2024 WILLIAM WOODS FOOTBALL
2024 SCHEDULE
Aug. 29 at William Penn L, 0-59
Sept. 7 at Grand View L, 6-54
Sept. 14 SAINT AMBROSE L, 13-52
Sept. 21 at Westminster W, 50-35
Sept. 28 at Missouri Baptist L, 7-66
Oct. 5 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE 1 p.m.
Oct. 19 BAKER 1 p.m.
Oct. 26 PERU STATE 1 p.m.
Nov. 2 at Central Methodist 1 p.m.
Nov. 9 at Missouri Valley 1 p.m.
Nov. 16 BENEDICTINE 1 p.m.
HEART OF AMERICA
FOOTBALL STANDINGS
South Divsion Conference Overall
Benedictine 1-0 4-1
Missouri Baptist 1-0 3-1
Missouri Valley 1-0 3-1
MidAmerica Nazarene 0-0 4-0
Baker 0-1 3-1
WILLIAM WOODS 0-1 1-4
Central Methodist 0-1 0-5
North Division Conference Overall
Grand View 1-0 4-0
Peru State 1-0 3-1
Graceland 1-0 3-2
St. Ambrose 0-0 2-3
William Penn 0-1 1-3
Clarke 0-1 1-4
Culver-Stockton 0-1 0-5
NAIA GOROUT TOP 25
# Prev School [1st Place Votes] W-L Pts.
1 1 Keiser (Fla.) [16] 3-0 375
2 2 Northwestern (Iowa) [1] 4-0 360
3 3 Grand View (Iowa) 4-0 346
4 6 Indiana Wesleyan 4-0 313
5 5 Bethel (Tenn.) 4-0 311
6 8 St. Thomas (Fla.) 3-0 305
7 14 Southern Oregon 4-0 279
8 9 Dordt (Iowa) 3-0 267
9 4 Montana Western 3-1 247
10 7 Marian (Ind.) 4-0 243
11 12 Morningside (Iowa) 4-1 223
12 13 Benedictine (Kan.) 4-1 215
13 11 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 3-1 201
14 18 Texas Wesleyan 4-0 163
14 19 College of Idaho 3-2 163
16 10 Montana Tech 3-1 144
17 20 MIDAMERICA NAZARENE 4-0 138
18 15 Georgetown (Ky.) 2-2 135
19 17 Evangel (Mo.) 4-0 115
20 16 Baker (Kan.) 3-1 82
21 22 Dickinson State (N.D.) 3-1 62
22 21 Friends (Kan.) 5-0 58
22 25 Southwestern (Kan.) 5-0 58
24 23 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 2-1 41
25 RV OUAZ (Ariz.) 2-1 22
Receiving Votes: Campbellsville (Ky.) 11, Southeastern (Fla.) 4
WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY OWLS
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School
0 DeMarcus Carr Jr. RB 5-10 200 Atlanta, Ga. Palomar CC
1 Carter Holloway Fr. LB 6-1 200 Troy, Mo. Troy Buchanan
2 O’Neal Cotton Sr. DB 6-0 185 Oklahoma City, Okla. UCM
2 Brendan Dennis Gr. WR 5-9 160 West Palm Beach, Fla. Fairleigh Dickinson
3 Darrias Butler Fr. LB 5-8 175 Dallas, Texas Red Oak
4 Matthew Segovia So. WR 6-1 175 Colorado Springs, Colo. Fort Hays State
5 Atari Amos R-Fr. RB 5-9 185 Poplar Bluff, Mo. Bethel College
5 Jaylen Wiley Scruggs Sr. DB 5-9 175 Kansas City, Mo. Northeastern State
6 Ki’Neal Reed Fr. DB 5-10 180 Oak Cliff, Texas Wylie East
7 Kannon Patterson Jr. WR 5-10 185 O’Fallon, Mo. Saint Dominic
8 Kenneth Robinson Fr. WR 5-7 160 Houston, Texas Clements
9 Xavier Brown So. DB 5-7 160 Tampa, Fla. Concordia Chicago
9 Jorden Price So. WR 6-0 185 Greensboro, N.C. UVA-Wise
10 Jalen Becerra So. WR 6-2 220 Leander, Texs UTPB
11 Arin Spears Gr. TE 6-2 255 Baton Rouge, La. Trine University
12 Sean Gazaway Fr. LB 6-0 175 Belleville, Ill. Doniphan
12 Liam Hughes Fr. QB 6-2 200 Union, Mo. McKendree
13 Kel Jones So. DB 5-9 140 Wynne, Ark. Southwest Baptist
13 Troy Oliver Jr. WR 5-9 180 Leander, Texas Blinn CC
14 Lebron Mathews So. DB 5-9 155 Troy, Mo. Fontbonne
15 Ben Wallace Gr. DB 5-7 160 Chicago, Ill. Westminster
16 Joey Gendron Fr. DB 5-9 175 Wright City, Mo. Wright City
16 Gabe Serri Jr. QB 6-1 200 O’Fallon, Mo. Benedictine
17 Stephen Murray Fr. WR 5-9 150 Imperial, Neb. Chase County
18 Colton Jones Fr. DB 5-9 165 Frisco, Texas Panther Creek
18 Elijah Rupejko Fr. QB 6-2 200 Colorado Springs, Colo. Liberty
19 Austin Levias So. WR 6-3 175 Long Beach, Calif. Fullerton College
20 Jacob Lozano So. DB 5-9 150 Fontana, Calif. Crown College
21 John Kimrey Fr. LB 6-1 185 Osage Beach, Mo. School of the Osage
22 Jalen Proctor Fr. RB 5-10 195 Olathe, Kan. Olathe East
23 RJ Samuels Fr. WR 6-1 180 Cache, Okla. Cache
24 Prince Robertson So. DB 5-7 140 Tonopah, Ariz. Dakota State
25 Aden Sanchez Fr. DB 6-0 165 McAllen, Texas McAllen
26 Charles Barber Jr. So. DB 6-0 160 San Antonio, Texas Carthage College
27 Kyle Nunn So. RB 5-7 155 St. Louis, Mo. Highland CC
29 Chris Hunter Fr. RB 5-9 175 Kansas City, Mo. Bethel College
30 Sean Conner Fr. LB 6-1 190 Fontana, Calif. Grand Terrace
31 Clarence Jackson Fr. DB 5-10 180 Chicago, Ill. St. Joseph Central
32 Blake Foster Fr. DB 5-9 165 Vandalia, Mo. Van-Far
33 Bransen Salmon Fr. DB 5-9 130 Vandalia, Mo. Van-Far
35 Brody Center Fr. DB 6-0 200 Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City
36 Denzel Dowdy Fr. DB 5-10 175 Wright City, Mo. Wright City
38 Justin Sharkey Jr. K 6-2 195 Fishers, Ind. Fishers
43 Carleon Jones Fr. LB 5-10 180 Wright City, Mo. Wright City
44 Sovereign Morton Fr. DE 6-1 250 Dallas, Texas Denton Braswell
45 Jordan Griggs Jr. LB 5-8 220 Meridian, Miss. Missouri Baptist
52 Carlos Carbajal Fr. OL 5-10 295 Independence, Mo. Truman High
54 Elias Edwards Fr. DL 5-11 320 East Saint Louis, Mo. Battle
55 Jacory Dallas So. OL 5-10 260 Los Angeles, Calif. Glendale CC
68 Daniel Milnes Jr. OL 6-2 280 Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach City
70 Kristian Howard Fr. OL 6-2 300 Odessa, Texas Odessa
72 Damarion Green-Burk Fr. OL 6-4 285 Olathe, Kan. Olathe East
75 William Kalihamwe Fr. OL 6-0 320 Olathe, Kan. Olathe East
76 Tatum Davis Fr. DL 5-10 260 Warrensburg, Mo. Warrensburg
77 Marvin Cyriac Fr. OL 6-1 275 North Lauderdale, Fla. Tusculum
78 Quentin Stevens Fr. OL 6-4 250 O’Fallon, Mo. Wentzville Holt
80 Jonathon Moreno Fr. WR 5-9 170 Dallas, Texas R.L. Turner
81 Edgar Castilla Fr. TE/LS 5-11 200 Dallas, Texas R.L. Turner
82 Jace Jones Fr. WR 5-8 140 Houston, Texas Summer Creek
83 Mory Diao So. WR 5-7 155 Flint, Mich. Iowa Central CC
84 Ethan Lollar Fr. WR 5-9 160 Troy, Mo. Troy Buchanan
87 TJ Bowman Fr. TE 6-2 230 Troy, Mo. Troy Buchanan
89 Phillip Richardson Fr. WR 6-2 175 Jefferson City, Mo. Capital City
90 Xavier McCoy Fr. DL 5-11 240 Aubrey, Texas Aubrey
91 Jake Evans Fr. DL 6-0 240 Clay Center, Kan. Mill Valley
93 Eddie Balderas Fr. DL 6-2 270 McAllen, Texas McAllen
99 Chris Smith Jr. Fr. DL 6-3 270 Austin, Texas Hutto
Head Coach: Julian Mendez, 1st Season
Assistant Coaches: Steven Dudley, Sam Camp, Justin Coleman, Izaiah Taylor, Christopher Silva, Elliott Friend
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MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY PIONEERS
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown
0 Shawn Cherry 5-10 210 Jr. RB Waxahachie, TX
1 Ethan Pritchard 6-2 205 Sr. DB Ozark, MO
2 Donovan Grier 5-11 205 Fr. RB Wellington, FL
2 Lance Jones 6-1 200 Jr. LB Waco, TX
3 Kevin Ledesma-Garcia 6-0 190 So. DB Pflugerville, TX
3 EJ Rogers 6-0 190 Sr. WR Wetumpka, AL
4 Ronald Huff 6-6 250 Jr. DL Covington, GA
4 Adrian Parsons 6-2 170 Sr. QB El Paso, TX
5 Matthew Georgie 6-0 215 Gr. LB Lawrence, KS
5 Myles Hymes 6-0 210 Sr. WR Atlanta, GA
6 Kidd Dickerson 5-10 200 Sr. DB Dallas, TX
6 Rahkeem Hamilton 6-3 190 So. WR Yonkers, NY
7 Taye Buchanan 6-1 225 Gr. RB Vernon, AL
7 Marcos Flores 6-3 240 Jr. DL Olathe, KS
8 Tyrell Coleman 5-11 160 Jr. DB West Palm Beach, FL
8 Silas Templeman 6-1 195 Sr. WR Carthage, MO
9 Damon Randolph 6-3 180 So. WR Lee’s Summit, MO
9 Jacob Tegt 5-11 185 Sr. DB Logan, UT
10 Jonathon Brown 5-11 220 Jr. LB Garland, TX
11 Eli Saintjuste 6-2 260 Jr. DL McKinney, TX
12 Maxwell Webber 6-2 195 Sr. DB St. Louis, MO
13 Elias Carson 6-0 195 So. DB Overland Park, KS
14 Drew Miller 6-3 210 So. QB Jefferson City, MO
15 Zayden Snapp 6-4 175 Fr. WR Savannah, MO
16 Axel Aldino 6-1 205 So. QB Smithville, TN
17 Luke Hardman 6-2 200 Fr. QB Pella, IA
17 Donald Palmer 6-3 265 Jr. DL West Palm Beach, FL
18 Jacob Braggs 6-4 190 Fr. WR Longview, KS
19 Jacob Mouser 6-4 235 So. TE Dewey, OK
20 Cameron Finley 5-9 170 Sr. RB Sedalia, MO
21 Deon Burtin 5-11 170 So. DB Kansas City, MO
22 Jeremiah Smith 6-2 170 Jr. DB Houston, TX
23 Ladislao Jaimes III 5-11 180 So. DB Wichita, KS
24 Rance Hamilton 6-2 190 So. DB Yonkers, NY
25 Matthew Potucek 6-0 200 So. DB Hillsboro, KS
26 Maleek Perkins 5-10 175 Fr. DB St. Louis, MO
27 Zach Martinez 6-2 235 Jr. LB Marshall, MO
28 Brandon Davis 5-9 170 Fr. WR Springfield, MO
28 Malique Washington 6-0 205 Jr. RB Olathe, KS
29 Elijah McFadden 6-1 190 Fr. DB Manhattan, KS
30 Blake Schroeder 6-0 210 So. LB Sweet Springs, MO
31 Dorian Randolph 6-3 170 Fr. DB Lee’s Summit, MO
32 Devin Andrews 5-7 175 So. RB Lee’s Summit, MO
33 Anthony Andrews 5-11 195 Fr. LB Overland Park, KS
34 Joseph Reed 6-1 220 Fr. LB St. Louis, MO
35 Javontae Kyles 5-10 165 Fr. DB St. Louis, MO
36 Dominick Rue 6-3 185 Fr. DB Houston, TX
37 Carson Alfonsi 5-10 170 So. DB Topeka, KS
38 Isaiah James 5-9 160 Fr. DB Shawnee, KS
39 Prince Okituama 6-8 250 Jr. DL Newark, NJ
40 Lukas Hanks 6-3 245 Fr. TE Topeka, KS
41 Xian Thurston 6-4 180 So. LS Belton, MO
42 Obina Ogogor 6-2 250 So. DL San Antonio, TX
43 Justice McMath 6-0 170 Fr. K Collinsville, OK
44 Reed Beard 5-10 190 Fr. LB Pella, IA
45 Brody Stewart 5-11 190 Fr. LB Paola, KS
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown
46 Trevor Highley 5-11 210 Sr. K Willard, MO
47 Grant Pella 6-2 185 Sr. K Kansas City, MO
48 Aidan Ray 6-3 220 Fr. TE St. Louis, MO
49 William Petty 5-9 230 Sr. RB St. Louis Park, MN
50 Tyler Jones 6-5 230 So. LB Goldsmith, TX
51 Jaydn McWilliams 6-3 300 Jr. DL Burien, WA
52 Cade Johnson 5-10 210 Fr. LB Stockton, MO
53 Isaiah Woodyard 6-1 270 Fr. DL Kansas City, MO
54 Aiden Barker 6-3 225 So. LB Louisburg, KS
55 Calvin Broussard 6-0 235 Sr. DL Spring, TX
56 George Dennis III 6-5 295 Fr. OL McKinney, TX
57 Hayden Puryear 6-2 230 Fr. DL Junction City, KS
58 Zach Masteller 6-3 315 So. OL Belton, MO
59 Bobby Tadele 6-0 195 Fr. LB De Soto, KS
60 Devin Holt 6-0 315 Jr. OL Springfield, MO
61 Justin Miller 6-2 310 Jr. DL Oskaloosa, KS
62 Justin Cuellar 6-1 275 So. OL Waxahachie, TX
63 Cody Pyle 6-2 260 Fr. OL Carthage, TX
64 Ryan McCreath 6-0 235 Fr. OL Junction City, KS
65 Garrett Davidson 6-0 290 Fr. OL Nixa, MO
66 Sam Daugherty 6-2 245 Fr. OL Fair Grove, MO
67 Jacob Gildehaus 6-3 265 Fr. OL Washington, MO
68 Landon Carson 6-1 310 Fr. OL Nixa, MO
69 Brycen Record 6-4 250 Fr. DL Whitehouse, TX
70 Jacob Campbell 6-3 315 Fr. OL Viborg, SD
71 Elloy Mendoza 6-4 300 Jr. OL Long Beach, CA
72 De’Andre Wilson 6-2 285 Fr. OL Shawnee, KS
73 Walker Brown 6-3 260 Fr. OL Shawnee, KS
74 Enrique Newman 6-1 325 Sr. OL Houston, TX
76 Damian Ruiz 6-2 325 Sr. OL Houston, TX
77 Blayne Blevins 6-0 305 Jr. OL Reeds Spring, MO
78 Jayden Fuller 6-3 305 Sr. OL Fountain, CO
79 Carter Devore 6-5 275 Fr. OL Columbia, MO
80 Zane Hall 6-0 195 So. WR Olathe, KS
81 Jacob Boone 5-8 165 Jr. WR Lenexa, KS
81 Jourden White 5-11 175 Fr. WR Shawnee, KS
83 Aiyo’n Carter 5-9 160 Fr. WR St. Louis, MO
84 Daniel Phillips 5-9 175 Fr. WR Republic, MO
85 Peyton Dawn 6-3 225 Fr. TE Belton, MO
86 Anthony Keller 6-1 165 Fr. WR Wentzville, MO
87 Gaven Krans 6-0 225 So. TE Nixa, MO
88 Payton Feiden 6-3 220 So. TE Galltin, MO
89 Antonio Sullivan 6-0 175 Fr. WR De Soto, KS
90 Dominick Johnson 6-4 285 Fr. DL Concordia, MO
91 Ziwaun White 6-0 285 Jr. DL Topeka, KS
92 Austyn McFadden 6-3 285 Fr. DL Ottawa, KS
93 Adell Collins 6-3 245 Fr. DL Kansas City, MO
94 Tariq Laurent 6-4 250 Fr. DL Fort Lauderdale, FL
95 Wayna Crofton 6-1 230 So. DL Overland Park, KS
96 Markiel Turner 6-1 330 Jr. DL Broward County, FL
97 Keenan Thrasher 6-2 235 So. DL Murrieta, CA
98 Scott Cary 6-3 230 Fr. DL Junction City, KS
99 Daivion Hartley 6-0 325 Fr. DL Kansas City, MO
Head Coach: Paul Hansen, 5th Season
Assistant Coaches: Ivan Cordova, Venique Benton, AJ Sambol, CJ Collins, Imant’e Griffin, Zach Morel, Kevon McGrew, Eric Farbes, Lee Waldron
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2024 HOMECOMING AND FAMILY WEEKEND
2024 HOMECOMING AND FAMILY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
Friday, Oct. 25
Class Audits (all day)
Alumni & Friends Social, 4-6 p.m.
Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Silent Auction, 5:30 social, 7 p.m. program
Alumni & Friends Spirit Tours, 6 p.m.
Bonfire hosted by Student Alumni Council, 7 p.m. at the fire pit by Junior Lake
Saturday, Oct. 26
Alumni 7 Friends Presidential Brunch & Tailgate, 10:30-12:30, Aldridge Patio Football vs. Peru State College, 1 p.m.
Women’s Soccer vs. UHSP, 6 p.m.
Men’s Soccer vs. UHSP, 8:30 p.m.
