MEET
THE
PIONEERS
25
FRED JONES 5-7
RUNNING BACK
185
Sr.
FRED JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS GP 11 6 6 23
Avg 4.3 3.8 5.0 4.6
TD 2 0 2 4
Lng 12 6 18 18
Rec 1 0 14 15
165
Sr.
Duncan, S.C. • Byrnes HS Business
2011: Pioneer Elite... 2010: Played in six games in a season that was shortened due to injury... Team’s No. 2 rusher with 140 yards on 28 carries (5.0 ypc)... Rushed for 65 yards on 13 attempts at Catawba (Nov. 6)... First game back from injury, ran for 21 yards on five carries, including a pair of touchdowns at Wingate (Oct. 16)... Posted five recep�ons for 37 yards at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 23)... Followed with five catches for 17 yards against Brevard (Oct. 30)... 2009: Saw ac�on in six contests... Recorded four rushes for 15 yards averaging 3.8 yards per carry... Posted his longest run of six yards against Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 3)... Pioneer Elite... 2008: Played in 11 games in the Tusculum backfield... Averaged 4.3 yards per rush... Finished the season with 77 rushing yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns... First collegiate TD came in road win at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 4)... Followed that with 29 yards on five carries against Brevard, including a 12-yard TD run... His only recep�on came on a 16-yard comple�on at Mars Hill (Nov. 1)... Pioneer Elite... 2007: Redshirted... High School: A�ended Greenbrier HS in Evans, Ga… Coached by Sco� Chadwick… Also le�ered in football, basketball, baseball and track… 2007 First Team All-Conference and All-Region 3AAAA… Second Team All-Area selec�on… Rushed for 1,111 yards and 11 touchdowns in his senior year… Also posted 23 recep�ons for 270 yards and two TD… 2006 Columbia County Player of the Year… 2006 Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year… Member of State and Region Championship baseball team at Greenbrier… Track team won the Region �tle twice (2004, 2005)… Personal: Full name is Fred Lee Jones, Jr… Born July 9, 1988 in Augusta, Ga… Nickname: “Prime�me”... Son of Fred Jones, Sr. and Becky & Charles Brickhouse… Siblings: Latonya Jones-Johnson (26), Shad Harris (23)... Majoring in Educa�on (K-12)… Athle�c Director’s Honor Roll... Plans to be a high school teacher and football coach following gradua�on… Ac�vi�es include: video games, basketball and baseball... Community service includes Lunch Buddies Program and Adopt-a-Highway… Favorite midnight snack: Ramen Noodles; Favorite musical ar�sts: Earth, Wind and Fire, Lil’ Wayne, Serg the Rapper... Favorite Movies: “Coming to America”, “Life”, Harlem Nights”; Favorite song: “L’Roy”; Favorite sports teams: Tusculum Pioneers, Kansas Jayhawks, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Red Sox, Texas Longhorns; Fred can’t imagine a week without: His cell phone and hot sauce; Least favorite food: Sushi; Advice for kids: “Listen to your parents”; Favorite foods: Cube steak with gravy, collard greens and hot sauce; Favorite sport other than football: Baseball; Person Fred most admires: His mother; Shoe Size: 12; Best thing about Fred: His personality; Most famous person Fred has ever met: Terrell Owens; When he was a kid, Fred tried to be like: His big sister; Most thrilling moment in sports: Tusculum winning the 2008 SAC Championship.
Year 2008 2009 2010 Totals
5-9
DEFENSIVE BACK
Appling, Ga. • Greenbrier HS Education
Rushing A� Yds 18 77 4 15 28 140 50 232
2
TJ JONES
Receiving Yds Avg 16 16.0 0 0.0 70 5.0 86 5.7
Lng 16 11 16
16
MYKELLE JONES WIDE RECEIVER
TD 0 0 0 0
5-11
190 RFr.
Spartanburg, S.C. • Spartanburg HS Business 2010: Redshirt... High School: Graduated from Spartanburg (S.C.) HS... Coached by Freddie Brown... Personal: Full name is Mykelle Anthony Jones... Born Oct. 28, 1991 in Spartanburg, S.C... Son of Mike and Rebecca Jones... Brothers - Mike Jones and Kodi Davis; Sisters - Sha’quilla and Ta’quilla Thomas... Majoring in Business... Favorite book: “One Tree”; Favorite class at Tusculum: Computer as a Tool; Favorite midnight snack: Cereal; Favorite musical ar�st: Future; Favorite song: “I’m on One” by Drake Wayne and Ross; Mykelle can’t imagine a week without: His cell phone; Most thrilling moment in sports: Scoring the game winning TD against his rival team during his senior season; Advice to kids: “Stay in school; a higher educa�on is the best thing out there”; Favorite color: Green; Favorite food: Pizza; Favorite sports other than football: Tennis, basketball, gymnas�cs, baseball; People Mykelle admires most: God, his father, mother and brother; Toughest opponent Mykelle has ever played against: Marcus La�more; What people don’t know about Mykelle: He can sing.
2011: Pioneer Elite... 2010: Played in 11 games where he accounted for 23 tackles, including one for loss... Tallied eight tackles against Newberry (Oct. 9)... Recorded his lone intercep�on in season-opening win over Charleston (Aug. 28)... Also added three solo tackles against Charleston... Followed with three stops at Findlay (Sep. 4)... Made two hits each against Mars Hill (Oct. 2), Wingate (Oct. 16) and Catawba (Nov. 6)... Forced a fumble against Newberry (Oct. 9)... Broke up three passes vs. Urbana (Sep. 18)... 2009: Started in all 10 games for the Pioneers... Finished the year with 22 tackles, including 14 solo stops and a team-best six passes defended... Posted a seson-high four tackles on four occasions, including Elizabeth City State (Sept. 12), Urbana (Sept. 19) and Mars Hill (Oct. 31)... Made three solo hits each against ECSU and Mars Hill... Tallied three tackles at Brevard (Oct. 10)... Forced a fumble against Wingate (Sept. 24)... Broke up two passes each against Wingate and Newberry (Oct. 24)... Accounted for a tackle for loss against Catawba (Oct. 17)... Pioneer Elite... 2008: Played in all 13 games, including four starts... Recorded 28 tackles, including 15 solo stops and eight passes defended... Posted six tackles and a pair of intercep�ons in victory over Newberry (Oct. 25)... Tallied five solo stops in NCAA Playoff game at No. 4 Delta State (Nov. 22)... Recovered a fumble and posted two tackles against Brevard (Oct. 11)... Made two tackles in NCAA Playoff win over Albany State (Nov. 15)... Returned a kickoff for 12 yards against Elizabeth City State (Sept. 13)... Pioneer Elite... 2007: Redshirt… High School: Graduated from James F. Byrnes HS in Duncan, S.C… Coached by Bobby Bentley and Mike Schrock… Le�ered in football three years… Posted 14 intercep�ons in his last two seasons, tallying seven each in 2005 and 2006… Member of three State Championship teams… Personal: Full name is Tamajai Rashad Jones… Born June 12, 1989 in Spartanburg, S.C… Son of Robbie Jones (mother)… Majoring in Accoun�ng… Favorite book: The Greatest – Ali; Favorite class at Tusculum: Physical Educa�on 260; Favorite midnight snack: Captain Crunch cereal; Favorite movie: “Paid in Full”; Favorite musical ar�sts: Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne, Jeezy; Favorite sports team: North Carolina Tar Heels (basketball); TJ can’t imagine a week without: His cell phone; TJ is as good as anyone at: Making people laugh; Least favorite food: Anything green; Most impressive person TJ has ever met: High school football coach Mike Shrock; Advice to kids: “Do your work”; Favorite color: Orange; Favorite food: Captain Crunch; Favorite sport other than football: Track; Person TJ most admires: His mother; Shoe size: 9; Best advice TJ has ever been given: “Be the Best”; Most important thing TJ has learned at Tusculum: Manage money; Two words to describe the way TJ plays football: Fast, aggressive; When he was a kid, TJ tried to be like: Deion Sanders.
TJ JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2009 2010 Totals
GP 13 10 11 34
UA A TOT 15 13 28 14 8 22 14 9 23 43 30 73
TFL-Yds 1-2 1-1 1-1 3-4
Sk-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
INT-Yds 2-0 0-0 1-1 3-1
TD 0 0 0 0
PD 8 6 6 20
FF 0 1 1 2
Blk 0 0 0 0
27
JACOB KADEL DEFENSIVE BACK
FR-Yds 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
5-9
175 RFr.
Lexington, Ky. • Tates Creek HS History 2010: Redshirt... High School: Graduated from Tates Creek HS in Lexington, Ky... Coached by Mike Harmon... 2008/2009 Stats: Tackles-50 assists, 39 total for loss; 11 intercep�ons for 74 yards; 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 forced fumbles, 3 safe�es, 1 pass break-up, 9 put-downs; 2007 Will to Win Award recipient... 2008 110% Award and Strength & Desire Award... 2009 team captain... All-City Defensive Player of the Year... Le�ered in track: Won the City 4x100 relay and the Heart of the Bluegrass 4x100 relay... Finished eighth at the State 4x100 relay; Posted a 40-yard �me of 4.49 seconds with a ver�cal jump of 34”; shu�le �me - 4.08 seconds; Bench - 225 lbs; Squat - 325 lbs... Three-�me recipient of the Academic Football Award (2006, 2007, 2008 - 4.0 GPA)... Freshman of the Week Award recipient... Commodore Academy Award winner (Top Freshman in Business)... 2009 Kentucky State Boys’ Representa�ve... 2007 Advanced World Civiliza�on Award... Inducted to the Na�onal Honor Society in 2008... 2010 Na�onal American Legion Award recipient... La�n 3 School Award... AP Government School Award recipient... Performed numerous community service projects, including a�er school program for kids that need help with homework, tutoring, etc... Also par�cipated on senior ci�zen home repair projects... Personal: Full name is Jacob Floyd Kadel... Born June 3, 1991 in Des Moines, Iowa... Son of Dave and Kim Kadel... Siblings - two brothers, Jordan (23), Josh (23) and one sister, Jasmine 10)... Father played football at Nebraska-Omaha (1977-1981), brother Jordan played baseball at Transylvania University in 2007 and at Asbury College in 2009... Majoring in History with a minor in Museum Studies... SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll... Athle�c Director’s Honor Roll... Plans to become an archaeologist; Favorite class at Tusculum: History... Favorite book: “Lord of the Rings”; Favorite midnight snack: Hot Pockets; Favorite movie: “Gladiator”; Favorite musical ar�st: Journey; Favorite song: “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey; Jacob can go a week without: His computer; Most thrilling moment in sports: Making a TD-saving tackle a�er three over�mes at the goal line to win a game; Advice to kids: “Never give up no ma�er what”; Favorite color: Red; Favorite food: Chicken; Favorite sport other than football: Baseball; People Jacob admires most: His parents; Toughest opponent Jacob has ever played against: Ryan Williams; What people don’t know about Jacob: He has a li�le sister from China; When he was a kid, Jacob tried to be like: A Nebraska football player.
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