year Leaders Rushing
Passing
Year
Name
Att.
Yards
Avg.
TD
Long
Year
Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Tim Hall............................... 154 Tim Hall............................... 239* Archie Wannamaker.............. 90 Archie Wannamaker.............. 198 Archie Wannamaker.............. 139 Donald Dorsey..................... 181 Sam Dorsett........................ 217 Sam Dorsett........................ 195 Develand Campbell............... 104 Sam Dorsett........................ 228 Devin Wilson........................ 173 Devin Wilson........................ 176 Brian Harden....................... 126 Myles Russ.......................... 155 Myles Russ.......................... 215 Myles Russ.......................... 212 Myles Russ.......................... 236 Deontae Howard.................. 98 Evan Taylor.......................... 183 Deontae Howard.................. 147 Rameses Owens................... 128
1,336 1,572* 735 976 751 1,070 1,219 1,166 406 1,064 703 743 399 594 1,255 1,059 1,363 386 847 582 562
8.7* 6.6 8.2 4.9 5.4 5.9 5.6 6.0 3.9 4.7 4.1 4.2 3.2 3.8 5.8 5.0 5.8 3.9 4.6 4.0 4.4
11 16* 8 7 5 9 9 10 2 6 5 9 1 3 6 2 10 1 0 4 2
95t 82t 70 40 85t 67t 50t 36t 79 77t 33 48t 41 57 68t 60t 53 23 65 33 39
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Jake Newman............... 225 Jake Newman............... 146 Jake Newman............... 208 Jake Newman............... 254 Tim Levcik.................... 241 Tim Levcik.................... 195 Tim Levcik.................... 267 Tim Levcik.................... 267 Shawn Martin............... 168 Drew Geyer................... 193 Drew Geyer................... 361* Drew Geyer................... 208 Erik Cwalinski................ 270 Erik Cwalinski................ 272 Erik Cwalinski................ 291 Jeff Sinclair................... 145 Jeff Sinclair................... 257 Jeff Sinclair................... 232 Jeff Sinclair................... 242 Paul Jones.................... 261 Derik Abbott.................. 119
Year
Name
No.
Yards
Avg.
TD
Long
Year
Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Robert Frazier....................... 28 Drew Dorsey........................ 33 Fred Parker.......................... 30 DeLonte Perkins................... 31 Fred Parker.......................... 31 J.T. Kirk............................... 38 Opio Gary............................ 35 Brent Hockenberry................ 39 Rupert Rickards.................... 30 Rupert Rickards.................... 33 Tyjuan Massey...................... 43 Tyjuan Massey...................... 39 Jarvis Powers....................... 31 Alvin Hill.............................. 35 Sherrod Evers...................... 34 Sherrod Evers...................... 47 Shadrae King....................... 43 Shadrae King....................... 51 Donte Jeter.......................... 37 Duane Mitchell..................... 52 Duane Mitchell..................... 54*
382 407 512 507 540 634 514 661 395 415 763 899* 421 521 506 668 531 524 631 867 544
47 37 59 43 40t 94t 55t 67t 27t 36 93t 79t 65t 50 56 55t 35t 31 77t 67t 42
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Tim Hall........................ 1,336 Tim Hall........................ 1,572 Archie Wannamaker....... 735 Archie Wannamaker....... 976 Donald Dorsey.............. 604 Donald Dorsey.............. 1,070 Sam Dorsett................. 1,219 Sam Dorsett................. 1,166 Stephen McNair............ 4 Sam Dorsett................. 1,064 Dante Settles................ 61 Tyjuan Massey............... 51 Mario Hines.................. 21 Mario Hines.................. 14 Myles Russ................... 1,255 Myles Russ................... 1,059 Myles Russ................... 1,363 Anthony Coleman.......... 0 Evan Taylor................... 847 Duane Mitchell.............. 27 Rameses Owens............ 562
Year
Name
Long
Year
Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Tim Hall............................... 460 28 17.7 3 79t Drew Dorsey........................ 407 33 12.3 4 37 Fred Parker.......................... 512 30 17.1 6 59 DeLonte Perkins................... 507 31 16.4 6 43 Fred Parker.......................... 540 31 17.4 6 40t J.T. Kirk............................... 634 38 16.7 7 94t Brent Hockenberry................ 624 34 18.4 8 65t Brent Hockenberry................ 661 39 16.9 6 67t Robb Butler......................... 459 29 15.8 0 68 Tyjuan Massey...................... 457 30 15.2 4 71t Tyjuan Massey...................... 763 43 17.7 7 93t Tyjuan Massey...................... 899* 39 23.1* 10* 79t Jarvis Powers....................... 421 31 12.6 5 65t Alvin Hill.............................. 521 35 14.9 3 50 James O’Quinn..................... 622 27 23.0 6 81t Sherrod Evers...................... 668 47 14.2 6 60t Shadrae King....................... 531 43 12.3 7 35t Shadrae King....................... 524 51 10.3 5 31 Donte Jeter.......................... 631 37 17.1 5 77t Duane Mitchell..................... 867 52 16.7 7 67t Duane Mitchell..................... 544 54* 10.1 4 42
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Tim Hall......................................... Tim Hall......................................... Archie Wannamaker........................ Fred Parker.................................... Jeff Carlo....................................... Jeff Carlo....................................... Jeff Carlo....................................... Sam Dorsett.................................. Stephen McNair............................. Develand Campbell......................... Nathan DiLorenzo........................... Nathan DiLorenzo........................... Devin Wilson.................................. Nate DiLorenzo.............................. Michael Walser............................... Garrett Clawson.............................. Garrett Clawson.............................. Myles Russ.................................... Greg Langer................................... Greg Langer................................... Duane Mitchell............................... Hunter Khaleghi.............................
13.6 7 12.3 4 17.1 6 16.4 6 17.4 6 16.7 7 14.7 7 16.9 6 13.2 2 12.6 3 17.7 7 23.1* 10* 12.6 5 14.9 3 14.9 4 14.2 6 12.3 7 10.3 5 17.1 5 16.7 7 10.1 4
117 71 112 126 133 110 142 152 83 101 167* 108 157 135 144 78 128 116 122 122 68
1,723 52.0 911 48.6 1,420 53.8 1,717 49.6 1,726 55.2 1,461 56.4 1,925 53.2 2,110 56.9 1,195 49.4 1,451 52.3 2,601* 51.8 1,468 51.9 2,066 58.1 1,838 49.6 2,206 49.5 828 53.8 1,920 49.8 1,373 50.0 1,710 50.4 1,651 46.7 804 57.1
17 79t 10 68 17 59 20 56 19 94t 14 44t 21 65t 22* 67t 5 74t 10 75t 20 93t 15 74t 19 65t 12 62t 18 81t 9 53t 22* 67t 11 54 15 77t 15 67t 7 42
Rush
Rec.
PR KOR
IR
Yards
460 0 0 0 1,796 333 0 0 0 1,905* 11 76 225 0 1,047 184 16 131 0 1,307 99 0 328 0 1,031 205 2 168 0 1,445 107 0 0 0 1,326 87 0 0 0 1,253 450 76 288 0 818 45 0 0 0 1,109 346 264 464 0 1,135 899 133 615 0 1,698 341 203 490 0 1,055 456 277 441 0 1,188 83 0 0 0 1,338 106 0 0 0 1,165 132 0 0 0 1,495 399 85 952 0 1,436 35 71 0 0 953 867 0 0 0 894 44 0 0 0 606
Scoring
Receiving Yards Rec.
Cmp. Yards Pct. TD Long
All-Purpose
Receptions
Yards
Att.
Avg.
TD
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RB RB RB WR PK PK PK RB WR RB PK PK RB PK PK PK PK RB PK PK WR PK
Pts
88 120* 56 48 51 74 73 66 18 18 39 69 68 42 45 40 64 66 58 42 42 27
How Scored
14 TD; 2 PAT 20 TD 9 TD; 1 PAT 8 TD 6 FG; 33 PAT 12 FG; 38 PAT 11 FG; 40 PAT 11 TD 3 TD 3 TD 6 FG; 21 PAT 13 FG; 30 PAT 11 TD; 1 PAT 4 FG; 30 PAT 9 FG; 18 PAT 4 FG; 28 PAT 14 FG; 22 PAT 11 TD 12 FG; 22 PAT 7 FG; 21 PAT 7 TD 6 FG; 9 PAT
Kickoff Returns (Yardage Leaders) Year
Name
No.
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Jeff Cohn............................. 10 Jeff Cohn............................. 11 Archie Wannamaker.............. 8 Antoine Lee......................... 9 Donald Dorsey..................... 13 Antoine Lee......................... 13 Opio Gary............................ 14 Corey Oaks.......................... 14 Stephen McNair................... 13 Tyjuan Massey...................... 14 Dante Settles....................... 18 Tyjuan Massey...................... 20 Mario Hines......................... 20 Mario Hines......................... 22 James O’Quinn..................... 14 Anthony Coleman................. 27 Anthony Coleman................. 34 Anthony Coleman................. 41* Brian Jones.......................... 33 Andy Smigiera...................... 16 Warren Fields....................... 20
Year
Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Brian Dunn.......................... 13 Brian Dunn.......................... 17 Brian Dunn.......................... 19 Brian Dunn.......................... 25 Nick Downs.......................... 11 Nick Downs.......................... 14 Nick Downs.......................... 18 Corey Oaks.......................... 6 Corey Oaks.......................... 12 Tyjuan Massey...................... 17 Dante Settles....................... 18 Tyjuan Massey...................... 17 Mario Hines......................... 28* Mario Hines......................... 17 Chris Kozak.......................... 14 Anthony Coleman................. 28* Evan Taylor.......................... 13 Anthony Coleman................. 20 Evan Taylor.......................... 14 Antwan Eddie....................... 27 Antwan Eddie....................... 15
Year
Name
Yards
219 258 225 271 328 227 369 296 288 353 464 615 490 441 320 240 708 952* 547 252 374
Tackles
Avg.
TD
21.9 23.5 37.5* 30.1 25.2 17.5 26.4 21.1 22.2 25.2 25.8 30.8 24.5 20.0 22.9 20.3 20.8 23.2 16.6 15.8 18.7
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long
Year
Name
38 32 85t 93t 58 26 75 30 49 94t 64 70 59 53 64 58 33 49 34 35 27
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Piante Crew....................................... 39 Mike Cortes....................................... 30 Nate List............................................ 40 John O’Connell................................... 57* John O’Connell................................... 39 Ray Thomas....................................... 35 Ray Thomas....................................... 35 Reggie Chambers............................... 52 James Noel........................................ 50 James Noel........................................ 37 James Noel........................................ 51 James Noel........................................ 41 Jeff Rommes...................................... 34 Chad Wengert.................................... 43 Alex DiMichele................................... 45 Alex DiMichele................................... 50 Alex DiMichele................................... 45 Cameron Chadwick............................. 32 Mike Cook......................................... 22 Mike Cook......................................... 34 Jake Tkach........................................ 34
Long
Year
Name
No.
Yards
Avg.
TD
Long
22 29 28 43 31 32 36 20 34 24 56t 54 48t 52 22 37 37 30 16 88t 44
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Piante Crew......................... 5 Nate List.............................. 5 Brian Dunn.......................... 4 Brian Dunn.......................... 7* Derry Williams...................... 3 Nick Downs.......................... 5 Nick Downs.......................... 7* Corey Oaks.......................... 3 Corey Oaks.......................... 7* Mike Niklos.......................... 6 Josh Marino......................... 6 James Kazil.......................... 3 Mike Niklos.......................... 5 James Kazil.......................... 3 Mike Niklos.......................... 3 Michael Landers................... 5 Rolf Bathold......................... 3 Elias Navarro........................ 3 Michael Landers................... 5 Alex Tarr.............................. 2 Marcelis Branch................... 3 Antwan Eddie....................... 3 David Taylor......................... 4
28 52 50 92 17 0 174 9 130 53 41 39 23 9 0 41 80 47 66 39 0 30 39
5.6 10.4 12.5 13.1 5.7 0.0 24.9 3.0 18.6 8.8 6.8 13.0 4.6 3.0 0.0 8.2 26.7 15.7 13.2 19.5 0.0 10.0 9.8
0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 42t 37 37 17 3 58t 9 59t 28t 35 21 23 9 0 24 49 47 41 39 0 24 22
Year
Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Fred Manalac..................................... 8 58 10 63 Fred Manalac..................................... 5 43 7 51 John O’Connell................................... 7 44 10 63 Jason Spencer................................... 11* 54 13 61 Matt Grayson..................................... 7.5 32 11 53 Brad Kirit........................................... 7.5 54 12 66 Brad Kirit........................................... 5 33 5 33 Matt Grayson..................................... 2.5 19 8.5 37 Jonathan LeDonne.............................. 2.5 17 5.5 26 Will Weathers..................................... 5.5 34 12 43 Babafemi Odumeru............................. 5 28 9 37 Ray Gensler....................................... 7.5 56 13 70 James Noel........................................ 4.5 23 7.5 26 Ray Gensler....................................... 11* 89* 17.5 106* Mark Szymanski................................. 7 42 15 61 Adam Lawrence.................................. 3.5 24 9 32 Adam Lawrence.................................. 5.5 32 12.5 44 Nolan Nearhoof.................................. 5.5 19 6 22 Nolan Nearhoof.................................. 7.5 47 12.5 59 Nolan Nearhoof.................................. 10.5 49 13.0 55 A.J. Holderman.................................. 7 37 14.5 55 Forrest Mason.................................... 4 24 5.5 32
Punt Returns (Yardage Leaders) No.
Yards
130 112 212 245 173 120 229 60 90 134 264 133 203 277 45 240 199 85 71 405* 144
No.
Jon Mihalik.......................... 42 Chris Longo.......................... 56 Chris Longo.......................... 45 Chris Longo.......................... 44 Chris Longo.......................... 38 Michael Schmitt................... 21 Jeff Carlo............................. 20 Jeff Carlo............................. 31 Michael Schlaepfer............... 60 Michael Schlaepfer............... 56 Michael Schlaepfer............... 54 Michael Walser..................... 38 Michael Walser..................... 52 Nick Schirtzinger................... 61 Nick Schirtzinger................... 53 Nick Schirtzinger................... 63 Nick Schirtzinger................... 53 Tony LaMancusa................... 58 Tony LaMancusa................... 66 Tony LaMancusa................... 61 Tony LaMancusa................... 75*
Asst. Total
Avg.
39 78 8.7 42 72 7.2 49 89 8.1 40 97 8.8 41 80 8.0 36 71 7.1 45 80 8.0 56 108 12.0* 58 108 10.8 70 107 10.7 64 115 10.5 66 107 10.7 41 75 6.8 69 112 11.2 71 116 11.6 59 109 9.9 60 105 9.5 48 80 7.3 66 88 8.0 83* 117* 10.6 50 84 7.6
Interceptions
Avg.
TD
10.0 6.6 11.2 9.8 15.7 8.6 12.7 6.7 7.5 7.9 14.7 7.8 7.2 16.3* 3.2 8.6 15.3 4.2 5.1 15.0 9.6
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Punting 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Solo
Yards
Avg.
I20
Long
1,510 1,863 1,653 1,746 1,579 670 732 1,082 2,240 1,858 1,926 1,328 1,751 2,524 2,125 2,468 2,173 2,022 2,511 2,359 2,704*
36.0 33.3 36.7 39.7 41.6* 31.9 36.6 34.9 37.3 33.2 35.7 34.9 33.7 41.4 40.1 39.2 41.0 34.9 38.0 38.7 36.1
0 0 3 12 6 3 3 8 7 16 15 8 12 16 9 21* 18 6 12 19 15
68 56 59 77 66 56 53 62 62 71 66 61 57 69 60 74 66 49 53 63 63
Sacks
* single-season school record
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No. Yards TFL Yards
All-Time Results 1994 Date
Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12
1995 Date
Date
Date
Date
College Field Moon Stadium Arute Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Fischer Field Pine Bowl Moon Stadium Veterans Stadium
Waynesburg......................... W, 41-6 @ Monmouth...................... L, 13-16 @ Duquesne....................... W, 38-20 Central Connecticut.............. W, 45-3 @ Gannon........................... L, 29-30 Wagner............................... W, 18-16 Mercyhurst.......................... L, 19-21 @ Towson State................... L, 14-34 @ Bethany.......................... W, 32-7 Saint Francis........................ W, 21-6
2,275 3,246 4,267 3,526 1,668 483 2,322 3,588 796 1,109
@ Mercyhurst...................... W, 20-0 Butler.................................. W, 38-0 Towson State....................... W, 7-0 @ Central Connecticut *....... W, 35-13 Gannon............................... W, 40-7 @ Dayton............................ L, 21-31 Monmouth *........................ W, 43-6 @ Wagner *........................ L, 35-38 @ Saint Francis *................. W, 16-15 C.W. Post............................ W, 35-6 @ Duquesne #.................... W, 28-26
1,850 2,116 3,756 1,875 2,944 7,364 2,681 551 475 964 4,321
Buffalo State....................... W, 35-23 @ Butler............................. W, 26-21 Dayton................................ L, 13-16 @ Central Connecticut *....... W, 44-21 Wagner *............................. W, 21-9 @ Towson State................... L, 30-33 @ Monmouth *.................... W, 41-20 Mercyhurst.......................... L, 10-17 Saint Francis *..................... W, 34-7 @ Gannon........................... W, 17-13 @ Georgetown #................. W, 35-13
1,856 3,410 2,336 860 3,448 3,525 2,311 921 1,555 500 931
2000
Moon Stadium Kessler Field Rooney Field Moon Stadium Veterans Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Minnegan Stadium Rine Field Moon Stadium
Date
2001
Mercyhurst Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Arute Field Moon Stadium Welcome Stadium Moon Stadium Fischer Field Pine Bowl Moon Stadium Rooney Field
Date
Date
Moon Stadium Butler Bowl Moon Stadium Arute Field Moon Stadium Minnegan Stadium Kessler Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Veterans Stadium Kehoe Field
Date
@ Buffalo State................... L, 20-30 @ Dayton............................ L, 22-31 Central Connecticut *........... W, 42-17 @ Wagner *........................ W, 42-17 Valparaiso........................... L, 17-19 Sacred Heart *..................... W, 44-7 Monmouth *........................ L, 26-27 @ Saint Francis *................. W, 35-3 New Haven.......................... L, 24-26 @ Duquesne....................... L, 22-24
762 4,376 2,673 1,194 1,649 1,081 1,258 819 1,192 2,872
Buffalo State....................... W, 30-20 2,151 Monmouth *........................ W, 23-7 1,004 @ Saint Francis *................. W, 63-0 1,231 St. John’s *......................... W, 43-6 2,867 @ Dayton............................ W, 17-13 9,615 Central Connecticut *........... W, 41-3 1,259 @ Wagner *........................ W, 38-31 (OT) 1,782 @ Sacred Heart *................ W, 31-20 1,236 Albany *.............................. W, 43-34 3,346 @ Stony Brook *.................. W, 36-6 499
@ Buffalo State................... L, 27-33 Dayton................................ L, 9-37 Sacred Heart *..................... L, 31-44 Saint Francis *..................... W, 41-7 @ St. John’s *..................... W, 28-0 @ Central Connecticut *....... W, 38-18 Wagner *............................. W, 49-30 Stony Brook *...................... W, 45-19 @ Albany *.......................... W, 42-31 @ Monmouth *....................cancelled
Buffalo State....................... W, 41-12 @ Dayton............................ L, 10-24 Central Connecticut *........... W, 14-0 Monmouth *........................ W, 15-10 @ Sacred Heart *................ L, 0-34 @ Wagner *........................ L, 0-29 @ Gannon........................... L, 21-49 Albany *.............................. L, 7-32 @ Stony Brook *.................. L, 13-23 @ Saint Francis *................. L, 7-14 (OT)
@ Buffalo State................... W, 33-23 @ Monmouth *.................... L, 10-17 @ Saint Peter’s.................... W, 31-24 Saint Francis *..................... W, 36-6 Stony Brook *...................... W, 23-20 @ Central Connecticut *....... W, 27-17 Sacred Heart *..................... L, 20-24 Wagner *............................. W, 31-28 @ Albany *.......................... L, 7-27 @ Duquesne....................... L, 28-33
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Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Pine Bowl Moon Stadium Welcome Stadium Moon Stadium Wagner Stadium Campus Field Moon Stadium Seawolves Field
1,723 1,329 936 2,119 614 2,015 1,114 2,236 1,769
Coyer Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium DaSilva Field Arute Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium University Field
1,238 4,369 1,033 1,974 2,417 1,083 1,000 938 4,672 707
Moon Stadium Welcome Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Campus Field Wagner Stadium Gannon Field Moon Stadium LaValle Stadium Pine Bowl
Record: 6-4 (4-3 NEC) | Home: 3-1 | Road: 3-3 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15
Coyer Field Welcome Stadium Moon Stadium Fischer Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Pine Bowl Moon Stadium Rooney Field
Coyer Field Moon Stadium Brown Stadium Willow Brook Park Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Kessler Field University Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium
Record: 3-7 (2-5 NEC) | Home: 3-1 | Road: 0-6 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16
2003
904 3,959 2,009 875 4,126 2,231 3,266 4,824 5,348 2,572
Record: 6-3 (6-1 NEC) | Home: 3-2 | Road: 3-1 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 24
2002
@ Buffalo State................... L, 20-32 Dayton................................ W, 34-7 @ Valparaiso....................... L, 13-17 @ Central Connecticut *....... W, 27-24 Wagner *............................. W, 23-21 Sacred Heart *..................... W, 48-0 @ Monmouth *.................... W, 34-16 @ Albany *.......................... W, 30-20 Saint Francis *..................... W, 49-0 Stony Brook *...................... W, 50-19
Record: 10-0 (8-0 NEC) | Home: 5-0 | Road: 5-0 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
Record: 4-6 (4-1 NEC) | Home: 2-3 | Road: 2-3 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
Record: 8-2 (7-0 NEC) | Home: 5-0 | Road: 3-2 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 20
Record: 8-3 (4-0 NEC) | Home: 3-2 | Road: 5-1 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
1998
2,275 5,335 2,745 3,330 8,016 5,346 1,178 4,102 1,001
Record: 9-2 (3-1 NEC) | Home: 5-0 | Road: 4-2 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
1997
@ Waynesburg..................... W, 24-19 Monmouth........................... W, 26-19 @ Central Connecticut.......... W, 24-17 Gannon............................... W, 28-0 Duquesne............................ W, 28-6 @ Wagner........................... L, 21-38 @ Saint Francis................... T, 14-14 Bethany.............................. W, 38-14 @ Mercyhurst...................... W, 37-27
Date
Record: 6-4 | Home: 4-1 | Road: 2-3 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 Oct. 6 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11
1996
1999
Record: 7-1-1 | Home: 4-0 | Road: 3-1-1 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
1,445 2,106 523 1,317 1,638 1,946 1,033 1,008 1,270 4,219
Coyer Field Kessler Field Bill Cochrane Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Arute Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium University Field Rooney Field
2004 Date
Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13
2005 Date
Date
Date
1,168 4,152 1,034 910 5,740 1,872 1,573 2,211 1,019 1,024 1,662
Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Pine Bowl LaValle Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Wagner Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Campus Field
2010 Date
@ Duquesne....................... L, 12-23 Butler.................................. W, 49-13 @ Rowan............................ L, 28-35 (OT) Saint Francis *..................... L, 28-35 Wagner *............................. W, 38-30 @ Central Connecticut *....... L, 14-21 @ Monmouth *.................... L, 0-14 Stony Brook *...................... L, 37-38 @ Albany *.......................... L, 17-20 Sacred Heart *..................... L, 20-27
4,861 3,516 2,713 3,784 1,604 1,268 1,882 1,439 1,875 1,231
@ Dayton............................ L, 14-21 3,719 Duquesne............................ L, 7-27 3,246 @ Butler............................. W, 35-14 1,536 Rowan................................. W, 21-0 1,642 @ Saint Francis *................. W, 45-13 1,394 @ Wagner *........................ W, 14-10 3,204 #19 Central Connecticut *..... W, 23-17 (2OT) 2,843 Monmouth *........................ L, 7-16 2,143 @ Stony Brook *.................. W, 21-6 1,893 Albany *.............................. L, 6-16 2,148 @ Sacred Heart *................ W, 41-21 1,836
Rooney Field Joe Walton Stadium John Page Field Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Arute Field Kessler Field Joe Walton Stadium University Field Joe Walton Stadium
2011 Date
Welcome Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Butler Bowl Joe Walton Stadium DeGol Field Wagner Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium LaValle Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Campus Field
2012 Date
Dayton................................ L, 12-23 @ Monmouth *.................... W, 20-17 Saint Francis *..................... W, 28-14 @ MoreHead State.............. W, 9-8 VMI..................................... L, 13-40 Wagner *............................. L, 13-20 @ Central Connecticut *....... L, 10-16 @ Duquesne....................... L, 14-17 @ Albany *.......................... L, 17-45 Sacred Heart *..................... W, 41-31
2,246 2,444 1,784 4,719 2,157 2,895 3,349 1,311 2,283 1,368
2013 Date
2008 Date
Record: 5-6 (4-3 NEC) | Home: 3-3 | Road: 2-3 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15
2009 Date
Morehead State................... W, 27-13 Bucknell.............................. L, 14-17 @ Dayton............................ L, 14-31 Monmouth *........................ L, 26-34 @ Sacred Heart *................ L, 28-31 Duquesne *......................... W, 34-27 @ Bryant............................. L, 7-20 @ Wagner *........................ W, 35-3 Central Connecticut *........... W, 27-14 Albany *.............................. L, 7-41 @ Saint Francis *................. W, 35-20
1,763 2,347 3,595 1,553 3,019 3,942 5,630 1,013 1,078 1,021 943
Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Welcome Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Campus Field Joe Walton Stadium Bulldog Stadium Wagner Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium DeGol Field
2014 Date
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10
@ VMI................................ L, 13-14 @ Bucknell.......................... L, 23-26 Dayton................................ L, 14-21 Bryant *.............................. L, 13-20 @ Duquesne *..................... L, 20-34 @ Central Connecticut *....... L, 21-42
6,084 4,172 2,455 1,442 2,577 2,654
Foster Stadium Mathewson Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Rooney Field Arute Field
Dayton................................ L, 13-19 @ #24 Liberty..................... L, 7-38 @ Morgan State.................. L, 12-13 @ Monmouth *.................... W, 23-20 Saint Francis *..................... W, 45-14 @ Albany *.......................... L, 17-28 Bryant *.............................. L, 27-34 Sacred Heart *..................... L, 15-27 @ Central Connecticut *....... L, 24-31 Wagner *............................. L, 17-38 @ Duquesne *..................... L, 10-45
@ #2 North Dakota State..... L, 0-52 Albany *.............................. L, 10-35 @ Dayton............................ L, 14-20 Lafayette............................. W, 31-28 @ Saint Francis *................. L, 3-10 @ Bryant *.......................... L, 35-38 Central Connecticut *........... W, 37-31 @ Wagner *........................ L, 13-23 Duquesne *......................... W, 17-13 @ Sacred Heart *................ W, 21-17 Monmouth *........................ L, 21-26
1,981 15,805 4,782 2,896 4,384 5,878 1,932 1,514 2,125 2,237 2,410
18,769 1,068 3,116 3,524 1,726 3,682 1,020 2,072 2,028 1,336 1,043
@ Eastern Kentucky............. L, 6-38 12,200 Morgan State....................... W, 31-14 1,485 Dayton................................ L, 14-21 1,625 @ VMI................................ W, 37-31 (2 OT) 4,821 @ Monmouth...................... L, 9-35 3,210 Duquesne *......................... L, 20-21 2,893 @ Wagner *........................ W, 17-13 2,115 Bryant *.............................. W, 24-3 1,432 @ Central Connecticut *....... W, 54-21 2,004 Sacred Heart *..................... L, 25-42 1,133 @ Saint Francis *................. L, 3-23 1,211
Welcome Stadium Campus Field Joe Walton Stadium Wagner Stadium DeGol Field Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Bulldog Stadium Fargodome
Joe Walton Stadium Williams Stadium Hughes Stadium Kessler Field Joe Walton Stadium University Field Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Arute Field Joe Walton Stadium Rooney Field
Fargodome Joe Walton Stadium Welcome Stadium Joe Walton Stadium DeGol Field Bulldog Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Wagner Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Campus Field Joe Walton Stadium
Roy Kidd Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Foster Stadium Kessler Field Joe Walton Stadium Wagner Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Arute Field Joe Walton Stadium DeGol Field
Record: 1-10 (1-5 NEC) | Home: 1-4 | Road: 0-6 | Head Coach: John Banaszak Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Eastern Kentucky................. L, 10-29 @ North Dakota................... L, 13-16 @ Lafayette......................... L, 3-50 @ Dayton............................ L, 7-31 Monmouth........................... L, 20-51 @ Sacred Heart *................ L, 13-52 Central Connecticut *........... W, 27-24 @ Bryant *.......................... L, 9-42 Wagner *............................. L, 0-20 Saint Francis *..................... L, 7-40 @ Duquesne *..................... L, 0-22
Note: Opponent rankings according to The Sports Network * NEC Game | # ECAC Bowl | % FCS Playoffs
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3,377 2,076 2,893 2,410 2,338 2,104 3,078 2,873 2,789 2,207 12,202
Record: 5-6 (3-3 NEC) | Home: 2-3 | Road: 3-3 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Aug. 28 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
Record: 5-6 (5-3 NEC) | Home: 3-2 | Road: 2-4 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
@ Dayton............................ L, 14-28 @ Sacred Heart *................ W, 35-31 #15 Liberty......................... W, 30-23 @ Wagner *........................ W, 30-9 @ Saint Francis *................. W, 35-14 Monmouth *........................ W, 17-16 Albany *.............................. W, 38-0 Duquesne *......................... W, 34-11 Central Connecticut *........... W, 42-24 @ Bryant *.......................... L, 21-27 @ #25 North Dakota State %.. L, 17-43
Record: 4-7 (3-5 NEC) | Home: 3-2 | Road: 1-5 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
$ Dan Radakovich served as interim Head coach in RMU’s 20-17 victory @ Monmouth (9/8/07) in the place of the absent Joe Walton
Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium University Field Joe Walton Stadium Kessler Field
Record: 2-9 (2-6 NEC) | Home: 1-4 | Road: 1-5 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17
Joe Walton Stadium Kessler Field Joe Walton Stadium Jayne Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Arute Field Rooney Field University Field Joe Walton Stadium
1,647 1,024 2,518 1,279 1,291
Record: 8-3 (7-1 NEC) | Home: 5-0 | Road: 3-3 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19
Record: 4-6 (3-3 NEC) | Home: 2-3 | Road: 2-3 | Head Coach: Joe Walton $ Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10
Saint Francis *..................... W, 28-0 Sacred Heart *..................... W, 9-7 @ Albany *.......................... W, 13-10 Wagner *............................. W, 37-10 @ Monmouth *.................... W, 23-9
Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 27
Record: 7-4 (5-2 NEC) | Home: 2-3 | Road: 5-1 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11
2007
Buffalo State....................... W, 47-10 Duquesne............................ W, 34-14 Monmouth *........................ L, 27-29 @ Saint Francis *................. W, 28-10 @ Stony Brook *.................. W, 31-24 Central Connecticut *........... L, 21-34 Dayton................................ L, 12-29 @ Wagner *........................ L, 17-20 Saint Peter’s........................ W, 23-12 Albany *.............................. W, 34-7 @ Sacred Heart *................ L, 3-24
Record: 2-8 (1-6 NEC) | Home: 2-3 | Road: 0-5 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
Sept. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12
2006
Oct. 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
Record: 6-5 (3-4 NEC) | Home: 4-3 | Road: 2-2 | Head Coach: Joe Walton Opponent Score Att. Stadium
2,809 9,118 3,207 5,839 2,056 654 1,034 4,890 1,192 1,046 1,085
Joe Walton Stadium Alerus Center Fisher Stadium Welcome Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Campus Field Joe Walton Stadium Bulldog Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Rooney Field
Series Records vs. … C.W. POST (1-0) Date Result 11/16/96 W, 35-6
EASTERN KENTUCKY (0-2) Venue Home
Date 8/29/13 8/28/14
Result L, 6-38 L, 10-29
Venue Away Home
Central Connecticut (16-5)
ALBANY (6-8) Date 10/30/99 11/11/00 11/10/01 11/2/02 11/8/03 11/6/04 11/5/05 11/4/06 11/3/07 11/7/08 11/7/09 10/16/10 10/15/11 9/8/12
Result W, 30-20 W, 43-34 W, 42-31 L, 7-32 L, 7-27 W, 34-7 L, 17-20 L, 6-16 L, 17-45 L, 7-41 W, 13-10 W, 38-0 L, 17-28 L, 10-35
Venue Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
BETHANY (2-0) Date 11/5/94 11/4/95
Result W, 38-14 W, 32-7
Venue Home Away
BRYANT (1-6) Date 10/18/08 9/26/09 11/13/10 10/22/11 10/13/12 11/2/13 10/25/14
Result L, 7-20 L, 13-20 L, 21-27 L, 27-34 L, 35-38 W, 24-3 L, 9-42
Venue Away Home Away Home Away Home Away
Date 9/17/94 9/30/95 9/28/96 9/27/97 9/26/98 9/25/99 10/21/00 10/20/01 9/21/02 10/11/03 10/9/04 10/15/05 10/14/06 10/13/07 11/1/08 10/10/09 11/6/10 11/5/11 10/20/12 11/9/13
Result W, 24-17 W, 45-3 W, 35-13 W, 44-21 W, 42-17 W, 27-24 W, 41-3 W, 38-18 W, 14-0 W, 27-17 L, 21-34 L, 14-21 W, 23-17 (OT) L, 10-16 W, 27-14 L, 20-34 W, 42-24 L, 24-31 W, 37-31 W, 54-21
10/18/14 W, 27-24
Venue Away Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away
Home
Date 10/12/96 9/20/97 9/12/98 9/11/99 10/14/00 9/8/01 9/14/02 10/16/04 9/2/06 9/1/07 9/20/08 9/19/09
Result L, 21-31 L, 13-16 L, 22-31 W, 34-7 W, 17-13 L, 9-37 L, 10-24 L, 12-29 L, 14-21 L, 12-23 L, 14-31 L, 14-21
Venue Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
9/4/10 9/3/11 9/15/12 9/14/13 9/20/14
L, 14-28 L, 13-19 L, 14-20 L, 14-21 L, 7-31
Away Home Away Home Away
BUCKNELL (0-2) Date 9/13/08 9/12/09
Result L, 14-17 L, 23-26
Venue Home Away
BUFFALO STATE (5-3) Date 9/6/97 9/5/98 9/4/99 9/2/00 9/1/01 9/7/02 9/6/03 9/4/04
Result W, 35-23 L, 20-30 L, 20-32 W, 30-20 L, 27-33 W, 41-12 W, 33-23 W, 47-10
Venue Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Home
BUTLER (4-0) Date 9/14/96 9/13/97 9/17/05 9/16/06
Result W, 38-0 W, 26-21 W, 49-13 W, 35-14
Venue Home Away Home Away
DUQUESNE (7-9) Date 10/8/94 9/16/95 11/23/96 11/21/98 11/15/03 9/11/04 9/3/05 9/9/06 10/20/07 10/11/08 10/3/09 10/30/10 11/19/11 11/3/12 10/19/13 11/22/14
Result W, 28-6 W, 38-20 W, 28-26 L, 22-24 L, 28-33 W, 34-14 L, 12-23 L, 7-27 L, 14-17 W, 34-27 L, 20-34 W, 34-11 L, 10-45 W, 17-13 L, 20-21 L, 0-22
Venue Home Away Away * Away Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Home Away
Venue Home
ST. JOHN’S (2-0) Date Result 10/7/00 W, 43-6 10/13/01 W, 28-0
Venue Home Away
NORTH DAKOTA (0-1) GANNON (3-2) Date 9/24/94 10/6/95 10/5/96 11/15/97 10/26/02
Result W, 28-0 L, 29-30 W, 40-7 W, 17-13 L, 21-49
Venue Home Away Home Away Away
Date 9/6/14
Venue Away *
LAFAYETTE (1-1) Date 9/29/12 9/13/14
Result W, 31-28 L, 3-50
Venue Home Away
LIBERTY (1-1) Date 9/18/10 9/10/11
Result W, 30-23 L, 7-38
Venue Home Away
Date 11/12/94 10/21/95 9/7/96 11/1/97
Result W, 37-27 L, 19-21 W, 20-0 L, 10-17
Venue Away Home Away Home
MONMOUTH (10-10) Date 9/10/94 9/9/95 10/26/96 10/25/97 10/24/98 10/23/99 9/16/00 9/28/02 9/13/03 9/18/04 10/22/05 10/21/06 9/8/07 9/27/08 11/21/09 10/9/10
Result W, 26-19 L, 13-16 W, 43-6 W, 41-20 L, 26-27 W, 34-16 W, 23-7 W, 15-10 L, 10-17 L, 27-29 L, 0-14 L, 7-16 W, 20-17 L, 26-34 W, 23-9 W, 17-16
Venue Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
10/1/11 11/17/12 10/5/13 10/4/14
W, 23-20 L, 21-26 L, 9-35 L, 20-51
Away Home Away Home
MOREHEAD STATE (2-0) Date 9/22/07 9/6/08
Result W, 9-8 W, 27-13
Venue Away Home
MORGAN STATE (1-1) Date 9/17/11 9/7/13
Result L, 12-13 W, 31-14
Venue Away Home
Date Result 11/27/10 L, 17-43 9/1/12 L, 0-52
Venue Away
Venue Away # Away
ROWAN (1-1) Date 9/24/05 9/23/06
Result Venue L, 28-35 (OT) Away W, 21-0 Home
SACRED HEART (8-9) Date 10/17/98 10/16/99 11/4/00 9/22/01 10/5/02 10/18/03 11/13/04 11/12/05 11/11/06 11/10/07 10/4/08 10/31/09 9/11/10 10/29/11 11/10/12 11/16/13 10/11/14
Result W, 44-7 W, 48-0 W, 31-20 L, 31-44 L, 0-34 L, 20-24 L, 3-24 L, 20-27 W, 41-21 W, 41-31 L, 28-31 W, 9-7
Venue Home Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
W, 35-31 L, 15-27 W, 21-17 L, 25-42 L, 13-52
Away Home Away Home Away
SAINT FRANCIS (15-5-1) Date 10/29/94 11/11/95 11/9/96 11/8/97 11/7/98 11/6/99 9/30/00 9/29/01 11/16/02 9/27/03 10/2/04 10/1/05 9/30/06 9/15/07 11/15/08 10/17/09
Result T, 14-14 W, 21-6 W, 16-15 W, 34-7 W, 35-3 W, 49-0 W, 63-0 W, 41-7 L, 7-14 (OT) W, 36-6 W, 28-10 L, 28-35 W, 45-13 W, 28-13 W, 35-20 W, 28-0
Venue Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
10/2/10 10/8/11 10/6/12 11/23/13 11/15/14
W, 35-14 W, 45-14 L, 3-10 L, 3-23 L, 7-40
Away Home Away Away Home
SAINT PETER’S (2-0) Date Result 9/20/03 W, 31-24 10/30/04 W, 23-12
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Result L, 13-16
NORTH DAKOTA STATE (0-2)
GEORGETOWN (1-0) Date Result 11/22/97 W, 35-13
MERCYHURST (2-2)
DAYTON (2-15)
NEW HAVEN (0-1) Date Result 11/14/98 L, 24-26
Venue Away Home
STONY BROOK (6-2) Date 11/20/99 11/18/00 11/3/01 11/9/02 10/4/03 10/2/04 10/29/05 10/28/06
Result W, 50-19 W, 36-6 W, 45-19 L, 13-23 W, 23-20 W, 31-24 L, 37-38 W, 21-6
Venue Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away
TOWSON (1-2) Date 10/28/95 9/21/96 10/18/97
Result L, 14-34 W, 7-0 L, 30-33
Venue Away Home Away
VALPARAISO (0-2) Date Result 10/10/98 L, 17-19 9/18/99 L, 13-17
Venue Home Away
VMI (1-2) Date 9/29/07 9/5/09 9/28/13
Result L, 13-40 L, 13-14 W, 37-31 (OT)
Venue Home Away Away
WAGNER (13-8) Date 10/15/94 10/14/95 11/2/96 10/4/97 10/3/98 10/2/99 10/28/00 10/27/01 10/12/02 10/25/03 10/23/04 10/8/05 10/7/06 10/6/07 10/25/08 11/14/09
Result L, 21-38 W, 18-16 L, 35-38 W, 21-9 W, 42-17 W, 23-21 W, 38-31 (OT) W, 49-30 L, 0-29 W, 31-28 L, 17-20 W, 38-30 W, 14-10 L, 13-20 W, 35-3 W, 37-10
Venue Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
9/25/10 11/12/11 10/27/12 10/26/13 11/8/14
W, 30-9 L, 17-38 L, 13-23 W, 17-13 L, 0-20
Away Home Away Away Home
WAYNESBURG (2-0) Date 9/3/94 9/2/95
Result W, 24-19 W, 41-6
Venue Away Home
* ECAC Bowl # NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs
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The Tim Hall Memorial Scholarship Tim Hall came to Robert Morris University as an unheralded player. Yet from the inaugural 1994 season until being drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, Hall entered his name beside virtually every Robert Morris rushing record, some of which still stand today. In addition to his football skills, Hall was admired and respected by all those who came in contact with him. Tragically, in 1998, Hall was shot and killed in his home of Kansas City. In 2001, friends of Tim Hall established a scholarship in his honor. Each year gifts put toward this scholarship will result in an award to a minority running back at Robert Morris. The Tim Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund is awarded to a minority football studentathlete who plays the running back position. The award can be renewed each year for four years, or until the student graduates, whichever comes first, as long as the following criteria are maintained. The RMU football coaching staff will determine the recipient of the award.
Criteria
• The awardee must continue to be a member of the Robert Morris football team • The awardee must maintain a minimum 2.50 grade point average • The awardee must maintain good standing with the football team and University • The awardee must demonstrate financial need In the summer of 2011, the inaugural Tim Hall Scholarship was awarded to redshirt senior running back Jamar Cromwell. The second student-athlete to earn the Tim Hall Scholarship was fullback Ryan Thermil, who was bestowed the honor for three seasons from 2012 to 2014. If you would like to contribute to the Tim Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund, please complete the form below and return it to: Robert Morris University Football Office, Joe Walton Stadium 6001 University Boulevard Moon Township, PA 15108-1189
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Robert Morris Athletic Hall of Fame The Robert Morris University Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to honor those who have made an outstanding contribution to Robert Morris athletics. Nominations are solicited and individuals selected by the Hall of Fame Committee. Players, coaches and administrators are eligible for selection five years after they have concluded their career at Robert Morris, and a veteran’s choice is also considered for induction. A veteran’s choice is an individual that has concluded their career for at least 20 years. The Robert Morris football program has had 11 former student-athletes inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame, while former head coach Joe Walton (1994-2013) was enshrined at the inaugural RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner. Former assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Dan Radakovich is a member of the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2015. To read and learn more about any of the former student-athletes, coaches or administrators in the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame, or if you would like to nominate a former student-athlete, coach or administrator, please visit the official website of Colonial athletics at www.RMUColonials.com.
Football Players in the Robert Morris University Athletic Hall of Fame Tim Hall (1994-95) Running Back • Induction Year: 1998 The program’s inaugural running back, Hall established every rushing record at Robert Morris in his two years with the program. He rushed for 2,908 yards on his career, which ranks second all-time, and a singleseason record 1,572 yards in 1995. Hall also owns the single-game record for rushing yards, accumulating 278 yards against Bethany Nov. 5, 1994. Hall established the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) record by averaging 8.7 yards per carry in 1994, and his career average of 7.4 yards per attempts is an FCS career mark. In 1995, Hall was named an NCAA I-AA All-American according to The Associated Press. He passed away in September of 1998.
Brian Dunn (1994-97) Defensive Back • Induction Year: 2003 A native of Havorford, Pa., Dunn owns the Robert Morris single-game, single-season and career records for interceptions as a four-year starter at free safety for the Colonials. In a 28-6 victory over Duquesne at Moon Stadium Oct. 8, 1994, Dunn finished with three interceptions, which stands as the
single-game school record. As a senior in 1997, Dunn established the single-season record for interceptions with seven, a record that has since been tied twice. On his career, Dunn finished with 19 picks. Dunn was named to the 1995 All-ECAC Team and the 1996 All-America Second Team by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. An AllNortheast Conference selection in both 1996 and 1997, Dunn was a first team All-American and All-ECAC pick in 1997.
Nate List (1994-97) Linebacker • Induction Year: 2003 List was a fouryear starter for Robert Morris at linebacker and held the program record for career tackles with 309 before linebacker James Noel (200205) eclipsed it in 2004. A native of Industry, Pa., and a member of ECAC Bowl winning teams in 1996 and 1997, List owns the longest interception return in school history, a 97-yard return for a touchdown at Dayton in 1996. List was named an All-American by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette three times, one of only two Colonials ever to earn the distinction a trio of occasions. An All-NEC pick in both 1996 and 1997, List also earned All-ECAC accolades in 1995, 1996 and 1997.
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Jake Newman (1994-97) Quarterback • Induction Year: 2004 A native of Powell, Ohio, Newman served as RMU’s inaugural quarterback from 1994 to 1997, leading the Colonials to a pair of Northeast Conference championships (1996, 1997) and a pair of ECAC Bowl victories (1996, 1997). Newman owns the Robert Morris record for career starts with 38. As the starting quarterback for the Colonials, Newman posted a record of 28-9-1 (.750), the best winning percentage in school history. Over his four years, Newman completed 426 of his 833 passing attempts (51.1 percent) for 5,771 yards and ranks second all-time at Robert Morris with 64 career touchdown passes.
John O’Connell (1995-98) Linebacker • Induction Year: 2004 A four-year letterwinner at linebacker for Robert Morris, O’Connell finished his career with 272 tackles, which ranks sixth in the RMU career record book. A native of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., O’Connell was named a First Team All-American by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette and garnered All-Northeast Conference First Team honors in both 1996 and 1997.
Hank Fraley (1996-99)
Tim Levcik (1998-2001)
Offensive Line • Induction Year: 2006
Quarterback • Induction Year: 2008
Fraley was a three-year starter for Robert Morris on the offensive line and spent 11 years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Rams. An All-Northeast Conference selection at offensive tackle in 1997, 1998 and 1999, he helped guide RMU to NEC championships each of those years as well as the 1999 mid-major national championship according to Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. Fraley became the second Colonial football studentathlete in school history to have his jersey number retired, as his No. 75 was enshrined prior to RMU’s game against Sacred Heart Sept. 22, 2001. Fraley was the starting center for five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, playing in four NFC Championship games and starting in Super Bowl XXXIX. A native of Gaithersburg, Md., Fraley is in his second season as assistant offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings in 2014.
Arguably the greatest quarterback to don a Robert Morris uniform in program history, Levcik owns almost every passing record in the RMU record book. A native of Ford Cliff, Pa., Levcik owns career school records for completions (537), attempts (970), passing yards (7,222) and touchdown passes (76). His 22 touchdown passes as a senior in 2001 stands as the single-season school mark, while he owns three of the top five totals for passing yards in a game. His career high came in a 45-19 victory over Stony Brook (11/3/01), when he passed for 363 yards. A two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Year (2000, 2001) as well as the 1998 NEC Offensive Newcomer of the Year, Levcik led the Colonials to a 26-10 (.722) record over his four seasons as the starting quarterback, including a perfect 10-0 record in 2000.
Brian Cleary (1994-97) Offensive Line • Induction Year: 2008 A native of Glassport, Pa., Cleary was a fouryear letterwinner for Robert Morris as a member of the offensive line. He started 38 career games from 1994 to 1997 at either offensive guard or tackle. An All-Northeast Conference and All-ECAC selection in 1997, Cleary was also tabbed a I-AA Mid-Major AllAmerican by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. He helped lead the Colonials to back-to-back victories in the ECAC Bowl (1996 & 1997) and was also a member of the outdoor track and field team at Robert Morris, competing in the javelin. He currently serves as the color analyst for RMU football broadcasts alongside play-by-play announcer and RMU Athletic Hall of Famer Chris Shovlin.
Sam Dorsett (1999-2003) Running Back • Induction Year: 2009 A native of Hollywood, Fla., Dorsett served as the program’s alltime leading rusher from 2003 to 2010, finishing his career with 3,847 yards rushing on 724 carries, an average of 5.3 yards per attempt. He owns RMU career school records for rushing touchdowns (29) and 100-yard rushing games (19) and ranks second all-time in all-purpose yards (4,255). A three-time All-Northeast Conference selection (2000, 2001, 2003), Dorsett is in his third season as an assistant coach at Monmouth in 2015 after stints at Robert Morris (2006-11) and Saint Francis (2012).
Nick Downs (1997-2000) Defensive Back • Induction Year: 2010 A four-year letterwinner as a member of the Robert Morris secondary from 1997 to 2000, Downs was a part of RMU’s ECAC Bowl win over Georgetown 2015 ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSIT Y FOOTBALL
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in 1997 and a member of two I-AA Mid-Major National Championship teams (1999, 2000) according to Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. A native of Hughesville, Md., Downs ranks second all-time at Robert Morris with 14 career interceptions and during RMU’s undefeated season in 2000 tied the single-season school mark with seven. Downs returned four of his 14 career interceptions for touchdowns, the most in school history, and over his four years with the program the Colonials posted an overall record of 30-11 (.732).
Ray Thomas (1997-2000) Defensive Back • Induction Year: 2012 The third member of the Robert Morris secondary to join the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame, Thomas was a four-year letterwinner from 1997 to 2000. He was a part of RMU’s ECAC Bowl win over Georgetown in 1997 as well as a member of a pair of I-AA Mid-Major National Championship teams (1999, 2000) according to Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. Thomas led the Colonials in tackles in both 1999 and 2000, finishing with 71 and 80 takedowns, respectively. Over his four-year career, Thomas compiled 240 tackles, which ranks 10th all-time at RMU. A native of Jamaica, N.Y., Thomas earned All-Northeast Conference First Team honors in both 1999 and 2000 and also added career totals of five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and three interceptions.
Mark Leyenaar (1998-2001) Offensive Line • Induction Year: 2015 A four-year starter, Leyenaar was an anchor on an offensive line that helped lead the Colonials to a pair of I-AA mid-major national titles (1999, 2000) according to Don Hanen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. He was also part of an offensive line that helped Robert Morris establish team records in 1998 in rushing yards per game (187.3), average yards per carry (4.96) and rushing touchdowns (24). Leyenaar, a native of Palm Harbor, Fla., was a three-time All-Northeast Conference First Team selection, garnering the honor in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
Robert Morris Athletic Hall of Fame Members INDIVIDUAL Name
Class
Sport/Position
Years
Name
Class
Sport/Position
Years
Jim Baughman JoAnn Beatty Megan Bell Andre Boyd Tony Bunbury Kali Byers Ricky Cannon Jeremy Chappell Donna Chiodo Brian Cleary Roco Coniglio Dr. Bruce Corrie Earl Cureton Buddy DeLuca Anthony Dickens Genita Dickey Lauren Dickinson Rhian Dodds Sam Dorsett Nicole Downing Nick Downs Katie Dugan Brian Dunn Jarrett Durham Cleve Edwards Bob Erwin Troy Fabiano Joe Falletta Heather Ferrari Hank Fraley Kathy Frederick Matt Furjanic Don Genalo Forest Grant Jackie Gray Courtney Haase Tim Hall * Chipper Harris Ron Hightower Bill Hodge * Dr. Susan Hofacre * Tim Horsmon Sheri Horvath Chris Hultquist Cory Hunt Elise James Perry Johnson Dwight Kenner Katie Kirsten John Kowalski Gus Krop * Stephanie Kuhn John Kuziel Tony Lee Rachel Leitch Richard Lesnak Tim Levcik Mark Leyenaar Laura Lindak Nate List Melissa Lockhart
2005 1998 2011 2002 1996 2011 2010 2015 1996 2008 1997 2011 1991 1997 1995 2006 2007 2011 2009 2010 2010 2008 2003 2009 2007 1993 2001 2004 2000 2006 1995 2007 1991 1996 2000 2006 1998 1995 1998 2010 2005 2014 2009 2009 2003 2005 2009 2006 2006 2000 1991 2012 2005 2014 2010 1998 2008 2015 1999 2003 2014
Track & Field Basketball Volleyball Basketball Soccer/Track & Field Softball Basketball Basketball Tennis Football Bowling Coach Athletic Director Basketball Bowling Basketball Track & Field Softball Soccer Football Track & Field Football Soccer Football Basketball Coach Basketball WBB / Volleyball Coach, IM Soccer Basketball Softball Football Basketball Basketball Coach Bowling Basketball Track & Field Rowing Football Basketball Basketball Track & Field Coach Athletic Director Volleyball Coach Basketball Soccer Track & Field Basketball Basketball Basketball Rowing Soccer Coach Basketball Coach Track & Field Basketball Basketball Volleyball Athletic Director Football Football Basketball Football Tennis
1996-00 1987-89 2002-05 1987-91 1985-89 2003-06 1989-92 2005-09 1980-84 1994-97 1963-98 1994-2000 1975-77 1969-73 1985-90 1997-2001 1999-2002 1998-2002 1999-2003 2001-05 1997-2000 1999-2002 1994-97 1984-96 1967-69 1968-92 1990-93 1988-92 1991-94 1996-99 1984-88 1979-84 1977-80 1980-84 1991-93 1998-2002 1994-95 1980-84 1970-72 1995-99 2000-05 1999-2002 1994-97 1992-95 1991-95 1996-00 1967-69 1969-71 1997-2001 1989-96 1963-76 2004-07 1964-66 2004-08 2001-04 1965-72 1998-2001 1998-2001 1989-94 1994-97 1993-97
Vaughn Luton Don Mackey * Damian Mackman Chris Margott Jonathan Marshall Sandy Matich Molly McCann Brianne McLaughlin Bart Mease Keri Meyer Darcey Miller Kelli Miller Kim Mong Sugeiry Monsac Brianne Morgan * Jodee Muskovich Gene Nabors Jake Newman Katie Noble John O’Connell Tom Parks Marco Patitucci Jarrad Pencek Doug Petras Bill Priatko Kristen Pries Craig Prosser Tera Prosser Dan Radakovich John Rech Lee Repasky Maebeth Schalles Erica Schwanke Musa Shannon Chris Shovlin Nicole Snyder Paul Snyder Jennifer Stankewicz Christine Suto Dan Swalga Ray Thomas Wade Timmerson Kristie Tuxford Steve Uhing Tom Underman Myron Walker Mark Wallace Missy Walls Joe Walton Jeff Witmyer
2015 2010 2011 2015 2011 1997 2002 2014 2004 2012 2012 2004 1992 2014 2002 2006 2005 2004 2008 2004 1993 2010 2008 2000 2015 2006 1995 1999 2015 1993 1996 2002 2003 2002 2012 2006 2008 2007 1993 2006 2012 2007 2001 1994 1992 1999 2005 1997 2013 2014
Basketball Basketball Golf Ice Hockey Basketball Basketball Volleyball Ice Hockey Golf Softball Volleyball Softball Basketball Basketball Softball Rowing Basketball Football Volleyball Football Basketball Soccer Track & Field Soccer Administration Rowing Basketball Softball Football Coach Golf Basketball Basketball Softball Soccer Play-by-Play Announcer Rowing Golf Tennis Tennis Basketball Coach Football Basketball Volleyball Cross Country / Track Basketball Basketball Tennis Basketball Football Coach Track & Field
1986-89 1963-65 2001-05 2005-09 1970-72 1977-81 1991-94 2005-09 1995-99 2003-06 2001-04 1990-93 1981-85 2004-07 1997-98 1996-2000 1995-00 1994-97 1999-2002 1995-98 1979-83 1991-94 1999-2002 1990-93 1984-92 1996-2000 1972-74 1991-94 1994, 1996-2007 1964-68 1983-87 1989-93 1995-98 1990-94 1987-present 1997-2001 1983-86 1993-97 1983-87 1978-91 1997-2000 1988-92 1992-95 1985-89 1981-85 1990-94 1992-95 1981-85 1994-2013 2004-08
TEAM Sport
Class
Year
Men’s Basketball Softball
2014 2015
1981-82 1994
Note: Names in bold members of RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2015 * deceased
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Joe Walton Class of 2013 • Robert Morris Athletic Hall of Fame The 23rd annual class of inductees into the Robert Morris University Athletic Hall of Fame featured just one individual, as former head coach Joe Walton served as the Class of 2013. The first head coach of the program, Walton spent 20 seasons on the sidelines at RMU from 1994 to 2013. In 20 years guiding the Colonials, Walton compiled an overall record of 114-92-1 (.553), including a mark of 73-47 (.608) in the Northeast Conference. Included in that 18-year stretch against league foes were six NEC regular-season championships (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2010). The one constant associated with the program for the first 20 years, Walton was named the first head coach July 27, 1993. He started the program from scratch, completing everything from hiring assistants to purchasing equipment to recruiting student-athletes for the program’s inaugural season in 1994. His fingerprints are all over the program, and to prove that, Robert Morris has played its home games since 2005 in a stadium that bears his name. Under Walton’s tutelage, the Colonials claimed outright NEC regular-season titles three times (1997, 1999, 2000) while sharing three others (1996, 1998, 2010). Walton led RMU to back-toback ECAC Bowl victories in 1996 and
1997, and in 1999 and 2000 he guided Robert Morris to a pair of NCAA I-AA mid-major national crowns according to Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. In 2010, Walton secured his legacy by engineering the Colonials on an eight-game winning streak for a share of the NEC regular-season title and the NEC’s inaugural bid in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs. In the process he picked up his 100th career victory in the collegiate ranks. During his tenure Walton has also
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helped a fledgling program send a pair of its brightest stars to the National Football League (NFL). Inaugural running back Tim Hall (1994-95) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round (183rd player overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft, while former offensive lineman Hank Fraley (1996-99) spent 10 years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cleveland Browns and the St. Louis Rams. Also to see time in NFL camps from Robert Morris under Walton include wide receiver DeLonte Perkins (Green Bay Packers), quarterback Tim Levcik (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers), defensive back Robb Butler (San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs) and offensive lineman A.J. Dalton (Detroit Lions). Walton became just the second inductee ever to be active at Robert Morris at the time of enshrinement, joining 2012 RMU Athletic Hall of Fame honoree Chris Shovlin, RMU’s radio playby-play announcer for football and men’s basketball who enters his 29th season behind the microphone in 2015-16. Walton was inducted Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at the inaugural RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner, which took place at the Marriott Pittsburgh Airport. The emcee of the event was former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann.
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Dan Radakovich Class of 2015 • Robert Morris Athletic Hall of Fame When Joe Walton was named the inaugural head coach of the Robert Morris football program in July of 1993, it didn’t take long for him to find the man that would help him build the program. Dan Radakovich was Walton’s first hire, being named defensive coordinator August 30, 1993. Radakovich helped the Colonials go 7-1-1 in their inaugural season in 1994, then left to serve as the offensive line coach for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1995 season. However, the partnership didn’t end, as Radakovich returned to Robert Morris in 1996, this time being elevated to assistant head coach. After 13 years at Robert Morris, and 48 years overall in the coaching profession, Radakovich retired June 30, 2008. “Dan, as much as anybody, is responsible for the building of the Robert Morris football program,” Walton said at his retirement ceremony April 24, 2008. “Any success we’ve had goes equally to him. He’s the best on-the-field coach I’ve ever seen.” Radakovich was voted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Class
of 2015 and will be enshrined at the third annual RMU Athletic Hall of Fame dinner, which takes place Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport. Radakovich, known as the true patriarch of “Linebacker U” at alma mater Penn State, left his undeniable mark at the position for Robert Morris. Nine of the top 15 names, including each of the top
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four, in career tackles at Robert Morris are linebackers. As well as coaching at RMU for 13 years, Radakovich also coached at Penn State (1957-69), Cincinnati (1970), Colorado (1972-73) and North Carolina State (1982). In the NFL, he’s been with the St. Louis Rams (1995), Cleveland Browns (1989-90), the New York Jets under Walton (1985-88), Minnesota Vikings (1984), Denver Broncos (1983), Los Angeles Rams (1979-81), San Francisco 49ers (1978) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1971, 1974-77). In 1994, Radakovich’s defense at Robert Morris forced 34 turnovers, enabling the Colonials to lead all of Division I with a +17 turnover ratio. The 1996 RMU defense shut out three straight opponents to open the season, while in 1999 Robert Morris ranked sixth in the country by yielding just 15.6 points per game. Radakovich led a Robert Morris defense in 2006 that led I-AA (now FCS) in total defense by allowing an average of 228.36 yards per game, ranking second in all of Division I behind only Virginia Tech (219.46 ypg).
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Robert Morris Support Staff
Front Row (left to right): Kate Karpoff (student athletic trainer), Tim Goldinger (athletic trainer), Mike Vittorino (head athletic trainer), Corey Reed (student athletic trainer), Emily Tong (athletic trainer), Amber Herr (student athletic trainer) Back Row (left to right): Colin Ketchel (student athletic trainer), Tim Smith (student athletic trainer), Ray Butter (equipment manager), Jesse Kirkling (equipment room), Maggie Simpson (equipment room), Sam Ference (equipment room), Matt Gornall (equipment room)
Tanner Schultheis
Ray Butter
Mike Vittorino
Football Operations
Head Equipment Manager
Head Athletic Trainer
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RMU Department of Athletics
Craig Coleman Athletic Director
T.J. Brown
Athletics Fundraising
Marty Galosi Sr. Associate Athletic Director
Alex Hinsey
Marketing & Ticket Sales
Addie Muti
Associate Athletic Director/SWA
Matt O’Brien
Ticket Sales Manager
Sean Simmons
Associate Athletic Director
Don Smith
Ryan Fleischer
Associate Athletic Director
Associate Athletic Director
Ray Butter
Scott Branvold
Chris Woodard
Ticket Office Assistant
Equipment Manager
Faculty Athletic Representative
Jon Michalik
Matt Millet
Athletics Certification Specialist
Dir. Of University Sponsorships
Mike Vittorino
Jason Daley
Head Athletic Trainer
Athletic Trainer
Department of Athletics Mission Statement Robert Morris University
Stacy Ogden Athletic Trainer
Athletic Trainer
Emily Tong
Lindsay Gilarski
Spencer Kowitz
Rachel Labosky
Becky Schoenecker
Assistant Media Relations Director
Media Relations Graduate Assistant
John Banaszak
Athletic Trainer
Video Coordinator
Sal Buscaglia
Football
Women’s Basketball
Drew McMinn
Midge McPhail
Men’s Lacrosse
The Department of Athletics at Robert Morris University provides opportunities for our studentathletes to receive a quality experience both in the classroom and in intercollegiate athletic competition. Athletics enhances the intellectual, social and personal development of our studentathletes, helping them to grow through their experience at the University and to prepare for meaningful careers and lives. Toward this purpose, the Department of Athletics promotes academic achievement, good sporting and ethical conduct, and equitable opportunity for students and staff, including women and minorities. The guiding principle of the University is to focus on academics first; therefore we view our success based not on wins and losses but as linked to the educational mission of the University and the welfare of our student-athletes.
Rowing
Craig Coleman
Paul Colontino
Softball
Women’s Ice Hockey
Katy Phillips
Derek Schooley
Women’s Lacrosse
Katelynn Long
Video Graduate Assistant
Ken Baker
Assistant Media Relations Director
Linda Young
Dawn Geregach
Athletic Secretary
Athletic Secretary
Cyndi Hadfield Cheerleading
Strength & Conditioning
Todd Hamer
John Kowalski
Nash Oven
Dale Starr
Jerry Stone
Andrew Toole
Cross Country / Track & Field
Volleyball
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Jim Duzyk
Media Relations Director
Bill Denniston Men’s Soccer
Men’s Ice Hockey
Nick Thomas
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
Golf
Women’s Soccer
Men’s Basketball
The Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic Joe Walton’s scramble tournament and clambake returns to Beaver Valley Country Club on May 16, 2016. All proceeds from this annual event benefit the Robert Morris football program. Save the date for the 23rd annual Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic golf outing, as it is sure to be as prestigious and fun filled as in years past. Registration fees and/or a sponsorship includes all day food & beverages, greens fees with cart, goodie bag, skills games, a celebrity in each foursome and the opportunity to support the RMU football program.
Current Robert Morris football coach John Banaszak with Joe Walton
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Past tournament fields have included Rocky Bleier, Mel Blount, Robin Cole, Hugh Green, L.C. Greenwood, Louis Lipps, Joe Namath, Andy Russell, Lynn Swann, Joe Theismann, Lynn Swann, Phil Villapiano, Kellen Winslow, Sr., Steve Blass, Kent Tekulve, Sid Bream and former RMU offensive line Hank Fraley. Various sponsorship packages are available. For more information on the Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic, please contact the Robert Morris football office at (412) 397-4935. Save the date and register early.
Robert Morris wishes to thank the following 2015 tournament sponsors. They are:
• Fruehauf Maunfacturing Group, LLC
• Tax Credit International
• J.T. Kirk
• Dr. Brad Brown, DDS PL
• Leveltek Processing
• Greg Shepard
• Fuhrer Wholesale
• Tom McConnell, PT, ATC
• Main Steel
• Joe Schmidt
• RMU Athletics
• Joe Nocito Enterprises
• Dobil Laboratories
• Auto Club Enterprises
• Grogan Beverage Dist.
• PNC Bank
• RMU Institutional Advancement
• Ralph Schultheis
• Hostettler Auctioneers
• Barnes & Noble
• Dr. Leonard Fichter, Inc.
• Mike Stock
• Moon Township Ford
• Heinz World Headquarters
• Amerinox
• Deborah McCune
• Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel
• Greenbriar Treatment Center
• Steeltech
• Alan C. Boarts
• Keith Paylo
• Gene Farison
• CentiMark Corporation
• R.E. Hohman
• Humberto Cordero
• NFL Alumni: Pittsburgh Chapter • Greater Pittsburgh Physical Therapy
• Richard Harshman
• Green Ridge Investments
• Primanti Brothers Restaurant
• Butterwood Properties
• Norman Gottschalk
• Jerry Stone, RMU Golf
• Ed DeBartolo
• The Smoke Stack
• Kirschenbaum Family
• Tyler Mountain Spring Water
• Friends of Joe Walton
• “The Long Island Four”: Dave Oschman, Andy Lopez, Paul Strani, Billy Jackey
• Hank Humphries
• Mike Vittorino, RMU
• RMU Office of the Provost
• Giant Eagle
• Randy Forner
• Pepsi
• International Metals Processing
• Dieter Home Construction, Inc.
• U Cann Benefit
• Frames and More
• The Simon Group of Hefron-Tillotson
• Chuck Zimmerman
• Edward DeRose
• Century Sports
• Bill & Patti Davis
• Mario Manna
• Fratangelo Gardens Market
• FieldTurf
• Neal Silliman
• AAA East Central
• Vecenie Ditributing, Inc.
• Eat N’ Park Hospitality Group
• Jay Carson
• Lacy York
• Michael’s Hair Loft
• DeBartolo Holdings, LLC
• Frank Molinero
• Richard McMillen
• Joe Theismann
• Bravo Consultants, LTD
• Jim Vitale
• Robin and Bill Richards
• Shawn Taylor & Jeff Rimbey/Riddell
• Myers Coach Lines
• EQT
• Earl Mohr
• Toast Products
• Craig Coleman
• Debbie Jochen
• Joe Walton
• Schutt Sports Group
• Dale Venables
• Mary Hargett
• Dave Weeks and Connie O’Doherty
• Crivelli Ford
• PGT Trucking
• John Colavincenzo
• Bruster’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream
• Mike Stojkovic
• Highmark BCBS
• Will Logan
• Deramo Beverage Co.
• Jerry Haney
• Vincent DeGiaimo
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RMU All-Sports Banquet
The Robert Morris University Department of Athletics honored its student-athletes for the 2014-15 school year at its 21st annual AllSports Banquet, held at the Charles L. Sewall Center in April of 2015. Led by master of ceremonies Chris Shovlin, the radio play-by-play voice of Colonial athletics for the last 28 years, Robert Morris presented most valuable player plaques to each of its 16 intercollegiate sports, while 12 individuals and one team were also honored, respectively, with major awards. Garnering the Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award, presented by Robert Morris University President Dr. Greg Dell’Omo, was senior Nicole Sleith of the softball team and senior Cody Wydo of the men’s ice hockey squad. Sleith compiled a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.72 as an engineering major and put together one of the most complete careers in school history from the pitching circle, establishing career school records for victories (78), strikeouts (932) and saves (13). Wydo owned a cumulative GPA of 3.69 while studying both accounting and finance. He concluded his career with the Colonials as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 150 points. Earning the honors for the Highest GPA Awards, which are bestowed to the senior student-athletes with the highest cumulative
grade point average, were Katelynn Scott of the women’s ice hockey team and Nick Faraci of football and David Rigatti of men’s ice hockey. Scott compiled a perfect 4.00 GPA throughout her four years at Robert Morris as an engineering major. Faraci and Rigatti each posted a GPA of 3.94 over the last four years. Faraci is a nursing major, while Rigatti studied biology.
The Robert Morris men’s ice hockey squad earned the Team GPA award, presented by Robert Morris Associate Director of Athletics Ryan Fleischer. The Colonials posted a 3.697 team GPA during the 2013-14 academic year, the highest of RMU’s 16 Division I programs. Taking home the RMU Athletic Department Appreciation Award, handed out by RMU Senior Associate Athletic Director Marty Galosi, was Dell’Omo. The RMU Athletic Department Appreciation Award is bestowed annually to an individual or individuals from outside the 2015 ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSIT Y FOOTBALL
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athletic department that display exemplary service. A trio of students earned the 2015 Susan K. Hofacre Fan of the Year, which was also presented by Galosi. Earning the award were seniors Eric Buck, Chris Cappella and Marissa Dubaich. RMU Associate Athletic Directors Sean Simmons and Addie Muti presented the honor of Outstanding Senior Female to Bethany Ledford of the track & field team and Rebecca Vint of women’s ice hockey, respectively. Associate Athletic Director Don Smith, meanwhile, handed out the Outstanding Senior Male honor to Wydo. The winners of the seventh annual Strength & Conditioning Student-Athletes of the Year, presented to a male and a female by RMU head strength & conditioning coach Todd Hamer, were awarded to junior Brittany Byerly of the women’s lacrosse team and seniors Codi Casper and Duane Mitchell of the football squad. Taking home the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) award for 2015, which was presented by Mitchell, were juniors Chelsea de Jagr and Madison Kozlowski of the women’s soccer team. A total of 18 student-athletes were honored with MVP plaques at the 2015 All-Sports Banquet.
2014-15 RMU Most Valuable Players Name
Sport
Year
Neco Brett Garrett Browning Maddie Collias Becky Jay Heather Hodges Jessica Karwacki JonPatrik Kealey Rachael Kotula Bethany Ledford Santiago Mejia Duane Mitchell Marissa Polk Cody Redmond Becky Schoenecker Nicole Sleith Anna Niki Stamolamprou Aaron Tate Cody Wydo
Men’s Soccer Jr. Men’s Golf (Co - ) # Jr. Women’s Ice Hockey Sr. Volleyball Sr. Rowing Sr. Women’s Lacrosse # Jr. Men’s Lacrosse # Fr. Outdoor Track & Field # Sr. Indoor Track & Field Sr. Men’s Golf (Co - ) # Jr. Football Sr. Cross Country Sr. Cheerleading Sr. Women’s Soccer Sr. Softball # Jr. Women’s Basketball Sr. Men’s Basketball Jr. Men’s Ice Hockey Sr.
OUTSTANDING SENIOR FEMALE
Hometown / High School or Previous Team
Kingston, Jamaica / Excelsior Imperial, Pa. / West Allegheny Roseville, Mich. / Belle Tire Parma, Ohio / Padua Franciscan Valencia, Pa. / Mars Area Sparks, Md. / Hereford Calgary, Alberta / Central Memorial East Berlin, Pa. / Bermudian Springs Huntingdon, Pa. / Huntingdon Bogota, Colombia / Blessed Hope Monroe Falls, Ohio / Stow Pittsburgh, Pa. / Oakland Catholic McKees Rocks, Pa. / Sto-Rox Cheswick, Pa. / Fox Chapel Smithton, Pa. / Yough Thessaloniki, Greece / Aristotelio College Cove City, N.C. / West Craven Southgate, Mich. / Motor City Metal Jackets
# MVP for 2014 spring season
RMU All-Sports Banquet Award History PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Name(s)
Sport(s)
Tim Souders................... Track & Field John Roach.................... Soccer Sandy Dobran................. Softball Christina Soster............... Track & Field Jolene Streit................... Basketball Shannon Telenko............. Soccer/Rowing Kristen Pries................... Rowing Tracy Frey....................... Softball Nicole Aloi...................... Softball Natalie Aloi..................... Softball Michelle Bartlett.............. Volleyball Amy Miller...................... Soccer Julie Wolf........................ Tennis Jonathan LeDonne.......... Football Lauren Gombert.............. Rowing Lisa Jaszka..................... Volleyball Joel Gasper..................... Ice Hockey Taryn Reichard................ Soccer Alaina Gibson.................. Volleyball Adam Lawrence............... Football Amanda Graham............. Volleyball Alexa Bryson................... Softball Kiel Matisz...................... Lacrosse Casey Folga.................... Track & Field Brad Banas..................... Football Thea Imbrogno................ Ice Hockey Sean Meagher................ Lacrosse Nicole Sleith................... Softball Cody Wydo..................... Ice Hockey
HIGHEST CUMULATIVE GPA Awarded to Graduating Senior Student-Athlete Year
2013 2014 2015
Name(s)
Sport(s)
Una Japundza................. Volleyball Ben Ridgeley................... Football Anneline Lauziere............ Ice Hockey Carolina Mourao-Teixeira.. Tennis Travis Denny................... Tennis Katelynn Scott................ Ice Hockey Nick Faraci..................... Football David Rigatti................... Ice Hockey
OUTSTANDING SENIOR MALE Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Name(s)
Sport(s)
Cory Hunt....................... Track & Field Tim Hall.......................... Football Musa Shannon................ Soccer Jake Newman................. Football Bart Mease..................... Golf Gene Nabors................... Basketball Nick Downs.................... Football Ray Thomas.................... Football Tim Levcik...................... Football Jarrad Pencek................. Track & Field Rhian Dodds................... Soccer Aaron Thomas................. Basketball Jonathan LeDonne.......... Football James Noel..................... Football Ray Gensler.................... Football Tony Lee......................... Basketball Jeremy Chappell.............. Basketball Sherrod Evers................. Football Rob Robinson................. Basketball Trevor Moore................... Lacrosse Myles Russ..................... Football Denny Urban................... Ice Hockey Shadrae King.................. Football Nolan Nearhoof............... Football Velton Jones................... Basketball Karvel Anderson.............. Basketball Chris Carper.................... Track & Field Cody Wydo..................... Ice Hockey
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Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Name(s)
Sport(s)
Dawn Bauer................. Softball Yolanda Shakespeare.... Track & Field Kristie Tuxford.............. Volleyball Tina Friel..................... Volleyball Erica Schwanke............ Softball Sara Headley............... Softball Elise James................. Basketball Genita Dickey............... Track & Field Lauren Dickinson.......... Softball Katie Noble.................. Volleyball Katie Radford............... Volleyball/Rowing Nicole Downing............ Track & Field Megan Bell.................. Volleyball Jill Spargo.................... Softball Sugeiry Monsac............ Basketball Chinata Nesbit............. Basketball Brianne McLaughlin...... Ice Hockey Melitta Brown.............. Basketball Angela Pace................. Basketball Amanda Graham.......... Volleyball Hannah Veith............... Volleyball Kristen DiCiocco........... Ice Hockey Artemis Spanou........... Basketball Bethany Ledford .......... Track & Field Rebecca Vint .............. Ice Hockey
TEAM GPA AWARD Year
Team
1993-94 Women’s Tennis 1994-95 Women’s Soccer 1995-96 Men’s Tennis 1996-97 Women’s Cross Country 1997-98 Women’s Tennis 1998-99 Softball 1999-2000 Softball 2000-01 Women’s Track & Field 2001-02 Women’s Tennis 2002-03 Women’s Tennis 2003-04 Women’s Tennis 2004-05 Women’s Rowing 2005-06 Women’s Rowing 2006-07 Softball 2007-08 Volleyball 2008-09 Softball 2009-10 Women’s Cross Country 2010-11 Women’s Tennis 2011-12 Women’s Cross Country 2012-13 Volleyball 2013-14 Men’s Ice Hockey
Academic Success The Robert Morris University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is not all about winning on the field, court or ice. Success in the classroom through academics is as much a triumph as the athletic competitions themselves. Robert Morris University is committed to the total development of its student-athletes. The 2014-15 academic year followed the trend set before it as student-athletes that competed in 16 sports combined to post a 3.250 grade point average (GPA) during the 2014-15 academic year. A pair of teams from Robert Morris were recognized by the Northeast Conference for compiling the best GPA in its respective sport. The volleyball team posted a 3.528 GPA in 2014-15, the fourth consecutive year the Colonials have posted the highest team GPA in the NEC, while the men’s soccer team finished with a league-high 3.191 team GPA. The men’s ice hockey team registered the highest team GPA of any program at Robert Morris in 2014-15, finishing at 3.624. It marked the fourth consecutive year the Colonials led the Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) in team GPA. In 2014-15, a total of 75 Colonials were named to the 2014 NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll, 35 to the 2015 NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and 77 to the 2015 NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for an NEC Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete that participates in a sport must own a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. Likewise, to be named to an NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better. For Robert Morris in 2014-15, 25 studentathletes were named to the 2014 NEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll, 14 to the 2015 NEC Winter Commissioner’s Honor Roll and 23 to the 2015 NEC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll. In addition in 2014-15, 21 student-athletes from the RMU women’s ice hockey team were named to the 2015 College Hockey America (CHA) All-Academic Team, while 25 Colonials from the Robert Morris men’s ice hockey squad were tabbed to 2015 AHC All-Academic Team. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Association (MAAC) also named 18 student-athletes from RMU to its 2015 Women’s Rowing AllAcademic Team, while a total of 24 Colonials from the rowing squad were tabbed to the 2015 MAAC Academic Honor Roll.
Overall, nearly 70 percent of RMU’s 450+ student-athletes posted a 3.00 or higher GPA in 2014-15. The NEC also honored a trio of RMU’s student-athletes with the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their respective sport during the 2014-15 academic year. Nick Faraci garnered the honor for football, while Ryan Prokay and Nicole Sleith were bestowed the honor for men’s golf and softball, respectively. Katelyn Scott of the women’s ice hockey team became the first four-time recipient of the CHA Student-Athlete of the Year in 2015, as she compiled a perfect 4.00 GPA both during the 2014-15 academic year and throughout her four years in the classroom as an engineering major.
David Rigatti of the men’s ice hockey team, meanwhile, was one of eight individuals from across the AHC to be honored as the 201415 AHC Student-Athlete of the Year. A biology major, Rigatti finished with a 4.00 GPA during the 2014-15 academic year. Additionally in 2014-15, Robert Morris had three student-athletes named to their respective Capital One District II Academic All-America Teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Faraci and Duane Mitchell earned the honor for football, while Sleith garnered the award for softball. Faraci went on to earn Capital One Academic All-America Second Team status. RMU’s exploits in the classroom in 201415 should come as no surprise. Since 1988, a total of 27 Robert Morris student-athletes have been named the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their respective sports a total of 36 occasions. The Robert Morris football and softball programs have each had five student-athletes named the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year since 1988, which is tops among RMU’s 16 intercollegiate programs. Robert Morris has also placed 54 studentathletes on Capital One District II Academic All-America Teams since 1992, including 23 individuals that were honored in consecutive years. Football has led the way with 17 studentathletes named to the Capital One District
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II Academic All-America Team, followed by softball with 12 honorees and volleyball with six. CoSIDA’s District II covers Delaware, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. A total of four former Robert Morris studentathletes also garnered the honor of being named the NEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year in the first nine years the award has been distributed. Sponsored by the league’s faculty athletic representatives, the award is bestowed annually upon the NEC male and female student-athlete who has exhausted his or her eligibility, graduated and has posted the highest cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the academic year. In June of 2014, Travis Denny of the men’s tennis program was the first male studentathlete from Robert Morris honored with the award after compiling a 3.93 GPA in earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Denny joined former Colonials Lisa Jaszka (2007), Tara Maxwell (2009) and Una Japudnza (2013) as a winner of the award. Jaszka was the inaugural winner of the accolade, earning the honor in 2007 for posting a perfect 4.00 GPA as an elementary education major throughout her four years on the volleyball team at Robert Morris. Maxwell, who competed for the Robert Morris women’s track & field team, earned the honor in July of 2009 after compiling a 3.99 grade point average as a manufacturing engineering major throughout her four years at RMU. Maxwell was one of three NEC female student-athletes to earn the award in 2009, joining Kathleen Henry of the Sacred Heart cross country program and Erin Reifsteck of the Saint Francis U. field hockey team. Japundza, a former RMU volleyball studentathlete, was honored in 2013 after compiling a 4.00 GPA as a management major throughout her tenure at RMU. Japundza shared the honor with Carly Thibault of the Monmouth women’s basketball squad. The reason for RMU’s success in the classroom is simple. Student-athletes receive the very best support when it comes to their academic curriculum. Evening study halls are monitored by the department’s student services personnel, and academic counseling is available from both the athletic department and the University’s enrollment management office. Graduation is the goal, and Robert Morris University strives to ensure its student-athletes achieve that objective.
Nicole Soster Angela Story Mark Szymanski Aaron Thomas Jaci Timko Devin Wilson Jeff Witmyer Justin Wotus Chris Young
Capital One Academic All-America First Team Name
Year(s)
Sport
Annie Dubovec Ray Gensler Jonathan LeDonne Nolan Nearhoof
2011 2006 2004 2012
Softball Football Football Football
Capital One Academic All-America Second Team Name
Year(s)
Sport
Brad Banas Nick Faraci Amanda Graham Ray Gensler Christian Lemke Nolan Nearhoof
2012 2014 2010 2005 2004 2010, 2011
Football Football Volleyball Football Track & Field Football
Year(s)
Sport
Zac Lynch
2014
Men’s Ice Hockey *
Northeast Conference (NEC) Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards
* At-large selection
Capital One District II Academic All-America Honorees Name
Year(s)
Sport
Tess Apke Christy Baldesberger Brad Banas Megan Bell Toba Bolaji Jace Buzek * Kyle Cooper Sandy Dobran Jill Dorsch Annie Dubovec Mary Kate Egan * Stephani Ehrenfeld Nick Faraci Tracy Frey Joel Gasper * Ray Gensler Alaina Gibson Amanda Graham Tyler Hinds * Lisa Jaszka Mark Klabnik Rachael Kotula Adam Lawrence Jonathan LeDonne Christian Lemke Mark Leyenaar Pat Linberg Mike Lovely Zac Lynch * Josh Marino Justin Marino Kiel Matisz * Duane Mitchell Logan Miles Darcey Miller Kelly Miller Nolan Nearhoof Brooke Panepinto Allie Patton Susan Perich Leah Prentice Taryn Reichard Janette Schneider Nicole Sleith Matt Smith
2014 2009, 2010 2010, 2011, 2012 2005 2010 2006, 2007 2013 1996, 1997 2006 2009, 2010, 2011 2009 2000 2013, 2014 1998 2007, 2008 2005, 2006 2007, 2008 2008, 2009, 2010 2013 2005, 2006 2006 2014 2008 2003, 2004 2004 2000, 2001 2000, 2001 2009, 2010 2014 2004 2003 2012 2014 2011 2004 1992 2010, 2011, 2012 2008, 2009 2011 2008, 2009 2011 2006, 2007 2005, 2006 2014, 2015 2001
Softball Women’s Soccer Football Volleyball Men’s Soccer Men’s Ice Hockey Football Softball Softball Softball Field Hockey, Lacrosse Softball Football Softball Men’s Ice Hockey Football Volleyball Volleyball Men’s Ice Hockey Volleyball Men’s Soccer Women’s Track & Field Football Football Track & Field Football Football Football Men’s Ice Hockey Football Football Men’s Lacrosse Football Football Volleyball Softball Football Softball Softball Softball Women’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Volleyball Softball Men’s Basketball
Women’s Track & Field Women’s Soccer Football Men’s Basketball Softball Football Men’s Track & Field Men’s Track & Field Football
* At-large selection
Capital One Academic All-America Third Team Name
1997 2005 2007, 2008 2003 2010 2005 2007, 2008 2004 2000
Name
Year(s)
Sport
Nicole Aloi Jim Baughman Jim Baughman Jamie Dodds Nicole Downing Annie Dubovec Mary Kate Egan Stephani Ehrenfeld Nick Faraci Casey Folga Ray Gensler Alaina Gibson Amanda Graham John Horgan Adam Lawrence Jonathan LeDonne Kiel Matisz Sean Meagher Darcey Miller Steve Mitchell Halley Morell Dennis Morgret Nolan Nearhoof Ryan Prokay Taryn Reichard Nicole Sleith Jaci Timko Hannah Veith Jeff Witmyer Jeff Witmyer
2001 1999 2000 2002 2004 2010, 2011 2009 2000 2014 2012 2006 2008 2009, 2010 1990 2008 2004 2011, 2012 2013 2003 2014 2014 1993 2010, 2011, 2012 2015 2007 2015 2012 2011 2007, 2008 2008
Softball Men’s Indoor Track & Field Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Men’s Soccer Women’s Indoor Track & Field Softball Women’s Lacrosse Softball Football Women’s Indoor Track & Field Football Volleyball Volleyball Men’s Track & Field Football Football Men’s Lacrosse Men’s Lacrosse Volleyball Men’s Indoor Track & Field Women’s Golf Men’s Golf Football Men’s Golf Women’s Soccer Softball Softball Volleyball Men’s Indoor Track & Field Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
NEC Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards Name
Year
Sport
Travis Denny Una Japjundza Lisa Jaszka Tara Maxwell
2014 2013 2007 2009
Men’s Tennis Volleyball Volleyball Women’s Track & Field
Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Student-Athlete of the Year Awards Name
Year
Sport
Brandon Denham Tyler Hinds Jeff Jones Zac Lynch David Rigatti Tyson Wilson
2013 2013 2012 2013 2015 2012
Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey
College Hockey America (CHA) Student-Athlete of the Year Awards Name
Brianna Delaney Katelyn Scott
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Year
Sport
2012 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Women’s Ice Hockey Women’s Ice Hockey
“Go Colonials”
RMU Alma Mater
rmu fight song
Hail to thee, dear Robert Morris let the anthem ring. Hand in hand and with one voice, your praises we do sing. At your knee we learn and grow, O, shining White and Blue, We salute our days together. Hail to RMU!
Everybody Cheer for Robert Morris Stand and show your spirit and your pride! Let’s shout an R-M-U to help our team in blue bring out the fire from deep inside! Let’s go Colonials take it for the win as you hear our shouts of loyalty! We shout all out about our team together to the final victory!
Ideals high to guide us onward, paths ahead made clear. Pride and loyalty forever, Alma Mater dear. Memories made and lives are changed here, all held fond and true. Hail to thee, dear Robert Morris! HAIL TO RMU!
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Index of Advertisers 1921 Club......................................... 6
Jimmy John’s...................................... 61
970 ESPN.......................................... 60
Mario’s Family Italian Restaurant.......... 28
Allegheny Health Network.................... 16
Moe’s Southwest Grille........................ 72
Burger King........................................ 20
NEC Sportsmanship............................ 82
Clearview Federal Credit Union............. 39
Peoples Natural Gas............................ 41
Dick’s Sporting Goods......................... 14
Pepsi................................................. ifc
Eat’n Park.......................................... 53
PNC Financial Services........................ 11
Falconi Automotive.............................. 10
Primanti Brothers................................ 2
Fox’s Pizza......................................... 47
RMU Corporate Champions.................. obc
Fruehauf Manufacturing....................... ibc
RMU President’s Council...................... 29
Giant Eagle........................................ 40
Secure Money Advisors....................... 30
Greater Pittsburgh PT/Tom McConnell.... 38
Shale Attorneys.................................. 2
Hampton Inn Pittsburgh Airport............. 30
Sharp Edge Bistro............................... 91
Hanlon’s Cafe & Catering..................... 28
Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport.................. 54
HealthSouth....................................... 55
Snyder of Berlin.................................. 3
Heritage Valley Health System.............. 25
Tyler Mountain Water........................... 92
Jailhouse Saloon................................. 3
United Healthcare............................... 8
Janney Advisors.................................. 78
University Sports Publications......... 24, 60
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