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Media Services

They Cover the Wildcats

The Point (100.3 FM) will broadcast all home and away NMU football game during the 2009 season. Ryan Beckman will provide the play-by-play. The broadcast will also be streamed on the Internet. To receive the broadcast, visit the NMU Athletics Web site (http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsAthletics).

LISTEN TO THE ’CATS:

For more information about the NMU foot-ball program go to the NMU Athletic Web site (http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsAthletics).

This brochure is prepared to assist in cover-age of Northern Michigan University’s 2009football season. It should answer basic ques-tions about NMU football. Should additionalinformation or materials be required, contact:

David FaiellaSports Information DirectorNorthern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan 49855-5309Office Telephone: 906-227-1013Home Telephone: 906-226-8435E-mail: [email protected]

Working CredentialsApplications for scouting and working press credentials must be made at least two weeksin advance of the game to be scouted, cov-ered or filmed. Appropriate credentials will be mailed or held for pick up at the will call ticket booth. No one will be admitted to the press box who is not in an official capacity.

Photography PassesLimited to daily and weekly newspapers, student newspapers, wire services and team photographers. All requests must come through the Sports Information Offi ce.

Radio CoverageNMU provides a courtesy co-op telephone line for visiting GLIAC teams. Requests for other stations to broadcast must be made through the Sports Information Office (906-227-1013).

Press Box ServicesNMU maintains a telephone in the press box. It is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The press box telephone number is 906-227-1720. Starters, rosters, programs and pre-game notes will be available prior to each game with a complete statistical package provided immediately following the contest.

Attendance at PracticeMedia are always welcome. Advance notice would be appreciated. Practice usually beginsat 3:30 p.m.

Availability of CoachCoach Anderson is available mornings or just prior to or after practice. A press roomwill also be set up for each home game where Coach Anderson and players will be availableat that time for post-game interviews.

NewspapersRenee Prusi, Sports EditorThe Mining JournalP.O. Box 430Marquette, MI 49855Phone: 906-228-2500Fax: 906-228-2617

Sports EditorThe North WindNorthern Michigan UniversityUniversity CenterMarquette, MI 49855Phone: 906-227-2545Fax: 906-227-2449

TelevisionMike Ludlum WLUC-TV 6177 U.S. 41Negaunee, MI 49866Phone: 906-475-4141Fax: 906-475-5070

Randy SpiethWBUP-TV1705 Ash St., Suite 5Ishpeming, MI 49849Phone: 906-204-2436Fax: 906-204-2433

RadioRon PlumbWGLQ-FM524 Ludington StreetEscanaba, MI 49829Phone: 906-789-9700Fax: 906-789-9700

Casey FordWMQT-FM121 N. Front StreetMarquette, MI 49855Phone: 906-225-9100Fax: 906-225-8577

Sports DirectorWKQS-FM2025 U.S. 41 WestMarquette, MI 49855Phone: 906-227-7777Fax: 906-228-9717

Sports DirectorWJPD/WDMJ Radio1009 W. Ridge StreetMarquette, MI 49855Phone: 906-225-1313Fax: 906-225-1324

Ryan BeckmanWUPT-FM715 W. Washington St.Marquette, MI 49855Phone: 906-225-0656Fax: 906-225-0607

Sports DirectorWNMU-FMLearning Resources CenterNorthern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI 49855Phone: 906-227-2600

Jeff LigneyGLIAC Director of Media Relations1110 Washington AvenueBay City, MI 48708Phone: 989-894-2529Fax: 989-894-2825

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Quick Facts

NMU Quick Facts Location: Marquette, Mich. 49855Founded: 1899Enrollment: 9,400President: Les WongNCAA and GLIAC Faculty Representative: Julie RochesterNational Affi liation (Football): NCAA IIConference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)School Colors: Old Gold and Olive GreenNickname: WildcatsHome Field: Superior Dome (8,000)Athletic Director: Ken Godfrey Head Football Coach: Bernie AndersonAlma Mater: Northern Michigan University, 1978Overall Record/Years: 103-116/22 NMU Record/Years: 10-20/32008 Overall Record: 2-82008 GLIAC Record/Place: 2-8/T-9thReturning/Lost Letterwinners: 41/12Athletic Offi ce: 906-227-2105Sports Information Director: David FaiellaSID Phone Number: 906-227-1013SID E-Mail: [email protected] Fax Number: 906-227-2492Press Box Number: 906-227-1720NMU Sports Hotline Number: 906-227-1014Web Site: http: www.nmu.edu/athletics

GLIAC/Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12009 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Head Coach Bernie Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52009 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7Recruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Player Profi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-192008 In Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-242008 GLIAC Standings/Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252009 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27All-Time Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-31Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Playoff History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Win-Loss Records by Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Win-Loss Records vs. All Foes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Superior Dome Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-39NMU Profi le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-44GLIAC Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBCMedia Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC2009 Wildcat Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) was founded in 1972. During the two years previous to the GLIAC’s founding, several attempts were made to create a new NCAA Col-

lege Division conference. In 1971, the Great Lakes Athletic Conference was formed, but plans for the new conference were put on hold and several of the participating schools subsequently withdrew their support.

However, the idea for a new conference did not die, and since 1972-73 the GLIAC has been a leader in the advancement and promotion of inter-collegiate athletics for men and women.

The charter members of the GLIAC were Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Lake Superior State University, Northwood University and Saginaw Valley State University.

Expansion of the GLIAC began immediately with the addition of Oak-land University in 1974. Hillsdale College and Northern Michigan University were accepted as members in 1975, while Wayne State University joined in 1976. In 1977, the conference lost its fi rst member when Northern Michigan withdrew. Michigan Tech University fi lled the vacancy when it became a member in 1980.

After the 1986-87 season, Northwood left the conference and was re-placed by Northern Michigan. Northwood rejoined the conference in 1992.

After the 1989 season, the conference dropped football as a sponsored sport. The conference schools sponsoring football joined the members of the Heartland Collegiate Conference in forming the football-only Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC), which began play in 1990.

After nine years of existence as one of the premier conferences in Division II football, the MIFC merged as part of GLIAC on July 1, 1999. With the merger, the University of Indianapolis became an associate member as a football-only school.

The GLIAC entered a new era in the 1995-96 school year. Prior to 1995-96, all member institutions of the GLIAC were located in the state of Michigan. On December 14, 1994, membership was offered to three schools located in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The expansion members were Ashland University of Ashland, Ohio, and Gannon University and Mercyhurst College, both located in Erie, Pa. All three schools began their membership July 1, 1995.

On July 1, 1997, membership was granted to The University of Findlay, located in Findlay, Ohio. Findlay replaced Oakland University, which with-drew from the conference after the 1996-97 season as it moved to NCAA Division I status.

Westminster College, located in New Wilmington, Pa., became the 14th member of the GLIAC when it accepted its expansion offer in May of 1997. On June 30, 2000 Westminster left the conference as it changed its affi liation to NCAA Division III.

Tiffi n University, located in Tiffi n, Ohio accepted an offer to join the GLIAC in June of 2007. The two Erie, Pa. schools (Gannon and Mercyhurst) left the conference at the conclusion of the 2007-08 academic year to join the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

Overall the GLIAC conducts championships in 21 sports, 11 for men and 10 for women. The policy-making body of the GLIAC is the Executive Council, which is comprised of three representatives from each member in-stitution – its director of athletics, faculty athletics representative and senior woman administrator. Final approval of all GLIAC legislation is required by the Council of GLIAC Presidents.

As GLIAC commissioner, Dell Robinson is responsible for all confer-ence administration. He is beginning his fi rst season as the conference’s sixth commissioner.

More information about the GLIAC, its teams and staff members, is located at www.gliac.org.

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2009 Outlook

The Wildcats are poised to take a leap in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-ence (GLIAC) standings this season. Many

of the key components are in place to make this happen. NMU should be a better team than last year with all the new pieces and experience com-ing together. The Northern Michigan University football team is coming off a disappointing 2-8 campaign in 2008. The season began well for the Wildcats as they defeated Northwood in the fi rst game of the season (30-7) in the Superior Dome, but then dropped the next six games. NMU would not pick up its second win of the season until Oct. 25 when the ’Cats defeated Findlay (29-21). Bernie Anderson returns for his fourth year directing the ’Cats. Last year many youngsters found their way onto the fi eld for some quality playing time. That should provide the foundation to bounce back in 2009. Many of the key person-nel will be seniors as they want to go out with a successful season.

According Anderson, the 2008 squad learned from experience. “Last year was a tough year for us,” said Anderson. “We learned valuable lessons that will carry forward into the 2009 season.” Both of NMU’s two victories last season came at home. Anderson feels that the ’Cats are improved in three areas: the offseason program, the summer preparation and depth in personnel.

NMU fi nished 2008 tied for ninth in the GLIAC with Northwood. The ’Cats were eighth in the GLIAC in scoring offense (20.8 avg/g) and 11th in scoring defense (32.0 avg/g). In total offense, NMU averaged a little over 330 yards a game (330.5 avg/g) for eighth while on the other side of the ball the team yielded 400.0 yards of total defense to fi nish ninth in the conference. The ’Cats rushing and passing offenses were both eighth in the conference (141.0 yds/g rushing and 189.5 yds/g passing). Defensively NMU must improve on rushing defense as the ’Cats were 11th (194.2 yds/g). NMU was seventh in pass defense (205.8 yds/g).

Entering last season the question mark was who was going to take over for Buddy Rivera. Three quarterbacks saw the majority of the time with Carter Kopach appearing in all 10 games. He ended the season with 1,190 yards passing on 124-225-11 with nine touchdowns. Ben Hempel threw for 593 yards on 30-50-1 with six touchdowns. Matt Blanchard appeared in eight games and had 75 yards in the air on 4-8-0. Carter and Hempel return for the 2009 season. A dark horse in the quarterback race could come from junior college transfer Brad McClellen.

“We return most everybody on offense. We lost a couple of receivers, but we have some good people returning,” said Anderson. “The offensive line depth is a concern.”

Two of the top three receivers from last year return for the ’Cats. Zach Nichols led the 2008 team with 45 catches, 438 yards and four touch-downs. Dustin Brancheau was third on the team with 27 receptions for 271 yards. Anderson feels both Nichols and Brancheau are impact players.

Gone from last year is Dan Elmore who had

34 receptions for a team-high 492 yards and a team-leading six touchdowns. Four of the top fi ve receivers had 20 or more receptions in 2008.

Mark Bossuah was the leading ground gainer for the ’Cats in 2008. He had 660 yards on 124 carries in an injury-fi lled year. Two years ago he was second in the GLIAC with 1,285 yards. Brennan VanEffen, who saw time towards the end of the season last year, was second on the team with 237 yards on 44 carries. VanEffen rushed for a career-high 133 yards on 29 carries in the fi nal game of the year at Indianapolis. In the last two games, VanEffen accounted for 37 of his carries and 217 yards.

Three seniors will anchor the offensive line for Northern. Jack Rustman at center, Nicholas Owens at one of the guard spots and Jonathan Otto at a tackle are the main fi xtures. The other positions along the line could be fi lled by Blake Crider, Mike Levy, Jason Dumont and Luke Carl-son. “The offensive line is solid with starters,” said Anderson.

Nathan Yelk returns to direct the defense. He was a second-team all-GLIAC selection last year and led the ’Cats with 98 total tackles (61 solo and 37 assisted). Yelk was named to the Consensus Draft Services Preseason 2009 DII all-american team and was also selected NMU’s 2008 MVP. He registered six tackles-for-loss (-29 yards), two sacks (-14 yards) and an interception last year.

The ’Cats went out and added to the defense with transfers to fi ll some holes. NMU brought in linebackers and safeties. Added to the linebacking group were Anthony Echols, Demitri Stewart and Eric Wells. The defensive backfi eld now includes junior college transfer Junior Michel. ‘We will have more depth and experience coming out of there than we did last season,” said Anderson.

The defensive line fi nds returning Daniel Catalano and Jacob Reimer at tackles and Matt Forward at nose guard. Catalano ended the 2008 campaign with 22 total tackles (13 solo and nine assisted) while Reimer had 32 (15 solo and 17

assisted) and Forward 15 (eight solo and seven assisted).

John Blessing and Scott Avery are back man-ning the defensive end spots. Blessing had 41 total tackles (24 solo and 17 assisted). He also had six tackles-for-loss (-22 yards). Avery chipped in with 34 total tackles last year (25 solo and nine as-sisted). He had team-highs with six tackles-for-loss (-44 yards) and a three sacks (-29 yards). Ricky Neaves saw time defensively and recorded 23 total tackles (12 solo and 11 assisted) with three tackles-for-loss (-14 yards). Zach Gauthier, who missed some time because of injuries last year, is expected back. He tallied 45 total tackles (23 solo and 22 assisted).

Roaming the linebacking area with Yelk is returnee Mike Boren. He had 17 total tackles in 2008 (14 solo and three assisted). Edwin Knob-lock also saw time with the linebacking corps. He had 19 total tackles (eight solo and 11 assisted).

The ’Cats will have to fi ll two spots in the defensive backfi eld. Returning starters are Andrew Strobel (free safety) and Marcus Tribble (corner back). Strobel was second on the team last year in total tackles with 67 (48 solo and 19 assisted). Tribble was fourth on the team in total tackles with 48 (37 solo and 11 assisted) and he had fi ve tackles-for-loss (-10 yards). DJ Oke and Nicholas Devault both saw time in the backfi eld and could fi nd their way into the mix this year.

The defensive unit picked off eight passes last year. Gauthier led the way with two picks while six others had one each. The ’Cats should be improved on the defensive side of the ball as they enter the second year under the system brought in by defensive coordinator Randy Awrey.

Special teams could play an important part in the success of the ’Cats in 2009. Garrett Peck handled all the punting chores last year and aver-aged almost 39 yards a boot (38.6 avg). Anderson feels he was one of the better punters in the GLIAC. Anthony Leandri and Jon Laue took care of the extra point and fi eld goal duties. Leandri was 3-7 in fi eld goal with his longest being from 40 yards against Findlay. He was also 16-18 in extra points. Laue was 2-3 in fi eld goals with his longest being from 24 yards at Wayne State. He con-nected on fi ve of his seven extra point attempts. Laue handled the majority of the kickoff duties and averaged 58.0 yards a kick. Rockne Belmonte, a transfer from Eastern Michigan, could also get some playing time.

“This was another part of the game that needed to improve a little bit,” said Anderson. “I think that we have the people to do it now.”

It looks like as Grand Valley State is the team Northern and the other GLIAC schools will have to catch for the top spot. Ashland, Michigan Tech, Saginaw Valley State and Wayne State all fi nished in the upper half of the conference race last year.

The ’Cats hope to be the team that surprises everyone in 2009.

Nathan Yelk (#47), a preseason all-American, led the ’Cats with 98 total tackles in 2008.

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Head Coach

Head Coach Bernie Anderson

Bernie Anderson enters his fourth season at Northern Michigan University. Anderson picked up his 100th collegiate victory in 2007 with a 27-23 win over Gannon.

He comes to NMU from Michigan Technological University where he had been the head coach of the MTU football pro-gram for 19 years (1987-05). He is MTU’s all-time winningest gridiron mentor with 93 wins (93-96).

Anderson led the Huskies to their fi rst-ever NCAA playoff tournament in 2004, and his 1999 and 2004 squads both completed the season rated among the Top 10 teams in NCAA Division II rankings.

“I was very happy during my tenure at Michigan Tech, but rebuilding the NMU program holds a special appeal for me as an alum and as a native of [nearby] Ishpeming,” said Anderson. “Michigan Tech was great to me, but I feel that if I was ever going to make a career change… The NMU position was one of few that would motivate me to leave Tech.”

“Bernie stayed in touch with the NMU program. He is an experienced, successful, and well-respected coach. He also under-stands NMU’s strong football tradition, and he is someone we believe can lead us back to the level of play we are committed to as an institution,” said Ken Godfrey, NMU athletic director.

As a prep player, Anderson was a standout in football, track and wrestling at Ishpeming High School. In wrestling, he was a three-time Upper Peninsula champion who compiled a 78-5-1 record. He was also a two-time all-conference football player.

As an NMU collegian, Anderson earned NCAA All-America honors as a Wildcat wrestler in the 132-pound weight division in 1976. He was 72-30-2 during his four-year career.

He graduated from Northern in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education. In 1984, he completed a master’s degree at NMU.

Following his undergraduate years, An-derson began a teaching career at his prep alma mater where he served as defensive coordinator for a football program that went 11-1 and won the 1979 Michigan State High School Championship.

He was then head coach at Three Lakes, (Wis.) High School where he posted a 25-8 mark. His 1982 squad went 13-1 and was the Wisconsin State High School playoff runner-up.

Anderson began his collegiate coaching career in 1983 as an assistant at Western Michigan University. In 1984, he joined

the MTU staff in the same capacity. Three years later, he was named the Huskies’ head coach.

Anderson and wife, Vikki, have fi ve children: Brook Spindler (husband Brad), Brad, Vanessa, Benjamin and Bailey. Vikki at-tended and played basketball at NMU. Brad was a member of the NMU football team as a running back from 2005-07.

Quick FactsBirth Place: Ishpeming, Mich.Birth Date: August 5, 1955Alma Mater: NMU, 1978 Overall Record: 103-116-0/22 years NMU Record: 10-20-0/3 years

CoachingWestern Michigan - Asst. Coach 1983Michigan Tech - Asst. Coach 1984-87Michigan Tech - Head Coach 1987-05NMU - Head Coach 2006-present

Wildcat Coach Bernie Anderson enters his fourth year directing the team.

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assistant football coach at Olivet College from 2005-09 where he helped lead the Comets to its fi rst Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championship in over 30 years in 2007. That year Olivet qualifi ed for its fi rst-ever NCAA Division III playoff appearance. At Olivet, Tanis coached at one time the wide receivers, linebackers and the defensive backs. He has coached with the Kalamazoo Xplosion (2007-08) as the assistant to the defensive coordinator.

Tanis graduated from Olivet College with a bachelor’s degree in history where he was a letterwinner in football. He graduated from Grandville High School in 2001. Tanis married Jilanna in May of 2009.

Jeff Duvendeck Jeff Duvendeck enters his fourth season at Northern Michigan Univer-sity as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. He spent three seasons (2003-05) at Michigan Tech

University, where he was the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator.

While at Tech, Duvendeck coached three NCAA II All-Americans - two who earned GLIAC offensive lineman of the year award.

A former running back at Central Michigan University, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in health promotion and rehabilitation in 2001.

Duvendeck spent the following sea-son (2001) as a graduate assistant at Tiffi n University working with the running backs. In 2002, he moved to Grand Valley State Uni-versity as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line and helped the Lakers win a NCAA II National Championship.

He recruits Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

Dan Mettlach Dan Mettlach enters his third season on the Northern Michigan University foot-ball coaching staff where he coaches the quarterbacks and wide receivers.

Mettlach was

the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Con-ference (GLIAC) player of the year for the 2004 season while quarterbacking Michigan Tech to a 9-2 record and a fi rst-place tie in the conference.

In 2004, he was named a D2Foot-ball.com all-America honorable mention, Daktronics all-region second team and an all-GLIAC fi rst team selection.

During his senior campaign at MTU, Mettlach guided the offense to top 10 national rankings in scoring, rushing and total offense. He threw for 16 touchdowns with just six interceptions and took fewer sacks than any starter in the league. Mettlach com-pleted 102-196 passing attempts for 1,683 yards and accounted for 302 rushing yards and fi ve touchdowns on the ground. He is MTU’s school record holder with 50 career touchdown passes.

For his career with the Huskies, Met-tlach ranks fourth on the all-time passing career list with 5,261 yards on 358-726-17 with 50 touchdowns. He ran for another 1,087 yards with 16 touchdowns.

Mettlach is a 2000 graduate of Gwinn High School, where he was a three-time selection to the all-Mid-Peninsula conference team at quarterback. As a senior he was all-state, all-U.P. dream team and the Mid-Peninsula Conference Offensive player of the year. Mettlach threw for 3,479 yards and 42 touchdowns and ran for 1,173 yards and 25 touchdowns for his high school career. Met-tlach got married during the summer of 2009.

Joe Ballard Joe Ballard enters his fourth season on the Northern Michigan University football coaching staff. He coaches the outside line-backers. During the 2006 season, he coached the running backs and assisted

with the special teams. In 2007 he coached the wide receivers and continued to assist with the special teams.

Ballard began his collegiate football career at Central Michigan University before transferring to Grand Valley State Univer-sity. With the Lakers, Ballard played on two NCAA II National Championship teams. During the 2005 season he started all 14 games at strong safety.

Ballard lettered three times at Chesan-ing Union High School where he graduated in

Randy AwreyRandy Awrey enters his second season as defensive coordinator. He will also coach the defensive backs. Awrey brings 29 years of football coaching experi-ence to the Wild-cats, which includes

18 as a head coach.Awrey was the head coach at Saginaw

Valley State University for nine seasons (1999-07) where he led the Cardinals to a 76-27 overall record and a 71-20 GLIAC record. He left SVSU as the all-time win-ningest coach in school history. His overall collegiate record is 124-68-1. Awrey led SVSU to GLIAC titles in 2000 and 2003. He led SVSU to fi ve appearances in the NCAA II playoffs and was named the GLIAC coach of the year in 2003.

Awrey’s other head coaching stops have been at Lakeland College (1994-98) and at Kentucky Wesleyan College (1990-93).

He was an assistant coach at St. Law-rence University (1982-85), Michigan Tech (1982-85), NMU (1980-81) and at West-wood High School (1979).

Awrey, an Iron Mountain native, was a four-year starter for the Wildcats. He was a defensive back as freshman before switch-ing to a running back. Awrey was named the MVP in the 1975 national championship game when NMU claimed the title. He was inducted into the NMU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.

He has two bachelor’s degrees from NMU, in criminal justice (1978) and a teach-ing certifi cate in physical education (1981). Awrey earned his master’s degree in educa-tional administration from NMU in 1986.

Joe TanisJoe Tanis enters his fi rst season on the Northern Michigan University football coaching staff. He will coach the tight ends and full backs. Tanis will also be the video and com-puter coordinator for the Wildcats.

He was the assistant head coach/defen-sive coordinator at Galesburg-Augusta High School from 2007-09. Tanis was a student-

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2000. He coached the wide receivers and the defensive backfi eld at Chesaning Union from 2003-04.

Ballard graduated from GVSU in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with an emphasis in probation/pre-law.

Tom Wender Tom Wender enters his fourth season on the Northern Michigan University football staff. He coaches the inside linebackers.

Wender spent the 2005 season at Saginaw Valley State University as the

special teams coordinator/outside lineback-ers coach.

He spent 21 seasons (1984-04) at Iron Mountain High School, where he was the head football coach. Wender compiled an overall record of 170-55 with the Mountain-

eers. He led his teams to 15 playoff appear-ances, 11 mid-Peninsula Conference champi-onships, three state fi nals appearances and two state titles in 1993 and 2000. Wender retired from the prep ranks after the 2004 season.

He is a 1968 graduate of Kingsford High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial arts from NMU in 1972.

Rob BossRob Boss enters his fi rst season as part of the Northern Michigan Univer-sity football staff. He will coach the defensive line. Boss was a four-year letterwinner (2002-05) at NMU playing both on the

offensive and defensive line. Named NMU defensive linemen of the year and honor-able mention all-Great Lakes Intercollegiate

Athletic Conference (GLIAC) as a junior in 2004, recording 64 tackles. Voted second–team all-GLIAC as an offensive linemen his senior year and GLIAC all-academic team as a sophomore, junior and senior.

In 2006, Boss played for the AF2 Green Bay Blizzard, recording 22 tackles, 4.5 sacks and an interception in 14 games.

Most recently, Boss has been a mem-ber of the AFL Chicago Rush. In 2007, he was named the team’s co-rookie of the year starting all 16 games at tight end. Boss caught two touchdowns and a two-point conver-sion. In 2008 he hauled in 15 catches for 187 yards and three touchdowns. He also had four tackles.

Boss is a 2002 graduate of Charlev-oix High School where he participated in football, basketball, baseball and track. As a senior, he was named honorable mention all-state in football and all-conference in basketball and baseball.

Wildcat Coaching Staff, Administration

Director of Athletics Ken GodfreyKen Godfrey was appointed the North-ern Michigan University athletic direc-tor in June 2003, after serving as interim since January 2003. Godfrey’s offi cial title is athletic director and associate vice president for athletics and recre-ation.

Godfrey, a Maywood, Ill. native, was in charge of NMU’s recreational services since he came to NMU in 1979. He was named an associate vice president in August 2001. Prior to coming to Northern, he was a junior high teacher, coach and school administrator in Maywood.

Godfrey earned a bachelor’s degree in social science from Illinois State University in 1971 and a master’s degree in recreation from NMU in 1984. He is a certifi ed member of the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association. Godfrey served on the the Marquette Kiwanis Board, the Lake Superior Community Partnership Board of Directors and the Recre-ation Tourism Commission.

He and his wife, Kathie, have two sons – Ken and Keith – and two daughters – Kristine and Kimberly. Ken, Keith and Kristine are NMU graduates. Kimberly, currently attends NMU.

Administration

President Les WongLes Wong became the 13th president of Northern Michigan University in March 2004.

Wong was the vice president for academic affairs at Valley City State University in North Dakota from 1999-04. VCSU is the state system’s “model” campus for curriculum innovation em-phasizing technology. It was also the second university in the nation to implement a 100 percent laptop computer initiative.

From 1996-99, Wong was provost and academic vice presi-dent at the University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo. He was the interim president from January to June 1997.

Wong holds a doctorate in educational psychology from Washington State University (1986), a master’s in experimental psychology from Eastern Washington (1974) and a bachelor’s in psychology from Gonzaga University (1972).

Wong and his wife, Phyllis, have three sons – Isaac, a math-ematician; Nathan, a professional fl utist; and Brian, a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army.

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2009 Alphabetical Roster

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Junior College/College)-- Cory Alexander OL Fr 6-2 240 Mt. Morris, Mich. (Mt. Morris)-- Bruce Anderson LB Fr 5-10 195 Gladstone, Mich. (Gladstone)-- Chad Anderson OL Fr 6-3 245 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (Sault Area)94 Zach Anderson DT Rfr 6-3 265 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (Sault Area)-- Brett Angel OL Jr 6-0 279 Millis, Mass. (Millis/Dean College)49 Scott Avery DE Sr 6-3 245 Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion)37 Nick Awrey WR Rfr 5-10 170 Saginaw, Mich.(Nouvel Catholic Central)-- Casey Barnes QB Fr 6-2 205 Mequon, Wis. (Homestead)-- Josh Bean WR Fr 6-0 155 Alpena, Mich. (Alpena)1 Rockne Belmonte K So 5-10 185 Grand Rapids, Mich. /Catholic Central/Eastern Michigan)29 John Blessing LB Jr 6-1 225 Birch Run, Mich. (Birch Run Area)36 Mike Boren LB Sr 6-1 220 Clovis, Calif. (East/Reedley)21 Mark Bossuah RB Sr 5-11 215 Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Central)87 Dustin Brancheau WR Jr 5-11 190 Ishpeming, Mich. (Ishpeming)-- Nick Brautigam DB Fr 5-11 195 Dubuque, Iowa (Wahlert Catholic)35 Chris Bucalo RB Fr 6-0 190 Brighton, Mich. (Brighton)93 Price Burton DL Rfr 6-1 260 Brighton, Mich. (Brighton)42 Jared Buss ILB Jr 6-2 220 Cedarburg, Wis. (Cedarburg)81 Luke Carlson TE Sr 6-5 275 Ishpeming, Mich. (Ishpeming)-- Mike Carter DB Fr 6-0 190 Madison, Wis. (West) 55 Daniel Catalano DT Jr 6-4 265 Belle Mead, N.J. (Montgomery/Monmouth University)84 Sam Celentino WR Rfr 6-4 185 DeWitt, Mich. (DeWitt)-- Jesse Condie WR Fr 6-1 185 Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)-- Justin Cox RB Fr 5-11 190 New Haven, Mich. (New Haven)19 Blake Crider TE Jr 6-5 250 Fenton, Mich. (Lake Fenton)-- Jace Daniels OL Fr 6-4 305 Escanaba, Mich. (Escanaba)90 Mike Davis DL Rfr 6-3 280 Wayne, Mich. (Memorial)-- Jake DellAngelo WR Fr 6-0 185 Ishpeming, Mich. (Westwood) 45 Cedric Douglas DE So 6-0 205 Belleville, Mich. (Milan)51 Josh Droese LB Rfr 6-0 200 Kingsford, Mich. (Kingsford)79 Jason DuMont OL Jr 6-4 310 Racine, Wis. (St. Catherines)-- Anthony Echols LB Jr 6-1 240 Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville/Joliet J.C.)18 Zach Fini DB So 5-11 180 Princeton, N.J. (Montgomery/LaSalle)59 Matt Forward DL So 6-0 295 Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland West)-- Sean Frank TE Fr 6-5 215 Dearborn, Mich. (Divine Child)13 Zach Gauthier LB Sr 5-11 210 Ishpeming, Mich. (Ishpeming)-- Aaron Gill LB Fr 6-0 205 Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion)86 Keven Hagans WR So 6-2 194 Milwaukee, Wis. (Franklin)85 David Halverson WR Rfr 5-11 180 Ishpeming, Mich. (Westwood)77 Mike Hanschmann DL Sr 6-2 295 Davison, Mich. (Goodrich)33 Drew Hanson FB So 5-11 215 Michigamme, Mich. (Westwood) 3 Ben Hempel QB Sr 5-11 185 Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)-- Cameron Hurst DB Fr 6-0 175 Elsie, Mich. (Ovid-Elsie)-- Christian Jessie WR Fr 5-11 160 Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Kentwood)11 Cody Kangas QB Rfr 6-2 195 Manistique, Mich. (Manistique)52 Edwin Knoblock DE So 6-1 230 Lake Orion, Mich. (Farmington)10 Carter Kopach QB So 6-0 195 Bolingbrook, Ill. (Mount Carmel)-- Michael Kososky WR Fr 5-11 175 Mio, Mich. (Mio Ausable)64 Jonathan Kraai OL So 6-3 285 Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland)-- Trevor Kruzel FB Fr 6-0 211 Boyne City, Mich. (Boyne City) 53 Tyler Kruzel DL Rfr 6-1 230 Boyne City, Mich. (Boyne City)89 Andy Lanser TE So 6-3 235 Sheboygan, Wis, (Sheboygan South)15 Jon Laue K/P Sr 5-10 175 Fenton, Mich. (Powers Catholic) 34 Anthony Leandri K Jr 5-7 180 Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic/Univ. of South Florida)23 Jacob Lehmann DB So 5-10 175 Ishpeming, Mich. (Ishpeming)-- Robby Lentz DB Fr 5-11 175 Oxford, Mich. (Lake Orion) 60 Mike Levy OL Jr 6-4 310 South Bend, Ind. (Mishawaka Penn)63 Nathan Linsmeier OL So 6-4 255 Menominee, Mich. (Menominee)78 Jordan Mancl DL Rfr 6-4 260 Stevens Point, Wis. (Stevens Point Area Senior)-- Mario Marana QB Fr 6-0 165 Negaunee, Mich. (Negaunee)32 Anthony Marietti DB So 5-11 190 Ishpeming, Mich. (Ishpeming) -- Brad McCellan QB Jr 6-4 210 Gibsonville, N.C. (Deerfi eld, Fla./College of the Canyons) 12 Justin Merckx WR Sr 6-1 200 Appleton, Wis. (Freedom)-- Travis Mewton LB Fr 6-3 195 Canton, Mich. (Plymouth)-- Junior Michel DB Jr 6-0 200 Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic Community/Rock Valley C.C.)83 Brian Mitz WR Jr 6-2 205 Fox River Grove, Ill. (Cary-Grove/Harper J.C.) 6 Ricky Neaves DB Jr 6-0 210 Cooper City, Fla. (Cooper City) 2 Zach Nichols WR Sr 6-3 215 Brighton, Mich. (Brighton)28 Joe Nowicki DB So 5-8 175 Rochester, Mich. (Lake Orion)

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2009 Numerical Roster

No. Name Pos.Returners 1 Rockne Belmonte K 2 Zach Nichols WR 3 Ben Hempel QB 5 Craig Thompson TE 6 Ricky Neaves DB10 Carter Kopach QB11 Cody Kangas QB12 Justin Merckx WR 13 Zach Gauthier LB14 Zach Pierson DB15 Jon Laue K/P16 Marcus Tribble DB18 Zach Fini DB 19 Blake Crider TE 21 Mark Bossuah RB23 Jacob Lehmann DB24 Tim Moutrie LB 26 Brennan VanEffen RB28 Joe Nowicki DB29 John Blessing LB31 DJ Oke DB32 Anthony Marietti DB

33 Drew Hanson FB34 Anthony Leandri K35 Chris Bucalo RB36 Mike Boren LB37 Nick Awrey WR38 Joby Sullivan DB40 Brandon Reynolds FB 41 Brandon Smith RB 42 Jared Buss LB43 Andrew Strobel DB45 Cedric Douglas DE46 Blaine Stormer DB47 Nathan Yelk LB48 Jesus Wright LB49 Scott Avery DE51 Josh Droese LB52 Edwin Knoblock DE53 Tyler Kruzel DL54 Joseph Vezina DB 55 Daniel Catalano DT 59 Matt Forward DL60 Mike Levy OL61 Nicholas Owens OL 63 Nathan Linsmeier OL

64 Jonathan Kraai OL68 Jonathan Otto OL70 Jack Rustman OL73 Chad Pepper OL 77 Mike Hanschmann DL78 Jordan Mancl DL79 Jason DuMont OL80 Tyler Schrauben WR81 Luke Carlson TE 82 Kyle Senn WR83 Brian Mitz WR84 Sam Celentino WR85 David Halverson WR86 Keven Hagans WR87 Dustin Brancheau WR88 Brent Parrett TE89 Andy Lanser TE90 Mike Davis DL91 Tony Propson DL93 Price Burton DL94 Zach Anderson DT98 Jacob Reimer DL99 Garrett Peck P

31 DJ Oke DB Jr 5-9 180 Oak Park, Mich. (Royal Oak Kimball)68 Jonathan Otto OL Sr 6-3 295 Racine, Wis. (Case)61 Nicholas Owens OL Sr 6-1 290 Highland, Mich. (Milford)88 Brent Parrett TE Rfr 6-3 230 Ingalls, Mich. (Stephenson)99 Garrett Peck P So 6-4 200 Arena, Wis. (River Valley)73 Chad Pepper OL So 6-7 360 Grand Rapids, Mich. (Union)14 Zach Pierson DB So 6-2 200 St. Ignace, Mich. (LaSalle)91 Tony Propson DL So 6-2 260 Chilton, Wis. (Chilton)98 Jacob Reimer DL Sr 6-5 260 Little Suamico, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy)40 Brandon Reynolds FB So 5-10 255 Battle Creek, Mich. (Central)-- Brock Reynolds DB Fr 6-0 185 Battle Creek, Mich. (Central)70 Jack Rustman OL Sr 6-3 320 Johnsburg, Ill. (Johnsburg)-- Andrew Salwey OL Fr 6-3 280 East Tawas, Mich. (Tawas)-- Justin Salzman TE Fr 6-4 210 Menominee, Mich. (Menominee)80 Tyler Schrauben WR Sr 6-0 200 Holt, Mich. (Holt)82 Kyle Senn WR So 6-1 195 Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac)41 Brandon Smith RB So 5-11 170 Mulliken, Mich. (Portland)-- Jeff Smith LB Fr 6-1 210 Gary, Ind. (Bishop Noll)-- Cody Staley DL Fr 5-11 265 Bannister, Mich. (Ovid-Elsie) -- Morgan Stenz DB Fr 6-0 175 Alpena, Mich. (Alpena)-- Jon Stevens TE Fr 6-4 225 Howell, Mich. (Hartland)-- Demitri Stewart LB Jr 6-3 218 Tamarac, Fla. (Northeast/Miami) 46 Blaine Stormer DB Rfr 5-10 180 Lake Orion, Mich. (Lake Orion)43 Andrew Strobel DB Jr 5-10 180 Petoskey, Mich. (Petoskey)38 Joby Sullivan DB So 5-11 175 Iron Mountain, Mich. (Iron Mountain)-- Josh Theis OL Fr 6-3 260 Fenton, Mich. (Hartland) 5 Craig Thompson TE So 6-4 235 Allendale, Mich. (Allendale)16 Marcus Tribble DB So 6-1 170 Coral Springs, Fla. (Coral Springs Charter)26 Brennan VanEffen RB So 6-2 205 Escanaba, Mich. (Escanaba)54 Joseph Vezina DB Rfr 6-2 175 Allen Park, Mich. (Cabrini)-- Max Vos LB Fr 6-0 210 Burlington, Wis. (Catholic Central)-- Kelly Waite WR Fr 5-10 160 Plymouth, Mich. (Plymouth)-- Antonio Wallace RB Fr 5-9 177 Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Tech)-- Eric Wells LB Jr 6-3 230 Agoura Hills, Calif. (Agoura/College of the Canyons)-- Fredrick Winborn RB Jr 6-0 200 North Hollywood, Calif. (Grant/College of the Canyons)48 Jesus Wright LB Rfr 6-2 225 Kentwood, Mich. (East)47 Nathan Yelk LB Sr 5-10 235 Arlington, Wis. (Poynette)

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2009 NMU Recruits

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Junior College/CollegeBruce Anderson LB 5-10 195 Gladstone, Mich./GladstoneChad Anderson OL 6-3 245 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich./Sault AreaCasey Barnes QB 6-2 205 Mequon, Wis./HomesteadRockne Belmonte K 5-10 185 Grand Rapids, Mich./Eastern MichiganNick Brautigam DB 5-11 195 Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert CatholicMike Carter DB 6-0 190 Madison, Wis./WestJesse Condie WR 6-1 185 Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard WestJace Daniels OL 6-4 305 Escanaba, Mich./EscanabaJake Dellangelo WR 6-0 185 Ishpeming, Mich./WestwoodZach Fini DB 5-11 180 Princeton, N.J./LaSalleSean Frank TE 6-5 215 Dearborn, Mich./Divine ChildAaron Gill LB 6-0 205 Lake Orion, Mich./Lake OrionCameron Hurst DB 6-0 175 Elsie, Mich./Ovid-ElsieChristian Jessie WR 5-11 160 Grand Rapids, Mich./East KentwoodTrevor Kruzel FB 6-0 211 Boyne City, Mich./Boyne CityRobby Lentz DB 5-11 175 Oxford, Mich./Lake OrionMario Marana QB 6-0 165 Negaunee, Mich./NegauneeTravis Mewton OLB 6-3 190 Canton, Mich./PlymouthBrock Reynolds DB 6-0 185 Battle Creek, Mich./CentralJustin Salzman TE 6-4 210 Menominee, Mich./MenomineeJeff Smith OLB 6-1 210 Gary, Ind./Bishop NollCody Staley DL 5-11 265 Bannister, Mich./Ovid-ElsieMorgan Stenz DB 6-0 175 Alpena, Mich./AlpenaJon Stevens TE 6-4 225 Howell, Mich./HartlandJosh Theis OL 6-3 260 Fenton, Mich./HartlandMax Vos LB 6-0 210 Burlington, Wis./Catholic CentralKelly Waite WR 5-10 160 Plymouth, MIch./PlymouthAntonio Wallace RB 5-9 177 Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Tech

2009 Recruits

2009 Wildcat Football Support Staff

Kris RoweTrainer

John TessaroEquipment Manager

Hans AndelStudent Equipment Manager

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Zach AndersonDefensive Tackle6-3, 265, Rfr.Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

2008: Redshirted. High School: Let-tered in football four times at Sault Area

High School under Greg Rambo. Senior year fi n-ished 9-2. Also participated in wrestling and track. Personal: Likes to snowmobile. Undecided on major. Son of Maxine and Steve Anderson. Born November 20, 1989.

Scott AveryDefensive End6-3, 245, Sr.Lake Orion, Mich.

Career Stat s : Recorded 62 total tackles (38 solo and 24 assisted). Has 10 tackles-for-loss

and 4.5 sacks.2008: Lettered for the third time. Recorded 34 total tackles (25 solo and 9 assisted). Led team with six-and-a-half tackles-for-loss and three sacks. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Lettered for the second time. Tallied 22 total tackles (10 solo and 12 assisted). Recorded two tackles-for-loss. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Had six total tackles (three solo and three assisted).

Tallied one-and-a-half sacks and one-and-a-half tackles-for-loss.High School: Lettered twice in football at Lake Orion High School under Chris Bell and Jason Larsen. All-league, all-metro north and an honorable mention all-county selection. Also participated in wrestling where he was captain of the team. State qualifi er by placing fourth at the regional meet. Personal: Likes to go boating. Majoring in physical education/secondary education. Brother, Aaron played football at the Uni-versity of Toledo and is now a coach at West Bloomfi eld. Another brother, Andy, played at University of Buffalo. Son of Sarah and William Avery. Born on February 1, 1988.

Nick AwreyWide Receiver5-10, 170, Rfr.Saginaw, Mich.

2008: Redshirted.H ig h S c h o o l : Lettered twice at Nouvel Catholic Central High School under Mike Boyd.

Second team all-area and honorable men-tion all-state as a senior. Team was two time state champions (2006-07). Also par-ticipated in basketball and track and fi eld.Personal: Likes to listen to music, read and play video games. Majoring in management. Son of Connie and Randy Awrey. Father is an assistant coach with the NMU football team and played on the ‘Cats 1975 national cham-pionship team. Both parents graduated from NMU. Born on June 26, 1989.

Rockne BelmonteKicker5-10, 185, So.Grand Rapids, Mich.

20 07- 08 : At -t ended E a s te rn Michigan University.High School: Let-

tered four times in football at Grand Rapids Catholic Central under Tom Passinault. Was all-conference, all-area, all-area dream team and all-state Class B. Team won three district championships, two regional championships and was a state f inalist . Personal: Likes to camp and play video games. Majoring in physical education/secondary education. Son of Pamela and Bob Belmonte. Born on March 17, 1989.

John BlessingLinebacker6-1, 225, Jr.Birch Run, Mich.

Career Stats: Tal-lied 48 total tackles (26 solo and 22 as-sisted). Recorded six tackles-for-loss.2008: Lettered for

the second time. Registered 41 total tackles (24 solo and 17 assisted). Had six sacks. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Lettered for the fi rst time. Had seven total tackles (two solo and fi ve assisted). Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. Received the Most Improved Award for the team. 2006: Redshirted.High School: Lettered in football three times at Birch Run Area High School under Chris Gilliam. Senior season was a fi rst-team all-conference as a tight end and linebacker and second team all-area. As a junior was second-team all-conference and honorable mention all-area. Also participated in basketball and baseball.Personal: Likes to hunt, fi sh and trap. Majoring in marketing. Sister, Tracey, played softball at Alma College. Son of Paula and Ben Blessing. Born on September 16, 1988.

Meet the NMU Wildcats

Scott Avery led the 2008 Wildcats with 6.5 tackles-for-loss and 3 sacks.

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Mike BorenLinebacker6-1, 200, Sr.Clovis, Calif.

Career Stats: Tal-lied 17 total tackles (14 solo and 3 as-sisted). Has a sack.2008: Lettered for the fi rst time. Tal-

lied 17 total tackles (14 solo and 3 assisted). Recorded a tackle for-a-loss and a sack.2005-06: Attended Reedley College. Team went 10-0 and were Valley champions. Team participated in the State Center Bowl twice (2005-06). Reedley College scholar-athlete and academic all-Northern California.High School: Lettered four times in football at Clovis East High School under Tim Murphy. Team was league champions in 2002 after go-ing 8-2. Squad was also central section and Valley champions. Participated in baseball.Personal: Enjoys wakeboarding, snowboard-ing, golfi ng, hunting and fi shing. Majoring in management of health and fi tness. Son of Therese and Mike Boren. Born on August 30, 1987.

Mark BossuahRunning Back5-11, 215, Sr.Grand Rapids, Mich.

Career Stats: Has rushed for 2 ,373 yards on 463 carries. Scored 23 touch-

downs on the ground. Caught 18 passes for 146 yards.Has two kick returns for 38 yards.2008: Lettered for the third time. Led team with 660 yards and scored fi ve TDs on the ground. Hauled in three passes for 25 yards. Named to the all-GLIAC team as an honorable mention selection. Selected the NMU most valuable running back. 2007: Lettered for the second time. Led team with 1,285 yards and scored 12 TDs on the ground. Ranked second in the GLIAC in rushing. Hauled in fi ve receptions for 37 yards. Had fi ve games with over 100 yards rushing, two games of over 200 yards rushing and a game of over 300 yards. Scored four touchdowns against Mercyhurst for a new Superior Dome record. Set a new NMU and Superior Dome record with 317 yards on the ground against Hillsdale. Named GLIAC offensive player of the week for performance against Mercyhurst. First

team all-GLIAC selection. Selected the NMU most valuable running back.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Led team with 428 yards rushing with six touchdowns. Caught 10 passes for 84 yards. Named the GLIAC offensive player of the week for his play against Gannon with career highs 21 carries, 118 yards and three touchdowns. 2005: Redshirted.High School: Lettered in football three times at Forest Hills Central under Rusty Erander. All-confer-ence and all-area selection. Also played basketballl. Personal: Likes video games and music. Major-ing in history. Son of Bernard Bossuah. Born on September 14, 1987.

Dustin BrancheauWide Receiver5-11, 190, Jr.Ishpeming, Mich.

Career Stats: Has 34 receptions for 360 yards and two touchdowns. Re-corded four kick

returns for 64 yards.2008: Lettered for the second time. Third on the team with 27 receptions for 271 yards and a score. Had four kickoff returns for 64 yards. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Lettered for the fi rst time. Had seven receptions for 89 yards and a score. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team.2006: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice in football at Ishpeming High School under Jeff Olson. First-team all-conference selection. Member of the U.P. dream team as a wide receiver. Second-team all-U.P.Personal: Likes to play basketball. Majoring in physical education/secondary education. Both brother and sister played collegiate athletics. Son of Tammy and Troy Brancheau. Born on December 27, 1987.

Jared BussInside Linebacker6-2, 220, So.Cedarburg, Wis.

Career Stats: Has 10 total tackles (9 solo and 1 assisted). One kick return.2008: Lettered for

the fi rst time. Recorded 10 total tackles (9 solo and 1 assisted). 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Cedarburg High School under Brian Leair. Two-time North Shore all-conference second team. Scholar-athlete award winner. Team was state qualifi er. Had 84 tackles as a senior. Personal: Enjoys hunting and fi shing. Major-ing in criminal justice. Son of Jody and William Buss. Born on July 20, 1988.

Luke CarlsonTight End6-5, 275, Sr.Ishpeming, Mich.

2008: Lettered for the second time. Caught 10 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown.

2007: Lettered for the fi rst time. Hauled in 13 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown.2006: Squad member.2004: Hauled in seven passes for 42 yards.High School: Lettered all four years at Ishpem-ing High School under Jeff Olson. Conference lineman of the year. All-conference as an end


Luke Carlson averaged over 33 yards a reception in 2008.

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and tackle. Member of the U.P. dream team. First-team all-state. Played in the MHSFAA all-Star football game. Also participated in bas-ketball and track. Second-team all-conference and all-U.P. in basketball. All-U.P. in track.Personal: Likes to ride dirt bikes and snow-mobiles. Majoring in construction management. Son of Hope and Tom Carlson. Born on April 6, 1986.

Daniel CatalanoDefensive Tackle6-4, 265, Jr.Belle Mead, N.J.

Career Stat s : Recorded 39 total tackles (19 solo and 20 assisted). Has 4.5 tackles-for-loss.

Tallied 1.5 sacks.2008: Lettered for the second time. Tallied 22 total tackles (13 solo and 9 assisted). Had three-and-a-half sacks and one-and-a-half tackles-for-loss. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Lettered for the fi rst time. Recorded 17 total tackles (6 solo and 11 assisted). Had a tackle-for-loss.2006: Played at Monmouth University.High School: Lettered twice at Montgomery High School under Zoran Milich. First team all-Skyland Conference. First team Princeton Packet. Member of the Courier News all-area. Somerset all-county. Delaware Valley scholar-athlete. Lettered twice in lacrosse.Personal: Likes to fi sh and play lacrosse. Majoring in physical education/secondary edu-cation. Son of Helaine and Robert Catalano. Father played lacrosse at Naval Academy. Born on October 10, 1987.

Sam CelentinoWide Receiver6-4, 185, Rfr.DeWitt, Mich.

2008: Redshirted.High School: Let-tered three times in football at De-Witt High School

under Rob Zimmerman. Two-time fi rst team all-league. Member of the Lansing State Journal dream team as a senior. Lettered four times in basketball. All-state honor-able mention sophomore year. Three-time all-league selection. All-area as a senior.

Personal: Likes to play sports and listen to music. Undecided on major. Son of Amy and Sam Celentino. Born on April 25, 1989.

Blake CriderTight End6-5, 250, Jr.Fenton, Mich.

Career Stat s : Hauled in fi ve recep-tions for 53 yards.2008: Lettered for the second time. Caught fi ve passes

for 53 yards. 2007: Lettered for the fi rst time. 2006: Redshirted.High School: Lettered in football four times at Lake Fenton High School under Marty Borski. First-team all-league and all-area. Also participated in basketball. Personal: Hobbies include fi tness and sports. Majoring in criminal justice. Son of Sheila and Doug Crider. Born on November 5, 1987.

Cedric DouglasDefensive End6-0, 205, So.Belleville, Mich.

Career Stats: Has 11 total tackles (8 solo and 3 assisted). Tallied a sack2008: Lettered for

the fi rst time. Registered 11 total tackles (8 solo and 3 assisted). Had one-and-a-half tackles-for-loss and a sack 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Milan High School under Steve Robb. Honorable mention all-league and all-region. Participated in the county all-star game. Participated in track. Personal: Majoring in cognitive impairment/secondary education. Born on September 12, 1989.

Josh DroeseLinebacker6-0, 200, Rfr.Kingsford, Mich.

2008: RedshirtedHigh School: Let-tered three times at Kingsford High School under Chris Hofer. Senior year

was all-conference, all-state at linebacker. All-conference honorable mention for punter. Squad MVP and captain. Team fi nished 9-4 senior year, was district and regional champs, lost in the state semifi nals. Also participated in track, where he was MVP in 2007 and 2008. Personal: Majoring in construction manage-ment. Son of Jane Tomasoskil and Dave Droese. Born January 27, 1990.

Jason DuMontOffensive Lineman6-4, 310, Jr.Racine, Wis.

2008: Lettered for the fi rst time. Played along the offensive line.

2007: Member of squad.2006: Redshirted.High School: Lettered in football three times at St. Catherines High School under Dan Miller. All-county and all-conference selection. Also participated in basketball, golf and track.Personal: Likes to hunt and fi sh. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Son of Gerianne and Danny DuMont. Born on November 10, 1987.

Zach FiniDefensive Back5-11, 180 So.Princeton, N.J.

2006-08: Attended La Salle University. High School: Let-tered twice in football at Montgomery High School under Zoran

Milich. Also participated in baseball and track.Personal: Likes to watch movies and play video games. Majoring in media production and new technology. Son of Marianne Fini and Harry Fini. Born on July 26, 1988.

Matt Forward Defensive Lineman6-0, 295 So.Zeeland, Mich.

Career Stat s : Recorded 15 total tackles (8 solo and 7 assisted). Has three tackles-for-loss.


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2008: Lettered for the first time. Ac-counted for 15 total tackles (8 solo and 7 assisted). Had three tackles-for-loss. Re-ceived the most outstanding freshman award. High School: Lettered three times at Zeeland West High School under John Shillito. Senior year was all-conference, all-area, Holland Sentinel player of the year, AP all-state. Junior year team won Division 4 State Championship. Member of the Grand Rapids Press all-area and all-state teams and selected to the Detroit Free Press dream team. All-conference in track for three years. State qualifi er for wrestling in 2006.Personal: Undecided on major. Son of Jody and Mark Forward. Born March 14, 1990.

Zach GauthierLinebacker5-11, 210, Sr.Ishpeming, Mich.

Career Stats: Re-corded 148 total tackles (61 solo and 87 assisted). Tal-lied fi ve-and-a-half

tackles-for-loss with two sacks. Has one rush for 41 yards.2008: Lettered for the third time. Recorded 45 total tackles (23 solo and 22 assisted). Led the team with two interceptions. 2007: Lettered for the second time. Tallied 55 total tackles (23 solo and 32 assisted). Had two tackles-for-loss and a sack. Recorded an interception and forced a fumble.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Had 48 total tackles (15 solo and 33 assisted). Tallied three-and-a-half tackles-for-loss and a sack.2004-05: Attended Michigan Tech.High School: Lettered four times at Ishpem-ing High School under Jeff Olson. Two-time fi rst team MPC all-conference as a linebacker. Member of the U.P. dream team as a linebacker and running back. Offensive player of the year in U.P. Team captain and MVP. Won three state titles in wrestling in two different weight classes. Named the top U.P. wrestler as a senior.Personal: Likes to spend time with the fam-ily. Majoring in criminal justice. Son of Diane and Lance Gauthier. Uncle is NMU head coach Bernie Anderson. Born on September 4, 1985.

Keven HagansWide Receiver6-2, 194, So.Milwaukee, Wis.

Career Stat s : Hauled in one pass for four yards.2008: Squad mem-ber. Caught a pass

for four yards against Grand Valley State. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times at Franklin High School under Jesse Miller. Two-time all-state selection. Two-time all-conference pick. All-North Division. Team MVP.Personal: Likes to sing and dance. Majoring in speech communication. Son of Keven Hagans, Amy Lorenz and Tolliann Durham. Father played basketball at Jackson State. Born on September 8, 1987.

David HalversonWide Receiver5-11, 180, Rfr.Ishpeming, Mich.

2008: Redshirted.H i g h S c h o o l : Played at Westwood High School under Jim Marana.

Personal: Likes to ride his bike. Majoring in industrial technology/secondary education. Son of Renelle and Joel Halverson. Born on June 22, 1989.

Mike HanschmannDefensive Lineman6-2, 295, Sr.Davison, Mich.

Career Stats: Re-corded four total tackles (3 solo and 1 assisted).

2008: Lettered for the fi rst time. Recorded four total tackles (3 solo and 1 assisted). 2007: Squad member.2006: Squad member.2005: Redshirted. High School: Lettered twice at Goodrich High School under Tom Alward. All-league as an offensive tackle. Regional medalist in the shot put.

Personal: Hobbies include reading and writ-ing and working out. Majoring in economics. Son of Karen and Mike Hanschmann. Born on January 6, 1987.

Drew HansonFullback5-11, 215, So.Michigamme, Mich.

2008: Squad member.2007: Squad member.

2006: Redshirted.High School: Lettered four times at West-wood High School under Jim Marana. All-conference and honorable mention all-U.P. selection. Participated in basketball. Personal: Likes the outdoors. Majoring in net-work computing. Son of Kathi and Neil Hanson. Brother, Cody, was a former NMU offensive lineman. Born on December 14, 1987.

Ben HempelQuarterback5-11, 185, Sr.Franklin, Wis.

Career Stats: Has passed for 689 yards on 36-64-1 with seven touchdowns. 2008: Lettered for the fi rst. Threw for

593 yards on 30-50-1 with six TDs. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team.


Ben Hempel enters the 2009 season looking for playing time after passing for 593 yards in 2008.

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2007: Squad member. Saw action in two games.Went 6-14-0 for 96 yards. Threw a TD pass at Ferris State. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team.2006: Squad member.2005: Redshirted.High School: Lettered in football at Franklin High School under Jesse Miller. All-state, all-conference and all-suburban. Named to the Old Spice Red Zone team as one of the top 50 players in the United States in 2005. Set state career records for TD passes (93) and yards with 9,508.Personal: Likes to fi sh. Majoring in physical education/secondary education. Son of Mary and Dave Hempel. Born on November 26, 1986.

Edwin KnoblockDefensive End6-1, 230, So.Lake Orion, Mich.

Career Stats: Tal-lied 19 total tackles (8 solo and 11 as-sisted).

2008: Lettered for the fi rst time. Recorded 8 solo and 11 assisted tackles for 19 total tackles. Had half a tackle-for-a-loss.2007: RedshirtedHigh School: Lettered twice at Farmington High School under John Bechtel. Two-time all-area selection. Selected all-conference and honorable mention all-state. Participated in baseball.Personal: Likes to play video games. Majoring in entertainment and sports promotion. Uncle played in the Canadian Football League. Born on September 23, 1989.

Carter KopachQuarterback6-0, 195, So.Bolingbrook, Ill.

Career Stats: Has 1,296 yards of total offense. In the air is 124-225-11 for 1,190 yards with

nine touchdowns. Rushed for 106 yards on 81 carries. 2008: Lettered for the fi rst time. Led the team with 1,190 yards passing on 124-225-11 with nine touchdowns. Had 1,296 yards

of total offense. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times at Mount Carmel under Frank Lenti. ESPN Old Spice player of the game. Soldier Field player of the game. Two-time all-state. Tony Lawless award winner. Participated in baseball.Personal: Likes to watch movies. Majoring in electronic journalism. Son of Kimberly and Robert Kopach. Born on August 10, 1988.

Jonathan KraaiOffensive Lineman6-3, 285, So.Zeeland, Mich.

2008: Squad mem-ber.2007: Redshirted. High School: Let-

tered twice at Zeeland West High School under John Shillito. Named to several all-area teams as a senior: Zeeland Record, Advance and Holland Sentinel. Second team all-conference. Participated in swimming and track.Personal: Likes to mountain bike and jet ski. Majoring in criminal justice. Son of Lori and Chuck Kraai. Born on December 21, 1988.

Andy LanserTight End6-3, 235, So.Sheboygan, Wis.

2008: Lettered for the fi rst time. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Let-tered three times at Sheboygan South

High School under Chris Hein. Selected to the all-Fox River Valley conference team as a tight end. Selected to the Sheboygan Press all-area team. Participated in basketballPersonal: Likes to hunt and fi sh. Majoring in management. Son of Lori and Michael Lanser. Father played football at North Dakota. Born on October 16, 1988.

Jon LaueKicker/Punter5-10, 175, Sr.Fenton, Mich.

Career Stat s : Connected on 7-10 fi eld goals with lon-gest being from 33 yards. Has 35 PATs. Kicked off 83 times

for 4,502 yards (54.2 avg).2008: Lettered for the third time. Went 2-3 in fi eld goals with his longest being from 24 yards against Wayne State. Kicked the ball off 31 times for 1,799 yards (58.0 avg). Was 5-7 in PATs. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Lettered for the second time. Went 1-2 in fi eld goals with his longest being from 32 yards against Indianapolis. Was 2-3 in PATs. Had nine kickoffs for 515 yards (57.2 avg). Named to the GLIAC all-academic team.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Handled kickoff duties. Converted 28-31 PATs, was 4-5 in fi eld goals, longest being 33 yards against Hillsdale. Named to the all-GLIAC academic team.2005: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times at Powers Catholic High School under Joell Pratt. First-team all-league in the Big Nine. Honorable mention all-state. Team was league champions. Also played soccer. Personal: Likes to work on cars, fi sh and hunt. Majoring in electronics engineering technol-ogy. Son of Karen and Randy Laue. Born on June 23, 1986.

Anthony LeandriKicker5-7, 180, Jr.Clearwater, Fla.

Career Stats: Con-nected on 11-23 fi eld goals with longest being from 49 yards. Has 47 PATs. In 52

kickoffs has 3,009 yards (57.9 avg).2008: Lettered for the second time. Was 3-7 in fi eld goals with longest being from 40 yards against Findlay. Made 16-18 PATs.2007: Lettered for the fi rst time. Connected on 8-16 fi eld goals, longest was from 49 yards against Michigan Tech. Was 31-32 in PATs. Named the GLIAC Special Teams player of the week for performance against Michigan Tech as he accounted for 10 points on two fi eld goals and four extra points.


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2006: Attended the University of South Florida.High School: Lettered three times at Clearwater Central Catholic High School under Mike Jalazo. First-team all-county and fi rst-team all-Suncoast Conference. All-state honorable mention. Participated in soccer and weight lifting.Personal: Likes to play video games. Major-ing in management. Son of Amy and Richard Leandri. Born on January 12, 1988.

Jacob LehmannDefensive Back5-10, 175, So.Ishpeming, Mich.

Career Stats: Re-corded three total tackles (1 solo and 2 assisted).2008: Squad mem-

ber. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Ishpeming High School under Jeff Olson. First team all-conference as a defensive back and quarterback. All-U.P. as a defensive back. Personal: Enjoys four wheeling and jet skiing. Majoring in special education. Son of Julie and Kurt Lehmann. Born on August 24, 1988.

Mike LevyOffensive Lineman6-4, 310, Jr.South Bend, Ind.

2008: Picked up second letter. Saw time as team’s long snapper. 2007: Picked up fi rst

letter. Played in eight games.2006: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Mishawaka Penn High School under Cory Yeoman. Mem-ber of the South Bend Tribune dream team where he received the most votes. All-area. Region 2 all-star. Played in the Indiana North-South all-star game. Participated in track.Personal: Likes to golf and play video games. Majoring in electronic journalism. Son of Alfred Levy. Born on June 9, 1987.

Nathan LinsmeierOffensive Lineman6-4, 255, So.Menominee, Mich.

2008: Squad member.2007: Redshirted.

High School: Lettered at Menominee High School under Ken Hofer. All-conference selec-tion. Named all-U.P. Participated in basketball, golf and baseball.Personal: Likes fantasy sports. Majoring in accounting/CIS. Son of Cindy and Scott Lins-meier. Born on July 6, 1989.

Jordan ManclDefensive Lineman6-4, 260, Rfr.Stevens Point, Wis.

2008: Redshirted H i g h S c h o o l : Lettered twice at Stevens Point Area

Senior High School under Pete McAdams. First team all-conference, all-region and WFCA all-state as a senior. Team went 12-1 for senior year and won conference title. Also played basketball where he was honor-

able mention all-conference. Played baseball and threw the shot and discus in track.Personal: Majoring in biology/physiology. Son of Galene and Alan Mancl. Born Janurary 5, 1990.

Justin MerckxWide Receiver6-1, 200, Sr.Appleton, Wis.

Career Stats: Has six catches for 26 yards with a score. Recorded a kickoff return for 11 yards.

2008: Lettered for the third time. Caught two passes for 13 yards. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Lettered for the second time. Saw ac-tion in six games.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Hauled in three passes for 15 yards and one score. Had one kickoff return for 11 yards.2005: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times in football at Freedom High School under John Dobyns. Second-team all-conference. MVP fi eld event athlete in track. First-team all-conference in track.Personal: Hobbies include hunting, fi shing and cars. Majoring in physical education/coaching. Son of Rick Merckx and Jenny and John Her-mans. Born on October 23, 1986.


Justin Merckx enters his senior campaign as one of the top returning wide receivers.

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Ricky NeavesDefensive Back6-0, 210, Jr.Cooper City, Fla.

Career Stat s : Recorded 49 total tackles (27 solo and 22 assisted). Tallied three tackles-for-loss and a sack.

2008: Lettered for the second time. Col-lected 23 total tackles (12 solo and 11 as-sisted). Had three tackles-for-loss and a sack.2007: Redshirted.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Recorded 26 total tackles (15 solo and 11 assisted). High School: Lettered in football at Cooper City High School under Jim Elder. A member of the Broward North-South All-Star Game as well as the Dade-Broward All-Star Game. Was a point guard on the basketball team.Personal: Majoring in management of health and fi tness. Son of JoAnee and Rick Neaves. Father played basketball at Biscayne Commu-nity College. Born on April 15, 1988.

Zach NicholsWide Receiver6-3, 215, Sr.Brighton, Mich.

Career Stat s : Hauled in 95 passes for 1,020 yards with 14 touchdowns. Has two kick returns for 20 yards.

2008: Lettered for the third time. Led team with 45 receptions. Second on team with 438 receiving yards. Hauled in four touchdown passes. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. Named to the all-GLIAC team as an honorable mention selection. 2007: Lettered for the second time. Had 35 receptions for 429 yards. Led the team with eight TD receptions. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Caught 15 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Had two kickoff returns for 20 yards. An honorable mention all-GLIAC selection. High School: Lettered three times at Brighton High School under Bill Murray. First-team all-state, all-county, all-conference. Second-team all-metro north. All-state in basketball and was the conference and county performer of the year. All-state in track and conference and county player of the year.Personal: Likes to play ping pong. Majoring

in sports science. Son of Kristan and Bruce Nichols. Father played for the Detroit Lions for a season. Born on August 4, 1987.

DJ OkeDefensive Back5-9, 180, Jr.Oak Park, Mich.

Career Stats: Tal-lied 64 total tackles (42 solo and 22 as-sisted). 2008: Lettered for the second time. Reg-

istered 27 total tackles (16 solo and 11 assisted). 2007: Lettered for the fi rst time. Recorded 37 total tackles (26 solo and 11 assisted). Personal: Majoring in management of health and fi tness. Son of Yemisi Oke. Born April 4, 1987.

Jonathan OttoOffensive Line6-3, 295, Sr.Racine, Wis.

2008 : Le t tered for the third time. Started eight games. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team.

2007: Lettered for the second time by playing in nine games. 2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Named to the all-GLIAC academic team.2005: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Case High School under John Sedeska. All-conference and all-county selection. A state qualifi er in wrestling and track. Placed fourth in the state in wrestling his senior year.Personal: Likes to golf. Ma-joring in physical education/secondary education. Son of Heidi Ward and Tim Otto. Born on January 8, 1987.

Nicholas OwensOffensive Line6-1, 290, Sr.Highland, Mich.

2008: Let tered for the third time. S t a r t e d e i g h t games.2007: Lettered for

the second time. Named the NMU most im-proved player.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time.2005: Redshirted.High School: Played at Milford High School where he lettered three times under Pat Fox. Named all-league and all-area. Member of the all-conference all-academic team. Personal: Hobbies include playing NCAA and Madden football. Majoring in mechanical engineering technology. Son of Leslie and Allen Owens. Born on July 8, 1987.

Garrett PeckPunter6-4, 200, So.Arena, Wis.

Career Stats : Punted the ball 48 t imes for 1,853 yards (38.6 avg).2008: Lettered for

the fi rst time. Handled all the punting duties for the ‘Cats as he had 48 punts for 1,853 yards (38.6 avg). Longest was 60 yards at Ferris State.


Zach Nichols led the 2008 Wildcats with 45 receptions.

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Named the Outstanding Special Teams Player.High School: Lettered three times in football at River Valley High School under Tim Eastlick. First team all-conference as a senior and second team as a junior. Placed third at Kohl’s National Scholarship Camp. Lettered twice in basketball where he was fi rst team all-conference and all-area as selected by the Dodgeville Chronicle. Personal: Son of Mary Peck. Majoring in construction management. Born on Febru-ary 17, 1990.

Chad PepperOffensive Line6-7, 360, So.Grand Rapids, Mich.

2008: Squad member.2007: Redshirted.High School: Let-

tered three times at Grand Rapids Union High School under Syd Harvey. Participated in basketball.Personal: Likes to play cards and listen to music. Undecided on major. Son of Robin Cotton and Ronald Johnson. Born on March 9, 1989.

Zach PiersonDefensive Back6-2, 200, So.St. Ignace, Mich.

Career Stats: Re-corded five total tackles (3 solo and 2 assisted).

2008: Squad member.2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at LaSalle High School under Marty Spencer. First team all-U.P. all-state honorable mention. Team MVP. Participated in basketball and track.Personal: Undecided on major. Son of Cindy and Barry Pierson. Father played at Michigan, brother Charlie at Ferris State and brother Chase at the University of Chicago. Born on April 3, 1988.

Tony PropsonDefensive Lineman6-2, 260, So.Chilton, Wis.

Career Stats : Tallied three total tackles all solo.2008: Lettered for

the fi rst time. Recorded three solo tackles. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times at Chil-

ton High School under Ray Mlada. Two-time all-conference as a defensive end. First-team all-conference as a punter. All-area second team as a punter. Participated in tennis.Personal: Likes to play tennis and go tubing. Majoring in sports science. Son of Elizabeth and Marvin Propson. Born on May 1, 1989.

Jacob ReimerDefensive Line6-5, 260, Sr.Little Suamico, Wis.

Career Stats : Recorded 60 total tackles (28 solo and 32 assisted).

Has seven-and-a-half tackles-for-loss and three sacks. 2008: Lettered for the third time. Recorded 32 total tackles (15 solo and 17 assisted). Had three-and-a-half tackles-for-loss and two sacks. Named to the all-GLIAC team as an honorable mention selection. Named the most valuable defensive lineman.2007: Lettered for the second time. Recorded 19 total tackles (9 solo and 10 assisted). Had three tackles-for-loss and a sack.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Recorded nine total tackles (4 solo and 5 assisted). Had one tackle-for-loss (-3 yards).2005: Redshirted.High School: Played at Notre Dame Academy under John Nowak where he lettered three times. All-area, all-metro and all-conference as a defensive end. Second-team all-conference as a tight end. Team was state champion in 2003. Played basketball where he was a two-time all-area and all-conference selection. Personal: Likes to travel and go fi shing. Ma-joring in fi nance. Son of Jill and Butch Reimer. Born on October 4, 1986.

Brandon ReynoldsFull Back5-10, 255, So.Battle Creek, Mich.

Career Stats : Rushed for 16 yards on four carries2008: Lettered for

the fi rst time. Had 16 yards rushing on four carries.2007: Redshirted.


Jacob Reimer will be looked to anchor the defensive line for the Wildcats in 2009.

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High School: Lettered in football at Battle Creek Central High School under Doug Bees.Personal: Undecided on major. Born on December 24, 1988.

Jack RustmanOffensive Line6-3, 320, Sr.Johnsburg, Ill.

2008: Let tered for the third time. Named to the all-GLIAC team as an honorable mention

selection. Named the NMU most valuable offensive lineman.2007: Lettered for the second time. Selected the NMU most valuable offensive lineman. 2006: Lettered for the fi rst time.2005: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times at Johns-burg High School under Jason Aubry. Selected to the all-conference and all-area teams. Team was conference champ in senior year. Partici-pated in wrestling, basketball and baseball. Personal: Likes to play with his PlayStation. Majoring in physical education/secondary edu-cation. Son of Steve and Kim Coleman. Born on June 20, 1987.

Tyler SchraubenWide Receiver6-0, 200, Sr.Holt, Mich.

Career Stats : Caught 16 passes for 173 yards. 2008: Squad mem-ber.

2007: Lettered for the second time. Hauled in one pass for 15 yards.2006: Lettered for the fi rst time. Caught 15 passes for 158 yards. Had one kickoff return.2005: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times at Holt High School under Mike Smith. All-league and all-area pick. Honorable mention all-state. Team was twice league champion during high school career and once district and regional champ. Played baseball, where he was all-league, all-area and honorable mention all-state. Played on state championship basketball team.Personal: Likes to snowboard and fi sh. Majoring in marketing. Son of Loris and Russ Schrauben. Born on January 23, 1987.

Kyle SennWide Receiver6-1, 195, So.Fond du Lac, Wis.

Career Stats : Caught one pass for 33 yards.2008: Squad mem-ber. Hauled in one

pass for 33 yards against Grand Valley State. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Fond du Lac High School. First-team all-conference wide receiver and honorable mention as a punter. Honorable mention all-state. Holds fi ve indi-vidual school records.Personal: Enjoys playing disc golf and Guitar Hero. Majoring in biology. Son of Mary and Mick Senn. Born on December 29, 1988.

Brandon SmithRunning Back5-11, 170, So.Mulliken, Mich.

Career Stats : Rushed for 115 yards on 28 car-ries with a score. Caught fi ve passes

for 15 yards.2008: Lettered for the fi rst time. Rushed for 115 yards on 28 carries. Scored lone touchdown at Ferris State on a three-yard run as he ended the game with 58 yards on 17 carries. Hauled in fi ve passes for 15 yards.High School: Lettered three times in football at Portland High School under John Navara. All-state and prep player of the week. Rushed for 1,800 yards and scored 38 touchdowns. Also participated in baseball and track and fi eld.Personal: Likes to be active outside. Majoring in social work. Son of Pamela Kazamer. Born on September 20, 1986

Blaine StormerDefensive Back5-10, 180, Rfr.Lake Orion, Mich.

2008: RedshirtedH ig h S c hoo l : Lettered twice in football at Lake

Orion High School under Chris Bell. All-league fi rst team in 2007, honorable men-tion in 2006. Team was two-time district champions and league champion in 2006. Personal: Likes to participate in all sports and work out. Undecided on major. Son of Stepha-nie and Craig Boe. Father played college football at Olivet College. Born on March 27, 1989.

Andrew StrobelDefensive Back5-10, 180, Jr.Petoskey, Mich.

Career Stats: Re-corded 105 total tackles (73 solo and 32 assisted). Has picked off two

passes.2008: Lettered for the second time. Second on the team in total tackles with 67 (48 solo and 19 assisted). Picked off a pass against Northwood. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Lettered for the fi rst time. Had 38 total tackles (25 solo and 13 assisted). Picked off a pass (Ashland) and recovered a fumble (Ferris State). Named the NMU most outstanding freshman. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team.2006: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Petoskey High School under Chris Schmake. Two-time all-state selection. Member of the all-region dream team. All-conference as a wide receiver and free safety. Second-team all-conference as a running back. Personal: Likes to snowboard. Majoring in entertainment and sports promotion. Son of Laura and Mike Strobel. Born on August 8, 1988.


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Joby SullivanDefensive Back5-11, 175, So.Iron Mountain, Mich.

2008: Squad mem-ber. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Let-tered twice at Iron

Mountain High School under Scott Boddy. All-conference as a wide receiver and defensive back as a senior. Member of the all-U.P. dream team as a senior defensive back. Captain of team in fi nal prep season. Participated in track.Personal: Likes to read and sing. Majoring in social studies/secondary education. Son of Sandy and Kevin Sullivan. Born on July 13, 1988.

Craig ThompsonTight End6-4, 235, So.Allendale, Mich.

Career Stats: Has a tackle.2008: Squad mem-ber. Named to the GLIAC all-academic

team. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Allendale High School under Ben Burk. Selected all-conference, all-area and all-area advanced West. Participated in basketball and baseball.Personal: Likes to fi sh and hunt. Majoring in elementary education. Son of Marilyn and Ramond Thompson. Born on October 22, 1988.

Marcus TribbleDefensive Back6-1, 170, So.Coral Springs, Fla.

Career Stats : Recorded 48 total tackles (37 solo and 11 assisted). Has

one kickoff return for 24 yards.2008: Lettered for the fi rst time. Tallied 48 total tackles (37 solo and 11 assisted). Had fi ve tackles-for-loss. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered three times at Coral

Springs Charter under Otis Mounds. Second team all-county. Played in the North vs. South Independent all-star game. Participated in track.Personal: Enjoys sports and video games. Undecided on major. Son of Joyce Evans and Marvin Tribble. Born on July 6, 1989.

Brennan VanEffenRunning Back6-2, 205, So.Escanaba, Mich.

Career Stats: Has 237 yards rushing on 44 carries.2008: Lettered for the fi rst time. Sec-

ond on the team with 237 yards rushing on 44 carries. Rushed for 133 yards on 29 carries against Indianapolis in the last game of the sea-


Mark Bossuah (#21) has led the Wildcats on the ground the past three seasons. He enters the 2009 season with over 2,300 career yards.

son. Accounted for 84 yards on eight carries against Grand Valley State, had the longest run of his career of 60 yards against the Lakers. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team. 2007: Redshirted.High School: Lettered twice at Escanaba High School under Dan Flynn. All-conference and all-U.P. running back. Team MVP.Personal: Enjoys music and movies. Major-ing in management. Son of Janice and Brennan VanEffen. Born on June 13, 1988.

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Jesus WrightLinebacker6-2, 225, Rfr.Kentwood, Mich.

2008: Redshir t-ed. Received the most outstanding defens ive scout t e a m a w a r d .

High School: Lettered in football three times at East Kentwood High School under Eddie Ostipow. Two-time all-conference selection also all-conference in basketball. Lettered twice in track and fi eld.Personal: Likes to relax by playing video games. Undecided on major. Son of Angela Wright and James Carroll. Born on May 16, 1990.

Nathan YelkLinebacker5-10, 235, Sr.Arlington, Wis.

Career Stats: Re-corded 225 total tackles (125 solo and 100 assisted). Has 15 tackles-for-loss and fi ve sacks.

Tallied four interceptions. Has a punt return for 17 yards. Kicked four PATs. 2008: Lettered for the fourth time. Led team with 98 total tackles (61 solo and 37 assisted). Named GLIAC defensive player of the week for play against Findlay as he had 17 total tackles which included 14 solo tackles and two-and-a-half tackles-for-loss. Named to the all-GLIAC football team as a second-team selection. Named the MVP of the NMU football team. Named most valuable linebacker on the team.2007: Lettered for the third time. Second on the team with 83 total tackles (42 solo and 41 assisted). Had six-and-a-half tackles-for-loss and a sack. Recorded an interception and a fumble recovery. Named to the GLIAC all-academic team.

2006: Lettered for the second time. Granted a medical redshirt after being injured in the second game of the season against Hillsdale. Had 15 total tackles (four solo and 11 assisted). Picked off two passes. Named to the all-GLIAC academic team.2005: Lettered for the fi rst time. Played at linebacker, where he had 29 total tackles (18 solo and 11 assisted). Credited with two-and-a-half tackles-for-loss (-16 yards) and two sacks (-14 yards). Saw time as a kicker and was 4-of-8 in PATs and had 17 kickoffs for 54.2 yard average.High School: Lettered three times under Dave Hamshire at Poynette High School. First-team all-state as a linebacker and kicker as selected by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. Three-time fi rst-team all-conference. Conference defensive player of the year. Wisconsin all-star captain. Also played baseball where he was a two-time all-conference selection.Personal: Likes to play sports and cards. Majoring in sports science. Son of Sandy Breunig and Steve Yelk. Two brothers (Tony and Tyler) played collegiate sports. Born on February 9, 1987.


Seniors Mike Boren (left) and Nathan Yelk (right) return to lead the linebacking corps.

2008 Game Summaries

Game 1: September 12, 2008Northwood at NMU

Marquette, Mich. Attendance: 4,487

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNorthwood 0 0 0 7 7Northern Michigan 7 3 14 6 30

Team Statistics NU NMFirst Downs 20 23Rushes-Yards 39-167 42-257Passing Yards 117 298Total Offense 284 555Passing 10-22-2 15-22-0Fumbles/Lost 4/2 3/1Penalties/Yards 9/70 3/40Punts/Avg. 5/39.2 3/47.7 Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter NM – Bossuah 1-yd run (Leandri kick) 8:23Second QuarterNM – Leandri 35-yd fi eld goal 00:00 Third QuarterNM – Bossuah 1-yd run (Leandri kick) 13:29NM – Laue 32-yd fi eld goal 6:20NM – Elmore 37-yd pass from Hempel (Leandri kick) 10:44Fourth QuarterNM – Wells 46-yd pass from Hempel (Leandri kick failed)

14:44NU – Dunnom 11-yd run (Sijan kick) 10:50

Game 2: September 13, 2008NMU at Tiffi nTiffi n, Ohio.

Attendance: 1,325

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 FNorthern Michigan 7 7 0 7 7 0 0 0 28Tiffi n 7 0 14 0 7 0 0 6 34

Team Statistics NM TUFirst Downs 23 24Rushes-Yards 48-104 41-50Passing Yards 304 352Total Offense 408 402Passing 21-35-2 38-57-0Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/3Penalties/Yards 7/60 6/49Punts/Avg. 4/31.0 5/32.2

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterTU – McKnight 1-yd pass from Root (Kroeze kick) 2:52NM – Wells 64-yd pass from Hempel (Leandri kick) 1:16Second QuarterNM – Elmore 42-yd pass from Hempel (Leandri kick) 3:42Third QuarterTU – Raspberry 9-yd pass from Root (Kroeze kick) 7:24TU – Edwards 2-yd pass from Root (Kroeze kick) 0:36Fourth QuarterNM – Bossuah 3-yd run (Leandri kick) 0:46Overtime TU- Raspberry 15-yd pass from Root (Kroeze kick) 15:00NM- Kopach 16-yd run (Leandri kick) 15:00TU- Root 1-yd run 15:00

Game 3: September 18, 2008Michigan Tech at NMU


Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FMichigan Tech 7 6 21 13 47Northern Michigan 7 7 0 7 21

Team Statistics MT NMFirst Downs 24 18Rushes-Yards 44-228 26-83Passing Yards 242 282Total Offense 470 365Passing 13-17-0 20-40-1Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0Penalties/Yards 5/48 7/48Punts/Avg. 2/44.0 4/38.8

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter NM – Elmore 18-yd pass from Hempel (Leandri kick) 4:49MT – White 67-yd pass from Short (Cattelino kick) 4:43Second QuarterMT – Cattelino 19-yd fi eld goal kick 9:50MT – Cattelino 24-yd fi eld goal 2:41NM – Elmore 81-yd pass from Hempel (Leandri kick) 0:48 Third QuarterMT – Milbrath 10-yd run (Cattelino kick) 11:49MT – Milbrath 8-yd run (Cattelino kick) 5:33MT – Milbrath 70-yd run (Cattelino kick) 2:48Fourth QuarterNM – Nichols 26-yd from Kopach (Leandri kick) 13:38MT – Milbrath 8-yd run (Cattelino kick failed) 7:54MT – Haynes 80-yd interception return (Cattelino kick)

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Game 4: September 27, 2008NMU at Ferris State

Big Rapids, Mich. Attendance: 2,331

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNorthern Michigan 7 7 3 7 24Ferris State 0 7 3 21 31

Team Statistics NM FSFirst Downs 17 18Rushes-Yards 35-124 43-210Passing Yards 197 154Total Offense 321 364Passing 21-38-1 7-20-1Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0Penalties/Yards 10/80 3/43Punts/Avg. 5/43.4 6/36.5

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter NM – Nichols 5-yd pass from Kopach (Leandri kick) 6:15Second QuarterNM – Kopach 7-yd run (Leandri kick) 14:56FS – Hogue 25-yd run (Yates kick) 3:31Third QuarterNM – Leandri 22-yd fi eld goal 7:55FS – Yates 27-yd fi eld goal 2:43 Fourth QuarterNM – Smith 3-yd (Leandri kick) 9:28FS – Ryan 38-yd pass from Schneider (Yates kick) 8:14FS – Hogue 26-yd run (Yates kick) 5:50FS – Wilson 75-yd interception return (Yates kick) 0:05

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The NMU marching band entertains the crowd at halftime.

Game 5: October 4, 2008Saginaw Valley at NMU


Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FSaginaw Valley 9 8 7 14 38Northern Michigan 0 6 7 8 21

Team Statistics SV NMFirst Downs 25 15Rushes-Yards 49-214 30-138Passing Yards 187 89Total Offense 401 227Passing 15-28-1 13-23-1Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1Penalties/Yards 8/96 8/98Punts/Avg. 4/39.0 4/39.0

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterSV – Williams 1-yd run (Burr kick) 4:50SV - TEAM safety 3:11Second QuarterNM – Brancheau 3-yd pass from Kopach (Laue kick blocked) 13:13SV – Black PAT return 13:13SV – Grimes 20-yd pass from Stiefel (Burr rush fumbled) 0:30Third QuarterSV – Stone 7-yd pass from Stiefel (Burr kick) 10:40NM – Bossuah 35-yd run (Laue kick) 7:38Fourth QuarterNU – Nichols 23-yd pass from Kopach (Kopach rush) 14:54SV – Emeott 1-yd run (Burr kick) 3:01SV – Black 27 yd interception (Burr Kick) 2:06

Game 6: October 11, 2008NMU at Wayne State

Detroit, Mich. Attendance: 4,502

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNorthern Michigan 0 3 7 0 10Wayne State 17 0 0 7 47

Team Statistics NM WSFirst Downs 13 16Rushes-Yards 36-157 51-211Passing Yards 68 136Total Offense 225 347Passing 10-22-1 10-18-0Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1Penalties/Yards 3/25 7/75Punts/Avg. 7/40.3 7/40.7

Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter WS – Bell 67-yd pass from Smith(Chudzinski kick) 13:40WS – Brown 4-yd pass from Smith (Chudzinski kick) 4:53WS – Chudzinski 23-yd fi eld goal 3:19Second QuarterNM – Laue 24-yd fi eld goal 3:22Third QuarterNM – Wells 9-yd pass from Kopach (Laue kick) 1:31Fourth QuarterWS – Bell 5-yd run (Chudzinski kick) 5:06

2008 Game Summaries

Game 7: October 18, 2008NMU at Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, Mich. Attendance: 1,397

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNorthern Michigan 3 14 0 8 25Hillsdale College 7 14 14 14 49

Team Statistics NM HCFirst Downs 21 23Rushes-Yards 37-87 40-199Passing Yards 201 301Total Offense 288 500Passing 19-30-1 20-31-2Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1Penalties/Yards 5/22 2/5Punts/Avg. 4/34.8 1/55.0

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterNM – Laue 23-yd fi eld goal 9:13HC – Panizzi 2-yd run (Mark Petro kick) 3:36Second QuarterNM – Bossuah 5-yd run (Laue kick)9:07NM – Nichols 13-yd pass from Kopach (Laue kick) 4:48HC – Holmes 59-yd pass from Weatherhead (Petro kick)

0:32Third QuarterHC – Panizzi 71-yd run (Petro kick) 14:37HC – Panizzi 13-yd run (Petro kick) 3:26Fourth QuarterNM – Elmore 8-yd pass from Kopach (Bossuah rush) 14:54HC – Holmes 4-yd pass from Weatherhead (Petro kick)

9:14HC – Otterbein 3-yd run (Petro kick) 7:16

Game 8: October 25, 2008Findlay at NMUMarquette, Mich.

Attendance: 3,476

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FFindlay 7 7 0 7 21Northern Michigan 0 9 7 13 29

Team Statistics UF NMFirst Downs 19 22Rushes-Yards 41-133 53-246Passing Yards 155 149Total Offense 288 395Passing 15-27-1 13-23-2Fumbles/Lost 6/1 2/2Penalties/Yards 2/10 5/55Punts/Avg. 7/30.1 3/42.3

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterUF – Jackson 1-yd run (Stevens kick) 5:16Second QuarterUF – Chambers 14-yd run (Stevens kick) 13:38NM – Kopach 5-yd run (Laue kick blocked) 5:42NM – Leandri 40-yd fi eld goal 0:01Third QuarterNM – Wells 10-yd run (Leandri kick) 9:46Fourth QuarterNM – 5-yd run (Leandri kick failed) 9:40 NM – Wells 5-yd run (Leandri kick) 4:25UF – Chambers 4-yd pass from Mora (Stevens kick) 2:27

Game 9: November 1, 2008Grand Valley State at NMU

Marquette, Mich.Attendance: 1,628

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FGrand Valley State 28 10 0 7 45Northern Michigan 0 0 7 7 14

Team Statistics GV NMFirst Downs 19 14Rushes-Yards 39-256 30-78Passing Yards 299 196Total Offense 555 274Passing 17-22-0 14-23-0Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1Penalties/Yards 7/50 1/5Punts/Avg. 5/42.0 7/39.7

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterGV – Berezik 1-yd run (Carter kick) 9:26GV – Berezik 22-yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick) 8:18GV – Mathews 2-yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick) 6:20GV – Neasman 6-yd run (Carter kick) 0:15Second QuarterGV – Blasko 18-yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick) 5:52GV – Carter 39-yd fi eld goal 0:01Third QuarterNM – Carlson 15-yd pass from Kopach (Laue kick) 3:42Fourth QuarterNM – Senn 33-yd pass from Church (Leandri kick) 3:40GV – Gates 14-yd run (Carter kick) 1:27

Game 10: November 10, 2008NMU at Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Ind. Attendance: 2,887

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 FNorthern Michigan 0 6 0 0 6Indianapolis 7 7 3 7 24

Team Statistics NM UIFirst Downs 16 17Rushes-Yards 43-136 44-274Passing Yards 111 115 Total Offense 247 389Passing 14-29-2 10-19-1Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1Penalties/Yards 2/9 3/20Punts/Avg. 7/33.1 6/38.2

Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterUI – Jenkins 18-yd run (Morrison kick) 8:35Second QuarterNM – Elmore 6-yd pass from Kopach (Blanchard pass

intercepted) 13:34UI – Campbell 5-yd run (Morrison kick) 8:30Third QuarterUI – Morrison 22-yd fi eld goal 3:05Fourth QuarterUI – Jenkins 1-yd run (Morrison kick) 9:36

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2008 Results and Statistics

Date W-L Opponent NMU Opp Attendance SiteSept. 6 W NORTHWOOD 30 7 4,487 Marquette, Mich.Sept. 13 Lot at Tiffi n 28 34 1,325 Tiffi n, OhioSept. 18 L MICHIGAN TECH 21 47 8,672 Marquette, Mich.Sept. 27 L at Ferris State 24 31 2,331 Big Rapids, Mich.Oct. 4 L SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 21 38 3,102 Marquette, Mich.Oct. 11 L at Wayne State 10 24 4,502 Detroit, Mich.Oct. 18 L at Hillsdale 25 49 1,397 Hillsdale, Mich.Oct. 25 W Findlay 29 21 3,476 Marquette, Mich.Nov. 1 L GRAND VALLEY STATE 14 45 1,628 Marquette, Mich.Nov. 8 L at Indianapolis 6 24 2,887 Indianapolis, Ind.

Scoring by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total/AvgNMU 31 62 45 63 7 208/20.8Opp 89 59 62 97 13 320/32.0

NMU OPPTotal Offense Plays 666 692Net Yards 3,305 4,000Game Avg. 330.5 400.0

RushingAttempts 380 431Gain 1,799 2,222Loss 389 280Net 1,410 1,942Game Avg. 141.0 194.2Touchdowns 12 23

PassingAttempts 286 261Completions 160 155Interceptions 12 8Net Yards 1,895 2,058Game Average 189.5 205.8Touchdowns 16 17

PuntingNo./Yards 48/1,853 48/1,810Average 38.6 37.7

First DownsBy Rushing 88 105By Passing 83 87By Penalty 11 10Total 182 202

Return YardsPunt Returns/Yard 25/272 16/99Int. Returns/Yards 8/80 12/271Kickoff Return/Yards 52/877 41/741

PenaltiesNo./Yards 51/442 52/466

FumblesNo./Lost 15/9 21/10

3rd Down ConversionsMade/Att. 50/147 69/144Effi ciency 34% 48%

Time of PossessionPer Game 28:39 31:21

Passing GP Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GCarter Kopach 10 225 124 11 55.1 1,190 9 31 119.0Ben Hempel 3 50 30 1 60.0 593 6 81 197.0Matt Blanchard 8 8 4 0 50.0 75 0 49 9.4Vincent Church 1 2 2 0 100.0 37 1 33 37.0Justin Merckx 8 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0NMU Total 10 286 160 12 55.9 1895 16 81 189.5Opp. Totals 10 261 155 8 59.4 2058 17 67 205.8

Final Results: 2-8 Overall, 2-8 GLIAC

Final Team Statistics

Final Individual Statistics

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2008 Statistics

Final Individual StatisticsRushing GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GMark Bossuah 6 124 683 23 660 5.3 5 62 110.0Brennan VanEffen 5 44 251 14 237 5.4 0 60 47.4 Fred Wells 10 30 163 21 142 4.7 2 23 14.2Brandon Smith 5 28 129 14 115 4.1 1 16 23.0Maurice Williams 2 23 123 14 109 4.7 0 25 54.5Carter Kopach 10 81 260 154 106 1.3 4 19 10.6Matt Balnchard 8 23 92 33 59 2.6 0 18 7.4Zach Gauthier 6 1 41 0 41 41.0 0 41 6.8Brandon Reynolds 7 4 16 0 16 4.0 0 8 2.3Dustin Brancheau 10 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.9Alex Grignon 10 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 0.8Antoine Harris 8 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 7 1.0Dan Elmore 9 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.6TEAM 6 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2Zach Nichols 10 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0Garret Peck 10 1 0 21 -21 -21.0 0 0 -2.1Vincet Church 1 1 0 23 -23 -23.0 0 0 -23.0Andrew Strobel 10 1 0 23 -23 -23.0 0 0 -23.0Ben Hempel 3 11 11 46 -35 -3.2 0 4 -11.7NMU Totals 10 380 1799 389 1410 3.7 12 62 141.0Opp. Total 10 431 2222 280 1942 4.5 23 71 194.2

Receving GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GZach Nichols 10 45 438 9.7 4 26 43.8Dan Elmore 9 34 492 14.5 6 81 54.7Dustin Brancheau 10 27 271 10.0 1 49 27.1Fred Wells 10 22 338 15.4 3 64 33.8Luke Carlson 5 10 168 16.8 1 23 33.6Blake Crider 10 5 53 10.6 0 2 5.3Brandon Smith 5 5 15 3.0 0 8 3.0Mark Bossuah 6 3 25 8.3 0 12 4.2Maurice Williams 2 2 16 8.0 0 11 8.0Justin Merckx 8 2 13 6.5 0 8 1.6Kyle Senn 1 1 33 33.0 1 33 33.0Antoine Harris 8 1 15 15.0 0 15 1.9Matt Blanchard 8 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.2Brandon Reynolds 7 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.6Keven Hagans 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0NMU Total 10 160 1895 11.8 16 81 189.5Opp. Totals 10 155 2058 13.3 17 67 205.8

Punting No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdGarrett Peck 48 1853 38.6 60 6 10 10 0NMU Totals 48 1853 38.6 60 6 10 10 0Opp Totals. 48 1810 37.7 64 4 2 9 0

Kick Returns No. Yds Avg TD LongFred Wells 23 431 18.7 0 73Dan Elmore 10 164 16.4 0 25Brandon Smith 9 185 20.6 0 35Dustin Brancheau 4 64 16.0 0 20Jared Buss 1 0 0.0 0 0Antoine Harris 1 4 4.0 0 4TEAM 1 11 11.0 0 11Mark Bossuah 1 1 1.0 0 1Joby Sullivan 1 1 1.0 0 1Carter Kopach 1 17 17.0 0 17NMU Totals 52 877 16.9 0 73Opp. Totals 41 741 18.1 0 31

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2008 Statistics

Int. Returns No. Yds Avg TD LongZach Gauthier 2 4 2.0 0 4Anthony Marietti 1 45 45.0 0 45Cody Wheeler 1 4 4.0 0 4Nathan Yelk 1 9 9.0 0 9Andrew Strobel 1 5 5.0 0 5Courtney Sweeny 1 13 13.0 0 13Alex Grignon 1 0 0.0 0 0NMU Totals 8 80 10.0 0 45Opp. Totals 12 271 17.9 3 80

Punt Returns No. Yds Avg TD LongDan Elmore 20 186 9.3 0 51Fred Wells 4 73 18.2 0 20Cody Wheeler 1 13 13.0 0 13NMU Totals 25 272 10.9 0 51Opp. Totals 16 99 6.2 0 26

Total Offense G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GCarter Kopach 10 306 106 1190 1296 129.6Mark Bossuah 6 124 660 0 660 110.0Ben Hempel 3 61 -35 593 558 186.0

All Purpose G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GFred Wells 10 142 338 73 431 0 984 98.4Dan Elmore 9 5 492 186 164 0 847 94.1Mark Bossuah 6 660 25 0 11 0 696 116.0Zach Nichols 10 -2 438 0 0 0 436 43.6

Scoring TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsDan Elmore 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Mark Bossuah 5 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 32Fred Wells 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Carter Kopach 4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 26Anthony Leandri 0 3-7 16-18 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 25Zach Nichols 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Jon Laue 0 2-3 5-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 11Luke Carlson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Brandon Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Kyle Senn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Dustin Brancheau 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Matt Blanchard 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 NMU Totals 28 5-10 21-25 2-2 0 0-1 0 0 208Opp. Totals 43 6-6 40-42 0-1 0 0-1 1 1 320

Defensive Leaders GP SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SCK-YDS INT-YDS BRK FRNathan Yelk 8 61 37 98 6.0-29 2.0-14 1-9 2 0Andrew Strobel 10 48 19 67 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 1-5 1 0Alex Grignon 10 41 19 60 5.5-18 1.0- 8 1-0 1 0Marcus Tribble 10 37 11 48 5.0-10 0.0- 0 0-0 3 1Zach Gauthier 6 23 22 45 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 2-4 1 0John Blessing 8 24 17 41 6.0-22 0.5- 5 0-0 1 0Scott Avery 10 25 9 34 6.5-44 3.0-29 0-0 1 2Jacob Reimer 10 15 17 32 3.5-24 2.0-21 0-0 1 0DJ Oke 8 16 11 27 0.5- 0 0.5- 1 0-0 3 0Ricky Neaves 7 12 11 23 3.0-14 1.0- 6 0-0 3 0

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2008 GLIAC Individual Honors

Coach of the Year: Paul Winters, Wayne State Player of the Year: Bill Cundiff, Ashland Offensive Back of the Year: James Berezik, Grand Valley State Offensive Lineman of the Year: Billy Eisenhardt, Grand Valley State Defensive Lineman of the Year: Dan Skuta, Grand Valley State and Jake Visser, Ferris StateDefensive Back of the Year: Dante Dunn, Wayne State Freshman of the Year: Kevin Smith, Wayne State

GLIAC OverallTeam W L Pct. W L Pct.Grand Valley State 10 0 1.000 11 1 .917Ashland 8 2 .800 9 4 .692Michigan Tech 7 3 .700 8 3 .727 Wayne State 7 3 .700 8 3 .727Saginaw Valley State 7 3 .700 7 3 .700Hillsdale 6 4 .600 7 4 .636Ferris State 5 5 .500 6 5 .545Indianapolis 4 6 .400 5 6 .455Northern Michigan 2 8 .200 2 8 .200Northwood 2 8 .200 2 8 .200Findlay 1 9 .100 2 9 .182Tiffi n 1 9 .100 1 10 .091

2008 Final GLIAC Standings

2008 GLIAC Review

Garrett Peck and his special teams unit teammates will play an important part for the Wildcats to be successful in 2009.

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Lettermen: 28 Returning and 33 LostStarters Back: 11 (4 Offense and 7 Defense)2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 1-9/T-11th 2008 Overall Record: 1-10Series Record: 1-0, Tiffi nScore Last Year: 34-28 (4OT), Tiffi n

September 19 at Sherman Field, 1 p.m.Michigan Technological University

Location: Houghton, Mich.Enrollment: 6,510Colors: Silver, Gold and BlackNickname: HuskiesStadium: Sherman FieldCapacity/Surface: 3,000/Natural GrassConference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHot Line: 906-487-2985Head Coach: Tom KearlyOffi ce Phone: 906-487-2985Record/Yrs. at MTU: 20-12/3 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: 20-12/3 YearsLettermen: 42 Returning and 7 LostStarters Back:19 (9 Offense, 8 Defense and 2 Specialty)2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 7-3/T-3rd2008 Overall Record: 8-3Series Record: 40-37-5, NMUScore Last Year: 47-21, MTU

September 26 at Superior Dome, 4 p.m.Ferris State University

Location: Big Rapids, Mich.Enrollment: 13,532Colors: Crimson and GoldNickname: BulldogsStadium: Top Taggart Field

September 5at Hantz Stadium, NoonNorthwood University

Location: Midland, Mich.Enrollment: 1,970Colors: Columbia Blue and WhiteNickname: TimberwolvesStadium: Hantz StadiumCapacity/Surface: 3,000/Natural GrassConference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHot Line: 989-837-4444, ext. 15Head Coach: Mike SullivanOffi ce Phone: 989-837-5252Record/Yrs. at NU: 2-8/1 YearCareer Record/Yrs. 2-8/1 YearLettermen: 39 Returning and 19 LostStarters Back: 16 (5 Offense, 8 Defense and 3 Specialty)2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 2-8/T-9th2008 Overall Record: 2-8Series Record: 21-7-0, NMUScore Last Year: 30-7, NMU

September 12at Superior Dome, 4 p.m.Tiffi n University

Location: Tiffi n, OhioEnrollment: 2,700Colors: Green and GoldNickname: DragonsStadium: Frost-Kalnow StadiumCapacity/Surface: 4,500/Field TurfConference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHead Coach: Dave WalkoskyOffi ce Phone: 419-448-3394Record/Yrs. at TU: 1-10/1 Year Career Record/Yrs.: 1-10/1 Year

Capacity/Surface: 6,200/Artifi cal Turf (Mondo Ecofi ll)Conference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHot Line: 231-591-2375Head Coach: Jeff PierceOffi ce Phone: 231-591-2864Record/Yrs. at FSU: 90-64/14 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: 90-64/14 YearsLettermen: 34 Returning and 27 LostStarters Back: 11 (7 Offense, 4 Defense and 0 Specialty)2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 5-5/7th 2008 Overall Record: 6-5Series Record: 16-13-6, FSScore Last Year: 31-24, FS

October 3at Harvey Randall Wickes, NoonSaginaw Valley State

Location: University Center, Mich.Enrollment: 9,662Colors: Red, White and BlueNickname: CardinalsStadium: Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial StadiumCapacity/Surface: 6,300/Natural Grass, Prescription Athletic Turf Conference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHot Line: 989-791-7792Head Coach: Jim CollinsOffi ce Phone: 989-964-7315Record/Yrs. at SVSU: 7-3/1 YearCareer Record/Yrs.: 77-80/15 YearsLettermen: 62 Returning and 13 LostStarters Back: 17 (7 Offense, 8 Defense and 2 Specialty)2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 7-3/T-3rd2008Overall Record: 7-3Series Record: 16-13-0, NMUScore Last Year: 38-21, SVSU

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2009 Opponents

2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 6-4/4th 2008 Overall Record: 7-4Series Record: 21-14-1, HCScore Last Year: 49-25, HC

October 24at Donnell Stadium, NoonUniversity of Findlay

Location: Findlay, Ohio Enrollment: 4,711Colors: Orange and BlackNickname: OilersStadium: Donnell StadiumCapacity/Surface: 7,500/Field TurfConference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHead Coach: Jon WaufordOffi ce Phone: 419-434-4047Record/Yrs. at UF: 7-15/2 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: 7-15/2 YearsLettermen: 34 Returning and 22 LostStarters Back: 17 (8 Offense, 7 Defense and 2 Specialty)2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 1-9/T-11th 2008 Overall Record: 2-9Series Record: 9-4-0, NMUScore Last Year: 29-21, NMU

October 31at Lubbers Stadium, 7 p.m.Grand Valley State University

Location: Allendale, Mich.Enrollment: 23,464Colors: Blue, Black and WhiteNickname: LakersStadium: Lubbers StadiumCapacity/Surface: 8,550/Natural GrassConference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHot Line: 616-331-3800Head Coach: Chuck MartinOffi ce Phone: 616-331-3050

October 10at Superior Dome, 1 p.m.Wayne State University

Location: Detroit, Mich.Enrollment: 30,280Colors: Green and GoldNickname: WarriorsStadium: WSU Stadium/Adams FieldCapacity/Surface: 6,000/Field TurfConference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHot Line: N/AHead Coach: Paul WintersOffi ce Phone: 313-577-4288Record/Yrs. at WSU: 21-32/5 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: 21-32/5 YearsLettermen: 45 Returning and 19 LostStarters Back: 11 (8 Offense, 3 Defense and 0 Specialty)2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 7-3/T-3rd 2008 Overall Record: 8-3Series Record: 14-9-0, NMUScore Last Year: 24-10, WSU

October 17 at Superior Dome, 1 p.m.Hillsdale College

Location: Hillsdale, Mich.Enrollment: 1,200Colors: Royal Blue and WhiteNickname: ChargersStadium: Frank “Muddy” Waters StadiumCapacity/Surface: 8,500/Pro Grass Conference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHead Coach: Keith Otterbein Offi ce Phone: 517-607-3138Record/Yrs. at HC: 38-39/7 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: 98-78-3/15 YearsLettermen: 67 Returning and 23 LostStarters Back: 15(7 Offense, 6 Defense and 2 Specialty)

Record/Yrs. at GVSU: 61-5/5 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: 61-5/5 YearsLettermen: 43 Returning and 15 LostStarters Back: 18 (8 Offense, 9 Defense, and 1 Specialty)2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 10-0/1st2008 Overall Record: 11-1Series Record: 16-16-1Score Last Year: 45-14, GVSU

November 7at Superior Dome, 1 p.m.University of Indianapolis

Location: Indianapolis, Ind.Enrollment: 4,729Colors: Crimson and GreyNickname: GreyhoundsStadium: Key StadiumCapacity/Surface: 5,500/Sprin TurfConference: GLIACAffi liation: NCAA IIHead Coach: Joe PolizziOffi ce Phone: 317-788-3413 Record/Yrs. at UI: 80-82-1/15 YearsCareer Record/Yrs.: 80-82-1/15 YearsLettermen: 36 Returning and 14 LostStarters Back: 12 (5 Offense, 7 Defensive and 2 Specialty)2008 GLIAC Record/Standing: 4-6/8th2008 Overall Record: 5-6Series Record: 11-6-0, NMUScore Last Year: 24-6, UI

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All-AmericansAssociated Press1956 Tom Schwalbach, Hon. Men., QB1957 Tom Schwalbach, Hon. Men., QB1959 Tom Schwalbach, Hon. Men., RB1960 George Blommel, Hon. Men., E Paul D’Arras, Hon. Men., RB Jerry Goerlitz, Hon. Men., C Gus Krantz, Hon. Men., T Frank Novak, Hon. Men., QB Al Sandona, Hon. Men., G Gene Valesano, Hon. Men., FB1961 Al Sandona, 3rd Team, G Mike Mileski, Hon. Men., E Frank Novak, Hon. Men., QB1962 Jack Mauro, Hon. Men., T Tom Neumann, Hon. Men., HB1963 Bill Rademacher, Hon. Men., E1964 Pat Stump, 2nd Team, G1965 Dave Fleet, 2nd Team, RB1966 Curt Marker, 2nd Team, G John Chrisant, Hon. Men., DB1967 Lonnie Holton, 2nd Team, RB John Chrisant, Hon. Men., DB Jim Meyer, Hon. Men., G1968 John Chrisant, Hon. Men., DB Lonnie Holton, Hon. Men., RB Jim Kemp, Hon. Men., DE1969 Jim Danilko, Hon. Men., DB Lonnie Holton, Hon. Men., RB1970 Tim Kearney, 2nd Team, LB Bob Kroll, Hon. Men., DB1971 Tim Kearney, 2nd Team, LB Bob Kroll, 3rd Team, DB1976 Mike Berry, 2nd Team, DT Steve Mariucci, 3rd Team QB Maurice Mitchell, Hon. Men., FL1977 Zachory Fowler, Hon. Men., SE Steve Mariucci, Hon. Men., QB Ken Rusielewicz, Hon. Men., OT Joe Stemo, Hon. Men., DB Carl Ulmer, Hon. Men., DE1980 Phil Kessel, 2nd Team, QB Mark Zabroske, 3rd Team, DE Curt Wojan, Hon. Men., MG1981 Tom Bertoldi, Hon. Men., QB1982 George Works, 2nd Team, RB1983 Tom Bertoldi, 2nd Team, QB Bob McIntrye, Hon. Men., C Barry Peterson, Hon. Men., MG Pat Veselik, Hon. Men., K1987 Steve Avery, Hon. Men., RB Rick Popp, Hon. Men., QB Jerry Woods, Hon. Men., DB1988 Jerry Woods, First Team, DB

Kodak 1975 Dan Stencil, 1st Team, C1976 Maurice Mitchell, 1st Team, FL1977 Joe Stemo, 1st Team, DB1982 George Works, 1st Team, RB1987 Jerry Woods, 1st Team, DB1988 Jerry Woods, 1st Team, DB

NAIA1960 Jerry Goerlitz, 2nd Team, C Gene Valesano, 3rd Team, FB1962 Jack Mauro, 1st Team, T Tom Neumann, Hon. Men., HB1963 Len St. Jean, 1st Team, E Jack Mauro, 2nd Team, T Don Bangert, Hon. Men., FB Pat Stump, Hon. Men., G1964 Pat Stump, 1st Team, G1965 Jim Decker, Hon. Men., G Dave Fleet, Hon. Men., HB Allen Ische, Hon. Men., T Ron Kerr, Hon. Men., T Curt Marker, Hon. Men., T1966 John Chrisant, Hon. Men., DB Curt Marker, Hon. Men., G1967 Jack Spuhler, 1st Team, LB Lonnie Holton, 2nd Team, HB John Chrisant, Hon. Men., DB Jim Meyer, Hon. Men., G Ron Stump, Hon. Men., E

American Football Coaches Association2000 Marc Dugas, 1st Team, OT

Mid-Bracket1960 Paul D’Arras, Hon. Men., HB

Williamson1963 Len St. Jean, 1st Team, DE

Hansen’s Football Gazette1988 Mark Maddox, 2nd Team, LB Brad Schuenemann, Hon. Men., LB1991 Gary Stewart, 2nd Team, WR Paul Tocco, 2nd Team, K Dennis Dahlke, Hon. Men., OT1994 Justin Gluesing, 3rd Team, LB

Dr. C.M. Frank 1994 Justin Gluesing, 3rd Team, LB Brad Benton, Hon. Men., RB Jim Delene, Hon. Men., OL1995 Tim Boesch, 3rd Team, DL Jovan Dewitt, Hon. Men., LB

Players in bold involved in professional football.

Academic1972 Guy Falkenhagen, 1st Team1978 Ken Knudsen, 2nd Team1983 Bob Stefanski, 1st Team

GTE Academic 1982 Dan Leveille, 2nd Team1992 Scott Herioux, 2nd Team

CoSIDA All-North East Region1995 Jovan Dewitt, 2nd Team, LB1996 Jovan Dewitt, 2nd Team, LB

Additional Honors1962 All-America Bowl, Tom Neumann, RB1966 Blue-Gray Game, Curt Marker, OG1967 College All-Star Game, Curt Marker, G1976 North-South Shrine Game, Maurice Mitchell, FL1990 Harlon Hill Finalist, Mark Maddox, LB

Coaching HonorsNAIA Coach of the Year1956 Lloyd Eaton1960 F. L. “Frosty” Ferzacca1963 F. L. “Frosty” Ferzacca1964 F. L. “Frosty” Ferzacca1965 F. L. “Frosty” Ferzacca

Michigan AP Coach of the Year1956 Lloyd Eaton1960 F. L. “Frosty” Ferzacca1965 F. L. “Frosty” Ferzacca

Chevrolet NCAA-II Coach of the Year1975 Gil Krueger

Kodak College Division II Coach of the Year/Region 31987 Herb Grenke

NMU Football Honors

Frosty Ferzacca Gil Krueger

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MIFC Honors Player of the Year1996 Matt Hoard, QB

Offensive Back of the Year1996 Matt Hoard, QB

Defensive Back of the Year1990 Mark Maddox, LB1996 Jovan Dewitt, LB

All-League1990 Mark Maddox, 1st Team, LB Gary Stewart, 1st Team, WR Jason Cornell, 2nd Team, QB Dennis Dahlke, 2nd Team, OL Shaun Manego, 2nd Team, DB Mike Nichols, 2nd Team, DL Paul Tocco, 2nd Team, K Ed Vopal, 2nd Team, OL Tony Tibbetts, 3rd Team, RB Jim Devine, Hon. Men., DB David Gregory, Hon. Men., OL Charlie Nickel, Hon. Men., TE Eric Stokes, Hon. Men., E Chip Wall, Hon. Men., LB1991 Dennis Dahlke, 1st Team, OL Nelson Edmonds, 1st Team, RB Pat Modjeski, Hon. Men., P Chip Wall, Hon. Men., LB1992 Nelson Edmonds, 2nd Team, RB/KO Jeff Nason, Hon. Men., OL Steve Princinsky, Hon. Men., OL Scott Herioux, Hon. Men., DB Josh Scutt, Hon. Men., DB1993 Paul Kreski, 1st Team, WR Jeff Nason, 1st Team, OL Brad Benton, 2nd Team, RB Steve Princinsky, Hon. Men., OL Justin Gluesing, Hon. Men., LB Devin Montgomery, Hon. Men., DB Wayne Stiegelman, Hon. Men., DL1994 Jim Delene, 1st Team, OL Justin Gluesing, 1st Team, LB Brad Benton, 2nd Team, RB Dan McCarty, 2nd Team, WR Tim Boesch, 2nd Team, DL Devin Montgomery, 2nd Team, DB Bob Adams, Hon. Men., DB1995 Tim Boesch, 1st Team, DL Jovan Dewitt, 1st Team, LB Cornelius Coe, 1st Team, CB Heath Garland, 2nd Team, WR Mark Andrus, 2nd Team, OL Kurt Buterbaugh, 2nd Team, PK Joe Bourcier, Hon. Men., LB

Seth Hammes, Hon. Men., DL Carson Rose, Hon. Men., S1996 Matt Hoard, 1st Team, QB Jovan Dewitt, 1st Team, LB Jeremy Wilkinson, 1st Team, WR Cornelius Coe, 1st Team, DB Matt Beauchamp, 2nd Team, TE Mark Andrus, 2nd Team, OL Jason McGlone, 2nd Team, RB Seth Hammes, 2nd Team, DE Ty Hartung, 2nd Team, P John Duginski, Hon. Men., WR Cary VanSluys, Hon. Men., OL Joe Bourcier, Hon. Men., LB Joe Kelenic, Hon. Men., DT Randall Knoll, Hon. Men., DE1997 Jeremy Wilkinson, 1st Team, WR Brian Pinks, 1st Team, PR; 2nd Team, DB Cary Van Sluys, 2nd Team, OL Luke Miljour, 2nd Team, LB Joe Pfankuch, 2nd Team, DB Joe Bourcier, Hon. Men., LB Seth Hammes, Hon. Men., DE Ty Hartung, Hon. Men., P Joe Kelenic, Hon. Men., DE Brad Tipple, Hon. Men., DE1998 Joe Kelenic, 1st Team, DL Ty Hartung, 1st Team, Punter Cornelius Coe, 2nd Team, LB Joe Pfankuch, 2nd Team, DB Andrew Coster, 2nd Team, PK Marc Bliven, Hon. Men., DB Randy Knoll, Hon. Men., DL Luke Miljour, Hon. Men., LB Shawn Ryan, Hon. Men. OL Todd Stoner, Hon. Men. RB

All-Academic1990 Jason Cornell, 1st Team David Gregory, 1st Team Ed Vopal, 1st Team Steve Sandona, Honorable Mention1991 David Gregory, 1st Team Scott Herioux, 1st Team1992 Scott Herioux, 1st Team1994 Justin Gluesing, 1st Team Matt LaTour, 1st Team1995 Matt Hoard, 1st Team1996 Matt Hoard, 1st Team1997 John Duginski, 1st Team1998 Eliot Bares, 1st Team Marc Bliven, 1st Team Randall Knoll, Honorable Mention

Mid-Continent HonorsAll-League1978 Ken Knudsen, DE Dave Stender, OL Randy Zimmerman, DE

1979 Jim Marana, LB Scott Sible, OE

1980 Mike Dellangelo, RB Pete Helein, OL Phil Kessel, QB Reggie Oliver, LB Scott Sible, OE Curt Wojan, DL Mark Zabroske, DE

Player of the Year1980 Phil Kessel, QB

Coach of the Year1980 Bill Rademacher

CoSIDA AllNortheast Region1995 Jovan Dewitt, 2nd Team, LB1996 Jovan Dewitt, 2nd Team, LB

GLIAC HonorsPlayer of the Year1987 Steve Avery, RB

Freshman of the Year1988 Mike Wentland, LB

Specialist of the Year1987 Jerry Woods, DB

Coach of the Year1987 Herb Grenke

Offensive Lineman of the Year 2000 Marc Dugas

Jack McAvoy Award2003 Josh Sherko2005 Matt Shem

NMU Football Honors

Matt Hoard

Phil Kessel Bill Rademacher

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GLIAC HonorsAll-League1987 Steve Avery, 1st Team, RB Brian Franks, 1st Team, OL Frank Harris, 1st Team, TE Chuck Klingbeil, 1st Team, DT Mark Maddox, 1st Team, LB Dan McCoy, 1st Team, FB Tony Michels, 1st Team, LB Rick Popp, 1st Team, QB Aaron Powell, 1st Team, DB Brad Schuenemann, 1st Team, LB Jerry Woods, 1st Team, DB Joel Yaggie, 1st Team, WR Brad Grayvold, 2nd Team, DB Jeff Harry, 2nd Team, OL Marcus Mallory, 2nd Team, DL1988 Steve Avery, 1st Team, RB Hank Sweeney, 1st Team, OL Mark Maddox, 1st Team, LB Aaron Powell, 1st Team, DB Brad Schuenemann, 1st Team, LB Tom Seeke, 1st Team, K Jerry Woods, 1st Team, DB Brad Grayvold, 2nd Team, DB Jeff Harry, 2nd Team, OL Ken Klein, 2nd Team, DL Dan McCoy, 2nd Team, FB John Redders, 2nd Team, WR Ed Vopal, 2nd Team, OT, Scott Johnson, Hon. Men., DB Mike Wentland, Hon. Men., LB Joel Yaggie, Hon. Men., WR1989 Ronnie McGee, 1st Team, RB Dean Osterman, 1st Team, DB John Redders, 1st Team, WR Ed Vopal, 1st Team, OL Dan Cavanaugh, 2nd Team, LB Jason Cornell, 2nd Team, QB Shawn Manego, 2nd Team, DB Pat Modjeski, 2nd Team, P Chip Wall, 2nd Team, DL David Gregory, Hon. Men., OL Mike Nichols, Hon. Men., DL Mike Wentland, Hon. Men., LB Chuck Whepley, Hon. Ment., OL2000 Marc Dugas, 1st Team, OT Terrell Goldsmith, 1st Team, RB Jason Lawson, 1st Team, DB Nick Anderson, 2nd Team, OL Andrew Coster, 2nd Team, Kicker Jason Bluck, Hon. Ment., DB Jeff Ives, Hon. Ment., DB Jamone Mims, Hon. Ment., WR Shane Richardson, Hon. Ment., LB Brandon Sagotz, Hon. Ment., DL2001 James Randle, 1st Team, RB Tim Fox, 1st Team, LB Jason Lawson, 1st Team, DB Ryan Wettstein, 1st Team, P Mike Oswald, Hon. Ment., DB Ben Laarman, Hon. Ment., LB

Ryan Vanderlist, Hon. Ment., DL Jeff Osborne, Hon. Ment., RB Brandon Munson, Hon. Ment., WR2002 Brandon Munson, 1st Team, WR Ryan Wettstein, 1st Team, P Jesse Loeffl er, 2nd Team, OL Brandon Genwright, 2nd Team, LB Mike Oswald, Hon. Ment., LB Jeff Osborne, Hon. Men., RB Kyle Swenor, Hon. Men., QB Kyle Marotz, Hon. Men., K Nathan Twork, Hon. Men., DB2003 Brandon Genwright, 1st Team, LB Abram McCoy, 2nd Team, RB Vincent Mayfi eld, 2nd Team, WR Dan Nett, 2nd Team, OL Jeff Beneteau, Hon. Men., OL Dion Brown, Hon. Men., DB Josh Sherko, Hon. Men., DL2004 Vincent Mayfi eld, 1st Team, WR Chad Kurian, 2nd Team, LB Dion Brown, 2nd Team, DB Ryan Wettstein, 2nd Team, P Cliff Carter, Hon. Men., OL Rob Boss, Hon. Men., DL Jim Couretas, Hon. Men., LB Nick Mauthe, Hon. Men., WR Dahn Bohr, Hon. Men., RB2005 Vincent Mayfi eld, 1st Team, WR Buddy Rivera, 2nd Team, QB Rob Boss, 2nd Team, OL Jim Couretas, 2nd Team, LB Kyle Marotz, Hon. Men., PK Greg Frankenfi eld, Hon. Men., OL Chad Kurian, Hon. Men., LB Matt Shem, Hon. Men., DB Brad Anderson, Hon. Men., RB2006 Buddy Rivera, 2nd Team, QB Fred Wells, 2nd Team, WR Joe Dost, Hon. Men., LB Dan Elmore, Hon. Men., WR Jon Hoggard, Hon. Men., DB Kris Krempien, Hon. Men., OL Mike Mahloch, Hon. Men., DL2007 Mark Bossuah, 1st Team, RB Fred Wells, 2nd Team, WR Kris Krempien, 2nd Team, OL Nick Bloch, 2nd Team, LB Joe Dost, Hon. Men, LB Dan Elmore, Hon. Men., WR Tyler Larson, Hon. Men., DL Mike Mahloch, Hon. Men., DL Zach Nichols, Hon. Men., WR Buddy Rivera, Hon. Men., QB2008 Kris Krempien, 2nd Team, OL Nathan Yelk, 2nd Team, LB Mark Bossuah, Hon. Men., RB Dan Elmore, Hon. Men, WR Alex Grignon, Hon. Men., DB Jack Rustman, Hon. Men, OL Zach Nichols, Hon. Men., WR Jake Reimer, Hon. Men., DL

All-Academic Team1988 Jason Cornell, QB Scott Johnson, DB Tom Seeke, K Ed Vopal, Hon. Men., OL1989 Jason Cornell, QB Ed Vopal, OL2000 Scott Amhaur, OL Andrew Coster, K Kurt Hedstrom, DB Vanius Horton, DB Ben Laarman, LB Brandon Munson, WR Dan Nett, C Mike Oswald, LB Shane Richardson, LB Jeff Sarnowski, TE Luke Selden, OL Josh Sherko, DE Lucas Smith, C Mike Thomas, DE Matt Vincenzi, OL Steve Webb, WR Casey Young, DB2001 Drew Buyarski, DB Andrew Coster, K Tony Ebeling, WR Justin Kleinschmidt, QB Ben Laarman, LB Jason Lawson, DB Brandon Munson, WR Dan Nett, OL Mike Oswald, DB Marshall Paschke, OL Mike Plourde, RB Luke Selden, DE Josh Sherko, DE Matt Vicenzi, TE Casey Young, DB Jason Zdunek, LB2002 Ben Laarman, LB Josh Sherko, DE Casey Young, DB Mike Plourde, RB Matt Shem, DB Dan Nett, OL Mike Oswald, DB Ryan Wender, DB Corey Woods, RB Brandon Munson, WR Matt Vicenzi, TE Luke Selden, DE2003 Jeff Beneteau, OL Robert Boss, OL Drew Buyarski, DB Douglas Federau, TE Mark Jackan, FB Eric Mason, LB Dan Nett, OL Matt Shem, DB

NMU Football Honors

Josh Sherko, DE Dan Studer,LB Kyle Swenor, QB Ryan Wender, DB 2004 Robert Boss, DL Luke Commare, LB Jeffrey Edwards, DE Kelly Reed, QB Matt Shem, DB Ryan Wender, LB2005 Matt Shem, DB Rob Boss, OL Luke Commare, LB Tom Labuz, P Eric Mason, DB2006 Joe Ahrndt, TE Joe Dost, LB Thomas Labuz, K Jon Laue, K Eric Mason, DB Jon Otto, OL Kelly Reed, QB Nathan Yelk, LB2007 Scott Avery, DE Jonathan Blessing, LB Dustin Brancheau, WR Joe Dost, LB Dan Elmore, WR Bo Frye, RB Ben Hempel, QB Travis Holmes, DB Alex Klein, LB Thomas Labuz, K/P Tim Larsen, OL Jonathan Laue, PK Zach Nichols, WR Andrew Strobel, DB Brent Watson, DE Nathan Yelk, LB2008 Scott Avery, DE Matt Blanchard, QB Jonathan Blessing, LB Dustin Brancheau, WR Daniel Catalano, DT Vincent Church, QB Daniel Elmore, WR Ben Hempel, QB Carter Kopach, QB Tim Larsen, OL Jonathan Laue, K/P Jacob Lehmann, DB Justin Merckx, WR Zachary Nichols, WR Kevin Oberle, OL Jonathan Otto, OL Anthony Propson, DL Kyle Senn, WR Andrew Strobel, DB Craig Thompson, TE Brennan VanEffen, RB Nathan Yelk, LB

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SCORING (Season)Most Points473 in 1976 (11 games)Least Points6 in 1933 (6 games)Most Opponent Points328 in 1989 (10 games)Least Opponent Points12 in 1929 (6 games)Most Touchdowns65 in 1976 (11 games)Most PATs58 in 1976 (11 games)Most Field Goals14 in 1983 (10 games)

SCORING (Game)Most Points82 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1976)Most Opponent Points78 by Central State-Ohio (1989)Most Touchdowns12 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1976)Most PATs11 vs. Ferris State (1982)Most Field Goals4 vs. Northeast Missouri (1983)

TOTAL OFFENSE (Season)5,108 in 1976 (11 games)TOTAL OFFENSE (Game)673 vs. Northwood Institute (1988)YARDS RUSHING (Season)2,510 in 1976 (11 games)YARDS RUSHING (Game)477 vs. UW-Milwaukee (1959)YARDS PASSING (Season)2,961 in 1984 (10 games)YARDS PASSING (Game)459 vs. Ashland (1994)

PASSING (Season)Most Attempts486 in 2003 (11 games)Most Completions273 in 2003 (11 games)Most Touchdowns25 in 1984 (10 games)

PASSING (Game)Most Attempts70 vs. Ashland (1994)Most Completions33 vs. Drake (1979) 33 vs. Ferris State (1990)

Most Touchdowns6 vs. Michigan Tech (1984)

INTERCEPTIONS (Season)Most in One Season23 in 1981 and 1987

INTERCEPTIONS (Game)Most in One Game6 vs. UW-Whitewater (1978)6 vs. Ferris State (2003)

CONSECUTIVITYVictories18 in 1975-76Games Without a Loss18 in 1975-76Defeats11 in 1973-74Shutouts by NMU4 in 1948-49 and 1958Shutouts by Opponents5 in 1922-23, 1923-24 and 1932-33Games in which NMU Kicked Field Goal7 in 1971Games in which NMU Scored111 in 1974-84

Honors and Team Records

Greatest Winning Margin75 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1978)Greatest Losing Margin78 vs. Central State-Ohio (1989)Most Shutouts By NMU, One Season4 in 1929, 1949, 1958, 1960 and 1971Most Shutouts By Opponents, One Season5 in 1923 and 1933Most Wins, One Season10 in 1975, 1976 and 1981Most Losses, One Season10 in 1974Undefeated Seasons Since 19161929 (4-0-2); 1958 (7-0-1); *1967 (9-0-0); *1981 (10-0-0)Winless Seasons Since 19161920 (0-3-0); 1933 (0-6-0); 1955 (0-7-0); 1974 (0-10-0)

Most First Downs, One Game35 vs. Northwood Institute (1988)Most First Downs Rushing, One Game22 vs. Quantico (1968) and Northwood Institute (1988)Most First Downs Passing, One Game19 vs. Ashland (1994)Most Opponent First Downs, One Game38 by Texas-El Paso (1986)Most Opponent First Downs Rushing, One Game24 by Central State-Ohio (1989)Most Opponent First Downs Passing, One Game25 by Texas-El Paso (1986)

Miscellaneous Records

Total Offense By Opponent683 by Texas-El Paso (1986)Yards Rushing By Opponent437 by Central Michigan (1955)

Attendance RecordsLargest Home Crowd15,844 vs. Central Michigan (October 23, 1976)Largest Road Crowd40,166 at Akron (September 17, 1966)Largest Single Season At Home48,077 in 1976 (fi ve games)*Does not include playoff loss

1947 - Cliff Puckett, QB1948 - Bill Hart, HB1949 - Burt Gustafson, E1950 - Dave McDowell, G1951 - George Collins, G1952 - Lou Myefski, T1953 - Bill Jennings, QB1954 - Robert Monck, C1955 - None named1956 - Tom Schwalbach, QB1957 - Rex Terwilliger, HB1958 - George Blommel, E1959 - Tom Schwalbach, HB1960 - George Blommel, E1961 - Frank Novak, QB1962 - Tom Neumann, HB1963 - Bill Rademacher, E

1964 - Pat Stump, G1965 - Dave Fleet, HB1966 - Curt Marker, G1967 - Ron Stump, E1968 - Jim Lindstrom, HB1969 - Rich McCarthy, QB1970 - Tom Watson, T1971 - Ken McLean, LB1972 - Gil Damiani, MG1973 - Jim Rathje, FB1974 - Stu Betts, FB1975 - Steve Mariucci, QB1976 - Steve Mariucci, QB1977 - Steve Mariucci, QB1978 - Greg Grigsby, WR1979 - Phil Kessel, QB

1980 - Phil Kessel, QB1981 - Tom Bertoldi, QB1982 - George Works, FB1983 - Tom Bertoldi, QB1984 - Bob Stefanski, WR1985 - John Baltes, RB1986 - Jerry Woods, DB1987 - Rick Popp, QB1988 - Brad Schuenemann, LB1989 - Jason Cornell, QB1990 - Mark Maddox, LB1991 - Nelson Edmonds, TB1992 - Nelson Edmonds, TB1993 - Brad Benton, TB1994 - Brad Benton, TB1995 - Heath Garland, WR

NMU Most Valuable Players1996 - Matt Hoard, QB1997 - Brian Pinks, DB1998 - Joe Pfankuch, DB1999 - Jeremy Wilkinson, WR2000 - Jason Lawson, DB/ Terrell Goldsmith, RB2001 - James Randle, RB2002 - Mike Oswald, DB/ Brandon Munson, WR/ Kyle Swenor, QB2003 - Brandon Genwright, LB2004 - Vincent Mayfi eld, WR2005 - Vincent Mayfi eld, WR2006 - Buddy Rivera, QB2007 - Fred Wells, WR2008 - Nathan Yelk, LB

Team Records

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SCORING (Career)Most Points*354 by George Works (1978-80-81-82)Most Touchdowns*59 by George Works (1978-80-81-82)Most PATs98 by Andrew Coster (1998-99-00-01)Most Field Goals41 by Kyle Marotz (2002-03-04-05)

SCORING (Season)Most Points#138 by George Works (1982)Most Touchdowns#23 by George Works (1982)Most PATs51 by Dan Harves (1976)Most Field Goals14 by Pat Veselik (1983)

SCORING (Game)Most Points30 by Olaf Vicklund (1928 vs. Northland) and George Works (1981 vs. UW-Superior, 1982 vs. Minn.-Duluth, Michigan Tech)Most Touchdowns5 by Olaf Vicklund (1928 vs. Northland) and George Works (1981 vs. UW-Superior, 1982 vs. Minn.-Duluth, Michigan Tech)Most PATs10 by Mario Ferretti (1982 vs. Ferris State)Most Field Goals5 by John Duginski (1997 vs. Wayne State)5 by Kyle Marotz (2005 vs. Wayne State)

TOTAL OFFENSE (Career)7,781 by Buddy Rivera (2004-05-06-07)

TOTAL OFFENSE (Season)3,107 by Kyle Swenor (2003)

TOTAL OFFENSE (Game)459 by Matt LaTour (1994 vs. Ashland, 459 passing)

YARDS RUSHING (Career)3,842 by Steve Avery (1985-86-87-88)

YARDS RUSHING (Season)1,469 by Nelson Edmonds (1991)

YARDS RUSHING (Game)317 by Mark Bossuah (2007 vs. Hillsdale, 35 carries)

YARDS PASSING (Career)7,330 by Tom Bertoldi (1980-81-82-83)

YARDS PASSING (Season)2,950 by Kyle Swenor (2003)

YARDS PASSING (Game)473 by Buddy Rivera (2005 at Ferris State)

PASSING (Career)Most Attempts987 by Tom Bertoldi (1980-81-82-83)Most Completions557 by Kyle Swenor (2001-02-03-04)Most Touchdowns53 by Buddy Rivera (2004-05-06-07)

PASSING (Season)Most Attempts462 by Kyle Swenor (2002)Most Completions269 by Kyle Swenor (2002)Most Touchdowns22 by Matt Hoard (1996)

PASSING (Game)Most Attempts70 by Matt LaTour (1994 vs. Ashland)Most Completions33 by Jason Cornell (1990 vs. Ferris State) Most Touchdowns6 by Keith Nelsen (1984 vs. Michigan Tech)

PASS RECEIVING (Career)Most Receptions238 by Vincent Mayfi eld (2002-03-04-05)Most Yards3,367 by Jeremy Wilkinson (1995-96-97-99)Most Touchdowns 35 by Jeremy Wilkinson (1995-96-97-99)

PASS RECEIVING (Season)Most Receptions85 by Vincent Mayfi eld (2003)Most Yards1,219 by Scott Sible (1979)Most Touchdowns12 by Jeremy Wilkinson (1996)

PASS RECEIVING (Game)Most Receptions15 by Vincent Mayfi eld (2003 vs. MTU)Most Yards245 by Gary Stewart (1990 vs. Ashland)Most Touchdowns3 by Bob Stefanski (1983 vs. Michigan Tech, Saginaw Valley State, Northern Iowa)Joel Yaggie (1986 vs. Texas-El Paso) D.J. Rein (1989 vs. UW-Stout)

PASS INTERCEPTIONS (Career)Most Interceptions20 by Bob Kroll (1969-70-71)Most Yards Returned330 by Jim Danilko (1968-69)

PASS INTERCEPTIONS (Season)Most Interceptions13 by Bob Kroll (1971)Most Yards Returned+296 by Jim Danilko (1969)

PASS INTERCEPTIONS (Game)Most Interceptions3 by many (most recent, Mercer Bryson, 1981 vs. Northern Iowa)Most Yards Returned+160 by Morgan Gingras (1938 vs. UW-Oshkosh)

PUNT RETURNS (Career)Most Returns105 by Brian Pinks (1994-95-96-97)Most Yards Returned+ 1,228 by Brian Pinks (1994-95-96-97)

PUNT RETURNS (Season)Most Returns32 by Brian Pinks (1996)Most Yards Returned695 by Andy Andrade (1972)

KICKOFF RETURNS (Career)Most Returns58 by Andy Andrade (1971-72-73)Most Yards Returned1,475 by Jerry Woods (1985-86-87-88)

KICKOFF RETURNS (Season)Most Returns32 by Phil DePerro (1967)Most Yards Returned672 by Jerry Woods (1986)

LONGESTTouchdown Run From Scrimmage95 by George Works (1981 vs. Northern Iowa)Touchdown Pass92 by Tom Bertoldi to Greg McClain (1981 vs. Wichita State)Kickoff Return98 by Dion Brown (2004 at Mercyhurst)98 by Vincent Mayfi eld (2004 at Northwood)Pass Interception Return104 by Jason Bluck (2000 vs. Hillsdale)Lateral Interception Return92 by Harvey Fletcher (1954 vs. Lakeland)Field Goal55 by Greg Guthrie (1986 vs. Northeast Missouri)Punt89 by Ryan Wettstein (2001 vs. Findlay)Punt Return89 yards by Brian Pinks (1997 vs. Michigan Tech)

# NCAA-II leader+ NCAA-II record*Career totals which are affected by NCAA-II postseason games: George Works 3,314 rushing yards, 378 points and 63 touchdowns; Scott Sible 193 pass receptions and 3,444 pass receiving yards; Dan Harves 98 PATs; Steve Mariucci 7,523 yards total offense and 47 touchdowns passing. Single game records surpassed in a post-season game: Tom Bertoldi 443 yards passing vs. Elizabeth City in 1981 and Mario Ferretti four fi eld goals vs. Elizabeth City in 1981.

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Coaching RecordsCoach (Years) Seasons GP W L T Pct. TP OPWilliam McCracken (1904) 1 3 2 1 0 .666 46 19Charles H. Estrich (1905-06) 2 4 3 0 1 .875 44 33Prof. Mills (1909) 1 4 1 2 1 .375 10 24Deforest Stull (1912) 1 1 0 1 0 .000 UnknownW. B. McClintock (1916-17) 2 11 8 3 0 .727 206 80L. O. Gant (1919-21) 3 9 4 4 1 .500 114 105C. B. Hedgcock (1922-33, 36-37) 14 85 30 50 5 .382 717 1,089R. Victor Hurst (1934-35, 38-42, 46) 8 45 18 24 3 .433 364 606C. V. Money (1947-55) 9 60 30 24 6 .550 921 916Lloyd W. Eaton (1956) 1 8 7 0 1 .937 263 82F. L. “Frosty” Ferzacca (1957-65) 9 78 50 26 2 .653 1,761 858Rollie Dotsch (1966-70) 5 49 33 15 1 .683 1,272 626Rae Drake (1971-73) 3 30 11 18 1 .383 468 557Gil Krueger (1974-77) 4 47 31 16 0 .659 1,250 794Bill Rademacher (1978-82) 5 54 37 16 1 .694 1,630 1,027Herb Grenke (1983-90) 8 82 53 28 1 .646 2,116 1,672Mark Marana (1991-94) 4 40 14 24 2 .375 492 682Eric Holm (1995-01) 7 74 43 31 0 .681 1,755 1,641Doug Sams (2002-05) 4 42 13 29 0 .309 875 1496Bernie Anderson (2005-08) 3 30 10 20 0 .333 516 662Totals 94 756 399 331 26 .558 14,956 13,479

Playoff HistoryYear Event W-L Opponent NMU OPP Site1960 NAIA Lost #Lenoir Rhyne 20 20 Hickory, N.C.1967 NAIA Lost Fairmont State 7 21 Fairmont, W. Va.1975 NCAA-II Won Boise State 24 21 Boise, Idaho Won *Livingston 28 26 Wichita Falls, Texas Won šWestern Kentucky 16 14 Sacramento, Calif.1976 NCAA-II Won Delaware 28 17 Newark, Del. Lost $Akron 26 29 Akron, Ohio1977 NCAA-II Lost North Dakota State 6 20 Fargo, N.D.1980 NCAA-II Lost Santa Clara 26 27 Santa Clara, Calif.1981 NCAA-II Won Elizabeth City 55 6 Marquette, Mich. Lost Southwest Texas 0 62 San Marcos, Texas1982 NCAA-II Lost California-Davis 21 42 Davis, Calif.1987 NCAA-II Won Angelo State (OT) 23 20 San Angelo, Texas Lost Portland State 7 13 Portland, Ore.

# Tie score, winner determined by total offense* Pioneer Bowlš National Championship Game, Camellia Bowl$ First tie game in NCAA-II playoff history. Akron outscored NMU 6-3 in overtime in Knute Rockne Bowl.

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By YearYear Coach G W L T TP OP Captain1904 Wm. McCracken 3 2 1 0 46 19 Unknown1905 Chas. H. Estrich 2 1 0 1 23 22 Unknown1906 Chas. H. Estrich 2 2 0 0 21 11 Unknown1907-08 No Record1909 Prof. Mills 4 1 2 1 10 24 Unknown1910-11 No Record1912 DeForest Stull 1 0 1 0 Unknown Unknown1913-14-15 No Varsity Football1916 W. B. McClintock 6 4 2 0 108 47 Bill Morrison1917 W. B. McClintock 5 4 1 0 98 33 Harold Malin1918 No Varsity Football1919 L. O. Gant 2 1 0 1 25 19 Carl Tauch1920 L. O. Gant 3 0 3 0 19 53 Rudolph Larson1921 L. O. Gant 4 3 1 0 70 33 Al Dolf1922 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 4 1 12 166 Clarence LeClair1923 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 5 0 13 127 Emery Jacques1924 C. B. Hedgcock 6 4 2 0 104 48 Game Captains1925 C. B. Hedgcock 7 3 4 0 102 40 Carl Guelff1926 C. B. Hedgcock 5 3 2 0 69 39 Eber Carlson1927 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 4 1 48 42 Jerry Hemr1928 C. B. Hedgcock 6 2 4 0 98 84 Game Captains1929 C. B. Hedgcock 6 4 0 2 91 12 Game Captains1930 C. B. Hedgcock 7 4 2 1 76 71 Olaf Vicklund1931 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 5 0 13 101 Onnie Maki1932 C. B. Hedgcock 6 1 5 0 16 100 Game Captains1933 C. B. Hedgcock 6 0 6 0 6 113 Paul Challancin and Grove Hollman1934 R. Victor Hurst 7 2 5 0 46 135 Dick Finnegan1935 R. Victor Hurst 5 1 3 1 24 66 John Mattson and Alden Hoffman1936 C. B. Hedgcock 6 2 4 0 31 44 Edward Gleason1937 C. B. Hedgcock 6 3 3 0 38 102 William Koski and Floyd Carlson1938 R. Victor Hurst 6 2 4 0 31 118 Joseph Poisson1939 R. Victor Hurst 6 2 3 1 20 64 Lee Goodney1940 R. Victor Hurst 6 2 4 0 36 83 Frank Hartman1941 R. Victor Hurst 5 3 2 0 97 21 Game Captains1942 R. Victor Hurst 4 3 1 0 51 27 Benny Montcalm1943-44-45 No Varsity Football1946 R. Victor Hurst 6 3 2 1 59 92 Game Captains1947 C. V. Money 7 1 4 2 54 117 Ed Kukuk1948 C. V. Money 7 3 3 1 88 102 Fred Martell1949 C. V. Money 7 6 1 0 183 39 Stan Wiinikainen Francis McMahon1950 C. V. Money 7 4 3 0 99 124 William Hart1951 C. V. Money 5 2 2 1 67 76 Dave Freeman1952 C. V. Money 6 5 1 0 147 73 John Michica and Ed Wolford1953 C. V. Money 7 5 1 1 144 82 Alex Anderson and Jerry Pangrazzi1954 C. V. Money 7 4 2 1 88 76 Paul Gingrass and Lou Myefski1955 C. V. Money 7 0 7 0 51 227 Ron Johnson and Bob Monck1956 Lloyd Eaton 8 7 0 1 263 82 Carl Erickson1957 F. L. Ferzacca 6 3 3 0 126 94 Joe Corbeil1958 F. L. Ferzacca 10 5 5 0 237 125 George Gusick and Tom Schwalbach1959 F. L. Ferzacca 8 6 2 0 240 80 George Blommel Tom Schwalbach1960 F. L. Ferzacca 10 8 1 1 321 104 George Blommel and Al Sandona1961 F. L. Ferzacca 8 6 2 0 252 69 Frank Novak, Al Sandona and Gene Valesano1962 F. L. Ferzacca 9 6 3 0 122 63 Dick Koski and Len St. Jean1963 F. L. Ferzacca 9 4 4 1 148 127 Game Captains1964 F. L. Ferzacca 8 5 3 0 176 91 Bob Erickson and Pat Stump1965 F. L. Ferzacca 10 7 3 0 139 105 Jim Decker, Allen Ische and Bernie Schmitt1966 Rollie Dotsch 10 6 3 1 210 71 Allen Ische and Byron Johnson1967 Rollie Dotsch 10 9 1 0 258 96 Dennis Porter and Jack Spuhler1968 Rollie Dotsch 9 5 4 0 264 109 Dick Ambrosino, John Chrisant and Jim Meyer1969 Rollie Dotsch 10 5 5 0 257 224 Jim Danilko, Dave Gurica and Lonnie Holton

Year Coach G W L T TP OP Captain1970 Rollie Dotsch 10 8 2 0 283 126 Tom Watson1971 Rae Drake 10 7 3 0 186 121 Tim Kearney1972 Rae Drake 10 2 8 0 162 255 Jan Quarless1973 Rae Drake 10 2 7 1 120 181 John Engel and Jim Rathje1974 Gil Krueger 10 0 10 0 108 255 Reggie Barefi eld and Joe Harvey1975 Gil Krueger 14 13 1 0 356 219 Stu Betts and Joel Hanner1976 Gil Krueger 13 11 2 0 527 150 Mike Berry, Roy Brown and Fred Smith1977 Gil Krueger 10 7 3 0 259 170 Steve Mariucci and Joe Stemo1978 Bill Rademacher 10 5 4 1 277 240 Dan Cooley, Greg Grigsby and Randy Zimmerman1979 Bill Rademacher 10 4 6 0 226 258 Todd Krueger and Jim Marana1980 Bill Rademacher 11 9 2 0 322 121 Phil Kessel, Bryan Piester, and Mark Zabroske1981 Bill Rademacher 12 11 1 0 403 196 Bill Coon, Bryan Piester, Scott Sible and Curt Wojan1982 Bill Rademacher 11 8 3 0 402 212 Jeff Herman, Mark Storm and Dan Wyers1983 Herb Grenke 10 8 2 0 286 178 Tom Bertoldi, Barry Petersen and Jim Whiteside1984 Herb Grenke 10 6 4 0 312 271 Bob Stefanski, Scott Weston and James Whiteside1985 Herb Grenke 9 6 3 0 252 126 John Baltes, Chris Hofer and Keith Nelsen1986 Herb Grenke 10 5 5 0 245 256 Anthony Hill, RickPopp and Karl Borree1987 Herb Grenke 12 10 2 0 333 145 Rick Popp and Tony Michels1988 Herb Grenke 11 8 3 0 272 179 Steve Avery and Jerry Woods1989 Herb Grenke 10 5 5 0 205 328 Ed Vopal, Dean Osterman and John Redders1990 Herb Grenke 10 5 4 1 241 222 Jason Cornell, Mark Maddox and Steve Sandona1991 Mark Marana 10 3 6 1 130 245 Chip Wall, Dennis Dahlke and Jason Salani1992 Mark Marana 10 1 9 0 124 237 Nelson Edmonds, Scott Herioux and Jason Salani1993 Mark Marana 10 5 4 1 196 228 Jeff Nason and Josh Scutt 1994 Mark Marana 10 5 5 0 238 200 Justin Gluesing, Jim Delene and Mark Gilles1995 Eric Holm 10 7 3 0 230 179 Game Captains1996 Eric Holm 10 7 3 0 279 201 Game Captains1997 Eric Holm 11 7 4 0 269 251 Game Captains1998 Eric Holm 11 6 5 0 240 218 Game Captain1999 Eric Holm 10 6 4 0 275 218 Ty Hartung, Marc Bliven, Steve Matzl and Jeremy Wilkinson2000 Eric Holm 11 6 5 0 247 272 Hector Castellanos2001 Eric Holm 11 4 7 0 215 302 Tony Ebeling, Bryan White, Jason Lawson and James Randle2002 Doug Sams 11 6 5 0 230 224 Game Captains2003 Doug Sams 11 3 8 0 263 409 Game Captains2004 Doug Sams 10 2 8 0 194 368 Game Captains2005 Doug Sams 10 2 8 0 231 394 Game Captains2006 Bernie Anderson 10 3 7 0 234 333 Buddy Rivera, Tyler Larson, Kris Krempien and Joe Dost2007 Bernie Anderson 10 5 5 0 282 329 Nathan Yelk, Kris Krempien, Tyler Larson, Dan Elmore2008 Bernie Anderson 10 2 8 0 208 320 Kris Krempien, Nathan Yelk, Jack Rustman, Dan Elmore, Zach GauthierTotals 756 399 331 26 15,164 13,799

Win-Loss Records

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Win-Loss Records

LastOpponent GP W L T Pct. NMU Opp MeetingAkron 13 3 10 0 .231 191 322 1980Alma 2 1 1 0 .500 32 33 1956Angelo State 1 1 0 0 1.000 23 20 1987 Ashland (Ohio) 18 5 13 0 .277 335 481 2007Bemidji (Minn.) State 4 2 1 1 .625 113 41 1968Bethel (Minn.) State 1 1 0 0 1.000 21 7 1953Boise State 2 1 1 0 .500 45 52 1978Bradley 3 2 1 0 .667 69 37 1966Butler 3 1 2 0 .333 10 51 1992California-Davis 1 0 1 0 .000 21 42 1982Calumet High School 3 2 0 1 .833 111 23 1917Calumet YMCA 3 2 1 0 .667 29 32 1917Capital (Ohio) 1 0 1 0 .000 12 42 1957Cedarville (Ohio) 1 1 0 0 1.000 27 19 1952Central Michigan 39 12 26 1 .321 473 915 1984Central Michigan “B” 1 1 0 0 1.000 16 14 1940Central State (Ohio) 2 1 1 0 .500 23 85 1989Dayton 1 0 1 0 .000 0 10 1966Delaware 2 2 0 0 1.000 50 24 1980Detroit 1 0 1 0 .000 7 20 1963Detroit Tech 3 3 0 0 1.000 48 6 1950Drake 1 1 0 0 1.000 30 26 1979Eastern Illinois 10 5 5 0 .500 265 242 1986Eastern Michigan 20 7 13 0 .350 187 368 1979Elizabeth City (N.C.) 1 1 0 0 1.000 55 6 1981Escanaba High school 3 2 1 0 .667 21 23 1909Fairmont (W. Va.) 1 0 1 0 .000 7 21 1967Ferris State 35 13 16 6 .457 669 712 2008Findlay (Ohio) 13 9 4 0 .692 272 258 2008Gannon 4 2 2 0 .500 138 115 2007Gogebic Comm. College 6 3 3 0 .500 119 49 1950Grand Valley State 33 16 16 1 .500 869 918 2008Gwinn Legion 1 1 0 0 1.000 29 0 1921Hancock High School 1 0 1 0 .000 5 14 1904Hillsdale College 36 14 21 1 .402 623 699 2008Hofstra 2 2 0 0 1.000 59 7 1971Hope 2 0 2 0 .000 26 28 1958Illinois State 3 1 2 0 .333 57 29 1987Indianapolis 17 11 6 0 .647 424 354 2008Iron River City 1 0 0 1 .500 13 13 1919Ironwood City 1 1 0 0 1.000 27 0 1916Ishpeming City 2 2 0 0 1.000 15 6 1917Ishpeming High School 2 2 0 0 1.000 41 0 1909Ishpeming-Negaunee City 1 1 0 0 1.000 12 6 1919Lakeland (Wis.) 4 3 1 0 .750 92 49 1956Lake Superior State 2 2 0 0 1.000 58 0 1949Lawrence (Wis.) 1 0 1 0 .000 6 20 1939Lenoir Rhyne (N.C.) 1 0 0 1 .500 20 20 1960Lewis (Illinois) 2 0 2 0 .000 12 65 1951Livingston (Ala.) 1 1 0 0 1.000 28 26 1975Macalester (Minn.) 1 1 0 0 1.000 49 8 1963Makato (Minn.) State 3 2 1 0 .667 103 26 1975Marine Corps 8 3 4 1 .438 143 135 1972Marquette Guild Hall 1 0 1 0 .000 0 12 1909Marquette High School 1 1 0 0 1.000 6 5 1905Marquette Prison 1 1 0 0 1.000 29 6 1951Mayville (N.D.) State 1 1 0 0 1.000 54 20 1956Menominee City 1 0 1 0 .000 7 21 1916Mercyhurst 6 3 3 0 .500 185 191 2007Michigan Tech 82 40 37 5 .518 1278 1088 2008Minnesota-Duluth 12 11 1 0 .917 365 147 1998Morningside (Iowa) 1 1 0 0 1.000 7 2 1962Munising City 2 1 1 0 .500 21 0 1916Munising Legion 1 1 0 0 1.000 6 0 1922Nebraska -Omaha 3 2 1 0 .667 140 49 1976Negaunee Legion 1 1 0 0 1.000 27 15 1921

LastOpponent GP W L T Pct. NMU Opp MeetingNewbery High School 1 0 0 1 .500 0 0 1909North Dakota 6 4 2 0 .667 109 53 1999North Dakota State 14 4 10 0 .286 199 364 1989N.E. Missouri (Truman) 5 4 1 0 .800 128 85 2000Northern Colorado 2 2 0 0 1.000 71 48 1978Northern Iowa 18 12 6 0 .666 354 300 2003Northland (Wis.) 27 22 5 0 .814 700 281 1956North Texas State 1 0 1 0 .000 3 17 1968Northwood University 28 21 7 0 .750 849 561 2008Ohio Northern 2 0 1 1 .250 14 32 1954Olivet 1 1 0 0 1.000 32 0 1952Parsons (Iowa) 3 1 2 0 .333 36 49 1965Peru (Neb.) State 1 1 0 0 1.000 42 0 1962Portland State 1 0 1 0 .000 7 13 1987Saginaw Valley State 29 16 13 0 .551 736 730 2008Santa Clara 1 0 1 0 .000 26 27 1980Stephen F. Austin 1 0 1 0 .000 21 35 1974St. Cloud (Minn.) State 3 2 1 0 .500 102 69 2002St. Francis (Ill.) 7 6 1 0 .857 207 99 1997St. Joseph (Ind.) 6 3 3 0 .500 136 126 1995St. Norbert (Wis.) 18 13 5 0 .722 467 188 1976Soo, Canada, City 2 2 0 0 1.000 71 6 1924Soo Rough Riders 1 1 0 0 1.000 52 6 1925Southeast Missouri 2 2 0 0 1.000 68 15 1984Southern Illinois 7 4 3 0 .571 134 97 1974Southwest Texas 1 0 1 0 .000 0 62 1981Tampa 6 0 6 0 .000 88 161 1973Taylor (Ind.) 1 1 0 0 1.000 27 7 1958Texas El Paso 1 0 1 0 .000 29 64 1986Tiffi n 1 0 1 0 .000 28 34 2008Troy State 1 0 1 0 .000 28 49 1977Valpariso 5 3 1 1 .700 124 44 1992Wayne State 23 14 9 0 .608 633 513 2008Weber State 2 1 1 0 .500 42 53 1972Western Illinois 15 10 4 1 .700 379 235 1986Western Kentucky 3 2 1 0 .667 76 42 1979Wetsern Reserve 1 1 0 0 1.000 46 0 1959Westminster 2 2 0 0 1.000 49 27 1999Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2 1 0 1 .750 72 21 1973Wisconsin-Oshkosh 24 9 14 1 .396 175 244 1953Wisconsin-Stevens Point 7 4 2 1 .643 68 76 1965Wisconsin-Stout 1 1 0 0 1.000 43 22 1989Wisconsin-Superior 15 5 10 0 .333 223 386 1981Wisconsin-Whitewater 9 7 2 0 .778 276 84 1980Wichita State 1 1 0 0 1.000 32 30 1981Youngstown State 11 6 5 0 .545 243 221 1980Totals 756 399 331 26 .544 15,164 13,799Teams in bold are 2009 opponents

NMU versus Hillsdale at Memorial Field, where the ’Cats played until 1990.

Vs. All Foes

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Superior Dome Records

RushingMost Yards - 317, Mark Bossuah, NMU vs. Hillsdale, 2007 Most Attempts - 47, Nelson Edmonds, NMU vs. Saint Joseph’s, 1991 Most Touchdowns - 4, Mark Bossuah, NMU vs. Mercyhurst, 2007Longest Run - 94 yards, Tom Shiban, Ashland vs. NMU, 1991 Longest TD Run - 94 yards, Tom Shiban, Ashland vs. NMU, 1991

PassingMost Yards - 425, Matt Hoard, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1996 Most Attempts - 56, Kyle Swenor, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley State, 2002Most Completions - 35, Kyle Swenor, NMU vs. Michigan Tech, 2003Longest Completion - 96 yards, Dan Gray, NMU vs. Wayne State, 2001Longest TD Completion - 96 yards, Dan Gray, NMU vs. Wayne State, 2001 Most Touchdowns - 5, Matt Hoard, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1996 Most Interceptions - 3, Matt Hoard, NMU vs. Hillsdale, 1993

ReceivingMost Yards - 237, Jeremy Wilkinson, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1996 Most Receptions - 15, Vincent Mayfi eld, NMU vs. Michigan Tech, 2003Most Touchdowns - 3, Jeremy Wilkinson, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1996; Vincent Mayfi eld, NMU vs. Wayne State, 2003; Fred Wells, NMU vs. Gannon, 2006Longest Reception - 96 yards, Sterling Walker, NMU vs. Wayne State, 2001

Longest TD Reception - 96 yards, Ster-ling Walker, NMU vs. Wayne State, 2001

DefenseMost Tackles - 20, Justin Gluesing, NMU vs. Grand Valley State, 1994Most Interceptions - 2, several playersLongest Interception Return - 92 yards, Kelly Snell, Ferris State vs. NMU, 1997Most Sacks - 3, several players

Special TeamsLongest Field Goal - 52 yards, Paul Tocco, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1992; Kyle Marotz, NMU vs. Northwood, 2005Most Field Goals - 3, Kyle Marotz, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley State, 2002; John Dugin-ski, NMU vs. Wayne State, 1996 and Miguel Sagaro, Grand Valley State vs. NMU, 1992Most PAT’s - 7, John Duginski, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1996 and Bryan Seward, Ashland vs. NMU, 1991Longest Punt - 89 yards, Ryan Wettstein, NMU vs. Findlay, 2001Best Punting Average - 50.2 yards, Ryan Wettstein, NMU vs. Findlay, 2001Longest Punt Return - 74 yards, Brian Pinks, NMU vs. Ashland, 1997Longest Kickoff Return - 92 yards, Sterling Walker, Wayne State vs. NMU, 2001Most Return Yardage - 240 yards, David Nelson, Ferris St. vs. NMU, 1993

Team RecordsYards Rushing - 602, Northwood vs. NMU, 2005Yards Passing - 425, NMU vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1996

Total Offense - 676, Northwood vs. NMU, 2005First Downs - 34, Michigan Tech vs. NMU, 1993Return Yards - 297, NMU vs. Saint Joseph’s, 1991Penalties - 15, NMU vs. Indianapolis, 1991Most Points (One Team) - 70, Northwood (70) vs. NMU (20), 11/5/05 Most Points (Two Teams) - 94 (NMU 52, Saginaw Valley 42, 1996)Fewest Points (One Team) - 0Hillsdale 24, NMU 0, 1991Butler 14, NMU 0, 1992Ferris State 47, NMU 0, 1993NMU 14, Northwood 0, 1994NMU 10, Hillsdale 0, 1997NMU 58, St. Francis 0, 1998NMU 16, Westminster 0, 1998NMU 24, Michigan Tech, 0, 2000Fewest Points (Two Teams)10 (NMU 10, Hillsdale 0, 1997)

MiscellaneousNMU record at Superior Dome since 1991 - 47 wins, 30 losses, .610%Longest Winning Streak - 10 gamesLongest Losing Streak - 5 games

Attendance Records:1. 8,672 on Sept. 18, 2008 vs. Michigan Tech2. 8,432 on Oct. 5, 1991 vs. Ferris State3. 7,552 on Oct. 19, 1991 vs. Hillsdale4. 7,492 on Sept. 14, 1991 vs. Indianapolis5. (Superior Dome Opening Game)6. 7,281 on Aug. 27, 2005 vs. Michigan Tech

A new Superior Dome attendance record of 8,672 was set at the NMU-Michigan Tech football game on Sept. 18, 2008, which was televised nationally on CBS College Sports.

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Letterwinners

AAdams, Brian, 74-75Adams, Robert, 92-93-94Adkins, Ron, 69Aho, Charles, 93Ahrndt, Joseph, 06Albrecht, Kurt, 74-75Alcumbrack, Gary, 74Allen, Arthur, 46-47-49Allen, Ken, 73Allen, Mark, 74Allen, Richard, 56-58-59Ambrosino, Richard, 67-68Ames, Ken, 75-77-78-79Amhaus, Scott, 00Anderle, Harry, 23-24-25-26Anderson, Axel, 50-51-52-53Anderson, Brad, 05-06-07Anderson, Fred, 19Anderson, Harold, 41-42Anderson, James, 69-70-71Anderson, Nick, 97-98-99-00Andrade, Andy, 70-71-72-73Andrus, Mark, 94-95-96Angeli, Evy, 75-76-77Anglim, Adrian, 52-53-54Arbogast, Seth, 04-05Arend, Robert, 88-89Armstrong, John, 55-57Arneth, Jack, 36-37Austin, Ray, 40-42-46Avery, Andy, 88-89-90-91Avery, Scott, 06-07-08Avery, Steve, 85-86-87-88Awrey, Randy, 74-75-76-77BBabieczko, Josh, 06Baciak, Albert, 38Backstron, Carl, 53Bailey, Gerald, 91-93Bailey, William, 66Baker, Lamar, 98Baker, William, 99Baldwin, Paul, 52Baltes, John, 82-83-84-85Baltic, Steve, 36Bangert, Donald, 62-63Banks, Reynolds, 54Barefi eld, Reggie, 71-73-74Bares, Eliot, 96-97-98-99Barlage, Dan, 92-93Barnes, Jerone, 77-78-79Barnes, William, 52Beattie, Richard, 47-48-50Beatty, Matt, 79-80Beauchamp, Matt, 95-96-97-98Beaumier, John, 51-52Beck, Andy, 72Bedore, Clifford, 39-40Bee, Michael, 68-69-70Beher, Thomas, 52Behling, Nick, 07-08Belger, David, 53-54Bell, Arlen, 67-68Bell, Deron, 02Bell, William, 56Bender, Lamont, 05-06Beneteau, Jeff, 00-01-02Benton, Brad, 93-94Bergstrom, Victor, 22Bernhardt, Fred, 36-37-38Berrigan, Jack, 25Berry, Mike, 75-76Berryman, Richard, 42Berth, Jeffrey, 86Bertoldi, Tom, 80-81-82-83Bertrand, Robert, 66-67-68Berutti, Michael, 87-88-89-90Betts, Stu, 73-74-75Bichel, Spencer, 59Bieley, Roy, 25Billingsley, Micah, 01-02-03Bink, Nick, 91-92-93-94Bittner, Lawrence, 70Blackwell, John, 83-84

Blanchard, Mart, 08Blessing, John, 07-08Bliven, Marc, 97-98-99Bloch, Nick, 04-05-06-07Blommel, George, 57-58-59-60Bluck, Jason, 98-99-00-01Blum, Michael, 63Boesch, Tim, 92-93-94-95Boettcher, Glen, 76-77-78Bogarin, Sam, 52-53-54Bohr, Dahn, 03Bolan, Albin, 60Bomaster, Elvin, 33-34-35Bond, Ward, 57-58Bondar, Paul, 00Bonifas, Richard, 41-46-47Boomer, Michael, 85-86-87-88Boren, Michael, 08Borh Dahn, 04Borree, Karl, 83-84-85-86Borrell, Bryan, 83-84-85-86Boss, Robert, 02-03-04-05Bossuah, Mark, 06-07-08Bottiglieri, Robert, 67-68Bartkowiak, Robert, 69-70-71Baty, Eric, 79-80-81Beardsley, W. Robert, 65Bourcier, Joe, 94-95-96-97Bovan, Peter, 68-70Boyd, Michael, 69Boyer, Kenyon, 19-20Brackett, David, 69-70Braman, Greg, 74-75Branch, Matt, 93-94-95Brancheau, Dustin, 07-08Branz, Mike, 75-76-77-78Bray, Ray, 70-72-73Bredeson, Kevin, 92-93-94-95Brennan, Bruce, 72Brenner, Marty, 68-69-70-71Bricco, Robert, 67Brock, Clyde, 33Brodeur, William, 57-58-59Brook, Michael, 89-90-91Brotherton, George, 32Browder, Chris, 98Brown, Alan, 86-87-88Brown, Dion, 03-04Brown, George, 70Brown, Lawrence, 65Brown, Roy, 73-74-75-76Bruce, Bo, 07Brys, Kevin, 89-91-92Bryson, Mercer, 80-81Buchkoski, Tom, 73-74-75Budd, David, 93-94-95Buelt, Joe, 81-82-83-84Bufford, Dennis, 32-35Bull, Brad, 91-92-93Bullock, Carl, 30-31-32Bullock, Clarence, 31-32-33Bullock, Tim, 63Bunyan, John, 92-93-94-95Burgess, Bryan, 77-78-79-80Burley, Gary, 49Burton, Robert, 42Bush, John, 76-77-78Bush, Matt, 98-99-01-02Bush, Tom, 70-71Buss, Jared, 08Buterbaugh, Kurt, 93-94-95Buyarski, Drew, 00-01-02-03Bye, Earl, 48-49-50Bye, Randy, 71-72-73Bye, Richard, 48-49-50Bystrom, Theodore, 21-22CCadieu, Frank, 47Callies, Rick, 78-79-81-82Campbell, John, 46Carlson, Eber, 23-24-25-26Carlson, Floyd, 35-36-37Carlson, Luke,07-08Carolin, Ray, 72Carr, Lloyd, 67

Carter, Clif, 01-02-03Casanova, John, 79-80-81-82Casey, Joshua, 08Castellanos, Hector, 97-98-99-00Catalano, Daniel, 07-08Cavanaugh, Dan, 89Ceccacci, Tony, 84-85-86-87Challancin, Paul, 31-32-33Chapman, Tim, 79-80-81Cheyka, Justin, 96-97-98-99Chrisant, John, 65-66-67-68Church, Vincet, 08Cisneros, Edwin, 97Clark, Dan, 71-72Clark, Michael, 65Claxton, John, 78-79-80Cleary, Josh, 00-01Clifford, Steve, 72Close, L. D., 84Clouse, Jamie, 99-01-02Cobanovich, Cory, 95Coe, Cornelius, 95-96-97-98Coleman, Kevin, 93-94Collins, George, 48-49-50-51Collins, George, 26-27-28-29Collins, Langsford, 30-31Collins, Matt, 90-91-92-93Collins, Sam, 21Collins, Ted, 90-91-92-93Commare, Luke, 03-04-05Conlan, Steve, 72-73Contardi, Louis, 35-36-37Cooke, Greg, 83-84-85-86Cooley, Dan, 75-76-77-78Cooling, Nathan, 07-08Coon, Bill, 78-79-80-81Copeland, Dan, 00-01Corbiel, Joseph, 54-55-56-57Couretas, Jim, 04Cornell, Jason, 87-88-89-90Corombos, Theodore, 39-41-42Corriea, Brian, 00-01Corkin, Albert, 27Coster, Andrew, 98-99-00-01Couretas, James, 03-04-05Cozzi, Greg, 72-73-75-76Crampton, Martin, 40Crase, Rod, 76-77-78-79Craze, Glenn, 22Craze, Palmer, 48Crider, Blake, 07-08Criel, Dan, 75Crocker, Jerry, 76-77-78Crockett, Matt, 99Crouse, Marty, 85-86-87-88Cuccinato, Paul, 73-75-76Cummings, Alvin, 34Curtice, Peter, 83-84DDahlke, Dennis, 88-89-90-91Dalsanto, John, 42-46Damiani, Gil, 71-72Daniels, Francis,16Danilko, Jim, 68-69Darr, Robert, 58-59D’Arras, Paul, 58-59-60Davis, Tommie, 70-71Dean, Robin, 23-24-25-26DeBakker, Donald, 48Decker, James, 63-64-65DeCook, Joseph, 26-27-28-29Deegan, Henry, 19-20-21Delene,Jim, 92-93-94DeLeon, Craig,00-01-02Dellangelo, Mike, 78-79-80Deloge, Dick, 67Demares, Phil, 47-48-49-50Dennis, Edward, 56Denton, Edgar, 03-04DePerro, Philip, 64-65-66-67DePetro, Tom, 83-84-85Derleth, Paul, 28-29Derocher, Fred, 98DeRosso, John, 67DeShambo, Ray, 50

DesJardin, Charles, 47Devault, Nick, 07-08DeVillers, Tod, 81-82-83-84Devine, Jim, 88-89-90-91DeWeese, Dennis, 87-88DeWitt, Jovan, 93-94-95-96Diaz, Manuel, 01-02-03-04Dickinson, Richard, 62-63Dietrick, Lee, 98Dilling, Wesley, 04Dion, Raymond, 33Dittrich, Shawn, 95-96Dobson, Glenn, 79-80-81-82Doetsch, James, 16-17Dolf, Alfred, 20-21-25Domitrovich, Lucas, 06-07Donaldson, Brett, 90-91-92-93Doolittle, Arthur, 33Dorsey, Ben, 00Dost, Joe, 04-05-06-07Douglas, Cedric, 08Drago, David, 69Drake, Todd, 97-98Dravecky, Gary, 80-81-82-83Driscoll, Steve, 85Duchaj, Eric, 04-05Duckworth, Antoine, 93Dudley, Eric, 83-84Dugas, Marc, 97-98-99-00Duginski, John, 95-96-97DuMont, Jason, 08EEbeling, Tony, 98-99-00-01Edens, Mark, 89-90Edmonds, Nelson, 90-91-92Edwards, Jeff, 04Ellis, Ralph, 39-40Ellisen, Matt, 93-94-95-96Elmore, Daniel, 05-06-07-08Elsenrath, Mike, 97Engel, Jim, 74-77Englel, John, 71-72-73Engel, James, 48Ennis, Byron, 64Erickson, Carl, 51-52-56-57Erickson, Don, 73-74-75-76Erickson, Evald, 37-38Erickson, Martin, 29-30-31Erickson, Robert, 62-63-64-65Erickson, William, 56Erspamer, Gerald, 42Evenson, Alfred, 23-24-25FFagan, Thomas, 33Falkenhagen, Guy, 70-71-72Fandrick, Ron, 67-71Farrell, James, 16Fechter, Nathan, 06Fedrizzi, Mike, 77Fee, Jim, 76Feldhusen, Michael, 59-60-61Fellman, Theodore, 52Ferguson, George, 28-29-30Ferretti, Mario, 81-82Ferris, Stan, 60-62-63Fiedorowicz, Lee, 86Finch, Wallace, 27Fink, Conrad, 50Finley, David, 95-96-97Finnegan, Richard, 33-34Fiorini, Joe, 77-78-80Fish, Wilfred, 34-35-36Flanagan, Clarence, 17Flanigan, Cory, 04Flanagan, Clem, 16Fleet, Dave, 63-64-65Fletcher, Harvey, 53-54-55Flisram, Norman, 57Flynn, Dan, 66-67-68Flynn, Tom, 78-79Foist, Kit, 74-75Forrest, Brandon,02Forward, Matthew, 08Foster, Bill, 80-81-82Fowler, Zachary, 74-75-76-77

Fox, Tim, 01Fragel, Mark, 75-76Franks, Brian, 84-85-86-87Frankenfi eld, Greg, 02-03-04-05Frantti, Tim, 82-83-84Freeman, Dave, 48-49-50-51Friedl, Ray, 24-25Frisk, Jack, 46GGaboury, Paul, 36Gadbois, Eugene, 24Gaffney, Robert, 35-36Gale, Aaron, 92-93Ganga, Tony, 49Gannon, Mike, 79Garland, Heath, 92-93-94-95Garzella, James, 68-69-70Gati, Jack, 71-72Gauthier, Jason, 95-96Gauthier, Zachry, 06-07-08Gaviglio, Donald, 42-47Geill, Frank, 22Gelina, Robert, 41-46Gendzwell, Walter, 20Geniesse, Jeff, 00Genwright, Brandon, 00-01-02-03Gerhard, Bob, 85Gering, Keith, 88-89Gheller, Tony, 78-79-80Gilbert, Jason, 89-90Gilbert, Tom, 72-73-74-75Gilles, Mark, 92-93-94Gingras, Paul, 17Gingras, Paul, 50-52-53-54Gingras, Morgan, 38Ginocchio, Richard, 65-66-67Gjerde, Steve, 81-82Gleason, Edward, 35-36Gleason, Jim, 74Glowacki, Gary, 56Gluesing, Justin, 91-92-93-94Goddard, Leonard, 55-56Godin, Leo, 27Goerlitz, Jerry, 58-60-61Goldasich, George, 80-82Goldman, Paul, 59-60Goldsmith, Terell, 99-00-02Goodney, Lee, 37-38-39Goodwin, Richard, 57Gorney, Mike, 77-78-79-80Gorsline, Dennis, 63-64-65Grady, Gene, 67-68-69-70Grayvold, Brad, 86-87-88Green, Harlon, 82-83Gregory, David, 88-89-90-91Griffi th, Donald, 56-57-58-59Grignon, Alex, 05-06-07-08Grigsby, Greg, 74-75-76-78Gruening, Scott, 72Guelff, Carl, 19-24-25-26Guenthner, Jack, 75-76-77-78Guilland, David, 50Gundry, George, 27-28-29-30Gurica, David, 67-68-69Gurski, Emil, 32Gusick, George, 57-58Gustafson, Alger, 26Gustafson, Burt, 46-47-48-49Gustafson, Earl, 16-17Gustafson, John, 78-79Gustafson, Paul, 50Guthrie, Greg, 85-86Guzan, Mark, 98-99HHacht, Rick, 66-68Haggen, George, 19Haggart, Ken, 56-57-58-59Hakala, Alfred, 42Hallgren, Roger, 48-49-50-51Hamlin, Eugene, 64Hamlin, Walter, 51Hammes, Seth, 94-95-96-97Hamor, William, 60-61-62-63Hampton, Walter, 42Hanner, Joel, 72-73-74-75

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Hanner, Mike, 79Hanschman, Michael, 08Hansen, Ira, 41-46Hanson, Benjamin, 06-08Hanson, John, 72Hardig, Pat, 83Hardiman, James, 22-23-26-27Harris, Antoine, 06-07-08Harris, Frank, 86-87Harris, George, 27Harry, Jeff, 86-87-88Harry, Marvin, 60Hart, William, 47-48-49-50Hartman, Frank, 39-40Hartung, Ty, 96-97-98-99Hartwig, Todd, 97-98-99Harves, Dan, 75-76Harvey, Joe, 71-72-73-74Hasty, Ryan, 05Havel, Anthony, 90-91Hawke, Jim, 93-94Haynes, Dick, 66-67-68-69Hedgcock, Bruce, 23Hedgcock, S. F., 23Hedstrom, Kurt, 00Heggins, Terrell, 04Heikkila, Mark, 72Helein, Pete, 79-80Hempel, Benjamin, 08Hemr, Jerry, 24-25-26-27Hendra, Ray, 22Herioux, Scott, 89-90-91-92Herman, Jeff, 79-80-81-82Herman, Jerry, 51Hermsen, Steve, 79-80-81-82Hero, Jack, 56-57-58-59Hero, Robert, 53Hetherington, Francis, 39-40Hetzel, Tim, 75-76-77-78Hewins, Roberto, 75Hill, Anthony, 83-84-85-86Hill, Donald, 48-50Hill, Julius, 32-33Hill, Mike, 74Hills, David, 89Hilbert, Lauri, 25-27Hillberg, Leslie, 35Hines, Staten, 73Hiney, Phil, 48-49-50Hiney, Vance, 25-30Hirn, Gary, 58Hirn, Jack, 75-76-77-78Hirn, James, 52-53Hirwas, Charles, 19Hoard, Matt, 93-94-95-96Hodges, Robert, 32Hofbauer, George, 42Hofer, Chris, 82-83-84-85Hoffman, Alden, 34-35Hogan, John, 26Hoggard, Jon, 04-05-06-07Holloway, Chris, 92-93-94Holes, Frank, 69-70-71Holman, Grove, 31-32-33Holmes, David, 93-94-95-96Holmes, Travis, 06-07Holton, Lonnie, 66-67-68-69Hongisto, Robert, 54Hook, Lawrence, 25Hooks, Bob, 71Hoppman, Reuben, 85Hornbogen, Karl, 17Horton, Vanius, 00-01Howe, Mike, 81Hubbard, Jack, 35Hudnell, Steve, 87Huempfner, Rick, 77Huffmaster, Kurt, 78-79Hughes, Austin, 06-07Humphrey, James, 60-61Hunter, Glen, 36-37-38Hutchins, Lee, 92-95-96Hutton, Johnny, 68-69-70Hyska, Bryan, 91-92-93-94Hyska, Fran, 61

Hytinen, Roger, 58-59-60Hyvonen, Kory, 95-96-97-98IIsche, Allen, 63-64-65-66Israelson, Ronald, 46Ivens, Roderick, 31Ives, Jeff, 96-99-00JJackan, Mark, 01Jackson, Rickey, 75-76Jacobi, Mike, 93Jacobson, Matthew, 29-30-31Jacques, Emery, 22-23Jauquet, Craig, 99-00-01-02Jelich, George, 46Jenkins, Jessee, 66-67Jennings, William, 49-53Johnikin, Kevin, 91-92Johns, Allen, 31-32-33Johnson, Agnar, 21Johnson, Arne, 34-35Johnson, Byron, 63-64-65-66Johnson, Carl, 48Johnson, Ernest, 29-30Johnson, George, 20-21Johnson, John, 67-69-70Johnson, Lee, 58-59Johnson, Ronald, 52-53-54-55Johnson, Sam, 99Johnson, Scott, 85-86-87-88Johnson, Todd, 97Johnson, Walter, 17Jones, John, 23June, Vero, 19Juneac, Jeff, 72Jurasin, Bob, 82-83-84-85Justus, James, 64-65-66KKalbfl eisch, Bob, 60-61-62-63Kamai, Kobryn, 05Kangas, Guy, 66-67-68-69Karkkainen, Mike, 81-82-83-84Karstu, Sakari, 87Kasten, Terry, 78Kautz, Lewis, 69-70-71Kearney, Tim, 69-70-71Kehl, Eric, 90-91Kehoe, Michael, 66Kelenic, Joe, 95-96-97-98Kelsey, Philip, 38Kell, Tom, 79-80-81Kell, William, 51Kemp, James, 67-68Kennedy, Wayne, 90-91-92Kenney, Edwin, 32-34Kent, Sam, 97-98-99Kerr, Ronald, 65-66-67Kessel, Phil, 78-79-80Kilpela, Hugo, 30Kilsdonk, Ben, 26Kind, Jeff, 71Kircher, John, 58-59Klein, Alex, 07Klein, Ken, 85-86-87-88Klingbeil, Chuck, 85-86-87-88Knecht, George, 57-58Knoblock, Edwin, 08Knoll, Randall, 95-96-97-98Knudsen, Ken, 74-76-77-78Knuth, Everett, 39-40-41Kohlemainen, Hubert, 33Kolbus, Derek, 95Kopach, Carter, 08Korpi, Arnold, 39-40-41Koski, Arthur, 41-42Koski, Ed, 47-49Koski, Emil, 38-39-40Koski, Paul, 35-36Koski, Richard, 59-60-61-62Koski, William, 35-36-37Koskimaki, George, 42-46-47Kotila, Paul, 46Kowalko, Mike, 77-78-79Kraemer, Paul, 05Krage, John, 55Kravolec, James, 89-90

Krantz, Gustave, 58-59-60Krempien, Kris, 05-06-07-08Kreski, Paul, 91-92-93Kroll, Robert, 69-70-71Krueger, Paul, 75-76-77Krueger, Todd, 76-77-78-79Krumbach, Ted, 89-90-91-92Kryska, Joseph, 58Krznarich, Scott, 94-95-96Kubiak, Ken, 86-87Kudera, Jeff, 90-91-92-93Kukuk, Ed, 46-47Kukuk, Norman, 37-38-39Kurian, Chad,02-03-04-05Kurzynske, Joel, 04LLaage, Tom, 87-88Laarman, Ben, 99-00-01-02Labuz, Thomas, 05-06-07LaCasse, Edmer, 36-37-38Lacefi eld, Ken, 87LaFido, Mike, 95-96LaFond, Paul, 91-92-93LaJeunesse, Ralph, 46-47Lalich, Michael, 35Lambert, Clair, 66-67Lane, Brandon, 05Lane, Duane, 54Langley, David, 94-95-96Langley, Richard, 91-92Langsford, Roy, 56-57-58Lanser, Andy, 08Lantzy, Robert, 64-65-66-67Larsen, Timothy, 08Larson, Tyler, 04-05-06-07LaPointe, James, 48LaPointe, John, 61-62-63LaPorte, Joseph, 60-62-63Larsen, Jason, 96-98Larson, Clyde, 48Larson, Hartley, 51Larson, Lars, 98-99Larson, Rudolph, 19-20-21Larson, Tyler, 04Lashbrook, Earl, 41Lathrope, Kentin, 06LaTour, Matt, 92-93-94-95Laue, Jonathon, 06-07-08Lauri, Toivo, 25Laurion, Fritz, 55-56-57Lawson, Jason, 98-99-00-01Leandri, Anthony, 07-08LeClair, Clarence, 20-22Lee, Mike, 74Lee, Wayne, 59Lefebvre, Kent, 67-68Leonard, Joseph, 23-25-26Lester, Ed, 73Leveille, Dan, 81-82-83Levy, Michael, 07-08Lewis, P. J., 97Lewinski, Adam, 01Liberty, Robert, 49-50Light, Greg, 87-88-89-90Limpert, Clarence, 21-22-24-25Lindeman, Henry, 46Lindley, Rhyan, 94-95- 96- 97Lindstrom, James, 65-66-67-68Loderhose, Pete, 72-73-74Loeffl er, Jesse, 01Lofstrom, Ernest, 17Londo, Raymond, 46Lopez, Enrique, 01Lott, Clarence, 46Lubamersky, Ed, 53-54Lubbe, Dave, 82-83-84-85Luedtke, Sam, 95-96Luna, Mario, 93Lundin, Donald, 56-57-58-59Lutri, Gerald, 65-66-67-68MMachus, Douglas, 55MacDonald, Brad, 97Mahloch, Mike, 04-05-06-07MacKenzie, Grant, 31MacLean, Lowe, 52-53-54-55

MacNealy, Richard, 49-50Maddox, Mark, 87-88-89Mahloch, Mike, 04-05-06Majewski, Charles, 64Maki, Onnie, 29-30-31Mallory, Marcus, 86-87Malin, Harold, 16-17Maly, Mike, 89Manada, Valentine, 01Manego, Shaun, 87-88-89-90Mansfi eld, James, 58-59-60Marana, Jim, 77-78-79Marana, Mark, 79-80Marker, Curtis, 64-65-66Mariucci, Robert, 86-87-88Mariucci, Steve, 74-75-76-77Marier, Travis, 00-01Marotz, Kyle, 02-03-05Martell, Fred, 42-47-48Martell, John, 54Martin, Dexter, 00Martin, Greg, 78Martini, Mark, 65Mason, Eric, 89-90Mason, Eric, 02-03-05-06Mastricola, Steve, 72-73-74Mattson, James, 52McCauley, Jim, 71-72-73-74McClain, Greg, 79-80-81McCormick, George, 48-49-50-51McCoy, Dan, 85-86-87-88Mattson, John, 33-34-35Maurin, Joseph, 31Mauthe, Nick, 02-03-04-05Mauro, Jack, 61-62-63Mayfi eld, Vincent, 02-03-04-05McAlister, Bob, 74McCarthy, Richard, 66-67-68-69McCarty, Dan, 93-94McCauley, Jim, 71-72-73-74McClain, Greg, 79-80-81McCormick, George, 48-49-50-51McCoy, Abram, 02-03-04-05McCoy, Dan, 85-86-87-88McCulloch, Jerry, 62-63-64McCune, Jerry, 79-80-81-82McDonald, James, 23-24-25McDowell, David, 48-49-50McGee, Ronnie, 87-88-89-90McGlone, Jason, 94-95-96-97McGuire, Rich, 74-75-76McGurn, Matt, 04-05McIntosh, Douglas, 19McIntosh, Paul, 20McIntyre, Rob, 80-81-82-83McKerroll, Robert, 50-51McKie, Walter, 16McKindles, Patrick, 47-48McLaughlin, Robert, 35McLean, Kenneth, 70-71McMahon, Francis, 42-46-47-49McMullen, Jason, 04McMullen, John, 85-86McNamara, John, 22McNamara, Paul, 60McNeill, Mark, 89McNultry, Brian, 97Medina, Louie, 97Medinis, Craig, 81Medley, George, 59Mellon, Brian, 81Menucci, Irving, 39-40Merckx, Justin, 06-07-08Messano, Chris, 00-01-02-04Meyer, James, 65-66-67-68Meyers, Michael, 58-59-60-61Michels, Tony, 84-85-86-87Mignon, Jamie, 93Mileski, Michael, 58-59-60-61Miljour, Luke, 95-96-97-98Milkie, Phil, 69Miller, Dan, 92-93-94Millman, William, 38-39Mims, Jamone, 98-99-00Minard, Sam, 48-49Mishica, John, 50-51, 52-53

Mitchell, Maurice, 73-74-75-76Mitchell, Walter, 96Miyashiro, Gordon, 73Modjeski, Pat, 89-90-91Moe, Pete, 00Molway, Chick, 83-85Monck, Robert, 52-53-54Monroe, Thomas, 25-26Montcalm, Benedict, 41-42-46-47Montgomery, Devon, 93-94Moreau, Harris, 26Morgan, Cyrus, 16Morin, Bob, 84-85-86Morrison, Leonard, 16-17Morrison, William, 16Mosca, Rudy, 49-50Mosley, Emmett, 78Moslimani, Alex, 75-76Moutrie, Tim, 05-06-07Mullen, Demetrise, 92-93-94-95Mullin, Jamie, 97-98Mullins, Luke, 02-03-05Munson, Brandon, 99-00-01-02Murrey, George, 21-22Myefski, Louis, 52-53-54NNancarrow, Roland, 23Napoli, Chris, 84-85-86-87Nason, Jeff, 91-92-93Neaves Jr., Richard, 06-08Nelmark, Jack, 28-29-30Nelsen, Keith, 82-83-84-85Nelson, Andre, 80-81Nelson, Clarence, 30Nelson, Jeremy,03-04-05-06Nelson, Harold, 22-23-24Nelson, Martin, 06Nelson, Oscar, 58-59-60-61Nett, Dan, 01-02-03Neubauer, John, 92Neumann, Thomas, 61-62Newman, Bruce, 64-65Newton, Chris, 78Nezich, Matt, 90Nichols, Michael, 87-88-89-90Nichols, Zachary, 06-07-08Nickel, Charlie, 89-90-91Niemi, Elvin, 32-33Noonan, Phil, 30Nordling, R.W., 22-23Nordstrom, Nick,02North, Clarence, 22Northey, Robert, 36Northey, Sydney, 34Norton, John, 32Novak, Frank, 59-60-61Novotny, Dan, 87Nowak, James, 65Nyquist, Terry, 62-63-64Nystrom, Carl, 24Nystrom, Robert, 54OOates, Donald, 37-38-39O’Brien, Sean, 82-83-84-85Oke, DJ, 07-08Olds, Edwin, 39-41Olivanti, Steve, 97-98Oliver, Charles, 21-22-23Oliver, Reggie, 79-80-81Olivero, Greg, 01Olsen, David, 42Olson, Arden, 71-72-75Olson, Dan, 83Olson, Greg, 84-85-86Olson, Paul, 35-36-37Orvis, Justin,02-03Osborne, Jeff, 99-00-01-02Osterman, Dean, 86-87-88-89Ostermann, John, 81-82Ostrander, William, 16-17Ostrowski, Tom, 86-87-88Oswald, Mike, 99-00-01-02Otto, Jonathon, 06-07-08Owens, Nicholas, 06-07-08

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Letterwinners

PPalomaki, Bill, 85Pangborn, Wayne, 41Pangrazzi, Jerry, 50-51-52-53Pansier, Gary, 58Pardon, Ernest, 52-53Paris, Tony, 82-83Parker, Sam, 83-84-85Parkkonen, Richard, 59Pastuchyn, Brent, 97-98Paupore, Matt, 81-82-83-84Pavloski, Peter, 62-63-64-65Paynter, James, 69Pearce, Edward, 32-33-34Pearl, Howard, 24Peck, Garrett, 08Pekny, Steve, 01Pelkie, Robert, 52-53Pendl, Gary, 71-72Perow, Hilaire, 23Perrin, Irving, 34-35Perrin, Leonard, 28Perron, Howard, 49Perry, Jeff, 05Perry, Michael, 67-68-69-70Peters, R. Thomas, 53Petersen, Barry, 80-81-82-83Petersen, Kevin, 83-84Peterson, Douglas, 67-68-69Peterson, Kirk, 88Petranek, Peter, 28-29Pfankuch, Joe, 95-96-97-98Phillips, Nick, 73Phillips, James, 89-90-91-92Phillips, Wayne, 66Picanso, Seth, 00Piester, Bryan, 78-79-80-81Pinks, Brian, 94-95-96-97Pizali, Fred, 29-30-31Planck, Randy, 70Plichta, Howard, 23Plourde, Mike, 02Podsschwelt, Joseph, 03Poehls, Joe, 05-06Poisson, Joseph, 37-38-39Pokely, Terry, 74Ponder, Keith, 75-76Pontti, Don, 57Pool, Andy, 83-84-85-86Popp, Rick, 84-85-86-87Popp, William, 60Porter, Dennis, 64-65-66-67Powell, Aaron, 85-86-87-88Price, Eldridge, 19Price, Richard, 99-00Primm, Loren, 73-74-75Prin, Henry, 23-24Princinsky, Steve, 90-91-92-93Propson, Anthony, 08Puhek, Joseph, 40Puckett, Clifford, 47-48-49QQuarless, Jan, 70-71-72RRaapana, William, 32Rademacher, William, 60-61-62-63Raspberry, Gregory, 06Raeford, Peter, 79-80-81Ramoie, Dustin, 00-01Randle, James, 97-98-99-01Ranguette, Gilbert, 32Ranguette, Raymond, 32-33-34Ratcliffe, Robert, 64-65Rathje, Jim, 71-72-73Rauch, Fritz, 85Redd, Rich, 71Redders, John, 86-87-88-89Reed, Michael, 03-04-05-06Reese, David, 08Refl ing, Jack, 42-46-47Reid, Gordon, 59-60Reimer, Jacob, 06-07-08Rein, David, 86-87-88-89Reitmeyer, Jon, 72-73Remington, Bruce, 70-71

Reynolds, Brandon, 08Ricci, Andy, 96Richards, Maurice, 34Richards, Ray, 79-80Richardson, Anthony, 65-66Richardson, Clyde, 17Richardson, Shane, 97-98-99-00Rickard, William, 32-33Riley, Josh, 96-97Ripmaster, David, 69-70Ritter, Jake, 99Rivera, Bradd, 94Rivera, Gary (Buddy), 04-05-06-07Rivers, Bernard, 46-47Roberts, Greg, 82Roberts, Pierce, 51-52Roche, Pat, 77-78-79Roethe, Chris, 96-97Rongstad, Bernt, 73-75-76Ronberg, Allan, 26-27-28-29Roney, Edmond, 64-65-66Ropele, Marvin, 48-49-50-51Rose, Carson, 95-96-97-98Rose, Theodore, 68Rosinski, Derick, 80Ross, Mike, 73Rousseau, Joseph, 46Rouzard, Pat, 02-03Rowe, John, 19Rowe, Nathaniel, 16Rubalcava, Chris, 94Ruiz, Armando, 92Rustman, Jack, 06-07-08Rowley, Maurice, 69-70-71Rusielewicz, Ken, 74-75-76-77Ryan, Daniel, 06Ryan, Ivan, 49-50-51Ryan, Shawn, 96-97-98Rydholm, Fred, 20-21Rynning, Tom, 78-80Rytkinen, Leo, 38SSt. Hilaire, Sydney,02-03St. Andrews, Francis, 51St. Germain, Chauncey, 40-41St. Germain, Thomas, 42-46-47St. Jean, Leonard, 60-61-62-63St. John, Harold, 16St. John, Roger, 56-57St. Martin, Robert, 52Sagotz, Brandon, 97-98-99-00Salani, Jason, 89-90-91-92Salani, Steve, 76-77-78Saleh, Joe, 75-76Saleh, Robert, 97-98-99-00Salopeck, Dave, 99Sandborn, Jim, 72-73-74Sandelin, Sven, 24Sandona, Albert, 58-59-60-61Sandona, Steve, 87-88-89-90Sankovitch, Tom, 74Sanoba, Richard, 58-59-60-61Santoni, Paul, 67-68Sarachman, Paul, 67-68Sarchian, Ron, 83-84-85Sarnowski, Jeff, 97-98-99-00Sarnowski, Mike, 95-96-97-98Saundri, Jerold, 54-55Sauter, Williams, 65Scallorn, Chares, 58Schaut, Robert, 69-70-71Schenk, Wilbur, 37-38-39Schertzer, Richard, 60Scheuren, Daniel, 67Schield, Paul, 83-84-85Schils, Jack, 49-50-51Schiska, John, 22Schmitt, Bernard, 63-64-65Schmoke, Chris, 92-93-94-95Schnieder, James, 53Schnieder, William, 26Schrauben, Tyler, 06-07Schuenemann, Brad, 85-86-87-88Schuettpelz, Ken, 69-70-71Schwalbach, Thomas, 56-57-58-59

Schwartz, Drew,03-04-05Schweigert, Todd, 81-82-83-84Schweinsberg, Eric, 77Schymanski, Bill, 71-72-73-74Scott, Arthur, 04-05-06Scutt, Garry, 69-70Scutt, Josh, 91-92-93Seeke, Thomas, 86-87-88Seger, Gordon, 27-28-29Seitz, Randy, 73Selden, Luke, 99-00-01-02Selesky, Stan, 73-74Shanley, Gary, 60-61-62Sharp, Brian, 83Shaughnessy, Steve, 70-71Shem, Matt, 02-03-04-05Sherko, Josh, 00-01-02-03Sherrill, Michael, 87-88Shevy, Norman, 59-60-61Sible, Scott, 78-79-80-81Sicchio, Dominic, 70-71-72-73Sickler, Wayne, 59-60-61Sievert, Chad, 92-93Siltala, Jacob, 27Silver, Harold, 22Simon, Robert, 66Simons, Eldred, 39Sindelar, Jeff, 81Sitkoski, Geoffrey, 67-68Skewis, Al, 53-55Skorupka, Matt,02-03-04-05Skrocki, Michael, 67-68-70Slough, Norman, 40-41Smith, Brandon, 08Smith, Lucas, 00Smith, Shad, 92-93-94-95Smith, Fred, 73-74-75-76Smith, Howes, 59-60Sniadanko, Richard, 64Snoddy, Larry, 66Soeldner, Vern, 73Soli, James, 37Sonneberg, Gus, 17Sotka, Bill, 83-84-85Southward, Pat, 72Sowder, John, 03Sparks, Joseph, 86-87Spears, Leroy, 66Speier, Pete, 71-72Spellman, Francis, 57Spuhler, John, 65-66-67Stachnik, Dave, 79Stallard, Ron, 73Stallings, Kevin, 90-91-92-93Stapleton, John, 64Starcevich, Todd, 97-98-99-00Stauss, Tim, 78-79-80Stefanovski, Joe, 82-83-84-85Stefanski, Bob, 82-83-84Steigelman, Wayne, 90-92-93Stemo, Joe, 74-75-76-77Stencil, Dan 73-74-75Stender, Dave, 75-76-77-78Stephan, Jack, 95Stephens, Richard, 56-57-58Stephens, Shawn, 98Stetler, Thomas, 06-07Stewart, Gary, 89-90-91-92Stimac, Scott, 92-93-94-95Stokes, Eric, 88-89-90Stolpe, Clarence, 20-21Stoner, Todd, 95-96-97-98Storm, Mark, 80-81-82Strasbourg, Richard, 64Streeter, James, 06-07Strebel, Michael, 58-59-60-61Strobel, Andy, 07-08Strube, Jon, 89-90Strube, Mark, 89-90-91Studer, Dan, 01Stump, Patrick, 61-62-63-64Stump, Ronald, 65-66-67Sullivan, Ellsworth, 28-30-31Sutter, Joe, 85Svoboda, Dale, 85-86

Swanson, Benjamin, 23-24-25-26Swanson, Guy, 56Sweeney, Courtney, 07-08Sweeney, Hank, 85-86-87-88Swenor, Kyle, 02-03-04Szczepaniuk, Jim, 79-80-81TTabin, Brian, 80-81Taccolini, Louis, 51Tamblin, Clarence, 28Tanksley, Marcus, 83Tarbox, Josh, 01Tauch, Carl, 19Taylor, Tom, 78-79-80-82Tegge, Rich, 82-83-84Terwilliger, Rex, 56-57Thayer, Randy, 73-74-75-76Thiel, Joe, 98Thomas, Ron, 84-85-86Thom, Wayne, 55-57-58-59Thompkins, Deshaun, 03Thompson, Jack, 16Thornton, Thomas, 54-55Tillman, Aaron, 04-05Tibbetts, Tony, 89-90-91-92Tipper, Kenneth, 27Tippett, Dean, 36-39Tipple, Brad, 94-95-96-97Tocco, Paul, 89-90-91-92Toivinen, Ernest, 56Tollefson, Ray, 42Tommela, William, 31Tompkins, Roger, 56-57-58Tranetzki, Timothy, 61-64Travis, Dennis, 65Treado, Albert, 28-29-30Treado, Howard, 23-24Treado, Marshall, 29-30Tregembo, Stanley, 28Trettin, James, 59-60-61-62Tribble, Marcus, 08Trudeau, Leonard, 63-64Trujillo, George, 73Tuccini, Matt, 97-98-00Tuccini, Pete, 03-06Tuma, Bob, 74-75Turri, Ahti, 34Twork, Nathan, 01UUlmer, Carl, 74-75-76-77Ulvila, Mark, 97VVaessen, Roy, 58Valesano, Eugene, 58-59-60-61Valesano, Gerard, 81-82-83-84Vandenberg, Gary, 56Vanderlist, Ryan, 99-00-01-02Vanderzee, Jon, 71VanDeWeight, Walter, 23VanEffen, Brennan, 08VanSluys, Cary, 94-96-97Vecillio, Oswald, 47-48Veselik, Pat, 81-82-83-84Vetort, Francis, 36-37-38Vicenzi, Matt, 99-00-01-02Vicklund, Olaf, 28-29-30Villemure, Phillip, 40Villemure, Robert, 35-36-37Virnoche, Phil, 84-85-86Visintainer, Ron, 56Von Behren, Dave, 77Vopal, Ed, 87-88-89-90WWade, Jerry, 57Wafer, Ted, 77-78Wagner, Donald, 65-66-67-68Wagner, Zach, 96-97-98Wahtera, K.A., 33-34-35Walker, Corbin, 03-04-05-06Wall, Chip, 88-89-90-91Walton, Andrew, 16-17Ware, Dennis, 79-80-81-82Warner, Buell, 31Wassberg, Arthur, 42Wassberg, Oscar, 27-28-29

Watson, Brent, 07Watson, Tom, 67-68-69-70Watters, Fred, 64Wayer, Gary, 73-74Weaver, Nick, 82-83-84Weber, Scott, 81-82Webster, Reggie, 76-77Wehmanen, Roy, 36-38Weigandt, Michael, 70-71Wellman, Alfred, 20-21Wells, Fred, 05-06-07-08Welsh, James, 59-60-61-62Welte, James, 56Wender, Jason, 96-97-98-99Wender, Ryan, 00-02-03-04Wendt, Clint, 94Wentland, Mike, 88-89-90-91Wenzlaff, Arthur, 60-61-62-63West, Bill, 79-80-82Weston, Scott, 81-82-83-84Wettstein, Ryan, 00-01-02-04Wheeler, Cody, 05-06-07-08Whelan, Travis, 96-97Whelpley, Charles, 86-87-88-89Whipkey, Jesse, 95-96-97White, Bryan, 98-99-00-01White, William, 55Whitehouse, Richard, 57Whitehouse, James, 82-83-84Whitson, Luke, 03-04Wickstrom, Brett, 01-03-04Wiegert, Steve, 79Wiinikainen, Stan, 46-47-48-49Wiitala, Ero, 34-36Wilkinson, Jeremy, 95-96-97Williams, Melvin, 98Wilinski, Timothy, 87Wilke, Jason, 93-94-95Wilkins, Earl, 29-30Wilkins, Jerry, 50-51Willman, Dave, 81Wilsey, John, 37-38Wilson, Dave, 77Wilson, Warren, 54-55-56Wind, Brad, 76-77-78Witer, John, 55-56-57-58Wojan, Curt, 78-79-80-81Wojciechowski, Chester, 40Wolford, Ed, 51-52Wood, Robert, 56Woods, Corey, 02-03-04Woods, Jerry, 85-86-87-88Woods, Rocky, 73Works, George, 78-80-81-82Wright, Andre, 02Wright, Chris, 96Wyers, Dan, 79-80-81-82Wyse, Duane, 77-78YYaggie, Joel, 85-86-87-88Yaroch, Gregory, 66Yauck, Bob, 78-79-80-81Yelk, Nathan, 05-06-07-08Yewman, Kenzie, 04Yorton, James, 57Young, Casey, 99-00-01-02Young, Dan, 71-72-73Young, Peter, 86-87-88Yrkkola, Edwin, 33ZZabroske, Mark, 77-78-79-80Zambrovitz, Cezmer, 27Zanoni, Scott, 84-85Zdunek, Jason, 01Zenti, Rico, 30-31Zimmerman, Randy, 75-76-77-78Zivonska, Mike, 99Zwemer, Roy, 50

All 00-08 references refer to years after 2000, as NMU did not award letters before 1919.

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NMU Profile

Life on Campus

The University: A regional public, coeducational university founded in 1899, Northern offers learning opportunities to approximately

9,400 undergraduate and graduate students. Each full-time student is issued a notebook computer as part of tuition and fees.

Location: NMU is located in an environment unrivaled by any other, on the south shore of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan, voted one of “America’s Most Livable Communities,” with breathtaking vistas and 20,000 lucky residents.

Campus: Named one of the “Most Unwired” campuses in the United States, we’re completely connected with the latest technology. We’re

large enough to offer scenic spaces and 50 quality facilities. There are high-end specialty com-puter labs, a learning resource center, a theater, a speech and hearing clinic, a student art gallery and university art museum, a student radio station, public radio and TV stations, the Jacobetti Center

for technical programs, an ice rink, a swimming pool and diving tank, a rock climbing wall, an all-events center and the Superior Dome, an 8,000 seat stadium (the largest wooden dome in the world). But we’re still small enough to keep everything within walking distance, which is especially nice in the winter.

Faculty: NMU has talented faculty members and a low student-to-faculty ratio of 22-to-1. Our average class size is 23, our average lab size is 16 and our average seminar size is 10. Of all entry-level courses, 70 percent are taught by career faculty.

The Superior Edge: Learn to live a life that matters. Other universities have leadership programs, but NMU is the only university in the country that packs leadership, community engagement, diversity awareness and real-world experience into one life-changing program. In the Superior Edge, students design their own volunteer, work and learning activities (up to 400 hours). Any NMU student regardless of class status or major is eligible to participate for free. Each Superior Edge graduate receives

a student achievement transcript along with their academic tran-script. NMU grads with proven experience, initiative, ethics, integ-rity, multicultural awareness and motivation to make a difference gain an edge in the job market and admission to grad schools.

Residence Halls: NMU’S 10 residence halls are organized into living groups called “houses,” which include 40-45 students who actively shape their own living environments. Four students share a suite (two bedrooms and a bath-room) and all residence halls have great locations within fi ve minutes of eating, learning and studying areas.

Extracurricular: There are about 300 clubs and organizations on cam-pus, including academic, service, social, professional, religious and special interest groups. We also have a full program of club and intramural athletics.

Intercollegiate Athletics: NMU is a member of the National Col-legiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Varsity teams for women include basketball, cross country, Nordic skiing, soccer, swimming and diving, track and fi eld and volleyball. Varsity teams for men include basketball, football, golf, hockey and Nordic skiing. All sports are NCAA Division II, except men’s ice hockey, which is Division I.

Northern Michigan University made NCAA history when the Wildcats swept the top three places in both women’s cross country events at the 2007 NCAA Skiing Championship.

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Marquette is 450 miles from the state’s largest and best-known city, Detroit, and

it’s truly worlds away. This vibrant but easy-going community

of 20,000 (which grows to nearly 30,000 with the return of NMU students each fall) is located on the shore of Lake Superior, sur-rounded by miles of recreational forestland in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

A winter paradise for skiers, snowmo-bilers and ice-fi shers, the region receives an average of 170 inches of snow each year, with a record of 319 inches.

In the warmer months, residents enjoy pristine Lake Superior beaches, hundreds of miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, sailing, kayaking, scuba diving and fi shing on the big lake or on numerous rivers and inland lakes.

Marquette is a Mecca for athletic events. The city and surrounding communities host the annual U.P. 200 dogsled race, a qualifi er for the Alaska Iditarod, and the Noquemanon Cross-Country Ski Marathon. Both events at-tract top-notch competitors from around the world. The Superior Bike Fest, Ore-to-Shore Mountain Bike Epic race, Superior Shore Run,

Continental Cup Ski Jumping Tour-nament, occasional Olympic-qualifying competitions and weekly NMU Wildcat games also keep the local lifestyle active and involved.

Cultural, art, music and food festivals as well as numerous trade shows provide even more fun throughout the year.

Among the many accolades Marquette has received include:• All-America County• Most Livable City• 100 Best Communities for Young People• Michigan Cool City• 5 Best Places to Live and Ride (Bike

Magazine)• Top 10 Global Summer Vacation

Destinations (Sherman’s Travel) • 100 Best Art Towns• Top 7 Places to Build a Vacation Home

(Men’s Journal)• Top 10 New Courses: Greywalls (Golf

Digest)Beyond Marquette, the Upper Peninsula

has much to offer, too. Nestled between three Great Lakes (Superior, Michigan and Huron) the 384-mile long, 233 mile-wide U.P. has no shortage of splendor: from wildlife to waterfalls and lighthouses to lingering sunsets.

Its rich history of mining and forestry is still a visible and current economic force. Tourism, education and health-care are other major players in the region’s employment.

Some U.P. highlights include:• U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame (Ishpeming)• National park (Isle Royale), national

lakeshore (Pictured Rocks, Munising) and national historic park (Keweenaw)

• Longest running competitive ski jumping tournament and largest artifi cial ski jump-ing hill in the world (Pine Mountain Ski Jump, Iron Mountain)

• Longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere (Mackinac Bridge, St. Ignace)

• The two longest river locks in the world (Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie)

• The only ski fl ying hill in the western hemisphere (Copper Peak, Ironwood)

Marquette and the Upper Peninsula

Olympic Education Center: NMU is designated as the only United States Olympic Education Center by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Olympic athletes in fi ve sports train for elite international competitions while pursuing their edu-cations at NMU and Marquette Senior High School.

Accreditation: NMU is accredited by the Northern Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (30

North LaSalle Street, Number 2400, Chicago, Illinois, 60602; 312-263-0456). More than 20 academic programs are accredited by additional professional agencies.

NMU Profile

The Olympic Training Center brings world-class sports events to the NMU campus. NMU hosts the U.S. Short Track Olympic Trials and the Samsung ISU World Cup in 2009.

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Athletic FacilitiesNorthern Michigan University boasts one of the fi nest collec-tions of athletic facilities in NCAA Division II, if not the country. A connected unit of three fi rst-rate facilities - the Superior Dome, the Physical Education Instructional Facility (PEIF), and the Berry Events Center - are used by NMU for the majority of its athletic events.

Superior DomeThe Superior Dome has been home to the Wildcat football team since 1991 and is the fi nest football facility in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, if not all of NCAA Division II.

The Dome stands 14 stories high, and encompasses 5.1 acres under its roof. Constructed of 781 Douglas fi r beams and 108.5 miles of fi r decking, the Dome has a permanent seating capacity of 8,000, but the building can hold as many as 16,000 people. The facility features a diameter of 536 feet, and has the ability to withstand 60 pounds per square foot of snow and 80 mile per hour winds.

The Dome features a retractable artifi cial turf carpet, the largest of its kind in the world. When it is extended, the turf has the ability to accommodate football, soccer and fi eld hockey. Underneath the carpet is a synthetic playing surface that fea-tures three basketball/volleyball courts, two tennis courts and a 200-meter track. The carpet is extended over a cushion of air and takes 30 minutes to retract powered by 12 computerized winches. Full setup of the turf is completed in approximately two hours. A new artifi cial turf carpet was installed in the sum-mer of 2009.

Berry Events CenterThe home of the NMU hockey and basketball teams, the Berry Events Center opened its doors in October 1999. The facility provides individual seating for approximately 3,800 fans, in addition to 16 luxury boxes, which includes a president’s suite. Along the perimeter of the arena are four large conces-sion areas, as well as standing room for approximately 400 fans.

When used for hockey, the Berry has an Olympic-size ice sheet measuring 200 feet by 100 feet. When rigged for basket-ball, the court sits on a protective fl ooring, which is placed over the ice, and seating for 500 fans is available courtside. Conver-sion from hockey to basketball can be completed in approxi-mately fi ve hours.

The Berry also features locker rooms and support areas for the men’s and women’s basketball teams and the United States Olympic Education Center’s short track speedskating team along with four general-use locker rooms. In addition, skate rental and changing areas are located on the lower level of the complex.

The hockey area includes a weight room, athletic training room, meeting rooms, locker room and support area.

Also designed to host concerts and community events, the Berry Events Center is equipped with moveable theatrical rig-ging and lighting.

Facilities

Superior Dome

Berry Events Center

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Facilities

ski trails in nearby Ishpeming and the four 5K loops at Blueberry Ridge in Sands Township, a few miles south of Marquette.

GolfThe offi cial Wildcat course is the Greywalls course at the Mar-quette Golf Club. GolfWeek named Greywalls the second-best course you can play in Michigan and upon its opening in 2005; it was included in the Top Ten Best New Course listings of all major golf publications. The Wildcats will also utilize the NMU Golf Course, which was formerly known as Chocolay Downs. Its ninth hole is among the world’s largest putting green, measur-ing 29,000 square feet. Total yardage of the course is over 6,800 yards with a par of 72. The course contains water hazards, rolling terrain and beautiful wooded areas.

Physical Education Instructional FacilityThe PEIF, as it is more commonly called, was opened in 1976 and houses the PEIF Pool, home of NMU swimming and div-ing team, and Vandament Arena, where the Wildcat volleyball team plays.

The PEIF pool features eight lanes and a diving tank with one- and three-meter springboards, as well as a 20-meter platform.

Vandament Arena, opened in 1995, is a 1,500-seat volleyball-only facility, one of the fi nest in Division II.

The facility houses an auxiliary gymnasium that the Wild-cat men’s and women’s basketball teams use for practice.

The PEIF also houses a two-level Recreation Center, which was opened in December 1999. It is complete with a climbing wall, weight room, cardiovascular area, two basket-ball courts, a tennis court, two lounge areas and a conference room. Also located in the PEIF are seven racquetball courts, a dance studio, athletic training facilities, locker rooms, class-rooms and staff offi ces.

Other FacilitiesSoccer fi eldsFour fi elds are located behind the Superior Dome, along Lake Superior.

Two are home to the NMU women’s soccer team; the other two are practice fi elds for the NMU football team. They are equipped with bleachers and a scoreboard.

Cross county skiingNorthern’s men’s and women’s teams have two designated practice locations, with lighted trails: the Al Quaal 3K and 5K

Wildcats in the Weight RoomThe Wildcats have excellent weight and conditioning training areas in the Superior Dome, Berry Events Center and PEIF. Each has specifi c training times, but players also have individual access to conditioning areas, as arranged by NMU’s strength and conditioning staff.

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Distinguished Alumni

Peggy Sue Barber, 19892002 Amateur Team Universe National Fitness champion.

Lloyd Carr, 1968Former head football coach of the University of Michigan. Led team to 1997 National Championship.

Dallas Drake, 1992Member of the NHL’s 2008 Stanley Cup Champi-ons Detroit Red Wings.

Vernon ForrestOlympic gold-medal winning and world champion boxer.

Jerry Glanville, 1964Head football coach at Portland State. Former head coach of the NFL’s Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons.

Tom Izzo, 1977Head men’s basketball coach of Michigan State Univer-sity, which won the 2000 NCAA champion-ship.

Chuck Klingbeil, 1999Former member of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

Steve Mariucci, 1977Football Net-work analyst and former head coach of the NFL’s Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers.

Len St. Jean, 1964Former member of the NFL’s New England Patriots.

Cathy Turner-Bostley, 1991Olympic gold-medal winning speedskater.

Don Waddell, 1980General man-ager of the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers.

Anne Andrews, 1987Scientist for the Institute of Defense Analysis

Tom Dahlin, 1979Engineer, inventor and freelance photographer for Sports Illustrated, ESPN and NCAA.

Leah Hocking, 1982Broadway actress, most recently star-ring in “Mama Mia”.

John Lautner, 1933Visionary architect of modern designs such as the Elrod house, featured in the James Bond fi lm Diamonds are Forever.

Mark Lovell, 1977Director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Sports Medicine Concussion Program and directs testing for the NFL, NHL, NASCAR and the U.S. Olympic Ski Team.

Howard Schultz, 1975Chairman and CEO of Starbucks.

Curt Tucker, 1982President and owner of TEAMTECH Motor Sports, and patent owner of the seatbelts used by NASCAR and Indy racers and NASA space shuttle astronauts.

John Voelker, 1924Best-selling author whose works included “Anatomy of a Murder,” an Academy Award-winning movie starring Jimmy Stewart.

Barry West, 1985Executive Vice President Strate-gic Enterprise Solutions, Reston Va., former chief information of-fi cer for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Former CIO of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and National Weather Service.

Distinguished NMU AlumniAlumni in Sports Other Notable NMU Alumni

Credits The 2009 NMU Football yearbook was compiled and edited by Sports Information Director David Faiella. Assistance provided by Mike Levy, Becky Tavernini and Cindy Paavola. Design of covers and printing by NMU Printing Services. Photos by Jonathan Dale, Duane Pape and Cameron Fure.

2009 GLIAC Schedule

Thursday, August 27Ashland at Bloomsburg (Pa.) 6 p.m.Urbana (Ohio) at Findlay 7 p.m.Saginaw Valley State at California (Pa.) 7 p.m.Kentucky Wesleyan at Indianapolis 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 29Hillsdale at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) NoonMercyhurst at Wayne State NoonTiffin at Ferris State (Non-Conf.) 7 p.m.Grand Valley State at West Texas A&M 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 3Findlay at Tiffin* 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 5Michigan Tech at Hillsdale* NoonNorthern Michigan at Northwood* NoonSaginaw Valley State at Wayne State* NoonGrand Valley State at Indianapolis* 6 p.m.Ashland at Ferris State* 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 12Ferris State at Findlay* NoonHillsdale at Northwood* NoonMichigan Tech at Ashland* 1 p.m.Tiffin at Northern Michigan* 4 p.m.Wayne State at Indianapolis* 6 p.m.Saginaw Valley State at Grand Valley State* 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 19Northwood at Saginaw Valley State* NoonFindlay at Wayne State* NoonNorthern Michigan at Michigan Tech* 1 p.m.Ashland at Tiffin* 1:30 p.m.Grand Valley State at Ferris State* 7 p.m.Indianapolis at Hillsdale* 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 26Northwood at Findlay* NoonHillsdale at Ashland* 1 p.m.Wayne State at Tiffin* 1:30 p.m.Ferris State at Northern Michigan* 4 p.m.Saginaw Valley State at Indianapolis* 6 p.m.Grand Valley State at Michigan Tech* 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 3Indianapolis at Northwood* NoonNorthern Michigan at Saginaw Valley State* NoonAshland at Wayne State* NoonHillsdale at Findlay* 4 p.m.Michigan Tech at Ferris State*$ 7 p.m.Tiffin at Grand Valley State* 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 10Findlay at Michigan Tech* 1 p.m.Wayne State at Northern Michigan* 1 p.m.Northwood at Ashland* 1 p.m.Saginaw Valley State at Tiffin* 1:30 p.m.Indianapolis at Ferris State* 2 p.m.Grand Valley State at Hillsdale* 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 17Tiffin at Northwood* NoonAshland at Saginaw Valley State* NoonFerris State at Wayne State* NoonHillsdale at Northern Michigan* 1 p.m.Michigan Tech at Indianapolis* 6 p.m.Findlay at Grand Valley State* 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 24Northern Michigan at Findlay* NoonFerris State at Northwood* NoonGrand Valley State at Ashland* 1 p.m.Saginaw Valley State at Michigan Tech* 1 p.m.Wayne State at Hillsdale* 2:30 p.m.Tiffin at Indianapolis* 6 p.m.

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Saturday, October 31Findlay at Saginaw Valley State* NoonNorthwood at Wayne State* NoonIndianapolis at Ashland* 1 p.m.Michigan Tech at Tiffin* 1:30 p.m.Hillsdale at Ferris State* 2 p.m.Northern Michigan at Grand Valley State* 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 7Ashland at Findlay* NoonFerris State at Saginaw Valley State* NoonTiffin at Hillsdale* 1 p.m.Wayne State at Grand Valley State* 1 p.m.Northwood at Michigan Tech* 1 p.m.Indianapolis at Northern Michigan* 1 p.m.

Saturday, November 14Division II First Round Playoffs, Campus Sites TBA

Saturday, November 21Division II Second Round Playoffs, Campus Sites TBA

Saturday, November 28Division II Quarterfinals, Campus Sites TBA

Saturday-Sunday, December 5-6Division II Semifinals, Campus Sites TBA

Saturday, December 12Division II FinalsBraly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Ala. TBA

* - GLIAC Game Game Times are subject to change.$ - Game played at 5/3 Ballpark, Comstock Park, Mich.All games listed are Eastern Time.

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