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SIGEPS ONCE AGAIN PARTICIPATED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SPORTS ON MANY CAMPUSES
By Jay Langhammer
Here is our yearly review of stellar accomplishment by SigEp undergraduate athletes participating in intercollegiate sports during the fall of 2011. Also mentioned are several alumni involved in college and professional sports. Chapters should submit names of athletes to communications@sigep.net for future coverage in both the Sound Bite and The Journal.
BABSON
Cross country runner Brian deLeon ’14 placed 28th (28:05) at the NEWMAC meet and ran an 8K time of 28:13.27 at the NCAA Division III regional meet. Teammate Michael Liachowitz ’14 also competed in the NEWMAC race.
BAKER
Corey Clark ’13 placed eighth (26:05) at the Heart of America Athletic Conference 8K race and ran a 26:28.33 time at the NAIA national meet. Teammate Vincent Tadokoro ’15 finished 20th (27:52.82) at the NAAC event and Jason Berry ’14 was also on the squad.
BALDWIN-WALLACE
Defenseman Tony Passalacqua ’15 saw action for the 16-6 BWC soccer squad.
 BUCKNELL
Contributing to the 15-10 water polo team was Trevor Reitz ’14, who was second with 34 steals while contributing 35 points on 11 goals and 24 assists.
CASE WESTERN RESERVE
David Dixon ’14 placed 14th (21:39.32) at the 6K Sudeck Classic cross country meet; posted an 8K time of 28:20.04 at the University Athletic Association meet and ran a 26:32.53 8K time at the NCAA Division III regional.
CLARKSON
Defenseman Matt Konecnik ’12 played his final season for the soccer team.
DENISON
Defenseman Matt Kepler ’12 of the 8-7-2 soccer squad was a three-year starter.
DRAKE
Offensive lineman Avery Fuhs ’12 started seven games for the 9-2 Pioneer Football League champs and was on the Academic All-PFL second team (3.47 GPA in biology & chemistry). Also seeing action were offensive lineman Andrew Keller ’11 (10 games) and defensive lineman Zach Lozier ’12 (nine games). 
EASTERN ILLINOIS
Football linebacker Antonio Taylor ’14 started every game, ranked second on the team with 92 tackles and picked off one pass.
EMORY
Cross country runner Scott Jarvis ’13 had best 8K times in a 19th place finish (27:12.99) at the JSU Foothills Invitational and was 25th (27:20.17) at the Berry Invitational.
FLORIDA STATE
A key star for the Seminoles’ 9-4 team that beat Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl was consensus All-American punter Shawn Powell ’11. He led the NCAA with a 47.0 average on 57 punts, including 24 that traveled 50 or more yards. Powell, who played in the East-West Shrine Game, was also on the All-Atlantic Coast first Team and the North-American Interfraternity Conference All-Fraternity All-American first team. Teammate on the FSU football team was deep snapper Frank Nicholas ’13.
FRESNO STATE
NFL star running back Ryan Mathews, Fresno State ‘11, had a big year for the San Diego Chargers and was chosen for the Pro Bowl. He rushed for 1,091 yards, six touchdowns on 222 carries and caught 50 passes for 455 yards. Playing his final college season was wide receiver Matthew De Los Santos ’12.
 HUNTINGDON
Jeff Jenkins ’12 won the Great South Atlantic Conference cross country meet with an 8K time of 28:57.69 and was named GSAC Runner of the Year. Teammate Ian Layne ’13 placed 13th at the GSAC meet. David Ballard ’15 kicked nine extra points and punted 53 times for a 33.7 average. Also on the football team were quarterback Jacob Kistel ’14 and running back Hayden Pugh ’14. Playing soccer were Daniel Dumont ’15 and Jackson Horn ’15.
JOHN CARROLL
Offensive guard Dan Kampman ’15 was a member of the JCU football squad. Running for the cross country squad were Nate Babb ’15 and Rob Morel ’15.
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN
Midfielder Sam Waninger ’12 started 16 games for the soccer team. Nick Richey ’14 ran a best 8K time of 28:39.20 at the Great Lakes Valley Conference cross country meet and placed 17th at the Western Kentucky Old Timers Classic.
LAWRENCE TECH
Goalie Phil Lucas ’12 played his final season on the soccer team.
MAINE
Two cross country standouts closed out their careers. David Currier ’13 placed 20th (25:18.52) at the 8K American East championship and 71st (31:41.1) at the 10K NCAA Eastern Regional. Spencer McElwain ’12 was 25th (25:25.44) at the American East meet and 94th (32:04.1) at the NCAA regional.
M.I.T.
Ben Mattocks ’12 placed fifth (26:10) at the NEWMAC cross country meet and ranked 66th (out of 322 runners) with a 26:10.11 time at the NCAA Division III New England championship.
MISSOURI S&T
Five SigEp football players were led by All-Great Lakes Football Conference second team linebacker Ashley Jordan ’11, who posted 31 tackles, including nine for losses and two sacks. Defensive back Cameron Williams ’11 started 10 contests and made 29 stops. Making 23 tackles was back Jake Schneider ’14 while offensive lineman Forrestal Hickman ’15 played in 10 games. Also on the squad was linebacker Chance Alexander ’15.
MONMOUTH
Key players for the 8-6-2 soccer team were Ryan Stransky ’13, who started 15 games, and Eddie Martinez ’12, who had eight starts. Competing for the track team was Ryan Arndt ’16.
 MORAVIAN
Tight end Mike Zanoni ’12 led the football team with 22 catches for 190 yards.
MOREHEAD STATE
Relief pitcher Jon Rauch, Morehead State ’00, led the Toronto Blue Jays in appearances with 51 and posted 11 saves and a 5-4 record. An emergency appendectomy on August 15th cut his season short and he signed as a free agent with the New York Mets in December.
OHIO WESLEYAN
Seeing action for the football team were offensive linemen Chris Badenhop ’14, Kollin Tossey ’12, Dave Stewart ’12, Jake Eckard ’14, Jake Stang ’14 and Chad Williams ’12 plus defensive lineman Kenny Peeler ’14.
OKLAHOMA
Following the season, Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables, Kansas State ’94 left the staff to become defensive coordinator at Clemson.
STEVENS TECH
Runner Michael Maglio ’15 had his best time of the season (27:27) in a 21st place finish at the Empire 8 cross country meet. Teammate Andrew Verderame ’12 placed 30th at the Empire 8 event with a time of 28:03.
TRINE
Members of the football team were running back Devin Leas ’13, who ran for 216 yards and four TDs, offensive guard Kelly Badger ’12 (10 starts) and tight end Jeffrey Harbrecht ’14.
TRUMAN STATE
Seeing action on the football field were offensive tackle Aaron Tjarks ’11, who started 10 contests, and wide receiver Trevor Allinson ’14. Playing their final season on the soccer team were Ben Hasse ’12, who started 13 games, and Mike Kane ’12, who made five starts.
WASHINGTON STATE
Offensive guard Paul Lutgen ’15 was a member of the football squad.
WASHINGTON IN ST. LOUIS
Michael Weiss ’12, caught 16 passes for 131 yards as a wide receiver for the football team.
WESTERN MICHIGAN
Head football coach Bill Cubit, Delaware ’75, led his squad to a 7-6 record and a berth in the Little Ceasars Bowl. After 11 seasons, his overall record is now 81-57-1.
WESTMINSTER
Midfielder Jamie Gross ’12 started every soccer game and was second in scoring with 10 points (four goals, two assists). He received All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference honorable mention and NSCAA Scholar All-East Region mention. Defensive lineman Rocky Radeff ’14 appeared in seven games for the football team.
WORCESTER TECH
SigEps dominated the football squad with more than 30 players. The leader on offense was quarterback Johny Antonopoulos ’14, who completed 91 passes in 174 attempts for 1,094 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was one of six SigEps named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team, the others being offensive linemen Nathan Gee ’13 and Tim Grupp ’14, plus wide receivers Jared Harbold ’14, Ehab Hamdan ’14 and Trevor Rancourt ’14. Other players seeing action during the season included linebacker Ed Lukowski ’14, running back Joe Rubino ’14, defensive back Michael Grasis ’15, defensive back Jonathan Arnone ’15, defensive lineman Thomas Chub ’15, wide receiver Kevin Galvin ’15, defensive lineman Victor Agudelo ’15, offensive lineman Zach Arnold ‘15 and kicker Mitchell Lewis ’15.
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