Independence Day Magazine (Oct. 19, 2013)

Colonials vs. DuquesneJoe Walton Stadium • Oct. 19, 2013

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seating: Event staff are posted throughout Joe Walton Stadium. Please see them for assistance. All seats, with exception of the VIP and 1921 Club sections, are general admission.

Concessions: The refreshment stand is located in the plaza on the back side of Joe Walton Stadium.

Handicapped seating: Areas are designated at the top of the bleachers. See a member of the event staff for assistance.

Public Address: The public address announcer is located in the press box. Please report emergencies to a member of the event staff.

smoking: This is a non-smoking facility. Smoking areas are designated on either end of the plaza located on the back side of Joe Walton Stadium.

restrooms: Men’s and women’s restrooms are located in the portal of Joe Walton Stadium and behind the bleachers at the west end of the stadium.

ticket information: To purchase single game or season tickets, please contact the RMU Athletic Ticket Office at (412) 397-4949 or visit www.rmucolonials.com.

For more information: For regular updates, statistics and information on each of RMU’s 23 intercollegiate sports, please log onto the official website for Robert Morris University athletics at www.rmucolonials.com.

1 Stadium Information

4 About Robert Morris University

7 Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D., President

8 Craig Coleman, M.D., Director of Athletics

10 RMU Athletics

15 Joe Walton Stadium

16 The Northeast Conference

19 The Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup

20 Head Coach Joe Walton

26 Assistant Coaches

31 2013 Robert Morris Colonials

44 2013 RMU Team Photo

45 Today’s Game

46 Opponent Roster

47 Robert Morris Roster

48 RMU Insider

50 RMU Football Record Book

52 Around the NEC

53 RMU 2013-14 Cheerleaders

54 All-Time NEC Players of the Week

58 All-NEC Selections

60 NEC Year-by-Year Standings

64 All-Time Uniform Numbers

66 RMU Year-by-Year Leaders

68 RMU Year-by-Year Results

74 RMU Athletic Hall of Fame

77 RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Members

79 2013 Football Support Staff

83 Athletic Administration / Head Coaches

84 Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic

86 RMU All-Sports Banquet

90 Academic Success

92 RMU Fight Song and Alma Mater

93 The Tim Hall Memorial Scholarship

95 Index of Advertisers

2013 schedule DAte oPPonent tiMe

Aug. 29 @ Eastern Kentucky 7 p.m.

sept. 7 MorGAn stAte noon

sept. 14 DAYton noon

Sept. 28 @ VMI 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 @ Monmouth 1 p.m.

oct. 19 DuQuesne * # 6 p.m.

Oct. 26 @ Wagner * Noon

nov. 2 BrYAnt * noon

Nov. 9 @ Central Connecticut State * Noon

nov. 16 sACreD HeArt * noon

Nov. 23 @ Saint Francis * Noon

Home games bold and all CAPS | * Northeast Conference Game | # Homecoming

Stadium InformationWelcome to Joe Walton Stadium. The Robert Morris University Department of Intercollegiate

Athletics is here to serve your needs. Thank you for coming to the game.

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CreDits: “Independence Day Magazine” is a publication of the Robert Morris University sports information office. The magazine was written and edited by Jim Duzyk with special assistance from Marty Galosi and Spencer Kowitz. Design and typography by Juris Silenieks of JR Graphics. Photos by Paul Berewsill, Jason Cohn, Tom Drost, Dave Hiteshue, Christopher Horner, Sylvan “Sly” Landers, Jim Schafer, Connie Karaffa and Peggy Shultheis. Printing done by Reed & Witting Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

2 | Robert Morris University

About Robert Morris UniversityRobert Morris University was founded in 1921 in downtown Pittsburgh as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy. The school’s founder, educator and accountant Andrew Blass, rented classroom space in the Blackstone Building. In 1935, the school’s president, Richard Khuen III, changed the name of the institution to the Robert Morris School of Business in honor of the founding father popularly known as the financier of the American revolution. After leasing space at several other Pittsburgh locations, including downtown’s famed William Penn Hotel, Robert Morris purchased a building of its own in 1959, the Rust Engineering Building at 600 Fifth Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh. Three years later, Robert Morris acquired the estate of Oliver Kaufmann in Moon in order to build its first residential campus. The first students on campus lived in the Kaufmann mansion, where today sits Massey Hall. A record 1,800 students lived at the Moon Township campus during the the 2012-13 academic year. In 1961, Robert Morris became a nonprofit institution so that it could become a junior college, a change

necessitated by a decision of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants to require candidates for the CPA exam to earn a college degree. The following year, the name of the school changed to Robert Morris Junior College, and then in 1969, it became Robert Morris College. Robert Morris continued to grow throughout the next three decades, expanding to include graduate degree programs and adding more bachelor’s programs as well. In 1977, Robert Morris joined the NCAA Division I for interscholastic athletics, and with 23 Division I sports, RMU now has more than any other university in the Pittsburgh region. In 2002, following approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the school became Robert Morris University. The university welcomed the largest

freshman class in its history in the fall of 2010 with 900 new students. That year, RMU sold the Pittsburgh Center – the former Rust building – to Duquesne University. In 2011, Robert Morris opened a new School of Business Building at the Moon campus, and the next year the university unveiled the Wheatley Center for the School of Communications and Information Systems. RMU also offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs at RMU Downtown and RMU Cranberry.


rMu FYi

• Overall enrollment at RMU has increased 15 percent over the past five years (5,413 in Fall 2013 vs. 4,711 in Fall 2008).

• The university has a 93-percent placement rate, meaning that 86 percent of students have a job and seven percent are enrolled in graduate schools a year after graduation. Most of those who are employed are working their field of study.

• Approximately 93 percent of undergraduate students receive financial aid from RMU.

• The RMU School of Business is accredited by AACsB international-the Association to Advance Collegiate schools of Business. Only five percent of business schools worldwide share this prestigious designation.

• RMU was one of the first 10 universities to be named a Center of Actuarial excellence by the society of Actuaries for its actuarial science program. Currently only 21 universities in North America have earned this designation. High school students who want to enter RMU’s program must score at least a 650 on the mathematics portion of the SAT.

• Robert Morris offers the only four-year nuclear medicine technology program in western Pennsylvania, as well as the region’s only bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering.

• Eighty-two percent of RMU students complete at least one internship before they graduate, and most of them are paid.

• RMU offers the only ABet-accredited bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering in western Pennsylvania.

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Founded: 1921Location: Moon Township, Pa.enrollment: 5,413 (4,468 undergraduate, 945 graduate)student Population: 53% male, 47% female, from 37 states and 37 nationsresident students: 2,070Full-time instructional faculty: 196total full-time employees: 571Academic schools: • SchoolofBusiness• SchoolofCommunicationsand InformationSystems• SchoolofEducationandSocialSciences• SchoolofEngineering,Mathematics, andScience• SchoolofNursingandHealthSciencesAthletic Affiliation: NCAA Division IVarsity sports: 23nickname: ColonialsColors: Navy blue, white and red


Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D.President of Robert Morris University

Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. has been president of Robert Morris University since 2005. Taking the reins of the university during a period of unparalleled growth, Dell’Omo quickly developed a clear vision for RMU as a place that provides transformational experiences for students through engaged learning. The university articulated this vision in its 2007 strategic plan, which spelled out RMU’s core values:

Formorethan90years,RMUhasdeliveredacademic excellencewitha professional focus.Today,weemphasizeengaged learning andpromoteaglobal perspective. Aboveall,webelievethatindividuals matter.Becauseofallthis,RMUis changing lives.

These values are reflected in the university’s increased emphasis during Dell’Omo’s presidency on internationalism in student experiences, faculty research, and academic programs. A commitment to academic excellence is seen in major accreditations earned by RMU over the past six years, including AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; the Teacher Education Accreditation Council; the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; re-accreditations for engineering and computer science by ABET; and re-accreditation of the university at large by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The university’s actuarial science program was one of the original 10 Centers of Actuarial Excellence, designated by the Society of Actuaries. During Dell’Omo’s tenure, Robert Morris’s endowment has grown from $16 million to $26 million. The university

recently concluded a $40 million fundraising campaign, the largest in its history. Gifts include $5 million from the Richard King Mellon Foundation and $900,000 from The Heinz Endowments to launch the RMU Research Center on Black Male Educational Student Success. Other achievements include creation of the Student Engagement Program and Transcript, and an increase in the number of RMU students studying abroad, as well as in the number of international students studying at RMU. Under Dell’Omo, the university added several degree programs and expanded its honors program. RMU also has experienced tremendous enrollment growth: a 38-percent increase in freshman enrollment and a 3.7-percent increase in graduate enrollment since 2006. Nearly 60 percent of students now live on campus.

Dell’Omo has overseen a transformation of RMU’s 230-acre campus, part of a 20-year master plan developed in conjunction with the strategic plan. Highlights include the construction of new buildings for the School of Business and School of Communications and Information Systems; apartment-style residence halls; a nursing simulation laboratory; and renovated dining, athletic, and recreational facilities. Dell’Omo sits on the boards of the Magee-Women’s Hospital Foundation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania. He is secretary/treasurer of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania and chairman of the Presidents’ Council of the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education. He is also chair of the Finance Committee of the Pennsylvania Campus Compact and a member of the major gifts committee of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is chairman of the Northeast Conference Presidents’ Council and previously represented the Northeast Conference on the NCAA DI Board of Directors. He is a member of the NCAA’s Presidents’ Advisory Group and the Football Championship Subdivision CEO Group. Dell’Omo holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Montclair State University, a master’s degree in industrial relations from Rutgers, and a Ph.D. in industrial relations/human resource management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He held previous academic positions at Canisius College and Saint Joseph’s University, where he was dean of the Haub School of Business and then vice president for external affairs.


At the forefront of RMU’s golden age of intercollegiate athletics is Craig Coleman, M.D., who is in his ninth academic year as Director of Athletics at Robert Morris in 2013-14. He was named to the position Feb. 15, 2005. Led by Coleman’s guidance, the RMU department of athletics has continued to progress on both a regional and national level. Robert Morris continued its successful run in 2012-13, as the men’s basketball and softball teams claimed Northeast Conference (NEC) regular-season championships. The RMU men’s basketball squad also became the center of the college basketball universe when it defeated defending national champion Kentucky in the first round of the 2013 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest home basketball crowd in school history. Away from competition, the department of athletics continued to excel in the classroom with Coleman at the helm. A total of 20 of RMU’s 23 athletics programs finished with team GPA’s of 3.0 or higher in 2012-13, with six teams posting the highest team GPA amongst NEC institutions, a league high. The Robert Morris women’s volleyball squad posted a 3.649 team GPA in 2012-13, the highest among its 23 programs and ranking second in the NEC. Also honored with the top team GPA’s in 2012-13 for the Colonials were softball (3.562), men’s cross country (3.467), women’s lacrosse (3.404) and men’s indoor and outdoor track & field (3.299). Robert Morris had a pair of student-athletes named the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their respective sport in 2012- 13, while three men’s ice hockey student-athletes were tabbed Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Student-Athletes of the Year and Katelyn Scott of the women’s ice hockey squad was honored as College Hockey America (CHA) Student-Athlete of the Year. In addition, senior Una Japundza of the Robert Morris volleyball team became the third female student-athlete in seven years

to be named the NEC Female Student-Athlete of the Year, which is bestowed annually by the league’s Faculty Athletic Representatives. Japundza, a management major, maintained a perfect 4.00 cumula-tive GPA throughout her time at RMU. Robert Morris also successfully hosted the 2013 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., as Yale claimed its first national championship in hockey. A total of 35,612 fans were in attendance for the two sessions of the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four as Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State and UMass-Lowell rounded out the field. The roots of hosting the NCAA Frozen Four go back to the addition of hockey as a Division I program at Robert Morris in 2003 but came to fruition under Coleman’s watch, when the NCAA awarded the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four to the city of Pittsburgh in the summer of 2010. The 2013 NCAA Frozen Four marked the first time in NCAA history a national championship in a major team sport was decided in Pittsburgh. The success for the Colonials in 2012-13 is just part of a period of unparalleled growth for the department of athletics under Coleman’s leadership. During the 2011-12 campaign, a total of six programs either tied or established new school records for victories, including

the men’s basketball program, which finished with 26 wins and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) thanks to road victories over Indiana State and Toledo. The RMU women’s ice hockey team also claimed its first CHA Tournament championship in seven years as a Division I program in 2012. The Colonials snapped Mercyhurst’s streak of nine straight titles thanks to a 3-2 victory over the Lakers in the championship game of the 2012 CHA Tournament at the RMU Island Sports Center. In 2010, the RMU football team earned the NEC’s inaugural bid to the NCAA Football Championships Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs, the 12th straight year a program from Robert Morris earned an automatic bid in an NCAA Tournament. In addition, the Robert Morris women’s basketball squad made its inaugural appearance in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), while the men’s lacrosse program, in just its sixth year of existence, earned its first national ranking by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). In his first year as director of athletics in 2005-06, Robert Morris placed a total of nine student-athletes covering six sports on the ESPNTheMagazine District II Academic All-America District II Team, the most in school history. Coleman has also overseen the development of a new Robert Morris athletics logo and mascot as well as the launching of the official website for RMU athletics at www.rmucolonials.com. Seven head coaches have been hired by Coleman, including a pair of men’s basketball head coaches in Mike Rice and Andrew Toole. Also hired by Coleman are Midge McPhail (women’s rowing), Jeff Layman (men’s and women’s tennis), Olivia Netzler (field hockey), Dale Starr (volleyball) and Paul Colontino (women’s ice hockey). All the while, Coleman has built a winning softball program at Robert Morris over the past 23 years. During that period, RMU has won seven Northeast Conference


Craig Coleman, M.D.Director of Athletics

regular-season championships and six NEC Tournament titles. In 2013, Coleman led the softball pro-gram to its third straight NEC regular-sea-son title and seventh overall with a record of 16-4 (.800). Overall the Colonials posted a record of 30-17-1 (.635), marking the first time RMU posted consecutive 30-win sea-sons since Coleman’s first two years at the helm of the program in 1991 and 1992. In 2005, Robert Morris finished with a record of 17-3 (.850) in league play to claim the NEC regular-season championship, followed by a perfect 3-0 record in the NEC Tournament to claim its sixth title and earn its first bid to the NCAA Tournament. Prior to his arrival as head coach in 1991, the Colonials posted just 19 victories in the previous three seasons. During his 23 years as head coach, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 582-498-5 (.539), including a record of 257-98-2 (.723) against NEC foes. In his first four years as head coach, Coleman guided the Colonials to an overall record of 119-62 (.657) and four conference championships. In 1994, Robert Morris received its first national ranking in school

history, regardless of sport, when the Colonials were ranked as high as No. 23 in theUSAToday / National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll. Coleman’s success as head softball coach has come not only on the field, but in the classroom, as well. His players include 15 CapitalOne District II Academic All-Americans, five NEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year for softball and numerous NEC All-Academic Honor Roll selections. In the spring of 2011, former Colonial Annie Dubovec (2008-2011) became the first female student-athlete in Robert Morris history to be named to the CapitalOne Academic All-America First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In 2009, Robert Morris achieved the highest cumulative team grade point average among all Division I softball programs according to the NFCA, finishing with a 3.610 grade point average. It marked the second time under Coleman’s watch Robert Morris finished in the top five, as in 2000 the Colonials finished second with a 3.409 team grade point average, behind only Louisiana Tech (3.571).

Prior to being hired as RMU’s Director of Athletics, Coleman worked as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine from 1988 to 2005. He served as the Medical Director of several inpatient units, residential treatment facilities and partial hospital programs at UPMC. Coleman earned his medical degree from The Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in Hershey in 1983. In 1979, he earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a native of Philadelphia, Pa.


Robert Morris University AthleticsFrom its fertile beginning as a men’s basket-ball junior college powerhouse to one of the most diverse athletic programs in the tri-state area, intercollegiate athletics and success at Robert Morris University go hand-in-hand. Since moving to NCAA Division I with its men’s basketball program in 1976-77, Robert Morris has witnessed its intercollegiate athletics program grow to 23 sports, including the only men’s and women’s Division I ice hockey squads and Division I men’s lacrosse team in the Pittsburgh region. Over the last 37 years, the Colonials have claimed 38 Northeast Conference regular-season championships and 38 league tournament titles among 23 sports. A total of 12 of RMU’s intercollegiate athletic programs have earned at least one NEC Tournament championship, with men’s basketball and volleyball leading the way with seven each. The men’s basketball program has also claimed 10 regular-season championships, while softball owns seven and football and volleyball six each. The 2012-13 academic year saw the Colonials continue to rank near the top of their respective conferences, as the men’s basketball team claimed its 10th NEC regular-

season title, while the softball program earned its third straight NEC regular-season crown and seventh overall. Robert Morris earned its second berth in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in program history for men’s basketball and became the center of the college basketball world by defeating defending national cham-pion Kentucky in front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history. RMU also continued its progression in the sport of hockey, as the men’s team established a new program record for victories with 20 and won the inaugural Three Rivers Classic at CONSOL Energy Center. Also in hockey action, the Robert Morris Department of Athletics hosted the 2013 Men’s NCAA Frozen Four in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Penguins, CONSOL Energy Center and Visit Pittsburgh. In track & field in 2013, juniors Chris Carper and Rachael Kotula earned All-America Hon-orable Mention accolades, as each competed in the javelin at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Carper became the first male student-athlete to qualify for the meet, while Kotula became the second female student-athlete to turn the trick.

The exploits of the intercollegiate athletic program in 2012-13 has continued a trend that Robert Morris has established since its move to Division I three and-a-half decades ago. Since 1982, Robert Morris has sent 19 teams to the NCAA Tournament. Men’s bas-ketball has made an NEC record seven ap-pearances, while volleyball has participated in five. The Colonial men’s basketball pro-gram qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009 and 2010, while volleyball made five straight appear-ances from 1999 to 2003. The RMU men’s soccer team has also ap-peared in the NCAA Tournament three times (1993, 1994 and 2005), while women’s basket-ball has earned a pair of automatic bids (2007, 2008) and softball one (2005). The Robert Morris football team, which celebrates its 20th season in 2013, claimed the inaugural berth for the NEC in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs in 2010 by claiming its sixth NEC regular-season title. Other programs to have claimed an NEC Tournament championship during that span include two in both men’s cross country (1986, 1987) and men’s golf (1995, 1996) and


one each in women’s tennis (1996), men’s indoor track & field (2000), women’s indoor track & field (2000) and men’s outdoor track & field (2000). In addition, former student-athlete Stepha-nie Kuhn (2003-07) of the women’s track & field squad became the first student-athlete in school history to qualify for the NCAA Cham-pionships when she qualified in the javelin in outdoor track & field as both a freshman (2004) and a senior (2007). In the spring of 2011, former men’s golfer C.G. Mercatoris (2007-11) became the first student-athlete in school history to take part in the NCAA Tournament, finishing 31st in-dividually at the NCAA Colorado Regional. The 2011 NEC Golfer of the Year, Mercatoris claimed the individual title at the 2011 NEC Championships to claim a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The trend of success by Colonial athletics should come as no surprise. In 2012, the RMU women’s ice hockey team claimed its first College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament championship thanks to a 3-2 victory over Mercyhurst in the champion-ship game at the RMU Island Sports Center. The Robert Morris softball team claimed its second straight, and sixth overall, NEC regular-season championship by posting a record of 15-5 (.750) against league foes and also established a school record for victories (35), while the men’s lacrosse squad finished a perfect 5-0 in the NEC to claim its first regular-season title. A total of six programs at Robert Morris either tied or established a new school record for victories in 2011-12, including men’s bas-ketball, which finished 26-11 (.703) overall. The RMU men’s basketball program has appeared in a national postseason tournament five times in the last six years, including two NCAA Tournaments (2009, 2010), two NIT’s (2008, 2013) and the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).

In 2000, the RMU football squad finished a perfect 10-0, the first perfect campaign for any sport at RMU. In the process, the team won its second straight NCAA I-AA Mid-Major National Championship, according to Don Hansen’sNationalFootballWeeklyGazette. The program moved into its own on-campus football stadium, named Joe Walton Stadium in honor of the program’s only head coach, in 2005. The women’s rowing team claimed two straight Margaret McNiff Trophies in the varsity four classification at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa., in 2000 and 2001. Five teams achieved national rankings during the 1990s, with the 1994 softball team reaching No. 23, the 1994 men’s soccer team peaking at No. 16, the 1996 football squad finishing second in the NCAA I-AA non-scholarship ranks, the 1997 football team placing third and the 1999 football squad finishing No. 1. Robert Morris University has also had sev-eral student-athletes continue their athletic career in the professional ranks. The late Tim Hall (1994-95) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 1996 Na-tional Football League (NFL) Draft as a run-ning back. In 2001, former offensive lineman Hank Fraley (1996-1999) became the starting center for the Philadelphia Eagles after being signed to the practice squad during the 2000 season. Fraley was a 10-year veteran of the NFL with the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Rams. Men’s soccer player Musa Shannon (1997) was drafted by the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Ma-jor League Soccer (MLS) as the 28th overall pick in the 1997 MLS College Draft. Shannon is one of 21 former Colonials that have played professional soccer after their career at Robert Morris, including Rhian Dodds (2003), who played for Kilmarnock Football Club of the Scottish Premier League. In addition to former RMU student-athletes playing in the professional ranks, inaugu-ral women’s ice hockey goaltender Brianne McLaughlin (2005-09), who finished her career as the NCAA all-time saves leader, earned a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. She will take part in her second Olympics, as in June of 2013 she was tabbed to the 25-play-er national team roster by USA Hockey for the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia. Athletes are not the only ties that RMU athletics has to the professional ranks. Head football coach Joe Walton came to the Colo-nials after 35 years of experience in the NFL,

including seven years as the head coach of the New York Jets. Alongside Walton is another NFL alum in John Banaszak, who has served as the pro-gram’s assistant head coach since 2008 and will succeed Walton after he retires after the 2013 campaign. Banaszak was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers when the team won Super Bowls X, XIII and XIV. Banaszak re-placed former assistant head coach Dan Ra-dakovich, who spent 48 years in the coaching profession in both the college and NFL ranks, including 13 at Robert Morris, before retiring. Former Colonial men’s soccer head coach John Kowalski also served as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League, the Tampa Bay Mutiny of MLS and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the A-League. He has come full circle, as he is in his 12th season as head coach of the Colonial women’s team, a program that began in 1992.

rMu’s neC reGuLAr-seAson CHAMPionsHiPs (38)

Men’s Basketball – 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013Women’s Basketball – 2007, 2008, 2010Football – 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010Men’s Lacrosse – 2012Men’s soccer – 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001softball – 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013Volleyball – 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008

rMu’s tournAMent CHAMPionsHiPs (38)

Men’s Basketball – 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010Women’s Basketball – 1988, 1991, 2007, 2008Men’s Cross Country – 1986, 1987Men’s Golf – 1995, 1996Women’s ice Hockey – 2012 *Men’s soccer – 1993, 1994, 2005softball – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2005Women’s tennis – 1996Men’s indoor track & Field – 1999, 2000Women’s indoor track & Field – 1998, 2000Men’s outdoor track & Field – 2000Volleyball – 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

note: All regular season and tournament championships were claimed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) unless otherwise noted.

* College Hockey America (CHA) championship


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rMu’s 2012-2013 ALL-ConFerenCe Honors ConFerenCe LeGenD

NEC–NortheastConference | AHA–AtlanticHockeyAssociation | CHA–CollegeHockeyAmerica

MAJor AWArDs

FootBALLNolan Nearhoof – 2012NECDefensivePlayeroftheYearMarcelis Branch – 2012NECDefensiveRookieoftheYear

WoMen’s BAsketBALLArtemis Spanou – 2013NECPlayeroftheYearAshley Ravelli – 2013NECRookieoftheYear

WoMen’s iCe HoCkeYRobert Morris – 2013CHATeamSportsmanshipAward

Men’s LACrosseSean Meagher – 2013NECDefensivePlayeroftheYear

Men’s outDoor trACk & FieLDMichael Smith – 2013NECCoachoftheYear

soFtBALLNicole Sleith – 2013NECPitcheroftheYearSamantha Santillo – 2013NECGoldenGloveAwardAshley Gerhart – 2013NECRookieoftheYear

nortHeAst ConFerenCe (neC)

Men’s BAsketBALLVelton Jones – All-NECFirstTeamLucky Jones – All-NECThirdTeam

WoMen’s BAsketBALLArtemis Spanou – All-NECFirstTeamAshley Ravelli – All-NECRookieTeamLou Mataly – All-NECRookieTeam

FieLD HoCkeYJamie Hartley – All-NECSecondTeamMichelle Lewthwaite – All-NECSecondTeam

FootBALLNolan Nearhoof – All-NECFirstTeamMarcelis Branch – All-NECSecondTeam

Men’s GoLFBrock Pompeani – All-NECSecondTeam

Men’s LACrosseEric Rankel – All-NECFirstTeamJake Hayes – All-NECSecondTeamTyler Digby – All-NECSecondTeamBen Lewis – All-NECSecondTeamLuc Magnan – All-NECSecondTeamSean Meagher – All-NECSecondTeamEric Rankel – All-NECRookieTeamLuke Laszkiewicz – All-NECRookieTeamNicholas Beaudoin – All-NECRookieTeam

WoMen’s LACrosseBrittany Byerly – All-NECFirstTeamBrittany Byerly – All-NECRookieTeamJessica Karwacki – All-NECRookieTeam

WoMen’s soCCerJohanna Kadam – All-NECSecondTeam

soFtBALLNicole Sleith – All-NECFirstTeamAshley Gerhart – All-NECFirstTeamHaileigh Stocks – All-NECFirstTeam

Men’s inDoor trACk & FieLDSteve Mitchell – All-NECSecondTeam(weightthrow)Collin Ray – All-NECSecondTeam(shotput)

WoMen’s inDoor trACk & FieLDOlivia Loy – All-NECFirstTeam(polevault)*Yulia Vasilyeva – All-NECFirstTeam(triplejump)*Olivia Loy – All-NECRookieTeam* NEC Champion

Men’s outDoor trACk & FieLDChris Carper – All-NECFirstTeam(javelin)*Brandon Morales – All-NECFirstTeam(hammerthrow)*Steve Mitchell – All-NECSecondTeam(shotput)Dorian Rumble – All-NECSecondTeam(800-meter)* NEC Champion

WoMen’s outDoor trACk & FieLDRachael Kotula – All-NECSecondTeam(javelin)Yulia Vasilyeva – All-NECSecondTeam(triplejump)Bethany Ledford – All-NECSecondTeam(polevault)Aubree Ray – All-NECSecondTeam(discus)Jessica Guyett – All-NECRookieTeam(shotput)

VoLLeYBALLLindsey Monger – All-NECFirstTeamBecky Jay – All-NECSecondTeam

AtLAntiC HoCkeY AssoCiAtion (AHA)

Men’s iCe HoCkeYAdam Brace – All-AHASecondTeam

CoLLeGe HoCkeY AMeriCA (CHA)

WoMen’s iCe HoCkeYRebecca Vint – All-CHAFirstTeamJamie Joslin – All-CHASecondTeam


Brock Pompeani Chris Carper Sean Meagher Nicole Sleith

Joe Walton StadiumAfter 11 years of playing its football games less than a mile up the street at Moon Stadium, Robert Morris University opened Joe Walton Stadium in 2005, the first on-campus football field named in honor of the only head coach the program has ever known. The Colonials hosted Butler in the inaugural game at Joe Walton Stadium Sept. 17, 2005, in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 3,516, defeating the Bulldogs, 49-13. The 49 points scored by Robert Morris are the most ever scored by the program in a home opener. Robert Morris cruised in the contest, scoring five touchdowns in the first half in building a 35-0 halftime lead. Four different Colonials scored touchdowns on the afternoon, including a five-yard touchdown catch by former tight end Jeremy Wise. That reception was the only catch in his four-year career. Built over the course of 13 months and at a cost of $10 million by Mosites Construction Company, Joe Walton Stadium owns a capacity of 3,000 and features a 36,000-square-foot athletic administration building that holds office space for the football coaching staff, athletic administration and Olympic sport coaches. Also included in the building is a state-of-

the-art weight room, equipment room, two locker rooms, three classrooms, lobby, press box and President’s box. The Joe Walton Stadium field covers 97,000 square feet, with the surface field turf. The turf consists of sand, rubber and film polyethylene grass-like fabric with secondary backing of high polyurethane. The field is lined for both football and soccer and also hosts field hockey and lacrosse games. The scoreboard for the stadium was provided by Institutional Specialties,

a distributor of Daktronics, located in Pittsburgh, Pa. The music and public address system was provided by Hollowood Music and Sound in McKees Rocks, Pa., and Joe Walton Stadium also includes a portal and plaza. The portal includes 160 pavers to recognize donors to the campaign to raise funds for Joe Walton Stadium, while the plaza includes three kiosks, one each for tickets, concessions and the Barnes & Noble bookstore.

tHe FoLLoWinG oCCurreD DurinG tHe First FootBALL GAMe At Joe WALton stADiuM

Captains: OL Clifton Jean-Jacques (O), LB James Noel (D), WR Rob Meyer (ST)

Pass Completion: Drew Geyer seven-yard completion to Devin Wilson

touchdown: Wilson on a four-yard rush to the left (10:28 left in 1st quarter)

touchdown Pass: Geyer 56 yards to Tyjuan Massey (3:04 left in 1st quarter)

Fumble recovery: DL Jason Forrest with 4:08 to go in the third quarter

Penalty: Personal foul with 10:28 to go in the first quarter

Victory: 49-13 vs. Butler

Joe WALton stADiuM reCorDs

Rushing Attempts: 49 – Justise Hairston, Central Conn. State (10/14/06)

Yards: 256 – Justise Hairston, Central Conn. State (10/14/06)

Touchdowns: 4 – Dominique Williams, Wagner (11/12/11)

Receiving Receptions: 13 – Mark Ross, Lafayette (9/29/12)

Yards: 272 – Tyjuan Massey, RMU (11/12/05)

Touchdowns:4 – Tyjuan Massey, RMU (10/29/05) 4 – Lynell Suggs, Stony Brook (10/29/05)

Passing Completions: 25 – Andrew Shoop, Lafayette (9/29/12)

Yards: 411 – Josh Dudash, Stony Brook (10/29/05)

TouchdownPasses: 5 – Josh Dudash, Stony Brook (10/29/05) 5 – Drew Geyer, RMU (10/29/05)

Tackles 19 – Alex DiMichele, RMU (9/13/08)

note: Players bold still active.


WHAt is #neCPride#NECPrideisabouthavingprideinyourteam,yourschoolandthewilltosucceedbothonandoffthefield. #NECPrideisaboutachievement,ambition,perseverance,community,passion,respect,determination,unityandteamwork.

nortHeAst ConFerenCe HistorYIt is with great pride and anticipation that the Northeast Conference (NEC) enters its 33rd year as an NCAA Division I athletic conference. Ten strong and committed to strengthening the conference from within, the NEC comes off the most successful year in league history in terms of athletic and academic success. Poised for a new era of growth, innovation and achievement under the leadership of Noreen Morris, the Conference will continue to build around the theme of #NECPride. The NEC and its member institutions are committed to providing opportunities for student-athletes to achieve their fullest potential both in athletic competition and in the classroom. Likewise, the Conference continually strives to be an NCAA Division I leader for student-athlete achievement, academic excellence, integrity, sportsmanship, equity and diversity, community partnership and national engagement. When the Northeast Conference (NEC) was first established as the ECAC-Metro Conference back in 1981, the league’s founders had one goal in mind: to create a competitive NCAA Division I men’s basketball conference for unaffiliated schools on the Eastern seaboard. A single-sport entity at its inception, the NEC has grown far beyond expectations over the past three plus decades, having transformed itself into a 10-member, 22-sport conference. The remarkable success story of the conference began to unfold in 1985, when the league began sponsoring additional sports. Three years later, a change of name was in order and the Northeast Conference as we know it today was born. With membership and sport sponsorship continuing to grow over the years, the NEC now enjoys qualification or play-in access to 14 different NCAA Championships (baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball). Though the NEC has featured various incarnations since its inception, charter

members Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU Brooklyn, Robert Morris, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U. and Wagner remain part of the current 10-school alignment. They are joined by Mount St. Mary’s (admitted in 1989), Central Connecticut (1997), Sacred Heart (1999) and Bryant (2012). The NEC’s six-state geographic footprint includes access to such major media markets as New York City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Hartford and Providence. NEC member institutions now compete in 22 championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s bowling, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.

An innoVAtiVe LeADerThe NEC has embraced new and social media to convey its message to a growing fan base. The conference has attracted a loyal following in recent years on its Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages, and the NEC Overtime! blog continues to grow in popularity. Attempting to revolutionize the way its fans follow and interact with their favorite teams, the Conference launched NEC Front Row at the start of the 2012 fall season. The online digital network with free multi-platform access features a rich set of content, including live events, on-demand video, highlight packages, coaches shows, features, original programming and access to league’s extensive digital library, all free of charge to users. The network gives fans inside access to the NEC and its student-athletes on the field, in the classroom, across campus, and in the community. By the end of May, over 700 events had been broadcast on NEC Front Row with viewership approaching 200,000 for the year. All NEC championship webcasts in 2012-13 were produced in HD for the first time. Championships broadcast in their entirety were men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, women’s volleyball, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s lacrosse, softball and baseball. The NEC also aired portions of the women’s bowling championship and two women’s basketball semifinal games. NEC Front Row proudly presented its first documentary short, #NECPride,MoonMagic, in April, recounting the events of a 48-hour period in March that culminated with

Robert Morris defeating defending national champion Kentucky in the Postseason NIT. The NEC Front Row studio set made its debut last winter two new segments. A weekly NEC on the Run video podcast spotlighted the best and brightest in NEC men’s and women’s hoops and featured and the popular NEC9 countdown of the week’s top plays from around the league. The conference also debuted NEC Now, a segment devoted to breaking news and current hot topics in and around NEC sports. For the first time in more than a decade, the NEC hosted a basketball preseason media day, but with a special twist. Combining social media and a state-of-the-art venue, the NEC hosted “Social”MediaDay last October at the brand-new Barclay’s Center on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. The festivities aired live on NEC Front Row and a tape-delayed broadcast received multiple airings on Fox College Sports. The Front Row broadcast was an interactive one during which fans were encouraged to tweet comments and questions with the best making it on air. NEC Front Row was there when the basketball season tipped off at “Social”MediaDay, and returned for the climax as well via NECFrontRowLive! presented by Pilot Pen. The online digital network was on the scene at the men’s and women’s title games, providing live pre- and post-game coverage via an ESPN-style floor level set. Providing an alternate take on the world of NEC sports, the NEC Overtime! blog continued to grow its following during the 2012-13 academic year. The blog, along with the league’s Facebook page, served as the home for numerous fan-based contests throughout the year, including #NECRoadTrip and #SweetGetaway promotions. The blog also served to reward the most rabid NEC fans who participated in social media-related activities (#NEC13 Sixth Man Award, #NECPridePix, #NECElite) throughout the NEC Basketball Tournament. The NEC continued its partnership with sports talk stations WFAN Sports Radio 66 (New York) and KDKA 93.7 FM “The Fan” (Pittsburgh) to air 60-secondNECNotebook radio spots throughout the basketball season. With increased support through the NEC’s basketball enhancement fund, the conference was also able to add new markets in Baltimore (CBS Radio/ESPN Radio), Hartford (ESPN Radio/Fox Sports Radio) and Altoona (ESPN Radio) to its radio advertising mix last winter and help increase the league’s exposure in these areas.

The Northeast Conference


Over the last five years, the NEC has regionally televised over 125 basketball and football games, as the league’s coverage area has expanded to over 50 million homes. Along with flagship station MSG Network, other regional television partners include Root Sports-Pittsburgh, MASN and Cox Sports. The NEC has also partnered with ESPNU, ESPN3 and Fox College Sports to bring games to a national audience. In 2013, ESPN2 broadcast the NEC men’s basketball championship game for the 26th straight year, while ESPNU carried the women’s championship for the sixth year in a row.

suCCess in tHe CLAssrooMThe NEC and its member institutions raised the bar once again with respect to the academic excellence displayed by the 4,800+ student-athletes who represented the Conference during the 2012-13 academic year. NEC student-athletes averaged a record-high 3.18 GPA for the 2012-13 academic year and nine of the 10 core member institutions finished the year with at least a 3.0 GPA. A record 2,339 student-athletes, nearly half of the league’s competitors, were named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll in 2012-13, while an all-time high 585 were tabbed to the Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with GPAs of 3.75 or higher. Likewise, eight NEC student-athletes were tabbed CapitalOne Academic All-Americans. Additionally, the NCAA honored 44 NEC teams with public recognition awards for exceptional academic performance with respect to their latest Academic Progress Rate scores. The 44 teams earning Public Recognition established a new league record. NEC institutions also ranked among the nation’s elite in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released by the NCAA with 42 teams achieving a perfect 100 percent GSR in their respective sports and nearly 40 percent earning a GSR of over 90 percent. Student-athletes at Wagner posted an NEC all-time high 3.31 GPA to win the 2012-13 NEC Institutional Academic Award.

on CAMPus & in tHe CoMMunitYThe NEC welcomed the class of 2016 to campus last summer as part of its annual outreach program designed to raise awareness and develop the league’s growing fan base. Over 10,000 freshman students were introduced to the conference with a promotional gift bag and informative NEC Fan Guide. The NEC, its member institutions and student-athletes have made community involvement an important piece of its mission. In 2012-13, the NEC Student-

Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) were instrumental in spearheading Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in their communities and met in New York City during the holiday season to donate toys to the Toys for Tots program. The SAAC also participated in a “Penny Wars” fundraiser for a fourth straight year that resulted in a significant donation to the Cancer Recovery Foundation. To assist in raising breast cancer awareness, NEC women’s volleyball teams supported “Dig Pink” and women’s basketball teams participated in the WBCA’s “Pink Zone” promotion. For the third straight year, Sacred Heart was awarded the NEC Building Communities award. The award recognizes the institution that demonstrates the highest dedication to making an impact in the community through the efforts of its student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Over the course of the 2012-13 academic year, Sacred Heart donated over 8,100 hours of community service. In total, Conference members logged over 20,000 hours of community service.

CoMMitMent to sPortsMAnsHiPThe NEC continued its participation in the NCAA’s Respect Campaign, an effort to promote an environment of respect and integrity at conference events. The NEC Team Sportsmanship Award program recognized those teams and student-athletes who adhere to the principles of sportsmanship and pursue victory with honor. Saint Francis U. finished the year with a league-high five NEC Team Sportsmanship awards. The Red Flash have led the NEC in sportsmanship honors in each of the five years since the program was instituted in 2008-09.

WHAt’s next?The NEC opened the 2013-14 academic year by introducing a modernized version of its primary and secondary marks, giving the conference a fresh, yet familiar look moving

forward. In recent years, the NEC has taken aim at elevating the brand awareness of the league, elevating the caliber of its championship events and enhancing the opportunities and experiences for student-athletes that compete in the Conference. The NEC has raised its commitment to basketball through a host of strategic initiatives, most notably via a Brand and Basketball Enhancement fund, revised scheduling parameters and the implementation of state-of-the-art LED signage at all arenas. The NEC has also provided each institution with a basketball marketing grant that resulted in the highest attendance on the men’s side in 15 years and the highest per-game average in women’s basketball history last season. The next evolution of NEC Front Row will come this fall with the debut of HD quality webcasts around the league. Likewise, with HD Tricasters being provided to each institution, schools will be able to record games in broadcast quality high definition from multiple angles. With this long-term upgrade, highlights from Front Row broadcasts can be fed to local news stations, regional sports networks and ESPN (SportsCenterTop-10), or used during NEC-TV games. The equipment will also come bundled with an HD replay system to be implemented for the 2013-14 basketball season. Beginning in the fall of 2013, the NEC’s online digital network will also have its own iPhone/iPad application that can be downloaded at no cost. Live and on-demand events will also be free of charge, and fans can take part in the conversation through the app’s built-in social media capabilities. Coming off the success of its #NECPride, Moon Magic documentary short, the NEC also plans to go back and revisit some of the greatest teams, student-athletes and moments that have shaped the league’s history, all under the #NECPride film banner.

northeast Conference Football All-time records

sCHooL YeAr JoineD sinCe JoininG neC PCt. vs. neC PCt.

Bryant 2009 23-21 .523 17-15 .531

Central Conn. State 1996 89-90 .497 61-53 .535

Duquesne 2008 27-27 .500 19-20 .487

robert Morris 1996 97-81 .545 71-44 .617

Sacred Heart 1998 74-86 .463 43-65 .398

Saint Francis 1996 32-149 .177 17-98 .148

Wagner 1996 95-88 .519 57-59 .491


The Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup

2012-13 BrenDA WeAre CoMMissioner’s CuPOverall Standings

1. Monmouth ..................................... 215.94 2. Sacred Heart .................................. 202.74 3. Saint Francis U .............................. 186.67 4. Bryant............................................. 184.54 5. Central Conn. State........................ 178.68 6. LIU Brooklyn ................................. 175.66 7. robert Morris ................................ 168.91 8. Quinnipiac ..................................... 166.38 9. Mount St. Mary’s ........................... 141.22 10. Fairleigh Dickinson ....................... 138.63 11. Wagner ........................................... 121.01 12. St. Francis Brooklyn ...................... 82.76

2012-13 neC CoMMissioner’s CuPMen’s Standings

1. Monmouth ..................................... 96.03 2. Bryant............................................. 91.52 3. Sacred Heart .................................. 84.86 4. robert Morris ................................ 78.72 5. Central Conn. State........................ 74.80 6. Wagner ........................................... 67.15 7. LIU Brooklyn ................................. 66.58 8. Mount St. Mary’s ........................... 64.00 9. Fairleigh Dickinson ....................... 62.48 10. Quinnipiac ..................................... 61.60 11. Saint Francis U .............................. 59.07 12. St. Francis Brooklyn ...................... 41.01

2012-13 JoAn MArtin CoMMissioner’s CuP Women’s Standings

1. Saint Francis U .............................. 127.60 2. Monmouth ..................................... 119.91 3. Sacred Heart .................................. 117.88 4. LIU Brooklyn ................................. 109.08 5. Quinnipiac ..................................... 104.78 6. Central Conn. State........................ 103.88 7. robert Morris ................................ 90.19 8. Bryant............................................. 90.02 9. Mount St. Mary’s ........................... 77.22 10. Fairleigh Dickinson ....................... 76.15 11. Wagner ........................................... 53.86 12. St. Francis Brooklyn ...................... 41.75

The NEC Commissioner’s Cup was instituted during the 1986-87 season with LIU Brooklyn winning the inaugural award. Fairleigh Dickinson and Monmouth lead all NEC schools with six Cups to their credit. Cup points are awarded in each NEC sponsored sport. For men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, football, softball, field hockey, women’s lacrosse and baseball, the final regular season standings are used to determine Cup points. In all other sports, points are awarded based on the finish at NEC Championship events. In June of 2009, the NEC Commissioner’s Cup was renamed in honor of former commissioner Brenda Weare, who passed away after a courageous battle with synovial cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.

2012-13 Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup Final standings sPort BrY CCsu FDu Liu Mu MsM Qu rMu sHu sFC sFu WC FieldHockey 7.71 ---- ---- ---- 10.08 ---- 10.08 6.14 4.57 ---- 13.22 ---- Men’sCrossCountry 4.10 14.00 3.00 ---- 12.90 8.50 11.80 5.75 10.70 9.60 5.75 7.40 Women’sCrossCountry 11.80 9.60 3.00 ---- 10.70 8.50 14.00 7.40 12.90 4.10 5.20 6.30 Women’sSoccer 9.60 7.40 3.55 14.80 12.90 5.75 8.50 5.75 10.70 ---- 14.00 3.55 Men’sSoccer 7.40 10.70 15.90 3.00 11.80 4.65 14.00 4.65 9.05 6.30 9.05 ---- Women’sVolleyball 7.13 11.25 5.75 17.00 ---- ---- 3.00 12.63 8.50 4.38 9.88 ---- Football 9.19 4.38 ---- ---- 11.25 ---- ---- 6.44 3.00 ---- 9.19 13.32 Women’sSwimming 10.33 8.50 ---- ---- ---- 6.67 ---- ---- 4.83 3.00 14.00 12.17 Men’sIndoorTrack 3.00 11.80 5.20 12.90 14.00 9.60 ---- 8.50 10.70 6.30 4.10 7.40 Women’sIndoorTrack 4.00 7.00 6.00 13.00 14.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 12.00 3.00 11.00 5.00 Women’sBasketball 7.50 10.00 6.00 4.00 12.00 10.00 17.00 5.00 13.00 7.50 10.00 3.00 Men’sBasketball 12.00 8.00 3.00 15.00 4.50 9.50 9.50 14.00 6.00 7.00 4.50 12.00 Women’sBowling ---- ---- 14.00 10.33 4.83 ---- ---- ---- 4.83 6.67 10.33 ---- Women’sGolf ---- 12.90 11.80 14.00 8.50 4.10 7.40 5.20 10.70 3.00 9.60 6.30 Men’sTennis 12.78 ---- 14.00 ---- 7.28 10.95 10.95 7.28 7.28 3.61 7.28 3.61 Women’sTennis 7.95 ---- 14.00 11.25 4.10 7.95 12.90 7.95 11.25 4.10 7.95 4.10 Men’sGolf 9.05 7.40 11.80 12.90 9.05 5.20 ---- 10.70 6.30 3.00 14.00 4.10 Women’sLacrosse 10.95 12.78 ---- 3.00 17.00 10.95 8.50 6.67 8.50 ---- 4.22 5.44 Men’sLacrosse 17.00 ---- ---- ---- ---- 5.20 9.60 9.60 9.60 ---- ---- 3.00 Men’sOutdoorTrack&Field 3.00 10.70 5.20 12.90 14.00 7.40 ---- 11.80 9.60 5.20 5.20 8.50 Women’sOutdoorTrack&Field 4.00 8.00 3.00 11.00 14.00 9.00 7.00 10.00 12.00 6.00 13.00 5.00 Softball 9.05 16.45 9.05 10.70 11.80 6.30 7.40 13.45 4.10 ---- 5.20 3.00 Baseball 17.00 7.82 4.38 9.88 11.25 3.00 5.75 ---- 12.63 ---- ---- 7.82

Total 184.54 178.68 138.63 175.66 215.94 141.22 166.38 168.91 202.74 82.76 186.67 121.01 Men 94.52 74.80 62.48 66.58 96.03 64.00 61.60 78.72 84.86 41.01 59.07 67.15 Women 90.02 103.88 76.15 109.08 119.91 77.22 104.78 90.19 117.88 41.75 127.60 53.86


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At the forefront of the football renaissance at Robert Morris University throughout its 19-year history is Joe Walton, who has built the Colonials from a fledgling program into one of the top Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams in the region. The one constant associated with the program, Walton was named the first head coach July 27, 1993. He started the program from scratch, completing everything from hiring assistant coaches to purchasing equipment to recruiting student-athletes for the team’s inaugural season in 1994. Walton’s fingerprints are all over the football program, and to prove that, the Colonials have played their home games since 2005 in a stadium that bears his name. During his tenure, Walton led Robert Morris to the first Northeast Conference championship in 1996, guided RMU to a perfect 10-0 season in 2000 and in 2010 helped lead the Colonials to the NEC’s inaugural bid to the NCAA FCS Playoffs with their league-high sixth regular-season championship. “It’s hard to believe,” Walton speaks on how fast time has elapsed. “I’ve said this many times before, and I mean it when I say that this situation is one of the best

things that has ever happened to me in my life. It happened at the right time. Before this position became available, I felt I was too young to quit coaching, but I wasn’t anxious to get back into pro football. When this came along, it was the perfect fit. This situation was the perfect opportunity for me to continue to do what I like to do, and I’ve loved every minute of it.”.

Under Walton’s tutelage, the Colonials have claimed outright NEC regular-season titles three times (1997, 1999, 2000) while sharing three others (1996, 1998, 2010). Walton led Robert Morris to back-to-back ECAC Bowl victories in 1996 and 1997, and in 1999 and 2000 he guided RMU to a pair of NCAA I-AA mid-major national crowns according to DonHansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette. In 2010, Walton added to his legacy by engineering the Colonials on an eight-game winning streak for a share of the NEC regular-season title and the NEC’s first bid in the NCAA FCS Playoffs. In the process he picked up his 100th career victory in the collegiate ranks. Walton enters his 20th season at the helm of the program in 2013. At the conclusion of the year, he will step down as head coach of the Colonials and serve as a special assistant to the director of athletics at RMU. “I wanted to coach 20 years with this program, because it really has been the love of my life, and that’s what’s important,” Walton said. “I’m confident that John Banaszak will carry on the tradition of Robert Morris football. I’m also extremely excited to stay on and help Dr.

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Coleman and the department of athletics in any way that I can.”. Thanks to Walton, the blueprint for success has been established, and with every year a new set of challenges arises. “One thing about football is that it’s a constant challenge,” Walton said. “Whether it’s the next game, or the next season, or the next group of players, there is always going to be a challenge, and that’s something that I enjoy. There’s always something you’re shooting for. The biggest challenge is getting the team back up when it’s down. Nobody likes to lose, but the most satisfaction is seeing players develop, not only on the field but as young men.”. In 1994, after 35 years in the National Football League, Walton took 64 freshmen at a school that never had football in its 73 years of existence and posted a 7-1-1 record 13 months after being named RMU’s first head coach. That team won its first game 21 days after the start of training camp and won five straight to start the season. The following season Robert Morris went 6-4, after which the Oakland Raiders drafted running back Tim Hall in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. Walton led RMU to Northeast Conference and ECAC Bowl titles in 1996 and 1997 with 9-2 and 8-3 marks, respectively. The 1998 Colonials, with 12 first-year starters, dipped to 4-6, yet Robert Morris shared the NEC title. In 1999, RMU posted an 8-2 record, a fourth straight NEC championship and a final No. 1 ranking at the NCAA I-AA (now FCS) mid-major level according to DonHansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette. That was followed by a 2000 campaign that saw the squad finish a perfect 10-0, the first undefeated season for any program at

RMU. In the process, the team won its fifth straight NEC championship and another No. 1 ranking at the NCAA I-AA (now FCS) mid-major level according to the Football Gazette. The Robert Morris 2001 squad finished with a record of 6-3 and missed out on its sixth straight NEC title, but the Colonials rebounded to post six straight victories after starting 0-3. In 2002, with 13 players in the starting lineup either freshmen or sophomores thanks in large part due to injuries, RMU finished 3-7, then rebounded to post a 6-4 record in its 10th anniversary season in 2003. In 2004 the Colonials finished with a 6-5 record, and despite a 2005 season in which Robert Morris posted a record of 2-8, the club rebounded to post a record of 7-4 in 2006. Despite finishing 4-6 in 2007 and with identical 5-6 records in both 2008 and 2009, RMU rebounded with one of its best seasons in school history in 2010, claiming its sixth NEC regular-season championship and the program’s first bid to the FCS Playoffs. Even with posting records of 2-9 in 2011 and 4-7 in 2012, the future remains bright. The addition of Joe Walton Stadium and the program’s run to an NEC championship in 2010 pays dividends in recruiting. Prior to RMU, Walton was out of football from 1991 to 1993, and it didn’t sit well

with him. So he came back. He and his staff canvass the country in recruiting, and that work has paid off. RMU wins almost 60 percent of the time with Walton on the sideline. “Our number one priority is to attract as many student-athletes as we can,” he said when appointed. “I enjoy young people. I missed teaching and coaching and I wanted to stay in the area. When the opportunity arose, this seemed perfect. The campus is behind us 100 percent.” This not being the NFL, Walton had some unfamiliar tasks at first. He helped convert John Jay Center into a facility to house football operations. He set out on the recruiting trail in the fall, much as he prepared for every draft day from 1964-91. By the same token, the familiar was easy to retrieve. His first appointee was Dan Radakovich, a defensive wizard who was an assistant when Walton was head coach of the New York Jets and was with Walton for 13 of the first 14 years RMU had a football program. When Radakovich retired in 2008, Walton promoted another alumnus of the NFL, John Banaszak, to be RMU’s assistant head coach. Banaszak won three Super Bowl championships with the Pittsburgh Steelers and has been an assistant on Walton’s staff since 2003. Walton had his most recent NFL duty in 1990-91, when he served two years as Chuck Noll’s offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When Noll retired in 1991, a new staff came aboard, and Walton went into the moving business. From 1983-89, Walton led the Jets. Also among his years in the NFL were two seasons as offensive coordinator for the Jets (1981-82), seven with the Washington Redskins (offensive coordinator 1978-80;

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Joe Walton’s nFL Head Coaching record Year team record Pct. Finish/Playoffs

1983 N.Y. Jets (AFC) 7-9 .438 T-4th AFC East 1984 N.Y. Jets (AFC) 7-9 .438 3rd AFC East 1985 N.Y. Jets (AFC) 11-5 .688 2nd AFC East / First Round 1986 N.Y. Jets (AFC) 10-6 .625 2nd AFC East / Second Round 1987 N.Y. Jets (AFC) 6-9 .400 5th AFC East 1988 N.Y. Jets (AFC) 8-7-1 .531 4th AFC East 1989 N.Y. Jets (AFC) 4-12 .250 5th AFC East 7-Year Career totals 53-57-1 .482 two Playoff Appearances

Joe Walton’s nFL Playoff Coaching record Year team record results

1985 N.Y. Jets (AFC) 0-1 New England 26, Jets 14 1986 N.Y. Jets (AFC) 1-1 Jets 35, Kansas City 15 Cleveland 23, Jets 20 (2OT)

Joe Walton’s College Football Coaching record Year team record Pct.

1994 Robert Morris 7-1-1 .833 1995 Robert Morris 6-4 .600 1996 Robert Morris 9-2 .818 1997 Robert Morris 8-3 .727 1998 Robert Morris 4-6 .400 1999 Robert Morris 8-2 .800 2000 Robert Morris 10-0 1.000 2001 Robert Morris 6-3 .667 2002 Robert Morris 3-7 .300 2003 Robert Morris 6-4 .600 2004 Robert Morris 6-5 .545 2005 Robert Morris 2-8 .200 2006 Robert Morris 7-4 .637 2007 Robert Morris 3-6* .333 2008 Robert Morris 5-6 .455 2009 Robert Morris 5-6 .455 2010 Robert Morris 8-3 .727 2011 Robert Morris 2-9 .182 2012 Robert Morris 4-7 .364 19-Year Career totals 109-86-1* .559

* Walton missed RMU’s 20-17 victory @ Monmouth (9/8/07) due to the passing of his wife, Ginger. Dan Radakovich served as head coach in his absence.

Joe Walton’s College Postseason Coaching record eCAC Bowl nCAA FCs Playoffs

1996 – Robert Morris 28, Duquesne 26 2010 – North Dakota State 43, Robert Morris 171997 – Robert Morris 35, Georgetown 13

running backs 1974-77) and five with the New York Giants (wide receivers 1969-73). Walton was twice an All-American at the University of Pittsburgh at tight end and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the second round (14th overall selection) of the 1957 NFL Draft. He spent seven years in the NFL as a tight end from 1957 to 1963 with both the Redskins (1957-60) and the New York Giants (1961-63), compiling 178 receptions for 2,628 yards and 28 touchdowns. Upon retiring in 1964, he spent four seasons as a scout with the Giants. Since returning to the area in 1990, Walton has lived in Beaver Falls, Pa., with his wife, Ginger, who passed away in September of 2007. He has two daughters, Jodi and Stacey, and one son, Joe. Walton married his second wife, Patty Sheehan, Dec. 10, 2011, and the couple reside in Beaver Falls. Walton’s NFL protégés include Rich Kotite, Bud Carson, Joe Theismann, Fran Tarkenton, Norm Snead, Ken O’Brien and Richard Todd.

the Walton FileWho: Joseph Frank WaltonBorn: Dec. 15, 1935 (Beaver Falls, Pa.)residence: Beaver Falls, Pa.Wife: Ginger (46 years who passed away 9/5/07)second Wife: Patty (Married 12/10/11)Daughters: Jodi (49), Stacey (47)son: Joe (40)nFL stats: 8 years, 178 receptions, 2,628 yards,

28 TDAlma Mater (Year): Pittsburgh (1957)Degree: HistoryHigh school: Beaver Falls

Albany ............................ 6-8Bethany .......................... 2-0Bryant ............................ 0-5Bucknell ......................... 0-2Buffalo State .................. 5-3Butler ............................. 4-0C.W. Post ........................ 1-0Central Conn. state ..... 14-5Dayton .......................... 2-13Duquesne ....................... 7-7Gannon ........................... 3-2

Georgetown .................... 1-0Liberty ............................ 1-1Mercyhurst ..................... 2-2Monmouth ................... 10-8Morehead State .............. 2-0New Haven .................... 0-1North Dakota State ........ 0-2Rowan ............................ 1-1sacred Heart .................. 8-7saint Francis ........... 15-3-1Saint Peter’s ................... 2-0

St. John’s ........................ 2-0Stony Brook ................... 6-2Towson ........................... 1-2Valparaiso ....................... 0-2VMI ................................ 0-2Wagner ......................... 12-7Waynesburg ................... 2-0total ........... 110-86-1 (.561)

note: 2013 opponents in bold

roBert Morris AtHLetiC HALL oF FAMe

Joe WaltonClass of 2013


The 23rd annual class of inductees into the robert Morris university Athletic Hall of Fame features just one individual, as the latest to garner the honor as the Class of 2013 is head football coach Joe Walton. The only head coach the program has ever known, the 2013 campaign will be Walton’s 20th on the sidelines at RMU. At the conclusion of the season, Walton will step down as head coach and serve as special assistant to the athletic director at Robert Morris. In 19 years guiding the Colonials, Walton has compiled an overall record of 109-86-1 (.559), including a mark of 70-44 (.614) in the Northeast Conference. Included in that 17-year stretch against league foes are six NEC regular-season championships (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2010). The one constant associated with the program, Walton was named the first head coach July 27, 1993. He started the program from scratch, completing everything from hiring assistants to purchasing equipment to recruiting student-athletes for the program’s inaugural season in 1994. His fingerprints are all over the program, and to prove that, Robert Morris has played its home games since 2005 in a stadium that bears his name. Under Walton’s tutelage, the Colonials have claimed outright NEC regular-season titles three times (1997, 1999, 2000) while sharing three others (1996, 1998, 2010). Walton led RMU to back-to-back ECAC Bowl victories in 1996 and 1997, and in 1999 and 2000 he guided Robert Morris to a pair of

NCAA I-AA mid-major national crowns according to DonHansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette. In 2010, Walton secured his legacy by engineering the Colonials on an eight-game winning streak for a share of the NEC regular-season title and the NEC’s inaugural bid in the NCAA FCS Playoffs. In the process he picked up his 100th career victory in the collegiate ranks.

Over the last 20 years, Walton has also helped a fledgling program send a pair of its brightest stars to the National Football League (NFL). Inaugural running back Tim Hall (1994-95) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round (183rd player overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft, while former offensive lineman Hank Fraley (1996-99) spent 10 years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cleveland Browns and the St. Louis Rams. Also to see time in NFL camps from Robert Morris under Walton include former wide receiver DeLonte Perkins (Green Bay Packers), former quarterback Tim Levcik (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers) and former defensive back Robb Butler (San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs). Walton becomes just the second inductee ever to be active at Robert Morris at the time of enshrinement, joining 2012 RMU Athletic Hall of Fame honoree Chris shovlin, RMU’s radio play-by-play announcer for football and men’s basketball who enters his 27th season behind the microphone in 2013-14. Walton will be inducted Friday,

Nov. 15, 2013, with the inaugural RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner, which will take place at the Marriott Pittsburgh Airport. Cocktails will be served at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m., and the emcee of the event will be former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann. For more information regarding the inaugural RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner, please visit www.rmu.edu/hof.

John Banaszak is in his 11th season as a member of the Robert Morris football coaching staff, including his fifth serving as assistant head coach.

In January of 2012, Banaszak was named as RMU’s Coach-In-Waiting. He will take over the head coaching reigns of the program at the conclusion of the 2013 season, when current head coach Joe Walton steps down after 20 years at the helm to serve as a special assistant to the athletic director at RMU. Among his duties with the program, Banaszak tutors the Colonial defensive line and special teams unit. Prior to RMU, Banaszak served as the 30th head coach in Washington & Jefferson College football history, leading the Presidents to a record of 38-9 (.809) in his four seasons on the sidelines between 1999 and 2002. In each of those four campaigns he was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and ranks fourth on the college’s all-time victory list. A graduate of Eastern Michigan, Banaszak signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to the 1975 season and owns three Super Bowl rings (X, XIII & XIV).

In his 12th season with the RMU coaching staff is scott Farison. The 2013 campaign also marks his seventh as the program’s defensive coordinator, and

he also serves the RMU’s recruiting coordinator. A native of Marion, Ohio, Farison is a 2001 graduate of Mercyhurst University, where for three years he played quarterback for the Lakers after transferring from Arizona State in 1998. During his senior season in 2001, Farison threw for 1,065 yards and four touchdowns in seven games.

The 2013 campaign marks the fifth season for Bill Hurley as an assistant coach at Robert Morris. A 1980 graduate of Syracuse and a native of Kenmore,

N.Y., Hurley coaches the Colonial secondary. Hurley spent four seasons as defensive backs coach at Duquesne from 2004-07, and the secondary he coached during his tenure featured 13 All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) honorees, including four each in 2005 and 2006. Hurley was a four-year starter at quarterback for Syracuse, establishing 23 school records and being honored as the 1979 ECAC Offensive Player of the Year. As a senior with the Orange, Hurley helped lead Syracuse to the Independence Bowl, the program’s first bowl appearance in 12 years.

In his seventh season as an assistant coach for Robert Morris is Andrew richardson, who is responsible for coaching the offensive line. In January of 2009,

Richardson joined the Colonial coaching staff full time after spending the 2007 and 2008 seasons as a graduate assistant coach. He also serves as the program’s co-recruiting coordinator. A 2005 graduate of Penn State University and a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Richardson was a four-year letterwinner for the Nittany Lions at offensive tackle. In 2005, Richardson started the final seven games at right tackle for a Penn State club that finished 11-1 and garnered a 26-23 triple overtime victory over Florida State in the 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl.

The 2013 campaign marks the 11th year for Bob Morris as an assistant coach with the Colonials. He is responsible for coaching the receiv-ers. Morris joined the

RMU staff with 19 years of experience as a head coach at the high school level and 25 seasons of coaching experience overall. A graduate of Findlay University, Morris was the head football coach at Toronto High School in Toronto, Ohio, from 1982-88 and again from 1995-2002. He guided the Red Knights to the 1998 Ohio Valley Conference championship and owns 78 career victories, the most in school history.

In his fifth season with the RMU coach-ing staff in 2013 is Patrick shepard, who coaches the tight ends. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Shepard spent two seasons at Robert

Morris as a graduate assistant coach, earning a Master of Science degree in communica-tions and information systems. Shepard was a three-year letterwinner at Miami (Ohio) University, appearing in 37 games as a tight with the Red Hawks. Primarily a blocking tight end, Shepard finished his career with five receptions for 34 yards.

Paul Mulbah is in his second sea-son as an assistant coach with RMU in 2013, and he as-sists in coaching the secondary. A 2008 graduate of Duquesne

University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance, Mulbah appeared in 40 games as a defensive back for the Dukes from 2004 to 2007. He fin-ished his career with 129 career tackles, including a career-high 49 as a senior in 2007. Mulbah, a native of Greenbelt, Md., also compiled a pair of interceptions and nine pass breakups in earning four varsity letters at Duquesne.

Assistant Coaches


In his second season at Robert Morris as a graduate assistant coach is Myles russ, who is responsible for tutoring the RMU running backs. One of the most

decorated players in school history, the Boca Raton, Fla., native finished his career as the program’s all-time leading rusher by compiling 4,271 yards from 2007 to 2010. Named the 2010 Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Year after helping lead the Colonials to a share of the regular-season championship and the league’s inaugural berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs, Russ also owns the Robert Morris career school record for all-purpose yards (4,651). He is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in instructional leadership.

The 2013 campaign marks the second year as a graduate assistant coach at Robert Morris for Alex DiMichele, who coaches the defensive line. In

three seasons at RMU after transferring from Temple University, DiMichele registered 330 tackles at linebacker, which ranks second all-time in the career record book. In his first season with the Colonials in 2008, DiMichele established the single-season school record for stops with 116. He was tabbed the 2010 Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year after helping guide Robert Morris to a share of the regular-season title and the league’s inaugural berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in communications and information systems.

In his first year as an assistant coach with RMU is former quarterback Jeff sinclair. A native of Natrona Heights, Pa., Sinclair concluded a four-year career

with the Colonials in 2012 by completing 50.7 percent (444-for-876) of his attempts for 5,831 yards and 57 touchdowns. He also rushed for 858 yards and 17 career touchdowns, the most rushing touchdowns by a Robert Morris quarterback in school history. Sinclair, who helps tutor the RMU quarterbacks, helped lead the Colonials to a share of the 2010 Northeast Conference regular-season championship and a spot in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs. He graduated from Robert Morris in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree in management.

2013 roBert Morris CoACHinG stAFFFront row (l-r): Alex DiMichele (Defensive Line), Paul Mulbah (Assistant Secondary), Scott Farison (Defensive Coordinator),

Joe Walton (Head Coach), John Banaszak (Assistant Head Coach), Patrick Shepard (Tight Ends), Bob Morris (Receivers)

Back row (l-r): Myles Russ (Running Backs), Nick McVay (Football Intern), Andrew Richardson (Offensive Line), Bill Hurley (Secondary), Jeff Sinclair (Quarterbacks), Tanner Schultheis (Football Intern)


2013 Colonials


#2 PAuL JonesQuarterback • 6-4 • 265 • Jr.

McKeesRocks,Pa.

#3 Donte JeterWide Receiver • 6-1 • 160 • Sr.

Pittsburgh,Pa.

#4 MArCeLis BrAnCHDefensive Back • 5-11 • 180 • So.

Homestead,Fla.

#5 DeontAe HoWArDRunning Back • 5-8 • 190 • Sr.

Clairton,Pa.

#6 AntWAn eDDieCornerback • 5-10 • 180 • Jr.

Homestead,Fla.

#11 eriC LoWrYDefensive Back • 6-0 • 195 • R-Sr.

Johnstown,Pa.

#12 Derik ABBottQuarterback • 5-11 • 195 • So.

Orlando,Fla.

#13 eVAn tAYLorRunning Back • 5-10 • 180 • Sr.

Redding,Calif.

#13 BriAn JonesDefensive Back • 5-10 • 175 • So.

Monroeville,Pa.

#13 Luke BruMBAuGHQuarterback • 6-3 • 185 • Fr.

McDonald,Pa.

#7 DuAne MitCHeLLWide Receiver • 6-1 • 210 • Jr.

MonroeFalls,Ohio

#8 MALik JoHnsonDefensive Back • 5-9 • 190 • Sr.

Pittsburgh,Pa.

#9 CHAD DAWGieLLoWide Receiver • 6-2 • 185 • Jr.

Pittsburgh,Pa.

#10 ADriAn PerezDefensive End • 6-2 • 240 • Sr.

LosAngeles,Calif.

Donte Jeter Marcelis Branch


2013 Colonials

#14 seAn GAVinWide Receiver • 5-11 • 175 • So.

GlenshawPa.

#15 kiMAni sMitHLinebacker • 6-3 • 220 • So.

Erie,Pa.

#15 Joe CArroLLQuarterback • 6-3 • 190 • Fr.

JeffersonHill,Pa.

#16 CLAY iLkinDefensive Back • 5-11 • 165 • R-Sr.

Pittsburgh,Pa.

#17 Luke CentoFAntiWide Receiver • 5-11 • 185 • So.

WestMifflin,Pa.

#21 DAViD tAYLorDefensive Back • 5-11 • 180 • So.

Deland,Fla.

#22 rYAn tHerMiLFullback • 5-11 • 240 • Jr.FortWashington,Md.

#23 D.J. MYersDefensive Back • 5-11 • 185 • Sr.

Aliquippa,Pa.

#24 sAMueL CoLLinsDefensive Back • 6-1 • 200 • Sr.

Germantown,Md.

#25 WArren FieLDsWide Receiver • 5-10 • 175 • So.

Miami,Fla.

#18 D.J. HAYesWide Receiver • 5-11 • 170 • So.

WestMifflin,Pa.

#19 MArCus PrAtHerQuarterback • 6-3 • 210 • So.

Steubenville,Ohio

#20 JAke skinnerLinebacker • 6-0 • 200 • Sr.

NorthVersailles,Pa.

#20 kennY DAVisRunning Back • 5-7 • 170 • So.

Cincinnati,Ohio

Kimani Smith Mike Cook


2013 Colonials

#26 sAM WooDsDefensive Back • 5-11 • 185 • Fr.

NorthCanton,Ohio

#27 trAVis GreGGRunning Back • 5-11 • 190 • So.

ByronCenter,Mich.

#28 WAYne GrAVesDefensive Back • 6-1 • 210 • Jr.

McKeesport,Pa.

#28 CALeB stennisRunning Back • 5-9 • 180 • Fr.

Frederick,Md.

#29 Hunter kHALeGHiKicker/Punter • 5-10 • 175 • Jr.

SanDiego,Calif.

#39 MArtY tHoMAsFullback • 5-10 • 205 • Jr.

Amherst,Ohio

#40 Mike stoJkoViCLinebacker • 6-2 • 210 • Jr.

Katy,Texas

#41 Luke zeArinGFullback • 5-10 • 245 • So.

Ebensburg,Pa.

#42 niC LAMiCALinebacker • 6-4 • 220 • Fr.

GrandRapids,Mich.

#43 niCk sPonYoeFullback • 5-9 • 245 • Fr.

Frederick,Md.

#29 keitH o’keLLYCornerback • 5-9 • 165 • Jr.

Waldorf,Md.

#30 LoGAn keLLeHerDefensive Back • 5-11 • 185 • Fr.

Cincinnati,Ohio

#31 Mike CookLinebacker • 6-0 • 235 • R-Sr.

Victoria,Minn.

#32 zACH CooPerLinebacker • 5-8 • 180 • Fr.

Hurricane,W.Va.

#33 CoDi CAsPerDefensive Back • 5-9 • 190 • Jr.

Carrollton,Ohio

#34 CoreY GArrYFullback • 6-0 • 250 • So.

McDonald,Pa.

#35 AnDY sMiGierADefensive Back • 6-0 • 190 • Fr.

WestSeneca,N.Y.

#36 PHiL PeCkiCHDefensive Back • 5-10 • 190 • Jr.

McKeesRocks,Pa.

#37 eriCH MAineRunning Back • 6-1 • 230 • Fr.

DelrayBeach,Fla.

#38 tonY LAMAnCusAP • 5-10 • 200 • Jr.Tonawanda,N.Y.


2013 Colonials

#44 kYLe CooPerLinebacker • 6-1 • 230 • R-Sr.

Hurricane,W.Va.

#46 t.J. MAtrAsCiADefensive Line • 6-3 • 280 • Jr.

JeffersonHills,Pa.

#47 Connor sHennAnK • 6-2 • 195 • Fr.Plymouth,Mich.

#48 MAttHeW FoxLinebacker • 6-2 • 240 • Sr.

Jamestown,N.Y.

#49 Luke MueLLerLinebacker • 6-1 • 200 • Sr.CranberryTownship,Pa.

#54 toDD-JAMAL WAtersLinebacker • 6-4 • 250 • Fr.

Philadelphia,Pa.

#55 MArk CentoFAntiLinebacker • 6-1 • 240 • Sr.

WestMifflin,Pa.

#57 JonAH tYusOffensive Line • 6-5 • 310 • So.

Pittsburgh,Pa.

#58 JAke tkACHLinebacker • 6-0 • 225 • Jr.

WestMifflin,Pa.

#59 zAC BennettDefensive Line • 6-1 • 255 • Jr.

Newark,Ohio

#50 JiMMY MAssonLinebacker • 6-0 • 195 • Fr.

BocaRaton,Fla.

#51 r.J. CookDefensive Line • 5-11 • 295 • R-Sr.

Beaver,Pa.

#52 AntHonY LuCiAnOffensive Line • 6-4 • 265 • So.

NewMarket,Md.

#53 zACk zAMiskADefensive Tackle • 6-4 • 290 • Fr.

AvonLake,Ohio

Luke Mueller Andrew Smith


2013 Colonials

#60 MAx onYenWeDefensive Tackle • 6-1 • 295 • Fr.

Washington,D.C.

#61 DYLAn kniGHtOffensive Line • 6-5 • 280 • Jr.

Dover,Ohio

#63 CArLton WAtsonOffensive Line • 6-4 • 260 • Fr.

Pittsburgh,Pa.

#65 CHris o’ConnorOffensive Line • 6-6 • 300 • Fr.

Warminster,Pa.

#67 Luke sWeeneYDefensive End • 6-5 • 250 • Sr.

AllisonPark,Pa.

#80 Justin keMPkATight End • 6-3 • 240 • So.

Greensburg,Pa.

#81 D.J. PeArsonTight End • 6-5 • 235 • Sr.

NewBrighton,Pa.

#82 AnDreW sMitHTight End • 6-3 • 240 • Sr.CranberryTownship,Pa.

#83 CHris riVers, Jr.Wide Receiver • 5-11 • 185 • Sr.

Worthington,Ohio

#84 ALex CArAteLLiWide Receiver • 6-3 • 195 • Fr.

BeaverFalls,Pa.

#68 niCk FArACiOffensive Line • 6-2 • 275 • Jr.

McDonald,Pa.

#69 DALton rAABLong Snapper • 6-2 • 190 • So.

Pittsburgh,Pa.

#71 Jon HiLLOffensive Line • 6-5 • 275 • Sr.

LakeOrion,Mich.

#72 JosH tHieLOffensive Line • 6-3 • 280 • So.

LibertyTownship,Ohio

#73 DreW GArBenisOffensive Line • 6-5 • 315 • Fr.

WestChester,Ohio

#74 VinCe MonGeLLuzzoOffensive Line • 6-3 • 265 • Sr.

Delmont,Pa.

#76 A.J. DALtonOffensive Tackle • 6-4 • 280 • Sr.

Carrollton,Ohio

#77 MAx roBertsonOffensive Line • 6-3 • 305 • So.

Deland,Fla.

#78 BLAke CHAMBLissOffensive Line • 6-5 • 285 • Fr.

Cincinnati,Ohio

#79 riLeY FeenAnOffensive Line • 6-7 • 305 • Fr.

Delta,BritishColumbia


2013 Colonials

#85 uYi AkPAnWide Receiver • 5-11 • 180 • Jr.

Voorhees,N.J.

#87 JorDAn BLACkMonWide Receiver • 5-10 • 170 • Fr.

Pittsburgh,Pa.

#88 tYLer DiGBYTight End • 6-4 • 255 • R-Sr.

NewWestminster,BritishColumbia

#89 CHAQ nettLesWide Receiver • 6-1 • 175 • Fr.

Williamsville,N.Y.

#90 Forrest MAsonDefensive Line • 6-3 • 265 • Jr.

UnionBridge,Md.

#95 CHris tHoMPkinsDefensive Line • 6-2 • 270 • Sr.

Webster,N.Y.

#96 MiCHAeL WoLtzDefensive End • 6-2 • 230 • Fr.

Pittsburgh,Pa.

#97 HenrY JArtuDefensive Line • 6-0 • 290 • Sr.

LakeWorth,Fla.

#98 rYAn BuDnYDefensive End • 6-5 • 215 • Fr.

CuyahogaFalls,Ohio

#99 zACH sAMPsonPunter/Kicker • 6-0 • 215 • Fr.

Irondequoit,N.Y.

#91 rYAn LeWisDefensive End • 6-4 • 250 • Fr.

McKeesRocka,Pa.

#92 tYLer PottsDefensive End • 6-6 • 260 • Sr.

Aliquippa,Pa.

#93 FArren MAsonDefensive Tackle • 5-11 • 285 • R-Sr.

Monroeville,Pa.

#94 A.J. HoLDerMAnDefensive Line • 6-3 • 240 • R-Sr.

ChagrinFalls,Ohio

Chris Thompkins Forrest Mason

2013 Promotional Schedulesept. 7 vs. Morgan state (noon)Band DaypresentedbyHometownPizza

(magnetic schedule giveaway to first 1,500 fans)

sept. 14 vs. Dayton (noon)Youth Football DaypresentedbyTribTotalMedia

(youth football giveaway to first 700 fans age 12 and under)

oct. 19 vs. Duquesne (6:00 p.m.)HomecomingpresentedbyClearviewFederalCreditUnion

(postgame fireworks)

nov. 2 vs. Bryant (noon)Military Appreciation Day

presentedbyHamptonInnPittsburghAirport(RMU football legends poster to first 1,000 fans)

nov. 16 vs. sacred Heart (noon)Senior and Hall of Fame Day

presentedbyAlleghenyHealthNetwork(Joe Walton Bronze Mini Statue to first 1,000 fans) *

* Special ticket price of $25 for adult general admission, $15 of which goes to the Joe Walton Scholarship

Today’s Game


Duquesne (3-2 / 1-0 NEC) vs.

Robert Morris (2-3 / 0-0 NEC)

Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

Joe Walton Stadium (3,000) - Moon Township, Pa.

Radio: 970 ESPN Radio

(Chris Shovlin - pxp & Brian Cleary - color)

Video: www.rmucolonials.com

The Robert Morris University football team returns to familiar surroundings and Joe Walton Stadium this evening by hosting Duquesne in a 6:00 p.m. kickoff as part of the University’s Homecoming festivities. The Colonials are coming off their second bye week of the 2013 campaign, and RMU enters its tilt with the Dukes sporting an all-time record of 16-6-1 (.717) when playing after a bye, including a 1-0 mark so far this season. Robert Morris also owns a record of 14-4 (.778) all-time when playing on homecoming. RMU closed out a two-game road swing in its last contest, dropping a 35-9 decision @ Monmouth (10/5). The Colonials jumped out to an early 7-0 lead over the Hawks thanks to a 12-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Paul Jones to senior tight end D.J. Pearson, but Monmouth responded with three consecutive touchdowns, as Neal Sterling hauled in scoring receptions of nine, 13 and 41 yards. The Hawks eventually entered the half with a 21-9 advantage en route to the win. Jones finished 18-for-33 passing for 183 yards, a touchdown and an interception against the Hawks, while Pearson finished with a team-high six receptions for 63 yards and a score. Defensively against Monmouth, RMU was paced by senior linebacker Mike Cook, who recorded nine tackles, including eight solo stops. Robert Morris also received a solid performance

from senior defensive lineman A.J. Holderman, who posted a career-high six takedowns, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry. Of his six tackles, three were for losses that totaled 10 yards, including a sack. The Colonials opened their two-game swing in exciting fashion, posting a 37-31 double overtime victory @ VMI (9/28), as senior running back Deontae Howard’s 17-yard touchdown scamper helped lift RMU to the win. A back-and-forth affair all afternoon, Robert Morris climbed out of a 10-point deficit in the second half and owned a 31-24 edge on the Keydets with under four minutes to play, but VMI sent the game to overtime when Eric Kordenbrock hit Matthew Nicholson with a 39-yard touchdown pass with just one second left on the clock in regulation. Jones had his most productive day in an RMU uniform @ VMI, completing 22 of his 43 passing attempts for 321 yards and two touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Donte Jeter led the receiving corps with eight catches for 112 yards and a touchdown, while junior wide receiver Duane Mitchell hauled in six receptions for 90 yards. Howard paced the Colonials on the ground, amassing 100 yards on 18 carries, an average of 5.6 yards per rush. RMU’s biggest highlight of the contest, however, belonged to junior Antwan Eddie. Knotted, 7-7, early in the second quarter, Eddie returned a VMI punt 88 yards for a touchdown to give the Colonials a 14-7 edge. It marks the longest punt return in school history, eclipsing a 56-yard punt return former Colonial Dante Settles recorded in a 23-12 victory over Saint Peter’s Oct. 30, 2004. Eddie enters tonight’s game against Duquesne leading the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in punt return average at 22.4 yards per return. Cook, meanwhile, ranks third in the FCS in tackles per game with an average of 11.8. Through five games, Cook has compiled 59 stops and is on pace for 130 this season, which would establish a new RMU single-season record. The Colonials return to the road after hosting the Dukes this evening, visiting Staten Island, N.Y., Saturday, Oct. 26, for a Noon kickoff against Wagner.

TODAY’S OFFICIALSReferee – Jeffrey LaneUmpire – Tim LinnartzLinesman – Anthony CiccaglioneLine Judge – Phil DiDomenicoField Judge – Matt BrewerSide Judge – Williams SchoenBack Judge – J.T. NollClock Operator – John PiuriPlay Clock – Bill Heidkamp

PROBABLE STARTERS

When the Dukes have the ball … ROBERT MORRIS DEFENSE

LE 95 Chris Thompkins (6-2, 270, Sr.) NG 51 R.J. Cook (5-11, 295, R-Sr.) RE 90 Forrest Mason (6-3, 265, Jr.) OLB 15 Kimani Smith (6-3, 220, So.) ILB 44 Kyle Cooper (6-1, 230, R-Sr.) ILB 31 Mike Cook (6-0, 235, R-Sr.) OLB 40 Mike Stojkovic (6-2, 210, Jr.) CB 6 Antwan Eddie (5-10, 185, Jr.) SS 34 D.J. Myers (6-0, 190, Sr.) WS 35 Andy Smigiera (6-0, 190, Fr.) CB 4 Marcelis Branch (5-11, 175, So.) P 38 Tony LaMancusa (5-10, 200, Jr.)

DUqUESNE OFFENSE

WR 2 Gianni Carter (6-2, 212, Sr.) LT 60 Dan Buchholz (6-4, 294, So.) LG 58 Ezek Suivaaia (6-3, 311, Jr.) C 66 Nick Redden (6-2, 293, Sr.) RG 70 Frank Balmaceda (6-1, 308, Sr.) RT 62 Larson Graham (6-4, 289, So.) TE 86 Kyle Shuman (6-5, 245, Jr.) QB 5 Dillon Buechel (6-3, 176, Fr.) RB 22 Ryan Ho (5-7, 190, Jr.) FB 39 Ethan Dorsey (5-10, 257, Jr.) WR 1 Noel Oduho (6-4, 200, Jr.) PK 73 Austin Crimmins (5-11, 179, Fr.)

When the Colonials have the ball … DUqUESNE DEFENSE

DE 90 Dane O’Driscoll (6-3, 259, So.) DT 69 Zach Zidian (6-1, 315, So.) DE 45 Reggie Eiland (6-2, 259, Sr.) OLB 43 Christian Kuntz (6-2, 210, So.) ILB 56 Aaron Reed (5-10, 218, Fr.) ILB 48 Sam Martello (6-0, 209, So.) OLB 7 Dorian Bell (6-1, 217, Sr.) CB 6 Devin Williams (5-9, 184, Jr.) FS 13 Rich Piekarski (6-2, 192, Jr.) SS 4 Chris Johnson (5-10, 203, Jr.) CB 24 Nick Floyd (5-9, 178, Sr.) P 64 Aaron Fleck (5-11, 186, Jr.)

ROBERT MORRIS OFFENSE

SE 7 Duane Mitchell (6-0, 210, Jr.) LT 76 A.J. Dalton (6-4, 280, Sr.) LG 77 Maxwell Robertson (6-3, 305, So.) C 68 Nick Faraci (6-2, 275, Jr.) RG 74 Vince Mongelluzzo (6-3, 265, Sr.) RT 71 Jon Hill (6-5, 275, Sr.) TE 88 Tyler Digby (6-4, 255, R-Sr.) QB 2 Paul Jones (6-4, 265, Jr.) FB 22 Ryan Thermil (5-11, 240, Jr.) HB 5 Deontae Howard (5-8, 190, Sr.) FL 3 Donte Jeter (6-1, 160, Sr.) PK 29 Hunter Khaleghi (5-10, 175, Jr.)

Antwan Eddie

Duquesne 2013 Numerical Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL OR JUNIOR COLLEGE NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL OR JUNIOR COLLEGE

1 Noel Oduho ................. WR 6-4 200 Jr. Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep 2 Gianni Carter ............... WR 6-2 212 Sr. Eugene, Ore. / Marist (Montana State) 3 Sean Brady................... WR 6-0 189 Sr. Orchard Park, N.Y. / Canisius 4 Chris Johnson .............. DB 5-10 203 Jr. Ocala, Fla. / Trinity Catholic (Florida) 5 Dillon Buechel............. QB 6-3 176 R-Fr. McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour 6 Devin Williams ............ DB 5-9 184 Jr. Concord, Calif. / De La Salle 6A Michael LoPresti ......... QB 6-2 194 So. Fairfax, Va. / James Robinson (James Madison) 7 Dorian Bell................... LB 6-1 217 Sr. Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway (Ohio State) 8 Dave Thomas ............... WR 5-8 167 So. Ocala, Fla. / Trinity Catholic 9 Marcus Hughes ............ RB 5-9 191 Jr. Falls Church, Va. / Falls Church 10 Chavas Rawlins ........... WR 6-3 207 Fr. Monessen, Pa. / Monessen (West Virginia) 11 Chris Jones ................... LB 6-0 230 Jr. Washington, D.C. / H.D. Woodson (Lackawanna) 12 Jason Douglas .............. RB 5-6 175 Sr. Opa-locka, Fla. / Cypress Bay (Fullerton) 13 Rich Piekarski.............. DB 6-2 192 Jr. Hudson, Ohio / Hudson 14 Marty Mitchell............. QB 6-1 225 Sr. Dearborn, Mich. / Divine Child 15 Devin Rahming ............ WR 5-11 172 Jr. Miami, Fla. / Coral Reef (Yuba) 16 Malik Shegog ............... DB 5-10 158 Fr. Aliquippa, Pa. / Aliquippa 17 Patrick Dill................... QB 6-2 208 Fr. Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Milford Academy 18 Charles Lipp ................ DB 6-0 195 Jr. Beaver Falls, Pa. / Blackhawk 19 Chris King .................... WR 6-1 206 So. Crofton, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 20 Sterling Parks .............. DB 5-11 185 Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Milford Academy 21 Brandon Martin ........... DB 5-9 169 Jr. Canton, Ohio / GlenOak 22 Ryan Ho ....................... RB 5-7 190 Jr. Pearl City, Hawaii / Kamehameha Schools 23 Tamir Turpin ............... RB 6-1 201 Jr. Orange, N.J. / East Orange Campus (ASA Institute, N.Y.) 24 Nick Floyd ................... DB 5-9 178 Sr. San Diego, Calif. / Grossmont (Southwestern) 25 Brian Pommerer .......... TE 6-3 225 Sr. Malvern, Pa. / Great Valley 26 Xavier Nelson .............. WR 5-9 150 R-Fr. Sliver Spring, Md. / Springbrook 27 Juan Johnson................ RB 5-9 191 Jr. Seattle, Wash. / Ingraham (Yuba) 28 Ken Egu........................ DB 6-0 200 Jr. Concord, Calif. / De La Salle (Washington) 29 Josh Jordan................... DB 5-8 160 So. Hueytown, Ala. / Hueytown 30 Jake Szolis.................... RB 5-6 162 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Avonworth 31 Kosec, E.J. .................... DB 6-0 208 Jr. Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary 32 Mania, Paul.................. LB 6-2 233 So. Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Central 33 Clopton, Adam ............ DB 5-11 193 So. Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central 34 Bly, Andrew ................. RB 5-11 225 Jr. Allison Park, Pa. / Hampton 35 Randy Morris ............... RB 5-10 217 Gr. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley (Pittsburgh) 36 Don Hursey III ............. DB 5-11 180 Jr. Washington, D.C. / H.D. Woodson (Lackawanna) 37 Brendan Montgomery . DB 5-11 172 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic 38 Mickey Jacobs .............. DB 6-2 198 R-Fr. Cheswick, Pa. / Fox Chapel 39 Ethan Dorsey ............... RB 5-10 257 Sr. Sykesville, Md. / Liberty 40 Stephan Osong ............ DB 6-0 197 Fr. Clarksville, Md. / River Hill 41 Brian Hall .................... DB 5-10 180 So. District Heights, Md. / Gwynn Park 42 Zach DeNardo.............. RB 5-10 193 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin 43 Christian Kuntz ........... LB 6-2 210 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Chartiers Valley 44 Anthony Alimenti ....... DB 5-8 204 R-Fr. Churchville, Pa. / Council Rock South 45 Reggie Eiland ............... DL 6-2 259 Sr. Accokeek, Md. / Gwynn Park 46 Shareef Shabazz .......... DB 5-11 185 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville 47 Ben Groll...................... TE 6-4 241 R-Fr. Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional 48 Sam Martello ............... LB 6-0 209 So. Westlake, Ohio / St. Edward 49 Austin Whalen ............ LB 5-11 200 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Palo Verde (L.A. Pierce) 50 Mitchel Geib ................ OL 6-1 292 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Palo Verde (L.A. Pierce) 51 Toby Thuer .................. DL 6-2 243 Jr. Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell 52 Kyle Egan ..................... LB 6-1 231 Jr. Danville, Calif. / San Ramon Valley (Diablo Valley) 53 Eric Modie ................... OL 6-5 249 Fr. North Royalton, Ohio / North Royalton 54 Rich Myers, Jr. ............. LB 5-11 202 Fr. Bordentown, N.J. / Florence Township Memorial 55 William Osley .............. LB 6-0 211 Jr. Kendall Park, N.J. / South Brunswick 56 Aaron Reed .................. LB 5-10 218 R-Fr. McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour 57 Rheid Skipps ............... OL 6-4 268 Jr. Torrance, Calif. / South (Los Angeles Harbor) 58 Ezek Suivaaia .............. OL 6-3 311 Jr. Waipahu, Hawaii / Leilehua (NM Military Institute) 59 Bryan Small ................. OL 6-2 287 Sr. Ithaca, N.Y. / Ithaca 60 Dan Buchholz .............. OL 6-4 294 So. Malvern, Pa. / Great Valley 61 Spencer Chisholm ....... LB 6-0 229 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin 62 Larosn Graham ............ OL 6-4 289 R-Fr. Wyoming, Ohio / Wyoming 63 Tim Wood .................... OL 6-4 250 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Catholic 64 Aaron Fleck ................. PK/P 5-11 186 Jr. Oakdale, Pa. / West Allegheny 65 Brad Campbell ............. LB 6-1 214 R-Fr. Clarksburg, Pa. / Apollo-Ridge 66 Nick Redden ................ OL 6-2 293 Sr. Clearfield, Pa. / Clearfield Area 67 Scott Barlek ................. OL 6-3 240 So. Sewickley, Pa. / Avonworth 68 Ryan Grady .................. OL 6-2 245 Fr. Camp Hill, Pa. / Trinity 69 Zach Zidian ................. DL 6-1 315 So. Youngstown, Ohio / Boardman

70 Frank Balmaceda ......... OL 6-1 308 Sr. Miami, Fla. / G. Holmes Braddock (ASA Institute, N.Y.) 71 Kevin Franko ............... OL/LS 6-1 233 Fr. Fanwood, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep 72 Mike Mondzelewski .... OL 6-3 283 Fr. Upper St. Clair, Pa. / Upper St. Clair 73 Austin Crimmins ......... PK/P 5-11 179 R-Fr. Ebensburg, Pa. / Central Cambria 74 Brent Calvin................. LS 5-11 209 So. Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland 75 Jordan McNally ........... OL 6-2 285 R-Fr. Loveland, Ohio / Loveland 78 Hunter Manning .......... OL 6-2 274 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Providence School 80 Tommy Berexa ............. WR 5-8 194 So. Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland 81 Tony DeVivo ................ TE 6-0 205 Fr. Freeport, Pa. / Freeport 82 Bobby Gustine ............. WR 5-8 160 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Canevin 83 Davin Reynolds ........... WR 5-11 175 Fr. Norristown, Pa. / Milford Academy 84 Kevin Enright .............. TE 6-3 244 R-Fr. Stow, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit 85 Reggie McKnight ......... WR 6-1 186 R-Fr. Dania, Fla. / Hollywood Hills 86 Kyle Shuman ............... TE 6-5 245 Jr. Edinboro, Pa. / General McLane 87 Andrew Spanos ........... WR 5-8 179 Fr. Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg Area 90 Dane O’Driscoll ........... DL 6-3 259 So. Hudson, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit 91 Darius Roper ................ DL 6-1 235 Fr. Jersey City, N.J. / St. Anthony’s 93 Ryan Patrick ................ PK 6-3 214 Fr. Clarks Summit, Pa. / Abington Heights 94 Jake Radziukinas ......... DL 6-1 284 R-Fr. Upper St. Clair, Pa. / Upper St. Clair 95 Andrew Spicher .......... DL 6-1 235 Jr. Falls Creek, Pa. / DuBois Area 96 Sean Cultrera ............... DL 6-0 243 So. Mont Vernon, N.H. / Souhegan 97 Luis Quintana .............. DL 6-1 269 So. Miami, Fla. / Columbus 99 Joseph Crosby .............. RB 5-8 187 So. West Chester, Pa. / Bayard Rustin

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach (year at Duquesne; alma mater): Jerry Schmitt (ninth season; Westminster ’83)

ASSISTANT COACHES (POSITION; YEAR AT DUqUESNE; ALMA MATER): Dave Opfar (defensive coordinator; fourth season; Penn State ’83), Michael Dunn (offensive coordinator; third season; California, Pa. ’95), Mike Silianoff (assistant head coach/offensive line; seventh season; Westminster ’82), Michael Craig (secondary/special teams; fourth season; Saint Francis, Pa. ’06), Anthony Doria (quarterbacks; third season; Saint Francis, Pa. ’07), Ryan Lehmeier (running backs; first season; Slippery Rock ’10), Matt Raich (linebackers; first season; Wetminster ’94), Darnel Richardson (receivers; fourth season; Marshall ’96), Zach Richert (outside linebackers; first season; Duquesne ’12), John Rosato (football operations; 28thh season; Duquesne ’73), Jeremy McCullough (defensive backs; fourth season; Duquesne ’07)


2013 SCHEDULE

8/31 ALBANY ......................................................... W, 35-249/7 @ Dayton ......................................................... L, 20-239/21 @ Youngstown State ....................................... L, 17-5910/5 WEST LIBERTY .............................................. W, 27-1410/12 WAGNER * ..................................................... W, 34-710/19 @ Robert Morris * .......................................... 6 p.m.10/26 @ Bryant * ....................................................... 1 p.m.11/2 SAINT FRANCIS * ......................................... 6 p.m.11/9 @ Sacred Heart * ............................................. Noon11/16 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * ............ Noon11/23 @ Monmouth .................................................. Noon

* Northeast Conference game

RMU 2013 Numerical Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL OR JUNIOR COLLEGE NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL OR JUNIOR COLLEGE

2 Paul Jones .......................... QB 6-4 265 Jr. McKees Rocks, Pa. / Sto-Rox (Penn State) 3 Donte Jeter ** .................... WR 6-1 160 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Oliver 4 Marcelis Branch * ............. DB 5-11 180 So. Homestead, Fla. / Miami Southridge 5 Deontae Howard ** ........... RB 5-8 190 Sr. Clairton, Pa. / Clairton 6 Antwan Eddie **............... CB 5-10 180 Jr. Homestead, Fla. / South Dade 7 Duane Mitchell ** ............. WR 6-1 210 Jr. Monroe Falls, Ohio / Stow 8 Malik Johnson ** .............. DB 5-9 190 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic 9 Chad Dawgiello ................. WR 6-2 185 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton-La Salle 10 Adrian Perez * ................... DE 6-2 240 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Santee (West Los Angeles J.C.) 11 Eric Lowry *** .................. DB 6-0 195 R-Sr. Johnstown, Pa. / Bishop McCort 12 Derik Abbott ...................... QB 5-11 195 So. Orlando, Fla. / Freedom 13 Brian Jones *...................... DB 5-10 175 So. Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway 14 Sean Gavin......................... WR 5-11 175 So. Glenshaw Pa. / Shaler Area 15 Kimani Smith * ................. LB 6-3 220 So. Erie, Pa. / Erie Cathedral Prep 16 Clay Ilkin * ........................ DB 5-11 165 R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper St. Clair (Ohio) 17 Jake Skinner....................... LB 6-0 200 Sr. North Versailles, Pa. / East Allegheny 18 D.J. Hayes *........................ WR 5-11 170 So. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin 19 Marcus Prather .................. QB 6-3 210 So. Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville (Akron) 20 Kenny Davis ...................... RB 5-7 170 So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills 21 David Taylor ...................... DB 5-11 180 So. Deland, Fla. / Deland 22 Ryan Thermil * .................. FB 5-11 240 Jr. Fort Washington, Md. / St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes 23 D.J. Myers *** ................... DB 5-11 185 Sr. Aliquippa, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic 24 Samuel Collins ** ............. DB 6-1 200 Sr. Germantown, Md. / Clarksburg 25 Warren Fields .................... WR 5-10 175 So. Miami, Fla. / Killian 26 Sam Woods ........................ DB 5-11 185 Fr. North Canton, Ohio / Hoover 27 Travis Gregg ....................... RB 5-11 190 So. Byron Center, Mich. / South Christian (Grand Valley State) 28 Caleb Stennis ..................... RB 5-9 180 Fr. Frederick, Md. / Tuscarora (Atlanta Sports Academy) 29 Hunter Khaleghi ................ K/P 5-10 175 Jr. San Diego, Calif. / La Jolla Country Day 30 Logan Kelleher .................. DB 5-11 185 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller 31 Mike Cook **..................... LB 6-0 235 R-Sr. Victoria, Minn. / Eden Prairie (Winona State) 32 Zach Cooper ...................... LB 5-8 180 Fr. Hurricane, W.Va. / Hurricane 33 Codi Casper ....................... DB 5-9 190 Jr. Carrollton, Ohio / Carrollton 34 Corey Garry........................ FB 6-0 250 So. McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry 35 Andy Smigiera................... DB 6-0 190 Fr. West Seneca, N.Y. / West Seneca East 36 Phil Peckich....................... RB 5-10 190 Jr. McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour (Pittsburgh) 37 Erich Maine ....................... RB 6-1 230 Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. / Village Academy 38 Tony LaMancusa ** .......... P 5-10 200 Jr. Tonawanda, N.Y. / St. Joseph’s 39 Marty Thomas ................... FB 5-10 205 Jr. Amherst, Ohio / Amherst Steele 40 Mike Stojkovic................... LB 6-2 210 Jr. Katy, Texas / Valley Forge Military Academy (North Texas) 41 Luke Zearing...................... FB 5-10 245 So. Ebensburg, Pa. / Central Cambria 42 Nic Lamica......................... LB 6-4 220 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Central 43 Nick Sponyoe .................... FB 5-9 245 Fr. Frederick, Md. / Governor Thomas Johnson 44 Kyle Cooper ** .................. LB 6-1 230 R-Sr. Hurricane, W.Va. / Hurricane 46 T.J. Matrascia ..................... DL 6-3 280 Jr. Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson 47 Connor Shennan................ K 6-2 195 Fr. Plymouth, Mich. / Canton 48 Matthew Fox *................... LB 6-2 240 Sr. Jamestown, N.Y. / Maple Grove 49 Luke Mueller * .................. LB 6-1 200 Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley (Thiel) 50 Jimmy Masson ................... LB 6-0 195 Fr. Boca Raton, Fla. / West Boca 51 R.J. Cook *** ..................... DL 5-11 295 R-Sr. Beaver, Pa. / Beaver 52 Anthony Lucian ................ OL 6-4 265 So. New Market, Md. / Linganore 53 Zack Zamiska .................... DT 6-4 290 Fr. Avon Lake, Ohio / Avon Lake 54 Todd-Jamal Waters ............ LB 6-4 250 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. / West Catholic (Navy Prep Academy) 55 Mark Centofanti **............ LB 6-1 240 Sr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin 57 Jonah Tyus ......................... OL 6-5 310 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Carrick (California University) 58 Jake Tkach ......................... LB 6-0 225 Jr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin 59 Zac Bennett........................ DL 6-1 255 Jr. Newark, Ohio / Newark 60 Max Onyenwe ................... DT 6-1 295 Fr. Washington, D.C. / St. John’s 61 Dylan Knight ..................... OL 6-5 280 Jr. Dover, Ohio / Dover 63 Carlton Watson .................. OL 6-4 260 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / City Charter 65 Chris O’Connor.................. OL 6-6 300 Fr. Warminster, Pa. / Archbishop Wood 67 Luke Sweeney ** .............. DE 6-5 250 Sr. Allison Park, Pa. / Hampton

68 Nick Faraci * ..................... OL 6-2 275 Jr. McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette 69 Dalton Raab ....................... LS 6-2 190 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / West Allegheny (Slippery Rock) 71 Jon Hill *............................ OL 6-5 275 Sr. Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion 72 Josh Thiel........................... OL 6-3 280 So. Liberty Township, Ohio / Cincinnati Hills Christian 73 Drew Garbenis ................... OL 6-5 315 Fr. West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West 74 Vince Mongelluzzo ***.....OL 6-3 265 Sr. Delmont, Pa. / Greensburg Salem 76 A.J. Dalton *** .................. OT 6-4 280 Sr. Carrollton, Ohio / Carrollton 77 Max Robertson *................ OL 6-3 305 So. Deland, Fla. / Deland 78 Blake Chambliss ................ OL 6-5 285 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller 79 Riley Feenan ...................... OL 6-7 305 Fr. Delta, British Columbia / Notre Dame Regional Secondary 80 Justin Kempka ................... TE 6-3 240 So. Greensburg, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic 81 D.J. Pearson........................ TE 6-5 235 Sr. New Brighton, Pa. / New Brighton (Akron) 82 Andrew Smith *** ............ TE 6-3 240 Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley 83 Chris Rivers, Jr. .................. WR 5-11 185 Sr. Worthington, Ohio / Worthington Christian (Georgia Military) 84 Alex Caratelli..................... WR 6-3 195 Fr. Beaver Falls, Pa. / Blackhawk 85 Uyi Akpan ......................... WR 5-11 180 Jr. Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern 86 Luke Centofanti ................. WR 5-11 185 So. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin 87 Jordan Blackmon ............... WR 5-10 170 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills 88 Tyler Digby ** ................... TE 6-4 255 R-Sr. New Westminster, British Columbia / New Westminster 89 Chaq Nettles ...................... WR 6-1 175 Fr. Williamsville, N.Y. / Williamsville South 90 Forrest Mason * ................. DL 6-3 265 Jr. Union Bridge, Md. / Frederick (Hargrave Military Academy) 91 Ryan Lewis ........................ DE 6-4 250 Fr. McKees Rocka, Pa. / Montour (Milford Academy) 92 Tyler Potts .......................... DE 6-6 260 Sr. Aliquippa, Pa. / Aliquippa (Geneva College) 93 Farren Mason ****............ DT 5-11 285 R-Sr. Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway 94 A.J. Holderman *** ........... DL 6-3 240 R-Sr. Chagrin Falls, Ohio / Kenston 95 Chris Thompkins ***........ DL 6-2 270 Sr. Webster, N.Y. / Webster 96 Michael Woltz ................... DE 6-2 230 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Peters Township 97 Henry Jartu * ..................... DL 6-0 290 Sr. Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista 98 Ryan Budny ....................... DE 6-5 215 Fr. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit 99 Zach Sampson ................... P/K 6-0 215 Fr. Irondequoit, N.Y. / Irondequoit

DUPLICATE JERSEY #’S NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL OR JUNIOR COLLEGE

6d Luke Brumbaugh ............ QB 6-3 185 Fr. McDonald, Pa. / Seton LaSalle 13d Evan Taylor ** ............... RB 5-10 180 Sr. Redding, Calif. / Shasta 15d Joe Carroll ....................... QB 6-3 190 Fr. Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEBrumbaugh: Broom-baw Caratelli: CARE-ah-tell-E Dawgiello: Daw-GELL-oDeontae: D-ON-tay Faraci: Far-ah-chee Jeter: JEET-erKhaleghi: Kha-leg-E Kimani: K-mahn-E Lamica: La-MEEK-ahMalik: Ma-leak Masson: Mason Matrascia: Ma-tray-shaMongelluzzo: MON-ga-LOSE-O Mueller: Mue-ler Onyenwe: On-YEN-wayPrather: Pray-ther Smigiera: Smig-EAR-ah Sponyoe: Spon-YOStojkovic: Stock-O-vick Thiel: Thee-uhl Tkach: TACK

* letters earned; “d” denotes duplicate number

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH (position; year at RMU; alma mater): Joe Walton (offensive coordinator; 20th year;

Pittsburgh ’57)

ASSISTANT COACHES (position; year at RMU; alma mater): John Banaszak (assistant head coach; 11th year; Eastern Michigan ‘75), Scott Farison (defensive coordinator; 12th year; Mercyhurst ‘01), Andrew Richardson (offensive line; seventh year; Penn State ’05), Bill Hurley (secondary; fifth year; Syracuse ’80), Bob Morris (receivers; 11th year; Findlay ’75), Patrick Shepard (tight ends; fifth year; Miami University ’09), Paul Mulbah (assistant secondary; second season; Duquesne ’08), Jeff Sinclair (quarterbacks; first year)

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS (position; year at RMU; alma mater): Myles Russ (running backs; second year; Robert Morris ’11); Alex DiMichele (defensive line; second year; Robert Morris ’11)



RMU Insider

Cody Wydo

Moon Township, Pa. - They’ve had their moments and then some in their first nine NCAA Division I campaigns on ice. Relatively upstart hockey teams from Robert Morris have beaten established brand-name institutions along the way to winning tournaments (Boston University in the Nye Frontier Classic in 2007 in Alaska and Miami in the Three Rivers Classic last season at CONSOL Energy Center). They’ve beaten nationally-ranked and non-conference opponents alike with regularity, including the No. 1 team in the nation on one glorious, back-to-back occasion (Miami in 2010). They’ve received recognition in the

national polls and they’ve begun to populate the professional ranks with their alumni. The Colonials even remained under legitimate consideration for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after having been eliminated from the Atlantic Hockey Association postseason tournament last season, a previously unimaginable development. But to celebrate the 10th anniversary of RMU Hockey head coach Derek Schooley wants more. “Close isn’t good enough anymore,” Schooley announced. “You could say we’ve done a lot of very good things. Now it’s time for us to take the next step.” The quest to take that next step officially

began last weekend at Lake Superior State. The Atlantic Hockey portion of the Colonials’ schedule commences on Oct. 19 against 2012-13 regular-season champion Niagara, one of two AHA teams to qualify for last season’s NCAA Tournament (along with AHA tournament champ Canisius). The Colonials warmed up for what’s ahead with a 2-0 exhibition victory over Toronto, Oct. 6, at the Island Sports Center. “The ultimate goal of every team going into the season is to win your league,” Schooley said. “That’s a goal of our program. I think we were close last year. We have a great group of returners that knows what it felt like to be close.

Veteran sportswriter, member of the WDVE Morning Show and hockey aficionado Mike Prisuta has been covering the Pittsburgh sports scene for over 20 years. He has covered Pittsburgh sports as a reporter for the Beaver County Times and as a columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review while having his pulse on the happenings of each of the professional organizations and college programs in the area. A graduate of Michigan State University, Prisuta got

his start in the profession covering the Spartan hockey program and possesses knowledge of the college hockey world unmatched in the region. Throughout the 2013-14 season, Prisuta will serve up weekly stories surrounding Colonial hockey as well as the latest notes and news around college hockey. His stories can be found on the official website of the Robert Morris University Colonials at RMUColonials.com

They’ve Had Their MomentsBy Mike Prisuta

Greg Gibson


“Yes, we graduated some important pieces but we have a lot of important pieces coming back. You supplement it with some guys taking steps as they get older. You supplement it with some new freshmen coming in.” Despite beginning last season with 10 freshmen and 11 new faces, the Colonials wound up setting a school record for victories. RMU’s 20-14-4 overall record included a 5-1-1 non-conference mark and a 6-3 record against teams that ultimately qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Schooley wants to see steps taken in AHA play this season after a 13-11-3, fifth-place finish in 2012-13. The top four teams in the regular season receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament and home-ice advantage in the second round, the path of least resistance to winning the conference tournament and the accompanying automatic NCAA bid. But as Niagara proved a season ago, a strong regular season can get a team there even if it comes up short in conference tournament play. RMU’s group of returnees includes established core players such as captain Colin South and fellow forwards Cody Wydo and Scott Jacklin, and defensemen Andrew Blazek and Tyson Wilson. The group that appears poised to take the next step in terms of individual development includes forwards Jeff Jones, Zac Lynch, David Friedmann, Greg Gibson and Brandon Denham. Overall, seven of last season’s top 10 scorers return, as do seven of nine defensemen. The big question is in net. Record-setter Eric Levine and his 2,068

minutes and 45 seconds of ice time have departed. Sophomore Terry Shafer (1-2-0, 3.08 goals-against average, .888 save percentage) is the only experienced returnee. Freshmen Dalton Izyk and Brandon Lane are also in the mix in the crease. “We have a lot of experience back,” Schooley said. “The strength of our team is the depth at forward and the depth on defense. “One of those (goaltenders) has to step up and take the ball. If it’s two, that’s a good problem to have. If it’s three, we’ll figure it out. “But we can’t have a .860 save percentage and be successful.”

RMU TABBED SEVENTH IN AHA COACHES POLLThe Robert Morris University men’s ice hockey team was chosen to finish seventh in the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) for the upcoming 2013-14 season according to a poll of the conference’s head coaches. The Colonials will look to replicate their success from a season ago when they would win a program-record 20 games. RMU also earned a national ranking after shutting out fifth-ranked Miami University to win the inaugural Three Rivers Classic. Despite bowing out of the conference tournament

in the quarterfinals, Robert Morris had a chance to earn its first-ever birth to the NCAA Tournament. RMU will have to replace five departed seniors, including goaltender Eric Levine who is currently attending the NHL training camp of the Nashville Predators. Head coach Derek Schooley brings in a group of six freshmen – two forwards, two defensemen, and two goaltenders – that will look to mesh with a rather young lineup that also includes nine sophomores. This year’s squad will be led by senior captain Colin South who served as an assistant captain last season. A defensive squad featuring four seniors will be counted on to ease the burden on the three Colonial netminders, all of whom are underclassmen. The crop of forwards will be supported by South and four juniors including Cody Wydo. Wydo is second amongst all juniors, behind Boston College’s Johnny Gaudreau, in goals scored with 34.

2013-14 AHA PRESEASON COACHES POLL SCHOOL (First-Place Votes) Points

1. Niagara (3) ................................... 102 2. Mercyhurst (4) ............................. 98 Air Force (2) ................................ 98 4. Canisius (3) .................................. 92 5. RIT ............................................... 81 6. Connecticut ................................. 79 7. Robert Morris .............................. 66 8. Holy Cross ................................... 59 9. Bentley ......................................... 53 10. Army ............................................ 28 11. American International ............... 22 12. Sacred Heart ................................ 16

Jeff Jones Scott Jacklin

SINGLE-GAME RECORDS

RUSHING ATTEMPTS — Myles Russ – 37 vs. Duquesne (10/11/08)RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS — Tim Hall – 4 vs. Bethany (11/5/94)

RUSHING YARDS Name Yards Att. TD Opponent Date

1. Tim Hall .................. 278 22 4 Bethany 11/5/94 2. Tim Hall .................. 250 34 3 Saint Francis 11/11/95 3. Myles Russ .............. 246 37 2 Duquesne 10/11/08 4. Tim Hall .................. 235 20 3 Central Conn. State 9/30/95 5. Tim Hall .................. 214 32 3 @ Bethany 11/4/95

RECEPTIONS Name Rec Yards TD Opponent Date

1. Tyjuan Massey ........ 10 272 1 Sacred Heart 11/12/05 Sherrod Evers.......... 10 159 1 Morehead State 9/6/08 3. J.T. Kirk ................... 9 111 1 @ Central Conn. State 9/25/99 Brent Hockenberry.. 9 196 1 @ Buffalo State 9/1/01 Dante Settles ........... 9 153 1 @ Duquesne 11/15/03 Shadrae King........... 9 110 2 @ Central Conn. State 10/10/09 Shadrae King........... 9 104 2 @ Monmouth 10/1/11

RECEIVING YARDS Name Yards Rec. TD Opponent Date

1. Tyjuan Massey ........ 272 10 1 Sacred Heart 11/12/05 2. Brent Hockenberry.. 196 9 1 @ Buffalo State 9/1/01 3. Tyjuan Massey ........ 177 4 1 Albany 11/6/04 4. Dante Settles ........... 167 7 2 Saint Francis 9/29/01 5. Alvin Hill ................ 164 7 0 @ Morehead State 9/22/07

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS — Tyjuan Massey – 4 vs. Stony Brook (10/29/05)

TOUCHDOWNS — Tim Hall – 4 vs. Bethany (11/5/94)Tim Hall – 4 @ Duquesne (9/16/95)Tyjuan Massey – 4 vs. Stony Brook (10/29/05)

POINTS — Tim Hall – 24 vs. Bethany (11/5/94)Tim Hall – 24 @ Duquesne (9/16/95)Tyjuan Massey – 24 vs. Stony Brook (10/29/05)

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS — Tyjuan Massey – 349 vs. Sacred Heart (11/12/05)PASSING ATTEMPTS — Drew Geyer – 49 @ Stony Brook (11/9/02)PASS COMPLETIONS — Rich Demaio – 33 @ Duquesne (11/15/03)TOUCHDOWN PASSES — Drew Geyer – 6 vs. Buffalo State (9/4/04)

PASSING YARDS Name Yards PC-PA TD Opponent Date

1. Rich Demaio................ 444 33-45 3 @ Duquesne 11/15/03 2. Tim Levcik .................. 363 26-35 4 Stony Brook 11/3/01 3. Tim Levcik .................. 330 14-24 2 @ Wagner 10/3/98 4. Drew Geyer ................. 313 20-35 5 Stony Brook 10/29/05 5. Tim Levcik .................. 311 23-47 2 @ Wagner 10/28/00

FIELD GOALS MADE — Jeff Carlo – 3 @ Duquesne (11/21/98)Jeff Carlo – 3 vs. Albany (10/30/99)Jeff Carlo – 3 vs. Buffalo State (9/2/00)Nathan DiLorenzo – 3 vs. Saint Peter’s (10/30/04)Garrett Clawson – 3 @ Bucknell (9/12/09)Garrett Clawson – 3 vs. Sacred Heart (10/31/09)Garrett Clawson – 3 vs. Wagner (11/14/09)

ExTRA POINTS MADE — Jeff Carlo – 9 @ Saint Francis (9/30/00)

TACKLES (Total) Name Tackles Solo Loss (Yds.) Opponent Date

1. Reggie Chambers.. 20 7 2 (-6) @ Albany 11/10/01 Jordan Howard ..... 20 5 2 (-4) @ Central Conn. State 10/13/07 3. Chad Wengert....... 19 4 2 (-2) @ Central Conn. State 10/13/07 Alex DiMichele .... 19 7 - Bucknell 9/13/08 Alex DiMichele .... 19 7 1 (-4) @ Saint Francis 10/2/10

TACKLES (Solo) — Jason Hempstead – 14 vs. Sacred Heart (9/22/01)INTERCEPTIONS — Brian Dunn – 3 vs. Duquesne (10/8/94)qUARTERBACK SACKS — Jason Spencer – 5 vs. Saint Francis (11/8/97)Note: Players bold still active

CAREER RECORDS

RUSHING YARDS Name Yards Att. Avg. TD

1. Myles Russ (2007-10) ............................... 4,271 818 5.2 21 2. Sam Dorsett (1999-2003) .......................... 3,847 724 5.3 29 3. Tim Hall (1994-95) .................................... 2,908 393 7.4 27 4. Archie Wannamaker (1996-98) ................ 2,462 427 5.8 20 5. Devin Wilson (2002-05) ............................ 1,762 429 4.1 15

RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNSMyles Russ – 818 (2007-10) Sam Dorsett – 29 (1999-2003)

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 200+ YARD RUSHING GAMESSam Dorsett – 19 (1999-2003) Tim Hall – 6 (1994-95)

RECEPTIONS Name No. Yards Avg./G TD

1. Shadrae King (2008-11) ............................ 145 1,698 39.5 21 2. Tyjuan Massey (2002-05) .......................... 112 2,119 62.3 21 3. Rupert Rickards (2002-05)........................ 107 1,435 35.9 10 4. Sherrod Evers (2006-09) ........................... 94 1,408 50.3 11 5. Fred Parker (1996-98) ............................... 86 1,495 49.8 20 RECEIVING YARDS Name Yards Rec. Avg./C TD

1. Tyjuan Massey (2002-05) .......................... 2,119 112 18.9 21 2. Shadrae King (2008-11) ............................ 1,698 145 11.7 21 3. Fred Parker (1996-98) ............................... 1,495 86 17.4 20 4. Rupert Rickards (2002-05)........................ 1,435 107 13.4 10 5. Sherrod Evers (2006-09) ........................... 1,408 94 15.0 11

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Jason HempsteadDante Settles

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

RUSHING YARDS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNSTim Hall – 1,572 (1995) Tim Hall – 239 (1995) Tim Hall – 16 (1995)

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 200-YARD RUSHING GAMESTim Hall – 8 (1995) Tim Hall – 4 (1995)

RECEPTIONS RECEIVING YARDS TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONSShadrae King – 51 (2010) Tyjuan Massey – 899 (2005) Tyjuan Massey – 10 (2005)

100-YARD RECEIVING GAMESTyjuan Massey – 4 (2005)

PASSING ATTEMPTS PASS COMPLETIONS PASSING YARDSDrew Geyer – 361 (2004) Drew Geyer – 187 (2004) Drew Geyer – 2,601 (2004)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES 200-YARD PASSING GAMESTim Levcik – 22 (2001) Drew Geyer – 9 (2004)Jeff Sinclair – 22 (2010)

TOUCHDOWNS POINTS ALL-PURPOSE YARDSTim Hall – 20 (1995) Tim Hall – 120 (1995) Tim Hall – 1,905 (1995)

FIELD GOALS ExTRA POINTS MADEGarrett Clawson – 14 (2009) Jeff Carlo – 40 (2000)

TACKLES (Total) TACKLES (Solo) qUARTERBACK SACKSAlex DiMichele – 116 (2008) John O’Connell – 57 (1997) Jason Spencer – 11 (1997) Ray Gensler – 11 (2006)

INTERCEPTIONSBrian Dunn – 7 (1997)Nick Downs – 7 (2000)Corey Oaks – 7 (2002)

Note: Players bold still active

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMESTyjuan Massey – 21 (2002-05) Tyjuan Massey – 7 (2002-05)Shadrae King – 21 (2008-11)

PASSING ATTEMPTS PASS COMPLETIONSTim Levcik – 970 (1998-2001) Tim Levcik – 537 (1998-2001)

TOUCHDOWN PASSES PASSING YARDSTim Levcik – 76 (1998-2001) Tim Levcik – 7,222 (1998-2001)

200+ YARD PASSING GAMES 300+ YARD PASSING GAMESDrew Geyer – 17 (2002-05) Tim Levcik – 4 (1998-2001)Erik Cwalinski – 17 (2005-08)

TOUCHDOWNS POINTSTim Hall – 34 (1994-95) Jeff Carlo – 250 (1998-2001)

ALL-PURPOSE YARDSMyles Russ – 4,651 (2007-10)

FIELD GOALS MADE ExTRA POINTS MADEJeff Carlo – 35 (1998-2001) Jeff Carlo – 145 (1998-2001)

PUNTS PUNTING YARDSNick Schirtzinger – 230 (2007-10) Nick Schirtzinger – 9,290 (2007-10)

TACKLES (Total) Name Tackles Solo

1. James Noel (2002-05) ........................................................... 437 1792. Alex DiMichele (2008-10) ................................................... 330 1403. Nate List (1994-97) .............................................................. 309 1304. Reggie Chambers (1998-2001) ............................................. 299 1515. Michael Landers (2006-10) ................................................. 277 133

TACKLES (Solo) qUARTERBACK SACKSJames Noel – 179 (2002-05) Nolan Nearhoof – 26.5 (2009-12)

INTERCEPTIONS Name No.

1. Brian Dunn (1994-97) ........................................................................... 19 2. Mike Niklos (2003-07) .......................................................................... 16 3. Nick Downs (1997-2000) ...................................................................... 14 4. Michael Landers (2006-10)................................................................... 12 5. Nate List (1994-97) ............................................................................... 11

Note: Players bold still active


Nick Downs

Corey Oaks

Around the Northeast Conference

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 38, Robert Morris 6

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31Duquesne 35, Albany 24Wagner 28, Georgetown 21Bryant 17, Holy Cross 16Sacred Heart 37, Marist 21No. 15 James Madison 38, Central Conn. State 14

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6Merrimack 42, Wagner 41

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7Robert Morris 31, Morgan State 14Lehigh 51, Central Connecticut State 44Dayton 23, Duquesne 20Bryant 34, Assumpton 7Sacred Heart 26, Lafayette 24Georgia Southern 59, Saint Francis 17

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14Dayton 21, Robert Morris 14Maine 35, Bryant 22Syracuse 54, Wagner 0No. 17 James Madison 24, Saint Francis 20Sacred Heart 42, Lincoln 3Holy Cross 52, Central Connecticut State 21

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21Sacred Heart 78, Chowan 28Saint Francis 38, Lincoln 7Youngstown State 59, Duquesne 17Delaware 49, Wagner 9Central Connecticut State 20, Albany 17

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28Fordham 38, Saint Francis 20 Rhode Island 42, Central Connecticut State 7Bryant 47, Wagner 28 *Robert Morris 37, VMI 31 (2 OT)Sacred Heart 16, Bucknell 0

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5Duquesne 27, West Liberty 14Central Connecticut State 38, Saint Francis 29 *Wagner 23, Sacred Heart 20 *Monmouth 35, Robert Morris 9Stony Brook 21, Bryant 13

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12Saint Francis 28, Monmouth 10Bryant 41, Brown 14Sacred Heart 59, Central Connecticut State 36 *Duquesne 34, Wagner 7 *

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19Sacred Heart @ Bryant * ................................. 1 p.m.Duquesne @ Robert Morris * ......................... 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26Robert Morris @ Wagner * ............................. NoonSacred Heart @ Saint Francis * ....................... NoonDuquesne @ Bryant * ..................................... 1 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2Bryant @ Robert Morris * ............................... NoonCentral Conn. State @ Wagner * .................... 1 p.m.Monmouth @ Sacred Heart ............................ 1 p.m.Saint Francis @ Duquesne * ........................... 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9Duquesne @ Sacred Heart * ............................ NoonRobert Morris @ Central Conn. State * .......... NoonSaint Francis @ Bryant * ................................. NoonMonmouth @ Wagner ...................................... Noon

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16Wagner @ Saint Francis * ................................ NoonSacred Heart @ Robert Morris * .................... NoonMonmouth @ Bryant ....................................... NoonCentral Conn. State @ Duquesne *.................. Noon

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23Duquesne @ Monmouth .................................. NoonRobert Morris @ Saint Francis * .................... NoonBryant @ Central Conn. State * ...................... 1 p.m.

* NEC Game

2013 Northeast Conference Football Composite Schedule

Around the Northeast Conference


2013 Standings (as of Oct. 12) NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away

1. Duquesne ............................ 1-0 1.000 3-2 .600 W2 3-0 0-2

Bryant.................................. 1-0 1.000 3-3 .500 L2 2-1 1-2

3. Sacred Heart ....................... 1-1 .500 6-1 .857 W1 3-1 3-0

Central Conn. State............. 1-1 .500 2-5 .286 L1 1-1 1-4

5. Wagner ................................ 1-2 .333 2-5 .286 L1 1-2 1-3

6. Robert Morris ..................... 0-0 .000 2-3 .400 L1 1-1 1-2

7. Saint Francis ....................... 0-1 .000 2-4 .333 W1 2-1 0-3

2013 NEC Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 14, 2013)

NEC Offensive Player of the Week

KESHAUDAS SPENCE, Sacred HeartJr., RB, 5-11, 230, Dorchester, Mass. / Catholic MemorialSpence produced the first 200-yard rushing performance in Northeast Conference play this season, finishing with 23 carries for 211 yards as part of Sacred Heart’s 522-yard effort against Nutmeg State rival Central Connecticut State. Averaging 9.2 yards per carry, Spence ran for five first downs and two touchdowns. The third-year Pioneer broke off scoring runs of 29 and 27 yards to quell CCSU’s attempt at a second-half comeback. Through Week 7, Spence ranks second on the NEC leader board in both rushing yards (823) and yards per carry (6.4).

NEC Defensive Player of the Week

ASALEMO FRUEN, Saint Francis Sr., LB, 6-2, 250, Waipahu, Hawaii / WaipahuFruean spearheaded a defensive effort that was at the core of Saint Francis’ convincing victory over FCS Independent Monmouth. The senior linebacker totaled eight tackles, including two sacks, a quarterback hurry and a pass break-up as the Red Flash limited the Hawks to 81 pass yards over the course of the 28-10 win. Accomplishing something that not even nationally-ranked Montana State and Lehigh were able to do during their wins over Monmouth, Saint Francis held the Hawks under 200 yards of total offense (191).

NEC Special Teams Player of the Week

DEVIN RAHMING, Duquesne Jr., WR, 5-11, 172, Miami, Fla. / Coral ReefRahming did something no student-athlete had done in more than 15 years as Duquesne opened Northeast Conference play with a victory over defending champion Wagner. The wide receiver produced Duquesne’s first punt return for a touchdown since November 1, 1997. With the Dukes clinging to a 20-7 lead midway through the fourth quarter, Rahming salted away the win by fielding A.J. Firestone’s punt and taking it 62 yards for the score. It was only the second punt return for a touchdown by an NEC player this season and the first during conference play. In all, Rahming returned six kicks for a total of 107 yards in the 34-7 victory.

NEC Rookie of the Week

RJ NOEL, Sacred Heart R-Fr., qB, 6-1, 190 lbs., Lowell, Mass. / LowellNoel was responsible for five touchdowns and 310 yards of total offense in Sacred Heart’s bounce-back win over Nutmeg State rival Central Connecticut State. The rookie quarterback rushed for one score and finished the game 17-of-25 passing for 297 yards and four touchdowns. By the early minutes of the second quarter, Sacred Heart held a 28-6 lead over CCSU and Noel already had three touchdowns to his credit. His 16-yard touchdown pass to Moses Webb opened the game’s scoring 3:49 into the first quarter. Noel scored on a 1-yard rush with 11 seconds remaining in the opening period and added a 30-yard scoring strike to Greg Moore with only 2:11 having gone by in the second quarter.

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ColonialCheerleaders



All-Time NEC Players of the Week oFFensiVe PLAYer oF tHe Week

1996 Jake Newman (Sept. 8) Jake Newman (Nov. 24)

1997 Jake Newman (Sept. 15) Ralph Clark (Oct. 6) Jake Newman (Nov. 24)

1998 Archie Wannamaker (Sept. 28) Archie Wannamaker (Oct. 5) * Donald Dorsey (Nov. 23)

1999 Donald Dorsey (Oct. 25) Donald Dorsey (Nov. 1) Donald Dorsey (Nov. 8) Donald Dorsey (Nov. 22)

2000 Sam Dorsett (Sept. 18) Tim Levcik (Oct. 2) Sam Dorsett (Oct. 9) Tim Levcik (Nov. 13) Sam Dorsett (Nov. 20)

2001 Brent Hockenberry (Sept. 3) Tim Levcik (Oct. 1) Tim Levcik (Oct. 29) Tim Levcik (Nov. 5) Tim Levcik (Nov. 12)

2002 None

2003 Sam Dorsett (Sept. 9)

2004 Drew Geyer (Sept. 13)

2005 None

2006 None

2007 Alvin Hill (Sept. 24)

2008 Myles Russ (Oct. 13)

2009 None

2010 Myles Russ (Sept. 20) Myles Russ (Oct. 18) Myles Russ (Nov. 1) * Myles Russ (Nov. 8)

2011 Shadrae King (Oct. 3)

2012 None

DeFensiVe PLAYer oF tHe Week

1996 John O’Connell (Sept. 14) John O’Connell (Sept. 21) John O’Connell (Oct. 27)

1997 Brian Dunn (Sept. 7) John O’Connell (Sept. 22) * John O’Connell (Sept. 29) John Rochford (Oct. 20) John Rochford (Oct. 27) Jason Spencer (Nov. 10)

1998 Nick Downs (Sept. 8) John O’Connell (Nov. 9) Brad Miller (Nov. 23)

1999 Chris Young (Sept. 20) Jason Hempstead (Sept. 27) Jemond Riffe (Nov. 22)

2000 Nick Downs (Sept. 4) Jemond Riffe (Oct. 30)

2001 None

2002 Corey Oaks (Sept. 9)

2003 None

2004 Jonathan LeDonne (Sept. 13)

2005 Jeff Rommes (Oct. 10)

2006 Chad Wengert (Oct. 2) Jeff Rommes (Oct. 16) Mike Niklos (Oct. 30)

2007 Chad Wengert (Sept. 17) Chad Wengert (Nov. 12)

2008 Michael Landers (Oct. 27) Michael Landers (Nov. 3)

2009 Alex DiMichele (Sept. 8) Rolf Bathold (Oct. 19) Elias Navarro (Nov. 9) *

2010 Elias Navarro (Sept. 13) * Michael Landers (Sept. 27) * Alex DiMichele (Oct. 4) Alex DiMichele (Nov. 8)

2011 None

2012 Marcelis Branch (Oct. 1) Cameron Chadwick (Nov. 12)

sPeCiAL teAMs PLAYer oF tHe Week

2002 None

2003 Tyjuan Massey (Oct. 6)

2004 None

2005 None

2006 None

2007 Michael Walser (Sept. 10)

2008 Nick Schirtzinger (Sept. 9)

2009 Garrett Clawson (Nov. 2) Garrett Clawson (Nov. 9) Garrett Clawson (Nov. 16)

2010 Nick Schirtzinger (Sept. 20)

2011 None

2012 None

rookie oF tHe Week

1996 Archie Wannamaker (Sept. 14) Archie Wannamaker (Sept. 28) Archie Wannamaker (Nov. 3) Archie Wannamaker (Nov. 10) Archie Wannamaker (Nov. 17)

1997 Nick Downs (Sept. 7)

1998 Tim Levcik (Sept. 8) Tim Levcik (Sept. 14) Tim Levcik (Sept. 28) Tim Levcik (Oct. 5) Tim Levcik (Oct. 19) Tim Levcik (Nov. 9) Tim Levcik (Nov. 23)

1999 Sam Dorsett (Sept. 27)

2000 Dante Settles (Oct. 16) Brent Hockenberry (Oct. 23) Brent Hockenberry (Oct. 30) Brent Hockenberry (Nov. 6)

2001 Stephen McNair (Oct. 22) Stephen McNair (Nov. 5)

2002 James Noel (Sept. 9) James Noel (Sept. 30) Drew Geyer (Nov. 11)

2003 Mike Niklos (Sept. 9)

2004 None

2005 Erik Cwalinski (Nov. 14)

2006 None

2007 Myles Russ (Sept. 17) Nick Schirtzinger (Sept. 24)

2008 James O’Quinn (Oct. 13) Shadrae King (Oct. 27) James O’Quinn (Nov. 3) James O’Quinn (Nov. 17)

2009 Jeff Sinclair (Nov. 23)

2010 None

2011 None

2012 Marcelis Branch (Oct. 1) Marcelis Branch (Oct. 22)

* Co-player of the week

notes: Former quarterback tim Levcik (1998-2001) owns the league record by earning seven NEC Rookie of the Week honors during the 1998 campaign … Levcik was also named NEC Offensive Player of the Week a school record six times during his career … Former linebacker John o’Connell (1995-98) was named NEC Defensive Player of the Week a school record six times over the course of his career.

Drew Geyer

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MiDDLe roW (l-r): Danielle Pennington, Brittany Full, Annie Heisler, Marisa Bellemare, Lindsey Howard, Alyssa Kortze, Dariane Maietta, Kelsey Marshall, Holly Goodwin, Emily Kella, Alexis Samber, Chelsea Gibson, Emily Hughes

BACk roW (l-r): Joseph Vaerewyck, Cody Redmond, Vince Seger

2013-14 Robert Morris Cheerleaders


All-Northeast Conference Selections


Robert Morris has placed 71 players on the All-NEC First and Second Teams a total of 124 times since joining the league in 1996. A look at RMU’s year-by-year All-NEC selections:

1996

Brian Dunn ............................................. DBNate List .................................................. LBJohn O’Connell ....................................... LBDante Payne ............................................ DBDeodis Powell ......................................... OL

1997

Brian Cleary ............................................ OLBrian Dunn ............................................. DBHank Fraley ............................................ OLNate List .................................................. LBJohn O’Connell ....................................... LBFred Parker ............................................. WRDante Payne ............................................ DBJason Spencer ......................................... DLArchie Wannamaker ............................... RB

1998

Chris Beene ............................................. DBJeff Carlo ................................................. PKDonald Dorsey ........................................ RBHank Fraley ............................................ OLTim Levcik .............................................. QBChris Longo ............................................. PBrad Miller .............................................. LBFred Parker ............................................. WR

1999

Donald Dorsey (1st) ................................ RBNick Downs (1st) .................................... DBHank Fraley (1st) .................................... OLShawn George (1st) ................................. OLTim Levcik (1st) ...................................... QBMark Leyenaar (1st) ................................ OLBrad Kirit (1st) ........................................ DLJ.T. Kirk (1st) ........................................... WRRay Thomas (1st) .................................... DBJeff Carlo (2nd) ........................................ PKBrad Miller (2nd) .................................... LBJemond Riffe (2nd) ................................. LB

2000

Jeff Carlo (1st) ......................................... PKSam Dorsett (1st) .................................... RBNick Downs (1st) .................................... DBOpio Gary (1st) ....................................... WRMatt Grayson (1st) .................................. DLBrad Kirit (1st) ........................................ DLTim Levcik (1st) ...................................... QBMark Leyenaar (1st) ................................ OLPat Linberg (1st) ...................................... OLRay Thomas (1st) .................................... DBBrent Hockenberry (2nd) ........................ TEJemond Riffe (2nd) ................................. LBKevin Wachhaus (2nd) ........................... OL

2001

Reggie Chambers (1st) ............................ LBSam Dorsett (1st) .................................... RBBrent Hockenberry (1st) ......................... TETim Levcik (1st) ...................................... QBMark Leyenaar (1st) ................................ OLPat Linberg (1st) ...................................... OLKevin Wachhaus (1st) ............................. OLJeff Carlo (2nd) ........................................ PKCorey Oaks (2nd) .................................... DB

2002

Corey Oaks (1st) ...................................... DBStephen McNair (2nd) ............................ WRJames Noel (2nd) .................................... LBRupert Rickards (2nd) ............................ TE

2003

James Noel (1st) ...................................... LBSam Dorsett (2nd) ................................... RBJason Forrest (2nd) ................................. DLKevin Wachhaus (2nd) ........................... OLWill Weathers (2nd)................................ DL

2004

Jason Forrest (1st) ................................... DLJames Noel (1st) ...................................... LBBabafemi Odumeru (1st) ........................ DLRupert Rickards (1st) .............................. TEDante Settles (1st) ................................... RSNathan DiLorenzo (2nd) ......................... PKClifton Jean-Jacques (2nd) ...................... OLJosh Marino (2nd) ................................... DBTyjuan Massey (2nd) .............................. WR

Pat Linberg

Dante Payne

Corey Oaks


2005

Jason Forrest (1st) ................................... DLTyjuan Massey (1st) ................................ RSJames Noel (1st) ...................................... LBTyjuan Massey (2nd) .............................. WR

2006

Matt Brunck (1st) .................................... DLRay Gensler (1st) ..................................... DLMario Hines (1st) .................................... RSMike Niklos (1st) .................................... DBJarvis Powers (1st) .................................. TEColyn Haugh (2nd) ................................. DLJames Kazil (2nd) .................................... DBJeff Rommes (2nd) .................................. LBJohn Steilner (2nd) ................................. OLChad Wengert (2nd) ................................ LB

2007

Mike Niklos (1st) .................................... DBChad Wengert (1st) ................................. LBMario Hines (2nd) .................................. RSNick Schirtzinger (2nd) .......................... PJohn Steilner (2nd) ................................. OLMark Szymanski (2nd) ........................... DL

2008

Michael Landers (1st) ............................. DBAlex DiMichele (2nd) ............................. LBSherrod Evers (2nd) ................................ WRMyles Russ (2nd) .................................... RBMark Szymanski (2nd) ........................... DL

2009

Garrett Clawson (1st) .............................. PKRolf Bathold (2nd) .................................. DBShadrae King (2nd) ................................. TEMichael Landers (2nd) ........................... DBNick Schirtzinger (2nd) .......................... P

2010

Alex DiMichele (1st) .............................. LBShadrae King (1st) .................................. TECorey Konycki (1st) ................................ OLMichael Landers (1st) ............................. DBElias Navarro (1st) .................................. LBNolan Nearhoof (1st) .............................. DLMyles Russ (1st) ...................................... RBNick Schirtzinger (1st) ........................... PJeff Sinclair (1st) ..................................... QBCarlos Andrade (2nd) ............................. OLRolf Bathold (2nd) .................................. DBLogan Miles (2nd) ................................... OL

2011

Nolan Nearhoof (1st) .............................. DLBrad Rodgers (1st) .................................. OLCameron Chadwick (2nd) ...................... DBAnthony Coleman (2nd) ......................... RSShadrae King (2nd) ................................. TELogan Miles (2nd) ................................... OL

2012

Nolan Nearhoof (1st) .............................. DLMarcelis Branch (2nd) ............................ DB

notes: The All-NEC Second Team was added in 1999 … Placekicker Jeff Carlo, quarterback tim Levcik and linebacker James noel are the only Colonials to be named All-NEC four consecutive years … tyjuan Massey earned All-NEC First Team honors at return specialist and All-NEC Second Team accolades at wide receiver in 2005.

neC Major Awards

CoACH oF tHe YeAr

Joe Walton .......................... 1996-97, 1999, 2010

oFFensiVe PLAYer oF tHe YeAr

Tim Levcik ......................................... 2000, 2001Myles Russ ................................................... 2010

DeFensiVe PLAYer oF tHe YeAr

James Noel ................................................... 2004Chad Wengert .............................................. 2007Alex DiMichele ............................................ 2010Nolan Nearhoof ........................................... 2012

oFFensiVe rookie oF tHe YeAr

Archie Wannamaker .................................... 1996Tim Levcik ................................................... 1998Brent Hockenberry ...................................... 2000James O’Quinn ............................................. 2008

DeFensiVe rookie oF tHe YeAr

Murray Poole (co-) ....................................... 1996James Noel ................................................... 2002Mike Niklos ................................................. 2003Marcelis Branch ........................................... 2012

ALL-neC PiCks BY YeAr

2012........................ 2 2003 ..................... 52011........................ 6 2002 ..................... 42010...................... 12 2001 ..................... 92009........................ 5 2000 ................... 132008........................ 5 1999 ................... 122007........................ 6 1998 ..................... 82006...................... 10 1997 ..................... 92005........................ 4 1996 ..................... 52004........................ 9

ALL-neC PiCks BY Position

Offense 29 players 51 timesOffensiveLine 13 players 22 timesQuarterback 2 players 5 timesRunningBack 4 players 8 timesTightEnd 4 players 8 timesWideReceiver 6 players 8 times

Defense 34 players 58 timesDefensiveLine 11 players 17 timesDefensiveBack 13 players 22 timesLinebacker 10 players 19 times

Special Teams 9 players 15 timesPlacekicker 3 players 6 timesPunter 2 players 4 timesReturnSpecialist 4 players 5 times

Michael Landers

Carlos Andrade

Tyjuan Massey


Northeast Conference Year-by-Year Standings 1996 Final Standings neC (Pct.) All (Pct.) streak Home Away

1. robert Morris * # ......... 3-1 (.750) 9-2 (.818) W3 5-0 4-2 Monmouth * ................. 3-1 (.750) 8-3 (.700) W2 4-2 3-1 3. Central Conn. State ...... 2-2 (.500) 3-7 (.300) L2 3-2 0-5 Wagner .......................... 2-2 (.500) 5-5 (.500) L1 3-2 3-2 5. Saint Francis ................ 0-4 (.000) 3-7 (.300) W1 2-4 1-3

* Co-Champions; #ECAC Bowl Champions

1997 Final Standings neC (Pct.) All (Pct.) streak Home Away

1. robert Morris # ............ 4-0 (1.000) 8-3 (.727) W3 3-2 5-1 2. Monmouth .................... 3-1 (.750) 5-4 (.556) W3 2-2 3-2 3. Wagner .......................... 2-2 (.500) 6-4 (.600) L2 5-0 1-4 4. Central Conn. State ...... 1-3 (.250) 5-5 (.500) L1 3-2 2-3 5. Saint Francis ................ 0-4 (.000) 2-9 (.182) W1 1-4 1-5

# ECAC Bowl Champions


1. robert Morris * ............ 4-1 (.800) 4-6 (.400) L2 2-3 2-3 Monmouth * ................. 4-1 (.800) 5-5 (.500) L1 2-3 3-2 3. Wagner .......................... 3-2 (.600) 7-3 (.700) W1 2-3 5-0 Central Conn. State ...... 3-2 (.600) 4-6 (.400) L1 2-2 2-4 5. Sacred Heart ................. 1-4 (.200) 2-8 (.200) W1 1-4 1-4 6. Saint Francis ................ 0-5 (.000) 0-10 (.000) L10 0-5 0-5

* Co-Champions


1. robert Morris $ ............ 7-0 (1.000) 8-2 (.800) W7 5-0 3-2 2. Albany .......................... 6-1 (.857) 7-2 (.778) W1 2-2 5-0 3. Wagner .......................... 5-2 (.714) 5-5 (.500) L1 3-1 2-4 4. Stony Brook .................. 4-3 (.571) 5-5 (.500) W1 4-1 1-4 5. Central Conn. State ...... 3-4 (.429) 4-6 (.400) W2 3-2 1-4 6. Monmouth .................... 2-5 (.286) 2-8 (.200) L2 0-4 2-4 7. Saint Francis ................ 1-6 (.143) 2-9 (.182) L2 1-4 1-5 8. Sacred Heart ................. 0-7 (.000) 2-9 (.182) W1 2-3 0-6

$ Mid-Major National Champions


1. robert Morris $ ............ 8-0 (1.000) 10-0 (1.000) W10 5-0 5-0 2. Sacred Heart ................. 7-1 (.875) 10-1 (.909) W2 6-1 4-0 3. Wagner .......................... 6-2 (.750) 6-5 (.545) L2 3-3 3-2 4. Albany .......................... 5-3 (.625) 5-6 (.455) L2 3-1 2-5 5. Monmouth .................... 4-4 (.500) 5-6 (.455) W2 3-2 2-4 6. Central Conn. State ...... 3-5 (.575) 4-6 (.400) W2 4-1 0-5 7. St. John’s ....................... 2-6 (.250) 5-6 (.455) W1 2-3 3-3 8. Stony Brook .................. 1-7 (.125) 2-8 (.200) L7 1-4 1-4 9. Saint Francis ................ 0-8 (.000) 0-11 (.000) L11 0-5 0-6

$ Mid-Major National Champions


1. Sacred Heart # $ ........... 8-0 (1.000) 11-0 (1.000) W11 4-0 7-0 2. robert Morris ............... 6-1 (.857) 6-3 (.667) W6 3-2 3-1 3. Albany .......................... 5-2 (.714) 7-3 (.700) L2 3-2 4-1 Monmouth .................... 5-2 (.714) 7-3 (.700) L1 3-2 4-1 5. Stony Brook .................. 3-5 (.375) 3-6 (.333) W2 3-2 0-4 Wagner .......................... 3-5 (.375) 3-6 (.333) L3 2-2 1-4 7. Central Conn. State ...... 2-5 (.286) 2-7 (.222) L1 0-3 2-4 8. St. John’s ....................... 1-6 (.143) 1-9 (.100) L8 1-5 0-4 9. Saint Francis ................ 0-7 (.000) 0-10 (.000) L10 0-4 0-6

# ECAC Classic Champions; $ Mid-Major National Champions


1. Albany # ....................... 6-1 (.857) 8-4 (.667) W2 6-0 2-4 2. Stony Brook .................. 5-2 (.714) 8-2 (.800) W5 5-0 3-2 Sacred Heart ................. 5-2 (.714) 7-3 (.700) W4 5-1 2-2 4. Wagner .......................... 4-3 (.571) 7-4 (.636) W1 4-0 3-4 5. Central Conn. State ...... 3-4 (.429) 5-6 (.455) W1 4-1 1-5 6. robert Morris ............... 2-5 (.286) 3-7 (.300) L6 3-1 0-6 Monmouth .................... 2-5 (.286) 2-8 (.200) L1 2-3 0-5 8. Saint Francis ................ 1-6 (.143) 2-8 (.200) W1 1-5 1-3

# ECAC Classic Champions


1. Monmouth * ................. 6-1 (.857) 10-2 (.833) L1 5-0 5-2 Albany * ....................... 6-1 (.857) 7-4 (.636) L1 4-1 3-3 3. robert Morris ............... 4-3 (.571) 6-4 (.600) L2 3-1 3-3 Stony Brook .................. 4-3 (.571) 6-4 (.600) W3 4-1 2-3 5. Sacred Heart ................. 3-4 (.429) 6-5 (.545) L4 2-2 4-3 Wagner .......................... 3-4 (.429) 6-5 (.545) W2 4-2 2-3 7. Central Conn. State ...... 2-5 (.286) 3-8 (.273) L2 1-3 2-5 8. Saint Francis ................ 0-7 (.000) 1-9 (.000) L5 0-4 1-5

* Co-Champions



1. Monmouth* .................. 6-1 (.857) 10-1 (.909) W7 5-1 5-0 Central Conn. State * ... 6-1 (.857) 8-2 (.800) W2 5-0 3-2 3. Albany .......................... 4-3 (.571) 4-7 (.364) L2 2-3 2-4 4. Sacred Heart ................. 3-4 (.429) 6-4 (.600) W1 4-1 2-3 robert Morris ............... 3-4 (.429) 6-5 (.545) L1 4-3 2-2 Wagner .......................... 3-4 (.429) 6-5 (.545) L1 3-1 3-4 7. Stony Brook .................. 2-5 (.286) 3-7 (.300) W1 1-4 2-3 8. Saint Francis ................ 1-6 (.143) 3-8 (.273) L6 3-3 0-5 * Co-Champions


1. Central Conn. State * ... 5-2 (.714) 7-4 (.636) L1 4-1 3-3 Stony Brook * ............... 5-2 (.714) 6-5 (.545) L1 4-2 2-3 3. Monmouth .................... 4-3 (.571) 6-4 (.600) W1 3-1 3-3 Albany .......................... 4-3 (.571) 5-6 (.455) W1 2-2 3-4 5. Wagner .......................... 3-4 (.429) 6-5 (.545) W1 3-3 3-2 Sacred Heart ................. 3-4 (.429) 4-6 (.400) W1 2-3 2-3 Saint Francis ................ 3-4 (.429) 3-8 (.273) L2 2-3 1-5 8. robert Morris ............... 1-6 (.143) 2-8 (.200) L5 2-3 0-5

* Co-Champions


1. Monmouth .................... 6-1 (.857) 10-2 (.833) L1 5-2 5-0 2. Albany .......................... 5-2 (.714) 7-4 (.636) L1 3-2 4-2 robert Morris ............... 5-2 (.714) 7-4 (.636) W1 2-3 5-1 Stony Brook .................. 5-2 (.714) 5-6 (.455) L1 2-2 3-4 5. Central Conn. State ...... 4-3 (.571) 8-3 (.727) W2 4-0 4-3 6. Saint Francis ................ 2-5 (.286) 3-8 (.273) W1 3-3 0-5 7. Sacred Heart ................. 1-6 (.143) 2-9 (.182) L6 2-4 0-5 8. Wagner .......................... 0-7 (.000) 4-7 (.364) L7 2-3 2-4


1. Albany .......................... 6-0 (1.000) 8-4 (.667) L1 3-1 5-3 2. Central Conn. State ...... 4-2 (.667) 6-5 (.545) L2 4-2 2-3 3. Wagner .......................... 3-3 (.500) 7-4 (.636) W1 3-3 4-1 Monmouth .................... 3-3 (.500) 4-6 (.400) W1 1-3 3-3 robert Morris ............... 3-3 (.500) 4-6 (.400) W1 2-3 2-3 6. Saint Francis ................ 2-4 (.333) 3-7 (.300) W2 0-5 3-2 7. Sacred Heart ................. 0-6 (.000) 3-8 (.273) L3 2-3 1-5


1. Albany .......................... 7-0 (1.000) 9-3 (.750) W8 5-0 4-3 2. Monmouth .................... 6-1 (.857) 7-4 (.636) W2 3-2 4-2 3. Sacred Heart ................. 4-3 (.571) 8-3 (.727) L2 4-2 4-1 Central Conn. State ...... 4-3 (.571) 7-4 (.636) W2 5-0 2-4 robert Morris ............... 4-3 (.571) 5-6 (.455) W1 3-3 2-3 6. Duquesne ...................... 2-5 (.286) 3-7 (.300) L1 2-3 1-4 7. Wagner .......................... 1-6 (.143) 3-8 (.273) L4 1-4 2-4 8. Saint Francis ................ 0-7 (.000) 0-11 (.000) L11 0-5 0-6


1. Central Conn. State ...... 7-1 (.875) 9-3 (.750) L1 4-0 5-3 2. Albany .......................... 6-2 (.750) 7-4 (.636) W1 4-1 3-3 3. Wagner .......................... 5-3 (.625) 6-5 (.545) L2 3-2 3-3 robert Morris ............... 5-3 (.625) 5-6 (.455) W5 3-2 2-4 5. Bryant ........................... 4-4 (.500) 5-6 (.455) W2 3-2 2-4 Monmouth .................... 4-4 (.500) 5-6 (.455) L2 2-3 3-3 7. Duquesne ...................... 2-6 (.250) 3-8 (.273) L1 2-3 1-5 Sacred Heart ................. 2-6 (.250) 2-8 (.200) L1 2-3 0-5 9. Saint Francis ................ 1-7 (.125) 2-9 (.182) L3 2-3 0-6


1. Central Conn. State * ... 7-1 (.875) 8-3 (.727) W2 5-0 3-3 robert Morris * % ....... 7-1 (.875) 8-3 (.727) L2 5-0 3-3 3. Duquesne ...................... 5-3 (.625) 7-4 (.636) W2 5-1 2-3 4. Bryant ........................... 4-4 (.500) 7-4 (.636) L1 6-1 1-3 Albany .......................... 4-4 (.500) 6-5 (.545) W3 3-1 3-4 6. Wagner .......................... 3-5 (.375) 5-6 (.455) L2 3-2 2-4 Monmouth .................... 3-5 (.375) 3-8 (.273) L4 2-4 1-4 8. Sacred Heart ................. 2-6 (.250) 4-7 (.364) W1 2-3 2-4 9. Saint Francis ................ 1-7 (.125) 1-10 (.091) L8 1-3 0-7

* Co-Champions; % NCAA FCS Playoffs Automatic Bid


1. Duquesne * ................... 7-1 (.875) 9-2 (.818) W5 5-0 4-2 Albany * % ................... 7-1 (.875) 8-4 (.667) L1 3-2 5-2 3. Bryant ........................... 5-3 (.625) 7-4 (.636) L1 4-2 3-2 4. Monmouth .................... 4-4 (.500) 5-6 (.455) L2 0-6 5-0 Wagner .......................... 4-4 (.500) 4-7 (.364) W3 2-3 2-4 6. Sacred Heart ................. 3-5 (.375) 5-6 (.455) L3 2-4 3-2 Central Conn. State ...... 3-5 (.375) 4-7 (.364) W2 2-3 2-4 8. robert Morris ............... 2-6 (.250) 2-9 (.182) L6 1-4 1-5 9. Saint Francis ................ 1-7 (.125) 2-9 (.182) L2 2-3 0-6



1. Albany * ....................... 7-1 (.875) 9-2 (.818) W2 4-1 5-1 Wagner * % .................. 7-1 (.875) 9-4 (.692) L1 5-1 4-3 3. Monmouth .................... 4-3 (.571) 5-5 (.500) W1 2-2 3-3 4. Saint Francis ................ 4-4 (.500) 5-6 (.455) W2 3-1 2-5 Bryant ........................... 4-4 (.500) 4-7 (.364) L1 2-4 2-3 6. Duquesne ...................... 3-5 (.375) 5-6 (.455) L4 3-2 2-4 robert Morris ............... 3-5 (.375) 4-7 (.364) L1 3-2 1-5 8. Central Conn. State ...... 2-5 (.286) 2-8 (.200) L2 2-3 0-5 9. Sacred Heart ................. 1-7 (.125) 2-9 (.182) L5 1-3 1-6



All-Time Uniform Numbers(1994-2012)

The Robert Morris all-time uniform number list is listed in chronological order. To be included, a student-athlete must have earned at least one varsity letter. Numbers in parenthesis following an individual’s name denote other uniform numbers worn by those players during their career with RMU.

1 * John Mihalik ......................... 1994 Chris Longo ........................ 1995-98 Jemond Riffe (10) ........... 1999-2001 Robb Butler ........................ 2002-03

2 Fred Manalac (19) .............. 1995-96 Brian Williams ................... 1997-98 Sam Dorsett .................... 1999-2003 Rupert Rickards (5, 32) ........... 2005 T.J. Green ............................ 2008-10 Rickeem Jackson ..................... 2011

3 Tory Rockett ....................... 1995-96 Tim Levcik ..................... 1998-2001 Mario Hines (9) ....................... 2004 Josh O’Bannon (34) ............ 2005-06 Myles Russ ......................... 2007-10 Antwan Smith......................... 2011 Donte Jeter (13) ...................... 2012

4 Myles Davis ............................ 1996 Jeff Carlo ........................ 1998-2001 Josh Weight (20) ................. 2002-03 Nathan DiLorenzo (17) ...... 2004-06 Toheeb Akinola (16) ............... 2007 Anthony Coleman ............. 2008-11 Marcelis Branch ...................... 2012

5 DeLonte Perkins (36) ......... 1996-97 Donald Dorsey ................... 1998-99 Brandon Morgan ..................... 2001 Rupert Rickards (2, 32) ...... 2003-04 Moises Hernandez (41) ...... 2005-06 Deontae Howard ................ 2011-12

6 Jeff Cohn ............................ 1994-95 Brandon Baldwin............... 1996-97 Derry Williams ........................ 1998 Aaron Stewart ......................... 1999 Doug Lewis ............................. 2002 Jason Bennett .......................... 2004 Jonathan Robinson............. 2005-07 Alex DiMichele .................. 2008-10 Jamar Cromwell (23) ............... 2011 Antwan Eddie (19).................. 2012

7 Jerel Freeman .......................... 1994 Ralph Clark (20) ................. 1995-97 Joe DeMaria (21) ..................... 1998 Michael Monz ......................... 1999 Shawn Martin (16) ............. 2000-02 Erik Cwalinski ................... 2005-08 Shadrae King (29) .............. 2009-11 Duane Mitchell (27) ................ 2012

8 Ben Davis ................................ 1996 Jonathan LeDonne (50) ...... 2002-04 Michael Walser .................. 2005-07 Adam Lawrence (56, 33) ... 2008-09 Monte Ashby .......................... 2010 Malik Johnson (43) ................. 2012

9 Greg Busse .............................. 1994 Deryl Witten ....................... 1995-96 Ray Thomas ................... 1997-2000 Corey Oaks (24) ...................... 2001

Drew Geyer ........................ 2002-05 Mario Hines (3) .................. 2006-07 James Snider (16) .................... 2009 Jamie Cobb ......................... 2010-11

10 Andy Scruggs ..................... 1994-95 Kelly Pierre (31) ...................... 1996 Jemond Riffe (1) ...................... 1998 Allen Mangus.......................... 2000 Andre Reid (25) ...................... 2001 Jabbar Graham ................... 2004-05 Michael Rogers (85) ................ 2006 Harry Girting ...................... 2007-09 Adrian Perez ........................... 2012

11 Robert Frazier ............... 1994, 1996 Antoine Lee (11) ..................... 1997 Chris Beene ............................. 1998 Nick Downs (36) ............ 1999-2000 Ed Brown ........................... 2001-02 Justin Larson ........................... 2004 Rob Baier ................................. 2005 Mike Niklos (20) ................ 2006-07 Camdin Crouse (19) ........... 2008-09 Eric Lowry (29) .................. 2010-11

12 Jake Newman ..................... 1994-97 Steve Tryon ............................. 1999 Brent Marstellar ...................... 2000 Nick Schirtzinger (92)............ 2007 Raphael Johnson (29)......... 2008-10 Matt Layman ........................... 2011

13 Fred Parker ........................ 1996-98 Ed Herriott (40) .................. 2001-02 Justin Marino (40) ................... 2004 Kevin Drakeford, Jr. (31) ......... 2006 Troy Cree ............................ 2007-08 Donte Jeter (3) ........................ 2011 Evan Taylor (40) ..................... 2012

14 Jason Hempstead ........... 1999-2002 Ron Ball .................................. 2007 Jeff Sinclair ........................ 2009-12

15 Brad Trezona ........................... 1995 Donald Walker ........................ 1997 Antoine Lee (11) ................ 1998-99 Rich Demaio ........................... 2003 Jacky Candy ............................ 2006 Kyle McCallister ..................... 2007

16 Shawn Martin (7) .................... 1999 David Bourne ..................... 2000-01 Toheeb Akinola (4) ............ 2005-06 James Snider (9) ................. 2007-08

17 Gary Kifer ................................ 1994 B.B. Broughton ....................... 2001 Nathan DiLorenzo (4) ............. 2003 Alvin Hill ........................... 2005-07 Michael Richards ............... 2008-10 Zach Washington .................... 2012

18 JeVarn O’Neal ..................... 1996-97 J.T. Kirk .............................. 1998-99 Vladimir St. Surin ............. 2001-03 Shola Fajemisin (54) ............... 2004 Nathan Argenta ........ 2006-07, 2009 Ben Ridgeley ...................... 2010-12

19 Fred Manalac (2) ..................... 1994 Tai Alli ............................... 1995-97 Jon Watts ................................. 2000 Damian Jackson ................. 2001-02

Camdin Crouse (11) ................ 2007 Garrett Clawson ................. 2008-10 Antwan Eddie (6).................... 2011

20 Ralph Clark (7) ........................ 1994 Pat Nolan ........................... 1995-98 Josh Weight (4) ........................ 2001 Mike Niklos (11) ................ 2003-04 Greg Langer ........................ 2010-12

21 Tim Smith ............................... 1994 Joe DeMaria (7) ....................... 1996 Josh Marino ........................ 2001-04 Austin Weaver ........................ 2005 James O’Quinn ........................ 2008 Marvin McCalla ................. 2009-10 William Quarles ................. 2011-12

22 Dante Payne ....................... 1994-97 Ian Greenlee ............................ 1998 Nick Daniel (26) ............. 1999-2001 Develand Campbell ................ 2002 Jason Trivisono ....................... 2005 Stuart Ayers (30) ..................... 2006 Josh Kiel ............................. 2007-10 Ryan Thermil .......................... 2012

23 Jeff Garner ............................... 1997 Shaun Butler ........................... 1998 Kevin Felix ............................. 2002 James Kazil ........................ 2004-07 Jesse Kastelic........................... 2008 Jamar Cromwell (6) ............ 2009-10 Justin Brooks ........................... 2011 Brian Jones .............................. 2012

24 Conte’ Bolden ......................... 1994 Mike Scott ............................... 1995 Corey Oaks (9) ........................ 2002 JaJonelle DeJarnette ........... 2003-04 Michael Landers ................ 2007-10 Samuel Collins................... 2011-12

25 Brian Dunn ........................ 1994-97 Micah Riley .............. 1998-99, 2002 Andre Reid (10) ...................... 2000 Shane Gosnell ......................... 2005 Daron Jones ............................. 2007 Sanchez Faugue ................. 2009-12

26 Josh Buxton ............................. 1996 Nick Daniel (22) ...................... 1998 Joe Ward (34) .......................... 2001 Nelson Walker (29) ................. 2002 Nick Ebert ............................... 2005 Rion Listhrop (40).............. 2006-07 Barry Nowell ........................... 2008

27 Brian DeVivo ........................... 1994 Joe Austin ...................... 1999-2001 Devin Wilson ..................... 2002-05 Ryan Smith ............................. 2007 Duane Mitchell (7) .................. 2011 Clay Ilkin ................................ 2012

28 Matt Stasko ............................. 1998 Dante Settles ...................... 2000-04 Rolf Bathold ....................... 2007-10

29 Amon Harrod ..................... 1996-98 Mike Romeo ............................ 2000 Richard Bailey ........................ 2002 Nelson Walker (26) ............ 2003-05 Raphael Johnson (12) ............. 2007 Shadrae King (7) ..................... 2008

Eric Lowry (11) ...................... 2009

30 John Hepler ........................ 1994-97 Monroe Hillsman ........... 1999-2000 Stuart Ayers (22) ................ 2003-04 Jason Davis .............................. 2006 David Pittman .................... 2008-09 Mike Cook (31) ....................... 2011

31 Kelly Pierre (10) ...................... 1995 Steve Carbonara ................. 1996-97 Jermaine Cuyler ............. 1998-2001 Kevin Drakeford, Jr. (13) ......... 2004 Ian Milanak (59)................. 2007-09 A.J. Holderman (77, 94) .......... 2010 C.J. Jackson ............................. 2011 Mike Cook (30) ....................... 2012

32 Steve Tharp ........................ 1994-95 Milton Sanders ....................... 2001 Rupert Rickards (2, 5) ............. 2002 Jeff Rommes ....................... 2003-06 Mark Szymanski (53) ......... 2007-09 Nick Groat (44) .................. 2010-12

33 Wesley Johnson ................. 1994-96 Terrance McCall ...................... 1997 Ryan Swofford ............... 1999-2001 Nic Horting ............................. 2003 Brian Pruitt ........................ 2005-06 Adam Lawrence (56, 8) .......... 2007 Brad Banas ......................... 2009-12

34 Tim Hare ................................. 1994 Joe Ward (26) .......................... 1998 Jeremy Cigola .......................... 2000 Derek Huey ............................. 2002 Josh O’Bannon (3) .............. 2003-04 Jeff Link .............................. 2007-10 D.J. Myers (38) ................... 2011-12

35 Garth White ....................... 1994-97 Brad Miller ..................... 1998-2000 Victor Silva .............. 2001-03, 2005 Alex Tarr ............................ 2009-11

36 DeLonte Perkins (5) ................ 1995 Nick Downs (11) ................ 1997-98 Andrew Fiorante (39) ............. 2002 Jake Nulph ......................... 2003-04 Karey Murray ..................... 2006-08 Vince Mongelluzzo (74).......... 2010 Cameron Chadwick ........... 2011-12

37 Kevin Jordan ...................... 2000-01 Kimani Smith.......................... 2012

38 Drew Dorsey ........................... 1994 Greg James .............................. 1998 Mike Keister ................... 1999-2000 Sam Fiorante ...................... 2002-05 D.J. Myers (34) ........................ 2010 Tony LaMancusa ................ 2011-12

39 D’Shawn Henry ................. 1997-99 Andrew Fiorante (36) ............. 2003 Matt Brunck (98) ..................... 2004 Joey Wines ......................... 2008-09 Ky Kenyon .............................. 2012

40 Brandon Fellinger .............. 1994-95 Darnell Baldwin...................... 1998 Ed Herriott (13) ....................... 1999 Justin Marino (13) .............. 2001-03 Rion Listhrop (26)................... 2005


John Jackson ...................... 2006-07 Erik Frund ............................... 2008 Evan Taylor (13) ..................... 2010

41 Harry Leber ............................. 1998 Dustin Holt (44) ...................... 2002 Moises Hernandez (5) ........ 2003-04 Anthony Caperelli ............. 2008-11

42 Brian Gehrig ............................ 1995 Archie Wannamaker .......... 1996-98 Vince Magnone .................. 2004-06 Dan Mignogna .................... 2011-12

43 John Rochford .................... 1994-97 Michael Schlaepfer ............ 2002-04 Jacob DaGrava .................... 2006-08 Kyle Cooper (44) .................... 2009 Malik Johnson (8) ................... 2010

44 Piante Crew ............................. 1994 Mo Baptiste ........................ 1996-97 Dustin Holt (41) ...................... 2003 Chad Wengert .................... 2004-07 Nick Groat (32) ....................... 2009 Kyle Cooper (43) ..................... 2011

45 * Tim Hall ............................. 1994-95

46 Todd Geissler ..................... 1994-96 Doug Brandow ........................ 1998 Andy Gill ....................... 1999-2001 Jordan Potter ........................... 2007 John Melnick .......................... 2011

47 Andy Dubinsky (54) ............... 1995 Parrish Johnson....................... 1997 Reggie Chambers ........... 1998-2001 Matt Daniel ............................. 2002 Jordan Howard ................... 2004-07

48 John O’Connell .................. 1995-98 James Noel ......................... 2002-05 Matthew Fox ........................... 2012

49 Marcus McCaleb ..................... 1995 Elias Navarro (51) ................... 2007 Nick England ..................... 2008-10 Luke Mueller .......................... 2012

50 Nate List ............................. 1994-97 Jonathan LeDonne (8) ............. 2001

51 Matt Mihalyi ........................... 2001 John Stanley ............................ 2003 Elias Navarro (49) .............. 2008-10 R.J. Cook (64) .......................... 2012

52 Ed Sanchez ............................. 1994 Adam Thermann ............... 1995-98 William Weathers (55) ............ 2000 Marc Anderson ....................... 2002 Anthony Rada .................... 2005-06 Jonathan Krepps ................ 2008-11

53 Adam Kmetz ........................... 1994 Vincent Romo ............... 2003, 2005 Mark Szymanski (32) .............. 2006 Vince Volpe ............................. 2007 Steve Mitchell .................... 2009-12

54 Andy Dubinsky (47) .......... 1996-98 Marlin Thrower ............. 1999-2001 Shola Fajemisin (18) .......... 2002-03 Ray Gensler ........................ 2004-06

55 Jack Whaley ....................... 1994-97 William Weathers (52) ....... 2001-03 James Murphy .................... 2007-09 Mark Centofanti ................. 2011-12

56 Eugene Wright ........................ 1996

Anthony Berger ................. 2001-02 Adam Lawrence (33, 8) .......... 2006 Ryan Nearhoof ................... 2007-10 Andrew Douglass............... 2011-12

57 Mark Cuda (97) ....................... 1995 Brice Fritts ..................... 1999-2001 Rinaldo Policicchio ................ 2003 Ian Margerum .................... 2006-08 Brian Bevilacqua ............... 2009-11 Mike Neilson .......................... 2012

58 Pat Stage ............................. 1995-96 Craig Herlan ................... 1998-2000 Louis St. Felix .................... 2002-04 Robert Williams ................. 2008-10

59 Mike Melynk ...................... 1997-98 Greg Harteis ....................... 2003-05 Ian Milanak (31)...................... 2006

60 Dwayne Smith ........................ 1994 Brian Murphy ......................... 1996 Ini Bassey ................................ 1998 Carlos Andrade (70)................ 2007 Alex Kirsch ............................. 2012

61 Aaron Doolittle ....................... 1994 Deodis Powell .................... 1995-96 Trevor Lang ............................. 1997 Mark Leyenaar ............... 1998-2001 Babafemi Odumeru............ 2003-04 Shannon Smoot ................. 2006-08 Chris Thompkins (95)............. 2010

62 Mike Stosic ............................. 1997 Adam Sauers (97) .......... 1999-2000 Lawrence Tolson ..................... 2002 Tyler DeChellis ....................... 2007

63 Doug Ahlum ...................... 1994-95 Abu Sesay (66) ........................ 1997 Chris Young (72) ............ 1999-2001 Clifton Jean-Jacques ........... 2002-05

64 Darrick Godbott ...................... 1995 Robin Cole, Jr. .................... 1996-99 John Meerdo ...................... 2000-03 Edgar Hunt ......................... 2006-07 R.J. Cook (51) ..................... 2009-10

65 Dave Coleman ......................... 2007

66 Abu Sesay (63) ........................ 1998 Kevin Wachhaus ................ 2000-03 John Steilner ...................... 2004-07 Nate Hargraves ................... 2011-12

67 Mark Baldino ..................... 1994-96 Chris Roberts (98) .............. 2008-09 Luke Sweeney .................... 2011-12

68 Eric Hendershot ................. 1995-98 Josh Gibson ............................. 2003 A.J. Dalton (70) ....................... 2010 Nick Faraci .............................. 2012

69 Joe Parlette (92) ....................... 1995 Jon Consoli .............................. 2005 Brad Rodgers ...................... 2008-11

70 Jon Bealles .............................. 1994 Kevin Neill ......................... 1995-96 Phil Rossomando (72)............. 2001 Colyn Haugh (73) .................... 2004 Bill Romango .......................... 2007 Carlos Andrade (60)........... 2008-10 A.J. Dalton (68) .................. 2011-12

71 Scott Remaley ......................... 1994 Justin Martin ...................... 1996-98 Joel Travitz ......................... 2004-05

Jon Hill .................................... 2012

72 Mike Horgos ............................ 1996 Chris Young (63) ..................... 1998 Phil Rossomando (70)............. 2002 Matt Williams .................... 2004-05 Logan Miles ....................... 2008-11

73 Jeff Munoz .......................... 1995-96 Scott Konchek ................ 1999-2002 Colyn Haugh (70) ............... 2005-06 Sam Miller ......... 2008-09, 2011-12

74 Isaiah Hollins .......................... 1995 Shawn George ......................... 1999 Andre Sanders .............. 2003, 2005 Vince Mongelluzzo (36)..... 2011-12

75 * Hank Fraley ....................... 1997-99

76 Pat Lines ................................. 1994 Pat Linberg ..................... 1998-2001 Joe Setticase ....................... 2006-08 Chris Setticase ........................ 2011

77 Keith Stewart ..................... 1994-97 Bryan Mullins .................... 2005-06 Corey Konycki ................... 2007-10 A.J. Holderman (31, 94) ......... 2011 Max Robertson ........................ 2012

78 Odist Felder ....................... 1994-97 Dan Zimmerman ..................... 2000 Jason Edwards......................... 2001

79 Brian Cleary ....................... 1994-97 Gus Alonso ........................ 2003-06

80 Tom Carchedi .......................... 1995 Opio Gary (89) ............... 1999-2000 Rob Meyer .......................... 2003-05 Chris Molnar ........................... 2007

81 Eric Dudek .............................. 1994 Brent Hockenberry ............ 2000-01 Chris Kozak ........................ 2007-08 D.J. Zalewski ...................... 2009-10

82 Tim Matthews (84) .................. 1997 Thomas Grow ......................... 1999 Ricky Daldo ....................... 2001-03 Julian Ellison .......................... 2007 Andrew Smith ................... 2010-12

83 Paul Speier ......................... 1996-98 Tyjuan Massey ................... 2002-05 Quinton Pirl ............................ 2012

84 Anthony West ......................... 1996 Tim Matthews (82) .................. 1998 Sherrod Evers .......... 2006, 2008-09

85 Gary Gregory ...................... 1995-98 Rob Quaranta ..................... 2001-02 Michael Rogers (10) ................ 2005

86 Jason Spencer .................... 1994-97 Isi Mataele ............................... 2001 Donald Zalewski ..................... 2003 Jarvis Powers ..................... 2004-06 Regis Flowers (94) ............. 2007-08

87 Dwan Walker .......................... 1997 Ryan Fulmer .................. 1999-2000 Stephen McNair ................. 2001-02 Paul Evans ......................... 2010-12

88 Justin Starr .............................. 1994 Jason Tomaszewski ............ 1996-98 Dean Jackson ........................... 2000 Jeremy Wise ....................... 2002-05 Frankie Probst ......................... 2006

Tyler Digby ......................... 2011-12

89 Opio Gary (80) ........................ 1998 Tim Donnelly .......................... 1999 Alan Ruperto .......................... 2002 Sean McElhinny ..................... 2007 D.J. Hayes ................................ 2012

90 Brian Karavish ........................ 1994 Carl Crennel ....................... 1995-96 Michael Grell .......................... 1997 Charles Jones .......................... 2002 Michael Crandle ................ 2003-05 Gavin Marshall .................. 2008-10 Forrest Mason ......................... 2012

91 Darnell Gardener .................... 1996 Brad Kirit ....................... 1997-2000 Alex Wilson ....................... 2001-03 Scott Schade ...................... 2005-06 Nolan Nearhoof ................. 2009-12

92 Joe Parlette (69) .................. 1996-97 Mike Rosatone ............... 1999-2000 Kelvern Grant .................... 2005-07 Nick Schirtzinger (12) ....... 2008-10

93 Mike Cortes ........................ 1994-96 Brandon Martin ...................... 2006 Farren Mason ..................... 2009-12

94 Billie Jones ......................... 1996-97 Ron Blue ................................. 2002 Regis Flowers (86) .................. 2006 Michael Lovely .................. 2009-10 A.J. Holderman (31, 77) .......... 2012

95 Matt Grayson ................. 1998-2001 Sean Crisman .......................... 2002 Ryan Catley ............................. 2008 Chris Thompkins (61)........ 2011-12

96 Brian Quaranta ....................... 1994 Ken Pingatore ......................... 2003 Eric Jewell .......................... 2005-07 Cory Nolton ....................... 2010-11

97 Mark Cuda (57) ....................... 1994 Paul Leonard ........................... 1996 Jeff Stingi ................................ 1997 Adam Sauers (62) ................... 1998 Andy Walton ...................... 2006-08 Henry Jartu .............................. 2012

98 Jason Henley ...................... 1994-95 Murray Poole ................. 1996-2000 Eric Fontana ............................ 2002 Matt Brunck (39) ................ 2005-06 Mike Burkett ...................... 2007-09 Chris Roberts (67) ................... 2010

99 John Bose ................................ 1994 Chris Riley ..................... 1999-2001 Jason Forrest ...................... 2002-05 Richard Nagy ..................... 2006-07 Connor Sullivan ................ 2010-12

* retired jersey


Year-by-Year LeadersrusHinG YeAr nAMe Att. YArDs AVG. tD LonG

1994 Tim Hall ............................... 154 1,336 8.7* 11 95t1995 Tim Hall ............................... 239* 1,572* 6.6 16* 82t1996 Archie Wannamaker ............ 90 735 8.2 8 701997 Archie Wannamaker ............ 198 976 4.9 7 401998 Archie Wannamaker ............ 139 751 5.4 5 85t1999 Donald Dorsey ..................... 181 1,070 5.9 9 67t2000 Sam Dorsett .......................... 217 1,219 5.6 9 50t2001 Sam Dorsett .......................... 195 1,166 6.0 10 36t2002 Develand Campbell ............. 104 406 3.9 2 792003 Sam Dorsett .......................... 228 1,064 4.7 6 77t2004 Devin Wilson ....................... 173 703 4.1 5 332005 Devin Wilson ....................... 176 743 4.2 9 48t2006 Brian Harden........................ 126 399 3.2 1 412007 Myles Russ ........................... 155 594 3.8 3 572008 Myles Russ ........................... 215 1,255 5.8 6 68t2009 Myles Russ ........................... 212 1,059 5.0 2 60t2010 Myles Russ ........................... 236 1,363 5.8 10 532011 Deontae Howard .................. 98 386 3.9 1 232012 Evan Taylor .......................... 183 847 4.6 0 65

reCePtions YeAr nAMe no. YArDs AVG. tD LonG

1994 Robert Frazier ...................... 28 382 13.6 7 471995 Drew Dorsey......................... 33 407 12.3 4 371996 Fred Parker........................... 30 512 17.1 6 591997 DeLonte Perkins................... 31 507 16.4 6 431998 Fred Parker........................... 31 540 17.4 6 40t1999 J.T. Kirk ................................ 38 634 16.7 7 94t2000 Opio Gary ............................. 35 514 14.7 7 55t2001 Brent Hockenberry............... 39 661 16.9 6 67t2002 Rupert Rickards ................... 30 395 13.2 2 27t2003 Rupert Rickards ................... 33 415 12.6 3 362004 Tyjuan Massey ..................... 43 763 17.7 7 93t2005 Tyjuan Massey ..................... 39 899* 23.1* 10* 79t2006 Jarvis Powers........................ 31 421 12.6 5 65t2007 Alvin Hill ............................. 35 521 14.9 3 502008 Sherrod Evers....................... 34 506 14.9 4 562009 Sherrod Evers....................... 47 668 14.2 6 55t2010 Shadrae King........................ 43 531 12.3 7 35t2011 Shadrae King........................ 51* 524 10.3 5 312012 Donte Jeter............................ 37 631 17.1 5 77t

reCeiVinG YArDs YeAr nAMe YArDs reC. AVG. tD LonG

1994 Tim Hall ............................... 460 28 17.7 3 79t1995 Drew Dorsey......................... 407 33 12.3 4 371996 Fred Parker........................... 512 30 17.1 6 591997 DeLonte Perkins................... 507 31 16.4 6 431998 Fred Parker........................... 540 31 17.4 6 40t1999 J.T. Kirk ................................ 634 38 16.7 7 94t2000 Brent Hockenberry............... 624 34 18.4 8 65t2001 Brent Hockenberry............... 661 39 16.9 6 67t2002 Robb Butler .......................... 459 29 15.8 0 682003 Tyjuan Massey ..................... 457 30 15.2 4 71t2004 Tyjuan Massey ..................... 763 43 17.7 7 93t2005 Tyjuan Massey ..................... 899* 39 23.1* 10* 79t2006 Jarvis Powers........................ 421 31 12.6 5 65t2007 Alvin Hill ............................. 521 35 14.9 3 502008 James O’Quinn ..................... 622 27 23.0 6 81t2009 Sherrod Evers....................... 668 47 14.2 6 60t2010 Shadrae King........................ 531 43 12.3 7 35t2011 Shadrae King........................ 524 51* 10.3 5 312012 Donte Jeter............................ 631 37 17.1 5 77t

PAssinG YeAr nAMe Att. CMP. YArDs PCt. tD LonG

1994 Jake Newman ................ 225 117 1,723 52.0 17 79t1995 Jake Newman ................ 146 71 911 48.6 10 681996 Jake Newman ................ 208 112 1,420 53.8 17 591997 Jake Newman ................ 254 126 1,717 49.6 20 561998 Tim Levcik .................... 241 133 1,726 55.2 19 94t1999 Tim Levcik .................... 195 110 1,461 56.4 14 44t2000 Tim Levcik .................... 267 142 1,925 53.2 21 65t2001 Tim Levcik .................... 267 152 2,110 56.9 22* 67t2002 Shawn Martin ............... 168 83 1,195 49.4 5 74t2003 Drew Geyer ................... 193 101 1,451 52.3 10 75t2004 Drew Geyer ................... 361* 167* 2,601* 51.8 20 93t2005 Drew Geyer ................... 208 108 1,468 51.9 15 74t2006 Erik Cwalinski .............. 270 157 2,066 58.1 19 65t2007 Erik Cwalinski .............. 272 135 1,838 49.6 12 62t2008 Erik Cwalinski .............. 291 144 2,206 49.5 18 81t2009 Jeff Sinclair ................... 145 78 828 53.8 9 53t2010 Jeff Sinclair ................... 257 128 1,920 49.8 22* 67t2011 Jeff Sinclair ................... 232 116 1,373 50.0 11 542012 Jeff Sinclair ................... 242 122 1,710 50.4 15 77t

ALL-PurPose YeAr nAMe rusH reC. Pr kor ir YArDs

1994 Tim Hall ........................ 1,336 460 0 0 0 1,7961995 Tim Hall ........................ 1,572 333 0 0 0 1,905*1996 Archie Wannamaker ..... 735 11 76 225 0 1,0471997 Archie Wannamaker ..... 976 184 16 131 0 1,3071998 Donald Dorsey .............. 604 99 0 328 0 1,0311999 Donald Dorsey .............. 1,070 205 2 168 0 1,4452000 Sam Dorsett ................... 1,219 107 0 0 0 1,3262001 Sam Dorsett ................... 1,166 87 0 0 0 1,2532002 Stephen McNair ............ 4 450 76 288 0 8182003 Sam Dorsett ................... 1,064 45 0 0 0 1,1092004 Dante Settles ................. 61 346 264 464 0 1,1352005 Tyjuan Massey .............. 51 899 133 615 0 1,6982006 Mario Hines .................. 21 341 203 490 0 1,0552007 Mario Hines .................. 14 456 277 441 0 1,1882008 Myles Russ .................... 1,255 83 0 0 0 1,3382009 Myles Russ .................... 1,059 106 0 0 0 1,1652010 Myles Russ .................... 1,363 132 0 0 0 1,4952011 Anthony Coleman......... 0 399 85 952 0 1,4362012 Evan Taylor ................... 847 35 71 0 0 953

sCorinG YeAr nAMe Pos. Pts HoW sCoreD

1994 Tim Hall ........................................... RB 88 14 TD; 2 PAT1995 Tim Hall ........................................... RB 120* 20 TD1996 Archie Wannamaker ........................ RB 56 9 TD; 1 PAT1997 Fred Parker....................................... WR 48 8 TD1998 Jeff Carlo........................................... PK 51 6 FG; 33 PAT1999 Jeff Carlo........................................... PK 74 12 FG; 38 PAT2000 Jeff Carlo........................................... PK 73 11 FG; 40 PAT2001 Sam Dorsett ...................................... RB 66 11 TD2002 Stephen McNair ............................... WR 18 3 TD Develand Campbell ......................... RB 18 3 TD2003 Nathan DiLorenzo............................ PK 39 6 FG; 21 PAT2004 Nathan DiLorenzo............................ PK 69 13 FG; 30 PAT2005 Devin Wilson ................................... RB 68 11 TD; 1 PAT2006 Nate DiLorenzo ................................ PK 42 4 FG; 30 PAT2007 Michael Walser ................................ PK 45 9 FG; 18 PAT2008 Garrett Clawson ............................... PK 40 4 FG; 28 PAT2009 Garrett Clawson ............................... PK 64 14 FG; 22 PAT2010 Myles Russ ....................................... RB 66 11 TD2011 Greg Langer ...................................... PK 58 12 FG; 22 PAT2012 Greg Langer ...................................... PK 42 7 FG; 21 PAT


kiCkoFF returns (Yardage Leaders) YeAr nAMe no. YArDs AVG. tD LonG

1994 Jeff Cohn............................... 10 219 21.9 0 381995 Jeff Cohn............................... 11 258 23.5 0 321996 Archie Wannamaker ............ 8 225 37.5* 1 85t1997 Antoine Lee.......................... 9 271 30.1 1 93t1998 Donald Dorsey ..................... 13 328 25.2 0 581999 Antoine Lee.......................... 13 227 17.5 0 262000 Opio Gary ............................. 14 369 26.4 0 752001 Corey Oaks ........................... 14 296 21.1 0 302002 Stephen McNair ................... 13 288 22.2 0 492003 Tyjuan Massey ..................... 14 353 25.2 1 94t2004 Dante Settles ........................ 18 464 25.8 0 642005 Tyjuan Massey ..................... 20 615 30.8 0 702006 Mario Hines ......................... 20 490 24.5 0 592007 Mario Hines ......................... 22 441 20.0 0 532008 James O’Quinn ..................... 14 320 22.9 0 642009 Anthony Coleman................ 27 240 20.3 0 582010 Anthony Coleman................ 34 708 20.8 0 332011 Anthony Coleman................ 41* 952* 23.2 0 492012 Brian Jones ........................... 33 547 16.6 0 34

Punt returns (Yardage Leaders) YeAr nAMe no. YArDs AVG. tD LonG

1994 Brian Dunn........................... 13 130 10.0 0 221995 Brian Dunn........................... 17 112 6.6 0 291996 Brian Dunn........................... 19 212 11.2 0 281997 Brian Dunn........................... 25 245 9.8 0 431998 Nick Downs.......................... 11 173 15.7 0 311999 Nick Downs.......................... 14 120 8.6 0 322000 Nick Downs.......................... 18 229 12.7 0 362001 Corey Oaks ........................... 6 60 6.7 0 202002 Corey Oaks ........................... 12 90 7.5 0 342003 Tyjuan Massey ..................... 17 134 7.9 0 242004 Dante Settles ........................ 18 264 14.7 1 56t2005 Tyjuan Massey ..................... 17 133 7.8 0 542006 Mario Hines ......................... 28* 203 7.2 1 48t2007 Mario Hines ......................... 17 277* 16.3* 0 522008 Chris Kozak .......................... 14 45 3.2 0 222009 Anthony Coleman................ 28* 240 8.6 0 372010 Evan Taylor .......................... 13 199 15.3 0 372011 Anthony Coleman................ 20 85 4.2 0 302012 Evan Taylor .......................... 14 71 5.1 0 16

PuntinG YeAr nAMe no. YArDs AVG. i20 LonG

1994 Jon Mihalik .......................... 42 1,510 36.0 0 681995 Chris Longo .......................... 56 1,863 33.3 0 561996 Chris Longo .......................... 45 1,653 36.7 3 591997 Chris Longo .......................... 44 1,746 39.7 12 771998 Chris Longo .......................... 38 1,579 41.6* 6 661999 Michael Schmitt .................. 21 670 31.9 3 562000 Jeff Carlo............................... 20 732 36.6 3 532001 Jeff Carlo............................... 31 1,082 34.9 8 622002 Michael Schlaepfer .............. 60 2,240 37.3 7 622003 Michael Schlaepfer .............. 56 1,858 33.2 16 712004 Michael Schlaepfer .............. 54 1,926 35.7 15 662005 Michael Walser .................... 38 1,328 34.9 8 612006 Michael Walser .................... 52 1,751 33.7 12 572007 Nick Schirtzinger ................. 61 2,524* 41.4 16 692008 Nick Schirtzinger ................. 53 2,125 40.1 9 602009 Nick Schirtzinger ................. 63 2,468 39.2 21* 742010 Nick Schirtzinger ................. 53 2,173 41.0 18 662011 Tony LaMancusa .................. 58 2,022 34.9 6 492012 Tony LaMancusa .................. 66* 2,511 38.0 12 53

tACkLes YeAr nAMe soLo Asst. totAL AVG.

1994 Piante Crew .......................................... 39 39 78 8.71995 Mike Cortes .......................................... 30 42 72 7.21996 Nate List ............................................... 40 49 89 8.11997 John O’Connell .................................... 57* 40 97 8.81998 John O’Connell .................................... 39 41 80 8.01999 Ray Thomas ......................................... 35 36 71 7.12000 Ray Thomas ......................................... 35 45 80 8.02001 Reggie Chambers.................................. 52 56 108 12.0*2002 James Noel ........................................... 50 58 108 10.82003 James Noel ........................................... 37 70 107 10.72004 James Noel ........................................... 51 64 115 10.52005 James Noel ........................................... 41 66 107 10.72006 Jeff Rommes ......................................... 34 41 75 6.82007 Chad Wengert....................................... 43 69 112 11.22008 Alex DiMichele .................................... 45 71* 116* 11.62009 Alex DiMichele .................................... 50 59 109 9.92010 Alex DiMichele .................................... 45 60 105 9.52011 Cameron Chadwick ............................. 32 48 80 7.32012 Mike Cook ............................................ 22 66 88 8.0

interCePtions YeAr nAMe no. YArDs AVG. tD LonG

1994 Piante Crew .......................... 5 28 5.6 0 231995 Nate List ............................... 5 52 10.4 1 42t1996 Brian Dunn........................... 4 50 12.5 0 371997 Brian Dunn........................... 7* 92 13.1 0 371998 Derry Williams ..................... 3 17 5.7 0 171999 Nick Downs.......................... 5 0 0.0 0 32000 Nick Downs.......................... 7* 174 24.9 2 58t2001 Corey Oaks ........................... 3 9 3.0 0 92002 Corey Oaks ........................... 7* 130 18.6 2 59t2003 Mike Niklos.......................... 6 53 8.8 2 28t2004 Josh Marino .......................... 6 41 6.8 0 352005 James Kazil........................... 3 39 13.0 0 212006 Mike Niklos.......................... 5 23 4.6 0 232007 James Kazil........................... 3 9 3.0 0 9 Mike Niklos.......................... 3 0 0.0 0 02008 Michael Landers .................. 5 41 8.2 0 242009 Rolf Bathold ......................... 3 80 26.7 1 49 Elias Navarro........................ 3 47 15.7 0 472010 Michael Landers .................. 5 66 13.2 0 412011 Alex Tarr .............................. 2 39 19.5 0 392012 Marcelis Branch ................... 3 0 0.0 0 0

sACks YeAr nAMe no. YArDs tFL YArDs

1994 Fred Manalac ....................................... 8 58 10 631995 Fred Manalac ....................................... 5 43 7 511996 John O’Connell .................................... 7 44 10 631997 Jason Spencer....................................... 11* 54 13 611998 Matt Grayson........................................ 7.5 32 11 531999 Brad Kirit ............................................. 7.5 54 12 662000 Brad Kirit ............................................. 5 33 5 332001 Matt Grayson........................................ 2.5 19 8.5 37 Jonathan LeDonne ............................... 2.5 17 5.5 262002 Will Weathers ...................................... 5.5 34 12 432003 Babafemi Odumeru.............................. 5 28 9 372004 Ray Gensler .......................................... 7.5 56 13 702005 James Noel ........................................... 4.5 23 7.5 262006 Ray Gensler .......................................... 11* 89* 17.5 106*2007 Mark Szymanski .................................. 7 42 15 612008 Adam Lawrence ................................... 3.5 24 9 322009 Adam Lawrence ................................... 5.5 32 12.5 442010 Nolan Nearhoof.................................... 5.5 19 6 222011 Nolan Nearhoof.................................... 7.5 47 12.5 592012 Nolan Nearhoof.................................... 10.5 49 13.0 55

* single-season school record


All-Time Results1994 — Record: 7-1-1 • Home: 4-0 • Road: 3-1-1•Head Coach: JoeWalton

DAte oPPonent sCore Att. stADiuM

Sept. 3 @ Waynesburg W, 24-19 2,275 College FieldSept. 10 Monmouth W, 26-19 5,335 Moon StadiumSept. 17 @ Central Conn. State W, 24-17 2,745 Arute FieldSept. 24 Gannon W, 28-0 3,330 Moon StadiumOct. 8 Duquesne W, 28-6 8,016 Moon StadiumOct. 15 @ Wagner L, 21-38 5,346 Fischer FieldOct. 29 @ Saint Francis T, 14-14 1,178 Pine BowlNov. 5 Bethany W, 38-14 4,102 Moon StadiumNov. 12 @ Mercyhurst W, 37-27 1,001 Veterans Stadium

1995 — Record: 6-4•Home: 4-1 • Road: 2-3•Head Coach:JoeWalton


sept. 2 Waynesburg W, 41-6 2,275 Moon StadiumSept. 9 @ Monmouth L, 13-16 3,246 Kessler FieldSept. 16 @ Duquesne W, 38-20 4,267 Rooney FieldSept. 30 Central Conn. State W, 45-3 3,526 Moon StadiumOct. 6 @ Gannon L, 29-30 1,668 Veterans StadiumOct. 14 Wagner W, 18-16 483 Moon StadiumOct. 21 Mercyhurst L, 19-21 2,322 Moon StadiumOct. 28 @ Towson State L, 14-34 3,588 Minnegan StadiumNov. 4 @ Bethany W, 32-7 796 Rine FieldNov. 11 Saint Francis W, 21-6 1,109 Moon Stadium

1996 — Record: 9-2(3-1NEC) • Home: 5-0 • Road: 4-2•Head Coach:JoeWalton


Sept. 7 @ Mercyhurst W, 20-0 1,850 Mercyhurst FieldSept. 14 Butler W, 38-0 2,116 Moon StadiumSept. 21 Towson State W, 7-0 3,756 Moon StadiumSept. 28 @ Central Conn. State * W, 35-13 1,875 Arute Field Oct. 5 Gannon W, 40-7 2,944 Moon StadiumOct. 12 @ Dayton L, 21-31 7,364 Welcome StadiumOct. 26 Monmouth * W, 43-6 2,681 Moon StadiumNov. 2 @ Wagner * L, 35-38 551 Fischer FieldNov. 9 @ Saint Francis * W, 16-15 475 Pine BowlNov. 16 C.W. Post W, 35-6 964 Moon StadiumNov. 23 @ Duquesne # W, 28-26 4,321 Rooney Field

1997 — Record: 8-3(4-0NEC) • Home: 3-2 • Road: 5-1•Head Coach: JoeWalton


Sept. 6 Buffalo State W, 35-23 1,856 Moon StadiumSept. 13 @ Butler W, 26-21 3,410 Butler BowlSept. 20 Dayton L, 13-16 2,336 Moon StadiumSept. 27 @ Central Conn. State * W, 44-21 860 Arute FieldOct. 4 Wagner * W, 21-9 3,448 Moon StadiumOct. 18 @ Towson State L, 30-33 3,525 Minnegan StadiumOct. 25 @ Monmouth * W, 41-20 2,311 Kessler FieldNov. 1 Mercyhurst L, 10-17 921 Moon StadiumNov. 8 Saint Francis * W, 34-7 1,555 Moon StadiumNov. 15 @ Gannon W, 17-13 500 Veterans StadiumNov. 22 @ Georgetown # W, 35-13 931 Kehoe Field



Sept. 5 @ Buffalo State L, 20-30 762 Coyer FieldSept. 12 @ Dayton L, 22-31 4,376 Welcome StadiumSept. 26 Central Conn. State * W, 42-17 2,673 Moon StadiumOct. 3 @ Wagner * W, 42-17 1,194 Fischer FieldOct. 10 Valparaiso L, 17-19 1,649 Moon StadiumOct. 17 Sacred Heart * W, 44-7 1,081 Moon StadiumOct. 24 Monmouth * L, 26-27 1,258 Moon StadiumNov. 7 @ Saint Francis * W, 35-3 819 Pine BowlNov. 14 New Haven L, 24-26 1,192 Moon StadiumNov. 21 @ Duquesne L, 22-24 2,872 Rooney Field



Sept. 4 @ Buffalo State L, 20-32 904 Coyer FieldSept. 11 Dayton W, 34-7 3,959 Moon StadiumSept. 18 @ Valparaiso L, 13-17 2,009 Brown StadiumSept. 25 @ Central Conn. State * W, 27-24 875 Willow Brook ParkOct. 2 Wagner * W, 23-21 4,126 Moon StadiumOct. 16 Sacred Heart * W, 48-0 2,231 Moon StadiumOct. 23 @ Monmouth * W, 34-16 3,266 Kessler FieldOct. 30 @ Albany * W, 30-20 4,824 University FieldNov. 6 Saint Francis * W, 49-0 5,348 Moon StadiumNov. 20 Stony Brook * W, 50-19 2,572 Moon Stadium



Sept. 2 Buffalo State W, 30-20 2,151 Moon StadiumSept. 16 Monmouth * W, 23-7 1,004 Moon StadiumSept. 30 @ Saint Francis * W, 63-0 1,231 Pine BowlOct. 7 St. John’s * W, 43-6 2,867 Moon StadiumOct. 14 @ Dayton W, 17-13 9,615 Welcome StadiumOct. 21 Central Conn. State * W, 41-3 1,259 Moon StadiumOct. 28 @ Wagner * W, 38-31 (OT) 1,782 Wagner StadiumNov. 4 @ Sacred Heart * W, 31-20 1,236 Campus FieldNov. 11 Albany * W, 43-34 3,346 Moon StadiumNov. 18 @ Stony Brook * W, 36-6 499 Seawolves Field



Sept. 1 @ Buffalo State L, 27-33 1,723 Coyer FieldSept. 8 Dayton L, 9-37 1,329 Moon StadiumSept. 22 Sacred Heart * L, 31-44 936 Moon StadiumSept. 29 Saint Francis * W, 41-7 2,119 Moon StadiumOct. 13 @ St. John’s * W, 28-0 614 DaSilva FieldOct. 20 @ Central Conn. State * W, 38-18 2,015 Arute FieldOct. 27 Wagner * W, 49-30 1,114 Moon StadiumNov. 3 Stony Brook * W, 45-19 2,236 Moon StadiumNov. 10 @ Albany * W, 42-31 1,769 University FieldNov. 24 @ Monmouth * cancelled



Sept. 7 Buffalo State W, 41-12 1,238 Moon StadiumSept. 14 @ Dayton L, 10-24 4,369 Welcome StadiumSept. 21 Central Conn. State * W, 14-0 1,033 Moon StadiumSept. 28 Monmouth * W, 15-10 1,974 Moon StadiumOct. 5 @ Sacred Heart * L, 0-34 2,417 Campus FieldOct. 12 @ Wagner * L, 0-29 1,083 Wagner StadiumOct. 26 @ Gannon L, 21-49 1,000 Gannon FieldNov. 2 Albany * L, 7-32 938 Moon StadiumNov. 9 @ Stony Brook * L, 13-23 4,672 LaValle StadiumNov. 16 @ Saint Francis * L, 7-14 (OT) 707 Pine Bowl



Sept. 6 @ Buffalo State W, 33-23 1,445 Coyer FieldSept. 13 @ Monmouth * L, 10-17 2,106 Kessler FieldSept. 20 @ Saint Peter’s W, 31-24 523 Bill Cochrane FieldSept. 27 Saint Francis * W, 36-6 1,317 Moon StadiumOct. 4 Stony Brook * W, 23-20 1,638 Moon StadiumOct. 11 @ Central Conn. State * W, 27-17 1,946 Arute FieldOct. 18 Sacred Heart * L, 20-24 1,033 Moon StadiumOct. 25 Wagner * W, 31-28 1,008 Moon StadiumNov. 8 @ Albany * L, 7-27 1,270 University FieldNov. 15 @ Duquesne L, 28-33 4,219 Rooney Field




Sept. 4 Buffalo State W, 47-10 1,168 Moon StadiumSept. 11 Duquesne W, 34-14 4,152 Moon StadiumSept. 18 Monmouth * L, 27-29 1,034 Moon StadiumSept. 25 @ Saint Francis * W, 28-10 910 Pine BowlOct. 2 @ Stony Brook * W, 31-24 5,740 LaValle StadiumOct. 9 Central Conn. State * L, 21-34 1,872 Moon StadiumOct. 16 Dayton L, 12-29 1,573 Moon StadiumOct. 23 @ Wagner * L, 17-20 2,211 Wagner StadiumOct. 30 Saint Peter’s W, 23-12 1,019 Moon StadiumNov. 6 Albany * W, 34-7 1,024 Moon StadiumNov. 13 @ Sacred Heart * L, 3-24 1,662 Campus Field



Sept. 3 @ Duquesne L, 12-23 4,861 Rooney FieldSept. 17 Butler W, 49-13 3,516 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 24 @ Rowan L, 28-35 (OT) 2,713 John Page FieldOct. 1 Saint Francis * L, 28-35 3,784 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 8 Wagner * W, 38-30 1,604 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 15 @ Central Conn. State * L, 14-21 1,268 Arute FieldOct. 22 @ Monmouth * L, 0-14 1,882 Kessler FieldOct. 29 Stony Brook * L, 37-38 1,439 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 5 @ Albany * L, 17-20 1,875 University FieldNov. 12 Sacred Heart * L, 20-27 1,231 Joe Walton Stadium



Sept. 2 @ Dayton L, 14-21 3,719 Welcome StadiumSept. 9 Duquesne L, 7-27 3,246 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 16 @ Butler W, 35-14 1,536 Butler BowlSept. 23 Rowan W, 21-0 1,642 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 30 @ Saint Francis * W, 45-13 1,394 DeGol FieldOct. 7 @ Wagner * W, 14-10 3,204 Wagner StadiumOct. 14 #19 Central Conn. State * W, 23-17 (2OT) 2,843 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 21 Monmouth * L, 7-16 2,143 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 28 @ Stony Brook * W, 21-6 1,893 LaValle StadiumNov. 4 Albany * L, 6-16 2,148 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 11 @ Sacred Heart * W, 41-21 1,836 Campus Field

2007 — Record: 4-6(3-3NEC) • Home: 2-3 • Road: 2-3•Head Coach: JoeWalton$


Sept. 1 Dayton L, 12-23 2,246 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 8 @ Monmouth * W, 20-17 2,444 Kessler FieldSept. 15 Saint Francis * W, 28-14 1,784 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 22 @ Morehead State W, 9-8 4,719 Jayne StadiumSept. 29 VMI L, 13-40 2,157 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 6 Wagner * L, 13-20 2,895 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 13 @ Central Conn. State * L, 10-16 3,349 Arute FieldOct. 20 @ Duquesne L, 14-17 1,311 Rooney FieldNov. 3 @ Albany * L, 17-45 2,283 University FieldNov. 10 Sacred Heart * W, 41-31 1,368 Joe Walton Stadium

$ Dan Radakovich served as interim head coach in RMU’s 20-17 victory @ Monmouth (9/8/07)

in the place of the absent Joe Walton



Sept. 6 Morehead State W, 27-13 1,763 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 13 Bucknell L, 14-17 2,347 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 20 @ Dayton L, 14-31 3,595 Welcome StadiumSept. 27 Monmouth * L, 26-34 1,553 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 4 @ Sacred Heart * L, 28-31 3,019 Campus FieldOct. 11 Duquesne * W, 34-27 3,942 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 18 @ Bryant L, 7-20 5,630 Bulldog StadiumOct. 25 @ Wagner * W, 35-3 1,013 Wagner StadiumNov. 1 Central Conn. State * W, 27-14 1,078 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 8 Albany * L, 7-41 1,021 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 15 @ Saint Francis * W, 35-20 943 DeGol Field



Sept. 5 @ VMI L, 13-14 6,084 Foster StadiumSept. 12 @ Bucknell L, 23-26 4,172 Mathewson StadiumSept. 19 Dayton L, 14-21 2,455 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 26 Bryant * L, 13-20 1,442 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 3 @ Duquesne * L, 20-34 2,577 Rooney FieldOct. 10 @ Central Conn. State * L, 21-42 2,654 Arute FieldOct. 17 Saint Francis * W, 28-0 1,647 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 31 Sacred Heart * W, 9-7 1,024 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 7 @ Albany * W, 13-10 2,518 University FieldNov. 14 Wagner * W, 37-10 1,279 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 21 @ Monmouth * W, 23-9 1,291 Kessler Field



Sept. 4 @ Dayton L, 14-28 3,377 Welcome StadiumSept. 11 @ Sacred Heart * W, 35-31 2,076 Campus FieldSept. 18 #15 Liberty W, 30-23 2,893 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 25 @ Wagner * W, 30-9 2,410 Wagner StadiumOct. 2 @ Saint Francis * W, 35-14 2,338 DeGol FieldOct. 9 Monmouth * W, 17-16 2,104 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 16 Albany * W, 38-0 3,078 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 30 Duquesne * W, 34-11 2,873 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 6 Central Conn. State * W, 42-24 2,789 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 13 @ Bryant * L, 21-27 2,207 Bulldog StadiumNov. 27 @ #25 North Dakota State % L, 17-43 12,202 Fargodome

2011 — Record: 2-9(2-6NEC)•Home:1-4•Road:1-5•Head Coach:JoeWalton


Sept. 3 Dayton L, 13-19 1,981 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 10 @ #24 Liberty L, 7-38 15,805 Williams StadiumSept. 17 @ Morgan State L, 12-13 4,782 Hughes StadiumOct. 1 @ Monmouth * W, 23-20 2,896 Kessler FieldOct. 8 Saint Francis * W, 45-14 4,384 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 15 @ Albany * L, 17-28 5,878 University FieldOct. 22 Bryant * L, 27-34 1,932 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 29 Sacred Heart * L, 15-27 1,514 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 5 @ Central Conn. State * L, 24-31 2,125 Arute FieldNov. 12 Wagner * L, 17-38 2,237 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 19 @ Duquesne * L, 10-45 2,410 Rooney Field

2012 — Record: 4-7(3-5NEC)•Home:3-2•Road:1-5•Head Coach:JoeWalton


Sept. 1 @ #2 North Dakota State L, 0-52 18,769 FargodomeSept. 8 Albany * L, 10-35 1,068 Joe Walton StadiumSept. 15 @ Dayton L, 14-20 3,116 Welcome StadiumSept. 29 Lafayette W, 31-28 3,524 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 6 @ Saint Francis * L, 3-10 1,726 DeGol FieldOct. 13 @ Bryant * L, 35-38 3,682 Bulldog StadiumOct. 20 Central Conn. State * W, 37-31 1,020 Joe Walton StadiumOct. 27 @ Wagner * L, 13-23 2,072 Wagner StadiumNov. 3 Duquesne * W, 17-13 2,028 Joe Walton StadiumNov. 10 @ Sacred Heart * W, 21-17 1,336 Campus FieldNov. 17 Monmouth * L, 21-26 1,043 Joe Walton Stadium

note: Opponent rankings according to TheSportsNetwork* NEC Game | # ECAC Bowl | % FCS Playoffs

Robert Morris Athletic Hall of FameTheRobertMorrisUniversityAthleticHallofFamewasestablishedin1991tohonorthosewhohavemadeanoutstandingcontributiontoRobertMorrisathletics.NominationsaresolicitedandindividualsselectedbytheHallofFameCommittee.Players,coachesandadministratorsareeligibleforselectionfiveyearsaftertheyhaveconcludedtheircareeratRobertMorris,andeachyearaveteran’schoiceisselectedforinduction.Aveteran’schoiceisanindividualthathasconcludedtheircareerforatleast20years. TheRobertMorrisfootballprogramhashad11formerstudent-athletesinductedintotheRMUAthleticHallofFame,whileheadcoachJoeWaltonwillbeenshrinedwiththeinauguralRMUAthleticHallofFameDinnerFriday,Nov.15,attheattheMarriottPittsburghAirport.Cocktailswillbeservedat6:00p.m.,followedbydinnerat7:00p.m.,andtheemceeoftheeventwillbeformerWashingtonRedskinsquarterbackJoeTheismann.FormoreinformationregardingtheinauguralRMUAthleticHallofFameDinner,pleasevisitwww.rmu.edu/hof. Toreadandlearnmoreaboutanyoftheformerstudent-athletes,coachesoradministratorsintheRMUAthleticHallofFame,orifyouwouldliketonominateaformerstudent-athlete,coachoradministrator,pleasevisittheofficialwebsiteofColonialathleticsatwww.rmucolonials.com.

FootBALL PLAYers in tHe roBert Morris uniVersitY AtHLetiC HALL oF FAMe

tiM HALL (1994-95)Running Back • Induction Year: 1998

The program’s inaugural running back, Hall established every rushing record at Robert Morris in his two years with the program. He rushed for 2,908 yards on his career, which ranks

second all-time, and a single-season record 1,572 yards in 1995. Hall also owns the single-game record for rushing yards, accumulating 278 yards against Bethany Nov. 5, 1994. Hall established the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) record by averaging 8.7 yards per carry in 1994, and his career average of in 7.4 yards per attempts is an FCS career mark. In 1995, Hall was named an NCAA I-AA All-American according to The Associated Press. He passed away in September of 1998.

BriAn Dunn (1994-97)Defensive Back • Induction Year: 2003

A native of Havorford, Pa., Dunn owns the Robert Morris single-game, single-season and career records for interceptions as a four-year starter at free safety for the Colonials. In a 28-6

victory over Duquesne at Moon Stadium Oct. 8, 1994, Dunn finished with three interceptions, which stands as the single-game school record. As a senior in 1997, Dunn established the single-season record for interceptions with seven, a record that has since been tied twice. On his career, Dunn finished with 19 picks. He also owns the school record for career punt return yards (711). Dunn was named to the 1995 All-ECAC Team and the 1996 All-America Second Team by DonHansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette. An All-Northeast Conference selection in both 1996 and 1997, Dunn was a first team All-American and All-ECAC pick in 1997.

nAte List (1994-97)Linebacker • Induction Year: 2003

List was a four-year starter for Robert Morris at linebacker and held the program record for career tackles with 309 before linebacker James Noel (2002-05) eclipsed it

in 2004. A native of Industry, Pa., and a member of ECAC Bowl winning teams in 1996 and 1997, List owns the longest interception return in school history, a 97-yard return for a touchdown at Dayton in 1996. List was named an All-American by DonHansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette three times, one of only two Colonials ever to earn the distinction that many times. An All-NEC pick in both 1996 and 1997, List also earned All-ECAC accolades in 1995, 1996 and 1997.

JAke neWMAn (1994-97)Quarterback • Induction Year: 2004

A native of Powell, Ohio, Newman served as RMU’s inaugural quarterback from 1994 to 1997, leading the Colonials to a pair of Northeast Conference championships

(1996, 1997) and a pair of ECAC Bowl victories (1996, 1997). Newman owns the Robert Morris record for career starts with 38. As the starting quarterback for the Colonials, Newman posted a record of 28-9-1 (.750), the best winning percentage in school history. Over his four years, Newman completed 426 of his 833 passing attempts (51.1 percent) for 5,771 yards and ranks second all-time at Robert Morris with 64 career touchdown passes.


JoHn o’ConneLL (1995-98)Linebacker • Induction Year: 2004

A four-year letterwinner at linebacker for Robert Morris, O’Connell finished his career with 272 tackles, which ranks sixth in the RMU career record

book. A native of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., O’Connell was named a First Team All-American by Don Hansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette and garnered All-Northeast Conference First Team honors in both 1996 and 1997. HAnk FrALeY (1996-99)Offensive Line • Induction Year: 2006

Fraley was a three-year starter for Robert Morris on the offensive line and spent 11 years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland

Browns and St. Louis Rams. An All-Northeast Conference selection at offensive tackle in 1997, 1998 and 1999, he helped guide RMU to NEC championships each of those years as well as the 1999 mid-major national championship according to DonHansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette. Fraley became the second Colonial football student-athlete in school history to have his jersey number retired, as his No. 75 was enshrined prior to RMU’s game against Sacred Heart on Sept. 22, 2001. Fraley was the starting center for five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, playing in four NFC Championship games and starting in Super Bowl XXXIX. A native of Gaithersburg, Md., he spent the 2012 season as a coach with the University of San Diego and will enter his first year as a coach with San Jose State in 2013.

BriAn CLeArY (1994-97)Offensive Line • Induction Year: 2008

A native of Glassport, Pa., Cleary was a four-year letterwinner for Robert Morris as a member of the offensive line. He started 38 career games from 1994 to

1997 at either offensive guard or tackle. An All-Northeast Conference and All-ECAC selection in

1997, Cleary was also tabbed a I-AA Mid-Major All-American by DonHansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette. He helped lead the Colonials to back-to-back victories in the ECAC Bowl (1996 & 1997) and was also a member of the outdoor track and field team at Robert Morris, competing in the javelin. He currently serves as the color analyst for RMU football broadcasts alongside play-by-play announcer and RMU Athletic Hall of Famer Chris Shovlin.

tiM LeVCik (1998-2001)Quarterback • Induction Year: 2008

Arguably the greatest quarterback to don a Robert Morris uniform in the program’s short history, Levcik owns almost every passing record in the RMU record book. A native

of Ford Cliff, Pa., Levcik owns RMU career records for completions (537), attempts (970), passing yards (7,222) and touchdown passes (76). His 22 touchdown passes as a senior in 2001 stands as the single-season school mark, while he owns three of the top five totals for passing yards in a game. His career high came in a 45-19 victory over Stony Brook (11/3/01), when he passed for 363 yards, a total that stood as the single-game record until being broken in 2003. A two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Year (2000, 2001) as well as the 1998 NEC Offensive Newcomer of the Year, Levcik led the Colonials to a 26-10 (.722) record over his four seasons as the starting quarterback, including a perfect 10-0 record in 2000.

sAM Dorsett (1999-2003)Running Back • Induction Year: 2009

A native of Hollywood, Fla., Dorsett served as the program’s all-time leading rusher from 2003 to 2010, finishing his career with 3,847 yards rushing on 724 carries, an average

of 5.3 yards per attempt. He owns RMU career school records for rushing touchdowns (29) and 100-yard rushing games (19) and ranks second all-time in all-purpose yards (4,255). A three-time All-Northeast Conference selection (2000, 2001, 2003), Dorsett is in his first season as an assistant coach at Monmouth in 2013 after stints at Robert Morris (2006-11) and Saint Francis (2012).

niCk DoWns (1997-2000)Defensive Back • Induction Year: 2010

A four-year letterwinner as a member of the Robert Morris secondary from 1997 to 2000, Downs was a part of RMU’s ECAC Bowl win over Georgetown in 1997

and a member of two I-AA Mid-Major National Championship teams (1999, 2000) according to DonHansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette. A native of Hughesville, Md., Downs ranks second all-time at Robert Morris with 14 career interceptions and during RMU’s undefeated season in 2000 tied the single-season school mark with seven. Downs returned four of his 14 career interceptions for touchdowns, the most in school history, and over his four years with the program the Colonials posted an overall record of 30-11 (.732).

rAY tHoMAs (1997-2000)Defensive Back • Induction Year: 2012

The third member of the Robert Morris secondary to join the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame, Thomas was a four-year letterwinner from 1997 to 2000. He was a part of RMU’s

ECAC Bowl win over Georgetown in 1997 as well as a member of a pair of I-AA Mid-Major National Championship teams (1999, 2000) according to DonHansen’sNationalWeeklyFootballGazette. Thomas led the Colonials in tackles in both 1999 and 2000, finishing with 71 and 80 takedowns, respectively. Over his four-year career, Thomas compiled 240 tackles, which ranks 10th all-time at RMU. A native of Jamaica, N.Y., Thomas earned All-Northeast Conference First Team honors in both 1999 and 2000 and also added career totals of five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and three interceptions.


note: Names in bold italics members of RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2013 | * deceased

RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Members

JIM BAUGHMAN .................................... 2005 Track & Field 1996-00

JOANN BEATTY ...................................... 1998 Basketball 1987-89

MEGAN BELL .......................................... 2011 Volleyball 2002-05

ANDRE BOYD ......................................... 2002 Basketball 1987-91

TONY BUNBURY .................................... 1996 Soccer/Track & Field 1985-89

KALI BYERS ............................................ 2011 Softball 2003-06

RICKY CANNON ..................................... 2010 Basketball 1989-92

DONNA CHIODO .................................... 1996 Tennis 1980-84

BRIAN CLEARY ....................................... 2008 Football 1994-97

ROCO CONIGLIO .................................... 1997 Bowling Coach 1963-98

DR. BRUCE CORRIE ................................ 2011 Athletic Director 1994-2000

EARL CURETON ..................................... 1991 Basketball 1975-77

BUDDY DeLUCA ..................................... 1997 Bowling 1969-73

ANTHONY DICKENS .............................. 1995 Basketball 1985-90

GENITA DICKEY ..................................... 2006 Track & Field 1997-2001

LAUREN DICKINSON ............................. 2007 Softball 1999-2002

RHIAN DODDS ........................................ 2011 Soccer 1998-2002

SAM DORSETT ....................................... 2009 Football 1999-2003

NICOLE DOWNING ................................. 2010 Track & Field 2001-05

NICK DOWNS .......................................... 2010 Football 1997-2000

KATIE DUGAN ........................................ 2008 Soccer 1999-2002

BRIAN DUNN .......................................... 2003 Football 1994-97

JARRETT DURHAM ................................ 2009 Basketball Coach 1984-96

CLEVE EDWARDS ................................... 2007 Basketball 1967-69

BOB ERWIN ............................................. 1993 WBB / Volleyball Coach, IM 1968-92

TROY FABIANO ..................................... 2001 Soccer 1990-93

JOE FALLETTA ........................................ 2004 Basketball 1988-92

HEATHER FERRARI-URBANSKY .......... 2000 Softball 1991-94

HANK FRALEY ....................................... 2006 Football 1996-99

KATHY FREDERICK................................ 1995 Basketball 1984-88

MATT FURJANIC .................................... 2007 Basketball Coach 1979-84

DON GENALO ......................................... 1991 Bowling 1977-80

FOREST GRANT ..................................... 1996 Basketball 1980-84

JACKIE GRAY .......................................... 2000 Track & Field 1991-93

COURTNEY HAASE ............................... 2006 Rowing 1998-2002

TIM HALL ................................................ 1998 Football 1994-95

CHIPPER HARRIS ................................... 1995 Basketball 1980-84

RON HIGHTOWER .................................. 1998 Basketball 1970-72

BILL HODGE * ......................................... 2010 Track & Field Coach 1995-99

DR. SUSAN HOFACRE * ........................ 2005 Athletic Director 2000-05

SHERI HORVATH-SCANLON ................. 2009 Basketball 1994-97

CHRIS HULTQUIST ................................ 2009 Soccer 1992-95

CORY HUNT ............................................ 2003 Track & Field 1991-95

ELISE JAMES ........................................... 2005 Basketball 1996-00

PERRY JOHNSON .................................... 2009 Basketball 1967-69

DWIGHT KENNER .................................. 2006 Basketball 1969-71

KATIE KIRSTEN ...................................... 2006 Rowing 1997-2001

JOHN KOWALSKI ................................... 2000 Soccer Coach 1989-96

GUS KROP * ............................................ 1991 Basketball Coach 1963-76

STEPHANIE KUHN ................................. 2012 Track & Field 2004-07

JOHN KUZIEL .......................................... 2005 Basketball 1964-66

RACHEL LEITCH ..................................... 2010 Volleyball 2001-04

RICHARD LESNAK ................................. 1998 Athletic Director 1965-72

TIM LEVCIK ............................................ 2008 Football 1998-2001

LAURA LINDAK-MURRAY .................... 1999 Basketball 1989-94

NATE LIST ............................................... 2003 Football 1994-97

DON MACKEY * ..................................... 2010 Basketball 1963-65

DAMIAN MACKMAN ............................. 2011 Golf 2001-05

JONATHAN MARSHALL ........................ 2011 Basketball 1970-72

SANDY MATICH-VESELENY ................. 1997 Basketball 1977-81

MOLLY McCANN .................................... 2002 Volleyball 1991-94

BART MEASE .......................................... 2004 Golf 1995-99

KERI MEYER ........................................... 2012 Softball 2003-06

DARCEY MILLER .................................... 2012 Volleyball 2001-04

KELLI MILLER-DIMIDJIAN .................... 2004 Softball 1990-93

KIM MONG-MAIN .................................. 1992 Basketball 1981-85

BRIANNE MORGAN * ............................ 2002 Softball 1997-98

JODEE MUSKOVICH ............................... 2006 Rowing 1996-2000

GENE NABORS ....................................... 2005 Basketball 1995-00

JAKE NEWMAN ...................................... 2004 Football 1994-97

KATIE NOBLE ......................................... 2008 Volleyball 1999-2002

JOHN O’CONNELL .................................. 2004 Football 1995-98

TOM PARKS ............................................ 1993 Basketball 1979-83

MARCO PATITUCCI ................................ 2010 Soccer 1991-94

JARRAD PENCEK .................................... 2008 Track & Field 1999-2002

DOUG PETRAS ........................................ 2000 Soccer 1990-93

KRISTEN PRIES ....................................... 2006 Rowing 1996-2000

CRAIG PROSSER ..................................... 1995 Basketball 1972-74

TERA PROSSER-HOWE .......................... 1999 Softball 1991-94

JOHN RECH ............................................. 1993 Golf 1964-68

LEE REPASKY ......................................... 1996 Basketball 1983-87

MAEBETH SCHALLES ........................... 2002 Basketball 1989-93

ERICA SCHWANKE-LIST ....................... 2003 Softball 1995-98

MUSA SHANNON .................................. 2002 Soccer 1990-94

CHRIS SHOVLIN ..................................... 2012 Play-by-Play Announcer 1987-present

NICOLE SNYDER .................................... 2006 Rowing 1997-2001

PAUL SNYDER ........................................ 2008 Golf 1983-86

JENNIFER STANKEWICZ-ROCHFORD ... 2007 Tennis 1993-97

CHRISTINE SUTO ................................... 1993 Tennis 1983-87

DAN SWALGA ........................................ 2006 Basketball Coach 1978-91

RAY THOMAS ......................................... 2012 Football 1997-2000

WADE TIMMERSON ............................... 2007 Basketball 1988-92

KRISTIE TUXFORD ................................. 2001 Volleyball 1992-95

STEVE UHING ......................................... 1994 Cross Country / Track 1985-89

TOM UNDERMAN .................................. 1992 Basketball 1981-85

MYRON WALKER ................................... 1999 Basketball 1990-94

MARK WALLACE ................................... 2005 Tennis 1992-95

MISSY WALLS ........................................ 1997 Basketball 1981-85

JOE WALTON .......................................... 2013 Football Coach 1994-2013

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Front roW (l-r): Shannon Murphy (Athletic Training), Nicole Jankowski (Athletic Training), Emily Tong (Assistant Athletic Trainer), Erica Gadelmeyer (Assistant Athletic Trainer), Mike Vittorino (Head Athletic Trainer), Sara Woodring

(Athletic Training), Ian Shadle (Athletic Training), Andre Fyre (Athletic Training)

MiDDLe roW (l-r): Brian O’Herlihy (Video), Matt Gornal (Equipment Room), Dom Siciliano (Equipment Room), Ray Butter (Head Equipment Manager), Jesse Kirkling (Equipment Room), Max Witten (Equipment Room)

BACk roW (l-r): Charles Huffman (Equipment Room), Bobbie Jo Belus (Football Office Coordinator), Erik Senst (Video)

Bobbie Jo Belus FootballOfficeCoordinator

ray Butter HeadEquipmentManager

Mike Vittorino HeadAthleticTrainer

2013 Robert Morris Support Staff


roBert Morris uniVersitY DePArtMent oF AtHLetiCs Mission stAteMent

TheDepartmentofAthleticsatRobertMorrisUniversityprovidesopportunitiesforourstudent-athletes

to receive a quality experience both in the classroom and in intercollegiate athletic competition.

Athleticsenhancestheintellectual,socialandpersonaldevelopmentofourstudent-athletes,helping

themtogrowthroughtheirexperienceattheUniversityandtoprepareformeaningfulcareersandlives.

Towardthispurpose,theDepartmentofAthleticspromotesacademicachievement,goodsportingand

ethicalconduct,andequitableopportunity forstudentsandstaff, includingwomenandminorities.

TheguidingprincipleoftheUniversityistofocusonacademicsfirst;thereforeweviewoursuccess

basednotonwinsandlossesbutaslinkedtotheeducationalmissionoftheUniversityandthewelfare

ofourstudent-athletes.


RMU Department of Athletics

ADMinistrAtiVe stAFF HeAD CoACHes

sAL BusCAGLiA Women’s Basketball

CrAiG CoLeMAn Softball

PAuL CoLontino Women’s Ice Hockey

BiLL Denniston Men’s Soccer

JoHn koWALski Women’s Soccer

CYnDi HADFieLD Cheerleading

DreW MCMinnMen’s Lacrosse

MiDGe McPHAiL Women’s Rowing

oLiViA netzLer Field Hockey

kAtY PHiLLiPs Women’s Lacrosse

JeFF LAYMAn Men’s and

Women’s Tennis

Derek sCHooLeY Men’s Ice Hockey

MiCHAeL sMitH Track & Field / Cross Country

DALe stArr Volleyball

JerrY stone Men’s and Women’s

Golf

AnDreW tooLe Men’s Basketball

Joe WALton Football

CrAiG CoLeMAnAthletic Director

MArtY GALosi Sr. Associate Athletic

Director

ADDie MutiAssociate Athletic

Director/SWA

seAn siMMonsAssociate Athletic

Director

Don sMitHAssociate Athletic

Director

rYAn FLeisCHerAssistant Athletic

Director

Mike VittorinoHead Athletic Trainer

JiM DuzYkSports Information

Director

rAY ButterHead Equipment

Manager

sCott BrAnVoLDFaculty Athletic Representative

JAson DALeYAssistant Athletic

Trainer

eriCA GADeLMeYerAssistant Athletic

Trainer

stACeY oGDenAssistant Athletic

Trainer

eMiLY tonGAssistant Athletic

Trainer

ken BAkerAssistant Sports

Information Director

sPenCer koWitzAssistant Sports

Information Director

Mike WAGnerSports Information Graduate Assistant

etHAn WoYSports Information Graduate Assistant

ALLie PAttonMarketing & Ticketing

Graduate Assistant

LinDA YounGAthletic Secretary

DAWn GereGACHAthletic Secretary

BoBBie Jo BeLusFootball Office

Coordinator


Fruehauf Manufacturing Group, LLC • Chappy Andrews • Amerinox Processing, Inc. • Axiom Real Estate ManagementPNC Bank • L.D. Astorino & Associates, LTD • Barnes & Noble • Mark Baldino • Jim Billy • Heinz World Headquarters

Greenbriar Treatment Center • The Nutrition Shoppe Wellness Centers • Parkhurst Dining Services / Eat’N ParkStifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc. • RMU Institutional Advancement • Max Chan • Brian Cleary • Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.

John Colavincenzo, M.D. • Rob Cook • DeBartolo Holdings, LLC • Vincent DeGiaimo • Tax Credits, LLC • A.C. Dellovade, Inc.Ed DeRose • Dieter Home Construction, Inc. • Centimark Corporation • Gene Farison • Dr. Leonard Fichter, Inc.Prudential Preferred Realty • Todd Geissler • Gottschalk & Gottschalk • PGT Trucking • FieldTurf • Jeff Groat

Jerry Haney • Marshall Hargett • Richard Harshman • John Hepler • AAA East Central • Robert HohmanBravo Consultants, LTD • NFL Alumni: Pittsburgh Chapter • Myers Coach Lines • Roger Kirchenbaum

CTR Systems, Inc. (Lance Kledas) • Dean Hill • Highmark BCBS • Bruno DeGol • Innovative Sales SolutionsInternational Metals Processing • Jack Lightbody • Nate List • William E. Logan, DMD • “The Long Island Four” Don A. Lowry, M.D. • William & Pamela Malinchak Foundation • Mario Manna • Jake Newman • U Cann Benefit

Greater Pittsburgh Physical Therapy • Thomas McClave • Richard McMillen • Earl Mohr, Jr. • Olde Stonewall Golf ClubOxford Development Co. • Homer Nine & Sons, Inc. • Butterwood Properties, Inc. • Steeltech, Inc. • Chris Panarello

Keith Paylo • Ronal Puntil • Pete & Gary Prestipino • Williams Richards • Joe Ridgeley • Riddell • Robert Ross Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh • RMU School of Business • Paul Scullion • Greg Shepard • Neal Silliman

Jason Spencer • Del Stanley • Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. • Marcia & Art Talboo • Dave Thompson • Dale VenablesTyler Mountain Spring Water • Holiday Inn Pittsburgh Airport • Main Steel Polishing • Chuck Zimmerman

The Joe Walton Celebrity Spring ClassicHead Coach Joe Walton’s scramble tournament and clambake returns to Beaver Valley Country Club on May 19, 2014. All proceeds from this annual event benefit the Robert Morris football program. Save the date for the 21st annual Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic golf outing, as it is sure to be as prestigious and fun filled as in years past. Registration fees and/or a sponsorship includes all day food & beverages, greens fees with cart, goodie bag, skills games, a celebrity in each foursome and the opportunity to support the RMU football program. Past tournament fields have included Rocky Bleier, Mel Blount, Robin Cole, Hugh Green, L.C. Greenwood, Louis Lipps, Joe Namath, Andy Russell, Lynn Swann, Joe Theismann, Lynn Swann, Phil Villapiano, Kellen Winslow, Sr., Steve Blass, Kent Tekulve and former RMU offensive line Hank Fraley. Various sponsorship packages are available.

For more information on the Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic, please contact Bobbie Jo Belus in the Robert Morris

football office at (412) 397-4935 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Save the date and register early.


robert Morris wishes to thank the following 2013 tournament sponsors. they are:

Mel Blount and Joe Theismann with Coach Walton

The robert Morris university All-Sports Banquet will celebrate its 20th year in 2014 as the hallmark sporting event of the season. The first 19 banquets, held in the Charles L. Sewall Center on the Moon Township Campus, drew better than 8,000 attendees combined. The first six banquets featured a keynote speaker, which in the past has included former Steelers Robin Cole and Tunch Ilkin, former University of Pittsburgh football coach Johnny Majors, former Pirates All-Star shortstop Dick Groat, former Colonial Tony Gliozzo and amateur golf champion Carol Semple Thompson. At the 2013 All-Sports Banquet, which was led by master of ceremonies Chris shovlin, the play-by-play voice of Colonial athletics for the last 26 years, Robert Morris presented most valuable player plaques to each of its 23 intercollegiate sports, while 12 individuals and one team were also honored, respectively, with the Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award, Highest Grade Point Average Award, Most Outstanding Senior Female and Most Outstanding Senior Male Award, the fifth annual Strength & Conditioning Student-Athlete of the Year accolade and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Award. Garnering the Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award, presented by RMU President Dr. Greg Dell’omo, were senior Casey Folga of the

women’s track & field team and senior Brad Banas of the football squad. Folga posted a 3.95 cumulative grade point average as an early childhood education major, while Banas compiled a 3.96 cumulative GPA as an engineering major. In a new honor at the 2013 All-Sports Banquet, awards for owning the highest cumulative GPA were bestowed to a senior female and male student-athlete. Taking home the accolade were una Japundza of the vol-leyball team and Ben ridgeley from football. Also awarded by Dr. Dell’Omo, Japundza has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA as a management major throughout her career at Robert Morris, while Ridgeley carries a 3.98 cumulative GPA as an actuarial science major. The RMU women’s cross country team earned the Team GPA award, presented by Robert Morris Assistant Director of Athletics ryan Fleischer. The Colonials posted a 3.79 team GPA during the 2011-12 academic year, the highest of RMU’s 23 Division I programs. The winners of the fifth annual Strength & Conditioning Student-Athletes of the Year were presented to a male and female by RMU head strength & conditioning coach todd Hamer. Senior Mike keegan of the lacrosse team earned the male honor, while the female award went to senior Britta Grafton, who plays for both the RMU basketball and

softball squad. Presented by SAAC President and men’s soccer MVP toba Bolaji, earning the annual SAAC Award were seniors Cobina Delaney and kristen DiCiocco of the women’s ice hockey team. Taking home the RMU Athletic Director Appreciation Award, handed out by RMU Senior Associate Athletic Director Marty Galosi, was RMU Director of IT Customer Service Dennis Jochmann. Awarded annually to an individual or individuals from outside the athletic department that displays exemplary service, Jochmann is present at many athletic events throughout the course of a season both as a fan or to help with various information technology needs. Galosi also handed out the honor of Outstanding Senior Female to DiCiocco and Co-Outstanding Senior Male to nolan nearhoof from football and Velton Jones of men’s basketball. The 2014 banquet is slated for April 13, 2014, at 5:00 p.m., again in the Sewall Center. The purpose of this gathering is to honor graduating senior athletes, team most valuable players and overall excellence in athletics and academics. The space is limited, and tickets will go fast. For more information, contact the Department of Athletics at (412) 397-4913.

RMU All-Sports Banquet


2012-13 rMu Most VALuABLe PLAYers

name sport Year Hometown / High school

TOBA BOLAJI Men’s Soccer Sr. Vaughn, Ontario / Maple ADAM BRACE Men’s Ice Hockey Sr. Cobden, Ontario / Canisius EMILY CARLO Women’s Lacrosse # Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley CHRIS CARPER Men’s Outdoor Track & Field # Jr. Altoona, Pa. / Altoona SHAWNA CISKO Cheerleading Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Baldwin ANDRE COIRO Men’s Tennis # Jr. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil MEGAN COLEMAN Women’s Rowing So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Northgate AYANA DAVIS Women’s Soccer Sr. Mt. Laurel, N.J. / Holy Cross KRISTEN DiCIOCCO Women’s Ice Hockey Sr. Niagara Falls, Ontario / Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres LINDSAY ERATH Women’s Cross Country Jr. Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell JAMIE HARTLEY Field Hockey So. Tamworth, Australia / University of Newcastle BECKY JAY Volleyball (Co-) So. Parma, Ohio / Padua Franciscan RUSSELL JOHNSON Men’s Basketball Sr. Chester, Pa. / Chester BETHANY LEDFORD Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (Co-) # Fr. Huntingdon, Pa. / Huntingdon RICHARD LEDNAK Men’s Cross Country Fr. Apollo, Pa. / Kiski Area OLIVIA LOY Women’s Indoor Track & Field (Co-) Fr. Lemoyne, Pa. / Cedar Cliff KIEL MATISZ Men’s Lacrosse # Sr. Stoney Creek, Ontario / Saltfleet STEVE MITCHELL Men’s Indoor Track & Field (Co-) Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic LINDSEY MONGER Volleyball (Co-) Sr. Rising Sun, Md. / Rising Sun CAROLINA MOURAO-TEIXEIRA Women’s Tennis # So. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil NOLAN NEARHOOF Football (Defense) Sr. Gibsonia, Pa. / Mars Area BROCK POMPEANI Men’s Golf # Jr. Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell AUBREE RAY Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (Co-) # Fr. Middletown, Pa. / Middletown Area COLLIN RAY Men’s Indoor Track & Field (Co-) Sr. Middletown, Pa. / Middletown Area JENNA RINKER Women’s Golf (Co-) # Jr. Slippery Rock, Pa. / Slippery Rock JEFF SINCLAIR Football (Offense) Sr. Natrona Heights, Pa. / Highlands NICOLE SLEITH Softball # Fr. Smithton, Pa. / Yough ARTEMIS SPANOU Women’s Basketball Jr. Rhodes, Greece / 6th Senior HS of Nea Smyrni YULIA VASILYEVA Women’s Indoor Track & Field (Co-) Jr. Volgograd, Russia ELIZABETH WENGER Women’s Golf (Co-) # Sr. Toledo, Ohio / Whitmer

# MVP for 2012 spring season

PresiDentiAL sCHoLAr-AtHLete YeAr nAMe(s) sPort(s)

1995 Tim Souders Track & Field1996 John Roach Soccer1997 Sandy Dobran Softball Christina Soster Track & Field1998 Jolene Streit Basketball Shannon Telenko Soccer/Rowing1999 Kristen Pries Rowing2000 Tracy Frey Softball2001 Nicole Aloi Softball Natalie Aloi Softball2002 Michelle Bartlett Volleyball2003 Amy Miller Soccer2004 Julie Wolf Tennis2005 Jonathan LeDonne Football2006 Lauren Gombert Rowing2007 Lisa Jaszka Volleyball2008 Joel Gasper Ice Hockey Taryn Reichard Soccer2009 Alaina Gibson Volleyball2010 Adam Lawrence Football2011 Amanda Graham Volleyball2012 Alexa Bryson Softball Kiel Matisz Lacrosse2013 Casey Folga Track & Field Brad Banas Football

outstAnDinG senior MALe YeAr nAMe(s) sPort(s)

1995 Cory Hunt Track & Field1996 Tim Hall Football1997 Musa Shannon Soccer1998 Jake Newman Football1999 Bart Mease Golf2000 Gene Nabors Basketball2001 Nick Downs Football Ray Thomas Football 2002 Tim Levcik Football Jarrad Pencek Track & Field2003 Rhian Dodds Soccer2004 Aaron Thomas Basketball2005 Jonathan LeDonne Football2006 James Noel Football2007 Ray Gensler Football2008 Tony Lee Basketball2009 Jeremy Chappell Basketball2010 Sherrod Evers Football Rob Robinson Basketball2011 Trevor Moore Lacrosse Myles Russ Football Denny Urban Ice Hockey2012 Shadrae King Football2013 Nolan Nearhoof Football Velton Jones Basketball

outstAnDinG senior FeMALe YeAr nAMe(s) sPort(s)

1995 Dawn Bauer Softball1996 Yolanda Shakespeare Track & Field Kristie Tuxford Volleyball1997 Tina Friel Volleyball1998 Erica Schwanke Softball1999 Sara Headley Softball2000 Elise James Basketball2001 Genita Dickey Track & Field2002 Lauren Dickinson Softball2003 Katie Noble Volleyball2004 Katie Radford Volleyball/Rowing2005 Nicole Downing Track & Field2006 Megan Bell Volleyball2007 Jill Spargo Softball Sugeiry Monsac Basketball2008 Chinata Nesbit Basketball2009 Brianne McLaughlin Ice Hockey2010 Melitta Brown Basketball Angela Pace Basketball2011 Amanda Graham Volleyball2012 Hannah Veith Volleyball2013 Kristen DiCiocco Ice Hockey

HiGHest CuMuLAtiVe GPA AwardedtoGraduatingSeniorStudent-Athlete YeAr nAMe(s) sPort(s)

2013 Una Japundza Volleyball Ben Ridgeley Football

teAM GPA AWArD YeAr teAM

1993-94 Women’s Tennis1994-95 Women’s Soccer1995-96 Men’s Tennis1996-97 Women’s Cross Country1997-98 Women’s Tennis1998-99 Softball1999-2000 Softball2000-01 Women’s Track & Field2001-02 Women’s Tennis2002-03 Women’s Tennis2003-04 Women’s Tennis2004-05 Women’s Rowing2005-06 Women’s Rowing2006-07 Softball2007-08 Volleyball2008-09 Softball2009-10 Softball2010-11 Women’s Cross Country2011-12 Women’s Tennis2012-13 Women’s Cross Country

rMu ALL-sPorts BAnQuet AWArD HistorY


Academic SuccessThe Robert Morris University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is not all about winning on the field, court or ice. Success in the classroom through academics is as much a triumph as the athletic competitions themselves. Robert Morris University is committed to the total development of its student-athletes. The 2012-13 academic year followed the trend set before it as 95 Colonials were named to the 2012 Northeast Conference (NEC) Fall Academic Honor Roll, 52 to the 2013 NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and 116 to the 2013 NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for an NEC Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete that participates in a sport must own a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. Likewise, to be named to an NEC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better. For Robert Morris in 2012-13, 36 student-athletes were named to the 2012 NEC Fall Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll, 19 to the 2013 NEC Winter Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll and 31 to the 2013 NEC Spring Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. In addition in 2012-13, 21 student-athletes from the RMU women’s ice hockey team were named to the 2013 College Hockey America (CHA) Academic Team, while 25 Colonials from the Robert Morris men’s ice hockey squad were tabbed to 2013 Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) All-Academic Team. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Association (MAAC) also named 13 student-athletes from RMU to its 2013 Women’s Rowing All-Academic Team, while a total of 24 Colonials from the women’s rowing squad were tabbed to the 2012 MAAC Academic Honor Roll. As a department, Robert Morris posted an average cumulative team GPA of 3.30 among its 23 Division I programs. A total of 20 of RMU’s 23 athletics programs finished with team GPA’s of 3.0 or higher in 2012-13, with women’s volleyball (3.649), softball (3.562), men’s cross country (3.467), women’s lacrosse (3.404) and men’s indoor and outdoor track & field (3.299) posting the highest team GPA’s of any institution in the Northeast Conference. Overall, nearly 70 percent of all of RMU’s 569 student-athletes posted a 3.0 or higher grade point average. The NEC also honored a pair of RMU’s

student-athletes with the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their respective sport during the 2012-13 academic year, as Nolan Nearhoof garnered the honor for football and Sean Meagher for men’s lacrosse. Katelyn Scott of the women’s ice hockey team was one of 11 student-athletes honored as the 2013 College Hockey America (CHA) Student-Athlete of the Year after compiling a perfect 4.00 GPA during the 2012-13 academic year. For men’s ice hockey, senior Tyler Hinds and freshmen Brandon Denham and Zac Lynch were three of 11 student-athletes honored as the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Student-Athletes of the Year after posting perfect 4.00 GPA’s during the 2012-13 academic year. Additionally in 2012-13, Robert Morris had three student-athletes named to their respective CapitalOne District II Academic All-America Teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Joining Nearhoof (football) and Hinds (men’s ice hockey) was Brad Banas (football). Nearhoof went on to earn CapitalOne Academic All-America honors for the third straight year, earning first team accolades for the first time. Nearhoof is the first student-ath-lete in history to be tabbed a three-time CapitalOne Academic All-American. Banas was also bestowed CapitalOne Academic All-America accolades, earning second team honors. RMU’s exploits in the classroom in 2012-13 should come as no surprise. Since 1988, a total of 23 Robert Morris student-athletes have been named the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their respective sports a total of 29 occasions. Nearhoof became the second student-athlete in school history to earn a trio of NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades thanks to his 2012 honor, joining former Colonial Jeff Witmyer (2004-08) of the men’s track & field squad. Witmyer was tabbed the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year after the 2007 indoor track & field season and garnered the honor for both indoor and outdoor track & field in 2008. The Robert Morris volleyball, football and softball programs have each had four student-athletes named the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year since 1988, which is tops among RMU’s 23 intercollegiate programs. Robert Morris has also placed 47 student-athletes on CapitalOne District II Academic All-America Teams since 1992, including 21 individuals that were honored in consecutive years.

Football has led the way with 14 student-athletes named to the CapitalOne District II Academic All-America Team, followed by softball with 10 honorees and volleyball with six. CoSIDA’s District II covers Delaware, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. A trio of former Robert Morris student-athletes also garnered the honor of being named the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the first seven years the award has been distributed. Sponsored by the league’s faculty athletic representatives, the award is bestowed annually upon the NEC male and female student-athlete who has exhausted his or her eligibility, graduated and has posted the highest cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the academic year. In June of 2013, Una Japundza of the volleyball program was honored after compiling a 4.00 GPA as a management major throughout her tenure at RMU. Japundza shared the honor with Carly Thibault of the Monmouth women’s basketball squad. Japundza joined former Colonials Tara Maxwell (2005-09) and Lisa Jaszka (2003-06) as a winner of the award. Maxwell, who competed for the Robert Morris women’s track & field team, earned the honor in July of 2009 after compiling a 3.99 grade point average as a manufacturing engineering major throughout her four years at RMU. Maxwell was one of three NEC female student-athletes to earn the award in 2009, joining Kathleen Henry of the Sacred Heart cross country program and Erin Reifsteck of the Saint Francis (Pa.) field hockey team. Jaszka was the inaugural winner of the accolade, earning the honor in 2007 for posting a perfect 4.00 GPA as an elementary education major while earning four varsity letters in volleyball during her career at Robert Morris. The reason for RMU’s success in the classroom is simple. Colonial student-athletes receive the very best support when it comes to their academic curriculum. Evening study halls are monitored by the department’s student services personnel, and academic counseling is available from both the athletic department and the University’s enrollment management office. Graduation is the goal, and Robert Morris University strives to ensure its student-athletes achieve that objective.


Capital One Academic All-America First team nAMe YeAr sPortANNIE DUBOVEC ................... 2011 SoftballRAY GENSLER......................... 2006 FootballJONATHAN LeDONNE ........... 2004 FootballNOLAN NEARHOOF .............. 2012 Football

Capital One Academic All-America second team nAMe YeAr(s) sPortBRAD BANAS ......................... 2012 FootballAMANDA GRAHAM ............... 2010 VolleyballRAY GENSLER......................... 2005 FootballCHRISTIAN LEMKE ................ 2004 Track&FieldNOLAN NEARHOOF .............. 2010, 2011 Football

Capital One District ii Academic All-America Honorees nAMe YeAr(s) sPortCHRISTY BALDESBERGER .... 2009, 2010 Women’sSoccerBRAD BANAS ......................... 2010, 2011, 2012 FootballMEGAN BELL .......................... 2005 VolleyballTOBA BOLAJI .......................... 2010 Men’sSoccerJACE BUZEK * ......................... 2006, 2007 Men’sIceHockeySANDY DOBRAN .................... 1996, 1997 SoftballJILL DORSCH ........................... 2006 SoftballANNIE DUBOVEC ................... 2009, 2010, 2011 SoftballMARY KATE EGAN *.............. 2009 FieldHockey,LacrosseSTEPHANI EHRENFELD ........ 2000 SoftballTRACY FREY ........................... 1998 SoftballJOEL GASPER * ....................... 2007, 2008 Men’sIceHockeyRAY GENSLER......................... 2005, 2006 FootballALAINA GIBSON .................... 2007, 2008 VolleyballAMANDA GRAHAM ............... 2008, 2009, 2010 VolleyballTYLER HINDS * ...................... 2013 Men’sIceHockeyLISA JASZKA .......................... 2005, 2006 VolleyballMARK KLABNIK ..................... 2006 Men’sSoccerADAM LAWRENCE ................. 2008 FootballJONATHAN LeDONNE ........... 2003, 2004 FootballCHRISTIAN LEMKE ................ 2004 Track&FieldMARK LEYENAAR ................. 2000, 2001 FootballPAT LINBERG .......................... 2000, 2001 FootballMIKE LOVELY ......................... 2009, 2010 FootballJOSH MARINO ........................ 2004 FootballJUSTIN MARINO ..................... 2003 FootballKIEL MATISZ * ....................... 2011 Men’sLacrosse LOGAN MILES ........................ 2011 FootballDARCEY MILLER .................... 2004 VolleyballKELLY MILLER ........................ 1992 SoftballNOLAN NEARHOOF .............. 2010, 2011, 2012 FootballBROOKE PANEPINTO ............ 2008, 2009 SoftballALLIE PATTON ....................... 2011 SoftballSUSAN PERICH ....................... 2008, 2009 SoftballLEAH PRENTICE ..................... 2011 Women’sSoccerTARYN REICHARD ................. 2006, 2007 Women’sSoccerJANETTE SCHNEIDER ............ 2005, 2006 VolleyballMATT SMITH .......................... 2001 Men’sBasketballNICOLE SOSTER ..................... 1997 Track&FieldANGELA STORY ..................... 2005 Women’sSoccerMARK SZYMANSKI ............... 2007, 2008 FootballAARON THOMAS ................... 2003 Men’sBasketballJACI TIMKO ............................. 2010 SoftballDEVIN WILSON ...................... 2005 FootballJEFF WITMYER ....................... 2007, 2008 Track&FieldJUSTIN WOTUS ...................... 2004 Track&FieldCHRIS YOUNG ........................ 2000 Football

* At-large selection

northeast Conference (neC) scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards nAMe YeAr(s) sPortNICOLE ALOI ..................... 2001 SoftballJIM BAUGHMAN ............... 1999 Men’sIndoorTrack&FieldJIM BAUGHMAN ............... 2000 Men’sOutdoorTrack&FieldJAMIE DODDS .................... 2002 Men’sSoccerNICOLE DOWNING ............ 2004 Women’sIndoorTrack&FieldANNIE DUBOVEC .............. 2010, 2011 SoftballMARY KATE EGAN............ 2009 Women’sLacrosseSTEPHANI EHRENFELD ... 2000 SoftballCASEY FOLGA ................... 2012 Women’sIndoorTrack&FieldRAY GENSLER.................... 2006 FootballALAINA GIBSON ............... 2008 VolleyballAMANDA GRAHAM .......... 2009, 2010 VolleyballJOHN HORGAN .................. 1990 Men’sTrack&FieldADAM LAWRENCE ............ 2008 FootballJONATHAN LeDONNE ...... 2004 FootballKIEL MATISZ ..................... 2011, 2012 Men’sLacrosseSEAN MEAGHER ............... 2013 Men’sLacrosseDARCEY MILLER ............... 2003 VolleyballDENNIS MORGRET ............ 1993 Men’sGolfNOLAN NEARHOOF ......... 2010, 2011, 2012 FootballTARYN REICHARD ............ 2007 Women’sSoccerJACI TIMKO ........................ 2012 SoftballHANNAH VEITH ................ 2011 VolleyballJEFF WITMYER .................. 2007, 2008 Men’sIndoorTrack&FieldJEFF WITMYER .................. 2008 Men’sOutdoorTrack&Field

neC Faculty Athletic representativescholar-Athlete of the Year Awards nAMe YeAr sPortLISA JASZKA ..................... 2007 VolleyballTARA MAXWELL .............. 2009 Track&FieldUNA JAPUNDZA ................ 2013 Volleyball

Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) student-Athlete of the Year Awards nAMe YeAr sPortBRANDON DENHAM ........ 2013 Men’sIceHockeyTYLER HINDS .................... 2013 Men’sIceHockeyJEFF JONES ......................... 2012 Men’sIceHockeyZAC LYNCH ........................ 2013 Men’sIceHockeyTYSON WILSON ................ 2012 Men’sIceHockey

College Hockey America (CHA) student-Athlete of the Year Awards nAMe YeAr sPortBRIANNA DELANEY ......... 2012 Women’sIceHockeyKATELYN SCOTT............... 2012, 2013 Women’sIceHockey


Jonathan LeDonne Nolan NearhoofRay Gensler

“Go Colonials”rmu fight song

Everybody Cheer for Robert Morris

Stand and show your spirit and your pride!

Let’s shout an R-M-U to help our team in blue

bring out the fire from deep inside!

Let’s go Colonials take it for the win

as you hear our shouts of loyalty!

We shout all out about our team

together to the final victory!

RMU Alma MaterHail to thee, dear Robert Morris let the anthem ring.

Hand in hand and with one voice, your praises

we do sing.

At your knee we learn and grow, O, shining

White and Blue,

We salute our days together. Hail to RMU!

Ideals high to guide us onward, paths ahead

made clear.

Pride and loyalty forever, Alma Mater dear.

Memories made and lives are changed here,

all held fond and true.

Hail to thee, dear Robert Morris! HAIL TO RMU!


The Tim Hall Memorial ScholarshipTim Hall came to Robert Morris University as an unheralded player. Yet from the inaugural 1994 season until being drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, Hall entered his name beside virtually every Robert Morris rushing record, some of which still stand today. In addition to his football skills, Hall was admired and respected by all those who came in contact with him. Tragically, in 1998, Hall was shot and killed in his home of Kansas City. In 2001, friends of Tim Hall established a scholarship in his honor. Each year gifts put toward this scholarship will result in an award to a minority running back at Robert Morris. The Tim Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund is awarded to a minority football student-athlete who plays the running back position. The award can be renewed each year for four years, or until the student graduates, whichever comes first, as long as the following criteria are maintained. The RMU football coaching staff will determine the recipient of the award.

CriteriA• The awardee must continue to be a member of the Robert Morris football team• The awardee must maintain a minimum 2.50 grade point average• The awardee must maintain good standing with the football team and University• The awardee must demonstrate financial need

In the summer of 2011, the inaugural Tim Hall Scholarship was awarded to redshirt senior running back Jamar Cromwell. The second student-athlete to earn the Tim Hall Scholarship was fullback Ryan Thermil, who was bestowed the honor in the summer of 2012. The 2013 season will be his second with the scholarship. if you would like to contribute to the tim Hall Memorial scholarship Fund, please complete the form below and return it to:

robert Morris universityFootball officeJoe Walton stadium6001 university BoulevardMoon township, PA 15108-1189

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Index of Advertisers1921 Club ............................................................ 14

A.C. Dellovade, Inc. ............................................ 95

A.J. Bambino Pizzeria ......................................... 62

Allegheny Health Network/Highmark ............... 89

Amerinox Processing, Inc. ................................. 62

Bravo Consultants, LTD...................................... 40

Centimark ........................................................... 2

Clearview Federal Credit Union ........................ 41

Dieter Home Construction ................................. 63

Eat’n Park ............................................................ 55

Eat’n Park/Parkhurst .......................................... 70

ESPN Radio 970 .................................................. 9

Falconi Auto Group ............................................ 13

Dr. Leonard A. Fichter ........................................ 38

Firehouse Subs ................................................... 2

Fruehauf Manufacturing .................................... obc

Gatto & Reitz Law ............................................... 81

Greater Pittsburgh PT & Sports Medicine ......... 80

Greenbriar Treatment Center.............................. 76

Ground Round .................................................... 28

Hampton Inn Pittsburgh Airport ....................... 56

Hefren-Tillotson ................................................. 38

Heinz ................................................................... 40

Heritage Valley Health System .......................... 39

Highmark ............................................................ 2

Hometown Pizza ................................................. 96

Innovative Sales Solutions ................................. 28

International Metals Processing ......................... 70

Latitude 40 .......................................................... 3

Long Island Four ................................................ 72

Mario’s Family Italian Restaurant ...................... 13

Tom McConnell, Physical Therapist ................. 94

NEC Sportsmanship ........................................... 25

NFL Alumni: Pittsburgh Chapter ....................... 72

Joe Nocito Enterprises ........................................ 78

Nutrition Shoppe ................................................ 95

Olde Stonewall Golf Club/Shakespeare’s .......... 37

Peoples Natural Gas ........................................... 6

Pepsi .................................................................... 42

PNC Financial Services ...................................... 28

Primanti Brothers ............................................... 38

Chris Puhlman Flowers & Gifts ......................... 82

RMU Board of Trustees ...................................... 70

RMU Corporate Champions ............................... ibc

RMU Institutional Advancement ....................... 62

RMU Radio ......................................................... 57

RMU Sentry Media ............................................. 18

RMU TV .............................................................. 71

Ryco, Inc. ............................................................ 40

Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport ............................... 73

Tate-Jones, Inc..................................................... 72

Trib Total Media ................................................. 29

Tyler Mountain Water ........................................ 30

University Sports Publications (Architects) ...... 24

University Sports Publications (Contractors) .... 88

Wendy’s ............................................................... ifc


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