2009 Wheaton Football Yearbook
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2009 WHEATON FOOTBALL YEARBOOK 2009 THUNDER FOOTBALL - 1 WHEATON THUNDER FOOTBALL 2009 TEAM PHOTOGRA P H 2009 WHEATON FOOTBALL YEARBOOK FOOTBALL 2009 WHEATON 2009 T HUNDER F OOTBALL -2 Front Row (L-R): Mike Berttucci, Zach Bratkovich, Danny Hindman, Justin Carpenter, Josh Bishop, Nick Theobald, Dan Shear and Steven Lutes. Second Row: Tyler Langs, Andy McClain, Freddy Ellis, Sean Norris, Dan Ransdell, Dan Dipzinksi, Brian Hollett, Ryan Hoyt, Tom Aagaard, Brian Leffler, Dwight Lewis. Third Row: Assistant coach Len Vanden Bos, assistant coach Walt Whitehead, assistant coach Geoff Dartt, assistant coach Kirk Sundberg, assistant coach Keith Bishop, offensive coordinator Joe Davis, head coach Mike Swider, defensive coordinator, Rod Sandberg, assistant coach Jeff Peltz, assistant coach Adam Richbart, graduate assistant coach Mike Freeland and defensive assistant Shane Woodward. Fourth Row: Charlie Velling, Austin Driggers, Jacob Van Raaphorst, Brannen Dorman, Taylor Johnson, Jon Sesso, Buddy Legens, Micah Markley, and Ben Johnson. Fifth Row: Jor- dan Bishop, Scott Roche, Kolby Kemp, Dan DeMerchant, Billy Linscott, Jordan Langs, Daniel Harrist, Matt McReynolds, Teddy Watkins, Kyle Notch, Conner Bourne and Joey Skogen. Sixth Row: Jordan Chapman, Ryan Foster, Chris Kragthorpe, Derek Meadows, Charlie Antal, Justin McCrary, Jonathan Zytkoskee, Garrett Cook, Jonathan Bosshard, Austin McCrary, Drew Johnson, Tim Shaw and Rocky Gingg. Seventh Row: Peter Jarrett, Chris Bradley, Bryan McBroom, Sam VanHeest, Nic O’Neal, Griffin Kuhn, Mike Dozeman, Seth Gibson, Sam Burt, Cory Hart, Brady Wright and JD East. Eighth Row: Justin Zeller, John Carnegie, Davis Skinner, Jordan Roberts, Henk Brands, Tyler Friedl, Zach Dangeau, Luke Terrell, Eric Anderson, Adam Mosbrucker, Jeffrey Peltz, JJ Clark and Nick Biggee. Ninth Row: Beau Benton, Sean Ramsey, Charlie Bell, Robert Ramsay, David Seamon, Garrett Meador, Richard Jacobson, Grant Tallon, EJ Hibbler, Caleb Cobb, Charley Mitchell, Pat Dansdill. Tenth Row: Matt Dumond, Scott Hutcherson, Josiah Bubna, Morgan Cook, Ryan Dougan, Tommy Burggraf, Kyle Courtright, Jesse Peterson, Austin Zoerhof, Seth Skogen, Luke Griffith, Trey Martin and Brian McMullen. TABLE O F CONTENT S 2009 WHEATON FOOTBALL IN F ORMAT I ON AND ATHLET I C DE P ARTMENT STA ff DI RECTORY Team Picture..................... front inside cover Wheaton Football Information ...................3 Enrollment .......... 2,365 undergraduates DEPARTMENT STAFF Wheaton College Thunder Athletics ...........4 Founded ..1860, by Jonathan Blanchard Athletic Director.............. Dr. Tony Ladd From the Director of Athletics .....................4 Colors ......................... Blue and Orange Operations Manager ............Julie Davis .........Dr. Duane Litfin Wheaton College Fight Song......................4 College President Marketing/Comm. ........... Dr. Jay Martin National Affiliation .....NCAA Division III Season Preview...................................... 6-7 SRC/Club Sports .............David Walford Conference ...................................CCIW Business Manager ................Bill Stukes National Poll ...............................................7 Athletic Dept. Phone ....(630) 752-5079 Sports Info. Director .....Brett Marhanka Head Coach Mike Swider’s Bio ..................8 Football Stadium ..McCully Field, 4000 Sports Info. Asst. ....... Nathan Lindquist Wheaton Football Coaches’ Records .........8 Football Press Box Phone .... 752-5750 Head Athletic Trainer ......... Greg Evans .... 752-5752 Wheaton Assistant Coaches’ Bios .........9-11 Visiting Radio Phone Line Asst. Athletic Trainers ............... Kirsten ................ Roster stats ..............................................11 Football Coach/Alma Mater Fumagali, Doug Guth and Chris Rice ..... ..........Mike Swider, Wheaton College ‘77 2009 Numerical Roster ....................... 12-13 Athletic Secretary ........ Judy Kawakami Head coach’s record at school/career: .... Senior Player Bios .............................. 14-16 .......................... 107-32 (13 years)/same Grounds ..............................Bill Wolsfeld Junior Player Bios............................... 17-19 2008 Overall Record ...................... 11-3 Health Administrator ............................ Sophomore Player Bios ...................... 19-21 2008 CCIW Record..................6-2 (2nd) .................................. Dr. Matthew Gimre Freshman Player Bios ........................ 22-24 Football Office Phone ..(630) 752-5741 Orthopedic Surgeon ...... Dr. David Watt COACHING Staff Freshman Picture .....................................25 Assistant Coaches ............................... Baseball ..............................Lee Driggers All-time record versus opponents .............26 .................................Rod Sandberg (def. coordinator and linebackers): Joe Davis Men’s Basketball ............... Mike Schauer Athletic Training Staff ................................26 (off.coordinator and quarterbacks); Keith Women’s Basketball...............Beth Baker A message from the CCIW commisioner..27 Bishop (receivers); Walt Whitehead (offen- Cross Country/Track ..........Scott Bradley 2008 CCIW Standings & Award Winners .27 sive line); Geoff Dartt (tight ends); Jeff Peltz Men’s and Women’s Golf .. Dr. Jay Martin 2008 CCIW Team Statistics ......................27 (defensive line); Len Vanden Bos (running Men’s Soccer .......... Dr. Michael Giuliano 2008 All-CCIW Teams ..............................27 backs); Kirk Sundberg (offensive assis- Women’s Soccer .................. Pete Felske 2008 Season in Review ...................... 28-30 tant); Adam Richbart (defensive backs); Softball ..............................Chris Hudson Shane Woodward (outside linebackers) 2008 Boxscores ................................. 31-33 Swimming/Water Polo ....Jon Lederhouse & Mike Freeland (defensive GA) ............ 2008 Team Statistics ................................33 Men’s Tennis .............................Brad Pihl Lettermen Returning/Lost ........... 74/28 .................. Jane Nelson 2008 Individual Statistics ..........................34 Women’s Tennis Returning Starters ...........Off.: 8/Def.: 2 Volleyball ......... Jennifer King Soderquist 2008 Team Award Winners .......................34 .............................Multiple Offensive Set Wrestling......................... Jim Gruenwald Wheaton Year-by-Year Records ...............36 Defensive Set ................................... 3-4 All-Time Wheaton All-Americans ..............37 Football Players in the Hall of Honor ........37 ON THE COVER All-Time Wheaton Statistical Leaders .......38 Senior team captain Sean Norris graces the cover of the 2009 Wheaton College Foot- Half & Single-Game Records ............. 38-39 ball Yearbook. Cover design by Wheaton College Sports Infromation Director Brett Season and Career Records ....................39 Marhanka. Photo by Mike Hudson Photography. Team Records ..........................................40 ABOUT THE 2009 WHEATON COLLEGE FOOTBALL YEARBOOK Wheaton Year-by-Year Scores ........... 41-42 The 2009 Wheaton College Football Yearbook is produced by the Wheaton College The “Little Brass Bell” ...............................43 Sports Information Office. This publication was written, edited and designed by Brett Wheaton Football Awards .........................43 Marhanka and Nathan Lindquist. Photos by Mike Hudson Photography. Wheaton Football Ministry Partnership......... ............................................................ 44-45 COM P L I ANCE STATEMENT Wheaton football and the NFL ..................46 As a community committed to following Christian principles in every aspect of college life, Wheaton College pursues excellence in athletics within the framework About McCully Stadium ....back inside cover of institutional control and operational integrity. According to NCAA rules that govern Wheaton athletics, compliance extends beyond students and faculty at Wheaton ME ss AGE TO THE MED I A to include alumni, parents, friends and other boosters who have any stake in the Media requests for football and all of institution as indicated by status as a former athlete, donor to the College’s athletic Wheaton’s 22 athletic teams should be made program, arranger of employment for athletes or promoter of athletics. Once identi- through Brett Marhanka, Sports Information fied as institutional representatives of athletic interests, those individuals retain the Director (630) 752-5747. Print media wishing status for life. to use press box space at McCully Stadium Members of the athletics staff and representatives of the athletics interest are are asked to contact the sports information prohibited from providing any extra benefit to a prospective or current athlete or ac- office within two days of the appropriate quaintance which is not available to the general student body. Ultimately, Wheaton game to reserve space. Visiting radio stations College is responsible for actions by those who are classified as institutional rep- are asked to contact the sports information resentatives. office within five days of the appropriate game to reserve the visiting radio both and its phone line, (630) 752-5752. 2009 WHEATON FOOTBALL YEARBOOK WHEATON COLLEGE AND THUNDER ATHLET I C S Wheaton Col- Wheaton’s 80-acre campus is located in Wheaton, Illinois, a lege is a coedu- city of nearly 50,000 residents, and the county seat of DuPage cational college County. Other college-owned campuses include the 50-acre of liberal