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Coaching Staff ............................................................... 2-42008 Season Outlook ...................................................... 52008 Roster ......................................................................... 6Meet the Big Red ........................................................7-162007 Statistics ..................................................................17Collegiate Sprint Football League ............................18Cornell Sprint Football History ..................................19Bob Cullen, A Lightweight Legend ..........................20Year by Year Results .......................................................21Cornell vs. Opponents ..................................................222007 Final CSFL Standings ..........................................22Sprint Football Awards ...........................................23-25Ithaca, N.Y. .........................................................................26Realizing a Bold Dream ..........................................27-28University/Athletics Leadership ..........................29-30The Friedman Center ....................................................31Athletic Training ..............................................................32Support Services .............................................................33Schoellkopf Field ............................................................34Prominent Cornell Alumni ..........................................35Success in and out of the Classroom .......................36

The second level of the press box will be open to the media for all Cornell home sprint football games. No press credentials are required. Statistics will be available to members of the media in the Athletic Communications Office as soon as possible following the game. Credits—The 2008 Cornell sprint football media guide was written and formatted by Marlene Crockford. Editorial contributions were made by Terry Cullen, Julie Greco and Jeremy Hartigan. Photography—Tim McKinney, Patrick Shanahan, Darl Zehr. FrontCoverPhotos—Senior tri-captains John Parke (#15), Michael Brennan (#10) and Zak Dentes (#11). Back Cover Photos (clockwise from top)—David Ortenberg (#71), Matt Malleo (#12), Elliot Corey (#23), Brandon Stoller (#8) and Mitchel Ottinger (#55).

Senior Brandon Stoller

Senior Robert Napolitano

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Co-Head Coach ............................. Terry Cullen ([email protected]) ........................................... 607/255-3610Co-Head Coach ............................. Bart Guccia ....................................................................................... 607/255-3610Assistant Coaches ......................... Bill Congdon, Willie Evans, Tom Moffitt, Fred Rothman, Bill Walker,............................................................. Clarence Welch(For more information on Cornell sprint football, write to Cornell Sprint Football, Teagle Hall, Campus Rd., Ithaca, N.Y. 14853-6501.)

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Director ............................................ Jeremy Hartigan ([email protected]) ................................... 607/255-9788Associate Director ........................ Julie Greco ........................................................................................ 607/255-4688Assistant Director ......................... Kevin Zeise ....................................................................................... 607/255-5627Assistant Director ......................... Lindsey Mechalik ........................................................................... 607/255-3753Support Staff .................................. Marlene Crockford ([email protected]) .............................. 607/255-3752Big Red Hotline ........................................................................................................................................... 607/255-2385Fax .................................................................................................................................................................... 607/255-9791World Wide Web ................................................................................................................... www.CornellBigRed.com

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Terry Cullen44th Year at Cornell • Hobart ‘64; MBA-Cornell ‘66The Terry Cullen Co-Head Coach of Sprint Football

Terry Cullen became the Terry Cullen Head Coach of Sprint Football when the position was endowed in the fall of 2001 by Jay Carter '71, ME '72 and his wife, Juliann Reisner Carter '71. And at Cullen’s request in August 2008, some of his coaching duties were relinquished, and Bart Guccia was named his co-head coach. Cullen began his coaching career with sprint football in 1964 while pursuing an MBA at Cornell. Over his 43-year tenure, Terry's teams have combined for a 147-120-7 (.549) record and have garnered six league championships. The 2006 season will go down in the history books as one of the best the squad has ever had. The team captured a perfect 6-0 record on its way to the Big Red’s first CSFL title since 1986. And as well as having the league’s MVP, Cornell had 22 All-CSFL selections, including seven first-team picks. Cullen was raised in Ithaca, N.Y., where he played football and baseball in high school. He graduated from Hobart College with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics in 1964. At Hobart he was a four-year starter at quarterback in football (MVP-’63) and at midfield in lacrosse (Memorial Award-’64). He also was a letterman in basketball. After earning his master of business administration degree in 1966, Cullen did a 1967 tour in Vietnam as a Marine Corps infantry officer where he received both the Purple Heart and Silver Star. When he returned to Ithaca, he resumed his coaching career with his father, Bob Cullen. He served as offensive coordinator until 1977 when he assumed co-head coaching duties. Cullen's coaching background includes sprint football (1964-present) and freshman lacrosse (five years) at Cornell, Ithaca High School lacrosse (organized the first team in 1965), Ithaca College lacrosse (1970-71), the Upstate Lacrosse Club (1971-75), the Miller Brewery lacrosse team (1975-81, National Club Coach of the Year 1978), head coach of Team U.S.A. (1978) and the Ithaca summer lacrosse team (1968-1998). He also has coaching experience in baseball, hockey and squash. Cullen has been active as an official in basketball and lacrosse for over 30 years. He has officiated numerous championships at the high school, collegiate and international levels. Cullen and his wife, Suzanne, have two children, one granddaughter and two grandsons.

barT guCCiaFourth Year at Cornell • Hobart ‘71

First Year as Co-Head Coach Bart Guccia enters his fourth year with the sprint football team and his first as co-head coach of the squad, after the announcement was made in August 2008 that he would be assuming a majority of the on-field coach-ing and gameday decisions. Guccia graduated from Hobart with a bachelor's degree. He was captain of the 1970 football team for the Statesmen and was awarded the Joseph Abraham Training Room Award and the Babe Kraus Memorial Award as athlete of the year in 1971. A native of Endicott, N.Y., he played football, basketball and baseball at Union Endicott HS. Returning to the school in 1971, he taught chemistry until his retirement in 2004. From 1975 through 1992 he served as the offensive coordinator with the school's varsity team, and in 1993 through 2004 he served as the head coach. During his tenure the team won the NYSSWA state championships in both 1979 and 1989, and his teams played in the state playoffs in 1995, 1999, 2000 and 2003. Guccia also coached the girls softball team from 1978 through 1985, and in 1986 he started the varsity boys lacrosse program. During his time as head coach of football and lacrosse he was awarded Coach of the Year honors six times. Guccia resides in Endicott with his wife, Francene. They have three daughters and one grandson.


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bill CongdonThird Year at Cornell • Potsdam ‘73

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willie evans15th Year at Cornell • SUNY Farmingdale ‘81

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Bill Congdon enters his third year with the sprint football team. A graduate of Windsor HS where he played football, basketball and baseball, Congdon received his bachelor's degree in science education from Potsdam. After graduation, Congdon returned to Windsor where he taught biology and coached football, wrestling and track. From 1985 to 1989, he was the head football and track coach for Norwich and then moved to Horseheads in 1990 where he was assistant and then principal at their elementary school. During that time, he was actively involved with athletics until he accepted the position of superintendent at Deposit Central School. In 2002, he returned to Horseheads as the superintendent of their school system and retired in December 2006. Congdon resides in Horseheads with his wife, Ann. They have two sons and a daugher.

Willie Evans enters his 15th year with the sprint football team. Evans is a 1979 graduate of Ithaca High School, where he played both football and lacrosse. He at-tended SUNY Farmingdale and was a member of the 1981 National Junior College Championship team in lacrosse. Since then, he has been working in the Ithaca area coaching youth football. He currently works for Cornell in the environmental health and safety department. Evans also referees lacrosse at both the high school and college levels. Evans and his wife, Mary, reside in Ithaca with their three children.

Tom moffiTTFifth Year at Cornell • Hobart ‘74

Offensive Line Tom Moffitt, a native of Binghamton, N.Y., is back with the sprint football staff for his fifth season after assisting the squad for the 1998, 2003 and 2006-07 seasons. Moffitt attended Hobart College and earned a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics in 1974, and a master of science degree in mathematics and education from Elmira College in 1978. While at Hobart, Moffitt captained both the football and lacrosse teams and was named athlete of the year in 1974. After leaving Hobart, Moffitt was an instructor and coach at Oxford Academy and Central School, Horseh-eads and Corning East. He has coached football, basketball and lacrosse and started a lacrosse program at Corning Community College in 1986. Moffitt presently works at Corning East HS, where he has taught for the past 22 years and has coached both football and basketball. Moffitt resides in Elmira, N.Y., with his wife, Jean. They have two children, a son and a daughter.

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fred roThmanFourth Year at Cornell • Oswego ‘76

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bill walkerSixth Year at Cornell • Murray State ‘66Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backs

Fred Rothman enters his fourth year with the sprint football staff. He is a 1971 graduate of Oceanside HS, where he played both football and lacrosse, and attented SUNY Oswego where he was a member of the lacrosse team. Currently the principal at Whitney Point HS, Rothman has also taught high school at Windsor, Vestal and Binghamton, as well as serving as the assistant principal at Binghamton HS. Rothman brings a wealth of coaching experience to the sprint football staff, having coached high school football and lacrosse at Windsor, Vestal, Union Endicott and Ithaca. He also was a lacrosse coach for the Empire State Games. Rothman resides in Vestal.

Bill Walker is in his sixth year with the sprint football staff. A resident of Painted Post, he received his B.S. in health and physical education from Murray State in 1966 and his M.S. in physical education from the University of Kentucky in 1969. Walker brings over 37 years of coaching experience to the program and his collegiate coaching career includes stints as an assistant football coach at Maryville College (1998-2002) and at Mansfield University (1983-1997), where he helped develop a nationally ranked passing offense. Prior to that, he spent 17 years coaching at the high school level, including an eight-year period as the head coach at Corning-Painted Post HS (1974-1982). His 1976 team at Corning-Painted Post went undefeated and he was awarded Area Coach of the Year. Walker was elected to the Corning-Painted Post Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. He and his wife, Jean Ann, have two daughters and four grandchildren.

ClarenCe welChSecond Year at Cornell • Hartwick ‘04

Linebackers Clarence Welch is in his second year with the sprint football program. A 2004 graduate of Hartwick College, Welch participated in both football and track and won the school’s Unsung Hero award in football. Welch was a three-sport athlete at Ithaca HS. A two-time captain for the football team, he received the team’s MVP honors in his senior season. Welch also received the Joseph Stone Memorial Award in basketball and competed on the track team. Employed at Cornell in the admissions office, Welch resides in Ithaca and is the parent of Mabel Evans Welch and the late Clarence Welch Jr.


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senior David Ortenberg and juniors Sam Lincoln and Michael Adler. Cornell will need to replace all-league graduates Ben Abramoff and Daniel DeSantis, but Mitch Ottinger, Avery Kovler, Josh Minsky, Matt Seymour, Phil Shapiro and Ben Wil-liams return and head up a large group of prospects with substantial experience. DEFENSIVELINE: The defensive line is an area of concern for the coaches following the gradua-tion of an outstanding group last season. Seniors Jim Gonos, a three-year starter, and Matt Goggin, along with sophomore Tim Kozen, will be joined by returnees Patrick Goring, Ian Kennedy, Dan Navo, Steven Richardson, Kevin Schmidt and Michael Zambrana. Gonos led the defensive line last season, posting 15 tackles on the year, and was named first-team All-CSFL for his efforts. A large group of newcomers will also vie for playing time. LINEBACKERS: Cornell will have one of its stron-gest group of linebackers in recent years, thanks mostly to the return of senior starter John Parke, an all-league performer last season, and sopho-more Clayton Hemminger. Despite missing some playing time last year, Parke still managed to lead the team with 42 tackles, including a team-high 18 solo tackles. Parke’s nine tackles for a loss were second in the league and first on the Cornell de-fensive squad, and he had 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble. Returning junior lettermen Daren Phillips and Andrew Jeong are proven veterans and will be expected to compete for a starting position. They will be joined by several outstanding newcomers for playing time at the two positions. DEFENSIVE BACKS: The Big Red graduated four of its five starting defense backs from last fall. A large group of 17 candidates will be led by Matt Malleo, Jeff Soffen, Chris Stanton and John Mackintosh. Bobby Napolitano, an outstanding performer in 2006, also returns after a year’s leave of absence. Lettermen Evan Levy, Chris Lamont, Ryan Saunders, Nick Tripoli, Dan Kubis and Jeremy Walco all lettered and should compete along with seven newcomers. KICKINGGAME: John Mackintosh handled the punting chores last season and Mitch Ottinger did the place kicking. Both did a fine job, with Mack-intosh earning two CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week awards during the season. Mackintosh ended his rookie season averaging 31.6 yards per punt, with seven landing inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Ottinger earned second-team All-CSFL honors after ranking second in the conference with 17 PATs. His 89 percent conversion of PATs was third in the league among kickers with at least 10 attempts. Backup kicker Phil Shapiro also returns and will be joined by four other candidates.

The Cornell sprint football team faced a re-building year in 2007, but proved to be up to the challenge as the team finished third in the CSFL and had a 4-2 overall record. The Big Red placed 12 players on the All-CSFL teams and, of those earning post-season selections, seven players, including five first-team selections, will return this season to lead Cornell in its attempt for its second CSFL title in three years. “All football teams approach every season filled with optimism,” said head coach Terry Cullen. “And as we enter our 70th season of sprint football here at Cornell, we are no different. The 2008 season has the potential to be a great year on the football field. The 2007 squad started slow but finished strong, and we are fortunate to have some key players from that team back again this season.” The offense and the defense will return six start-ers apiece, while special teams will benefit from the return of both kickers. The team will have some holes to fill at the running back, center and tight end positions on offense and the secondary and tackle positions on defense, but with 42 returning letter winners, the coaching staff should be able to find some quality replacements. OFFENSIVEBACKFIELD: Senior quarterback Zak Dentes is returning as a two-time All-CSFL selec-tion and will be backed up by sophomore letter winner Elliot Corey and freshman Timothy Bruhn. Despite missing a game due to injury, Dentes still managed to lead the league in passing yards (891) and completion percentage (59.3). He moved up to fifth on the all-time Cornell passing list (1,736 yards), and he has a reasonable shot of breaking Dave Zittel’s ’88 career passing record of 2,474 yards. The running back positions are wide open. Returning senior letter winners Brandon Stoller and Frank Lalezarzadeh, as well as junior DJ Schiavetta, are the front runners of a large group competing for the two backfield positions. RECEIVERS: The wide receivers are a talented group with a lot of depth. Senior Mike Brennan will be a four-year starter and was named first-team All-CSFL after leading the league last season with 409 reception yards. He also caught two touch-downs on the season, including a 74-yard pass in the opener, which was the longest play from scrimmage for the Big Red. The rest of this group includes returning starters Upal Sarker and Chris LaBerge, along with letter winners Josh Friedman, Christian Latimer and Dylan McCurrach. Last year’s outstanding tight end, Warren Liao, graduated, but senior lettermen Jack Rossman and Brendan Burns return along with a large group of newcomers. OFFENSIVE LINE: The Big Red returns three starters in what should be a solid group, led by

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. School/Hometown 57 ** Adler, Mike OL Jr. 5-10 Horace Greeley HS/Chappaqua, N.Y. 88 Aleinikoff, Sam TE Fr. 5-9 Chevy Chase HS/Chevy Chase, Md. 73 Alexander, Ted LB So. 5-10 Hilton HS/Hilton, N.Y. 56 Bandali, Alim OL So. 6-0 Episcopal HS/Bellaire, Texas 78 Baratz, Adam DL So. 5-9 Hawken HS/Moreland Hills, Ohio 10 *** Brennan, Michael WR Sr. 5-10 Ithaca HS/Ithaca, N.Y. 38 Brooks, Austin DB So. 6-0 Hotchkiss School/Dover, Conn. 2 Bruhn, Timothy QB Fr. 5-11 Kennett HS/Kennett, Pa. 82 ** Burns, Brendan TE Sr. 6-0 Locust Valley HS/Bayville, N.Y. 23 * Corey, Elliot QB So. 5-11 Triad HS/Troy, Ill. 18 D’Angelo, Joe DL So. 5-10 Hilton HS/Hilton, N.Y. 11 ** Dentes, Zak QB Sr. 5-11 Ithaca HS/Ithaca, N.Y. 67 Dooley, Patrick OL So. 5-8 Bayport Blue Point HS/Bayport, N.Y. 74 Dooley, Timothy LB Fr. 5-8 Bayport Blue Point HS/Bayport, N.Y. 17 * Dvinov, Yaroslav DB Sr. 5-8 Williamsville North HS/Getzville, N.Y. 22 Famularo, Douglas RB Fr. 5-7 Great Neck So. HS/Great Neck, N.Y. 72 Ferrari, Matt LB Fr. 6-2 Dobbs Ferry HS/Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. 89 Friedman, Joshua WR Sr. 5-11 Jericho HS/Jericho, N.Y. 45 Giraldi, Nathaniel DB Jr. 5-8 Stuyvesant HS/New York, N.Y. 77 * Goggin, Matt DL Sr. 5-8 Ithaca HS/Ithaca, N.Y. 75 Gomez, George OL Fr. 5-10 Suffield Academy/South Hadley, Mass. 40 *** Gonos, Jim DL Sr. 5-11 Wyoming Seminary HS/Mountaintop, Pa. 4 Gorring, Patrick DL Sr. 6-0 Wayne Memorial HS/Wayne, Mich. 1 Gummel, Matt DB Fr. 5-7 Kelso HS/Longview, Wash. 33 * Hemminger, Clayton LB So. 5-11 Midlakes HS/Seneca Castle, N.Y. 46 Indovina, Nicholas DB Jr. 5-9 Webster Thomas HS/Webster, N.Y. 36 Jacob, Ryan RB So. 5-11 Pittsfield HS/Pittsfield, Mass. 59 ** Jeong, Andrew LB Jr. 5-9 St. Albans School/Silver Spring, Md. 44 Jibilian, Christopher RB Jr. 5-6 Oakton HS/Oakton, Va. 63 Karmali, Jamil OL So. 6-0 Univ. of Toronto Schools/Toronto, Ont. 27 * Kenien, Mike DB Jr. 5-8 Christian Brothers Acad./Fayetteville, N.Y. 9 * Kennedy, Ian DL Sr. 6-1 St. Anselm’s Abbey/Washington, D.C. 53 Konzelmann, Dan OL So. 5-0 Morris Catholic HS/Denville, N.J. 51 Kovler, Avery OL Jr. 5-8 Horace Greeley HS/Chappaqua, N.Y. 76 * Kozen, Tim DL So. 5-11 Ithaca HS/Ithaca, N.Y. 41 Kubis, Daniel DB Sr. 5-11 Sherwood HS/Olney, Md. 83 ** LaBerge, Chris WR Jr. 6-1 Christian Brothers Academy/Syracuse, N.Y. 34 ** Lalezarzadeh, Frank RB Sr. 5-10 Miller HS/Kings Point, N.Y. 39 * Lamont, Chris DB So. 5-8 Milton Academy/Dover, Mass. 85 * Latimer, Christian WR Jr. 5-9 Gonzaga HS/Mitchellville, Va. 16 ** Levy, Evan DB Jr. 6-0 Pine Crest School/Boca Raton, Fla. 60 ** Lincoln, Sam OL Jr. 5-10 St. Stephen's School/Austin, Texas 66 Lounsberry, Colin LB Fr. 5-9 Owego Free Academy/Owego, N.Y. 30 * Mackintosh, John DB So. 6-3 Peru HS/Peru, N.Y. 12 * Malleo, Matt DB Sr. 5-11 Wall HS/Wall, N.J. 13 McCurrach, Dylan WR So. 6-0 Ridgewood HS/Ridgewood, N.J. 58 Minsky, Joshua OL So. 5-11 Medfield HS/Medfield, Mass. 31 Mulpuri, Kartheek DL Sr. 5-10 Thomas Jefferson HS/Alexandria, Va. 52 Murray, Bryan DL Fr. 5-1 Groton HS/Groton, N.Y. 87 Nair, Sameer WR Fr. 6-2 Ithaca HS/Ithaca, N.Y. 43 * Napolitano, Robert DB Sr. 6-0 Midwood HS/Brooklyn, N.Y. 54 Navo, Daniel DL Jr. 5-7 Great Neck No. HS/Great Neck, N.Y. 71 ** Ortenberg, David OL Sr. 5-8 Crystal Springs HS/Menlo Park, Calif. 55 ** Ottinger, Mitch OL/PK Sr. 5-9 Fleetwood Area HS/Fleetwood, Pa. 19 Owen, Zach DL So. 5-8 Kutztown HS/Kutztown, Pa. 80 Papaolimas, Evan WR Sr. 5-11 Athens, Greece 15 ** Parke, John LB Sr. 5-10 East Brunswick HS/East Brunswick, N.J. 49 ** Phillips, Daren LB Jr. 5-6 Eden HS/Angola, N.Y. 6 Picciano, Andrew RB Sr. 6-0 Union-Endicott HS/Endwell, N.Y. 32 ** Rossman, Jack TE Sr. 5-10 Horace Greeley HS/Chappaqua, N.Y. 3 Rowoth, Daniel RB Jr. 5-6 Penfield HS/Rochester, N.Y. 86 Salman, Justin TE Fr. 5-11 Mary Carroll HS/Corpus Christi, Texas 81 * Sarker, Upal WR Jr. 6-0 State College HS/State College, Pa. 20 * Saunders, Ryan DB So. 5-9 Jericho HS/Jericho, N.Y. 42 * Schiavetta, DJ RB Jr. 5-10 Bethpage HS/Bethpage, N.Y. 37 Schmidt, Kevin DL So. 6-1 R.C. Ketcham HS/Wappingers Falls, N.Y. 25 Schulman, Adam DL Sr. 5-11 Suffern HS/Suffern, N.Y. 68 Seymour, Matthew OL Jr. 6-1 Greely HS/Cumberland, Maine 62 Shapiro, Phil OL So. 5-11 Stuyvesant HS/New York, N.Y. 35 Smith, Ryan RB Sr. 5-10 Musuk HS/Monroe, Conn. 24 ** Soffen, Jeff DB Jr. 5-10 Landon School/Potomac, Md. 26 Softness, Kenneth RB Fr. 5-8 Miami Palmetto HS/Miami, Fla. 5 * Stanton, Chris DB Jr. 6-0 Honeoye Falls-Lima HS/Honeoye Falls, N.Y. 14 Stanton, Sam DL So. 6-1 Chistian Brothers Academy/Albany, N.Y. 8 *** Stoller, Brandon RB Sr. 5-10 Hackley School/Saddle River, N.J. 64 * Tripoli, Nick DB Sr. 5-8 Shaker HS/Latham, N.Y. 7 ** Walco, Jeremy DB Sr. 5-4 Kinnelon HS/Kinnelon, N.J. 65 Weitzel, Martin OL So. 5-9 Skaneateles HS/Skaneateles, N.Y. 70 Williams, Benjamin OL Sr. 6-0 Borger HS/Borger, Texas 21 * Zambrana, Michael DL Sr. 5-7 Hewlett HS/Woodmere, N.Y. *Letters Won


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Zak denTesCAPTAIN

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AtCornell: A co-recipient of the team’s Lt. Donald Frank Sussman MVP award in 2007, Brennan led the team in both receptions (31 for 409 yards) and punt returns (12 for 93 yards) and was awarded first-team All-CSFL honors. A three-year starter, he could arguably be the best returning receiver/punt returner in the league. He also had six kick re-turns for 126 yards, one tackle, one tackle for a loss, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. Brennan played a vital role on the team even as a freshman and sophomore, garnering 11 receptions for 156 yards and 10 receptions for 199 yards, respectively. He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. AtIthaca: A three-sport athlete at Ithaca HS, Bren-nan participated in football, hockey and baseball. Personal: Michael T. Brennan is the son of Peter and Elizabeth Brennan, and he has one older and one younger brother.

AtCornell:A two-time first-team All-CSFL performer, Dentes could be the premier quarterback in the league. He led the Big Red in both pass-ing and total offense in both 2006 and 2007. As a junior, Dentes had 141 rushing yards and 891 passing yards, completing 67-of-113 passes. And in his sophomore season, he had 188 rushing yards and 845 pass-ing yards. Dentes is enrolled in the College of Engineering. AtIthaca: A tri-sport athlete at Ithaca HS, Dentes lettered in baseball, wrestling and football, and served as captain of all three squads his senior year. He received all-STAC honors in football and an all-section nod in wrestling. Personal: Zacharias G. Dentes is the son of George and Elsie Dentes, who are both Cornell graduates. He has one older sister, Tessia, who is a 2005 graduate of Cornell, and one older brother, Scott, who is a 2007 graduate of Cornell.

miChael brennanCAPTAIN

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Ithaca, N.Y.Ithaca HS

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John ParkeCAPTAIN

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East Brunswick, N.J.East Brunswick HS

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AtCornell: Parke has started at the middle linebacker posi-tion since he transferred to Cornell as a sophomore. He is a two-time All-CSFL performer, and he led the Big Red in tack-les in both 2007 (18 solo and 24 assists for a total of 42) and 2006 (28 solo and 16 assists for a total of 44). To go along with his tackles, Parke also had 9.5 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble in 2007 and was a co-recipient of the team’s Lt. Donald Frank Sussman MVP award. His 2006 stats included 7.5 tackles for a loss, three sacks, two broken-up passes, one fumble recovery and three forced fumbles. In addition to his athletic achievements in 2006, Parke was also honored as a member of Cornell’s 400 club for achieving at least a 4.0 grade point average. He is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. AtEastBrunswick: Captain of the 2004 Central Jersey state championship football team at East Brunswick HS, Parke also received all-county, all-area and all-state honors. He served as captain of the school’s wrestling team which was both district and county champions. And, as well as winning varsity letters in both those sports, Parke was a two-time lacrosse letter winner. Personal: John C. Parke is the son of John and Patricia Parke and has one older sister.

AtCornell:A reserve for the past two years, Burns should see quite a bit more playing time as a senior. He had one reception for the team in 2007. Burns was also honored as a member of Cornell’s 400 club for the spring 2007 semester for achieving at least a 4.0 grade-point average. He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. AtLocustValley: A varsity letter winner in both football and tennis at Locust Valley HS, Burns received all-division honors in tennis and was a two-year captain for his squad. Personal: Brendan H. Burns is the son of Douglas and Leslie Burns, and he has one younger brother. Leslie is a 1984 Cornell graduate.

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yaroslav dvinovSenior

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Getzville, N.Y.

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AtCornell:After playing on the team for two years and earning a varsity letter, Dvinov is expected to compete for more time this season. He had two tackles in 2007, and his 2006 stats included two tackles and one interception. Dvinov is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. AtWilliamsvilleNorth: A two-time letterwinner in football at Williamsville North HS, Dvinov won his school’s Iron Spartan award in 2005. Personal: Yaroslav Dviniv is the son of Mikhail and Larisa Dvinov and has one younger sister.

Joshua friedmanSenior

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Jericho, N.Y.

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AtCornell: After seeing some playing time as a junior, Friedman should add depth to the wide receiver position this year. He is enrolled in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations. AtJericho: A five-time letter winner at Jericho HS, Friedman received two letters each in baseball and indoor track and one in cross country. He served as a co-captain on the baseball team in his senior year. Personal: Joshua A. Friedman is the son of David and Teri Friedman, and he has one younger brother.

maTT gogginSenior

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Ithaca, N.Y.

Ithaca HS

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AtCornell: After seeing some playing time as a junior and earning a varsity letter, Goggin is expected to start as a senior. His 2007 stats included five solo and five assists for 10 total tackles, one tackle for a loss, two sacks, one broken-up pass and one forced fumble. Goggin is enrolled in the School of Hotel Administration. AtIthaca: A two-time captain of his wrestling team at Ithaca HS, Goggin was a four-year letter winner in that sport, as well as winning three letters and capturing senior all-star and all-conference defender honors in soccer. He is a transfer from Franklin and Marshall College where he competed in wrestling two years and served as captain of the team his sophomore season. Personal: Matthew Goggin is the son of Steve Goggin and Kate Potteiger.

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Mountaintop, Pa.

Wyoming Seminary HS

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AtCornell: A two-time All-CSFL performer, Gonos should have an outstanding senior season and will be expected to lead a young de-fensive line. In 2007, he had five solo and 10 assists for a total of 15 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and 0.5 sacks. Gonos also had a good sophomore season with a total of 28 tackles, five tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks and one fumble recovery; while as a freshman, he had 19 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss and one sack. He is enrolled in the Col-lege of Engineering. AtWyomingSeminary: Earning varsity letters in both football and baseball at Wyoming Seminary HS, Gonos was selected to play for the West team in the UNICO senior all-star game. Personal: James R. Gonos is the son of Robert and Jane Gonos.

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PaTriCk gorringSenior

DL • 6-0

Wayne, Mich.

Wayne Memorial HS

Human Biology, Health and Society4

AtCornell: After seeing some playing time as a junior, Gorring is expected play a bigger role in the defense this year. He had two assisted tackles in 2007, as well as 0.5 sacks. Gorring is en-rolled in the College of Human Ecology. AtWayneMemorial: A multi-talented athlete from Wayne Memorial HS, Gorring was his school’s valedictorian and senior class president. He participated in wrestling, winning the team’s MVP award, as well as track, cross country and football. The winner of the Detroit Free Press Scholar Athlete award, Gorring also served as captain of the track, wres-tling and football teams. Personal: Patrick Gorring is the son of Timothy and Jean Gorring, and he has one younger brother.

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ian kennedySenior

DL • 6-1

Washington, D.C.

St. Anselm’s Abbey School

Economics9

AtCornell: After two seasons on the roster as a wide receiver and earning one varsity letter, Kennedy will switch to the defensive line where he is expected to play a greater role for the Big Red. He is en-rolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. AtSt.Anselm’s: Kennedy is a graduate of St. Anselm’s Abbey School. Personal: Ian L. Kennedy is the son of Steven and Gretchen Kennedy, and he has three broth-ers and one sister.

daniel kubisSenior

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Olney, Md.

Sherwood HS

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frank laleZarZadehSenior

RB • 5-10

Kings Point, N.Y.

Miller HS

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AtCornell: Kubis is expected to compete for playing time at the defensive back position this fall. He joined the squad as a junior and did see some playing time in 2007. Kubis is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. AtSherwood: Serving as captain of his tennis team his senior year at Sherwood HS, Kubis won four varsity letters in that sport. Personal: Daniel C. Kubis is the son of Edward Kubis and Debra Rosenberg, and he has one younger sister.

AtCornell: Ater playing a key role as a backup for the last two years, Lalezarzadeh is expected to chal-lenge for a starting position this fall. He is a two-year letter winner and rushed 13 times for a net of 28 yards in 2007. Lalezarzadeh was honored in the fall of 2006 by being named a member of Cornell’s 400 club for having a 4.0 grade-point average or better. He is enrolled in the College of Human Ecology. AtMiller: A three-sport athlete at Miller HS, Lalezarzadeh won varsity letters in football, wrestling and lacrosse. Personal: Frank D. Lalezarzadeh is the son of Fred and Mojgan Lalezarzadeh, and he has two younger sisters.

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maTT malleoSenior

DB • 5-11

Wall, N.J.

Wall HS


AtCornell: Malleo saw starting time on both the offense and de-fense for the Big Red in 2007 and earned honorable mention All-CSFL recognition. He was second on the team in rushing with 236 net yards and led the team in scoring with seven touchdowns. Malleo also had one pass attempt and completion for 19 yards, 20 receptions for 253 yards (74 long), one punt return (20 yards), seven solo and four assists for a total of 11 tackles, two tackles for a loss, one sack and one fumble recovery. He led the team in kickoff returns with nine for 176 yards (33 long). Malleo is enrolled in the School of Hotel Administration. AtWall: A two-sport athlete at Wall HS, Malleo excelled at both football and tennis. He was a two-time captain of the football team that twice won the state cham-pionship, and he was awarded first-team all-state, All-Shore and All-Maple League honors. Malleo holds the school career record for interceptions with 14. A three-year starter in tennis, he qualified twice for the state tournament in first doubles and was a runner-up at that position once. In addition to his athletic achievements, Mal-leo assisted in forming the Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization at Wall HS, and he received All-Christian America honors. Personal: Matthew R. Malleo is the son of Michelangelo and Elizabeth Malleo, and he has an older brother and one sister.

roberT naPoliTanoSenior

DB • 6-0

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Midwood HS

Government43

AtCornell: After being the primary backup in the defensive secondary in 2006, Napolitano was abroad and missed last year. He is expected to compete for a starting job this season. In 2006, Napolitano had nine solo and four assists for a total of 13 tackles, one interception for 39 yards that resulted in a touchdown and one broken-up pass. He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. AtMidwood: A varsity letter winner in both baseball and football at Midwood HS, Napolitano made the All-Borough Brooklyn Big 44 All-Star team his senior year. Personal: Robert K. Napolitano is the son of Robert and Maria Napolitano, and he has one younger brother.

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david orTenbergSenior

OL • 5-8

Menlo Park, Calif.

Crystal Springs HS

American Studies71

AtCornell: A three-year athlete with the program, Ortenberg fought in-juries his freshman and sophomore seasons. After seeing starting time on the offensive line in 2007, he should start again this year. He is en-rolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. AtCrystalSprings: A three-sport athlete at Crystal Springs HS, Ortenberg participated in baseball, basketball and soccer. After receiving second-team all-league honors in baseball his junior year, he was awarded first-team accolades as a se-nior when he served as the team’s captain. Ortenberg also served as a captain on his soccer team as a senior. Personal: David S. Ortenberg is the son of Charles and Patty Ortenberg, who are both Cornell gradu-ates, and he has one younger brother.

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miTCh oTTingerSenior

OL/PK • 5-9

Fleetwood, Pa.

Fleetwood Area HS

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering55

AtCornell: After being a soccer standout in high school, Ottinger has worked hard the last two years to gain the football knowl-edge he needed to be successful. As a result, he was third on the team in scoring in 2007 with 20 points on 1x4 field goals (32 long) and was successful in 17x19 PAT kicks. Ottinger received second-team All-CSFL honors, and he is a preseason starter at the offensive center position. He is enrolled in the College of Engineering. AtFleetwoodArea: A two-star athlete at Fleet-wood Area HS, Ottinger qualified for the district championships in pole vaulting. He was a two-time captain in soccer where he led the team to the state semifinals in his senior year. Ottinger was also the Jeff Remley Memorial Scholarship Award winner. Personal: Mitchel J. Ottinger is the son of Alan and Loretta Ottinger, and he has one older brother.

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JaCk rossmanSenior

TE • 5-10

Chappaqua, N.Y.

Horace Greeley HS

Economics32

AtCornell: Rossman has seen some starting time at tight end and also played a key role as a reserve the last two years, and he is expected to have more playing time as a senior. In 2007, his stats included one reception for 12 yards and one touchdown, two solo and one assisted tackle for a total of 3 tackles and one tackle for a loss. Rossman also had a score as a sophomore to go along with one kick return. He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. AtHoraceGreeley: A member of the 2004 league champion football team at Horace Gree-ley HS, Rossman also participated in baseball and basketball. He was the league champion baseball team’s MVP in 2005 and won all-league and all-section honors. Personal: John P. Rossman is the son of Glenn and Patricia Rossman, and he has one older and one younger brother.

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brandon sTollerSenior

RB • 5-10

Saddle River, N.J.

Hackley School


AtCornell: A three-year letter winner, Stoller has been a key reserve at the quarterback and running back positions. In 2007, he had 91 net rushing yards in 16 attempts (45 long), three pass completions on six attempts (27 long) and one reception, while scoring three touchdowns. As a sophomore, Stoller had 15 net rushing yards on six attempts, one pass completion on two attempts and one reception. He is enrolled in the School of Hotel Administration. AtHackley: A two-year starter at the quarterback position at Hackley School, Stoller captained the team his senior year and received the team’s Ohm Award for leadership. He also played lacrosse while at Hackley. Personal: Brandon M. Stoller is the son of Ann and Steven Stoller, and he has two sisters.

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niCk TriPoliSenior

DB • 5-8

Latham, N.Y.

Shaker HS

Operations Research and Engineering64

AtCornell: After joining the program as a junior, Tripoli will compete for a starting position as a senior. He is enrolled in the College of Engineering. AtShaker: The junior male student athlete of the year at Shaker HS, Tripoli was a letter winner in both football and baseball. Personal: Nicholas I. Tripoli is the son of Anthony and Claudia Tripoli, and he has one older sister.

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Jeremy walCoSenior

DB • 5-4

Kinnelon, N.J.

Kinnelon HS

Biological Sciences7

AtCornell: Walco returns as a candidate at the defensive back posi-tion after missing 2007 to an injury. In 2006, he had one solo and two assists for a total of three tackles, two interceptions for 22 yards and 0.5 tackles for a loss. He is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sci-ences. AtKinnelon: A Colonial Mills All-Conference award winner at Kinnelon HS, Walco won varsity letters in both football and baseball. Personal: Jeremy P. Walco is the son of Gary and Jayne Walco, and he has one younger brother and sister.

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benJamin williamsSenior

OL • 6-0

Borger, Texas

Borger HS

Mechanical Engineering70

AtCornell: After joining the program as a junior, Williams is expected to compete for a starting tackle position this year. He is enrolled in the Col-lege of Engineering. AtBorger: A varsity letterwinner in football, Wil-liams is a graduate of Borger HS. Personal: Benjamin W. Williams is the son of Steve and Charlotte Williams, and he has one younger brother.

miChael ZambranaSenior

DL • 5-7

Woodmere, N.Y.

Hewlett HS

Economics21

AtCornell: After seeing some playing time as a junior, Zambrana is expected to play a bigger role on the team this year. He had four tack-les in 2007. Zambrana is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. AtHewlett: A three-time captain for the track team at Hewlett HS, Zambrana won all-county honors in that sport. He was also a two-year starter and letterwinner on the football team. Personal: Michael S. Zambrana is the son of Romulo and Ligia Zambrana, and he has one older sister.

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Team StatisticsFirstDowns Cornell OpponentRushing 49 38Passing 52 48Penalty 6 4Total 107 90RushingAttempts 279 233Yards Gained 1139 1126Yards Lost 199 325Net Yards 940 801Avg. Per Rush 3.4 3.4Avg. Per Game 156.7 133.5TDs 11 11PassingAttempts 149 181Completions 84 74Interceptions 8 9Yards 1164 1108Avg. Per Pass 7.8 6.1Avg. Per Game 194.0 184.7TDs 12 5

2007 Individual Statistics

TotalOffenseNo. Plays 428 414Yards 2104 1909Avg. Per Play 4.9 4.6Avg. Per Game 350.7 318.2PuntingNo. Punts 39 42Yards 1200 1412Avg. Per Punt 30.8 33.6FumblesNumber-Lost 14-8 14-8PenaltiesNumber 47 32Yards 374 261ScoringTDs 23 17FGs 1-4 1-5XPs 21-23 12-132-point Conversions 0-0 1-4Safeties 0 1Total Points 162 121Avg. Pts. Game 27.0 20.2

2007Results(4-2overall;2-2CSFL,3rd)Date Opponent Score LocationSept. 14 Penn 23-18 Ithaca, N.Y.Sept. 21 Princeton 49-26 Princeton, N.J.Oct. 7 Navy 14-35 Union, N.J.Oct. 12 Princeton 34-0 Ithaca, N.Y.Oct. 20 Penn OT 28-35 Philadelphia, Pa.Oct. 26 Army 14-7 Ithaca, N.Y.

Rushing Ga Att Yds Avg TD LGPalmer 5 57 261 4.6 1 44Malleo 6 66 236 3.6 4 16Dentes 5 46 141 3.1 2 30Corey 5 26 127 4.9 1 28Stoller 5 16 91 5.7 2 45Schiavetta 6 14 63 4.5 0 22Erike 2 20 42 2.1 1 11Lalezarzadeh 4 13 28 2.2 0 9Adesida 3 7 12 1.7 0 8Brennan 6 3 4 1.3 0 4Jibilian 2 6 -12 -2.0 0 6Team 5 5 -53 -10.6 0 0Passing Ga Att Comp Int Yds TD LGDentes, Z. 5 113 67 4 891 5 74Corey 5 28 13 2 178 5 27Stoller 5 6 3 2 76 1 27Team 5 1 0 0 0 0 0Malleo 6 1 1 0 19 1 19Receiving Ga No Yds Avg TD LGBrennan 6 31 409 13.2 2 31Malleo 6 20 253 12.6 3 74Sarker 6 15 263 17.5 4 28LaBerge 5 7 74 10.6 1 19Remillard 1 2 59 29.5 0 35Liao 6 2 25 12.5 0 19Johnson 3 2 20 10.0 0 11Jibilian 2 1 25 25.0 0 25Rossman 5 1 12 12.0 1 12Burns 2 1 11 11.0 0 11Stoller 5 1 7 7.0 1 7Palmer 5 1 6 6.0 0 6Punting No Yds Avg LG TBMackintosh 38 1200 31.6 54 2Team 1 0 0.0 0 0

KickoffRet. No Yds Avg TD LGMalleo 9 176 19.6 0 33Brennan 6 126 21.0 0 23LaBerge 2 12 6.0 0 7Johnson 2 41 20.5 0 24Kovler 1 0 0.0 0 0PuntRet. No Yds Avg TD LGBrennan 12 93 7.8 0 21Stanton 2 18 9.0 0 13Moore 1 11 11.0 0 0Malleo 1 20 20.0 0 20Remillard 1 7 7.0 0 7 Interceptions No Yds Avg TD LGJohnson 2 15 7.5 0 15Stanton 2 15 7.5 0 15Saunders 1 19 19.0 0 19Remillard 1 0 0.0 0 0Soffen 1 0 0.0 0 0Hemminger 1 9 9.0 0 9Schiavetta 1 0 0.0 0 0Scoring TD FG XP 2P Saf PtsMalleo 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 42Sarker 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 24Ottinger 0 1-4 17-19 0-0 0 20Stoller 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 18Brennan 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 12Dentes 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 12Corey 1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 7Rossman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Erike 1 0-0 0-0 0-3 0 6Palmer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6LaBerge 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Westerduin 0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 2Shapiro 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 1


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Most Valuable Player: D.J. Green (Navy).

First Team: Offense: QB—ZakDentes(Cornell), WR—MichaelBrennan(Cornell), Tomas Altamirano (Penn), Lon Johnson (Princeton), Todd Barriger (Navy), Wes Pritchett (Army); RB—GlennPalmer(Cor-nell), Rob Lombardi (Penn), Enrique Harris (Navy), Richard Engel (Navy); OL—Rich Hagner (Princeton), Brian O’Connell (Penn), Justin Astroth (Army), Drew Cecil (Navy), Jeff Schuele (Navy), BenAbramoff(Cornell); K—David Reifenberg (Navy). Defense: DB—CameronJohnson(Cornell), Barrett Rife (Army), Jason Feipel (Navy), Hunter Armour (Navy), Andrew Feigenbaum (Penn); LB—JohnParke(Cornell), Nate Drake (Army), Tyler Hawkins (Navy), Briam Smith (Navy); DL—JimGonos(Cornell), Thomas Russell (Army), Thomas Malejko (Army), Justin Nabozna (Navy).

Second Team: Offense: QB—Mike D’Angelo (Penn); WR—Marten Basta (Penn); OL—DanDeSantis(Cornell), Bayard Dodge (Princeton), Russell Raines (Army), Tom Davis (Penn), Michael Bosworth (Navy); K—MitchOttinger(Cornell). Defense: DB—Jacques Beauvais (Penn), James Campbell (Navy); LB—GregSolomon(Cornell), Steve Wax (Army), Mike McMullen (Penn), Sam Biddle (Penn), Mike Schoder (Princeton), Sam Gulland (Princeton); DL—Christian Corrigan (Penn).

Cornell Honorable Mention: Matt Malleo, Stephen Attanasio.

CSFL Champions 1934-2006

2007 All-Collegiate Sprint Football League Team

The Collegiate Sprint Football League

The Collegiate Sprint Football League, formerly known as the Eastern Lightweight Football League, was launched in 1934. Minutes from the 1939 league meeting provide an indication as to why light-weight football came about: “Football is a bodily contact sport in which weight is necessarily a signifi-cant factor...Efforts then to encourage participation among smaller and lighter men through weight classification would appear to be entirely justifiable.” The league was originally known as the Eastern 150-pound Football League. The 150-pound limit as the basis for being a lightweight seems to have come about as a carryover from the sport of rowing, in which the weight is used to distinguish between lightweight and heavyweight crews. The football weight limit was increased in 1967 to 158 pounds, in 1998 to 166 pounds, and in 2005 to 172 pounds. Between weigh-in and game time, a player may gain back weight. In 1967, the league name was also changed, and “Lightweight” was substituted for “150-pound.” In 1998, the league voted to change "Lightweight" to "Sprint." The five original members of the league were Lafayette, Penn, Princeton, Rutgers and Yale. Over the course of history, the following changes in the league’s makeup have taken place: Cornell entered in 1937; Yale ceased to play in 1942, Lafayette in 1943, Villanova in 1955, and Rutgers in 1990; Navy entered in 1946, Army in 1957; Columbia entered in 1955 and resigned in 1976. And in 2007, it was announced that Mansfield University would begin competition against league opponents in 2008 and would formally enter into league competition in 2009. For the 2008 season, the league games will be between Army, Cornell, Navy, Penn and Princeton.

1934-Rutgers1935-Rutgers1936-Yale1937-Princeton, Yale1938-Princeton1939-Princeton1940-Penn, Yale1941-Princeton1942-Princeton1943-45 None1946-Navy1947-Navy1948-Navy1949-Villanova1950-Navy1951-Navy1952-Navy1953-Navy

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1972-Army1973-Army1974-Army1975-Cornell, Princeton1976-Army1977-Navy1978-Cornell1979-Navy, Army1980-Army1981-Navy, Army1982-Cornell1983-Army1984-Army, Cornell, Navy1985-Navy1986-Army, Cornell, Navy1987-Army, Navy1988-Army1989-Princeton, Army

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coach of the team today, and when the position was endowed in 2001, Terry officially became the first Terry Cullen Head Coach of Sprint Football. Cornell won the league championship outright in 1978 (going 5-0 overall), 1982 (7-0 overall and 5-0 league record) and repeated the feat in 2006 (6-0 overall and 4-0 league record). And, in both 1984 and 1986 the team shared a three-way tie for the title with Army and Navy. In August 2008, it was announced that Bart Guccia would officially join the staff as co-head coach. He will assume a majority of the on-field coaching and gameday decisions, while Terry will continue his role of overseeing the program and serving as the program’s fundraiser. The past 70 seasons have held a lot of memories for the Cullens and their players, but perhaps no memory is as unique as the Cornell lightweight’s 1976 Christmas trip to Japan. The American Foot-ball Association of Japan had imported several U.S. pro and college teams to Japan for exhibition games to build support for the sport. However, when playing against the Japanese All-Stars, the U.S. squads had advantages in size, experience and coaching. During a visit to Japan for his son Tom’s wedding, Coach Cullen suggested that the Japanese invite a lightweight team to compete to ensure a close game that would be a beneficial publicity event. After much correspondence and the efforts of Cornell alumni in Japan, the Big Red lightweight football squad received an invitation to compete in the Japanese Silk Bowl. Treated to gala receptions and a whirlwind tour of the country, 57 Cornell players not only had an amazing cultural experience that covered a span of 15 days, but recorded an amicable 1-1 record against the Japanese All-Stars with a 9-0 win on Christmas Day in Tokyo and a 17-16 loss one week later in Nagoya. Though the sprint football team hasn’t offered its players trips to Japan every season, the team’s popularity is still enormous. The reason comes down to the philosophy that has kept the team alive for over 70 years. This sport is a unique op-portunity for everyone to play — the lightweights deny no one. With the emphasis on larger players in the varsity program, this sport serves a deserv-ing group of the student population that would not have the opportunity to compete on the collegiate level in football. The Cornell sprint football team, under excellent guidance from all of its coaches, but especially the Cullens, has served a need in the Cornell athletic community for many years now, and appears to be ready to continue well into the new century.

The Cornell sprint football team entered the 1998 season with a new name but the same philosophy which has kept it going for so many years. In 1998, the athletic directors of the Eastern Lightweight Football League voted to officially change the name to the Collegiate Sprint Football League in a renewed effort to increase expansion opportunities. Since it joined the league in 1937 through today, the spirit and purpose of Big Red sprint football has always remained the same — a varsity football program for the average-size American male. It is collegiate football with one restriction, every player must weigh 172 pounds or less on Wednesday of a game week. Sprint football had a humble beginning, as Har-vard and Yale fielded teams to provide additional entertainment before the varsity Harvard-Yale game. Penn was the school to popularize the sport, however, as its president coined the term “Football for All,” and encouraged participation in this unique game. Eight lightweight teams competed in 1931, but only two of these remain in existence today — Princeton and Penn. The East-ern Lightweight Football League was launched in 1934 with Yale, Penn, Rutgers, Lafayette and Princeton competing. Cornell joined the league in 1936. Playing under Alfred Wolff, Cornell recorded a 3-2 record in 1937, its first season of league com-petition. Wolff coached for the first five seasons of the lightweights, and Bob Grant took over in 1942 before World War II caused the lightweights to take a three-year break. In 1946, Bob Cullen revived the lightweight program and coached the team for one season. No one knew then how popular both the lightweight program, and its 1946 coach, would become. From 1947-57, Cornell had eight different coaches and not much of a stab at the league title as Navy dominated the conference. In 1958, Cul-len returned to the helm and became one of the greatest contributors to the sport of lightweight football. His teams were outstanding — between 1958 and 1975 the Big Red recorded 14 second- or third-place finishes in the league, and in 1975 won its first ELFL title with a 5-1 record that tied Princeton for a share of the top spot. Bob’s achievements were recognized in 1984 when he was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame. Bob’s son, Terry, served as the team’s offensive coordinator from 1965 until the 1970s when he joined his father at the helm as co-head coach of the team. Terry continues to serve as head


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The coveted Collegiate Sprint Football League championship trophy is named after Cornell’s own Robert L. Cullen, who began coaching sprint football in 1946.

In 1984, the Cullen name, long associated with Cornell football, was honored by the league when the championship trophy was named after Coach Bob Cullen. Further honors came for Bob when he was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame that same year. He handled the head coaching duties for the lightweight program for 23 years, compiling an overall record of 80-52-5. The highlights of this impres-sive reign came in 1975 when the Big Red tied for the league crown and in 1978 when the championship was won outright with a 5-0 record.

Coach Cullen, a member of the Cornell athletic department for 53 years, passed away on Sept. 22, 1996. Although he officially retired in 1979, Cullen remained as co-head coach of the lightweight football team with his oldest son, Terry, up until his death. He continued to attend practice and was in the office the week before his death.

Former Cornell athletic director Charles Moore '51 said, "Bob Cullen was the epitome of a coach. At Cornell, lightweight football is Bob Cullen, and we will be eternally indebted to Bob for what he has accomplished over so many years."

The working relationship between the Cullens was ideal from all standpoints: the senior Cullen put his years of coaching experience to use in team practices and pregame strategy, while the younger Cullen handled the rigors of traveling and sideline pacing, along with day-to-day work at practice sessions.

With lightweight football, Cullen had the philosophy, "that we don’t cut anyone; they have a good time playing and we win our share of games.” He often said, "The thing is participation. If a kid comes

out, we accept him. We give him the chance to play college ball." This coaching philosophy has not only given Cornell lightweight football a good measure of success, but also has earned Cullen the esteem and affection of two generations of players.

Bob Cullen came to Cornell in 1942 and during his career he coached three levels of football—varsity, junior varsity and lightweight, two levels of lacrosse (varsity and freshman), junior varsity basketball and women's squash. In 1946, he revived the lightweight football program that was halted because of World War II. He served as head coach for that year only, returning the next fall as Cornell's assistant varsity coach in charge of defensive backs. In 1958 , he assumed the lightweight football head coaching duties, and the Cullen name has been synonymous with the program ever since.

A Palmyra, N.Y., native, Bob graduated from Hobart College in 1937, majoring in chemistry and biology, playing lacrosse and quarterbacking the football team. While working on his master's degree in chemistry at Syracuse University, Bob also played amateur and semi-pro football and baseball in the Rochester area. He later taught science and coached three sports at Fayetteville High School in Syracuse before coming to Cornell.

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1980 2 2 2 .5001981 4 3 0 .5711982 7 0 0 1.0001983 5 2 0 .7141984 5 2 0 .7141985 3 3 1 .5001986 6 1 0 .8571987 5 2 0 .7141988 4 3 0 .5711989 1 6 0 .1431990 4 2 0 .6671991 2 4 0 .3331992 4 2 0 .6671993 2 3 1 .4171994 2 4 0 .3331995 3 3 0 .5001996 2 4 0 .3331997 3 3 0 .5001998 2 4 0 .5001999 1 5 0 .1672000 2 4 0 .3332001 2 4 0 .3332002 2 4 0 .3332003 2 4 0 .3332004 2 4 0 .3332005 3 4 0 .4292006 6 0 0 1.0002007 4 2 0 .667Overall 205 187 11 .522

Cornell Sprint Football Year by Year Results

Year W L T Pct.1936 INFORMAL CLUB PLAY1937 3 2 0 .6001938 4 2 0 .6671939 4 1 1 .7501940 1 4 1 .2501941 2 4 0 .3331942 3 1 0 .7501943 DID NOT PLAY1944 DID NOT PLAY1945 DID NOT PLAY1946 2 3 0 .4001947 1 4 0 .2001948 3 2 0 .6001949 0 5 0 .0001950 1 4 0 .2001951 1 3 0 .2501952 3 2 0 .6001953 3 2 0 .6001954 1 4 0 .2001955 1 4 0 .2001956 3 2 0 .6001957 1 5 0 .1671958 3 3 0 .5001959 4 2 0 .6671960 4 2 0 .6671961 2 3 1 .4171962 4 1 1 .7501963 4 2 0 .6671964 2 4 0 .3331965 3 3 0 .5001966 4 2 0 .6671967 3 3 0 .5001968 4 1 1 .7501969 4 1 1 .7501970 3 2 1 .5831971 4 2 0 .6671972 3 3 0 .5001973 3 3 0 .5001974 3 3 0 .5001975 5 1 0 .8331976 3 3 0 .5001977 4 2 0 .6671978 6 0 0 1.0001979 3 3 0 .500

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Cornell vs. All OpponentsOpponent Home Away Overall Pct.Army 11-24-0 5-28-0 16-52-0 .235Columbia 11-0-0 10-1-0 21-1-0 .955Cortland JV 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1.000Haverling HS 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1.000Lafayette 2-0-0 1-2-0 3-2-0 .600Navy 9-22-1 4-25-1 13-47-2 .226Penn 29-13-0 27-18-0 56-31-0 .644Princeton 29-10-2 26-17-2 55-27-4 .663Rutgers 14-7-2 13-12-3 27-19-5 .578Sayre HS 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1.000Villanova 4-2-0 4-3-0 8-5-0 .615Virginia Military Academy 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1.000Yale 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 .500TOTALS 114-79-5 91-108-6 205-187-11 .522

Final 2007 CSFL Standings --------CSFL-------- ------Overall------Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. PointsFor PointsAgainstNavy 4-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 292 59Penn 3-1 .750 4-2 .667 133 144Cornell 2-2 .500 4-2 .667 162 121 Army 1-3 .250 2-5 .286 98 117Princeton 0-4 .000 0-6 .000 51 279

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Lt. Donald Frank Sussman Most Valuable Player Award(Named in honor of the late Lt. Sussman ’41 in 1978)

1958 Carl Resnick1959 Steve Atkins1960 Tom Hunter1961 Byron McCalmon1962 Dick Kingsbury1963 Dennis Bridge1964 Joe Gilbert1965 Mike Hugger1966 Tracy Sillerman1967 Don Allen1968 Ron Nehring1969 Richard Brinkman1970 Jeff Wendle1971 Henry Arnold1972 Mal McLaren Jim Seeley1973 John McGrail Ed Lorenz1974 Jim Blankenship

1974 Tom Stocksdale Scott Webster1975 Ray Zagars Don Sussman1976 Mick Markham1977 Steve Corbo1978 Marc Piccone1979 Don Motschwiller1980 Guy Conces1981 Pete Phillips1982 Carlos Santiago1983 Dave Markham1984 Brian Miller1985 Dan Gilroy Scott Scofield1986 Bill Bellamy1987 Eric Boham John Dattero1988 Chris Hage1989 Brian Vinci

Clayton Axtell III '70 Most Improved Player1975 Jim Grogan1976 Bill Kasper1977 Tom Kirchmaier1978 Todd Conley Rob Noble1979 John Tassone1980 Jeff Jameson1981 Jay Lockwood Kirk Boothroyd1982 Chuck Cotsalas Duane Sherman1983 Gary Hindin1984 Kevin Wager1985 Mike Hopsicker1986 Dwight Deare Steve Griffen1987 John Benedict William Scileppi1988 Bill Fitzgerald

Ryan McAfee1990 Tim Reed John Tassone1991 Jason Meier Ed Muniak1992 Rifino Valentine Randon Bankowski1992 Michael Trepeta Evan Williams1993 Jon Morgenstein Dave Armanini1994 Jonathan Roth Brian West1995 Jon Roth Tom Strobel1996 Brian West Nolan Hecht1997 Tim Hedges Billy Zaruka1998 Josh Trembley

Andrew Romanelli1989 Eric Friedenson Ollie Radakovitz1990 Steve Beiser Evan Kanew1991 Andrew Stratton Brian Theobald1992 Rifino Valentine Brandon Bankowski1993 Tom Gellert Will Rideout1994 A. Mastroberardino Peter Rankin1995 Paul O'Connor Dennis Sagely1996 Jeremy Russo Michael Matays1997 Tom Lester Abass Kamara

1958 Fred Haab1959 Ron Levine1960 Gene Shea1961 Mike Duesing1962 Russ Bevis Larry LeVine1963 Joe Bowen1964 George Warren1965 Frank Allgauer1966 Rick Fricke1967 Bob Ferguson1968 Doug Wright Bob Hudak1969 Mike Johnson1970 Scott Siler1971 Bob Mauro Dave Meehl1972 Steve Goldbas1973 John O’Neill George Fastuca

Kevin Eskridge1999 August Cardona Victor Kloch2000 Imad Baggar Andrew Goodman2001 Sunil Gupta Angelo Palmieri2002 Scott McQuade Eric Eisenhart2003 Henry Kim Ryan Walker2004 Eion D'Anjou William Snider2005 Alec Macaulay LaRue Robinson2006 Michael Fullowan Jason Zittel2007 Michael Brennan John Parke

Michael Brennan John Parke

1998 Brian Monahan Will Rowan1999 Sam Walcott Imad Baggar2000 Zach Iscol Jeremy Kipling2001 Scott Buszko Phil Rosenman2002 Michael Shapiro Jacob Fama2003 Tom Calnan Nick Pfaff2004 Peter Burns Bryan Hall2005 Daniel Bjornstrom Brett Morgenstern2006 Andrew Plaisted Ian Murray2007 Warren Liao

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Rick Casselman Award (For unselfish dedication)

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1958 Ted Pierson1959 Mike Kaufman1960 Ron Levine1961 Tom Brown1962 Lee Pinney1963 Rich Gould1964 Chuck Andola Dick Rosen1966 Dick Gilkeson1967 John Shonnard1968 Lyle Tuthill1969 Larry Kenyon1970 Ray Pavelka1971 Jim Detzel1972 Dan Michel1973 Chuck Lalley Joe Kowalik1974 Jim Thul Mark Dewey1975 Jim Seeley Bob Kandiko1976 Rich Jaso

John Lucia1977 Jon Clemente1978 Wayne Buder Seth Lincoln1979 Dave Ayers Julius Staniewicz1980 Todd Dewey Henry Reed1981 Kirk Minckler John Doyle1982 Jim Schwalje Steve Kern1983 Rich Musgrove Jim Quinn1984 Kevin Wadell Tom Shephard1985 Mike Hatlee Pat Kinney1986 John Danner Rich Islinger1987 Dave Zittel Bill Markham

1988 Mark Greene Dane Fernandes1989 Jim Nolan Bill Pope1990 Van Tankard Michael Murray1991 Jeff Levitsky Jay Schwartz1992 Jason Meier Chris LeVine1993 Scott Bielicki Anthony Cucchi1994 Gregory Harr John Distelzweig1995 Jason Litten Antonio Mastroberardino1996 Lou Giampa Woody Maynard James Izanec1997 Robert Detch Hiroshi Katsumi

Glenn PalmerGreg Solomon Cameron Johnson

1998 Steve Bonsignore Eric Thul1999 Tom Cerasoli Luis Reformina2000 Bo Sangosanya JonathanKrautmann2001 Nate Negrin Martin Alaniz2002 Mike Rutenberg Adam Romeiser2003 Timothy LaFrance Michael Ormsby2004 Matthew Agle Michael Schreck2005 Amos Smith Brian Hall2006 John Samuel Derek Johnson2007 Cameron Johnson Ben Abramoff

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1966 Tom Charlton Bob Southard1967 Mike Hall1968 Keith Additon1969 Clayt Axtell1970 Ken Kunken1971 Dan Russell1972 Jeff Algatt1973 Dave Geller1974 Bill Hoffman1975 Dan Brammell Mike LaMay1976 Jim Allchin Jim Grogan1977 Chip VickRoy Bob Kastner1978 Duane Phillips1979 Alex DeSimone Andy Smith

1980 Dave Phillips John Walsh1981 Chris Woiwode Ralph Stellmacher1982 Greg Merchen Bob Hanno1983 Mike Herr Craig Kirk1984 Mike Grady Bob Ostrander1985 Greg Alvarez Ivan Matsunaga1986 John Jaeckle Steve Call1987 Will Friese Fran Murray1988 Len Feldman Jim Isernia1989 Andy Lackmann

James Webb1990 Dave Kurtz Roman Casciano1991 Chris Austin Kevin Lyons1992 Brian Pessin Brian Buchichio1993 Jason Black Matt Tobias1994 Quinn Bellamy Jason Litten1995 Quinn Bellamy Moto Tani1996 Greg Shaw Kurt Sommerhoff1997 Greg Merchant Jordan Heffez1998 Jeremi Korpusik James Fox

1999 Jeff Brick Jason Pacos2000 Aaron Sweeney Sam Walcott2001 Brian Allen Martin Vogel2002 Charlie Tam Jay Sackett2003 Dean Coccaro William Mascaro2004 Philippe Marguet LaRue Robinson2005 Nick Cavallaro Ryan Juliano2006 Robert Kurucza Matthew Collin2007 Greg Solomon Glenn Palmer


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1997 Chris Weldon1998 Craig Ginsberg1999 Sam Sibley2000 David Minami2001 Chris Hood2002 Refugio Contreras2003 Jimmy You2004 Charles Crandall2005 Michael Gaspar2006 Lawrence Winsor Josh Van Buskirk2007 Dan DeSantis

A.L. Morris Diligence Award (Senior with most dedication)

1982 Gideon Tarrash1983 John Nyilis1984 Scott Scofield1985 Dan Burzon1986 Dave Zittel1987 Mark Tamis1988 Michael Murray1989 Mike Murray1990 Raoul Reiser1991 Pat Angelastro

Paul N. Hunt Citizenship Award

1994 Jason Litten1995 Michael Matays1996 Andrew Polland1997 Brian Schultz1998 Imad Baggar

1999 Imad Baggar2000 Imad Baggar2001 Sunil Gupta2002 Adam Romeiser2003 Matthew Wesley

2004 Michael Gaspar2006 David Frumberg Daniel Brewer2007 Steve Attanasio

1976 Steve Capper1977 Marc Hoffman1978 Steve Krull Byron Widger1979 Reggie Durden1980 Ron Miller1981 John Jablonski1982 Randy Bretzin Mark Wolcott1983 Brian Guernier1984 Yusuke Sagawa1985 Michael Pinna

Tom McGory Trainers Award (For hard-nosed play)

Glenn Palmer

1992 Alan Silver1993 Brian Doherty1994 Gregory Harr1995 Stanton Oishi1996 Kurt Sommerhoff1997 John Baust1998 Phil Ciampa1999 Mike Rutenberg2000 Patrick Arangio

2001 Mike Rutenberg2002 Tom Flick2003 Dean Coccaro2004 Matt Collin2005 Ben Herzberger Chris Deutschman2006 Trevor Schwartz Leo Rakitin2007 Glenn Palmer

Dan DeSantis

1986 Greg Morris1987 Paul Kitamura1988 Andrew Ringer1989 Jamie Crolle1990 Greg Oleyourryk1991 Jeff Oringer1992 Michael Moravec1993 Sacha Ross1994 William Sawyer1995 Marty Palma1996 Jie Chen Norman Joseph

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Bill Fuerst Alumni Man of the Year Award

2003 Brian West Sunil Gupta

2004 Shelly Appel2005 Nick Whitcomb

2006 Ted Erkkila2007 George Dentes

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