2018 Columbia Football Personality Profiles 11
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2018 COLUMBIA FOOTBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES 11-Darion Achohido (Ah-ka-hee-doh) *Favorite memory was scoring in Aloha Stadium in Hawaii 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 college football. *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 touchdown 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-Will Allen *Father William Allen, Sr. played defensive back in the NFL for 11 years with the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots and in college at Syracuse (1996-2000). He was selected in First Round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. *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 New York City. *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 quarterback 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 touchdowns (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) *Wide receiver 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. *Buffalo Bills 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 Indiana’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/ http://fox59.com/2014/11/03/diabetes-doesnt-stop-ben-davis-quarterback-kyle-castner/ http://footballmatters.org/kyle-castner-stars-despite-his-diabetes/ http://www.citizen-times.com/story/hs-blog/2015/04/30/ben-davis-qb-kyle-castner-named-class-scholarship-winner- by-indiana-football-hall-of-fame/26632905/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=197UWGn6QUw http://www.maxpreps.com/news/2F4y8dUtO0Sj1ITasoJ8kg/diabetes-doesnt-slow-down-ben-davis-quarterback-kyle- castner.htm 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.