2003 Outlook and Team
Big Red Veterans
#78 ZACH BEADLE *
#97 KEVIN BIGELOW
Offensive Line 6-4, 305, Junior Queensbury, N.Y. (Queensbury HS) Major: Applied Economics and Management
Defensive Line 6-3, 231, Sophomore Boonsboro, Md. (Boonsboro HS) Major: Biology and Society
At Cornell: Zach returns at the left guard positionandisslatedtobeastartertherefor a second straight year. He played in all 10 games as a sophomore and continued to make great progress during spring ball. He is an athletic and explosive player who should be one of the better linemen in the league this season. Zach is also a member of the Big Red track and field team and has been a scorer in the shot put at the Heptagonal championshipsduringtheindoorseasons. Hewasalsoajuniornational qualifierin2002. HeisenrolledintheCollegeofAgricultureandLife Sciences...At Queensbury: Beadle was a four-year letter winner in footballatQueensbury HS. Hewasatwo-timeAll-FoothillsConference pick and was also named to the all-academic team. He capped off his senioryearbybeingselectedtoplayintheGovernor’sBowl. Zachalso letteredinbasketball,baseball,trackandfieldandtenniswhileinhigh school. He set the school record in the shot put his senior year, and on the tennis squad, he was a conference doubles champion. Beadle is also anavidweightlifter,winningtheNewYorkstatepowerliftingtitlein theheavyweightdivision,whilerecordingtwostaterecords...Personal: Zachary Osborn Beadle is the son of Dennis and Susan Beadle and has ayoungersister...Born:3-29-83.
At Cornell: Kevin returns to the defensive line in 2003 and will compete for a backup spotthisfall. HeisenrolledintheCollege ofHumanEcology...AtBoonsboro:Athree-yearstarterforthefootball team at Boonsboro HS, Bigelow saw action on both sides of the ball. Duringhiscareerhewasselectedtotheall-county,all-districtandAllHeraldMailall-starteams. Heservedastheteam’scaptainfortwoyears and was also the captain of the basketball team as a senior. Bigelow attended St. John’s Prospect Hall as a freshman and was a member of the 1998 national championship team. He also spent a post-graduate year at Bridgton Academy in Maine...Personal: Kevin Michael Bigelow is the son of William and Virginia Bigelow and has two older brothers, Troy and Doug. Troy played football at Fairmont State, while Doug saw actiononthegridironatJamesMadisonUniversity...Born: 4-22-83.
#9 MARSCHALL BERKES *
#27 DAVID BLANKS **
Wide Receiver 6-3, 206, Senior Webster, N.Y. (Webster HS) Major: Biological Sciences
Cornerback 5-8, 178, Junior Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller HS) Major: Applied Economics and Management
At Cornell: Berkes is a converted quarterback who started making the position transitionlastfall. Hehasatremendousknowledge of the game and brings good size and hands to the position. A dedicatedathlete,hehasbattledthroughinjuriesandwillbelooking tobreakintotherotationthisfall. MarschallisenrolledinCornell’s CollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences. Heisahardworkerwholeads byexampleonandoffthefield...AtWebster:Berkesearnedtwoletters in football and one in golf at Webster HS. He was an All-Monroe County quarterback in 1998, but missed the majority of his senior campaign after getting injured early in the season. Webster won the New York state Class AA championship in 1999...Personal: Marschall Brantling BerkesisthesonofKathrynandJohnBerkes,andhehastwooldersisters and a younger brother...Born: 10-31-81.
AtCornell:Blanksisoneofthefavoritesto takeoverastartingspotatcornerbackafter seeing significant time as a backup in 2002. He ended his sophomore seasonwith22tackles,includingfiveforlossandapairofsacksonthe blitz. He also was credited with one pass breakup and a forced fumble. Blankshastheabilitytodoanythingthepositionasksofhim:toplaya role in pass coverage, defend against the run or make an open field tacklethankstohisstrengthandquickness. Heearnedqualityminutes on special teams as a freshman. He is a student in the College of Agriculture andLifeSciences...At Moeller: Davidwasacornerbackat Archbishop Moeller HS and earned three letters. He was one of the team’s captains as a senior and earned All-GCL honors three times. He wasalsoacaptainofthewrestlingsquadandplacedsixthinhisweight classinthe2000statechampionships...Personal: DavidEarlBlanksis thesonofEarlandPatriciaBlanksandhastwobrothersandasister. His twinbrother,Marcus,isalsoplayingfootballforCornell.Hisfather attendedgraduateschoolatCornell...Born:11-3-82. Year 200 2002 Totals
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GP 15 10 15
Tackles 0 20 20
Assists 1 2 3
Int 0-0 0-0 0-0
Passes Def 0 1 1