2023 Hilltopper Football Media Guide_Kaija Sydlowski

2023 HILLTOPPER FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I: WELCOME TO WEST LIBERTY

2023 WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Thursday, Aug. 31: at Walsh

7 P.M.

Thursday, Sept. 7: Fairmont State*

7 P.M.

Saturday, Sept. 16: at Frostburg State*

1 P.M.

Saturday, Sept. 23: 1UNC Pembroke*

1 P.M.

Saturday, Sept. 30: at Concord*

1 P.M.

Saturday, Oct. 7: 2Glenville State*

1 P.M.

Saturday, Oct. 14: at W.V. Wesleyan*

1 P.M.

Saturday, Oct. 21: Notre Dame (Ohio)*

5 P.M.

This is Hilltopper Football! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 This is West Liberty! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hilltoppersports.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Athletic Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 President/Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Athletic Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

SECTION II: 2023 SEASON PREVIEW

2023 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

SECTION III: THE COACHES

Saturday, Oct. 28: TBD Thursday, Nov. 2: at Charleston*

7 P.M.

Saturday, Nov. 11: Wheeling*

1 P.M.

*-Mountain East Conference game 1-Homecoming 2-Hall of Fame Game

Head Coach Roger Waialae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

SECTION IV: THE PLAYERS

Hilltopper Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Alphabetical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Numerical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Returning Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

CREDITS This 2023 West Liberty University football media guide was produced by the WLU Sports Information Department under the guidance of Sports Information Director Alec Schoof. It was written and edited by Alec Schoof with research and editorial assistance from Don Clegg, Rex Lancaster, Logan Watson, Lynn Ullom, and the West Liberty football coaching staff.

Layout and design services were provided by WLU senior Kaija Sydlowski, a Visual Communications major from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Photo credits go to Rex Lancaster, Natalie Mitchell, Tino Kusic, Gia Campbell, and On The Road Media, Inc. with additional historical photos supplied by the WLU Archives. The information contained within this guide was current as of August 7, 2023 but is subject to change. For the most up-to-date news about Hilltopper football and all West Liberty sports, please visit the University’s athletics website at www.hilltoppersports.com.

SECTION V: FALL 2022 IN REVIEW

2022 MEC Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 2022 All-MEC teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 2022 Game Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 2022 Scores/Offensive Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 2022 Defensive Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 2022 Game Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

SECTION VI: HILLTOPPER HISTORY

Year-By-Year Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Coaching records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 All-Time Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Game-by-Game Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Single-Season Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Single-Game Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Career Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Hilltopper Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Conference History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Roger Waialae has had 18 NCAA Division II AllAmericans and 61 firstteam All-Conference selections in his 18 seasons at the helm.

Russek Field at West Family Stadium is the site of college football’s first overtime game. West Liberty beat W.Va. State, 17-14, on Oct. 7, 1972.

The Hilltoppers are the only NCAA Division II team ever to lead the nation in scoring and total offense in consecutive seasons (2009-10.)

Former West Liberty star Mark Murphy had a 12year NFL career with the Green Bay Packers (1980-91) and is a member of the Packer’s Hall of Fame.

Former Hilltopper Lou Piccone led the NFL in kickoff returns in 1974 as a rookie with the New York Jets.

HILLTOPPER QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION School City Founded Nickname Colors Stadium Capacity Surface Affiliation Conference President Athletic Director School Website Athletics Website

West Liberty University West Liberty, W.Va. 1837 Hilltoppers Black and Gold (PMS 123) West Family Stadium 4,000 MondoTurf Ecofill-Star NCAA Division II Mountain East Conference Dr. Tim Borchers Mr. Lynn Ullom www.westliberty.edu www.hilltoppersports.com

PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Football Seasons Played All-Time Record Postseason Record League Championships Last Postseason Game Result

1923 97 years 471-418-34 (.529) 3-3 1927, 1929, 1930, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1979, 2000, 2009 2009 NCAA D2 Regional Final Lost to California (Pa.), 57-35

HEAD COACH ROGER WAIALAE Alma Mater Overall Record West Liberty Record League Record Football Office Phone Media Availability

University of Dubuque (1989) 92-100 (.479), 19th Year 92-100 (.479), 19th Year 76-80 (.487), 19th Year (304) 336-8294 8 a.m.–2 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS

Roger Waialae (Dubuque, 1989) Head Coach Jeff Monteroso (Occidental, 1985) Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Dakota Conwell (West Liberty, 2016) Quarterbacks Dan Hopkins (Millersville, 2002) Offensive Line, Run Game Coordinator, Strength and Conditioning Julian Miller (West Virginia, 2011) Defensive Line Johnny Bonar (West Liberty, 2009) Wide Receivers Mason Werner (West Liberty, 2014) Safeties, Football Data Analyst Julian Miller (West Virginia, 2011) Defensive Line Marcus Spencer (Alabama, 2000) Defensive Backs Mark Spigarelli (Ohio, 1992) Nickels Dakota Conwell (West Liberty, 2016) Quarterbacks Drew Allen (Robert Morris, 2018) Running Backs, Graduate Assistant

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TEAM INFORMATION 2022 Record MEC Record Base Offense Base Defense Starters Returning Starters Lost Letterman Returning Lettermen Lost

4-7 3-7 Multiple Multiple 10 (4 off., 4 def., 2 spec.)

15 (7 off., 7 def., 1 spec.)

30 (15 off., 13 def., 2 spec.)

37 (18 off., 16 def., 3 spec.)

ALL-STAR CANDIDATES

DL Cameron Rice (6-3, 260, R-So.) Was named MEC Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2022 and All-MEC Second Team in 2022; tied for the MEC lead with 13.5 tackles for loss and ranked seventh in the MEC with 5.5 sacks.

DL John Brown (6-0, 280, Jr.) Tied for fifth on the WLU defense with 34.0 tackles last season, with 19 solo and 15 assisted; recorded 5.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.

WR Rashawn Harvey (6-1, 180, Jr.) Led the WLU receiving core with 51 receptions, 696 receiving yards, and 3 receiving touchdowns while averaging 13.65 yards per catch and 63.27 receiving yards per game.

WLU CONTACT INFORMATION Sports Information Director Director of Athletic Operations Athletic Operations Specialist SID Office Phone SID Fax Phone SID Email Press Box Phone SID Mailing Address

TRAINING STAFF

Jerry Duncan (Head Athletic Trainer) Jason Coleman Melanie Cheek Abigail Beatty

Alec Schoof Rex Lancaster Logan Watson (304) 336-8107 (304) 336-8304 wlusportsinfo@westliberty.edu (304) 336-8404 West Liberty Athletics CU Box 103 West Liberty, WV 26074

(304) 336-8651 (304) 336-8093 (304) 336-8085 (304) 336-8085

THIS IS WEST LIBERTY West Liberty University (WLU), a public coeducational school and West Virginia’s oldest institution of higher education was established in 1837 and is situated on 290 hilltop acres in a rural setting just an hour from Pittsburgh.

Elementary education and secondary education are the most selected majors but WLU offers more than 70 academic majors in its five Colleges: the Gary E. West College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Arts and Communication, the College of Education, and the College of Sciences. West Liberty also offers numerous graduate programs in a variety of disciplines along with degree completion programs for nontraditional students. Students both commute and live in residence halls on campus.

One of the more recent additions to the campus infrastructure is the Campbell Hall of Health Sciences. The 72,000 square-foot multistory building united the university’s science and health care majors – Dental Hygiene, Physician Assistant Studies, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Speech Pathology/Audiology, and Chemistry – under one roof.

There is a strong athletic tradition at West Liberty. The men’s basketball team has won 14 national scoring titles, earned 14 consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament bids and advanced to seven NCAA Division II Elite Eights – including runs to the 2014 and 2023 national championship games! Hilltopper football made history in 2009 and 2010 as the only NCAA Division II team ever to lead the nation in scoring and total offense in consecutive seasons and the West Liberty baseball team won the 1964 NAIA national championship!

Grammy Award-winning country music singer-songwriter Brad Paisley is one of many distinguished Hilltopper alumni. The WLU website is www.westliberty.edu, Twitter feed is @westlibertyu and Facebook account is www.facebook.com/WestLibertyUniversity.

MEDIA INFORMATION Welcome to West Liberty University’s 2023 football season! This 2023 Hilltopper football media guide has been developed for use by the working media along with alumni and fans of West Liberty University.

Thank you for your coverage and interest in Hilltopper football!

The WLU Sports Information Office strives to provide a full range of services for members of the working media to assist you in your coverage. For your quick reference, we have provided the following list of our general media policies.

If you have any questions, special needs or requests, please contact the WLU Sports Information Office.

Media Passes

Reservations for seating in the West Family Stadium press box and photographer field passes are available for all print and broadcast media.

Please contact WLU Sports Information 24 hours in advance with your credentials request.

Photographers and sideline reporters are asked to maintain a 10-foot buffer from the playing field and remain within the designated photography areas.

Game day Services

Media guides, rosters, programs and game notes packages will be provided to print and broadcast media prior to each game. “Quickie Stats” will be distributed at halftime with a full statistical package – including play-byplay – available after the game.

West Family Stadium press box is equipped with wireless internet.

Additional internet needs can be accommodated if requested in advance.

Media will also have access to telephone, fax and photocopier services.

Radio/TV Services

Visiting radio and television crews are always welcome at West Liberty. We ask that each broadcast team contact us well in advance to reserve seating and telephone lines.

Interview Requests

All requests for interviews with West Liberty coaches, student-athletes and staff members must be made through the WLU Sports Information Office.

The Hilltopper locker room is closed to all media on game day. Postgame player and coach interviews will be held in the WLU interview room following the NCAA-mandated 10-minute cooling off period.

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HILLTOPPER SPORTS INFORMATION You’re never more than a click away from full and comprehensive coverage of West Liberty University football along with the university’s 17 other intercollegiate sports at the newly upgraded and redesigned WLU athletics website: www.hilltoppersports.com.

Game stories, photos, previews, features, game notes, selected media articles, graphics and videos are updated daily by the WLU Sports Information staff to keep fans and media supplied with the latest information on the athletic and academic accomplishments of the university’s nearly 500 student-athletes.

Links to live streaming video telecasts of all West Liberty home football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball games are posted along with game notes and live stats. Where available, links to live video, game notes and live stats are provided for all away contests.

#GOWLU @WLUATHLETICS

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WEST FAMILY STADIUM Renamed in 2014 to honor the generosity of WLU alumni GARY AND FLIP WEST, a brand-new MondoTurf playing surface installed in 2019 is merely the latest in a series of recent upgrades that have transformed West Liberty’s football home into an NCAA Division II showcase.

The new turf follows hot on the heels of the installation of new grandstand seating and a press box upgrade and expansion to provide full radio/TV broadcast capability along with wireless internet service for all working media.

West Family Stadium’s impressive lighting system along with the enhanced landscaping and design elements have all worked together to make the 4,000-seat facility one of the region’s elite gridiron venues and a popular choice for the Mountain East Conference’s “Thursday Night Lights” television package.

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ATHLETIC FACILITIES ASRC (Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex) The 145,000-square foot Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex celebrated its 20th anniversary during the 2019-20 academic year and remains one of the nation’s top NCAA Division II multi-purpose athletic facilities.

The 1,200-seat arena serves as the home of West Liberty’s men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and acrobatics & tumbling teams and has been selected to host multiple NCAA Division II regional championship events for wrestling and men’s basketball over the past two decades.

With three Mondo surface basketball courts, a 160-meter indoor track, a well-equipped fitness center, a conference center, full athletic training facilities, administrative offices and numerous classrooms, the facility is a hub of campus activity throughout the year.

WEST FAMILY ATHLETIC COMPLEX Fueled by another generous gift from Gary and Flip West, the West Family Athletic Complex made a smashing debut in 2019 as the state-of-the-art home for WLU’s men’s and women’s soccer, track and crosscountry squads.

Featuring a fully-lighted artificial turf soccer field surrounded by a full 8-lane all-weather track built to NCAA specifications, the sparkling green jewel immediately took its place among the top multipurpose facilities in the region.

With the addition of the West Family Athletic Complex, the Hilltopper track teams can now practice and host meets on campus for the first time in school history.

It also allowed the soccer teams to give their studentathletes more time in the classroom by scheduling select contests at night.

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WLU SOFTBALL COMPLEX The WLU Softball Complex has been hailed as one of the premier NCAA Division II softball facilities in the region ever since its 2010 debut and was chosen as the host site for the 2019 NCAA D2 Atlantic Region I Tournament.

Located adjacent to West Family Stadium, the softball complex is completely enclosed and affords fans a great view of the action from the elevated bleachers.

Other features include modern dugouts, a pro-style backstop, large electronic scoreboard, full-size dual batting cages and an independent irrigation system.

KOVALICK FIELD Honoring the memory of WLU Hall of Famer George Kovalick, Kovalick Field is home to one of the region’s most tradition-laden baseball programs.

Situated in a natural amphitheater with raised bleacher seating, the stadium features a natural grass playing surface with a large electronic scoreboard located in right field.

Modern dugouts complete with safety railings and a new press box are recent additions, making Kovalick Field one of the MEC’s top baseball venues.

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BELMONT SAVINGS BANK PRACTICE FACILITY

Fueled by a generous lead gift from Belmont Savings Bank, this massive 14,400-square foot vinyl covered steel frame structure is one of the most eyecatching recent additions to the university’s facility lineup.

Located adjacent to the WLU Softball Complex, the BSB Practice Facility measures 120 x 120 feet. It is fully heated

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and insulated so that its artificial turf playing surface can provide an upgraded practice experience for all WLU athletic teams throughout the year.

The BSB Practice Facility was a boon to all WLU students as it allowed the baseball and softball teams to remove their practice gear from the Blatnik Hall gym, freeing that facility up for intramural competition.

PANHANDLE PERFORMANCE ZONE

The latest addition to West Liberty’s athletic facilities is a true gamechanger. Kick-started by leadership gifts from Gary E. West and Herman “Bucky” Kopf and driven by in-kind construction se vices from Panhandle Cleaning and Re toration, the Panhandle Performance Zone takes WLU’s strength and cond tioning to the next level.

A significant upgrade and expansion of the university’s aging weight room, the Panhandle Performance Zone is anchored by a 20-yard

SporTurf training section for advanced speed, agility and plyometric training.

An 18mm Mondo reflex/hybrid response flooring system supports more than six tons of brand-new Troy weight plates, 18 Mondo Deck lifting platforms, 16 Stray Dog posterior chain machines and two full sets of Iron Grip dumbbells ranging from 5-130 pounds. The ultra-modern facility can accommodate as many as 60 student-athletes at the same time.

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PRESIDENT DR. TIM BORCHERS DR. TIM BORCHERS was selected as the 38th president of West Liberty University by the WLU Board of Governors on May 12, 2023 and officially assumed the responsibilities of his office on July 1, 2023. He succeeded Dr. Cathy Monteroso who had served as interim president since January 1, 2023.

With 18 years of higher education administrative experience, he was most recently the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Peru State College. During his tenure, the school achieved its highest firstyear retention rate and enrolled two of the largest first-year student classes in the past 30 years.

He spearheaded the campus migration to new retention software, and added new academic programs and partnerships to prepare Peru State students to meet the workforce needs of the State of Nebraska.

Dr. Borchers provided leadership so that Peru State received continuing accreditation status with the Higher Learning Commission in 2022. He also led the assessment of academic and general education programs while providing support to co-curricular assessment efforts.

Prior to assuming the role of Vice President for Academic Affairs at Peru State College, Dr. Borchers served as the Dean of the College of Arts, Media, and Communication at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) in Moorhead, Minn., from May 2008 to June 2015. In this role, he fostered partnerships with Forum Communications to develop applied learning opportunities with the Fargo Forum newspaper and with the James Sewell Ballet to provide performance opportunities for dance students.

Before serving as the Dean of the College of Arts, Media, and Communication, he was the founding chair of the Communication Studies Department at MSUM and served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Social and Natural Sciences. As a faculty member at MSUM, Dr. Borchers taught more than 20 courses in communication and rhetorical theory, coached the university’s speech team, and supported student research.

Dr. Borchers holds both a doctoral and master’s degree in communication from Wayne State University in Detroit, and a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

He is the author of the book Persuasion in the Media Age, which is in its fourth edition and co-author of Rhetorical Theory: An Introduction, now in its second edition.

Dr. Borchers and his wife, Dr. Susanne Williams, enjoy cooking and participating in outdoor activities. He is a passionate runner, having most recently completed the New York City Marathon in November. They are the parents of one adult son, Oliver.

Borchers and his wife reside on campus in the president’s home, Colonial Heights.

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR LYNN ULLOM The winningest women’s basketball coach in West Virginia history and a member of the West Liberty Hall of Fame, LYNN ULLOM has spent more than three decades on the university campus as a student, coach, and administrator.

The WLU athletic department has shown remarkable growth since he was named Athletic Director in 2017 with Hilltopper student-athletes enjoying much success on the field and in the classroom. Several programs have cracked the regional and national rankings while the department has posted a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in six consecutive semesters – highlighted by a record 3.25 departmental GPA during the spring of 2020.

The student-athletes have benefitted from the addition of several new facilities, including the West Family Athletic Complex for the soccer and track programs and the 144,000 squarefoot Belmont National Bank Practice Facility. The latest addition is the Panhandle Performance Zone, an expanded and upgraded weight room and training facility which began serving the university’s nearly 500 student-athletes during the 2021-22 academic year.

Averaging more than 20 wins a season throughout his 26-year coaching career, Ullom turned the Lady Hilltopper program into a perennial Atlantic Region power. His WLU women posted 17 20-win seasons, won five regular-season conference titles, six conference tournament crowns, played in 14 conference tournament championship games and earned 14 NCAA tournament bids. Ullom’s 534-252 (.679) career record still ranks among the best all-time in the NCAA Division II ranks.

The 3-time Conference Coach of the Year was the first women’s sports coach to earn the prestigious West Virginia College Coach of the Year Award from the West Virginia Sportswriters Association. He was also named the 2011 WBCA Region 2 Coach of the Year and was a 2016 WBCA Victory Award Club recipient.

A native of Cameron, W.Va., Ullom has two children, Jared and Tessa. Lynn and his wife, Karen, reside in Wheeling. Karen has two daughters, Micah and Alycia.

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SUPPORT STAFF REX LANCASTER Director of Athletic Operations West Liberty University graduate Rex Lancaster is in his seventh year as Director of Athletic Operations on the hilltop. Along with ove seeing game day operations for WLU’s 18 intercollegiate sports, La caster also provides assistance and support for the university’s sports information and athletic staff in the areas of facility management, branding, department initiatives, website management, game pr motions and statistical production.

Lancaster has worked with SIDEARM Sports on two complete updates and redesigns of the WLU athletic department website, the most recently completed in Spring 2022. He submitted successful bids to host four consecutive Mountain East Conference Wrestling Championships (2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023); the 2019 and 2022 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 Wrestling Championships; the 2019 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region 1 Softball Championships; the 2020 and 2021 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Men’s Baske ball Championships; and most recently the 2023 NCATA National Championships, serving as Tournament Director for every event. Lancaster also provides various technical assistance and support to the Mountain East Conference for the MEC Basketball Tournament in Wheeling, W.Va. and served as the NCAA’s on-site representative for the 2022 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Baseball Champio ships in Millersville, Pa. and West Chester, Pa., and the 2023 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 Wrestling Championships in Tiffin, Ohio.

Lancaster was a Sports Information student assistant as an undergraduate at the university. He remained on campus as a Graduate Assistant for Media, Game and Related Operations before moving into his current position. A graduate of nearby Brooke (W.Va.) High School, Lancaster earned a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in Athletic Coaching Education from WLU while carrying a double-minor in Health and Fitness and Entrepreneurship. Rex and his fiancée, Kylie, reside in Colliers, W.Va. with their two daughters, Elza and Violet Lancaster.

LOGAN WATSON Athletics Operations Specialist West Liberty University graduate Logan Watson returns for his third year as the university’s Athletics Operations Specialist. His duties include providing administrative and technical support to the Director of Athletic Operations and Sports Information Director with a special focus on game operations and event management. He also provides statistical and logistical expertise with the athletic department’s website and statistical programs.

The native of New Martinsville, W.Va. came to West Liberty as a student in 2017 after graduating from Magnolia High School. He earned his Sport Management degree at WLU in 2021 and graduated with his Masters of Business Administration degree at the university in 2023. Watson was a student assistant with West Virginia University’s Mountaineer Athletic Hospitality operations during the 2019 and 2020 football seasons. He began working as a student assistant in Game Operations at West Liberty in the 2020-21 academic year and took over the role of Athletics Operations Specialist a year later.

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ALEC SCHOOF Sports Information Director Alec Schoof enters his first year as the Sports Information Director at West Liberty University, starting his role on June 5, 2023. With the Hilltoppers he will be responsible for the media relations efforts of all 18 West Liberty athletic programs.

Schoof comes to the hilltop following a 2-year stint as the Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant at Northern State University (S.D.) where he served as the primary media contact for women’s soccer, women’s basketball, women’s swimming, and baseball. With the Wolves, he publicized athletes who earned 16 conference player of the week honors, 20 all-conference honors, two conference freshmen of the year, a 4-time individual conference champion, and a 3-time individual NCAA Championship participant.

Prior to Northern State he was a student assistant for two years in the athletic communications office at Upper Iowa University. His primary role included photographing the Peacock home sporting events and game day play-by-play for both men’s and women’s soccer contests.

Schoof has spent time as an intern in a pair of NCAA Division I athletic communication offices at the University of Nebraska and Duke University. During the summer of 2022 he was the Athletic Communications Intern for the Huskers, where he was the editor of the 2022-23 Nebraska All-Sport Record Book. In 2020, he began working for the Blue Devils as a remote intern where he was an editor of the 2020-21 and 2021-22 Duke Women’s Basketball Media Guides.

Along with his role as a remote intern, Schoof assisted Duke’s Senior Associate Director of Communications with the creation of an NCAA record book for men’s golf at the Division I level for three years. In this role he oversaw the compilation of stat pages, while setting minimum qualifications for statistical categories.

Schoof entered the athletic communication’s field as a summer intern for Northwestern College (IA) in 2018 and 2019, working alongside their Sports Information Director. At Northwestern, Schoof assembled their 2018 and 2019 football and 2018 volleyball media guides. He assisted in the coverage of the Northwestern football team at the 2018 and 2019 GPAC Football Media Days and the general update of program records on the school’s new Sidearm Sports athletics website.

Schoof has volunteered at several collegiate national championship events in his undergraduate and graduate career.

In 2018 and 2023, he served as a table worker for the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; running mat-side scoreboards, coordinating and operating video for officials on coaches’ challenges, and was a caller for the individual’s operating the scoring and timing systems. In 2022, he was a communication’s volunteer for the NCAA staff at the NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska; writing game notes and escorting players and coaches to press conferences. In 2019 and 2020, Schoof was a sports information volunteer at the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Tournaments in Sioux Falls, S.D., photographing, writing game recaps, and tracking tournament statistical leaders and records.

The Primghar, Iowa native received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Sports Administration from Upper Iowa University in August of 2021, and a Master of Science in Education in Sports Performance and Leadership from Northern State University in May of 2023. He currently resides in Wheeling, West Virginia.

ROBIN BRUNNER Office Administrator EX Robin Brunner is in her third decade as Office Administrator EX for the West Liberty University athletic department. Brunner works closely with the Director of Athletics to assist in the planning and implementation of numerous athletic department programs and projects. Her various responsibilities include but are not limited to overseeing scheduling for the university’s various athletic facilities, purchasing for the department, accounting, transportation, and office maintenance.

A graduate of Bridgeport (Ohio) High School, Brunner has spent more than 30 years at the university. She began working in the registrar’s office in 1987 and moved to the athletic department in 1998. Robin resides in Bethlehem, W.Va., with her husband, Mike. Their son, Jon-Michael, is a former West Liberty baseball standout now working as a Physician’s Assistant. Their daughter, Morgan, is a 2020 Hilltopper grad who led the nation in 3-point field goals in back-to-back seasons as a member of the WLU women’s basketball team and is now a third-grade teacher in the Bridgeport (Ohio) School District.

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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Lynn Ullom Phone: (304) 336-8200 Athletic Director ullomlyn@westliberty.edu

Connor Harr Phone: (304) 336-8234

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach cjharr@westliberty.edu

Brad Forshey Phone: (304) 336-8221

Assistant Athletic Director/

Director of Compliance bforshey@westliberty.edu

Dr. Aaron Huffman Phone: (304) 336-8200

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach ahuffman@westliberty.edu

Robin Brunner Phone: (304) 336-8046

Office Administrator EX brunnerr@westliberty.edu Rex Lancaster Phone: (304) 336-8107

Director of Athletic Operations rlancaster@westliberty.edu

Cassie Seth Phone: (304) 336-8480

Associate Head Women’s Basketball Coach /

Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) / Athletics

Diversity & Inclusion Designee (ADID) cassandra.seth@westliberty.edu

Alec Schoof Phone: (304) 336-8107

Sports Information Director alec.schoof@westliberty.edu

Robbie Bonar

Courtney Huffman Phone: (304) 336-8120

Faculty Athletic Representative chuffman@westliberty.edu Logan Watson Phone: (304) 336-8107

Athletic Operations Specialist logan.watson@westliberty.edu Jerry Duncan Phone: (304) 336-8651

Head Athletic Trainer jerry.duncan@westliberty.edu Jason Coleman Phone: (304) 336-8093 Athletic Trainer jason.coleman@westliberty.edu Melanie Cheek Phone: (304) 336-8085 Athletic Trainer mcheek@westliberty.edu Abigail Beatty Phone: (304) 336-8085 Athletic Trainer abigail.beatty@westliberty.edu Herb Minch Phone: (304) 336-8476

Head Softball Coach minchhp@westliberty.edu J.R. Bennington

Assistant Softball Coach

Heather Pinney Phone: (304) 336-8476

Graduate Assistant Softball Coach hpinney@westliberty.edu Bob Rosnick Volunteer Softball Coach Eric Burkle Phone: (304) 336-8941

Head Baseball Coach eburkle@westliberty.edu Colton Coss Phone: (304) 336-8941

Assistant Baseball Coach ccoss@westliberty.edu Chris Koutsavlis Assistant Baseball Coach chris.koutsavlis@westliberty.edu Nick Wolle Assistant Baseball Coach nick.wolle@westliberty.edu Ed Geisel

Phone: (304) 336-8941 Assistant Baseball Coach

Issac Rine Phone: (304) 336-8941

Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach ierine@westliberty.edu JD Ellis Baseball Student Manager jellis@westliberty.edu Ben Howlett Phone: (304) 336-8232

Head Men’s Basketball Coach bhowlett@westliberty.edu

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Kyle Cooper Phone: (304) 336-8320

Head Women’s Basketball Coach kyle.cooper@westliberty.edu

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Dr. Douglas Swartz Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach douglas.swartz@westliberty.edu Audrey Tingle Student Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach agtingle@westliberty.edu Roger Waialae Phone: (304) 336-8294

Head Football Coach rwaialae@westliberty.edu Jeff Monteroso Phone: (304) 336-8278 Assistant Football Coach jmonteroso@westliberty.edu Dan Hopkins Phone: (304) 336-8028

Assistant Football Coach dhopkins@westliberty.edu Julian Miller Phone: (304) 336-8278

Assistant Football Coach julian.miller@westiberty.edu Johnny Bonar Phone: (304) 336-8504

Assistant Football Coach jbonar1@westliberty.edu Mason Werner Phone: (304) 336-8209

Assistant Football Coach mason.werner@westliberty.edu Dakota Conwell Assistant Football Coach dakota.conwell@westliberty.edu Mark Spigarelli Assistant Football Coach mark.spigarelli@westliberty.edu Marcus Spencer Assistant Football Coach marcus.spencer@westliberty.edu Drew Allen Graduate Assistant Football Coach dallen@westliberty.edu Thadd Obecny Phone: (304) 336-8011

Head Men’s Golf Coach thaddeus.obecny@westliberty.edu Shane Rice Phone: (304) 336-8011

Head Women’s Golf Coach shane.rice@westliberty.edu Pete McMenemy Phone: (304) 336-8236

Graduate Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach pmcmenemy@westliberty.edu Sean Regan Phone: (304) 280-1978

Head Men’s Soccer Coach sean.regan@westliberty.edu Sebastian Jaramillo Phone: (304) 336-8239

Volunteer Men’s Soccer Coach sjaramillo@westliberty.edu

Jason Falvo Phone: (304) 336-8416

Interim Head Men’s & Women’s

Cross Country and Track Coach jason.falvo@westliberty.edu

Hanna Kalwarski Graduate Assistant Acrobatics & Tumbling Coach hjkalwarski@westliberty.edu Ashley Rebel

Volunteer Acrobatics & Tumbling Coach

Dominique Hudson Phone: (304) 336-8416 Danny Irwin Phone: (304) 336-8230

Assistant Men’s & Women’s

Head Wrestling Coach Track & Field Coach daniel.irwin@westliberty.edu djhudson@westliberty.edu Christian Rivera Phone: (304) 336-8230 Danielle Stewart Phone: (304) 336-8416

Assistant Wrestling Coach

Assistant Men’s & Women’s crivera@westliberty.edu

Track & Field Coach Mike Carpenter Phone: (304) 336-8230 Antonella Creazzola Phone: (304) 336-8416

Assistant Wrestling Coach

Graduate Assistant Men’s & mcarpenter1@westliberty.edu

Women’s Track & Field Coach acreazzola@westliberty.edu Chase Logan Assistant Wrestling Coach chase.logan@westliberty.edu Riley Jarrett Phone: (304) 336-8459

Head Volleyball Coach Cole Laya Assistant Wrestling Coach riley.schenk@westliberty.edu cglaya@westliberty.edu Makenzy Johnson Graduate Assistant Volleyball Coach mjohnson4@westliberty.edu

Collin Wickramaratna Graduate Assistant Wrestling Coach cwickramaratna@westliberty.edu

Kelsey Kyle Phone: (304) 336-8827

Head Acrobatics & Tumbling Coach kelsey.kyle@westliberty.edu

Marcus Jean-Baptiste Phone: (304) 336-8230

Graduate Assistant for Strength & Conditioning mjeanbaptiste@westliberty.edu

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2023 SEASON PREVIEW WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – Roger Waialae, the longest tenured coach in the Mountain East Conference, returns for his 19th season at the helm of the West Liberty University football program in 2023. Looking to bring the Hilltoppers back to the upper half of the conference, Waialae looks to mold together a young squad with key talent returning from a season ago.

Last season WLU started the season 2-0 for the first time since 2007, picking up early wins over Clarion and Alderson Broaddus. The success continued throughout the month of September, entering October with a 3-1 record after a victory over West Virginia Wesleyan. The turning point of the season came in week five however, as the Black & Gold’s 35-14 setback at Glenville State was the beginning of a 1-6 ending of the season. West Liberty ultimately finished the season with a record of 4-7 (3-7 MEC), with their final win of the season coming in an overtime-thriller at Fairmont State in week seven, withstanding a fourth quarter Falcon rally for a 27-24 victory.

In 2023 Wailalae’s coaching staff features two additions as Dakota Conwell and Drew Allen come aboard. Conwell, one of the top quarterbacks in Hilltopper history, returns to coach the WLU quarterbacks. Allen, who was a 4-year starter at NCAA Division I Robert Morris, joins the staff as a graduate assistant and will coach the running backs.

West Liberty returns a total of ten starters from the 2022 team, with four players on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball plus two return on the special teams unit.

Returning for WLU on offense are a pair of wide receivers, veteran offensive lineman, and quarterback. Rashawn Harvey and Chris Charles were one and two in receiving yards last season, going for 80 receptions, 1,020 yards, and five

touchdowns a year ago. Harvey and Charles look to build on the strong connection with returning starting quarterback Rudy Garcia. Garcia, a dual-threat QB, started nine games last season while he accumulated 2,079 yards of total offense for the Hilltoppers, with 1,801 yards through the air and 278 yards on the ground. With the protection of veteran offensive lineman, Ryan Creech, who was one of three linemen to start all 11 games last season and has now started 22 consecutive games up front, protected Garcia while he totaled 19 touchdowns (12 passing and 7 rushing) last season.

On defense the Hilltoppers return a pair of defensive linemen, linebacker, and defensive back. Starting up front WLU will have a talented and experienced defensive line with Cameron Rice, the MEC Defensive Freshman of the Year, and John Brown returning. Last year Rice and Brown combined to make 65.0 total tackles, 19.0 tackles-for-loss, and 6.5 sacks. Taison Fa’Asuamanu, a former defensive lineman who transitioned to linebacker a year ago, will provide experience at the linebacker position after making ten starts last season and making 23.0 tackles. In the secondary, DaJuan Jones will be the most experienced returner having made seven starts.

On the special teams unit West Liberty returns both their kicker, Justin Kaplan, and punter, Matt Curry, from the 2022 season. Kaplan went 8-of-13 on field goal attempts a year ago with a long of 48 yards, while Curry punted 52 times with a long of 57 yards and averaged 35.2 yards per punt.

West Liberty will kick-off their 2023 season on the road in North Canton, Ohio, taking on Walsh in a Thursday night match-up at Larry Staudt Field on August 31. The Hilltoppers home opener is a week later on September 7, as WLU welcomes the Falcons of Fairmont State to West Family Stadium, opening Mountain East Conference play.

BREAKDOWNS OFFENSE QUARTERBACKS Alex Dunlevy (6-0, 200, So.) Rudy Garcia (6-0, 185, Sr.) Sean Johnson (5-10, 170, Fr.) Trevor Lagarde (6-0, 185, Fr.) Kekoa Turangan (6-1, 190, Jr.) Rudy Garcia returns for his senior season on the hilltop, having played in all 11 games at quarterback a season ago.

While he took over the starting job in week three, there was a constant battle for the QB1 position with Jamie Diven who has since transferred to MEC for Glenville State. Garcia led WLU in passing with 1,801 yards and 12 touchdowns through the air but looks to sure up ball security which has been a point of focus for the offense in the offseason.

He will be pushed in the QB battle by fellow returner Alex Dunlevy, a local Wheeling product who signed with West Virginia State out of high school before transferring to West Liberty, and three newcomers in Sean Johnson, Trevor Lagarde, and Kekoa Turangan. Johnson and Lagarde are a pair of high school standouts from Maryland and California respectively, while Turangan played two years at Chabot College in California.

RUNNING BACKS Jaedon Alston (5-8, 205, Fr.) Dylan Asbury (6-2, 200, Jr.) Anthony Barmer (5-11, 195, Sr.) Jamari Hubbard-Bass (6-2, 190, Fr.) Jacob Saunders (5-7, 175, So.) Cayne Smith (6-0, 195, Jr.) At the running back position West Liberty needs to replace last year’s leading rusher in Quincy Wimbish Jr., who ran for 929 yards and seven touchdowns. With Wimbish Jr.’s graduation, the leading returning rusher is dual-threat quarterback Rudy Garcia who rushed for 278 yards and seven touchdowns. Anthony Barmer and Dylan Asbury return to provide upperclassman experience, while also battling newcomers Jaedon Alston, Jamari HubbardBass, Jacob Saunders, and Cayne Smith to solidify a role as WLU’s top running back. Alston enters the position group as a 2-time all-state back in South Carolina while also earning two MIAA All-Conference selections in Maryland, while Hubbard-Bass was a Class AA honorable mention selection in West Virginia. Both Smith and Saunders are transfers into the program as Smith spent two years providing depth to a very deep Iowa Central running back room after garnering player of the year honors in the state of Illinois, and Saunders spent one season at Gannon.

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BREAKDOWNS OFFENSE WIDE RECEIVERS Christion Banks (5-11, 170, Gr.) Chris Charles (6-3, 200, Gr.) Joshua Clark (5-8, 175, So.) Tay Currelly-Johnson II (6-2, 205, Sr.) Keishaun Dudley (5-11, 165, So.) Rashawn Harvey (6-1, 180, Jr.) Eddie Mason (5-8, 165, R-So.) Shawn McFarland (6-1, 175, Fr.) Kyziah Pruitt (6-0, 190, R-Sr.) Caleb Ratcliffe (6-4, 190, So.) Kaden Rice (6-0, 195, R-Jr.) Brennan Secrist (6-5, 210, Jr.) Ben Turner (5-9, 175, So.) The Hilltoppers are in a solid spot at the wide receiver position with their two top wideouts in Rashawn Harvey and Chris Charles returning to the hilltop. Harvey had a breakout debut season at WLU, hauling in a teambest 696 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore.

Charles was second on the team with 324 yards and two touchdowns. As the top receiving targets, Harvey (2) and Charles (1) were the only receivers on the team last year to record 100-yard receiving games. While a number of returning wideouts look to work their way up the depth chart, the incoming talent seeks to secure their spots as well. Newcomers include a pair of former NCAA Division I transfers as Keishaun Dudley comes from Utah Tech and Kyziah Pruitt spent a pair of seasons at Mississippi State before playing two years at Hinds Community College.

TIGHT ENDS Jesse Collins (6-3,240, R-Jr.) Ryan Longman (6-3, 230, So.) Joey Ramsey (6-3, 210, Fr.) Josh Warnock (6-5, 230, So.) Throughout the 2022 season West Liberty started four different players at tight end, including Jesse Collins who started four games. Jesse Collins, Ryan Longman, and Josh Warnock are all back this year, while only Collins and Warnock saw playing time a year ago. Collins hauled in eight receptions last year, totaling 36 receiving yards in five appearances as a redshirt-sophomore. Incoming freshman Joey Ramsey will look to make the transition to the tight end position, previously playing as a running back and linebacker during his high school gridiron days. Ramsey comes to WLU after a stellar senior season at St. Marys (W.Va.), scoring nine touchdowns en route to earning first team all-conference and second team all-state honors.

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BREAKDOWNS OFFENSE OFFENSIVE LINE Dequan Cobb (6-3, 325, Fr.) Ryan Creech (6-3, 290, R-Jr.) Nathan Everley (6-6, 255, Fr.) Mason Fraley (6-0, 250, Fr.) Curtis Hayes (6-1, 295, So.) Luis Martinez (6-5, 265, So.) Logan McCartney (6-4, 275, Fr.) Elijah Mike (6-2, 360, R-So.) Riley Plotner (6-6, 320, Fr.) Mike VanMatre (6-2, 255, Fr.) Cody Vokes (6-4, 290, Sr.) West Liberty is faced with the task of reloading the talent up front, as a year ago a veteran led Hilltopper offensive line paved the way for an offense that averaged 130.3 rushing and 201.3 passing yards per game. WLU must replace four starters from 2022, including Second Team All-MEC member Francisco Pedrozo (started all 11 games), Quinton Williams (started all 11 games), Tyler Ely (started and played in ten games), and Blake Neely (started and played in six games). The foundation for 2023 starts with redshirt-junior Ryan Creech who has made 22 consecutive starts dating back to the beginning of the 2021 season, and he was one of three players to start all 11 games on the offensive line last season. Sophomore Luis Martinez also returns having gained valuable experience towards the beginning of the season, starting and playing in five contests. Elijah Mike and Cody Vokes each return following playing time in seven games, while sophomore Curtis Hayes played in one game. Incoming offensive line talent in the 2023 signing class is highlighted by Riley Plotner who was Honorable Mention All-State in Ohio and Logan McCartney who was Honorable Mention Top-5 AA/A Offensive Linemen in West Virginia.

BREAKDOWNS DEFENSE DEFENSIVE LINE John Brown (6-0, 280, Jr.) Marshall Cross (6-2, 220, R-So.) Jordyn Dickerson (6-4, 220, Fr.) Kye Fleming (6-0, 290, So.) Bre’Andre Horsley (6-4, 210, Jr.) Kwaessence Macklin (6-1, 220, Fr.) Delano Marcelus (6-2, 255, R-So.) Thaddeus McDuffie (6-3, 285, So.)

Carson Moore (6-2, 245, R-So.) Eynni Pailin (6-0, 225, Jr.) Antonio Reed (5-11, 260, Fr.) Cameron Rice (6-3, 260, R-So.) Joshua Rosa (6-4, 275, Fr.) Joey Slaughter (6-0, 230, So.) Zach Vincenti (6-0, 235, Sr.) Ultimately the strength of the West Liberty defense, the defensive line returns considerable depth from a year ago and adds to their young core. As a redshirt-freshman, Cameron Rice made an immediate impact on the hilltop a year ago, tying for the league lead in tackles for loss (13.5) and ranking seventh in sacks (5.5) on his way to being named the Mountain East Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year. Alongside Rice returns John Brown and Delano Marcelus who each played key roles on last year’s team, playing in all 11 contests as a sophomore and redshirt-freshman respectively. Brown recorded the second most tackles (34.0) by a returner to this year’s team, while Marcelus also made 24.0 tackles. The duo of Brown and Marcelus also combined for 12.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.

LINEBACKERS Chase Crutchley (5-9, 180, Fr.) Taison Fa’Asuamanu (6-2, 245, R-So.) Gage Fiore (6-1, 225, R-So.) Carlos Harper (6-3, 205, Fr.) Jay Johnson (5-11, 225, Jr.) Brandon Kinney (6-0, 205, So.) Tayvian Miller (5-10, 200, So.) Donovan Mullins (6-0, 170, Fr.) Spenser Ostovich (6-0, 230, Fr.) Nolan Shimp (6-1, 190, So.) Dennis Smith (5-10, 195, Fr.) McKinley Whipkey (6-0, 220, R-So.) While West Liberty loses All-MEC Second Team linebacker Zach Dixon who grad transferred to Henderson State, redshirt-sophomore Taison Fa’Asuamanu returns after starting and playing in ten contests last season.

Fa’Asuamanu, who converted to linebacker after coming to the hilltop as a defensive lineman, made 23.0 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, and two pass breakups a year ago and leads the charge in a young position group. Other key returners include Gage Fiore who saw action in all 11 games with 6.0 tackles and Jay Johnson who played in seven games with 2.0 tackles, Tayvian Miller played in one contest. The returners in the position room will be challenged by an incoming class highlighted by Second Team All-State linebacker in Virginia, Donovan Mullins.

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BREAKDOWNS DEFENSE DEFENSIVE BACKS Brennen Bailey (6-2, 170, Fr.) Ivan Buggs (6-1, 155, Fr.) Dylan Conley (5-11, 180, So.) Trent Crawford (6-0, 200, Jr.) Naiziim Daniels (5-8, 145, Fr.) Jordan Demus (5-11, 165, Jr.) Marckez Eades (6-0, 170, Fr.) Mason Gates (6-2, 205, Fr.) Jahi Hairston (5-8, 170, So.)

Spencer Hutchison (6-0, 185, R-Jr.) Nathan Isajar (5-8, 180, So.) DaJuan Jones (5-8, 175, Sr.) Jelijah Morris-Smith (5-11, 170, Jr.) Jaleel Powell (5-10, 180, R-Sr.) Khadeem Richards (5-10, 170, Sr.) Marshall Whipkey (5-10, 180, Jr.) Eden Williams (6-1, 180, Fr.) Chris Wilson (6-2, 180, Jr.) Chris Wilson looks to being a leader in filling the void left by the loss of West Liberty’s top two defensive backs as Shyoun Petteway graduated and Shon Stephens transferred to Ferris State this offseason. Filling Stephens’ spot may be the largest challenge on this year’s team as his eight interceptions tied for the most in NCAA Division II, he was one of four Hilltopper defensive backs to make an interception in 2022, none of them will return in 2023.

Wilson leads the charge at reloading the position group having made the most tackles by a returner from last year with 37.0, but another name to keep an eye on will be Trent Crawford. While only playing in five games during his sophomore season, Crawford made a major impact as he tallied 20.0 tackles and 3.0 tackles-for-loss to go along with five quarterback hurries and three pass break-ups.

SPECIAL TEAMS Wyatt Bratton (6-1, 220, Fr.) Matt Curry (6-2, 205, R-So.) Justin Kaplan (6-1, 195, Sr.) Colin McDermitt (6-2, 160, Fr.) Jacob Stewart (6-0, 220, So.) Tyler Waddell (5-9, 180, So.) Both Matt Curry and Justin Kaplan return to West Liberty after holding down the starting punting and kicking jobs a year ago. Curry, who handles the punting duties, recorded 52 punts in 2022 for an average of 35.2 yards while pinning 16 punts within the 20-yard line. He belted five punts of 50 or more yards a season ago, including a long of 57 yards twice in games against Concord and West Virginia State.

Kaplan, who handles the kicking duties, went 8-13 on field goal attempts last season with a long of 48-yards to give the Hilltoppers the win over West Virginia Wesleyan in the closing seconds. He also recorded 48 kick-offs which averaged 46.0 yards with one going into the end zone for a touchback. Curry and Kaplan are joined by returning place kicker Tyler Waddell. Wyatt Bratton and Jacob Stewart look to replace Jake Maggio and Tony Sabella who split time at long snapper last season. Punter/kicker Colin McDermitt also enters the mix and looks to challenge the returners for playing time this fall.

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COACHING STAFF ROGER WAIALAE (19th year) HEAD COACH Dubuque (1989) West Liberty, Roger Waialae has firmly established himself as the dean of all Mountain East football coaches. Not only do his 92 career wins lead all MEC grid coaches by a wide margin, they also rank No. 2 all-time at WLU through nearly 100 years of football on the hilltop. Legendary West Liberty Hall of Famer Joe Bartell is the only Hilltopper coach with more victories after going 118-55-11 from 1933-56.

A year ago, Waialae and the Hilltoppers got off to the program’s best start since 2007, opening the season 2-0 with wins over Clarion and Alderson Broaddus. WLU would finish the month of September with a 3-1 record before the final win of the season, a 27-24 overtime thriller at Fairmont State on October 13, where West Liberty withstood a 21-point fourth quarter rally from the Falcons.

The 2022 West Liberty squad finished the season with a 4-7 record overall and tied for ninth place in the Mountain East Conference with a 3-7 record in league play. Waialae’s team placed six players on the MEC All-Conference teams, with Shon Stephens earning first team recognition while Quincy Wimbish Jr., Franscico Pedrozo, David Gilcrest, Cameron Rice, and Zach Dixon were each named to the second team. As one of the top defensive backs in the country, Stephens garnered First Team All-American honors from the D2CCA and the Don Hanson AllAmerican lists, while also being named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 First Team. And as a freshman, Rice was one of the top defensive linemen in the MEC, being named the MEC Defensive Freshman of the Year as he tied for the conference lead in tacklesfor-loss and was seventh in the league in sacks.

Waialae and his Hilltoppers have enjoyed plenty of on-field success over the years, finishing .500 or better in league play 10 times while making their presence felt at the regional and national levels on more than one occasion. His 2009 and 2010 squads made history as the only NCAA Division II program ever to lead the nation in scoring and total offense in consecutive seasons. That group just missed an NCAA Division II playoff bid with a 7-3 record and tied for runner-up honors in the WVIAC with a 6-2 league record, marking the fifth straight year Waialae’s Hilltoppers had finished first or second in the league.

That 2010 team followed on the heels of the powerful 2009 squad which won a school-record 11 games while carving an unbeaten swath through the WVIAC and advancing to the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals. The 2009 Hilltoppers cracked the AFCA Top 25 for the first time in school history, finishing the year ranked No. 9 in the national poll.

The team success during the Waialae Era has also been matched at the individual level. Ben Staggs won the 2009 Gene Upshaw Award as the nation’s top NCAA Division II lineman while Zach Amedro shattered several NCAA Division II passing records and was a 2-time runner-up for the Harlon Hill Trophy as National Player of the Year. Waialae has coached 17 NCAA Division II All-Americans and 60 first-team All-Conference selections during his time at the helm.

A native of Hawaii, Waialae is one of only three Pacific Islanders working as an NCAA head football coach and the only one at the NCAA Division II level. The Small-College All-America quarterback from the University of Dubuque (Iowa) was inducted into the Dubuque Hall of Fame in 2008.

Waialae spent one year at Dubuque as offensive coordinator before heading overseas for a year as a player-coach with the Munich Rangers of the German-American Football League. He served two years as offensive coordinator at Bethany (W.Va.) College before coming to West Liberty as an assistant coach in 1992.

Roger and his wife, Karen, are the parents of three children – Ryan, Laura and Kayla.

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HEAD COACH ROGER WAIALAE Year School All Conf.

2005 West Liberty 6-5 4-4 2006 West Liberty 7-4 4-3 2007 West Liberty 8-3 6-2 2008 West Liberty 7-4 6-2 2009 West Liberty 11-2 8-0 2010 West Liberty 7-3 6-2 2011 West Liberty 1-10 1-7 2012 West Liberty 6-5 4-4 2013 West Liberty 3-8 3-6 2014 West Liberty 6-5 6-4 2015 West Liberty 5-6 5-5 2016 West Liberty 4-7 4-6 2017 West Liberty 3-8 3-7 2018 West Liberty 3-8 3-7 2019 West Liberty 5-6 4-6 2020* West Liberty 2-2 2-2 2021 West Liberty 4-7 4-6 2022 West Liberty 4-7 3-7 Totals 92-100 76-80 *-abbreviated season played in Spring 2021

COACHING STAFF JEFF MONTEROSO (19th year) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Occidental (1985) Jeff Monteroso begins his 19th year as the Hilltoppers’ defensive coordinator and will also be working with the linebackers. Monteroso’s defense must replace a trio of All-MEC defensive players in Shon Stephens, David Gilcrest, and Zach Dixon, but Cameron Rice the MEC Defensive Freshman of the Year looks to take another step forward and lead the defense in 2023.

Being named to the D2CCA and Don Hanson First Team All-American lists in 2022, Stephens added his name to a lengthy list of notable athletes Monteroso has mentored on the defensive side of the ball during his time on the hilltop. Additional notable athletes coached include 2012 NCAA DII All-American Marco Ricchetti and 2010 NCAA DII All-American and WVIAC Defensive Player of the Year Clay Beeler along with WLU Hall of Famer Darren Banks, a 2008 West Liberty alum and the only 3-time first-team NAIA All-American in West Virginia Conference history.

A 1985 graduate of Occidental (Calif.) College, Monteroso had coaching stints at Sul Ross State (Texas), San Mateo (Calif.) State, East Tennessee State University, Marietta (Ohio), and Arizona Western before setting down roots on the hilltop. He earned his master’s degree from East Tennessee State in 1991.

Jeff and his wife, Dr. Cathy Monteroso, have two sons, Daniel and Michael, and a daughter, Claire. Dan played three years of Big Ten football at Purdue before returning to West Liberty as a graduate student to complete his football eligibility. An All-MEC wide receiver at WLU in 2016, Dan was also a 2-time All-American on the basketball court. A 2-time Academic All-American, he was honored as the 2017-18 NCAA Division II Academic All-American of the Year.

DAN HOPKINS (17th year) Offensive Line/Strength & Conditioning/Run Game Coordinator Millersville (2002) Dan Hopkins kicks off his 17th season as West Liberty’s offensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator, while once again serving as run game coordinator for the Black and Gold.

Hopkins has seen 24 of his offensive linemen earn post-season recognition during his time on the hilltop. Consensus NCAA DII All-American Ben Staggs won the 2009 Gene Upshaw Award as the NCAA DII Lineman of the Year and played in the East-West Shrine Game. West Liberty’s record-setting 2010 offense featured first-team All-Region selections Larry Wriedt at tackle and Nick Madia at center. Wriedt was a second-team NCAA DII All-America selection that year.

Hopkins came to West Liberty in 2007 after two years as offensive line and strength and conditioning coach at Mansfield (Pa.). He also had stints at Tennessee-Martin and Temple after breaking into the college ranks at Millersville (Pa.) and spent part of 2006 in Innsbruck, Austria helping coach the Swarco Raiders to the European Professional Football League’s Austrian Bowl championship. Hopkins also traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2010 to conduct a high school football clinic.

Hopkins split his collegiate playing career between Glenville State and Bloomsburg (Pa.). He holds a bachelor’s in Psychology and a master’s in Sport Management from Millersville and is a certified strength and fitness trainer.

Dan and his wife, Emily, reside in Triadelphia, W.Va. with their son, Everett.

JOHNNY BONAR (8th year) Wide Receivers West Liberty (2009) Former West Liberty standout Johnny Bonar returns for his eighth season as an assistant coach at his alma mater.

After producing a series of productive pass catchers for the Black and Gold, highlighted by Dan Monteroso’s All-MEC season in 2016, Bonar made a smooth transition to running backs coach. In 2021 Tyler Moler posted four 100-yard rushing games en route to earning All-MEC Honorable Mention honors, while in 2022 Quincy Wimbish Jr. returned to the field and claimed All-MEC Second Team honors after posting three 100-yard rushing games and WLU’s first 200-yard game since 2015.

Before joining the WLU staff, Bonar spent five years as an assistant coach at Bishop Donahue (W.Va.) High School.

He was also selected as a member of the West Virginia coaching staff for the 2015 Rudy Mumley OVAC Charity All-Star Classic.

A four-year letterman and three-year starter from 2005-08, Bonar was one of WLU’s most reliable wideouts throughout his career. He caught a total of 89 passes for 1,445 yards and scored five touchdowns in four seasons with the Black and Gold, capping his career with a pair of 100-yard receiving games during his senior season.

Bonar was a standout wide receiver at John Marshall (W.Va.) High School, where he was a favorite target of future West Liberty teammate and NCAA Division II All-American Zach Amedro. A multi-sport athlete, Bonar was also a two-time All-OVAC selection in basketball for the Monarchs.

Johnny and his wife Katrina have two children, Jackson and Kennedy.

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MASON WERNER (4th year) Safeties/Football Data Analyst West Liberty (2014) A Graduate Program Coordinator in West Liberty University’s Office of Graduate Studies and Adjunct Professor in the College of Education and Human Performance, Mason Werner begins his fourth season with the Hilltopper program as a Football Data Analyst and defensive secondary coach, focusing on the safety positions.

A former defensive Graduate Assistant with the West Liberty grid squad, Werner returned to the hilltop after filling a similar Football Data Analyst role with FCS Robert Morris University for two seasons.

The Wheeling, W.Va. native holds a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education from WLU and completed his master’s degree in Education on the hilltop in 2019. During his time as a graduate assistant with the Hilltoppers, Werner was a recruiting assistant and academic supervisor for the football program in addition to his on-field work.

In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Werner spent two years as an assistant football coach at Wheeling (W.Va.) Central Catholic High School.

JULIAN MILLER (3rd year) Defensive Line West Virginia (2011) Entering his third season on the sidelines at West Liberty University, former West Virginia University standout Julian Miller has made an immediate impact as the Hilltoppers’ defensive line coach.

With the Hilltoppers, Miller has coached three players to four All-MEC honors with Trevor Hoosier (2021 – First Team), David Gilcreast (2021 & 2022 - Second Team), and Cameron Rice (2022 – Second Team). In 2021 he saw Hoosier lead the nation in sacks and tackles-for-loss before going down with a late-season injury, and in 2022 he coached Rice to MEC Defensive Freshman of the Year honors as he tied for the conference lead in tackles-for-loss (13.5) and was seventh in the league in sacks (5.5).

Miller began his coaching career with a 3-year stint at West Port High School in Ocala, Fla. before returning to Morgantown in 2018 as a defensive graduate assistant at WVU. In three seasons on the Mountaineer staff, he helped develop multiple All-Big 12 honorees, highlighted by consensus NCAA All-American Darius Stills, former Freshman All-American Dante Stills and 2020 Freshman All-American Akheem Mesidor.

An All-Big East defensive lineman who racked up nearly 200 tackles with the Mountaineers from 2007-11, Miller still ranks No. 2 all-time at WVU in quarterback sacks (27.5) and No. 3 in tackles-for-loss (42.5). He set the single-game sacks record (4.0) during a 21-20 win against Pitt in the Backyard Brawl on Nov. 26, 2011.

A former All-Ohio standout at Columbus (Ohio) Beechcroft High School, Miller is a 2011 graduate of West Virginia University (Multidisciplinary Studies). He also holds master’s degrees in Sports Management and Communications from WVU. After graduating from WVU, Miller signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals and participated in their preseason camp. Miller spent one season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League and two years in the Arena Football League with the Utah Blaze and Cleveland Gladiators before hanging up his cleats.

Julian and his wife, Alexis, welcomed their first child in November.

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COACHING STAFF MARCUS SPENCER (2nd Year) Defensive Backs Alabama (2000) Entering his second season on the sidelines at West Liberty University, Marcus Spencer will coach the Hilltopper’s defensive backs. In 2022, the defensive secondary was highlighted by Shon Stephens who garnered recognition on the regional and national level, as the WLU defensive back was named First Team All-MEC, All-Super Region 1, D2CCA All-America, Don Hansen All-American, and D2Football.com Elite 100 Defense.

Prior to coming to the hilltop, Spencer spent the past three seasons as a defensive backs coach in the PSAC; coaching Seton Hill University in 2018 and Clarion University in 2019 and 2020.

From 2015-18 he spent time as a high school assistant coach and trainer in the Chicago area. He helped lead Fenwick High School to the Illinois state semifinals and De La Salle High School to the first round of the playoffs of the Catholic League Chicago. Spencer also worked as a certified personal trainer at the University Club of Chicago.

Spencer entered the coaching industry as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater by coaching the Alabama defensive backs in 2002. From 2002-04 he coached at the Tim Horton’s Youth Football Camps before becoming the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Sumter High School for four seasons, 2005-08. He then returned to the college ranks as the defensive backs coach at Bethel University (TN).

The York, Alabama native started his collegiate career as a walk-on in Tuscaloosa, being named the 1997 and 1998 recipient of the “Bear” Bryant Best Non-Scholarship Award before earning a full scholarship with the Crimson Tide.

He left the University of Alabama as a 3-year starter and 4-year letterman from 1997-2000, playing safety for head coach Mike DuBose. The Crimson Tide defensive back’s name still stands among the top in program history in the record books, as he is tied for fourth all-time in single-game history, making 19 tackles in a November 11, 2000 game at Mississippi State and ranks seventh all-time in career tackles (303). He led Alabama in interceptions in 1998 (4), and pass break-ups in 1999 (49) and 2000 (76). Spencer and the Crimson Tide won the 1999 SEC Championship over Florida and made appearances in the 1998 Music City Bowl and 1999 Orange Bowl.

Spencer graduated from Alabama in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, and a minor in Computer Software Programming: Languages Web/ Programming. He also received his ACE Personal Trainer Certification in September 2013.

Following his collegiate playing career in Tuscaloosa, Spencer went on to play professionally in the NFL and CFL. His professional career began in 2001 as he signed with the Tennessee Titans. He then went on to play three seasons for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, being named a finalist for the CFL Special Teams Player of the Year once during his career. After taking a few years off from playing, he returned to the playing field in arena football, playing in the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2009 with the Odessa Roughnecks and won the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) as a member of the Cincinnati Commandos in 2011.

MARK SPIGARELLI (2nd Year) Nickels Ohio (1992) Entering the second season of his second coaching stint at West Liberty University, Mark Spigarelli is in his eighth season overall on the hilltop.

Spigarelli returned to West Liberty in 2022, tasked to coach the nickel position on the defensive side of the ball.

Last season’s defensive secondary was highlighted by Shon Stephens who garnered recognition on the regional and national level, the WLU defensive back was named First Team All-MEC, All-Super Region 1, D2CCA All-America, Don Hansen All-American, and D2Football.com Elite 100 Defense.

Spigarelli returned to coaching in his hometown of Bellaire, Ohio in 2016, serving as the head varsity football coach for Bellaire High School from 2016-21. He compiled a record of 39-26 on the sidelines of his former high school, advancing the team to the playoffs in five of his six seasons, including a regional semifinal appearance in 2018. The 2021 Big Reds squad finished with a 10-2 record, securing the school’s first double-digit win season since they went 13-1 with back-to-back state semifinal appearances in 2005 and 2006 when Spigarelli was a varsity assistant coach.

Spigarelli was named the Eastern District Football Coach of the year in 2016 and was also the WTOV9 OVAC Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2021. At Bellaire, he coached current Youngstown State Penguin Colt Sechrest, who played for the Big Reds from 2018-21 and earned First-team Division V All-Ohio selection as a linebacker.

Spigarelli’s first stint with the Black & Gold lasted six seasons, running from 2010-15 as a defensive assistant working with the strong safeties. Highlights of his first coaching stint at WLU include coaching fellow Bellaire native, Jayson Keyser, to Second Team All-WVIAC honors in 2010. A few years later in 2013 he helped lead a West Liberty defense that recorded 17 interceptions, which still ranks tied for ninth most by a team in Mountain East Conference history.

Spigarelli’s football coaching career began in Bellaire in 1997 as an assistant varsity coach, serving in this role till 2008. During his 12 seasons as the BHS assistant, he coached the wide receivers and defensive backs as well as being appointed defensive coordinator in the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

During his time as an assistant coach with the Big Reds, the school was one of the most successful in the Ohio Valley, advancing to the playoffs six times and reaching the state semifinals four times in 1997, 2003, 2005, and 2006. The 2005 and 2006 BHS teams posted undefeated regular seasons before finishing the seasons 13-1.

Spigarelli has been a staple in the Bellaire community his entire life and currently resides there. A 3-sport athlete for the Big Reds, he graduated from Bellaire High School in 1988 before going on to Ohio University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1992 and a Master of Education Administration (K-12) in 1997.

Outside of football, Spigarelli has taught special education for 30 years and is currently teaching English and Math to intervention students at Bellaire High School.

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DAKOTA CONWELL (1st year) Quarterbacks West Liberty (2016) Entering his first season on the sidelines at West Liberty University, former WLU standout Dakota Conwell returns to the hilltop as the quarterback’s coach for veteran head man Roger Waialae.

A 2-time All-Pennsylvania standout at Upper St. Clair High School who was recently inducted into that school’s Hall of Fame, Conwell was named to the WPIAL 2010’s All-Decade Football Team after a stellar career that saw him pass for more than 4,000 yards on offense while being ranked the No. 2 linebacker in the state on defense.

The Upper St. Clair graduate played one season at the University of Arizona, appearing in 11 games as a true freshman at outside linebacker, before transferring to West Liberty. Conwell exploded onto the Mountain East Conference scene as a 3-year starter for the Hilltoppers at quarterback from 2014-16. In 32 career games, he completed 512-of-989 passes for 6,766 yards and 70 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,533 yards and 16 more scores to finish with 8,299 yards of career total offense.

A record-setting signal caller during his days on the hilltop, the 3-time All-MEC honoree ranks No. 1 among all WLU quarterbacks in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. He trails only Hilltopper Hall of Famer Zach Amedro in career total offense, pass completions, and touchdown passes while ranking third at West Liberty in career passing yards.

After graduating from WLU with a degree in business and finance, Conwell worked in sales for the Pittsburgh Pirates and BSN Sports before venturing out on his own as the founder and owner of S.K.Y. Development Athletics in Pittsburgh. Since its inception, Conwell and his S.K.Y. Development Athletics staff have provided sports-specific performance training for more than 500 young athletes at their facility in Pittsburgh.

Conwell and his wife, the former Alexis Dengler, reside in Pittsburgh.

DREW ALLEN (1st Year) Tight Ends/Graduate Assistant Robert Morris (2018) Drew Allen enters his first season as a graduate assistant coach on the West Liberty sidelines, coaching the tight ends for head coach Roger Waialae.

Following his playing career Allen got his start on the sidelines at his former high school, serving as the defensive backs coach at New Castle (PA) High School for two seasons in 2019 and 2020. A year later in 2021 he broke into the college ranks at Duquesne University where he was a defensive assistant, primarily coaching the defensive backs. His lone season with the Dukes saw the team finish with a 7-3 (5-2 NEC) record while he coached a pair of athletes to all-conference honors in the secondary as Leandro DeBrito earned First Team All-NEC honors and Jeremiah Josephs earned Second Team All-NEC honors.

Allen was a 4-year starter in the defensive secondary at Robert Morris University from 2014-17, recording 183 total tackles and six tackles-for-loss. He defended against 22 passes, breaking-up 19 and intercepting three, including one pick-six, while also blocking two kicks and forcing one fumble during his time in the red and blue. Allen attended a pair of Pro Days hosted by Duquesne and Slippery Rock, showcasing his skills in front of several NFL scouts following the completion of his Colonial playing career.

The New Castle, Pa., native received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Robert Morris University in 2018 and is now pursuing a Master’s Degree in Education at West Liberty University, studying Sports Leadership & Coaching.

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HILLTOPPER NATION WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY’S football program has become a destination location under head coach Roger Waialae, attracting outstanding student-athletes from Maine to Hawaii. The 2023 Hilltopper roster includes 91 players from 16 states and one U.S. territory. Here’s a state-by-state breakdown with each player’s hometown listed in parentheses.

Utah (1) Keishaun Dudley (West Valley City)

California (5) Rudy Garcia (Chino) Justin Kaplan (San Diego) Trevor Lagarde (Torrance) Luis Martinez (Vista) Antonio Reed (Long Beach)

Hawaii (2) Taison Fa’Asuamanu (Waianae) Kekoa Turangan (Wahiawa)

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Ohio (17) Will Balgo (St . Clairsville) John Brown (Cleveland) Ivan Buggs (Steubenville) Jesse Collins (Belpre) Marckez Eades (Euclid) Kye Fleming (Steubenville) Levi Gullion (Piketon) Jahi Hairston (Lyndhurst) Spencer Hutchison (Akron) DaJuan Jones (Steubenville) Brandon Kinney (Steubenville) Thaddeus McDuffie (Westerville) Shawn McFarland (Pittsburgh) Spenser Ostovich (Steubenville) Riley Plotner (Canal Fulton) LJ Rosa (Leetonia) Chris Wilson (Cleveland Heights)

Illinois (1) Cayne Smith (East Moline)

Michigan (2) Mason Fraley (Canton) Jacob Saunders (Farmington)

West Virginia (28) Wyatt Bratton (McMechen) Dylan Conley (Chester) Ryan Creech (Parkersburg) Marshall Cross (Moundsville) Chase Crutchley (Harpers Ferry) Matt Curry (Parkersburg) Alex Dunlevy (Wheeling) Gage Fiore (Parkersburg) Curtis Hayes (Parkersburg) Jamari Hubbard-Bass (Weirton) Kemper Longwell (Philippi) Miquan Macklin (Wheeling) Braeden Mason (Parkersburg) Tyrus Mayo (Huntington) Logan McCartney (Clarksburg) Grant Neiswonger (Moundsville) Joey Ramsey (St . Marys) Caleb Ratcliffe (Wheeling) Cam Rice (Morgantown) Kaden Rice (Morgantown) Brennan Secrist (Weirton) Nolan Shimp (West Hamlin) Joey Slaughter (Shepherdstown) DJ Smith (Harpers Ferry) Ben Turner (Huntington) Mike VanMatre (New Haven) Tyler Waddell (Inwood) McKinley Whipkey (Cameron)

Pennsylvania (15) Dylan Asbury (Washington) Joshuah Clark (Bethlehem) Nathan Cumer (West Alexander) Naiziim Daniels (Pittsburgh) Jordan Demus (Carnegie) Malik Edmundson (Pittsburgh) Nathan Everley (Jefferson Hills) Carlos Harper II (Eighty Four) Rashawn Harvey (Pittsburgh) Jay Johnson (Monroeville) Elijah Mike (Aliquippa) Tayvian Miller (Houston) Zach Vincenti (McDonald) Cody Vokes (Mount Pleasant) Marshall Whipkey (Claysville)

New York (3) Thomas Morgan (Fresh Meadows) Eynni Pailin (Rochester) Khadeem Richards (Monticello)

Maine (1) Nathan Isajar (Portland)

New Jersey (2) Chris Charles (Trenton) Delano Marcelus (Colts Neck)

Maryland (9) Joe Arungbate (Salisbury) Brennen Bailey (Sandy Spring) Christion Banks (Brandywine) AJ Barmer (Baltimore) Trent Crawford (Bowie) Jordyn Dickerson (Salisbury) Mason Gates (Olney) Sean Johnson (Springdale) Colin McDermitt (Lusby)

Virginia (4) Dequan Cobb (Newport News) Bre’Andre Horsley (Lynchburg) Donovan Mullins (Manassas) Jaleel Powell (Virginia Beach)

North Carolina (1) Jelijah Morris-Smith (Winston-Salem)

South Carolina (1) Jaedon Alston (Charleston)

Florida (6)

Mississippi (1)

Alabama (1)

Kyziah Pruitt (Macon)

Manchez Roberson (Phenix City)

Tay Currelly-Johnson II (Tampa) Ryan Longman (Brandon) Carson Moore (Tampa) Isaac Tavo (Fort Lauderdale) Josh Warnock (Sarasota) Eden Williams (Plant City)

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No.

Player

Pos

Ht

Wt

Yr

Hometown/High School/College

20 89 31 29 88 15 1 50 5 4 5 16 71 45 49 41 55 58 63 18 40 28 12 13 17 4 37 30 74 2 53 91 56 7 26 11 23 7 2 78 9 32 22 27 21 14 6 39 36 9 73 98 11 75 3 60 77 82 94 81 61 46 90 85 3 47 62 43 99 76 10

Jaedon Alston Joe Arungbate Dylan Asbury Brennen Bailey Will Balgo Christion Banks AJ Barmer Wyatt Bratton John Brown Ivan Buggs Chris Charles Joshuah Clark Dequan Cobb Jesse Collins Dylan Conley Trent Crawford Ryan Creech Chase Crutchley Nathan Cumer Tay Currelly-Johnson II Matt Curry Naiziim Daniels Jordan Demus Jordyn Dickerson Keishaun Dudley Alex Dunlevy Marckez Eades Malik Edmundson Nathan Everley Taison Fa’Asuamanu Gage Fiore Kye Fleming Mason Fraley Rudy Garcia Mason Gates Levi Gullion Jahi Hairston Carlos Harper II Rashawn Harvey Curtis Hayes Bre’Andre Horsley Jamari Hubbard-Bass Spencer Hutchison Nathan Isajar Jay Johnson Sean Johnson DaJuan Jones Justin Kaplan Brandon Kinney Trevor Lagarde Kemper Longwell Miquan Macklin Delano Marcelus Luis Martinez Braeden Mason Tyrus Mayo Logan McCartney Colin McDermitt Thaddeus McDuffie Shawn McFarland Elijah Mike Tayvian Miller Carson Moore Thomas Morgan Jelijah Morris-Smith Donovan Mullins Grant Neiswonger Spenser Ostovich Eynni Pailin Riley Plotner Jaleel Powell

RB WR RB DB TE WR RB LS DL DB WR WR OL TE DB DB OL LB OL WR P DB DB DL WR QB DB DB OL LB LB DL OL QB DB QB DB LB WR OL DL RB DB DB LB QB DB PK LB QB OL DL DL OL WR OL OL P/K DL WR OL LB DL TE DB LB DL LB DL OL DB

5-8 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-5 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-8 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-3 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-8 5-11 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-8 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-10 5-8 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-5 5-8 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-6 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-6 5-10

205 170 200 170 260 170 195 220 280 155 200 175 325 240 180 200 290 180 275 205 205 145 165 220 165 200 170 185 255 245 225 290 250 185 205 195 170 205 180 295 210 190 185 165 225 170 175 195 205 185 260 220 255 265 165 270 275 160 285 175 360 200 245 255 170 170 215 230 225 320 180

Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Gr. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. So. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. So. R-So. R-So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-So. R-So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. R-So. So. R-So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. R-So. So. R-So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. R-Sr.

Charleston, S.C. / Concordia Prep (MD) Salisbury, Md. / Wicomico Washington, Pa. / Washington Sandy Spring, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel St. Clairsville, Ohio / St. Clairsville / Ashland Brandywine, Md. / Oxon Hill / Kutztown Baltimore, Md. / Edgewood / Compton College McMechen, W.Va. / Wheeling Central Cleveland, Ohio / Euclid Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Trenton, N.J. / Hamilton West / Robert Morris Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty / Thaddeus Stevens College Newport News, Va. / Woodside Belpre, Ohio / Belpre Chester, W.Va. / Oak Glen Bowie, Md. / Bowie Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg Harpers Ferry, W.Va. / Washington West Alexander, Pa. / McGuffey / Grove City Tampa, Fla. / Freedom / Plant / Otterbein Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg Pittsburgh, Pa. / Shady Side Academy Carnegie, Pa. / Chartiers Valley Salisbury, Md. / Wicomico West Valley City, Utah / Kearns / Utah Tech Wheeling, W.Va. / Wheeling Park / W.Va. State Euclid, Ohio / Euclid Pittsburgh, Pa. / Serra Catholic / Northwood Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson Waianae, Hawaii / Waianae Parkersburg, W.Va / Parkersburg Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Canton, Mich. / Salem Chino, Calif. / Don Lugo / East Los Angeles College Olney, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel Piketon, Ohio / Piketon / Alderson Broaddus Lyndhurst, Ohio / Brush / Ellsworth CC Eighty Four, Pa. / Washington Pittsburgh, Pa. / Allderdice / Edinboro Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg Lynchburg, Va. / McDougle Technical Institute Weirton, W.Va. / Weir Akron, Ohio / Barberton Portland, Maine / Portland Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway / Clarion Springdale, Md. / Flowers Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville San Diego, Calif. / Torrey Pines / Saddleback JC Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Torrance, Calif. / North Torrance Philippi, W.Va. / Philip Barbour Wheeling, W.Va. / Wheeling Park Colts Neck, N.J. / Colts Neck Vista, Calif. / Vista Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg Huntington, W.Va. / Huntington Clarksburg, W.Va. / Robert C. Byrd Lusby, Md. / Patuxent Westerville, Ohio / South Pittsburgh, Pa. / Madonna Aliquippa, Pa. / Aliquippa Houston, Pa. / Chartiers-Houston Tampa, Fla. / Jefferson Fresh Meadows, N.Y. / Holy Cross / Montana Tech Winston-Salem, N.C. / North Forsyth / Louisburg College Manassas, Va. / Centreville Moundsville, W.Va. / John Marshall Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Rochester, N.Y. / Milford Academy / St. Francis Canal Fulton, Ohio / Northwest Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes / Charleston

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Ht

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Hometown/High School/College

6 84 0 92 8

Kyziah Pruitt Joey Ramsey Caleb Ratcliffe Antonio Reed Cam Rice Kaden Rice Khadeem Richards Manchez Roberson LJ Rosa Jacob Saunders Brennan Secrist Nolan Shimp Joey Slaughter Cayne Smith DJ Smith Isaac Tavo Kekoa Turangan Ben Turner Mike VanMatre Zach Vincenti Cody Vokes Tyler Waddell Josh Warnock Marshall Whipkey McKinley Whipkey Eden Williams Chris Wilson

WR TE WR DL DL WR DB DB DL RB WR LB DL RB LB OL QB WR OL DL OL PK TE DB LB DB DB

6-0 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-4 5-7 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-1 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-4 5-9 6-5 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-2

190 210 190 260 260 185 170 170 275 175 210 190 230 195 195 295 190 175 255 235 290 180 230 180 220 180 180

R-Sr. Fr. So. Fr. R-So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. R-So. Fr. Jr.

Macon, Miss. / Noxubee County / Hinds CC St. Marys, W.Va. / St. Marys Wheeling, W.Va. / Wheeling Central Long Beach, Calif. / Salesian Morgantown, W.Va. / Morgantown / West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. / Morgantown Monticello, N.Y. / Monticello / East Los Angeles College Phenix City, Ala. / Smiths Station / West Hills College Coalinga Leetonia, Ohio / Leetonia Farmington, Mich. / Farmington / Gannon Weirton, W.Va. / Madonna / Bethany West Hamlin, W.Va. / Lincoln County Shepherdstown, W.Va. / Jefferson East Moline, Ill. / United Township / Iowa Central CC Harpers Ferry, W.Va. / Washington Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Land O’Lakes / McDougle Technical Institute Wahiawa, Hawaii / Leilehua / Chabot College Huntington, W.Va. / Spring Valley New Haven, W.Va. / Wahama McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry Mount Pleasant, Pa. / Mount Pleasant Inwood, W.Va. / Musselman Sarasota, Fla. / Sarasota Claysville, Pa. / McGuffey / West Virginia Cameron, W.Va. / McGuffey Plant City, Fla. / Plant City Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights

1 24 54 25 80 38 97 34 42 79 8 10 65 93 72 35 86 48 59 33 19

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Wt

Yr

Hometown/High School/College

0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 61 62 63

Caleb Ratcliffe AJ Barmer Khadeem Richards Taison Fa’Asuamanu Rashawn Harvey Braeden Mason Jelijah Morris-Smith Ivan Buggs Alex Dunlevy John Brown Chris Charles DaJuan Jones Kyziah Pruitt Rudy Garcia Carlos Harper II Cam Rice Kekoa Turangan Bre’Andre Horsley Trevor Lagarde Jaleel Powell Ben Turner Levi Gullion Delano Marcelus Jordan Demus Jordyn Dickerson Sean Johnson Christion Banks Joshuah Clark Keishaun Dudley Tay Currelly-Johnson II Chris Wilson Jaedon Alston Jay Johnson Spencer Hutchison Jahi Hairston Manchez Roberson Jacob Saunders Mason Gates Nathan Isajar Naiziim Daniels Brennen Bailey Malik Edmundson Dylan Asbury Jamari Hubbard-Bass Eden Williams Cayne Smith Tyler Waddell Brandon Kinney Marckez Eades Nolan Shimp Justin Kaplan Matt Curry Trent Crawford DJ Smith Spenser Ostovich Jesse Collins Tayvian Miller Donovan Mullins Marshall Whipkey Dylan Conley Wyatt Bratton Gage Fiore LJ Rosa Ryan Creech Mason Fraley Chase Crutchley McKinley Whipkey Tyrus Mayo Elijah Mike Grant Neiswonger Nathan Cumer

WR RB DB LB WR WR DB DB QB DL WR DB WR QB LB DL QB DL QB DB WR QB DL DB DL QB WR WR WR WR DB RB LB DB DB DB RB DB DB DB DB DB RB RB DB RB PK LB DB LB PK P DB LB LB TE LB LB DB DB LS LB DL OL OL LB LB OL OL DL OL

6-4 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-1 5-8 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-3 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-4 5-10 5-11 5-8 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-8 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-7 6-2 5-8 5-8 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-3

190 195 170 245 180 165 170 155 200 280 200 175 190 185 205 260 190 210 185 180 175 195 255 165 220 170 170 175 165 205 180 205 225 185 170 170 175 205 165 145 170 185 200 190 180 195 180 205 170 190 195 205 200 195 230 240 200 170 180 180 220 225 275 290 250 180 220 270 360 215 275

So. Sr. Sr. R-So. Jr. R-So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Gr. Sr. R-Sr. Sr. Fr. R-So. Jr. Jr. Fr. R-Sr. So. So. R-So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. R-So. Jr. Fr. Jr. R-Jr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. So. Sr. R-So. Jr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. R-So. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. R-So. Fr. R-So. Fr. So.

Wheeling, W.Va. / Wheeling Central Baltimore, Md. / Edgewood / Compton College Monticello, N.Y. / Monticello / East Los Angeles College Waianae, Hawaii / Waianae Pittsburgh, Pa. / Allderdice / Edinboro Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg Winston-Salem, N.C. / North Forsyth / Louisburg College Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Wheeling, W.Va. / Wheeling Park / W.Va. State Cleveland, Ohio / Euclid Trenton, N.J. / Hamilton West / Robert Morris Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Macon, Miss. / Noxubee County / Hinds CC Chino, Calif. / Don Lugo / East Los Angeles College Eighty Four, Pa. / Washington Morgantown, W.Va. / Morgantown / West Virginia Wahiawa, Hawaii / Leilehua / Chabot College Lynchburg, Va. / McDougle Technical Institute Torrance, Calif. / North Torrance Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes / Charleston Huntington, W.Va. / Spring Valley Piketon, Ohio / Piketon / Alderson Broaddus Colts Neck, N.J. / Colts Neck Carnegie, Pa. / Chartiers Valley Salisbury, Md. / Wicomico Springdale, Md. / Flowers Brandywine, Md. / Oxon Hill / Kutztown Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty / Thaddeus Stevens College West Valley City, Utah / Kearns / Utah Tech Tampa, Fla. / Freedom / Plant / Otterbein Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights Charleston, S.C. / Concordia Prep (MD) Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway / Clarion Akron, Ohio / Barberton Lyndhurst, Ohio / Brush / Ellsworth CC Phenix City, Ala. / Smiths Station / West Hills College Coalinga Farmington, Mich. / Farmington / Gannon Olney, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel Portland, Maine / Portland Pittsburgh, Pa. / Shady Side Academy Sandy Spring, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel Pittsburgh, Pa. / Serra Catholic / Northwood Washington, Pa. / Washington Weirton, W.Va. / Weir Plant City, Fla. / Plant City East Moline, Ill. / United Township / Iowa Central CC Inwood, W.Va. / Musselman Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Euclid, Ohio / Euclid West Hamlin, W.Va. / Lincoln County San Diego, Calif. / Torrey Pines / Saddleback JC Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg Bowie, Md. / Bowie Harpers Ferry, W.Va. / Washington Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Belpre, Ohio / Belpre Houston, Pa. / Chartiers-Houston Manassas, Va. / Centreville Claysville, Pa. / McGuffey / West Virginia Chester, W.Va. / Oak Glen McMechen, W.Va. / Wheeling Central Parkersburg, W.Va / Parkersburg Leetonia, Ohio / Leetonia Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg Canton, Mich. / Salem Harpers Ferry, W.Va. / Washington Cameron, W.Va. / McGuffey Huntington, W.Va. / Huntington Aliquippa, Pa. / Aliquippa Moundsville, W.Va. / John Marshall West Alexander, Pa. / McGuffey / Grove City

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Pos

Ht

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Hometown/High School/College

65 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 97 98 99

Mike VanMatre Dequan Cobb Cody Vokes Kemper Longwell Nathan Everley Luis Martinez Riley Plotner Logan McCartney Curtis Hayes Isaac Tavo Brennan Secrist Shawn McFarland Colin McDermitt Joey Ramsey Thomas Morgan Josh Warnock Will Balgo Joe Arungbate Carson Moore Kye Fleming Antonio Reed Zach Vincenti Thaddeus McDuffie Joey Slaughter Miquan Macklin Eynni Pailin Kaden Rice

OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR P/K TE TE TE TE WR DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL WR

6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-5 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1

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New Haven, W.Va. / Wahama Newport News, Va. / Woodside Mount Pleasant, Pa. / Mount Pleasant Philippi, W.Va. / Philip Barbour Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson Vista, Calif. / Vista Canal Fulton, Ohio / Northwest Clarksburg, W.Va. / Robert C. Byrd Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Land O’Lakes / McDougle Technical Institute Weirton, W.Va. / Madonna / Bethany Pittsburgh, Pa. / Madonna Lusby, Md. / Patuxent St. Marys, W.Va. / St. Marys Fresh Meadows, N.Y. / Holy Cross / Montana Tech Sarasota, Fla. / Sarasota St. Clairsville, Ohio / St. Clairsville / Ashland Salisbury, Md. / Wicomico Tampa, Fla. / Jefferson Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Long Beach, Calif. / Salesian McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry Westerville, Ohio / South Shepherdstown, W.Va. / Jefferson Wheeling, W.Va. / Wheeling Park Rochester, N.Y. / Milford Academy / St. Francis Morgantown, W.Va. / Morgantown

RETURNING PLAYERS DYLAN ASBURY

CHRISTION BANKS

At West Liberty: Has appeared in nine games across two seasons with the Hilltoppers, while also redshirting in the Fall of 2021… Has totaled 71 all purpose yards with 50 yards on the ground with 35 rushing attempts and hauled in three receptions for 21 receiving yards.

At West Liberty: Appeared in three games in his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, hauling in one reception for six yards against Alderson Broaddus.

RUNNING BACK 6-2 200lbs Jr. Washington, Pa. / Washington

WIDE RECEIVER 5-11 170lbs Sr. Brandywine, Md. / Oxon Hill / Kutztown

High School: Explosive tailback averaged more than 12 yards a carry (74 carries, 890 yards, 16 TDs) as a junior at Washington (Pa.) High School.

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AJ BARMER

JOHN BROWN

At West Liberty: Appeared in eight games in his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, recording 96 yards of total offense with 86 yards on the ground with 27 rushing attempts and hauling in three receptions for ten receiving yards.

At West Liberty: Has appeared in nine games across three seasons with the Hilltoppers, while also redshirting in the Fall of 2021… Has recorded 35.0 total tackles with 5.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sack while also intercepting one pass and returning it 15 yards for a touchdown against Alderson Broaddus in the Spring of 2021.

RUNNING BACK 5-11 195lbs Sr. Baltimore, Md. / Edgewood / Compton College

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Pre-WLU: Played 2021 season at Compton (Calif.) JC…Redshirted at NCAA Division I Temple in 2018…1st-team All-Prep RB at Georgia Sports Academy in 2017…Football/ lacrosse standout at Edgewood (Md.) High School…Played in Blue/Gray All-American Game and Maryland All-Star Game.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-0 280lbs Jr. Cleveland, Ohio / Euclid

High School: Team captain helped lead Euclid HS to Ohio Division I playoff berth.

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CHRIS CHARLES

JESSE COLLINS

WIDE RECEIVER 6-3 200lbs Gr. Trenton, N.J. / Hamilton West / Robert Morris

TIGHT END 6-3 240lbs R-Jr. Belpre, Ohio / Belpre At West Liberty: Has appeared in 14 games across three seasons with the Hilltoppers in 2022, hauling in 23 receptions for 136 yards and one touchdown, also recovered one fumble for a touchdown… Named to the 2021 MEC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the 2019, 2021, and 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

At West Liberty: Appeared in nine games in his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, hauling in 29 receptions for 324 yards and two touchdowns… Recorded one 100-yard receiving game last year with a season-high of 108 yards against West Virginia Wesleyan, including a season-long 41 yard reception against the Bobcats… Named to the 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

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Pre-WLU: Spent three years at Kutztown (Pa.) University and redshirted at Clarion (Pa.) University in 2018…Appeared in three career games, all coming in 2019 at Kutztown…Played for coach Craig Jefferies at Oxon Hill High School…Produced careerhigh 26 catches for 447 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in 2017…Rushed for a touchdown on his only carry as a senior…

Also ran track for OHHS.

Pre-WLU: Played in six games over last two years at FCS Robert Morris (Pa.); Caught five passes for 71 yards…Record-setting WR/DB/P at Hamilton West High School in Trenton, N.J.

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High School: As a standout two-way player at Belpre High School, he earned All-Ohio Division VI as a running back with multiple 100-yard rushing games and was the Tri-Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year… Ran for 348 yards and five touchdowns on just 18 carries vs. Wahama (W.Va.)

DYLAN CONLEY

TRENT CRAWFORD

At West Liberty: Did not appear in a game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

At West Liberty: Has appeared in 19 games across three seasons with the Hilltoppers, recording 68.0 total tackles with 12.0 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks… Has forced two fumbles with one fumble recovery and defended eight passes, including intercepting one pass and returning it 35 yards for a touchdown against Glenville State in the Spring of 2021… Named to the 2021 MEC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-11 180lbs So. Chester, W.Va. / Oak Glen

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High School: Earned Honorable Mention Class 4A All-OVAC and Honorable Mention Class AA All-State in West Virginia in 2021 for head coach Ted Arneault’s Golden Bears… Participated in the 2022 OVAC Rudy Mumbly All-Star Classic for West Virginia and the 2022 WCHS-TV/FOX 11 North-South All-Star Football Classic for the North Bears.

DEFENSIVE BACK 6-0 200lbs Jr. Bowie, Md. / Bowie

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RYAN CREECH

TAY CURRELLY-JOHNSON II

At West Liberty: Has appeared in 18 games across four seasons with the Hilltoppers… Named to the 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

At West Liberty: Did not appear in a game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

WIDE RECEIVER 6-2 205lbs R-So. Tampa, Fla. / Freedom / Plant / Otterbein

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-3 290lbs R-Jr. Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg

High School: Consensus West Virginia Class AAA All-State lineman in back-to-back seasons… Played in Blue-Grey All-American Bowl All-Star Game in Tampa, Fla.

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Pre-WLU: Transfer from Otterbein University where he appeared in four games to earn a varsity letter…4-year letter winner in Football, Track, and Basketball at Freedom High School in Tampa, Fla… Holds high school’s record for most catches in a single game at nine… Voted MVP of the basketball team two years in a row… First team GNG/TT in 7v7… Graduated in top 25 at FHS.

MATT CURRY

JORDAN DEMUS

At West Liberty: Has appeared in 16 games across three seasons with the Hilltoppers, totaling 53 punts with 16 pinned within the 20 yard line and average of 35.3 yards per punt… Accepted an NCAA eligibility waiver for the Spring of 2021 and redshirted in the Fall of 2021.

At West Liberty: Has appeared in 12 games across two seasons with the Hilltoppers, recording 13.0 total tackles to go along with four passes defended and one fumble recovery.

PUNTER 6-2 205lbs R-So. Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg

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High School: Multi-year starter earned all-county honors as a senior linebacker at Bowie (Md.) High School.

High School: All-West Virginia Class AAA punter at Parkersburg High School, averaging 36.7 yards per punt as a senior with a long of 62 yards… Totaled eight punts of 50+ yards with nine downed inside the 20 yard line.

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-11 165lbs Jr. Carnegie, Pa. / Chartiers Valley

High School: All-Parkway Conference running back and defensive back at Chartiers Valley (Pa.) High School where he was a 4-year starter.

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RETURNING PLAYERS ALEX DUNLEVY

TAISON FA’ASUAMANU

QUARTERBACK 6-0 200lbs So. Wheeling, W.Va. / Wheeling Park W.Va. State

LINEBACKER 6-2 245lbs R-So. Waianae, Hawaii / Waianae

At West Liberty: Appeared in ten games with the Hilltoppers in 2022, recording 23.0 tackles with 3.0 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks… Redshirted during the 2021 season.

At West Liberty: Appeared in two games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, returning one punt for 17 yards against UNC Pembroke... Named to the 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

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Pre-WLU: Signed with West Virginia State out of high school but did not see game action… Record-setting First Team All-West Virginia Class AAA quarterback at Wheeling Park High School… Threw for 2,808 yards and 30 TDs while running for 400 yards and seven more scores as a senior.

High School: All-Conference linebacker and defensive end at Waianae (Hawaii) High School where he was a Dean’s List student.

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GAGE FIORE

KYE FLEMING

At West Liberty: Has appeared in 13 games across two seasons with the Hilltoppers, recording 9.0 total tackles… Named to the 2021 MEC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the 2022 Fall Academic All-MC Team.

At West Liberty: Did not appear in a game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

LINEBACKER 6-1 225lbs R-So. Parkersburg, W.Va / Parkersburg

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Pre-WLU: 3-year, two-way starter for the Parkersburg Big Red football team where he was 2-time honorable mention all-state, First Team All-MSAC on defense in 2019 and Second Team All-MSAC on defense in 2018… Played in the Blue-Grey All-America game in Orlando, Fla. before spending a year at West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-0 290lbs So. Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville

High School: Ohio Division IV All-District and All-Valley defensive lineman at Steubenville (Ohio) High School.

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RUDY GARCIA

RASHAWN HARVEY

At West Liberty: Appeared in all 11 games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, completing 168-of-296 passing attempts for 1,801 yards and 12 touchdowns while also rushing for 278 yards and seven more touchdowns on the ground.

At West Liberty: Appeared in all 11 games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, hauling in 51 receptions for 696 yards and three touchdowns.

QUARTERBACK 6-0 185lbs Sr. Chino, Calif. / Don Lugo / East Los Angeles College

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Pre-WLU: Don Lugo High School football standout where he was a 3-time first team all-league selection, conference offensive player of the year, and All-Inland Valley Second Team… Also competed on the basketball and track teams at DLHS.

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WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 180lbs Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Allderdice / Edinboro

Pre-WLU: Transfer from NCAA Division II Edinboro (Pa.)… Starting WR on back-toback City League championship teams at Pittsburgh (Pa.) Allderdice High School.

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CURTIS HAYES

SPENCER HUTCHISON

At West Liberty: Appeared in one game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022… Named to the 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

At West Liberty: Has appeared in 11 games across three seasons with the Hilltoppers, recording 10.0 total tackles with 1.0 tacklefor-loss and 1.0 sack to go along with one pass deflection… Named to the 2021 MEC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-1 295lbs So. Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg

DEFENSIVE BACK 6-0 185lbs R-Jr. Akron, Ohio / Barberton

High School: First-Team All-MSAC selection and 3-year starter at Parkersburg (W.Va.) High School.

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High School: Was an all-district defensive back that helped lead Barberton to an OHSAA playoff berth.

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NATHAN ISAJAR

JAY JOHNSON

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-8 165lbs So. Portland, Maine / Portland

LINEBACKER 5-11 225lbs Jr. Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway / Clarion

At West Liberty: Appeared in one game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

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High School: Was an all-state defensive back for Portland (Maine) High School where he was a two-way standout for the Bulldogs, totaling 60 tackles and five interceptions on defense and 19 catches for 300 yards on offense with five touchdowns… Helped lead PHS to a 12-1 record and state semifinal appearance his senior year.

At West Liberty: Appeared in seven games during his first season the Hilltoppers in 2022, recording 2.0 total tackles and recovering one fumble… Named to the 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Pre-WLU: Redshirted at NCAA Division II Clarion (Pa.) and was previously a star linebacker on 2019 WPIAL Class 5A championship team at Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway High School.

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DAJUAN JONES

JUSTIN KAPLAN

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-8 175lbs Sr. Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville

PUNTER/KICKER 6-1 195lbs Sr. San Diego, Calif. / Torrey Pines / Saddleback JC

At West Liberty: Has appeared in 27 games across four seasons with the Hilltoppers, recording 18.0 total tackles and 2.0 tackles-for-loss to go along with two passes defended… Returned one kickoff for 17 yards against West Virginia Wesleyan in 2022.

High School: Was an all-district selection on an unbeaten Ohio Division IV state championship team at Steubenville High School.

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At West Liberty: Appeared in all 11 games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, going 8-of-13 on field goal attempts with a long of 48 yards to defeat West Virginia Wesleyan in the closing seconds… Recorded 48 kickoffs with one touchback, averaging 46.0 yards per kick.

Pre-WLU: Starting kicker at Saddleback JC where he recorded a season-long 43-yard field goal… All-Conference kicker at San Diego (Calif.) Torrey Pines High School.

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RETURNING PLAYERS BRANDON KINNEY

DELANO MARCELUS

At West Liberty: Did not appear in a game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022… Named to the 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

At West Liberty: Appeared in all 11 games during one season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, recording 24.0 total tackles with 6.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sack to go along with two blocked field goal attempts and one forced fumble… Redshirted during the 2021 season… Named to the 2021 and 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

LINEBACKER 6-0 205lbs So. Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-2 255lbs R-So. Colts Neck, N.J. / Colts Neck

High School: 2-time All-District and SecondTeam All-Ohio linebacker at Steubenville (Ohio) High School.

High School: Was the Shore Conference Defensive Player of the Year at Colts Neck (N.J.) High School.

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LUIS MARTINEZ

BRAEDEN MASON

At West Liberty: Appeared in five games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

At West Liberty: Has appeared in two games across two seasons with the Hilltoppers, hauling in one catch for 11 yards and returning one kickoff for 12 yards against Notre Dame during the 2021 Spring season… Redshirted during the 2021 season.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-5 265lbs So. Vista, Calif. / Vista

WIDE RECEIVER 5-8 165lbs R-So. Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg

High School: Was a 3-year starting tight end at Vista (Calif.) High School.

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THADDEUS MCDUFFIE

ELIJAH MIKE

At West Liberty: Did not appear in a game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

At West Liberty: Appeared in seven games during one season with the Hilltoppers in 2022… Redshirted during the 2021 season.

High School: Was an all-conference defensive lineman Westerville South (Ohio) High School where he was a 4-year letter winner in football under Coach Matthew Christ… Lettered twice in track and once in wrestling and he was a silver honor roll student at WSHS.

High School: Was a 2-time Class 3A AllState lineman at legendary Aliquippa (Pa.) High School and was a Class 3A finalist for the inaugural Bill Fralic Award, honoring the top lineman in the WPIAL.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-3 285lbs So. Westerville, Ohio / South

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High School: Was an all-conference wide receiver and kick returner for Parkersburg (W.Va.) High School where he racked up more than 1,000 all-purpose yards as a senior.

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OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-2 360lbs R-So. Aliquippa, Pa. / Aliquippa

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TAYVIAN MILLER

CARSON MOORE

At West Liberty: Appeared in one game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, recording one total tackle in a game against Clarion.

At West Liberty: Did not appear in a game during one season with the Hilltoppers in 2022… Redshirted during the 2021 season…

Named to the 2022 Academic All-MEC Team.

LINEBACKER 5-10 200lbs So. Houston, Pa. / Chartiers-Houston

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High School: Was a 3-year letterman as a two-way standout for Coach Terry Fetsko on the gridiron at Chartiers-Houston (Pa.) High School where he was selected to the all-conference team as a linebacker each year as a starter… Also earned All-Century Conference honors from 2020-22 and was named Tri-County South All-Conference as a running back in 2019.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-2 245lbs R-So. Tampa, Fla. / Jefferson

High School: Was an all-county and allconference defensive lineman at Jefferson (Fla.) High School in Tampa.

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EYNNI PAILIN

CALEB RATCLIFFE

At West Liberty: Appeared in two games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

At West Liberty: Did not appear in a game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-0 225lbs Jr. Rochester, N.Y. / Milford Academy / St. Francis

WIDE RECEIVER 6-4 190lbs So. Wheeling, W.Va. / Wheeling Central

Pre-WLU: Transferred to West Liberty after spending one year at Saint Francis University (Pa.)… Was a graduate of Pittsford Sutherland High School where he played football and ran track.

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DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-3 260lbs R-So. Morgantown, W.Va. / Morgantown / West Virginia At West Liberty: Appeared in all 11 games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, recording 31.0 total tackles with 13.5 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks to go along with forcing two fumbles and recovering one… Was named Second Team All-MEC and the MEC Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2022.

Pre-WLU: Redshirted at West Virginia in 2021.

KADEN RICE

WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 185lbs Sr. Morgantown, W.Va. / Morgantown At West Liberty: Has appeared in 13 games across three seasons with the Hilltoppers, recording 7.0 total tackles while defending three passes with one interception and returning four kickoffs for 43 yards…

Converted to wide receiver during spring drills in 2022.

High School: Was a two-way standout for perennial West Virginia big-school power, Morgantown High School.

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RETURNING PLAYERS KHADEEM RICHARDS

NOLAN SHIMP

At West Liberty: Appeared in five games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, hauling in four receptions for 50 yards and one touchdown while also rushing once for 18 yards and returning three kickoffs for 59 yards.

At West Liberty: Appeared in five games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, recording 3.0 total tackles… Named to the 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-10 170lbs Sr. Monticello, N.Y. / Monticello / East Los Angeles College

LINEBACKER 6-1 190lbs So. West Hamlin, W.Va. / Lincoln County

High School: Was a 2-time All-West Virginia Class AA linebacker, recording 100+ tackles as a senior at Lincoln County High School.

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JOEY SLAUGHTER

BEN TURNER

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-0 230lbs So. Shepherdstown, W.Va. / Jefferson

WIDE RECEIVER 5-9 175lbs So. Huntington, W.Va. / Spring Valley At West Liberty: Appeared in all 11 games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, hauling in three receptions for 93 yards and one touchdown while also returning three kickoffs for 59 yards…

Named to the 2022 Fall Academic All-MEC Team.

At West Liberty: Did not appear in a game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

High School: Was an all-conference defensive lineman at Jefferson (W.Va.) High School.

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CODY VOKES

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-0 235lbs Sr. McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-4 290lbs Sr. Mount Pleasant, Pa. / Mount Pleasant

At West Liberty: Has not appeared in a game during his three seasons with the Hilltoppers in 2019, 2021, and 2022.

At West Liberty: Has appeared in nine games across two seasons with the Hilltoppers… Named to the 2021 and 2022 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High School: Was a 2-time all-conference standout at Fort Cherry High School, leading the team in tackles while also averaging 7+ yards per carry as a fullback.

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High School: Named to the Huntington Herald-Dispatch All-Tri-State Team, catching 33 passes for 473 yards and four touchdowns as a senior at Spring Valley (W.Va.) High School.

High School: Was an All-WPIAL Class AAA lineman at Mount Pleasant (Pa.) High School.

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TYLER WADDELL

JOSH WARNOCK

At West Liberty: Appeared in one game during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022.

At West Liberty: Appeared in seven games during his first season with the Hilltoppers in 2022, rushing once for two yards.

High School: Handled kicking and punting duties for Musselman (W.Va.) High School and was an all-state goalkeeper for the MHS soccer team.

High School: Was the starting tight end and was elected team captain during his senior season at Sarasota (Fla.) High School.

PUNTER/KICKER 5-9 180lbs So. Inwood, W.Va. / Musselman

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TIGHT END 6-5 230lbs So. Sarasota, Fla. / Sarasota

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MARSHALL WHIPKEY

MCKINLEY WHIPKEY

At West Liberty: Has appeared in 15 games across three seasons with the Hilltoppers, recording 13.0 total tackles… Named to the 2022 Fall Academic All-MEC Team

At West Liberty: Did not appear in a game during one season with the Hilltoppers in 2022… Redshirted during the 2021 season… Named to the 2021 MEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Pre-WLU: Attended FBS West Virginia as preferred walk-on but did not see game action… Played at nearby McGuffey (Pa.) High School in Claysville, Pa.

High School: Was a standout all-conference running back and linebacker at McGuffey (Pa.) High School where he was a 1,000yard rusher.

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-10 180lbs Jr. Claysville, Pa. / McGuffey / West Virginia

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LINEBACKER 6-0 220lbs R-So. Cameron, W.Va. / McGuffey

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CHRIS WILSON

DEFENSIVE BACK 6-2 180lbs Jr. Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights At West Liberty: Has appeared in 17 games across two seasons with the Hilltoppers, recording 46.0 total tackles and 1.0 tacklefor-loss to go along with one fumble recovery and interception.

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High School: Was a ball-hawking defensive back that led state-ranked Ohio Division I Cleveland Heights High School in interceptions as a senior and earned First Team Lake Erie League and Honorable Mention Northeast Lakes All-District Division I in 2020.

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JOE ARUNGBATE

RUNNING BACK 5-8 205lbs Fr. Charleston, S.C. / Concordia Prep (MD)

WIDE RECEIVER 5-10 170lbs Fr. Salisbury, Md. / Wicomico High School: Helped lead Wicomico to back-toback second round appearances in the Maryland Class 2A Football Playoffs.

High School: 2019 & 2020 All-State selection at running back in South Carolina… 2021 & 2022 MIAA All-Conference running back in Maryland… Was named to the 2022 Baltimore Touchdown Club Supper 22 Team… Competed for the USA Football U16 National Team in the International Bowl.

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WILL BALGO

High School: Recorded 6.0 total tackles during his senior season for Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in 2022… Helped lead the Falcons to a second-place finish in the Capital Division of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference football standings, as well as a playoff appearance in 2022.

Pre-WLU: Did not appear in any games during his one season at Ashland in 2021… Was a member of the 2020 St. Clairsville High School football team who went undefeated during the regular season en route to a Region 15 Championship appearance in the Ohio Division IV Playoffs, the Red Devils finished the season 9-1 and clinched the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference and Buckeye 8 Conference titles…

Was named Division IV All-Ohio Honorable Mention, First Team All-OVAC, and First Team All-Eastern District as a linebacker his senior year… Earned varsity letters in football (3), basketball (3), and baseball (4).

DEFENSIVE BACK 6-2 170lbs Fr. Sandy Spring, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel

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TIGHT END 6-5 260lbs So. St. Clairsville, Ohio / St. Clairsville / Ashland

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WYATT BRATTON

IVAN BUGGS

LONG SNAPPER 6-1 220lbs Fr. McMechen, W.Va. / Wheeling Central

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High School: Ranked as a four star in the Kohl’s National Long Snapper Ratings… Was selected as the top long snapper on the All-Valley Football Team and was ranked as the No. 4 player in the All Ohio Valley Preps Specialists rankings as he helped the Maroon Knights clinch the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC) Class 2-A football championship in 2022… Was a member of the 2019 Wheeling Central team who upset No. 1 Doddridge County to win the West Virginia Class A State Football Championship.

DEFENSIVE BACK 6-1 155lbs Fr. Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville

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DEQUAN COBB

WIDE RECEIVER 5-8 175lbs Jr. Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty / Thaddeus Stevens College

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Pre-WLU: Hauled in 40 receptions for 565 receiving yards and accumulated 1,105 all-purpose yards with ten touchdowns during his two seasons at Thaddeus Stevens College… Was named First Team All-Seaboard Conference and was the leagues Offensive MVP in 2021, helping the Bulldogs to a 6-2 record and conference championship.

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High School: Helped lead Steubenville to a Region 15 Championship and an Ohio Division IV State Semifinal appearance in 2022 under the direction of legendary Big Read head coach, Reno Saccoccia, who ranks No. 15 nationally for most high school wins… Was named Division IV All-Ohio Honorable Mention in 2022 as a defensive back, First Team All-OVAC, and was Defensive MVP of the 2023 Ohio North-South Classic… Was ranked No. 6 among the 2022 Ohio Valley Top-30 Receivers.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-3 325lbs Fr. Newport News, Va. / Woodside High School: Played in the inaugural Peninsula All-Star Classic in 2022 as a senior… Received First Team All-Peninsula District, First Team 5B All-Region, and VHSL Second Team Class 5A All-State honors in Virginia in 2021 as a junior offensive lineman, helping lead his team to a regional championship appearance.

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NATHAN CUMER

LINEBACKER 5-9 180lbs Fr. Harpers Ferry, W.Va. / Washington

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-3 275lbs So. West Alexander, Pa. / McGuffey / Grove City

High School: Was a key piece on the Washington High School defense, recording 96.0 total tackles with 5.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.0 sacks, three passes defended, and one fumble recovery in 17 games during his junior and senior seasons.

Pre-WLU: Did not appear in any games during his one season at Grove City in 2021…

As a senior at McGuffey High School in 2020 he helped the Highlanders win their first conference championship since 1994 and earned First Team All-Century Conference in Class 2A of the WPIAL.

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JORDYN DICKERSON DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-4 220lbs Fr. Salisbury, Md. / Wicomico

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-8 145lbs Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Shady Side Academy

High School: Earned his second Honorable

High School: Helped lead Shady Side Academy to a second-place finish in the Allegheny 6 Conference, and a semifinal appearance in the WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs.

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MARCKEZ EADES DEFENSIVE BACK 6-0 170lbs Fr. Euclid, Ohio / Euclid

WIDE RECEIVER 5-11 165lbs So. West Valley City, Utah / Kearns / Utah Tech

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Pre-WLU: Played one season at NCAA Division I Utah Tech in the Fall of 2021, seeing playing time in the final two games of the season against Fort Lewis and Missouri State…

Won three varsity letters in football at Kearns High School catching 12 passes for 269 yards and five touchdowns en route to first team all-region honors as a senior in 2020… He also lettered in track and was a region champion in the long jump and 4x100 relay for the Cougars at KHS.

High School: Was a 2-way player for Euclid High School, playing both wide receiver and defensive back for the Panthers.

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MALIK EDMUNDSON

NATHAN EVERLEY

Pre-WLU: Appeared in 20 games during his two seasons at Northwood (Mich.) in 2021 and 2022 where he recorded 63.0 total tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, five pass break-ups, two interceptions, one fumble recovery, and one touchdown off a missed field goal.

High School: Was a member of the Thomas Jefferson High School football team who won both the WPIAL Class 4A Championship and PIAA Class 4A Championship in 2019 and 2020.

DEFENSIVE BACK 6-0 185lbs Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Serra Catholic / Northwood

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Mention All-Bayside Conference selection as a senior in 2022, recording 27.0 total tackles, 4.0 tackles-for-loss, and 2.0 sacks as a linebacker for Wicomico High School… Was selected to play for the South Team in the 2022 Eastern Shore Bowl…

Holds the WHS indoor shot put record and finished runner-up at the 2023 Maryland Class 2A Indoor Track & Field Championships before winning the state title at the 2023 Maryland Class 2A Outdoor Track & Field Championships… Was a 4-time Scholar Athlete Award winner and earned advanced academic achievements.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-6 255lbs Fr. Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson

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MASON FRALEY

DEFENSIVE BACK 6-2 205lbs Fr. Olney, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-0 250lbs Fr. Canton, Mich. / Salem High School: Was 3-year varsity starter for Salem High School on the offensive and defensive lines… Was also a 3-year varsity thrower on track & field team, qualifying and finishing seventh in the weight throw at the Nike Indoor Nationals in 2023.

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JAHI HAIRSTON

Pre-WLU: Appeared in seven games during the

Pre-WLU: Appeared in six games during the 2022 season at Ellsworth Community College, returning 12 kick-offs for 160 yards and an average of 13.3 yards per return… Helped lead Brush High School to their first postseason appearance since 2017 as the Arcs qualified for the Region 5 Ohio Division II Playoffs in 2020 and 2021.

QUARTERBACK 6-3 195lbs So. Piketon, Ohio / Piketon / Alderson Broaddus

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2021 season at Alderson Broaddus, completing 44of-130 passes for 469 yards and three touchdowns…

Was a 4-year lettermen at Piketon High School, leading the Redstreaks to an undefeated regular season in 2021 and ending the year with a 10-1 record with a quarterfinal appearance in the Region 19 Ohio Division V Playoffs… Was named the Ohio Division V Co-Offensive Player of the Year, First Team Division V All-Ohio, Division V Southeast Ohio Co-Offensive Player of the Year, Division V Southeast Ohio First Team All-District, and Scioto Valley Conference (SVC) Offensive Back of the Year as a senior in 2021… Passed for 7,646 yards and 69 touchdowns through the air and rushed for 1,825 yards and 42 touchdowns on the ground during his PHS career.

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-8 170lbs So. Lyndhurst, Ohio / Brush / Ellsworth CC

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CARLOS HARPER II

BRE’ANDRE HORSLEY

High School: Was a 2-time First Team AllCentury Conference selection in Class 2A of the WPIAL in 2021 and 2022, and was a First Team All-State selection in 2021… Helped lead Washington High School to their first playoff win since 2019 with a first round upset of the defending WPIAL champions, Serra Catholic, in 2022.

Pre-WLU: Played two seasons for McDougle Technical Institute in 2021 and 2022… Was a part of the Heritage High School football program who won three consecutive Seminole District Championships from 2017-19, including a VHSL Class 3A State Championship in 2018.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-4 210lbs Jr. Lynchburg, Va. / Heritage / McDougle Technical Institute

LINEBACKER 6-3 205lbs Fr. Eighty Four, Pa. / Washington

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SEAN JOHNSON

High School: Recorded 125 carries for 850 yards and ten touchdowns on the ground rushing for Weir High School, while also totaling 51.0 tackles and 5.0 sacks on the defensive side of the ball for the Red Raiders in 2022… Was a Class 2A Honorable Mention All-State selection in West Virginia and was a Class 4A First Team All-OVAC selection as a senior in 2022… Played in the 2023 OVAC Rudy Mumbly All-Star Football Game for West Virginia.

High School: Was MPSSAA Honorable Mention All-

RUNNING BACK 6-2 190lbs Fr. Weirton, W.Va. / Weir

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High School: Recorded 26.0 total tackles to go along with two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery during his senior season for Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in 2022… Helped lead the Falcons to a second-place finish in the Capital Division of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference football standings, as well as a playoff appearance in 2022.

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State selection in 2022 after leading a 40.1 points per game offense that powered Flowers High School to their best season in school history with a 13-1 record…

As a senior he completed 93-of-152 passes for 1,493 yards and 21 touchdowns, while also rushing for 867 yards and adding 13 touchdowns on the ground…

Was named the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week with a standout performance in the state semifinals to lead the Jaguars to their first-ever title game appearance in the MPSSAA 4A State Championship… Completed his FHS career with a 24-3 record as a starting quarterback, 58.8 pass completion percentage, and 40 passing touchdowns

TREVOR LAGARDE

KEMPER LONGWELL

High School: Was a 4-year starting quarterback

High School: Was a Class 2A Honorable Mention All-State selection in West Virginia as a senior in 2022 and was a 2-time First Team All-Big 10 Conference selection for Philip Barbour High School in 2021 and 2022…

Played for the North Bears in the in the 2023 North-South Football Classic.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-3 260lbs Fr. Philippi, W.Va. / Philip Barbour

QUARTER BACK 6-0 185lbs Fr. Torrance, Calif. / North Torrance

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at North Torrance High School where he holds school records for career passing touchdowns, passing yards, completions, and pass attempts…

Became just the 10th player in CIF-Southern Section history to throw for over 100 career touchdowns…

Recorded four winning seasons and advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Playoffs in 2019, 2021, and 2022, including the CIF-SS Division 9 Championship Game in 2019… Was named All-CIF-Southern Section Division 6, First Team All-Area, and Daily Breeze Athlete of the Week in 2022… Played for the North Team in the West Torrance Lions Club All-Star Football Game, throwing for two touchdowns in a win… Received an invitation to play in the 2023 Polynesian All-American Bowl.

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MIQUAN MACKLIN

TYRUS MAYO

High School: Recorded 61.0 total tackles with 10.0 tackles-for-loss and 3.0 sacks to earn an Honorable Mention Class 5A All-OVAC selection for Wheeling Park in 2022.

High School: An Honorable Mention AllMountain State Athletic Conference selection in 2022… Helped lead Huntington High School to their second consecutive MSAC Championship and a state championship victory in Class AAA WVSSAC Playoffs in 2022.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-1 220lbs Fr. Wheeling, W.Va. / Wheeling Park

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OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-1 270lbs Fr. Huntington, W.Va. / Huntington

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COLIN MCDERMITT

High School: Played in the 28th Annual Battle

High School: Helped Patuxent High School to an 11-3 record and a runner-up finish in the Maryland Class 2A/1A State Championship game in 2022, going 41-of-53 on PAT attempts and 2-of-2 on field goal attempts during his senior season… Recorded a season-long field goal of 34 yards for the Panthers.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-4 275lbs Fr. Clarksburg, W.Va. / Robert C. Byrd

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Against Cystic Fibrosis (B.A.C.F.) All-Star Game in 2023 as West Virginia defeated Ohio 34-25… Played in the 2023 North-South All-Star Classic earning the North Lineman Award for the Offensive Line MVP as the North Bears won 23-10… Was named First Team All-Harrison County and Honorable Mention Top-5 AA/A Offensive Linemen in West Virginia… Was on a pair of Class AA WVSSAC State Playoff qualifying teams at Robert C. Byrd High School as the Eagles advanced to the second round in 2021 and the semifinals in 2020… Earned a 3.5 cumulative GPA at RCBHS and was Dr. P.E. Kercheval award recipient at Mountaineer Boys State.

PUNTER/KICKER 6-2 160lbs Fr. Lusby, Md. / Patuxent

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SHAWN MCFARLAND

THOMAS MORGAN

WIDE RECEIVER 6-1 175lbs Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Madonna

TIGHT END 6-6 255lbs Sr. Fresh Meadows, N.Y. / Holy Cross / Montana Tech

High School: Hauled in 59 receptions for 952 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior wide receiver for Madonna High School in 2022…

Was a unanimous First Team HSDT All-Area selection and was named Honorable Mention Class 1A All-OVAC in 2022.

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Pre-WLU: Appeared in two games during the 2021 season at Montana Tech following two seasons at Iowa Western Community College…

Hauled in three passes for 39 receiving yards during his senior season at Holy Cross High School in 2016.

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DONOVAN MULLINS

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-11 170lbs Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C. / North Forsyth / Louisburg College

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Pre-WLU: Appeared in eight games at Louisburg in 2021 and 2022, recording 8.0 total tackles and two pass breakups… Played in ten games during his senior season at North Forsyth High School, making 15.0 total tackles while intercepting one pass and breaking up nine pass attempts for the Viking defense.

LINEBACKER 6-0 170lbs Fr. Manassas, Va. / Centreville High School: Was VHSL Class 6A Second Team All-State, First Team All-Region, and First Team All-Concorde District selection in Virginia as a senior linebacker in 2022.

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GRANT NEISWONGER

SPENSER OSTOVICH

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-1 215lbs Fr. Moundsville, W.Va. / John Marshall

LINEBACKER 6-0 230lbs

High School: Was a two-way standout at John

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Marshall High School, recording 58.0 total tackles with 14.0 tackles-for-loss, 6.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries while he also graded out at 92 percent on the offensive line as a senior… Earned First Team Class 5A All-OVAC, First Team All-Valley, and First Team All-Two Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) as well as Second Team Class AAA All-State for the Monarchs in 2021… Played in the 2022 OVAC Rudy Mumbly All-Star Football Game for West Virginia.

High School: Helped lead Steubenville to a Region

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DEFENSIVE BACK 5-10 180lbs R-Sr. Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes / Charleston Pre-WLU: Appeared in 17 games during the 2019 and 2021 seasons at Charleston, recording 25.0 total tackles with 1.5 tackles-for-loss and one fumble recovery… Was named VHSL Class 6A Second Team All-State in 2017 as a senior at Ocean Lakes High School.

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KYZIAH PRUITT

JOEY RAMSEY

WIDE RECEIVER 6-0 190lbs R-Sr. Macon, Miss. / Noxubee County / Hinds CC

TIGHT END 6-3 210lbs Fr. St. Marys, W.Va. / St. Marys High School: Was a standout two-way player at

Pre-WLU: Transferred from Mississippi State to

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Hinds Community College where he appeared in 19 games during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, hauling in 47 receptions for 480 yards and one touchdown while also returning eight kick-offs for 176 yards…

Helped lead the Eagles to appearances in the 2021 MACCC Championship Game and the Salt City Bowl… Spent two seasons at MSU, redshirting in 2019 and did not see any playing time in 2020…

Committed to the Bulldogs as a three-star prospect

by ESPN, Rivals, and 247Sports out of high school, while also ranking Top-25 within the state of Mississippi by ESPN (No. 24) and 247Sports (No. 23)… Recorded back-to-back 1,000+ yard receiving seasons during his sophomore and junior seasons at Noxubee County High School and finished his Tiger career with 2,824 receiving yards and 29 touchdowns… Was a part of two MHSAA Class 4A State Championships in 2015 and 2017… Participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game as a senior.

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15 Championship and an Ohio Division IV State Semifinal appearance in 2022 under the direction of legendary Big Read head coach, Reno Saccoccia, who ranks No. 15 nationally for most high school wins… Earned Division IV All-Ohio Honorable Mention in 2022 as a defensive lineman, was the 2022 WTOV9 Defensive Block of Granite Winner, is a 2-time First Team All-OVAC selection in 2021 and 2022, and was East District First Team in 2021 as a running back… Participated in the 2023 OVAC Rudy Mumbly All-Star Football Game for Ohio… Posted a 4.4 GPA at Steubenville High School and was Academic All-Ohio.

JALEEL POWELL

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-6 320lbs Fr. Canal Fulton, Ohio / Northwest High School: Was named First Team AllPrincipals Athletic Conference (PAC-7), First Team All-Stark County, First Team Division IV All-Northeast Inland District, and Honorable Mention Division IV All-Ohio in 2022 as the Northwest High School team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Region 13 Ohio Division IV Playoffs… Played for Team North Division IV-VII in the 2023 Ohio High School Football Coaches Association (OHSFCA) North-South All-Star Game.

Fr.

Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville

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St. Marys High School, playing wide receiver and defensive end… Earned First Team All-Little Kanawha Conference and Second Team Class A All-State as a wide receiver for the Blue Devils in 2022, hauling in 20 receptions for 535 yards and nine touchdowns while also rushing the ball 140 times for 1,169 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground… One the defensive side of the ball he totaled 63.0 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, and 1.5 sacks to go along with two interceptions… Played for the North Bears in the in the 2023 North-South Football Classic… Ranked No. 8 on the 2022 Coalfields & Co. Top Combos (TE/HB) Big Board among West Virginia athletes… Combined for 1,384 yards and 15 touchdowns rushing as well as 413 yards and six touchdowns receiving during the 2020 and 2021 seasons at Ripley High School where he was a Honorable Mention Class AAA All-State selection in 2021.

ANTONIO REED

MANCHEZ ROBERSON

DEFENSIVE BACK 5-11 170lbs Jr. Phenix City, Ala. / Smiths Station / West Hills College Coalinga

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 5-11 260lbs Fr. Long Beach, Calif. / Salesian

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High School: Appeared in 22 games during the 2021 and 2022 seasons at Salesian High School, recording 74.0 total tackles with 18.0 tackles-for-loss and 7.5 sacks… Was named an All-Camino Real League selection as a senior in 2022… Helped lead the Mustangs to a Del Rey League Championship in 2021 and back-toback CIF Southern Section Division 10 Playoff Semifinal appearances in 2021 and 2022.

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LJ ROSA

JACOB SAUNDERS

High School: Was a 4-year letterman for Leetonia High School where he was a member of the Bears EOAC championship in 2020… As a senior he recorded 43 total tackles, with 16.0 tackles-for-loss, and 9.0 sacks to go along with five blocked field goals and two blocked punts… He was a 2-time First Team All-EOAC Defense (2021 & 2022), 2-time First Team AllQuad County (2021 & 2022), was Honorable Mention All-NE Inland, and was selected to play in the Penn-Ohio Game in 2023.

Pre-WLU: Did not appear in any games during his one season at Gannon in 2022…

Rushed for 3,195 yards and 38 touchdowns as well as totaling 466 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns during his high school football career with Farmington and Shrine Catholic… Was a 3-time All-State selection in Michigan and also earned All-North, All-Region, All-Dream Team, AllCatholic, and All-OAA selections.

RUNNING BACK 5-7 175lbs So. Farmington, Mich. / Farmington / Gannon

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-4 275lbs Fr. Leetonia, Ohio / Leetonia

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CAYNE SMITH

Pre-WLU: Appeared in 12 games across the

Pre-WLU: Appeared in eight games over the past two seasons at Iowa Central Community College, totaling 39 carries for 265 yards and two touchdowns… Rushed for 1,428 yards and 21 touchdowns during a 6-game senior season at United Township High School in 2020-21, earning himself Class 6A Illinois High School Football Coaches Association First Team AllState, Friday Night Drive Second Team, Deep Dish Illinois Player of the Year, and First Team All-Big 6 Conference.

RUNNING BACK 6-0 195lbs Jr. East Moline, Ill. / United Township / Iowa Central CC

WIDE RECEIVER 6-5 210lbs Jr. Weirton, W.Va. / Madonna / Bethany

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2020 and 2021 seasons at Bethany, hauling in 52 receptions for 865 yards and seven touchdowns while also punting the ball 39 times and averaging 35.4 yards per punt and six punts inside the 20-yard line… Was an Honorable Mention All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference selection in during the 2021 Spring and Fall seasons… Helped lead Madonna High School to a berth in the 2019 Class A WVSSAC State Playoffs and later received an invitation to play for the North Team in the 2020 North-South All-Star Classic during his senior season.

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DJ SMITH

ISAAC TAVO

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-5 295lbs Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Land O’Lakes / McDougle Technical Institute

LINEBACKER 5-10 195lbs Fr. Harpers Ferry, W.Va. / Washington High School: Was a key piece on the Washington High School defense as he led the EPAC with 67.0 total tackles during his senior year, while also recording 2.0 tackles-for-loss, and one blocked punt.

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High School: Pre-WLU: Played two seasons at West Hills College Coalinga, appearing in 12 games and recording 23.0 total tackles to go along with two pass break-ups, one fumble recovery, and one interception… Was a part of a Falcon team that won the 2022 Golden Coast Conference Championship and appeared in the Silicon Valley Bowl…

Appeared in 11 games during the 2017 and 2018 seasons at Smiths Station High School, recording 20.0 total tackles to go along with one interception.

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Pre-WLU: Played two seasons for McDougle Technical Institute in 2021 and 2022… Played for the East All-Stars in the 2020 FCA East/ West Classic… Appeared in 24 games across three seasons from 2018-20 at Land O’Lakes High School, playing on both the offensive and defensive lines… On the defensive side of the ball he accumulated 57.0 total tackles with 7.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, and two fumble recoveries.

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MIKE VANMATRE

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN 6-2 255lbs Fr. New Haven, W.Va. / Wahama

QUARTER BACK 6-1 190lbs Jr. Wahiawa, Hawaii / Leilehua / Chabot College Pre-WLU: Passed for 2,085 yards and 11

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Was an honorable mention all-state quarterback by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser in 2019 after leading Leilehua to a 10-3 record and a second round appearance in the HHSAA Division I Football Playoffs… Passed for 1,819 yards and 23 touchdowns during his senior season, while also ranking second in the OIA in passing yards and touchdowns in divisional games…

EDEN WILLIAMS

DEFENSIVE BACK 6-1 180lbs Fr. Plant City, Fla. / Plant City High School: Appeared in 28 games across three seasons from 2020-22 for Plant City High School, recording 62.0 total tackles and 4.0 tackles-for-loss to go along with nine pass break-ups and one interception… Helped lead the Raiders to the 2020 FHSAA Class 7A Playoffs and 2021 FHSAA Class 8A Playoffs.

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High School: Played on both the offensive and defensive lines at Wahama High School during the 2022 season, playing in all 12 games for the White Falcons during an 11-1 season and WVSSAC State Playoff Quarterfinal run… Earned First Team All-Little Kanawha Conference as a defensive lineman with 86.0 total tackles, 5.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries… Is a 2-time Class A Honorable Mention All-State selection in 2020 and 2022.

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2022 IN REVIEW FINAL MEC STANDINGS Team

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#23 Notre Dame 9 (RV) Concord 9 Frostburg State 8 Glenville State 7 West Virginia State 7 Wheeling 7 Charleston 6 UNC Pembroke 5 West Liberty 4 Fairmont State 3 West Virginia Wesleyan 1 Alderson Broaddus 0

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Pct.

W

L

3 .750 2 .818 3 .727 4 .636 4 .636 4 .636 5 .545 6 .455 7 .364 8 .273 10 .091 11 .000

9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 1 0

1 .900 2 .800 3 .700 4 .600 4 .600 4 .600 4 .600 5 .500 7 .300 7 .300 9 .100 10 .000

2022 ALL-MEC TEAM Offensive Player of the Year: Jarod Bowie (Concord) Offensive Freshman of the Year: Chavon Wright (Charleston) Defensive Player of the Year: Nathan Moore (Notre Dame) Defensive Freshman of the Year: Cameron Rice (West Liberty) Coach of the Year: Dave Walker (Concord)

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PF 378 435 303 331 351 336 439 276 239 274 154 168

PA 186 335 180 272 306 279 359 318 326 290 441 467

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

Pos.

Player

School

QB RB RB RB RB WR WR WR TE FB/HB OL OL OL OL OL OL

Jack Mangel Concord Sy Alli Wheeling Myles Miree Fairmont State Thurlow Wilkins Concord Chavon Wright Charleston Javian Bellamy Glenville State Jarod Bowie Concord Marquan Herron Charleston C.J. Kiss Notre Dame Niko Kausky Charleston Gottlieb Ayedze Frostburg State Nick Beans Notre Dame Carson Heidecker Notre Dame Donovan McCollister Charleston Ian Pomeroy Glenville State Cade Raudebaugh Wheeling

DEFENSE Pos.

Player

School

DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB DB

Dajor Davenport Concord Luke Freeman Frostburg State Jack Kosko Notre Dame Branden Spencer UNC Pembroke Teddy Tiokeng Notre Dame Brocton Blair Fairmont State Dylan Culpen Frostburg State Ty Maust Concord Nathan Moore Notre Dame Jason Simon Wheeling Wylan Harich Frostburg State Antonie Holloway Notre Dame Wendell McClain Notre Dame Brandon Penn Glenville State Shon Stephens West Liberty Nirion Washington Charleston

SPECIAL TEAMS Pos.

Player

School

P PK KR/PR

Avery Book Dayne Koontz Dante Bowlding

Glenville State Frostburg State UNC Pembroke

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Pos.

Player

School

QB RB RB RB WR WR WR WR WR TE FB/HB OL OL OL OL OL OL

Donovan Riddick Idris Lawrence Josh Maxwell Quincy Wimbish Kris Copeland Jeremy Hamilton Barry Hill Lowell Patron Marvin Sims Will Hall Reece Perkins Barnabas Banning Trey Milam Franscico Pedrozo Jacob Perry Bo Rowland Andres Sagastume

West Virginia State Notre Dame Frostburg State West Liberty Concord Notre Dame West Virginia State Wheeling Alderson Broaddus Frostburg State Notre Dame Charleston West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty UNC Pembroke Concord West Virginia State

DEFENSE Pos.

Player

School

DL DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB

David Gilcrest Bob Jonjo Tyreke King Brandon Munoz Cameron Rice Randy Robinson Seth Arnold Cael Bright Marcus Davis Zach Dixon Willie Floyd Deontre Logan Tavon Hooks Jovon Jackson Virgil Lemons Mike Sawyer Rich White

West Liberty Glenville State UNC Pembroke Wheeling West Liberty Fairmont State Glenville State Notre Dame UNC Pembroke West Liberty Charleston West Virginia Wesleyan Notre Dame Fairmont State UNC Pembroke Concord Wheeling

SPECIAL TEAMS Pos.

Player

School

P PK KR/PR

Dom Buttazonni Cam Shirkey Chris Canaday

Notre Dame Notre Dame Wheeling

HILLTOPPER MEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Deffense Sept. 12: Oct. 17:

Shon Stephens* Cameron Rice

DB DL

*Shon Stephens (DB) was named the D2Football.com National Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14.

Special Teams Sept. 26:

Justin Kaplan

PK

ALL-MEC HONORABLE MENTION QB: Chris Brimm (NDC), Josh Jones (UNCP) RB: Joel Felder (WVSU), Alfred Menjor (GSU) WR: Jordan Marcucci (FROST), Devin Washington (WVWC) TE: Carter Giacomo (FAIR) FB/HB: Bryant Evans (FROST) OL: Caderian Carter (UC), Roy Coppedge (GSU), Greg Gaines (FROST), Adam Riegler (NDC), Davis Roberson (CU), Kelvin Watts (GSU) DL: Garrion Corbin, Jr. (ABU), Nick Evans (UC), Yasir Holmes (FROST), Robert Horsey (FROST), Corlyn Witcher (WVSU) LB: Jayvon Johnson (WU), Jalen Jones (WVSU), Michael Schweinefuss (ABU), Colby Street (FROST) DB: Akyian Loney (FROST), John Merica (CU), Shaun Sterling (GSU), Takulve “TK” Williams (ABU) P: Sergei Buchheit (FAIR) PK: Tim McCutchen (UC) KR/PR: Jay Sharp (NDC), Quientin Williams (WVSU)

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2022 GAME BY GAME RECAP GAME 1 Thursday, September 1, 2022 (at Clarion, Pa.) West Liberty 21, Clarion 14 West Liberty Clarion

7 14 0 0 – 21 7 0 7 0 – 14

GAME 2 Saturday, September 8, 2022 (at West Liberty, W.Va.) West Liberty 30, Alderson Broaddus 17 Alderson Broaddus West Liberty

3 7 0 7 – 17 3 0 20 7 – 30

First Quarter WLU - Wimbish 3-yd run (Kaplan kick), 6:34 CLA - Owens 5-yd run (McDowell kick), 2:46

First Quarter WLU - Kaplan 21-yd field goal, 9:01 AB - Lima 41-yd field goal, 3:03

Second Quarter WLU - Harvey 48-yd pass from Diven (Kaplan kick), 7:36 WLU - Stephens 20-yd interception (Kaplan kick), 0:31

Second Quarter AB - Taylor 20-yd run (Lima kick), 3:34

Third Quarter CLA - Owens 1-yd run (McDowell kick), 6:08 A: 2,000 GAME STATISTICS WLU First downs 13 Rushes-yds 40-120 Passing yds 164 Passing 14-24-2 Punt Returns 2-11 Kick Returns 3-83 Int. Returns 2-20 Punts-Avg. 6-41.8 Fumbles-lost 2-2 Penalties-yds 8-73 Time of Poss.

28:20 3rd-Down Conv.

6-15 4th-Down Conv.

0-1 Sacks By-Yds 1-5

CLA 16 42-185 97 9-30-2 4-96 4-92 2-17 6-32.2 2-1 7-60 31:40 4-16 1-4 3-17

Individual Statistics RUSHING: West Liberty 40-120, Wimbish 25-93, Diven 9-15, Moler 6-12. Clarion 42-185, Owens 28-120, Alleyne 5-33, Benedek 5-27, Corbin 2-11, Alexander 2-(-6).

PASSING: West Liberty 14-24-164-1td-2x (Diven 14-23-164-1td-1x, Garcia 0-1-0-0td-1x). Clarion 9-30-97-0td-2x (Alexander 6-14-74-0td-1x, Benedek 3-14-23-0td-1x, Alleyne 0-1-0-0td-0x, Team 0-1-0-0td-0x).

RECEIVING: West Liberty 14-164, Harvey 4-70, Harris 1-31, Griffin 3-20, Jenkins 1-16, Wimbish 2-10, Goldson 1-9, Collins 1-7, Glover 1-1. Clarion 9-97, Alleyne 2-36, Schleicher 1-28, Owens 3-11, Kindel 1-10, Corbin 1-6, Lookenbill 1-6.

Third Quarter WLU - Bober 38-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick attempt failed), 12:49 WLU - Garcia 24-yd run (Kaplan kick), 5:14 WLU - Glover 4-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick), 1:00 Fourth Quarter AB - Epps 26-yd pass from Skinner (Lima kick), 3:21 WLU - Stephens 52-yd interception (Kaplan kick), 0:34 A: 1,481 GAME STATISTICS AB First downs 16 Rushes-yds 25-83 Passing yds 256 Passing 18-51-5 Punt Returns 1-0 Kick Returns 5-49 Int. Returns 1-0 Punts-Avg. 5-36.2 Fumbles-lost 3-1 Penalties-yds 8-71 Time of Poss.

19:04 3rd-Down Conv.

4-17 4th-Down Conv.

1-3 Sacks By-Yds 1-12

WLU 23 55-166 221 20-30-1 1-29 4-110 5-52 4-31.5 6-3 5-40 40:56 7-18 1-5 4-31

West Liberty Notre Dame

7 7

7 3 0 – 17 14 10 3 – 34

First Quarter NDC - Hawkins 21-yd fumble recovery (Shirkey kick), 12:09 WLU - Garcia 7-yd run (Kaplan kick), 4:02 Second Quarter NDC - Lawrence 10-yd run (Shirkey kick), 10:50 NDC - McClain 29-yd interception (Shirkey kick), 10:06 WLU - Richards 5-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick), 6:33 Third Quarter NDC – Hamilton 19-yd pass from Brimm (Shirkey kick), 12:32 NDC - Shirkey 32-yd field goal, 6:17 WLU - Kaplan 27-yd field goal, 1:01 Fourth Quarter NDC - Shirkey 32-yd field goal, 1:54 GAME STATISTICS WLU First downs 16 Rushes-yds 24-5 Passing yds 225 Passing 23-42-3 Punt Returns 4-31 Kick Returns 3-46 Int. Returns 1-46 Punts-Avg. 7-27.9 Fumbles-lost 1-1 Penalties-yds 9-78 Time of Poss.

29:04 3rd-Down Conv.

6-15 4th-Down Conv.

1-1 Sacks By-Yds 0-0

NDC 23 39-102 166 18-37-1 0-0 3-43 3-30 5-43.0 2-0 14-121 30:56 3-17 3-5 2-9

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Alderson Broaddus 25-83, Taylor 9-47, Tregle 9-25, Cook 6-17, Skinner 1-(-6). West Liberty 55-166, Wimbish 23-63, Goldson 1-40, Moler 7-31, Asbury 11-21, Garcia 8-12, Barmer 2-6, Diven 3-(-7).

RUSHING: West Liberty 24-5, Garcia 10-29, Asbury 12-2, Bawrmer 1-(-1), Team 1-(-25). Notre Dame 39-102, Lawrence 22-114, Brimm 1-9, Murphy 2-4, Dickerson 10-1, Team 4-(-26).

PASSING: Alderson Broaddus 18-51-256-1td-5x (Tregle 14-42-193-0td-2x, Skinner 4-9-63-1td3x). West Liberty 20-30-221-2td-1x (Garcia 11-14-122-2td-1x, Diven 9-16-99-0td-0x).

PASSING: West Liberty 23-42-225-1td-3x (all by Garcia). Notre Dame 18-37-166-1td-1x (Brimm 15-32-142-1td-1x, Murphy 3-5-24-0td-0x).

RECEIVING: Alderson Broaddus 18-256, Yates 3-99, Sims 5-64, Turner 3-34, Epps 1-26, Etheridge 3-12, Shanabarger 1-12, Gray 1-6, Franklin 1-3. West Liberty 20-221, Goldson 2-47, Bober 2-45, Harris 3-40, Griffin 2-39, Wimbish 2-19, Harvey 1-9, Banks 1-6, Moler 1-6, Collins 2-4, Asbury 1-3, Glover 3-3.

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GAME 3 Saturday, September 17, 2022 (at South Euclid, Ohio) No. 17 Notre Dame 34, West Liberty 17

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RECEIVING: West Liberty 23-225, Harvey 4-58, Richards 3-33, Charles 3-33, Collins 3-21, Bober 2-19, Goldson 2-18, Asbury 2-18, Harris 2-13, Griffin 1-10, Glover 1-2. Notre Dame 18-166, Hamilton 7-52, Small 2-31, Perkins 3-23, Lawrence 1-21, Allen Jr. 2-19, Solomon 2-18, Dickerson 1-2.

GAME 4 Saturday, September 24, 2022 (at West Liberty, W.Va.) West Liberty 23, West Virginia Wesleyan 21 West Virginia Wesleyan West Liberty

7 0 0 14 – 21 6 0 14 3 - 23

GAME 5 Saturday, October 1, 2022 (at Glenville, W.Va.) Glenville State 35, West Liberty 14 West Liberty Glenville State

0 14 0 0 – 14 7 7 14 7 – 35

First Quarter First Quarter WLU - Griffin 29-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick GSU - Galloway,Saeed 1 yd run (Jones,Josh kick), attempt failed), 12:12 5:15 WVWC - Washington 4-yd run (Ceccotti kick), 2:59 Second Quarter Third Quarter WLU - Garcia 3-yd run (Kaplan kick), 10:22 WLU - Griffin 16-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick), GSU - Bonner 31-yd pass from Miller (Jones kick), 8:22 7:58 WLU - Charles 7-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick), WLU - Griffin 9-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick), 2:57 2:57 Fourth Quarter WVWC - Washington 18-yd pass from Payne (Ceccotti kick), 14:53 WVWC - Tomlinson 2-yd run (Ceccotti kick), 6:05 WLU - Kaplan 48-yd field goal, 0:10 A: 1,387 GAME STATISTICS WVWC First downs 14 Rushes-yds 38-97 Passing yds 128 Passing 13-26-1 Punt Returns 2-2 Kick Returns 4-70 Int. Returns 0-0 Punts-Avg. 8-33.5 Fumbles-lost 0-0 Penalties-yds 5-55 Time of Poss.

28:17 3rd-Down Conv.

4-15 4th-Down Conv.

1-2 Sacks By-Yds 1-3 Individual Statistics

WLU 20 31-138 272 22-38-0 4-22 3-74 1-0 4-35.5 5-2 13-105 28:50 4-15 3-5 2-16

Third Quarter GSU - Bellamy 45-yd pass from Miller (Jones kick), 13:38 GSU - Clark 5-yd interception (Jones kick), 8:45 Fourth Quarter GSU - Menjor 18-yd run (Jones kick), 11:07 A: 450 GAME STATISTICS WLU First downs 20 Rushes-yds 39-201 Passing yds 158 Passing 21-37-7 Punt Returns 1-(-2) Kick Returns 5-92 Int. Returns 1-0 Punts-Avg. 2-22.0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 Penalties-yds 3-30 Time of Poss.

35:27 3rd-Down Conv.

9-17 4th-Down Conv.

2-2 Sacks By-Yds 0-0

GSU 13 31-115 150 11-19-1 0-0 3-22 7-48 5-33.4 0-0 4-25 24:33 2-10 2-3 0-0

RUSHING: West Virginia Wesleyan 38-97, Individual Statistics Tomlinson 26-81, Washington 2-8, Woods 3-7, Boyd 1-3, Jackson III 1-1, Payne 5-(-3). West Liberty 31RUSHING: West Liberty 39-201, Wimbish 24-123, 138, Wimbish 18-86, Garcia 11-48, Asbury 2-4.

Garcia 10-66, Wilson 1-8, Warnock 1-2, Sherry 1-1, Asbury 1-1, Barmer 1-0. Glenville State 31-115, PASSING: West Virginia Wesleyan 13-26-128-1td-1x Menjor 11-55, Swann 9-26, Galloway 7-18, Huff 1-13, (Payne 11-24-110-1td-1x, Boyd 2-2-18-0td-0x). West Norris 2-3, Team 1-0.

Liberty 22-38-272-3td-0x (Garcia 22-37-272-3td0x, Team 0-1-0-0td-0x).

PASSING: West Liberty 21-37-158-1td-7x (Garcia 19-31-146-1td-6x, Sherry 2-5-12-0td-1x, Team RECEIVING: West Virginia Wesleyan 13-128, 0-1-0-0td-0x), Glenville State 11-19-150-2td-1x Washington 5-60, Cooper 4-34, Hurt 2-34, (Miller 11-18-150-2td-1x, Norris 0-1-0-0td-0x).

Tomlinson 1-2, Payne 1-(-2). West Liberty 22-272, Charles 7-108, Griffin 3-67, Harvey 3-40, Bober RECEIVING: West Liberty 21-158, Harvey 8-83, 5-37, Richards 1-17, Collins 2-4, Wimbish 1-(-1).

Glover 5-25, Bober 3-22, Charles 3-18, Griffin 1-9, Wimbish 1-1. Glenville State 11-150, Bonner 5-71, Bellamy 2-59, Myers 1-14, Swann 1-7, Menjor 2-(-1).

GAME 6 Saturday, October 8, 2022 (at West Liberty, W.Va.) Concord 45, West Liberty 28 Concord West Liberty

14 7 3 21 – 45 0 21 0 7 – 28

First Quarter CU - Butler 12-yd pass from Mangel (Rago kick), 9:39 CU - Chambers 30-yd pass from Mangel (Rago kick), 4:54 Second Quarter WLU - Wimbish 52-yd run (Kaplan kick), 10:53 WLU - Wimbish 2-yd run (Kaplan kick), 9:09 WLU - Sherry 3-yd run (Kaplan kick), 2:47 CU - Bowie 14-yd pass from Mangel (Rago kick), 0:53 Third Quarter CU - Rago 27-yd field goal, 10:45 Fourth Quarter CU - Bowie 17-yd pass from Mangel (Rago kick), 14:03 CU - Merica 42-yd fumble recovery (Rago kick), 12:41 CU - Johnson 8-yd pass from Mangel (Rago kick), 4:00 WLU - Goldson 23-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick), 2:04 A: 523 GAME STATISTICS CU First downs 31 Rushes-yds 27-110 Passing yds 444 Passing 36-50-0 Punt Returns 4-1 Kick Returns 4-39 Int. Returns 1-19 Punts-Avg. 4-36.8 Fumbles-lost 3-3 Penalties-yds 10-85 Time of Poss.

29:55 3rd-Down Conv.

8-14 4th-Down Conv.

0-1 Sacks By-Yds 2-13

WLU 18 35-222 129 14-31-1 2-10 8-146 0-0 8-33.6 2-1 12-107 30:05 2-13 1-1 2-8

Individual Statistics RUSHING: Concord 27-110, Wilkins 14-80, Copeland 4-24, Young-Warren 5-13, Mangel 4-(7). West Liberty 35-222, Wimbish 23-211, Barmer 5-6, Diven 1-6, Sherry 1-3, Harvey 1-(-1), Garcia 4-(-3).

PASSING: Concord 36-50-444-5td-0x (all by Mangel). West Liberty 14-31-129-1td-1x (Garcia 12-19-124-1td-0x, Diven 2-12-5-0td-1x).

RECEIVING: Concord 36-444, Bowie 16-186, Butler 8-87, Chambers 5-78, Copeland 3-42, Simmons 2-23, Hearst 1-20, Johnson 1-8. West Liberty 14-129, Harvey 3-37, Charles 3-28, Goldson 1-23, Harris 3-18, Bober 2-16, Griffin 2-7.

2022 GAME BY GAME RECAP GAME 7 Thursday, October 13, 2022 (at Fairmont, W.Va.) West Liberty 27, Fairmont State 24, OT West Liberty Fairmont State

0 0 21 0 6 – 27 0 0 0 21 3 – 24

Third Quarter WLU - Garcia 2-yd run (Kaplan kick), 9:51 WLU - Dixon 14-yd fumble recovery (Kaplan kick), 7:01 WLU - Garcia 11-yd run (Kaplan kick), 4:56 Fourth Quarter FSU - Lewis 15-yd pass from Floria (Buchheit kick), 13:26 FSU - Giacomo 1-yd pass from Floria (Buchheit kick), 4:22 FSU - Pacheco 16-yd pass from Floria (Buchheit kick), 0:38 Overtime FSU - Buchheit 27-yd field goal WLU - Wimbish 4-yd run A: 744 GAME STATISTICS WLU First downs 13 Rushes-yds 35-78 Passing yds 147 Passing 16-32-2 Punt Returns 3-24 Kick Returns 3-38 Int. Returns 2-50 Punts-Avg. 10-31.5 Fumbles-lost 0-0 Penalties-yds 11-106 Time of Poss.

27:20 3rd-Down Conv.

6-17 4th-Down Conv.

0-0 Sacks By-Yds 5-37

FSU 33 51-172 344 23-31-2 3-10 4-37 2-0 4-35.5 6-5 11-104 32:40 6-13 0-0 1-1

Individual Statistics RUSHING: West Liberty 35-78, Garcia 12-43, Wimbish 23-35. Fairmont State 51-172, Miree 35175, Trice 4-5, Washington 2-2, Floria 10-(-10).

PASSING: West Liberty 16-32-147-0td-2x (all by Garcia). Fairmont State 23-31-344-3td-2x (all by Floria).

RECEIVING: West Liberty 16-147, Harvey 5-76, Charles 5-45, Bober 2-14, Glover 1-6, Goldson 2-4, Griffin 1-2. Fairmont State 23-344, Pacheco 7-108, Cloude 4-87, Lewis 4-62, Taylor 4-55, Miree 1-22, Harris 2-9, Giacomo 1-1.

GAME 8 Saturday, October 22, 2022 (at West Liberty, W.Va.) Wheeling 42, West Liberty 21 Wheeling West Liberty

14 7 14 7 – 42 11 10 0 0 – 21

First Quarter WU - Patron 17-yd pass from Davis (Greenwood kick), 13:18 WLU - Kaplan 30-yd field goal, 3:45 WU - Canaday 57-yd pass from Davis (Greenwood kick), 3:18 WLU - Charles 28-yd pass from Garcia (Turner rush), 1:40 Second Quarter WLU - Kaplan 26-yd field goal, 13:01 WU - Mitchell 29-yd pass from Davis (Greenwood kick), 10:09 WLU - Wimbish 7-yd run (Kaplan kick), 3:39 Third Quarter WU - Patron 27-yd pass from Davis (Greenwood kick), 3:30 WU - Johnson 49-yd interception (Greenwood kick), 0:33 Fourth Quarter WU - Canaday 13-yd pass from Davis (Greenwood kick), 11:54 A: 4,750 GAME STATISTICS WU First downs 15 Rushes-yds 25-112 Passing yds 313 Passing 16-24-0 Punt Returns 0-0 Kick Returns 4-66 Int. Returns 3-74 Punts-Avg. 5-39.6 Fumbles-lost 1-0 Penalties-yds 7-57 Time of Poss.

21:57 3rd-Down Conv.

2-8 4th-Down Conv.

0-0 Sacks By-Yds 4-23

WLU 24 46-155 213 17-36-3 1-7 7-179 0-0 3-37.7 4-0 6-44 38:03 7-18 0-2 2-15

Individual Statistics RUSHING: Wheeling 25-112, Alli 10-61, Young 6-46, White 2-14, Davis 3-8, Team 2-(-2), Palmer 2-(-15).

West Liberty 46-155, Wimbish 26-111, Barmer 4-26, Richards 1-18, Diven 4-4, Garcia 11-(-4).

PASSING: Wheeling 16-24-313-5td-0x (all by Davis). West Liberty 17-36-213-1td-3x (Garcia 15-27-174-1td-3x, Diven 2-9-39-0td-0x).

RECEIVING: Wheeling 16-313, Canaday 5-114, Alli 1-59, Patron 3-59, Griffin 1-32, Mitchell 1-29, Keenan 4-22, Davis 1-(-2). West Liberty 17-213 Charles 7-85, Griffin 3-50, Wimbish 2-24, Bober, 2-23, Harvey 2-19, Glover 1-12.

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GAME 9 Saturday, October 29, 2022 (at Pembroke, N.C.) UNC Pembroke 24, West Liberty 3 West Liberty UNC Pembroke

0 0 3 0–3 14 3 0 7 – 24

First Quarter UNCP - Adams-Duck 70-yd run (Alvarado kick), 5:52 UNCP - Jones 2-yd run (Alvarado kick), 1:53 Second Quarter UNCP - Alvarado 36-yd field goal, 2:19 Third Quarter WLU - Kaplan 23-yd field goal, 8:36 Fourth Quarter UNCP - Diaab 6-yd pass from Jones (Alvarado kick), 8:08 A: 2,049 GAME STATISTICS WLU First downs 22 Rushes-yds 42-102 Passing yds 203 Passing 21-41-1 Punt Returns 3-18 Kick Returns 5-71 Int. Returns 0-0 Punts-Avg. 3-43.0 Fumbles-lost 1-0 Penalties-yds 4-30 Time of Poss.

35:43 3rd-Down Conv.

6-19 4th-Down Conv.

2-4 Sacks By-Yds 2-12

UNCP 9 25-87 136 15-22-0 3-31 3-23 1-71 6-31.2 1-0 12-96 24:17 3-11 1-1 4-20

Individual Statistics RUSHING: West Liberty 42-102, Wimbish 1746, Barmer 13-44, Garcia 8-8, Diven 4-4. UNC Pembroke 25-87, Adams-Duckson 9-62, Jones 7-14, Kelly 9-11.

PASSING: West Liberty 21-41-203-0td-1x (Garcia 14-22-109-0td-1x, Diven 7-18-94-0td-0x, Team 0-1-0-0td-0x). UNC Pembroke 15-22-136-1td-0x (all by Jones).

RECEIVING: West Liberty 21-203, Harvey 6-118, Glover 1-18, Bober 2-17, Griffin 4-13, Barmer 3-10, Wimbish 2-10, Goldson 1-9, Robbins 2-8. UNC Pembroke 15-136, Diaab 6-41, Dixon 3-35, Smalls 2-17, Smith 1-14, Adams-Duckson 1-14, Kelly 1-11, Davis 1-4.

GAME 10 Saturday, November 5, 2022 (at Institute, W.Va.) West Virginia State 42, West Liberty 32 West Liberty West Virginia State

14 10 0 8 – 32 14 14 7 7 – 42

First Quarter WVSU - Hill 33-yd pass from Riddick (Schmitt kick), 14:21 WLU - Wimbish 2-yd run (Kaplan kick), 6:35 WVSU - McAdoo 4-yd run (Schmitt kick), 2:36 WLU - Harvey 27-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick), 0:00 Second Quarter WVSU - Riddick 75-yd run (Schmitt kick), 14:03 WVSU - Felder 5-yd run (Schmitt kick), 11:03 WLU - Turner 65-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick), 10:10 WLU - Kaplan 27-yd field goal, 2:09 Third Quarter WVSU - Felder 12-yd run (Schmitt kick), 1:35 Fourth Quarter WVSU - Felder 28-yd run (Schmitt kick), 11:31 WLU - Garcia 2-yd run (Charles pass), 5:47 A: 1,425 GAME STATISTICS WLU First downs 23 Rushes-yds 41-123 Passing yds 316 Passing 22-41-1 Punt Returns 0-0 Kick Returns 5-63 Int. Returns 0-0 Punts-Avg. 5-38.0 Fumbles-lost 1-0 Penalties-yds 7-52 Time of Poss.

35:00 3rd-Down Conv.

7-19 4th-Down Conv.

3-4 Sacks By-Yds 2-10

WVSU 21 40-319 168 15-20-0 1-0 3-67 1-0 5-39.6 1-1 13-103 25:00 5-10 0-0 2-3

Individual Statistics RUSHING: West Liberty 41-123, Wimbish 26-70, Garcia 13-47, Barmer 1-5, Howard 1-1. West Virginia State 40-319, Riddick 9-126, Felder 15-101, McAdoo 9-58, Jones 7-34.

PASSING: West Liberty 22-41-316-2td-1x (all by Garcia). West Virginia State 15-20-168-1td-0x (all

by Riddick).

RECEIVING: West Liberty 22-316, Harvey 12-142, Turner 2-81, Wimbish 2-42, Griffin 2-18, Harris 2-17, Glover 1-9, Charles 1-7. West Virginia State 15-168, Monroe 1-42, Williams 5-39, Cunningham 4-37, Hill 1-33, Jones 2-15, Felder 1-3, Hatfield 1-(-1).

GAME 11 Saturday, November 12, 2022 (at West Liberty, W.Va.) Frostburg State 28, West Liberty 23 Frostburg State West Liberty

14 7 7 0 – 28 7 3 7 6 – 23

First Quarter FSU - Marcucci 2-yd pass from Walker (Koontz kick), 12:34 WLU - Wimbish 2-yd run (Kaplan kick), 7:38 FSU - Maxwell 1-yd run (Koontz kick), 2:20 Second Quarter WLU - Kaplan 31-yd field goal, 12:56 FSU - Freeman 1-yd fumble recovery (Koontz kick), 2:16 Third Quarter WLU - Harvey 26-yd pass from Garcia (Kaplan kick), 13:06 FSU - Walker 1-yd run (Koontz kick), 6:19 Fourth Quarter WLU - Garcia 7-yd run (Garcia pass attempt failed), 12:06 A: 791 GAME STATISTICS FSU First downs 16 Rushes-yds 46-212 Passing yds 57 Passing 8-14-0 Punt Returns 0-0 Kick Returns 3-64 Int. Returns 1-0 Punts-Avg. 6-35.0 Fumbles-lost 2-0 Penalties-yds 8-69 Time of Poss.

30:53 3rd-Down Conv.

2-11 4th-Down Conv.

1-2 Sacks By-Yds 3-15

WLU 20 41-123 166 14-30-1 2-16 5-106 0-0 4-32.2 3-2 6-27 29:07 5-15 1-2 2-10

Individual Statistics RUSHING: Frostburg State 46-212, Maxwell 16-118, Aaron 23-109, Team 4-(-6), Walker 3-(-9). West Liberty 41-123, Wimbish 25-91, Garcia 16-32.

PASSING: Frostburg State 8-14-57-1td-0x (Walker 7-13-53-1td-0x, Lester 1-1-4-0td-0x). West Liberty 14-30-166-1td-1x (all by Garcia).

RECEIVING: Frostburg State 8-57, Earl 2-30, Marcucci 2-10, Milligan 2-9, Davis 2-8. West Liberty 14-166, Griffin 8-78, Harvey 3-44, Bober 1-22, Turner 1-12, Wimbish 1-10.

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2022 TOPPER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS Rushing

Gp

Att

Gain

Loss

Net

Avg

Td

Lg

Av/G

Quincy Wimbish 10 Rudy Garcia 11 Anthony Barmer 8 Tyler Moler 2 Titus Goldson 11 Dylan Asbury 5 Jamie Diven 5 Khadeem Richards 5 Jayvon Wilson 1 Parker Sherry 3 Josh Warnock 7 Keyshawn Howard 7 Jesse Collins 5 Rashawn Harvey 11 Team 11 Total..........

11 Opponents......

11

230 103 27 13 1 26 21 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 429 389

988 430 90 46 40 47 56 18 8 4 2 1 0 0 0 1,730 1,949

59 152 4 3 0 19 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 297 355

929 278 86 43 40 28 22 18 8 4 2 1 0 -1 -25 1,433 1,594

4.0 2.7 3.2 3.3 40.0 1.1 1.0 18.0 8.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 -1.0 -25.0 3.3 4.1

7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 17

72 31 16 10 40 5 13 18 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 72 75

92.90 25.27 10.75 21.50 3.64 5.60 4.40 3.60 8.00 1.33 0.29 0.14 0.00 -0.09 -2.27 130.27 144.91

Passing

Gp

Eff

Com

Att

Int

Pct

Yds

Td

Lg

Av/G

Rudy Garcia Jamie Diven Parker Sherry Team Total..........

Opponents......

11 5 3 11 11 11

108.4 85.9 20.2 0.0 101.8 128.7

168 34 2 0 204 182

296 78 5 3 382 324

19 2 1 0 22 12

56.8 43.6 40.0 0.0 53.4 56.2

1,801 401 12 0 2,214 2,259

12 1 0 0 13 21

65 48 12 0 65 63

163.7 80.2 4.0 0.0 201.3 205.4

Rashawn Harvey 11 Chris Charles 9 T.J. Griffin 11 Craig Bober 10 Jerome Harris 7 Quincy Wimbish 10 Titus Goldson 11 Ben Turner 11 RayQuin Glover 11 Khadeem Richards 5 Jesse Collins 5 Dylan Asbury 5 Wisdom Jenkins 1 Anthony Barmer 8 Anthony Robbins 8 Christion Banks 3 Tyler Moler 2 Total..........

11 Opponents......

11

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51 29 30 21 11 13 9 3 14 4 8 3 1 3 2 1 1 204 182

696 324 313 215 119 115 110 93 76 50 36 21 16 10 8 6 6 2,214 2,259

13.7 11.2 10.4 10.2 10.8 8.9 12.2 31.0 5.4 12.5 4.5 7.0 16.0 3.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 10.9 12.4

3 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 21

48 41 30 38 31 27 29 65 18 21 8 14 16 9 5 6 6 65 63

63.3 36.0 28.5 21.5 17.0 11.5 10.0 8.5 6.9 10.0 7.2 4.2 16.0 1.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 201.3 205.4

Field Goals

Fg-Att

Pct.

I20

20-29

30-39

40-49

50+

Lg

Blk

Justin Kaplan Titus Goldson Total..........

Opponents......

8-13 0-1 8-14 6-8

61.5 0.0 57.1 75.0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

5-5 0-1 5-6 2-2

2-5 0-0 2-5 3-3

1-3 0-0 1-3 1-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

48 0 48 41

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Fgs

Kick

Rush

Rec

Pass

Dxp

Saf

Pts

Justin Kaplan Rudy Garcia Quincy Wimbish T.J. Griffin Rashawn Harvey Chris Charles Shon Stephens Ben Turner Craig Bober Zach Dixon RayQuin Glover Titus Goldson Khadeem Richards Parker Sherry Total..........

Opponents......

8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6

25-27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 25-27 44-44

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

49 44 42 18 18 12 12 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 239 326

0 7 7 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 44

Punting

No.

Yds

Avg

Lg

Tb

Fc

I20

50+

Blk

Matt Curry Team Total..........

Opponents......

52 3 55 59

1,828 42 1,870 2,106

35.2 14.0 34.0 35.7

57 23 57 69

3 0 3 2

13 0 13 9

16 0 16 13

5 0 5 4

0 3 3 0

Score By Quarters

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Ot

Total

West Liberty Opponents

55 101

79 66

68 62

31 94

6 3

239 326

Home

Away

Neutral

4-7 3-7 1-0

2-3 2-3 0-0

Record

All

All Games Conference Non-Conference

2-4 1-4 1-0

0-0 0-0 0-0

Date Opponent W/L

Score

Att

Sept. 1, 2022 Sept. 9, 2022 Sept. 17, 2022 Sept. 24, 2022 Oct. 1, 2022 Oct. 8, 2022 Oct. 13, 2022 Oct. 22, 2022 Oct. 29, 2022 Nov. 5, 2022 Nov. 12, 2022

21-14 30-17 17-34 23-21 14-35 28-45 27-24 21-42 3-24 32-42 23-28

2,000 1,481 1,850 1,387 450 523 744 4,750 2,049 1,425 791

at Clarion W Alderson Broaddus* W at #17 Notre Dame (Ohio)* L West Virginia Wesleyan* W at Glenville State* L Concord* L at Fairmont State* W (OT) Wheeling* L at UNC Pembroke* L at West Virginia State* L Frostburg State* L

2022 TOPPER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS

WLU OPP POINTS 239 326 FIRST DOWNS 212 207 Rushing 76 91 Passing 111 94 Penalty 25 22 RUSHING YARDAGE 1,433 1,594 Rushing Attempts 429 389 Average Per Rush 3.3 4.1 Average Per Game 130.3 144.9 TDs Rushing 15 17 PASSING YARDAGE 2,214 2,259 Comp-Att-Int 204-382-22 182-324-12 Average Per Pass 5.80 6.97 Average Per Catch 10.85 12.41 Average Per Game 201.27 205.36 TDs Passing 13 21 TOTAL OFFENSE 3,647 3,853 Average Per Play 4.5 5.4 Average Per Game 331.5 350.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 51-1,008 40-572 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-166 18-140 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-168 22-259 FUMBLES-LOST 26-12 21-11 PENALTIES-Yards 84-692 99-846 PUNTS-AVG 56-34.0 59-35.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 32:32 27:12 3RD-DOWN Conversions 65-181 43-142 4TH-DOWN Conversions 14-27 10-21 SACKS BY: #-Yards 22-144 23-116

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Interceptions

No.

Yards

Avg

Td

Lg

Shon Stephens Shyoun Petteway Zach Dixon J’Aire Pritchett Total..........

Opponents......

8 2 1 1 12 22

148 20 0 0 168 259

18.5 10.0 0.0 0.0 14.0 11.8

2 0 0 0 2 3

52 20 0 0 52 71

Punt Returns

No.

Yards

Avg

Td

Lg

Jason Mitchell Alex Dunlevy Shon Stephens T.J. Griffin Total..........

Opponents......

19 1 2 1 23 18

133 17 16 0 166 140

7.0 17.0 8.0 0.0 7.2 7.8

0 0 0 0 0 0

29 17 15 0 29 43

Kick Returns

No.

Yards

Avg

Td

Lg

Shon Stephens T.J. Griffin Frank Muhanyi Khadeem Richards Ben Turner Kaden Rice Parker Sherry John Brown DaJuan Jones Prince Ukpai Total..........

Opponents......

30 4 6 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 51 40

651 85 59 59 59 27 26 17 17 8 1,008 572

21.7 21.3 9.8 19.7 19.7 13.5 26.0 17.0 ∞ 8.0 19.8 14.3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

61 28 19 24 25 14 26 17 17 8 61 46

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Gp

Rush

Rec

Pr

Kr

Ir

Total

Av/G

Quincy Wimbish Shon Stephens Rashawn Harvey T.J. Griffin Chris Charles Rudy Garcia Craig Bober Ben Turner Titus Goldson Jason Mitchell Khadeem Richards Jerome Harris Anthony Barmer RayQuin Glover Frank Muhanyi Dylan Asbury Tyler Moler Jesse Collins Parker Sherry Kaden Rice Jamie Diven Shyoun Petteway Alex Dunlevy John Brown DaJuan Jones Wisdom Jenkins Jayvon Wilson Anthony Robbins Prince Ukpai Christion Banks Josh Warnock Keyshawn Howard Team Total..........

Opponents......

10 11 11 11 9 11 10 11 11 10 5 7 8 11 10 5 2 5 3 4 5 10 2 11 11 1 1 8 7 3 7 7 11 11 11

929 0 -1 0 0 278 0 0 40 0 18 0 86 0 0 28 43 0 4 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 -25 1,433 1,594

115 0 696 313 324 0 215 93 110 0 50 119 10 76 0 21 6 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 8 0 6 0 0 0 2,214 2,259

0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 166 140

0 651 0 85 0 0 0 59 0 0 59 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 26 27 0 0 0 17 17 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1,008 572

0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168 259

1,044 815 695 398 324 278 215 152 150 133 127 119 96 76 59 49 49 36 30 27 22 20 17 17 17 16 8 8 8 6 2 1 -25 4,989 4,824

104.4 74.1 63.2 36.2 36.0 25.3 21.5 13.8 13.6 13.3 25.4 17.0 12.0 6.9 5.9 9.8 24.5 7.2 10.0 6.8 4.4 2.0 8.5 1.6 1.6 16.0 8.0 1.0 1.1 2.0 0.3 0.1 -2.3 453.6 438.6

Gp

Plays

Rush

Pass

Total

Av/G

Rudy Garcia 11 Quincy Wimbish 10 Jamie Diven 5 Anthony Barmer 8 Tyler Moler 2 Titus Goldson 11 Dylan Asbury 5 Khadeem Richards 5 Parker Sherry 3 Jayvon Wilson 1 Josh Warnock 7 Keyshawn Howard 7 Rashawn Harvey 11 Team 11 Total..........

11 Opponents......

11

399 230 99 27 13 1 26 1 7 1 1 1 1 4 811 713

278 929 22 86 43 40 28 18 4 8 2 1 -1 -25 1,433 1,594

1,801 0 401 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 2,214 2,259

2,079 929 423 86 43 40 28 18 16 8 2 1 -1 -25 3,647 3,853

189.0 92.9 84.6 10.8 21.5 3.6 5.6 3.6 5.3 8.0 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -2.3 331.6 350.3

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No

Player

3 Shyoun Petteway 7 Zach Dixon 10 Shon Stephens 19 Chris Wilson 5 John Brown 50 Sam Cirksena 9 David Gilcreast 8 Cameron Rice 92 Delano Marcelus 51 Taison Fa’Asuamanu 4 Jason Mitchell 25 J’Aire Pritchett 41 Trent Crawford 54 Edwin Linares-Rivera 1 Anthony Collura 16 Keyshawn Howard 70 Mikey Agasiva 12 Jordan Demus 6 DaJuan Jones 22 Spencer Hutchison 91 Clay Purnell 53 Gage Fiore 44 Alipate Tuitavuki 48 Marshall Whipkey 2 Nazir Hopson 56 Woodrow Hughes 38 Nolan Shimp 84 Ben Turner 43 Damion Brown 7 Rudy Garcia 21 Jay Johnson 29 Titus Goldson 13 T.J. Griffin 39 Justin Kaplan 46 Tayvian Miller 10 Parker Sherry 27 Prince Ukpai 69 Quinton Williams 5 Quincy Wimbish TM Team Total..........

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Ast

Tot

TFL/Yds

No-Yds Int-Yds

10 11 11 9 11 9 11 10 11 10 10 11 5 10 10 7 7 7 11 5 9 11 6 8 2 2 5 11 8 11 7 11 11 11 1 3 7 11 10 11 11 11

17 70.0 16 63.0 3 37.0 7 37.0 15 34.0 8 34.0 13 31.0 11 31.0 8 24.0 5 23.0 5 22.0 4 22.0 6 20.0 6 20.0 4 17.0 1 12.0 6 9.0 2 9.0 1 9.0 4 7.0 7.0 6.0 2 6.0 1 6.0 1 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 17.0 149 600.0 260 740.0

3.0-4 7.0-24 3.0-14 1.0-15 5.5-19 5.5-22 10.0-36 13.5-63 6.5-21 3.0-7 3.0-9 6.0-36 1.0-4 2.0-4 2.0-6 1.0-4 2.0-8 1.0-2 2.0-4 78.0-302 86.0-248

1.0-7 1.0-7 1.0-7 4.5-21 5.5-43 1.0-11 0.5-4 0.5-3 4.0-31 1.0-3 1.0-4 1.0-3 22.0-144 23.0-116

53 47 34 30 19 26 18 20 16 18 17 18 14 14 13 11 3 7 8 3 7 6 4 5 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 451 480

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2-20 1-0 8-148 1-0 12 22

PBU 3 6 6 1 1 2 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 35 40

PD QBH 5 7 14 1 1 2 2 2 6 3 1 1 1 1 4728 6231

2 3 1 9 3 3 1 1 5 9 12

FR-Yds

FF

Blk

Saf

1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 9 8

4 2 1 2 2 95

2 -

-

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushing Attempts: Rushing Yards: Rushing TDs: Long Rush: Pass Attempts: Pass Completions: Passing Yards: Touchdown Passes: Long Pass: Receptions: Receiving Yards: Touchdown Catches: Long Reception: Field Goals: Long Field Goal: Punts: Punting Average: Long Punt: Punts Inside 20: Long Punt Return: Long Kickoff Return: Tackles:

Sacks: Tackles for Loss: Interceptions:

26, Quincy Wimbish vs. Wheeling (10/22); Quincy Wimbish at West Virginia State (11/5) 211, Quincy Wimbish vs. Concord (10/8) 2, Quincy Wimbish vs. Concord (10/8); Rudy Garcia at Fairmont State (10/13) 72, Quincy Wimbish vs. Concord (10/8) 42, Rudy Garcia at Notre Dame (OH) (9/17) 23, Rudy Garcia at Notre Dame (OH) (9/17) 316, Rudy Garcia at West Virginia State (11/5) 3, Rudy Garcia vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (9/24) 65, Rudy Garcia at West Virginia State (11/5) 12, Rashawn Harvey at West Virginia State (11/5) 142, Rashawn Harvey at West Virginia State (11/5) 2, T.J. Griffin vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (9/24) 65, Ben Turner at West Virginia State (11/5) 2, Justin Kaplan vs. Wheeling (10/22) 48, Justin Kaplan vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (9/24) 8, Matt Curry vs. Concord (10/8); Matt Curry at Fairmont State (10/13) 43.0, Matt Curry at UNC Pembrook (10/29) 57, Matt Curry vs. Concord (10/8); Matt Curry at West Virginia State (11/5) 3, Matt Curry vs. Concord (10/8) 29, Jason Mitchell vs. Alderson Broaddus (9/8) 61, Shon Stephens vs. Wheeling (10/22) 11, Zach Dixon at Notre Dame (OH) (9/17); Trent Crawford at Notre Dame (OH) (9/17); Shyoun Petteway at Fairmont State (10/13) 3, Edwin Linares-Rivera vs. Alderson Broaddus (9/8) 4.0, Cameron Rice at Fairmont State (10/13) 4, Shon Stephens vs. Alderson Broaddus (9/8)

TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushing Attempts: Rushing Yards: Yards Per Rush: Rushing TDs: Pass Attempts: Pass Completions: Passing Yards: Yards Per Pass: Touchdown Passes: Plays: Total Offense: Yards Per Play: Points: Sacks By: First Downs: Penalties: Penalty Yards: Turnovers: Interceptions By: Punts: Punting Average: Long Punt: Punts Inside 20: Long Punt Return:

55, vs. Alderson Broaddus (9/8) 222, vs. Concord (10/8) 6.34, vs. Concord (10/8) 3, vs. Concord (10/8) 42, at Notre Dame (OH) (9/17) 23, at Notre Dame (OH) (9/17) 316, at West Virginia State (11/5) 7.71, at West Virginia State (11/5) 3, vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (9/24) 85, vs. Alderson Broaddus (9/8) 439, at West Virginia State (11/5) 5.80, vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (9/24) 32, at West Virginia State (11/5) 5.0, at Fairmont State (10/13) 24, vs. Wheeling (10/22) 13, vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (9/24) 107, vs. Concord (10/8) 8, at Glenville State (10/1) 5, vs. Alderson Broaddus (9/8) 9, at Fairmont State (10/13) 43.0, at UNC Pembroke (10/29) 57, vs. Concord (10/8); at West Virginia State (11/5) 3, vs. Concord (10/8) 29, vs. Alderson Broaddus (9/8)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Year

Coach Overall League

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977

Harry Shoup 1-5-2 Larry Stoops 6-3-1 Larry Stoops 1-8-0 1-3-0 Harry Sweeney 6-3-0 2-0-0 Harry Sweeney 5-2-1 *4-0-0 Harry Sweeney 6-3-0 Harry Sweeney 8-1-0 *4-0-0 Harry Sweeney 5-3-1 *4-0-0 Harry Sweeney 7-1-1 2-0-1 Harry Sweeney 7-2-0 3-1-0 Joe Bartell 2-4-2 1-3-1 Joe Bartell 3-4-2 2-3-2 Joe Bartell 7-2-0 5-2-0 Joe Bartell 6-1-1 *6-0-1 Joe Bartell 4-4-1 2-3-1 Joe Bartell 4-5-0 3-2-0 Joe Bartell 8-2-0 *5-0-0 Joe Bartell 6-2-0 *4-0-0 Joe Bartell 7-1-1 *6-1-0 Joe Bartell 5-3-0 4-1-0 WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II Joe Bartell 7-2-0 *4-0-0 Joe Bartell 8-0-2 3-0-1 Joe Bartell 8-1-0 4-1-0 Joe Bartell 9-0-1 4-0-1 Joe Bartell 9-0-0 *5-0-0 Joe Bartell 3-5-0 2-2-0 Joe Bartell 2-7-0 2-5-0 Joe Bartell 6-2-0 6-1-0 Joe Bartell 4-4-0 3-4-0 Joe Bartell 3-4-1 3-3-0 Joe Bartell 7-2-0 *5-0-0 Ollie Olson 2-6-1 2-3-1 Ollie Olson 2-6-0 2-6-0 Al Blatnik 4-5-0 4-3-0 Al Blatnik 2-5-1 2-4-1 Al Blatnik 7-2-0 5-2-0 George Kovalick 7-1-0 6-1-0 George Kovalick 7-1-1 *6-1-1 George Kovalick 4-5-0 3-5-0 Bob Roe 4-2-2 3-2-2 Bob Roe 5-2-1 3-2-1 Bob Roe 4-5-0 4-4-0 Bob Roe 5-3-1 5-2-0 Bob Roe 6-3-0 6-2-0 Bob Roe 8-1-1 *7-0-1 Bob Roe 8-1-1 *7-0-1 Bob Roe 7-2-0 5-2-0 Bob Roe 3-5-1 2-1-1 Leo Miller 5-4-0 2-2-0 Leo Miller 3-4-2 2-2-0 Leo Miller 4-6-0 2-2-0 Leo Miller 3-6-1 1-3-0

Year

Coach Overall League

1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Totals

John Westenhaver 2-8-0 2-7-0 John Westenhaver 7-2-1 *7-1-1 John Westenhaver 0-10-0 0-9-0 John Westenhaver 2-7-0 2-6-0 Larry Shank 3-6-1 3-5-0 Larry Shank 4-4-2 3-3-2 Larry Shank 1-9-0 0-8-0 Larry Shank 2-8-0 2-5-0 Larry Shank 4-6-0 2-5-0 Larry Shank 6-4-0 4-3-0 Larry Shank 4-6-0 2-5-0 Larry Shank 4-6-0 3-3-0 Bob Eaton 4-6-0 1-5-0 Bob Eaton 4-5-1 3-3-1 Bob Eaton 3-7-0 2-5-0 Bob Eaton 5-5-0 5-2-0 Bob Eaton 7-3-0 4-2-0 Bob Eaton 7-3-0 5-2-0 Bob Eaton 2-8-0 2-5-0 Bob Eaton 4-6-0 2-5-0 Bob Eaton 4-6-0 3-4-0 Bob Eaton 6-4-0 4-2-0 Bob Eaton 8-2-0 *6-1-0 Bob Eaton 5-5-0 3-4-0 Bob Eaton 6-5-0 5-2-0 Bob Eaton 3-7-0 3-4-0 Bob Eaton 2-8-0 0-7-0 Roger Waialae 6-5-0 4-4-0 Roger Waialae 7-4-0 4-3-0 Roger Waialae 8-3-0 6-2-0 Roger Waialae 7-4-0 6-2-0 Roger Waialae 11-2-0 *8-0-0 Roger Waialae 7-3-0 6-2-0 Roger Waialae 1-10-0 1-7-0 Roger Waialae 6-5-0 4-4-0 Roger Waialae 3-8-0 3-6-0 Roger Waialae 6-5-0 6-4-0 Roger Waialae 5-6-0 5-5-0 Roger Waialae 4-7-0 4-6-0 Roger Waialae 3-8-0 3-7-0 Roger Waialae 3-8-0 3-7-0 Roger Waialae 5-6-0 4-6-0 Roger Waialae **2-2-0 2-2-0 Roger Waialae 4-7-0 4-6-0 Roger Waialae 4-7-0 3-7-0 (97 seasons) 471-417-34 332-277-20

*-League champions *-Short schedule due to COVID-19 pandemic; games played in spring

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OVERALL Coach Seasons Yrs

W-L-T Pct.

Joe Bartell 1933-56 21 118-55-11 .671 ROGER WAIALAE 2005-22 18 92-100-0 .479 Bob Eaton 1990-04 15 70-80-1 .467 Bob Roe 1965-73 9 50-24-7 .660 Harry Sweeney 1926-32 7 44-15-3 .734 Larry Shank 1982-89 8 28-49-3 .369 George Kovalick 1962-64 3 18-7-1 .712 Leo Miller 1974-77 4 15-20-3 .434 Al Blatnik 1959-61 3 13-12-1 .519 John Westenhaver 1978-81 4 11-27-1 .295 Larry Stoops 1924-25 2 7-11-1 .395 Ollie Olson 1957-58 2 4-12-1 .265 Harry Shoup 1923 1 1-5-2 .188 Totals 97 471-417-35 .529

CONFERENCE Coach Seasons Yrs

W-L-T Pct.

Joe Bartell 1933-56 21 ROGER WAIALAE 2005-22 18 Bob Eaton 1990-04 15 Bob Roe 1965-73 9 Harry Sweeney 1926-32 6 Larry Shank 1982-89 8 George Kovalick 1962-64 3 Al Blatnik 1959-61 3 John Westenhaver 1978-81 4

79-31-7 .705 76-80-0 .487 48-53-1 .475 42-15-6 .714 19-1-1 .929 19-37-2 .345 15-7-1 .674 11-9-1 .548 11-23-1 .329

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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS Team W-L-T Last Time Adrian 1-0-0 1932, 26-0 W Akron 0-2-0 1939, 7-13 L Alderson 2-0-0 1929, 2-0 W Alderson Broaddus 3-0-0 2022, 30-17 W Appalachian State 2-1-0 1950, 28-26 W Apprentice School 1-1-0 1990, 21-14 W Assumption 1-0-0 1932, 34-0 W Beckley 1-0-0 1929, 19-7 W Bethany 2-1-1 1924, 12-0 W Bethel 1-0-0 1931, 87-0 W Bloomsburg (Pa.) 0-1-0 2018, 31-34 L Bluefield State 5-2-2 1980, 8-21 L Bowie State 2-0-0 1995, 35-0 W Broaddus 3-2-0 1930, 7-0 W California (Pa.) 8-13 2009, 35-57 L Catawba (N.C.) 0-2 2013, 9-10 L Cedarville 1-0-0 1932, 137-0 W Charleston/Morris Harvey 14-17-1 2019, 26-34 L Charleston Southern 0-1-0 2002, 26-28 L Cheyney 1-1-0 2003, 16-17 L Clarion 1-6-0 2022, 21-14 W Concord 39-38-3 2022, 28-45 L Danville 0-0-1 1933, 7-7 T Davis & Elkins 6-3-0 1952, 7-20 L Defiance 2-1-0 1991, 10-24 L Detroit City 1-0-0 1930, 39-0 W Detroit Tech 2-0-0 1947, 32-0 W Dickinson Tech 1-0-0 1931, 7-0 W Duquesne 1-2-0 2014, 13-39 L Eastern Kentucky 0-1-0 1942, 6-20 L Eastern New Mexico 0-1-0 2017, 24-45 L Edinboro 4-6-0 2011, 14-30 L Edward Waters 1-1-0 1967, 12-19 L Fairmont State 40-43-5 2022, 27-24 (ot) W Findlay 1-3-0 1994, 16-14 W Fordham 0-1-0 1931, 0-33 L Frostburg State 3-5-1 2022, 23-28 L Geneva 4-9-0 2005, 20-24 L Georgetown (Ky.) 2-0-0 1964, 25-21 W Georgia State 1-0-0 1931, *1-0 W Glenville State 46-33-4 2022, 14-35 L Hampden-Sydney 0-1-0 1968, 0-7 L Holbrook 4-0-0 1940, 44-2 W Indiana (Pa.) 0-1-0 1926, 7-13 L John Marshall 1-0-0 1933, 13-6 W Kent State 3-1-1 1941, 0-0 T Kentucky State 1-0-0 1926, 25-2 W Kentucky Wesleyan 2-0-0 2007, 45-24 W Keystone Academy 1-0-0 1929, 19-13 W Lake Erie 1-0-0 2009, 62-28 W Langley Field AFB 0-1-0 1932, 6-14 L Lenoir-Rhyne 0-1-0 1992, 29-41 L

Team W-L-T Last Time Liberty (Va.) 0-1-0 2002, 6-35 L Livingston/West Alabama 0-1-0 1971, 2-25 L Lock Haven 7-0-0 1951, 33-0 W Malone 1-1-0 1998, 24-35 L Mansfield 2-0-0 1999, 36-15 W Marietta 4-0-0 1962, 38-7 W Mars Hill 0-2-0 2008, 35-38 L Martins Ferry Vigilants 0-1-0 1923, 6-7 L McKendree (Ill.) 0-2-0 2016, (2ot) 15-16 L Morehead State 1-2-1 1947, 18-18 T Muskingum 3-3-1 1973, 7-10 L Newberry 2-0-0 1995, 10-7 W New Cumberland 1-3-0 1924, 38-2 W Notre Dame (Ohio) 0-10-0 2022, 17-34 L Ohio University 0-2-1 1930, 13-13 T Potomac State 11-1-1 1953, 34-0 W Rider 1-1-0 1951, 0-27 L Rio Grande 3-1-0 1941, 47-0 W St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 1-1-0 1997, 47-37 W St. Vincent 4-3-1 1955, 13-13 T Salem 31-15-7 1988, 15-13 W Seton Hill 7-1-0 2012, 41-29 W Shenandoah 1-0-0 1928, 98-0 W Shepherd 17-36-0 2018, 14-26 L Shippensburg 0-3-0 1989, 9-33 L Slippery Rock 1-7-0 1982, 8-21 L Southern Connecticut 1-1-0 2011, 19-27 L Steubenville 2-0-0 1949, 67-0 W Sue Bennett 1-0-0 1931, 77-0 W Tiffin 3-1-0 1992, 23-10 W Toledo 0-1-0 1938, 0-13 L UNC-Pembroke 1-3-0 2022, 3-24 L UVa-Wise 5-5-0 2018, 23-17 W Upsala 1-0-0 1929, 32-0 W Urbana 7-3-0 2019, 17-35 L Virginia State 1-1-0 2012, 14-13 W Wash. & Jeff. (Freshmen) 0-1-0 1925, 0-33 L Walsh 7-7-0 2021, 6-27 L Waynesburg 8-9-1 1988, 14-10 W Westminster 1-3-0 2001, 23-21 W W.Va. Wesleyan 40-24-1 2022, 31-0 W Western Carolina 1-0-0 1949, 20-0 W W.Va. State 42-22-1 2022, 32-42 L W.Va. Tech 30-26-2 2005, 45-21 W West Virginia (Freshmen) 0-2-0 1926, 0-25 L Wheeling 1-3-0 2022, 21-42 L Wilmington (Ohio) 2-0-0 1932, 21-6 W Wittenberg 0-2-0 1975, 6-36 L Wofford 0-1-0 1970, 6-12 L Wright Patterson AFB 1-0-0 1942, 25-6 W *-Forfeit

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GAME-BY-GAME SCORES 1923 (1-5-2) Coach: Harry Shoup Bethany T 0-0 New Cumberland L 0-6 Kent State W 8-6 Bethany L 0-7 Fairmont State T 0-0 Martins Ferry Vigilants L 6-7 New Cumberland L 0-13 New Cumberland L 0-7 1924 (6-3-1) Coach: Larry Stoops California (Pa.) L 6-14 Bethany W 26-0 Fairmont State W 9-0 Glenville State T 7-7 Slippery Rock L 6-27 Bethany W 12-0 Salem W 13-6 New Cumberland W 38-2 Kent State W 28-0 Broaddus L 0-9 1925 (1-8, 1-3 WVIAC) Coach: Larry Stoops California (Pa.) L 0-7 Salem L 0-9 Fairmont State L 0-19 Broaddus L 6-9 Glenville State W 13-0 Slippery Rock L 0-19 WVU Freshmen L 0-38 Kent State L 6-7 W & J Freshmen L 0-33 1926 (6-3, 2-0 WVIAC) Coach: Harry Sweeney WVU Freshmen L 0-25 Kent State W 25-0 Potomac State W 6-0 Edinboro W 10-0 Slippery Rock L 0-19 Fairmont State W 20-0 St. Vincent W 14-6 Indiana (Pa.) L 7-13 Kentucky State W 25-2 1927 (5-2-1, 4-0 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Harry Sweeney California (Pa.) L 7-9 Lock Haven W 39-0 Potomac State W 19-0 Slippery Rock L 0-21 Morris Harvey W 13-6 W.Va. Tech W 71-0 Fairmont State T 6-6 Edinboro* W 1-0 *-forfeit

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1928 (6-3) Coach: Harry Sweeney Shenandoah W 98-0 St. Vincent W 7-0 Alderson W 78-0 Shepherd W 41-6 Broaddus W 13-0 Morris Harvey W 44-0 Ohio University L 6-13 Slippery Rock L 0-18 W.Va. Tech L 6-7 1929 (8-1, 4-0 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Harry Sweeney Ohio University L 0-26 Beckley W 19-7 Shepherd W 51-0 Appalachian State W 59-0 Upsala W 32-0 Morris Harvey W 60-0 Broaddus W 19-0 Keystone Academy W 19-13 Alderson W 2-0 1930 (5-3-1, 4-0 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Harry Sweeney Concord W 27-0 Broaddus W 7-0 Salem W 13-0 Morehead State W 32-0 Detroit City College W 39-0 Ohio University T 13-13 Wooster L 0-14 Muskingum L 12-14 Appalachian State L 13-14 1931 (7-1-1, 2-0-1 WVIAC) Coach: Harry Sweeney Glenville State T 0-0 Fordham L 0-33 Concord W 37-0 Morris Harvey W 21-0 Dickinson Tech W 7-0 Sue Bennett W 77-0 Wilmington W 21-6 Bethel W 87-0 Georgia State* W 1-0 *-forfeit 1932 (7-2, 3-1 WVIAC) Coach: Harry Sweeney Langley Field L 6-14 Davis & Elkins L 6-7 Salem W 6-2 Glenville State W 13-9 Morris Harvey W 12-0 Assumption W 34-0 Adrian W 26-0 Wilmington W 21-6 Cedarville W 137-0

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1933 (2-4-2, 1-3-1 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Danville T 7-7 John Marshall W 13-6 Davis & Elkins L 0-54 W.Va. Tech L 0-19 Rio Grande L 0-6 Morris Harvey W 13-12 Glenville State T 13-13 Salem L 0-19 1934 (3-4-2, 2-3-2 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Holbrook W 28-0 Fairmont State L 0-6 Salem L 0-12 Potomac State W 13-6 W.Va. Tech W 33-0 St. Vincent L 6-26 Glenville State T 0-0 Morris Harvey T 7-7 Concord L 0-6 1935 (7-2, 5-2 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Salem L 7-33 Glenville State L 7-13 Fairmont State W 13-0 W.Va. Tech W 34-6 Shepherd W 23-6 Concord W 13-6 Morris Harvey W 13-0 Holbrook W 52-0 Rio Grande W 12-0 1936 (6-1-1, 6-0-1 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Joe Bartell Bowling Green L 0-33 Salem T 0-0 Glenville State W 6-0 W.Va. Tech W 27-0 Shepherd W 52-0 Fairmont State W 8-0 Concord W 7-6 Morris Harvey W 20-0 1937 (4-4-1, 2-3-1 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Akron L 7-40 Glenville State L 13-31 Potomac State L 6-15 Morris Harvey L 0-6 Salem T 0-0 Fairmont State W 14-13 Concord W 20-6 Rio Grande W 18-0 California (Pa.) W 13-0

1938 (4-5, 3-2 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell California (Pa.) L 0-6 Findlay L 0-6 Toledo L 0-13 Glenville State L 0-20 Morris Harvey L 6-15 Salem W 6-0 Potomac State W 24-0 Fairmont State W 14-6 Lock Haven W 19-18

1946 (7-2, 4-0 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Joe Bartell California (Pa.) L 0-21 Morehead State L 0-26 Davis & Elkins W 31-0 Concord W 48-7 Potomac State W 7-0 Salem W 34-0 Detroit Tech W 22-7 Waynesburg W 28-3 St. Vincent W 13-6

1939 (8-2, 5-0 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Joe Bartell Morehead State L 0-13 Akron L 7-13 Fairmont State W 32-0 Glenville State W 25-0 W.Va. Tech W 34-7 Potomac State W 14-0 Salem W 19-0 Holbrook W 20-0 California (Pa.) W 28-7 Lock Haven W 33-6

1947 (8-0-2, 3-0-1 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Potomac State T 7-7 Morehead State T 18-18 Concord W 33-15 Davis & Elkins W 21-0 Salem W 37-0 Marietta W 13-0 California (Pa.) W 16-12 Waynesburg W 19-7 Edinboro W 26-6 Detroit Tech W 32-0

1940 (6-2, 4-0 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Joe Bartell Waynesburg L 0-13 Findlay L 12-14 Glenville State W 40-7 Fairmont State W 39-0 Salem W 39-0 California (Pa.) W 19-0 Potomac State W 18-0 Holbrook W 44-2

1948 (8-1, 4-1 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell W.Va. Wesleyan W 14-6 Davis & Elkins W 6-0 Concord W 13-6 W.Va. Tech W 41-14 Lock Haven W 13-7 California (Pa.) W 7-6 Steubenville W 27-0 Geneva W 13-6 Morris Harvey L 12-26

1941 (7-1-1, 6-1 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Joe Bartell Fairmont State L 0-7 Kent State T 0-0 Glenville State W 12-7 Concord W 19-0 Salem W 28-0 Potomac State W 7-0 Davis & Elkins W 35-19 Defiance W 39-0 Rio Grande W 47-0

1949 (9-0-1, 4-0-1 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell W.Va. Tech T 6-6 W.Va. Wesleyan W 27-0 Fairmont State W 47-6 Davis & Elkins W 26-0 Concord W 19-7 Marietta W 19-7 California (Pa.) W 13-8 Lock Haven W 26-6 Steubenville W 67-0

1942 (5-3, 4-1 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Morris Harvey L 7-9 Waynesburg L 13-24 Eastern Kentucky L 6-20 Fairmont State W 40-6 Fairmont State W 20-13 Glenville State W 20-13 Potomac State W 24-0 Wright-Patterson AFB W 25-6 1943-45: No Football WORLD WAR II

Smoky Mountain Bowl (at Bristol, Va.) Western Carolina W 20-0 1950 (9-0, 5-0 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Joe Bartell Fairmont State W 27-13 Salem W 47-0 Davis & Elkins W 33-0 W.Va. Tech W 41-13 W.Va. Wesleyan W 41-7 Lock Haven W 26-0 California (Pa.) W 13-0 Rider W 26-6 Pythian Bowl (at Salisbury, N.C.) Appalachian State W 28-26

1951 (3-5, 2-2 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Fairmont State W 6-0 Lock Haven W 33-0 Morris Harvey L 0-34 W.Va. Tech L 14-27 Waynesburg L 0-22 Rider L 0-27 California (Pa.) L 7-26 Salem W 40-6 1952 (2-7, 2-5 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Potomac State W 14-12 Salem W 27-19 Waynesburg L 12-27 St. Vincent L 13-26 Fairmont State L 13-33 Morris Harvey L 6-39 Concord L 26-28 W.Va. Tech L 0-13 Davis & Elkins L 7-20 1953 (6-2, 6-1 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Potomac State W 34-0 Morris Harvey L 13-20 St. Vincent L 14-25 Salem W 20-6 Fairmont State W 20-7 Concord W 14-13 W.Va. Tech W 28-6 Glenville State W 6-0 1954 (4-4, 3-4 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell St. Vincent W 33-0 Salem W 31-19 W.Va. Tech W 33-6 Morris Harvey L 0-25 Concord L 6-20 Fairmont State L 0-6 W.Va. Wesleyan L 6-13 Glenville State W 19-0 1955 (3-4-1, 3-3 WVIAC) Coach: Joe Bartell Salem W 42-6 Glenville State W 21-13 W.Va. Wesleyan W 47-0 St. Vincent T 13-13 Waynesburg L 6-12 Fairmont State L 0-14 W.Va. Tech L 13-14 Concord L 19-20 1956 (7-2, 5-0 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Joe Bartell Geneva L 6-7 California (Pa.) L 13-20 Salem W 19-6 W.Va. Tech W 19-7 Concord W 27-0 Fairmont State W 20-7 Glenville State W 14-0 Waynesburg W 20-0 Slippery Rock W 13-6

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GAME-BY-GAME SCORES 1957 (2-6-1, 2-3-1 WVIAC) Coach: Ollie Olson Glenville State W 19-0 Salem W 7-6 Concord T 7-7 W.Va. Tech L 0-6 Geneva L 0-30 Fairmont State L 9-13 California (Pa.) L 6-46 Slippery Rock L 0-12 W.Va. State L 14-20 1958 (2-6, 2-6 WVIAC) Coach: Ollie Olson Salem W 21-7 W.Va. State W 7-6 Glenville State L 0-13 W.Va. Tech L 0-41 Geneva L 0-34 Concord L 6-14 W.Va. Wesleyan L 0-12 Fairmont State L 13-20 1959 (4-5, 4-3 WVIAC) Coach: Al Blatnik Glenville State L 0-7 Salem W 20-13 W.Va. Tech L 13-52 Geneva L 12-40 Concord W 38-18 W.Va. Wesleyan W 19-7 California (Pa.) L 6-18 Fairmont State L 13-25 W.Va. State W 13-7 1960 (2-5-1, 2-4-1 WVIAC) Coach: Al Blatnik Glenville State L 13-19 Salem W 26-0 W.Va. Tech L 6-12 W.Va. State W 14-12 Concord T 6-6 W.Va. Wesleyan L 7-18 California (Pa.) L 0-7 Fairmont State L 0-13 1961 (7-2, 5-2 WVIAC) Coach: Al Blatnik Glenville State W 13-7 Salem L 12-20 W.Va. Tech W 19-0 Marietta W 20-12 Concord W 20-7 W.Va. Wesleyan L 0-19 W.Va. State W 39-6 California (Pa.) W 12-7 Fairmont State W 15-14

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1962 (7-1, 5-1 WVIAC) Coach: George Kovalick Glenville State W 28-13 Salem W 22-7 W.Va. Tech W 15-0 Marietta W 38-7 Concord L 7-20 W.Va. Wesleyan W 21-14 W.Va. State W 20-12 Fairmont State W 22-6 1963 (7-1-1, 6-1-1 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: George Kovalick Glenville State L 0-21 W.Va. State W 27-20 Bluefield State W 39-6 W.Va. Tech W 26-12 Concord W 13-7 W.Va. Wesleyan W 13-7 Salem T 13-13 Fairmont State W 22-7 Georgetown (Ky.) W 35-13 1964 (4-5, 3-5 WVIAC) Coach: George Kovalick Glenville State W 14-12 W.Va. State L 6-12 Bluefield State L 6-12 W.Va. Tech L 0-6 Concord* L 0-1 W.Va. Wesleyan W 18-14 Salem W 38-13 Georgetown (Ky.) W 25-21 Fairmont State L 13-27 *-forfeit 1965 (4-2-2, 3-2-2 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Roe Glenville State L 19-20 W.Va. State W 19-12 Bluefield State T 6-6 Frostburg State W 26-12 Concord W 19-6 W.Va. Wesleyan W 19-7 Salem T 20-20 Fairmont State L 7-35 1966 (5-2-1, 3-2-1 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Roe Glenville State W 26-0 W.Va. State W 48-0 Bluefield State T 0-0 Frostburg State W 53-9 Edward Waters W 30-20 W.Va. Wesleyan L 7-27 W.Va. Tech W 40-0 Fairmont State L 7-45

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1967 (4-5, 4-4 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Roe Glenville State L 13-20 W.Va. Wesleyan L 20-21 W.Va. Tech W 26-6 Concord L 21-29 Salem W 7-0 Fairmont State L 0-20 W.Va. State W 34-7 Bluefield State W 10-0 Edward Waters L 12-19 1968 (5-3-1, 5-2 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Roe Salem W 28-14 Muskingum T 13-13 W.Va. Wesleyan W 30-0 Concord W 14-0 W.Va. State L 0-7 Bluefield State W 26-6 W.Va. Tech W 21-0 Fairmont State L 10-14 Hampden-Sydney L 0-7 1969 (6-3, 6-2 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Roe Salem L 0-11 Muskingum L 7-27 W.Va. Wesleyan W 20-14 Concord W 42-0 W.Va. State W 16-0 Shepherd W 38-6 Glenville State W 21-14 W.Va. Tech W 54-0 Fairmont State L 7-17 1970 (8-1-1, 7-0-1 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Bob Roe Salem T 0-0 Muskingum W 28-9 W.Va. Wesleyan W 13-0 Concord W 48-0 W.Va. State W 17-6 Shepherd W 30-7 Glenville State W 29-20 W.Va. Tech W 23-0 Fairmont State W 10-3 NAIA Semifinal (at Greensboro, N.C.) Wofford (S.C.) L 6-12

1971 (8-1-1, 7-0-1 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Bob Roe Salem T 6-6 Muskingum W 20-7 W.Va. Wesleyan W 20-0 Concord W 61-0 W.Va. State W 22-13 Shepherd W 14-0 W.Va. Tech W 27-0 Fairmont State W 21-20 Glenville State W 14-10

1976 (4-6, 2-2 WVIAC) Coach: Leo Miller Shippensburg L 13-26 Salem L 7-24 Waynesburg L 17-23 W.Va. Wesleyan W 20-2 Clarion L 8-25 W.Va. State W 9-0 Shepherd L 0-17 Glenville State W 32-8 Concord L 7-14 Fairmont State W 19-13

NAIA Semifinal (at Steubenville, Ohio) Livingston (Ala.) L 2-25

1977 (3-6-1, 1-3 WVIAC) Coach: Leo Miller Shippensburg L 6-14 Salem L 6-16 Waynesburg L 0-23 W.Va. Wesleyan L 14-25 Clarion L 12-20 W.Va. State W 14-7 Shepherd L 6-17 Glenville State W 16-12

1972 (7-2, 5-2 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Roe Salem W 21-9 Muskingum W 14-6 W.Va. Wesleyan W 40-14 Waynesburg W 21-3 W.Va. State (OT) W 17-14 Shepherd L 20-31 Glenville State W 21-6 Concord L 7-13 Fairmont State W 45-7 1973 (3-5-1, 2-1-1 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Roe Salem W 29-13 Muskingum L 7-10 W.Va. Wesleyan T 10-10 Waynesburg L 0-14 W.Va. State L 3-17 Shepherd W 33-10 Glenville State L 12-14 Concord W 50-0 Fairmont State L 21-41 1974 (5-4, 2-2 WVIAC) Coach: Leo Miller Salem L 10-16 Waynesburg W 14-0 W.Va. Wesleyan W 17-0 Wittenberg L 3-27 W.Va. State W 29-22 Shepherd W 28-17 Glenville State W 13-7 Concord L 7-16 Fairmont State L 7-17 1975 (3-4-2, 2-2 WVIAC) Coach: Leo Miller Salem L 0-19 Waynesburg T 0-0 W.Va. Wesleyan W 20-14 Wittenberg L 6-36 W.Va. State T 54-54 Shepherd L 14-24 Glenville State W 24-17 Concord L 14-38 Fairmont State W 31-7

1978 (2-8, 2-7 WVIAC) Coach: John Westenhaver Clarion L 0-28 W.Va. Tech L 29-35 Shepherd L 7-19 Glenville State W 17-13 W.Va. State L 0-41 Bluefield State W 28-0 Salem L 0-28 Concord L 9-54 W.Va. Wesleyan L 3-20 Fairmont State L 14-30

1981 (2-7, 2-6 WVIAC) Coach: John Westenhaver Clarion L 13-35 Concord L 22-26 Shepherd L 6-20 Glenville State L 23-24 W.Va. State W 43-10 Salem L 9-28 W.Va. Tech L 19-41 W.Va. Wesleyan W 14-13 Fairmont State L 19-27 1982 (3-6-1, 3-5 WVIAC) Coach: Larry Shank Slippery Rock L 8-21 Frostburg State T 21-21 W.Va. Tech W 30-6 Shepherd L 7-44 Glenville State W 10-7 W.Va. State L 20-44 Salem W 31-10 Concord L 16-35 W.Va. Wesleyan L 21-35 Fairmont State L 10-23 1983 (4-4-2, 3-3-2 WVIAC) Coach: Larry Shank Edinboro L 3-41 Frostburg State W 27-17 W.Va. Tech T 21-21 Shepherd L 7-41 Glenville State W 9-7 W.Va. State W 28-7 Salem W 14-6 Concord L 12-32 W.Va. Wesleyan L 13-14 Fairmont State T 16-16

1979 (7-2-1, 7-1-1 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: John Westenhaver Clarion L 7-24 W.Va. Tech L 12-15 Shepherd W 14-10 Glenville State W 21-12 W.Va. State W 19-0 Bluefield State W 31-16 Salem W 7-3 Concord W 14-7 W.Va. Wesleyan W 22-15 Fairmont State T 6-6

1984 (1-9, 0-8 WVIAC) Coach: Larry Shank Edinboro L 14-40 W.Va. Tech L 7-22 Shepherd L 3-37 Glenville State L 17-23 W.Va. State L 20-24 Geneva W 42-6 Salem L 0-37 Concord L 9-14 W.Va. Wesleyan L 3-21 Fairmont State L 2-27

1980 (0-10, 0-9 WVIAC) Coach: John Westenhaver Clarion L 20-25 Concord L 14-27 Shepherd L 7-34 Glenville State L 20-44 W.Va. State L 7-14 Bluefield State L 8-21 Salem L 0-24 W.Va. Tech L 25-31 W.Va. Wesleyan L 9-10 Fairmont State L 19-20

1985 (2-8, 2-5 WVIAC) Coach: Larry Shank Waynesburg L 6-10 Frostburg State L 13-23 W.Va. Tech L 7-13 Shepherd L 3-30 Glenville State W 13-12 W.Va. State W 18-9 Geneva L 33-38 Salem L 16-28 Fairmont State L 12-43 Concord L 20-21

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GAME-BY-GAME SCORES 1986 (4-6, 2-5 WVIAC) Coach: Larry Shank Waynesburg W 23-8 Frostburg State L 6-15 W.Va. Tech L 21-41 Shepherd L 6-14 Glenville State W 17-9 W.Va. State W 26-3 Concord L 3-20 Salem L 9-30 Fairmont State L 30-62 Urbana W 45-20

1991 (4-5-1, 3-3-1 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Concord L 0-24 W.Va. Tech W 35-7 Tiffin W 38-21 Shepherd L 7-33 Glenville State W 35-33 W.Va. State W 7-6 Defiance L 10-24 Fairmont State T 10-10 W.Va. Wesleyan L 21-50 Geneva L 7-14

1996 (2-8, 2-5 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Westminster L 7-13 Geneva L 12-31 Shepherd L 21-37 Glenville State L 29-44 W.Va. State L 32-35 Concord W 23-13 W.Va. Wesleyan W 59-34 Fairmont State L 37-40 WVU Tech L 36-44 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) L 9-45

1987 (6-4, 4-3 WVIAC) Coach: Larry Shank Waynesburg W 28-14 W.Va. Tech L 0-17 Shepherd L 13-16 Glenville State W 30-6 W.Va. State* W 1-0 Concord L 3-7 Salem W 26-21 Fairmont State W 7-0 W.Va. Wesleyan L 21-45 Urbana W 29-0

1992 (3-7, 2-5 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton California (Pa.) L 9-21 W.Va. Tech W 28-14 Shepherd (OT) L 29-35 Glenville State L 23-28 W.Va. State L 14-20 Tiffin W 23-10 Lenoir-Rhyne L 29-41 Concord L 13-16 W.Va. Wesleyan W 21-13 Fairmont State L 10-12 1993 (5-5, 5-2 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton California (Pa.) L 32-43 Virginia State L 7-10 W.Va. Tech W 51-12 Shepherd L 16-21 Glenville State L 17-28 W.Va. State W 38-9 Concord W 56-0 W.Va. Wesleyan W 19-16 Fairmont State W 23-0 Findlay L 14-38

1997 (4-6, 2-5 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Westminster L 16-46 Malone W 35-18 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 47-37 Glenville State L 18-42 W.Va. State W 33-16 Concord L 21-49 W.Va. Wesleyan L 22-38 Fairmont State L 15-48 WVU Tech W 26-0 Shepherd L 27-32

*-forfei 1988 (4-6, 2-5 WVIAC) Coach: Larry Shank Waynesburg W 14-10 Concord L 7-17 W.Va. Tech L 14-30 Shepherd L 10-28 Glenville State W 7-0 W.Va. State L 3-17 Salem W 15-13 Fairmont State L 17-28 W.Va. Wesleyan W 12-7 Tiffin L 7-12 1989 (4-6, 3-3 WVIAC) Coach: Larry Shank Shippensburg L 9-33 Concord L 7-19 W.Va. Tech L 6-24 Shepherd W 35-22 Glenville State W 33-0 W.Va. State L 14-20 Apprentice L 6-14 Fairmont State W 27-14 W.Va. Wesleyan L 3-32 Tiffin W 13-3 1990 (4-6, 1-5 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Concord L 9-28 W.Va. Tech L 7-40 Shepherd W 17-7 Glenville State L 18-23 W.Va. State L 22-25 Defiance W 24-7 Apprentice W 21-14 Fairmont State L 0-18 W.Va. Wesleyan L 3-39 Geneva W 21-17

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1994 (7-3 4-2 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Findlay W 16-14 Newberry W 18-7 W.Va. Tech W 36-30 Shepherd L 14-17 Glenville State L 17-20 W.Va. State L 7-21 Concord W 17-7 W.Va. Wesleyan W 28-21 Fairmont State W 38-19 Bowie State W 13-3 1995 (7-3, 5-2 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Bowie State W 35-0 Geneva L 13-30 Newberry W 10-7 Shepherd W 24-19 Glenville State L 7-37 W.Va. State W 53-14 Concord W 27-0 W.Va. Wesleyan L 31-33 Fairmont State W 35-28 W.Va. Tech W 35-0

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1998 (4-6, 3-4 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Mansfield W 33-27 Malone L 24-35 Walsh L 30-38 Glenville State L 21-24 W.Va. State L 7-24 Concord W 29-21 W.Va. Wesleyan W 32-28 Fairmont State L 15-27 WVU Tech W 52-0 Shepherd L 10-53 1999 (6-4 4-2 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Mansfield W 36-15 UVa-Wise W 13-7 Walsh L 6-21 W.Va. State W 19-17 Concord W 17-13 W.Va. Wesleyan W 28-3 Fairmont State L 19-29 WVU Tech W 27-10 Shepherd L 7-56 Glenville State L 34-44 2000 (8-2, 6-1 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions Coach: Bob Eaton UVa-Wise W 48-21 Walsh (OT) W 49-43 Westminster L 6-17 W.Va. State W 20-17 Concord W 21-7 W.Va. Wesleyan W 48-14 Fairmont State L 0-34 WVU Tech W 28-10 Shepherd W 31-28 Glenville State W 24-22

2001 (5-5, 3-4 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Virginia-Wise L 30-31 Walsh W 49-28 Westminster W 42-22 Concord W 67-17 W.Va. Wesleyan W 28-14 Fairmont State L 27-45 W.Va. State W 59-20 WVU Tech L 34-35 Shepherd L 7-30 Glenville State L 14-35 2002 (6-5, 5-2 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Liberty L 6-35 Walsh L 6-27 Cheyney W 65-19 Char. Southern L 26-28 Concord W 48-0 W.Va. Wesleyan W 47-37 Fairmont State W 22-14 WVU Tech L 28-38 Shepherd L 23-26 Glenville State W 19-7 W.Va. State W 27-3 2003 (3-7, 3-4 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Virginia-Wise L 38-41 Walsh L 17-42 Cheyney L 16-17 W.Va. Wesleyan L 7-50 Fairmont State L 16-26 WVU Tech L 35-62 Shepherd L 16-55 Glenville State W 28-24 W.Va. State W 35-28 Concord W 30-20 2004 (2-8, 0-7 WVIAC) Coach: Bob Eaton Urbana (OT) W 28-27 Geneva W 39-14 Walsh L 13-18 W.Va. Wesleyan L 27-42 Fairmont State L 9-51 WVU Tech L 21-31 Shepherd L 7-38 Glenville State L 17-31 W.Va. State L 12-26 Concord L 14-26 2005 (6-5, 4-4 WVIAC) Coach: Roger Waialae Geneva L 20-24 Walsh W 20-17 WVU Tech W 45-21 Concord L 23-24 Seton Hill W 35-10 W.Va. Wesleyan W 68-23 Fairmont State W 27-15 Glenville State L 20-45 W.Va. State W 16-7 Shepherd L 7-34 Charleston L 7-43

2006 (7-4, 4-3 WVIAC) Coach: Roger Waialae Seton Hill W 31-14 Walsh L 16-42 Ky. Wesleyan W 31-24 Concord L 23-27 Duquesne W 21-19 W.Va. Wesleyan W 23-10 Fairmont State W 27-20 Glenville State W 38-10 W.Va. State W 16-13 Shepherd L 32-34 Charleston L 13-21 2007 (8-3, 6-2 WVIAC) Coach: Roger Waialae Walsh W 49-7 Ky. Wesleyan W 45-24 Concord W 39-6 Mars Hill L 23-28 W.Va. Wesleyan W 37-13 Fairmont State W 20-0 Glenville State L 33-44 W.Va. State W 68-7 Shepherd L 21-38 Charleston W 27-13 Seton Hill W 70-43 2008 (7-4, 6-2 WVIAC) Coach: Roger Waialae Edinboro L 10-35 Walsh W 24-10 Concord W 38-20 Mars Hill L 35-38 W.Va. Wesleyan W 46-0 Fairmont State W 20-13 Glenville State L 39-42 W.Va. State L 24-34 Shepherd W 29-28 Charleston W 26-24 Seton Hill W 35-32 2009 (11-2, 8-0 WVIAC) WVIAC Champions NCAA Div. II Playoffs Coach: Roger Waialae Edinboro L 30-42 Walsh W 48-17 Lake Erie W 62-28 W.Va. Wesleyan W 49-26 Fairmont State W 35-9 Glenville State W 29-17 W.Va. State W 52-30 Shepherd W 31-30 Charleston (2OT) W 48-42 Seton Hill W 48-21 Concord W 64-42 NCAA Division II Playoffs Second Round (at West Liberty) Edinboro W 84-63 NCAA Division II Playoffs Quarterfinals (at West Liberty) California (Pa.) L 35-57

2010 (7-3, 6-2 WVIAC) Coach: Roger Waialae Edinboro L 19-20 So. Connecticut State W 49-35 W.Va. Wesleyan L 41-43 Fairmont State W 43-23 Glenville State W 47-21 W.Va. State W 48-26 Shepherd L 38-53 Charleston W 37-23 Seton Hill W 82-36 Concord W 56-33 2011 (1-10, 1-7 WVIAC) Coach: Roger Waialae Edinboro L 14-30 So. Connecticut State L 19-27 W.Va. Wesleyan L 8-43 Fairmont State L 12-41 Glenville State L 14-41 W.Va. State W 28-20 Shepherd L 24-50 Charleston L 24-35 Seton Hill L 22-26 Concord L 29-32 UNC-Pembroke L 10-31 2012 (6-5, 4-4 WVIAC) Coach: Roger Waialae Catawba L 3-24 Virginia State W 14-13 W.Va. Wesleyan W 33-16 Fairmont State L 20-25 Glenville State L 14-17 W.Va. State W 52-19 Shepherd W 17-16 Charleston L 14-27 Seton Hill W 41-29 Concord L 3-21 UNC-Pembroke W 23-22 2013 (3-8, 3-6 MEC) Coach: Roger Waialae Catawba L 9-10 Glenville State W 16-13 W.Va. State W 9-0 Concord L 3-20 Duquesne L 14-27 Fairmont State W 27-21 Urbana L 13-32 W.Va. Wesleyan L 21-38 Charleston L 9-26 UVa-Wise L 13-24 Notre Dame (Ohio) L 13-30 2014 (6-5, 6-4 MEC) Coach: Roger Waialae Shepherd L 13-38 Glenville State (2OT) W 27-24 W.Va. State W 38-16 Concord L 24-61 Duquesne L 13-39 Fairmont State W 39-16 Urbana W 44-14 W.Va. Wesleyan W 24-3 Charleston L 13-42 UVa-Wise W 35-20 Notre Dame (Ohio) L 27-33

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GAME-BY-GAME SCORES 2015 (5-6, 5-5 MEC) Coach: Roger Waialae Concord W 29-28 McKendree (Ill.) L 27-50 Fairmont State L 30-36 Urbana W 28-12 W.Va. Wesleyan W 38-31 Charleston L 37-42 UVa-Wise W 30-6 Notre Dame (Ohio) L 51-59 Shepherd L 10-44 Glenville State L 14-41 W.Va. State W 42-36

2018 (3-8, 3-7 MEC) Coach: Roger Waialae Urbana L 19-21 W.Va. Wesleyan W 37-34 Charleston L 10-24 UVa-Wise W 23-17 Notre Dame (Ohio) L 21-55 Shepherd L 14-26 Glenville State L 23-33 W.Va. State W 36-24 Concord L 33-46 Bloomsburg (Pa.) L 31-34 Fairmont State L 28-61

2021 (4-7, 4-6 MEC) Coach: Roger Waialae Walsh (Ohio) L 6-27 Alderson Broaddus W 24-0 Notre Dame (Ohio) L 10-51 W.Va. Wesleyan W 31-0 Glenville State W 20-19 Concord L 16-20 Fairmont State W 52-31 Wheeling (OT) L 20-26 UNC Pembroke L 17-27 W.Va. State L 28-33 Frostburg State L 3-56

2016 (4-7, 4-6 MEC) Coach: Roger Waialae Concord L 25-32 McKendree (Ill.) (2OT) L 15-16 Fairmont State L 20-21 Urbana W 21-8 W.Va. Wesleyan W 28-24 Charleston W 40-23 UVa-Wise L 27-28 Notre Dame (Ohio) L 14-30 Shepherd L 27-38 Glenville State W 41-24

2019 (5-6, 4-6 MEC) Coach: Roger Waialae Wheeling W 33-30 Notre Dame (Ohio) L 24-43 Frostburg State L 24-27 Glenville State W 43-20 W.Va. State L 29-39 Concord W 47-6 Walsh (Ohio) (OT) W 41-38 Fairmont State L 7-35 Urbana L 17-35 W.Va. Wesleyan W 23-20 Charleston L 26-34

2022 (4-7, 3-7 MEC) Coach: Roger Waialae Clarion (Pa.) W 21-14 Alderson Broaddus W 30-17 Notre Dame (Ohio) L 17-34 W.Va. Wesleyan W 23-21 Glenville State L 14-35 Concord L 28-45 Fairmont State (OT) W 27-24 Wheeling L 21-42 UNC-Pembroke L 3-24 W.Va. State L 32-42 Frostburg State L 23-28

W.Va. State

L 30-37

2017 (3-8, 3-7 MEC) Coach: Roger Waialae Urbana W 24-21 W.Va. Wesleyan L 0-34 Charleston W 9-6 UVa-Wise L 19-31 Notre Dame (Ohio) L 19-24 Shepherd L 14-51 Glenville State L 13-17 W.Va. State (OT) L 33-39 Concord W 44-14 Eastern New Mexico L 24-45 Fairmont State L 7-13

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SINGLE-SEASON HIGHS OFFENSE RUSHING Kevon Calhoun (2009) Derrick Stickles (2003) Derrick Stickles (2005) Branden Ore (2008) Eddie Hills (2007)

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1,529 1,492 1,458 1,257 1,107

PASSING YARDS Zach Amedro (2009) Zach Amedro (2010) Zach Amedro (2007) Jay Gullion (2006) Tim Hicks (2001)

4,945 4,058 3,297 2,811 2,645

526 485 418 399 373

126 104 88 88 76

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Zach Amedro (2009) Zach Amedro (2010) Zach Amedro (2007) Jay Gullion (2006) L.D. Crow (2011)

343 329 236 230 229

Ryan Travis (2010) Almonzo Banks (2007) Kashif Walls (2009) Ryan Travis (2009) Greg Dailer (1996)

1,402 1,331 1,321 1,250 1,100

SCORING 21 18 16 15 14 14

TOTAL OFFENSE Zach Amedro (2009) Zach Amedro (2010) Zach Amedro (2007) Dakota Conwell (2015) Dakota Conwell (2016)

49 38 26 24 24 23 23

RECEIVING YARDS

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Kashif Walls (2009) Almonzo Banks (2007) Greg Dailer (1997) Ryan Travis (2010) Dan Monteroso (2016) Ryan Travis (2009)

Zach Amedro (2009) Zach Amedro (2010) Zach Amedro (2007) Tim Hicks (2001) Dakota Conwell (2016) Dakota Conwell (2015) Dakota Conwell (2014) COMPLETIONS

RECEPTIONS Ryan Travis (2010) Ryan Travis (2009) Eddie Hills (2009) Almonzo Banks (2007) Brandon Schroeder (2011)

22 20 17 17 14

TOUCHDOWN PASSES

PASS ATTEMPTS Zach Amedro (2009) Zach Amedro (2010) L.D. Crow (2011) Jay Gullion (2006) Dakota Conwell (2016)

Kevon Calhoun (2009) Branden Ore (2008) Kevon Calhoun (2010) Derrick Stickles (2003) Eddie Hills (2007)

Kevon Calhoun (2009) Kashif Walls (2009) Branden Ore (2008) Kevon Calhoun (2010) Almonzo Banks (2007)

156 132 120 108 108

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 4,921 4,096 3,238 2,980 2,968

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Derrick Stickles (2005) Kevon Calhoun (2009) Derrick Stickles (2003) Branden Ore (2008) Kevon Calhoun (2010) Kashif Walls (2009)

2,230 1,989 1,713 1,606 1,547 1,547

DEFENSE TACKLES

INTERCEPTIONS

Jim Calhoun (1977) Carl Filut (1987) John Paesano (1985) Dave Peterson (1995) Dave Peterson (1994)

192 145 138 137 134

Darren Banks (2007) Bryan Culley (1990) Darren Banks (2006) Jay Duffy (1967) Tom McKenney (1992) Tom Pannett (1963)

26.5 26.0 26.0 21.0 20.0

Derrick Evans (2009) Bryan Culley (1993) Bryan Culley (1991) Aaron Morris (2005) Solomon Dixon (2016) Bryan Culley (1990)

TACKLES FOR LOSS E.J. Burt (1999) E.J. Burt (2000) Kevin Dixon (2006) Kevin Dixon (2005) Doug McDaniel (2002)

13 11 10 10 10 10

PASS BREAKUPS

QB SACKS

21 17 14 13 12 12

PASSES DEFENDED

E.J. Burt (2000) E.J. Burt (1999) Paul Hayes (1997) Kevin Dixon (2006) Andy Schumacher (1991) Lenny Lucotch (1979)

17 14 14 13 12 12

Derrick Evans (2009) Bryan Culley (1990) Bryan Culley (1993) Darren Banks (2007) Bryan Culley (1991)

30 22 20 19 19

SPECIAL TEAMS KICK SCORING Mike Blewett (2009) Billy Hager (2007) Billy Hager (2008) Mike Blewett (2010) Bryan Arbes (2013)

FIELD GOALS 105 88 76 70 69

Bryan Arbes (2013) Billy Hager (2007) Billy Hager (2008) Owen Rozanc (2018) Billy Hager (2006)

PAT CONVERSIONS Mike Blewett (2009) Mike Blewett (2010) Billy Hager (2007) J.C. Kimes (2001) Billy Hager (2008) PUNTING AVG. (min. 30) Christian Morris (2017) Christian Morris (2018) Christian Morris (2015) Griffin Yocum (2013) Griffin Yocum (2014) Mark Gronzalski (2003)

43.5 42.5 41.7 41.5 40.7 40.0

19 14 13 12 12

PUNTS 78 55 46 38 37

Bill Cain (1985) Bill Shreve (1989) Griff Yocum (2013) Griff Yocum (2012) Mike Darrah (2005)

KICK RETURN AVG. (min. 10) Solomon Dixon (2016) Derrick Stickles (2005) Darren Banks (2008) Ryan Russell (2001) Cam Williams (1998)

28.8 28.6 27.4 27.2 26.9

85 85 71 70 69

PUNT RETURN AVG. (min. 10) Ryan Russell (2001) Hakeem Cartwright (2012) Ryan Russell (2002) Bryan Culley (1993) Osman Kargbo (2018)

19.8 15.7 14.6 14.5 11.7

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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS

PASSING YARDS

Derrick Stickles vs. W.Va. State (11/8/03) Pete Tuccio (1950) Kevon Calhoun at Concord (11/13/10) Darryl Shipp (1981) Eddy Christian vs. W.Va. Tech (11/4/95)

348 296 258 245 244

TOUCHDOWNS

Zach Amedro vs. Edinboro (11/21/09) Zach Amedro at Seton Hill (11/6/10) Zach Amedro vs. Seton Hill (11/10/07) Zach Amedro vs. Shepherd (10/23/10) Zach Amedro vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (9/25/10)

540 525 518 487 464

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

Kevon Calhoun vs. Edinboro (11/21/09) Branden Ore vs. Glenville (10/11/08) Kevon Calhoun at Concord (11/13/10) Jermaine Carter at Seton Hill (11/6/10) Almonzo Banks vs. Seton Hill (11/10/07) Derrick Stickles at W.Va. Wesleyan (10/1/05) Derrick Stickles vs. W.Va. State (11/8/03) Greg Dailer vs. W.Va. Tech (11/8/97)

6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4

Kevon Calhoun at Concord (11/13/10) Branden Ore vs. Glenville (10/11/08) Kevon Calhoun vs. Edinboro (11/21/09) Derrick Stickles vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (10/1/05) Derrick Stickles vs. W.Va. State (11/8/03)

RECEIVING YARDS

5 5 4 4 4

TD PASSES

Almonzo Banks vs. Seton Hill (11/10/07) Greg Dailer vs. St. Joseph (9/20/97) Renard Stevens vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (10/1/05) Gary Briggs vs. W.Va. Tech (11/7/98) Greg Dailer vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (10/26/96)

292 268 252 247 216

Zach Amedro at Seton Hill (11/6/10) Mike Flannery vs. W.Va. State (1975) Zach Amedro vs. Edinboro (11/21/09) Zach Amedro vs. Lake Erie (9/2/09)

RECEPTIONS

8 7 6 6

TD RECEPTIONS

Almonzo Banks vs. Seton Hill (11/10/07) Ryan Travis vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (9/25/10) Almonzo Banks vs. Shepherd (11/27/07) Ryan Travis vs. California, Pa. (11/28/09) Brandon Schroeder vs. Seton Hill (10/29/11) Ryan Travis at Seton Hill (11/6/10) Ryan Travis vs. Charleston (10/30/10) Ryan Travis at W.Va. State (10/16/10) Ryan Travis vs. Glenville (10/9/10) Ryan Travis at Fairmont (9/30/10) Renard Stevens vs. Charleston (11/5/05)

18 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

Jermaine Carter at Seton Hill (11/6/10) Almonzo Banks vs. Seton Hill (11/10/07) Greg Dailer vs. W.Va. Tech (11/8/97) Thomas Cole at Wheeling (9/7/19) Anton McCallum vs. Charleston (10/10/15) Daree Goodwin vs. Urbana (9/24/15) Daree Goodwin at Urbana (10/18/14) Ryan Travis vs. Shepherd (10/23/10) Ryan Travis at W.Va. State (10/16/10) Kashif Walls vs. Seton Hill (10/31/09) Kashif Walls vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (9/19/09) Kashif Walls vs. Lake Erie (9/12/09) Almonzo Banks vs. Concord (9/23/06) Doug McClain (1986) Kevin Wilson (1975) Jim Borst (1970) Dave Holland (1969) Ray Prantil (1962)

4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

SPECIAL TEAMS FIELD GOALS Owen Rozanc vs. W.Va. State (10/20/18) Owen Rozanc vs. UVa-Wise (9/22/18) Bryan Arbes at Catawba (9/7/13) Bryan Arbes at W.Va. State (9/21/13) Bryan Arbes vs. Charleston (10/31/13) Mike Blewett at Glenville State (10/3/09) Billy Hager vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (9/27/08) Billy Hager at W.Va. State (10/28/06) J.C. Kimes at UVA-Wise (9/1/01)

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LONG FIELD GOALS 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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Billy Hager vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (9/27/08) Justin Kaplan vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (9/24/22) Bryan Arbes vs. Charleston (10/31/13) Jeff Hoak at Concord (11/3/12) Billy Hager at Fairmont State (10/2/08) Billy Hager vs. Concord (9/15/07)

52 48 48 48 48 48

SPECIAL TEAMS PUNTS Griff Yocum vs. Urbana (10/19/13) Griff Yocum at Fairmont State (9/22/12) Austin Mayfield vs. Charleston (11/16/19) Reed Reitter vs. Notre Dame (9/11/19) Griff Yocum at W.Va. Wesleyan (9/17/11) Mike Darrah vs. Walsh (9/3/05) Griff Yocum at Charleston (10/30/14) Griff Yocum at Catawba (9/7/13) Griff Yocum vs. Glenville State (9/14/13) Griff Yocum at Fairmont State (10/12/13) Griff Yocum vs. Fairmont State (9/24/11) Griff Yocum at Glenville State (10/1/11) Will Castelamare at Duquesne (9/30/06) Mike Darrah at Shepherd (10/29/05)

LONG PUNTS 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Christian Morris at Shepherd (10/4/17) Kevin Wilson (1977) Owen Rozanc at Glenville (4/10/21) Griff Yocum vs. Charleston (10/31/13) Mike Blewett vs. Walsh (9/5/09) Will Castelamare vs. W.Va. State (10/20/07) Christian Morris vs. Shepherd (10/6/18)

79 79 78 75 71 71 70

DEFENSE TACKLES Jim Calhoun vs. Salem (9/10/77) Doug McDaniel vs. Walsh (7/14/02) Carl Filut vs. Concord (10/17/87) Mark Johnston vs. Shepherd (9/27/86) Cliff Clark vs. Shepherd (10/6/18) Clay Beeler at Seton Hill (11/6/10) John Paesano vs. W.Va. Tech (9/7/85)

INTERCEPTIONS 21 19 19 19 18 18 18

TACKLES FOR LOSS Kevin Dixon vs. W.Va. Tech (9/10/05) Andy Schumacher vs. Glenville (10/5/91) Trevor Hoosier vs. Fairmont (10/16/21) Kevin Dixon vs. Charleston (11/11/06) Doug McDaniel vs. Shepherd (11/4/00) E.J. Burt vs. Concord (10/7/00)

8 8 6 6 6 6

Derrick Evans vs. Lake Erie (9/12/09) Bryan Culley vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (11/30/90) Rod White at Virginia State (9/8/12) Mike Darrah vs. Seton Hill (10/24/05) Billy Jones vs. W.Va. Tech (10/20/01) Damaro Wheeler vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (10/6/01) James Branch vs. W.Va. State (10/15/94) Bryan Culley vs. W.Va. State (10/16/93) Bryan Culley vs. Va. State (9/11/93) Dave Tippie vs. Glenville (10/11/91)

5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

PASSES DEFENDED 6 5 5 4 4 4 4

LONG FUMBLE RETURN Derrick Rovira at Seton Hill (11/6/10)

5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

PASS BREAKUPS

QB SACKS Kevin Dixon vs. W.Va. Tech (9/10/05) E.J. Burt vs. Concord (10/7/00) Andy Schumacher vs. Glenville (10/5/91) Clay Beeler at Concord (9/13/08) Kevin Dixon vs. Ky. Wesleyan (9/9/06) Ernest Lezeau (1997) John Downard (1986)

Tom Pannett vs. Concord (10/14/61) Shon Stephens at Alderson Broaddus (9/9/22) Darren Banks vs. Ky. Wesleyan (9/8/07) Darren Banks vs. Fairmont (10/6/07) Darren Banks vs. Duquesne (9/30/06) Ian Whittington at W.Va. Wesleyan (10/1/05) Mark Ceglie at W.Va. Tech (10/28/00) Tom McKenney vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (11/7/92) Bryan Culley (twice)

Derrick Evans vs. Lake Erie (9/12/09) Tom McKenney vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (11/7/92) Bryan Culley vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (11/30/90) Shon Stephens at Alderson Broaddus (9/9/22) Billy Jones vs. W.Va. Tech (10/20/01) Damaro Wheeler vs. W.Va. Wesleyan (10/6/01) Bryan Culley vs. W.Va. State (10/16/93) Bryan Culley vs. Va. State (9/11/93)

6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5

LONG INTERCEPTION RETURN 99

Ian Whittington vs. Concord (9/17/05)

100

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CAREER HIGHS OFFENSE RUSHING YARDS Derrick Stickles (02-05) Kevon Calhoun (07-10) Eddie Hills (06-09) Ed Christian (92-95) Jeremiah Ortiz (14-17)

PASSING YARDS 3,690 2,871 2,646 2,610 2,586

TOUCHDOWNS Kevon Calhoun (07-10) Derrick Stickles (02-05) Eddie Hills (06-09) Greg Dailer (94-97)

49 43 41 31

294 275 258 246 186

1,079 512 508 478 411

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Zach Amedro (07-10) Dakota Conwell (14-16) Tim Hicks (98-02) Jay Gullion (03-06)

14,598 8,299 7,059 6,002

Eddie Hills (06-09) Derrick Stickles (02-05) Damon Brooks (90-93) Kevon Calhoun (07-10) Ryan Russell (99-02)

5,258 4,841 3,919 3,848 3,847

RECEPTIONS 126 70 60 51 48

RECEIVING YARDS Ryan Travis (07-10) Greg Dailer (94-97) Almonzo Banks (06-07) Bill Berg (84-87) Damon Brooks (90-93)

43 37 27 20 18 18

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

TOUCHDOWN PASSES Zach Amedro (07-10) Dakota Conwell (14-16) Tim Hicks (98-02) Jay Gullion (03-06) Jason Richards (92-95)

Kevon Calhoun (07-10) Derrick Stickles (02-05) Eddie Hills (06-09) Branden Ore (2008) Delino White (01-02) Eddy Christian (92-95) TOTAL OFFENSE

COMPLETIONS Zach Amedro (07-10) Dakota Conwell (14-16) Tim Hicks (98-02) Jay Gullion (03-06) Jason Richards (92-95)

14,733 7,254 6,766 6,206 5,661

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

SCORING Kevon Calhoun (07-10) Billy Hager (05-08) Derrick Stickles (02-05) Eddie Hills (06-09) Greg Dailer (94-97)

Zach Amedro (07-10) Tim Hicks (98-02) Dakota Conwell (14-16) Jay Gullion (03-06) Jason Richards (92-95)

Ryan Travis (07-10) Eddie Hills (06-09) Bill Berg (84-87) Almonzo Banks (06-07) Brandon Schroeder (10-12, 14)

285 175 161 159 149

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 3,328 2,734 2,308 2,199 2,188

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Ryan Travis (07-10) Greg Dailer (94-97) Almonzo Banks (06-07) Randy Little (71-74) Damon Brooks (90-93)

34 28 26 23 23

SPECIAL TEAMS KICK SCORING Billy Hager (05-08) Owen Rozanc (18-21) Bruce Reinecker (91-94) Mike Blewett (09-10) Christian Morris (15-18)

PAT CONVERSIONS 275 185 179 175 154

FIELD GOALS

Billy Hager (05-08) Mike Blewett (09-10) Owen Rozanc (18-21) Bruce Reinecker (91-94) Christian Morris (15-18) J.C. Kimes (00-02)

140 133 98 98 85 75

PUNTS Griffin Yocum (11-14) Christian Morris (15-18) William Castelamare (06-07) Mike Darrah (04-06) Owen Rozanc (18-21)

45 29 27 26 23 19 18

PUNTING AVG. (min. 50) 258 141 100 88 77

Christian Morris (15-18) Griffin Yocum (11-14) Owen Rozanc (18-21) Mark Gronzalski (03-04) William Castelmare (06-07)

24.8 24.6 24.0 23.6 23.2

Tom Pannett (60-63) Lou Piccone (71-73) Neil Mechling (71-74) Bryan Culley (90-94) Darren Banks (05-08)

KICK RETURN AVG. (min. 25) Ryan Russell (00-02) Anton McCallum (14-16) Darren Banks (05-08) Osman Kargbo (15-18) Justin Black (10-13)

Billy Hager (05-08) Owen Rozanc (18-21) Bruce Reinecker (91-94) Mark Marchese (82-85) Christian Morris (15-18) Bryan Arbes (2013) Clarke Tobin (97-99)

42.3 40.1 39.0 38.8 38.4

PUNT RETURN AVG. (min. 25) 15.3 11.9 11.4 9.1 9.0

DEFENSE TACKLES Rich Brothers (80-83) Dave Peterson (92-95) Dirk Winkler (89-91) Carl Filut (85-87) Clay Beeler (07-10) Logan Deri (16-19)

INTERCEPTIONS 406 361 347 326 324 301

TACKLES FOR LOSS E.J. Burt (97-00) Kevin Dixon (04-07) Clay Beeler (07-10) Doug McDaniel (00-02) Nick Harding (07-09)

35 27 23 22 18

PASS BREAKUPS 74.5 55 43.5 39 33.5

QB SACKS E.J. Burt (97-00) Isaac Omaits (08-11) Kevin Dixon (04-07) Andy Schumacher (88-91) Earnest Lezeau (94-97)

Darren Banks (05-08) Bryan Culley (90-94) Tom McKenney (92-95) Tom Pannett (60-63) Jay Duffy (63-67)

Bryan Culley (90-94) Derrick Evans (07-09) James Branch (94-96) Terrance Baldwin (14-17) Tom McKenney (91-94) Dave Tippie (89-92)

51 31 28 23 23 23

PASSES DEFENDED 47 22.5 22 21 20

Bryan Culley (90-94) Darren Banks (05-08) Tom McKenney (91-94) Derrick Evans (07-09) James Branch (94-96)

78 57 46 45 35

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HILLTOPPER HONOR ROLL HARLON HILL TROPHY (D2 Player of the Year) 2005: Derrick Stickles (regional finalist) 2008: Darren Banks (regional finalist) 2009: Zach Amedro (national runner-up) 2010: Zach Amedro (national runner-up) GENE UPSHAW AWARD (D2 Lineman of the Year) 2009: Ben Staggs DON HANSEN AWARD (D2 Linebacker of the Year) 2008: Clay Beeler

1961: 1970: 1971: 1972: 1981: 1989: 1994: 1997: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009:

2010:

2012: 2015: 2022:

ALL-AMERICANS NAIA Burial Holmes, DT (2nd) Dennis Knight, LB (1st) Tom Priest, OG (1st) Tom Priest, LB (1st) Mickey Sworden, DT (2nd) Mickey Sworden, DT (2nd) Lance LaFollette, WR (2nd) Emilio Traversa, DB (2nd) Manny Gonzalez, LB (2nd) NCAA Division II Greg Dailer, WR (1st) Darren Banks, DB (1st) Almonzo Banks, WR (1st) Darren Banks, DB (1st) Darren Banks, DB (1st) Clay Beeler, LB (1st) Zach Amedro, QB (1st) Derrick Evans, DB (1st) Ben Staggs, OL (1st) Ryan Travis, TE (1st) Kashif Walls, WR (1st) Tim Ickes, OL (2nd) Ryan Travis, TE (1st) Zach Amedro, QB (2nd) Larry Wriedt, OL (2nd) Clay Beeler, LB (3rd) Marco Ricchetti, DB (3rd) Daree Goodwin, TE (2nd) Shon Stephens, DB (1st)

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN NCAA Division II 2018: Brandon Morrison, DB (2nd) 2019: Brandon Morrison, DB (1st) REGION ONE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2008: Darren Banks, DB (Defensive) 2009: Zach Amedro, QB (Offensive) 2010: Zach Amedro, QB (Offensive)

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HARDMAN AWARD (W.Va. Amateur Athlete of the Year) 2009: Zach Amedro, QB 2010: Zach Amedro, QB

1961:

WVIAC COACH OF THE YEAR 2000: Bob Eaton 2009: Roger Waialae

1962:

WVIAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1972: Mickey Sworden (Defensive) 1974: Randy Little, WR (Offensive) Ed Evans, DL (Defensive) 1977: Jim Calhoun, LB (Defensive) 1979: Frank Zebrasky, QB (Offensive) 1995: Dave Peterson, LB (Defensive) 1999: E.J. Burt, DE (Defensive) 2000: E.J. Burt, DE (Defensive) 2008: Darren Banks, DB (Defensive) 2009: Zach Amedro, QB (Offensive) 2010: Zach Amedro, QB (Offensive) Clay Beeler, LB (Defensive)

1963:

1964: 1965: 1966:

1967:

WVIAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2010: Alec Wood, DB (Defensive)

1968:

MEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2016: Logan Deri, DB (Defensive) 2022: Cameron Rice (Defensive)

1969:

2005: 2007: 2009: 2010:

1946: 1947: 1948: 1949: 1950: 1951: 1952: 1953:

1954: 1955: 1956: 1958:

NEAL BAISI AWARD Derrick Stickles, RB Zach Amedro, QB Zach Amedro, QB Zach Amedro, QB FIRST TEAM ALL-WVIAC (Post-World War II) Leo Zilla Bill Young, B Al Blatnik, T Dick Glover, B Bill Young, B Earl Schaub, T Mike Kurka, G Bill Young, B Richard Brown, T Leo Miller, G Pete Tuccio, B James Coulter, E Richard Brown, T Jack Donovan, B Hugh Manley, E Ray DeCola, T Bob Kusserow, C Jack Donovan, B Paul Reger, E Steve Burda, B Gerald Myers, B Don DeLongo, C Carl Fodor, E

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1972: 1973: 1974:

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1981:

Paul Billiard, OT Bob Schuetz, RB Bill Parry, LB Ray Prantil, E Dick Edge, OC Ken Hamilton, QB Paul Billiard, DE Ken Hamilton, QB Dick Dei, DE Robert Nebel, DT Ben Speca, LB Tom Pannett, DB Ray Prantil, E Ken Hamilton, RB Tony Anastasio, DE Dick Busby, LB Ron Zmich, OT Ed Dugas, OG Dick Busby, LB Jay Duffy, DB Guy Fuscardo, OG John Palarino, DE Jay Duffy, DB Guy Fuscardo, OG Larry Kosut, DE Frank Sworden, DT Jay Duffy, DB David Holland, E Joe Kromer, OT John Hughes, C John Palarino, DE James Scarbor, DB Jim Borst, E Pat Dick, OG John Hughes, C Tom Fell, DT Tom Priest, NG Dennis Knight, LB Tony Filberto, OT Pat Dick, OG Mickey Sworden, DT Tom Priest, LB Neal Mechling, DB Randy Little, E Tony Filberto, OG Mickey Sworden, DT Randy Little, E James Black, OT Randy Little, E Tim Frye, OG Terry Edwards, RB Ed Evans, DE Bob Samsa, DT Jim Calhoun, LB Jim Calhoun, LB Frank Zebrasky, QB Tim Cortazzo, RB Julius Wallace, DT Mark Murphy, DB Lance LaFollette, WR

1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987:

1988: 1989:

1990: 1991: 1992:

1993:

1994:

1995:

1996:

Dave Fortunato, OT Mike Martin, LB Joe Nicholson, P John Paesano, LB Bill Berg, WR Bill Berg, WR John Dempsey, OG Greg Moray, DT Carl Filut, LB Mark Johnston, DB Rich Elias, WR Todd Green, OL Cary Brown, DL Todd Poe, TE Todd Green, OL Ted Gorman, DE Cary Brown, DL Emilio Traversa, DB Bill Appolloni, KR R.J. Windows, DL Andy Schumacher, DL Dirk Winkler, LB Andy Schumacher, DL Dirk Winkler, LB John LaRoche, TE Dugan Dietz, DE Tom McKenney, DB Chris Shreve, P Dave Ackerman, OL Mike Grunenwald, DE Tom McKenney, DB Lloyd Kessler, P Jon Cummins, WR Dave Ackerman, OL Ed Christian, RB Paul Hayes, DE Robert Bussell, DL Manny Gonzalez, LB Tom McKenney, DB Bryan Culley, DB Robert Clayton, OL Ed Christian, RB Manny Gonzalez, LB Dave Peterson, LB Kenya Black, KR Greg Dailer, WR

1997: 1999: 2000:

2001: 2002:

2003: 2005:

2006:

2007:

2008:

Kyle Houck, OL Phil Weimer, DL Greg Dailer, WR Lisiate Makoni, DL E.J. Burt, DE Marvin Bishop, DL Ryan Vitek, TE Neil Zglobicki, OL Travis Jackson, RB E.J. Burt, DE Jason Fleming, DL Doug McDaniel, LB Neil Zglobicki, OL Ryan Russell, KR Ryan Russell, WR Shawn Wilson, OL Tim Hicks, QB Delino White, RB Matt Darone, DE Tom Poe, DL Doug McDaniel, LB Ryan Russell, KR Nick Babal, OL Derrick Stickles, RB Renard Stevens, WR Nick Babal, OL Derrick Stickles, RB Tanner McCoy, DL Ian Whittington, DB Derrick Stickles, KR Renard Stevens, WR Almonzo Banks, WR Drew Ferguson, OL Jay Gullion, QB Eddie Hills, RB Kevin Dixon, DE Darren Banks, DB Jarrett Ponder, WR Almonzo Banks, WR Zach Amedro, QB Eddie Hills, RB Nick Harding, LB Drew Cannon, LB Darren Banks, DB Billy Hager, PK Eddie Hills, WR

2009:

2010:

2011: WR 2012:

Branden Ore, RB Nick Harding, LB Darren Banks, DB Billy Hager, PK Ryan Travis, TE Eddie Hills, WR Tim Ickes, OL Ben Staggs, OL Nick Madia, OC Zach Amedro, QB Kevon Calhoun, RB Nick Harding, LB Clay Beeler, LB Derrick Evans, DB Ryan Travis, TE David Carter, WR Larry Wriedt, OL Nick Madia, OC Zach Amedro, QB Kevon Calhoun, RB Clay Beeler, LB Derrick Evans, DB Brandon Schroeder, Leonidas Redding, DT Justin Black, DB Marco Ricchetti, DB

FIRST TEAM ALL-MEC 2013: Nate Maleski, DT Marquis Bradley, LB 2014: Griffin Yocum, P 2015: Daree Goodwin, TE Darnell Vickers, DT 2016: Darnell Vickers, DT 2017: Jeremiah Ortiz, RB Cliff Clark, LB 2018: Cliff Clark, LB Josh Ojo, DB 2019: Logan Deri, DB *2020: Quincy Wimbish, RB Owen Rozanc, P 2021: Trevor Hoosier, DL 2022: Shon Stephens, DB

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CONFERENCE HISTORY WEST LIBERTY was a charter member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference when it formed in 1924 and won or shared 16 WVIAC football championships during a lengthy affiliation which ended with the league's dissolution in 2013.

The Hilltoppers joined 11 other schools in forming the Mountain East Conference, which began operation as the NCAA's newest Division II all-sports league in the summer of 2013. Reid Amos was appointed as the MEC's first commissioner with the conference offices centrally located in Bridgeport, W.Va. The 12 charter members of the MEC included nine West Virginia institutions – Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Shepherd University, The University of Charleston, West Liberty University, W.Va. State University, Wheeling University, and W.Va. Wesleyan College – along with Notre Dame College and Urbana University from Ohio and the University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

The 2019-20 academic year saw the first changes to the MEC lineup. Charter members UVa-Wise and Shepherd left the conference with Frostburg State (Md.) and Davis & Elkins (W.Va.) College coming into the fold. Urbana closed its doors in Spring 2020 but Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) University came aboard later that year to keep the number of schools at 12. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke competes as an affiliate member in several sports, including football.

The MEC crowns conference champions in a total of 23 sports: men’s/women’s basketball, men’s/ women’s cross country, men’s/women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s/women’s golf, men’s/women’s soccer, men’s/women’s swimming, men’s/women’s tennis, women’s lacrosse, women’s acrobatics & tumbling, women’s softball, women’s volleyball, men’s baseball, men’s football, and men’s wrestling.

PAST CHAMPIONSHIPS WVIAC 1925: 1926: 1927: 1928: 1929: 1930: 1931: 1932: 1933: 1934: 1935: 1936: 1937: 1938: 1939: 1940: 1941: 1942: 1946: 1947: 1948: 1949: 1950: 1951: 1952: 1953: 1954: 1955:

Marshall W.Va. Wesleyan WEST LIBERTY Marshall WEST LIBERTY WEST LIBERTY Marshall Fairmont Davis & Elkins Fairmont W.Va. Wesleyan WEST LIBERTY Glenville/Potomac State Morris Harvey WEST LIBERTY WEST LIBERTY WEST LIBERTY Morris Harvey WEST LIBERTY Potomac State Morris Harvey W.Va. Tech WEST LIBERTY/Morris Harvey /Potomac State Morris Harvey Fairmont Morris Harvey Morris Harvey Shepherd

1956: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1960: 1961: 1962: 1963: 1964: 1965: 1966: 1967: 1968: 1969: 1970: 1971: 1972: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984:

WEST LIBERTY Fairmont Glenville State Fairmont State Fairmont State W.Va Wesleyan Concord WEST LIBERTY Fairmont State Fairmont State Concord Fairmont State W.Va State Fairmont WEST LIBERTY WEST LIBERTY Shepard Fairmont State Fairmont State Salem Concord Concord Concord WEST LIBERTY/Fairmont State Concord Fairmont State/Concord Shepherd Shepherd Salem/Concord

1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012:

Salem Shepherd Concord Fairmont State/Shepherd Concord/W.Va. Tech Concord Shepherd Shepherd Glenville State Glenville State/ Shepherd Glenville State/W.Va. Wesleyan Fairmont State/Glenville State Glenville State/Shepherd Shepherd Shepherd WEST LIBERTY/Fairmont State Glenville State W.Va. Wesleyan W.Va. Wesleyan Shepherd Shepherd Shepherd Shepherd Glenville State WEST LIBERTY Shepherd Concord Shepherd

MEC 2013: 2014: 2015: 2016: 2017: 2018: 2019: 2020: 2021: 2022:

Shepherd Concord Shepherd Shepherd Shepherd Notre Dame (Ohio) Notre Dame (Ohio) Notre Dame (Ohio)* Notre Dame (Ohio)/ Frostburg State Notre Dame (Ohio)

* - abbreviated spring season due to COVID-19 pandemic

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