Christopher Newport University

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY 2021 GAME NOTES AND STATISTICS Washington and Lee Generals (0-0) at Christopher Newport Captains (0-0) Saturday, September 4, 2021 TowneBank Stadium 6:00 p.m. kickoff Newport News, Va. CAPTAINS HOST GENERALS IN 2021 SEASON OPENER Game #1...W & L

Christopher Newport University opens the 2021 season Saturday, 2021 SCHEDULE hosting the Generals of Washington and Lee. The non-conference Sept. 4 Washington and Lee 6:00 battle will kick off at 6:00 p.m. at TowneBank Stadium. Sept. 11 at Averett 6:00 All Captains games are broadcast live on the Christopher Newport/ Sept. 18 Ferrum 6:00 Pepsi Radio Network (Xtra 99.1 FM) and online at CNUsports.com/ watch. The pre-game show begins at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at Catholic 1:30 Series Info Oct. 2 Kean * 1:00 This will be the first meeting of the Captains and Generals. Oct. 9 at William Paterson* 1:00 Oct. 16 Montclair State* 1:00 CNU History...Season 21, Game 201 Oct. 23 at TCNJ * 12:00 Tonight’s game is the 201st in Christopher Newport football history, and the Captains have recorded an overall record of Oct. 30 Salisbury* 1:00 123-77 (.615) since the program began play in 2001. Nov. 6 at Rowan* 1:00 * New Jersey Athletic Conference games The battle with the Generals will mark the 98th all-time home game, and the Captains are 64-33 (.660) on home turf. This is The Coaches the first of four non-conference game to open the 2021 cam- ART LINK is in his fifth season leading the Captains, and is 14-17 paign, and the Captains are 23-39 (.371) all-time in non-confer- (.452) as head coach. Link is a 1999 graduate of the University ence contests. of Florida, and spent three seasons as Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach at Lafayette College (PA) before taking Christopher Newport will play six games this season in the over the CNU program. Link previously assisted programs at New New Jersey Athletic Conference, where the Captains are 22- Hampshire (2012-2013), Campbell (2007-2011), Catholic (2006- 22 (.500) since joining the conference in 2015. In conference 2007), and Florida (2004-2006). games all-time (Dixie/USA South/NJAC), the Captains are now 100-39 (.719) overall and 52-18 (.743) at home. GARRETT LeROSE is in his fourth season leading the Generals. He has an overall record of 11-8 (.579). He is a 2007 graduate The Captains are also 57-43 (.570) all-time in road contests, of Washington and Lee and served as an assistant coach for ten seasons prior to being named head coach for the 2018 campaign. Captains Preview About the Generals Christopher Newport has high hopes heading into the new season. Art Link begins his fifth season at the helm, and the squad Washington and Lee posted a 6-4 record in the 2019 season, features an outstanding balance of experience and youth. and did not see any game action last year due to CoVID. This will be the first meeting ever with the Captains. While the Captains have an experienced group on offense, they are even more mature on the defensive side of the ball. Link The Generals were a high-scoring squad in 2019. W&L averaged could start up to four senior linebackers to help cause problems 33 points per game during the last full season of action. for opposing offenses, including two-time all-conference pick Sean Wilkinson. Wilkinson was in the top ten with 6.5 tackles The Generals were picked to finish fourth in the seven-team Old per game in the two-game shortened spring season. Junior Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) pre-season poll. W&L has cornerback Josh Uvodich also earned all-conference honors in registered a record of 35-16 since the 2015 season, and was the spring at both defense and special teams. 10-1 and an NCAA squad in 2015.

On the offensive side, the Captains have several options at Coming Up the quarterback spot, and will also have experience at both the The Captains hit the road next Saturday night, playing at Averett wide receiver and tight end positions. 2019 NJAC first team University in Danville, Va. The scheduled starting time is 6:00 p.m. wide receiver Garrison Mayo is back as well as a trio of all- conference offensive linemen in Josh Hartley, Drew Knott, and It will be the first time the schools have played since 2014, and Nick Norman. the Captains have won 12 of 14 previous games with their former league-mate from the USA South Athletic Conference.

2001 & 2002 Dixie Conference Champions / 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 USA South Conference Champions 2021 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT FOOTBALL NOTES

HEAD COACH ART LINK

ALMA MATER: FLORIDA ‘99 SEASONS AT CNU: 5TH

Art Link was named Christopher Newport University Head Football Coach on January 30, 2017, and has led the Captains for the last four seasons. He is just the second head coach in the history of the program, which dates back to 2001. Link has led the Cap- tains to a 14-17 overall record over his first four seasons, and Christopher Newport is 12-14 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference in that span. Christopher Newport is coming off two losses in a two-game spring 2021 season in the New Jersey Athletic Confer- ence after CoVID-19 wiped out the fall 2020 campaign. The Captains were 2-8 in their last full season in 2019, and finished with a 2-5 mark in the NJAC, posting home victories over William Paterson and the College of New Jersey. Link’s squad received a major award from the conference, as senior defensive lineman Ben James was selected the Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the league. The Captains recorded a 7-2 overall record in the 2018 campaign that saw them finish 6-2 in the NJAC. Link’s squad won its final four games to finish strong, and both of Christopher Newport’s defeats came in overtime thrillers. The campaign included three impressive road victo- Link began his head coaching career by leading the Captains to a 45-17 triumph at ries over New Jersey schools; Rowan Southern Virginia University on September 2, 2017. Christopher Newport would go on (39-6), William Paterson (39-10), and to start the season with a 4-1 mark, matching the best start in program history through the College of New Jersey (38-13). five games. The Captains notched impressive victories over Hampton-Sydney, Mont- The Captains also registered triumphs clair State, and Rowan along the way. After improving to 5-2 with a home victory over over Southern Virginia (38-9), Hamp- William Paterson, the Captains would end up losing their final three games to conclude den-Sydney (17-13), and Kean (13-3). the season with a 5-5 mark. Link’s inaugural campaign featured two outstanding indi- vidual performances. Freshman wide receiver Cole Blais was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year in the New Jersey Athletic Conference after catching 54 passes including two for scores. Senior cornerback Justus Drakeford became just the ninth Christopher Newport football standout to achieve All-American status after picking off COACHING HISTORY six passes and posting 40 tackles. Link succeeded Matt Kelchner as Head Coach of the Captains. Kelchner led the squad from 2001-2016. Prior to taking over the Captains program, Link spent three years as CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY 2017-PRESENT the Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., Head Coach from 2013-2016. Prior to that, he served as linebackers coach at the University of New LAFAYETTE COLLEGE 2014-16 Hampshire for two seasons (2012-2013), both years advancing to the NCAA tourna- Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers ment. His 2013 New Hampshire squad advanced farther than any other Wildcats team UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 2012-13 and reached the NCAA semifinals. Linebackers Coach CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY 2007-11 Before his time in the CAA, Link led the program’s defensive unit and linebackers at Campbell University when they started the football program in 2008. Link’s opportunis- Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers tic defense led the Camels to their first winning season in 2011 when Campbell ranked CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA 2006-07 thirteenth nationally in turnovers forced. He was also the defensive coordinator and Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs defensive backs coach at Division III Catholic University in the Old Dominion Athletic UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2004-06 Conference for the 2006 season. Link, a native of Gainesville, Fl., received both his Graduate Assistant / Linebackers bachelors of science as well as masters in Exercise and Sports Science from the Uni- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 2003-04 versity of Florida where he was a member of the Gators 1996 National Championship Defensive Line Coach and SEC Championship team. He played for Head Coach Steve Spurrier at Florida, as FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 2002-03 well as Defensive Coordinator Bob Stoops. He received the Fifth-Year Senior Award Intern Assistant / Video Operations / Assistant Strength & Conditioning in 1998, and was part of teams that played in the Orange Bowl (1999), Citrus Bowl (1998), and Sugar Bowl (1997).His coaching career also includes a stint with the Ga- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE 2001-02 tors as a graduate assistant, working primarily with the linebacking corps from 2004- Linebackers 2006 under head coaches Ron Zook and Urban Meyer. Link and his wife, Megan, have two children, son Ryan and daughter Ava. CNUsports.com 2021 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT FOOTBALL NOTES In the Endzone 2019 Situational Records The Captains have scored 663 touchdowns in the first 200 games in program The Captains Were: history (3.3 per game). Here are the 129 different Captains who have reached 2-8...... Overall the endzone and how many times (2021 Captains are in bold). 2-3...... at TowneBank Stadium Tunde Ogun------38 Jack Anderson------2 0-5...... On the Road Josh Baldwin------2 Roland Hilliard------32 Greg Bolton------2 0-0...... On Neutral Field Taige Brown------2 Rudy Rudoph------32 Austin Browne------2 0-3...... in September Kazen Burke------2 Daquan Davis------30 Brandon Carter------2 2-2...... in October Marcus Morrast------30 Justin Cormier------2 C.J. Donaldson------2 0-3...... in November George Jones------27 Michael Dorn------2 Reggie Greene------2 2-2...... When Leading at the Half Taylor Loudan------21 Ray Grenke------2 Brian Haygood------2 0-6...... When Trailing at the Half Nathan Davis------19 B.J. Hill------2 0-0...... When Tied at the Half Mario Marin------19 Joe Jardine------2 Phillip Jones------2 Kevin Kuhm------2 2-0...... When Leading after the 3rd Quarter Branden Jones------18 Corey Legister------2 Brian Long------2 0-7...... When Trailing after the 3rd Quarter T.J. Foster------16 Matt Long------2 0-1...... When Tied after the 3rd Quarter Jordan McIntyre------2 Mike Thomas------14 Jake Preli------2 2-2...... When Scoring First Thomas Thornton------14 Adam Purcell------2 Cameron Siler------2 0-6...... When Opponent Scored First Keith Gaines------13 Zack Stevens------2 Markeese Stovall------13 Michael Vandertulip------2 0-2...... In games decided by 7 pts or less Justin Williams------2 0-1...... In games decided by 3 pts or less Kaveh Conaway------12 Mark Aanstoos------1 Joshua Davis------12 Miles Ailstock------1 0-1...... In Overtime Games Paul Dukes------12 Scott Arvai------1 Tim Baggett------1 0-3...... In Non-conference Games Jesse Bradshaw------11 Rodney Barnes------1 Cameron Bertrand------1 0-2...... In Home Non-conference Games Antonio Epps------9 David Briggs------1 Tyler Quigley------9 Alex Brown------1 0-1...... In Road Non-conference Games Daniel Bryant------1 Cole Blais------8 Chris Cook------1 0-0...... In Neutral Non-conference Games Kyree Burton------8 Danny Cook------1 2-5....In New Jersey Athletic Conference Games Garrison Mayo------8 Dylan Curran------1 Evan Moog------8 Aaron Edwards------1 Mic Edwards------1 2-1...... In Home Conference Games Curfew Speight------8 Maurice Gaines------1 Lyndon Garner------1 0-4...... In Road Conference Games K.J. Kearney------7 Brennan Gary------1 Storm Parker------7 Leland Girdy------1 Arsaiah Robinson------7 Shawn Hamilton------1 Coaching Staff For 2021 Bill Harrell------1 Eric Carlson------6 Jason Harrell------1 Art Link’s coaching staff for the 2021season is a Nehemiah Harris------1 Ramarcus Baylor------5 Legend Hayes------1 veteran group, led by fifth-year offensive coordinator Hudson Bryant------5 Jake Herzog------1 Landon Mariani. Veteran coach Chris Cosh has taken over Chris Coiner------5 Will Holt------1 Rod Hunter------1 the Defensive Coordinator duties for the Captains. Former Matt Hightower------5 Damian Jiggetts------1 Kentel Noel------5 Matt Kerr------1 Captains offensive lineman Paul Crowley is CNU’s Recruit- Myles Reid------5 Justin Long------1 Tony Spradlin------5 Adam Luncher------1 ing Coordinator and Offensive Line coach. Chris Ellis has Khiry Weaver------5 Brett McDonald------1 Lashae McMillan------1 returned to the staff for 2021 as the Defensive Line coach. Harrison Dandridge------4 Rhett Morris------1 Todd Faison------4 Kareem Morse------1 Turner Pugh has returned and leads the Captains Austin Hall------4 Justin Navarro------1 wide receivers, Sean Campbell is in his first season coach- Justin Reidelbach------4 Marcus Parrott------1 Rob Rodriguez------4 Josh Patterson------1 ing running backs, and Alex Smith has also joined the staff Evan Taylor------4 Tanner Quigley------1 Jovonn Quillen------1 to guide tight ends. Christian Woelfel-Monsivais------4 Hunter Rogers------1 Michael Ruckman------1 Former Captains Mario Byrd (linebackers) and Cameron Barlow------3 Soren Simonsen------1 Mario Barnes------3 Jayvon Temple------1 Shomari Wright (defensive backs) have also joined the staff Brock Carnes------3 Tyrell Veney------1 Justus Drakeford------3 Ian Vincent------1 for 2021. Nehemiah Harris------3 Brandon Webster------1 Jonathan Dean has been the strength and condi- Nick Hunter------3 Hosh Weekes------1 Danny Mattson------3 Ryan Wever------1 tioning coach since the inception of the program 21 years Mike O’Brien------3 Justin Wood------1 ago.

Pre-Season Poll Christopher Newport was picked to finish fourth in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) this season. The Captains were also designated as the conference’s “Dark Horse” selection, indicating the squad may be one to surprise. Salisbury was picked to win the conference crown, followed by Montclair State and Rowan ahead of the Captains. The College of New Jersey, William Paterson, and Kean were tabbed to finish behind the Captains in the standings.

CNUsports.com 2021 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT FOOTBALL NOTES TowneBank Stadium...Home of the Captains The Captains are 64-33 all-time in home games at TowneBank Stadium...and 53-17 at home in conference games. Christopher Newport has averaged 3,885 fans in 97 all-time home dates.Here is a game-by-game review of CNU home action so far in program history:

2001 (2-2) 2013 (4-1) 2019 (2-3) Date Opponent Score Atten. Date Opponent Score Atten. Date Opponent Score Atten. 9/1 Salisbury 6-21 L 6,135 9/14 Hampden-Sydney 17-7 W 6,675 9/7 North Central 13-43 L 3,678 9/29 Shenandoah 24-27 OT L 3,703 9/21 Shenandoah 34-6 W 6,192 9/14 Hampden-Sydney 24-27 OT L 5,343 10/13 Chowan 21-15 W 4,526 10/12 NC Wesleyan 20-8 W 2,554 10/12 William Paterson 34-10 W 2,685 10/20 Methodist 41-27 W 4,155 10/19 Maryville 17-30 L 2,756 10/26 TCNJ 17-6 W 3,794 11/9 Averett 24-7 W 5,222 11/9 Rowan 23-27 L 3,242 2002 (4-1) 9/14 Randolph-Macon 21-19 W 4,861 2014 (4-1) 9/21 Rowan 7-34 L 4,744 9/6 Salisbury 31-42 L 4,623 2020 (0-1) 10/12 Greensboro 27-13 W 3,046 9/27 Methodist (2 OT) 51-48 W 5,824 Date Opponent Score Atten. 11/9 Averett 27-0 W 3,947 10/4 Ferrum 21-19 W 3,150 4/2 Wesley 7-23 L 297* 11/16 Ferrum 35-7 W 3,144 10/25 Greensboro 45-31 W 4,708 “ Spring Season With Limited Attendance Due to CoVID 11/1 LaGrange 45-26 W 2,627 2003 (5-1) 2021 (0-0) 9/27 Bridgewater 16-12 W 3,366 2015 (2-3) Date Opponent Score Atten. 10/4 Shenandoah 21-0 W 4,016 9/5 TCNJ 31-21 W 4,245 9/4 Washington & Lee 10/18 Chowan 31-7 W 2,733 9/12 Hampden-Sydney 9-24 L 3,419 9/18 Ferrum 10/25 Methodist 49-0 W 3,578 10/3 Rowan 9-14 L 4,576 102 Kean 11/22 Muhlenberg (NCAA) 24-20 W 2,589 10/24 Frostburg State 14-19 L 4,939 10/16 Montclair State 11/29 Bridgewater (NCAA) 3-26 L 3,121 11/7 William Paterson 42-30 W 2,874 10/30 Salisbury

2004 (4-1) 2016 (4-1) 9/4 Rowan 32-33 L 4,163 9/4 Kean 26-7 W 3,343 9/11 McDaniel 18-15 W 5,176 9/17 Wesley 42-28 W 3,814 10/9 Greensboro 31-7 W 3,017 10/15 Montclair St.(2 OT) 28-21 W 4,711 11/6 Averett 41-14 W 3,364 10/29 Salisbury 24-45 L 4,343 11/13 Ferrum 16-9 W 4,291 11/12 So. Virginia 41-0 W 2,964

2005 (4-2) 2017 (3-2) 9/3 Rowan 14-21 L 3,922 9/9 Hampden-Sydney 20-7 W 3,918 9/10 Maryville 53-2 W 5,036 9/16 Frostburg St. 30-33 L 3,323 9/17 Salisbury 24-44 L 3,411 9/30 Rowan 30-0 W 3,577 10/1 Shenandoah 30-14 W 3,425 10/21 William Paterson 27-19 W 4,861 10/15 Chowan 47-26 W 4,190 11/4 TCNJ 19-21 L 3,427 10/29 NC Wesleyan 21-3 W 3,129 2018 (3-2) 2006 (5-1) 9/1 So. Virginia 38-9 W 2,958 9/9 Mary Hardin-Baylor 15-10 W 5,584 9/22 Montclair St. (OT) 14-17 L 3,357 10/7 Greensboro 28-0 W 2,071 10/6 Salisbury (OT) 24-27 L 4,861 10/21 Methodist 21-0 W 3,796 10/27 Kean 13-3 W 3,568 11/4 Averett 41-31 W 3,491 11/10 Wesley 16-14 W 3,862 11/11 Ferrum 55-7 W 3,883 11/18 Wash.& Jeff. (NCAA) 23-27 L 3,092 CNU’s Year-By-Year Home Attendance 2007 (3-2) Year Games Attendance Average Rank 9/1 Rowan 23-17 W 3,284 2001 4 18,519 4,630 9th 9/15 Salisbury 21-35 L 4,829 2002 5 19,742 3,948 8th 9/29 Shenandoah 42-0 W 3,167 2003 6 19,403 3,234 20th 10/13 Maryville 27-13 W 3,097 2004 5 20,008 4,002 10th 10/27 NC Wesleyan 32-42 L 4,201 2005 6 23,113 3,852 9th 2008 (4-0) 2006 6 21,917 3,652 14th 10/11 Greensboro 40-7 W 5,016 2007 5 18,578 3,716 17th 10/25 Methodist 38-14 W 2,469 2008 4 14,170 3,543 15th 11/8 Averett 19-13 W 3,160 2009 5 18,632 3,726 10th 11/15 Ferrum 13-10 W 3,525 2010 5 16,889 3,379 22nd 2011 5 22,560 4,512 7th 2009 (2-3) 2012 5 23,642 4,728 7th 9/19 Salisbury (3 OT) 27-21 W 5,265 2013 5 23,399 4,680 5th 9/26 Wilkes 17-24 L 3,017 10/3 Shenandoah (2 OT) 30-27 W 3,339 2014 5 20,932 4,186 17th 10/17 NC Wesleyan 7-35 L 3,992 2015 5 20,053 4,011 8th 11/7 Maryville 14-21 L 3,019 2016 5 19,175 3,835 15th 2017 5 19,106 3,821 11th 2010 (3-2) 2018 5 18,606 3,721 12th 9/4 Wesley 6-34 L 3,932 2019 5 18,742 3,748 10th 10/9 Averett 7-19 L 5,025 2020 1 297 297 NA 10/23 Greensboro 37-7 W 2,037 10/30 Ferrum 27-21 W 3,517 Total 97 376,803 3,885 11/13 Methodist 49-10 W 2,378 Top 10 Crowds 2011 (4-1) Date Opponent Score Atten. 9/3 Waynesburg 12-7 W 3,424 9/14/13 Hampden-Sydney 17-7 6,675 9/17 Salisbury 23-27 L 5,868 9/21/13 Shenandoah 34-6 6,192 10/8 Shenandoah (OT) 27-20 W 4,589 10/22/11 NC Wesleyan 51-33 6,141 10/22 NC Wesleyan 51-33 W 6,141 11/12 Maryville 45-20 W 2,538 10/6/12 Ferrum 38-31 6,137 9/1/01 Salisbury 6-21 6,135 2012 (2-3) 9/17/11 Salisbury 23-27 5,868 9/1 Salisbury 16-40 L 4,452 9/20/14 Methodist (2 OT) 51-48 5,824 10/6 Ferrum 38-31 W 6,137 10/13 LaGrange 6-20 L 4,357 9/9/06 Mary Hardin-Baylor 15-10 5,584 11/3 Greensboro 22-16 W 4,893 9/14/19 Hampden-Sydney (OT) 24-27 5,343 11/10 Methodist 29-30 L 3,803 9/19/09 Salisbury (3 OT) 27-21 5,265 CNUsports.com 2021 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT FOOTBALL NOTES New Jersey Athletic Conference 2021 Standings/Schedule/Results

2019 (2-3) Date Opponent Score Atten. Conference Overall 9/7 North Central 13-43 L 3,678 9/14 Hampden-Sydney 24-27 OT L 5,343 Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Streak 10/12 William Paterson 34-10 W 2,685 10/26 TCNJ 17-6 W 3,794 11/9 Rowan 23-27 L 3,242 Christopher Newport 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 Kean 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 2020 (0-1) Montclair State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 Date Opponent Score Atten. 4/2 Wesley 7-23 L 297* Rowan 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 “ Spring Season With Limited Attendance Due to CoVID Salisbury 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 2021 (0-0) The College of NJ 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 Date Opponent Score Atten. 9/4 Washington & Lee William Paterson 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 9/18 Ferrum 102 Kean 10/16 Montclair State 10/30 Salisbury 2021 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER 3 SEPTEMBER 25 OCTOBER 23 Salisbury at Albright, 6 pm Christopher Newport at Catholic, 1:30 pm Christopher Newport at TCNJ, 12 pm* Delaware Valley at Kean, 7 pm Rowan at Salve Regina, 12 pm William Paterson at Rowan, 1 pm* Western New England at Salisbury, 12 pm Kean at Salisbury, 1 pm* SEPTEMBER 4 Kean at Merchant Marine, 12 pm Washington and Lee at Christopher Newport, 6 pm Maritime at William Paterson, 1 pm OCTOBER 30 TCNJ at Muhlenberg, 1 pm TCNJ at Nichols, 2 pm Salisbury at Christopher Newport, 1 pm* Montclair State at RPI, 2 pm WPI at Montclair State, 2 pm Rowan at Montclair State, 12 pm* William Paterson at W. Connecticut, 5 pm Kean at William Paterson, 1 pm* Widener at Rowan, 6 pm OCTOBER 2 Kean at Christopher Newport, 1 pm* NOVEMBER 6 SEPTEMBER 11 Salisbury at Montclair State, 1 pm* Christopher Newport at Rowan, 1 pm* Christopher Newport at Averett, 6 pm William Paterson at TCNJ, 1 pm* Montclair State at William Paterson, TBA* Wisc.-Whitewater at Salisbury, 12 pm TCNJ at Salisbury, 6 pm* Cortland at TCNJ, 12 pm OCTOBER 9 Springfield at Rowan, 12 pm Christopher Newport at William Paterson, 1 pm* NOVEMBER 12 Montclair State at Delaware Valley, 1 pm Rowan at Kean, 1 pm* Rowan at TCNJ, 7:30 pm* FDU-Florham at William Paterson, 1 pm TCNJ at Montclair State, 6 pm* Utica at Kean, 1 pm NOVEMBER 13 OCTOBER 16 William Paterson at Salisbury, 1 pm* SEPTEMBER 18 Montclair State at Christopher Newport, 1 pm* Montclair State at Kean, 1 pm* Ferrum at Christopher Newport, 6 pm Salisbury at Rowan, 1 pm* William Paterson at Keystone, 1 pm TCNJ at Kean, 1 pm* Salve Regina at Montclair State, 2 pm

New Jersey Athletic Conference Football Members

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT KEAN MONTCLAIR STATE ROWAN

CAPTAINS COUGARS RED HAWKS PROFS

SALISBURY TCNJ WILLIAM PATERSON

SEA GULLS LIONS PIONEERS CNUsports.com 2021 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT FOOTBALL NOTES

2021 CNU FOOTBALL DEPTH CHARTS Offense Defense TE 82 Brandon JOHNSON Sr 6-2 215 DE 3 Jack PARSONS Sr 6-2 225 4 Kyle LYNCH So 6-3 220 52 Jacob CARMICHAEL So 6-0 220

LT 73 Nick NORMAN 5th 6-1 252 NG 54 Adrian CASSANOVA Sr 6-2 255 63 Kadin McCANTS So 6-0 260 62 Cole O’CONNOR So 6-3 275

LG 67 Drew KNOTT Sr 6-4 285 DT 91 Luke NITOWSKI Jr 6-2 240 65 Jackson PHILLIPS So 6-3 275 59 Steve KONTZIAS Sr 6-0 235

C 68 Tyler PALMER So 6-0 265 LB 2 Conner RYAN 5th 6-3 240 70 Max WILSON Sr 6-0 280 7 Dhykwon SMITH Jr 5-11 210

RG 74 Josh HARTLEY Jr 6-2 265 LB 56 Nana ANKRAH So 6-1 230 66 Amaan MILLER So 6-1 315 33 Carson TURNER Jr 6-2 220

RT 78 Connor KIRLEY Jr 6-4 270 LB 30 Jason MASSENGILL Sr 6-0 230 50 A.J. ATKINS Sr 6-4 295 10 Michael EVANS So 5-10 190

WR 18 Roemell GARCIA So 5-10 175 LB 40 Sean WILKINSON 5th 6-1 210 26 Chase KELLY So 5-10 150 45 Jordan HUDSON 5th 5-10 207

WR 14 Garrison MAYO 5th 5-9 165 CB 1 D.J. WRIGHT 5th 5-10 160 7 Michael BAILEY So 6-2 195 4 Deiontae CURRY Sr 5-11 180

WR 13 Alec HIGH Sr 6-2 205 FS 11 Kindrick BRAXTON So 6-1 190 22 Xander JEDLICK Jr 6-3 200 21 Taj POINDEXTER Sr 5-11 176

QB 1 Matt DZIERSKI So 5-10 174 SS 9 Shawn HAMILTON So 5-10 180 3 Scotty FORBES Sr 5-9 195 24 Logan BAKER So 5-11 170 Or 2 Ty CRABB Sr 5-10 180 CB 17 Josh UVODICH Jr 5-10 165 TB 35 Aeron WILLIAMS Fr 5-7 210 20 Derick SARPONG So 5-8 160 15 Adam LUNCHER Sr 5-10 200

Special Teams PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS PK 49 Ryan CASTLE Jr 5-11 200 Nana Ankrah NON-uh ON-kruh 41 Nick GONZALEZ So 5-10 170 Matt Dzierski duh-ZIR-ski Roemell Garcia ro-MEL P 49 Ryan CASTLE Jr 5-11 200 Drew Knott NOT 41 Nick GONZALEZ So 5-10 170 Steve Kontzias kun-ZEE-us Jason Massengill MASS-in-gill H 13 Alec HIGH Sr 6-2 205 Kadin McCants KAY-din 22 Xander JEDLICK Jr 6-3 200 Amaan Miller uh-MON Dhykwon SMITH DIE-kwon PR 26 Chase KELLY So 5-10 150 Max Triesch treesh Josh Uvodich you-VO-ditch KR 17 Josh UVODICH Jr 5-10 165 COACHES 32 Cade BILLS Fr 5-8 150 Mario Byrd mah-REE-oh Landon Mariani mare-e-AHN-ee LS 44 Max TRIESCH Sr 5-11 203 69 Zack ZIMMERMAN Jr 6-2 200

Head Coach: Art Link, 5th Season Assistant Coaches: Landon Mariani (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks), Chris Cosh (Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs), Paul Crowley (Recruiting Coordinator / Offensive Line), Chris Ellis (Defensive Line), Turner Pugh (Wide Receivers), Sean Campbell (Running Backs), Alex Smith (Tight Ends), Mario Byrd (Linebackers), Shomari Wright (Defensive Backs), Jonathan Dean (Strength & Conditioning)

CNUsports.com 2021 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 2021 CNU FOOTBALL DEPTH CHARTS 0 Niko Tauti Jr. RB 5-9 175 Charleston, W. Va. / Ocean Lakes (VA) 43B Ethan Rosen Fr. LB 5-11 195 Richmond, Va. / Trinity Episcopal 1 D.J. Wright 5th DB 5-10 165 Woodbridge, Va. / C.D. Hylton 44 Max Triesch Sr. LS 5-11 203 Virginia Beach, Va. / Kellam 1B Matt Dzierski So. QB 5-10 174 Lorton, Va. / South County 44B Colby Distaso Fr. LB 6-2 220 Swindon, England / Yorktown (Va.) 2 Conner Ryan 5th LB 6-3 240 Aldie, Va. / John Champe 45 Jordan Hudson 5th LB 5-10 207 Dinwiddie, Va. / Dinwiddie 2B Ty Crabb Sr. QB 5-10 180 Burke, Va. / Lake Braddock 46 Latrell Fomby Fr. LB 6-0 205 Stuarts Draft, Va. / Stuarts Draft 3 Jack Parsons Sr. LB 6-2 225 Manassas, Va. / Osbourn Park 47 Enzo Paradiso So. DB 6-2 180 Falls Chuch, Va. / George Mason 3B Scotty Forbes Sr. QB 5-9 195 Aldie, Va. / Dominion 48 Tres West So. DL 6-1 235 Suffolk, Va. / Portsmouth Christian 4 Deiontae Curry Sr. DB 5-11 180 Virginia Beach, Va. / Cox 48B Kenna Etefa Fr. WR 6-2 185 Falls Church, Va. / Falls Church 4B Kyle Lynch So. TE 6-3 220 King William, Va. / King William 49 Ryan Castle Jr. K 5-11 200 Dublin, Va. / Pulaski County 5 Jaiquan Findley Jr. RB 5-8 165 Alexandria, Va. / South County 49B A.J. Dooms Fr. TE 6-4 210 Grottoes, Va. / Spotswood 5B Jonathan Short So. LB 5-11 195 Randallstown, Md. / Mount St. Joseph 50 A.J. Atkins Sr. OL 6-4 295 Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes 6 Tiavonte McLaughlin Sr. DB 5-10 195 Stafford, Va. / Brooke Point 51 Christian Lee So. LB 6-1 210 Fairfax, Va. / Fairfax 6B Tanner Lewis So. QB 6-1 200 Allentown, Pa. / Parkland 52 Jacob Carmichael So. OL 6-0 220 Norfolk, Va. / Massaponax 7 Michael Bailey So. DB 6-2 195 Chesterfield, Va. / Thomas Dale 53 Ricky Monge Jr. OL 6-5 280 Cuautla, Mexico / James River (Va.) 7B Dhykwon Smith Jr. LB 5-11 210 Richmond, Va. / St. Christopher’s 54 Adrian Cassanova Sr. DL 6-2 255 Portsmouth, Va. / Churchland 8 Samuel Boateng So. DB 5-10 165 Alexandria, Va. / Mount Vernon 55 Marquis Kimble Fr. LB 6-3 220 Chesapeake, Va. / Oscar Smith 8B Cory Hunter Fr. RB 5-9 170 Virginia Beach, Va. / Frank W. Cox 56 Nana Ankrah So. DL 6-1 230 Lorton, Va. / Hayfield 9 Shawn Hamilton So. WR 5-10 180 Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes 57 Tyler Alexander Fr. OL 6-1 300 Hamilton, Va. / Loudoun Valley 9B Wade Dunkelberger Fr. WR 6-4 205 Leesburg, Va. / Stone Bridge 58 Jack Madaj Jr. LB 6-1 215 Chantilly, Va. / Chantilly 10 Michael Evans So. LB 5-10 190 Chesapeake, Va. / Hickory 59 Steve Kontzias Sr. DL 6-0 235 Aldie, Va. / John Champe 11 Kindrick Braxton So. DB 6-1 190 Goochland, Va. / Goochland 59B Ollie Schlosser Fr. OL 6-4 260 Yorktown, Va. / York 12 Ke’Juan Johnson Fr. RB 5-10 165 Grasonville, Md. / Kent Island 60 Carson Saint Germain Fr. OL 6-2 285 Centreville, Va. / Westfield 12B Austin Sims So LB 6-1 240 61 Joey Johnstone Fr. OL 6-0 260 Vienna, Va. / James Madison 13 Alec High Sr. WR 6-2 205 Harrisonburg, Va. / Spotswood 62 Cole O’Connor So. OL 6-3 273 Woodbridge, Va. / Gar-Field 14 Garrison Mayo 5th WR 5-9 165 Fincastle, Va. / Lord Botetourt 63 Kadin McCants So. OL 6-0 260 Virginia Beach, Va. / Princess Anne 15 Adam Luncher Sr. RB 5-10 200 Arlington, Va. / Yorktown 64 Luke Bevins Fr. OL 6-3 275 Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes 16 Dylan Hauser Fr. QB 6-0 195 Virginia Beach, Va. / Frank W. Cox 65 Jackson Phillips So. OL 6-3 275 Fredericksburg, Va. / Stafford 16B Zaire Lawrence Fr. DB 5-11 195 Virginia Beach, Va. / Frank W. Cox 66 Amaan Miller So. OL 6-1 315 Newport News, Va. / Manchester 17 Josh Uvodich Jr. DB 5-10 165 Williamsburg, Va. / Bruton 67 Drew Knott Sr. OL 6-4 285 King George, Va. / King George 18 Roemell Garcia So. WR 5-10 175 Richmond, Va. / Manchester 68 Tyler Palmer So. OL 6-0 265 Chesapeake, Va. / Grassfield 19 Jackson Swanner So. WR 6-0 165 Virginia Beach, Va. / Christchurch 69 Zack Zimmerman Jr. LS 6-2 200 Scotch Plains, N.J. / Scotch Plains-Fanwood 20 Derick Sarpong So. DB 5-8 160 Alexandria, Va. / Mount Vernon 70 Max Wilson Sr. OL 6-0 280 Midlothian, Va. / James River 21 Taj Poindexter Sr. DB 5-11 176 Richmond, Va. / Manchester 71 Nick Zywicki So. OL 6-2 235 Aldie, Va. / John Champe 22 Xander Jedlick Jr. QB 6-3 200 Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes 72 Connor Kirley Jr. OL 6-4 270 Fairfax, Va. / Fairfax 22B J.T. Brown Fr. LB 6-2 195 Lynchburg, Va. / Brookville 73 Nick Norman 5th OL 6-1 252 Yorktown, Va. / York 23 Aaron Henson So. DB 5-9 165 Portsmouth, Va. / Eastern View 74 Josh Hartley Jr. OL 6-2 265 Newport News, Va. / Woodside 24 Logan Baker So. DB 5-11 170 Roanoke, Va. / William Byrd 75 Ryan Castle So. OL 6-1 275 Blacksburg, Va. / Pulaski County 25 Jack Keck Jr. LB 6-2 198 Hanover County, Va. / Patrick Henry 76 Jonathan Milles So. OL 6-2 290 Ashburn, Va. / Stone Bridge 25B Jordan Borders Fr. DB 5-8 145 Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge 77 Quenten Thomas Jr. OL 6-1 340 Hampton, Va. / Kecoughtan 26 Chase Kelly So. WR 5-10 150 Midlothian, Va. / Manchester 79 Graham Godwin Fr. OL 6-6 315 Fayetteville, N.C. / Woodberry Forest 26B Jayson Eanes Fr. LB 6-1 210 Moneta, Va. / Staunton River 80 Marshall Mattison Fr. WR 5-9 185 Ashburn, Va. / Stone Bridge 27 Lamond Fox So. LB 5-11 220 Richmond, Va. / Hermitage 81 Andrew Daisey Sr. TE 6-4 192 Colonial Heights, Va. / Colonial Heights 28 Salam Lawal So. RB 5-9 180 Fairfax, Va. / Robinson 81B Nick Hamer Fr. WR 6-0 185 Fairfax, Va. / Bishop Ireton 28B Drew Morris Fr. DB 6-0 205 Glen Allen, Va. / Glen Allen 82 Brandon Johnson Sr. TE 6-2 215 Fredericksburg, Va. / Chancellor 29 Tyler Mitchell Fr. DB 6-1 180 Woodbridge, Va. / C.D. Hylton 83 Qion Brown Fr. WR 6-1 185 Dinwiddie, Va. / Dinwiddie 30 Jason Massengill Sr. LB 6-0 230 Columbia, Md. / Long Reach 84 Austin Thompson Jr. TE 6-3 225 Roanoke, Va. / Hidden Valley 31 Lee Peterson Fr. TE 6-2 220 Prince George, Va. / Prince George 85 Matthew Tully Jr. TE 6-3 235 Manassas, Va. / St. Paul the Great 32 Cade Bills Fr. WR 5-8 150 Fredericksburg, Va. / Colonial Forge 86 Jonathan Siles Fr. WR 6-0 180 Fairfax, Va. / W.T. Woodson 33 Carson Turner Jr. LB 6-2 220 Leesburg, Va. / Heritage 87 Trey Lancaster Fr. TE 6-4 215 Chesapeake, Va. / Grassfield 34 Samuel Allgood So. LB 6-0 205 Stafford, Va / Poolesville (Md.) 88 Josh Hunt Jr. WR 6-2 210 Lake Ridge, Va. / Hylton 35 Aeron Williams Fr. RB 5-7 210 Virginia Beach, Va. / Bayside 88B Mark Siegel Fr. LS/TE 6-4 230 Leesburg, Va. / Loudoun County 35B David Gonzalez Sr. LB 5-11 178 Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown 89 Tyler Whitman So. WR 6-0 190 Fredericksburg, Va. / James Monroe 36 Moses Raff Fr. WR 6-5 195 Fairfax, Va. / W.T. Woodson 90 Ashman Moudgill So. DL 5-11 245 Springfield, Va. / West Springfield 37 Cameron Payne So. LB 6-3 190 Norfolk, Va. / Granby 91 Luke Nitowski Jr. DL 6-2 240 Bristow, Va. / Osbourn Park 38 Chris Cox Fr. WR 6-0 175 King George, Va. / King George 92 Sam Kirby Jr. DL 6-2 220 Alexandria, Va. / West Potomac 39 Jake Dillon Sr. DL 6-1 260 Fredericksburg, Va. / Colonial Forge 93 Dante Ntiganzwa So. DL 6-0 240 Dumfries, Va. / Osbourn Park 39B Jasiah Robinson Fr. DB 5-8 180 Henrico, Va. / Hermitage 94 Isaiah Williams Jr. OL 6-0 275 Virginia Beach, Va. / Landstown 40 Sean Wilkinson 5th LB 6-1 210 Vienna, Va. / James Madison 95 Chris Allen Fr. DL 6-2 285 Petersburg, Va. / Prince George 41 Nick Gonzalez So. K / P 5-10 170 Chantilly, Va. / Chantilly 96 Nathan Schnell Jr. LB 6-1 225 Richmond, Va. / Glen Allen 41B Andrew Worsham Fr. LB 5-10 215 Glen Allen, Va. / Glen Allen 97 Baylor Gallagher Fr. K 6-2 215 Fredericksburg, Va. / Chancellor 42 Braxton Hayes Fr. DB 6-1 185 Virginia Beach, Va. / Kellam 98 Quentyn Hall 5th DL 5-11 280 Virginia Beach, Va. / Princess Anne 43 Mark Jessup So. RB 5-6 175 Dumfries, Va. / St. Paul the Great 99 Jaylen Dawson Fr. LB 6-0 220 Hampton, Va. / Bethel

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Captains Football Year by Year Year W L T Pct. Pts. Opp. Coach Highlights 2001 5 4 0 .556 203 193 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs in first year 2002 6 5 0 .545 216 173 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 2003 8 3 0 .727 232 134 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, second round 2004 9 3 0 .750 337 183 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, second round 2005 6 4 0 .600 319 205 Matt Kelchner 2006 8 3 0 .727 313 204 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 2007 7 3 0 .700 319 233 Matt Kelchner 2008 8 2 0 .800 263 201 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 2009 5 5 0 .500 189 205 Matt Kelchner 2010 6 5 0 .545 269 277 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 2011 8 3 0 .727 335 267 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 2012 6 5 0 .545 255 312 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 2013 8 2 0 .800 263 127 Matt Kelchner 2014 8 4 0 .667CNUsports.com 417 372 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, second round 2015 4 6 0 .400 263 265 Matt Kelchner 2016 7 3 0 .700 262 162 Matt Kelchner 2017 5 5 0 .500 215 180 Art Link 2018 7 2 0 .778 238 112 Art Link 2019 2 8 0 .200 130 287 Art Link 2020 0 2 0 .000 12 53 Art Link 2021 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Art Link TOT 123 77 0 .615 5050 4269

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SENIORS (27) STUDENT-ATHLETES 1 D.J. Wright 15 Adam Luncher 54 Adrian Cassanova Nana Ankrah...... NON-uh ON-kruh Celebrating 20 Years of 2 Conner Ryan 21 Taj Poindexter 59 Steve Kontzias Samuel Boateng...... BO-teng 2B Ty Crabb 30 Jason Massengill 67 Drew Knott Qion Brown...... KEE-on 3 Jack Parsons 35B David Gonzalez 70 Max Wilson Colby Distaso...... dis-TOSS-oh 3B Scotty Forbes 39 Jake Dillon 73 Nick Norman Matt Dzierski...... duh-ZIR-skee 4 Deiontae Curry 40 Sean Wilkinson 81 Andrew Daisey Jayson Eanes...... eens Christopher Newport 6 Tiavonte McLaughlin 44 Max Triesch 82 Brandon Johnson Kenna Etefa...... EE-tef-uh 13 Alec High 45 Jordan Hudson 98 Quentyn Hall 14 Garrison Mayo 50 A.J. Atkins INJ Garrett Faber Jaiquan Findley...... JAY-kwon Xander Jedlick...... ZAN-dur Football Action JUNIORS (22) Ke’Juan Johnson...... KEE-wahn 0 Niko Tauti 53 Ricky Monge 88 Josh Hunt Marquis Kimble...... mar-KEESE 5 Jaiquan Findley 58 Jack Madaj 91 Luke Nitowski Steve Kontzias...... kun-ZEE-us 7B Dhykwon Smith 69 Zack Zimmerman 92 Sam Kirby Zaire Lawrence...... zy-EAR 17 Josh Uvodich 72 Connor Kirley 94 Isaiah Williams Jack Madaj...... MAD-eye 22 Xander Jedlick 74 Josh Hartley 96 Nathan Schnell Jason Massengill...... mass-in-GILL 25 Jack Keck 77 Quenten Thomas INJ Jack Tedeschi Garrison Mayo...... GAIR-uh-sin MAY-oh Captains Football Year by Year 33 Carson Turner 84 Austin Thompson Kadin McCants...... KAY-din Year W L T Pct. Pts. Opp. Coach Highlights 49 Ryan Castle 85 Matthew Tully Tiavonte McLaughlin...... tee-uh-VON-tay mick-LOFF-lin 2001 5 4 0 .556 203 193 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs in first year Amaan Miller...... uh-MON 2002 6 5 0 .545 216 173 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round SOPHOMORES (40) Jonathan Milles...... MIL-us 2003 8 3 0 .727 232 134 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, second round 1B Matt Dzierski 24 Logan Baker 63 Kadin McCants Ricardo Monge...... munj 2004 9 3 0 .750 337 183 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, second round 4B Kyle Lynch 26 Chase Kelly 65 Jackson Phillips 2005 6 4 0 .600 319 205 Matt Kelchner Ashman Moudgill...... MOOD-gill 5B Jonathan Short 27 Lamond Fox 66 Amaan Miller 2006 8 3 0 .727 313 204 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round Luke Nitowski...... nih-TAU-skee 6B Tanner Lewis 28 Salam Lawal 68 Tyler Palmer 2007 7 3 0 .700 319 233 Matt Kelchner Dante Ntiganzwa...... nuh-GONZ-wa 2008 8 2 0 .800 263 201 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 7 Michael Bailey 34 Samuel Allgood 71 Nick Zywicki Enzo Paradiso...... pair-uh-DEE-so 2009 5 5 0 .500 189 205 Matt Kelchner 8 Samuel Boateng 37 Cameron Payne 75 Ryan Castle 2010 6 5 0 .545 269 277 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 9 Shawn Hamilton 41 Nick Gonzalez 76 Jonathan Milles Taj Poindexter...... tahj 2011 8 3 0 .727 335 267 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 10 Michael Evans 43 Mark Jessup 89 Tyler Whitman Jasaiah Robinson...... juh-ZY-uh 2012 6 5 0 .545 255 312 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, first round 11 Kindrick Braxton 47 Enzo Paradiso 90 Ashman Moudgill Salam Lawal...... suh-LOM LOO-all 2013 8 2 0 .800 263 127 Matt Kelchner 12 B Austin Sims 48 Tres West 93 Dante Ntiganzwa Mark Siegal...... SEE-gul 2014 8 4 0 .667 417 372 Matt Kelchner NCAA Playoffs, second round 18 Roemell Garcia 51 Christian Lee INJ Carter Applewhite Dhykwon Smith...... DIE-kwon 2015 4 6 0 .400 263 265 Matt Kelchner 19 Jackson Swanner 52 Jacob Carmichael INJ Miles Ashe 2016 7 3 0 .700 262 162 Matt Kelchner Jackson Swanner...... SWAN-ur 2017 5 5 0 .500 215 180 Art Link 20 Derick Sarpong 56 Nana Ankrah Jack Tedeschi...... tuh-DEH-she 23 Aaron Henson 62 Cole O’Connor 2018 7 2 0 .778 238 112 Art Link Niko Tauti...... NEE-ko TOT-ee 2019 2 8 0 .200 130 287 Art Link FRESHMEN (40) Max Triesch...... treesh 2020 0 2 0 .000 12 53 Art Link 2021 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Art Link 8B Cory Hunter 38 Chris Cox 64 Luke Bevins Josh Uvodich...... you-VOE-ditch TOT 123 77 0 .615 5050 4269 9B Wade Dunkelberger 39B Jasiah Robinson 79 Graham Godwin Aeron Williams...... AIR-in 12 Ke’Juan Johnson 41B Andrew Worsham 80 Marshall Mattison Nick Zwicki...... zuh-WICK-ee 16 Dylan Hauser 42 Braxton Hayes 81B Nick Hamer 16B Zaire Lawrence 43B Ethan Rosen 83B Qion Brown 22B J.T. Brown 44B Colby Distaso 86 Jonathan Siles COACHES 25B Jordan Borders 46 Latrell Fomby 87 Trey Lancaster Mario Byrd...... mah-REE-oh 26B Jayson Eanes 48B Kenna Etefa 88B Mark Siegel Landon Mariani...... mare-EE-ahn-ee 28B Drew Morris 49B A.J. Dooms 95 Chris Allen Turner Pugh...... pew 29 Tyler Mitchell 55 Marquis Kimble 97 Baylor Gallagher 31 Lee Peterson 57 Tyler Alexander 99 Jaylen Dawson Shomari Wright...... sha-MAR-ee 32 Cade Bills 59B Ollie Schlosser INJ Duncan Pan 35 Aeron Williams 60 Carson Saint Germain 36 Moses Raff 61 Joey Johnstone 2021 WASHINGTON AND LEE FOOTBALL ROSTER

NO NAME POS YR HT WT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 0 Uno Christopher LB Fy. 5-10 220 Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax 1 Josh Breece RB Sr. 5-8 190 Lorton, Va./Stone Bridge 3 Cole Cameli DB Jr. 6-2 180 Mooresville, N.C./Southlake Christian 4 Coby Kirkland SB Sr. 6-0 215 Duncan, Okla./Duncan 5 Gabriel Stulce WR So. 5-11 175 Cleveland, Tenn./Baylor School 6 Stephen Murrin QB So. 6-3 220 Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Country Day 7 Connor O’Malley DB Fy. 5-11 190 Darien, Conn./Darien 8 Harry Crutcher RB Jr. 6-1 225 Dallas, Texas/Cistercian 9 Jack Pollard QB Sr. 6-0 200 Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman 10 Jacob Romero SB Fy. 5-8 170 Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax 11 Sam Neale DB Sr. 6-1 190 Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville 12 Jack Maley WR Jr. 5-11 175 Darien, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall 13 Josh McDonald SB Sr. 5-7 190 Englewood, Colo./Kent Denver 14 Andrew Bland QB/WR Fy. 5-8 155 Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman 15 Peter Davin QB Jr. 6-3 210 Kensington, Md./Georgetown Prep 16 Aiden Boeshans QB Fy. 6-1 225 Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury 17 Eli Hildebrandt QB Fy. 5-11 180 Milton, Ga./Fellowship Christian 18 Luke Alison WR Jr. 5-9 170 Huntsville, Ala./Randolph 19 Miles Wood SB Fy. 5-9 195 Darien, Ga./McIntosh County Academy 20 Alex Wertz RB Sr. 5-10 185 Sterling, Va./Dominion 21 Ronny Williams DB So. 5-10 185 Douglasville, Ga./Holy Innocents’ Espiscopal 22 Dean Johnson DB Sr. 6-0 180 Atlanta, Ga./Marist 23 Kyle Wood DB Sr. 5-10 175 Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day 24 Owen Roberts DB Sr. 5-10 170 Athens, Ga./Athens Academy 25 Charlie Fleming DB Fy. 6-3 185 Atlanta, Ga./Marist 26 Carter Govan DB Sr. 5-11 185 McLean, Va./McLean 27 Andrew Morse LB So. 6-0 195 New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan 28 Innis McLiney SB Fy. 6-2 180 Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke Hill 29 Jackson Stokes DB Fy. 5-11 175 Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance 30 Giorgio Antonacci SB So. 5-9 195 Waxhaw, N.C./Providence Day 31 Isaiah Mefford DB So. 5-11 175 Arlington, Va./Wakefield 32 Aiden Camillo DB So. 5-10 175 Atlanta, Ga./Lovett 33 Alex Andros LB Sr. 5-10 205 Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland 34 R.J. Milligan SB Sr. 5-11 210 Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge 35 Hunter Hawk LB So. 5-10 205 Cumming, Ga./Holy Innocents’ Episcopal 36 Jimmy Bailey LB Fy. 6-1 200 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian 37 Robert Harvey DE Jr. 6-3 230 Lenk im Simmental, Switzerland/Gymnasium Thun 38 Bryan Chung LB Sr. 5-10 185 McLean, Va./McLean 39 Connor Lehman WR Fy. 5-10 170 Weston, Mass./Weston 40 Jalen Todd LB Fy. 5-10 195 Louisville, Ky./Kentucky Country Day 41 Marcus Payne SB Fy. 6-1 180 Dewitt, N.Y./Jamesville-Dewitt 42 Jens Ames DE Jr. 5-11 235 Richmond, Va./St. Christopher’s 43 Chris Commander TE So. 6-1 220 Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles School 44 Alex Verni LB Fy. 6-3 210 Mamaroneck, N.Y./Mamaroneck 45 Jerzee Allentini LB Fy. 5-8 175 Buford, Ga./Flowery Branch 46 Nick Mosher DE Sr. 6-1 195 Greenwich, Conn./Brunswick School 47 Adam Harter LB Sr. 6-3 215 Houston, Texas/Kinkaid 48 Cameron Reed TE So. 6-0 230 The Woodlands, Texas/John Cooper School 49 Parker Corley LB Jr. 5-10 200 Atlanta, Ga./Mount Vernon 50 Billy Queally LB So. 6-0 210 Weston, Mass./St. Sebastian’s 51 David Onyejekwe LB Jr. 6-1 218 Falls Church, Va./McLean 52 F.J. Hogg LB Jr. 6-3 230 Bedford, N.Y./Hackley 53 Hedges Hayworth DE So. 6-1 210 Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell 54 R.J. Thalheimer LB Fy. 5-11 195 Rye, N.Y./Rye Country Day 55 Peyton Pack DE So. 6-3 220 Caldwell, W.Va./Greenbrier East 56 Somers Wilton DE Sr. 6-5 235 Richmond, Va./Collegiate 57 Nathan Unger DL So. 6-3 250 Virginia Beach, Va./Cox 58 Trey Sentell OL So. 5-9 250 Alparetta, Ga./Johns Creek 59 Michael Spedale OL Jr. 6-2 250 Houston, Texas/St. John’s 60 Chase Stadtler OL So. 6-0 235 Fort Worth, Texas/Deerfield Academy 61 Johny McGrath DL So. 5-9 250 Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman 62 Harrison Donovan OL Fy. 5-11 275 Austin, Texas/Austin 63 Mason Ryan OL Fy. 6-2 265 Chantilly, Va./John Champe 64 Logan Moyer OL Jr. 6-2 243 Germantown, Md./Quince Orchard 65 Bailey Keel OL Jr. 6-2 275 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School 66 Tommy Holstead OL Fy. 6-5 295 Houston, Texas/Kinkaid 67 Will Jackson OL Sr. 6-3 240 Danville, Va./George Washington 70 Nathan Cox OL Sr. 6-3 265 Radford, Va./Radford 71 Mitchell Benjamin DL So. 6-2 230 Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga 73 Jack Leahy OL Fy. 6-3 220 Falls Church, Va./St. Alban’s 74 Jared Cordova OL Sr. 5-10 280 Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove 75 Nick Greene OL So. 6-3 260 Mint Hill, N.C./Charlotte Christian 76 Luke Haws OL Jr. 6-3 285 Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy 77 Michael Dangler OL Fy. 6-3 270 Chatham, N.J./Delbarton 79 Tyler Halliday OL Fy. 6-3 320 Virginia Beach, Va./Tallwood 80 Alex Vaught TE Jr. 6-6 235 Roanoke, Va./Roanoke Catholic 81 Hunter Bates WR Jr. 6-4 230 Harrods Creek, Ky./Kentucky Country Day 82 Paul Pivirotto PK Jr. 5-11 190 Chevy Chase, Md./Episcopal 85 Jaylen Day WR Fy. 6-2 173 Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md./Havre de Grace 86 Marlin Reeves TE Fy. 6-2 230 Cushing, Texas/Trinity School 87 Evan Novak TE Fy. 6-3 225 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence 88 Robbie Hartsfield WR Fy. 6-0 160 Chapel Hill, N.C./Grace 89 Will Kneisley TE Fy. 6-3 205 Larchmont, N.Y./Hackley 90 Arturo Ramirez P/PK So. 6-0 175 Providence Village, Texas/Braswell 91 Mustafa Alkhatib DL Jr. 6-1 240 Lawrenceville, Ga./Discovery 92 Hasmit Singh DE Fy. 6-0 215 Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints Episcopal 93 Jamie Li LB So. 6-0 190 Great Falls, Va./Potomac School 95 Jonathan Gagnon DE Jr. 6-3 235 Leesburg, Va./Potomac School 96 Lucas King DL Sr. 5-11 240 Medina, Ohio/Highland 97 Robert Poindexter DE Jr. 6-3 225 Atlanta, Ga./Lovett 98 Matt Tinsley DL Sr. 5-10 260 Trinity, N.C./Wheatmore 99 Brett Schwab DL Sr. 6-0 255 Clarksville, Md./River Hill

HEAD COACH: Garrett LeRose (Washington and Lee ‘07), Fourth Year

ASSISTANT COACHES: Bobby Jones (Washington and Lee ’14); Brendan O’Brien (Norwich ’02); Jimmie Johnson III (Washington and Lee ‘20); Vaughn John- son (Husson ‘12); Bryce Perry-Martin (Davidson ‘20)

CAPTAINS: Alex Andros, Josh Breece, Dean Johnson, Coby Kirkland, Josh McDonald, Jack Pollard, Owen Roberts GENERALS FOOTBALL

W&L (0-0) at CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT (0-0) - SEP. 4, 2021 - NEWPORT NEWS, VA. W&L (0-0) at CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT (0-0) - SEP. 4, 2021 - NEWPORT NEWS, VA. OFFENSE DEFENSE QUARTERBACK DEFENSIVE END 9 JACK POLLARD (6-0, 200)...... Sr. 97 ROBERT POINDEXTER (6-3, 225) ...... Jr. 15 Peter Davin (6-3, 210) ...... Jr. 37 Robert Harvey (6-3, 230) ...... Jr. SLOT BACK NOSE GUARD 4 COBY KIRKLAND (6-0, 215) ...... Sr. 91 MUSTAFA ALKHATIB (6-1, 240) ...... Jr. 10 Jacob Romero (5-8, 170) ...... Fy. 99 Brett Schwab (6-0, 255) ...... Sr. OPTION BACK DEFENSIVE TACKLE 1 JOSH BREECE (5-8, 190) ...... Sr. 57 NATHAN UNGER (6-3, 250) ...... So. 20 Alex Wertz (5-10, 185) ...... Sr. 98 Matt Tinsley (5-10, 260) ...... Sr. SLOT BACK DEFENSIVE END 34 R.J. MILLIGAN (5-11, 210) ...... Sr. 95 JONATHAN GAGNON (6-3, 235) ...... Jr. 8 Harry Crutcher (6-1, 225) ...... Jr. 42 Jens Ames (5-11, 235) ...... Sr. WIDE RECEIVER INSIDE LINEBACKER 18 LUKE ALISON (5-9, 170) ...... Jr. 51 DAVID ONYEJEKWE (6-1, 218) ...... Jr. 5 Gabriel Stulce (5-11, 175) ...... So. 35 Hunter Hawk (5-10, 205) ...... So. TIGHT END INSIDE LINEBACKER 80 ALEX VAUGHT (6-6, 235) ...... Jr. 52 F.J. HOGG (6-3, 230) ...... Jr. 48 Cameron Reed (6-0, 230) ...... So. 0 Uno Christopher (5-10, 220) ...... Fy. TACKLE OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 64 LOGAN MOYER (6-2, 243) ...... Jr. 33 ALEX ANDROS (5-10, 205) ...... Sr. 75 Nick Greene (6-3, 260) ...... So. 49 Parker Corley (5-10, 200)...... Jr. GUARD CORNERBACK 74 JARED CORDOVA (5-10, 280) ...... Sr. 24 OWEN ROBERTS (5-10, 170) ...... Sr. 79 Tyler Halliday (6-3, 320) ...... So. 11 Sam Neale (6-1, 190) ...... Sr. CENTER STRONG SAFETY 65 BAILEY KEEL (6-2, 275) ...... Jr. 22 DEAN JOHNSON (6-0, 180) ...... Sr. 58 Trey Sentell (5-9, 250) ...... So. 25 Charlie Fleming (6-3, 185) ...... Fy. GUARD FREE SAFETY 62 HARRISON DONOVAN (5-11, 275) ...... Fy. 26 CARTER GOVAN (5-11, 185) ...... Sr. 70 Nathan Cox (6-3, 265) ...... Sr. 21 Ronny Williams (5-10, 185) ...... So. TACKLE CORNERBACK 78 WILL JACKSON (6-3, 240) ...... Sr. 23 KYLE WOOD (5-10, 175) ...... Sr. 73 Jack Leahy (6-3, 220) ...... Fy. 31 Isaiah Mefford (5-11, 175) ...... So. SPECIALISTS SPECIALISTS PLACEKICKER HOLDER 90 ARTURO RAMIREZ (6-0, 175) ...... So. 11 SAM NEALE (6-1, 190) ...... Sr. 73 Jack Leahy (6-3, 220) ...... Fy. KICK RETURNER PUNTER 18 LUKE ALISON (5-9, 170) ...... Jr. 90 ARTURO RAMIREZ (6-0, 175) ...... So. 20 ALEX WERTZ (5-10, 185) ...... Sr. 25 Charlie Fleming (6-3, 185) ...... Fy. PUNT RETURNER LONG SNAPPER 18 LUKE ALISON (5-9, 170) ...... Jr. 5 GABRIEL STULCE (5-11, 175) ...... So. 10 Jacob Romero (5-8, 170) ...... Fy.