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>>> GREAT PLAINS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2014 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE BRIAR CLIFF - CONCORDIA - DAKOTA WESLEYAN - DOANE DORDT - HASTINGS - MIDLAND - MORNINGSIDE - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN - NORTHWESTERN - BRIAR CLIFF - CONCORDIA DAKOTA WESLEYAN - DOANE - DORDT - HASTINGS - MIDLAND MORNINGSIDE - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN - NORTHWESTERN BRIAR CLIFF - CONCORDIA - DAKOTA WESLEYAN - DOANE DORDT - HASTINGS - MIDLAND - MORNINGSIDE - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN - NORTHWESTERN -BRIAR CLIFF - CONCORDIA - DAKOTA WESLEYAN - DOANE - DORDT - HASTINGS - MIDLAND - MORNINGSIDE - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN - NORTHWESTERN - BRIAR CLIFF - CONCORDIA - DAKOTA WESLEYAN - DOANE - DORDT - HASTINGS - MIDLAND - MORNINGSIDE - NEBRASKA gpacsports.com | Twitter: @GPACSPORTS WELCOME - FROM THE COMMISSIONER Friends, Fans and Media, On behalf of the membership of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) I want to welcome you to the 2014 GPAC Football Media Day and to the Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln, Nebraska. We are pleased to be in Lincoln for our 15th annual media day as we prepare to kick-off another year of football in the GPAC. I want to thank Julie Page from the Cornhusker Marriott, Brian Keller from Nebraska Wesleyan, and GPAC Assistiant Commissioner Lucas Mohrman for their assistance in preparing for this annual event. Excitement for media day continues to grow each year in the league from our inaugural event back in 2000 at Mahoney State Park. A special thank you to our GPAC Football Officials Coordinators Justin Ingalls and Pete Hansen for their atten- dance today as well. It’s positive for the GPAC to have the Officials Coordinators and coaches in the same room at the same time for discussion on rules and interpretations prior to the season. Also, once again this year, we will be conducting a media poll along with the coaches’ poll for the preseason. The GPAC appreciates all the outstanding coverage that the media gives the conference during the year and this is an opportunity for them to weigh in on the upcoming season. I want to thank the Coaches, SID’s, and Administrators of the GPAC for their continued support of GPAC Foot- ball. We strive to do it right here in the GPAC and strike a balance between what happens on and off the field. That’s why our motto is and will continue to be “Academic and Athletic Excellence Since 2000!” Above all we do it all for the student-athletes of the GPAC! Finally, thank you to Dan Stinman (Midland University) and Channel 21 Sports for their help with our video feed today. On behalf of the more than 4,000 student-athletes that participate in 19 intercollegiate sports at the eleven member schools in the GPAC I invite you to enjoy GPAC Media Day and the upcoming football and athletic sea- son in the conference. Please continue to follow the GPAC on our website at www.gpacsports.com, on Face- book and on Twitter @gpacsports with the hash tag #GPACFB. Yours in GPAC Athletics, Corey Westra GPAC Commissioner >>> GREAT PLAINS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2014 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE gpacsports.com | Twitter: @GPACSPORTS TEAM INFORMATION School Twitter:@briar_cliff School Twitter: @CUNE Athletics Twitter:@bcuchargers Athletics Twitter: @cunebulldogs Team Twitter:@BCU_Football Team Twitter:NA Website: www.bcuchargers.com Website: cune.edu/athletics BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY SIOUX CITY, IOWA SEWARD, NEBRASKA Head Coach: Tom Rethman Head Coach: Vance Winter Alma Mater: Knox College '92 Alma Mater: Dakota State University Years at Current School: 6th Years at Current School: 6th Record at School: 15-51 Record at School: 23-31 Career Record: 15-51 Career Record: 23-31 Offensive Coordinator: Tom Rethman Offensive Coordinator: Curran White Defensive Coordinator: Nick Taylor Defensive Coordinator: Patrick Daberkow Last Playoff Appearance: NA Last Playoff Appearance: 2001 2013 Season: (4-7 Overall, 3-6 GPAC) 2013 Season: (7-5 Overall, 5-4 GPAC) Athletic Director: Steve Gast Athletic Director: Devin Smith President: Beverly Wharton President: Dr. Brian Friedrich Sports Information Director: Jared Bodammer Sports Information Director: Jake Knabel Faculty Athletic Representative: Rory Jackson Faculty Athletic Representative: Brent Royuk Local Radio: Kool 99.5 FM Local Radio: None Local Newspaper: Sioux City Journal Local Newspaper: Seward County Independent Main Rivals: Morningside, Northwestern Main Rivals: Doane, Nebraska Wesleyan, Hastings School Colors: Blue & Gold School Colors: Navy & White Enrollment: 1100 Enrollment: 2200 Stadium: Dakota Dome Stadium: Bulldog Stadium Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 2500 Surface: Turf Surface: Sprint Turf Returning Starters on Offense: 9 Returning Starters on Offense: 8 Returning Starters on Defense: 7 Returning Starters on Defense: 6 Key Offensive Returners: Kevin Van Egdom (QB), Mitch Key Offensive Returners: RB Trey Barnes, RB Bryce Collins, Heikes (RB), Bret Van Muyden (WR), Brady Van Dusen (H K Adam Meirose, OL Josh Powell, TE Josh Slechta, QB Von Back), Matt Harshman (WR), Tyler McGhee (WR), Nina Thomas, Wright (WR), Cody Jordan (OL) Coach on the Offense: We are excited about the group Coach on the Offense: We return a number of players on the we have coming back. We have a great deal of experience offensive side of the ball with quite a bit of experience and play- returning and some guys who are really game-tested in our making ability. How quickly we gel up front, where some new- league. We need to be more consistent and build off of the comers will compete to play, and cutting back on the number of improvements made during the 2013 season. turnovers we had in 2013 will be key to our success in 2014. Key Defensive Returners: DB Drew Baxter, LB Nakemm Key Defensive Returners: Matt Miller (DE), Hoy Thompson Evans, DL Michael Gill, DB Landon Oelke, DL Kyle Rakow, DB (LB), Andre Reyes (LB), Kenny Hanes (DB), Steven Trujillo Tait Sibbel (DB), Josh Block (LB) Coach on the Defense: We lose some very good football Coach on the Defense: We really felt the defense had a great spring. Last year we were a very opportunistic defense, finish- players to graduation, but we also have a core group of guys ing with 18 Interceptions and 20 Forced Fumbles. We need to who have played a lot of football for us. I'm excited with continue to create these turnovers, while improving on getting off how this group competed in spring and the potential of the field quicker. some young guys to step up. Expectations will remain high Top Recruits: Richard Thorne (JR/DL), Dallas Garringer- for this group. Kaapuni (FR/OL), Ryan Babcock (FR/LB), Reggie Williams Top Recruits: None Listed. (JR/H Back), Jamal Jones (FR/OLB) >>> GREAT PLAINS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2014 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE gpacsports.com | Twitter: @GPACSPORTS TEAM INFORMATION School Twitter:@dakotawesleyan School Twitter:@DoaneCollege Athletics Twitter:@dwusports Athletics Twitter:@DoaneTSN Team Twitter:@dwtigerfootball Team Twitter:@DoaneFootballl Website: www.dwuathletics.com Website: www.doanetigers.com DAKOTA WESELYAN UNIVERSITY DOANE COLLEGE MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA CRETE, NEBRASKA Head Coach: Ross Cimpl Head Coach: Matt Franzen Alma Mater: University of Sioux Falls Alma Mater: Doane College Years at Current School: 3rd Years at Current School: 8th Record at School: 14-7 Record at School: 35-37 Career Record: 14-7 Career Record: 35-37 Offensive Coordinator: Josh Kotecki Offensive Coordinator: Josh Littrell Defensive Coordinator: Ross Cimpl Defensive Coordinator: Chris Bessler Last Playoff Appearance: 1992 Last Playoff Appearance: 1999 2013 Season: (8-3 Overall, 7-2 GPAC) 2013 Season: (5-5 Overall, 5-4 GPAC) Athletic Director: Curt Hart Athletic Director: Jill McCartney President: Amy Novak President: Dr. Jacque Carter Sports Information Director: Nick McCutcheon Sports Information Director: Rick Schmuecker Faculty Athletic Representative: Pam Boline Faculty Athletic Representative: Peggy Hart Local Radio: 105.9 FM KMIT Local Radio: KUTT – 99.5 Local Newspaper: Daily Republic Local Newspaper: Crete News Main Rivals: Northwestern, Hastings, Dakota State Main Rivals: Nebraska Wesleyan and Hastings School Colors: Royal blue and white School Colors: Orange and Black Enrollment: 883 Enrollment: 1200 Stadium: Joe Quintal Field Stadium: Memorial Stadium/Al Papik Field Capacity: 3000 Capacity: 2250 Surface: Grass Surface: Turf Returning Starters on Offense: 8 Returning Starters on Offense: 7 Returning Starters on Defense: 9 Returning Starters on Defense: 6 Key Offensive Returners: Key Offensive Returners: Francois Barnaud-RB, Kyle Hencke-OL, Jake Verry-OL, Taylor Phil Hamburger - QB, Kenny Boggs - RB Haley-OL, Spencer Bloch-OL Coach Franzen on the Offense: New faces in the offensive Coach on the Offense: As an offense, we will need to use front will blend in with a veteran unit of players at the skill fall camp to our full potential to gain ground as a young, positions. developing unit. Our veteran leaders will need to assist in Key Defensive Returners: JerSean Walder - DB, Garrett our development as a group and use last years success as a Borcher - LB spring board to an exciting year in the GPAC. Coach Franzen on the Defense: Solid nucleus returns on this Key Defensive Returners: Brady Bonte-LB, Jeff Maassen-LB, unit. A few new faces should help with continued consis- Anthony Cervantes-LB, Josh Fiedler-DB tency. Coach on the Defense: We will be a young, but experienced Top Recruits: Jordan Edwards - DB, Ferrari Shores - OL, Tan- defensive unit. As last season progressed, we gained a lot of ner Webster - OL, Philipp Mancuso - OL momentum towards the end of the year. How we perform early in the