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Saturday, September 1, 2018 w 1 PM w Yunevich Stadium w Alfred, N.Y.

2018 Schedule/Results

SEPTEMBERSat. 1 at Alfred 1:00 PMSat. 8 * at Washington & Jefferson 1:00 PMSat. 15 * GENEVA 7:00 PMSat. 22 * at Case Western Reserve 7:00 PMSat. 29 * ^ WAYNESBURG 3:00 PM OCTOBERSat. 6 * at Saint Vincent 1:00 PMSat. 13 * at Westminster 1:00 PMSat. 20 CARNEGIE MELLON 1:00 PM

NOVEMBERSat. 3 * ! BETHANY 1:00 PMSat. 10 * # at Grove City 1:30 PM * PAC game ^ Homecoming 2017 # 35th Mercer County Cup ! Senior Day

Thiel Coaching StaffHead Coach Dan Blume

Offensive Coordinator Tim Heffernan

Defensive Coordinator Matt Arshinkoff

Pass Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks Calvin Toliver

Wide Receivers RayShaun Nevins

Defensive Line Greg Liberty

Running Backs Zach Cooper

Student Assistant Colin Peal

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Week 1: Thiel at Alfred

The Tomcats, under the direction of third-year head coach Dan Blume, will face a major early test Saturday when they open

the 2018 season on the road at Yunevich Stadium against the Alfred University Saxons in Alfred, N.Y.

Two years removed from an NCAA Division III playoff berth, the Saxons finished tied for second in the Empire 8 Conference in 2017. The Saxons went 8-3 overall last season and earned a berth in the ECAC James Lynah Bowl, where they defeated the Middle Atlantic Conference’s Stevenson University Mustangs, 29-16.

Alfred, which returned 15 starters this season, received 23 votes in the preseason D3football.com Top 25 poll.

The Tomcats are looking to get back on track in 2018 after finishing the 2017 season with a 1-9 record. They enter the new season with 15 players with starting experience and 23 players who earned varsity letters.

Back to lead the Tomcats are Nick Barca, Matt Crawford and Trou Johnson, who earned All-PAC Honorable Mention recognition last season.

Barca ran for 1,232 yards last season, a program single-season record.

Statistical Comparison2017 Statistics TC AUPoints per game 15.6 28.6First downs per game 14.5 21.9Rushing yards per game 156.9 230.2Passing yards per game 101.3 162.4Total yards per game 258.2 392.53rd-Down conversions/attempts 46/144 54/1343rd-Down defense/attempts 48/114 59/1544th-Down conversions/attempts 10/18 12/194th-Down defense/attempts 10/21 12/32Fumbles-Lost 22-16 12-4Penalties/Avg. Yds. per game 56/51.5 69/59.1

Series in BriefSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alfred leads, 10-4-0Current Streak . . . . . . . . Alfred 8-game W streakLast Meeting . . . . . . . . . . 2007 (Alfred won, 34-7)Thiel’s Last Win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1923 (13-7)

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Thiel in OpenersThiel is 3-2 in its last five season-openers. Thiel’s last season-opening win was on the road against Allegheny on Sept. 3, 2016 (44-21).

By the NumbersThird-year head coach Dan Blume returns 23 letterwinners and 15 players with starting expe-rience in 2018. On offense, 11 letterwinners and seven starters return. On defense, eight letterwinners and four starters are back. Four letterwinners and four starters return on special teams.

Welcome to the TeamBlume’s 2018 roster includes 51 freshmen.

Last Year’s OpenerThe Thiel Tomcats lost their 2017 home open-er to the Allegheny Gators Thursday night at Alumni Stadium, 38-6.

After a failed onside kick by the Tomcats to open the game, the Gators answered with a 43-yard scoring drive capped off by a 25-yard touch-down pass from Logan Lee to Dwaine Barber. The score put Allegheny ahead 7-0 with 13:40 remaining in the first quarter. Lee would throw a total of four touchdowns on the night.

Thiel immediately answered with a nine-play, 80-yard drive that resulted in a 31-yard touch-down reception by Marcus Waddy from Ronald Brown for the Tomcats’ first points of the game.

Allegheny forced an early second quarter turn-over to give the Gators field position deep in Tomcat territory resulting in the first of two touch-down receptions for Ben Bachik on the night.

The Gators broke open the game in the second quarter scoring 24 points before the end of the first half to give them a sizeable 31-6 lead going into halftime.

Nick Barca ran 22 times for 128 yards on the night and averaged 5.8 yards per carry. Safety Dalton DuBrosky led the Tomcats with seven tackles.

All-PAC HonoreesThiel returns three All-PAC Honorabler Mention players from 2017 in Barca, linebacker Matt Crawford and cornerback Trou Johnson.

Barca set a new program record for rushing yards in a season (1,232) in 2017, topping Ryan Radke’s record (1,109) from 2016.

Barca ran for more than 100 yards six times last season, and his 215-yard effort against Geneva on Sept. 23, 2017 ranks sixth in single-game

history.

Crawford, a Greenville native, recorded 50 tack-les as a sophomore last season, 4.5 of which were behind the line of scrimmage. He also tal-lied a sack, forced a fumble and blocked a kick in 2017.

Johnson made 27 tackles last year. He broke up a pair of passes and recorded one interception.

Captains NamedJosh Zinsmeister, DuBrosky, Barca, Crawford and Johnson were recently named the team’s captains for the 2018 season.

Kicking GameJunior kicker Chris Rosales has recorded 62 career points, tying him for the fifth most in program history among kickers. Rosales made 13-of-15 extra points in 2017 and connected on two field goals for a total of 19 points.

Last GameThe Tomcats concluded the 2017 season with a 51-21 PAC loss to the Grove City Wolverines at Alumni Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 11.

With the win the Wolverines earned possession of the Mercer County Cup. Thiel had won three-straight Mercer County Cup games prior to the 2017 meeting.

Grove City jumped out to a quick 17-0 lead in the first quarter. Randall Labrie opened the game with a 1-yard touchdown run during the first possession of the game. Mitch Causer extended Grove City’s lead to 10-0 when he booted a 27-yard field goal on his team’s sec-ond possession of the game. On the ensuing drive, Wolverine linebacker Sam Henson picked off a Thiel pass and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown.

Labrie connected with Cody Gustafson on a 92-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the second quarter. Labrie also scored on an 18-yard run at the 11:23 mark of the second frame.

The Tomcats got on the scoreboard late in the second quarter when Brown threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jake Elk to cap off a 14-play, 75-yard drive. However, Labrie threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Matt Pennypacker to give the Wolverines a 38-7 lead at halftime.

Thiel cut into the lead in the third quarter when Brown threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Waddy, but Wesley Schools scored touchdowns on 3-yard and 16-yard runs to push Grove City’s lead to 51-14.

The Tomcats closed out scoring with 54 seconds

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2017 GAME HIGHSYds Rushing ...................215 ...................... Barca v GENYds Passing ....................174 ..................... Brown v SVCLong Pass ........................72 .....................Brown v WAYReceptions ....................... 6 ......................Rowland v GCYds Receiving ................104 .................... Waddy v SVCTDs Rushing .................... 2 ...........................Barca v BETTDs Passing ..................... 3 ........................ Brown v SVC ........................................................................Brown v GCTDs Receiving ................. 3 ....................... Waddy v SVCInterceptions ................... 1 .................... Multiple PlayersTackles ............................15 .................. Wagner v WAYTFL .................................... 3 ............................... Elk v SVC .................................................... Wagner v WAY, CWRSacks ............................... 1.5 .................Wagner v CWR

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remaining in the fourth quarter when Brown threw his third touchdown pass of the game, this time to Ryan Rowland from six yards out.

Labrie completed 7-of-14 passes for 182 yards. He also threw two touchdown passes. Schools ran for 271 yards on 36 carries while Gustafson caught five passes for 151 yards.

Brown completed 15-of-32 passes for 162 yards. He threw three touchdown passes. Brown also led the Tomcats on the ground with 98 yards on 18 carries.

Waddy and Rowland led Thiel’s receivers. Waddy caught three passes for 66 yards while Rowland reeled in six passes for 62 yards.

Joe Serratore, Elk and Crawford each made nine tackles for the Tomcats.

In the ClassroomEleven Thiel football players qualified for the PAC Academic for the Fall 2017 semester.

The PAC Academic Honor Roll recognizes stu-dent-athletes on varsity sports teams who have earned a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale during their semester of competition.

Follow the TomcatsThe Thiel College Department of Athletics extended its partnership with News Talk 790 AM WPIC, a Cumulus station, to deliver multi-platform radio broadcasts of all 10 Thiel football games this season.

In addition to the regular broadcast platform, Thiel fans can also use the News Talk 790 WPIC app, downloadable in the App Store for free using Android and Apple devices. Fans can con-tinue to listen to Thiel’s football games online at 790WPIC.com and ThielAthletics.com. Fans can also listen to games on iHeart Radio by search-ing for 790 WPIC.

Hugh Ringer, voice of the Tomcats, and Don Achenbach ’77 return to the booth to call all the action for the Tomcats in 2018.

Coaching StaffTim Heffernan and Matt Arshinkoff remain the team’s offensive and defensive coordinators, respectively.

Also returning is RayShaun Nevins, a former Thiel offensive lineman who is coaching the team’s wide receivers this season.

New additions to the coaching staff include: Calvin Toliver (pass game coordinator, quar-terbacks), Greg Liberty (defensive line), Zach Cooper (running backs) and student assistant Colin Peal.

Be The MatchThe Tomcats added 55 names to the Be The Match Registry in 2018.

Blume and the Tomcats held a Get in the Game. Save a Life. (GITG) marrow donor recruitment drive in April. A joint effort between coach Andy Talley and Be The Match, GITG is a national pro-gram that utilizes the power of collegiate athletics to help save the lives of those in need of a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.

The Thiel football team has added a total of 256 donors to the Be The Match Registry over the last three years. The Tomcats were among 108 colleges and universities that participated in the 2018 GITG.

PAC Schedule Week 1This week’s PAC schedule is as follows:

Saturday, Sept. 1

• Ursinus at Bethany, Noon

• Westminster t Wittenberg, 1 PM

• Saint Vincent at Ithaca, 1 PM

• Thiel at Alfred, 1 PM

• W&J at St. John Fisher, 1 PM

• Juniata at Grove City, 1:30 PM

• Muskingum at Waynesburg, 1:30 PM

• Geneva at Marietta, 7 PM

• Rochester at Case Western Reserve, 7 PM

Looking AheadThe Tomcats will play their conference opener on the road next Saturday (Sept. 8) at W&J. Kickoff is set for 1 PM. Thiel’s home opener is Saturday, Sept. 15 against Geneva at 7 PM.

PAC 2017 STANDINGS PAC Games Overall W L W LCase Western 8 0 11 1W&J 8 0 11 1Westminster 6 2 7 3Carnegie Mellon 5 3 7 4Thomas More 5 3 6 4Grove City 4 4 4 6Geneva 2 6 3 7Bethany 2 6 2 8Waynesburg 2 6 2 8Saint Vincent 1 7 2 8Thiel 1 7 1 9

About the Presidents’ Athletic ConferenceThe Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC), built on the basic belief that an athletic program is an integral part of college life, but not an entity in itself, looks back on over sixty years of growth and ahead to years of continued academic and athletic excellence.

The league’s name clearly reflects its founding principle that operational control of all aspects of intercollegiate athletics is ultimately the responsibility of the presidents of each member institution, and thus active presidential leadership and oversight is paramount in conference administration.

Formally organized in 1955 by Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, Case Institute of Technology, and Wayne State University, the PAC was the result of a real-ization that college athletics, despite numerous virtues for the individual and the institution, were gradually becoming a financial and academic burden. If athletics were to be continued, action had to be taken to place the program on its proper level. This included the premise that benefits of participation should be provided to as many students as possible. The PAC and its membership continue its original, defining mission of promoting intercollegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence.

Institutions involved understand that the key components to its progress lie in the foundation of faith in each member by each other member. It is the conviction of its member-ship that the PAC is the solution to the dilemma of inter-collegiate athletic competition, and they have staked their athletic future on this premise.

Currently comprised of nine select private institutions – Bethany College, Chatham University, Geneva College, Grove City College, Saint Vincent College, Thiel College, Washington & Jefferson College, Waynesburg University and Westminster College – the PAC remains a unique organization in this day of high pressure intercollegiate athletics, with academics at the center of each member’s philosophy.

The PAC expanded its membership to seven members in 2005 with the addition of Thomas More College, formerly a NCAA Division III independent. Thomas More’s 12-year membership in the PAC ended with the conclusion of the 2017-18 academic year. Saint Vincent, a former National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member, joined the conference in 2006 as it began its reclassifica-tion to Division III status. Another former NAIA member, Geneva, became the conference’s ninth member and began league play in 2007 as it started its Division III reclassifica-tion. Chatham became the league’s 10th member, also in 2007.

In 2012, the PAC Presidents’ Council voted to add Carnegie Mellon University and Case Western Reserve University as affiliate members in the sport of football beginning with the 2014 season. Franciscan University of Steubenville was accepted as an affiliate member in men’s and women’s lacrosse in December 2017 and will begin PAC play in 2019.

The PAC crowns league champions and awards all-conference honors in its 23 championship sports (12 men, 11 women). Head coaches determine all-PAC squads for all team sports, while in individual sports, such as cross country and golf, all-PAC accolades are based upon perfor-mances at the conference championships.

The PAC, which celebrated its 60th anniversary during the 2014-15 academic year, annually awards its men’s and women’s All-Sports Trophies to the schools which per-form best across the board in PAC competition.

Staying true to its original mission of promoting intercol-legiate athletics and the pursuit of academic excellence, the PAC has seen nearly 300 of its participating student-athletes recognized as Academic All-Americans, while the league has also produced numerous NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winners. Last year, the conference named a record 1,144 student-athletes to its PAC Academic Honor Roll, which recognizes all participating student-athletes who earn a term grade-point average of 3.60 or above.

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# Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School1 Yoseph Bekele Jr. WR 5-8 150 Silver Springs, Md. / Paint Branch

2 Dalton DuBrosky Sr. DB 5-11 175 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin

3 Charles Debose So. RB 5-10 220 Buffalo, N.Y. / Cardinal O’Hara

4 Curtis Johnson So. DL 6-1 250 Buffalo, N.Y. / Cardinal O’Hara

5 Nick Barca Sr. RB 5-9 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin

6 Alex Porco Sr. TE 5-11 250 Verona, Pa. / Central Catholic

7 Marko Bakovic Jr. QB 5-11 215 Stockholm, N.J. / Wallkill Valley

7 Trou Johnson So. CB 5-11 180 Penn Hills, Pa. / Penn Hills

8 Art Vincent So. CB 6-2 160 Capitol Heights, Md. / Central

9 Darien Mosley So. WR 6-0 185 Baltimore, Md. / Patapsco

10 Jaime Sommers Sr. WR 6-0 177 Erie, Pa. / Seneca

11 Cody Wagner Sr. DL 6-1 220 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Brashear

12 Eligah Flynn So. DB 5-10 169 Cleveland, Ohio / Cleveland Central Cath.

13 Jake Hailey Fr. QB 6-1 175 Clearwater, Fla. / Dunedin

14 Malcolm Barclay So. DB 5-10 150 College Park, Md. / Parkdale

15 Malik Beckford Fr. QB 6-1 160 Margate, Fla. / J.P. Taravella

16 Keyandre Hood Fr. WR 5-7 155 Barberton, Ohio / Barberton

17 David Pugh Sr. WR 5-10 160 Hollywood, Fla. / Christopher Columbus

18 Devin Turner Fr. WR 6-2 165 South Park, Pa. / South Park

19 Jason Williams Fr. QB 5-10 235 Erie, Pa. / Erie

20 Queasean Napier Fr. LB 6-0 230 New Castle, Pa. / New Castle

21 Nick Joseph Fr. DB 5-7 170 Tamarac, Fla. / J.P. Taravella

22 Larry Goines Jr. Fr. RB 5-10 205 Frederick, Md. / Tuscarora

23 Davion Oliver Fr. DB 5-10 195 Tampa, Fla. / Middleton

24 Natel Blessitt Fr. DB 5-11 150 Crafton, Pa. / East Allegheny

25 Damon Smith Fr. DB 6-1 145 South Park, Pa. / South Park

26 William Watkins So. RB 5-7 162 Cockeysville, Md. / Dulaney

27 James Reese Fr. DB 5-8 160 Canfield, Ohio / Hubbard

28 Matt Crawford Jr. LB 6-1 240 Greenville, Pa. / Greenville

29 Dain Williams Fr. CB 5-10 135 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Taylor Allderdice

30 Jamal Walsh Fr. RB 5-7 190 Margate, Fla. / J.P. Taravella

31 Caleb Hines Fr. CB 5-10 160 Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown

32 Brendan Robinson Fr. WR 5-9 150 State College, Pa. / St. Joseph’s Cath. Acad.

33 Austin Hall Jr. DB 5-11 175 Mercer, Pa. / Mercer

34 Grant Milne Jr. LB 6-3 225 Portville, N.Y. / Portville Central

35 Jordan Walsh Fr. WR 5-7 200 Margate, Fla. / J.P. Taravella

36 Jeremy Morian Fr. RB 5-11 235 Hartstown, Pa. / Conneaut Area

37 Sakai Daniels Fr. WR 5-11 140 Port Jervis, N.Y. / Port Jervis

38 Jake Zylka Fr. WR 6-2 170 Warren, Ohio / Champion

39 Mary Jones Fr. CB 5-4 120 Greenville, Pa. / Greenville

40 Willie Beverly Fr. TE 5-8 180 Austintown, Ohio / Austintown Fitch

41 Braden Baideme Sr. LB 6-2 225 Butler, Pa. / Cambridge Springs

42 Shawn Allen Fr. LB 5-10 210 Bloomingdale, Ohio / Indian Creek

43 Aaron Rose Fr. DB 5-11 160 Beachwood, Ohio / Beachwood

46 Mario Demma So. DB 5-7 155 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mount Lebanon

47 Brian Lucas Fr. DB 6-1 180 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Woodland Hills

50 Gabriel Jackson Fr. DL 6-1 260 St. Petersburg, Fla. / Lakewood

51 Rosny Francois Fr. DL 5-8 270 Oakland Park, Fla. / Fort Lauderdale

52 Maalik Mitchell Fr. LB 6-1 200 Erie, Pa. / Erie

53 Dusty Maines Sr. LB 5-9 195 Clearfield, Pa. / Clearfield

54 Austin Dillon Fr. OL 5-11 205 Beaver Falls, Pa. / Blackhawk

55 Brody Suter So. DL 6-0 200 Mount Union, Pa. / Mount Union

# Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School56 Randy Estavien Fr. LB 5-10 220 Oakland Park, Fla. / Northeast

57 Ty Gaffney Fr. DL 6-0 230 Jeannette, Pa. / Hempfield Area

59 Nathan Foster Fr. DL 6-1 240 Cleveland, Ohio / John F. Kennedy

60 James Brown So. OL 5-10 300 Venango, Pa. / Cambridge Springs

62 Orlando Lucabech Fr. DL 6-0 255 Milford, Pa. / Delaware Valley

65 Nick Gularski Fr. OL 5-11 245 Vandergrift, Pa. / The Kiski School

66 Josh Zinsmeister Sr. OL 5-11 270 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin

67 Jordan Peterson-Kightlinger So. OL 5-10 290 Cambridge Springs, Pa. / Cambridge Springs

68 Zachary Young Sr. OL 6-2 260 McKeesport, Pa. / South Allegheny

69 Alec Hoffman Jr. DL 6-1 260 McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour

70 Daniel Myers Fr. OL 6-0 245 Smock, Pa. / Uniontown Area

71 Camren Neal Sr. OL 6-3 298 Harrisville, Pa. / Slippery Rock

72 Cody Bargerstock Fr. OL 6-2 235 Freeport, Pa. / Freeport

73 Tim Giancola Fr. OL 6-2 260 Hollywood, Fla. / Hollywood Hills

75 Nick Lanshcak Fr. OL 6-5 305 Grove City, Pa. / Grove City

77 Demarius Byrd Fr. DL 5-11 290 Erie, Pa. / Erie

78 Alrick Francis Fr. DL 6-2 335 Sunrise, Fla. / J.P. Taravella

80 Mason Emigh Fr. TE 6-3 180 Morrisdale, Pa. / West Branch Area

81 Fred Davis Fr. WR 6-2 205 Tampa, Fla. / Middleton

82 Josh Page So. TE 6-5 235 St. Petersburg, Fla. / Lakewood

83 Raymond Jackson Fr. WR 5-7 140 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Imani Christian Academy

84 Marcus Washington Fr. WR 5-9 160 Capitol Heights, Md. / East Fairmont

85 Kayson Hill So. TE 6-3 225 Buffalo, N.Y. / Saint Mary’s

86 Scottie Spikes Fr. WR 5-9 160 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. / J.P. Taravella

87 Melvin Kado Fr. WR 5-9 190 Beachwood, Ohio / Beachwood

88 Dylan Kleckner Jr. P 6-0 198 New Castle, Pa. / Shenango

89 Adrian Thomas Fr. WR 5-6 165 Wesley Chapel, Fla. / Wiregrass Ranch

90 Jason Schmidt Fr. DL 6-0 240 White Oak, Pa. / McKeesport

91 Jaseem Campbell So. DL 5-11 320 Pittsburgh, Pa. / University Prep

92 William Zatolochenko Fr. LB 5-9 195 Carnegie, Pa. / Chartiers Valley

93 Tyrie Frisoen Fr. DL 5-10 275 Baltimore, Md. / Overlea

96 Zach Hoffman Fr. DL 6-1 215 McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour

98 Chris Rosales Jr. K 5-8 167 Port St. Lucie, Fla. / St. Lucie West Cent.

Thiel College Roster | NUMERICAL

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# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High School1 Nazier Landes WR 6-0 195 FY Ithaca, N.Y. / Ithaca

2 Michal Urban WR 6-1 205 Sr. Ridgewood, N.Y. / Kiski Prep

3 Eric Graham DB 5-11 160 Sr. Cheektowaga, N.Y. / Maryvale

4 Ruggiany Georges WR 5-9 183 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Midwood

5 Raeqwon Greer DB 5-10 185 So. Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius

6 Kevin Bragaglia RB 5-9 180 So. Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem North

7 Bryce Morrison QB 6-1 180 Sr. Kennedy, N.Y. / Randolph

8 Kyle Moore DB 6-0 200 Sr. Roosevelt, N.Y. / Roosevelt

9 Leo Pamphile DL 5-9 245 Jr. Spring Valley, N.Y. / Spring Valley

10 Ryan Elliott DB 5-9 180 So. Northport, N.Y. / Northport

11 Nick Milgate LB 6-0 190 Jr. Hilton, N.Y. / Hilton

12 Casey Boston QB 6-2 170 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Midwood

13 Lewis Ortega DB 5-8 155 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. / Herman H. Lehman

14 Jeremy Turenne DB 5-9 165 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Midwood

15 Will Coats QB 5-11 190 So. Keeseville, N.Y. / Saranac Lake

16 Ryan Paris WR 6-0 160 Sr. Goshen, N.Y. / Goshen Central

17 Christopher Meano LB 5-10 155 So. Stottville, N.Y. / Hudson

18 Gary Brown DB 5-6 145 Jr. Yonkers, N.Y. / Riverside

19 Ben Burk QB 5-10 175 Jr. Jamestown, N.Y. / Southwester

20 Jeremiah Young DB 5-8 170 So. Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius

21 Nas Smith RB 5-10 200 So. Auburn, N.Y. / Auburn

22 Aaron Griffin RB 5-8 180 Jr. Queens, N.Y. / Holy Cross

23 Merlin Thomas III FB 5-7 200 Jr. Albany, N.Y. / The Albany Academy

24 James Kerr RB 5-8 180 Jr. Syracuse, N.Y. / West Genesee

25 Sean Cameron DB 5-7 160 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Midwood

26 DaShawn Garricks DB 5-10 174 FY Long Island, N.Y. / Longwood

28 Gregory Baker Jr. DB 5-8 150 So. Selden, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford

29 Alex Bast DB 6-0 170 So. Medford, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford

30 Andrew Duke DB 5-9 170 So. Yonkers, N.Y. / Riverside

31 Michael Ditroia RB 5-9 205 So. Queensbury, N.Y. / Queensbury

32 Cole Reed LB 6-1 215 Sr. Gratz, Pa. / Upper Dauphin Area

34 Jason Gauthier LB 5-10 180 So. Java Center, N.Y. / Pioneer

35 Austin Walden FB 5-9 235 Jr. Canandaigua, N.Y. / Canandaigua

36 Jayden Gavidia WR 5-9 170 Sr. Homer, N.Y. / Homer

37 Matt Natland DB 5-10 190 Sr. Seaford, N.Y. / Seaford

38 Mohammad ElzagaryLB 6-1 230 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. / South Short

39 Dustin McCaslin K/P 39 165 FY Ashville, N.Y. / Chautaugua Lake

40 Taylor McCredie DB 6-3 185 Jr. Gloversville, N.Y. / Gloversville

41 Ben Sennett K 6-0 165 Jr. Rushville, N.Y. / Marcus Whitman

42 Caleb Rinko DB 5-8 150 Jr. Great Valley, N.Y. / Ellicotville

43 Ky’rell Leak FB 5-11 220 FY Albany, N.Y. / Green Tech

44 Tyreese Wellington LB 5-10 170 So. Yonkers, N.Y. / Charles E. Gorton

45 Raymond Johnson DL 6-0 180 So. Binghamton, N.Y. / Binghamton

46 Henry Chau DL 5-9 220 Jr. Tallman, N.Y. / Suffern

47 Stephen Ackerman RB 5-8 185 So. Corinth, N.Y. / Corinth

49 James Lucadamo FB 5-10 205 Jr. Somers, N.Y. / Somers

50 Bradley Claycomb OL 6-0 245 FY West Seneca, N.Y. / West Seneca West

51 Damon Neill DL 6-3 260 Sr. Rochester, N.Y. / Webster Schroeder

53 Desean Fortune LB 5-9 210 So. Schenectady, N.Y. / Schenectady

54 Michael Chaparro III DL 6-0 280 FY Suffolk, N.Y. / Sachem North

55 Spencer WockenfussDL 6-3 250 So. Lock Haven, Pa. / Central Mountain

56 Russell Kohler DL 5-6 225 Jr. Seaford, N.Y. / St. Anthony’s

58 Rodney Bailey DL 6-1 175 FY Buffalo, N.Y. / Hutchinson Tech

59 Cameron Huba LB 6-0 205 So. Schenectady, N.Y. / Mohonasen

60 Zachary Englert OL 5-11 260 So. Leicester, N.Y. / York

61 Nicholas Walsh OL 6-4 260 FY Hilton, N.Y. / Hilton

# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High School62 Brandon Parker OL 5-10 292 Jr. Orchard Park, N.Y. / Orchard Park

63 Jonathan Liebert OL 6-0 280 So. Gananda, N.Y. / Gananda

64 Roberto Rios-RowleyOL 6-1 265 So. Greece, N.Y. / Greece Arcadia

65 Michael Hannon OL 5-11 320 FY Springville, N.Y. / Sprinville Griffith

66 Shane Dix OL 6-2 285 So. Hamburg, N.Y. / Hamburg

67 Wes Senn OL 6-2 270 Jr. Randolph, N.Y. / Randolph

68 Ryan McDonald DL 6-3 230 So. Grand Island, N.Y. / Grand Island

69 Samuel Tuttle OL 6-1 270 So. Sherburne, N.Y. / Sherburne-Earlville

70 Austin Pierce OL 6-0 250 So. Forestville, N.Y. / Forestville

71 Ethan Stewart OL 6-0 250 So. Williamsville, N.Y. / Williamsville South

72 Jordan Chambers OL 6-5 277 FY Gouverneur, N.Y. / Gouverneur

73 Michael Kelleher OL 5-11 250 Sr. Buffalo, N.Y. / Maryvalle

74 Patrick Hannon OL 6-1 300 Jr. Springville, N.Y. / Springville Griffith

75 Caleb Marshall DL 6-2 305 So. Owego, N.Y. / Owego Free Academy

76 Robert LoSordo OL 6-0 266 Jr. Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y. / Sachem North

77 Spencer Wickert OL 6-0 300 Jr. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs

78 Cadin Lloyd OL 6-2 270 So. Penn Yan, N.Y. / Pen Yan Academy

79 Justin Vane DL 5-10 225 So. Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y. / Sachem North

80 Chris Charles-Pierre WR 6-2 180 So. Bay Shore, N.Y. / Bay Shore

81 Chuck Martin WR 6-4 200 Jr. Olean, N.Y. / Olean

83 Jason Jaskolka TE 6-0 205 So. Boston, N.Y. / Hamburg

84 Raushaun Robinson WR 6-1 180 So. Bay Shore, N.Y. / Bay Shore

85 Chris Harders TE 5-11 195 Sr. Shirley, N.Y. / Longwood

86 Angelo Marzullo WR 5-9 160 Jr. East Amherst, N.Y. / Clarence

87 Keandre Sanders WR 6-0 170 So. Syracuse, N.Y. / Bishop Ludden

88 Chance Olivas WR 6-1 185 Sr. Santa Barbara, Cali. / William Floyd

89 Robert Smith Jr. WR 5-8 178 FY Rochester, N.Y. / Greece Arcadia

90 Micah Marshall DL 6-1 215 So. Owego, N.Y. / Owego Free Academy

92 Saul McCoy DL 6-5 225 So. Queens Village, N.Y. / Bayside

93 Matt Eldridge LB 5-8 240 So. Clarence, N.Y. / Cleveland Hill

94 Nathan FayerweatherDT 5-10 240 So. Horseheads, N.Y. / Horseheads

95 Tim Dahl DL 6-4 230 FY Cobleskill, N.Y. / Cobleskill-Richmondville

96 E.J. Staniszewski TE 6-0 250 Jr. South Wales, N.Y. / Holland

97 Dave Carloni DL 6-2 280 Gr. Clifton Park, N.Y. / Shenendehowa

99 Justin Mosley DL 6-0 225 Jr. Long Beach, N.Y. / Long Beach

Alfred University Roster | NUMERICAL

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Thiel College Two-DeepTHIEL OFFENSE

Pos. # Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High SchoolLT 71 Cam Neal Sr. 6-3 298 Harrisville, Pa. / Slippery Rock 72 Cody Bargerstock Fr. 6-2 235 Freeport, Pa. / Freeport LG 68 Zach Young Sr. 6-2 260 McKeesport, Pa. / South Allegheny 70 Daniel Myers Fr. 6-0 245 Smock, Pa. / Uniontown AreaC 60 James Brown So. 5-10 300 Venango, Pa. / Cambridge Springs 67 Jordan Peterson-Kightlinger So. 5-10 290 Cambridge Springs, Pa. / Cambridge SpringsRG 66 Josh Zinsmeister Sr. 5-11 270 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin 65 Nick Gularski Fr. 5-11 245 Vandergrift, Pa. / The Kiski SchoolRT 75 Nick Lanshcak Fr. 6-5 305 Grove City, Pa. / Grove City 72 Cody Bargerstock Fr. 6-2 235 Freeport, Pa. / Freeport TE 6 Alex Porco Sr. 5-11 250 Verona, Pa. / Central Catholic 82 Josh Page So. 6-5 235 St. Petersburg, Fla. / Lakewood WR 9 Darien Mosley So. 6-0 185 Baltimore, Md. / Patapsco 83 Raymond Jackson Fr. 5-7 140 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Imani Christian AcademyWR 1 Yoseph Bekele Jr. 5-8 150 Silver Springs, Md. / Paint Branch 10 Jaime Sommers Sr. 6-0 177 Erie, Pa. / Seneca WR 16 Keyandre Hood Fr. 5-7 155 Barberton, Ohio / Barberton 17 David Pugh Sr. 5-10 160 Hollywood, Fla. / Christopher Columbus(OR) 81 Fred Davis Fr. 6-2 205 Tampa, Fla. / MiddletonQB 7 Marko Bakovic Jr. 5-11 215 Stockholm, N.J. / Wallkill Valley 19 Jason Williams Fr. 5-10 235 Erie, Pa. / Erie RB 5 Nick Barca Sr. 5-9 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin 3 Charles Debose So. 5-10 220 Buffalo, N.Y. / Cardinal O’Hara

THIEL DEFENSEPos. # Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High SchoolDE 55 Brody Suter So. 6-0 200 Mount Union, Pa. / Mount Union 96 Zach Hoffman Fr. 6-1 215 McKees Rocks, Pa. / MontourNT 4 Curtis Johnson So. 6-1 250 Buffalo, N.Y. / Cardinal O’Hara 69 Alec Hoffman Jr. 6-1 260 McKees Rocks, Pa. / MontourDE 90 Jason Schmidt Fr. 6-0 240 White Oak, Pa. / McKeesport 11 Cody Wagner Sr. 6-1 220 Pittsburgh, Pa. / BrashearSLB 53 Dusty Maines Sr. 5-9 195 Clearfield, Pa. / Clearfield(OR) 41 Braden Baideme Sr. 6-2 225 Butler, Pa. / Cambridge SpringsMLB 34 Grant Milne Jr. 6-3 225 Portville, N.Y. / Portville Central 52 Maalik Mitchell Fr. 6-1 200 Erie, Pa. / ErieWLB 28 Matt Crawford Jr. 6-1 240 Greenville, Pa. / Greenville 42 Shawn Allen Fr. 5-10 210 Bloomingdale, Ohio / Indian CreekCB 8 Art Vincent So. 6-2 160 Capitol Heights, Md. / Central 21 Nick Joseph Fr. 5-7 170 Tamarac, Fla. / J.P. TaravellaCB 7 Trou Johnson So. 5-11 180 Penn Hills, Pa. / Penn Hills 29 Dain Williams Fr. 5-10 135 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Taylor AllderdiceWS 14 Malcolm Barclay So. 5-10 150 College Park, Md. / Parkdale 24 Natel Blessitt Fr. 5-11 150 Crafton, Pa. / East AlleghenySS 12 Eligah Flynn So. 5-10 169 Cleveland, Ohio / Cleveland Central Catholic 27 James Reese Fr. 5-8 160 Canfield, Ohio / HubbardFS 2 Dalton DuBrosky Sr. 5-11 175 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin 25 Damon Smith Fr. 6-1 145 South Park, Pa. / South Park

THIEL SPECIALISTSPos. # Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High SchoolP 88 Dylan Kleckner Jr. 6-0 198 New Castle, Pa. / Shenango 98 Chris Rosales Jr. 5-8 167 Port St. Lucie, Fla. / St. Lucie W. CentennialLS 34 Grant Milne Jr. 6-3 225 Portville, N.Y. / Portville Central 71 Cam Neal Sr. 6-3 298 Harrisville, Pa. / Slippery Rock K 98 Chris Rosales Jr. 5-8 167 Port St. Lucie, Fla. / St. Lucie W. Centennial 88 Dylan Kleckner Jr. 6-0 198 New Castle, Pa. / ShenangoSS 71 Cam Neal Sr. 6-3 298 Harrisville, Pa. / Slippery Rock 68 Zach Young Sr. 6-2 260 McKeesport, Pa. / South Allegheny HO 88 Dylan Kleckner Jr. 6-0 198 New Castle, Pa. / Shenango 10 Jaime Sommers Sr. 6-0 177 Erie, Pa. / SenecaPR 21 Nick Joseph Fr. 5-7 170 Tamarac, Fla. / J.P. Taravella 7 Trou Johnson So. 5-11 180 Penn Hills, Pa. / Penn Hills(OR) 83 Raymond Jackson Fr. 5-7 140 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Imani Christian AcademyKR 83 Raymond Jackson Fr. 5-7 140 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Imani Christian Academy 21 Nick Joseph Fr. 5-7 170 Tamarac, Fla. / J.P. Taravella 5 Nick Barca Sr. 5-9 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin 9 Darien Mosley So. 6-0 185 Baltimore, Md. / Patapsco

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Alfred University Two-DeepALFRED OFFENSE

Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High SchoolLT 73 Michael Kelleher 5-11 250 Sr. Buffalo, N.Y. / Maryvalle 61 Nicholas Walsh 6-4 260 FY Hilton, N.Y. / HiltonLG 77 Spencer Wickert 6-0 300 Jr. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs(OR) 74 Patrick Hannon 6-1 300 Jr. Springville, N.Y. / Springville Griffith 66 Shane Dix 6-2 285 So. Hamburg, N.Y. / HamburgC 67 Wes Senn 6-2 270 Jr. Randolph, N.Y. / Randolph 60 Zachary Englert 5-11 260 So. Leicester, N.Y. / YorkRG 76 Robert LoSordo 6-0 266 Jr. Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y. / Sachem North 63 Jonathan Liebert 6-0 280 So. Gananda, N.Y. / GanandaRT 71 Ethan Stewart 6-0 250 So. Williamsville, N.Y. / Williamsville South 50 Bradley Claycomb 6-0 245 FY West Seneca, N.Y. / West Seneca WestTE 85 Chris Harders 5-11 195 Sr. Shirley, N.Y. / Longwood 96 E.J. Staniszewski 6-0 250 Jr. South Wales, N.Y. / Holland(OR) 83 Jason Jaskolka 6-0 205 So. Boston, N.Y. / Hamburg WR 36 Jayden Gavidia 5-9 170 Sr. Homer, N.Y. / Homer 89 Robert Smith Jr. 5-8 178 FY Rochester, N.Y. / Greece ArcadiaWR 88 Chance Olivas 6-1 185 Sr. Santa Barbara, Calif. / William Floyd 2 Michal Urban 6-1 205 Sr. Ridgewood, N.Y. / Kiski PrepFB 23 Merlin Thomas III 5-7 200 Jr. Albany, N.Y. / The Albany Academy 35 Austin Walden 5-9 235 Jr. Canandaigua, N.Y. / CanandaiguaQB 19 Ben Burk 5-10 175 Jr. Jamestown, N.Y. / Southwester 12 Casey Boston 6-2 170 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / MidwoodRB 21 Nas Smith 5-10 200 So. Auburn, N.Y. / Auburn 22 Aaron Griffin 5-8 180 Jr. Queens, N.Y. / Holy Cross

ALFRED DEFENSEPos. # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High SchoolDE 9 Leo Pamphile 5-9 245 Jr. Spring Valley, N.Y. / Spring Valley 92 Saul McCoy 6-5 225 So. Queens Village, N.Y. / BaysideNG 97 Dave Carloni 6-2 280 Gr. Clifton Park, N.Y. / Shenendehowa 75 Caleb Marshall 6-2 305 So. Owego, N.Y. / Owego Free Academy(OR) 56 Russell Kohler 5-6 225 Jr. Seaford, N.Y. / St. Anthony’s DT 93 Matt Eldridge 5-8 240 So. Clarence, N.Y. / Cleveland Hill 51 Damon Neill 6-3 260 Sr. Rochester, N.Y. / Webster SchroederDE 46 Henry Chau 5-9 220 Jr. Tallman, N.Y. / Suffern 45 Raymond Johnson 6-0 180 So. Binghamton, N.Y. / BinghamtonOLB 17 Christopher Meano 5-10 155 So. Stottville, N.Y. / Hudson 25 Sean Cameron 5-7 160 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. / MidwoodMLB 32 Cole Reed 6-1 215 Sr. Gratz, Pa. / Upper Dauphin Area 59 Cameron Huba 6-0 205 So. Schenectady, N.Y. / MohonasenOLB 11 Nick Milgate 6-0 190 Jr. Hilton, N.Y. / Hilton 34 Jason Gauthier 5-10 180 So. Java Center, N.Y. / PioneerCB 13 Lewis Ortega 5-8 155 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. / Herman H. Lehman 10 Ryan Elliott 5-9 180 So. Northport, N.Y. / NorthportCB 8 Kyle Moore 6-0 200 Sr. Roosevelt, N.Y. / Roosevelt 18 Gary Brown 5-6 145 Jr. Yonkers, N.Y. / RiversideSS 5 Raeqwon Greer 5-10 185 So. Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius 14 Jeremy Turenne 5-9 165 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / MidwoodFS 3 Eric Graham 5-11 160 Sr. Cheektowaga, N.Y. / Maryvale 26 DaShawn Garricks 5-10 174 FY Long Island, N.Y. / Longwood

ALFRED SPECIALISTSPos. # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High SchoolK 41 Ben Sennett 6-0 165 Jr. Rushville, N.Y. / Marcus Whitman 39 Dustin McCaslin 165 FY Ashville, N.Y. / Chautaugua LakeP 41 Ben Sennett 6-0 165 Jr. Rushville, N.Y. / Marcus Whitman 39 Dustin McCaslin 165 FY Ashville, N.Y. / Chautaugua LakeLS (K&P) 90 Micah Marshall 6-1 215 So. Owego, N.Y. /Owego Free AcademyH 19 Ben Burk 5-10 175 Jr. Jamestown, N.Y. / SouthwesterKR 22 Aaron Griffin 5-8 180 Jr. Queens, N.Y. / Holy Cross 6 Kevin Bragaglia 5-9 180 So. Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem NorthPR 6 Kevin Bragaglia 5-9 180 So. Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem North 89 Robert Smith Jr. 5-8 178 FY Rochester, N.Y. /Greece Arcadia