2002 FOOTBALL GUIDE Since its founding in 1855, William Paterson University has grown to become a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution committed to academic excellence and student success. Accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges, it offers 30 undergraduate and 19 graduate degree programs as well as professional develop- ment programs through its five colleges: Arts and Communi- cation, the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business, Educa- tion, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health. More than ten thousand full- and part-time students from a diversity of backgrounds are enrolled at the University. Occupying a 370-acre, wooded hillside campus, the Univer- sity is located in the hills of suburban Wayne, New Jersey, within an hour of the ocean, the mountains, the Meadow- lands, and New York City. As a state-supported institution, the University offers students the value of a first-rate education at a fraction of the cost experienced by those at private colleges and universities. It also offers a wide variety of student activities, modern on- campus housing, and the most up-to-date educational facilities. In addition, the Pioneer athletic programs have produced a rich tradition. William Paterson has 17 athletic teams which compete in NCAA Division III and the New Jersey Athletic Conference intercollegiate sports: Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Swimming, Men’s and Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, and Women’s Volleyball. The baseball team won national championships in 1992 and 1996, men’s track and field standout Rob Hargrove took the 2002 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field 200-meter dash title, the men’s basketball team played in the 1999 and 2001 Final Fours, and the softball team captured the 2001 East Regional championship. Pioneer Football Fast Facts William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey 07470 Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 10,466 President: Arnold Speert Executive Vice President and Provost: Chernoh Sesay Interim Athletic Director: Sabrina Grant Associate Athletic Director: Jeff Albies Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Orange & Black Affiliation: ECAC, NCAA Division III Conference: New Jersey Athletic Conference 2001 Record: 3-7 (2-4 NJAC, fifth) Head Coach: Larry Arico (3rd Season) Career Record: 12-39 (5-15 at WPU) Coach Arico’s E-Mail: [email protected] Football Office Phone: 973.720.2326 Assistant Coaches: Jerry Flora (Wide Receivers/ Special Teams Coordinator) Larry Szabo (Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers) Todd Bielen (Running Backs) Steve Brown (Defensive Line) Domenick Miller (Outside Linebackers) David Pinto (Offensive Line) Teo Polanco (Defensive Backs) James Sharples (Defensive Assistant) Sports Information Director: Brian Falzarano Sports Information Phone: 973.720.2705 Athletic Department/Sports Information Fax: 973.720.3017 Head Athletic Trainer: Toby Barboza Head Equipment Manager: Rick Rodriguez Web Site: ww2.wpunj.edu/athletics/ Pioneer Hotline: 973.720.2547 Photographer: Steve Smith Pictured on Front Cover: (Clockwise) Vin Rizzo, Jason Lachawiec, Rich Renda, Joe Panzica Pictured on Back Cover: Bryant Richardson William Paterson University 2002 Football Guide CONTENTS 2002 Roster (Numerical).................................................. 3 2002 Roster (Alphabetical) .............................................. 4 2002 Preview.................................................................. 5 Coaches’ Profiles ............................................................. 8 Pioneer Profiles ............................................................. 12 2001 in Review ............................................................. 22 All-Time Records ........................................................... 28 All-Time Coaching Records ............................................ 30 2002 Opponents ........................................................... 31 2002 Pioneer Football Information The 2002 William Paterson University Pioneer Football Guide was prepared by the Department of Sports Information to advance your knowledge about the Pioneer football program. For those who wish to set up interviews and/or photos with Head Coach Larry Arico and his players, please contact Director of Sports Information Brian Falzarano. BRIAN FALZARANO Director of Sports Information Ben Shahn Gallery, Room 022 William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey 07470 Phone: 973.720.2705 Fax: 973.720.3017 E-Mail: [email protected] Pioneer Hotline: 973.720.2547 Web Site: ww2.wpunj.edu/athletics/ 2 2002 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) As of 8/30/02 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/HS 1 Bryant Richardson Jr. WR 6-1 180 Elizabeth, NJ/Northern Burlington 2 Raphael Santiago Jr. DB 5-11 195 Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth 3 *Lamar Askew Sr. DB 5-11 195 Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington 4 Brandon Caldwell So. DB 5-11 160 Mays Landing, NJ/Buena Regional 5 T. Stovall-Singletary Jr. RB 5-8 185 Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch 6 Evan Quinn Jr. LB 6-0 230 Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock 7 Brandon Thomas Sr. QB 6-3 235 Rahway, NJ/Rahway 8 Maurice Nash So. DB 6-0 190 Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth 9 Pat Obuchowski So. QB 6-3 185 Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson 10 Cristobal Rodriguez So. QB 6-1 185 Fort Lee, NJ/Fort Lee 11 Al Peterson Sr. LB 6-0 215 Kenilworth, NJ/Brearley Regional 13 Tray Barnard Sr. DB 5-8 165 Newark, NJ/Central 14 Mark Janis Sr. WR 6-1 210 Green Pond, NJ/Morris Knolls 15 Sean O’Connor Sr. QB 6-7 250 Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack 17 Steven Zdep Fr. DB 5-8 160 South River, NJ/South River 19 Mike Yackanin Fr. WR 5-10 175 Franklin, NJ/Franklin 20 Tom DelMauro Sr. RB 5-9 205 Totowa, NJ/Queen of Peace 21 Keyth Hardy Jr. WR 6-5 224 Plainfield, NJ/Middlesex 23 Frank Cicarone Sr. LB 5-10 205 West Orange, NJ/West Orange 24 Qaadir Majeed Fr. LB 6-0 205 Monroe, NJ/Manalapan 25 J.R. Brown Fr. DB 5-11 195 Fort Dix, NJ/Northern Burlington 26 Tom Larson Fr. DB 5-8 170 Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey 27 Ben Grandinetti Fr. DB 5-10 170 West Long Branch, NJ/Shore Regional 28 Brian Roman Jr. RB 6-0 195 Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany Hills 29 John Skelnick Fr. WR 5-8 160 Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany Hills 30 Mike Jenkins Fr. DB 5-10 205 Plainfield, NJ/Plainfield 31 John Asbury Fr. LB 5-11 201 Stockholm, NJ/Walkill Valley 32 Andy Howell So. RB 5-10 180 Schuylkill Haven, PA/Blue Mountain 33 Joe Egan So. RB 5-10 200 Stanhope, NJ/Lenape Valley Regional 34 Travis Gonick Jr. K/P 6-0 180 North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington 35 Marco Bianculli Fr. LB 5-10 190 Spotswood, NJ/Spotswood 38 Dan Wendel Fr. TE 6-3 196 Tinton Falls, NJ/Monmouth 39 Rudy Rosa Fr. DL 5-9 245 Brick, NJ/Brick 40 Ricky Vesce So. DL 5-8 210 Manalapan, NJ/St. John Vianney 41 Filiberto Delgado So. LB 5-10 200 Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield 42 Kyle Miller Fr. LB 6-0 200 Ewing, NJ/Ewing 43 Pat Gallagher So. LB 5-11 205 Lodi, NJ/St. Joseph’s Regional 44 Jorge Pavon Fr. LB 6-2 245 Jersey City, NJ/Ferris 45 James Madden Fr. LB 5-10 190 Bayville, NJ/Central Regional 48 Donald White So. LB 6-0 236 Paterson, NJ/Eastside 49 Thomas McDermott Fr. DL 5-11 240 Glen Ridge, NJ/Glen Ridge 50 Dan Winant Fr. OL 5-10 285 Spotswood, NJ/Spotswood 51 Terrance Fabor Jr. LB 6-1 242 Clifton, NJ/Clifton 52 Mark Zirkel So. DL 6-1 225 Toms River, NJ/Toms River East 53 Rich Renda Sr. OL 6-0 260 West New York, NJ/Memorial 54 Jeff Pluta So. OL 6-2 290 Toms River, NJ/Toms River East 56 Rob Kologe Fr. OL 5-11 270 Bayville, NJ/Central Regional 57 Anthony LaManna Jr. LB 5-10 205 West Orange, NJ/West Orange 58 Ben Markus So. LB 5-10 220 Keyport, NJ/Keyport 59 Matt Busacca So. LB 5-10 205 Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro 61 Ryan Batche Fr. OL 6-0 230 Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional 62 Anthony Allocca So. DL 6-1 255 Toms River, NJ/Toms River East 63 Jeved Cumberbatch So. OL 5-8 225 New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick 64 *Bob Birney Jr. DL 6-2 250 Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills 65 Vincent DiStefano Jr. OL 5-10 260 Bergenfield, NJ/Bergen Catholic 66 Craig DuBeau Fr. OL 6-1 270 Wantague, NY/MacArthur 67 Brian Widmayer So. DL 6-0 230 Overbrook, NJ/Overbrook 68 Vin Rizzo Sr. OL 6-2 298 Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick 69 Justin Caron So. DL 5-10 240 Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany Hills 70 *Joe Panzica Sr. OL 6-3 270 Allentown, NJ/Allentown 71 Matt Dumrauf Fr. OL 5-11 185 East Quague, NY/East Quague 74 Bryan Brown So. OL 6-8 325 Grier, NJ/Pittman 75 Jason Lachawiec Sr. OL 6-3 305 Belford, NJ/Middletown North 76 Arie Edwards Fr. OL 6-3 350 Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony 78 Steve Eromenok Fr. OL 6-2 240 Clifton, NJ/Clifton 79 Scott Hathaway Fr. DL 5-11 240 Middletown, NJ/Spotswood 83 Brian Lowenstein So. WR 6-1 205 New Milford, NJ/New Milford 85 Joel Sabino Sr. DL 6-1 230 West New York, NJ/Memorial 86 Jesse Jenkins Sr. DL 6-0 240 Montclair, NJ/Immaculate Conception 87 Nick Graham Sr. TE 6-2 230 Newark, NJ/Shabazz 88 Henry Marksbury Fr. TE 6-2 195 New Milford, NJ/New Milford 89 *Justin O’Connor Sr. TE 6-5 265 Hackensack, NJ/Ramapo 92 Curtis Gladden Fr. LB 6-0 230 New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick 93 Nick Peroune Sr. DL 6-0 280 New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick * Captains 3 2002 ROSTER/PREVIEW 2002 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) As of 8/30/02 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/HS 62 Anthony Allocca So. DL 6-1 255 Toms River, NJ/Toms River East 31 John Asbury Fr. LB 5-11 201 Stockholm, NJ/Walkill Valley 3 *Lamar Askew Sr.