2018 COLUMBIA FOOTBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES

11-Darion Achohido (Ah-ka-hee-doh) *Favorite memory was scoring in Aloha Stadium in against St. Louis H.S., his father’s alma mater. *Scored four times on returns as a high school senior and described by USA Today as one of the nation’s “best high school return men.” *Father played . *Enrolled at Columbia College. Is Darion Achohido one of the nation’s best return men, USA Today USA Today High School Sports Interview with Darion Productive receiver stays under the radar Experienced Liberty Targets Historical Upset

44-Luke Adams *Class Valedictorian with a 4.35 high school GPA. *Three-year high school football team captain. *Several relatives played college football. *Enrolled at Columbia College. Senior is getting Ivy interest, says Notre Dame opened him up to a new way of thinking Interview with Luke Adams at Notre Dame Prep Luke Adams is an Amazing Talent On & Off the Field

92-Paul Akere (pronounced Ah-kear-ay) *Brother David played football at Georgetown (2014-17). *Both of his parents attended the University of Lagos and are originally from Nigeria. *Lists his father as his role model saying that the “journey he took is incredible and he will persist through anything to provide for his family.” *Favorite sports memory was when he scored a game-winning in the last five seconds of his first-ever football game in seventh grade. *If he could compete in another sport at Columbia, he would be a fencer. *Nickname is “Mo” for his middle name. *Hobbies and interests include reading, watching poetry, playing video games and fishing. *Has plans to become an attorney and interned at a law firm during the summer of 2017.

34-Jalen Allen *Battled back from an injury to play in his team’s final seven games as a high school senior. *Brother Dionte Allen was one of the nation’s top football recruits in 2007 and played at both Florida State and Ohio State. He is now a football coach at Detroit Renaissance High School *Athlete he models himself after is Marshawn Lynch. *Career-best high school game was a 255-yard, two touchdown performance vs. Detroit Allen. *Enrolled at Columbia College. Jalen Allen Personality Profile Jalen Allen Player Spotlight

2- *Father William Allen, Sr. played defensive back in the NFL for 11 years with the Giants, and and in college at Syracuse (1996-2000). He was selected in First Round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the .

*Part of the nation’s best high school secondary at American Heritage High School and guided the school to two state titles. *Hobbies and interests include music, movies, computers and football. *Has played football since age 5. *Has family living in . *Owns a 37-inch vertical leap. *Played at same high school as fellow Columbia football players Oren Milstein and Blake Wooden. *Described at a “playmaker” despite his size. *Enrolled at Columbia College. Will Allen is a Playmaker Nine Sons of NFL Players Expected to Star in High School Football

83-Chris Alleyne (Uh-leen) *Kickoff specialist at Columbia who can also punt and kick field goals. *Attended The Bishops School in San Diego, Calif. where he totaled 11 varsity letters while participating in football, soccer, volleyball and surfing. *Earned All-State honors and Coastal Player of the Year honors in both soccer and volleyball. *Enrolled at Columbia College and majors in Economics.

91-John Alyn (pronounced Allen) *Is one of four graduates of American Heritage H.S. on Columbia’s roster including Oren Milstein, Will Allen and Blake Wooden. *Enrolled at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and intends to major in Engineering.

78-Brock Anglin *Offensive lineman. *Earned high school Presidential Award after completing over 100 hours of community service. *Three-sport athlete who earned 11 varsity letters and competed in football, basketball and baseball. *Enrolled at Columbia College and majors in Economics.

72-Adam Armesto *Offensive lineman. *Three-sport athlete at Canton High School who also competed in track and field and wrestling. *Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy as a child. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://usatodayhss.com/2015/bigtime-schools-nab-canton-gridders http://www.hometownlife.com/story/sports/high-school/canton/2015/02/12/canton-chiefs-armesto-aces-football- wrestling-test/23329003/ http://www.thedzone.net/2014/02/adam-armesto-canton-teot-class-of-2015.html#.WPVlaIjys54

86-Kyle Baskin *Tight end who played as a first-year in 2016, then took a year off due to injuries. Now is back with the team as a junior. *Attended the Al Bagnoli Football Camp at Penn as a high school junior and developed a relationship with the coaching staff from that experience. *Majors in Computer Science and enrolled at Columbia College.

6-Landon Baty (Bay-dee) *Two-year team captain. *Becomes just the 10th player in school history to serve as team captain during two seasons. *Elected to come back to Columbia for a senior season instead of graduating. *Father played eight seasons (1986-94) in the NFL for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams and Miami Dolphins and also played tight end at Stanford. *At Stanford, his father was coached by former Columbia head football coach Pete Mangurian. *Brother Turner played at UC Davis and now lives in New York City. *Grandfather played football at Michigan. *Majors in Political Science.

9-Josh Bean *Combined for 20 (13 passing, seven rushing) as a high school senior quarterback. *Led his high school team from a 4-5 record to a 9-1 record as a senior quarterback. *Detroit sports fan (Lions, Pistons, Red Wing, Tigers) as both parents attended the University of Michigan. *Favorite sports figure is Tom Brady. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Economics or Business. Josh Bean Ready to Step Up Josh Bean Shows Poise With Series of Late-Game Decision Josh Bean’s four touchdowns lead Hinsdale Central over Lyons

89-Christian Boujaoude (Boo-Joo-Dee) * who has created a non-profit organization called RU Aware that is an initiative geared toward Human Trafficking Awareness by promoting awareness through social media, interactive community service and educational seminars. RU Aware has also lobbied 10 local towns to enact a proclamation of Human Trafficking Awareness Day for January 11. He has also taken his message to Capitol Hill in New Jersey. * fan. *Brother attended Columbia University and now a lawyer. *Earned a variety of high school athletic and academic awards. *Enrolled at Columbia College in Business and Pyschology. http://www.app.com/story/news/education/2015/01/01/christian-boujaoude-monmouth-regional/21149573/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3bYIQFn0c8

51-Cameron Brown *Nickname is Cam. *Played the cello in advanced orchestra since fourth grade. *Person in history he would most like to meet: Malcolm X. *One word that describes him: methodical. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Economics.

46-Cameren Carter *Father Hector Carter is a 1991 Columbia graduate who played wide receiver for the Lions from 1988-89. Hector is now a police detective in New Jersey. *Played at same high school as Columbia All-Ivy League tight end Hamilton Garner and Hall of Famer George Rogers. *Four-sport athlete at Duluth High School (football, basketball, lacrosse and track and field). *Nickname is the “Professor.” *Has an interest in pursuing medicine. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

3-Kyle Castner *Named one of four team captains for 2018 season. *Underwent position change from quarterback to wide receiver this past spring. Never played wide receiver until the start of 2017 spring drills. He worked hard over the summer and came back and earned a starting wide receiver position. *Named ’s Mr. Football as a senior quarterback after leading Ben Davis High School to the Class 6A state championship. *Three-year starter at quarterback who threw for 6,944 yards and 63 touchdowns. Career-best performance was a 377-yard, three-touchdown passing game where he completed 33 of 45 passes. *Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was seven-years old and has been a personal inspiration to many in overcoming the obstacle. *Named the Class Football Scholarship winner by the Indiana Football Hall of Fame for his mentorship to young people living with diabetes. *Graduated in the top one-percent of his class. *Majors in Political Science. http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/09/04/ben-davis-qb-diabetic-kyle-castner-emerging-role- model-field-field-exploits/15084497/ http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2015/01/20/kyle-castner-commits-to-columbia-of-ivy-league/22086817/ http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2014/12/09/doyel-numbers-not-adding-up-for-ben-davis- qb-castner/20085687/

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33-Inho Choi (pronounced Choy) *Played two years on the Team Canada and Team Ontario Under-18 Football Team. Served as Team Ontario team captain. *Plays Super Smash Brother Melee competitively in Windsor. *Role model is Tyrann Mathieu because he battled through adversity and remains positive. *Earned his first college offer from Columbia and accepted quickly afterward. Selected Columbia over offers from Dartmouth and several Canadian universities. *Enrolled at Columbia College and plans to major in business. https://www.canadafootballchat.com/cfc100-choi-using-football-for-so-much-more/ https://www.canadafootballchat.com/another-cfc100-gets-his-first-ncaa-offer/

10-Jordan Colbert *Selected to compete in the inaugural District of Columbia Capitol Bowl after the 2017 season. *Earned the Under Armour Semper Fidelis Top Performer Award in 2015. *Recipient of the Youth Pastor Jeff Leadership Award for Spirit of Faith Christian Center. *Volunteer at Father McKeena Center, a day shelter for homeless men in Washington, D.C. *Member of the Gonzaga Poets and Writers Club and four-year member of the Onyx Club. *Uncle Reginald King is a graduate of Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. *Uncle Shelton Colbert played at James Madison (1987-92) and coaches at Robert Morris. *Uncle Michael Warfield is a member of the Catawba College Hall of Fame. *Hobbies and interests include music, poetry, video games and photography. *Also loves to swim. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Economics.

70-Conner Collins *Has a fraternal twin brother Shane. *Both parents attended East Carolina University. *Father played football at Edinboro for two years and then at East Carolina. *Hobbies and interests include travel, eating, playing Xbox, learning how to play drums and swimming. *Can play the guitar. *Can do a double front flip off of a diving board and has broken a diving board before. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Business. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XeNJmGElfA

55-Parker Coogan *Sophomore offensive lineman from Kingwood, Texas. *Served as backup center as a freshman and moved to guard for sophomore year. *Two-sport athlete in high school in both football and track and field. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/atascocita/sports/article/First-Offer-Kingwood-s-Coogan-receives-offer- 9697946.php

14-Matt Dame *Sophomore quarterback who earned All-State honors in Florida. *Passed for nearly 7,000 yards and 63 touchdowns in his four-year career. *Threw for 27 yards and 2,758 yards as a senior. *Former three-star recruit by Scout.com. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://highschoolbuzz.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/07/02/recruiting-2016-suncoast-qb-matt-dame-commits-to- columbia/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL5aVaGZRJY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPEZze8yc-E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MQ-KW1eyzU

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8-Dillon Davis *Youngest of four brothers who have all played college football: Dayne at Harvard (2012-15), Daythan currently at TCU after transferring from Southern Miss and Devin at Lindenwood, Missouri (2010-14). *Both parents attended TCU and father played football for the Horned Frogs (1981-83). *Brother and sister-in-law live in New York City. *All four brothers also won state high school championships as senior at Aledo High School and have collected 10 state title rings, six state titles over the last eight years and won 111 football games. *Grew up on a cattle ranch. *Hobbies and interests include playing the guitar, piano, hiking, fishing and hunting. *Favorite sports figure is Tom Brady. *Threw for over 6,000 yards and 70 touchdowns during high school football career. Titletown, TX Episode, Fort Worth Star Telegram Video Dillon Davis Commits to Columbia Watch Out Peyton and Eli, the Davis Boys of Aledo are Piling Up Titles Aledo Quarterback Dillon Davis FridayNightGlory Interview With Dillon Davis

84-Myles Davis *Became the first player at Walter Payton College Prep High School in Chicago to enroll at an Ivy League university. *Named after the famous musician Myles Davis. *Father and uncles all played football at Beloit College. *Favorite all-time sports figure: Walter Payton. *Hobbies and interests include collecting sneakers, chess, piano. *Intends to major in Neuroscience. Payton Sends First NCAA Division I Player to Columbia

47-Daniel DeLorenzi *Made an immediate impact at Columbia on the defensive line as he ranked No. 12 in the Ivy League in sacks while playing primarily on third down. *Sophomore defensive lineman who was a football/wrestling standout at Bergen Catholic High School. *Accomplished wrestler in high school, who finished fourth in the state and led the Crusaders to a state title as a senior. *Turned down offer to wrestle at Princeton in order to play football at Columbia. *Always had a dream to play college football. *Father attended Rutgers and works at MetLife Stadium. *Chose Columbia for the opportunity to play for Al Bagnoli, one of the most successful Ivy League coaches in conference history. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-5631456469240198734/princeton-wrestling-or-columbia-football-bergen- catholics-danny-delorenzi-makes-his-choice/

52-Seth DeVary *Offensive lineman from Kentucky. *Participant in the Kentucky Governor Scholar Program. *Involved in a variety of community service activities. *Enrolled at Columbia College. Seth DeVary Doing the Right Thing

35-Cam Dillon *Standout football and baseball player in high school. *Nickname is C-Dilly or Dilly. *Father Michael played football at Purdue (1984-89), uncle Pat played football at Western Michigan, uncle Tim played football at both Navy and Virginia, grandfather Joe Dillon played football and competed in track and field at both Army and Dayton, mother Lynn swam at St. Michael’s College (1985-89) and great uncle Jim Dillon played football at . *Great uncle attended Columbia before enlisting in the Navy. *Great grandfather graduated from Harvard.

*Attended same high school as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. *Has type 1 diabetes. *Enrolled at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and intends to major in Mechanical Engineering. *Has a career goal to build and design airplanes.

63-Patrick Eby (E-bee) *Preseason First-Team All-America long snapper selection by Herosports. *Long snapper, who snaps the ball and on punts is the fastest player down the field. *Nicknamed ‘The Amazing Eby” by Coach Bagnoli for his skill at card tricks and magic. Has entertained the entire team with his card tricks as each year, he is given the opportunity to do a magic show in front of the team. *ESPN picked up his video that has him long snapping the ball in a Columbia dorm hallway. The snap is so precise that it knocks an apple off a girl’s head. The girl doesn’t flinch with complete confidence in Eby’s ability. *Majors in Psychology. http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=17399356 http://columbiaspectator.com/sports/2016/09/15/specialists-who-went-viral/

10-Christian Everett *Wide receiver from Chicago, Ill. *Played a post-graduate year at New Hampton Prep in N.H. where after several injuries, he was pressed into service as a quarterback and ended up leading his team to a perfect 9-0 record and Ken O’Keefe New England Super Bowl title. *Graduated from Chicago’s Whitney Young Magnent High School where he was a two-time Chicago Public School League All-Star and four-year honor roll student. *Father attended Howard University and mother attended the University of Illinois. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://neilski.typepad.com/wwwlanetechfancom_blog/2014/07/spotlight-christian-everett-of-whitney-young.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/09/26/christian-everett-puts-show-new-hampton-win-over-belmont- hill/fvstl727tMowwfzSkOogmO/story.html

54-Cal Falkenhayn (Fall-ken-hein) *Linebacker from Wilmette, Ill. *Two-year letterwinner at linebacker and on special teams. *Nickname is “Cal.” *Majors in Political Science.

32-Alexander Filacouris (Fila-cor-es) *Once scored a career-high six touchdowns as a senior. *Three-sport standout in football, basketball and lacrosse. *Father played baseball at Hofstra University. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

50-John Fischer *Offensive lineman from Springfield, Ill. *Majors in Political Science.

27-Graham Flinn *Guided his high school team, Benedictine College Prep to back-to-back state titles. *Hobbies and interests include fishing and cooking. *Father played baseball at VCU. *Richmond, Va. native. *Enrolled at Columbia College. Benedictine’s Flinn headed to Ivy League

79-Charlie Flores *Older brother Jacob played for Dartmouth. The brothers played against each other in 2014 at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. The family spent one half on the Columbia side and one half on the Dartmouth sidelines. The brothers played on the same high school team for two seasons.

*Became a starter on the offensive line as a freshman. *One of five children. *Attended same high school as Columbia teammates Markham Paukune and Ryan Suitt. Paukune and him played side-by-side on the offensive line at All Saints Episcopal. *Guided his high school, All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth two back-to-back state titles. *Left school for the 2015 season, then returned in 2016. *Attended the Apple Training Institute in Nashville, Tenn. in 2017, an annual three-day national training forum for student-athletes, athletics administrators and campus partners dedicated to substance abuse prevention and health promotion of college athletes. *Majors in Religion. http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/article3886683.html

38-Mike Fluegel *Attended same high school as fellow classmate Stew Newblatt. *Favorite sports memory was winning the Michigan state football championship during his senior year. *Hobbies and interests include water tubing, water skiing, wakeboarding, snowboarding, comedy and hanging out with friends and family. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Business. https://www.thedzone.com/news/clarkston-2018-rb-cb-michael-fluegel-was-offered-by-columbia

17-John Foreback *All-around athlete who competed in football, golf, track and field and basketball. *Nickname is “Johnny Football” from his classmates. *Hobbies and interests include ping pong, golf, Xbox and snowboarding. *Role model is Peyton Manning and favorite sports figure is Dan Marino. *Favorite sports memory was winning the city championship after coming back from a 21-point deficit. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in business/finance. http://www.local8now.com/content/sports/Foreback-focusing-on-Trojans-football-future-378400851.html

18-Tre Gabriel *Earned the 2017 Iron Lion Award, given to the player who has the highest total of three core lifts (clean+squat+bench/bodyweight). *Headed up a petition of 24 names to create a new football program at his high school, Oxbridge Academy and a year later, the dream became a reality as the school established a brand-new football program. *Returned Oxbridge’s first-ever kickoff in its first-ever football game back 95 yards for a touchdown. *Upon his graduation, members of the Oxbridge community produced a good-bye video for him, which depicted video showing him as a child playing catch with his father and saying that he wanted to be a football player and a leader. *Named his high school’s Homecoming King and was a three-time team captain. *Majors in Political Science. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z95XxlBjvM8 http://palmbeach.floridaweekly.com/news/2013-11-14/Top_News/Bill_Kochs_dream_school.html

31-Ryan Gilbert *Hard-hitter at the safety position who led the Lions and ranked No. 7 in the Ivy League in forced with two. *Played at Bellevue High School, a national powerhouse in football, where he led the Wolverines to three state titles. *Majors in Political Science.

82-Carson Griffis *Transfer from Auburn University, where he played one season on the scout team. *High school quarterback who accounted for over 6,100 yards and 60 touchdowns and led his team to a 20-1 career district record. *Once completed a perfect 23 of 23 passes in a high school game. *Is a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. *Hobbies and interests include water sports, basketball and music festivals. *Also a baseball standout in high school, who was the only player that year to earn All Over The Mountain Honors in both football and baseball. *Mother was a competitive ice skater and grandfather won the national championship in hydroplane boat racing. *Enrolled at Columbia College. Carson Griffis Highlights

34-John Harris *All-around, five-sport athlete who earned 10 total letters and competed in basketball (two years), soccer, track and field and volleyball. *Earned All-League honors in soccer and volleyball. *One of seven siblings: Cam, Lauren, Tess, Greg, Mary and James. *Mother was an All-State basketball player in Iowa. *Father is a retired surgeon. *Great grandfather Russell Harris played tennis at Southern California. *Has 11 uncles and one aunt on his mother’s side. *Nickname is Johnny. *Hobbies and interests include movies and going to the beach. *Interned with Tremblay Financial Advisors prior to his first-year at Columbia. *Enrolled at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and intends to major in Biomedical Engineering. Future plans include medical school. https://www.independent.com/news/2017/aug/16/john-harris-dominates-bishop-diego-football/ https://www.noozhawk.com/article/john_harris_ashton_borgeson_will_yamasaki_blake_truhite_named_cif_players_o http://www.keyt.com/sports/john-harris-commits-to-ivy-league-columbia/693539303 http://www.ksby.com/story/37454251/bishop-diegos-john-harris-signs-letter-of-intent-to-columbia-university

99-LinDon Harris (Linden) *Served as co-President of his high school’s Black Student Union. *Four-sport athlete at Sidwell Friends High School in Washington, D.C. (football, track and field, wrestling and basketball). *Enrolled at Columbia College. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2015/09/17/sidwell-friends-football-standout-lindon- harris-commits-to-columbia/?utm_term=.270e101e75de http://spc.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2017/01/20/thanks-obama

36-Devin Hart *Father graduated from Cornell and played football for the Big Red from 1981-85. Father is an engineer. *His career goals include following in his father’s footsteps in becoming an engineer and working for Elon Musk … *Nickname is “Debs” from his friends because it was easier to hear on the football field but his family calls him Shaka after the African warrior Shaka Zulu. *Mother passed away when he was 10 years old and he and his sister were raised by their father. *Hobbies and interests include building model rockets, working out and playing chess. *Also played the violin for three years and placed 21st in a national chess tournament. *Was also a nationally ranked chess player. *Enrolled at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and intends to major in Engineering.

44-Jackson Heath *Involved in a variety of community service activities including Special Olympics, mentor and assistant for special needs classmates and traveled to Guatemala on a medical mission. *Has six brothers: Tyler, Dan, Cody, Blake, Mark and Brock. *Brother Tyler played quarterback at Kansas (2006-08), brother Blake played linebacker at Nebraska (2007-09), father played basketball at Kansas State (1985-87), cousin is Eric Hipple, who played in the NFL with the (1980-89). *Mother is a physician and his father is a software executive. *Hobbies and interests include video games, movies, volunteering, reading fantasy books. *Football career goals are to be remembered as a hard worker who did all he could for the team and person who would give everything for any of his teammates. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Pre-Med and has future plans to become a physician. http://www.jacksonheath40.com/

43-Ben Hill *Tight End from Memphis, Tenn. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

56-Sam Hill *Once scored 21 points, grabbed 20 rebounds and registered three assists in a playoff basketball game. *Involved in a variety of community service activities including as a global studies tutor, animal shelter volunteer and local park cleanup volunteer.

*His high school Athletic Director attended school with Columbia offensive line coach Jon McLaughlin. *Nickname is “Sam” and “Juge,” a name that started in the seventh grade and stuck ever since. *Hobbies and interests include hunting, fishing, boating and has held jobs as a car salesman, landscaper and construction worker. *Favorite sports memory was registering four sacks in a playoff game.*Enrolled at Columbia College and plans to major in Biology. *Has career plans to go into physical therapy.

7-Mike Hinton *Named one of four team captains for 2018 season. *Switched number to No. 7 for senior season. Previously wore No. 58. *Brother played basketball at VCU. *He also played mostly basketball in high school but at the urging of his high school coach, decided to focus on football following his sophomore year. *Represented Columbia University at the 2017 NCAA Inclusion Forum. *Majors in Political Science. http://www.journalnow.com/sports/prepzone/hs_sports_xtra/reynolds/focus-on-michael-hinton/article_ef00c3b8-5012- 11e4-9ad8-0017a43b2370.html

15-Daniel Hong *Four-time Nevada state champion at Nevada football powerhouse Bishop Gorman High School. *His high school team was so good that the state legislature considered drafting a bill to ban the school from future state playoffs. *Started playing football in the seventh grade. *Hobbies and interests include collecting shoes. *Freshman football coach at Bishop Gorman Rob Burgman was a Columbia graduate and former football player. *Majors in Political Science with a Psychology concentration. http://asianplayers.com/2015/08/14/64-quarterback-freshman-danny-hong-will-play-for-columbia/ http://nevadapreps.com/football/recruiting-gorman-s-hong-picks-columbia

52-Marquis Hubbard *Nickname is “Quis.” *Hobbies and interests include photography and also plays the cello. *Favorite class and subject is astronomy. *Is ambidextrous as he plays sports and completes normal activities with his right hand and used a phone with his left hand. *Became interested in Columbia because two of his high school teachers were Columbia graduates. *Notable individuals who attended his high school include George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, William P. Hobby, Jr., James Baker III and Lauren Bush. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Economics.

4-Trajen Johnson *Ranked as a top-25 ranked football player and top-25 basketball player. *Involved in a variety of community service activities including Champion of Hope Boys and Girls Club and Little Rock Food Bank. *Plays the saxophone and was in a jazz band for six years in high school … Music has always been a huge imprint in his life. *Mentioned on twitter that he may want to play basketball for Columbia as well. *Not many people know this but he has written a 50-page thesis on the minimum wage. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Economics/Political Science. https://scout.com/college/football/recruiting/Article/WR-Trajen-Johnson-has-Wide-Array-of-Interest-74907979 https://247sports.com/Article/3-star-receiver-Trajen-Johnson-commits-to-Columbia-Lions-shortly-after-midnight-on- New-Years-112998277 https://www.recruitingnewsguru.com/2018-wr-trajen-johnson-ready-lead-pulaski-academy-fourpeat-arkansas/

15-Emerson Kabus (Kay-bes) *Favorite sports figure is Lionel Messi. *Has a pet bird. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

57-Josh Kaminski *Attended Seton Hall Prep, where he was a football and track and field standout in the throws. *Sister Michaela is a figure skater on Team USA. *Hobbies and interests include playing the bass guitar, fishing, music, weightlifting and reading. *Favorite sports figure is JJ Watt. *Played high school football with Columbia teammate Rory Schlageter. *Enrolled at Columbia College with intent to major in chemistry.

39-Dante Landolfi *National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society, AP Scholar with Honors, National Merit Commended Scholar and Presidential Scholar nominee. *Earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT test, less than one-tenth of one percent of all who take the test earn a perfect score. *Involved in a variety of community service activities. *Organized charity race which attracted 900 runners and raised $23,000 for ovarian cancer research treatment. For this event, won the Upper Arlington Youth of the Year award, Association of Fundraising Professionals Award for Youth, Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Ohio’s Inaugural Teal Spotlight Award and Barnum and Bailey Circus Youth Award. *Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity ReStore, OCC Student Leadership Conference Football Representative. *Older brother Johnny is a student at Georgetown. *Mother also attended and was a football/basketball cheerleader at Georgetown. *Father was an Academic All- player as a wide receiver at Westminster, Ohio (1982-86) and played in two NCAA Division II national championship games before earning an NFL tryout. *Grandfather John Madsea played wide receiver at Cincinnati for coach Sid Gilman (1951-55). *Uncle John Masdea walked on to the Southern California basketball team where he eventually earned a college scholarship from coach George Raveling (1990-94). *Nickname is Lando. *Hobbies and interests include playing the guitar and reading. *Speaks Spanish and took an immersion trip to Costa Rica. *Visited every Ivy League school. *Enrolled at Columbia College and plans to major in business or economics. http://nbc4i.com/2017/08/03/ua-linebacker-earns-perfect-score-on-act-aims-for-ivy-league/ http://www.thisweeknews.com/sports/20170926/landolfi-excelling-on-off-field-for-bears http://www.dispatch.com/entertainmentlife/20171102/upper-arlington-fourth-graders-learn-lessons-planning-race- against-cancer

22-Derric Lee *Cousin Tara Addison graduated from Columbia in 1992 and cousin Jeffrey Lee graduated from Penn in 1998. *Nickname is D-Lee. *Hobbies and interests include traveling, reading and playing Fortnite on Xbox. *Favorite class/subject: anatomy. *Favorite sports figure: Jackie Robinson. *Favorite sport other than football: Half-Pipe snowboarding. *Enrolled at Columbia College and plans to major in Pre-Med/Biology.

99-Parker Lefton *Active in community service and has logged over 50 hours of service both on and off campus. Volunteered at the Forsyth County Humane Society, Gwinnett American Society of the Protection of Animals and Belmont Village Senior Living Home *Sister Taylor played tennis at the University of West Georgia (2012-16). *Uncle Dave Schmidt pitched for 12 years in the Major Leagues for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. *Hobbies and interests include singing, playing golf, working out. *Has also competed in a variety of sports including football, soccer, tennis, golf, swimming and baseball. *Role model is Ty Frix, whom he trains with weekly. Frix was a walk-on long snapper at Georgia who ended up earning the starting spot and is now pursuing medical school *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Mathematics, Biochemistry or Psychology. http://newslink.northfulton.com/stories/str8up-sports-announces-september-student-athletes-of-the-month,110146

12-Ty Lenhart (pronounced Len-Hart) *Played two years of lacrosse as a midfielder.

*Involved in a variety of community service activities including a service trip to Camden, N.J., a retirement home near his high school, a kitchen for the homeless in Washington DC and is actively involved in his church with its youth programs. *Both parents attended Penn State and he has attended Penn State football games his whole life. *Father played golf at Penn State from 1989-93. *Hobbies and interests include fishing, hunting, boating and all watersports including water skiing and wakeboarding. *Favorite sports memory was playing on ESPN against Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas. *Played at DeMatha behind All-America and current BYU quarterback Beau English. *One of his favorite hobbies is shark fishing in Hilton Head, S.C. and once caught a nine-foot bull shark. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to pursue a Business/Economics degree. http://demathastagline.com/627/sports/profile-ty-lenhart/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2017/07/12/dematha-2018-qb-ty-lenhart-is-on-the-cusp- of-a-recruiting-breakthrough/?utm_term=.65697639ce14 http://hyattsvillelife.com/new-quarterbacks-to-lead-dematha-bishop-gorman-as-teams-tangle-tonight-on-espn/

89-Evan Loesel (pronounced Low-sell) *Father is a boat captain. *As a defensive lineman, runs a 4.75 40-yard dash time and owns a 39-inch vertical leap. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to pursue a degree in medicine with a goal of becoming a pediatrician.

4-Hunter Lunsford *Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com. *All-around player in high school who contributed at safety, wide receiver, and kickoff specialist. *Father is a firefighter. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

87-Casey Mariucci *Four-sport athlete who competed in football, basketball, baseball and track and field. *Standout tight end and defensive end in high school. *Hobbies and interests include surfing, snowboarding, playing the guitar and pickup basketball. *Traveled to Tanzania where he helped build a library, cleaned and volunteered around the town he visited. *Father is third cousin to former San Francisco 49ers coach Steve Mariucci. *Father played baseball at Arizona State and uncle played baseball at Nebraska. *Began playing football in the fifth grade. *Enrolled at Columbia College. Casey Mariucci: Touchdowns, sacks winning combination at LJCD Casey Mariucci Student-Athlete Spotlight

25-Ben Mathiasmeier (Mathis-myer) *Safety who earned Texas Academic All-State honors. *Father played football at Texas Tech (1986-89) and was an Academic All-American and All-Southwest selection for the Red Raiders. He was also awarded the prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship. *Sister Emma attends Texas Tech and is a member of the equestrian team. *Grandfather was a boxer who was inducted into the Louisiana State Boxing Hall of Fame and won three Louisiana Golden Glove championships. *Hobbies and interests include basketball, golf and fishing. *Met Columbia Offensive Coordinator Mark Fabish at a camp in Texas, then attended summer football camp at Columbia. *Enrolled at Columbia College. Mathiasmeier on Texas Tech’s Radar Mathiasmeier the glue that makes Cinco Defense strong Mathiasmeier: XFinity Scholar Athlete Award

16-Fara’ad McCombs (pronounced Fah-Rod) *Earned the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists Award of Excellence honor. *Volunteers at a soup kitchen in Brooklyn and also completes community service with a company named “Party on Wheelz.” *Enjoys playing guitar and producing music in his free time. *Other hobbies and interests include playing Xbox with friends and working out. *Favorite class/subject: Algebra 2/Math.

*Enrolled at Columbia College. https://youth1.com/football/1530323798-2018-rb-mccombs-defines-dedication

19-Benjamin McKeighan (Mick-Keegan) *Won a state title in track and field in 2015. *Caught 80 passes for 1,543 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior wide receiver. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

7-Dante Miller *Decommitted from a scholarship offer James Madison and committed to Columbia. *Also competed in basketball, swimming and track and field. *Personal-best in the 100-meter dash was a 10.2. *Members of his family are originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. *Sister Choyce is a producer for the Huffington Post. *Nickname is DMillz. *Hobbies and interests include playing Dragon Ball Z, singing, business, pictures, travel, swimming, running and lifting weights. *Favorite sports figure: Barry Sanders. *Seven current or former NFL players attended his high school. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in business or computer science. https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/sports/78216/miller-decommits-from-jmu-verbally-commits-to-columbia

17-Oren Milstein (Mill-steen) *Has kicked three game-winning field goals at Columbia in his two-year career. *Unanimous First Team All-Ivy League placekicker and Fred Mitchell Award nominee in 2017. *Older sister Adi competes for Columbia’s women’s tennis team. Adi was named to the All-Ivy League Second Team in tennis in 2017. *Was offered a scholarship to kick at the University of Georgia. *Kicked a 38-yard game-winning field goal with four seconds left to lead his high school team to a district title as a senior. *Attended same high school, American Heritage, as Columbia newcomers Will Allen and Blake Wooden. *Member of the National Beta Club in high school. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

62-Zach Minch *Played percussion in high school band. *Nicknamed “Big Minch” by his Manchester Central H.S. teammates. *Notable individuals who attended his high school: Adam Sandler and Chip Kelly. *Hobbies and interests include fishing, travel and the beach. *As a defensive lineman, favorite sports memory was intercepting a pass and returning it for a touchdown against Goffstown. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Biochemistry. http://www.unionleader.com/article/20161124/SPORTS21/161129602

83-Mozes Mooney *Has four brothers and sisters: Myan, Cienna, Chevezz and Zion. *Father played basketball at Arizona State. *Stepbrother Dillon Baxter played football at Southern California. *Played at same high school as current Columbia players Justin Woodley, who he lists as his best friend and Chris Alleyne. *Hobbies and interests include cutting hair, customizing shoes and Minecraft. *Nickname is MoMo. *Enrolled at Columbia Colleege. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mMnuMgKCh0 https://scout.com/college/football/recruiting/Article/WR-Mooney-Gets-On-the-Map-74921900 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fitByEcpqnI&index=15&list=PL9YsBu3IXTjb7GCawmuONr4g6y4mWqtCC

26-Marquavious Moore (Mar-kway-vee-us) *Once ran for a career-high 363 yards in a high school game. *Enjoys writing poetry as he won first runner-up at the National Civil Rights Museum Poetry Slam.

*Hobbies and interests include playing the piano, singing and writing poetry. *Nickname is “Quay.” *In high school was a member of the Literature Club and All-West Honor Chorus. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in biology.

97-Drake Morey *Member of Team USA Football and traveled with Team USA to Japan to play in the Pacific Rim Bowl in July 2017. *Active in the community as a SOAR Wildlife center volunteer, Mountain View Church and Grizzly High School volunteer activities. *Father Kimn is weightlifter a former strongman competitor. His father trained him and put him on a training and diet regimen when he was 14 years old. *Mother was a semi-pro softball player and professor at Southern Oregon University. She operates a non-profit organization for the rehabilitation of wildlife animals. *Maternal grandfather played two years with the and at Colorado. *Hobbies and interests include weight lifting, volunteering for SOAR Wildlife, mountain hiking, stock trading, cryptocurrency investing/mining, market analyzing and studying blockchain technology. *Plays the piano. *Nickname is “Draco” instead of Drake. *Has been trained by Mark Philipe, a World’s Strongest Man competitor. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Financial Economics. https://recruitlook.com/drake-morey-determined-succeed/

66-Jake Motz *Involved in the community as he has logged 160 total community service hours from 2014-18. *Older brother Andrew competes in rowing at Lehigh University. *Father is an orthopedic surgeon. *Parents both attended Miami, Ohio. *Cousin Sam Coverdale played football at Northwestern (2014-17). *Cousin Katie Coverdale played volleyball at Miami, Ohio (2015-18). *Hobbies and interests include building computers, woodworking, making and selling custom headphones, sneaker reselling and working on cars. *Also plays the piano and trumpet. *Enrolled at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and intends to major in Mechanical Engineering … Has a career goal to manage a large engineering firm. https://www.gallatinnews.com/sports/jake-motz-earns-charles-w-hawkins-scholar-athlete-award/article_aaa6dd8c- 27ce-11e8-909b-fbe0b6f3edd5.html

38-Max Mullaney *Played three different positions in high school including linebacker, and quarterback. *Also competed in lacrosse. *Enrolled at Columbia College. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUoVSaHBJLA

8-Michael Murphy *Father graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and played football at Penn from 1978-80. *Began hanging around his high school football program, H.B. Plant, where he served as a ball boy when he was seven. *Father and his high school football coach are lifelong friends who met in the second grade. Majors in Economics. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/hometeam/michael-murphys-signing-a-long-time-coming-for-plant-coach/2264008

30-Van Neils (Neels) *Nephew is former NFL player and former Minnesota Golden Gopher Steve Neils, who played seven years for the St. Louis Cardinals (1974-80). *Rushed for 2,599 yard and 29 touchdowns during his high school career. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://mankatotimes.com/2016/02/15/scarlets-van-neils-and-charlie-schwartz-sign-national-letters-of-intent/

65-Stew Newblatt (pronounced New-Blatt)

*Involved in community service activities including Rush for Food volunteer, Game for Cure participant and Buddy baseball. *Also coached youth at basketball camps and umpired youth baseball games. *Has three brothers and sisters: Jonah, Jordan, Addison. *Both parents graduated from Michigan State. *Father is a physician. *Attended same high school as fellow classmate Michael Fluegel. *Role model is his grandfather, who is a district judge in Flint, Mich., because he treats everyone with respect and never jumps to conclusions *Favorite sports memory was winning the 2017 football state championship. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

85-Andrew Nichols *Named the Arizona National Football Foundation Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. *Played defensive end and tight end. *Three-star recruit by Scout.com. *Played on a Pop Warner team, the Arizona Grand Snakes, that captured a national title on national television. *Hobbies and interests include go-cart racing and zip-lining. *Models his game after Houston Texans’ JJ Watt. *Enrolled at Columbia College. West Valley Preps article Arizona Sports 360 video Get to know Andrew Nichols

73-Lasmine Nouck-A-Nwal (Nook-ah-nwal) *Born and raised in France until he was 10 years old. *Fluent in French. *Played on same high school team as Columbia teammate Alex Gibson, who he blocked for at Central Bucks East H.S. Together, they led their team to its first playoff appearance in 10 years. *Majors in Economics.

90-Ogonna Oraedu (Ah-gonna Or-ay-doo) *One of four siblings. *Parents are from Africa and both earned undergraduate degrees in Africa. *Father completed his residency at Columbia University. *Sister was a cheerleader at Stanford. *Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school. *Intends to major in Engineering.

30-Chris Park *Father attended Brown University. *Nickname is Breezy. *Hobbies and interests include art and cutting hair. *Notable individuals who have attended his high school: Tom Brady, Barry Bonds and Lynn Swann. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

60-Markham Paukune (Paw-coon) *Named one of four team captains for 2018 season. *Elected to come back to Columbia for a senior season instead of graduating. *Played at same high school, All Saints Episcopal School, as Columbia teammates Charlie Flores and Ryan Suitt. Flores and him played side-by-side on the offensive line at All Saints Episcopal. *Involved in community service through his family’s outreach foundation. *Standout baseball and football player in high school, who also played goalie in soccer and basketball. *Majors in Political Science.

85-Kaleb Pitts *Father played football at Iowa State University. *Accumulated over 120 hours of community service including work at Chandler Regional Hospital and at a local church.

*Enrolled at Columbia College but plans to major in Engineering.

40-Carson Powell *Nominated for Florida’s Mr. Football Award as a senior. *Two-year team captain as a safety, linebacker and running back, who made a career-high 16 tackles in a game. *Brother Austin attended the University of Pennsylvania and was named the Ivy League Player of the Year in golf. *Attended Cardinal Newman, same high school that produced former NFL players Abram Elam, Chris T. Jones, Craig Erickson, Jacoby Ford and John Carney. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

88-Brandon Radice (pronounced Re-DEECE) *Brother Michael played volleyball at Georgetown from 2014-18 and lives in Washington, D.C. *Sister Nicole graduated from Northeastern and works as an architect in New York City. *Hobbies and interests include sports and spending time with friends. *Involved in a variety of community service activities including Market Street Mission, where he collected 85 coats for the 2016 Coat Drive Giveaway and volunteered at special events, Do Something Good, where he collected over 2,000 pieces of clothing for the country of Dominica and fundraised to provide money for shipping containers. *Also volunteered at the Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services where he initiated and coordinated a group of 16 volunteers to perform yard work for members of the community and Catholic Heart Workcamp where he participated on a week-long mission trip. *Also worked with the Ridge Touchdown Club, Ridge Diamond Club and Ridge Baseball Club Buddy Ball. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Financial Economics. https://www.tapinto.net/towns/basking-ridge/categories/news/articles/ridge-football-players-radice-and-milligan-ink-co

28-Ryan Rhoden *Family is originally from Jamaica. *Hobbies and interests include freshwater fishing and reggae music. *Worked summer jobs at Footlocker, Finish Line and Off the Wall Trampoline Center. *Enrolled at Columbia College and plans to major in Economics.

80-Ernest Robertson *Father attended the University of Pennsylvania and mother attended Marymount College. *Father and brother Andrew competed in track and field at Penn. *Family nicknamed him Double E because of his name. *Hobbies and interests include art, watching movies and cooking. *Notable individual who attended his high school: Calvin Hill. *Competed in indoor and outdoor track and field for four years. *Competed in the high jump and personal record was a 6-7 jump which set the conference and NYSIAS records. *Four-time Ivy League High Jump Champion (two indoor/two outdoor), five-time NYSAIS High Jump Champion (three indoor/two outdoor), Four-time track and field team Most Valuable Player winner. *Placed third in the high jump at the New Balance Nationals Emerging Elite and ninth place at Penn Relays. *Involved with a variety of community service activities including the New Orleans Community Service Committee, where he plans a volunteer trip to New Orleans each year and the Peer Leadership Program. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

94-Alex Robin *Dean’s List student at Columbia. *Brother played football at Princeton. *Both of his parent are physicians at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://vestaviavoice.com/sports/vestavia-hills-defensive-lineman-alex-robin-commits-to-colum0922/ http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/01/al_bagnoli_columbia_snag_vesta.html

5-Lynnard Rose (Le-Nard) *Also competes on Columbia’s baseball team as an outfielder. *Rated a three-star football prospect by Scout.com coming out of high school. *Father Lynden, a Bahamas native, started at point guard at the University of Houston from 1980-82 and played on the famous “Phi Slamma Jamma” teams of the 1980s with Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler and Michael Young. *Brother L.J. played on the basketball teams at Houston and BYU.

*Late uncle Cecile Rose also starred for Houston, leading the Cougars to the NIT Championship Game in 1977 and an NCAA Tournament berth in 1978. *High school baseball coach was former Houston Astros player Lance Berkman and assistant coach was former New York Yankees player Andy Pettitte. The duo led Rose’s team to the state championship. *High school teammate Tayte Doddy plays at Penn. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

23-Mike Roussos (pronounced Rew-sows) *Also competed in weightlifting and three years in track and field (2016-18). *Hobbies and interests include fishing, weightlifting and four wheeling. *Has worked as a marina dockhand. *Can ride a unicycle. *His childhood nickname is Mikey. *Enrolled at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and intends to major in Engineering.

61-Jon Rowe (rhymes with Wow, Roaw) *Offensive lineman who attended Ardrey Kell H.S. in Charlotte, N.C., a school known for producing offensive linemen. *Also competed on the track and field team in throws. *Hobbies and interests include fishing, gaming, reading and working jobs. *Has lived in seven different states.

53-Arman Samouk (Sa-Mook) *First generation college student in his family. *Parents immigrated to the United States after the Bosnian War in the 1990s. *English is his second language as he also speaks Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian. *All-State honoree out of Ohio who totaled 284 tackles, 23 sacks during his high school career at defensive . *Also was a standout wrestler who placed fifth at 285-pounds as a senior. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/-5133228656912484675/what-columbia-commit-arman-samouk- of-copley-brings-to-lions-program/ http://wakr.net/personalities/ray-horner-show/student-athlete/item/160586-audio-1590-wakr-student-athlete-of-the- week-arman-samouk

81-Rory Schlageter (Shla-ger) *Started several games at tight end as a freshman. *First-Team All-State football player at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, N.J. as a tight end. *Played at same high school as Columbia teammate Josh Kaminski. *Played lacrosse in high school. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

98-Drew Schmid *Top-10 nationally ranked punter from San Diego, Calif. who received an invitation to compete at the NoKaOi Senior Bowl in Hawaii. *Hobbies and interests include graphic design, yoga, traveling and the beach. *Operates his own graphic design company. *Has worked as a DJ and stand-up comedian. *Brother Zach is a punter at Harvard. *Hails from athletic family as father played soccer in college, grandfather played baseball and football in college. *Became interested in punting when the former captain of the Yale football team told him he would be at it when he was eight years old. *Earned the Barack Obama 2015 Presidential Volunteer Service Award for completing over 250 hours of community service. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

74-Drew Schoeberl (Show-burl) *Offensive lineman from Columbus, Ind. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://www.therepublic.com/2016/01/22/new_york_new_york/

59-Tyler Schonewolf (Shown-wolf) *Starting center in 2017 but moved to guard in 2018. Switched positions with Parker Coogan. *Both parents attended Penn State. *Father was a two-year starter on the defensive line at Penn State in 1988 and 1989 under head coach Joe Paterno. Was also a member of the 1986 national championship team. Father later played in NFL Europe. *Began playing football in the seventh grade, but was always around the game because of his father and grandfather, who coached for 40 years. *Majors in American Studies. http://www.sungazette.com/sports/local-sports/2014/11/schonewolf-is-south-s-renaissance-man/

51-Joseph Scowden *Offensive lineman from Nashville, Tenn. *Football, wrestling and track and field standout. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

95-Mitchell Shinskie *Involved in community service activities including riding along on an Ambulance to train for EMT certification. *Mother is in the United States Marine Corps. *Hobbies and interests include playing the guitar, hanging out with friends, watching movies and stand-up comedy and bowling. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Business Administration. https://www.cbssports.com/general/video/315930dc-93ea-4a75-aa6a-0dc9b78fe5ab/ https://jfmcgrath.blogspot.com/2017/04/as-seen-on-recruitnova.html

24-Ronald Smith *Emerged as a starting wide receiver toward the end of his first-year at Columbia. *Standout football and basketball player and track and field athlete from St. Louis, Mo. *Majors in Engineering.

45-Joshua Smythe-Macaulay *Outstanding all-around athlete who earned honors in football, track and field and basketball. *Involved in community service activities including the Bowie PALS, Central Texas Food Bank and Meals on Wheels. Also worked as a Bowie Freshman Camp Counselor (2016-17). *Both of his parents attended LSU. *Mother was born and raised in Costa Rica before traveling to the United States for graduate school to study on full academic scholarship, while father was born and raised in Sierra Leone before traveling to the U.S. for college. *Dual United States and Costa Rican citizen. *Aunt Severna Crawford Simpson is a high jumper for Costa Rica. *Played at same high school as current Columbia wide receiver Josh Wainwright. *Nickname is Juice since there were three players named Joshua so they called him Juice and it stuck. *Hobbies and interests include kayaking, astronomy, traveling, trying foreign foods and biking. *Enrolled at Columbia College. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eE8uY1YTMA https://www.mystatesman.com/sports/high-school-football/faces-off-the-field-joshua-smythe-macaulay-junior-safety- bowie/1ThHiyeNyDVoNxB6nxlxhJ/ http://preps.blog.statesman.com/2017/11/03/pair-of-bowie-dbs-make-college-commitments/

18-Mitchell Sturgill *Recipient of the Bellevue High School Wolverine Guard Award for achieving a minimum of 100 hours of volunteer service. Volunteered with the Union Gospel Mission as part of its search and rescue team where teams head out in UGM vans to tent cities and offer support to the homeless in Greater Seattle. *Grandfather Joe Shephard played basketball at Seattle University (1962-66). *Uncle JJ Shephard pole vaulted at the University of Oregon from 1990-94. *Nickname is Mitch for short but he prefers Mitchell. *Hobbies and interests include playing Xbox with friends, watching the Naruto series, snow-skiing. *Played at same high school as current Lion defensive back Ryan Gilbert. *Also recruited to compete in track and field. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Financial Economics.

2-Ryan Suitt (Soot) *Quarterback from Fort Worth, Texas. *Dual threat quarterback who has speed and running ability. *Played at same high school as Columbia teammates Markham Paukune and Charlie Flores. *Member of Columbia’s Sigma Chi fraternity. *Interned at Swiss Hill Advisors, Inc., a New York based firm that specializes in hedge fund and alternative investment options. *Majors in Political Science.

77-Pete Szymanski (Siz-man-skee) *Has a black belt in Tae-kwon-do and Hapkido. *Majors in Political Science.

42-Watson Tansil *Involved in various community service activities including Best Buddies, mission trips to Jamaica and Nicaragua. *Hobbies and interests including hanging out with friends, working out and football practice. *In 2017-18, attended the Georgia-Alabama national championship game, Patriots vs. Falcons Super Bowl and Predators vs. Penguins Stanley Cup. *Enrolled in Columbia College and intends to major in Financial Economics.

29-Broderick Taylor *Injured during the 2017 season. *Running back from Holly Springs, N.C. *Once ran for a career-high 375 yards and three touchdowns, including a 93-yard TD during his senior year. *Sister Reili Richardson plays basketball at Arizona State University. *Father is Michael Richardson, a former seven-year defensive back in the NFL for the Chicago Bears (1983-88) and San Francisco 49ers (1988-89). Helped lead the Bears to the 1985 Super Bowl. He also was an All-American at Arizona State. *Hobbies and interests include video games as he was named the Best Madden Player in Holly Springs, N.C. *Enrolled at Columbia College. Broderick Taylor Video interview

98-Xavier Thibault *Canadian from Quebec City, Quebec. *Earned Medaille de gouverneur-general by the SSF in 2016. *Volunteered at a soup kitchen (L’Auberiviere) and served as a youth basketball and football coach. *Hobbies and interests include woodworking and music. *Played violin from age five to 12. *Nickname is X because people have trouble pronouncing his name. *Began playing football in the fourth grade. *Enrolled at Columbia College and plans to major in Biology/Chemistry/Pre-Med. https://www.willistonian.org/xavier-thibault-a-natural-leader-on-and-off-the-field/ https://canadafootballchat.com/ncaa-signing-day-2018-thibault-heads-to-the-ivy-league-with-a-chance-to-make- history-at-columbia-university/ http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/4949392056381106036/xavier-thibault-williston-northampton- senior-defensive-end-to-receive-2018-dr-frank-boyden-award/ https://www.williston.com/athletics/sports-information-center/post/~board/athletic-news/post/xavier-thibault-to-receive- frank-boyden-award

20-Tanner Thomas *Saw significant playing time at running back as a first-year. *Averaged over 7.0 yards per career and rushed for over 5,000 yards and 64 touchdowns during his three-year varsity football career in Knoxville, Tenn. *Enrolled at Columbia College and plans to major in Economics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg7TS6RDrxI

21-Ian VanDenBerg *Sophomore wide receiver from Paw Paw, Mich. *High school football and track and field standout who set school records in the 100 and 200 meter dashes.

*Set school-record on a 99-yard touchdown run. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

55-Jason Vravick (Vray-vick) *Two-time all-State honoree from Illinois. *Once made 22 tackles in a high school game, including 18 solo. *Majors in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

13-Josh Wainwright *Wide receiver from Austin, Texas, who grew up a Texas Longhorns fan. *As a first-year, led the Lions in three receiving categories including receptions (42), receiving yards (515) and touchdowns receiving (five). *Three-sport athlete in high school who also competed in basketball and track and field. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

49-Taylor Weldon *Brother Hunter plays football at Barry College in Atlanta. *Father was a doctor and walked-on to play football at the University of Georgia. *Played center on his high school basketball team. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://www.americustimesrecorder.com/2016/02/14/southlands-weldon-signs-with-columbia-university/

75-Isaac Werkman *Hobbies and interests include bow hunting. *Has aspirations to become an inventor. *Offensive lineman who is a native of Spokane, Wash. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

76-Hank White *Offensive lineman from Lawrenceville, Ga. *Led Buford High School to a state title as a junior and state championship game appearance as a senior. *Three-sport athlete who also competed in basketball and track and field. *Great grandfather invented the opening mechanism on the school bus door.

48-Sean White *Two-year at linebacker from Houston, Texas. *Over two-year varsity career, made 226 total tackles and averaged 12.4 per game as a senior. *Once made 19 tackles in a game. *Also competed in track and field and lacrosse. *Majors in Political Science.

37-Jalen Williams *Highly rated linebacker out of Hewitt-Trussville, Ala. *Concluded his three-year varsity career at Hewitt-Trussville with 250 tackles, eight sacks and four forced fumbles. *Three-star recruit. *Enrolled at Columbia College. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/01/al_bagnoli_columbia_snag_vesta.html https://www.todaysu.com/recruiting/cfb-recruiting/2016-lb-jalen-williams-commits-columbia/

33-Cooper Wilson *Hobbies and interests include trap and skeet shooting, karting, golfing and surfing. *Third degree blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do and is registered with the international Tae Kwon Do Federation. *Nickname is Coop because of his name. *Father attended Liberty on a football scholarship. *Enrolled at Columbia College but is interested in pursuing engineering as a career.

71-Peter Wise *Offensive lineman who attended the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Conn.

*Selected to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at AT&T Stadium. *Father competed in swimming & diving at the University of Texas. *Fourth Brunswick School commit to play for Columbia: Vaughn Hodges, Jim Gillard and Art Malley. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

3-Blake Wooden *Named a 2017 National Football Foundation Chapter Scholar-Athlete Finalist from the South Region. *Gained a reputation for being a hard-hitter and physical presence. *Father Shawn is a nine-year NFL veteran who played for the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears and played collegiately at Notre Dame (1991-95). *Hobbies and interests include reading, skiing and playing basketball. *Led high school team to a perfect 14-0 record and state title as a senior. *Played at same high school, American Heritage as Columbia players Oren Milstein and Will Allen. *Became interested in Columbia through talks with Oren Milstein and the fact that his father always saw him attended an Ivy League school. *Oldest of four children. *Both parents attended Notre Dame. *Also played lacrosse. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

41-Justin Woodley *Linebacker who also saw action as a tight end in high school. *Totaled 309 total tackles, 22.5 sacks, nine and forced four fumbles in four-year varsity career at The Bishops School. *Four-sport athlete who earned 11 varsity letters in football, lacrosse, basketball and volleyball. *Father played four years of college basketball. *Played at same high school as Columbia teammate Chris Alleyne. *Enrolled at Columbia College.

64-Tyler Worrell *Father played football at Arkansas (1985-90) where he was a four-year letterman and helped the Razorbacks to a 38-7 record (20-2 over last two years), two Southwest Conference titles and played in two Cotton Bowls, Orange Bowl, Liberty Bowl and Holiday Bowl. *Played at same high school as Ben Mathiasmeier. *Hobbies and interests include hunting, fishing, ultimate Frisbee, band, orchestra, church and rock climbing. *Plays the clarinet and auditioned and selected as a member of the Class 6A All-State Band ensemble and invited to be a member of the Houston Youth Symphony Top Orchestra. *Member of the TMEA 6A Region Orchestra and 6A All-Region band. *Four-year participant in the state solo and ensemble competition. *Active in the community, honored as a member of CATS for community service (178 hours). *Helped provide relief and rescue for victims affected by Hurricane Harvey, Worked with the football team to host a daycare/carnival style fun event for kids, works through his church leading and mentoring a high school group and special needs ministry, helped build structures at a sex-trafficking refuge for women. *Also volunteered with Just Ride for a Just Cause, a charity bike event, Houston Food Bank, Katy Supplies, Clothing and Food Bank, served as a camp counselor and worked on several mission trips. *Enrolled at Columbia College and intends to major in Financial Economics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ouA6g02jg

14-Jacob Young *Also competes on Columbia’s wrestling team. *Two-year letterwinner in both football and wrestling. *Emerged as the 184-pound starter on the wrestling squad. *Older brother Joshua also competes in both wrestling and football at Franklin & Marshall. *Accomplished three-sport athlete in high school: football, baseball and wrestling and was 108-27 with 60 pins as a wrestler and All-Area baseball player. *Named his high school’s athlete of the year. *Majors in Political Science. http://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/blog/mc-freedom-high-schools-jake-young-to-add-football-to-wrestling-at- columbia-20150610-story.html

27-Ryan Young *Sister Sydney Young plays softball at Bradley. *Grandfather Steve Davis and uncle Josh Davis both played football at Tennessee, while uncle Will Davis played football at Illinois State. *Hobbies and interests include watching documentaries, working out and playing sports. *Also competed in track and field in high school. https://edgytim.rivals.com/news/watch-list-rb-ryan-young