(Heidelberger continued) High School: Horgan was a 10-time letterman at Spokane’s In football he was a first team all-league pick, as well as a three­ East Valley High School, where he earned four letters in track, and time letterman and team captain. His team garnered the league three each in football and basketball. title in football his sophomore season with a record of 10-1. His He was voted team captain in football, basketball, and track. senior squad also won a league crown, going 12-1. He was a two-time captain in football. Career Stats: 349 carries for 3,416 yards rushing (9.8-yard He was chosen his high school team’s “Defensive Player of the average) for 51 touchdowns; 39 catches for 1,041 yards (26.7- Year” as a junior and senior. Blake was an all-league pick on yard average). He scored 69 career touchdowns. offense (tight end) and defense (linebacker). His prep grid coach was Dave Humphers. He served as track He also excelled in track and set his high school’s freshman captain all four of his seasons at Nevada Union High School. shot put record and competed in the state meet in that event. Personal: His major is general studies. Birth date: July 5, Personal: He’s a business major. Birth Date: November 13, 1982. Jefferson’s parents are William and Candy Heidelberger of 1981. His parents are Tim and Liz Horgan of Spokane. Nevada City. Year G/S UT AT TT TL Sack QUOTING COACH BOBBY HAUCK: “Jefferson is probably 2001 9/0 8 8 16 5(-24) 3(-21) the most explosive player on our team on the offensive side of the 2002 14/14 31 64 95 3.5(-9) 0 ball. He has the ability to go the distance any time he touches the TOTALS 23/14 39 72 111 8.5(-33) 3(-21) ball. He has both quickness and speed. His toughness belies his Year Int. PD FR FF BLK small stature. He is a great special teams player. He’s going to be 2001 0 0 1 0 0 a major contributor for us this fall. ” 2002 0 2 1 1 0 Year G/S Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long TOTALS 0 2 2 1 0 2001 11/0 1 9 9.0 0 9 2002 14/0 3 51 17.0 1 22 TOTALS 25/0 4 60 15.0 1 22 Brent Meyers Year KOR Yards Avg. TD Long 2001 8 154 19.2 0 45 *12 2002 5 184 36.8 1 96t TOTALS 13 338 26.0 1 96 Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Year: Senior Year PR Yards Avg. TD Long Experience: 2V 2001 8 78 9.8 0 23 Position: Outside Linebacker 2002 8 121 15.1 1 68t Hometown: Missoula TOTALS 16 199 12.4 1 68 M ontana: Brent was probably the Grizzlies most improved player the past couple of seasons, as well as a standout on spe­ Blake Horgan cial teams. He ended spring drills the starter at the “Sam” strongside line­ backer position. He was the team’s 13th leading tackier (tie) with 24 stops last season. Meyers started three games last season *42 and played in 12. Weight: 6-3 Height: 275 He was chosen the Grizzlies’ “Special Teams Player of the Year: Junior Year” in 2002 and in 2001. Two springs ago he was moved from Experience: 2 V wide receiver to free safety. montaha Position: Defensive Tackle High School: He attended local Big Sky High School and Hometown: Spokane, Wash. earned eight letters there. He lettered three times in both football and track and twice in basketball. Meyers was a second team all-state pick at linebacker and first 2002: Blake was one of the biggest surprises of the 2002 team all-conference choice. He was named defensive MVP in season. He became a starter when fellow sophomore Jonny Varona football as a senior. As a senior he was a tri-captain in football. and senior Curt Colter, both honors candidates, were side-lined As a senior he racked up 95 total tackles, 67 of which were for the season with injuries. unassisted. He also had four fumble recoveries that season, along Horgan tied safety Dave DeCoite for the team lead with 95 with 17 receptions. tackles, and Blake started all 14 games in 2002. He was a first His high school grid coach was Gary Ekegren, a former (1959- team All-Big Sky Conference selection last season and was 61) Griz player and assistant coach (1977-79). Montana’s 14th leading returning tackier a year ago. C areer High: 5 tackles versus Montana State, 2002. 2001: He played in all 12 regular-season games and had five Personal: Brent is a business administration major. Birth date: tackles. November 20,1980. His parents are Alan and Kathy Meyers of 2000: He was a redshirt at Montana. Missoula. 2003 MONTANA FOOTBALL - Honors Candidates 24 * (Meyers continued) He’s another guy who just . QUOTING COACH BOBBY Year G/S Solo Ast TT TL strongside linebacker, and his 2000 8/0 2 7 9 0 | in the box was really smooth. 2001 11/7 29 22 51 1(-3) football as the most valuable p 2002 13/13 34 41 75 7 (-25) * ably not just on defense, but on TOTALS 32/20 65 70 135 8 (-28) | into a competitive period, he ju Year SACKS FF FR PD INT BLK YEAR G/S Solo Ast. TT TLs SACK Int. 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 12/0 4 1 5 0 0 0 2001 0 2 0 0 0 0 2002 12/3 15 9 24 1(-1) 0 0 2002 4 (-20) 1 1 2 0 0 TOTALS 24/3 19 10 29 1 (-1) 0 0 TOTALS 4(-20) 3 1 2 0 0 YEAR PB FR FF Blk 2001 0 0 0 0 2002 0 0 1 0 Alan Saenz TOTALS 0 0 1 0 ----- * Joel Robinson *99 0 Height: 6-1 Weight: 285 I # Year: Sophomore Experience: 1V 0 53 Position: Defensive Tackle Height: 5-11 Weight: 230 w Hometown: Newport Beach, 0 Year: Senior California 0 Experience: 3V Position: Linebacker 0 Hometown: Kalispell 2002: A very talented and strong young player, Alan had an 0 excellent freshman season. Last year he was 13th (tie) on the team with 24 tackles and had five tackles for losses. H 2002: Joel started 13 of 14 games last season at the “Mike” He ended spring drills competing with John Cahill for the start­ I linebacker position. He will start for the third season this year and ing job at one of the defensive tackle/noseguard positions. has played in 32 games and started in 20 thus far in his career. 20 0 1 : He was a redshirt at Montana. He was the Grizzlies fourth leading tackier last season with 75 High School: He participated in the Los Angeles-Orange stops. Named Montana’s “Outstanding Linebacker” in 2002. As a County All-Star Game. His Newport Harbor High School football ® junior he was fourth on the team with seven tackles for losses and team was 11-3 his senior year, while his junior squad was 13-0-1. | fifth with four sacks. He was slowed down this past spring with a As a senior he was team captain. minor injury. He was named to the Big Sky Conference’s all-aca- His senior year he had 92 tackles, 67 of which were unassisted, P demic team in 2001 and 2002. along with three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and three ^ 2001: “Robby” was UM’s fifth leading returning tackier as a interceptions. sophomore when he had 51 tackles, including 29 unassisted. He was selected first team All-CIF as a junior and senior, as 2000: He was chosen as one of Montana’s “Special Teams well as All-Orange County first team. Saenz was an all-league ^ Player of the Year.” first team pick in 1999 and 2000. Named co-MVP of conference on 1999: He was named UM’s Scout Team Defensive MVP. A 1999 defense. His high school football coach was Jeff Brinkley. f redshirt at Montana. C areer High: 7 tackles versus Montana State, 2002. High School: He was a three-time letterman in football at Personal: His major is general studies. Birth date: April 25, W Flathead High School. He was voted team captain his senior sea- 1983. His mom is Vilma Saenz of Newport Beach. son. He set a school record in career tackles. Joel was a two-time Misc.: He was a high school teammate of UM offensive tackle all-state selection. His high school football coach was Bob Jeff Marshall. Applegate. QUOTING COACH BOBBY HAUCK: Personal: He is a business administration major. Birth date: mostly because of the way he playe October 17,1980. Parents: His mom is Stephanie Robinson of difficult time blocking him. I think Kalispell, and his dad is Van Robinson of Shelbyville, Kentucky. sive line, and they could not block A Career Highs: 11 tackles versus Northern Colorado 2002; 5 made a mess out of a lot of our unassisted tackles versus Montana State, 2002. very well. He ’s an explosive, power Misc.: Had 10 or more tackles in three games in 2002. of problems for offensive lines .” QUOTING COACH BOBBY HAUCK: “Joel is a very consis­ Year G/S Solo Ast. TT TL SACKS tent, solid player who really understands the game. He sees things 2002 12/0 16 8 24 5(-14) 1(-9) happen on the field quickly, anticipates what is going to happen before it happens, which helps him get into the proper position to Year FF FR PD INT BLK make the play.