2011 FHSU SENIORS2011 FHSU SENIORS

#1 Korey Allison #6 Ricky Jacques #11 Blake McAhren #17 Anthony Smith

#32 Ethan Kosjer #40 Alex Whitehill #41 Nick Dreitz #43 Brock Einspahr

#63 Mitchell Paneno #65 Casey Sorrell #78 Lamar Leon #86 Grant Brown

#88 Chase Leake #89 Eric Jusko #93 Cameron Shelton #97 Ernesto Martinez

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FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITYFOOTBALL 2011

A MEMBER OF THE MID-AMERICA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATIONAND THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

2011 Seniors Inside Front Cover Table of Contents 1

Fort Hays State University About Fort Hays State University 2 FHSU President - Dr. Edward H. Hammond 2 FHSU Athletics Staff 3 Athletics Staff Directory 4 Academic Majors at FHSU 4 FHSU Athletic Facilities 5-6

Football Facilities Lewis Field Stadium 8-9 Hubbard Press Box 9 Tiger Locker Room 10-11 Meeting Rooms 11 Indoor Facility 12

Coaches Head Coach Chris Brown 14 Assistant Coaches 15-16

Players 2011 Roster 18-19 Pronunciation Guide 19 2011 Outlook 20-23 Returning Player Profi les 24-33 Newcomer Profi les 34-38 Roster Breakdown 38

Opponents Emporia State 40 Truman 40 Southwest Baptist 40 Northwest Missouri State 40 Lincoln 41 Pittsburg State 41 Central Missouri 41 Central Oklahoma 41 Washburn 42 Missouri Southern 42 Missouri Western 42 2011 Opponent Series History 43-44

Review 2010 Season Review 46 2010 Final Statistics 47-50 2010 Game-By-Game Statistics 51-56

The MIAA 2010 Standings 58 2010 Postseason Awards 58 2010 Individual Leaders 58-59 2010 Team Statistics 60-61 About The MIAA 62 MIAA All-Time Champions 62 MIAA Teams in the NCAA Playoffs 62 MIAA Member Information 62

CREDITS2011 Fort Hays State Football Media Guide written, edited, and designed

by Ryan Prickett, FHSU Sports Information Director.Guide also edited by Doug Self, FHSU Sports Information Graduate

Assistant, and Stacy Prickett.Outside covers designed by Jared Schiel, FHSU Foundation. Player and coach photos, action photos and campus photos are credited

to Mitch Weber, FHSU CTELT.Statistical research and historical research provided by Ryan Prickett,

Doug Self, Jason McCullough (former FHSU SID), Trent Smith and Lynn Womack (former sports information assistants) and Rich Topp.

Guide printed by Fort Hays State University Printing Services.

TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

FHSU QUICK FACTSSchool Fort Hays State UniversityCity, State, Zip Hays, Kansas 67601Founded 1902Enrollment 9,000Affi liation NCAA Division IIConference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationNickname TigersColors Black & GoldPresident Dr. Edward H. HammondAthletic Director Curtis HammekeStadium (Capacity) Lewis Field Stadium (6,362)Playing Surface PoligrasTicket Offi ce Phone (785) 628-4050First Year of Football 1902Overall All-Time Record 407-466-56Years In National Playoffs 3Last Playoff Opponent Texas A&M-Kingsville Lost 59-28 in 1995 NCAA Division II First Round

Sports InformationSports Information Director Ryan PrickettSID Offi ce Phone (785) 628-5903SID Email rpricket@fhsu.eduSID Fax (785) 628-4383Press Box Phone (785) 628-5800 or 628-5316Fort Hays State Athletics Website www.fhsuathletics.com

Coaching StaffHead Coach Chris BrownAlma Mater, Year Pittsburg State University, 1996Career/Record at FHSU (Years) 0-0 (First year)Best Time To Contact Weekday Mornings

Team Information2010 Overall Record 3-82010 Conference Record/Finish 1-8 MIAA/10thStarters Returning 11 (4 Off / 5 Def / 2 Spec)Starters Lost 14 (8 Off / 6 Def / 0 Spec)

Records Rushing Records 64-65 Passing Records 66-67 Receiving Records 68-69 Total Offense Records 70 All-Purpose Yards Records 70 Punting Records 71 Kick Return Records 72 Punt Return Records 73 Scoring Records 74-75 Defensive Records 76-77 Yearly Leaders 78-82 Team Records 83-84

History FHSU Conference Champions 86-88 FHSU NCAA Division II All-Americans 89 FHSU Individual Honors 90-93 Yearly Summary 94-95Coaching History 95 Series Records 96 Tigers in Professional Football 97-98 Season-By-Season Results 99-103

Media Information 1042010 Record Setters Inside Back Cover2011 Schedule Back Cover

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About Fort Hays State UniversityFounded in 1902 on the plains of Western Kansas, Fort Hays State University is the second youngest of the six state universities.

FHSU celebrated its centennial in 2002.From a humble but exciting beginning, when just two faculty members and a 19-course curriculum greeted 34 students,

our university has grown to a faculty of nearly 300, a support staff of 250 and a student body of 9,000. The university now offers hundreds of courses in each of its four main colleges Education, Arts and Sciences, Business and Leadership, and Health and Life Sciences and the Graduate School. The FHSU Virtual College provides many of the courses through various media to sites across Kansas and beyond.

FHSU is governed by a Board of Regents appointed by the governor of the state of Kansas.FHSU is located in Hays, the largest city in northwest Kansas. Hays began as a wild frontier town and has grown into a

progressive community of about 20,000 people. The old and new blend beautifully to form a city that is small enough to be comfortable yet large enough to provide abundant cultural, commercial and entertainment opportunities. In 1996, Hays was recognized as an All-America City.

The university sits on a campus of 4,160 acres of land that once was part of the historic Fort Hays frontier military post, and it recently expanded to include the relocated Sternberg Museum of Natural History on a site adjacent to Interstate 70 in northeast Hays. Big Creek, with its shady, grassy banks, meanders through the main campus, providing a tranquil learning atmosphere and serving as a natural laboratory for students in the biological sciences. With its stately limestone buildings and profuse fl owers, trees and shrubs, our campus has often been called the prettiest in Kansas.

FHSU is academically superior to many comparable universities, offers students an electronic learning and living environment, and is richly endowed by heritage and tradition. Students come to our university for a multitude of reasons, but surveys show that their overwhelming reason is the universitys reputation for academic excellence and its caring faculty.

The university supports one of the most extensive and successful intercollegiate sports programs of any comparably sized college or university in America, boasting numerous All-American athletes and national championships. More than 350 athletes compete annually in eight mens and eight womens sports. FHSU is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, which comprises 10 schools from the states of Kansas and Missouri.

The university also serves as the cultural center of western Kansas, featuring fi ne arts exhibitions, performing arts presentations by faculty, students and traveling professional troupes, and a Presidential Lecture Series.

Dr. Edward H. Hammond - Fort Hays State President Dr. Edward H. Hammond is the eighth President of Fort Hays State University. A man of boundless enthusiasm and energy whose style is upbeat and progressive, Dr. Hammond was born in McAllen, Texas, but raised in the Kansas City area. Prior to his current post, President Hammond gained educational experiences and shared his expertise at the universities of Louisville, Seton Hall, Southern Illinois, Purdue, and Missouri-Columbia. The President holds bachelors and masters degrees from Emporia State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. President Hammond has been extremely active since assuming the leadership of the university in the summer of 1987. He laid the groundwork for a cooperative educational initiative between FHSU and the

community colleges in western Kansas. He has watched his dream to totally computerize the campus become a reality and created an organization comprised of business and community leaders from 54 western Kansas counties and helped to establish scholarship programs for potential minority school teachers at Garden City and Liberal. Dr. Hammond has played a major role in furthering economic development in Hays and western Kansas and introduced a voice mail system that vaulted the foreign language efforts of FHSU into an elite class. He prompted the completion of the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center for the cultural development of the area and launched the expansion of Sternberg Museum to its new location on Interstate 70. He obtained federal and state funding for the universitys new $12 million science building and completed a $20 million capital campaign to raise private monies for the enhancement of many university programs. President Hammond has been published widely and is in demand nationally as an educational consultant because of his expertise in risk management, staff and institutional liability, sexual harassment, and alcohol education issues. Hammond is married to the former Mary Sprenkel. Hammond has two daughters, Kelly and Julie, and one son, Lance.

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Fort Hays State Head Coaches & Support Staff

Erin KinbergerSoftball

Steve JohnsonBaseball

Chas ThompsonWrestling

Tony HobsonWomens Basketball

Mark JohnsonMens Basketball

Jason McCulloughMens & Womens

Cross Country

Kurt KohlerVolleyball

Chris BrownFootball

Jan CutrightBookkeeper

Stephanie DechantAdministrative

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Rich GuffeyWomens Golf

Brad JordanMens Golf

Brian FlaxTennis

Dennis WeberMens & Womens

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Craig ShawWomens Soccer

Brett ParkerMens Soccer

Curtis Hammeke - Athletic Director Curtis Hammeke was named the Director of Athletics at Fort Hays State University on May 20, 2004. Hammeke is in his second stint as an administrator at FHSU. He served as the Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Director of Athletics from 1991-1996. Hammeke spent the 2003-04 school year as the athletic director at Kansas Newman in Wichita, Kan. Before taking the Athletic Director position at Kansas Newman, Hammeke served as the director of athletics at Butler County Community College from 1998-2003. Before that, he was director of athletics at Great Bend High School for two

years, beginning in 1996, after leaving his position at FHSU. Hammeke earned a bachelors degree in Physical Education from Fort Hays State University in 1985 and a masters degree in Athletic Administration in 1993. The Great Bend, Kan., native played baseball for FHSU from 1983-1984. Hammeke also worked at Barton County Community College as Assistant Baseball Coach and Sports Information Director from 1987-1991 and as a writer for the Grand Island Daily Independent from 1986-1987. During his time as FHSUs head baseball coach, Hammeke received the Louisville Slugger Award in 1995, a national coach of the year honor, and was named coach of the year by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and the Mile High Intercollegiate Baseball League. Hammeke and his wife, Annette, have three childrenAndy, Alicia and Nicholas.

Tim Callahan - Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations

Tim Callahan is in his second year as Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations at Fort Hays State University. Prior to coming to FHSU, Callahan spent two years at Emporia State University as the Director of Athletic Marketing. He also spent time at the University of Nebraska Kearney & the University of North Texas; both positions were actively involved with running the day-to-day marketing operations.

His primary duties include oversight of the corporate sponsorships and advertising revenue for the athletic department while handling

supervisory duties for all external activities. He will also direct all marketing and promotional efforts, print production, enhancement of game atmosphere & assist with all aspects of event management and operations. A native of Greeley, Nebraska, Callahan holds two degrees from the University of Nebraska Kearney; a bachelors in Exercise Science in 2003 and Masters Degree in Sport Administration in 2007.

Carolyn Bird - Associate Athletic Director/Senior Womens Administrator Carolyn Bird is in her 21st year at Fort Hays State University as Associate Athletic Director and Senior Womens Administrator. Bird is also the head of NCAA Compliance and all student-athlete services at FHSU. Bird has served on several Fort Hays State, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and national committees. Bird received both her bachelors and masters degrees in History from Fort Hays State University. She and her husband, John, have four children and three grandchildren.

Brad Haynes - Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations Brad Haynes is in his fourth year as an Assistant Athletic Director at Fort Hays State University. This is his fi rst year as Assistant AD for Internal Operations, after handling External Operations the previous two years. Haynes returned to Fort Hays State University in 2008 with over 11 years of experience in sports administration. Haynes past administrative experiences include stops in minor league baseball with Anaheim Angels and Texas Rangers affi liates, minor league hockey with a Calgary Flames affi liate, and Division I and II athletics (Texas Tech University and University of Nebraska at

Omaha). Haynes holds two degrees from Fort Hays State, a bachelors in Business Education and a masters in Sports Administration. As he acquired his degrees, he was a baseball player (undergrad) and assistant coach (graduate) for now-athletic director Curtis Hammeke. Haynes family includes son Cyrus and daughter Heidi.

Ryan Prickett - Sports Information Director Ryan Prickett is in his seventh year as Sports Information Director at Fort Hays State University. Prickett became the sports information director in June of 2005. He is the head media contact for all of Fort Hays States 18 intercollegiate athletic programs. Prickett has been involved in Fort Hays States sports information department for 12 years as a student assistant, graduate assistant, and now head director. He worked under former Fort Hays State Sports Information Directors Jack Kuestermeyer, Steve Webster and Jason McCullough.

Prickett is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He is responsible for writing, editing and designing all of Fort Hays State Universitys athletic publications. Prickett manages Fort Hays States athletic website, www.fhsuathletics.com, and all statistical operations for each Tiger athletic program. Prickett has also served as the head media contact for Kansas State High School Activities Association State Championships hosted in Hays for football, volleyball, wrestling, and boys and girls basketball. Prickett has gained national recognition by CoSIDA for his publications at Fort Hays State. He has garnered top 10 national fi nishes for media guides in football, volleyball, and mens and womens basketball. Most recently, he garnered two citations for excellence in publications for the 2008-09 season with the womens basketball media guide fi nishing third and the mens basketball media guide fi nishing fourth in the nation. A native of Salina, Kan., Prickett earned a bachelors degree in Physical Education in 2003, and a masters degree in Sports Administration in 2005 from Fort Hays State University. Prickett and his wife, Stacy, currently reside in Hays.

Brady Ternes - Head Athletic Trainer Brady Ternes is in his third year as head athletic trainer at Fort Hays State University. Ternes served as the assistant athletic trainer at Fort Hays State from 2003 to 2009. In addition to his athletic training responsibilities, Ternes teaches athletic training courses in the Health & Human Performance Department. Prior to FHSU, Ternes was a graduate assistant at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. He earned a bachelors degree in Health and Human Performance from Fort Hays State and a masters degree in Sport Science and Pedagogy from Gardner-Webb University.

Ternes earned his NATABOC Certifi cation in 2001 and is licensed as an athletic trainer by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Kansas Athletic Trainers Society. Brady and his wife, Lisa, currently reside in Hays.

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Fort Hays State Athletics DirectoryArea Code: 785 Main campus switchboard number: (785) 628-4000

Athletic Department Phone: (785) 628-4050 Athletics Fax Number: (785) 628-4383

Fort Hays State Athletic Administration Position Name Phone E-mail Athletic Director Curtis Hammeke 628-4353 chammeke@fhsu.edu Assistant A.D. for Internal Operations Brad Haynes 628-5288 behaynes@fhsu.edu Assistant A.D. for External Operations Tim Callahan 628-4429 tjcallahan@fhsu.edu Associate A.D./SWA/Compliance Carolyn Bird 628-4372 cbird@fhsu.edu Sports Information Director Ryan Prickett 628-5903 rpricket@fhsu.edu Administrative Specialist Stephanie Dechant 628-4050 sdechant@fhsu.edu Bookkeeper Jan Cutright 628-4394 jcutrigh@fhsu.edu Head Athletic Trainer Brady Ternes 628-5823 bternes@fhsu.edu Gross/Cunningham Complex Operations Tom Wasinger 628-4199 twasinge@fhsu.edu

Fort Hays State Head CoachesPosition Name Phone E-mail FOOTBALL Head Coach Chris Brown 628-4399 cjbrown9@fhsu.edu VOLLEYBALL Head Coach Kurt Kohler 628-4392 knkohler@fhsu.edu CROSS COUNTRYHead Coach Jason McCullough 628-4352 jmccullo@fhsu.edu MENS SOCCER Head Coach Brett Parker 628-5471 bmparker2@fhsu.edu WOMENS SOCCER Head Coach Craig Shaw 628-5690 cashaw@fhsu.edu MENS BASKETBALL Head Coach Mark Johnson 628-4355 mjohnson@fhsu.edu WOMENS BASKETBALL Head Coach Tony Hobson 628-4375 thobson@fhsu.edu WRESTLING Head Coach Chas Thompson 628-5392 chthompson@fhsu.edu BASEBALL Head Coach Steve Johnson 628-4357 skjohnson5@fhsu.edu SOFTBALL Head Coach Erin Kinberger 628-5885 ebkinberger@fhsu.edu TRACK & FIELD Head Coach Dennis Weber 628-4390 dweber@fhsu.edu TENNIS Head Coach Brian Flax 628-5854 bfl ax@fhsu.edu GOLF Head Mens Coach Brad Jordan 623-7171 bjordan@eaglecom.net Head Womens Coach Richard Guffey 628-6653 fhgolf@ruraltel.net

Academic Majors at Fort Hays State UniversityAccounting Agricultural Business Agriculture Art Art Education Art HistoryAssociate of General Studies Athletic Training Beef Cattle Management BiologyBiology and General Science Business Communication Business Education ChemistryChemistry Education Communication Education Communication Studies Computer Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer ScienceComputer Science - BusinessCounselor Education (Master of Science)Criminal Justice Educational Administration (Master of Science) Elementary Education EnglishEnglish EducationFinance General Studies

Geography/Geographic Information SystemsGeologyGraphic Design Health & Human Performance Health & Human Performance - TeachingHistory History EducationInformation Networking & TelecommunicationsInterdisciplinary Studies Interior DesignJustice Studies Library Media SpecialistManagement Management Information SystemsMarketingMasters in Education Math Education MathematicsMedia StudiesMedical Diagnostic ImagingModern LanguagesMusicMusic Education Music Performance NursingOffi ce Technology Organizational Leadership Philosophy

Physical Science Political Science Pre-Public Administration Pre-Dental Pre-Engineering Pre-Forestry Pre-Law Pre-MedicinePre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Optometry Pre-Osteopathy Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Podiatry Pre-Theology Pre-Veterinary Medicine Psychology Radiologic TechnologyReading Specialist Social Work SociologySpecial Education Specialist in Education (Education Administration) Speech-Language Pathology Studio Art Technology Leadership Technology Studies Telecommunications/Networking

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LEWIS FIELD STADIUM is the 6,362-seat home of the Tiger football team and track and fi eld teams. The stadium was constructed in 1936 on what was formerly the Golden Belt Fairgrounds, and was named in honor of William Alexander Lewis, president of Fort Hays State University from 1913 to 1933. The native limestone structure was refurbished to its former glory in 1993 when 57 years of weathering was sandblasted away. The Poligras artifi cial surface installed in 2003, which plays similar to natural grass, replaced the old STADIA-Turf, which had been in use since 1993. Prior to the start of the 1996 season, seating was replaced throughout the stadium. The seating includes 1,000 chairback seats on the west side and new bench seating in the remainder of the stadium. A new Tiger locker room, coach offi ces, and player meeting rooms were completed in the summer of 2006 on the east side of the stadium. The new locker room has carpet fl ooring and individual lockers for 90 players. Offi ces and meeting rooms are located upstairs on the east side of the stadium. The 8-lane rubber and polyurethane Alex Francis track, named to honor the former Tiger track & fi eld coach, was refurbished with a new red surface in 2003. The majority of fi eld events are conducted outside the north wall.

Lewis Field Stadium

Gross Memorial Coliseum GROSS MEMORIAL COLISEUM is the home of the Fort Hays State mens and womens basketball, volleyball, wrestling and indoor track and fi eld. The 6,814-seat arena was fi nished in August of 1973 at a cost of seven million dollars. The Tigers made the move across campus from Sheridan Coliseum which seated 2,000. Paul Busch Gross is the namesake of the Coliseum. Gross coached basketball at FHSU from 1930 to 1946. Major renovations are taking place in the coliseum in the summer of 2011 with the installation of a completely new playing surface and indoor track, and completely remodeled locker rooms for the mens and womens basketball teams. The old wood surface, which had been in place for at least a couple of decades, will be stripped down to the cement underneath and a more forgiving wood surface is being installed. A new track will be laid over the existing one around the outside of the wood playing surface. Remodeled locker rooms for the basketball teams are scheduled to be ready sometime in the fall of 2011. In the summer of 2008, changes were made with the addition of chairback seating on the lower level of the coliseum. Approximately 650 chairback seats were installed along the sidelines of the court. New composite retractable bleachers were installed on both ends of the court. The chairback seats and new bleachers replace the old wooden bleachers that encompassed the entire lower level. Prior to the start of the 2006-07 season, the wood playing fl oor was resurfaced to refl ect the Tigers affi liation with the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. A new Tiger logo is located in the circle at half-court. Prior to the 1996-97 season, several changes were made to Gross Memorial Coliseum. Additions included the construction of new locker rooms and the remodelling of two existing locker rooms. The sound system was upgraded with the addition of 16 speakers and a new sound board which allows for programming of music, messages and sound effects. Prior to the 1997-98 season, two message boards on each end of the coliseum were installed. Gross Memorial Coliseum is a multipurpose facility that hosts the KSHSAA Class 1A State Basketball Tournament, the KSHSAA Class 3-2-1A State Wrestling Championships, the KSHSAA Class 2A and 1A State Volleyball Championships, and concerts (seating for 10,000). The Coliseum houses the FHSU athletic offi ces, a large athletic training room, locker rooms, concession stands, a press box and the Field Strength Facility.

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Larks Park

LARKS PARK is the home of the Fort Hays State baseball team. The park is owned by the city of Hays, but operated by the FHSU athletic department. Larks Park was built in 1940 as part of a Works Progress Administration project. It is the oldest baseball park in the state of Kansas. Larks Park is located at Fourth and Main in Hays. The park features a limestone frame with restrooms, concession facilities and seating for 1,200 Tiger fans, although a record 1,868 turned out on April 8, 2005, to watch FHSU play Mesa State College. The park has seen several improvements over the past few years. New fencing and a new scoreboard were installed in 2008. The infi eld playing surface was replaced during the summer of 2003. The poligras infi eld was necessary due to the numerous games that are played in the park each year. The poligras turf is the same surface that was installed at Lewis Field Stadium for football. Bluegrass sod was laid in the infi eld just alongside the turf. The outfi eld has been leveled and reseeded. New lights were installed in March of 2000, which allows the Tigers to play additional night games. Park dimensions are 322 down the left fi eld line and 319 to right, 349 in the power alleys and 405 to center fi eld.

Tiger Stadium

TIGER STADIUM is the home of the Fort Hays State softball team. The stadium was completed in 1999 as softball was reinstated as an intercollegiate sport at FHSU that year. Tiger Stadium is on the south side of Gross Coliseum/Cunningham Hall. The park has seating for 500 Tiger fans. The park was upgraded before the 2007 season with the installation of a new Oklahoma red clay infi eld surface. Drought resistant fescue grass is the surface in the outfi eld and along the outside of the infi eld. Additional upgrades included the installation of protective piping and a green windscreen all along the outfi eld fence. The additions help enclose the fi eld and give the facility more of a ballpark feel. In the summer of 2007, a new net-style backstop replaced the old chain link backstop behind home plate. Most recently, a new scoreboard was installed beyond the outfi eld wall. Both dugouts were built above ground with a six foot high protection fence in front. A large press box sits behind the stands. Park dimensions are 200 down the left and right fi eld line, 210 in the power alleys and 220 to center fi eld. A new wooden outfi eld fence, installed in 2010, stands eight feet high. Lights were installed during the summer of 2003 to aid in hosting tournaments and night contests.

FHSU Tennis Courts Smoky Hill Country Club

The FHSU TENNIS COURTS are home to the Lady Tiger tennis team. Six courts are available for both tournament and dual match contests. The courts were completed in 1994 on the south side of the Gross Memorial Coliseum/Cunningham Hall Complex.

SMOKY HILL COUNTRY CLUB is home to the Fort Hays State mens and womens golf teams. The par-71 layout is one of the premier golf courses in northwest Kansas. The course opened in 1962 and was designed by Greg H. Nash. Smoky Hill Country Club is located at 3303 Hall in Hays.

FHSU Soccer Stadium at Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex The FHSU SOCCER STADIUM will open for play in the fall of 2011, the inaugural season of Fort Hays State mens and womens soccer. The Tigers home stadium is part of the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex which also features eight baseball/softball fi elds and eight football/soccer fi elds. The stadium is a state of the art soccer-specifi c complex with a synthetic turf playing surface and lighting that meets NCAA regulations for holding night contests. Other features include a Daktronics scoreboard with LED lighting just beyond the south end of the playing fi eld, bleachers seating 500-plus fans, and a two-level press box. The stadium also has both mens and womens locker rooms and a concessions area. This brand new facility sits on 120 acres of ground and is located just northwest of Gross Memorial Coliseum on the western edge of Hays at the intersection of Old Highway 40 and the Highway 183 bypass.

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LEWIS FIELD STADIUM is the 6,362-seat home of the Fort Hays State University football team. It is also home to the Tiger track and fi eld program in the spring. The stadium received a major facelift prior to the 2003 season with a new playing turf, track and lighting system. The Poligras artifi cial surface, which plays similar to natural grass, replaced the old STADIA-Turf, which had been in use since 1993. The new lighting system installed eliminated shadows on the playing surface. The native limestone structure around the outside of the stadium was refurbished to its natural state in 1993 when 57 years of weathering was sandblasted away. Both endzones are gold with black lettering spelling out Fort Hays in the north and Tigers in the south. The eight-lane rubber and polyurethane Alex Francis track, named to honor the legendary FHSU track & fi eld coach, was refurbished with a new red surface in 2003. The majority of the fi eld events are conducted outside the north wall. Prior to the start of the 1996 season, seating was replaced throughout the stadium. The seating includes 1,000 chairback seats on the west side and bench seating in the remainder of the stadium. Lewis Field was constructed in 1936 on what was formerly the Golden Belt Fairgrounds, named in honor of William Alexander Lewis, president of Fort Hays State University from 1913 to 1933. The fi eld is located beside a spacious tree-lined drive and is just a short walk from the campus residence halls and downtown business district. Dressing rooms, concession areas, athletic training facilities, restrooms and equipment storage rooms are located under the grandstands. An complete remodel of the Tiger locker room was completed prior to the 2006 season with carpet fl ooring and individual lockers for 90 players. Admittance to the stadium is allowed through two main gates, one on the east side and one on the west side. Four ticket windows are in service for each game. Outside the limestone wall to the southeast is the future site of the Indoor Training Facility. The facility is planned to be operational by the fall of 2012.

LEWIS FIELD STADIUM Seating Capacity: 6,362 Surface: Poligras (installed in 2003) Constructed: 1936

ALEX FRANCIS TRACK Surface: Polyurethane Constructed: 2003

The 2,800 square-foot Hubbard Press Box, which sits atop the west side of Lewis Field Stadium, was completed in the spring of 1997. The press box is named in honor of R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard of Palm Desert, Calif., who provided the majority of the funding. The upper level of the two-story press box features a large area in which 20 or more electronic media personnel can report on college athletic contests. Available for reporters are radio and television booths, hookups, a camera deck, a fi lming room and a restroom. Booths are also available for both home and visiting football coaches for scouting. The upper level also houses scoreboard, public address and statistical crews. The lower level of the facility is the hospitality area where President Edward H. Hammond hosts university guests. Inside the

University Suite are tables and chairs for 40 guests, a kitchen and a restroom. The entire press box is heated and air conditioned and has an integrated sound system whereby users may listen to radio broadcasts, view televised games and pick up crowd noise from outside the box. An elevator carries university guests, media personnel and people with disabilities from ground level to their destinations. Areas designed especially for the disabled are located at the top of the stadium both north and south of the fi rst level of the press box. Prior to the 1999 season, the press box on the east side of the stadium was renovated creating two executive suites. The two suites may be rented by individuals or businesses for entertaining during Tiger football games.

HUBBARD PRESS BOX Square Footage: 2,800 Stories: Two Level I University Suite Level II Media Box Completed: Spring 1997

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A complete renovation of the Fort Hays State locker room occurred in the summer of 2006. The Tiger locker room is located below the grandstand on the east side of Lewis Field Stadium. The room includes 90 individual lockers that circle a dividing wall in the middle of the room. Each locker is equipped with a top shelf for shoulder pads, a small locking cabinet for personal belongings, and a bottom compartment with hangers for a helmet and jersey. A connecting bench runs all along each locker which provides a seat for each player to sit in front of their locker. Each locker has the players number and name on a plate above the locker. The main area of the locker room is carpeted. A new shower and bathroom facility is attached to the main area. The locker room includes three wide dry erase boards and Tiger logos on the dividing wall in the middle of the room.

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Player and coach meeting rooms (shown below) are located upstairs on the east side of Lewis Field Stadium. These rooms were also renovated in 2006 along with the locker room. Each room contains dry erase white boards and drop down screens for video projectors along with ample seating and room dividers for position meetings. All coach offi ces are located along the hallway surrounding the meeting rooms.

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INDOOR TRAINING FACILITYINDOOR TRAINING FACILITY

New Indoor Training FacilityProposed for the Fall of 2012

A new multi-million dollar indoor training facility is scheduled to be built by the fall of 2012. The new training facility will be located at the southeast corner of the campus next to Lewis Field Stadium. This 50,000+ square-foot facility will be equipped with weights, cardio equipment, synthetic track and an artifi cial covered surface that will extend 50-60 yards. Fort Hays has already taken the next step to be competitive in the MIAA by committing to build the indoor training facility. Thats a really exciting project and its a big step in the right direction, said Coach Chris Brown. The project, once complete, will place FHSU as one of the few schools in the MIAA with such a training facility and give a real advantage on training Tiger Football players in the future. It takes time to build a program, but Fort Hays is doing what it takes to be competitive in the MIAA. If youre competitive in this conference, it means you are competitive nationally, said Brown. Renderings of the proposed project are above and below.

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Chris Brown - Head Football Coach Chris Brown enters his fi rst season as head coach of Fort Hays State in 2011. Brown came to Fort Hays State from Washburn University, where he served as the defensive coordinator and defensive secondary coach from 2002-2010 and assistant head coach in 2010. Brown helped Washburn compile a 62-41 record in his nine-year span with the program, which included two NCAA playoff appearances and two bowl wins. In his time at Washburn as defensive coordinator, Brown coached the 2009 and 2006 MIAA Most Valuable Defensive Players. As head of the defense, he guided two players selected in the NFL Draft (defensive tackle Trey Lewis-6th round 2007, and cornerback Cary Williams-7th round 2008), six All-Americans, 20 all-region, and 41 All-

MIAA selections at Washburn. His defense led the MIAA three of the last four seasons in turnovers gained, including a school record-tying 23 interceptions in 2007. While coaching the secondary, Washburn picked off 97 passes over the last fi ve years. The Ichabods set fi ve of the top nine interception totals for a season in school history under Brown. Brown came to Washburn to after spending three years as the secondary coach at Liberal High School where he helped the team to a mark of 37-5 in his time. Brown, a native of Liberal, Kan., is a 1996 graduate of Pittsburg State University where he recorded 470 tackles in 43 starts in his career at free safety. He is one of only three Gorillas to earn All-American honors three times. He was a unanimous All-American First Team selection his senior season and was named the CNN Division II National Player of the Year in 1995. He was also named to the NCAA Quarter Century Team for all players from 1975 to 1999 at free safety. He had a record 21 tackles in the NCAA Division II National Championship as a freshman against Jacksonville State. Brown was inducted into the Pittsburg State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. He and his wife, Daphne, have two sons, Hunter and Hayden.

THE BROWN FILEPERSONAL

Year at FHSU: First Born: July 3, 1974 Hometown: Liberal, Kansas Education: Pittsburg State University (1996)

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2011-Pres. Fort Hays State University Head Coach 2002-10 Washburn University Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator 1998-2001 Liberal High School Defensive Coordinator

PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1992-95 Pittsburg State University Free Safety

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Justin Schreiber begins his fi rst season as the offensive coordinator for Fort Hays State in 2011. He was hired by new head coach Chris Brown after serving in the same capacity at the University of Minnesota-Crookston (UMC) for the past three seasons. He also spent two seasons coaching the defensive backs at UMC before taking over as the offensive coordinator. During

the 2006 football season, Schreiber was the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and defensive backs coach at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton High School in Glyndon, Minn. Prior to his position at DGF High School, Schreiber was a graduate assistant running backs coach at Washburn where he coached alongside FHSU head coach Chris Brown. Washburn went to the postseason during both of Schreibers seasons on staff, winning the Mineral Water Bowl 36-33 over Northern State in 2004 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA II Playoffs in 2005 before falling to Northwest Missouri State. Schreiber got his coaching start at UMC following a standout playing career. He served as a student assistant quarterbacks coach for the 2003 season after being a three-year captain and starting quarterback for the Golden Eagles. He was also a three-time all-conference honorable mention selection and a pre-season Don Hanson Weekly Gazette All-American selection in 2002. Schreiber received his bachelors degree in Sports and Recreation Management from the University of Minnesota-Crookston in 2004 and partially completed a masters degree in Education Administration at Washburn. Schreiber and his wife Abby have three children, sons McKale and Easton and daughter Ava.

Justin SchreiberOffensive Coordinator

Al McCray is in his fourth year as a member of the Fort Hays State coaching staff and 2011 will be his second year serving as the assistant head coach. He is the primary coach of the Tiger wide receivers. In his three years, McCray has coached three wide receivers who have received accolades. Anthony Smith was an All-MIAA

selection in 2009 and O.J. Murdock and Cordarol Scales were honored by the conference in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, Murdock was named to the All-MIAA second team as well as being an All-American selection by D2football.com and Don Hansens National Weekly Football Gazette. Both Murdock and Scales were invited to the 2011 Cactus Bowl and Murdock followed that up with appearances in the East-West Shrine Game and NFL Scouting Combine. McCrays wide receivers have also left their mark on the Fort Hays State record book. In 2010, Murdock set the single-season record for receiving yards with 1,290 on 60 receptions. His average of 21.5 yards per catch is tied for the highest in a single season in FHSU history. In just two seasons under McCrays tutelage, Murdock amassed 1,987 receiving yards, good for seventh in the schools history, and 20 touchdowns, which ranks third all-time. A native of Miami, Fla., McCray came to the program from Florida Atlantic University, where he was an intern coach during the spring of 2008. McCray has 10 years of experience coaching football and track and fi eld in Tampa, Fla., where he also worked as a high school teacher. McCray has coached three players that are currently in the NFL (Brian Clark, Oliver Hoyte and Greg Lee). McCray was a player at Clinch Valley College (Va.). He earned a bachelors degree in Social Science from the University of South Florida.

Al McCrayAssistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers

Dion Meneley begins his fi rst season as an assistant football coach at Fort Hays State in 2011. He comes to FHSU after spending four seasons as the defensive coordinator at Southwestern (Kan.) College in Winfi eld. Meneley will serve as the defensive coordinator for the Tigers in 2011 as well as coaching the defensive line. Prior to coaching at Southwestern, Meneley

spent four seasons on the staff at Washburn University, where he was part of a Mineral Water Bowl championship, the schools fi rst MIAA conference championship, and fi rst NCAA II Playoff Appearance. While at Washburn, Meneley coached the outside linebackers, cornerbacks, and defensive lineman and worked alongsidge current FHSU head coach Chris Brown. He also coached two All-Americans in his time with the Ichabods. Meneley was a two-time fi rst team All-MIAA selection at outside linebacker for Pittsburg State. During his playing career, he was a part of three MIAA championships and the 1995 team that fi nished as the NCAA Division II runner-up. He was a team captain for the Gorillas in 1999. Meneley received his bachelors degree in General Studies from Pittsburg State University in 2004 and he is currently working towards a masters degree in Leadership from Southwestern (Kan.) College.

Dion MeneleyDefensive Coordinator

Justin Iske begins his fi rst season on the coaching staff at Fort Hays State in 2011. He will primarily work with the Tigers offensive line. He comes to FHSU after two seasons at Northwestern Oklahoma State University where he was the offensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and offensive line coach. His 2010 team won the conference

championship and led the conference in rushing offense, sacks allowed and kickoff returns. Iske spent the 2008 season coaching at Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College. He served as the special teams coordinator as well as coaching the tight ends and offensive line. Fort Scott went 9-2 that season and fi nished the year ranked No. 6 after winning the Heart of Texas Bowl. Other coaching stops for Iske have included Arizona Western College, Southwest Minnesota State University, Northern State University and Midland Luthern College. He played for Nebraska-Omaha for two seasons, but a knee injury in the spring of 1996 ended his playing career. He spent the 1996-98 seasons as a student assistant for the Mavericks before joining the staff as a graduate assistant from 1999-2001. As a graduate assistant, he worked with the tight ends and offensive line, while also serving as the video coordinator for UNO. Iske graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 1999 with a bachelors degree in General Studies with an emphasis on Mathematics. He later received a masters degree in Public Administration with emphasis in Public Management from Nebraska-Omaha in 2001. Iske and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Hunter.

Justin IskeOffensive Line

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Ryan Kelly is in his fi rst year as a graduate assistant with the Fort Hays State football team. He will assist in coaching of the cornerbacks this season. Kelly was a four-year starter at quarterback for Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., and was twice named a Heart of America Athletic Conference honorable mention selection. He holds the Benedictine career records for total

offense and passing yards as well as several single-game and single-season passing and yardage records. Kelly is a native of Topeka, Kan. and he earned his bachelors degree in Physical Education in December 2010. He is now working towards his masters degree in Sports Administration at FHSU.

Ryan KellyCornerbacks

Chris Randolph is in his second year with the Fort Hays State football program as a graduate assistant. After working with the quarterbacks in 2010, Randolph will assist with the Tiger running backs in 2011. Randolph has two years of coaching experience at the high school ranks. He was the offensive coordinator at Douglass High School in Kansas in 2008 and 2009.

Randolph was a standout player at Friends University (Kan.) as a quarterback. He was a three-year starter and a two-time all-conference selection for the Falcons. He helped Friends to the KCAC Championship for two straight years, from 2006 to 2007. A native of Waskom, Texas, Randolph earned his bachelors degree from Friends University in 2008. He is currently working towards his masters degree in Sports Administration at Fort Hays State University.

Chris RandolphRunning Backs

Mike Hecht is in his second season with the Fort Hays State coaching staff. After coaching the defensive line in 2010, Hecht will work with the Tiger outside linebackers in 2011. Hecht was a standout defensive lineman at Friends University (Kan.) from 2005 to 2008 He was a four-time all-conference selection on the defensive line for the Falcons. He was a fi rst team all-conference selection twice and

earned the schools Champion of Character Award. A native of Wichita, Kan., Hecht earned his bachelors degree in Business Administration from Friends University. He is currently working towards his masters degree in Sports Administration at Fort Hays State University.

Mike HechtLinebackers

Zach Watkins is in his fi rst season on the Fort Hays State football coaching staff. He will coach the Tigers inside linebackers in 2011. Watkins comes to FHSU after serving as a defensive graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State coaching the inside linebackers since January 2011. Watkins was a four-year starter at linebacker for Washburn from 2006-09 under current Fort Hays State head coach Chris

Brown. He put together a historic career for the Ichabods, registering 100 or more tackles in each season, compiling a school record 473 for his career. That mark also places him third all-time in NCAA Division II history. Watkins was named the MIAA Freshman of the Year in 2006 following a season which saw him earn honorable mention All-MIAA and second team all-region honors. From there, Watkins went on to earn fi rst-team All-MIAA in each of his fi nal three seasons. In 2007, Watkins helped lead the team to the NCAA II Playoffs for the second time in school history. Watkins would go on to be named the MIAA conference and Daktronics regional Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 following a stellar senior season. He was also a fi rst team All-America selection by the American Football Coaches Association in 2009 and a second team selection by Daktronics. In addition, Watkins was a three-time All-American selection by Don Hansens Football Gazette. Following his playing career at Washburn, Watkins was invited to Minnesota Vikings mini-camp in 2010 before going into coaching. In the summer of 2011, Watkins played for Team USA in the IFAF World Championship and helped the USA defend its world title by defeating Canada in the Gold Medal Game. He was a fi rst team all-tournament selection in the event. His accolades go beyond the fi eld as well, since Watkins was a three-time selection as both Academic All-MIAA and as an MIAA Scholar Athlete. He was also an ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2008 and a Ken B. Jones MIAA Student-Athlete of the Year Award fi nalist in 2010. Watkins, a native of Independence, Mo., graduated with a bachelors degree in Business Administration from Washburn University in December of 2009.

Zach WatkinsInside Linebackers

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Ryan Allgood is in his fi rst year with the Fort Hays State coaching staff. He will coach the tight ends in 2011. Allgood played two years at the University of Oklahoma from 2006 to 2007. Following his playing years, Allgood served as a student coach for two years with the Sooners. He was either a player or coach in three Big XII Championship games and four bowl games.

Allgood is a native of Grove, Okla., and earned his bachelors degree in Sociology from the University of Oklahoma.

Ryan AllgoodTight Ends

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NO NAME POS HT WT CL-EX HOMETOWN (Previous School) 1 Korey Allison DB 5-10 180 SR-1L Martinez, Calif. (Laney (Calif.) College) 2 Anthony Sheppard QB 6-2 170 JR-TR Pahokee, Fla. (Hinds (Miss.) CC) 3 Edward Smith RB 5-9 175 SO-1L Miami, Fla. (Southwest Miami HS) 4 Kedron Keke Paul DB 5-9 165 JR-TR St. Cloud, Fla. (Butte (Calif.) College) 6 Ricky Jacques RB 5-11 220 SR-1L Wichita, Kan. (Butler (Kan.) CC) 7 Sherod Murdock DB 5-11 180 SO-TR Tampa, Fla. (Pearl River (Miss.) CC) 8 Judah Linder DB 6-1 215 JR-TR Miami, Fla. (Chaffey (Calif.) College) 9 Austin Hubert DB 6-4 190 JR-2L Garden Plain, Kan. (Garden Plain HS) 11 Blake McAhren QB 6-4 195 SR-1L Fairfi eld, Calif. (Solano (Calif.) CC) 13 Cole Cherryholmes WR 5-10 195 JR-SQ Potwin, Kan. (Butler (Kan.) CC) 14 Jared Helfrich QB 6-1 185 FR-HS Dodge City, Kan. (Dodge City HS) 15 Keaton Callins WR 6-0 200 SO-RS Guthrie, Okla. (NW Oklahoma State) 16 Tanner Hageman WR 6-1 170 SO-SQ Cheney, Kan. (Cheney HS) 17 Anthony Smith WR 6-3 210 SR-3L Arlington, Texas (Sam Houston HS) 18 Treveon Albert QB 6-1 195 FR-HS Atlanta, Ga. (Grady HS) 19 Tyler Kimbrough K 5-7 170 JR-1L Warrior, Ala. (University of West Alabama) 20 Timothy Parker DB 5-10 180 JR-2L Glendale, Ariz. (Ironwood HS) 22 Andre Smith, Jr. RB 5-9 183 JR-TR Bakersfi eld, Calif. (Bakersfi eld (Calif.) College) 23 Micheal Jordan RB 5-9 175 FR-HS Kerens, Texas (Kerens HS) 24 Shaun Ohlde RB 5-11 175 SO-SQ Palmer, Kan. (Linn HS) 25 Shaquille Cooper DB 5-9 175 FR-HS Coral Gables, Fla. (Coral Gables HS) 26 Seth Klausmeyer DB 6-0 175 SO-TR Garden Plain, Kan. (Garden City (Kan.) CC) 27 Jeff Balkenbush DB 6-2 195 FR-HS Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Memorial HS) 28 Casey Sedbrook LB 5-11 185 FR-HS WaKeeney, Kan. (Hays HS) 29 Taylor Connors DB 6-1 185 FR-HS Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West HS) 30 Tyler Mathers LB 6-0 200 FR-HS Wylie, Texas (Wylie HS) 31 Keaton Engel DB 5-8 170 FR-HS Modesto, Calif. (Modesto (Calif.) JC) 32 Ethan Kosjer P/K 6-2 175 SR-3L Douglass, Kan. (Douglass HS) 33 Devin Hoffman DB 5-10 175 FR-RS Clafl in, Kan. (Clafl in HS) 34 Cale Sharp RB 6-0 180 FR-HS Salina, Kan. (Salina Central HS) 35 Stephen Marcotte DB 6-0 195 JR-2L Blackwell, Okla. (Blackwell HS) 36 Taylor Hopkins DB 5-11 185 FR-HS Omaha, Neb. (Burke HS) 37 Zach Nash DB 5-11 195 SO-1L Fort Lupton, Colo. (Fort Lupton HS) 38 Dylan Pfeifer RB 5-9 175 FR-RS Ellis, Kan. (Ellis HS) 39 Scott Russell DB 5-10 185 FR-HS Brighton, Colo. (Brighton HS) 40 Alex Whitehill LB 6-3 215 SR-3L McPherson, Kan. (McPherson HS) 41 Nick Dreitz LB 6-2 220 SR-3L Brush, Colo. (Brush HS) 42 Layton Hickel LB 6-3 210 JR-2L Clafl in, Kan. (Clafl in HS) 43 Brock Einspahr LB 6-3 215 SR-3L Alma, Neb. (Southern Valley HS) 44 A.J. Woodall LB 6-1 225 JR-2L Chandler, Okla. (Chandler HS) 45 Eric Jusko TE/LS 6-2 245 SR-1L Winnetka, Calif. (Los Angeles Valley College) 46 Kyle Perry LB 6-4 210 JR-2L Garden Plain, Kan. (Garden Plain HS) 48 Jared Lyle DB 6-0 200 FR-RS Natoma, Kan. (Natoma HS) 49 Chase Kreutzer RB 5-8 195 FR-RS Pratt, Kan. (Pratt HS) 50 Walter Garrett DL 6-2 275 FR-HS Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall HS) 51 Dylan Young OL 6-0 260 FR-RS Tonganoxie, Kan. (Tonganoxie HS) 52 Chris Jones LB 6-1 240 SO-1L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Valley City State) 53 Robert Weber K 6-0 225 FR-HS Garden Plain, Kan. (Garden Plain HS) 54 Luke Keener DL 6-3 250 SO-TR Olmitz, Kan. (Garden City (Kan.) CC) 55 Basil Bandy DL 6-2 225 JR-TR Fairfi eld, Calif. (Santa Rosa (Calif) CC) 57 Josh Balman DB 5-9 193 FR-HS Hays, Kan. (Hays HS) 58 Steven Koenig LB 6-2 205 FR-RS Johnstown, Colo. (Roosevelt HS) 61 Tanner Willhoft OL 6-0 260 FR-HS Hays, Kan. (Hays HS) 62 Mario Abundes OL 6-4 315 JR-TR Delano, Calif. (Bakersfi eld (Calif.) College) 63 Mitchell Paneno OL 6-2 270 SR-1L Lake Isabella, Calif. (Bakersfi eld (Calif.) College) 64 Alex Muckenthaler DL 6-4 185 FR-HS Leon, Kan. (Bluestem HS)

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No. Name Pos.62 Mario Abundes OL18 Treveon Albert QB1 Korey Allison DB Andreas Ashwood DB27 Jeff Balkenbush DB57 Josh Balman DB55 Basil Bandy DL67 Dimecus Brown OL86 Grant Brown TE Chance Bulmer FB91 Aaron Burton DL15 Keaton Callins WR13 Cole Cherryholmes WR29 Taylor Connors DB25 Shaquille Cooper DB87 Eli Cordon TE41 Nick Dreitz LB75 Luke Edney OL43 Brock Einspahr LB31 Keaton Engel DB50 Walter Garrett DL84 Zack Gaughan TE16 Tanner Hageman WR14 Jared Helfrich QB90 Edwin Herbert DL42 Layton Hickel LB33 Devin Hoffman DB80 Garrett Holle WR36 Taylor Hopkins DB9 Austin Hubert DB Johnny Hubbard III DL6 Ricky Jacques RB52 Chris Jones LB76 Logan Jones OL23 Micheal Jordan RB45 Eric Jusko TE85 Colby Kamm TE54 Luke Keener DL19 Tyler Kimbrough K50 Jay Kindler LB26 Seth Klausmeyer DB58 Steven Koenig LB32 Ethan Kosjer P/K49 Chase Kreutzer RB88 Chase Leake TE66 Sam Leighton DL78 Lamar Leon OL8 Judah Linder DB74 Ethan Lington OL48 Jared Lyle DB35 Stephen Marcotte DB97 Ernesto Martinez DL30 Tyler Mathers LB11 Blake McAhren QB

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NO NAME POS HT WT CL-EX HOMETOWN (Previous School) 65 Casey Sorrell OL 6-2 280 SR-1L Bakersfi eld, Calif. (Bakersfi eld (Calif.) College) 66 Sam Leighton DL 6-6 220 FR-HS Quinter, Kan. (Quinter HS) 67 Dimecus Brown OL 6-5 325 JR-TR Hamilton, Ohio (NW Oklahoma State) 68 Lex Rosson OL 6-2 265 FR-HS Edmond, Okla. (Edmond North HS) 70 John Hawk Rouse OL 6-2 270 JR-2L Ardmore, Okla. (Dickson HS) 71 Keaton Tuttle OL 6-6 315 JR-TR Cherokee, Iowa (Iowa Western CC) 72 Jesse Trent OL 6-4 265 FR-HS Dodge City, Kan. (Dodge City HS) 73 Josh Reese OL 6-3 235 JR-2L McPherson, Kan. (McPherson HS) 74 Ethan Lington OL 6-3 315 FR-HS Wylie, Texas (Wylie HS) 75 Luke Edney OL 6-4 245 FR-HS Westminster, Colo. (Academy of Charter Schools) 76 Logan Jones OL 6-7 295 JR-TR Blackwell, Okla. (NE Oklahoma A&M) 77 Tyler McCluskey OL 6-7 295 FR-TR Arvada, Colo. (Univ. of Northern Colorado) 78 Lamar Leon OL 6-2 300 SR-1L Tallahassee, Fla. (Georgia Military College) 80 Garrett Holle WR 6-4 195 FR-HS Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe HS) 81 Kevin Roya WR 5-10 195 SO-TR Modesto, Calif. (Modesto (Calif.) JC) 82 Kelly Pearson WR 5-11 170 FR-HS Goodland, Kan. (Goodland HS) 84 Zack Gaughan TE 6-5 250 FR-HS Hays, Kan. (Hays HS) 85 Colby Kamm TE 6-4 255 JR-TR Junction City, Kan. (Butler (Kan.) CC) 86 Grant Brown TE 6-4 240 SR-2L Beloit, Kan. (Beloit HS) 87 Eli Cordon TE 6-5 250 JR-TR Villisca, Iowa (Iowa Western CC) 88 Chase Leake TE 6-2 250 SR-1L Redondo Beach, Calif. (Los Angeles Valley Coll.) 90 Edwin Herbert DL 6-3 300 SR-1L Fairfi eld, Calif. (University of Florida) 91 Aaron Burton DL 6-4 285 JR-2L Great Bend, Kan. (Great Bend HS) 92 Emmanuel Scott DL 6-4 280 JR-TR San Jose, Calif. (De Anza (Calif.) College) 93 Cameron Shelton DL 6-4 255 SR-1L Bakersfi eld, Calif. (Bakersfi eld (Calif.) College) 95 Tanner Wiens DL 6-4 220 SO-RS Meade, Kan. (Hutchinson (Kan.) CC) 97 Ernesto Martinez DL 6-0 280 SR-2L Tampa, Fla. (Florida Atlantic University) Andreas Ashwood DB 6-1 210 JR-TR Tampa, Fla. (University of Toledo) Chance Bulmer FB 6-2 230 SO-SQ Andover, Kan. (Andover HS) Johnny Hubbard III DL 5-11 275 FR-HS Dallas, Texas (A. Maceo Smith HS) Jay Kindler LB 5-9 180 FR-HS Alma, Neb. (Alma Public Schools) Antonio McCray LB 6-0 215 FR-HS Dallas, Texas (A. Maceo Smith HS) Mason Salmans QB 6-2 200 SO-TR Hanston, Kan. (Hutchinson (Kan.) CC) Taylor Stonebraker DB 6-0 165 FR-HS Lyons, Kan. (Lyons HS) Grady Tichenor DB 6-0 195 FR-HS Valley Falls, Kan. (Jefferson West HS) Aaron Wondra DB 5-10 165 FR-HS Wichita, Kan. (Maize South HS) Complete roster as of July 20, 2011

No. Name Pronunciation62 Mario ABUNDES Uh-BOON-dez18 TREVEON Albert TRAY-vee-on94 BASIL Bandy BAY-zuhl67 DIMECUS Brown Dih-MEE-cuss15 Keaton CALLINS CAL-ins25 SHAQUILLE Cooper Shuh-KEEL87 Eli CORDON Core-DOAN41 Nick DREITZ DRY-tz43 Brock EINSPAHR EYE-ns-par84 Zack GAUGHAN GONE14 Jared HELFRICH HELL-frick80 Garrett HOLLE HALL-ee26 Ricky JACQUES JAY-cue19 Tyler KIMBROUGH KIM-bro26 Seth KLAUSMEYER KLAUS-my-er58 Steven KOENIG COE-nig32 Ethan KOSJER Coe-SHURE49 Chase KREUTZER CRITES-ur66 Sam LEIGHTON LAY-ton

No. Name Pos.77 Tyler McCluskey OL55 Antonio McCray LB64 Alex Muckenthaler DL7 Sherod Murdock DB37 Zach Nash DB24 Shaun Ohlde RB63 Mitchell Paneno OL20 Tim Parker DB4 Kedron Keke Paul DB82 Kelly Pearson WR46 Kyle Perry LB38 Dylan Pfeifer RB73 Josh Reese OL68 Lex Rosson OL70 John Hawk Rouse OL81 Kevin Roya WR39 Scott Russell DB Mason Salmans QB92 Emmanuel Scott DL28 Casey Sedbrook LB34 Cale Sharp RB93 Cameron Shelton DL2 Anthony Sheppard QB22 Andre Smith, Jr. RB17 Anthony Smith WR3 Edward Smith RB65 Casey Sorrell OL Taylor Stonebraker DB Grady Tichenor DB72 Jesse Trent OL71 Keaton Tuttle OL53 Robert Weber K40 Alex Whitehill LB95 Tanner Wiens DL61 Tanner Willhoft OL Aaron Wondra DB44 A.J. Woodall LB51 Dylan Young OL

No. Name Pronunciation35 Stephen MARCOTTE Mar-CAUGHT11 Blake MCAHREN Mc-AIR-in7 SHEROD Murdock Shure-ODD64 Alex MUCKENTHALER MUCK-en-THALL-ur30 Shaun OHLDE Ole-DEE63 Mitchell PANENO Puh-NEE-no4 KEKE Paul KEE-kee38 Dylan PFEIFER FY-fer73 Josh REESE REECE65 Casey SORRELL Sor-ELL31 Grady TICHENOR TICH-ner95 Tanner WIENS WEENS

Coaching StaffJustin SCHREIBER SHRY-berJustin ISKE ISS-keeDion MENELEY Men-KNEE-leeMike HECHT HECKT

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Chris Brown Coaching Era Begins at FHSU Fort Hays State begins a new era of football with Chris Brown entering his fi rst year as head coach of the program. Brown came to Fort Hays State from within the conference. He was the defensive coordinator for nine seasons at Washburn University. While at Washburn, he helped build the program into perennial MIAA contenders with one conference championship, two NCAA playoff appearances, and two bowl game appearances. Brown has spent his entire coaching career in the state of Kansas, working as an assistant for a very successful Liberal (Kan.) High School program from 1998 to 2001 in his hometown prior to taking the assistant position at Washburn in 2002. Brown was one of the top players all-time in NCAA Division II at Pittsburg State University as a three-time All-American, the CNN Division II National Player of the Year in 1995 and named to the NCAA Quarter Century Team for all players from 1975 to 1999 at free safety. Brown takes over a program that fi nished 10th in the MIAA in 2010 with an overall record of 3-8 and 1-8 conference mark. He will look to build the program into a conference contender as the Tigers have enjoyed just one winning season (6-5 in 2009, sixth in the MIAA) since joining the MIAA in 2006. He will have a challenge in the fi rst year as all of the skill position starters on offense from last year were lost to graduation, including FHSU all-time passing leader Mike Garrison and All-American wide receiver O.J. Murdock. All of the returning starters on offense are offensive linemen. The defense will have an entirely new starting front on the line. The most experience lies at the linebacker and defensive back positions.

Quarterbacks Big shoes will need to be fi lled in the quarterback role with the departure of two-time All-MIAA performer and FHSU all-time passing leader Mike Garrison. Redshirt-senior Blake McAhren is in his third year with the program. He saw very limited action in 2009 as Garrisons backup and redshirted last season to have one year of eligibility remaining. He led the Bay Valley Conference in passing yards per game as a sophomore in 2008 at Solano (Calif.) Community College. A pair of newcomers that will push McAhren for the starting job include junior transfer Anthony Sheppard and true freshman Treveon Albert. Sheppard comes to the program from Hinds (Miss.) Community College where he was an all-conference second team selection in 2010, throwing for 1,866 yards and 15 touchdowns and completing 56.3 percent of his attempts. Sheppard redshirted as a true freshman at Western Kentucky University before playing at Hinds. He was an all-state fi rst team selection as a senior and led Florida powerhouse Pahokee High School to consecutive Class 2B state championships. Albert comes to the program from Grady High School in Atlanta, Ga., where he was an all-city fi rst team selection as a senior, throwing for over 2,100 yards and 25 touchdowns and rushing for over 450 yards. A pair of in-state recruits add depth to the roster at quarterback, which includes sophomore transfer Mason Salmans and true freshman Jared Helfrich. Salmans redshirted the 2009 season and was a member of the roster in 2010 at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. He was a two-time all-state selection in his prep career at Pawnee Heights High School. Helfrich was an all-state selection as a senior, throwing for 2,347 yards and 20 touchdowns leading Dodge City High School to the state semifi nals in Class 6A.

Running Backs The Tigers lost two-time All-MIAA selection James Walker from their backfi eld, but he had very capable reserves behind him in 2010 that should have a chance to shine this year. Senior Ricky Jacques played in 10 games for the Tigers last year, rushing for 154 yards on 42 attempts. He also caught nine passes out of the backfi eld for 75 yards. With a year of experience under his belt, sophomore Edward Smith could be a favorite for the starting role with his speed. Fans saw fl ashes of his ability last year as he ran for 101 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns. He averaged 6.7 yards per carry in his nine games played. Smith saw quite a bit of time returning kicks with 251 yards on 16 returns. The Tigers should have talented depth in the backfi eld once again this year. Junior transfer Andre Smith, Jr., could push Jacques and Ed Smith for playing time right away. Smith comes to the program from Bakersfi eld (Calif.) College where he split even time at running back as a sophomore in 2010, rushing for 436 yards on 108 attempts and averaging 32.0 yards per kick return. He received a medical hardship in 2009 but dazzled his freshman year averaging 7.8 yards per carry with 707 yards.

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Head CoachChris Brown

Running BackRicky Jacques

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The Tigers have three other players returning from the 2010 roster listed at running back, which includes sophomore Shaun Ohlde, who saw time on special teams, and a pair of redshirt-freshmen in Dylan Pfeifer and Chase Kreutzer. Pfeifer and Ohlde saw quite a few reps running the ball in the 2011 spring game. Chance Bulmer is listed at fullback. He redshirted the 2007 season at FHSU but was not part of the team the last three years. A pair of freshman newcomers looking to make an impact on the program include Micheal Jordan from Kerens, Texas, and Cale Sharp from Salina, Kan. Jordan was an all-state fi rst team selection at running back for Kerens High School, posting 1,786 rushing yards and 298 receiving yards. Sharp was a two-time all-state running back at Salina Central High School, where he rushed for over 3,000 yards and 35 touchdowns in his prep career.

Receivers/Tight Ends The Tigers lost three All-MIAA receivers from the 2010 squad, which included All-American O.J. Murdock, who set a school record for receiving yards in a season, Cordarol Scales and tight end Beau Gadwood. Senior Anthony Smith is the only returner with signifi cant experience, an All-MIAA performer in 2009. What should have been his senior year in 2010 was cut short by injury and he was granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA. He had 25 receptions for 297 yards as a junior in 2009. The Tigers have three players that converted from quarterback to wide receiver in the spring of 2011, which includes redshirt-sophomore Keaton Callins, junior Cole Cherryholmes, and sophomore Tanner Hageman. Callins redshirted last season, Cherryholmes did not appear in any games, and Hageman entered one game late at quarterback to close a blow out win for the Tigers. The Tigers will look to possible late transfers and true freshmen to bring life to the aerial game in 2011. Fort Hays State has two true freshmen listed at the position that could battle for playing opportunities, which includes Garrett Holle and Kelly Pearson. Holle was an all-state honorable mention selection and fi rst team all-district and all-city selection as a senior, accumulating 56 receptions for over 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Ariz. Pearson was an all-state selection in 2010 at Goodland (Kan.) High School. The only transfer listed on the roster as of July 20 is Kevin Roya who played in fi ve games last year at Modesto (Calif.) Junior College. The Tigers have three returners at tight end this year in senior Chase Leake, Eric Jusko, and Grant Brown. Leake and Jusko are seniors and Brown is a junior. Leake was the only player of the three to record a reception last year. Jusko served as the teams long snapper and could see that role once again this year on special teams. Brown was converted to the offensive line last year but returns to his natural tight end position this year. Junior transfer Eli Cordon could be a solid option to replace Gadwood as he was an all-conference second team selection at Iowa Western Community College. Junior transfer Colby Kamm played two years at Butler (Kan.) Community College. True freshman Zack Gaughan, a local product from Hays High School, was a two-time all-state selection at tight end.

Offensive Linemen All of the returning starters from last years offense are on the offensive line. Those four individuals include seniors Lamar Leon and Casey Sorrell, and juniors Hawk Rouse and Josh Reese. Leon started in all six games he played in but battled injury issues throughout the year. He started four games at left tackle and two games at right guard. Sorrell started eight of the 10 games he played in, all at right guard. Rouse was the only player of the four to start in all games in 2010, all at left guard. Reese was a starter at right tackle in two games and at left tackle in seven games. Other offensive linemen returning from the 2010 team are senior Mitchell Paneno and redshirt-freshman Dylan Young. The Tigers have 10 newcomers listed at offensive line, half are transfers and the other half are freshmen. Junior college transfers include Mario Abundes, Dimecus Brown, Logan Jones, and Keaton Tuttle. Abundes (Bakersfi eld (Calif.) College), Brown (Northwestern Oklahoma State) and Jones (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) are all juniors and two-year starters at their respective colleges. Tuttle is also a junior and helped Iowa Western Community College to a conference championship last year. The other transfer is freshman Tyler McCluskey, who redshirted last year at the University of Northern Colorado. Freshmen include Luke Edney, Ethan Lington, Lex Rosson, Jesse Trent, and Tanner Willhoft. Edney, native of Westminster, Colo., was an all-conference fi rst team selection at Academy of Charter

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Wide ReceiverAnthony Smith

Offensive LinemanLamar Leon

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2011 OUTLOOK2011 OUTLOOK 2011 OUTLOOKSchools. Lington was a two-time all-district selection at Wylie High School in Wylie, Texas. Rosson was a three-year starter and all-district selection at Edmond North High School in Edmond, Okla. Trent was an all-state fi rst team selection in both football and wrestling, earning an individual state championship in wrestling at Dodge City High School in Dodge City, Kan. Willhoft is one year removed from high school but was a local all-area selection at Hays High School.

Defensive Linemen The Tigers will have a completely new starting front on defense with the graduation of all four starters from last

year, which included All-MIAA First Team selection Jacob Crossman. However, four of the fi ve returning players at this position saw signifi cant time in 2010. Returners include seniors Edwin Herbert, Ernesto Martinez, and Cameron Shelton, junior Aaron Burton, and redshirt-sophomore Tanner Wiens. Herbert battled injury issues throughout the season and started in fi ve of the nine games he played and recorded 17 tackles. Martinez played in all 11 games in 2010 and made three starts while accumulating nine tackles. Shelton played in 10 games as a back-up and also recorded 17 tackles. Burton played in all 11 games and recorded 16 tackles and a forced fumble. Wiens redshirted last year after transferring from Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. The Tigers have seven newcomers listed on the defensive line, which includes three transfers and three true freshmen. Basil Bandy is a junior transfer from Santa Rosa (Calif.) Community College who recorded nearly 30 tackles and two sacks in 2010. Emmanuel Scott is a junior transfer from De Anza (Calif.) College where he recorded 32 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions as a sophomore in 2010. Luke Keener is a sophomore transfer from Garden City (Kan.) Community College,

where he recorded 35 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 2010 as a freshman. Freshmen include Walter Garrett, Johnny Hubbard III, Sam Leighton, and Alex Muckenthaler. Garrett

played both offensive and defensive line for Rockwall (Texas) High School. Hubbard III was a fi rst team all-district fi rst team selection at A. Maceo Smith High School in Dallas. Leighton played an hour up the road at Quinter (Kan.) High School where he was an all-state, all-district, and all-league selection. Muckenthaler played his prep career at Bluestem High School in Leon, Kan.

Linebackers FHSU has a lot of experience returning at the linebacker position. All three starters from last year return in seniors Alex Whitehill, Nick Dreitz, and Brock Einspahr. Whitehill was an All-MIAA Honorable Mention selection last year who ranked second in the MIAA in tackles (114) and 12th in NCAA Division II. Concensus Draft Services tabbed him as a Preseason First Team All-American for NCAA Division II this year. He was the fi rst FHSU player to record at least 100 tackles in a season since 2003. Dreitz ranked third on the team in tackles with 63 after leading the team the year before with 89. He is 12 tackles shy of 200 in his career at FHSU. Einspahr started nine of the 10 games he played last year, recording a career-high 40 tackles. The Tigers are deep at this position with three juniors that have signifi cant playing experience. Layton Hickel recorded 40 tackles last year, starting three of 11 games. He was third on the team in tackles in 2009 with 79. A.J. Woodall recorded 12 tackles last year in 10 games played and Kyle Perry played in four games. Sophomore Chris Jones returns to the squad but did not play last year and Steven Koenig redshirted last year as a true freshman. All of the newcomers listed are true freshmen, which includes Jay Kindler, Tyler Mathers, Antonio McCray, and Casey Sedbrook. Kindler was a fi rst team all-state and all-district selection in eight-man football for Alma (Neb.) Public Schools. Mathers was a three-time all-district selection for Wylie High School in Wylie, Texas. McCray was a fi rst team all-district selection at A. Maceo Smith High School in Dallas, Texas. Sedbrook, a local product, was an all-state selection at Hays High School.

Defensive LinemanEdwin Herbert

LinebackerAlex Whitehill

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Defensive Backs The Tigers have seven returners at defensive back in 2011, led by 2010 starters Tim Parker and Korey Allison. Parker started all 11 games at cornerback last year as a sophomore, leading the team in interceptions with three while recording 24 tackles and four pass break-ups. Allison came on strong in the second half of last season, starting six of the 11 games. He fi nished sixth on the team in tackles with 52 and had one interception and four pass break-ups. Juniors Austin Hubert and Stephen Marcotte saw signifi cant action in 2010. Hubert fi nished with eight tackles in 11 games played and Marcotte fi nished with seven tackles in nine games played. Sophomore Zach Nash saw the majority of his time on special teams, recording seven tackles in 10 games played. Jared Lyle and Devin Hoffman redshirted as true freshmen in 2010. The Tigers have a stockpile at this position with 15 newcomers listed. Transfers include juniors Andreas Ashwood, Kedron Paul, and Judah Linder, and sophomores Seth Klausmeyer and Sherod Murdock. Ashwood transferred from the University of Toledo where he played in 20 games over two seasons, making two starts. Paul transferred from Butte (Calif.) College where he played two seasons with four career interceptions and over 800 kick and punt return yards. Linder played two years at Chaffey (Calif.) College and recorded 52 tackles and two interceptions last year. He originally signed with Iowa State University out of high school where he redshirted a year. Klausmeyer is the only in-state transfer at this position, coming to the program from Garden City (Kan.) Community College, where he recorded 24 tackles and an interception as a freshman last year. Murdock is the younger brother of former FHSU wide receiver and All-American O.J. Murdock. He has been out of football for a couple of seasons since playing in 2008 at Pearl River (Miss.) Community College. He originally committed to the University of Pittsburgh out of high school. There are 10 true freshmen listed at this position, which includes Jeff Balkenbush, Josh Balman, Taylor Connors, Shaquille Cooper, Keaton Engel, Taylor Hopkins, Scott Russell, Taylor Stonebraker, Grady Tichenor, and Aaron Wondra. Balkenbush was an all-city and all-district selection at Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Okla. Balman, a local recruit from Hays High School, was a two-time all-conference performer at defensive back. Cooper had his senior year cut short due to injury, but averaged 11.1 yards per carry as a running back at Coral Gables (Fla.) High School. Connors was a two-time all-conference selection at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colo. Engel was an all-league selection at Modesto Christian High School in Modesto, Calif. Hopkins was an all-district and all-state performer for Burke High School in Omaha, Neb. Russell was an all-conference selection for Brighton High School in Brighton, Colo. Stonebraker is an in-state recruit from Lyons High School in Lyons, Kan. Tichenor, native of Valley Falls, Kan., was a two-time all-league selection at Jefferson West High School. Wondra, native of Wichita, Kan., was an all-league selection at Maize South High School.

Kickers/Punters Fort Hays State returns its placekicker and punter from a season ago in junior Tyler Kimbrough and senior Ethan Kosjer. Kimbrough booted 34 extra points and nine fi eld goals in his fi rst year with the Tigers after transferring from the University of West Alabama. Kosjer led the MIAA in punting average in 2010 at 42.7 yards per boot, the second-highest single-season average in FHSU history. Kosjer earned All-MIAA and all-region honors in 2009 as a sophomore even though his average was better as a junior in 2010. The only newcomer to the team is freshman Robert Weber from Garden Plain High School in Garden Plain, Kan.

Defensive BackTim Parker

PunterEthan Kosjer

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2010 (Jr): Played in all 11 games at defensive back and started the fi nal six games of the season...Ranked sixth on the team in tackles with 52...Ranked second on the team in pass break-ups with four...Had seven or more tackles in fi ve games...Recorded a season-high nine tackles against Missouri Southern...Recorded his lone forced fumble of the season against Truman...Recorded his only interception of the season against Central Missouri...Earned fi rst FHSU letter. Laney (Calif.) College: All-conference fi rst team selection as a sophomore in 2009...Played two years for the Eagles. Alhambra HS: Two-time all-conference selection at defensive back and wide receiver...Lettered three years in football and basketball.

PersonalMAJOR - Criminal Justice. PARENTS - Ronald Allison & Arlicia Allen.

2010 (Jr): Appeared in eight games for the Tigers...Did not accumulate any offensive stats...Earned second FHSU letter. 2009 (So): Appeared in one game for the Tigers...Did not accumulate any offensive stats. 2008 (Fr): Appeared in six games for the Tigers...Did not accumulate any offensive stats...Earned fi rst FHSU letter. Beloit HS: All-league selection football for both offense and defense...Earned all-state honors in football and basketball...All-league selection in basketball...State medalist in the shot put for track and fi eld...Lettered four years in track and fi eld and three years in football and basketball at BHS.

PersonalMAJOR - Health & Human Performance. PARENTS - Jerry & Yvette Brown.

2010 (So): Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve on the defensive line...Recorded at least one tackle in eight of 11 games...Posted a season-high three tackles at Emporia State and against Washburn...Recorded a forced fumble against Truman and a pass break-up against Washburn...Earned second FHSU letter. 2009 (R-Fr): Appeared in two games...Suffered a season-ending injury in the second game of the season against Colorado Mines...Recorded a season-high three tackles at Western State...Earned fi rst FHSU letter. 2008 (Fr): Redshirted the 2008 season. Great Bend HS: Earned all-state selections by the KFCA and Topeka Capital Journal...Earned fi rst-team all-conference honors for the Panthers...Lettered four years in football.

PersonalMAJOR - Justice Studies. PARENTS - Kwin & Annette Burton.

Allisons Career Defensive Stats (FHSU) Year GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL Sacks/YL FF FR INT PBR2010 11-6 28 24 52 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 4

Allisons Career Return Stats (FHSU) Year KOR Yds Avg Long TD I PR Yds Avg Long TD2010 4 70 17.5 42 0 I 9 21 2.3 16 0

2010 (So): Redshirted the 2010 season. Northwestern Oklahoma State: Appeared in four games as a freshman, completing 7-of-16 passes for 34 yards and one touchdown, and rushing for 38 yards and one touchdown. Guthrie HS: Led Class 5A for passing yards and touchdowns as a senior in 2008...Oil Bowl Participant.

PersonalMAJOR - Justice Studies. PARENTS - Reggie & Cristy Callins.

KEATONCALLINSWide Receiver6-0 - 185 - Redshirt-SophomoreGuthrie, Okla. Northwestern Oklahoma State

KOREY ALLISONDefensive Back5-10 - 180 - SeniorMartinez, Calif. Laney (Calif.) College

GRANT BROWNTight End6-4 - 265 - SeniorBeloit, Kan. Beloit HS

AARONBURTONDefensive Lineman6-4 - 305 - JuniorGreat Bend, Kan. Great Bend HS

Burtons Career Defensive Stats Year GP-GS UT AT TOT TFL Sacks/YL FF FR INT PBR2009 2-0 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 02010 11-0 8 8 16 2.0-6 0-0 1 0 0 1Totals 13-0 10 9 19 2.0-6 0-0 1 0 0 1

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2010 (Jr): Started in all 10 games that he played...Ranked third on the team in tackles with 63...Posted a season-high nine tackles against Washburn...Recorded his only interception and fumble recovery of the season against Truman...Had two pass break-ups for the second straight season...Recorded at least six tackles in seven of his 10 games played...Earned third FHSU letter. 2009 (So): Started in all 11 games at linebacker...Led the team in tackles with 89...Led the team in assisted tackles with 51...Recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack...His lone interception of the season was at Missouri Southern...Recorded two pass break-ups...Posted a career high and tied the team season high with 14 tackles at Pittsburg State...Reached double digits in total tackles in the last three games of the season...Earned second FHSU letter. 2008 (R-Fr): Played in all 11 games...Ranked eighth on the team in tackles with 36...Led all FHSU freshmen in tackles...Posted a season-high fi ve tackles on two occasions, coming at Emporia State and against Missouri Southern...Recorded three or more tackles in nine of the 11 games...Earned fi rst FHSU letter. 2007 (Fr): Redshirted the 2007 season. Brush HS: Two-time All-State and All-Patriot League selection at linebacker...All-Patriot League selection at tight end as a sophomore...Defensive Player of the Year in 2005...Played in the Colorado All-State Game...Four-year letterwinner in football.

PersonalMAJOR - Nursing. PARENTS - Randy & Connie Dreitz.

2010 (So): Did not appear in any games. Butler (Kan.) CC: Redshirted his freshman year of 2008 and then was a member of the team as a redshirt-freshman in 2009. Remington HS: All-state fi rst team selection as a senior in 2007...All-state honorable mention quarterback as a junior in 2006...All-league fi rst team selection in 2006 and 2007...Played in 2008 Kansas Shrine Bowl...Four-year letterwinner in football, basketball and track and fi eld.

PersonalMAJOR - Biology. PARENTS - John & Kathy Cherryholmes.

2010 (Jr): Played in 10 games and started nine...Tied for seventh on the team in tackles with 40...Posted a career-high 12 tackles at Emporia State...Recorded both of his pass break-ups for the season against East Central...Had fi ve or more tackles in four games...Earned third FHSU letter. 2009 (So): Played in all 11 games and started six at linebacker...Ranked 11th on the team in total tackles with 34...Had a season-high eight tackles at Western State...Recorded two tackles for loss...Earned second FHSU letter. 2008 (R-Fr): Played in all 11 games...Recorded three tackles on the season, with one in three separate games...Earned fi rst FHSU letter. 2007(Fr): Redshirted the 2007 season. Southern Valley HS: All-state honorable mention selection in 2004, 2005 and 2006...All-district fi rst team selection as a junior and senior...All-region fi rst team selection as a junior and senior...McCook Gazette All-Region First Team in 2005 and 2006...Holds school record for tackles...Nominated to the Nebraska All-State Game.

PersonalMAJOR - Technology Studies. PAR