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ESPN 1250 The Zone is the radio home of Incarnate Word Cardinals football.
All 10 games--five at home and five away--will be aired live by one the premier sports-talk radio stations in the San Antonio market.
On gamedays coverage of the Cardinals will begin with a 30-minute pre-game show followed by the game’s play-by-play itself. At the end of the game, ESPN will host the UIW post-game wrapup show.
The weekly Mike Santiago Coach’s Show also will be aired live by ESPN 1250 The Zone. Coach Santiago will be heard each Thursday for 13 weeks of the season at 7 p.m.
Paul Alexander is the voice of the Cardinals. The veteran sportscaster will call the play-by-play action for each game as well as serving as host for Mike Santiago’s weekly Coach’s Show.
Alexander is a two-time Emmy Award winner. His play- by-play experience is extensive and includes time in the NFL, the former Southwest Conference, Big 10, PAC-10, Southland Conference, World Legue of American Football and the Canadian Football League.
Joining Alexander in the booth is longtime San Antonio radio personality Trey Ware to offer insight and analysis of Cardinals action.
Ware currently is the morning show host at KTSA Radio 55 in San Antonio.
KUIW Internet Radio will carry all Cardinals football games live while KUIW TV will stream the games live as part of the simulcast.
The KUIW staff has extensive experience broad- casting UIW basketball, soccer, baseball and soft- ball over the internet.
With the advent of football at Incarnate Word KUIW will add video to its audio programming so that Cardinals fans can both hear and see the games.
KUIW will be on hand for all 10 games--five at home and five away--during the 2009 campagin.
Access to KUIW is either through the University’s website home page at www.uiw.edu or through the Cardinals athletic home page at www.cardinalath- letics.com.
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UIW QUICK FACTS TIMELINE OF Name The University of the Incarnate Word UIW FOOTBALL Address 4301 Broadway IT’S ON PAGE... San Antonio, Texas 78209 April, 2007 Football Program University Telephone (210) 829-6000 Announced Agnese, Dr. Louis J., President ...... 38 Athletic Telephone (210) 829-2722 Gayle and Tom Benson Athletic Department ...... 2 Sports Information Telephone (210) 829-3828 Stadium Announced Benson Stadium ...... 5-6 President Dr. Louis J. Agnese Jr. Cardinals Broadcast Media ...... 1 Enrollment 6,700 June, 2007 Mike Santiago Hired Coach’s Availability ...... 3 Founded 1881 as Head Coach Mascot Cardinals Football Coaches ...... 8-15 Colors Red, Black and White July, 2007 Jim Marshall Hired Football Time Line ...... 2&4 National Affiliation NCAA Division II as Offensive Coordinator Media Facts ...... 3 Conference Heartland Papich, Mark, Athletic Director ...... 38 web site www. cardinalathletics.com August, 2007 Kyle Kennan Hired Players ...... 16-33 as Director of Operations Roster ...... 17-18 By Location ...... 34 November, 2007 Todd Ivicic Hired By Class ...... 34 as Defensive Coordinator ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT By Position ...... 34 Director of Athletics Mark Papich January 17, 2008 Benson Stadium San Antonio ...... 39 829-6053 Groundbreaking Santiago, Mike, Head Coach ...... 9-10 Asst. AD/Senior Woman Adm. Angela Lawson Sports Information ...... 2 829-3827 February, 2008 First Recruiting Class The University ...... 36-38 Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Sandra Strickland of 27 Players Announced 829-3988 UIW Head Coaches ...... 2 Asst. AD/Compliance Coord. Stacy Nordquist UIW Quick Facts ...... 2 June, 2008 Nick Debose Hired Athletic Trainer B. J. Lough Weekly Schedule ...... 3 as Secondary Coach 829-3834 2009 Opponents ...... 35 Sports Info. Director Wayne Witt July, 2008 Caesar Martinez Hired 2009 Schedule ...... 40 829-3828 as Strength & Conditioning Mark Turner (grad. asst.) Coach Jackie Sova (grad. asst.) Administrative Assistant Lisa Townzen August, 2008 Gayle and Tom Benson 829-2722 Stadium Completed
August 19, 2008 Players Check onto UIW HEAD COACHES Campus Baseball Danny Heep August 26, 2008 First Cardinals Media Day 829-3830 Basketball (men) Ken Burmeister August 27, 2008 First Day of Practice 829-6052 SPORTS INFORMATION Basketball (women) Angela Lawson September 1, 2008 Dedication of Gayle and 829-3827 Tom Benson Stadium Director Wayne Witt Cheerleading / Dance Audrey Brooks Telephone (210) 829-3828 (612) 418-4911 November 22, 2008 Homecoming Scrimmage Fax (210) 829-3825 Cross Country (m&w) Derek Riedel e-mail [email protected] 805-3566 February 4, 2009 Second Signing Class Graduate Assistant Mark Turner Football Mike Santiago of 27 Players Graduate Assistant Jackie Sova 805-3011 Mailing Address 4301 Broadway Golf (m&w) Brent Powell March 16, 2009 First Spring Training San Antonio, Texas 78209 829-2795 Schedule Begins Web Site www.cardinalathletics.com Soccer (men) John Smith GENERAL 841-7396 April 8, 2009 First Spring Game The goal at The University of the Incarnate Soccer (women) Tina Patterson Word is to provide fair and accurate services to 829-3941 August 6, 2009 Fall Drills Begin members of the media and, in turn, the Softball Nora May-Davila University’s athletic programs ask for fair and 829-3969 August 29, 2009 Inaugural Game accurate coverage. As a result UIW staff per- Swimming (m&w) Phillip Davis vs Monterrey Tech sons will strive to meet any and all reasonable 805-3078 requests. As the 2009-20010 athletic year pro- Synchro Swimming Kim Wurzel-LoPorto gresses, new and updated information about 829-2796 UIW will be available. Please contact the Office of Sports Information at (210) 829-3828. Tennis (m&w) John Newman 283-5006 CREDENTIALS Track and Field (m&w) Derek Riedel Representatives of media outlets are welcome 805-3566 at all Cardinals athletic events. Credentials can Volleyball Jennifer Montoya be obtained through the Office of Sports 829-3567 Information at the University. Please telephone in advance to make the arrangements. www.cardinalathletics.com 2 UIW FOOTBALL 2009 -- THE FIRST SEASON
THE FIRST SEASON...2009
WHAT THE CARDINALS WILL BE DOING WEEKLY...
Sunday Game Week Begins with Film and Weight Sessions Monday Off Day Tuesday Full Practice 3:45 p.m. Wednesday Full Practice 3:45 p.m. Thursdays ¾ Practice in Shells 3:45 p.m. Friday Walk Thru 2:45 p.m. Saturday GAME DAY
THE PLAYING SCHEDULE...2009
August 29 MONTERREY TECH Benson Stadium 7 p.m.
September 5 at Arkansas Tech Russellville, Ark. 6 p.m. 12 Open Date 19 MIDWESTERN STATE Benson Stadium 7 p.m. 26 at Langston State Langston, Okla. 5 p.m.
October 3 at Oklahoma Panhandle Goodwell, Okla. 2 p.m. 10 EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA Benson Stadium 2 p.m. 17 TEXAS LUTHERAN Benson Stadium 2 p.m. 24 at Southwestern Assemblies of God Waxahachie 2 p.m. 31 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (Homecoming) Benson Stadium 2 p.m.
November 7 at Eastern New Mexico Portales, N. M. 6 p.m. (MT)
MEDIA FACTS Credentials All accredited media persons are welcome at UIW Cardinals football games. Credentials must be requested no later than Wednesday of a home game week--in writing. Gameday COACH AVAILABILITIES requests likely will not be accepted. Training Camp 1-a-days 8 to 9 a.m. Parking Media persons will park at the west end of Benson by telephone Stadium (scoreboard end) by showing credentials. 2-a-days 2 to 4 p.m. Entrance Media persons with UIW football credentials will by telephone enter Benson Stadium nearby the football field Regular Season Daily 1 to 2:30 p.m. house on the southwest corner of the field. by telephone Game Day Pre-game 20 minutes Credential Will Call UIW credential pickup will be at the Benson prior to kickoff Stadium west entrance (nearby the field house). Post-game 20 minutes Press Box Access Space in the Benson Stadium press box is after game’s end assigned based on availability. Because of limited seating all requests must be made in advance. Field Access Media persons will have access to the playing field only with UIW media credentials...both reporters and photographers. Broadcasting Airing of UIW football games in their entirety...radio or television or webcast...live or delayed...must be approved by the Cardinals athletic department.
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TIMELINE OF UIW FOOTBALL
April, 2007 Football Program Announced Construction ofGayle and Tom Benson Stadium Announced
June, 2007 Mike Santiago Hired as Head Coach
July, 2007 Jim Marshall Hired as Offensive Coordinator
August, 2007 Kyle Kennan Hired as Director of Operations
November, 2007 Todd Ivicic Hired as Defensive Coordinator
January 17, 2008 Benson Stadium Groundbreaking
February, 2008 First Recruiting Class of 27 Players Announced
June, 2008 Nick Debose Hired as Secondary Coach
July, 2008 Caesar Martinez Hired as Strength & Conditioning Coach
August, 2008 Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium Completed
August 19, 2008 Players Check onto Campus
August 26, 2008 First Cardinals Media Day
August 27, 2008 First Day of Practice
September 1, 2008 Dedication of Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
November 22, 2008 Homecoming Scrimmage
February 4, 2009 Second Signing Class of 27 Players
March 16, 2009 First Spring Training Schedule Begins
April 8, 2009 First Spring Game
August 6, 2009 Fall Drills Begin
August 29, 2009 Inaugural Game vs Monterrey Tech
October 31, 2009 First Homecoming Football Game vs Southern Arkansas
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GAYLE AND TOM BENSON STADIUM
On September 1, 2008, the Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium on the UIW campus was declared open for business...
...running back Trent Rios represented the Cardinals team...
...Mr. Benson offered his thoughts about UIW Cardinals football...
...before Archbishop Jose Gomez offered a special blessing for the Cardinals.
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...and then it was time for the Cardinals to head into action...
GAYLE AND TOM BENSON STADIUM Location UIW campus nearby the McDermott Convocation Center and Sullivan Baseball Field Opened August, 2008 Capacity 3,000 Surface Hellas Matrix
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...over the course of the 2008 fall and through the spring of 2009 the Cardinals spent all their time getting ready for the first-ever football game at Incarnate Word.
At the end of the fall schedule the team had a final, full-dress scrimmage. And then at the end of the March-April drills the team had its first Spring Game.
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THE COACHES AT UIW
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COACH MIKE SANTIAGO Another pivotal point in mid-2008-2009 came when Incarnate Word was accepted into the Lone Star Conference as an across- He was asked for a ‘gameday’ schedule and his eyes lit up. He the-board member with foot- started with the pre-game meal, worked his way through the ball leading the way. That music blaring in the locker room, players getting taped and onto means Santiago and his when position players would take the field in groups. There was Cardinals will go through a something going on in the mind of Incarnate Word Coach Mike 10-game 2009 schedule as Santiago and everyone in the discussion could readily see it. an NCAA Division II inde- The man was on the verge of coaching football again; the reality pendent before playing Lone of UIW’s first team taking the field was at hand and Mike Star football in 2010. Santiago was ready for action. All that aside, it’s now time to He came to San Antonio in late May of 2007. He had always get out on the new turf of wanted to coach football at a Catholic university and had Benson Stadium and coach dreamed of starting a football program at the collegiate level. some football against guys in When he was offered and accepted the Incarnate Word position, different colored jerseys, the thing he enjoys most of all. he knew what he was getting just maybe not what he was getting into. Prior to his arrival at UIW, Santiago worked for two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Utah State Over the first 12 months at UIW, University. While there, he coached the top two Western Athletic he often was heard saying “be Conference leaders in all-purpose yards, and two of his quarter- careful what you wish for…”. And back protégés set records for rushing yards. His head coaching so, after weeks of rushing from a experiences were gained during six years as the leader at recruiting meeting to a session Stephen F. Austin University of the 1-AA Southland Conference. about the Gayle and Tom Benson His cumulative mark there was 39-27 and the Lumberjacks won Stadium construction project to the 1999 conference another gathering concerning title with an 8-3 mark budgeting or admissions or the nation’s best maybe purchasing of equipment, turnaround for that Mike Santiago was dreaming of year. To date, that “coaching football players.” remains the school’s only conference In February of 2008 Incarnate championship. Word announced its first-ever recruiting class and on that first In addition to his signing day the Cardinals inked stints at those two 27 players. And it was about that schools, the Arizona same time ground was broken on the Benson Stadium on cam- native was an assis- pus and over the ensuing six months Coach Santiago, make that tant at McNeese Construction Consultant Mike Santiago, was ever-present as the State, Southwest stadium rose from the ground alongside the 16,000-square foot Texas State, Western fieldhouse. Michigan, Northern Arizona, North Equipment had to be purchased at the same time and Santiago Carolina State and could not afford to get too far away from that project. And in the Lamar. Over his meantime he was assembling a staff of coordinators, operations career, he has personnel, assistant coaches, athletic trainers, student workers, worked on the offen- and the list goes on. sive side of the foot- ball with either quar- In and around all that, Mike Santiago was shaking hands, deliver- terbacks, wide receivers or tight ends. ing speeches and generally making new friends for himself and for the Incarnate Word football department. The first twelve He worked one year for the National Football League’s Cleveland months on the job were a whirlwind for Coach Santiago but he Browns as an area scout. Santiago’s personal playing career never veered much off curse because this was what he had long included two years as a cornerback and wide receiver at hoped for, to build a program from ground level. Glendale Community College in Arizona followed by two years as a starting cornerback at Southern Utah. He holds a bachelor’s In August of 2008 Coach Santiago and his staff opened the doors degree from Southern Utah with a double major in psychology to greet more than 100 guys wanting to play Cardinals football. and health and secondary education. They went through a fall program which included everything except playing the actual games. Then there was the off-season with its activities and finally a spring with its sessions culminating with a spring game at Benson Stadium.
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THE SANTIAGO FILE PERSONAL Name Michael Santiago Hometown Phoenix, Ariz. Education Graduate, Brophy College Prep, Phoenix, Ariz. Degree, Glendale, Ariz., CC, ‘74 BA, psychology, health and secondary education, Southern Utah, ‘77 Family wife Rochelle, son Dallas, son Tyler
HEAD COACHING CAREER Stephen F. Austin University 1999 8-3 Southland Conference Champions (nation’s biggest turnaround from 3-8) 2000 6-5 2001 6-5 2002 6-5 2003 7-4 2004 6-5 Totals 39-27
University of the Incarnate Word 2007 to present 2009 First Year of UIW Program
ASSISTANT COACHING CAREER Utah State, 2005-2006, Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach McNeese State, 1990-1998, Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach Southwest Texas State, 1987-1989, Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach Western Michigan, 1985-1987, Quarterbacks/Wide Receiver Coach / Recruiting Coordinator Northern Arizona, 1983-1984, Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Coach North Carolina State, 1982, Wide Receivers Coach Lamar University, 1978-1982, Wide Receivers Coach
OTHER Cleveland Browns Area Scout, 1983-1984 PLAYING EXPERIENCE Glendale Community College (Ariz.), two-year starter at cornerback and wide receiver Southern Utah University, two-year starter at cornerback
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THE COORDINATORS TODD IVICIC DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JIM MARSHALL LINEBACKERS / SPECIAL TEAMS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR Todd Ivicic arrived at Incarnate Word in November of 2007 as the Cardinals defensive OFFENSIVE LINE coordinator.
“I have known Todd for some 14 years now,” Jim Marshall is the Cardinals offensive coordi- Coach Mike Santiago said. “We were fortu- nator and offensive line coach. He was the nate to be able to pull him away from Tarleton first staff member hired in the summer of 2007, State. He is very talented with a great football and has been instrumental over the first two mind, especially in the areas of defense and years in designing the UIW program. special teams. He is a hard worker and his organizational skills are just outstanding.” He and the subsequent coaches hired joined Head Coach Mike Santiago as the primary Ivicic worked at Tarleton State for three years scouts and recruiters for the first 24-month helping the Texans to a 22-9 cumulative mark. cycle. The last two seasons he coached the defen- sive line after spending his first year as the “It was a coup for us to be able to bring Jim on offensive line coach. board,” Coach Santiago said. “He is one of the top offensive line coaches in the nation and Overall, Ivicic has 15 years coaching experience at the collegiate level. one of the guys I needed most was one with his experience. We got a wealth of experience in Jim.” Prior to his stint at Tarleton State, Ivicic worked six seasons at Stephen F. Austin where Santiago was the head Santiago said he and Marshall first met some 18 years ago while recruit- coach. Ivicic joined the SFA staff in ing Texas. Marshall has particular knowledge of the South Texas areas January of 1999. including San Antonio and Corpus Christi. Before SFA, Ivicic was the defensive line A veteran of 29 years of collegiate football coaching, Marshall most and special teams coach at Sam Houston recently was an assistant at Alabama State University. His resume State from 1995-1998. He was the defen- includes stops Arkansas State, Wyoming, sive line coach at Blinn Junior College in Memphis, Tulane and UTEP, all Division I 1993-1994 and was a graduate assistant programs. at SHSU in 1991-1992. He coached SHSU in the 1991 Division I-AA playoffs For six years he was the head coach at and coached Blinn Junior College in the the University of Richmond where in 1992 Mineral Water Bowl in 1993. he was voted the Yankee Conference coach of the year. Once he received the Ivicic played defensive end for the Virginia Division I coach of the year award Bearkats in 1989 and 1990 after transfer- as well as the Richmond Touchdown Club ring to SHSU from Blinn Junior College. coach of the year honor. He was a linebacker at Blinn in 1988 after playing at Trinity Valley Community A native of Crestline, Ohio, Marshall College in 1987 as a defensive back. played football and baseball at Bowling Green State University and competed one A 1986 graduate of Taylor High School in year at the University of Tennessee at central Texas, he was a three-time regional qualifier in track and was Martin where he earned his bachelor’s named All-Central Texas as a defensive back in 1985. Ivicic was a defen- degree. At UTM he was a Small College sive back and a running back in high school. All-American as a baseball catcher. He earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from SHSU in 1991 and a Jim and his wife Kay are the parents of master’s degree in kinesiology from SHSU in 1993. adult children Eddie, Greg and Nicole.
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THE STAFF
KYLE KENNAN DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS NICK DEBOSE WIDE RECEIVERS UIW FOOTBALL
Kyle Keenan joined the Incarnate Word foot- SECONDARY ball staff in August of 2007 and since that time he has been wearing several different hats Nick Debose joined the Incarnate Word foot- inside the program. And he brings extensive ball program in June of 2008 as a member of administrative experience to the job along with the Cardinals’ football coaching staff. At UIW strong coaching genes. he is charged with direction of the defensive secondary. Keenan works with the Cardinals are as direc- tor of football operations. On the field his He spent the fall of 2007 as the secondary coaching responsibilities are on the offensive coach at Texas A&M / Kingsville. Prior to that side of the ball, in particular the wide he was on the coaching staff at his alma receivers. mater, Southeastern Oklahoma, for the 2006 season. Over the first year of operations he was involved, heavily, in recruiting, in tryout ses- Debose, a 2006 graduate of Southeastern, sions, and all the minutiae involved with get- played defensive back for the Savage Storm. ting a program off the ground. He was a four- year starter in In the year before coming to UIW, Keenan was a vice president of the secondary including all 10 games in Coaches Inc., a company which worked with and represented football 2005 and registering 40 tackles with five coaches. The five years prior to that he passes defended. was with the National Football League Coaches Association. He also has spent As a senior he was a team captain. time working with the NFL Players Association. He was an honorable mention All-Lone Star Conference pick as a freshman A graduate of Mandeville High School in Louisiana, Keenan earned his bachelor’s A product of Houston Westbury High degree in communications and journalism School, he received both his undergradu- at Roger Williams University in Rhode ate and graduate degrees from Island. Southeastern Oklahoma. His bachelor of arts degree is in broadcast journalism The gene portion of his resume comes while his master’s degree is in secondary from his father Larry who has worked 16 education. years as a coach in the NFL with such teams as the Los Angeles/Oakland His son is Kasen (3). Raiders, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks.
Kennan and his wife Abigail are the par- ents of son Kingston (2).
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BRIAN GAMBLE CAESAR MARTINEZ ASSISTANT COACH STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING DEFENSIVE LINE Caesar Martinez came to Incarnate Word in the summer of 2008 affiliated with the new Cardinals football program. He is working in Brian Gamble spent his collegiate career at the areas of strength and conditioning. Texas A&M observing the defensive down position players and now he has come to In being a part of the startup years at UIW Incarnate Word to pass along what he wit- Martinez has the primary responsibilities of nessed and absorbed. helping the Cardinals football players to become stronger, more powerful and faster. Arriving in August of 2008, Gamble is charged with coaching the Cardinals defensive linemen. Working hand-in-hand with the Incarnate Word athletic training staff, he will seek to put the A product of Beaumont’s Alto High School, he athletes in a position of never being injured. played his college football for the Aggies as an When injuries occur Martinez will be a part of honored linebacker. His first year there he the rehabilitation process. was the Big 12 freshman of the year and was second team freshman All-America. A native of Ballinger where he played football, baseball, ran track and power-lifted, Martinez graduated there and moved on to Texas Tech The next season, 2000, he was second team University where he ultimately earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise both Big 12 and All-America. As a senior he and sport science. He has a minor in health. was a candidate for the national Butkus Award after playing as the Aggies’ team captain. For two years he was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Red Raiders, a time in which Tech won a Gator Bowl title He earned his bachelor’s degree in agri- followed by an Insight Bowl championship. cultural development. A member of the Collegiate Strength and A lover of hunting, fishing and golf, Conditioning Coaches of America, Gamble comes from a long line of Baylor Martinez lists music, movies, working out athletes. His mother played basketball and researching ways to maximize per- there and his father was a football player. formance in sports as his sidelines. And even his grandfather played baseball at Baylor.
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NICK GEORGE GRADUATE ASSISTANT TIGHT ENDS / FULLBACKS BRENDON SAUL GRADUATE ASSISTANT This is a new but somewhat familiar experi- ence for Nick George as he is working as a graduate assistant in the Incarnate Word foot- CORNERBACKS ball program. Brendon Saul joined the Incarnate Word football He is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, and coaching staff in the summer of 2009. He is played football at Utah State after which he charged with tutoring the Cardinals corner backs coached in the high school ranks there. His on defense. wife Katy also is a Utah native. So the move south is new to them both. A graduate of Texas State University with a bachelor’s in exercise sports science, he will be The familiar is the fact that his final year at working for a master’s degree at Incarnate Word Utah State, when he was voted the Big Blue in sports management. Club Player of the Year, one of his coaches was Mike Santiago, now the head coach for He is a product of Sweeny High School in Texas the UIW Cardinals. where he played football, basketball, baseball, golf and ran track. His father Mike Saul has In the spring of 2006 George earned his been a teacher and coach in Sweeny for more bachelor’s degree cum laude with a major than 20 years. in horticulture and landscape design with a minor in business. Among his honors at Prior to arriving at UIW Saul worked at New Braunfels with the 2007 high Utah State were two all-conference aca- school team which went 13-1 and most recently at New Braunfels Middle demic awards. In 2005 he was a nominee School. for the national Bobby Bowden Award pre- sented by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
At Incarnate Word he will be working for his master’s in business administration.
After completing his collegiate degree, he coached two seasons at Judge Memorial Catholic High School where his teams reached the state quarterfinals and finals respectively. He holds memberships in both the Utah and Texas high school coaches associations.
He and Katy are the parents of Sutton, born in the spring of 2009 which makes him a native Texan.
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T. R. ST. CHARLES JOHNNY WALKER ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT His retirement lasted just a couple of weeks DEFENSIVE BACKS before T. R. St. Charles decided he wasn’t Johnny Walker has joined up with the Incarnate Word football coaching done just yet. That’s when an assistant athletic staff in August of 2008 and he brings a world of experiences with him. He trainer’s position opened at Incarnate Word works with the Cardinals defensive backs and he should know what to tell with an emphasis on football. The job fit, he them as he was highly honored on the other side of the football, as a applied and now he’s charged primarily with the receiver. health care of Cardinals footballers. He is a San Antonio product and was a standout on the Holmes High St. Charles is not originally from Texas but he School teams of the mid-80s when the Huskies were high-flying with their has spent the last 30-plus years in this state’s wide-open offense. He also played basketball and baseball there. high school ranks. He first worked in San Antonio at Holmes High School followed by a He played collegiate football at the stint in Texas City before returning to the area University of Texas / Austin where he was for jobs at Taft, Clark and finally O’Connor high twice All-Southwest Conference and once schools. third team All-American as a receiver. On the Longhorns baseball field he was an In and around those tours, he has worked such events as the 2008 field all-regional performer and twice was All- hockey Olympic qualifying tournament, the 2004 Paralympics in Greece Southwest Conference. and the 2003 World University Games in South Korea. In this summer of 2009 he was back in Asia with the US junior field hockey team. He has The next level, as a professional, found athletic training experiences in such varied sports as taekwondo, gymnas- him with a double experience. He spent tics, trampoline and tumbling, and auto racing. time with the football Green Bay Packers and in baseball he was in the Atlanta He is board certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association and Braves organization. When all that was licensed by the Southwest Athletic Trainers Association. He holds mem- done he returned to San Antonio and now berships in the Texas State and Alamo Area Athletic Trainers Association has nine years as a high school coach. as well as the US Olympic Committee Sports Medicine Society and the Texas Society of Sports Medicine. His wife is Alejandra and their children are John III, Savannah and Nadja. His The author of several articles and a regular speaker at conventions, T. R. extended family includes cousin Cliff Johnson, a former big league base- earned his bachelor’s degree at Vanderbilt University in history and a ball player, and John Walker Sr., a former Chicago Cubs player. master’s degree in health and physical education at George Peabody College of Vanderbilt.
T. R. and his wife Teri are the parents of Jeff, Kyle, Taylor and Alexis.
ERIK FLOWERS VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT RUNNING BACKS Erik Flowers joinedIncarnate Word in the summer of 2009 as a volunteer assistant. His specific assignment will be working with Cardinals running backs.
The San Antonio Roosevelt High School product played six years in the National Football League. His first two years were spent with the Buffalo Bills while his third season was split between the Bills and Houston Texans. His final three seasons were in St. Louis with the Rams.
He played two seasons at Trinity Valley College in Texas where he was an All-American and conference co-player of the year. After Trinity Valley he went to Arizona State where once again he was an all-conference per- former.
Flowers has maintained his membership in the National Football League Players Association.
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THE PLAYERS
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NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN (SCHOOL) 1 Robert Williams WR 5-8 155 FR Floresville (Floresville) 2 Eric Massoni QB 6-2 215 FR Cedar Park (Leander) 3 Dominic Hamilton WR 5-9 175 FR Spring Branch (Smithson Valley) 4 Todd Walker WR 6-3 200 SR Pflugerville (Pflugerville; Texas Tech) 5 Matt McLaren WR 6-0 180 SO Friendswood (Friendswood; Texas A&M / Commerce) 6 Derrick Walls WR 5-8 160 FR San Antonio (Reagan) 7 Chaz Pavliska S 5-11 210 FR Floresville (Floresville) 8 Matt Sanders CB 5-9 150 FR Pearland (Pearland) 9 Shane Knight QB 6-0 180 FR Houston (Northland Christian) 10 Paden Lynch QB 6-5 205 FR D’Hanis (D’Hanis) 11 Austin Quinney WR 5-11 190 FR Converse (Judson) 13 Mike Woods WR 6-1 172 FR San Antonio (Taft) 14 Chase Nickerson QB 6-1 215 FR San Antonio (Central Catholic) 15 Jerry Lopez QB 5-11 185 FR Laredo (Alexander) 16 Matt Garza RB 5-8 150 FR Calallen (Calallen) 17 Thomas Specia QB 6-3 210 JR San Antonio (Reagan; C. of Dupage) 19 James Perez CB 5-11 155 FR Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg) 20 Ross Bishop CB 5-9 165 FR Franklin (Franklin) 21 Keith Brown RB 5-10 175 FR Cibolo (Steele; Mississippi) 22 Trent Rios RB 5-8 175 FR Spring Branch (Smithson Valley) 23 Aaron Hernandez S 6-0 185 SO Spring Branch (Smithson Valley) 24 Trey Mumme S 5-11 175 FR D’Hanis (D’Hanis) 25 Devan Avery CB 5-10 160 FR Converse (Wagner) 26 Todd Lyons S 5-11 195 FR Humble (Humble) 27 Aaron Willis S 6-3 210 FR San Antonio (Churchil) 28 Ephraim Banda S 5-9 190 JR San Antonio (Taft) 29 Antoine Banks CB 5-9 170 FR Odessa (Odessa) 30 Alex Torres RB 6-0 195 FR San Antonio (Marshall) 31 Jesson Gil CB 5-10 165 FR The Woodlands (College Park) 32 Larry Cruz CB 6-0 180 JR Los Fresnos (Los Fresnos) 33 Dakota Mawyer LB 6-3 250 FR Spring Branch (Smithson Valley) 34 J.J. Johnson RB 5-8 185 SO Schertz (Clemens; Kilgore JC) 35 Tyler Fields LB 6-0 235 Fr San Antonio (Southwest) 36 Anthony Stokes S 5-11 190 FR Mansfield (Timberview) 37 Aaron Stokes S 5-11 190 FR Mansfield (Timberview) 38 Josh Boone S 6-3 230 JR San Antonio (Clark) 39 Saul Meza K 5-9 160 FR San Antonio (O’Connor) 40 Rashaad Patterson LB 5-10 210 FR Katy (Morton Ranch) 41 Ricky Rodriguez CB 5-11 175 FR Lockhart (Lockhart) 42 Zach Behnsch TE 6-1 205 FR San Antonio (Reagan) 43 Donald Gies RB 6-0 200 SO San Antonio (Clark) 44 Neil Jackson RB 5-11 220 FR Schertz (Clemens) 45 Elliot Hudson RB 5-10 180 FR Converse (Judson) 47 Holden Rios RB 6-0 175 FR Portland (Gregory-Portland) 49 Thomas Rebold K/P 5-10 175 SO Austin (Lake Travis) 50 Trey Marquez LB 5-11 215 FR Eagle Pass (Eagle Pass) 51 Daniel Soto LB 6-1 233 SR San Antonio (Southwest) 52 Alan Ford DE 6-5 210 FR Corpus Christi (Calallen) 53 Samuel Weisman LB 6-0 205 FR McAllen (McAllen) 54 Patrick Martinez OL 6-0 255 FR San Antonio (Reagan) 55 Brandon Terry DT 5-10 270 FR Liberty Hill (Liberty Hill) 56 Jerry Sealey LB/DE 5-11 220 SO San Antonio (Highlands) 57 Jake Roby OL 6-6 260 FR Sour Lake (Hardin-Jefferson) 60 Jon Gallegos OL 6-0 255 FR Alice (Alice) 61 Andy Seaman OL 6-2 270 FR Corpus Christi (King) 63 Joseph Roberson DT 6-0 265 FR Houston (Cy-Falls) 64 Klayton Smith OL 6-2 280 FR Cuero (Cuero) 65 Anthony Vela DT 6-0 270 FR Blanco (Blanco)
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66 Brian Hughes OL 6-3 300 FR San Antonio (Madison) 67 Charles Segura OL 6-2 295 SO San Antonio (McCollum) 68 Michael Palacios OL 6-5 340 FR Alamo (PSJA Memorial) 69 Mathew Atwell OL 6-4 270 SO Converse (Judson; Ottawa, Kan.) 70 Steve Burgamy DT 5-11 260 SO San Antonio (St. Anthony) 71 Robby Horton DT 6-2 265 FR Beeeville (Jones) 73 Jeremy Fields OL 6-1 295 FR Sweeny (Sweeny) 74 Eric Salas OL 6-1 275 FR San Antonio (Roosevelt) 76 Jayson Hierholzer OL 6-4 285 FR Karnes City (Karnes City) 79 Tim Kudla OL 6-4 265 SO San Antonio (Reagan) 80 Andrew Mocio TE 6-5 215 FR Waco (Reicher Catholic) 81 Robert Anderson TE 6-1 210 FR San Antonio (Taft) 82 Jacob Love WR 5-7 165 JR San Antonio (Warren) 83 Kenneth Pryor WR 6-0 170 SO San Antonio (Lee) 84 Josh Busby TE 6-2 245 SO Katy (Cinco Ranch) 85 Zach Zellars DE 6-2 240 FR Baytown (Lee) 86 Carlos Laurel WR 6-1 175 FR Laredo (Alexander) 87 Andrew Richter WR 5-11 170 FR San Antonio (Alamo Heights) 88 Caleb Kocian TE 6-3 240 FR Converse (Judson) 89 Colton Palmer WR 6-4 195 FR Kerrville (Tivy) 90 Chad Miles DE 6-4 231 FR San Antonio (Stevens) 91 Herman Torres DE 6-0 230 JR San Antonio (Marshall) 92 Chaz Cobb DE 6-1 210 FR Goodwell, Okla. (Goodwell) 93 Randy Enriquez DE 6-0 255 JR Pharr (PSJA North; Sul Ross) 95 Marcus McKenzie DT 6-0 270 FR San Antonio (O’Connor) 97 George Derosa TE 6-0 225 FR San Antonio (O’Connor) 98 Diego McClain DE 6-2 260 SO San Antonio (Highlands; Texas A&M/Kingsville) 99 Ty Warnasch DT 6-3 300 FR Stockdale (Stockdale)
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NO. 1 NO. 3 ROBERT NO. 2 DOMINIC WILLIAMS ERIC HAMILTON FRESHMAN MASSONI FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER 5-8 QUARTERBACK 5-9 155 6-2 175 FLORESVILLE, TEXAS 215 SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS FLORESVILLE HS CEDAR PARK, TEXAS SMITHSON VALLEY HS BIRTH: 10/16/88 LEANDER HS BIRTH: 9/10/89 MAJOR: SPORTS BIRTH: 8/17/90 MAJOR: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT MAJOR: SPORTS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT
NO. 6 TODD NO. 5 NO. 6 WALKER MATT DERRICK SENIOR MCLAREN WALLS WIDE RECEIVER SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN 6-3 WIDE RECEIVER WIDE RECEIVER 200 6-0 5-8 PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS 180 160 PFLUGERVILLE HS FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TECH FRIENDSWOOD HS REAGAN HS BIRTH: 10/8/86 TEXAS A&M / COMMERCE BIRTH: 4/26/91 GRAD. SCHOOL: BIRTH: 9/17/89 MAJOR: UNDECIDED CHEMISTRY MAJOR: ATHLETIC TRAINING TEXAS TECH -- 2008 was in 10 games with 7 catches TEXAS A&M / COMMERCE -- Career had 33 catches -- In 2008 he was in 10 games and started 2 games with 14 catches -- 2007 missed with injuries -- He had 156 yards
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NO. 8 MATT NO. 9 SANDERS SHANE NO. 7 FRESHMAN KNIGHT CHAZ CORNERBACK FRESHMAN PAVLISKA 5-9 QUARTERBACK FRESHMAN 150 6-0 SAFETY PEARLAND, TEXAS 180 5-11 PEARLAND HS HOUSTON 210 BIRTH: 2/27/90 NORTHLAND CHRISTIAN FLORESVILLE, TEXAS MAJOR: ENGINEERING FLORESVILLE HS BIRTH: 11/18/90 BIRTH: 11/28/89 MAJOR: UNDECIDED MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY
NO. 11 AUSTIN QUINNEY NO. 10 FRESHMAN PADEN WIDE RECEIVER LYNCH 5-11 FRESHMAN 190 QUARTERBACK CONVERSE, TEXAS 6-5 JUDSON HS 205 BIRTH: 12/4/89 D’HANIS, TEXAS MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY D’HANIS HS BIRTH: 12/24/89 MAJOR: BUSINESS
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NO. 13 NO. 15 MIKE NO. 14 JERRY WOODS CHASE LOPEZ FRESHMAN NICKERSON FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK 6-1 QUARTERBACK 5-11 172 6-1 215 185 SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO LAREDO, TEXAS TAFT HS CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS ALEXANDER HS BIRTH: 8/9/89 BIRTH: 10/1/90 BIRTH: 9/22/89 MAJOR: BANKING / MAJOR: UNDECIDED FINANCE MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE
NO. 17 THOMAS SPECIA NO. 16 JUNIOR NO. 19 MATT QUARTERBACK JAMES GARZA 6-3 PEREZ FRESHMAN 210 FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER SAN ANTONIO CORNERBACK 5-8 REAGAN HS 5-11 150 COLLEGE OF DUPAGE 155 CALALLEN, TEXAS BIRTH: 9/26/86 FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS CALALLEN HS MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY FREDERICKSBURG, HS BIRTH: 1/12/91 BIRTH: 9/6/89 MAJOR: MAJOR: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
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NO. 20 NO. 21 ROSS KEITH BISHOP BROWN NO. 22 FRESHMAN FRESHMAN TRENT CORNERBACK RUNNING BACK RIOS 5-9 5-10 175 FRESHMAN 165 CIBOLO RUNNING BACK FRANKLIN, TEXAS STEELE HS 5-8 FRANKLIN HS MISSISSIPPI 175 BIRTH: 7/8/90 BIRTHDATE: 3/29/90 SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS MAJOR: ATHLETIC MAJOR: COMPUTER SMITHSON VALLEY HS TRAINING GRAPHIC ARTS BIRTH: 10/30/89 MAJOR: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
NO. 23 AARON NO. 24 HERNANDEZ TREY NO. 25 SOPHOMORE MUMME DEVAN SAFETY FRESHMAN AVERY 6-0 SAFETY FRESHMAN 185 5-11 CORNERBACK SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS 175 5-10 SMITHSON VALLEY HS D’HANIS, TEXAS 160 CISCO JC D’HANIS HS CONVERSE, TEXAS BIRTH: 6/9/88 BIRTH: 2/8/90 WAGNER HS MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY MAJOR: ENGINEERING BIRTH: 1/26/90 MANAGEMENT MAJOR: UNDECIDED
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NO. 27 AARON NO. 26 NO. 28 WILLIS TODD EPHRAIM FRESHMAN LYONS BANDA SAFETY FRESHMAN JUNIOR 6-3 SAFETY SAFETY 210 5-11 5-9 SAN ANTONIO 195 190 CHURCHILL HS HUMBLE, TEXAS SAN ANTONIO BIRTH: 12/25/89 HUMBLE HS TAFT HS MAJOR: BIOLOGY BIRTH: 4/11/91 BIRTH: 11/1/81 MAJOR: BUSINESS MAJOR: SPORTS MANAGEMENT
NO. 31 NO. 29 NO. 30 JESSON ANTOINE ALEX GIL BANKS TORRES FRESHMAN FRESHMAN FRESHMAN CORNERBACK CORNER BACK RUNNING BACK 5-10 5-9 170 6-0 165 ODESSA, TEXAS 195 THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS ODESSA HS SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE PARK HS BIRTH: 11/19/90 MARSHALL HS BIRTH: 2/18/91 MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY BIRTH: 11/8/89 MAJOR: BUSINESS MAJOR: UNDECIDED
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NO. 32 NO. 33 NO. 34 LARRY DAKOTA J. J. JOHNSON CRUZ MAWYER SOPHOMORE JUNIOR FRESHMAN RUNNING BACK CORNER BACK LINEBACKER 5-8 6-0 6-3 200 180 250 SCHERTZ, TEXAS LOS FRESNOS, TEXAS SPRING BRANCH, TEXAS CLEMENS HS LOS FRESNOS HS SMITHSON VALLEY HS KILGORE JC BIRTH: 6/13/87 BIRTH: 2/19/90 BIRTH: 11/4/88 MAJOR: FINANCE MAJOR: ENGINEERING MAJOR: ATHLETIC MANAGEMENT TRAINING
NO. 35 NO. 37 TYLER NO. 36 AARON FIELDS ANTHONY STOKES FRESHMAN STOKES FRESHMAN LINEBACKER FRESHMAN SAFETY 6-0 SAFETY 5-11 235 5-11 190 SAN ANTONIO 190 MANSFIELD, TEXAS SOUTHWEST HS MANSFIELD, TEXAS TIMBERVIEW HS BIRTH: 5/22/89 TIMBERVIEW HS BIRTH: 8/13/90 MAJOR: UNDECIDED BIRTH: 8/13/90 MAJOR: UNDECIDED MAJOR: UNDECIDED
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NO. 38 NO. 39 JOSH NO. 40 SAUL BOONE RASHAAD MEZA JUNIOR PATTERSON FRESHMAN LINEBACKER FRESHMAN KICKER 6-3 LINEBACKER 5-9 230 5-10 160 SAN ANTONIO 210 SAN ANTONIO CLARK HS KATY, TEXAS O’CONNOR HS ANGELO STATE MORTON RANCH HS BIRTH: 11/10/89 BIRTH: 8/6/83 BIRTH: 9/5/90 MAJOR: BUSINESS MAJOR: MAJOR: UNDECIDED COMMUNICATIONS
NO. 41 NO. 43 RICKY NO. 42 DONALD RODRIGUEZ ZACH GIES FRESHMAN BEHNSCH SOPHOMORE CORNER BACK FRESHMAN LINEBACKER 5-11 TIGHT END 6-0 175 6-1 200 LOCKHART, TEXAS 205 SAN ANTONIO LOCKHART HS SAN ANTONIO CLARK HS BIRTH: 1/4/91 REAGAN HS BIRTH: 5/1/88 MAJOR: MATHEMATICS BIRTH: 12/22/90 MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY MAJOR: UNDECIDED
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NO. 45 NO. 47 NO. 44 ELLIOT HOLDEN NEIL HUDSON RIOS JACKSON FRESHMAN FRESHMAN FRESHMAN RUNNING BACK RUNNING BACK RUNNING BACK 5-10 6-0 5-11 220 180 175 SCHERTZ CONVERSE, TEXAS PORTLAND, TEXAS CLEMENS HS JUDSON HS GREGORY-PORTLAND HS BIRTH: 12/23/89 BIRTH: 8/28/91 BIRTH: 5/23/91 MAJOR: ENGINEERING MAJOR: SPORTS MAJOR: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT
NO. 50 NO. 49 NO. 51 TREY THOMAS DANIEL MARQUEZ REBOLD SOTO FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE SENIOR LINEBACKER KICKER / PUNTER LINEBACKER 5-11 5-10 6-1 215 175 233 EAGLE PASS, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS SAN ANTONIO EAGLE PASS HS LAKE TRAVIS HS SOUTHWEST HS BIRTH: 11/2/89 BIRTH: 1/4/90 BIRTH: 12/26/86 MAJOR: UNDECIDED MAJOR: UNDECIDED MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY
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NO. 53 NO. 54 SAMUEL PATRICK WEISMAN MARTINEZ FRESHMAN NO. 52 FRESHMAN LINEBACKER ALAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-0 FORD 6-0 205 FRESHMAN 255 MCALLEN, TEXAS DEFENSIVE END SAN ANTONIO MCALLEN HS 6-5 REAGAN HS BIRTH: 3/1/90 210 BIRTH: 3/26/90 MAJOR: ENGINEERING CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS MAJOR: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CALALLEN HS MANAGEMENT BIRTH: 9/13/89 MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY
NO. 56 NO. 57 NO. 55 JERRY JAKE BRANDON SEALEY ROBY TERRY SOPHOMORE FRESHMAN FRESHMAN LINEBACKER / OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE DEFENSIVE END 6-6 5-10 5-11 260 270 220 SOUR LAKE, TEXAS LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS SAN ANTONIO HARDIN-JEFFERSON HS LIBERTY HILL HS HIGHLANDS HS BIRTH: 8/1/89 BIRTH: 4/24/91 BIRTH: 4/10/88 MAJOR: UNDECIDED MAJOR: BIOLOGY MAJOR: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
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NO. 63 NO. 60 NO. 61 JOSEPH JON ANDY ROBERSON GALLEGOS SEAMAN FRESHMAN FRESHMAN FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-0 6-0 6-2 265 255 270 HOUSTON ALICE CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CYPRESS-FALLS HS ALICE HS KING HS BIRTH: 4/6/91 BIRTH: 2/19/91 BIRTH: 9/24/90 MAJOR: ENGINEERING MAJOR: UNDECIDED MAJOR: SPORTS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT
NO. 64 NO. 65 KLAYTON ANTHONY NO. 66 SMITH VELA BRIAN FRESHMAN FRESHMAN HUGHES OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE FRESHMAN 6-2 6-0 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 280 270 6-3 CUERO, TEXAS BLANCO, TEXAS 300 CUERO HS BLANCO HS SAN ANTONIO BIRTH: 9/4/90 BIRTH: 9/10/90 MADISON HS MAJOR: BIOLOGY / MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY BIRTH: 9/28/90 KINESIOLOGY MAJOR: BUSINESS
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NO. 67 NO. 68 CHARLES NO. 69 MICHAEL SEGURA MATHEW PALACIOS SOPHOMORE ATWELL FRESHMAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN SOPHOMORE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-2 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-5 295 6-4 340 SAN ANTONIO 270 ALAMO, TEXAS MCCOLLOM HS CONVERSE, TEXAS PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO BIRTH: 12/8/88 JUDSON HS MEMORIAL HS MAJOR: ACCOUNTING OTTAWA (KAN) BIRTH: 10/7/89 BIRTH: 9/7/90 MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY
NO. 70 STEVE NO. 71 BURGAMY ROBBY SOPHOMORE HORTON NO. 73 DEFENSIVE TACKLE FRESHMAN JEREMY 5-11 DEFENSIVE TACKLE FIELDS 260 6-2 FRESHMAN SAN ANTONIO 265 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ST. ANTHONY PREP HS BEEVILLE, TEXAS 6-1 BIRTH: 7/20/89 JONES HS 295 MAJOR: BUSINESS BIRTH: 8/27/91 SWEENY, TEXAS MAJOR: BIOLOGY SWEENY HS BIRTH: 6/8/90 MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY
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NO. 76 NO. 74 JAYSON NO. 79 ERIC HIERHOLZER TIM SALAS FRESHMAN KUDLA FRESHMAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN SOPHOMORE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-4 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-1 285 6-4 275 KARNES CITY, TEXAS 265 SAN ANTONIO KARNES CITY HS SAN ANTONIO ROOSEVELT HS BIRTH: 10/18/89 REAGAN HS BIRTH: 4/30/91 MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY BIRTH: 12/27/88 MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY MAJOR: UNDECIDED
NO. 80 NO. 81 ANDREW ROBERT MOCIO NO. 82 ANDERSON FRESHMAN JACOB FRRESHMAN TIGHT END LOVE TIGHT END 6-5 JUNIOR 6-1 215 WIDE RECEIVER 210 WACO 5-7 SAN ANTONIO REICHER CATHOLIC HS 165 TAFT HS BIRTH: 11/7/89 SAN ANTONIO BIRTH: 1/9/91 MAJOR: BUSINESS WARREN HS MAJOR: UNDECIDED FINANCE / TRINITY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS (ILL) BIRTH: 7/20/89 MAJOR: MARKETING
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NO. 85 ZACH NO. 83 NO. 84 ZELLARS KENNETH JOSH FRESHMAN PRYOR BUSBY DEFENSIVE END SOPHOMORE SOPHOMORE 6-2 WIDE RECEIVER TIGHT END 240 6-0 6-2 BAYTOWN, TXAS 170 245 LEE HS SAN ANTONIO KATY, TEXAS BIRTH: 8/23/91 LEE HS CINCO RANCH HS MAJOR: UNDECIDED BIRTH: 10/23/89 BIRTH: 2/16/88 MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR: PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
NO. 88 NO. 87 CALEB ANDREW KOCIAN NO. 86 RICHTER FRESHMAN CARLOS FRESHMAN TIGHT END LAUREL WIDE RECEIVER 6-3 FRESHMAN 5-11 240 WIDE RECEIVER 170 CONVERSE, TEXAS 6-1 SAN ANTONIO JUDSON HS 175 ALAMO HEIGHTS HS BIRTH: 6/10/90 LAREDO, TEXAS BIRTH: 2/12/91 MAJOR: INTERNATIONAL ALEXANDER HS MAJOR: BIOLOGY BUSINESS BIRTH: 3/8/90 MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY
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NO. 91 NO. 90 HERMAN CHAD NO. 89 TORRES MILES COLTON JUNIOR FRESHMAN PALMER DEFENSIVE END DEFENSIVE END FRESHMAN 6-0 6-4 WIDE RECEIVER 230 231 6-4 SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO 195 MARSHALL HS STEVENS HS KERRVILLE, TEXAS BIRTH: 3/9/87 BIRTH: 11/4/89 TIVY HS MAJOR: COMPUTER MAJOR: BUSINESS BIRTH: 6/21/90 INFORMATION MAJOR: SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS
NO. 93 RANDY ENRIQUEZ NO. 95 JUNIOR MARCUS NO. 92 DEFENSIVE END MCKENZIE CHAZ 6-0 FRESHMAN COBB 255 DEFENSIVE END FRESHMAN PHARR, TEXAS 6-0 DEFENSIVE END PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO 270 6-1 NORTH HS SAN ANTONIO 210 SUL ROSS O’CONNOR HS GOODWELL, OKLA. BIRTH: 8/19/87 BIRTH: 12/1/89 GOODWELL HS MAJOR: PHYSICAL MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY BIRTH: 8/31/90 THERAPY MAJOR: UNDECIDED SUL ROSS -- In 2008 he was in 9 games with 36 tackles (11 solo) www.cardinalathletics.com 32 UIW FOOTBALL 2009 -- THE FIRST SEASON
NO. 97 NO. 99 GEORGE NO. 98 TY DEROSA DIEGO WARNASCH FRESHMAN MCCLAIN FRESHMAN TIGHT END SOPHOMORE DEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-0 DEFENSIVE END 6-3 225 6-2 300 SAN ANTONIO 260 STOCKDALE, TEXAS O’CONNOR HS SAN ANTONIO STOCKDALE HS BIRTH: 6/20/90 HIGHLANDS HS BIRTH: 2/5/90 MAJOR: UNDECIDED BIRTH: 1/28/87 MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY MAJOR: ATHLETIC TRAINING
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THE 2009 ROSTER
BY CLASS BY LOCATION SENIOR SAN ANTONIO 2 Alamo Heights HS (1) JUNIOR Central Catholic HS (1) Floresville (2) 7 Churchill (1) Franklin (1) SOPHOMORE Clark HS (2) Fredericksburg (1) 13 Highlands (2) Friendswood (1) REDSHIRT FRESHMAN Lee HS (1) Houston (2) 42 Madison HS (1) Humble (1) FRESHMAN Marshall HS (2) Karnes City (1) 24 McCollum HS (1) Katy (2) O’Connor HS (3) Kerrville (1) Reagan HS (5) Laredo (2) Roosevelt HS (1) Leander (1) BY POSITION Southwest HS (2) Liberty Hill (1) Stevens HS (1) Lockhart (1) St. Anthony HS (1) Los Fresnos (1) OFFENSE Taft HS (3) Mansfield (2) LINE Warren HS (2) McAllen (1) 14 Odessa (1) WIDE RECEIVER TEXAS Pearland (1) 12 Alamo (1) Pflugerville (1) TIGHT END Alice (1) Pharr (1) 6 Austin (1) Portland (1) QUARTERBACK Baytown (1) Schertz (2) 6 Beeville (1) Sour Lake (1) Blanco (1) Spring Branch (4) RUNNING BACK Calallen (2) Stockdale (1) 7 Cedar Park (1) Sweeny (1) Cibolo (1) The Woodlands (1) Converse (5) Waco (1) DEFENSE Corpus Christi (1) LINE Cuero (1) OUT OF STATE 15 D’Hanis (2) BACKS Eagle Pass (1) Goodwell, Okla. (1) 18 LINEBACKER 8
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2009 OPPONENTS MONTERREY TECH Sat., Aug. 29, at UIW, 7 p.m. Coach Frank Gonzalez 2008 10-0 Major Conference Champions SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES All-Time vs UIW First Meeting OF GOD Affiliation Organizacion Nacional OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE Sat., Oct. 24, at SAGU, 2 p.m. Estudiantil de Futbol American Sat., Oct. 3, at OPSU, 2 p.m. Coach Jess Godding (ONEFA) Coach Mike Wyatt 2008 4-5 Location Monterrey, Mexico 2008 3-7 All-Time vs UIW First Meeting Enrollment All-Time vs UIW First Meeting Affiliation NAIA Colors Blue, White Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference Central States Football Mascot Borregos Salvajes Conference Independent League (Savage Rams) Location Goodwell, Okla. Location Waxahachie, Texas Enrollment 1,500 Enrollment 2,000 ARKANSAS TECH Colors Navy Blue, Red, White Colors Purple, Gold Sat., Sept. 5, at ATU, 6 p.m. Mascot Aggies Mascot Lions Coach Steve Mullins 2008 5-5 EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SOUTHERN ARKANSAS T5th, GSC Sat., Oct. 10, at UIW, 2 p.m. Sat., Oct. 31, at UIW, 2 p.m. All-Time vs UIW First Meeting Coach Tim McCarty (Homecoming) Affiliation NCAA Division II 2008 3-8 Coach Bill Keopple Conference Gulf South 4th, LSC North 2008 2-8 Location Russellville, Ark. All-Time vs UIW First Meeting T8th, GSC Enrollment 7,498 Affiliation NCAA Division II All-Time vs UIW First Meeting Colors Green, Gold Conference Lone Star Affiliation NCAA Division II Mascot Wonder Boys Location Ada, Okla. Conference Gulf South Enrollment 4,600 Location Magnolia, Ark. MIDWESTERN STATE Colors Orange, Black Enrollment 3,117 Sat., Sept. 19, at UIW, 7 p.m. Mascot Tigers Colors Royal Blue, Old Gold Coach Bill Maskill Mascot Muleriders 2008 6-4 TEXAS LUTHERAN T3rd, LSC South Sat., Oct. 17, at UIW, 2 p.m. EASTERN NEW MEXICO All-Time vs UIW First Meeting Coach Dennis Parker Sat., Nov. 7, at ENMU, 6 p.m. (MT) Affiliation NCAA Division II 2008 4-6 Coach Mark Ribaudo Conference Lone Star 6th, ASC 2008 2-9 Location Wichita Falls, Texas All-Time vs UIW First Meeting 7th, LSC South Enrollment 6,038 Affiliation NCAA Division III All-Time vs UIW First Meeting Colors Maroon, Gold Conference American Southwest Affiliation NCAA Division II Mascot Mustangs Location Seguin, Texas Conference Lone Star Enrollment Location Portales, N. M. LANGSTON Colors Black, Gold enrollment 4,135 Sat., Sept. 26, at LU, 5 p.m. Mascot Bulldogs Colors Green, Silver Coach Greg Johnson Mascot Greyhounds 2008 10-3 CSFL Champions All-Time vs UIW First Meeting Affiliation NAIA Conference Central States Football League Location Langston, Okla. Enrollment 2,700 Colors Orange, Navy Mascot Lions
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THE UNIVERSITY
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CORE VALUES OF THE UIW MISSION FAITH SERVICE INNOVATION TRUTH EDUCATION The University is located on a 200-acre site, for- The university of the Incarnate Word is committed to educational excellence merly the estate of noted San Antonio philanthropist in a context of faith in Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word of God. It promotes and businessman Colonel George W. Brackenridge. His villa, listed on the National life-long learning and fosters the development of the whole person. Register of Historic Places, still stands on the cam- pus. The southern portion of the original The faculty and students support one another in the search for and the Brackenridge estate joins the University along communication of truth. The university is open to thoughtful innovation that Hildebrand Avenue, forming Brackenridge Park. serves ever more effectively the spiritual and material needs of people. The headwaters of the San Antonio River begin on The curriculum offers students an integrated program of liberal arts and pro- the campus, and have provided fascinating archae- fessional studies that includes a global perspective and an emphasis on ological finds related to Native Americans and the Conquistadors, and to more recent attempts at set- social justice and community service. tlement. The river separates the main campus from the newly developed recreation and athletic com- Incarnate Word is a Catholic institution that welcomes to its community per- plex. sons of diverse backgrounds, in the belief that their respectful interaction advances the discovery of truth, mutual understanding, self-realization, and ATHLETIC FACILITIES the common good. The athletic complex, dedicated in the fall of 1987, includes the Clarence Mabry Center of eight tennis courts (four lighted for night play), three soccer fields (one lighted for night play), a lighted softball field, the Dan Sullivan Baseball Field (also lighted for night play), and a newly refurbished quarter mile track with the requisite jumping pits and throwing areas.
The Alice P. McDermott Convocation Center (1988) is a professionally-sized and fully equipped facility to accommodate 2,000 spectators at athletic events. The former varsity gymnasium has been fully renovated into the University’s Wellness Center (1991).
In October of 2001 the University dedicated the sparkling Ann Barshop Natatorium which is designed to host both national and international meets.
The Gayle and Tom Benson Fieldhouse is located on campus and is the site where the Cardinals kicked off their football history in the fall of 2009.
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DR. LOUIS J. AGNESE, JR. PRESIDENT MARK PAPICH Dr. Louis J. Agnese, Jr., has been president of the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio since 1985, when he became ATHLETIC DIRECTOR one of the youngest presidents of a four-year institution of higher Prior to the summer of 2001 and becoming head of UIW’s now learning in the United States. 19-sport athletic department (synchronized swimming, men’s and women's swimming, football have been added with his leader- Prior to Incarnate Word, he was a ship), 51-year-old Mark Papich was involved with the Cardinals vice president at Briar Cliff College in volleyball team as head coach. He Sioux City, Iowa, where he served as continues as director of the campus spokesman for the college's institu- Wellness Center, and the Ann tional needs, in addition to sharing Barshop Natatorium. responsibility for policy, long-range planning, budget and personnel. In talking with the New Kensington, Pa., native, be prepared for the con- Dr. Agnese is the recipient of numer- versation to include tidbits about ous professional and civic honors. upgrading athletic facilities, about He was recognized for his many con- usage of those facilities, about tributions to higher education in San recruiting, camps, the funding of all Antonio when he was chosen as the teams, about eligibility of athletes, recipient of the Ford Salute to and on and on and on. Education Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. He currently serves as chairman of His other honors include being named one of Five Outstanding the Heartland Conference athletic directors council. He just com- Young Americans as well as one of Ten Outstanding Young pleted a three-year term as chairman of the Division II Athletic Persons of the World in 1989. The American Marketing Directors Association. Association also honored Dr. Agnese in 1989 by naming him the Marketing Person of the Year. He received the Humanitarian In the spring of 2004, he was a point person is the implementa- Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews in tion of changing the Incarnate Word mascot from Crusaders to 1996. Cardinals, a process which is on-going.
In addition, he was named Hispanic Educator of the Year in 1996, In fact, it was volleyball that brought him to UIW in the fall of and is a recipient of the Gold Medal in the President and Public 1995 as the team's assistant coach. Category of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. In 2000 he was named the Outstanding Leader in In 1996 as the interim coach, Papich saw his Cardinals win 20 Catholic Education by the Archdiocese of San Antonio. In that matches for the first time in four years. In 1997 and all kinds of year he was also the recipient of the International Leadership excitement occured as Incarnate Word won a school record 31 Award from the San Antonio Council for International Visitors. matches and tied for the old Heart of Texas Conference title. But that was only the cake. The team won the NAIA Southwest A past board member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Regional tournament and advanced to the national champi- Universities, Dr. Agnese also is a former Chairman of the onships for the first time ever. Partnership for Hope, a Rockefeller Foundation poverty project. Following that season, the American Volleyball Coaches He has served as Chairman of the North San Antonio Chamber Association named Papich the Tachikara Region Coach of the of Commerce, and as Vice Chairman of the Hispanic Chamber of Year. That honor from his fellow coaches came on top of his Commerce of San Antonio. Dr. Agnese currently is a board mem- being named NAIA Southwest Region Coach of the Year as well ber of Adelante!-U.S. Education Leadership Fund, and serves on as the Heart of Texas Conference Coach of the Year. That made the executive committee of the World Affairs Council of San him the most decorated Cardinals volleyball coach ever for a Antonio. year.
A native of New York City, Dr. Agnese is married and has two His cumulative mark at Incarnate Word is 124-124 which makes grown children. him the winningest volleyball coach ever at UIW.
Dr. Agnese holds the Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the A member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, University of Pittsburgh. In addition, he has a Master's of Papich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial design Education in Counseling and an Education Specialist Degree in from the University of Cincinnati. While an undergraduate he Supervision of Counseling Services, both from Gannon University played baseball and lacrosse. in Erie, Pa. He also has a Bachelor's of Art in History and Psychology from St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kan.
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SAN ANTONIO THE CITY BY THE NUMBERS San Antonio offers a rich mixture of cultural heritages--notably Mexican, German 2.5 and French--with traditional Texan, making the city truly a place to find global Miles along the San Antonio Paseo del Rio foods, music, and influences. (Riverwalk) 4 The University of the Incarnate Word is located in the Alamo Heights area of World titles won by teams from San Antonio-- San Antonio--an area replete with artisans, studios, specialty shops, cafes and NBA in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 by the Spurs coffeehouses. Within easy 4 walking distance are the Professional teams in San Antonio-- Witte Museum, the San NBA Spurs, AA baseball Missions, Antonio Zoo, Brackenridge Stampede ice hockey club, WNBA Silver Stars Park, Sunken Garden 5 Theater, and the San Military installations in San Antonio Antonio Botanical Gardens. including Fort Sam Houston, 5th US Army headquarters, and four US Air Force Bases San Antonio is the "Fiesta 6 City" and is the nation's sev- Flags which have flown over San Antonio-- enth largest city with more French, Spanish, Mexican, Texan, than 1.2 million population. Confederate, United States It features an international 7 reputation for beauty and Number of four-year colleges and universities excitement--the Alamo, Paseo del Rio (Riverwalk, the number one tourist desti- in San Antonio nation in the state), historic missions, Market Square, Institute of Texas 7 Cultures, Sea World of Texas and Six Flags Fiesta Texas are among the city's San Antonio’s rank in population among US cities best known attractions. 16 Museums located in San Antonio The Alamo City is home to the South Texas Medical Center with its vast and 20 varied medical, scientific and research facilities including medical, dental and Yearly average days in San Antonio when nursing schools. The city also lays claim to one of the most extensive library temperature dips below 32 degees systems in the Southwest. 48 Golf courses in San Antonio San Antonio hosts five military bases, numerous cultural and civic groups, a 69.9 symphony orchestra, the three-times-champion NBA Spurs, the three-time Average daily temperature in San Antonio champion Texas League Missions baseball team, the Rampaige ice hockey 150 team, the WNBA's Silver Stars, major concerts, festivals and celebrations. The Miles from San Antonio to both the Alamodome is the site for the annual Alamo Bowl, a major football game played Texas Gulf Coast and to the Mexican border during the Christmas-New Year's celebrations. 311 Miles from San Antonio to Louisiana state line San Antonio has become the host city of choice for major athletic events. via I-10 Already, the Alamo City has hosted one 368.6 NCAA men's Final Four and one NCAA Square miles inside San Antonio city limits women's Final Four. And, the NCAA 558 will return its premier basketball event Miles from San Antonio to New Mexico state line via I-10 for the men in 2008 and the women in 2010. The Alamodome has hosted four 680 Feet to the top of the Tower of the Americas NCAA men's regional basketball tour- 1599 naments, and a women's volleyball Miles from San Antonio to the Canadian border national championship tournament was via I-35 in town in 2005. San Antonio was a 1600 finalist to host the Pan American Miles from San Antonio to Washington D. C. Games in 2007. 1718 Mission San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo) The Incarnate Word campus is located and a presidio (fort) established just 10 minutes from San Antonio's as beginnings of San Antonio International Airport and just 10 minutes 1836 from downtown, both easily accessible The year of the Battle of the Alamo and the by freeway. San Antonio itself is a one year Texas became an independent Republic hour drive time from the magnificent 1845 Texas Hill Country, just two hours from The year Texas agreed to be annexed into the United States of America the United States-Mexico border, and 1, 328,984 two hours from the Texas Gulf Coast. 2007 population of San Antonio
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DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE TIME August 29 Saturday MONTERREY TECH Benson Stadium 7 p.m.
September 5 Saturday at Arkansas Tech Russellville, Ark. 6 p.m. 12 Saturday Open Date 19 Saturday MIDWESTERN STATE Benson Stadium 7 p.m. 26 Saturday at Langston State (Okla) Langston, Okla. 5 p.m.
October 3 Saturday at Oklahoma Panhandle Goodwell, Okla. 2 p.m. 10 Saturday EAST CENTRAL OKLA. Benson Stadium 2 p.m. 17 Saturday TEXAS LUTHERAN Benson Stadium 2 p.m. 24 Saturday at SW Assemblies of God Waxahachie 2 p.m. 31 Saturday SOUTHERN ARKANSAS Benson Stadium 2 p.m. (Homecoming)
November 7 Saturday at Eastern New Mexico Portales, N. M. 7 p.m.
All Times are Central
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