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Meet the Owls Philly Proud. Meet the Owls Meet the Owls #40 #87 David ABROR Ryan ALDERMAN DB•Senior•5-10•210 WR•Sophomore•5-9•170 York,Pa.•CentralYorkHS Downingtown,Pa.•BishopShanahanHS Local 215 member that joined the program in the spring 2010. Local 215 member that joined the program in the fall 2009. Honors: Cited on the 2011 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2010: Dressed for four Honors: Cited on the 2011 President’s Honor Roll … named the coaches’ offensive games but did not play. High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach Brad Liv - scout team player of the week for the Villanova game (Sept. 3, 2010) … cited on the ingston at Central York HS … played DE, LB, and S … 2009 first-team All-Conference 2010 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2010: Played in 12 games … also played on the honoree … earned second-team All-Conference accolades in 2006 … team went 11- punt return unit … led the Owls with 41 yards on three receptions at Miami … made 1 en route to the conference championship. Personal: David Kwame Abror … born five receptions for 73 yards against Ohio … had the first receptions of his career in September 23, 1989, in Ghana … parents are Frank and Vicetia Abror … has three the win at Kent State, gaining 40 yards on two catches … returned two punts for five brothers— Nayler (29), Joe (27), and Gideon (24)— and two younger sisters— yards in the win at Buffalo … also saw action at wide receiver … had two punt re - Ruby (15) and Grace (12) … accounting major. turns in the win over Bowling Green … returned a punt in the win at Army … had a punt return at No. 23/20 Penn State … made first punt return of his collegiate career, a 28-yard return in the win over Villanova in the season opener … named the coaches’ offensive scout team player of the game … lettered. 2009: Redshirted. High School: Three-year starter for coach Paul Meyers at Bishop Shanahan HS … played defensive back and wide receiver … as a senior, had 73 receptions for 1,177 #56 yards and 16 touchdowns … also rushed for 231 yards for the Eagles … finished prep career with 101 receptions, 1,603 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions … 2008 Ches-Mont Conference Player of the Year, Ches-Mont Conference MVP at Olaniyi ADEWOLE wide receiver and at defensive back … two-time first-team All-Ches-Mont at both positions … first-team All-Chester County at wide receiver in 2008 … two-time first- team All-Chester County at DB … second-team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania at LB•Sophomore•6-2•228 WR in 2008 … Mini Maxwell winner … third-team All-State at WR … 2008 team DrexelHill,Pa.•UpperDarbyHS MVP … named the 2009 Bishop Shanahan Outstanding Male Athlete … partici - pated in the 2009 Valor Bowl, the Chester County All-Star Game … also played bas - pronounced Knee Add-a-wall ketball … National Honor Society member. Personal: Ryan Taylor Alderman … born August 21, 1990, in Downingtown, Pa. … parents are Lisa and Thomas Alderman 2010: Played in five games … one of five true freshmen to see action … also played … has two brothers, Tyler (22) and Dylan (16) … business major. on the punt return unit … played in the win at Army … saw first action at No. 23/20 Penn State where he had a tackle. High School: Team captain … played linebacker ALDERMAN’S CAREER STATS for coach Rich Gentile at Upper Darby Senior HS … first-team All-Central League Year GP-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg honoree … second-team All-Delaware County selection … as a senior, had 137 tack - 2010 12-0 10 154 15.4 0 23 les, seven sacks, and an interception … selected to play in the Hero Bowl … at - tended the 2009 Temple Football Camp … two-year letterwinner in wrestling … ALDERMAN’S CAREER RETURN STATS also a three-year letterwinner in track. Personal: Olaniyi Oluwatobi Adewole … Year PR Yds. Avg. TD Lg born October 15, 1991, in Nashville, Tenn. … nickname is Niyi … mother is Florence 2010 7 29 4.1 0 28 Adewole … has two older brothers— Kunle (28) and Tunde (23) … civil engineer - ing major. ADEWOLE’S CAREER STATS Year GP-S SATT TFL Sack FF FR INT QBH PBU Blk 2010 5-0 01 10.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 000 50 2011 Temple Football Media Guide Temple UFF. MeettheOwls #89 Matt BALASAVAGE TE•Senior•6-4•256 Lancaster,Pa.•LancasterCatholicHS Graduated in May 2011. 2010: Played in 10 games with four starts … also played on the field goal and kick - off return units … made a 13-yard catch in the shutout of Akron … had an eight-yard reception in the win over Central Michigan … received the starting nod against Vil - lanova … lettered. 2009: Played in all 13 games with five starts … also played on the field goal unit … received the starting nod against Villanova, Navy, Army, Toledo, and Ball State … had a reception at No. 5 Penn State ... lettered. 2008: Redshirted.. 2007: Played in seven games with one start ... one of 20 true freshmen to see game action and one of 12 true freshmen to earn a starting role ... scored his first collegiate touchdown— on a 23-yard reception— against Navy ... suffered an injury against Navy in the season opener and missed the next three games ... returned at Army, playing on special teams ... had a tackle on punt coverage against No. 25 Penn State ... received the starting nod at Western Michigan ... had a 19-yard reception against the Broncos ... lettered. High School: A 2007 graduate of Lancaster (Pa.) Catholic HS ... Prep Star All-Big East/Independent Region selection ... two-time first-team Class AA All-State selection at TE by both the Associated Press and Pennsylvania Football News ... named to the Harrisburg Patriot-News Platinum 33 team as a sen - ior ... selected to play in the 2007 Pennsylvania East-West All-Star Game ... was a na - tionally rated recruit by Scouts, Inc. ... member of Superprep.com’s Postseason Pennsylvania Top 80 ... ranked among Pennsylvania’s top 50 by the Pittsburgh Sports Report ... No. 45 on Keystone Recruiting’s Pennsylvania Top 50 ... four-year varsity o t i l o letterwinner under head coach Bruce Harbach, earning first-team All-Lancaster- b a L Lebanon honors at TE and second-team All-League accolades at DE both his junior . V h and senior seasons ... also served as the team’s long snapper ... had 29 receptions p e s for 430 yards and five TDs in 2006 and 30 receptions for 315 yards and five TDs in o J MattBalasavage MattBalasavage 2005 … team advanced to the district title game three straight seasons, posting an 11-2 mark in 2004, and a school-record 12 wins (12-1) in both 2005 and 2006 ... four- year varsity basketball and baseball letterwinner ... served as team captain in all three sports ... three-time All-Conference selection in baseball ... president of the Varsity Club. Personal: Matthew P. Balasavage ... born February 15, 1989, in Lancaster, Pa. … son of Robert and Kathleen Balasavage … has two younger sisters, Beth (19) and #13 Amy (17) … received his bachelor’s degree in communications in May 2011 … en - rolled as a non-matriculated graduate student. Robbie ANDERSON BALASAVAGE’S CAREER STATS Year GP-S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg 2007 7-1 2 42 21.0 1 23 WR•Freshman•6-3•180 2008 3-0 000.0 0 0 Davie,Fla.•SouthPlantationHS 2009 13-5 111.0 01 2010 10-4 2 21 10.5 0 13 High School: Three-year letterwinner that played wide receiver and safety for coach Totals 33-10 5 64 12.8 1 23 Doug Gatewood at South Plantation HS … also returned kicks … finished prep ca - reer with 42 receptions for 545 yards and six touchdowns … against Hallandale, had 258 yards had four touchdowns … as a junior, had 39 receptions for 477 yards and six touchdowns. Personal: Born May 9, 1993, in New Jersey … raised in Broward County, Fla. … mother is Kim Schubert … would like to study social work. 2011 Temple Football Media Guide 51 MattBalasavage atElfreth’sAlley Favorite spot on campus: Tech Center Favorite football drill: circle drill Favorite road trip: EagleBank Bowl If I could play another sport at Temple, I’d play: baseball Favorite food: pizza Favorite TV show: How I Met Your Mother Favorite NFL Team: Dallas Cowboys Favorite athlete growing up: Kobe Bryant You’d be surprised to know: I am a big country music fan. One word that best describes me is: passionate To relax, I like to: watch movies The biggest influence in my life is: my dad The actor that would play me in the movie of my life is: Ryan Reynolds Favorite Philadelphia site: Art Museum After graduation, I hope to: get my M.B.A. 52 2011 Temple Football Media Guide Temple UFF. MeettheOwls Player … played in the 2009 New Jersey All-Star Classic, Delco Hero Bowl, and Global Bowl … helped Team Stars & Stripes to an 83-0 shutout victory over the Brussels All-Stars at the 2010 Global Bowl in France … also a four-year letterwin - ner in track, earning second-team All-Mainline in 2008 … recipient of the 2008 Frank R. Ewing Award and Princeton Prize in Race Relations … two-year student council vice president, peer counseling president, diversity alliance president, prom com - mittee president … also a two-year member of the character mentorship program … attended the 2009 Temple Football Camp … first player to commit to Temple’s 2010 class. Personal: Wyatt Lydell Benson, Jr. … born March 20, 1992, in Philadel - phia … parents are Wyatt L.