Football

2003

SPARTANS

SPARTANS

Football

2003

Getting to the Field 2003 Media Guide

Table of ContentsGetting to the Field (maps) . . . . . . . . . . . . .inside front cover

AU Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inside front cover

Media Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Head Coach Jim Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Assistant Coaches and Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

2003 Spartan Roundup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Official NCAA Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-16

2002 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-19

Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21

Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-22

Honors and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

AU Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

AU Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

This is AU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

2003 and 2004 Game Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover

AU Quick FactsLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aurora, IllinoisFounded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1893Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .More than 4,000Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SpartansColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Royal Blue/WhiteConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Illini-Badger ConferenceNational Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division IIIField (Capacity) . . . . . . . . .Aurora University Field (1,750)President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Rebecca L. SherrickDirector of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark WalshAthletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-844-5110Athletics Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-844-7809Head Football Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim ScottCoach’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91-60-3Assistant Coaches: . . . . . . .Brian Baker-Watson, Jeremy Benson,

Jon Cooper, Kip Daniels, Kevin Doherty, Vince McMahon, Michael Oleszek

Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stevie Baker-Watson2002 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-4Media Relations Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Al BensonDirector of Sports Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian KipleySports Info. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-844-7575Sports Info. Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-844-3826AU Spartan Sports Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-844-3838Pressbox Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .630-844-7838

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JIM SCOTTHead Coach(Luther College)(18th Season)

Jim Scott is the architect of therebuilding of the Aurora Universityfootball program. Hired by AU in 1985,Scott was given the task of re-starting

the football program, which the school had dropped in1952.

Dipping largely into the pool of local and regional talent,Scott has built an unparalleled success story. He had fiveconsecutive winning seasons (after finishing 1-4 in 1986and 4-5 in 1987) between 1988 and 1992, and again in 1996(5-4). In 1988 and 1989, he produced records of 7-2 and8-1, respectively. However, his greatest legacy, thus far,came in the 1992 season when the Spartans were a perfect9-0 during the regular season and received their first-everNCAA football playoff bid. By virtue of its playoff berth, AUalso had the honor of being the first Chicagoland team toever participate in the NCAA Division III football playoffs.

Scott’s overall record in his 17 seasons at the AuroraUniversity helm is 91-60-3.

Success is certainly no stranger to Scott, who was aprominent high school coach for 20 seasons prior tojoining AU. His tenure in the prep ranks produced a121-58-4 mark in stints at Sterling and Marseilles highschools. His tutelage at Sterling produced sevenconference championships and six playoff appearances forthe Golden Warriors. For his efforts, Scott was elected tothe Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Hallof Fame in 1987.

Scott is a 1961 graduate of Luther (IA) College, where hewas a four-year letterwinner in football for the Norse. Heholds a BA in math, with a minor in physical education. Heearned his MA in guidance and counseling from IllinoisState University in 1967. He and his wife, Lorraine, residein Aurora.

Jim Scott’s Year-by-Year RecordYear Record Pct. Post-season1986 1-4 .2001987 4-5 .4441988 7-2 .7781989 8-1 .8891990 5-4 .5561991 5-3-1 .6111992 9-1 .900 NCAA 1st rd.1993 4-5 .4441994 2-5-2 .3331995 3-6 .3331996 5-4 .5561997 4-5 .4441998 7-3 .7001999 8-2 .8002000 7-4 .640 NCAA 1st rd.2001 7-2 .7782002 5-4 .55617 yrs. 91-60-3 .601 two post-season

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Local PrintAurora Beacon-News...............................101 S. River, Aurora, IL 60506Bill Kindt, Sports Editor 630-844-5911Tim Wagner Fax: 630-844-1043

Kane County Chronicle.................1000 Randall Rd., Geneva, IL 60134Brian Schaumburg, Sports Editor 630-232-9222

Fax: 630-232-4962

Fox Valley Labor News..........................P.O. Box 4155, Aurora, IL 60507Carter Crane, Editor 630-897-4022

Fax: 630-892-3873

Daily Herald ...............................3805-A Main St., St. Charles, IL 60174630-587-8623

Fax: 630-587-8639

Kendall County Publications............222 Bridge St., Yorkville, IL 60560630-533-7034

Fax: 630-533-7085

Oswego Ledger-Sentinel..............................Box 669, Oswego, IL 60611630-554-8565

Fax: 630-554-7560

Regional PrintChicago Tribune............................435 N. Michigan, Chicago, IL 60611Metro Sports 312-222-3474

Fax: 312-828-9392

Chicago Sun Times ..........................401 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611College Sports 312-321-2664

Radio/TVWKKD (1580 am, 95.9 fm)................P.O. Box C-1730, Aurora, IL 60507Bill Baker, Station Manager 630-898-1580

Fax: 630-898-2355

WSPY (107.1 fm)............................1 Broadcast Center, Plano, IL 60545WFXV (TV-30) 630-552-1000Greg Burks, Sports Director Fax: 630-552-9000

Comcast (ch. 4) .........................800 W. 5th Street, Naperville, IL 60563630-552-1000

Wire ServicesAssociated Press ............................230 N. Michigan, Chicago, IL 60601Sports Desk 312-781-0500

Fax: 312-781-1989

United Press International...........360 N. Michigan, Chicago, IL 60601Sports Desk 312-781-1600

Fax: 312-781-1603

All requests for interviews should be made throughAl Benson, Media Relations Director, at 630-844-5150.

For other information contact Brian Kipley,Director of Sports Information, at 630-844-7575.

Media should call in advance, as seating in the press area is limited.

Meet the AssistantCoaches

Meet the AssistantCoaches

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basketball at Wheaton North High School (1990-1998). Withthe Wheaton program, he was the head coach (1997-1998);defensive coordinator/assistant coach (1994-1996);offensive coordinator for the sophomore team (1990-1993);coordinated and organized spring camp (1990-1997); andfacilitated the summer program (1990-1997). With thebasketball program at Wheaton, he was an assistant coachwith the varsity and head junior varsity coach (1994-1998).He received a master’s degree in physical education fromChicago State University in 1994.

KEVIN DOHERTYQuarterbacks(AU ’95)

Doherty begins his second season asthe Spartans quarterbacks and receiverscoach. He returns to his alma materafter serving as the quarterbacks coachat MacMurray College for two years(2000-2001). Prior to that, he spent

three years at Capital University (1997-1999), located inColumbus, OH. He also spent one year at the University ofDubuque in Iowa. Before joining the college ranks, he spentone year at Geneva High School (1995).

The St. Charles native played high school ball at St.Charles High School. He then finished his playing career asa two-year starter for the Spartans at AU.

Doherty earned his BA in physical education from AU in1995. He also received his MA in public administrationfrom the University of Illinois at Springfield in 2003.

Doherty and his wife, Amber, have one son, Colin andreside in Oswego, IL.

KIP DANIELSWide Receivers/Special Teams(AU ‘02)

Daniels will enter his second year onthe AU coaching staff after finishing anoutstanding career for the Spartans in2001. Daniels will work on the defensiveside and coach the defensive backs. Afour-year starter from 1998 to 2001, heplayed two years on offense and two years on defense. Hefinished his career leading the nation in interceptions andbeing named first team All-American as well as theconference’s Player of the Year. He received a BS in biologywith a minor in chemistry and physiology from AU. The AUgrad attended Ridgeview High School and will pursue amaster’s degree in sports management from NorthernIllinois University. He also serves as an admissionrepresentative for athletics at AU.

JON COOPERAssistant Head Coach/DefensiveCoordinator(North Park College)

Cooper is entering his 18th seasonwith the AU program, serving as a“charter member” of the coaching staffassembled when the sport wasreintroduced to the campus in 1986.

Cooper’s responsibilities also include acting as linebackercoach, a position that has gained prominence and attentionfor AU over the years, with several players earning post-season honors. Under Cooper, the defense has had severalplayers ranking in various categories finishing as high as #10in total defense in 1991, #5 in scoring defense in 1992, #8 inpass efficiency defense in 1992, and #4 in rushing defense in1999. In 2001, the defense finished #13 in pass efficiencydefense, #15 in rushing defense, and #15 in scoring defense.AU has also had two NCAA playoff berths. Cooper, who isalso an associate professor in physical education, served ashead coach at Dixon High School from 1980-1985 prior tojoining Aurora’s staff. Before that, he was an assistant atDixon (1975-1979), Wheaton North (1973-1974), and ProvisoEast High School (1972). Cooper’s own playing career was atNorth Park College and he also earned his M.S. in Educationfrom Northern Illinois University in 1979.

VINCE MCMAHONRunning Backs(Morningside College)

McMahon joined the the AU staff in1998 handling the running backs andspecial team. Before coming to AU, hewas the offensive coordinator for IllinoisValley Community College (1994-1998);head football coach, athletic director, andassistant dean of students at Joliet Junior College (1991-1994); head football coach, athletic director, and PEinstructor at Illinois Valley Community College (1975-1991);varsity football offensive coordinator, head baseball coach,and assistant professor of PE at the University of Wisconsin-Superior (1971-1975). His coaching and teaching careerdates back to 1958. In ’58, he received a master’s degree ineducation from the University of South Dakota.

MICHAEL OLESZEKDefensive Secondary(Elmhurst College)

Oleszek joined the AU coaching staffin 1998. He handles the defensivesecondary. Before joining the Spartanscoaching staff, he coached football and

JEREMY BENSONDefensive Line(AU ’01)

Benson enters his third year asdefensive line coach at AuroraUniversity. As a four-year starter from1997 to 2000, he earned All-Americanhonors and Player of the Year in 2000.Benson earned his degree in computer

science business information systems from AuroraUniversity in 2001. Benson attended Coal City High Schoolin Coal City, IL.

BRIAN BAKER-WATSONAssistant Defense(Illinois Benedictine College)

Brian Baker-Watson enters his 15thyear of coaching. Before coming toAurora, Baker-Watson was the headfootball coach at Concordia University(River Forest, IL) for three years. Baker-Watson will help the Spartans as adefensive assistant but has experience on both sides of theball. Prior to Concordia and while at St. Xavier University,Baker-Watson served as both an offensive and defensivecoordinator and assistant head coach. Baker-Watson is agraduate of Illinois Benedictine College (BenedictineUniversity) and lettered in football for four years. CoachBaker-Watson and his wife, Stevie, have one daughter, Shay.

DAN OPELSStudent Assistant

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Meet the AthleticTrainers

STEVIE BAKER-WATSONAthletic Trainer

ROBBI PETERSONAssistant

Athletic Trainer

2003 Football Captains:#63 - Ben Adolph; #99 - Steve Messina; #67 - Nick Turvey;

#5 - Ryan Schrader; #6 - Geary Pryor

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The 2003 Aurora University Spartans football team is outto recapture what they feel is theirs – the Illini-BadgerFootball Conference crown and a berth into the NCAADivision III championships. Head Coach Jim Scott (91-60-3)enters his 18th season at the helm of the Spartan attack.Since 1998, Scott’s Spartans are 32-3 in the Illini-Badgerconference and have been the conference champions threeof the first five years of the conference’s existence.

Leading the way for the Spartans will be an experiencedoffense, led by a trio of offensive linemen, junior captainBen Adolph (Milledgeville HS), senior captain Joe Coronado(West Aurora HS), and junior Nick Turvey (Plainfield HS).The three will anchor the offensive line along with seniorAaron Bohn (Rockton Hononegah HS), junior Brian Kaltsos(Plainfield HS), and several talented newcomers who look toopen holes for a talented core of running backs thatincludes returning 1,000 yard rusher senior Geary Pryor(Willow Run HS) (176 att, 1.095 yards, 15 TD) and seniorGrant Shields (Plainfield HS) (39 att, 225 yards, 1 TD).“Offensive line looks to be a strength on our team. Betweenthe returners with experience and our newcomers weshould be nine to ten deep at a key position,” Coach Scottstated.

Junior quarterback Kyle Daniels (Prairie Central HS) (79-140, 1264 yards, 11 TD) returns to lead as the signal caller forthe Spartan attack. Challenging Daniels will be sophomoreJoe Folliard (McHenry HS) and freshman Andrew Hornung(Palm Bay HS) Folliard may also see time this year as a widereceiver. “Folliard is a talent and guys like him find a placeto play. But the quarterback competition will be a good onewith three very talented individuals vying for the position.We have also added several new skilled speed type guys at

the wide receiver position and will lead to a balancedoffensive attack,” Scott said. Heading up the wide receiverposition will be Folliard, depending on the quarterbackbattle, and sophomore Troy Blaser (Aledo HS) (4 rec, 96yards). Returning tight end sophomore Nate Fincham(Ridgeview HS) (3 rec, 50 yards, 2 TD) will continue to be ago-to guy in the red zone as well as a key cog in the Spartanground attack.

The defense will have a different look to it this season,returning just two starters, senior captain defensivelineman Steve Messina (Plainfield HS) (54 tackles, 10 forloss, 2-1/2 sacks) and junior captain defensive back RyanSchrader (Kaneland HS) (47 tackles, 1 int). Scott said thedefense, “We will be very inexperienced on the defensiveside of the ball. The players competing for positions aregood athletes, just unproven. Being so inexperienced atcornerback is a bit of a concern though.”

The special teams in 2003 will be a promising area for theSpartans. Senior Ryan Glab (McHenry HS) (5-5 FG, 22-30PAT) returns to handle the kickoffs and extra points. “Ourkicking game will be a plus for us; returning your kicker isalways a good thing,” Scott said. The three-year starterlooks to finish up a nice career as a Spartan. SophomoreEric Guthrie (Triopa HS) will handle the job as the Spartanspunter. Anchoring the punt and kickoff return game in the2003 campaign will be sophomore Troy Blaser (punt returns16 att, 95 yards – kick return 16 att, 306 yards), and seniorGrant Shields (kick return 7 att, 158 yards).

The 2003 Spartans look to recapture the title as Illini-Badger Conference Champions. With a core group oftalented returners and a very talented group of newcomers,good things will come to Aurora University.

“Spartans Seek to Recapture Title”

2003 Official NCAA Roster

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NO. NAME HT. WT. YR. POS. HOMETOWN/H.S.

1 Troy Blaser 5'10" 170 So WR Aledo, IL/Aledo

2 Jerral Davidson 6'0" 170 So DB Champaign, IL/Centenial

3 Justen Lehr 6'0" 195 Jr WR Harvard, IL/ Harvard

4 Ryan Glab 6'0" 170 Sr K McHenry, IL/ McHenry

5 Ryan Schrader 5'9" 190 Jr DB Maple Park, IL/ Kaneland

6 Geary Pryor 5'11" 215 Sr RB Ypsilanti, MI/ Willow Run

7 Terrance Murray 6'0" 160 Fr QB Deerfield Park, FL/Pompano Beach

8 Marty Ryan 6'0" 180 So QB Lincoln, IL/Lincoln

9 Kevin Rynne 6'2" 190 Jr. WR Lemont, IL/Lemont

10 Joe Folliard 6'2" 170 So WR/QB McHenry, IL/ McHenry

11 Otis Varden 6'3" 220 Jr RB Milledgeville, IL/Milledgeville

12 Andrew Hornung 5'11" 190 Fr QB Melbourne, FL/Palm Bay

13 Michael Santiago 5'8" 200 Fr FB Chicago, IL/St. Francis de Sales

14 Scott LaFlair 5'8" 160 Fr WR Port Charlotte, FL/Port Charlotte

15 Eric Guthrie 6'3" 205 So WR/P Woodson, IL/Triopia

16 Nick Fain 6'0" 160 Fr DB Fox Lake, IL/Grant

17 Derrick Crew 5'10" 160 Fr DB Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Dillard

18 Kyle Daniels 5'11" 200 Jr QB Fairbury, IL/Prairie Central

19 Jason Young 5'9" 160 Fr DB Richton Park, IL/Rich Central

20 Jon Waldron 6'0" 180 Fr DB Plainfield, IL/Plainfield

21 Sean Carlson 5'11" 200 So. LB Plainfield, IL/Plainfield

22 Aaron Sester 5'8" 170 Fr DB Compton, IL/Mendota Township

23 Christopher Kmetz 5'10" 180 Jr DB Streator, IL/ Streator

24 Michael Aguilar 5'8" 160 Fr DB Romeoville, IL/Romeoville

25 Chance Carrell 5'11" 195 So LB Oakland, IL/Oakland

26 Nick Paxson 5'10" 210 Fr RB Plainfield, IL/Plainfield

27 Joe McCormick 5'11" 185 Jr DB Savanna, IL/ Savanna

28 Steve Andrews 5'5" 180 Fr RB Bartonville, IL/Limestone Township

29 Richard Cisneros 6'0" 160 Fr DB Pasadena, CA/Panorama City

30 Joe Kenny 5'10" 200 Fr FB Elgin, IL/St. Edward Catholic

31 Chris Garon 5'9" 215 So FB Geneva, IL/Geneva

32 Dustin Tibbs 5'6" 160 Fr RB Argenta, IL/Argenta-Oreana

33 Brandon McClain 5'8" 160 Fr DB Romeoville, IL/Romeoville

34 Grant Shields 5'10" 195 Sr RB Plainfield, IL/ Plainfield

35 Frank Friedman III 5'11" 225 Jr LB Lombard, IL/Glenbard East

36 Chris McAndrew 5'8" 180 Fr RB Bloomington, IL/Olympia

37 Chris Greene 5'10" 175 Fr DB Galena, IL/Galena

38 Austin Deer 5'9" 160 Fr DB Fisher, IL/Fisher

39 Daniel Whalen 6'0" 200 Jr DB Oregon, IL/ Oregon

40 Justin Glenn 6'0" 195 So LB Sterling, IL/Sterling

41 Brian Suler 6'0" 225 Fr LB Aurora, IL/West Aurora

42 Charles Tyler 5'9" 230 Jr. FB Stockton, CA/Tokay

43 Marty Shumate 5'10" 180 Fr LB Bartlett, IL/Bartlett

44 Chris Weber 5'9" 200 Sr FB Poplar Grove, IL/ North Boone

45 Keith Crot 5'11" 235 So FB Oak Lawn, IL/Richards

46 Ryan Kowalczyk 6'0" 170 Fr DB Illiopolis, IL/Illiopolis

47 Darin Galloway 6'0" 180 Fr DB South Holland, IL/Fenger

48 Tracy Lewis 5'11" 170 Sr DB Chicago, IL/ Julian

49 Aaron Moore 6'0" 225 So LB Oswego, IL/Oswego

50 Kyle Simons 6'0" 240 So DL Pearl City, IL/Pearl City

51 Brandon McIntosh 6'0" 205 Fr DL Lauderhill, FL/American Heritage

52 Todd Murphy 5'10" 225 So LB Montgomery, IL/Aurora Central Catholic

53 Joe Coronado 5'10" 250 Sr OL Aurora, IL/ West Aurora

54 Stephen Feledy 6'2" 285 So OL Chicago, IL/St. Francis de Salles

55 Dustin Robertson 6'0" 210 Jr LB Montgomery, IL/ West Aurora

56 Ryan Daignault 5'9" 275 Fr OL Gulfport, FL/Boca Ciega

57 Kyle Meek 6'3" 205 Fr DL Lawrenceville, IL/Lawrenceville

58 Nic Wingard 6'0" 210 Fr LB Decatur, IL/Warrensburg-Latham

59 Ray Jones 5'6" 165 Fr LB Chicago, IL/Romeoville

60 Neil Chattin 5'9" 240 Fr OL Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills

61 AJ Milstead 6'2" 245 Fr OL Romeoville, IL/Romeoville

62 Aaron Bohn 6'7" 275 Sr OL Rockton, IL/ Rockton Hononegah

63 Ben Adolph 6'1" 265 Jr OL Chadwick, IL/ Milledgeville

64 Randy Meier 6'0" 240 Jr OL Poplar Grove, IL/ North Boone

65 Chase Dooley 6'4" 265 So OL Aledo, IL/Aledo

66 Brett Nelson 6'0" 205 So DL Capron, IL/North Boone

67 Nick Turvey 6'0" 235 Jr OL Plainfield, IL/ Plainfield

68 Ben Keim 5'10" 240 Fr OL Marshall, IL/Marshall

70 Mike Murphy 6'3" 290 Fr OL St. Charles, IL/Burlington Central

70 Josh Hornish 6'1" 250 Fr DL Nappanee, IN/Northwood

71 Jon Majka 6'3" 245 Fr OL Chicago, IL/St. Laurence

72 Troy Felton 5'9" 240 Fr OL Yorkville, IL/Yorkville

73 Randy Mosier 6'5" 280 So DL Colfax, IL/Ridgeview

74 John Eckhorn 6'1" 240 So DL Plainfield, IL/Plainfield

75 Nick Koch 6'3" 280 Fr OL Chebanse, IL/Clifton Central

76 Justin Harmon 6'8" 325 So OL Johnsburg, IL/Johnsburg

77 Brian McGill 6'1" 225 So. OL Hammond, IN/Gavit

78 Matt Clohessy 6'3" 315 Jr DL Chicago, IL/Marist

79 Brian Kaltsos 6'2" 275 Jr OL Romeoville, IL/Plainfield

80 Kameron Wilson 5'10" 160 Fr WR Paxton, IL/Paxton-Buckley-Loda

81 Danny Mackinson 6'2" 160 Fr WR Pontiac, IL/Pontiac

82 Chris Mazzone 6'0" 175 Fr WR Leland, IL/Ottowa-Marquette

83 Jimmy Hunt 6'3" 185 Fr WR Melbourne, FL/Eau Gallie

84 Kevin Brumfield 6'4" 220 Fr WR Matteson, IL/Homewood-Flossmoor

85 Aaron Galeener 6'2" 175 Fr WR Marshall, IL/Marshall

86 Nate Fincham 6'2" 235 So TE Colfax, IL/Ridgeview

87 Mike Kalsto 6'4" 265 Fr TE Montgomery, IL/Oswego

88 Alex Keefe 6'3" 180 So WR Chippenhook, VT/Mill River Union

90 Drew Morganegg 6'3" 210 Fr DL Yorkville, IL/Aurora Christian

91 Loren Smith 6'3" 270 Jr DL Lakewood, CA/Mayfair

92 Josh Lane 6'3" 230 Jr DL Chenoa, IL/ Chenoa

93 Pat Dowd 6'2" 345 Jr. DL St. Charles, IL/St. Charles

94 Ryan Pittman 6'0" 225 Fr DL Bristol, IN/Elkhart Central

95 David Simmonds 6'1" 210 Sr DL Fulton, IL/ Fulton

96 Erick Leffler 6'3" 250 So DL Coal City, IL/Coal City

97 Scott Johnson 6'3" 260 Fr DL Illiopolis, IL/Illiopolis

98 Sean Ware 6'0" 230 Fr DL Brinnon, WA/Quileene

99 Steve Messina 6'0" 290 Sr DL Plainfield, IL/ Plainfield

HEAD COACH: Jim Scott

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH & DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Jon Cooper

RUNNING BACKS & OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR: Vince McMahon

DEFENSIVE SECONDARY: Michael Oleszek

QUARTERBACKS: Kevin Doherty

RECEIVERS/SPECIAL TEAMS: Kip Daniels

DEFENSIVE LINE: Jeremy Benson

ASSISTANT DEFENSE: Brian Baker-Watson

STUDENT COACH: Dan Opels

ATHLETIC TRAINER: Stevie Baker-Watson

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Robbi Peterson

The Aurora University Athletic Department applauds, encourages, and insists uponsportsmanship, ethical conduct, fair play, and respect for opponents and game officials byAurora University coaches, staff, student-athletes, and fans in every phase of intercollegiatecompetition. Violators are subject to removal from a contest by game management andsubsequent disciplinary action.

#84 KEVIN BRUMFIELD, TE, 6-4, 220, FR,Matteson, IL/Homewood-Flossmoor HSHigh School: Attended Homewood-FlossmoorHigh School. Played two years of varsityfootball under head Coach Tony Lombardi…Named SICA Blue All-Conference senior year…Played three years of varsity basketball underhead Coach Lee Boyko…Named All-Conference and Honorable mention All-Area

sophomore year and Honorable Mention All-Conference junioryear. Personal: Born 10/2/84 in Chicago, IL. Parents: Kevin andDonna Brumfield. He has one brother, Andre and one sister,Dawnn. Hobbies include cars, reading, and tattoos. Major:Business

#21 SEAN CARLSON, LB, 5-11, 200, SO,Plainfield, IL/Plainfield HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Attended NorthCentral College and played football. HighSchool: Attended Plainfield High School.Played two years of varsity football under HeadCoach John Jackson…Named All-SuburbanPrairie Red junior and senior years…Senioryear was named All-Area in the Star, Beaconand Joliet Herald and was named All-State. Personal: Born 7/1/83in St. Charles, IL. Parents: Bob and Lynn Carlson. He has onebrother, Dustin and one sister, Cassie. Major: Math

#25 CHANCE CARRELL, LB, 5-11, 195, SO,Oakland, IL/Oakland HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad.High School: Attended Oakland High Schoolin Oakland, IL. Played four years of footballunder Coach Aaron Davis…Was named All-Conference as a junior and senior atlinebacker…Also played three years of track

and two years of basketball. Personal: Born 12/13/83 in Mattoon,IL. Parents: Terry and Sue Carrell. He has one brother, Brad andone sister, A.J. Major: Business Administration

#60 NEIL CHATTIN, OL, 5-9, 240, FR,Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills HSHigh School: Attended Vernon Hills HighSchool. Played two years of varsity footballunder Coach Tony Monleen and two years ofvarsity track under Coach Ron Long. Personal:Born 11/1/84 in Libertyville, IL. Parents: JimChattin and Linda LaBarbura. He has onebrother Joey. Hobbies include cars. Major:Undecided

#29 RICHARD CISNEROS, DB, 6-0, 160, FR,Pasadena, CA/Panorama City HSHigh School: Attended Panorama City HighSchool. Played two years of varsity footballunder Head Coaches Nelson Wons andShatony Sargent…Named Team MVP senioryear and All-League junior and seniorseasons…Played four years of varsitybasketball under Head Coaches Jack Junderlick

and Tom Pichenta…Named team MVP junior and senior yearsand All-League sophomore, junior and seniors years. Personal:Born 12/12/84 in Burbank, CA. Parents: Francisco and MariaCisneros. He has one brother, Jaria. Hobbies include playingcards, basketball, working out, and relaxing. Major: ComputerScience

#63 BEN ADOLPH, OL, 6-1, 265, JR,Chadwick, IL/Milledegeville HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Named Illini-Badger All-Conference (2nd Team) College: Asa Freshman (’01): Named Illini-Badger All-Conference (2nd Team). As a Freshman (’00):Attended Illinois State University. HighSchool: Attended Milledgeville High School.Played baseball under Coach Sean Albrecht…

Named All-Conference… Played football under Coach GaryHartje…Named All-Conference… Named All-State. Personal:Born on 6/18/82 in Freeport, IL. Parents: Kevin and DiAnnAdolph. He has one brother, Corey, and one sister, Morgan. Major:Biology

#24 MICHAEL AGUILAR, DB, 5-8, 155, FR,Romeoville, IL/Romeoville HS High School: Attended Romeoville High SchoolPersonal: Born 9/24/84 in Joliet, IL. Parents:Mark and Jayne Aguilar. He has one brother,Mark. Hobbies include playing the guitar.Major: Physical Education Minor: Coaching

#28 STEVE ANDREWS, RB, 5-5, 180, FR,Bartonville, IL/Limestone Community HSHigh School: Attended Limestone CommunityHigh School. Played four years of varsityfootball under Head Coach Loren Peacock…Captain of team senior year…Wrestled twoyears of varsity for Coach Dean Magro.Personal: Born 8/29/85 in Peoria, IL. Parents:Steve and Rachel Andrews. He has two

brothers, Chris and Mitchel. Hobbies include playing the guitar.Major: Undecided

#1 TROY BLASER, WR, 5-10, 170, SO,Aledo, IL/Aledo HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Played in 9games…Had 4 receptions for 96 yards.…Recorded 16 kick returns for 306 yards, and 16punt returns for 95 yards. High School:Attended Aledo High School in Aledo, IL.Played three years of football under CoachCully Welter… Earned All-State as a senior, All-Area as a junior and senior and All-Conference as a junior andsenior…Played two years of basketball under coach BrianHoffman…Earned honorable mention All-Conference as a juniorand senior…Also ran track under Coach Cully Welter and earnedAll-Area his senior year. Personal: Born 3/20/84 in Aledo, IL.Parents: Steve and Loann Blaser. He has three brothers Justin,Nick, and Darin. Hobbies include playing in his band and playingboth basketball and football. Major: Education

#62 AARON BOHN, DL, 6-7, 275, SR, Rockton,IL/Rockton Hononegah HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Was a member ofAU’s Junior Varsity Program. College: As aJunior (’01): Did not play due to injury. As aSophomore (’00): Was a member of the JuniorVarsity squad. College: As a Freshman (’99):Was a member of AU’s Junior Varsity Program.High School: Two varsity letters in football for

Coach Steve Stromguis…two varsity letters in wrestling for CoachMarte Kaiser…two varsity letters in track for Coach Tom Polaski.Personal: Born 6/28/81 in Rockford, IL. Parents: Ron and SallyBohn… He has three brothers. Major: Business Administration

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#18 KYLE DANIELS, QB, 5-11, 205, JR,Fairbury, IL/Prairie Central HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Played in 9games at QB for the Spartans…Had 79completions for 1264 yards and 11 touch-downs…Recorded 50 rushes for 33 yards and 2touchdowns. College: As a Freshman (’01): Wasa member of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Prairie Central High School

in Fairbury, IL. Played three years of varsity football under CoachMike Benton…Named All-Conference as a junior and senior…Named team MVP as a junior…Also played four years of varsitybaseball. Personal: Born 12/18/82 in Bloomington, IL. Parents:Phil and Linda Daniels. He has one older brother, Kip, who is alsoa member of the AU football staff. Hobbies include hunting andplaying sports. Major: Recreation Administration

#2 JERRAL DAVIDSON, DB, 6-0, 170, SO,Champaign, IL/Centennial HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Played in 2games….Had four tackles. High School:Attended Centennial High School inChampaign, IL. Played four years of footballunder Coach Mike McDonnell…Also playedfour years of basketball under Coach TimLavin. Personal: Born 5/13/84 in Urbana, IL.Parents: Cynthia and George Davidson. He has one brother,George, and one sister, Brittney. Hobbies include playing sports.Major: Secondary Education

#38 AUSTIN DEER, DB, 5-9, 150, FR,Fisher, IL/Fisher HSHigh School: Attended Fisher High School.Played three years of varsity football underCoach Matt Leng…Named Special MentionAll-Conference junior and senior years…Played three years of varsity basketball underCoach Rick Sparrow…Named 2nd team All-Conference junior and senior years…Ran four

years of varsity track under Coach Gary Jackson…Indoor statequalifier senior year. Personal: Born 10/24/84 in Champaign, IL.Parents: Rodney and Cathy Deer. He has one brother, Alex andone sister, Alicia. Hobbies include sports and TV. Major: Pre-Physical Therapy

#65 CHASE DOOLEY, OL, 6-4, 265, SO,Aledo, IL/Aledo HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Aledo High School in Aledo,IL. Played two years of football under CoachCully Welter…Was named team captain hissenior year… Team finished as the class 2-AState Champions. Personal: Born 9/10/83 inBurlington, IL. Parents: Siri Lensgraf and Ed Dooley. He has onesister, Logan. Hobbies include listening to music. Major: PhysicalEducation

#78 MATT CLOHESSY, DL, 6-3, 315, JR,Chicago, IL/Marist HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. College:As a Freshman (’01): Was a member of AU’sJunior Varsity Squad. High School: AttendedMarist High School. Played two years offootball under Coach Bob Yannelo…Wrestledtwo years under Coach Mark G. Gervais.

Personal: Born 4/26/83 in Evergreen Park, IL. Parents: JuliaMcHugh and Jeff Clohessy. He has one brother, Danny and twosisters, Caitlin and Lauren. Some of his hobbies include golf,listening to music, and spending time with his friends. Major:Political Science

#53 JOE CORONADO, OL, 6-0, 250, SR,Aurora, IL/West Aurora HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Was a member ofAU’s Varsity Squad. College: As a Sophomore(’01): Was a member of AU’s Junior VarsitySquad. College: As a Freshman (’00): Was amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended West Aurora High School.Played football under Coach Ira Jefferson…Named Honorable mention All-Conference… Named teamMVP…Named team captain. Personal: Born 9/20/82 in St.Charles, IL. Parents: Nick and Diane Coronado. He has onebrother. He enjoys all sports and playing baseball. Major:Communications

#17 DERRICK CREW, DB, 5-10, 160, FR,Fort Lauderdale, FL/Dillard HSHigh School: Attended Dillard High School.Personal: Born 3/25/82 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.Parents: Janice Crew. He has three brothers,Willie Reynolds, Gerald Subbs and Ron MaxeyJr. and one sister, Sharonda Bethay. Hobbiesinclude motorcycles, writing and recordingmusic, Madden football, and football. Major:

Criminal Justice

#45 KEITH CROT, OL, 5-11, 235, SO,Oak Lawn, IL/Richards HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad.High School: Attended Richards High Schoolin Oak Lawn, IL. Played two years of footballunder Coach Gary Korhonzn… Was namedHonorable Mention All-Conference andreceived team MVP during his senior year.Personal: Born 2/3/83 in Oak Lawn, IL. Parents: Ed and LindaCrot. Has seven brothers, Shannon, Shawn, Kyle, Ryan, Bryant,Jon, Nick, and four sisters, Carrie, Kelly, Kim, and Tara. Hobbiesinclude weightlifting and playing sports. Major: Criminal Justice

#56 RYAN DAIGNAULT, OL, 5-9, 275, FR,Gulfport, FL/Boca Ciega HSHigh School: Attended Boca Ciega HighSchool. Played three years of varsity underHead Coach Gean Gordon…Named Team MVP,1st team All-Conference, and 2nd team All-County his senior season…Played two years ofvarsity baseball under Head Coach LynnBarber. Personal: Born 2/22/85 in Gulfport, FL.

Parents: Doug and Leslie Daignault. He has two sisters, Brittanyand Bambi. Hobbies include all sports. Major: Psychology

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Parents: Daniel and Tammy Felton. Hobbies include football,cars and food. Major: Physical Education

#86 NATHAN FINCHAM, TE, 6-2, 235, SO,Colfax, IL/Ridgeview HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Played in threegames….Had three receptions for 50 yards andtwo touchdowns. High School: AttendedRidgeview High School in Colfax, IL. Playedthree years of football under Coach MikeBenton…Received All-Conference his juniorand senior years…Played three years of

basketball under Coach Rodney Kellar… Received All-Conferencehis senior year…Also played baseball under Coach Rodney Kellarand received All-Conference his junior year. Personal: Born9/22/83 in Colfax, IL. Parents: Guy and Jan Fincham. He has onebrother, Bryce, and two sisters, Ashleigh and Sarah. Hobbiesinclude hunting, fishing, basketball, and baseball. Major:Education

#10 JOE FOLLIARD, QB/WR, 6-2, 170, SO,McHenry, IL/McHenry HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Did not playdue to injury. College: As a Freshman (’01):Was a member of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad.High School: Attended McHenry High Schoolin McHenry, IL. Played two years of varsityfootball under Coach Mike Noll… Was namedAll-Conference and All-Area as a senior…Alsoplayed varsity basketball and baseball his junior and seniorseasons. Personal: Born 11/11/81 in McHenry, IL. Parents: Kenand Dawn Folliard. Has three brothers, Ken, John, and Tom, andhas two sisters, Kelly and Katie. Hobbies include playing videogames. Major: Finance

#35 FRANK FRIEDMAN JR, LB, 5-11, 225, JR,Lombard, IL/Glenbard East HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Played in sixgames…Had 12 tackles, and 1 fumble recovery.College: As a Freshman (’01): Played in sevengames…Had 18 tackles, 1 for loss. HighSchool: Attended Glenbard East High SchoolPlayed football under Coach DennisLueck…Named All-Conference 1st

team…Named All-State 2nd team… Named Team MVP… NamedTeam Captain. Personal: Born 2/22/82 in Chicago, IL. Parents:Frank and Kathy Friedman. He has one sister, Nicole. Major:Computer Science with Business Information Systems

#85 AARON GALEENER, WR, 6-2, 175, FR,Marshall, IL/Marshall HSHigh School: Attended Marshall High School.Played three years of varsity football underHead Coach Troy Johnson…Named All-Conference senior year…Senior season setschool record for catches and yards in agame…Played three years of varsity baseballunder Head Coach Bob Gard…NamedHonorable Mention All-Conference senior year. Personal: Born6/27/85 in Charleston, IL. Parents: Dave and Cathy Galeener. Hehas one sister, Danielle. Major: Physical Education Minor:History

#93 PATRICK DOWD, DL, 6-2, 345, JR,St. Charles, IL/St. Charles HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Attended ElginCommunity College. College: As a Freshman(’99): Attended Augustana College and playedfootball. High School: Attended St. CharlesHigh School. Played two years of varsityfootball under Head Coach Buck Drach…Named Up-State Eight Honorable Mention

senior year…Wrestled for Coach Steve Smerz his senior year andwas a sectional champ. Personal: Born 3/22/80 in Fort Stuart, GA.Parents: William and Donna Dowd. He has one brother, Jamesand one sister, Meghan. Major: History

#74 JOHN ECKHORN, DL, 6-1, 240, SO,Plainfield, IL/Plainfield HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Plainfield High School inPlainfield, IL. Played four years of footballunder John Jackson…Received HonorableMention All-Conference his junior year…Received All-Conference and HonorableMention All-State his senior year. Personal: Born 12/25/83 inPlainfield, IL. Parents: John and Ann Eckhorn. He has twobrothers, William and Andrew and two sisters, Cassandra andVictoria. Hobbies include working out, watching movies, playingsports, and playing paintball. Major: Criminal Justice

#16 NICK FAIN, DB, 6-0, 155, FR,Fox Lake, IL/Grant HSHigh School: Attended Grant Community HighSchool. Played three years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Tom Evans and MarkBarczak…Named team MVP sophomore year.All-Conference and All-County junior andsenior years…Ran three years of varsity trackunder Head Coach Tom Evans…Named All-

Conference sophomore, junior and senior years. Personal: Born10/29/84 in Lake Forest, IL. Parents: Dion and Cora Fain. He hasone sister, Stephanie. Hobbies include playing paintball. Major:Business

#54 STEPHEN FELEDY, OL, 6-2, 285, SO,Chicago, IL/St. Francis De Sales HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended St. Francis De Sales inChicago, IL…Played three years of footballunder Coach Greg Zardgoza and was namedAll-Area 2nd team his senior year.…Played oneyear of basketball under Coach Larry Moore…Also played three years of baseball under Coach Al Lodl. Personal:Born 4/16/84 in Hammond, IN. Parents: Ruth and Mark Feledy.He has one sister, Amanda. Hobbies include movies, outdoors,and computers. Major: Media Studies

#72 TROY FELTON, OL, 5-9, 240, FR,Yorkville, IL/Yorkville HSHigh School: Attended Yorkville High School.Played two years of varsity football under HeadCoach Chris Ferko…Named team captainsenior year and was named Honorable MentionAll-Conference junior and senior years.Personal: Born 2/20/85 in Aurora, IL.

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#47 DARIN GALLOWAY, DB, 6-0, 180, FRSouth Holland, IL/Fenger Academy HSHigh School: Attended Fenger Academy.Played four years of varsity football underHead Coach Michael Holmes…Played fouryears of varsity baseball under Head CoachRomeo Meadows…Was named team MVP hissenior year. Personal: Born 12/8/84 in Harvey,IL. Parents: Larry and Darlene Galloway. He

has one brother, Larry Jr., and two sisters, Tiffany and Theresa.Cousin is Dallas Cowboy receiver Joey Galloway. Hobbies includesports, partying and social events. Major: Athletic Training

#31 CHRIS GARON, FB, 5-9, 215, SO,Geneva, IL/Geneva Community HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Geneva Community HighSchool in Geneva, IL. Played two years offootball under Coach Rob Wiscinshi…Also rantwo years of track under Coach Gale Gross.Personal: Born 2/7/84 in Winfield, IL.Parents: Robert and Mayline Garon. He has one brother, Bob, andone sister, Debbie. Hobbies include weight training, playingbaseball and basketball, and hanging out with his friends. Major:Physical Education

#4 RYAN GLAB, K, 6-0, 170, SR,Mc Henry, IL/ McHenry HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Played in nine gamesas kicker…Was 5-5 on field goals and 22-30 onPAT’s. College: As a Sophomore (’01): Played innine games as kicker…Was 3-4 on field goalsand 26-36 on PAT’s. As a Freshman (’00): Was amember of the Varsity Squad…Was thekicker…Was 4 for 6 in field goals, with a long of

40 yards…Made 23 of 25 PATs. High School: Attended McHenryEast High School. Played Soccer and Basketball. Played footballunder Coach Mike Noll…Named All Area Senior year. Personal:Born 4/30/82 in Elgin, IL. Parents: Lou and Kathy Glab. He hastwo brothers, Jeff and Tim, and has an older sister, Julie. Some ofhis hobbies include computers and the Internet. He also enjoyssports of all kinds. His career goals are having a career usingcomputers and writing. Major: Communications

#40 JUSTIN GLENN, LB, 6-0, 195, SO,Sterling, IL/Sterling HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Sterling High School inSterling, IL. Played two years of football underCoach Max Gaumer…Was team captain hissophomore and senior years and named teamMVP his senior year…Was also named to theAll-Area and All-Conference teams as a junior and senior…Alsoplayed two years of baseball under Coach Darwin Nettleton…Wasnamed to the NCIC 2nd team All-Conference his senior year.Personal: Born 10/11/83 in Sterling, IL. Parents: Terry andConnie Glenn. Has one brother, Jacob. Major: Undecided

#37 CHRIS GREENE, DB, 5-10, 175, FR,Galena, IL/Galena HSHigh School: Attended Galena High School.Played one year of varsity football under HeadCoach Chuck Korte…Played two years ofvarsity basketball under Head Coach SydSinkock…Named All-Area and Conference All-Star senior year. Personal: Born 7/17/83 inDubuque, IA. Parents: Darryl and Deanna

Greene. He has two sisters, Bobbie Jo and Tara. Hobbies includehunting, NASCAR, basketball, and friends. Major: PhysicalEducation

#15 ERIC GUTHRIE, WR/P, 6-3, 205, SO,Concord, IL/Triopa HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Triopa High School inConcord, IL. Played three years of footballunder Coach Jay Wessler…Was named to theAll-Conference team as a junior and senior…Also played basketball under Coach BrianDour…He received All-Conference his senior year… Also playedthree years of baseball under Coach Brian Dour…He receivedHonorable Mention All-Conference as a senior. Personal: Born9/23/83 in Jacksonville, IL. Parents: Watt and Linda Guthrie. Hehas four brothers Britton, Brad, Tracy, and Kevan. Hobbies includemaking friends and meeting new people and he likes playinggames and having fun. Major: Undecided

#76 JUSTIN HARMON, OL, 6-8, 325, SO,McHenry, IL/Johnsburg HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad.High School: Attended Johnsburg High Schoolin McHenry, IL. Played two years of footballunder coach Bob Bradshaw… Played two yearsof wrestling under Coach Zim…Also playedfour years of track under Coach Chris Setzler.

Personal: Born 6/28/84 in McHenry, IL. Parents: Ron and MindyHarmon. He has one brother, Aaron and two sisters, Amelia, andLindsay. Hobbies include lifting weights, wrestling, and musclecars. Major: Secondary Education

#70 JOSH HORNISH, DL, 6-1, 250, FR,Nappanee, IN/Northwood HSHigh School: Attended Northwood HighSchool. Played one year of varsity footballunder Head Coach Rich Dodeson and playedtwo years of varsity baseball under HeadCoach Doug Gerber. Personal: Born 3/2/85 inElkhart, IN. Parents: Scott and Jean Hornish.He has two brothers, Nick and Matt. Hobbiesinclude video games and listening to music. Major: CriminalJustice

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#12 ANDREW HORNUNG, QB,5-11, 190, FR,Melbourne, FL/Palm Bay HSHigh School: Attended Palm Bay High School.Played four years of varsity football underHead Coach Dan Burke…Named All-Conference, led team to Florida State 4AChampionship and threw for 1,892 yards as asenior. Personal: Born 5/9/85 in Melbourne,FL. Parents: Mark and Dareen Hornung. He

has one brother, Dan. Relative of Paul Hornung, Heisman trophywinner from the University of Notre Dame and Super BowlChampion with the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowls 1 and 2under legendary Coach Vince Lombardi. Hobbies include playingvideo games. Major: Nursing Minor: Business

#83 JIMMY HUNT, WR, 6-3, 185, FR,Melbourne, FL/Eau Gallie HSHigh School: Attended Eau Gallie High School.Played two years of varsity football under HeadCoach Todd Oas…Was named to and started inthe Florida North/South All-Star game…Playedone year of varsity basketball under HeadCoach Chris Gallagher and two years of varsitytrack under Coach Kirk Keller. Personal: Born10/3/84 in Melbourne, FL. Parent: James A. Hunt Sr. He has onesister, Mary. Hobbies include sports and going to the beach.Major: Undecided

#97 SCOTT JOHNSON, DL, 6-3, 260, FR,Illiopolis, IL/Illiopolis HSHigh School: Attended Illiopolis High School.Played one year of varsity football under HeadCoach Josh Johnson…Named most improved,best defensive lineman and 1st team all-conference senior year…Played one year ofvarsity hockey under Coach Chuck Vercillinoand was given the heavy hitter award as a

senior. Personal: Born 1/16/85 in Illiopolis, IL. Parents: Charlesand Marty Johnson. He has one sister, Amy. Hobbies includehockey, football, wiffle ball, and kickball. Major: History

#59 RAY JONES, LB, 5-6, 165, FR,Chicago, IL/Romeoville HSHigh School: Attended Romeoville HighSchool. Played one year of varsity footballunder Head Coach Jim Boudouris. Personal:Born 5/2/85 in Chicago, IL. Parents: Mauriceand Camille Cross. He has two brothers, Derekand Jorey. Hobbies include playing cards,working, and having fun. Major: AthleticTraining

#87 MIKE KALSTO, TE, 6-4, 265, FR,Montgomery, IL/Oswego HSHigh School: Attended Oswego High School.Played two years of varsity football under HeadCoach Karl Hoinkes. Personal: Born 12/17/79in Aurora, IL. Parents: Ben and Mary AnnKalsto. He has one brother and one sister.Major: Marketing

#79 BRIAN KALTSOS, OL, 6-2, 275, JR,Romeoville, IL/Plainfield HSCollege: As a Sophomore (‘02): Was a memberof the AU Varsity Squad. College: As a Freshman(’01): He was a member of the varsity squad.High School: Attended Plainfield High School.Played two years of varsity football under CoachJohn Jackson…Named 2nd team All-Confer-ence as a junior and senior… Won the

“Ironman” award as a junior and senior. Personal: Born 3/11/83 inFraminghom, MA. Parent: Peter Mula. He has two brothers, Aidanand Ducotah, and two sisters, Kayleigh and Kyra. Hobbies includeplaying all sports. Major: Health Science

#88 ALEX KEEFE, WR, 6-3, 180, SO,Chippenhook, VT/Mill River HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Mill River High School inVermont. Played basketball under Coach MikeSeward…Named Team Captain…Playedfootball under Coach Nick Maniery…NamedTeam Captain… Team MVP…All-State as ajunior and senior. Personal: Born 12/16/83 in Rutland, VT.Parents: Janet and Mike Keefe. He has one brother, Tristan andone sister, Bree. Some of his hobbies include sports, music, cars,and hunting. Major: Undecided

#68 BEN KEIM, OL, 5-10, 240, FR,Marshall, IL/Marshall HSHigh School: Attended Marshall High School.Played four years of varsity football underHead Coach Troy Johnson…Named 1st teamAll-Conference as a senior and 2nd team All-Conference as a junior…Ran three years ofvarsity track for Coach Steve Duzan…NamedAll-Academic as a senior. Personal: Born

7/11/85 in Terre Haute, IN. Parents: Marty and Karen Keim. Hehas one brother, Jonathan. Hobbies include sports, motorsports,outdoors, and music. Major: Athletic Training

#30 JOE KENNY, FB, 5-10, 200, FR,Elgin, IL/St. Edward Catholic HSHigh School: Attended St. Edward CatholicHigh School. Played three years of varsityfootball under Head Coach Richard Sanders…Named team MVP, All-Conference, All-Area,and 100 yard club as a senior…Played threeyears of varsity baseball under CoachSanders…Named team MVP, All-Conference,and All-Area as a senior. Personal: Born 8/10/83 in Schiller Park,IL. Parents: Geno and Julie Kenny. He has two brothers, Genoand Justin. Major: Business Management

#23 CHRISTOPHER KMETZ, DB, 5-10, 180, JR,Streator, IL/Streator HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Played in onegame….Had two tackles. College: As aFreshman (’01): Was a member of AU’s JuniorVarsity Squad. High School: Attended StreatorHigh School. Played baseball under CoachMatt Merica. Played football under Coach KellyKane…Named 2nd Team All NCIC as a senior.

Personal: Born 3/17/83 in Streator, IL. Parents: Brian and KathyKmetz. Has three brothers, Kurt, Brandon, and David. Some of hishobbies include drawing, computers, and video games. Major:Political Science

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#75 NICK KOCH, OL, 6-3, 280, FR,Chebanse, IL/Clifton Central HSHigh School: Attended Clifton Central HighSchool. Played three years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Brian Spooner…NamedAll-State, All-Area as a senior and All-Conference his sophomore, junior and seniorseasons…Played three years of varsitybasketball under Coach Denton and three

years of varsity track under Coach Spooner. Personal: Born12/27/84 in Kankakee, IL. Parent: Kathy Koch. Hobbies includesports. Major: Athletic Training

#46 RYAN KOWALCZYK, DB, 6-0, 170, FR,Illiopolis, IL/Illiopolis HSHigh School: Attended Illiopolis High School.Played three years of varsity football underHead Coach Josh Johnson…Named Specialteams player of the year as a senior…Playedthree years of varsity baseball under HeadCoach Mike Poe. Personal: Born 2/13/85 inTorrence, CA. Parents: Kathleen O’Connor andJohn Kowalczyk. He has four sisters, Taryn, Nikki, Torrie, andKennedy. Hobbies include playing softball. Hopes to one day jointhe FBI. Major: Criminal Justice

#14 SCOTT LAFLAIR, WR, 5-8, 145, FR,Port Charlotte, FL/Port Charlotte HSHigh School: Attended Port Charlotte HighSchool. Played two years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Ray Hixson and one year ofvarsity weightlifting under Coach Hixson.Personal: Born 5/28/84 in Graton, CT. Parents:Tim and Mary LaFlair. He has one brother,Zach and one sister, Breanna. Hobbies include

going to clubs, playing x-box, basketball, golf, volleyball, andbaseball. Major: Undecided.

#92 JOSH LANE, DL, 6-3, 230, JR,Chenoa, IL/Chenoa HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Played in eightgames…Had 16 tackles, four for loss , onefumble recovery, and two sacks. College: As aFreshman (’01): Played in six games…Had 10tackles, three for loss and one sack. HighSchool: Attended Chenoa High School. Playedfour years baseball under Coach ShelbyJones…Named All-Midstate as a sophomore and junior…Playedfour years of basketball under Coach Shelby Jones… Named All-Midstate as a sophomore, junior and senior…Played four years offootball under Coach Dan Groce… Named All-Midstate as asophomore and junior… Named All-State as a senior. Personal:Born 10/5/82 in Bloomington, IL. Parents: Marty and Julie Lane.Has two brothers, Jayson and Jordan. Some of his hobbies includesports. Major: Criminal Justice

#96 ERICK LEFFLER, DL, 6-3, 250, SO,Coal City, IL/Coal City HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Coal City High School. Was amember of the wrestling team under CoachBrett Porter…Played football under CoachLenny Unser… Named All-Conference hisjunior and senior seasons. Personal: Born

11/10/83 in Idaho Falls, ID. Parents: Helen and Tom Leffler. Hastwo brothers, Jack and Isaac and two sisters, Heather and Tiffany.Some of his hobbies include computers and sports. Major: Pre-Pharmacy

#3 JUSTEN LEHR, WR, 6-0, 195, JR,Harvard, IL/Harvard HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. College:as a Freshman (’01): Was a member of AU’sJunior Varsity Squad. High School: AttendedHarvard High School in Harvard, IL. Playedthree years of varsity football under Coach TimHaak… As a senior named All-Conference and

team MVP…Also, played four years of varsity wrestling and twoyears of varsity baseball. Personal: Born 6/1/83 in Rockford, IL.Parents: Randy and Eileen Lehr. He has one younger sisterEmalee. Hobbies include playing all sports. Major: PhysicalEducation

#48 TRACY LEWIS, DB, 5-11, 170, SR,Chicago, IL/Julian HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. College:As a Sophomore (’01): Was a member of AU’sJunior Varsity Squad. High School: AttendedJulian High School. Personal: Born 9/6/81 inChicago, IL. Parents: Alesia Harris and TracyLewis Sr. He has four brothers, Tracy, Karl,Montee, and Devon, and five sisters, Tameeka, Jazmon, Jezail,Starlet, and Foxatecee. Some of his hobbies include all sports.Major: Recreation Program Management

#81 DANNY MACKINSON, WR, 6-2, 160, FR,Pontiac, IL/Pontiac HSHigh School: Attended Pontiac High School.Played three years of varsity football underHead Coach Mick Peterson…Named 1st teamAll-Conference and All-Area as a senior…Played four years of varsity track under CoachDave Young…Team MVP and All-Area as asenior…Played two years of varsity basketball

under Head Coach Joe Gura. Personal: Born 2/12/85 inBloomington, IL. Parents: Martin and Susie MacKinson. He hasthree brothers, Jesse, Rayme and Sam, and two sisters, Abby andLoni. Hobbies include fishing, playing cards, and boating.Major: Business Management

#71 JONATHAN MAJKA, OL, 6-3, 245, FR,Chicago, IL/St. Laurence HSHigh School: Attended St. Laurence HighSchool. Played two years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Tim Johnson…Wrestledone year of varsity under Head Coach TomGawger. Personal: Born 7/20/85 in Berwyn, IL.Parents: Larry and Nancy Majka. He has onesister, Shannon. Hobbies include sleeping,eating, watching tv, and football. Major: Criminal Justice

#82 CHRIS MAZZONE, WR, 6-0, 155, FR,Leland, IL/Ottawa-Marquette HSHigh School: Attended Ottawa-MarquetteHigh School. Played three years of varsityfootball under Head Coach Jeff Johnson…Named All-Area and Most Improved as asenior…Junior and senior years was namedAcademic All-Conference…Ran one year ofvarsity track under Head Coach Micky Herzog.

Personal: Born 11/25/84 in Park Ridge, IL. Parents: Chris andSharon Mazzone. He has one sister, Val. Hobbies includebasketball, paintball, and videogames. Major: Political Science

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#36 CHRIS McANDREW, RB, 5-8, 180, FR,Bloomington, IL/Olympia HSHigh School: Attended Olympia High School.Played two years of varsity football under HeadCoach Craig Anderson…Ran one year ofvarsity track under Head Coach Dave Stein.Personal: Born 10/1/84 in Bloomington, IL.Parents: Patrick McAndrew and Tammy Deal.He has one brother. Hobbies include fishing,

watching TV, and lifting weights. Major: Athletic Training

#33 BRANDON McCLAIN, DB, 5-8, 150, FR,Romeoville, IL/Romeoville HSHigh School: Attended Romeoville HighSchool. Personal: Born 12/15/84 in Naperville,IL. Parents: Richard and Carmen McClain. Hehas three brothers, Bryon, Ian, and Richard Jr.,and three sisters, Kahla, Itaria, and Taria.Hobbies include music. Major: CriminalJustice

#27 JOE McCORMICK, DB, 5-11, 185, JR,Savanna, IL/Savanna HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02: Played in 4games…Had 11 tackles. College: As aFreshman (’01): Played in six games…Had 16tackles, 1 for loss. High School: AttendedSavanna High School. Played basketball underCoach Brian McCormick…Ran Track underCoach Dave Baisden…Played football under

Coach Dave Baisden…Named Team MVP, All-Area Defense, andAll-Conference Offense as a senior… Named All-ConferenceHonorable Mention as a junior. Personal: Born 10/26/82 inClinton, IA. Parents: Bill and Juliene McCormick. Has onebrother, Brian, and one sister, Megan. Some of his hobbiesinclude fishing, running, weight lifting, and camping. Major:Business Management

#77 BRIAN McGILL, DL, 6-1, 225, SO,Hammond, IN/Gavit HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Attended AuroraUniversity and was a member of the AUBaseball program. High School: AttendedGavit High School…Played three years ofvarsity football under Head Coach Bill Melby…Named 1st team All-Conference as a senior…Played three years of varsity baseball and wasnamed 2nd team All-Conference as a senior. Personal: Born12/11/83 in Hammond, IÑ. Parents: Don and Carol McGill.Hobbies include sports and playing PS2. Major: Political ScienceMinor: Criminal Justice

#51 BRANDON McINTOSH, DL, 5-11, 185, FR,Lauderhill, FL/American Heritage HSHigh School: Attended American HeritageHigh School. Played two years of varsityfootball under Head Coach Bryon Walker andtwo years of varsity weightlifting under CoachWalker…Received the Patriot Award in bothsports as a senior. Personal: Born 8/7/85 in Ft.Lauderdale, FL. Parents: James and Sarah

McIntosh. He has one brother, James II and one sister, Gabriella.Relative is Twan Russell of the Atlanta Falcons. Hobbies includeworking with computers and enjoying different sports year round.Major: Computer Science

#57 KYLE MEEK, DL, 6-3, 205, FR,Lawrenceville, IL/Lawrenceville HSHigh School: Attended Lawrenceville HighSchool. Played two years of varsity footballunder Head Coaches Jerry Phillips and MikeWhite…Named Defensive MVP as a senior andMVP and attitude award as a junior…Wrestledfor two years under varsity Head CoachSammy Parker and was named MVP his senior

season. Personal: Born 5/4/85 in Vincennes, IN. Parents: Kennyand Barbara Meek. He has two brothers, Keeley and Kevin. Major: Criminal Justice

#64 RANDY MEIER, OL, 6-0, 240, JR,Poplar Grove, IL/North Boone HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. College:As a Freshman (’01): Was a member of AU’sJunior Varsity Program. High School: AttendedNorth Boone High School. Played three yearsof varsity football under Coach Steve Cofoid…Named All-Conference as a senior…Alsoplayed varsity basketball and baseball. Personal: Born 7/8/82 inPoplar Grove, IL. Parents: Mike and Becky Meier. Has onebrother, Rusty, and one sister, Nikki. Hobbies include golfing,fishing, and watching movies. Major: Business

#99 STEVE MESSINA, DL, 6-0, 290, SR,Plainfield, IL/Plainfield HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Named Illini-BadgerAll-Conference (1st Team) Played in 9games…Had 54 tackles, 10 for loss, 2 forcedfumbles, 1 fumble recovery, and 2.5 sacks. College: As Sophomore (’01): Named Illini-Badger All-Conference (1st Team)…Played innine games…Had 49 tackles, 10 for loss, and 3

sacks. As a Freshman (’00): Played 7 games… Recording 17tackles, 2 for loss… Recovered 1 fumble. High School: AttendedPlainfield High School. Ran track, played baseball, and wrestled…Played football under Coach John Jackson…Named AllConference three years…Named All Area…Named HonorableMention All State. Personal: Born 3/28/81 in Plainfield, IL.Parents: Joe and Debbie Messina. He has one sister, Kelley. Hishobbies include sports and music. His career goal is to work inradio broadcasting. Major: Recreation

#61 A. J. MILSTEAD, OL, 6-2, 245, FR,Romeoville, IL/Romeoville HSHigh School: Attended Romeoville HighSchool. Played two years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Jim Boudouris…Played twoyears of varsity basketball under Head CoachJeff Bambule and one year of varsity baseballunder Head Coach Rick Rujawitz. Personal:Born 9/10/84 in Naperville, IL. Parents: Danieland Nancy Milstead. He has one brother, Rob. Hobbies includeworking and school. Major: Undecided

#49 AARON MOORE, LB, 6-0, 225, SO,Oswego, IL/Oswego HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Played in 8games….Had 15 tackles, 1 for loss, and 1fumble recovery. High School: AttendedOswego High School in Oswego, IL. Playedbaseball under Coach Dave Elko…Named All-Conference Honorable Mention…Named teamcaptain…Played football under Coach Karl

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Hoinkes…Named All-Conference…Named All-Area…Team MVPand captain his senior year. Personal: Born 5/6/84 in Aurora, IL.Parents: Gwen and Bob Moore. Has one brother, Ryan, and onesister, Julianne. Some of his hobbies include sports andweightlifting. Major: Secondary Education

#90 DREW MORGANEGG, DL, 6-2, 210, FR,Yorkville, IL/Aurora Christian HSHigh School: Attended Aurora Christian HighSchool. Played three years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Andrew Price…Named All-Conference and All-Area as a senior…Playedone year of varsity baseball under Head CoachMatt Green and one year of varsity basketballunder Head Coach Don Davidson. Personal:

Born 7/30/85 in Yorkville, IL. Parents: Ken and April Morganegg.He has one brother. Hobbies include football.Major: Pre-Med

#73 RANDALL MOSIER, DL, 6-5, 280, SO,Colfax, IL/Ridgeview HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Ridgeview High School inColfax, IL. Played three years of football underCoach Mike Benton…Was co-captain his senioryear and earned All-Conference…Played oneyear of baseball under Coach Rodney Keller…Also ran track under Coach Mike Benton. Personal: Born 2/5/84in Normal, IL. Parents: Rodney and Roxanne Mosier. Has twobrothers, Robert and Ryan. Hobbies include playing pool, playingvideo games, and grilling. Major: Business

#70 MICHAEL MURPHY, OL, 6-3, 290, FR,St. Charles, IL/Burlington Central HSHigh School: Attended Burlington CentralHigh School. Played three years of varsityfootball under Head Coach Dave Smith…Named All-Conference junior and senioryears…Ran four years of varsity track underHead Coach Mike Schmidt. Personal: Born3/14/85 in Monterey, CA. Parents: Michael

and Jeannie Murphy. He has two brothers, Patrick and Matthew.Hobbies include sports. Major: Education

#52 TODD MURPHY, LB, 5-10, 225, SO,Montgomery, IL/Aurora CentralCatholic HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Aurora Central Catholic inAurora, IL. Played three years of football underCoach Mike Curry…Was named All-Conference and All-Area his senior year…Wasalso named Team MVP and Team Captain his senior year.Personal: Born 5/25/84 in Aurora, IL. Parents: Mike and SandyMurphy. He has two sisters, Megan, and Mallory. Hobbies includeart, weightlifting, hunting, and fishing. Major: Criminal Justice

#7 TERRANCE MURRAY, QB, 6-0, 150, FR,Deerfield Beach, FL/Pompano Beach HSHigh School: Attended Pompano Beach HighSchool. Played three years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Rocky Gillis…Named teamMVP and County All-Star as a senior…Playedthree years of varsity baseball under HeadCoach Craig Brown…Named All-County as a

senior. Personal: Born 12/8/84 in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Parent:Mickey Murray. He has nine brothers, Chris, Roland, Jerrod,Jerryl, Ira, Luke, Linel, Bootsie, and Ronnie, and he has five sisters,Shandi, Erin, Sheena, Renata, and Veronica. Hobbies includebeing around his god kids, going to clubs, dancing, and studying.Major: Communications

#66 BRETT NELSON, DL, 6-0, 205, SO,Poplar Grove, IL/North Boone HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended North Boone High School inPoplar Grove, IL. Played two years of footballunder Coach Dale Puruis…Also played twoyears of baseball under Coach Aaron Sullivan.Personal: Born 3/17/84 in Rockford, IL.

Parents: Ronald and Deborah Nelson. He has two brothers, Markand Chad. Hobbies include football, baseball, golf, and bowling.Major: Undecided

#26 NICHOLAS PAXSON, RB, 5-10, 210, FR,Plainfield, IL/Plainfield HSHigh School: Attended Plainfield High School.Played two years of varsity football under HeadCoach John Jackson…Named Team Captainand Honorable Mention All-Conference as asenior. Personal: Born 10/22/84 in Park Ridge,IL. Parents: Reid and Diane Paxson. He hastwo brothers, Reid Jr and Mike. Hobbiesinclude being around friends and video games. Major: PhysicalEducation

#94 RYAN PITTMAN, DL, 6-0, 225, FR,Bristol, IN/Elkhart Central HSHigh School: Attended Elkhart Central HighSchool. Played three years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Tom Kurth…Was named anHonorary Captain as a senior. Personal: Born5/16/84 in Elkhart, IN. Parents: David andPatti Pittman. He has two brothers, Matt andAdam. Hobbies include football, racing, and

skydiving. Major: Undecided

#6 GEARY PRYOR, RB, 5-11, 215, SR,Ypsilanti, MI/Willow Run HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Named Illini-BadgerOutstanding Offensive Back, and Illini-BadgerAll-Conference (1st Team)..Played in ninegames… Had 176 rushes for 1095 yards and 15touchdowns…Also recorded six receptions for49 yards. College: As a Sophomore (’01):Named Illini-Badger All-conference (1stTeam)… Played in nine games…Had 122 rushes for 626 yards and11 touchdowns…Also recorded three receptions for 10 yards.College as a Freshman (’00): Attended Northern IllinoisUniversity and played football. Rushed for 497 yards in 120attempts and three TDs. High School: Attended Willow Run HighSchool. Ran track under Coach Marcus Shaw..Named All-StatePrep. three-time Regional champ (100, 200, 4x100, 4x200), three-time State Finalist (200), two-time State Finalist (100), 55 meterdash State Record Holder in Michigan (6.27 1997), WashtenawCounty Record holder (200), (4x100). Personal: Engaged to JessicaRich and has two children, a daughter, Janea and a son, Josiah.Parents: Tina and Gary Pryor. He has two sisters, Porshia andKortnie. Some of his hobbies include drawing, listening to music,and playing pool. Major: Physical Education

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#55 DUSTIN ROBERTSON, LB, 6-0, 210, JR,Aurora, IL/West Aurora HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Played in 5games….Had 12 tackles. College: As aFreshman (’01): Was a member of AU’s JuniorVarsity Squad. High School: Attended WestAurora High School. Played two years of varsityfootball under Coach Mike Runge…As a seniornamed team defensive MVP, Team Captain,

DVC Honorable Mention, and a Scholar Athlete. Personal: Born12/16/82 in Aurora, IL. Parents: Steve and Dorene Robertson. Hehas two brothers, Brooks and Aaron. Hobbies include liftingweights and participating in athletics. Major: Finance

#8 MARTY RYAN, QB, 6-0, 180, SO,Lincoln, IL/Lincoln Community HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Lincoln Community HighSchool in Lincoln, IL. Played two years offootball under Coach John Oaks…Was namedTeam Captain and Team MVP his senior year…Also played two years of wrestling under CoachBrad Gardner. Personal: Born 12/17/83 in Lincoln, IL. Parents:Joe and Amy Ryan. He has one brother, Andrew, and one sister,Emily. Hobbies include music and sleeping. Major:Communications

#9 KEVIN RYNNE, WR, 6-2, 190, JR,Lemont, IL/Lemont HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Attended JolietJunior College and played football for the two-time Junior College National Champions.College: As a Freshman (’01): Attended JolietJunior College and played football for the two-time Junior College National Champions. HighSchool: Attended Lemont High School. Played

two years of varsity football under Head Coach Jim Driscoll…Named Team Captain and Honorable Mention All-Conference asa senior…Ran two years of varsity track and was named Captainjunior and senior seasons. Personal: Born 8/12/83 in Berwyn, IL.Parents: Gary and Susan Rynne. He has one brother, Mickey, andone sister, Christine. Hobbies include playing other sports andvideo games. Currently helps out at Graf Speed Enhancementwith his father and has worked with several NFL players. Major:Athletic Training Minor: Psychology and Health

#13 MICHAEL SANTIAGO, FB, 5-8, 200, FR,Chicago, IL/St Francis de Sales HSHigh School: Attended St. Francis de SalesHigh School. Played three years of varsityfootball under Head Coach Greg Zaragoza…Named Most Valuable Back as a sophomore.Personal: Born 9/3/84 in Chicago, IL. Parent:Martha Santiago. He has one sister, Stephanie.Hobbies include sports, video games, andlistening to music. Major: Criminal Justice

#5 RYAN SCHRADER, DB, 5-9, 190, JR,Maple Park, IL/Kaneland HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Played in 9games…Had 47 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 inter-ception, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble. College:As a Freshman (’01): Played in sevengames…Had 16 tackles, 1 for loss. HighSchool: Attended Kaneland High School.Played one year of baseball under Coach John

Paulak. Played three years of basketball under Coach KenNehring… Named All-Conference as a junior… Team MVP as ajunior and senior… Played football under Coach Joe Thorgeson…Named All-Conference as a sophomore and junior…Named All-Conference Honorable Mention as a senior. Personal: Born5/27/82 in Sycamore, IL. Parents: Gerald and Caryl Schrader. Hehas three brothers, Troy, Kyle, and Aryn. His career goals are tobecome a teacher and a coach. Major: Elementary Education

#22 AARON SESTER, DB, 5-8, 170, FR,Compton, IL/Mendota Township HSHigh School: Attended Mendota TownshipHigh School. Played three years of varsityfootball under Head Coach John McKenzie…Named MVP, MVB, Dean Lobbs and Ted Lewisaward recipient as a senior and was named all-conference as a junior and senior…Played twoyears of varsity baseball under Head CoachPhil Bodine…Named All-Conference and All-State as a senior.Personal: Born 5/27/85 in Peru, IL. Parents: Chris and RayanneSester. He has two brothers, Ryan and Joe. Hobbies includesports, the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears. Major:Education Minor: Business

#34 GRANT SHIELDS, RB, 5-10, 195, SR,Plainfield, IL/ Plainfield HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Played in 4 games….Had 39 rushes for 225 yards and one touch-down…Also recorded seven kick returns for158 yards. College: As a Sophomore (’01):Played in nine games…Had 53 rushes for 250yards and two touchdowns…Also recordedthree receptions for 16 yards. As a Freshman

(’00): Played in 4 games…Had 16 carries, for 115 yards…Alsorecorded two touchdowns. High School: Attended Plainfield HighSchool. Played three years of varsity football under Coach JohnJackson…Ran two years of varsity track under Coach Tim Gately.Personal: Born 11/02/81 in Joliet, IL. Parents: Ray and SandyShields. He has one brother, Jake. Hobbies include playing allsports. Major: Physical Education

#43 MARTY SHUMATE, LB, 5-10, 180, FR,Bartlett, IL/Bartlett HSHigh School: Attended Bartlett High School.Played two years of varsity football under HeadCoach Dick Stevens…Named HonorableMention All-Conference as a senior andreceived the Bartlett Sportsmanship and MostHustle awards…Played one year of varsitybaseball under Head Coach Rocco Marrinuchiand one year of varsity wrestling under Head Coach Chris Riley.Personal: Born 5/12/85 in Chicago, IL. Parents: Bill and NancyShumate. He has one brother, Alex, and one sister, Sarah.Hobbies include sports, Playstation 2, and weightlifting.Major: Business

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#95 DAVID SIMMONDS, DL, 6-1, 210, SR,Fulton, IL/Fulton HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. College:As a Sophomore (’01): Was a member of AU’sJunior Varsity. As a Freshman (’00): Played inone game, recording one tackle…Wasprimarily a member of AU’s Junior Varsity.High School: Attended Fulton High School.

Played football under Coach James Proud…Named second teamAll Conference. Personal: Born 1/26/82 in Chicago, IL. Parents:Jim and Janene Simmonds. He has one brother, Jon, and onesister, Renee. Some hobbies include lifting, other sports, andbeing with friends. His career goal is to become an athletictrainer. Major: Recreation

#50 KYLE SIMONS, DL, 6-0, 240, SO,Pearl City, IL/Pearl City HSCollege: As a Freshman (’02): Was primarily amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Pearl City High School inPearl City, IL. Played baseball, named All-Conference…Played football under Coach BillJohnson…Named All-Conference offense anddefense…Named All-Area on defense.Personal: Born 4/28/84 in Pearl City, IL. Parents: Chris and GregSimons. He has one sister, Kerri. Some of his hobbies includehunting, music, football, and speech. Major: Criminal Justice

#91 LOREN SMITH, DL, 6-3, 270, JR,Lakewood, CA/Mayfair HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Attended LosAngeles Harbor College and played football…Received the Desire, Intensity and Effortaward. College: As a Freshman (’01):Attended Los Angeles Harbor College andplayed football. High School: AttendedMayfair High School. Played two years of

varsity football under Head Coach Mike Fitch. Personal: Born4/21/81 in Long Beach, CA. Parents: Dan and Jacquie Smith. Hehas one brother, Peter and one sister, Kelly. Hobbies includesurfing, skateboarding, fishing, music, and snowboarding.Major: Business Administration Minor: International Business

#41 BRIAN SULER, LB, 6-0, 225, FR,Aurora, IL/West Aurora HSHigh School: Attended West Aurora HighSchool. Played two years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Mike Runge…Named All-Academic as a senior. Personal: Born 1/15/85in Loring, ME. Parents: Robert and ValerieSuler. He has one sister, Kristy. Hobbiesinclude sports, video games, and weight-lifting. Major: Business Administration

#32 DUSTIN TIBBS, RB, 5-6, 145, FR,Argenta, IL/Argenta-Oreana HSHigh School: Attended Argenta-Oreana HighSchool. Played two years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Tom Saunches…NamedAll-Conference junior and senior years…Played four years of varsity baseball underCoach Saunches and was named All-Conference. Personal: Born 7/14/85 in

Decatur, IL. Parents: Daryl and Shelly Tibbs. He has one brother,Shawn. Hobbies include sports. Major: Business

#67 NICK TURVEY, OL, 6-0, 235, JR,Plainfield, IL/Plainfield HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Was a memberof the AU Varsity Squad. College: As aFreshman (’01): Named Team OffensiveRookie of the Year. High School: AttendedPlainfield High School. Wrestled under CoachMike Zbackle… Named All-Conference as asophomore, junior, and senior…Played

football under Coach John Jackson… Named All-Conference…Named All-Area. Personal: Born 4/29/83 in Joliet, IL. Parents:Scot and Virginia Turvey. He has one brother, Kyle. Major: BusinessManagement

#42 CHARLES TYLER, FB, 5-9, 230, JR,Stockton, CA/Tokay HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Attended SanJouquin Delta Community College and playedfootball. College: As a Freshman (’01):Attended San Jouquin Delta CommunityCollege and played football. High School:Attended Tokay High School. Played threeyears of varsity football under Head Coach JeffTracy…Wrestled three years for varsity Head Coach Rod Gainsand was named JV-MVP. Personal: Born 1/30/83 in Vallejo, CA.Parents: Charles and Kathryn Tyler. He has one sister, Laura.Hobbies include golf and building model cars. Major: CriminalJustice

#11 OTIS VARDEN, RB, 6-3, 220, JR,Milledgeville, IL/Milledgville HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Did not play due toinjury. College: As a Sophomore (’01): AttendedSauk Valley Community College. Was a memberof the baseball team. As a Freshman (’00):Attended Sauk Valley Community College…Wasa member of the baseball team. High School:Attended Milledgville High School. Played

baseball under Coach Albright…Named All-Conference as asophomore, junior and senior…Named All-Area as a sophomore,junior and senior…Named player of the year in the Gazette… TeamMVP as a sophomore, junior and senior… Played basketball underCoach Tom Digmann…Named All-Upstate Illini as a sophomore,junior and senior…Named All-Area as a sophomore, and junior…Named team MVP as a junior and senior…Played football underCoach Gary Hartje…Named All-Conference as a junior andsenior… Named All-Area as a junior and senior…Named All-Stateas a senior. Personal: Born 5/13/81 in Long Beach, CA. Parents:Pam and Otis Varden. He has one brother, Jack. Some of hishobbies include sports, yard landscaping, and swimming. Major:Communications

#20 JON WALDRON, DB, 6-0, 180, FR,Plainfield, IL/Plainfield HSHigh School: Attended Plainfield High School.Played two years of varsity football underHead Coach John Jackson…Named captain,All-Conference, and All-Area as a senior…Rantwo years of varsity track. Personal: Born2/17/85 in Plainfield, IL. Parents: Gary andJanet Waldron. He has two brothers, Dre andAndy, and one sister, Shamika. Relative of Bo Jackson.Major: Undecided

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#98 SEAN WARE, DL, 6-0, 230, FR,Brinnon, WA/Quileene HSHigh School: Attended Quileene High School.Played four years of varsity football underHead Coach Tom French…Played two years ofvarsity golf under Head Coach Jim Hodgsenand was named MVP as a senior. Personal:Born 2/18/83 in Port Townsend, WA.Parent: Peggy Ware. He has one sister,

Christine. His mother, sister, cousin, uncle and two auntsattended Aurora University. Hobbies include sports, music, andmovies. Major: Undecided

#44 CHRIS WEBER, FB, 5-9, 200, SR,Poplar Grove, IL/North Boone HSCollege: As a Junior (’02): Played in threegames…had two rushes for 16 yards and atouchdown….Also had two receptions for 14yards. College: As a Sophomore (’01): Playedin three games…Had four rushes for 22 yardsand a touchdown…Also had one reception for19 yards. College: As a Freshman (’00): Was amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. High School: AttendedNorth Boone High School. Was a member of the track team underCoach Steve Pete Herron…Played football under Coach SteveColfoid…Named All Conference three years…Named All Area…Named to the All State academic team…Named team MVP.Personal: Born 9/11/81 in Sterling, IL. Parents: Dennis and JaniceWeber. He has an older brother, Eric. Some of his hobbies includesinging in the church choir, singing with the Rockford Barber-shoppers, and an assistant scoutmaster for Troop 126. His careergoal is to teach high school math and music. Major: Math andSecondary Education

#39 DAN WHALEN, RB, 6-0, 200, JR,Oregon, IL/ Oregon HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’02): Played in 6games…Had 2 rushes for 5 yards, and 9tackles. College: As a Freshman (’01): Was amember of AU’s Junior Varsity Squad. HighSchool: Attended Oregon High School.Wrestled under Coach Mike Papini…NamedAll-Conference as a senior…Ran track under

Coach Art Carlson…Played football under Coach John Bothe…Named 1st Team All-Conference, and named Team MVP as asenior. Personal: Born 3/1/82 in Oregon, IL. Parents: Mike andTrudy Whalen. He has one brother, Ross and one sister, Jessie.Some of his hobbies include dirt biking. Major: Business

#80 KAMERON WILSON, WR, 5-10, 160, FR,Paxton, IL/Paxton-Buckley-Loda HSHigh School: Attended Paxton-Buckley-LodaHigh School. Played two years of varsityfootball under Head Coach Jeff Graham…Named All-Conference and News Gazette All-Area junior and senior years…Played fouryears of varsity baseball under Head CoachPat Prina…Named All-Conference as a juniorand senior…Played two years of varsity basketball under HeadCoach Mark Portwood. Personal: Born 10/11/84 in Champaign,IL. Parents: Sue Abbe and David Wilson. He has three brothers,Kurtis, Keegan, and Logan. Hobbies include sports. Major:Computer Science Minor: Business

#58 NIC WINGARD, LB, 6-0, 210, FR,Decatur, IL/Warrensburg-Latham HSHigh School: Attended Warrensburg-LathamHigh School. Played two years of varsityfootball under Head Coach John Burk…Named All-State as a senior, and All-County,All-Valley, and Defensive MVP junior andsenior years. Personal: Born 10/5/84 inDecatur, IL. Parents: Keith and Terri Wingard.

He has two sisters, Kristen and Tiffany. Hobbies include liftingweights, reading, games, sports and friends. Major: Undecided

#19 JASON YOUNG, DB, 5-9, 155, FR,Richton Park, IL/Rich Central HSHigh School: Attended Rich Central HighSchool. Played two years of varsity footballunder Head Coach Jon McLaughlin…NamedAll-Conference as a senior…Ran two years ofvarsity track under Head Coach Brian Easter.Personal: Born 3/10/85 in Chicago, IL.Parents: Anthony and Carla Young. He hasthree brothers, Patrick, Tony, and Drew, and one sister, Shana.Cousin is former National Football League and World FootballLeague player Sam Young who was also an All-American at IllinoisState University. Hobbies include basketball. Major: Undecided

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Playoffs

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2002 OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS

Rushing Name G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GPryor 8 176 1103 8 1095 6.2 15 47 136.9Schrader 9 91 469 7 462 5.1 5 51 51.3Douglas 9 46 279 6 273 5.9 3 65 30.3Shields 4 39 236 11 225 5.8 1 47 56.2Walsh 8 49 221 27 194 4.0 3 52 24.2Herra 7 13 41 3 38 2.9 1 11 5.4Kriebs 4 8 39 4 35 4.4 0 10 8.8Daniels 9 50 129 96 33 0.7 2 54 3.7Weber 3 2 16 0 16 8.0 1 9 5.3Whalen 6 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 4 0.8Bigham 9 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3Howze 1 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 3.0Taylor 1 3 4 2 2 0.7 0 4 2.0R. Fisher 2 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0Megli 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Meyer 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0Wilkin 2 1 0 2 -3 -1.0 0 0 -0.5Dockett 2 3 2 4 -2 -0.7 0 1 -1.0Crot 1 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -6.0Dexter 8 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -1.1VanOpdorp 4 2 2 17 -15 -7.5 0 2 -3.8

Totals 9 493 2558 206 2352 4.8 31 65 261.3Opponents 9 363 1361 304 1057 2.9 14 60 117.4

Passing Name G Effic Att. Cmp Int. Pct. Yds TD Lng Avg/GDaniels 9 146.77 140 79 8 56.4 1264 11 58 140.4Meyer 1 94.39 32 19 2 59.4 181 0 25 181.0VanOpdorp 4 142.80 11 5 1 45.5 112 1 71 28.0

Totals 9 137.37 183 103 11 56.3 1557 12 71 173.0Opponents 9 106.07 183 87 10 47.5 1199 8 67 133.2

ReceivingName G No. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./GBigham 9 37 496 13.4 5 46 55.1Lartz 9 33 620 18.8 4 58 68.9Pryor 8 6 49 8.2 0 14 6.1Herra 7 5 35 7.0 0 10 5.0Blaser 9 4 96 24.0 0 71 10.7Fincham 3 3 50 16.7 2 26 16.7Douglas 9 3 25 8.3 1 13 2.8Dexter 8 2 59 29.5 0 38 7.4Kriebs 4 2 23 11.5 0 16 5.8Schrader 9 2 20 10.0 0 14 2.2Weber 3 2 14 7.0 0 10 4.7Walsh 8 1 18 18.0 0 18 2.2Lehr 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0

Totals 9 103 1557 15.1 12 71 173.0Opponents 9 87 1199 13.8 8 67 133.2

ScoringPATs

Name TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsPryor 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90Glab 0 5-5 22-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 37Bigham 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Schrader 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 30Lartz 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Douglas 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 24Walsh 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 18Fincham 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Daniels 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 12Weber 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Herra 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Shields 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Fisher 0 0-0 5-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 5

Aurora 44 5-5 27-40 0-3 0 1-1 0 0 306Opponents 26 3-5 18-21 1-2 0 0-3 1 0 187

Interception ReturnsName No. Yds. Avg. TD LongPauley 4 23 5.8 0 23Schweinler 2 0 0.0 0 0Ingram 1 7 7.0 0 7Schrader 1 15 15.0 0 15Hruby 1 0 0.0 0 0Owens 1 -1 -1.0 0 0

Total 10 44 4.4 0 23Opponents 11 96 8.7 2 47

PuntingName No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 BlkdDexter 32 1020 31.9 58 3 5 8 0

Total 32 1020 31.9 58 3 5 8 0Opponents 56 1580 28.2 65 2 5 10 1

Punt ReturnsName No. Yds. Avg. TD LongBlaser 16 95 5.9 0 18Bigham 3 60 20.0 1 68Owens 2 4 2.0 0 5Robertson 1 0 0.0 0 0

Totals 22 159 7.2 1 68Opponents 9 64 7.1 0 13

Kickoff ReturnsName No. Yds. Avg. TD LongBlaser 16 306 19.1 0 42Bigham 7 115 16.4 0 29Shields 7 158 22.6 0 37Walsh 2 22 11.0 0 14Schrader 2 19 9.5 0 10Herra 1 13 13.0 0 13Davidson 1 8 8.0 0 8

Totals 36 641 17.8 0 42Opponents 48 789 16.4 1 93

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2002 Team Totals AU OPP.

First Downs 194 116Rushing 117 55Passing 71 48Penalty 6 13

Rushing Yardage 2352 1057Yards Gained Rushing 2558 1361Yards Lost Rushing 206 304Rushing Attempts 493 363Average per Rush 4.8 2.9Average per Game 261.3 117.4TDs Rushing 31 14

Passing Yardage 1557 1199Att-Comp-Int 183-103-11 183-87-10Average per Pass 8.5 6.6Average per Catch 15.1 13.8Average per Game 173.0 133.2TDs Passing 12 8

Total Offense 3909 2256Total Plays 676 546Average per Play 5.8 4.1Average per Game 434.3 250.7

Kickoff Returns – Yards 36-641 48-789

Punt Returns – Yards 22-159 9-64

Interception Returns – Yards 10-44 11-96

Fumbles - Lost 25-15 19-14

Penalties – Yards 46-373 33-248

Punts – Avg. 32-31.9 56-28.2

Time of Possession/Game 31:21 28:30

3rd-Down Conversions 58-136 44-131

4th-Down Conversions 15-29 10-15

2002 DEFENSIVE STAT LEADERS

Name GP UT AT TOTAL FOR LOSS NO-YARDSBogan 9 57 37 94 6-14 -Ingram 9 59 35 94 9-31 1.0-1Schweinler 9 54 33 87 16-122 4.0-22Hruby 9 42 24 66 3-4 -Gerhardstein 9 31 24 55 20-70 7.5-50Messina 9 30 24 54 10-26 2.5-16Schrader 9 30 17 47 1-2 0.5-5Owens 9 22 17 39 - -Cleary 9 22 16 38 5-36 4.0-34Pauley 6 22 11 33 3-3 -Watson 7 20 7 27 - -Harris 7 12 14 26 3-5 -Lane 8 9 7 16 4-24 2.0-14Skorniak 7 6 9 15 3-10 2.0-10Moore 8 14 1 15 1-4 -Friedman 6 7 5 12 - -Robertson 5 6 6 12 - -McCormick 4 4 7 11 - -Harms 6 4 5 9 - -Whalen 6 5 4 9 - -Gates 5 3 3 6 2-2 -Gissel 6 5 1 6 - -

Totals 9 497 318 815 91-372 22-150Opponents 9 - - - - 19-96

Name INT-YDS BRUP QB H RCV-YDS FFBogan - 2 - 1-0 3Ingram 1-5 1 2 2-0 -Schweinler 2-1 4 3 1-0 3Hruby 1-0 6 - 2-0 -Gerhardstein - - 8 - 1Messina - 1 5 1-0 2Schrader 1-15 4 1 - 1Owens 1-0 5 1 1-20 -Cleary - 1 8 1-0 -Pauley 4-23 9 - 1-0 -Watson - 5 - - -Harris - - 1 1-0 -Lane - - 2 1-0 -Skorniak - - - - -Moore - - - 1-0 -Friedman - - - 1-0 -Robertson - - - - -McCormick - - - - -Harms - 1 - - -Whalen - - - - -Gates - 1 - - -Gissel - - - - -

Totals 10-44 41 31 16-20 14Opponenets 11-96 18 - 16-69 17

____________TACKLES____________ ___SACKS___

__________PASS DEF.__________ ____FUMBLES____

Individual Records

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*Note: AU began football in 1900 and fielded teams on an inconsistent basis in the 1900’s and ‘teens.Teams were fielded regularly from 1924 through 1952 (except for the war years). The sport was

dropped after the 1952 season and reinstated in 1986 after a 33-year hiatus.

OFFENSE RECORDS– IndividualSCORING/RUSHING

MOST POINTS SCORED:

G: 36 Geary Pryor 10/12/02 vs. Concordia-IL (6 TD)S: 96 Derek Tieman 1992 (16 TD’s)C: 222 Ron Griffin 1987-90 (37 TD’s)

TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS:

G: 311 Chris Pfalzgraf 1999 vs. ConcordiaS: 1,670 Garrett Meyer 2001 C: 3,691 Ron Griffin 1987-90 (3,691 rush)

TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS:

G: 6 Geary Pryor vs. Concordia-IL 10/12/02Geary Pryor vs. Eureka College 10/6/01

S: 18 Garrett Meyer 2001C: 37 Ron Griffin 1987-90 (36 rush.; 1 rec.)

MOST RUSHING YARDS:

G: 276 Geary Pryor vs. Benedictine University10/5/02 (26 att.)

S: 1,233 Derek Tieman 1992 (207 att.)C: 3,691 Ron Griffin 1987-90 (560 att.; 6.6 ypc)

LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE:

G: 80 Mark Hancock 10/21/95 vs. Benedictine

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE:

G: 80 Mark Hancock 10/21/95 vs. Benedictine

MOST TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING:

G: 6 Geary Pryor vs. Concordia-IL 10/12/02S: 15 Geary Pryor 2002C: 36 Ron Griffin 1987-90

PASSING

MOST YARDS PASSING:

G: 331 Garrett Meyer 2001 vs. BenedictineS: 1671 Garrett Meyer 2001C: 3,335 Mark Hancock 1994-97

MOST PASS COMPLETIONS:

G: 21 Garrett Meyer 2001 vs. ValparaisoS: 123 Garrett Meyer 2001 (123-223-6)C: 244 Mark Hancock 1994-97

MOST PASS ATTEMPTS:

G: 40 Garrett Meyer 2001 vs. ValparaisoS: 223 Garrett Meyer 2001 (123-223-6)C: 538 Mark Hancock 1994-97

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE:

S: .564 Kyle Daniels 2002 (79-140-8)C: .543 Garrett Meyer 2000-2002 (189-348-16)

MOST INTERCEPTIONS:

G: 4 Tim Silagi 9/10/94 vs. AlbionS: 12 Todd Martel 1988C: 23 Mark Hancock 1994-97

FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS:

S: 1 Todd Martel 1989 (57-31-1)

LONGEST PASS COMPLETION:

G: 85 yards Garrett Meyer 2000 vs. Eureka85 (td) Kurt Whisenand 1989 vs. Benedictine

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS:

G: 85 Kurt Whisenand 1989 vs. Benedictine

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES:

S: 15 Garrett Meyer 2001C: 28 Mark Hancock 1994-97

RECEIVING

RECEPTION YARDS:

G: 206 Paulie Forsythe 2001 vs. ValparaisoS: 852 Paulie Forsythe 2001C: 1,708 Paulie Forsythe 1996-2001

RECEPTIONS:

G: 12 Paulie Forsythe 2001 vs. ValparaisoS: 49 Paulie Forsythe 2001C: 104 Paulie Forsythe 1996-2001

TOUCHDOWNS:

G: 3 Paulie Forsythe 2001 vs. Benedictine 9/22/01S: 11 Paulie Forsythe 2001C: 18 Paulie Forsythe 1996-2001

RETURNS

LONGEST KICK-OFF RETURN:

G: 88 Mylon Jones 9/6/97 vs. Coe

LONGEST PUNT RETURN:

G: 77 Rod Stinson 10/20/90 vs. North Park

SPARTAN GREATSRod Stinson (at left) wasan All-American returnman for the Spartans in1990 and again in 1992.

Team RecordsIndividual Records

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KICKING

MOST FIELD GOALS:

G: 2 Ken Stone 19982 Ron Hunsaker 1990

Byron Fielder 1988Ryan Glab 2002

S: 8 Ron Hunsaker 1990Byron Fielder 1988

C: 20 Byron Fielder 1986-89 (20-of-25)

LONGEST FIELD GOAL:

G: 44 yds. Matt Sheridan 1998 vs. Benedictine

LONGEST PUNT:

G: 59 yds. Chris Pfalzgraf 10/24/98 vs. Concordia, WI11/14/98 vs. Valparaiso

PUNTING AVERAGE:

S: 37.0 Rob Lake 1990 (42 att./1556 yds.)

FEWEST PUNTS RETURNED AGAINST:

S: 12 Doug Bruyn 1992 (45 att.)

FEWEST RETURN YARDS ALLOWED:

S: 13 yds. Doug Bruyn 1992 (45 att./12 ret.)

EXTRA POINTS:

G: 9 Ken Stone 10/31/98 vs. Greenville7 Ron Hunsaker 1990 vs. Concordia, IL

S: 36 Ryan Glab 2001 (36-of-46)C: 71 Ryan Glab 200-present (71-of-91)

Byron Fielder 1986-89 (71-of-85)

CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS MADE:

S: 15 Ross Draper 1993

DEFENSEINTERCEPTIONS

MOST INTERCEPTIONS:

G: 4 Brian Fetterolf 1989 vs. Knox (116 yds.)S: 10 Brian Fetterolf 1989 (212 yds.)

Brian Fetterolf 1988 (120 yds.)C: 28 Brian Fetterolf 1986-89 (390 yds.)

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN:

G: 91 (td) Brian Fetterolf 1989 vs. Knox

FUMBLE RECOVERIES

FUMBLE RECOVERIES:

G: 2 Jon Ingram 2002 vs. LakelandTracy Forrest 1992 vs. Olivet NazareneRon Dybas 1990 vs. Olivet Nazarene

S: 3 Brandon Schweinler by many 2001, most recent

C: 8 Ray Nardi 1986-89

TACKLES

TOTAL TACKLES:

G: 30 Brian Fetterolf 1986 vs. BenedictineS: 120 Chris Ferko 1992 (77 solo; 43 assist)

Brian Fetterolf 1986 (74 solo; 46 assist)C: 320 Brian Fetterolf 1986-89 (186 solo; 134 assist)

QB SACKS:

G: 6 Jeremy Benson 1999 vs. Concordia (WI)S: 16 Jeremy Benson 1999C: 39.5 Jeremy Benson 1997-2000

*Note- Since AU did not play a full varsity schedule in 1986(5 games), that season’s final totals are not considered inrecords where it would not be a fair comparison as it relatesto a team record.

OFFENSETOTAL OFFENSE

TOTAL YARDS:

G: 685 1998 vs. Greenville (475 rush/210 pass)S: 3,986 1999 612 plays/2525 rush/1106 pass

MOST PLAYS:

G: 99 1997 vs. Simpson

SCORING

MOST POINTS:

G: 76 2001 vs. Concordia University, IL(AU 76-CU 0)

S: 348 2001 9 games; 7-2 record

FEWEST POINTS:

S: 104 1994 9 games

GREATEST MARGIN OF VICTORY:

G: 76 pts. 2001 vs. Concordia, IL (AU 76, CU 0)

GREATEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT:

G: 62 pts. 1986 vs. Benedictine (IBC 62, AU 0)

MOST POINTS, COMBINED:

G: 88 1998 AU 63, Greenville 25RUSHING

MOST YARDS:

G: 603 2002 vs. BenedictineS: 2,600 1992 9 games; 291.1 ypg

FEWEST YARDS:

G: (-2) 9/21/96 vs. Wheaton

SPARTAN GREATSChris Ferko (’92) wasan All-American in1992 and tied thesingle-season tacklerecord (120) thatsame year.

Team Records

MOST ATTEMPTS:

G: 79 1988 vs. KnoxS: 581 1999 2,392 yds./4.1 y.p.c.

PASSING

MOST YARDS:

G: 350 2001 vs. BenedictineS: 1,704 2001

FEWEST YARDS PASSING:

G: 19 1986 vs. College of St. FrancisS: 573 1994 115-42-13

MOST ATTEMPTS:

G: 40 2001 vs. ValparaisoS: 229 2001 125-229-6

FEWEST ATTEMPTS:

G: 5 2002 vs. BenedictineS: 92 1992 92-41-5

MOST COMPLETIONS:

G: 21 2001 vs. Valparaiso2002 vs. Lakeland

S: 125 2001

MOST INTERCEPTIONS:

G: 4 1989 vs. Olivet Nazarene1988 vs. Taylor

DEFENSESCORING

MOST POINTS ALLOWED:

G: 62 1986 vs. Benedictine (BU 62, AU 0)S: 208 1993 9 games; 4-5 record

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED:

S: 76 1992 9 games; 9-0 reg. season record

INTERCEPTIONS

MOST INTERCEPTIONS:

G: 7 1989 vs. Taylor1988 vs. Dubuque

S: 30 1988 (also had 29 ints. in 1989)

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FUMBLE RECOVERIES

MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES:

G: 4 1990 vs. Olivet NazareneS: 24 1989

TACKLES

MOST QB SACKS:

G: 12 1990 vs. North ParkS: 36 2000

YARDAGE

LEAST TOTAL OFFENSE ALLOWED:

G: -24 1991 vs. Culver-StocktonS: 1769 1988 9 games

MOST TOTAL OFFENSE ALLOWED:

G: 671 1993 vs. Drake (447 rush.; 224 pass)S: 3,134 1993 1,871 rush/1,263 pass

LEAST YARDS RUSHING ALLOWED:

G: -44 1991 vs. Culver-StocktonS: 635 1999 292 attempts

MOST YARDS RUSHING ALLOWED:

G: 447 1993 vs. Drake (53 att.)S: 1,871 1993 412 attempts

LEAST YARDS PASSING ALLOWED:

G: 15 1989 vs. Olivet NazareneS: 893 1991 201-78-11

MOST YARDS PASSING ALLOWED:

G: 346 2001 vs. GreenvilleS: 1,972 1999 182-366-16

MISC. RECORDS

BEST RECORD, REGULAR SEASON:

S: 9-0 1992

MOST VICTORIES:

S: 9 1992 9-1 record

MOST LOSSES:

S: 6 1995 3-6 record

LONGEST WIN STREAK:

13 games 1991-1992 (began 10/19/91 vs. North Park; ended on 11/21/92 vs. Illinois Wesleyan)

LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAK:

14 games 1991-1992 (began with tie vs. Olivet Nazarene on 10/12/91; ended on 11/21/92 vs. Illinois Wesleyan)

LONGEST LOSING STREAK:

S: 4 1986

MOST SHUTOUTS:

S: 4 2001

SPARTAN GREATSFormer Spartan FredSchuldes (at left) was atwo-time team defensiveMVP and voted to All-American status in 1991.Schuldes also worked as agraduate assistant withthe Spartans in 1992,helping with AU’s line-backer corps.

TEAM MVPs2002 - Bryon Megli (OL)

2001 - Kip Daniels (DB)

2000 - Jeremy Benson (DT)

1999 - Chris Pfalzgraf (QB)

1998 - Matt Deegan (DB)

1997- Jason Stransky (LB)

1996- Jason Stransky (LB)

1995- Jeff Ruppert (LB)

1994- Dan Dixon (RB)

1993- Derek Avery (QB)

1992- Chris Ferko (LB)

1991- Fred Schuldes (LB)

1990- Rod Stinson (DB/KR)

1989- Brian Fetterolf (DB)

1988- Joe Nauman (LB)

1987- Keith Russ (LB)

DEFENSIVE MVPs2002 - Jon Ingram (LB)

2001 - Kip Daniels (DB)

2000 - Jason Nawracaj (LB)

Jeremy Benson (DT)

1999 - Jeremy Benson (DT)

1998 - Matt Deegan (DB)

1997- Jason Stransky (LB)

1996- Jason Stransky (LB)

1995- Jeff Ruppert (LB)

1994- Kevin Norwood (DE)

1993- Brad Delphey (DE)

1992- Chris Ferko (LB)

1991- Fred Schuldes (LB)

1990- Fred Schuldes (LB)

1989- Brian Fetterolf (DB)

1988- Joe Nauman (LB)

1987- Joe Nauman (LB)

AU Honors & Awards

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National Weekly Football Gazette All-America Team2001 Kip Daniels DB 1st team

2000 Jeremy Benson DL 2nd team

1999 Jeremy Benson DL 1st team

1996 Drew Avery DB 3rd team

1995 Drew Avery DB 3rd team

1992 Chris Ferko LB 1st team;

MVP LB/DB

1992 Randy Haehnel OT 1st team

1992 Derek Tieman RB S.M.

1992 Rod Stinson KR S.M.

1992 Jim Murchak C H.M.

1992 Don Brummel DL H.M.

1989 Brian Fetterolf DB 1st team

NCAA Division III Champion Products All-America Team1992 Chris Ferko LB 2nd team

1992 Randy Haehnel OT 3rd team

1990 Rod Stinson KR 2nd team

1991 Fred Schuldes LB H.M.

NCAA Division III Pizza Hut All-America Team1989 Brian Fetterolf DB 1st team

1989 Troy Hendrix TE H.M

1988 Brian Fetterolf DB 2nd team

1988 Joe Nauman LB H.M.

College Sports Chicago magazine All-Chicagoland Team1996 Drew Avery DB 1st team

1996 Jason Stransky LB 1st team

1996 Brandon Kopf DB 2nd team

D3Football.comAll-America Team2002 Bryan Megli OL 2nd team

2001 Kip Daniels DB 1st team

2000 Jeremy Benson DL 3rd team

1999 Marc Anderson DB H.M.

Hewlett Packard Division IIAll-America Team2002 Bryan Megli OL 3rd team

2001 Kip Daniels DB 1st team

2001 Bryan Megli OL H.M.

2000 Jeremy Benson DL 1st team

1999 Jeremy Benson DL 1st team

AvoGrower ConsensusAll AmericaTeam2001 Kip Daniels DB 2nd team

Drew Avery

Brian Fetterolf

Randy Haehnel

Joe Nauman

OFFENSIVE MVPs2002 - Bryon Megli (OL)

2001 - Paulie Forsythe (WR)

2000 - Mylon Jones (RB)

1999 - Chris Pfalzgraf (QB)

1998 - Chris Kurowski (OL)

1997- Brett Runkle (RB)

1996- Ross Draper (WR) &

Rick Natividad (WR)

1995- Andy Silvestri (WR)

1994- Dan Dixon (RB)

1993- Chad Robertson (WR)&

Andy Silvestri (WR)

1992- Randy Haehnel (OT) &

Derek Tieman (RB)

1991- Scott Denny (OL)

1990- Ron Griffin (TB)

1989- Ron Griffin (TB)

1988- Ron Griffin (TB)

1987- Ron Griffin (TB)

1986- Tim Betustak (FB)

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Dr. Andrew ManionProvostPreviously Dean of the University Collegeof Arts and Sciences, 1998-2000. Dr.Manion earned his bachelor’s degreefrom Saint Norbert College and hisdoctorate in experimental psychologyfrom Adelphi University.

Michael MoserAssistant Provostfor Student LifeMoser assumed duties as assistantprovost in July, 2003. He has a BA fromNorth Central College and a Master ofDivinity from Garrett-EvangelicalTheological Seminary.

Mark WalshDirector of AthleticsWalsh assumed duties as director ofathletics in 1998. He earned both hisbachelor’s and master’s degrees fromAurora University.

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