Craig Schurig begins his first season at the helm of the Ichabods Schurig, a Willingboro, N.J., Schurig, a Willingboro, Schurig earned a master’s tant alma mater, coach at his Colorado School of Mines joining the Gorillas in 1993. letterman a four-year was native, back at Colorado as a defensive selected team cap- Mines and was He earned sec- tain as a senior. Mountainond-team All-Rocky honors Conference Athletic as a with in 1987 He graduated senior. in petroleum a bachelor’s degree engineering. education at in physical degree Craig and Pittsburg State in 1996. a daughter, his wife, Louisa, have sons, Mitchell Samantha, and two and Michael. Before arriving at Pittsburg State, Schurig arriving Before spent the 1992 season as a volunteer assis- season as a volunteer spent the 1992 Schurig was a partSchurig was of an NCAA national four MIAA in 1995, finalist squad eight NCAA teams and Championship Division II playoff teams. He helped guide II includ- one of the top defenses in Division in squad defensive ing the top-ranked 1999. 2002 Media Guide A new era in Washburn A new for nearly a Coaching sea- Schurig spent nine His last duties on the Gorillas’ coaching backs, with the defensive Prior to working staff,While on the Gorillas coaching football began as Craig as began football named head Schurig was the Ichabod foot- coach of Dec. 28, on ball program 2001. pro- decade in a winning has brought Schurig gram, of success, the knowledge and a a winning attitude the intensity to new program. Ichabod football of sons as a member coaching Pittsburg State’s staff.While at Pitt State, All- Schurig coached 10 MIAA and four players All-Americans. staff backs the defensive directing for was the six seasons in Pittsburg. While coaching backs,defensive Schurig also spent six sea- sons as the punt team coordinator. with the Gorillas’ seasons three he worked tight ends. SCHURIG Craig Schurig Head Coach of Mines Running Backs (1992) of Mines Back Defensive Tight Ends (1993-95) Defensive BacksDefensive and Punt team coordinator (1996-2001) Bod Bits • Colorado School Playing Experience• Colorado School • Pittsburg State Coaching Experience• State Pittsburg CRAIG

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WASHBURN 13 Ichabod Football Chris Brown is in his first is in his Chris Brown Brown, a native of Liberal, a native Brown, Chris Brown Chris Defensive Coordinator as the Ichabods’ season after coordinator defensive four sea- spending the past school alma sons at his high mater, Liberal Highmater, School. the he was His last season, and he coordinator defensive as three spent the previous While coach. the linebackers’ compiled at LHS, the Redskins a 37-5 record. of graduate Kan., is a 1997 Pittsburg State University His senior season the Gorillas were second in the second His senior season the Gorillas were their with in Topeka He and his wife, Daphne, live Free Safety Free High School defensive coordinator (1998-2001) Bod Bits Playing Experience• State Pittsburg Coaching Experience• Liberal where he recorded 470 tackles he recorded where in 43 starts in his He is one safety. at free career Gorillas to earn all-Americanof only three honors an unanimous first times. He was three team all- named and was American selection his senior season in of the Year Player the CNN Division II National he as a freshman game In the championship 1995. tackles Jacksonville against 21 a record recorded also named to the NCAAState. He was Quarter at to 1999 1975 from all players from Century Team safety. free ppg, fifth in 10.9 nation in scoring defense allowing and sixth in total defense 239.6 rushing defense 67.5 Kansas He also took partper game. in the 1992 Shrine Bowl. Hunter and Hayden. children, 2002 Media Guide Brian Miller begins his Brian Miller of Golden, a native Miller, Miller spent five seasons Miller spent five to UMC, Prior to coming in Coach Miller graduated first as the Ichabods’ season offensive coordinator. the offensiveColo., was coor- Brian Miller Brian Offensive Coordinator dinator at Minnesota-dinator at Crookston since 1996. as the offensive coordinator Eagles. with the Golden Miller coached for the where Northern State Wolves, special teams coordi- he was and coached defensive nator, line and running backs, each for a season. Hastings with a BA from 1989 and a College in Nebraska, Cloud State. He St. MS from in and his wife Michelle reside running backs (1993-94) special teams coordinator/ line/ defensive running backs (1995) Crookston offensive coordinator (1996-2001) Linebacker COACHES Bod Bits • St. Cloud State • Northern State Coaching Experience• Minnessota- Playing Experience• College Hastings Topeka with their two sons: Matt and Alex, and with their two Topeka daughter Bailey.

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ASSISTANT 14 were marriedJune16, 2001. selection. all-HAAC named tothePlayer’s Councilandwas athirdteam selection hisjuniorseason.Asaseniorhewas Teams Player oftheyear andwas anall-conference well. Cardinals atfullback,playing onspecialteamsas PittsburgState • Experience Coaching William Jewell • Experience Playing Bod Bits (2001) graduate assistant defensive back Fullback The Trenton, Mo.,native andhiswifeKaren He was namedthe1997 and1998 Special was afour-year lettermenfor College inLiberty, Mo.He uate from William Jewell Schurig. Ichabod headcoachCraig with the defensive backs coaching graduate assistant son atPittsburgStateasa Coordinator Recruiting Wide Receivers/ Rob Robinson Washburn’s widereceivers. Hewilldirect coaching staff. seasonontheIchabod first Robinson is a2000grad- Robinson spent onesea- Rob Robinson begins his 2002 Media Guide 2002 Media child inSeptember. School. played highschoolfootballatWashburn RuralHigh Topeka HighSchoolandHayden HighSchool.He team from 1986 to1987 before transferringtoBaker. also amemberoftheNebraska Cornhusker’s football Washburn Rural, • PittsburgState • Monett(Mo.) • Experience Coaching Nebraska/Baker • Experience Playing Bod Bits Schools Hayden High Topeka and (1996-1998) coordinator and conditioning strength offseason defensive lineand (2001) coordinator defensive High School Linebacker Trupp andhiswifeJeanare expectingtheirfirst He alsocoachedatWashburn RuralHighSchool, ASSISTANT from Baker University. He was his BachelorofSciencedegree completingWashburn after in1992ing certificate from State. his Master’sDegree atPitt supervisor whilecompleting strength andconditioning line coachandoff-season 1998, Trupp was thedefensive School. coach atMonett(Mo.)High line dinator andoffensive season asthedefensive coor- conditioning coordinator. coach andthestrength and the Ichabods’defensive line seasonas beginning hisfirst Conditioning and Strength Defensive Line/ David Trupp COACHES Trupp received his teach- From 1996 toDecember Trupp, spentthe2001 David Trupp, C.S.C.S.is

WASHBURN 15 Ichabod Football 1961-present Washburn Assistant Coaches Bill Bachman...... 1983-84 ...... Dennis Bean...... 1974-78 ...... BenzDuke ...... 1967-68 ...... BoulwareTravis ...... 1985-86 ...... Chris Brown ...... 2002-pr Dennis Caryl . . 1985-89 ...... Mark Clark...... 1982 ...... Bill Danenhauer ...... 1985-89 Charlie Dieker ...... 1984 DiMaggio. Dave ...... 1984 ...... Larry Elliott 1983-84 ...... 1966-73, . . . . . Mark Elliott ...... 1985 ...... GlazeRay ...... 1962 ...... Cooper Harris ...... 2002-pr John Harting ...... 1963 HeckRon ...... 1964-65 ...... HerltingKeith ...... 1983-84 Hunter.Jake ...... 2001 Glenn Jagodzinske...... 1981-82 JohnsonClay ...... 1971-77 Bob Jones...... 1965 . . Jack Keelan ...... 1962 . . B.D. Kennedy ...... 1991-2001 Gary Kershner ...... 1964 Brian Kramer ...... 1985 Keita Malloy ...... 2001 ...... Marion McDonald ...... 1962-63 McGrawMike 1984 ...... 1979-81, Jerry McMillan...... 1990 Brian Miller...... 2002-pr Dale Neely ...... 1962-63 ...... 1969-70 ...... NoblittDavid ...... 1971-74 ...... Rance Olison...... 1983-84 ...... Dale Perine ...... 1991-2000 RundleTodd ...... 1996-97 Phil Ramsey ...... 1964-65 Robbie Robinson ...... 2002-pr RutherfordMike ...... 1984 Tim Saylor ...... 1966 SchartzMike ...... 1998-2000 Leon Shelinbarger . . . 1964 ...... ShortNorman ...... 1962-63 ...... Ralph Smith...... 1963 Jim Steele...... 1985 ...... John Strollo...... 1983 ...... Scott Swofford ...... 1979-80 SzucsTerry ...... 1981-82 ThompsonFred ...... 1964 TiesingRodger ...... 1973 David Trupp ...... 2002-pr Max VanLaningham ...... 1978 WaldieMike ...... 2001 Walter...... 1985-95 Steve Andy Williams...... 1990-2000 ...... 2002 Media Guide Cooper Harris joins the Cooper Harris He will coach the as In 2000, Harris served in the Harris played Cooper Harris Cooper Linebackers afterIchabods as one season assistantgraduate 2001 for NCAA Division II Champion North Fighting Sioux. Dakota coach- He joined the Ichabod ing staff on July 3, 2002. corps. Ichabod linebacking coordinator at defensive AberhartWilliam High School Alberta.in Calgary, He helped coach the team to a city championship. Canadian Football League for Toronto 1995-2000 from a line- and Hamilton. He was special teams captain backer, and special teams MVP in a for Hamilton and was 1998 Cup champi- member of Grey on teams in Hamilton (1999) A native of Calgary, Alberta, of Calgary, A native Harris graduated 1992-1994, for the Gorillas from Harris played a team captain was Harris and most As a senior, tackles in 31 241 Pitt State, Harris recorded At transferring to Pittsburg State, Harris was Before is in the Canadian Cooper’s father Wayne High School, AlbertaCalgary, Defensive Coordinator (2000) Canadian Football League Tight Ends assistantgraduate (2001) Linebacker Bod Bits COACHES • Aberhart William • Toronto/Hamilton Coaching Experience• North Dakota Playing Experience• State Pittsburg and Toronto (1996). (1996). and Toronto with a bachelor’s Pittsburg State in 1995 from on his education and is working in physical degree in sportsMaster’s in Kinesiology with an emphasis at Northpsychology Dakota. honorsearning second team all-conference in 1993 and first honors team all-conference in 1994. at inside linebacker. player defensive valuable which ranksgames, eighth on the Gorillas’ all-time NCAA in the 1992 tackles chart. 17 He recorded Jacksonville against State. game Championship an honorable mention all-America and first team choice at Independence Community all-conference also the team captainCollege. He was and chosen as the team’s Most Player. Valuable Football League’s Hall of Fame.

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ASSISTANT 16 22 carriesaveraging 5.2pertouch. attempts andonetouchdown. Herushedfor115 yeards on the seasonwith59yardspassingcompleting 5of13 a touchdown andhad arushingtouchdown. Hefinished ning backandwidereceiver. Asasenior, Taylor passedfor run- lastseasonplaying quarterback, the Ichabodsoffense tration. Taylor willcoachthetightends. with themascot. Duringthe characteristics associated tion orany particular no graphic representa- ing contribution. in recognition ofhisoutstand- was renamed Washburn College InMay,gift. 1869, LincolnCollege Washburn responded witha$25,000 save theailingLincolnCollege,Ichabod by theresidents ofTopeka tohelp Whenapproached its importance. tion madehimacutelyaware of Steel andWire). (laterAmerican Manufacturing Washburn andMoen ing ofwire. Hewas co-founderof Mass., -whenheessayed thedraw- work -andtheprideofWorchester, Kingston, Mass.,onAug. 11, 1798. the university. IchabodWashburn was bornin name ofIchabodWashburn, of anearlybenefactor Preston Taylor Taylor isfrom MedicineLodge,Kan. In hisplaying career, Taylor was memberof aversatile Until 1938, there was His own lackofformaleduca- In 1831, hebegan whatwas hislife The name“Ichabod”was derived from thefirst h tr eidM.Ichabod BehindMr. The Story master’s degree ineducationadminis- tion andiscurrently working onhis 2001 withhisdegree inphysical educa- Ichabods. Hegraduated inDecember athree-year playing career for the after Ichabods working asastudentassistant forthe son asagraduate assistant Preston Taylor sea- hisfirst isstarting 2002 Media Guide 2002 Media GRADUATE ASSISTANTS GRADUATE ASSISTANT the 1997 KansasShrineBowl. in andparticipated forthestate-champions State honors teamClass4AAll- ScottHighwhere heearnedfirst Fort paigns, Stepps received honorablementionaccolades. Week twice.Hissophomore andfreshman cam- honors Player ofthe andreceived recording MIAA 45tackles after honors. teamAll-MIAA career gaining first pickforthesecondtimeinhis to secondteamAll-American enrouteand three interceptionswhilerecording 42tackles Travis Stepps university andbeganuniversity toacceptsuggestionsfora tothe book decidedthatsuchitemswere important 1937-38 school year, oftheKAW theeditors year- Stepps, a Fort Scott,Kan.,native, isa1997Stepps, aFort graduate of selectionhisjuniorseason He was alsoanAll-American design ofMr. Ichabod.Theadopteddesignwas drawn by Bradbury Thompsondrawn (BA’34). by Bradbury The following explanatory materialac- The following explanatory COACHES companied the first representation of representation companied thefirst es defendedwith15 passbreak-ups Ichabods. forthe with thedefensive backs Hewillwork Ichabod coachingstaff. onthe son asagraduate assistant back Travis sea- hisfirst Stepps starts Former PittsburgStatedefensive an IchabodintheKAW: “Hehas As a senior, he led the MIAA inpass- As asenior, heledtheMIAA courage andenthusiasmas shown by hisbriskwalk. Heis democratic andcourteous, his arm.Hisfriendlysmile makes you like him.Heis neatly dressed andhefits for hetipshishatas well intohisgenera- life. ease toany changein himself withequal tion …butadopts ries abookunder passes. Sincere in his searchfor studiously car- knowledge, he truth and

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