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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 … SEATING: Event staff are posted throughout Joe Walton Stadium. Please see them for assistance. All seats are general admission. CONCESSIONS: The refreshment stand is located in the plaza on the back side of Joe Walton Stadium. HANDICAPPED SEATING: Areas are designated at the top of the bleachers. See a member of the event staff for assistance. PUBLIC ADDRESS: The public address announcer is located in the press box. Please report emergencies to a member of the event staff. 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. 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. 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. 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. Design and typography by Juris Silenieks of JR Graphics. Photos by Jason Cohn and Glory Days Photography. Printing done by Knepper Press, Clinton, Pa. —1—
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2019 Schedule DATE
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
Aug. 29 Sept. 7
@ Buffalo
KENTUCKY STATE
Buffalo, N.Y.
Moon Township, Pa.
7:00 p.m.
Sept. 14
DAYTON #
Moon Township, Pa.
3:00 p.m.
Sept. 21
@ VMI
Lexington, Ky.
1:30 p.m.
Oct. 12
@ Saint Francis *
Loretto, Pa.
Noon
Sept. 28 Oct. 19
@ Youngstown State
Youngstown, Ohio
1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Oct. 26
@ Wagner * BRYANT *
Staten Island, N.Y.
Moon Township, Pa.
Noon
Nov. 2
LIU *
Moon Township, Pa.
Noon
Nov. 9
DUQUESNE *
Moon Township, Pa.
1:00 p.m.
Nov. 16
@ Central Connecticut *
New Britain, Conn.
Noon
Nov. 23
SACRED HEART * %
Moon Township, Pa.
Noon
Noon
Home games bold and all CAPS | # Homecoming | * Northeast Conference (NEC) game | % Senior Day
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Dr. Christopher B. Howard PRESIDENT OF ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
Dr. Christopher B. Howard became the eighth president of Robert Morris University in suburban Pittsburgh on February 1, 2016. RMU combines academic excellence with a professional focus in more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree programs across four academic schools. A nationally ranked, doctoral granting institution, RMU enrolls approximately 5,000 students. Under Dr. Howard’s leadership, RMU has become a preferred strategic partner for corporations, organizations, and professionals in the Pittsburgh region and beyond. Under its latest strategic plan, RMU 100, the university is using Gallup research and powerful new technologies to boost retention and graduations rates so as to launch students into great careers. In May 2019 the university opened the UPMC Events Center, the largest capital project in the university’s history that also included a separate Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The UPMC Events Center includes the Peoples Court, home of RMU’s NCAA Division I basketball and volleyball teams. Dr. Howard is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he earned a B.S. in political science in 1991. A Rhodes Scholar, he earned his doctorate in politics at the University of Oxford and an M.B.A. with distinction from the Harvard Business School. He received the Campbell Trophy, the highest academic award in the country presented to a senior college football player, and was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame. He is a recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, which recognizes distinguished individuals on the 25th anniversary of the conclusion of their college athletic careers. Dr. Howard has received the Armed Forces Merit Award from
the Football Writers Association of America. He is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and one of 13 members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. A retired Air Force reserve lieutenant colonel, Dr. Howard served as a helicopter pilot and then became an intelligence officer for the elite Joint Special Operations Command. Defense Secretary William Cohen asked Dr. Howard to accompany a 1999 U.S. delegation to South Africa as a political-military advisor. He was called back to active duty during 2003 in Afghanistan, and was awarded the Bronze Star. Dr. Howard also served as the Reserve Air Attaché to Liberia. Prior to his appointment as president of RMU, Dr. Howard for six years was the president of Hampden-Sydney College, near Richmond, Va. During Dr. Howard’s tenure as president, enrollment, retention, and alumni giving increased. Previously he served as vice president for leadership and strategic initiatives at the University of Oklahoma, where he also served as the director of the Honors College Leadership Center and a President’s Associates Presidential Professor. Dr. Howard enjoyed a successful career in the corporate world, working at General Electric and Bristol-Myers Squibb. At both companies, Dr. Howard’s responsibilities included sales, marketing, international project management, strategic planning, internal consulting, and business development. Dr. Howard is highly sought after as a speaker by the nation’s premiere higher education organizations, including the College Board, the Education Advisory Board, Ruffalo Noel Levitz, and the National Association of College and University Business Officers. He
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has been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed. Dr. Howard has taught seminars in the Harvard Graduate School of Education Management Development Program and spoken at the Arizona State University-Georgetown University Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership. Dr. Howard is married to Barbara Noble Howard from Johannesburg, South Africa. Barbara is a Temple University graduate, director of the Impact Young Lives Foundation, a member of the Virginia War Memorial Board of Directors, and a trustee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The Howards have two sons, Cohen and Joshua.
OTHER HONORS AND APPOINTMENTS INCLUDE
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and a member of its Next 75 Steering Committee. • Former member of the “MyVA” Advisory Committee, appointed by then Secretary of Veteran Affairs Robert McDonald. • Founder, former chairman, and current trustee of the Impact Young Lives Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides scholarship and travel African university students of color. • Named one of “The 20 Most Interesting College Presidents” by The Best Schools. • National Council of Advisors of the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. • Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow. • Graduate of the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents. • One of the few college or university chief executives in the U.S. invited to join the Young Presidents’ Organization. • Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. • Leadership Council for The Aspen Institute’s Franklin Project encouraging civic responsibility. • 2012 Honoree, Dominion Power’s Strong Men and Women: Excellence in Leadership Series. • 2010 African-American Trailblazer in Virginia History by the Library of Virginia.
• Former member of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Commission to Ensure Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government. • Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Centre College, Ripon College, and the Rush University College of Medicine. • Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Christopher Newport University. • Member of the Sigma Pi Phi, also known as the Boule, the oldest African American fraternity in the United States. • Honorary member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving AACSB-accredited business schools. • Honorary member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. • Gift made in the Howards’ honor at Hampden-Sydney College to create the Chris and Barbara Howard Chair in Rhetoric. • Member of the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh. • Advisory Board member of the ‘With Honor’ initiative providing bipartisan support to veterans running or serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. • Member of state judiciary selection/ screening committee for Gov. Tom Wolf. • Member of the NCAA Board of Governors Ad Hoc Committee on Sports Wagering. • Member of the Duquesne Club Board of Directors. • Member of the Pittsburgh International Airport Terminal Modernization Program Advisory Group.
EDUCATION-RELATED APPOINTMENTS
• Higher Education Working Group on Global Issues of the Council on Foreign Relations. • Advisory Board of the Morehouse College Research Institute. • Board of the Olmstead Foundation, which provides young military leaders the opportunity to achieve fluency in a foreign language and pursue their graduate studies at an overseas university. • Future of Independent Higher Education steering committee for the Council of Independent Colleges.
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• Former member of the Board of Regents at Baylor University. • Former member of the Board of Directors at the American Council on Education. • Former member of the National Security Education Program Board, nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. • Former trustee of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars. • Former member of the National Intelligence University Board of Visitors. • Selected by Steve Schwarzman served on the inaugural selection committee for the Schwarzman Scholars Program, a highly selective master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing aimed at fostering future international leaders. • Former member of the Board of Trustees of The Fessenden School in West Newton, Massachusetts. • Former member of the Board of Trustees of Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. • Member of the Institute of International Education Centennial Fellowships selection committee.
BUSINESS-RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS • Co-author with David Snider of the 2010 book Money Inside the New World of Finance and Business. • Member of the OLO Systems Advisory Board and formerly on the Board of Directors of Converge, an IT de-manufacturing firm. • Former Senior Advisor on African Affairs at the Albright Stonebridge Group, an international advisory firm for Fortune 1000 companies. • Served as the youngest member of the annual Washington Post-Harvard University “America’s Best Leaders” selection committee. • Former acting Managing Director of Endeavor South Africa, a global initiative that supports entrepreneurs in the developing world.
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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 hockey teams and Division I men’s lacrosse squad in the Pittsburgh region. Over the last 43 years, the Colonials have claimed 49 conference regular-season championships and 50 league tournament titles. A total of 14 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. Softball owns eight regular-season titles and football and volleyball have each claimed six. The 2018-19 academic year was one for the record books at Robert Morris. For the first time in department history, three teams claimed automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament. Women’s basketball claimed its third NEC Tournament title in the last four years, men’s golf won its first tournament championship since 2015 and men’s lacrosse successfully defended its tournament crown in claiming back-to-back titles. The RMU men’s lacrosse program became the fifth in department history to claim consecutive NEC Tournament championships, joining men’s basketball, men’s soccer,
volleyball and women’s basketball. Meanwhile, Robert Morris opened the UPMC Events Center in grand fashion May 3, 2019, and four days later formally announced Chris King (’94) as Vice President and Director of Athletics with a press conference in the new building. The opening of the UPMC Events Center, which houses the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball programs, solidifies RMU’s status as an athletics program on the rise. The exploits of the intercollegiate athletic program in 2018-19 has continued a trend that RMU has established since its move to Division I over four decades ago. Since 1982, Robert Morris has sent 30 teams to the NCAA Tournament. Men’s basketball has made an NEC record eight appearances, while volleyball and women’s basketball have each participated in six. 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 appearances from 1999 to 2003 before earning the automatic bid in 2015. The women’s basketball team has appeared in six NCAA Tournaments (2007, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019) in the last 13 years. The RMU men’s soccer team has appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times (1993, 1994, 2005), while men’s golf (2015, 2019) and men’s lacrosse (2018, 2019) have each emerged in a pair. Softball (2005), men’s ice hockey (2014) and women’s ice hockey (2017) have also earned automatic bids to
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the NCAA Tournament. Other programs to have claimed an NEC Tournament championship during that span include 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). Individually, former hockey student-athlete Brittany Howard (2013-18), a two-time College Hockey America (CHA) Player of the Year and CHA Scoring Trophy winner (2017, 2018), became the first RMU student-athlete to be honored by Dapper Dan Charities, as she was named the 2017 Sportswomen of the Year at the 82nd annual Dapper Dan Dinner & Sports Auction in February of 2018. The trend of success should come as no surprise. The men’s basketball program has appeared in a national postseason tournament eight times in the last 12 years, including three NCAA Tournaments (2009, 2010, 2015), three NIT’s (2008, 2013, 2014) and two spots in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) (2012, 2019). 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. 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 earned the inaugural berth for the NEC in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs in 2010 by claiming its sixth NEC regularseason title. In 2000, football finished 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 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.
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RMU’s Conference Champions TEAM TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (50) SPORT – YEAR(S)
Men’s Basketball – 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010, 2015
Women’s Basketball – 1988, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 Men’s Cross Country – 1986, 1987
Men’s Golf – 1995, 1996, 2015, 2019
1999 VOLLEYBALL
Men’s Ice Hockey # – 2014
REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS (49)
Women’s Ice Hockey * – 2012, 2017
SPORT – YEAR(S)
Men’s Lacrosse – 2018, 2019
Men’s Basketball – 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
Men’s Soccer – 1993, 1994, 2005
Women’s Basketball – 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 Football – 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010 Men’s Ice Hockey # – 2015, 2016
Women’s Ice Hockey * – 2017, 2018, 2019
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, 2015
Men’s Lacrosse – 2012
Men’s Soccer – 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001
Softball – 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Softball – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2005
Volleyball – 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
Note: All regular season and tournament championships were claimed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) unless otherwise noted. # Atlantic Hockey championship * College Hockey America (CHA) championship
2005 SOFTBALL
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INDIVIDUAL MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (39) 55-Meter Tony Bunbury – 1988
55-Meter Hurdles DeLonte Perkins – 1998 Jim Baughman – 1999
200-Meter
William Blake – 1999
500-Meter
Jim Baughman – 1999, 2000 Joe Wagner – 2005
Mile
Mike Booth – 2006
3,000-Meter
Mike Booth – 2006
High Jump
C.G. MERCATORIS
JARRAD PENCEK
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (1)
Long Jump
Steve Uhing – 1987
Melitta Brown – 2008
MEN’S GOLF (3)
Paul Snyder – 1986 Bart Mease – 1996 C.G. Mercatoris – 2011
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (33) 55-Meter Hurdles Jackie Gray – 1991 Genita Dickey – 2000
60-Meter Hurdles Genita Dickey – 2001 Jordhanna White – 2008
200-Meter
Genita Dickey – 2001
300-Meter
Tiphani McKee – 2001
500-Meter
Genita Dickey – 2000, 2001 Anna Chasovskaia – 2018
800-Meter
Triple Jump
Brittany Humphress – 2007 Yulia Vasilyeva – 2013, 2014 Lilly Harnish – 2018
Pole Vault
Jessica Cooper – 2000, 2001 Erica Schmidt – 2010 Casey Folga – 2012 Olivia Loy – 2013 Bethany Ledford – 2014, 2015
Weight Throw
Nicole Downing – 2004, 2005 Gabriella Rinehart – 2010 Rachel Boody – 2017 Sam Buck – 2019
Shot Put
Estelle Katende – 2019
4x400-Meter Relay Robert Morris – 2000, 2001
Jarrad Pencek – 1999, 2000, 2001 Jeff Witmyer – 2005, 2007, 2008
Long Jump
Jarrad Pencek – 2000, 2001, 2002
Triple Jump
Elliott Constantine – 1989 Cory Hunt – 1993 Jarrad Pencek – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Nasim Siddeeq – 2008
Pole Vault
Eric White – 2000, 2001, 2002 Josh Ghaly – 2007 Chris Spataro – 2008, 2010 Jarad George – 2009
Shot Put
Patrick Mangan – 1989 Steve Mitchell – 2014
4x400-Meter Relay Robert Morris – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2014
Distance Medley Relay Robert Morris – 2006
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Laura Rivera – 1994 Kerry McKinney – 2002
5,000-Meter
Merel Van Steenbergen – 2011
High Jump
Michele Roth – 2004 Lilly Harnish – 2017, 2018
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BETHANY LEDFORD
3,000-Meter Steeplechase Phillips Thompson – 2008
COURTNEY LENART
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
GENITA DICKEY
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (43) 100-Meter Hurdles Jackie Gray – 1992 Genita Dickey – 2000 Jordhanna White – 2008
400-Meter Hurdles
Jackie Gray – 1992, 1993 Genita Dickey – 1999, 2000 Samantha Simile – 2009
5,000-Meter
Ericka Suhy – 2001
High Jump
Ericka Frazee – 2006 Lilly Harnish – 2018
Long Jump
Melitta Brown – 2008 Tara Van Schie – 2014
Triple Jump
Michelle Gawaldo – 1998 Brittany Humphress – 2005, 2006 Yulia Vasilyeva – 2014 Lilly Harnish – 2017
Hammer Throw Nicole Downing – 2003, 2004, 2005 Gabriella Rinehart – 2009 Sam Buck – 2019
Javelin
Courtney Lenart – 2004, 2005 Stephanie Kuhn – 2006, 2007
4x800-Meter Relay Robert Morris – 2017
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (38) 110-Meter Hurdles DeLonte Perkins – 1998 Jim Baughman – 2000
400-Meter Hurdles
Frank Bruno – 1998, 1999 Jim Baughman – 2000
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 Morris – 2001, 2004
4x400-Meter Relay Robert Morris – 2001
4x800-Meter Relay Robert Morris – 2014
Pole Vault
Jessica Cooper – 2000, 2001 Erica Schmidt – 2009, 2010 Casey Folga – 2011 Bethany Ledford – 2012, 2015
Discus
Laura Buzzard – 1999 Nicole Downing – 2004 Christina Roadman – 2005 Aubree Ray – 2012, 2014 Rachel Boody – 2017 Estelle Katende – 2018
Shot Put
Jessica Guyett – 2016 Estelle Katende – 2018
KERRY McKINNEY
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YULIA VASILYEVA
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Robert Morris Colonials 2019 NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. Name
1 Terence Stephens 2 Caleb Lewis 3 EJ Jimenez 4 Jacob White 5 Mason Gray 6 Jordan Johnson 7 Geno Pellegrini 8 DeLano Madison 9 Demonte Martin 10 Arrington Johns 11 DeJuan Dandridge 12 Tim Vecchio 13 Myles Canton 14 Chase Bodeman 15 Bryce Bevins 16 Dorian Bowie 17 George Martin 18 Jerry Hanks Jr. 19 Tyler Kyburz 20 Alijah Jackson 22 Jonathan Wanat 23 Tavin Harville 24 Jonathan Wynn 25 Heavon Price 26 Alek Kwasniewski 27 J’vonte Edwards 28 Tyler Lamica 29 Darrell Mason 30 Devyn Charles 31 Shamon Jackson 32 Thomas Neal 33 Amir Jordan 36 Aniello Buzzacco 37 Devon Dickerson 38 Steven Sutton 39 Jacob Thomas 40 Garret Fairman 41 Brady Ours 42 Matthew Holmes 44 Olivier Pageotte-Andre 46 Teryn Savage 47 Mike Benson 48 Ethan Frenchik 49 Nick Bisceglia 50 Eric McAllister
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown / High School (Previous School)
RB
6-0
200
Sr.
Imperial, Pa. / West Allegheny (Bowling Green)
QB CB S
S
6-4
5-10 6-0
5-11
RB
5-10
WR
6-5
QB
WR CB
DB
WR DB
WR
6-0
5-8
6-3
6-0 5-8
6-4
6-1 5-9
FB
5-10
CB
5-8
WR RB
DB
6-1
5-10
6-1
5-11 5-8
6-0
RB
5-10
LB
6-2
DB DE LB LB K
WR K
OL
6-3
R-So. Monongahela, Pa. / Ringgold
165
R-So. Englewood, N.J. / Paramus Catholic
185 185 200 195 175 180
175
225 215 162
175
190 170
185
190
6-0
215
6-3 6-0 5-9 6-1
Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway
220
185
6-1
Detroit, Mich. / Brother Rice
Wrightsville, Pa. / Eastern York
R-Jr.
185
6-2 6-1
Plantation, Fla. / American Heritage
Charleroi, Pa. / Charleroi Area
210
175
Sr.
185 235
225 190 186 160 280
Sharon Hill, Pa. / Saint Joseph’s Prep Harrison City, Pa. / Penn-Trafford
Jr.
Hyattsville, Md. / DeMatha
Fr.
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Brentwood
Fr. Sr.
So. Sr.
R-Jr. Fr.
Oregon, Ohio / Whitmer
Vero Beach, Fla. / John Carroll Kansas City, Kan. / Leavenworth
Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Urbana (DuPage)
Silver Spring, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel Detroit, Mich. / Dakota
Leonardtown, Md. / St. Mary’s Ryken
R-Sr. Rankin, Pa. / Woodland Hills (Marietta)
Sr.
DB
DB
Sr.
190
5-10
Punta Gorda, Fla. / Charlotte
So.
So.
6-3
S
CB
Sr.
Fr.
195
5-9
RB
Fr.
6-0
LB
LB
So.
190
5-10
LB
Fr.
Lakeland, Fla. / Victory Christian Academy (LSU)
Winter Park, Fla. / Winter Park
R-Sr. Bladensburg, Md. / Saint John’s College High School (UAlbany)
6-0
RB LB
200
Gr.
So.
185
190
6-4
RB
190
190
6-1
6-1
WR QB
190
175
205
5-11
QB
175
195
6-1
WR WR
200
170
R-So. Kings Mill, Ohio / Kings Fr.
Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg High Estem Academy
Jr.
Redlands, Calif. / Redlands (Riverside)
Sr.
Fr. Fr.
So.
So. So.
Rockford, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian Pittsburgh, Pa. / Penn Hills
Greensburg, Pa. / Jeannette
Delray Beach, Fla. / Village Academy Clinton, Md. / The Avalon School
North Lima, Ohio / South Range
Elkins Park, Pa. / Saint Joseph’s Prep
Baltimore, Md. / Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Brentwood So.
Pleasant Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson
So.
Saint Augustine, Fla. / Bartram Trail
So. Jr.
Jr.
So. Fr. Jr.
Keyser, W. Va. / Keyser
Imperial, Pa. / West Allegheny
Miami, Fla. / Word of God Christian Academy Jackson, Ohio / Jackson
Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway
New Kensington, Pa. / Kiski Area
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No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown / High School (Previous School)
51 Tiheem Crocker
LB
5-11
200
Fr.
Glenwood, N.J. / Blair Academy
DE
6-4
255
Fr.
Acton, Ontario / Mercyhurst Prep
52 Aaron Green 53 Jamar Shegog 54 Michael Allain 55 Ian Crosland 56 Cole Perry 57 Jared Harris 58 Armand Gustave 60 Trevor Renfro 61 Trevor Hicks 62 Jacarri Braddy 64 Bonicias Semexant 65 Patrick Banning 66 Matt Humphreys 68 Alex Minford 70 Rene Rodriguez 71 Bussy Remaley 72 Conner Mundy 73 Jacob Wilson 74 Dylan Young 76 Chucky Morris 77 Matthew Fennell 78 Adam Sedzmak 80 Garrett Houser 81 Anthony DelleFemine 82 Mike Evans 83 Matthew Gonzalez 84 Erik Sherkel 85 Janar Walker 86 Deonte White 87 Montavious Brini 88 Steve Petrick 89 Aidan Howard 90 Chris Stanford 91 Pete Matthews 92 Dylan Smith 93 George Souders III 94 Alex Avakian 96 Victor Solarin 97 Supilani Mailei 98 Izon Pulley 99 Ezra Tupuola
Duplicate Jersey #’s No. Name
5 Breon Jackson 10 Steve DePaul 22 Jake Kupchella 99 Bryce Fontana
LB
LB
6-0 6-1
LB
5-11
DE
6-1
LB
DE OL
OL
DL DL
5-10 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-3
190 210
225 194 252 195
OL
6-3
Jr.
Bridgeville, Pa. / South Fayette
275 280
6-0
285
OL
6-4
295
6-0
180
OL
OL
6-4 6-0
6-5
WR
5-10
TE
6-3
WR WR
5-8
WR
5-10
TE
6-0
WR WR TE
TE
DL
5-11 5-9 6-5
DL DL
178 230 194
Sr.
So. Jr.
So.
Sr. Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
185
6-1
295
6-0 6-4 6-0
222 255 308
Strongsville, Ohio / Strongsville
Pittsford, N.Y. / Pittsford Mendon Coral Springs, Fla. / Taravella
Jackson, Ohio / Jackson
North Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin
Fr.
250
6-4
Miami, Fla. / South Miami
So.
So.
R-Jr.
200
Ray, Ohio / Jackson
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper St. Clair
250
270
Philadelphia, Pa. / Neumann-Goretti (Valley Forge)
Sr.
So.
230
Triangle, Va. / CD Hylton
R-So. Struthers, Ohio / Struthers
175 180
Washington Courthouse, Ohio / Washington
R-So. Greensburg, Pa. / Hempfield
So.
6-1
DE
190
Sr.
200
DE DL
305
Sr.
Fr.
6-1
5-10
P
275
Jr.
210
K
TE
295
Jr.
6-7 6-3
Penn Hills, Pa. / Penn Hills
290
232
LS
OL
Fairmount Heights, Md. /
Gibsontown, Fla. / East Bay
280
6-3
Fr.
Charleroi, Pa. / Charleroi Area
So.
270
6-4
OL
Sr.
Brooklyn, N.Y. / The Pennington School
270
295
OL
6-2
Fr.
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton LaSalle
Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial (Mesa)
315
OL
Fr.
Gaithersburg, Md. / Quince Orchard
So.
6-2 6-0
Fr.
280
OL
DE
Fr.
R-Jr. Sr.
So.
Akron, Ohio / Archbishop Hoban Delmont, Pa. / Franklin Regional
Lakewood, Ohio / St. Edward
Houtzdale, Pa. / Moshannon Valley Pittsburgh, Pa. / Woodland Hills
Baltimore, Md. / Milford Mill Academy (Virginia State) Pembroke Pines, Fla. / IMG Academy
North Huntingdon, Pa. / Norwin (Temple) Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway
Irwin, Pa. / Penn-Trafford
Newburgh, N.Y. / Newburgh
Camp Hill, Pa. / Mechanicsburg
So.
Waynesboro, Pa. / Waynesboro
R-Jr.
Ewa Beach, Hawaii / St. Francis (Pima)
Fr.
Apache Junction, Ariz. / Apache Junction Newark, N.J. / Barringer (Orange Coast)
R-So. Germantown, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel So.
Laie, Hawaii / Kahuku High and Intermediate
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown / High School (Previous School)
QB
6-1
216
Jr.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Stranahan (Vermilion)
DE
6-1
270
Jr.
Vail, Ariz. / Cienega (Scottsdale)
CB
QB
6-2 6-3
188 196
Fr. Fr.
Norristown, Pa. / North Penn Russell, Pa. / Warren Area
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COACHING STAFF Head Coach (position; season at RMU; alma mater) • Bernard Clark Jr. (second season as head coach, second at RMU; Miami ’89)
Assistant Coaches (position; season at RMU; alma mater)
• Rod Holder (associate head coach / offensive line; second season at RMU; Miami ’90) • Gabe Luvara (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks; second season at RMU; IUP ’01) • Dave Plungas (defensive coordinator / linebackers; second season at RMU; Albany ’13) • Nick Alaimalo (run game coordinator; first season at RMU; New Mexico Highlands ’08) • Greg Hardin (receivers; second season at RMU; North Dakota ’14) • Jacob Bronowski (tight ends / special teams coordinator; second season at RMU; New Mexico ’16) • John Faircloth (defensive line; second season at RMU; Mars Hill ’12) • Delbert Tyler (assistant linebackers / recruiting coordinator; second season at RMU; Hampton ’14) • Bart Tanski (safeties; second season at RMU; Bowling Green ’13) • Glenn Davis (cornerbacks; first season at RMU; South Florida ’01) • Brian Kos (assistant to the head coach; first season at RMU; SUNY Brockport ’17) • Mason Werner (football data analyst; first season at RMU; West Liberty ’14) • Donnie Militzer (defensive quality control; first season at RMU; Robert Morris ’04) • Nick Militzer (offensive quality control; first season at RMU; Duquesne ’09)
Strength and Conditioning
• Rob Day (strength and conditioning; second season at RMU; Lynchburg ’12) • CJ Jasper (assistant strength and conditioning; third season at RMU; Slippery Rock ’14) • Kamali O’Brien (assistant strength and conditioning; first season at RMU; Edinboro ’16) • Blair Vaughan (assistant strength and conditioning; first season at RMU; Western Kentucky ’17)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #3 EJ Jimenez – hih-MEN-ez | #8 DeLano Madison – de-LANE-oh | #9 Caleb Lewis – KAY-lib #12 Tim Vecchio – veck-ee-oh | #14 Chase Bodeman – BOWED-man | #22 Jonathan Wanat – WAH-nit #23 Tavin Harville – TAY-vin | #25 Heavon Price – HAH-vonn | #26 Alek Kwasniewski – KWAS-nez-ski #28 Tyler Lamica – LAMB-ick-ah | #36 Aniello Buzzacco – ah-NELL-oh | #37 Devon Dickerson – DEV-in #44 Olivier Pageotte-Andre – oh-LIVE-ee-aye PAH-zhott on-DRAY | #49 Nick Bisceglia – bih-SEG-lee-ah #54 Michael Allain – ah-LANE | #62 Jacarri Braddy – jah-CAR-ee brad-ee #64 Bonicias Semexant – BOW-niece-ee-os sa-MECKS-ant | #71 Bussy Remaley – ri-MAY-lee #78 Adam Sedzmak – SAIDS-mack | #81 Anthony DelleFemine – dell-FEM-mah-knee | #98 Izon Pulley – EYE-zonn
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Chris King (’94)
VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Robert Morris University named Chris King ’94 Vice President and Director of Athletics May 6, 2019, and he was formally introduced at a press conference at the UPMC Events Center May 7, 2019. A native of Apollo, Pa., King is a 1994 graduate of Robert Morris University’s sport management program. “I’m honored and humbled to serve as the next director of athletics at Robert Morris University,” said King. “As an alumnus, I’m excited to have the opportunity to guide an athletics department with a championship culture and a history of success, and to be part of a team making a significant impact as part of a nationally ranked doctoral university.” Prior to being named Vice President and Director of Athletics at RMU, King served as director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), formerly the University of TexasPan American, from 2009 to 2019. Last year, King won the NACDA Under Armour Division I-AAA Athletic Director of the Year Award. Previously an independent NCAA Division I institution, under King’s leadership UTRGV joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2013. The men’s basketball team made two straight postseason appearances, while the women’s basketball team has reached the postseason in four of the last five years. King led the athletics department through a strategic plan that improved facilities and fundraising, elevated the UTRGV Athletics brand, and helped student-athletes win championships while achieving academic
success. UTRGV ranked third in the Western Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings in 2018-19. The volleyball and women’s tennis teams won WAC tournament championships and advanced to their first NCAA tournaments in 2016 and also claimed WAC championships in 2018. Since joining the conference, UTRGV has won four team and 32 individual WAC Championships. “Chris King will take RMU Athletics to the next level,” said Robert Morris University President Chris Howard. “He prizes above all else the student-athlete experience, and his achievements at UTRGV and throughout his career will bring an unparalleled level of leadership to our athletics program.” RMU has 16 NCAA Division I sports, and the Colonials have claimed 49 regular-season championships and 50 league tournament titles. Fourteen RMU teams have won at least one conference championship. This year, the women’s basketball team, the women’s ice hockey team, the men’s lacrosse team and the men’s golf team each won a conference title. Women’s basketball, men’s lacrosse and men’s golf won NEC Tournament championships and qualified for the NCAA Tournament, the first time in RMU history that three sports earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Since 1998, 29 Colonials have been named NEC Scholar Athletes of the Year, and RMU has placed 55 student athletes on District II Academic All-America Teams according to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). On May 1, RMU opened the UPMC Events Center, a 161,000-square foot multipurpose
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facility that is the new home of men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball. The UPMC Events Center was funded entirely through corporate sponsorships and donations, and will also host concerts, conferences, and other entertainment events. “RMU offers the best combination of aligned values, academic excellence, competitive tradition, outstanding facilities and support from donors, alumni and the community,” said King. King previously worked at two of the nation’s premier NCAA Division I programs: the University of Central Florida, where he was assistant athletic director for compliance and assistant athletic director, and the University of Alabama, where he was associate athletic director of compliance and associate athletic director for administration. At Alabama, he was hired to lead the institution and its athletics department through a five-year NCAA probation sentence. “Chris has got a lot of energy,” said Oliver Luck, CEO and commissioner of the XFL and a former NCAA executive vice president who was also director of athletics at West Virginia University. “He’s very personable. He thrives
on having big initiatives and carrying those out.” Luck co-chaired a football feasibility committee that King formed at UTRGV. King is a member of the RMU Sport Management Advisory Board and is a member of the RMU Sport Management Hall of Fame. “We should not overlook that Chris has achieved this impressive level of success as an RMU graduate, and his accomplishments reflect the excellence of the sport management program,” said Howard. “We are thrilled that he has returned to Colonial Country.” King was among 100 candidates RMU considered for the position. In addition to his bachelor’s degree in sport management from RMU, King has a master’s in education from Campbell University. He and his wife, Alicia, have two daughters, Kylie and Mackenzie. “RMU played a profound role in my professional career and trajectory, and I am confident I would not be working in college athletics without the education and opportunities this institution provided to me 25 years ago,” said King. “My family and I are thankful to President Howard and the selection committee for providing the opportunity to represent my alma mater.”
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Bernard Clark, Jr.
HEAD COACH | MIAMI ’89 | @80SCANE57 A new era has begun for Robert Morris University football, and the latest chapter to be written will be authored by Bernard Clark, Jr., who is in his second season leading the Colonials. Clark, a native of Tampa, Fla., was named the third head coach in program history at a press conference at Joe Walton Stadium Dec. 19, 2017. “One of the things that is important about working with the young men at Robert Morris is helping them grow in more ways than just as football players,” Clark said. “We’re trying to build better men, better husbands, better fathers.” In his first season on the sidelines with the Colonials, Clark helped RMU takes its first steps in making a return to the top of the Northeast Conference. The offense averaged over two touchdowns more per contest in 2018, with tight end Matthew Gonzalez being one of the focal points of the attack. Gonzalez established an RMU single-season record for touchdown receptions in 2018 with 12, which paced the NEC in the category and also ranked 10th in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Gonzalez earned a spot on the 2018 Associated Press FCS All-America Second Team, becoming just the fourth student-athlete in program to garner the honor and the first since 2010. “The greatest information I’ve learned in leading up to being a head coach is stay the course,” Clark said. “Even if it’s not going your way, whatever you believe in, you make sure you stay the course. I believe in discipline and enthusiasm. I’m going to stay the course with that.” Clark in his first head coaching position after spending four years at the University of Albany, a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In 2014, Clark served as the assistant head coach and linebackers
coach for the Great Danes before being promoted to associate head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2015. While at Albany, Clark’s defense ranked ninth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in 2017, holding opponents to an average of just 282.1 yards game. That number was bolstered by a run defense (107.0) that ranked 15th in the country and a pass defense (175.1) that ranked 20th. The Great Danes allowed an average of just 17.7 points per game in 2017, which ranked 17th in the NCAA FCS ranks. Led by Clark, the Albany defense finished in the top 20 in eight different categories, while three players earned All-CAA for the defense. “We’re close friends, and we’ve been doing this together for a long time,” Albany head coach Greg Gattuso said. “He’s a talented coach and definitely ready to be a head coach. I’m excited for him that he’s getting this opportunity. He’s going to do a great job at Robert Morris.” In 2016, Clark’s defense at Albany ranked first in the CAA with a +1.45 turnover margin and 32 forced fumbles, leading to a scoring defense of 18.8 points per game, which ranked second in the league. Three Great Danes earned All-CAA honors on the defensive side of the ball, including Michael Nicastro, who garnered All-CAA First Team accolades after compiling 126 tackles and three fumble recoveries. Both of those individual totals ranked in the top four in the NCAA FCS. In his first season at Albany, Clark’s defense led the nation in turnover margin (+1.25) and fumble recoveries (20), while Nicastro earned All-CAA Third Team plaudits. A 1989 graduate of the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration, Clark was a key contributor
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at linebacker for the Hurricanes as they claimed national championships in both 1987 and 1989. As a sophomore, Clark was named the MVP of the 1988 Orange Bowl after helping lead Miami to a 20-14 victory over Oklahoma and the national title. Clark finished with 14 tackles against the Sooners, including 12 solo takedowns. That game featured Jimmy Johnson as head coach of the Hurricanes and Barry Switzer as the head coach of the Sooners. The contest marked the only time opposing head coaches from a college national championship game each later served as head coach of the same professional football team. Both Johnson and Switzer won the Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys. Clark was a third round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1990 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the Bengals as well as one year with the Seattle Seahawks. He also spent time in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Orlando Predators. The defensive coordinator for Santa Fe Catholic High School in Lakeland, Fla., in 1997, Clark began his collegiate coaching career at James Madison in 1998. He spent two seasons with the Dukes coaching the defensive ends before moving to Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Clark spent four years with the Flames from 2000-03, tutoring the linebackers and special teams. In 2004, Clark began the first of two stints with Florida International University. He
served as the defensive coordinator for the 2004 and 2005 seasons before joining the coaching staff at the University of South Florida in 2006, coaching the defensive line. That season, the Bulls posted a 24-7 victory over East Carolina in the inaugural PapaJohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. Clark returned to FIU as a defensive assistant in 2007 and 2008 and also served as defensive coordinator for Hampton University in 2009 and linebackers coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 2010. While an assistant with the Panthers, Clark helped the defense finish in the top 10 of the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). In 2011, Clark coached the linebackers at Colorado State before returning to Hampton to serve as defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013. Clark and his wife, Tammy, reside in Clinton, Pa.
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Postseason Awards ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE SELECTIONS Robert Morris has placed 85 players on the All-NEC First and Second Teams a total of 148 times since joining the league in 1996.
TIM LEVCIK
Carlos Andrade (OL)................... 2010 Rolf Bathold (DB)..................... 2009-10 Chris Beene (DB)............................. 1998 Marcelis Branch (DB)................... 2012, 2015-16 Matt Brunck (DL)............................ 2006 Kyle Buss (WR)................................ 2015 Jeff Carlo (PK)...................... 1998-2001 Cameron Chadwick (DB)............. 2011 Reggie Chambers (LB).................. 2001 Garret Clawson (PK)...................... 2009 Brian Cleary (OL)............................ 1997 Anthony Coleman (RS)................. 2011 Mike Cook (LB)................................ 2013 A.J. Dalton (OL)................................. 2013 Tyler Digby (TE).............................. 2013 Nathan DiLorenzo (PK)................ 2004 Alex DiMichele (LB).......... 2008, 2010 Sam Dorsett (RB)....... 2000-01, 2003 Donald Dorsey (RB)................ 1998-99 Nick Downs (DB)................ 1999-2000 Brian Dunn (DB)....................... 1996-97 Antwan Eddie (RS/DB)......... 2013-14 Sherrod Evers (WR)....................... 2008 Amir Fenwick (DL).................. 2017-18 Jason Forrest (DL)................... 2003-05 Opio Gary (WR)............................... 2000 Ray Gensler (DL)............................. 2006 Shawn George (OL)........................ 1999 Matthew Gonzalez (TE)............... 2018 Matt Grayson (DL).......................... 2000 Colyn Haugh (DL)........................... 2006 Mario Hines (RS)...................... 2006-07 Brent Hockenberry (TE)....... 2000-01 A.J. Holderman (DL)....................... 2013 Clifton Jean-Jacques (OL)............ 2004 Hank Fraley (OL)...................... 1997-99
James Kazil (DB).............................. 2006 Shadrae King (TE)................... 2009-11 Brad Kirit (DL)..................... 1999-2000 J.T. Kirk (WR)..................................... 1999 Corey Konycki (OL)........................ 2010 Tony LaMancusa (P)...................... 2013 Michael Landers (DB)............ 2008-10 Tim Levcik (QB).................. 1998-2001 Ryan Lewis (DL).............................. 2016 Mark Leyenaar (OL).......... 1999-2001 Pat Linberg (OL)....................... 2000-01 Nate List (LB)............................. 1996-97 Chris Longo (P)................................ 1998 Josh Marino (DB)............................ 2004 Forrest Mason (DL)................. 2013-15 Tyjuan Massey (WR/RS)...... 2004-05 Stephen McNair (WR)................... 2002 Logan Miles (OL)...................... 2010-11 Brad Miller (LB)........................ 1998-99 Duane Mitchell (WR)..................... 2013 Elias Navarro (LB).......................... 2010 Nolan Nearhoof (DL).............. 2010-12 Mike Niklos (DB)...................... 2006-07 James Noel (LB)........................ 2002-05 Corey Oaks (DB)....................... 2001-02 John O’Connell (LB)................ 1996-97 Babafemi Odumeru (DL)............. 2004 Fred Parker (WR)..................... 1997-98 Dante Payne (DB)..................... 1996-97 Deodis Powell (OL)........................ 1996 Jarvis Powers (TE).......................... 2006 Ryan Richards, Jr. (DB)................. 2016 Rupert Rickards (TE)....... 2002, 2004 Jemond Riffe (LB).............. 1999-2000 Brad Rodgers (OL).......................... 2011 Jeff Rommes (LB)............................ 2006 Myles Russ (RB).................. 2008, 2010 Nick Schirtzinger (P). 2007, 2009-10 Dante Settles (RS)........................... 2004 Jeff Sinclair (QB).............................. 2010 Andy Smigiera (DB)....................... 2015 Jason Spencer (DL)......................... 1997 John Steilner (OL).................... 2006-07 Mike Stojkovic (LB)........................ 2015 Mark Szymanski (DL)............ 2007-08 Ray Thomas (DB)............... 1999-2000 Kevin Wachhaus (OL). 2000-01, 2003 Archie Wannamaker (RB)........... 1997 Will Weathers (DL)........................ 2003 Chad Wengert (LB).................. 2006-07 Adam Wollet (LB).................... 2017-18 — 39 —
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. COACH OF THE YEAR Joe Walton........ 1996-97, 1999, 2010 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tim Levcik............................. 2000, 2001 Myles Russ.......................................... 2010 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR James Noel.......................................... 2004 Chad Wengert................................... 2007 Alex DiMichele.................................. 2010 Nolan Nearhoof................................ 2012 OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Archie Wannamaker...................... 1996 Tim Levcik.......................................... 1998 Brent Hockenberry........................ 2000 James O’Quinn.................................. 2008 Kyle Buss............................................. 2015 DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Murray Poole (co-)......................... 1996 James Noel.......................................... 2002 Mike Niklos........................................ 2003 Marcelis Branch............................... 2012 Gee Stanley......................................... 2016
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RUPERT RICKARDS
ALL-NEC PICKS BY YEAR 2018 ................ 3 2017 ................ 2 2016 ................ 3 2015 ................ 5 2014 ................ 2 2013 ................ 9 2012 ................ 2 2011 ................ 6 2010 ................ 12 2009 ................ 5 2008 ................ 5 2007 ................ 6
2006 ................ 10 2005 ................ 4 2004 ................ 9 2003 ................ 5 2002 ................ 4 2001 ................ 9 2000 ................ 13 1999 ................ 12 1998 ................ 8 1997 ................ 9 1996 ................ 5
SAM DORSETT
JEFF ROMMES
ANTWAN EDDIE
COREY OAKS
ALL-NEC PICKS BY POSITION Offense 34 players • 56 times Offensive Line – 14 players.... 23 times Quarterback – 2 players......... 5 times Running Back – 4 players...... 8 times Tight End – 6 players............... 10 times Wide Receiver – 8 players...... 10 times
Defense 44 players • 75 times Defensive Line – 15 players... 24 times Defensive Back – 16 players. 28 times Linebacker – 13 players.......... 23 times
Special Teams 11 players • 17 times Placekicker – 3 players............... 6 times Punter – 3 players........................ 5 times Return Specialist – 5 players... 6 times
I-AA/FCS All-American Honors
Name
A total of 12 Colonials have earned I-AA/FCS All-American honors in the 25-year history of the program.
Tim Hall
1995 Associated Press
First Team
LB
2004 AFCA #
First Team
DB
Ray Gensler
DL
Matt Brunck
DL
James Noel
Chad Wengert Shadrae King
TE LB
TE
Source
2002 Football Gazette * 2006
Football Gazette *
The Sports Network
2018 Associated Press
2006 Football Gazette *
2007 The Sports Network Associated Press
2010 The Sports Network Phil Steele AFCA #
Corey Konycki
OL
2010 Associated Press
Nolan Nearhoof
DE
2012 The Sports Network
Antwan Eddie
PR
2013 The Sports Network
A.J. Dalton
JASON FORREST
Year
RB
Corey Oaks
Matthew Gonzalez
MATT BRUNCK
Pos.
Eric McAllister
OL OL
Phil Steele
2013 The Sports Network 2017 HERO Sports
Team
Third Team Second Team Third Team
Second Team First Team Honorable Mention
First Team
Third Team Third Team First Team
Second Team Fourth Team Third Team
Second Team Third Team Freshman Honorable Mention
* Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette | # American Football Coaches Association
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The Sports Network Mid-Major All-Americans Between 2001 and 2007, The Sports Network sponsored a I-AA/FCS MidMajor All-America Team. A total of 15 Colonials garnered All-American honors 18 times over the course of seven seasons. In 2007, The Sports Network added an All-America Second Team.
Matt Brunck (DL)......................... 2006 Reggie Chambers (LB).................. 2001 Sam Dorsett (RB)............................ 2001 Jason Forrest (DL)................... 2004-05 Ray Gensler (DL)............................. 2006 Mario Hines (RS)...................... 2006-07 Mark Leyenaar (OL)....................... 2001 Josh Marino (DB)............................ 2004 James Noel (LB)........................ 2004-05 Mike Niklos (DB)............................. 2007 Corey Oaks (DB).............................. 2002 Jarvis Powers (TE).......................... 2006 Nick Schirtzinger (P)..................... 2007 Dante Settles (RS)........................... 2004 Chad Wengert (LB)......................... 2007
DUANE MITCHELL
CARLOS ANDRADE
Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette MidMajor All-Americans A total of 39 Colonials garnered MidMajor All-America honors according to Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette 64 times between 1995 and 2006.
Matt Brunck (DL)............................ 2006 Robb Butler (WR/DB)........... 2002-03 Jeff Carlo (PK)...................... 1998, 2000 Reggie Chambers (LB).................. 2001 Ricky Daldo (WR)........................... 2003 Sam Dorsett (RB)....... 2000-01, 2003 Donald Dorsey (RB)................ 1998-99 Nick Downs (DB)............................. 2000 Jason Forrest (DL)................... 2003-05 Hank Fraley (OL)...................... 1997-99 Ray Gensler (DL)............................. 2006 Shawn George (OL)........................ 1999 Tim Hall (RB).................................... 1995 Mario Hines (RS)............................. 2006 Brent Hockenberry (TE)....... 2000-01 J.T. Kirk (WR)..................................... 1999 Jonathan LeDonne (LB)............... 2003 Tim Levcik (QB).......... 1998-99, 2001 Mark Leyenaar (OL)................ 2000-01 Pat Linberg (OL).............................. 2001 Nate List (LB)............................. 1995-96 Chris Longo (P)................................ 1998 Justin Marino (LB).......................... 2003 Tyjuan Massey (WR/RS)...... 2003-05 Stephen McNair (WR)................... 2002 Brad Miller (LB)............................... 1998 Mike Niklos (DB)..................... 2003, 06 James Noel (LB)........................ 2002-05 Corey Oaks (DB)....................... 2001-02 Babafemi Odumeru (DL)............. 2003 John O’Connell (LB)....................... 1996 Fred Parker (WR)............................ 1998 Deodis Powell (OL)........................ 1996 Jarvis Powers (TE).......................... 2006 Rupert Rickards (TE)............. 2002-04 Dante Settles (RS)........................... 2004 Ray Thomas (LB)................ 1999-2000 Kevin Wachhaus (OL)................... 2001 Will Weathers (DL)........................ 2003
Notes: Offensive lineman Hank Fraley was named the 1999 Lineman of the Year … Head coach Joe Walton was named I-AA Mid-Major Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2000 … Tyjuan Massey earned second team All-America accolades at both wide receiver and return specialist in 2005. — 41 —
RAY GENSLER
Miscellaneous Awards Running back Tim Hall was named ECAC-IFC Co-Player of the Year in 1994, while defensive back Piante Crew was named All-ECAC … Hall and defensive back Brian Dunn garnered All-ECAC honors in 1995 … Running back Archie Wannamaker was named the 1996 ECAC Offensive Newcomer of the Year … Offensive lineman Brian Cleary, linebackers Nate List and John O’Connell, defensive back Brian Dunn and punter Chris Longo garnered AllECAC honors in 1997 … Linebacker Reggie Chambers was named to the ECAC I-AA Honor Roll in 2001 … Defensive lineman Nolan Nearhoof was named to the ECAC All-Star team in 2012 … Defensive back Marcelis Branch was named a College Sports Journal Freshman All-American in 2012 … Wide receiver Kyle Buss was named a finalist for the STATS National Freshman Player of the Year award in 2015.
MATT GRAYSON
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Robert Morris Colonials 2019-20 CHEERLEADERS & SHOW BAND
Steve Wigginton HEAD COACH
Meghan Fitzroy
Alexis Hay
Vesta Daniels
Mia Fabian
Amy Hess
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Taylor Fawley
Marlaina Hue
Marley Jenkins
Reese Jordan
Sara McHale
Adina Lightner
Ellie Nelson
Mario Schepis
Robin Lutz
Zhanna Parker
Lindsey Seibel
Alyssia Mazzanti
Julia Reitler
Hannah Waterman
Ekaterina Ross
Victoria Wirfel
2019-20 ROBERT MORRIS SHOW BAND
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“Go Colonials” — RMU FIGHT SONG — 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!
RMU Alma Mater 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! 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!