2008 Willamette University Football Roster
No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 1 James Yamashita WR Sr. 5’ 9” 170 Walnut Creek, CA (Los Lomas/Diablo Valley) 2 Chris Wong SS Jr. 5’ 9” 190 Sunnyvale, CA (Wilcox HS) 3 Arlin Taylor SS So. 5’ 9” 175 Spring Valley, CA (Steele Canyon HS) 4 Mike Reeves DE Sr. 6’ 3” 228 Corvallis, OR (Corvallis HS/Univ. of Montana) 5 Merben Woo FL Sr. 5’ 9” 165 Salinas, CA (North Salinas HS/Hartnell College) 6 Lukkes Gilgan DB Jr. 5’11” 186 Sherwood, OR (Sherwood HS) 7 Drew Shepherd WR Jr. 5’10” 179 Park City, UT (Park City HS) 8 Marcus Woo FL So. 5’ 8” 180 Cupertino, CA (Monta Vista HS) 9 Arnaud Vidaller SS Fr. 5’10” 185 Amiens, France (Louis Thuillier HS) 10 Ryan Whitcomb QB Jr. 6’ 1” 197 Oak View, CA (Nordhoff/College of Canyons) 11 Ryan Bettencourt CB Sr. 5’10” 195 Danville, CA (San Ramon Valley HS) 12 Michael Rierson CB So. 5’10” 190 Salem, OR (Sprague HS/Linfield College) 13 Brandon Whitman FL Jr. 5’10” 173 Renton, WA (Charles Lindbergh HS) 14 Thomas Hollowed QB Fr. 6’ 0” 170 Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Island HS) 15 Marco Villanueva QB Fr. 5’ 9” 165 Soledad, CA (Soledad HS) 16 Grant Leslie QB Sr. 6’ 2” 195 Bainbridge Island, WA (Bainbridge HS) 17 Jon Feld FB Sr. 5’11” 216 Vacaville, CA (Vacaville HS) 18 Brandt Nevin QB So. 6’ 1” 161 Eagle Point, OR (Eagle Point HS) 19 Mitchell Rowan K/P Fr. 6’ 0” 175 Cotati, CA (Rancho Cotate HS) 20 Blaze Rogers DB Fr. 5’ 9” 175 Lahaina, HI (Lahainaluna HS) 21 Artie Atencio CB Sr. 5’11” 180 Scotts Valley, CA (Scotts Valley HS) 22 Carson Chihara SS Jr. 5’ 9” 174 Lahaina, HI (Lahainaluna HS) 23 Jeff Kahler DB So. 5’ 8” 175 Honolulu, HI (Saint Louis School/Whitworth U.) 24 James Perez CB Jr. 6’ 1” 210 Petaluma, CA (Petaluma HS) 25 Cody Anthony RB Sr. 5’ 9” 185 Vale, OR (Vale HS) 26 Jamiere Abney TB Fr. 5’ 5” 190 Bremerton, WA (Bremerton HS) 27 Matt Banta OLB Jr. 5’11” 200 Baker City, OR (Baker HS) 28 Deon Horne TB Jr. 5’ 9” 160 Issaquah, WA (Liberty HS) 29 Toby Moore WR So. 6’ 0” 180 Caldwell, ID (Greenleaf HS/Boise State Univ.) 30 Grant Piros FS Sr. 6’ 2” 207 Newberg, OR (Newberg HS) 31 Solomon Frank FB Fr. 5’ 9” 250 Salem, OR (McKay HS) 32 Kyle Johnson TB So. 5’ 8” 200 Tualatin, OR (Tualatin HS/Assumption College) 33 James Baldwin DB Fr. 5’10” 165 Brownsville, OR (Central Linn HS) 34 Sean Donahue TB So. 5’ 9” 184 Palm Desert, CA (Palm Desert HS) 35 Josh Lee TE Sr. 6’ 2” 235 Eugene, OR (Sheldon HS/Air Force Academy) 36 Jose Green TB So. 5’10” 181 Downey, CA (Warren HS) 37 Corey Felber FB Fr. 5’ 8” 200 Newman, CA (Orestimba HS) 38 Brent Turner FL So. 5’ 5” 160 Newman, CA (Orestimba HS) 40 Kyle Murto FS Jr. 6’ 3” 200 West Linn, OR (West Linn HS) 41 Dennis Ranck FB Fr. 5’11” 230 Tigard, OR (Tualatin HS) 42 Tommy Grove ILB Sr. 6’ 1” 219 Moccasin, CA (Sonora HS/Butte Junior College) 43 Corydon Weyerhaeuser FB Jr. 6’ 0” 200 Lakewood, WA (Charles Wright Academy) 44 Andrew Ross ILB Jr. 6’ 1” 235 Petaluma, CA (Petaluma HS) 45 Walter Robinson, II OLB So. 6’ 1” 208 Pasadena, CA (Cathedral HS) No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 46 Jason Marchbanks SS So. 6’ 3” 190 Parma, ID (Notus HS) 47 Cole Douglas OLB So. 6’ 1” 220 Tacoma, WA (Bellarmine Preparatory School) 48 Scott Perlin FB Fr. 5’10” 210 Alpine, CA (Steele Canyon HS) 49 Aaron Cavette FB So. 6’ 0” 231 Port Townsend, WA (Port Townsend HS) 50 Joe Penkala OT Jr. 6’ 6” 270 Niles, IL (Loyola Academy) 51 Jack Bevins ILB Sr. 5’11” 220 Park City, UT (Park City HS) 52 Harmon Bruno LB Fr. 6’ 0” 210 Danville, CA (San Ramon Valley HS) 53 Steven Donohue ILB Fr. 6’ 0” 225 Honolulu, HI (Saint Louis School) 54 Cory Lowe DE Jr. 6’ 3” 235 Beaverton, OR (Beaverton HS) 55 Trevor Leaf ILB So. 5’10” 205 Hayden, ID (Coeur d’Alene HS) 56 Aaron McKimmy DT Jr. 6’ 4” 263 Corvallis, OR (Corvallis HS/So. Oregon Univ.) 57 Anthony Ertola C Fr. 5’10” 255 Martinez, CA (Alhambra HS) 58 Brady Ryan OL Fr. 5’11” 255 Tacoma, WA (Woodrow Wilson HS) 59 Ricky Najarro DT So. 6’ 3” 300 Arleta, CA (Cathedral HS) 60 Scott Hirschberger C Jr. 6’ 0” 280 Beaverton, OR (Southridge HS) 62 Dennis Plzak OL So. 6’ 1” 275 Gilbert, AZ (Highland HS) 63 Alex Noyes DT Fr. 6’ 1” 355 Golden, CO (Lakewood HS) 64 Jake Forshey OT Sr. 6’ 7” 310 Santa Ynez, CA (Santa Ynez Valley Union HS) 65 Jeff Short OL So. 6’ 3” 310 Granite Bay, CA (Granite Bay HS) 66 Robert Garcia OG Sr. 6’ 1” 300 Salinas, CA (North Salinas HS/Hartnell College) 67 Aaron Gilliland DT So. 5’11” 255 Waldport, OR (Waldport HS) 68 Luis Guerra OG So. 6’ 1” 285 El Cajon, CA (Steele Canyon HS) 69 Nicholas Lawson C Fr. 5’ 9” 200 El Cerrito, CA (El Cerrito HS) 70 Ronald Carter DT Fr. 6’ 1” 250 Atwater, CA (Buhach Colony HS) 71 Maxx Kaplan DE So. 6’ 5” 230 Oregon City, OR (Oregon City HS) 72 William Zimmerman DT Fr. 6’ 2” 250 Rainier, OR (Raineier HS/Eastern Oregon Univ.) 73 Edward Salceda OL So. 5’10” 293 San Pedro, CA (San Pedro HS) 74 Juan Alvarado DT Fr. 6’ 2” 375 Stockton, CA (Franklin HS) 75 Ben Kittelson OT Fr. 6’ 2” 240 Beaverton, OR (Aloha HS) 76 Scott Reil DT So. 6’ 4” 300 Petaluma, CA (Casa Grande HS) 77 James Webber DL Fr. 6’ 2” 220 Clarksburg, CA (Delta HS) 78 Adrian Lewis OT Jr. 6’ 6” 325 Turlock, CA (Pitman HS) 79 Kenneth Miller OL Fr. 5’10” 245 Woodland, WA (Woodland HS) 80 Andrew Patton WR Fr. 6’ 3” 170 Tualatin, OR (Tualatin HS/Assumption College) 81 Raymond White WR Fr. 5’10” 165 Corona, CA (Centennial HS) 82 Douglas Gilmore TE Fr. 6’ 2” 210 Portland, OR (Beaverton HS) 83 Tony Krikorian FL Jr. 5’ 9” 165 Costa Mesa, CA (Costa Mesa HS) 84 William Pohl TE So. 6’ 4” 215 Boise, ID (Boise HS) 85 Scott Schoettgen WR So. 6’ 3” 205 Columbia, CA (Sonora HS) 86 Robert Jones WR Jr. 5’11” 165 Truckee, CA (Tahoe Truckee HS) 87 Marcus Ford DE Sr. 5’11” 215 Marina, CA (Monterey Junior College) 88 Spenser Britton WR Fr. 6’ 0” 190 Manteca, CA (Brookside Christian HS) 89 Matthew Penrod ILB Jr. 6’ 0” 210 Brownsville, OR (Central Linn HS) 90 Neil Bergquist DE Jr. 6’ 6” 255 Edmonds, WA (Edmonds-Woodway HS) 92 Kole Olinger LB Fr. 5’ 8” 190 Parma, ID (Fruitland HS) 93 Craig Sather DL Jr. 6’ 3” 250 Junction City, OR (Junction City HS) 94 Ryan Bourke DE Fr. 6’ 3” 225 Bothell, WA (Archbishop Murphy HS) No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 95 Jorden Nielsen K/P Fr. 6’ 0” 185 Williams, OR (Hidden Valley HS) 96 Axel Rael-Soto LB Fr. 5’11” 190 Kona, HI (Konawaena HS) 97 David Oppat DL Fr. 6’ 1” 225 Portland, OR (Southridge HS) 98 Marc Aros TE Fr. 6’ 1” 255 San Diego, CA (Point Loma HS) 99 Andrew Zweng DL So. 6’ 2” 222 Los Gatos, CA (Los Gatos HS)
Head Coach: Mark Speckman (11th year as Head Coach, 14th year overall) Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: Glen Fowles (11th year as Offensive Coordinator, 13th year overall) Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line: Nathan Naggi (4th year as Defensive Coordinator, 5th year overall) Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Backs: Tony Cassinerio (6th year) Defensive Line/Kickers: Tanner Smith (5th year) Linebackers: John Horner (13th year) Linebackers: Gerald McEldowney (1st year) Defensive Backs: Mark Hauze (2nd year) Defensive Assistant: Darryl Smith (3rd year) Offensive Line: Brandon Bennett (1st year) Quarterbacks: Chuck Pinkerton (11th year) Running Backs: Tim Speckman (3rd year) Tight Ends: John Scott (1st year) Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator: Josh Scott (9th year) Offensive Assistant: Matt Bremer (1st year)