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2013 Titan Football
Greetings,
Table of Contents
Thank you for your interest in Westminster College and our Titan football team. I hope that you will find the 2013 Titan Football Guide beneficial as you learn about our team and the young men who play a vital role in continuing what is known as the “Titan Tradition.”
2-3.......... Season Outlook 4............. Preseason Roster 5-14........ Returning Players 15........... Newcomers 16........... Community Service 17-20...... Coaching Staff 21........... Support Staff 22........... 2012 Team Stats 23........... All-PAC Honors 24-27...... Football Tradition 28........... Titan by the Numbers 29-31...... Athletics Facilities 32-33...... Titan Tradition 34........... The PAC 36........... College Profile
As a coaching staff, we challenge our men to focus on our vision, the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship and to return to national prominence, while also stressing our mission: “To become brothers on and off the field and to conduct ourselves with the confidence and accountability, while striving for excellence and finishing everything that we start.” The backbone of our program at Westminster is our values that foster accountability in the lives of our young men as we recognize and respect the worth and leadership of each person. The names and faces that appear in this guide have learned the value of a Westminster education and what it means to be a Titan. We hope to provide these opportunities to others who accept the challenge. Jeff Hand Head Coach
Name of School:........................ Westminster College City/Zip:...........................New Wilmington, PA 16172 Founded:............................................................ 1852 Enrollment:........................................................ 1,470 Religious Affliation:..........Presbyterian Church (USA) Nickname:.........................................................Titans School Colors:....................................Blue and White Affiliation:.........................................NCAA Division III Conference:....................... Presidents’ Athletic (PAC) President:...............................Dr. Richard H. Dorman Athletics Director:....................................... Jim Dafler Assistant Athletics Director:.........Tammy Swearingen Athletics Department Phone:................724-946-7307
Sports Information
Sports Information Director:.............Nathan LaRiccia SID Office Phone:.................................724-946-6357 SID Email:......................... lariccnj@westminster.edu SID Fax:...............................................724-946-7187 Website:..................... www.westminster.edu/athletics SID Mailing Address:......... Box 28, 319 S. Market St. Facebook: /westminsterpa Twitter: @westminsterpa, #WCTitans
On the Cover: Returning All-PAC Members Editor: Nathan LaRiccia Editorial Assistance: Chelsea Galbraith
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Football
Head Coach:...............................................Jeff Hand Alma Mater:.......................................Clarion, 1992 Football Office Phone:..........................724-946-7310 Website:....................... www.westminster.edu/football Coach’s E-mail:..................handja@westminster.edu Facebook: /WestminsterCollegeFootball Twitter: @WC_TITAN_FB Stadium:...................................Harold Burry Stadium Capacity/Surface:........................... 3,000/FieldTurf Press Box Phone:............................724-946-7004 Co-Offensive Coordinators:..........Dwayne Pavkovich Scott Coy Defensive Coordinator:............................ Mike Sandy Assistant Coaches: Jon Gubish, Brad Zink, Shawn Chaffee, Mike Donato, Bob Altenhof, Joe Colella, Jordon Rooney. (Assistant coaches’ contact information on pages 17-20)
Support Staff
Athletic Trainer:.................................. Shaun Toomey Assistant Athletic Trainer:........................Misty Motter Training Room Phone:..........................724-946-7314 Equipment Manager:............................... Sam DiVitto Equipment Phone:................................724-946-6210
Photography: Dave Miller Timothy D. Sofranko Justin Zackal Westminster archives Geneva College Westminster College does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination, on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or handicap or disability as those terms are defined under applicable law, in the administration of any of its educational programs, activities, or with respect to admissions and employment. In its employment practices, the College may consider the individual’s support of the philosophy and purposes of Westminster as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog. Otherwise, Westminster does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination, on the basis of religion or creed. Inquiries may be directed to the Equal Opportunity Officer, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA 16172-0001, (724) 946-7247.
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2013 Season Outlook Team Quick Facts Overall 2012 Record:............ 3-6 PAC Record:.......................... 2-6 PAC Finish:......................... 8th/9 2012 Results HIRAM ........................... W, 28-0 at Thomas More*........... L, 23-27 SAINT VINCENT*........... W, 17-8 GROVE CITY*! ............. L, 21-23 at Wash. & Jeff.*............ L, 21-24 BETHANY* .................. W, 45-28 at Waynesburg* ............ L, 16-42 THIEL*........................... L, 10-16 at Geneva*.................... L, 14-32 * PAC game Basic Offense:......... Multiple Pro Basic Defense:...................... 3-4 2013 Player Splits Lettermen Returning/Lost:... 32/19 Offense:..........................13/11 Defense:.......................... 18/7 Special:.............................. 1/1 Starters Returning/Lost:.... 15/10 Offense:................................. 7/5 Defense:............................ 7/4 Special:.............................. 1/1 Returning Starters
(Pos./Class) Offense Tyler Banks (RB/Sr.) Michael Blair (OL/Sr.) Dak Britt (QB/Sr.) Daniel Graham (OL/Sr.) Tony Hamorsky (OL/Sr.) Collin Wallace (WR/Sr.) David Wright (TE/Sr.) Defense Josh Beistel (DB/Sr.) Sean Christofferson (DL/Sr.) Jared Heck (DB/Jr.) Taylor Heinrich (LB/Sr.) Nate Moot (LB/Sr.) Aaron Nauer (LB/Sr.) Chuck Sayre (DL/Jr.) Special Teams Jake Schnelbach (P/So.)
Returning Statistical Leaders Passing Britt.........105-for-211 1,386 YDs, 11 TDs, 49.8%, 8 INT Rushing Banks....139 ATT, 651 YDs, 6 TD Britt........106 ATT, 565 YDs, 8 TD Receiving Wallace... 29 REC, 424 YDs, 2 TDs Banks.... 16 REC, 188 YDs, 1 TD Wright...... 4 REC, 129 YDs, 1 TD Defense Moot.. 67 T, 3.5 TFL, 4 PD, 2 INT Christofferson....46 T, 13.5 TFL, 4 S
Heck....... 45 T, 1 INT, 5 PD, 1 FR Beistel......................... 41 T, 1 FR Heinrich....... 38 T, 0.5 TFL, 1 INT Neill....31 T, 1.5 TFL, 1 INT, 3 PD Sayre..................29 T, 5 TFL, 2 S Heitmeier.......... 29 T, 3 BU, 3 PD
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he 2013 Westminster College football team will aim to make their presence felt in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) as 32 lettermen (13 on offense, 18 on defense, and 1 on special teams) return for the Titans. The Titans went 3-6 overall last year, however, four of its six losses had a point differential of six points or less. “We will continue to emphasize the importance of finishing games to our team,” said nine-year head coach Jeff Hand. “We need to throw the ball more effectively on third downs and we need to get off the field defensively on third downs. We need to be more consistent with those two things this year in order to be successful.” Westminster has 15 starters returning in 2013, 13 of which are seniors. “The leadership from
Westminster 2013 Schedule Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16
at HIRAM...................... 7 p.m. BYE Thomas More*.............. 7 p.m. at Saint Vincent*.......... 1 p.m. at Grove City*............... 2 p.m. CARN. MELLON+ ....... 1 p.m. WASH. & JEFF.* ......... 7 p.m. at Bethany* .................. 1 p.m. WAYNESBURG*.......... 1 p.m. at Thiel* ....................... 7 p.m. GENEVA*..................... 1 p.m.
*Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) game +Homecoming
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our seniors is going to be monumental for us,” Hand added. The Titans are returning seven starters each on offense and defense and one on special teams.
OFFENSE On offense, the Titans return All-PAC honorees seniors RB Tyler Banks and QB Dak Britt who together made up 91% of the Titans’ total offense in 2012. Banks set career-highs last year as he led the team in rushing with 651 yards and six touchdowns. In his first year as a Titan, Britt provided a dual threat under center as he compiled 1,951 total yards (1,386 passing, 565 rushing). Britt scored a team-high 19 total touchdowns (11 passing, eight rushing). Britt also set the school-record for rushing yards in a single game by a quarterback twice last season with 172 yards being the most. Seniors All-PAC honoree Daniel Graham, Michael Blair, and Tony Hamorsky are three of the five starting offensive linemen returning for the Titans. “It’s great to have key returning starters on the offensive line,” Hand said. “It’s nice to have those three to lean on.” Also on offense, seniors All-PAC WR Collin Wallace, TE David Wright and WR Toby Bonitz bring experience and leadership for their final campaign. Wallace is the leading returner in the
2013 Season Outlook (cont.)
receiving corps as he had career-highs in receiving yards (424) and receiving touchdowns (2) a season ago.
DEFENSE The Titan defense brings back seven starters from 2012, five of which are seniors. Senior DL Second Team All-PAC Sean Christofferson led the Titan lineman last year with 46 tackles to go along with a teambest four sacks. Christofferson’s 13.5 tackles for a loss were also a team-best and ranked fifth in the conference. “Sean is a workhorse with a great motor,” Hand said. “He’s one of those players who knows when to step up and make the big play.” Senior LBs All-PAC honorees Nate Moot and Aaron Nauer and classmate Taylor Heinrich return in 2013. Moot was the leading tackler for the Titans last year with 67 tackles which ranked in the top 15 in the PAC. Moot also tied second on the team with two interceptions. Rounding out the returning senior starters on defense is DB back Josh Beistel who is coming off his best
season with 41 tackles. Also returning after productive seasons are juniors DB Jared Heck and DL Chuck Sayre. Heck was the leading tackler in the secondary with 45 tackles and was second on the team in break ups (4) and pass defenses (5). Sayre’s five tackles for a loss tied for third on the team to go along with 29 tackles. Senior DL Shawn Kronenwetter will also challenge for a starting position.
SPECIAL TEAMS Sophomore P Jake Schnelbach returns after a solid first-year averaging 35.2 yards per punt with a long of 61. He had two touchbacks and four kicks inside the 20 yard-line. Snappers sophomore Dylan Hogue and junior Ed Domitrovich along with sophomore LB Justin Shaw, the 2012 Team’s Special Teams MVP, return after productive seasons last year.
2012 Team Stats
Team Opp SCORING .................. 195 ......... 199 Points Per Game ... 21.7 ........ 22.1 FIRST DOWNS ......... 135 ......... 180 Rushing .................... 64 ........... 75 Passing ..................... 56 ........... 94 Penalty ..................... 15 ........... 11 RUSHING YARDAGE .1413 ..... 1303 Yards gained rushing .1653 ... 1502 Yards lost rushing ... 240 ......... 199 Rushing Attempts ... 298 ......... 343 Average Per Rush ... 4.7 .......... 3.8 Average Per Game .157.0 .... 144.8 TDs Rushing ............. 14 ........... 13 PASSING YARDAGE .1433 ..... 1972 Comp-Att-Int ............109-219-9 .195-304-12
Average Per Pass .... 6.5 .......... 6.5 Average Per Catch .13.1 ........ 10.1 Average Per Game .159.2 .... 219.1 TDs Passing ..............11 ........... 12 TOTAL OFFENSE ... 2846 ....... 3275 Total Plays .............. 517 ......... 647 Average Per Play ..... 5.5 .......... 5.1 Average Per Game .316.2 .... 363.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards .31-514 ..38-634 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards .18-147 .13-118 INT RETURNS: #-Yards .12-186 .......9-124 KICK RETURN AVERAGE .16.6 .........16.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE .8.2 ............9.1
INT RETURN AVERAGE .15.5 .. 13.8 FUMBLES-LOST ...... 13-6 ..........7-4 PENALTIES-Yards .55-468 ...68-625 Average Per Game .52.0 ........ 69.4 PUNTS-Yards ..... 45-1443 .. 43-1433 Average Per Punt .. 32.1 ........ 33.3 Net punt average ... 28.6 ........ 29.0 TOP/Game ............. 29:03 ...... 30:57 3RD-DOWN Con... 38/107 .... 51/129 3rd-Down Pct ......... 36% ........40% 4TH-DOWN Con. ...... 6/17 ...... 12/22 4th-Down Pct ......... 35% ........55% SACKS BY-Yards ... 12-83 ....19-139 MISC YARDS ................ 0 ............-6 TDS SCORED ............. 26 ........... 26 FGS-ATTEMPTS ........ 5-8 ..........7-9 ON-SIDE KICKS ......... 0-1 ..........0-0 RZ SCORES............ 18-26.......27-39 RZ TDS........13-26 50%...20-39 51% PAT-ATTs..24-24 100%...22-25 88%
More Stats ...
Season statistics and game box scores are available online at westminster.edu/football by clicking on the link for “Statistics” on the left column.
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2013 Preseason Roster Numerical Roster
(RETURNING PLAYERS ONLY) # Name Pos. Yr. 1 Tyler Banks RB Sr. 2 Joe Glennon DB So. 3 Brandon Heeter QB So. 4 Collin Wallace WR Sr. 5 Ed Domitrovich WR Jr. 6 Gino Mariano DB Jr. 7 Kory Gribbin WR Jr. 8 Taran Sifontes-Lavine WR So. 9 Dak Britt QB Sr. 11 Kolby Addis WR Sr. 14 Jake Schnelbach P So. 17 Justin Shaw LB So. 18 Dave Buzzacco DB Jr. 19 Blake Otterson LB Jr. 20 Tre Sims RB Jr. 21 Cody Alward WR So. 22 Josh Dunn LB Sr. 23 Jake Dindak DB So. 25 Zach Nedley DB So. 26 Jared Heck DB Jr. 27 Frank Maira RB Sr. 28 Elijah Hall DL So. 29 Dylan Heitmeier DB Sr. 30 Benny Walter RB So. 31 Bret Zimmerman DL Jr. 32 Toby Bonitz WR Sr. 33 Damon Bodnar FB So. 34 Rich Ellebie DL Jr. 35 Sean Gibbon LB So. 36 Mike Frankowski RB So. 38 Sean Provenza LB So. 41 Aaron Nauer LB Sr. 42 Shawn Kronenwetter DL Sr. 43 Josh Beistel DB Sr. 45 Corey Neill LB Jr. 46 Justin Smith DL Jr. 48 Ian Weaver LB So. 49 Corey Pelkofer LB Sr. 50 Nate Moot LB Sr. 51 Zach Johns OL So. 52 Anthony Tilenni DL Sr. 53 Tony Hamorsky OL Sr. 54 Ian Matson DL So. 55 Dan Graham OL Sr. 56 Spencer Clark DL Sr. 57 Rob Moss DL So. 58 Dylan Hogue OL So. 59 Chuck Sayre DL Jr. 60 James Feeley OL Sr. 61 Christopher Albert OL Fr. 63 Jonathan Rogers OL Jr. 64 Mike Annarella OL Jr. 65 Donald De Arment OL So. 66 Richie Conti DL Fr. 67 Mike Blair OL Sr. 70 Corey Benedict OL Sr. 71 Nick Fiorentino OL So. 72 Vinny Nerti OL Jr. 73 Ethan Evanoski DL Jr. 74 Sean Christofferson DL Sr. 80 John Jones TE Jr. 81 Zach Snowden WR Jr. 84 Joe Shawley WR So. 85 Dave Wright TE Sr. 89 Sebastian Kerr DB So. 90 Taylor Heinrich DL Sr. 91 Darrin Donikowski DL So. 92 Al Yasin LB So. 93 David Campbell DL So. 95 Luke Jones DL So.
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11 61 0 21 64 0 1 0 0 43 70 67 33 0 32 0 9 18 93 0 74 0 56 0 66 0 0 0 0 65 23 5 91 22 34 73 60 71 36 35 2 55 7 0 0 28 53 26 3 90 29 58 0 0 0 80 95 0 51 0 89 0 0 42 0 27 0 6 54 0 0 50 57 41 25 45 72 0 0 19 49 38 0 0 63 0 59 14 0 17 84 0 8 20 46 0 81 0 52 4 30 48 0 85 0 0 92 31
Name
Kolby Addis Chris Albert James Alston-Morrow Cody Alward Mike Annarella Michael Baird Tyler Banks Jared Baummer Garrett Behringer Josh Beistel Corey Benedict Mike Blair Damon Bodnar Tyler Bommer Toby Bonitz Phonzy Brantley Dak Britt Dave Buzzacco David Campbell Rusty Casteel Sean Christofferson John Clark Spencer Clark Zack Collins Richie Conti Jarred Crowder Colin Cunningham Justin Dahl Austin Danel Donald De Arment Jake Dindak Ed Domitrovich Darrin Donikowski Josh Dunn Rich Ellebie Ethan Evanoski James Feeley Nick Fiorentino Mike Frankowski Sean Gibbon Joe Glennon Dan Graham Kory Gribbin Joe Grice Kellen Gursky Elijah Hall Tony Hamorsky Jared Heck Brandon Heeter Taylor Heinrich Dylan Heitmeier Dylan Hogue Josh Huey Zac Hynus David Jamieson John Jones Luke Jones Rob Jones Zach Johns Tom Kanyarusoke Sebastian Kerr Dustin Koedel Jarrett Koper Shawn Kronenwetter Loren Kumher Frank Maira Kyle Mariacher Gino Mariano Ian Matson Jackson Mettus Nolan Moffett Nate Moot Rob Moss Aaron Nauer Zach Nedley Corey Neill Vinny Nerti Antonio Nicholson John Nogan Blake Otterson Corey Pelkofer Sean Provenza Mac Quinn Zach Renier Jonathan Rogers Mark Salamon Chuck Sayre Jake Schnelbach Wayne Seamans Justin Shaw Joe Shawley William Shrock Taran Sifontes-Lavine Tre Sims Justin Smith Doltyn Snedden Zach Snowden Dan Swank Anthony Tilenni Collin Wallace Benny Walter Ian Weaver Chris Wess Dave Wright Cameron Yard Danny Yargo Al Yasin Bret Zimmerman
Pos.
WR OL DL WR OL LB RB WR LB DB OL OL FB DB WR WR/RB QB DB DL OL DL LB DL DL DL DB DB K DB OL DB WR DL LB DL DL OL OL RB LB DB OL WR OL LB DL OL DB QB DL DB OL RB TE DL TE DL WR OL RB DB DB DB DL LB RB RB DB DL DL OL LB DL LB DB LB OL OL QB LB LB LB WR/RB WR OL DL DL P DB LB WR LB WR RB DL WR WR WR DL WR RB LB DB TE WR K LB DL
Ht.
6-2 6-4 6-2 5-8 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-8 5-11 5-9 6-5 5-11 5-10 5-8 5-7 5-6 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-6 5-9 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-5 5-8 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-8 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-7 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-7 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-7 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-5 6-1 5-9 5-7 5-9
Wt.
176 295 300 168 265 210 195 170 175 185 295 235 200 175 175 145 207 170 212 245 270 190 240 175 250 195 155 152 180 270 175 172 215 222 265 240 215 295 225 215 175 270 173 275 185 245 255 175 198 220 181 260 165 190 235 220 234 195 240 170 175 170 185 226 193 185 185 180 255 225 220 204 220 223 160 220 290 215 190 175 200 190 195 195 272 255 267 180 155 195 175 210 175 180 210 160 178 185 225 210 215 187 162 255 207 165 210 265
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Yr.
Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr.
Hometown / High School
Sewickley, PA / Ambridge Butler, PA / Butler Pittsburgh, PA / Penn Hills Pittsburgh, PA / Keystone Oaks New Castle, PA / Union Coraopolis, PA / Montour Meadville, PA / Meadville Reynoldsville, PA / Dubois Girard, PA / Northwestern Somerset, PA / Somerset Beaver, PA / Beaver Bridgeville, PA / Canon-McMillan Jeannette, PA / Jeannette Renfrew, PA / Seneca Valley New Freedom, PA / Susquehannock Campbell, OH / Campbell (OH) Battle Creek, MI / Battle Creek (MI) Canfield, OH / South Range (OH) Butler, PA / Moniteau Irwin, PA / NorwinNew Wilmington, PA / Wilmington New Castle, PA / Union Area Avon Lake, OH / Avon Lake (OH) Allison Park, PA / Hampton New Castle, PA / New Castle Newton Falls, OH / Newton Falls (OH) Clinton, PA / West Allegheny Cochranton, PA / Maplewood Saint Michael, PA / Forest Hills Howland, OH / Howland (OH) Pittsburgh, PA / Baldwin Aliquippa, PA / Hopewell Erie, PA / Mercyhurst Prep Pittsburgh, PA / Northgate New Wilmington, PA / Kennedy Catholic Sharpsville, PA / Catalina Foothills New Castle, PA / New Castle Franklin, PA / Franklin Imperial, PA / West Allegheny Indiana, PA / Indiana Johnstown, PA / Westmont Hilltop Beaver Falls, PA / Blackhawk Gibsonia, PA / North Catholic Mars, PA / Mars Area Greenville, PA / Reynolds Snellville, GA / South Gwinnett (GA) Springdale, PA / Springdale Pittsburgh, PA / North Hills Sligo, PA / Clarion Brookville, PA / Brookeville Venetia, PA / Peters Township Sharpsville, PA / Sharpsville Clymer, PA / Purchase Line Apex, NC / Holly Springs (NC) Brookfield, OH / Brookfield (OH) Ligonier, PA / Ligonier Valley West Leechburg, PA / Leechburg Pittsburgh, PA / Northgate Kittanning, PA / Kittanning Indiana, PA / Indiana Brookville, PA / Brookville Area Sarver, PA / Freeport Fairview, PA / Mcdowell Saint Marys, PA / Saint Marys Mount Jewett, PA / Kane Churchville, NY / Churchville-Chili (NY) Mercer, PA / Mercer Girard, OH / Girard (OH) Clarion, PA / Clarion Valencia, PA / Mars Beaver Falls, PA / Blackhawk Johnstown, PA / Bishop McCort Transfer, PA / Sharpsville Pittsburgh, PA / Shaler Jeannette, PA / Jeannette Aliquippa, PA / Central Valley West Pittsburgh, PA / New Castle Oberlin, OH / Oberlin (OH) Pittsburgh, PA / Deer Lakes Austintown, OH / Austintown-Fitch (OH) Saxonburg, PA / Knoch Oakmont, PA / Riverview Pittsburgh, PA / Northgate Leetonia, OH / Leetonia (OH) Cooperstown, PA / Oil City Lodi, OH / Cloverleaf (OH) Warren, OH / Howland (OH) Pittsburgh, PA / Bishop Canevin New Castle, PA / Union Monaca, PA / Central Valley North Versailles, PA / East Allegheny Mars, PA / Mars Pittsburgh, PA / Chartiers Valley New Brighton, PA / New Brighton Statham, GA / South Gwinnett (GA) Windber, PA / Forest Hills Beaver, PA / Beaver Apollo, PA / Kiski Prep Tallmadge, OH / Tallmadge (OH) Mechanicsburg, PA / Cumberland Valley Pittsburgh, PA / Brentwood Punxsutawney, PA / Punxsutawney Struthers, OH / Struthers (OH) Solon, OH / Solon (OH) Brookville, PA / Brookville Campbell, OH / Youngstown Christian (OH) Pittsburgh, PA / Brentwood Sykesville, PA / DuBois
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Senior | WR 6-2 | 176 Sewickley, PA Ambridge H.S. History
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• 4th year on the team • Off Scout team player of the week (10/2/2010) • No practices missed (’11) Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA(’11)
Cody Alward
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Sophomore | WR 5-8 | 168 Pittsburgh, PA Keystone Oaks H.S. Sociology-Criminal Justice • 1-year letterman • 2nd year on the team • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12)
Tyler Banks
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Senior | RB 5-11 | 195 Sharon, PA Meadville H.S. Sociology-Criminal Justice • 3-year letterman • SAAC Titan Athlete of the Week (9/22/12) • Honorable Mention All-PAC (’12)
• TEAM’s Most Improved Offensive Player (’10, ’12) Banks’s Career Statistics Year G Att. Yards TD Long Avg/G 2010 9 73 318 5 33 35.3 2011 10 94 285 3 18 28.5 2012 9 139 651 6 52 72.3 TOTALS 28 306 1,254 14 52 45.4
Returning Players Chris Albert
Freshman | OL 6-4 | 295 Butler, PA Butler H.S. Accounting
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• 2nd year on the team
Mike Annarella Junior | OL 6-2 | 265 New Castle, PA Union H.S. Public Relations
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SR Tyler Banks SR Tyler Banks
• 3rd year on the team, 1-year letterman • PAC Academic Honor Roll, 3.6+ GPA(’11) • 1st Team Capital One Academic All-District 4 Team, (’12)
Josh Beistel
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Senior | DB 5-9 | 185 Somerset, PA Somerset H.S. Early Child. Ed./Special Ed. • 4th year on the team, 2-year letterman • 19 career games (8 in 2012) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11, ‘12) • No practices missed (’10)
SR Josh Beistel SR Josh Beistel
Banks’s Game Highs Carries.......................................... 26 vs. St. Vincent (09/22/12) Yards............................................ 195 vs. Bethany (10/20/12)
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Returning Players Corey Benedict
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Senior | OL 6-5 | 295 Beaver, PA Beaver H.S. Broadcast Communications • 4th year on the team, 2-year letterman • 19 career games (8 in 2012) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11, ‘12) • No practices missed (’10)
SR Mike Blair
Damon Bodnar
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Sophomore | FB 5-10 | 200 Jeannette, PA Jeannette H.S. Business Administration • 2nd year on the team • No practices missed (’12)
Dak Britt
Senior | QB 6-1 | 207 Battle Creek, MI
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Battle Creek Central H.S. (MI)
Business Administration
• 2nd year on team, 1-year letterman • TEAM’s Winner of MVP, Offensive MVP (’12) • Honorable Mention All-PAC (’12)
Mike Blair
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Senior | OL 5-11 | 235 Bridgeville, PA Canon-McMillan H.S. Sociology Criminal Justice • 3-year letterman • 23 games (19 starts, 8 in 2012) • Mental Attitude Weekly Award (9/22/12) • No practices missed (’11) •
Toby Bonitz
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Senior | WR 5-7 | 175 New Freedom, PA Susquehannock H.S. Biochemistry
• 3rd year on the team, 1-year letterman • Big Hit Weekly Award Winner for Bethany (10/20/12) • Played in 9 games (2 starts in 2012)
Dave Buzzacco
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Junior | DB 6-1 | 170 Canfield, OH South Range H.S. (OH) Biochemistry • 2-year letterman • No practices missed (’11) • 9 games, 4.5 tackles in 2012
• Previously played at Notre Dame (OH) and Tiffin
Britt’s Passing Statistics Year G Cmp Att Int Yds TD Long Avg/Gm Pass Eff 2012 9 105 211 8 1,386 11 71 154.0 114.6
SR Dak Britt
Britt’s Rushing Statistics Year G Att. Yards TD Long Avg. Avg/G 2012 9 106 565 8 73 5.3 62.8 Britt’s Game Highs Rushing Yards………................ 160 vs. Bethany (10/20/12) Passing Yards………................. 212 at Geneva (11/10/12) Touchdowns…………................ 2 (Three Times) Longest Completion.................. 71 at Thomas More (09/15/12)
David Campbell
Sophomore | DL 5-7 | 212 Butler, PA Moniteau H.S. Criminal Justice Studies • 2nd year on the team
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Sean
Christofferson
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Senior | DL 6-2 | 270 New Wilmington, PA Wilmington H.S. Biology
• 3-year starter, 3-year letterman • 2nd Team All-PAC (’12), HM All-PAC (’10, ’11) • TEAM’s Battle of Trenches (OL & DL) (’12) • TEAM’s Newcomer of the Year (’10) Christofferson’s Defensive Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL FF FR PD Sacks-Yds 2010 10 17 19 36.0 8.5-42 0 0 2 6.5-36 2011 10 13 14 27.0 2.5-3 2 1 1 0.0-0 2012 9 27 19 46.0 13.5-49 1 0 3 4.0-23 TOTAL 29 57 52 109.0 24.5-94 3 1 5 10.0-59 Christofferson’s Game Highs Tackles...............................................13.0 vs. Thiel (11/03/12) Tackles for Loss...............................4.0-16 vs. Thiel (11/03/12)
DeArment65
Donald
Sophomore | OL 6-0 | 270 Warren, OH Howland H.S. (OH) Psychology • 2nd year on the team
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Eddie
Junior | WR 6-1 | 172 Aliquippa, PA Hopewell H.S. Business Administration
• 3rd year on the team, 2-year letterman • Played in 9 games in 2012 • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11, ‘12) • Off. Scout Team Player of the Week (’11)
Returning Players Spencer Clark
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Senior | DL 5-11 | 240 Avon Lake, OH Avon Lake H.S. (OH) Business Administration • 4th year on the team • 2 career games • No practices missed (’10)
• Off. Scout Team Player of the Week (10/20/12)
Richie Conti
Freshman | DL 5-9 | 250 New Castle, PA New Castle H.S. Biology
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SR Sean Christofferson
• 2nd year on the team
Jake Dindak
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Freshman | DB 6-2 | 175 Pittsburgh, PA Baldwin, H.S. Business Administration • 2nd year on the team
Darrin
Donikowski Sophomore | DL 6-3 | 215 Erie, PA Mercyhurst Prep. Exploratory
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SR Toby Bonitz
• 2nd year on the team, 1-year letterman • Played in 9 games • Def. Scout Team Player of the Week (9/15/12)
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Returning Players Josh Dunn
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SO Ian Matson
Ethan Evanoski
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Nick Fiorentino
Senior | OL 5-8 | 215 New Castle, PA New Castle H.S. Biology
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Mike
Frankowski
Sophomore | OL 6-5 | 295 Franklin, PA Franklin H.S. Business Administration • 2nd year on the team • Played in 1 game in 2012
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Sophomore | FB 5-8 | 225 Imperial, PA West Allegheny H.S.
Early Childhood/Special Edu.
• 2nd year on the team • No practices missed (’12) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12)
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Sophomore | LB 5-10 | 215 Indiana, PA Indiana H.S. Business Administration
• 2nd year on the team • Titan Champion Honor Roll, 3.9+ GPA (’12)
10
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• 4th year on the team • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’10)
• 3rd year on the team • Played in 1 game in 2012
SR Tony Hamorsky
James Feeley
• 2nd year on team
Junior | DL 6-0 | 240 Sharpsville, PA Catalina Foothills H.S. Political Science
Sean Gibbon
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Junior | DL 5-11 | 265 New Wilmington, PA Kennedy Catholic H.S. Broadcast Communications
Senior | TE 6-0 | 222 Pittsburgh, PA Northgate H.S. Broadcast Communications • 4th year on the team • PAC Academic Honor Roll, 3.6+ GPA (’10) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA(’11, ‘12)
Rich Ellebie
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Geared Up ...
All Titan football players receive the latest apparel and equipment. The team is exclusively outfitted by Nike. Equipment that players use includes Nike game cleats, practice cleats, the highest quality helmets and shoulder pads and Nike game day uniforms.
Joe Glennon
Sophomore | DB 5-10 | 175 Johnstown, PA Westmont Hilltop H.S. Political Science
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• 2nd year on the team • Def. Scout Team Player of the Week (9/29/12) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA(’12)
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Kory Gribbin
Junior | WR 5-9 | 173 Gibsonia, PA North Catholic H.S. Business Administration
• 4th year on the team, Played in 2 games in 2012 • No practices missed (’11)
• Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11, ’12)
Returning Players Dan Graham
Senior | OL 5-10 | 270 Beaver Falls, PA Blackhawk H.S. Business Administration • 3rd year on the team, 2-year letterman • 18 career starts, 9 in 2012 • Honorable Mention All-PAC (’12)
Elijah Hall
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Hamorsky Senior | OL 6-2 | 255 Springdale, PA Springdale H.S. Accounting
Sophomore | QB 6-1 | 198 Sligo, PA Clarion H.S. Accounting
SR Dan Graham
• 2nd year on the team • Played in 7 games in 2012
Jared Heck
Junior | DB 5-9 | 175 Pittsburgh, PA North Hills H.S. Mathematics
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• 3rd year on the team, 2-year letterman
• 3rd year on the team, 2-year letterman • No practices missed (’10, ’11) • 19 career starts (9 in 2012)
Brandon Heeter
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Sophomore | DL 6-3 | 245 Snellville, GA South Gwinnett H.S. (GA) Business Administration
• Def. Scout Team Player of the Week (10/15/11)
Tony
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• TEAM’s Most Improved Defensive Player (’12)
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• Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11, ’12) • No practices missed (’12) Heck’s Defensive Statistics Year G UA A Total FF FR PD Int.-Yds 2011 9 8 3 11.0 2 1 0 0.0-0 2012 9 32 13 45.0 0 1 5 1.0-11 TOTALS 18 40 16 56.0 2 2 5 1.0-11
JR Jared Heck
Heck’s Game Highs Tackles…................ 9 at W&J(10/13/12), vs. THIEL (11/03/12) Interceptions……………………1.. vs. Saint Vincent (09/22/12)
• 2nd year on the team • No practices missed (’12)
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Returning Players Taylor Heinrich
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Senior | LB 6-3 | 220 Brookville, PA Brookville H.S. Broadcast Communications • 4th year on the team, 1-year letterman • 9 games in 2012 (6 starts) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12) • Career-best 38 tackles in 2012
SR Taylor Heinrich
Dylan Hogue
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Sophomore | OL 5-10 | 260 Sharpsville, PA Sharpsville H.S. Criminal Justice Studies • 2nd year on the team, 1-year letterman • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12) • Played in 9 games in 2012 (4 starts)
John Jones
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Junior | TE 6-2 | 220 Ligonier, PA Ligonier Valley H.S. Criminal Justice Studies
Dylan
Heitmeier
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Senior | DB 5-8 | 181 Venetia, PA Peters Township H.S. Physics
• 4th year on the team, 2-year letterman • 2-time Def. Scout Team Player of the Week • Mental Attitude Weekly Award Winner (9/1/12) • Career: 26 games; 37.5 tackles (23.5 in ‘12)
Zach Johns
Sophomore | OL 5-10 | 240 Kittanning, PA Kittanning H.S. Biology
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• 2nd year on the team • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12)
Luke Jones
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Sophomore | DL 5-9 | 234 Leechburg, PA Leechburg H.S. Environmental Science • 2nd year on the team • Played in 1 game in 2012
• 3rd year on the team • Played in 3 games in 2012
• Off. Scout Team Player of the Week (10/15/11)
• Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11)
SO Dylan Hogue
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Sebastian Kerr
Sophomore | DB 5-11 | 175 Brookville, PA Brookville Area H.S. Exploratory
• 2nd year on the team • 2-time Def. Scout Team Player of the Week (9/15/12, 10/13/12) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12) 12
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Shawn
Kronenwetter
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Senior | DL 6-0 | 226 Saint Marys, PA Saint Marys H.S. Soc-Criminal Justice
• 4th year on the team, 2-year letterman • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12) • 2-time Def. Scout Team Player of the Week • Played in 7 games in 2012 (4 starts)
Frank Maira
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Returning Players Gino Mariano
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Senior | TE 5-11 | 185 Churchville, NY Churchville-Chili H.S. (NY) Broadcast Communications
Junior | DB 5-10 | 180 Girard, OH Girard H.S. (OH) Business Administration
• 4th year on the team, 1 career game, 1 tackle • Athletic Director Honor Roll, 3.6+ (’12)
• 3rd year on the team, 2-year letterman • Played in 9 games, 6.5 tackles in 2012 • 2-time Def. Scout Team Player of the Week
• Off. Scout Team Player of the Week (10/13/12)
• Head Coach’s Honor Roll, +3.0 GPA (’11)
Ian Matson
Sophomore | DL 6-0 | 255 Clarion, PA Clarion H.S.
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Early Childhood/Special Edu.
• 2nd year on the team, 1-year letterman • Athletic Director Honor Roll, 3.6+ GPA (’12) • Played in 8 games in 2012
Rob Moss
Sophomore | DL 5-10 | 220 Transfer, PA Sharpsville H.S. Public Relations
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Sophomore | DB 5-9 | 160 Jeannette, PA Jeannette H.S.
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Senior | LB 5-10 | 204 Johnstown, PA Bishop McCort H.S. Business Administration
SR Nate Moot
• 4th year on the team, 3-year letterman • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’10, ’11) • Honorable Mention All-PAC (’11, ‘12) • No practices missed (’11, ‘12) Moots’s Defensive Statistics Year G UA A Total TFL FF FR PD Sacks 2010 8 3 1 4.0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 10 39 37 76.0 6.0-15 1 0 3 0 2012 9 35 32 67.0 3.5-6 0 0 4 0 TOTALS 27 77 70 147.0 9.5-211 0 7 0 0 Moots’s Game Highs Tackles............................................ 11 vs. Bethany (10/20/12) Tackles for Loss..................................2.5 vs. Hiram (09/03/11)
• 2nd year on the team, 1-year letterman • Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year (’12) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12) • Played in 8 games in 2012
Zach Nedley
Nate Moot
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Aaron Nauer Senior | LB 6-2 | 223 Pittsburgh, PA Shaler H.S. Biology
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• 5th-year on team, 3-year letterman
SR Aaron Nauer
• 2nd team All-PAC (’10, ’11), Team Def. MVP, (‘11)
• D3Football.com’s National TOW (DE)(10/15/11) • Career-best: 61 tackles, 7 sacks (2011)
Early Childhood/Special Edu.
• 2nd year on the team • Def. Scout Team Player of the Week (9/1/12)
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Returning Players Corey Neill
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Junior | LB 5-11 | 220 Aliquippa, PA Central Valley H.S. Business Administration
• 3rd year on the team, 2-year letterman • No practices missed (’12) • Played in 9 games (1 start) and 23.5 tackles in 2012
JR Corey Neill
Blake Otterson
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Junior | LB 5-7 | 175 Austintown, OH Austintown-Fitch H.S. (OH) Business Administration • 3rd year on the team, 1-year letterman • 9 games played, 11.5 tackles in 2012 • 2-time Def. Scout Team Player of the Week
Sean
Provenza Sophomore | LB 5-10 | 190 Oakmont, PA Riverview H.S. Exploratory
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JR Chuck Sayre
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Junior | DL 5-11 | 267 Warren, Ohio Howland H.S. (OH) Criminal Justice Studies • 1-year letterman • 3rd year on the team • 15 career games (9 starts in 2012)
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Junior | OL 6-2 | 290 West Pittsburg, PA New Castle H.S.
Broadcast Communications
• 2nd year on the team • No practices missed (’12) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12)
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Corey Pelkofer Senior | LB 5-11 | 200 Saxonburg, PA Knoch H.S. Accounting
• 3rd year on the team, 5 career games, 1 tackle • Def. Scout Team Player of the Week (11/03/12) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12)
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Jonathan Rogers Junior | OL 6-2 | 272 Cooperstown, PA Oil City H.S. Physics
• 3rd year on the team • No practices missed (’11) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11, ’12)
• 2nd year on the team • Played in 2 games
Chuck Sayre
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Vinny Nerti
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Jake
Schnelbach
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Sophomore | P 5-10 | 180 Pittsburgh, PA Bishop Canevin H.S. Exploratory
• 2nd year on the team, 1-year letterman • No practices missed (’12) • Played in 9 games • Career Long: 61 yards vs. Bethany (10/20/12)
Justin Shaw
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Returning Players Joe Shawley
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Sophomore | WR 6-0 | 175 North Versailles, PA East Allegheny H.S. Business Administration
Sophomore | LB 6-0 | 195 Monaca, PA Central Valley H.S. Broadcast Communications
• 2nd year on the team
• 2nd year on the team, 1-year letterman • Played in 8 games (1 start in 2012) • TEAM’s Special Teams MVP (’12)
• Special Teams MVP Weekly Award Winner (9/1/12)
Taran
Sifontes-Lavine
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Tre Sims
Junior | RB 5-7 | 180 New Brighton, PA New Brighton H.S. Comp. Info. System
Sophomore | WR 5-9 | 175 Pittsburgh, PA Chartiers Valley H.S. Broadcast Communications • 2nd year on the team
Justin Smith
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Anthony Tilenni
JR Justin Smith
• 3rd year on the team, 1-year letterman • No practices missed (’12) • 2-time Off. Scout Team Player of the Week • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11)
Zach Snowden
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Junior | WR 5-11 | 178 Beaver, PA Beaver H.S. Financial Economics
Junior | LB 5-10 | 210 Statham, GA South Gwinnett H.S. (GA) Broadcast Communications • 3rd year on the team, 2-year letterman • 14 career games, 8 games in 2012
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• 3rd year on the team • No practices missed (’11) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11, ’12)
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SO Rob Moss
Senior | DL 5-8 | 225 Tallmadge, OH Tallmadge H.S. (OH) Business Administration
• 3rd year on the team, 3 career games, 1 tackle • No practices missed (’12) • Athletic Director Honor Roll, 3.6+ GPA (’11), Head Coach Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12)
Online Bios ...
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Returning Players
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Collin Wallace
Senior | WR 6-1 | 210 Mechanicsburg, PA Cumberland Valley H.S. Biology
• 3-year starter, 3-year letterman • 4th year on the team • TEAM’s Most Improved Offensive Player (’11) • Honorable Mention All-PAC (’11, ’12)
SR Collin Wallace
Wallace’s Offensive Statistics Year G REC Yards TD Long REC/G Avg/G 2010 10 22 290 1 35 2.2 29.0 2011 10 32 338 0 30 3.2 44.8 2012 9 29 424 2 46 3.3 47.9 TOTALS 29 83 1,052 3 46 2.9 40.6 Wallace’s Game Highs Receptions……................... 9 vs. #6 Thomas More (10/29/11) Yards…….........................112 vs. #6 Thomas More (10/29/11)
Dave Wright
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Senior | TE 6-5 | 255 Solon, OH Solon H.S. (OH) Business Administration
• 5th year on the team, 1-year letterman • PAC Academic Honor Roll, 3.6+ GPA (’10,’11) • Athletic Director Honor Roll, 3.6+ GPA (’11, ’12)
• Honorable Mention All-PAC (’11)
Bret
Zimmerman SR Dave Wright
Junior | DL 5-9 | 265 Sykesville, PA DuBois H.S. History
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• 3rd year on the team • 2 career games (1 in 2012) • Def. Scout Team Player of the Week (9/22/12) • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’11)
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Ben Walter
Sophomore | FB 5-10 | 215 Pittsburgh, PA Brentwood H.S.
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Biology
• 2nd year on the team
Ian Weaver
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Sophomore | LB 6-0 | 187 Punxsutawney, PA Punxsutawney H.S. History
• 2nd year on the team • Played in 2 games in 2012, 1 tackle • Head Coach’s Honor Roll, 3.0+ GPA (’12)
Al Yasin
Sophomore | LB 5-7 | 210 Pittsburgh, PA Brentwood H.S. Biology • 2nd year on the team
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2013 Newcomers Player--Pos.--Hometown/High School--Ht.--Wt.--Intended Major Football honors and notes
Tom Kanyarusoke--RB--Indiana, PA/Indiana Senior High--5-10--170--Political Science 6-time letterman over all his sport participation, Acapella choir participant, SGA officer
James Alston-Morrow--DL--Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills--6-2---300--- Broadcast Communications 2nd Team All-Conference, WIPIAL All-Star
Dustin Koedel--DB--Freeport, PA/Freeport--5-11--170--Undecided All-Conference defensive back, punter, kick returner, and wide receiver, Leader Times All-Star Team, PFN All-Academic Team, honor roll student
Michael Baird--LB--Southview, PA/Montour--6-0--210--Undecided 3-year letterman and defensive captain, All-Conference Linebacker, earned a spot in Top 24 Players in the Parkway Conference
Jarrett Koper--DB--Erie, PA/Mcdowell--5-11--185--Biology 3-time letterman, 2nd Team All-WPIAL defensive back (‘11), Kiwanis award recipient, Top 5% of class, 4-year scholar athlete
Jared Baummer--WR--Reynoldsville, PA/Dubois--5-8--170--Undecided 3-time letterman in football, 2-time letterman in baseball selected to participate in Lezzer Lumber All-Star Game
Loren Kuhmer--LB--Mount Jewett, PA/Kane Area--5-10--193--Undecided 3-time letterman, team captain, AML South All-Star, Big 30 All-Star
Garrett Behringer--LB--East Springfield, PA/Northwestern--5-11--175--Sociology-Crim. Justice 3-time letterman in football, captain (‘12), 2nd Team All-Region (‘11), 1st Team All-Region (‘12), Defensive Player of the Year (‘11)
Kyle Mariacher--RB--Mercer, PA/Mercer Area Jr-Sr--5-7--185--Sociology-Criminal Justice 4-time letterman and two-time team captain, 1st Team All-Region and District 10 (‘11), AllRegion Player of the Year (‘11), holds four Mercer High School Football records
Tyler Bommer--DB-Renfrew, PA/Seneca Valley--5-8--175--Biology 2-time letterman and team captain, 2nd Team All-Conference, honor roll student
Jackson Mettus--DL--Pittsburgh, PA/Mars Area--6-1--225--Biology 3-time letterman, 2nd Team All-Conference Center (‘11, ‘12), 1st Team All-Conference Defensive Line (‘12), National Honor Society
Phonzy Brantley--WR/RB--Campbell, OH/Campbell--5-6--145--Business Administration Rustin Casteel--OL--Irwin, PA/Norwin--6-4--245--Computer Science 2-time letterman in football, 3-time letterman in wrestling
Nolan Moffett--OL--Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk--5-11--220--Biology 2-time letterman, All-Conference Honorable Mention (‘11), Top 24 All-Conference (‘12), MAC Scholar Athlete (‘12),
John Clark--LB--New Castle, PA/Union Area--5-10--190--Engineering 4-time letterman in football and weightlifting, Honorable Mention All-Conference (‘11), 2nd Team All-Conference (‘12)
Antonio Nicholson--OL--Oceanside, CA/Oberlin--5-10--215--Biology 1-year letterman, 1st Team All-Lorain County Football, 1st Place 200lb division Weightlifting Competition, honor roll student
Zack Collins--DL--Allison Park, PA/Hampton--5-9--175--Business Administration Letterman in football, honorable mention All-Conference defensive line
John Nogan--QB--Pittsburgh, PA/Deer Lakes--6-0--190--Undecided 2-time letterman, National Merit and honor roll student
Jarred Crowder--DB--Newton Falls, OH/Newton Falls--6-1--195--Business Administration 4-time letterman and 1st Team All-Conference in football, National Honor Society, honor roll student
Mac Quinn--WR/RB--Bellevue, PA/Northgate--6-2--195--Engineering 4-time letterman and captain for football, 1st Team PA All-State Linebacker (‘12), WPIAL Leading Tackler (‘12), Holds most tackles in a season
Colin Cunningham--DB--Clinton, PA/West Allegheny--5-6--155--Business Administration 3-time letterman, captain, 2-time All-Conference defensive back, selected for Penn vs. Ohio All-Star, four year honor roll student
Zach Renier--WR--Leetonia, OH/Leetonia--5-11--195--Biology 3-time letterman, captain, All-ITCL Honorable mention, National Honor Society, 10th in class, honor roll student
Justin Dahl--K--Cochranton, PA/Maplewood--5-9--152--Biology 3-time letterman, State Honorable Mention-Punter (‘12), 2nd Team All-Region Punter (‘12), National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Varsity Club
Mark Salamon--DL--Lodi, OH/ Cloverleaf---6-0-255--Media Arts
Austin Danel--DB--PA/Forest Hills--5-9--180--Biology 2-year starter and letterman, four-year honor student
Wayne Seamans--DB--New Castle, PA/Union Area--5-9--155--Mathematics 2nd Team All-Conference (‘12), Honorable Mention All-Conference (‘11), Pittsburgh PostGazette All-Star Team member, National Honor Society
Joe Grice--OL--Mars, PA/Mars Area--6-1--275--Biology 2-year starter and letterman, four-year honor roll student
Billy Shrock--LB--Mars, PA/Mars Area--6-0--210--Biology 3-time letterman, 2-year captain and 3-year starter on defense, Defensive MVP (‘11, ‘12), All-Conference, Voted Butler County Sweet 16 Linebacker (‘11)
Kellen Gursky--LB--Greenville, PA/Reynolds--5-10--185--Broadcast Communications 4-time letterman in football and baseball, captain for baseball and football, 1st Team AllRegion Linebacker, high honor roll student
Doltyn Snedden--WR--Salix, PA/Forest Hills--6-2--160--Biology 3-time letterman, team captain, Ken Lantzy Finest “40” All-Star team, LHAC All-Conference Team, Tribune Democrat 1st Team All-Area
Josh Huey--RB--Clymer, PA/Purchase Line--5-8--165--Environmental Sciences 3-time letterman and two year captain, All-Heritage Conference Team, All-Gazette Team, over 1,000 yards rushing two years in a row, SAFCA MVP
Dan Swank--WR--Apollo, PA/Kiski Prep--6-0--185--Broadcast Communications 4-time letterman in football and 3-time letterman in track, captain of Kiski track team, honor roll student
Zac Hynus--TE--Apex, NC/Holly Springs--6-1--190--Broadcast Communications 2-time letterman, 2-time captain and 2-time academic All-Conference, Eagle Scout, National Honor Society, honor roll student
Chris Wess--DB--Struthers, OH/Struthers--5-8--162--Business Administration Defensive captain, Special Team MVP, Selected for Mahing vs. Trumbull County All-Star Game, student council member, Civic Day Mayor
David Jamieson--DL--Brookfield, OH/Brookfield--6-0--235--Accounting 4-year letterman, 1st Team All-Trumbull County (‘12), National Honor Society, Student Council and Senior Class President
Cameron Yard--WR--Brookville, PA/Brookville--6-1--207--Biology 3-time letterman, captain, MVP Senior-team (‘12), Honorable mention PA All-State Kicker (‘12), 1st Team All-Conference Kicker, All-Academic All State
Rob Jones---WR-Pittsburgh, PA/Northgate---6-1---195---Sociology-Criminal Justice Transfer from Waynesburg University, 3-year letterman, All-State Honorable Mention, Team captain junior and senior years
Dan Yargo--K--Campbell, PA/Youngstown Christian--5-9--165--Political Science 2-time letterman, All-Time leading scorer and touchbacks for kicker in school history for football, Academic All-Ohio for football (‘12-’13) Note: A “commitment” means the above-named prospective student-athletes have been accepted to Westminster College and have placed a deposit to reserve a spot in the incoming Fall 2013 class.
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Titans in the Community
Giving Back ...
Titan football players give back by serving local communities. They assist first-year students move into dorms during preseason training camp, they volunteer with the Adopt-a-Highway program in the New Wilmington area, they help out with Habitat for Humanity in Youngstown, Ohio, and team members play bingo with residents at a retirement home and volunteer at a soup kitchen.
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Jeff Hand Head Coach
handja@westminster.edu 724-946-7310 Career Record:..............67-73 (.479) Year:...................................... 15th Record at WC:...............30-49 (.380) Year:........................................ 9th Hometown:............ Ellwood City, Pa. High School:..... Ellwood City Lincoln Alma Mater:...........................Clarion Year:..................................... 1992 Postgraduate:...... Indiana Southeast Year:..................................... 2000
In Good Hands
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Coaching Staff A veteran of 14 years as a head coach at three NCAA Division III schools, Jeff Hand enters his ninth season as the head football coach at Westminster College in 2013. After successful appointments as the head coach at Benedictine (Ill.) from 1999-2000 and Waynesburg from 2001-04, the native of Ellwood City, Pa., returned home to Lawrence County in 2005 to become the 32nd coach in the history of the Titan football program. Hand’s 14-year career record is 67-73 (.479) including five winning seasons, three seasons with seven or more wins, two postseason appearances, and one NCAA playoff appearance. Hand has also coached Westminster’s all-time leading passer, receiver and the fifth all-time leading rusher, as well as 39 all-conference selections. While at Waynesburg, Hand’s best season was in 2003 when he led the Yellow Jackets to the school’s first outright Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship and its first appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs with a 9-1 regular season. He was named the 2003 PAC and NCAA Division III Region II Coach of the Year. A 1992 graduate of Clarion University, Hand earned a master’s degree at Indiana University Southeast in 2000.
The Hand File Year School 2012 Westminster 2011 Westminster 2010 Westminster 2009 Westminster 2008 Westminster 2007 Westminster 2006 Westminster 2005 Westminster 2004+ Waynesburg 2003* Waynesburg 2002 Waynesburg 2001 Waynesburg 2000 Benedictine (Ill.) 1999 Benedictine (Ill.)
Assignment Record Head Coach 3-6 Head Coach 5-5 Head Coach 2-8 Head Coach 4-6 Head Coach 5-5 Head Coach 5-5 Head Coach 2-8 Head Coach 4-6 Head Coach 7-4 Head Coach 9-2 Head Coach 5-4 Head Coach 3-7 Head Coach 7-3 Head Coach 6-4
Year(s) School 1998 Benedictine (Ill.) 1994-97 Hanover 1993-94 Hanover 1992 Waynesburg
Assignment Defensive Coordinator Linebackers/Special Teams Defensive Line Defensive Line
Career Record as Head Coach: .67-73 (.479) + ECAC Southwest Bowl * NCAA Division III Playoffs / PAC Champion / PAC and Division III Region 2 Coach of the Year
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Coaching Staff Dwayne Pavkovich
Co-Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks pavkodl@westminster.edu 724-946-6310 Year at WC:................................. 9th Hometown:.................. Poland, Ohio High School:..........Poland Seminary Alma Mater:.............................Hiram Year:..................................... 2002 Postgraduate:............... Westminster Year:..................................... 2011
Scott Coy
Co-Offensive Coordinator Special Teams Coord. Offensive Line coysa@westminster.edu 724-946-6188 Year at WC:................................. 7th Hometown:.......... West Salem, Ohio High School:..................... Norwayne Alma Mater:..................Mount Union Year:..................................... 2002 Postgraduate:.......... Northern Illinois Year:..................................... 2006
Mike Sandy
Defensive Coordinator Linebackers sandymm@westminster.edu 724-946-6214 Year at WC:................................. 5th Hometown:..................Medina, Ohio High School:..............Buckeye Local Alma Mater:.............................Hiram Year:..................................... 2003
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Dwayne Pavkovich enters his ninth season at Westminster in 2013, his seventh season as co-offensive coordinator and his ninth overall as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Pavkovich has coached nine all-conference players, including the school’s all-time leading receiver, the school’s all-time leader for receptions by a tight end, and the school’s all-time leading passer. A 2002 graduate of Hiram College with a degree in elementary education, Pavkovich worked as the recruiting coordinator at his alma mater in 2002 and as offensive coordinator in 2003. After a head-coaching change at Hiram in 2004, Pavkovich became the offensive coordinator at Jack Britt High School in Fayetteville, N.C., leading it to a state championship game appearance in his one season with the team before returning to the college ranks at Westminster. Pavkovich was a four-year starter (1998-2001) at quarterback at Hiram, serving as team offensive captain as a junior and senior. Pavkovich, who set the freshman and sophomore passing records, still holds the overall record for pass attempts in a season with 318 as a sophomore in 1999. Pavkovich earned a master’s in education from Westminster in 2011. He resides in his hometown of Poland, Ohio, where he was a 1997 graduate of Poland Seminary High School. Scott Coy enters his seventh year on the Westminster coaching staff in 2013 as co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach, and special teams coordinator. Coy has coached eight all-conference players during his tenure. The Titans’ ball-control offense ranked fourth in the nation in time of possession in 2009. Coy came to Westminster from Division I Northern Illinois where he was a graduate assistant, coaching the offensive line beginning in January 2006 and previously serving as a video assistant at NIU since August 2004. Prior to coaching at Northern Illinois, Coy was an assistant offensive line coach at his alma mater Mount Union from December 2002 to May 2004, during which the Purple Raiders won the 2002 NCAA Division III National Championship. As a player, Coy was a two-year letterman and starting offensive lineman on Mount Union’s 2001 national championship team. Coy played left tackle and started all 14 games. A native of West Salem, Ohio, and a 1998 graduate of Norwayne High School, Coy earned a master’s degree in adult education from Northern Illinois in December 2006 and bachelor’s degrees in computer science and mathematics (concentration in statistics) from Mount Union in May 2002. He, his wife Sarah, and son, Preston, reside in New Castle.
Mike Sandy enters his fifth season at Westminster including his third as the defensive coordinator. Sandy coached linebackers his first two seasons and he continues to serve as the academic support coordinator. In 2010, the team’s linebacking corps produced three of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference’s top six tacklers including the league’s leader in tackles. Sandy came to Westminster after coaching five years at McDonough High School in Pomfret, Md., including three as varsity assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. During Sandy’s five years at McDonough, he helped guide the team to a state championship game appearance and he coached three players that received scholarships from Division I-A schools, one of which reached the NFL. Prior to coaching at McDonough, Sandy was a receivers coach at his alma mater, Hiram College, where he played wide receiver for four years from 1999-2002 and led the team in receptions as a junior and senior. A native of Medina, Ohio, and a Buckeye High School graduate, Sandy earned his master’s degree from Westminster in 2012. Sandy resides in New Wilmington with his wife Kelly, son, Cooper, and daughter, Charlotte.
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Jon Gubish Wide Receivers
gubishjt@westminster.edu 724-946-7312
Brad Zink
Outside Linebackers zinkbj@westminster.edu 724-946-6162
Shawn Chaffee Defensive Line
chaffesd@westminster.edu
Mike Donato Running Backs
MKDonato@verizon.net
Coaching Staff Jon Gubish begins his second season as an athletic assistant at Westminster in 2013. Gubish, who was a standout wide receiver for the Titans during the 2007-10 seasons, will continue to coach the wide receivers. Gubish owns the single season records for receptions in a game and season for the Titans and ranks third on the all-time receptions list. A native of Pittsburgh, Gubish spent the last two seasons as a coach at his alma mater, Northgate High School and at Washington and Jefferson. Gubish holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and is currently working on his master’s at Westminster.
Brad Zink enters his first season at Westminster as an athletic assistant in 2013, where he will coach the outside linebackers. Zink spent the last three years at his alma mater, Bethany, as the running backs/tight ends coach. Zink graduated Cum Laude from Bethany in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and also earned his master’s degree in teaching from Bethany.
Shawn Chaffee starts his first season at Westminster as an athletic assistant in 2013, where he will coach the defensive line. Chaffee graduated from The College of Wooster this past May, where he was a three-year letterwinner on the Fighting Scots Football team. Chaffee has coaching experience with the Western Beaver Boys’ fifth grade basketball and the Wooster’s men’s lacrosse teams. Chaffee, a Darlington, Pa., native, graduated from Wooster with a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in physical education.
Mike Donato is back for his seventh year on the Titan coaching staff in 2013 as an assistant coach. Donato coached the defensive line his first two years and running backs the last three seasons. During his tenure, Donato coached two-time allconference defensive end Andrew Robison and first-team all-conference running back and team MVP Nick McKolosky. Donato coached in the high school ranks for 23 years before coming to Westminster. He was the head coach at Kennedy Catholic High School in Sharon, Pa., from 2003-06 after serving as an assistant at his alma mater of Sharon High for 19 years. Donato coached 10 teams that won the District 10 Championships, including one as head coach for Kennedy in 2005. The District 10 champion Sharon teams of 1994 and 1995 advanced to the state championship game. During his playing career, Donato was a four-year starter and a three-year first-team allconference linebacker at Thiel College before graduating in 1970 with a business degree. A retired captain for the City of Sharon Fire Department, Donato resides in his hometown of Sharon.
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Coaching Staff Bob Altenhof Safeties
Bob.Altenhof@WBWarriors.org
Joe Colella Tight Ends
agc6@sbcglobal.net
Jordon Rooney Defensive Backs
jordonrooney@hotmail.com
Paul Yohman
Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Bob Altenhof enters his third season on the Westminster coaching staff in 2013. Altenhof will coach the secondary with a concentration on safeties. Altenhof is a former head coach at West Branch High School in Ohio where he coached from 1981-2010 including 17 years as defensive coordinator and the last six years as head coach. He remains the school’s full-time guidance counselor. Altenhof’s son, Bill, played at Westminster from 2007-10. Altenhof is a 1981 graduate of Geneva College where he was a four-year starter and alldistrict player. He resides in Homeworth, Ohio.
Joe Colella enters his first season as an assistant at Westminster in 2013. Colella will assist in coaching the tight ends. Colella, an intervention specialist in the Poland School District, brings 33 years of coaching experience to the Titans. A resident of Poland, Ohio, Colella earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Youngstown State University.
Jordon Rooney begins his first season on the Westminster coaching staff in 2013. Rooney will coach the defensive backs. Rooney, a former Titan, was an assistant coach at Union High School in 2012 and played professional football in Serbia during the Spring. A native of New Castle, Pa., Rooney earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with an emphasis in sociology from Westminster in 2012.
Paul Yohman is serving as an assistant coach for strength and conditioning for the Westminster football program while he completes his undergraduate degree in exercise science at Youngstown State. Yohman is a native of New Wilmington and a 2008 graduate of Wilmington High School.
yohmanpm@westminster.edu
Jim Mohr Team Chaplain
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The Rev. James R. Mohr II is the College Chaplain and Director of Church Relations at Westminster College and serves as the Chaplain to the Titan football team. Jim is a Presbyterian minister and is presently the Moderator of Shenango Presbytery. A graduate of Muskingum College and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Jim served churches in St. Petersburg, Florida, Silver Creek, New York, and Butler, Pennsylvania before he came to Westminster. He and his wife Jill have two grown children.
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Support Staff
Dr. Richard H. Dorman Towering Titan Organization College President
Dr. Richard H. Dorman took office as the 14th President of Westminster College in 2008. President Dorman previously served as vice president for institutional advancement at Otterbein College since 1996. He served as assistant vice president for development (1994-96) and director of health sciences development at the University of Louisville (1990-94) following four years as an executive with the Penn State Alumni Association. A 1975 graduate of Susquehanna University, Dorman earned his master’s and his doctorate from Penn State University.
Jim Dafler
Director of Athletics Jim Dafler enters his 15th year as director of athletics at Westminster College in 2013-14. Dafler was selected as the chairman of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Committee for the 2008-09 season, the final year of a four-year term as a committee member. Dafler was Westminster’s head men’s basketball coach from 1998-2003 after spending nine years as an assistant coach. He was also the Titans’ track and field coach for nine years. A 1971 graduate of Capital University, Dafler earned his master’s from Ohio University.
Football Support Staff
Shaun Toomey
Sam DiVitto
Misty Motter
Nathan LaRiccia
Athletic Trainer
Asst. Athletic Trainer
Equipment Manager
Providing support for Westminster’s athletic programs is the Towering Titan Organization (TTO), formed in 1976 around a core of devoted, loyal and intensely interested alumni, parents and friends. The organization purposes itself to help maintain, improve and endow Westminster College’s athletic programs. Over $3 million in gifts have been contributed to the Towering Titan Fund since its inception. The annual income is distributed in this manner: 90 percent of all donations go directly to the sport(s) chosen (donations can be designated to a specific sport for men or women), with 10 percent going towards the operation and promotion of the fund. All 20 varsity sports for men and women benefit from the fund. A minimum gift of $30 qualifies a donor for membership. Members receive a membership card and decal, issues of the Towering Titan Newsletter and invitations to social events such as golf outings each July, and recognition dinners and ceremonies that are scheduled periodically. Qualifying gifts are also recognized through membership in Westminster’s Giving Clubs. For more information or to join the Towering Titans, contact Westminster Director of Athletics Jim Dafler at (724) 946-7313. President: Jack Marshall ’67 Vice President: Richard Mills ’76 Secretary: Henry Klinar ’01
Committee Members: JJanie Cebula Hale ‘97 Jodi Chmielewski ’98 Joe Fusco ’60 David Gooch ’75 Bill Hazen ’65 Peter Horne ’76 Nanci Kleese Hosick ’95
Bob Latta Lou Perrotta ’94 Robert Power Jr. ’70 Rick Reiber ’74 David Richards ’84 Brenda Rodgers Briggs ’86
Titan Football “On the Air” All Westminster football games, home and away, are carried live on Westminster’s student radio station WWNW-FM (88.9). Calling the action Live and archived Westminster radio broadcasts are also available for free online at westminster.edu/ athletics and at titanradio.net. In addition, the Westminster Cable Network (WCN) telecasts all home games live, on television and the internet (wcnlive.com). WCN telecasts road games on a tape-delay basis. Rebroadcasts for home and away games begin Sunday nights and are repeated throughout the week. WCN broadcasts of live Titan football games can be seen on Channel 72 on Armstrong Cable in New Wilmington Borough and Armstrong Cable Channel 204 in Grove City, Mercer and Slippery Rock (basic-only users in that area tune to 92-12), and also on Comcast channel 183 in Lawrence County.
Sports Info. Director
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2012 Statistics
Westminster Football 2012 Westminster Combined Team Statistics (FINAL) All games
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Date Sep 01, 2012 Sep 15, 2012 Sep 22, 2012 Sep 29, 2012 Oct 13, 2012 Oct 20, 2012 Oct 27, 2012 Nov 03, 2012 Nov 10, 2012
Opponent HIRAM at #21 Thomas More SAINT VINCENT GROVE CITY at Wash. & Jeff. BETHANY at #23 Waynesburg THIEL at Geneva
Rushing
gp-gs
Passing
gp-gs
Receiving
gp-gs
Tyler Banks Dak Britt John Proano Cody Alward Jamar Williams Kory Gribbin Tre Sims TEAM Tommy Turnbull Jake Schnelbach Total Opponents Dak Britt Tommy Turnbull Connor Kobis Total Opponents Collin Wallace Geno Pasquinelli Tyler Banks Connor Kobis Logan Belinda John Proano David Wright Toby Bonitz Cody Alward Dak Britt Tre Sims Ed Domitrovich Total Opponents Field Goals
9-8 9-9 9-8 6-0 8-0 2-0 5-0 4-0 6-0 9-0 9 9 9-9 6-0 9-1 9 9
gain loss
fg
5-8
Scoring
td
net avg
effic comp-att-int
pct
td
lg avg/g
52 72.3 73 62.8 16 19.6 13 3.0 7 1.5 4 3.5 5 1.0 0 0.2 0 -1.2 0 -1.7 73 157.0 63 144.8
yds
td
lg avg/g
114.56 105-211-8 49.8 1386 11 44.29 3-7-1 42.9 25 0 284.80 1-1-0 100.0 22 0 113.09 109-219-9 49.8 1433 11 123.77 195-304-12 64.1 1972 12 no.
yds
pct. 01-19
62.5 0-0 fg
8 7 - 5-8 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - 26 5-8 26 7-9
kick
24-24 24-24 22-25
avg
14.6 12.0 11.8 7.2 21.6 9.2 32.2 18.5 12.5 22.0 3.0 1.0 13.1 10.1 20-29
2-3
td
2 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 30-39
3-5
71 154.0 21 4.2 22 2.4 71 159.2 69 219.1
lg avg/g
46 47.1 47 38.8 47 20.9 21 11.2 62 12.0 14 5.1 71 43.0 35 4.1 18 4.2 22 2.4 3 0.6 1 0.1 71 159.2 69 219.1 40-49
0-0
- 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - -
3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
lg blk
37
pts
- 48 - 42 - 39 - 18 - 18 - 12 6 6 6 0 0 - 195 - 199
1
no.
Kick Returns
no.
Connor Kobis Derrick Orloski Collin Wallace Kyle Allen Total Opponents
8 8 1 1 18 13
Kyle Allen Gino Mariano Jamar Williams John Proano Tre Sims Toby Bonitz Steve Ferringer Total Opponents
Total Offense
yds avg
139 21 0 0 4 11 11 0
46.3 10.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 11.0 11.0 0.0 lg
41 1443 35.2 61 4 0 0.0 0
Punt Returns
Tyler Banks Dak Britt Collin Wallace Kyle Allen Geno Pasquinelli 2013 Westminster College Football - www.westminster.edu/athleticsTotal Opponents
Away 0-4 0-4 0-0
WES 135 64 56 15 1413 298 4.7 157.0 14 1433 109-219-9 6.5 13.1 159.2 11 2846 5.5 316.2 31-514 18-147 12-186 13-6 55-468 45-32.1 29:03 38/107 6/17
no. yds avg
Jake Schnelbach TEAM
All Purpose
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no.
Punting
0-0
Home 3-2 2-2 1-0
Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4TH-DOWN Conversions Kyle Allen Nate Moot Gino Mariano Taylor Heinrich Corey Neill Jared Heck Derrick Orloski Darrin Donikowski
50-99
-
Overall 3-6 2-6 1-0
Interceptions
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1 0-1 0-1
Record: All games Conference Non-Conference
Att. 2084 2861 151 1574 2705 1002 650 805 6111
139 692 41 651 4.7 6 106 720 155 565 5.3 8 42 197 21 176 4.2 0 2 18 0 18 9.0 0 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 2 2 1 1 0.5 0 1 0 7 -7 -7.0 0 1 0 15 -15 -15.0 0 298 1653 240 1413 4.7 14 343 1502 199 1303 3.8 13
9-7 29 424 9-9 29 349 9-8 16 188 9-1 14 101 9-6 5 108 9-8 5 46 3-3 4 129 9-2 2 37 6-0 2 25 9-9 1 22 5-0 1 3 9-0 1 1 9 109 1433 9 195 1972
Zach Baker
Dak Britt Tyler Banks Zach Baker Connor Kobis Geno Pasquinelli Collin Wallace Logan Belinda Kyle Allen David Wright Jared Heck Tommy Turnbull Total Opponents
att
Score 28-0 23-27 17-6 21-23 21-24 45-28 16-42 10-16 14-33
W L W L L W L L L
15 4 4 4 2 1 1 31 38
g
rush
td
td
rcv
16.9 15.2 11.2 27.8 12.0 13.0 7.0 16.6 16.7 pr
fc i20 50+ blk
2 12 0 0
yds avg
253 61 45 111 24 13 7 514 634
11.6 4.4 7.0 12.0 8.2 9.1
92 21 0 0 4 11 11 0
tb
td
93 35 7 12 147 118
OPP 180 75 94 11 1303 343 3.8 144.8 13 1972 195-304-12 6.5 10.1 219.1 12 3275 5.1 363.9 38-634 13-118 9-124 7-4 68-625 43-33.3 30:57 51/129 12/22 lg
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
yds avg
Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 1
4 0
2 0
4 0
lg
44 11 7 0 44 17 lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 27 15 62 18 13 7 62 50
kr
ir
total avg/g
9 651 188 0 0 0 839 93.2 9 565 22 0 0 0 587 65.2 9 0 424 7 0 0 431 47.9 9 0 0 12 253 139 404 44.9 9 0 349 0 0 0 349 38.8 9 1413 1433 147 514 186 3693 410.3 9 1303 1972 118 634 124 4151 461.2 g plays
rush
pass
total avg/g
All-PAC Honors Westminster’s All-Time All-PAC Selections Westminster joined the Presidents’ Athletic Conference for the 2000 season and became eligible for the league title and all-conference awards in 2002. The following is a list of Westminster’s all-conference award recipients since joining the PAC: 2012 FIRST TEAM Kyle Allen, Sr., DB SECOND TEAM Marco Canello, Sr. OL Geno Pasquinelli, Sr., WR Sean Christofferson, Jr., DL Derrick Orloski, Sr., LB
2008
2004
SECOND TEAM Jordan Blinn, Sr., LB Gary Hutsler, Jr., TE Andrew Robison, Sr., DL
2011
FIRST TEAM Dusty Rhodes, Sr., P Brett Ziegler, Sr., WR SECOND TEAM Jordan Blinn, Jr., LB Andrew Robison, Jr., DL Randy Sylvester, Sr., OL 2006
FIRST TEAM Scott Froelich, Sr., RB Phil Frye, Sr., OL Don Waldron, Sr., DL SECOND TEAM Brian Ekis, 5th-Sr., WR Mike Kohowski, Sr., DB Dusty Rhodes, Fr., P Tony Ventresco, Sr., DL
FIRST TEAM Geno Pasquinelli, Jr., WR Zac Henry, So., K SECOND TEAM Adam Fueller, Sr., OL Aaron Nauer, Jr., DL Alex Kernicky, Jr., LB Kyle Allen, Jr., DB Andrew Clark, Sr., P 2010 SECOND TEAM Kyle Allen, So., RET Tom Geraghty, Sr., LB Aaron Nauer, So., DL Geno Pasquinelli, So., WR Mike Kudelko, Sr., OL 2009 FIRST TEAM Gary Hutsler, Sr., TE Nick McKolosky, Sr., RB SECOND TEAM Neil Falco, Sr., DL Jon Gubish, Sr., WR Mike Kudelko, Jr., OL
2007
SECOND TEAM Dusty Rhodes, Jr., P Josh Weese, Jr., DB Brett Ziegler, Jr., WR 2005 FIRST TEAM Ryan Chmura, Sr., DL B.A. Lambie, Sr., OL SECOND TEAM Bryan Borkovich, So., OL Sean Buggey, Sr., RB Chris Castillo, Sr., K Adam Hadbavny, Sr., DL
2003 FIRST TEAM Jerry Bonenberger, Jr., LB Brian Ekis, Sr., WR Scott Froelich, Jr., RB (PAC Player of the Year) Tom Froelich, So., DB Glenn Silvidi, Sr., OL Don Waldron, Jr., DL SECOND TEAM Jim Chaney, Sr., OL Phil Frye, Jr., OL 2002 FIRST TEAM Brandon Apple, Sr., OL Nevin Baker, Sr., TE Joe Bianco, Sr., LB Erick Pabis, Sr., DL Glenn Silvidi, Jr., OL Joe Stern, Sr., DB SECOND TEAM Jerry Bonenberger, So., LB Brian Ekis, Jr., WR Scott Froelich, So., RB Charles Kiger, Sr., DL Josh Simpson, So., K
2012 All-PAC Honorees
Kyle Allen
Marco Canello
Sean Christofferson
PAC Academic Honor Roll
The PAC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who have earned a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale during the semester of competition. Here’s a look at Titan football players honored since 2001: 2012 Sean Gibbon Connor Kobis Frank Maira Ian Matson Brian Miller Rocky Radeff Thomas Turnbull 2011 Michael Annarella Andrew Clark Nate Horgan Connor Kobis Shawn Lehocky Derrick Orloski Rocky Radeff David Wright 2010 Logan Belinda Ryan Breznik Zack Galasso Shawn Lehocky Cory Meeker Brandon Mosley Cody Pepperday Rocky Radeff David Wright 2009 Connor Kobis Shawn Lehocky Rob Lupton Joe Ross David Wright Trevor Young 2008 Jordan Belosh Ryan Brucker Jonny Demchak Shawn Lehocky Zach Reinhart Fred Romeo Jordan Zabo
Geno Pasquinelli
2006 Brad Fetes Tyler Kelley Dan Orrison Brandon Phillian 2004 Steve Carchedi Justin Martinchek Dan Orrison Dave Sedlacko 2005 Jordan Belosh Dan Orrison Brandon Phillian 2003 Ryan Aleski Jim Chaney Clint DeLuca Jason Makrinos Steve Scott 2002 Ryan Aleski Nevin Baker Matt Cascio Jim Chaney Clint DeLuca Steve Scott 2001 Nevin Baker Jim Chaney Justin Martinchek Jon McCartney Mark Muchoney Steve Scott Ricky Straw
2007 Jordan Belosh Nick McKolosky Dan Orrison Zach Reinhart
Derrick Orloski
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Titan Tradition By the Numbers
119
Seasons of Westminster Football Since 1891 (no team from 1943-45)
580
Wins in Program History • 580-412-54 (.580)
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1890s
1900s
1900 2-5 1891 0-1 1901 2-4-2 1892 3-1 1902 3-4-4 1893 2-2 1903 3-5-1 1894 1-3-1 1904 4-3-2 1895 4-1 1905 9-2 1896 3-3-1 1906 6-2 1897 1-7-2 1907 7-2-1 1898 2-8-1 1908 8-2 1899 7-2 1909 4-6 48-35-10 23-28-5 (.570) (.450)
1910s
1920s
1930s
1910 6-2 1911 2-4-1 1912 3-6 1913 6-1-1 1914 5-3 1915 2-5 1916 2-5-1 1917 2-7 1918 3-2 1919 2-3-2
1920 0-6-2 1921 1-6-2 1922 0-8-1 1923 1-7 1924 4-4 1925 2-6 1926 1-4-1 1927 2-3-2 1928 4-5 1929 3-4
1930 4-5 1931 3-6 1932 4-6 1933 2-6 1934 3-6-1 1935 2-5 1936 2-4-1 1937 1-4-2 1938 1-4-3 1939 3-5
33-38-5 (.467)
18-53-8 (.278)
25-51-7 (.343)
Undefeated Regular Seasons • • • • • • • • • • •
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1953 1955 1956 1964 1970 1971 1977 1981 1988 1989 1992
Photos: The 1899 team (top left) that went 7-2. Game day (top right) and practice (middle) in the early 1900s. (Notice in the background of each photo Market Street (top right) and Browne Hall residence hall (middle).) An undated photo from the 1930s (bottom).
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Titan Tradition
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1940 2-6 1941 5-3 1942 4-4-1 1943 DNP 1944 DNP 1945 DNP 1946 3-1-4 1947 1-7 1948 3-4-1 1949 2-5-2
1950 2-6-1 1951 5-4 1952 6-2 1953 8-0 1954 6-1 1955 6-0-1 1956 8-0 1957 4-4 1958 6-1-1 1959 6-2
1960 5-3 1961 6-2 1962 6-2 1963 5-2-1 1964 8-0 1965 5-3 1966 6-2-1 1967 6-2 1968 6-2 1969 6-2
1970 10-0 1971 8-1-1 1972 7-1 1973 7-1 1974 7-2 1975 6-1-1 1976 10-1 1977 11-0 1978 6-2-1 1979 4-5
19-30-8 (.404)
57-20-3 (.731)
59-20-2 (.741)
76-14-3 (.833)
Titan Legends The 1969 Westminster coaching staff included three of the winningest coaches in team history and three College Football Hall of Famers. From left to right: Harold Burry was head coach from 195271 (127-31-5, .794), Joe Fusco from 1972-90 (154-34-3, .814), and Gene Nicholson from 1991-98 (64-25-2, .714). Former quarterback Harold Davis was the team’s only threetime, first-team All-American from 1954-56. Burry, Fusco and Davis were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996, 2001 and 2004, respectively.
By the Numbers
70% 47 53 The Titans have a .704 winning percentage since 1952 (406-168-10)
Winning Seasons Since 1950 (47 of 62)
Non-Losing Seasons Since 1950 (53 of 62)
Larry Pugh, a firstteam All-American guard and linebacker in 1962 and 1964, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
Joe Micchia, a twotime All-American quarterback, led Westminster to backto-back undefeated seasons en route to consecutive NAIA Division II national championships (1988, 1989). Micchia was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
The 1976 Titans were greeted to a heroes’ welcome on the tarmac after returning from Redlands, Calif., where they beat Redlands, 20-13, to win the team’s second of six NAIA Division III National Championships.
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Titan Tradition By the Numbers
6
National Championships NAIA Division II • 1970 • 1976 • 1977 • 1988 • 1989 • 1994
9
National Championship Game Appearances • 1970 • 1971 • 1976 • 1977 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1993 • 1994
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
1980 5-3 1981 10-1 1982 9-2 1983 9-2 1984 5-2-1 1985 5-4 1986 6-3 1987 9-2 1988 14-0 1989 13-0
1990 11-2 1991 7-3 1992 10-1 1993 10-3 1994 12-2 1995 4-3-2 1996 9-3 1997 9-2 1998 3-8 1999 3-8
2000 8-2 2001 4-5 2002 6-4 2003 5-5 2004 5-5 2005 4-6 2006 2-8 2007 5-5 2008 5-5 2009 4-6
2010 2-8 2011 5-5 2012 3-6
85-19-1 (.814)
78-35-2 (.687)
48-51 (.484)
Photos: On the left, Frank Antuono hoists the 1988 NAIA national championship trophy. On the bottom right, Joe Fusco holds his fourth NAIA national title trophy as head coach in 1989. On the top right, quarterback Sean O’Shea celebrates Westminster’s most recent national championship trophy in 1994.
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National Playoff Appearances • 1970 • 1971 • 1976 • 1977 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 28
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10-19 (.345)
Titan Tradition By the Numbers
42 All-Americans
“THE CATCH” The setting: New Wilmington, Pa., Dec. 17, 1988. The game: Wisconsin-LaCrosse at Westminster in the NAIA Division II National Championship game. The situation: Tied 14-14, with 0:07 left in the fourth quarter. The play: Dave Foley makes a 33-yard over-the-shoulder catch from QB Joe Micchia. Westminster wins 21-14 for the school’s version of the Miracle on Ice.
Record Holders
Brad Tokar
(Running Back, 1987-90)
Kevin Franz
• WC-record 5,269 rushing yards • 989 attempts ranks second • 54 touchdowns (45 rushing, 9 receiving) ranks second • Currently Dean of Admissions at Westminster College
(Quarterback, 2006-09) • 7,483 yards as school’s only 6,000-yard passer • WC-record 740 completions, 1,165 attempts, and 63.5% completion percentage
Joe Micchia
(Quarterback, 1987-89) • 31-0 as a starter • School-record 68 touchdown passes and only player with more than 50 TD passes • 4,619 career passing yards ranks fourth in WC history
Brett Ziegler
(Wide Receiver, 2004-07) • School-record 142 receptions • 1,669 receiving yards ranks sixth in school history
Matt Dvorsak
(Wide Receiver, 1995-99) • School-record 2,061 receiving yards • 140 receptions ranks second in school history
Harold Davis - QB - 1954, ’55, ’56 Bill White - RB-DB - 1956 Larry Pugh - OG-DT - 1962, ’64 Bob Scarazzo - LB - 1967 Bob Matthews - LB - 1970 Fred Blackhurst - OG - 1971 Robin Pontius - DB - 1973 Mark King - LB - 1975 Ed Goettle - DB - 1976 Frank Emanuele - LB - 1976, ’77 Mark Humphrey - OG - 1976, ’77 Paul O’Neil - OT - 1977 Mark Claire - DT - 1977, ’78 Steve Kraus - QB - 1978 Gary Devlin - LB - 1979 Don Brougher - DT - 1980 Mike Silianoff - OT - 1981 Gary DeGruttola - LB - 1981, ’82 Mark Lamonde - C - 1982 Scott Higgins - DB - 1982, ’83 Dan Boes - LB - 1983 Lamont Boykins - WR - 1983 Paul Steinke - DT - 1984 Sam Greenwood - DB - 1985 Joe Keaney - LB - 1986 Kevin Gribbin - DB - 1987 Frank Antuono - OG - 1988 Dave Blazer - DT - 1988 Kevin Myers - LB - 1988 Brad Tokar - RB - 1988, ’89, ’90 Joe Micchia - QB - 1988, ’89 Kevin Blazer - DT - 1990 Brian DeLorenzo - DE - 1990, ’91 Matt Raich - LB - 1991, ’92 Aldridge Jones - DB - 1992, ’93 Brian Wilson - C - 1992, ’93 Andy Blatt - RB - 1994, ’96 Brian Germanoski - DT - 1994 Craig Mills - LB - 1994, ’95, ’96 Nate Armstrong - OT - 1995 Nick Roberts - DB - 1997 Joe Blasko - TE - 1997
Academic All-Americans
Andy Blatt
(Running Back, 1992-96) • School-record 68 touchdowns (56 rushing, 12 receiving) • 4,627 rushing yards ranks third • School single season record 1,982 rushing yards and 28 total touchdowns in 1994
Gerald Nebel - DE - 1971 Bob Clark - G - 1973 Paul Rice - OT - 1977 Scott McLuckey - LB - 1977 Kyle Hetrick - RB - 1992 Brian Wilson - C - 1993 Brian Mihok - DT - 1997 Jim Chaney - OT - 2003
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Matt Raich
(Linebacker, 1989-92) • School-record 639 total tackles • WC-record 9 fumble recoveries • Tied school record for single season tackles with 205 • Currently the linebackers coach for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals
A complete record book with rankings and more categories is online at westminster.edu/football by clicking on the link for “History & Record Book” on the left column.
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Titans By the Numbers
*Map represents the Ohio and Pennsylvania breakdown only due to space constraints The following is a breakdown of the Westminster College football team’s 2013 preseason roster by counties.
TITANS BY COUNTIES ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (21): Jake Dindak, Jake Schnelbach, Benny Walter, Al Yasin, Taran Sifontes-Lavine, John Nogan, Joseph Shawley, Zack Collins, Cody Alward, Mike Baird, Kory Gribbin, Jared Heck, Josh Dunn, Rob Jones, Mac Quinn, Jimmy Alston-Morrow, Sean Provenza, Aaron Nauer, Tony Hamorsky, Colin Cunningham, Mike Frankowski. BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. (9): Kolby Addis, Corey Benedict, Zachary Snowden, Dan Graham, Nolan Moffett, Corey Neill, Justin Shaw, Eddie Domitrovich, Tre Sims. BUTLER COUNTY, Pa. (7): Chris Albert, Corey Pelkofer, Joe Grice, Jackson Mettus, Billy Shrock, David Campbell, Tyler Bommer. LAWRENCE COUNTY, Pa. (7): Richie Conti, James Feeley, Vinny Nerti, Mike Annarella, John Clark, Wayne Seamans, Sean Christofferson. MAHONING COUNTY, Ohio (5): Blake Otterson, Phonzy Brantley, David Buzzacco, Chris Wess, Danny Yargo. MERCER COUNTY, Pa. (5): Richard Ellebie, Kyle Mariacher, Kellen Gursky, Dylan Hogue, Rob Moss. TRUMBULL COUNTY, Ohio (5): David Jamieson, Jarred Crowder, Gino Mariano, Donald De Arment, Chuckie Sayre. CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (4): Nate Moot, Austin Danel, Doltyn Snedden, Joe Glennon. INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. (4): Sean Gibbon, Thomas Kanyarusoke, Dan Swank, Josh Huey. JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (4): Sebastian Kerr, Taylor Heinrich Cameron Yard, Ian Weaver. WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (4): Damon Bodnar, Zach Nedley, Johnny Jones, Rusty Casteel.
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ARMSTRONG COUNTY, Pa. (3): Dustin Koedel, Zach Johns, Luke Jones. ERIE COUNTY, Pa. (3): Jarrett Koper, Darrin Donikowski, Garrett Behringer. CLARION, Pa. (2): Brandon Heeter, Ian Matson. CLEARFIELD, Pa. (2): Jared Baummer, Bret Zimmerman. COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Ohio (1): Zach Renier. CRAWFORD, Pa. (2): Justin Dahl, Tyler Banks. CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio (1): David Wright. GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. (2): Elijah Hall, Justin N. Smith. LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio (2): Antonio Nicholson, Spencer Clark. VENANGO COUNTY, Pa. (2): Nick Fiorentino, Jonathan Rogers. WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. (2): Mike Blair, Dylan Heitmeier. CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. (1): Dak Britt. CUMBERLAND, Pa. (1): Collin Wallace. ELK, Pa. (1): Shawn Kronenwetter. McKEAN COUNTY, Pa. (1): Loren Kumher. MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio (1): Mark Salamon. MONROE COUNTY, N.Y. (1): Frank Maira. PRIMA COUNTY, Az. (1): Ethan Evanoski. SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (1): Josh Beistel. SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (1): Anthony Tilenni. WAKE COUNTY, Mich. (1): Zac Hynus. YORK COUNTY, Pa. (1): Toby Bonitz.
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Athletics Facilities Fitness Center Amenities
• Two fitness centers on campus: one in Memorial Field House and the Marge Walker Center in Old 77 • Two spacious rooms in Field House fitness center for free weights (top left) and machines (middle right) • Six Legend Fitness Multi-Purpose Stations allowing larger teams to rotate quickly through workouts • $30,000 equipment upgrade completed in 2010 • Marge Walker Center (middle left) includes Stairmasters, treadmills, rowers, bikes, elliptical machines, and Arc Trainers • Accommodating hours: open most days as late as 9:30 p.m. and as early as 6:30 a.m.
Training Room Amenities Westminster varsity athletes have access to care and facilities that rival those of much larger institutions. • Four full-time ATC-certified athletic trainers on staff, including Head Athletic Trainer Shaun Toomey, who joined Westminster in 1987 after working for the Buffalo Bills and Central Michigan University • College also has two team physicians, an orthopaedic and orthopaedic surgical consultant • Varsity athletes have access to training room and supervised care daily from 9 a.m. until all practices and competition are completed • Therapeutic laser, electrical muscle stimulation and ultrasound modalities • Two whirlpool/cold immersion tanks • Impact concussion assessment computer software • For more information click on the “Sports Medicine” link online at westminster.edu/athletics.
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Athletics Facilities
In this wide-angle view of Westminster’s athletics facilities, you can see, from left to right, the field house, natatorium, football stadium and track, and the baseball field in the foreground. The softball field and starting line for the cross country course is located slightly to the left of this view and the tennis courts and soccer fields are located just to the right of this view.
Amenities Memorial Field House • Eight Locker Rooms • Hospitality Room • “Smart” Classrooms • Large Lobby Area • Fitness Center • Training Room Buzz Ridl Gymnasium • Two Full-Sized Courts • Auxiliary Gym • Seating for 2,300
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estminster student-athletes enjoy access to outstanding athletics facilities on campus. With the exception of the golf teams, all of the Titans compete and practice on campus in one centralized location. Each team has access to its own locker room in the Memorial Field House, which is also a short walking distance to all venues.
Natatorium • 45’x75’ Swimming Area • Six 7-foot Lanes • Balcony Seating for 300 Old 77 • Historic Home of Titan Basketball Until 1951 • Renovated in 2003 • Practice Gymnasium • Indoor Running Track • Fitness Center • Dance Studio Harold Burry Stadium • Renovated in 2008, ’01 • All-Weather Track • FieldTurf, Lighting • Seating for 3,000 • Two-Level Press Box • Plaza, Concession Area
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Harold Burry Stadium
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Joseph B. Fusco Plaza
he most significant renovation project in the 61-year history of Memorial Field took place in 2008 with the installation of synthetic FieldTurf and lighting as part of a $1.7 million project that included the Joseph B. Fusco Plaza and the Jerry C. Neff Entranceway. Directly adjacent to the Field House and sitting just north of Brittain Lake on the Westminster campus, the 3,000-seat facility has been the home of six national championship teams and was the site of the 1988 NAIA Division II National Championship game, won by the Titans over Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 21-14. In 1997, the entire complex was dedicated and named in honor of the late College Football Hall of Famer Dr. Harold Burry ’35, who served as head football coach from 1952-71 with a career record of 127-31-5. The stadium underwent a renovation in 1997, as a donation by Westminster trustee Jim Dewar and his family resulted in the refurbishment of the bleachers and construction of a new press box. A new track was installed in 2001 through a gift from the Hoyt Foundation in New Castle. In 2005, a new scoreboard was installed and a year later a new sound system was updated. The locker rooms for both home and visiting teams are located in the Memorial Field House next to the stadium.
Westminster’s Locker Room located in Memorial Field House
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Titan Tradition By the Numbers
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Academic All-Americans • 9 football • 3 track & field • 2 men’s basketball • 2 women’s soccer • 2 softball • 2 swimming & diving • 2 men’s tennis • 1 baseball • 1 women’s basketball • 1 men’s soccer
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All-Americans • 49 swimming & diving • 42 football • 15 men’s basketball • 3 baseball • 7 track & field • 1 volleyball
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estminster College has a proud athletics heritage that is steeped with a tradition of winning. Although the College was founded in 1852, varsity athletics at Westminster did not become prevalent until 1884. Beginning in 1926, the sports teams at Westminster became known as the “Titans,” after a The Original “Towering Titans” of 1926-27 sportswriter for the student newspaper, The Holcad, nicknamed the resurgent basketball team the “Towering Titans” because of younger, taller men that made up the starting lineup. The athletics program at Westminster became best known for the success of its football and men’s basketball teams. The Titan football team won six NAIA National Championships from 1970-94 and 71% (398-157-10) of its games since 1952. The men’s basketball team, honored by the Associated Press as the nation’s top small college team in 1962, was the all-time winningest NAIA team before Westminster joined the NCAA in 1998.
Left to right: Kristin Zukowski, the 1991 NAIA champion in the 100-yard butterfly; Phil Rice, Westminster’s first-ever All-American in 1932; Harold Davis, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2004 who was the football team’s only three-time, first-team All-American from 1954-56.
Titans in the College Football Hall of Fame • Harold Burry, Coach • Joe Fusco, Coach • Harold Davis, QB • Joe Micchia, QB • Larry Pugh, G/LB
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National Champion National Champion National Champion Swimmers Swimmers Swimmers • Myron Luthringer, 1981 MyronZukowski, Luthringer, 1981 • • • Myron Luthringer, 1981 Kristin 1991 Kristin Zukowski, 1991 • Drew Zukowski, Dugan, 19941991 • • Kristin Dave Gesacion, 2000 Drew Dugan, 1994 1994 • • •Drew Dugan,
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here are currently 20 varsity sports teams at Westminster that compete in Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) and NCAA Division III. In the last nine years, 11 Westminster teams have either qualified for the NCAA Tournament or sent athletes to the NCAA Championship meet. Westminster joined the NCAA Division III and the PAC in 2000-01 and became eligible for championships and awards in 2002-03.
Titan Tradition the Numbers ByBy the Numbers (since (since 2002-03) 2002-03)
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Nine-time All-American Swimmer Caitlin Lehberger ’12
Appearances by teams in NCAA Championships • 7 women’s swimming • 6 men’s swimming • 6 women’s track & field • 5 women’s soccer • 3 men’s soccer • 3 men’s track & field • 2 women’s basketball • 2 volleyball • 1 baseball • 1 men’s basketball • 1 men’s golf • 1 men’s soccer
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PAC Team Championships • 6 men’s swimming • 5 women’s soccer • 4 women’s swimming • 4 women’s track & field • 3 men’s golf • 3 men’s soccer • 3 men’s track & field • 3 volleyball • 2 baseball • 2 women’s golf • 1 men’s basketball • 1 women’s basketball • 1 softball • 1 women’s tennis
Two-time All-American Thrower Ryan Bell ’12
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PAC All-Sports Trophies • 7 for women’s sports • 2 for men’s sports
In 2008, Westminster baseball player Brandon Drespling became the first Titan since 1972 to sign with a Major League organization when the Milwaukee Brewers signed him as a free agent.
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The PAC
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ounded in 1955, the Presidents’ Athletic Conference continues its mission of promoting intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence. Consisting of 10 select private institutions in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky, the PAC remains a unique organization in this day of high pressure intercollegiate athletics. With academics at the center of each member’s philosophy, the PAC is built on the principle that an athletic program is a part of college life, but not an entity in itself. The PAC annually crowns champions in 19 sports (10 men, nine women).
Titans in the PAC Since 2002-03
2012 PAC Football Standings
Waynesburg Wash. & Jeff. Thomas More Grove City Bethany Geneva Thiel Westminster Saint Vincent
• 38 Team Championships • 9 All-Sports Trophies
PAC Overall 7-1 10-1 7-1 8-3 6-2 7-3 5-3 6-4 3-5 3-7 3-5 3-7 3-5 3-7 2-6 3-6 0-8 0-10
• 7 Team Sportsmanship Awards (since 2008-09) • 21 Player of the Year/ Most Valuable Performer Awards • 39 Coach of Year Awards • 877 PAC Academic Honor Roll Selections (36.9 per semester with 3.6+ GPAs)
2012-13 All-PAC Sports Trophy Standings
Men’s Standings* 1. Wash. & Jeff. - 66 2. Grove City - 56 3. Saint Vincent - 53 4. Thomas More - 49.5 5. Waynesburg - 49 6. Thiel - 45.5 7. Westminsterv- 41.5 8. Bethany - 30.5 9. Geneva - 26
Women’s Standings* 1. Grove City - 67.5 2. Westminster - 63.5 3. Wash. & Jeff. - 61 4. Thomas More - 49 5. Waynesburg - 45 6. Geneva - 44.5 7. Saint Vincent - 42.5 8. Thiel - 38 9. Bethany - 33.5 10. Chatham - 18.5
2011-12 Women’s Champions Basketball - Thomas More Cross Country - Grove City Golf - Grove City Soccer - Thomas More Softball - Thomas More Swimming/Diving - Grove City Tennis - Westminster, Saint Vincent Track & Field - Waynesburg Volleyball - Thomas More
2011-12 Men’s Champions Baseball - Wash. & Jeff. Basketball - Saint Vincent Cross Country - Saint Vincent Football - Wash. & Jeff., Waynesburg Golf - Saint Vincent Soccer - Thomas More Swimming/Diving - Westminster Tennis - Grove City Track & Field - Westminster Wrestling - Waynesburg
*PAC All-Sports Trophy Standings determined by points system awarded to schools’ order of finish in each sports standings.
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On the Web...
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Westminster College About Westminster College … Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as “Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math,” according to Forbes.com. Westminster is a top tier liberal arts college, a national leader in graduation rate performance, and a “Great School, Great Price,” according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 38th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of “The Best 373 Colleges” and “Best in the Northeast” by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President’s Honor Roll for excellence in service learning. Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 42 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. • Westminster is small by choice. Undergraduate enrollment: 1,485 (40% men, 60% women) • The demand for a Westminster education has never been higher. Applications: Westminster received nearly 4,000 applications for admission for the class of 2015. The prospective students had 3.5 high school grade point average and a nearly 1100 SAT (about 100 points above the national average). • Westminster students receive personal attention they deserve. 12:1 Student to Faculty ratio: 104 full-time faculty focus on educating students (90% of faculty have doctorate or equivalent). That’s one of the reasons Westminster is a national leader in graduation rate performance. • Great teaching combined with great learning leads to endless opportunities. Majors: Westminster students can choose from 42 majors and 10 pre-professional programs. Double majors, minors and individual interdisciplinary programs are also possible. • Westminster graduates are in demand. Placement Rate: The Westminster Career Center works with students during their four years on campus and helps Westminster graduates embark on satisfying careers. The liberal arts prepare students for life … another reason why 96% of Westminster graduates are employed or attending graduate school within six months of graduation. • Westminster for life. Alumni: Over 18,000 Westminster alumni provide a Titan network of support throughout the world. Welcome to the Westminster family. 38
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