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Patriot League Champions • 1997 • 1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2005 • 2008 • 2012

2015 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Sept. 5 at Navy Noon Sept. 12 NEW HAMPSHIRE 6:00 Sept. 19 YALE (HC) 1:00 Sept. 26 at Holy Cross * Noon Oct. 2 at Cornell 7:00 Oct. 10 at Princeton 1:00 Oct. 17 at Georgetown * Noon Oct. 31 FORDHAM * (FW) 1:00 Nov. 7 at Lafayette * 1:00 Nov. 14 LEHIGH * 1:00 Nov. 21 BUCKNELL * 1:00 All times Eastern. * Patriot League. (HC) Homecoming. (FW) Family Wknd.

2014 RESULTS (5-7, 3-3*) Date Opponent Results Aug. 30 at Ball State L 10-30 Sept. 13 at Delaware L 25-28 Sept. 20 CORNELL W 27-12 Sept. 27 GEORGETOWN W 19-0 Oct. 4 HOLY CROSS * W 20-17 Oct. 11 PRINCETON W 31-30 Oct. 18 at Yale L 31-45 Oct. 25 at Albany L 17-24 Nov. 1 at Fordham * L 13-37 Nov. 8 LAFAYETTE L 16-19 Nov. 15 at Lehigh * L 27-30 Nov. 22 at Bucknell * W 21-6 * Patriot League.

COLGATE ATHLETICCOMMUNICATIONS

OFFICE PHONE: (315) 228-7602 John Painter ......................................Director Jarrett Abelson ..................Associate Director Kat Castner ........................ Assistant Director Lisa Diehl .................Administrative Assistant Nina Lindberg .................Multimedia Assistant Nicolle Holcomb .................Ath. Comm. Intern

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location: Hamilton, N.Y. 13346Enrollment: 2,927Interim President: Jill HarsinVice President and Director of Athletics: Victoria M. ChunAffiliation: NCAA Division I FCSConference: Patriot LeagueColors: Maroon, Gray and WhiteNickname: Raiders

QUICK FACTS

Fred ’50 and Marilyn Dunlap Endowed Coaching Chair for Football: Dan Hunt (Springfield ’92) Record at Colgate: 5-7 (1 Season) Overall Record: 5-7 (1 Season)Assistant CoachesPaul Shaffner (Ithaca ’82), Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers; Chris Young (Colgate ’97), Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks; Ryan Knowles (Idaho ’02), Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator; Stan Dakosty (Colgate ’05), Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator; Brad Dunlay (Springfield ’99), Offensive Line; Terry Dow (Ithaca ’90), Tight Ends/H-Backs; Brent Bassham (Western Michigan ’08), Wide Receivers. Siriki Diabate (Syracuse ’13), Secondary; Jordan Brown (Northwest Missouri State ’09), Outside Linebackers.Football Office Phone: (315) 228-7603Administrative Assistant: Debbie Rhyde

TEAM INFORMATION

Stadium: Crown Field at Andy Kerr StadiumCapacity: 10,221 (FieldTurf)Basic Offense: MultipleBasic Defense: MultipleLetterwinners Returning: 45Letterwinners Lost: 14Starters Returning/Lost: 15/7Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5Specialists Returning/Lost: 2/02014 Record: 5-72014 Patriot League Record: 3-3

ATHLETIC COMMUNCIATIONS OFFICE

Football Contact: John PainterCell Phone: (865) 414-1143 Office Phone: (315) 228-7566Website: GoColgateRaiders.comTwitter: @ColgateAthletics Football Twitter: @ColgateFBAndy Kerr Stadium Press Box: (315) 228-6863

2014 COLGATE FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS

COLGATE RAIDERS2015 FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS

MEDIA INFORMATIONFor further information concerning the foot-ball team, contact John Painter in the Colgate Athletic Communications Office at (315) 228-7602. Interviews with players and coaches should be arranged through the Office of Athletic Communications.

2014 RETURNING LETTERMEN2015 ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Joe Figueroa DB 5-9 190 Jr. 2L Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Fort Pierce Central) 2 Chris Morgan DB 6-0 195 Jr. 2L Ardmore, Pa. (The Haverford School) 3 Kwame Larbi DB 5-10 180 Jr. SQ Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta) 4 Josh Ford DB 5-10 185 Sr. 3L Haledon, N.J. (DePaul Catholic) 5 Sage Attwood QB 6-1 195 Fr. HS Cape Coral, Fla. (Ida Baker) 6 Bret Mooney QB 6-4 210 So. 1L West Dundee, Ill. (Jacobs) 7 Keyon Washington WR 5-7 170 So. 1L Englewood, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) 8 Ben Hunt DB 6-0 185 Fr. HS Mount Laurel, N.J. (Lenape Regional) 9 T.J. Holl QB 6-1 205 Fr. HS Cranberry Township, Pa. (Seneca Valley)

10 Dan Grasso FB 6-2 220 Jr. 2L Washington Twp., N.J. (Bergen Catholic)10 Tyler Castillo DB 5-10 170 Fr. HS Orlando, Fla. (East River)11 Brian Lalli WR 6-1 200 Sr. 2L Jessup, Pa. (Valley View)12 Dylan Finelli WR 6-3 205 Sr. 1L Easthampton, N.J. (Rancocas Valley)13 Eddie Robinson TB 6-0 205 Jr. SQ Woodmere, N.Y. (Lawrence)14 Brett Gasiorowski TE 6-4 215 Fr. HS Glenbard Township, Ill. (Glenbard North)15 Jake Melville QB 6-1 195 Jr. 2L Sparta, N.J. (Sparta)16 Austin Garvey DB 5-10 190 Sr. 1L Marlborough, Mass. (Marlborough)17 Danny Copeland QB 6-0 195 Jr. 2L Rockville, Md. (The Bullis School)18 Frank Ferarri QB 6-1 190 Fr. HS Verona, N.J. (Verona)19 Ty Edmond QB 5-11 195 Sr. 2L Coopersburg, Pa. (Southern Lehigh)

20 Demetrius Russell TB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla. (Taft)21 Adam Bridgeforth DB 6-0 190 Sr. 3L Nazareth, Pa. (Nazareth Area)22 James Holland TB 5-9 205 So. 1L Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Kings Academy)23 Ty McCollum DB 5-10 170 Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla. (Gaither)24 John Wilkins TB 5-11 240 Jr. 2L Wallington, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep)25 Connor Wingenroth WR 5-11 190 So. SQ Valencia, Calif. (Hart)26 Brandon Henry FB 5-11 220 So. SQ Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day Sch.)26 Courtney Mimms DB 5-10 165 Fr. HS Fort Pierce, Fla. (Fort Pierce Central)27 Chris Cervizzi TB 5-6 175 Fr. HS North Reading, Mass. (Brooks School)28 Cameron Kline WR 5-10 185 Sr. 1L Dallas, Texas (St. Mark’s)29 John Maddaluna III WR 6-0 180 Jr. 2L Gladstone, N.J. (Bernards)

30 Zach Alsharif DB 5-10 175 So. SQ Northvale, N.J. (Northern Valley Regional)31 Christian Hardegree DB 5-11 200 Jr. 1L Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep)33 Nick Alvarez DB 6-0 175 Fr. HS Livingston, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)34 Alec Wisniewski DB 6-2 190 So. 1L Newark Valley, N.Y. (Maine Endwell)35 Duncan Brennan K/P 6-0 200 Sr. 3L Maitland, Fla. (Bishop Moore Catholic)36 Preston Nix LB 6-0 215 Fr. HS Heath, Texas (Dallas Christian School)37 Pat Afriyie LB 6-2 230 So. 1L Sandy Hook, Conn. (Loomis Chaffee)38 Kyle Diener LB 6-0 235 Jr. 2L Boca Raton, Fla. (Pine Crest)39 Brandt Gribbin LB 6-1 195 Sr. 2L Gibsonia, Pa. (North Catholic)

42 Trent Williams LB 6-1 220 So. SQ Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest)44 Patrick Crowe DB 6-2 190 So. SQ Bethesda, Md. (Georgetown Prep)46 Jonah Bowman K 6-1 210 Jr. 2L Wyomissing, Pa. (Wyomissing Area)47 Charles Cairnie LB 6-5 235 Jr. 2L Wooster, Ohio (Wooster)48 Cameron Buttermore LB 6-2 220 Sr. 3L Davie, Fla. (American Heritage)49 Nick DiChiara LB 6-1 215 Sr. 3L Saugus, Mass. (Buck. Browne & Nichols)

50 Erik Kushner LB 6-2 215 So. SQ Sharon, Mass. (Sharon)52 Dillon DeIuliis DB 5-10 195 Fr. HS Yardley, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Preparatory)53 Caleb Fell DL 6-3 235 Fr. HS Downingtown, Pa. (Downingtown East)54 Chuck Moore DL 6-4 245 Fr. HS Holliston, Mass. (Holliston)55 Victor Steffen DL 6-3 265 Sr. 3L Hawley, Pa. (Wallenpaupack Area)57 Zach Provin OL 6-1 265 Jr. SQ Davie, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

62 Alex Campbell DL 6-3 260 Jr. 1L Canonsburg, Pa. (Canon McMillan)63 Scott Hirshman OL 6-3 255 So. SQ Berwyn, Pa. (Conestoga)64 Matt McDowell OL 6-1 270 Sr. 2L Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft)65 Anthony Khalife OL 6-4 240 So. SQ Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (James M. Coughlin)66 Max Hartzman OL 6-3 280 So. SQ Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)68 Zac Sawin OL 6-2 295 Sr. 3L Longwood, Fla. (Lake Mary)69 Bobby Pereira OL 6-0 275 Fr. HS Dover, Mass. (Buck. Browne & Nichols)

70 Jovaun Woolford OL 6-4 260 Fr. HS Des Plaines, Ill. (Maine West)71 Ryan Paulish OL 6-3 290 So. 1L Old Forge, Pa. (Old Forge)73 Jordi Dalmau OL 6-2 300 Jr. 2L Pinecrest, Fla. (Gulliver Prep)74 Grant Siegel OL 6-3 285 Jr. 1L Miami Beach, Fla. (Gulliver Prep)75 Terence Sino OL 6-4 310 Jr. SQ Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Chaminade)

ALPHABETICAL

NO. NAME POS. 37 Pat Afriyie LB 30 Zach Alsharif DB 33 Nick Alvarez DB 91 Ben Andersen DL 85 Nikko Armiento P 5 Sage Attwood QB 84 Chase Bender WR 46 Jonah Bowman K 35 Duncan Brennan K/P 21 Adam Bridgeforth DB

99 Connor Buck DL 82 Owen Buscaglia WR 48 Cameron Buttermore LB 47 Charles Cairnie LB 62 Alex Campbell DL 94 Matt Carandang LB 10 Tyler Castillo DB 96 Josh Cerra P/PK 27 Chris Cervizzi TB 17 Danny Copeland QB

44 Patrick Crowe DB 73 Jordi Dalmau OL 52 Dillon DeIuliis DB 83 Nolan DeMarco TE 49 Nick DiChiara LB 38 Kyle Diener LB 19 Ty Edmond QB 53 Caleb Fell DL 18 Frank Ferarri QB 93 Brett Field DL

1 Joe Figueroa DB 12 Dylan Finelli WR 4 Josh Ford DB 16 Austin Garvey DB 14 Brett Gasiorowski TE 10 Dan Grasso FB 81 Alex Greenawalt WR 39 Brandt Gribbin LB 31 Christian Hardegree DB 66 Max Hartzman OL

26 Brandon Henry FB 63 Scott Hirshman OL 9 T.J. Holl QB 22 James Holland TB 8 Ben Hunt DB 89 Thomas Ives WR 77 Ryan Kasten OL 65 Anthony Khalife OL 28 Cameron Kline WR 50 Erik Kushner LB

11 Brian Lalli WR 3 Kwame Larbi DB 29 John Maddaluna III WR 92 Nick Martinsen TE 23 Ty McCollum DB 64 Matt McDowell OL 15 Jake Melville QB 26 Courtney Mimms DB 98 Curt Mitchell II DL 6 Bret Mooney QB

54 Chuck Moore DL 2 Chris Morgan DB 36 Preston Nix LB 71 Ryan Paulish OL 69 Bobby Pereira OL


NUMERICAL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)77 Ryan Kasten OL 6-5 300 Jr. SQ Farmingdale, N.J. (Freehold)78 Andy Simms OL 6-3 271 So. 1L Delaware, Ohio (Olentangy)79 John Weber OL 6-3 290 Sr. 3L Parkersburg, W.Va. (Parkersburg)

80 John Quazza TE 6-6 245 Sr. 3L West Milford, N.J. (West Milford)81 Alex Greenawalt WR 6-3 200 So. 1L Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep)82 Owen Buscaglia WR 6-3 185 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Loyola Academy)83 Nolan DeMarco TE 6-3 215 So. SQ Moorestown, N.J. (Lawrenceville Sch.)84 Chase Bender WR 6-3 200 Sr. 2L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons)85 Nikko Armiento P 6-1 195 Sr. 3L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (American Heritage)86 Dan Ryan WR 5-11 175 Fr. HS Scranton, Pa. (Scranton Prep)87 Owen Rockett WR 5-10 180 Fr. HS Marblehead, Mass. (St. John’s Prep)88 Austin Perez WR 6-1 200 Jr. SQ Manlius, N.Y. (Fayetteville-Manlius)89 Thomas Ives WR 6-4 195 Fr. HS Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)

90 Sam Schlichting TE 6-4 230 Fr. HS Penn Valley, Pa. (Harriton)91 Ben Andersen DL 6-4 260 Sr. 2L Madison, N.J. (Madison)92 Nick Martinsen TE 6-2 220 Fr. HS Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Wm. T. Dwyer)93 Brett Field DL 6-4 280 Jr. 2L Durhamville, N.Y. (Vernon-Verona-Sherrill)94 Matt Carandang LB 6-3 200 Fr. HS Avon, Ohio (St. Edward)95 John Steffen LB 6-4 200 Fr. HS Hawley, Pa. (Wallenbaupack Area)96 Josh Cerra P/PK 6-0 145 Fr. HS Coral Springs, Fla. (J.P. Taravella)98 Curt Mitchell II DL 6-4 245 So. 1L Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South) 99 Connor Buck DL 6-3 250 So. 1L New Canaan, Conn. (New Canaan)

Coaching Staff

Dan Hunt Head Coach/Running BacksPaul Shaffner Defensive Coordinator/Inside LinebackersChris Young Offensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksRyan Knowles Defensive Line/Special Teams CoordinatorStan Dakosty Secondary/Recruiting CoordinatorBrad Dunlay Offensive LineTerry Dow Tight Ends/H-BacksBrent Bassham Wide ReceiversSiriki Diabate SecondaryJordan Brown Outside Linebackers

ALPHABETICAL

NO. NAME POS. 88 Austin Perez WR 57 Zach Provin OL 80 John Quazza TE 13 Eddie Robinson TB 87 Owen Rockett WR

20 Demetrius Russell TB 86 Dan Ryan WR 68 Zac Sawin OL 90 Sam Schlichting TE 74 Grant Siegel OL 78 Andy Simms OL 75 Terence Sino OL 95 John Steffen LB 55 Victor Steffen DL 7 Keyon Washington WR

79 John Weber OL 24 John Wilkins TB 42 Trent Williams LB 25 Connor Wingenroth WR 34 Alec Wisniewski DB 70 Jovaun Woolford OL

2014 RETURNING LETTERMEN2015 ROSTER

2014 RETURNING LETTERMENHEAD COACH DAN HUNT

Dan Hunt completed his first season as Col-gate’s Fred ’50 and Marilyn Dunlap Head Foot-ball Coach.

Hunt led Colgate to a third-place finish in the Pa-triot League after the Raiders were picked for fifth in the preseason poll. Eight Raiders were named to the Coaches All-Patriot League Teams, includ-ing Ed Pavaklo, Mike Armiento and Jonah Bow-man on the first squad. Pavalko completed a run of three straight seasons as All-Patriot League First Team fullback.

Thirteen Raiders under Hunt were named to the three Madness All-Patriot League teams, includ-ing Armiento and John Maddaluna III on the first squad.

Colgate also landed three members on the 14-man Football Academic All-Patriot League team. Bowman, Ben Andersen and Spencer Wallach were all first-time selections to the team, which honors student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. Andersen and Bow-man were selected to the Capital One Academic All-District 1 team, while Wallach served as a team captain in the 2014 season.

Colgate introduced Hunt as its 29th head football coach in December 2013.

Hunt was gracious in his acceptance speech at the announcement news conference, thank-ing his predecessor, Dick Biddle, and his family among others after assuming the title of Fred ‘50 and Marilyn Dunlap Head Football Coach. Hunt’s wife, Susanne, and sons Ryan and Sean were in attendance on the front row of seating.

Hunt had been by Biddle’s side since Biddle took over as Raiders head coach to begin the 1996 campaign. An immediate sign of the two men’s coaching abilities saw them rally a squad that

went 0-11 the previous season to a 6-5 overall record in 1996, followed by a perfect 6-0 Patriot League season in 1997.

That marked the first of seven conference titles the Biddle & Hunt team constructed.

“It was a true honor and a privilege to be selected to lead Colgate football,” Hunt said. “I appreci-ate the opportunity of continuing Coach Biddle’s established tradition of excellence both on and off the field.”

Hunt also was the offensive mastermind behind Colgate’s recent winning ways. The Springfield College graduate served four seasons as as-sociate head coach and seven as offensive co-ordinator. He had been the quarterbacks coach since 1999.

In 2012 with Hunt calling the shots, the Raiders finished third nationally in scoring offense, fourth in total offense and fifth in rushing offense. And Hunt’s starting quarterback turned in one of the more impressive individual seasons in Colgate history.

Gavin McCarney tore through the Raiders record book en route to compiling 3,778 yards of total offense – 1,406 of that coming on the ground. McCarney was the nation’s leading scorer with 140 points, scoring 23 touchdowns and added one two-point conversion. He was named to All-America units by The Sports Network (Second Team) and The Associated Press (Third Team), in addition to earning the Patriot League’s Offen-sive Player of the Year.

Hunt’s Keys to SuccessMcCarney’s name now ap-pears in the Colgate indi-vidual records section in 19 different categories.

Colgate in 2012 under Hunt was one of the nation’s most prolific offensive units. The Raiders led the Patriot League and ranked in the top 10 nationally in nearly every major offensive cat-egory. Colgate finished the season third nationally in scoring (39.4), fourth in total offense (486.4), fifth in rush-ing (284.5) and sixth in pass efficiency (154.22 rating). In addition, tailback Jordan Mc-Cord rushed for 1,708 yards for the fifth-best total in Pa-triot League history.

Hunt began his Colgate ten-ure working with the tight ends in 1995 and 1996, be-fore one season as the run-ning backs coach.

“I always viewed myself as the most fortunate assistant

in college football,” Hunt said. “For 18 years, I was able to work at a school I respect and ad-mire while living in a town I love. To be chosen as head coach was an absolute dream come true.”

Hunt saw 11 of his players earn All-Patriot League honors, highlighted by the selection of quarterbacks McCarney and Ryan Vena as the league’s top offensive players. Also under his tu-telage, running back Daymon Smith was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year in 1997 and running back Ed Weiss was selected Patriot League Rookie of the Year.

Superb Choice“Dan Hunt is a superb choice as my replace-ment,” Biddle said at the time of Hunt’s an-nouncement. “He has an excellent reputation on campus, the players admire him and he knows what it takes to be successful at Colgate. You have to be yourself and put your trademark on a team, and I’m sure he will do that.”

Hunt came to Colgate from his alma mater, where he helped coach the wide receivers and tight ends. Hunt began his coaching career at Christian Brothers Academy in Albany before returning to Springfield in 1993 as head junior varsity coach.

Hunt was a three-year starter at tight end for Springfield. Born in Canajoharie, N.Y., Hunt graduated from Springfield in 1992 with a degree in physical education, and earned his master’s degree in athletic administration from Springfield in 1995.

Dan, Susanne, Ryan and Sean make their home in Hamilton.

Hunt coached the Raiders to a third-place Patriot League finish.


Colgate FootballAssistant Coaching Staff

2014 RETURNING LETTERMENFRED ‘50 & MARILYN DUNLAP ENDOWED COACHING CHAIR FOR FOOTBALL

The Hunt FilePersonalWife: SusanneChildren: Ryan, Sean

EducationHigh School: Canajoharie (N.Y.) HSCollege: Springfield College, B.A. in Physical Education, 1992; M.A. in Athletic Admin., 1995.

AthleticsCanajoharie HS: football, basketball, track and fieldSpringfield College: football

CoachingYear School Coaching Position1992 Springfield Junior Varsity Head Coach1993 Springfield Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers1994 Springfield Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers1995 COLGATE Assistant Coach/Tight Ends (0-11)1996 COLGATE Assistant Coach/Tight Ends (6-5)1997 COLGATE Assistant Coach/QBs (7-5, PL Title, NCAA Playoffs)1998 COLGATE Assistant Coach/QBs (8-4, NCAA Playoffs)1999 COLGATE Assistant Coach/QBs (10-2, PL Title, NCAA Playoffs)2000 COLGATE Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks (7-4)2001 COLGATE Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks (7-3)2002 COLGATE Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks (9-3, PL Title)2003 COLGATE Assistant Coach/QBs (15-1, PL Title, NCAA Finalist)2004 COLGATE Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks (7-4)2005 COLGATE Assistant Coach/QBs (8-4, PL Title, NCAA Playoffs)2006 COLGATE Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (4-7)2007 COLGATE Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (7-4)2008 COLGATE Offensive Coordinator/QBs (9-3, PL Title, NCAA Playoffs)2009 COLGATE Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (9-2)2010 COLGATE Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coord./QBs (7-4)2011 COLGATE Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coord./QBs (5-6)2012 COLGATE Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coord./QBs (8-4, PL Title, NCAA Playoffs)2013 COLGATE Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coord./QBs (4-8)2014 COLGATE Head Coach/Running Backs (5-7)2015 COLGATE Head Coach/Running Backs

Get to Know Dan HuntAn Influential Person in My Career: Dick Biddle, Fred Dunlap and Mike Foley are the reason I am here today. Marty Fine also taught me a lot when I was first starting out.An Idea or Invention I Wish I Had Thought of: The Keurig coffee maker.What I Like About My Job: The people I get to meet, including players, their families and all of the people at Colgate and in Hamilton.What I Like About Competing: There is no gray area; you win or you lose. And in the case of football, you do it all TOGETHER.What I Would Like to Change: The starting hole at Seven Oaks.What I Like That Would Surprise Those Who Know Me: 1- I try to use Seinfeld references in an many situations as possible; 2- I am addicted to the “Stuff You Should Know “ podcast; and 3- I love horse racing.What I Like About Myself: I think I am coaching for the right reasons. Miscellaneous FavoritesHeroes: Tom Landry, my parents, Jimmy Buffett.Possession: The code to Brad Dunlay’s garage.Memento: Game ball from first win; ball from 2003 National Championship Game.Magazines, Hardcopy or Online: Sports Illustrated, Mental Floss.Gadget: Digital meat thermometer.App: TVFoodMaps. This is a must for anyone who travels.Music Type, Singer or Group: Jimmy Buffett.Books: The Physics of Football by Timothy Gay, President Me by Adam Carolla, and SeinLan-guage by Jerry Seinfeld.Food: Anything grilled, and anything containing the words mahi-mahi.Movies: Jaws, The Outlaw Josie Wales, and A Few Good Men.Quote: “A goal without a plan is a wish.”

Paul Shaffner Chris Young

Ryan Knowles Stan Dakosty

Brad Dunlay Terry Dow

Brent Bassham Siriki Diabate

Jordan Brown

PatAfriyie37

LinebackerSophomore, 1LSandy Hook, Conn.

2014 (First Year): Played in all 12 games ... Tied for second on team with 4½ sacks ... Team-high minus-30 yards lost from those 4½ sacks ... Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week for his play in Colgate’s season-ending 21-6 win at Bucknell ... Posted five tackles in that game and was first Colgate player with three quarterback sacks in one game since 2010 ... His three solo sacks went for minus-19 yards ... Also had five tackles in 31-30 win over Princeton ... Scored first collegiate touchdown with 10-yard return of blocked punt in 19-0 shutout of Georgetown ... Punt was blocked by teammate Victor Steffen ... Tied for team lead with two fumble recoveries.

Before Colgate: Lettered four years at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut … Se-nior-year team captain … Played running back all four seasons, linebacker two and defensive end as senior ... Had 13 rushing TDs and one re-ceiving TD senior season … Made 30 tackles, in-cluding 25 for lost yardage and 11½ quarterback sacks … All-NEPSAC and All-Elite Eight team … Team MVP … Also played football, basketball, track and field and lacrosse, earning letters in track and lacrosse.

Personal: Full name is Patrick Adjei Afriyie ... Parents are Kwabena and Evelyn Afriyie ... Has one brother and one sister ... Born in Atlanta.

BenAnderson91

Defensive LineSenior, 2LMadison, N.J.

2014 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with two starts on defensive line ... Starts came on con-secutive Saturdays against Cornell and George-town ... Posted 12 tackles, including four solo stops ... Tackle high was four to aid 19-0 shutout of Georgetown ... Contributed sack and 2-yard loss at Albany ... Landed on 25-member Capi-tal One Academic All-District 1 Football Team for FCS players from Northeast Region ... One of 14 selected Academic All-Patriot League ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Col-gate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean’s Award list.

2013 (Sophomore): Squad member ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Col-gate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll.

2012 (First Year): Squad member ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Col-gate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll.

Before Colgate: Played at Madison (N.J.) High School … Lettered two years … Posted 55 tack-les, six catches for 150 yards and two touch-downs … Served as captain during his senior year … Coached by Chris Kubick ... Member of two state championship teams ... First team All-Freedom Conference ... Second team All-Morris County ... New Jersey Coaches Association Su-per 100 Team ... Morris County Scholar-Athlete ... Received team’s Scholar-Athlete Award ... Also lettered two years in lacrosse ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name is Benjamin Joseph Ander-sen ... Parents are Eric and Pamela Andersen … Father played football for Colgate from 1983-86; mother (Pamela Shelton) played field hockey for Colgate from 1984-87 ... Has two brothers and two sisters … Born in New York City.

NikkoArmiento85

PunterSenior, 3LFt. Lauderdale, Fla.

2014 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with 12 starts ... Punted 53 times for 39.6-yard av-erage that ranked fourth in Patriot League ... Fifteen punts were downed inside 20-yard line against only four touchbacks ... Had four punts of at least 50 yards, including long of 53 at Ball State ... Punted eight times that afternoon for season-best 42.5-yard average ... Included were four punts downed inside 20-yard line against Cardinals ... Also punted eight times in 21-6 win at Bucknell ... Posted seven games of 40-plus-yard average ... Converted successful fake-punt at Albany.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games with 11 starts ... Raiders did not punt in 41-20 win at Cor-nell ... Named to All-Patriot League third team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... Punted 54 times for 40.1-yard average that ranked third in Patriot League (ranked second according to NCAA mini-mums of 3.6 punts per game) ... Sixteen punts were downed inside 20-yard line against only four touchbacks ... Had six punts of at least 50 yards, including long of 69 against Stony Brook ... Best game average was four for 45.8 against Lehigh ... Also punted seven times for 44.7 ver-sus Yale, seven for 43-yard average against Stony Brook and eight for 41.1 against Fordham.

2012 (First Year): Played in one game ... Punt-ed once in Raiders’ 35-14 win over Sacred Heart.

Before Colgate: Played senior season at Ameri-can Heritage School in Plantation, Fla. ... First three years were at Archbishop McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches, Fla. ... Coached there by John Timmons before transfering to American Heritage ... Lettered three years with the Mavericks and once with the Patriots ... Played receiver and punter for both schools ... Served as captain in his junior and senior sea-sons ... Helped lead the Patriots to a 9-1 record and the district championship in his senior year ... Member of the Mavericks team that won the district championship in his sophomore season ... Averaged 42 yards per punt in his senior sea-son ... Selected for the 2012 Broward All-Star Game as a receiver and punter ... Received the Coaches Award in his senior season.

Personal: Full name is Nikko Joseph Armiento ... Parents are Jeff and Michele Armiento ... Has two brothers and one sister ... One brother was former Colgate footballer Mike Armiento (2011-14) ... Born in Mount Kisco, N.Y.

Pat Afriyie

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ChaseBender84

Wide ReceiverSenior, 2LFt. Lauderdale, Fla.

2014 (Junior): Squad member.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in four games at quarterback, with appearances against Albany, Yale, Stony Brook and Holy Cross ... Rushed one time for 2 yards against both Yale and Stony Brook, for season total of 4 rushing yards.

2012 (First Year): Played in one game at quar-terback, as reserve at Yale.

Before Colgate: Played at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... Lettered two years at Cardinal Gibbons ... Also lettered one year at West Forsyth High School ... Played quarterback in his junior and senior seasons for the Chiefs ... Served as captain in his senior year and helped lead his team to a 8-2 record ... As a senior, threw for 1,624 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Also carried the ball 37 times for 280 yards and six touchdowns ... Selected to the 2011 Bro-ward North vs South All-Star Game as a quarter-back ... Received Broward All-County Honorable Mention honors ... Two-time team offensive MVP ... Also lettered in golf.

Personal: Full name is Michael Chase Bender ... Parents are Michael and Kelley Bender ... Has one brother ... Born in Atlanta.

JonahBowman46

PlacekickerJunior, 2LWyomissing, Pa.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with 12 starts ... Named All-Patriot League First Team by conference head coaches and Second Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... One of 10 national placekicking finalists for Fred Mitch-ell Award ... Set Colgate season records for field goals made (14), field-goal percentage (87.5), consecutive field goals made (nine) and games with three or more made field goals (two) ... Converted 14 of 16 field goals, 27 of 28 PATs and led Raiders with 69 points ... Led Patriot League and ranked 10th nationally in field-goal percentage ... Twice in September named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week ... His 4-of-4 field goal performance at Delaware also earned him ECAC Special teams honors as well as National Placekicker of the Week by College Sports Performance Awards ... Delaware perfor-mance included season-long of 43 yards ... Also honored by Patriot League for nine-point game in 27-12 win over Cornell ... Began collegiate career with 10 straight made field goals to miss Colgate record by one ... Perfect 3-of-3 on field goals vs. Lafayette ... Also handled 54 of team’s 57 kickoffs, with six touchbacks ... Earned team’s Mark Rakowski Special Teams Award ... Landed on 25-member Capital One Academic All-District 1 Football Team for FCS players from Northeast Region ... One of 14 selected Academic All-Patri-ot League ... Member of Patriot League Academ-ic Honor Roll, Colgate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean’s Award list.

2013 (First Year): Played in eight games, in-cluding starts in final seven of season ... Sixth on team with 15 points scored on 12 PAT kicks and one field goal ... Converted 12-of-14 PATs for season and made only field goal attempt of cam-paign against Stony Brook, from 38 yards ... Col-legiate debut occurred at New Hampshire with four kickoffs ... Claimed PAT duties for first time at Holy Cross and was perfect 4-of-4 ... Handled PAT chores over season’s final four games was 8-of-10 ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Colgate’s Raider Academic Hon-or Roll.

Before Colgate: Played at Wyomissing Area High School of Pennsylvania … Lettered two years … As senior, played in All-County All-Star Game ... As junior, All-Division Second Team Punter, All-Division First Team Kicker, All-County First Team Kicker, All-State First Team Kicker, All-Eastern Pennsylvania First Team Kicker ... Finished career 91-of-93 on PATs and 12-of-14 on field goals ... Set state record for longest made field goal in PIAA Playoffs ... Added coun-ty and school records for highest percentage of touchbacks in season, most touchbacks in

season, most made field goals in season, most made PATs in season, most total points by kicker in season, and second-longest made field goal ... Member of National Honor Society, chorus, and Model U.N. ... Also lettered in track and field, soccer and volleyball.

Personal: Full name is Jonah Glenn Bowman ... Parents are Andrew and Judy Bowman … Has one brother ... Born in Wyomissing, Pa.

DuncanBrennan35

Placekicker/PunterSenior, 2LMaitland, Fla.

2014 (Junior): Appeared in contests against Georgetown and Holy Cross ... Kicked off once in each game ... Member of Patriot League Aca-demic Honor Roll, Colgate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean’s Award list.

2013 (Sophomore): Made reserve appearance against Cornell ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Colgate’s Raider Aca-demic Honor Roll.

2012 (First Year): Squad member.

Before Colgate: Played at Bishop Moore Catho-lic High School in Orlando, Fla. ... Lettered two years ... Served as captain in his senior year ... Helped Hornets to a 9-2 record and a district championship in his senior season, and his team also won the district championship in his junior season ... Made 4-of-6 field goal attempts with a long of 47, and 39-of-45 PAT attempts ... Re-corded 41 touchbacks on 58 kickoffs ... Also had 17 punts and a 37-yard average, with 10 punts inside the 20-yard line ... Selected to the National Camp Series All-Region Southeast Team ... Re-ceieved the 2011 Academic Award and the 2011 Specialist Award for his team ... Also lettered in basketball ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name is Duncan Francis Brennan ... Parents are Andrew and Janna Brennan ... Has one brother ... Born in Maitland, Fla.

Jonah Bowman

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AdamBridgeforth21

Defensive BackSenior, 3LNazareth, Pa.

2014 (Junior): Played and started in all 12 games ... CollegeSportsMadness.com Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week after post-ing interception and five tackles in Colgate’s 21-6 win at Bucknell to end season ... Three of those tackles were solo, and his 26-yard interception return was team’s fourth-longest of season ... Finished second on team with five pass break-ups for season, was third in interceptions with two and sixth with 60 tackles ... Totaled 32 solo tackles and 28 assists ... Best tackle game was eight (five solo) at Fordham ... Had solo tackle-for-loss in 31-30 win over Princeton and shared TFL at Bucknell.

2013 (Sophomore): Played and started at cor-nerback in season’s final eight games ... Fin-ished sixth on team with 53 tackles ... One tackle for loss for minus-3 yards at Holy Cross ... Inter-ception return of 19 yards against Fordham was team’s second-longest of season ... Added one pass breakup at Lafayette ... Career-high nine tackles against Stony Brook ... Added six tackles apiece against Lafayette and Fordham, and had five at Holy Cross.

2012 (First Year): Appeared in two games, seeing action against Lafayette and in NCAA playoff contest at Wagner.

Before Colgate: Played at Nazareth (Pa.) Area High School ... Lettered two years ... Played wide receiver in his senior season ... Helped his team to a 12-2 record, the Lehigh Valley Confer-ence Championship and also the PIAA District XI Championship ... Caught a school record 82 passes for 1,221 yards and eight touchdowns in his senior season ... Also carried the ball 16 times for 75 yards and four touchdowns ... Holds the school record for touchdown catches in a career with 14 ... Named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State first team as a wide re-ceiver, and also named first team Lehigh Valley Conference and first team Express-Times All-Area ... Selected to the 2012 PSFCA East-West All-Star Game and the McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Classic ... Also lettered in track and field.

Personal: Full name is Adam David Bridgeforth ... Father is Linwood Bridgeforth ... Has one brother ... Born in Norfolk, Va.

ConnorBuck99

Defensive LineSophomore, 1LNew Canaan, Conn.

2014 (First Year): Played in seven games on defensive front ... Registered six tackles, includ-ing two solo ... Best tackle game was two at Le-high ... Shared tackle-for-loss in opener at Ball State ... Also contributed tackles at Albany and Fordham, and against Lafayette.

Before Colgate: Lettered three years for New Canaan (Conn.) High School … Co-captain se-nior year … All-FCIAC first team, CIAC All-state first team, Norwalk Hour All-Area, Hearst 33 All-Star, New Haven Register All-State, Walter Camp All-State … MSG Varsity All-Connecticut first team, and MSG Varsity All-Metro honor-able mention … Selected for 2014 Connecticut All-State Game … Team was 14-1 in 2013 and CIAC Class L state champions … Posted 82 tackles senior year, and also rushed twice for three yards and two touchdowns … Finished ca-reer with 186 tackles and school record 20 sacks … Team’s four-year record was 45-8 ... Also let-tered in wrestling and track and field ... Wrestling captain senior year.

Personal: Full name is George Connor Buck ... Parents are George Buck and Keara Duffy ... Has two brothers ... Born in Briarcliff, N.Y.

CameronButtermore48

LinebackerSenior, 3LDavie, Fla.

2014 (Junior): Played in five games with four starts ... Started season’s first four games at in-side linebacker before being sidelined by injury ... Compiled 19 tackles in those four games ... Seven tackles were solo ... Returned for limited duty against Fordham, posting one tackle ... Best tackle game was six at Delaware, with three so-los.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in and started all 12 games at linebacker ... Began season at middle linebacker before moving outside for season’s final seven games ... Finished fifth on team with 54 tackles ... One tackle for loss for minus-10 yards at New Hampshire ... Intercep-tion versus Lehigh was first of career ... Added one pass breakup against Albany ... Career-high seven tackles against both Air Force and Albany ... Then posted six tackles in four straight games against New Hampshire, Yale, Cornell and Stony Brook.

2012 (First Year): Played in six games, in-cluding three of last four ... Contributed one solo tackle in season opener at Albany.

Before Colgate: Played at American Heritage School in Plantation, Fla. … Lettered four years … Served as captain sophomore, junior and se-nior seasons … Made 60 tackles, had four pass breakups, three sacks and one interception … Picked for Broward All-Star Game as a senior … Two-time first team All-Broward … Leading Tackler Award as a junior ...Iron Patriot Award as a senior … Coached by Jeff Dellenbach … Also lettered in basketball, weightlifting and track and field.

Personal: Full name is Cameron Blake Butter-more ... Parents are Thomas and Jennifer But-termore … Has one brother ... Born in Plantation, Fla.

Adam Bridgeforth



CharlesCairnie47

LinebackerJunior, 2LWooster, Ohio

2013 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with 12 starts ... Tenth on team with 44 tackles (26 solo) from outside linebacker position ... Best tackle game was 10 with eight solos at Fordham ... Five other games with at least four stops ... Tied for fifth with three pass breakups ... Con-tributed four tackles-for-loss for minus-15 yards ... Two TFLs for minus-4 at Fordham ... Shared two TFLs for combined minus-4 in 19-0 blank-ing of Georgetown ... Posted 7-yard sack against Lafayette ... Pass breakups against Georgetown, Princeton and Lehigh ... Pitched in with four spe-cial teams tackles.

2013 (First Year): Played in all 12 games on defensive front ... Posted 11 tackles, including six solo stops ... Season-high three tackles in finale against Fordham ... Made two tackles at Air Force in collegiate debut ... Finished with 1½ tackles for loss, including six-yard sack in 41-20 win at Cornell ... Shared another tackle for loss against Fordham.

Before Colgate: Two-year letterwinner at Wooster High School … Senior year captain … Made 89 tackles, with eight for lost yardage, two sacks and one interception … As tight end, caught 27 passes for 289 yards and one touch-down … Second team All-Ohio Cardinal Confer-ence and honorable mention All-Northeast Island District.

Personal: Full name is Charles Renwyck Cairnie ... Parents are Robert and Alexa Cairnie ... Has three sisters, one stepbrother and one stepsister ... Born in Orrville, Ohio.

AlexCampbell62

Defensive LineJunior, 1LCanonsburg, Pa.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in eight games ... Contributed five tackles, including two solo, along defensive front ... Posted 1½ tackles for loss for combined minus-4 yards ... Best tackle game was two at Lehigh, including shared quar-terback sack ... Registered 2-yard tackle for loss against Lafayette.


Before Colgate: Three-year letterwinner … Played linebacker in junior and senior seasons … Senior year captain … Made 60 tackles with one interception … First team All-Conference … Picked for North-South All-Star Game … Also wrestling team member.

Personal: Full name is Alex William Campbell ... Parents are Dan and Michelle Campbell ... Has one brother and two sisters ... Born in Upper St. Clair, Pa.

DannyCopeland17

QuarterbackJunior, 2LRockville, Md.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in one game, as reserve quarterback against Princeton.

2013 (First Year): Made reserve appearance at quarterback in season finale against Fordham.

Before Colgate: Two-year captain … Wrist in-jury cut short senior season … Before the injury, passed for 19 TDs with just one interception … Dual-threat quarterback who helped team av-erage 44 points per game before his injury … Passed for 720 yards and ran for 254 yards and four touchdowns … Received team’s Coaches Award … Also lettered in tennis, hockey and la-crosse.

Personal: Full name is Daniel Alexander Cope-land ... Parents are Scott and Jillian Copeland... Has three brothers ... Born in Washington, D.C.

JordiDalmau73

Offensive LineJunior, 2LPinecrest, Fla.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games with 11 starts ... Recognized by CollegeSportsMad-ness.com for the second straight year, earn-ing All-Patriot League Second Team honors ... Fought through injuries to play in all but season-finale at Bucknell ... Missing that game snapped streak of 17 consecutive starts ... Helped Raid-ers lead Patriot League in rushing at 181 yards per game ... Started 10 games at left guard and one at right guard.

2013 (First Year): Played in eight games, including starts at offensive guard in final six games ... Named All-Patriot League First Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com, and Second

Team by Patriot League coaches ... One of only four freshmen named to coaches second team ... Drew first career starting assignment in 28-24 win at Holy Cross ... Moved into Raiders revamped starting lineup when center Brendan Walsh was lost to injury, and proceeded to start final six games ... Became a force and consid-ered one of team’s top linemen by season’s end ... Raiders led Patriot League in rushing offense with 191.4-yard average.

Before Colgate: Rated No. 40 center nationally by 247Sports … Offensive line MVP at National Underclassmen Five-Star Showcase … Class 5A-Independent first team offense … Team cap-tain … All-Dade and All-State in junior and se-nior seasons … Played in Nike Florida vs. Dade All-Star Game … Offered to play in NUC All-American and Dade vs. Broward Miami Dolphins All-Star games … Allowed no sacks in senior season … Unsung Hero Award … Also played lacrosse.

Personal: Full name is Jordi Adolfo Dalmau ... Parents are Jorge Dalmau and Beatriz Salume ... Has two brothers and three sisters ... Born in Miami.


Jordi Dalmau



NickDiChiara49

LinebackerSenior, 3LSaugus, Mass.

2014 (Junior): Played in 10 games ... Third on team with nine special teams tackles ... Eight of those stops were solo efforts ... Best game was four solos in 31-30 win over Princeton ... Added three solo stops against Lafayette ... First col-legiate tackle came in Colgate’s 27-12 win over Cornell ... Pitched in assisted tackle in closing 21-6 win at Bucknell.

2013 (Sophomore): Linebacker played in re-serve role against Stony Brook and Lehigh.

2012 (First Year): Appeared in one game, at South Dakota.

Before Colgate: Played at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Mass. ... Let-tered four years ... Served as captain in his junior and senior seasons ... Played linebacker, run-ning back and quarterback in his senior season, and also served as long snapper ... Recorded 101 tackles in his senior season ... Carried the ball 32 times for 256 yards and four touchdowns ... Caught nine passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns ... Also completed eight passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns ... Named to the first team All-State Super 26 team, and also the first team All-New England Prep School Team ... Was selected for the 2012 Massachu-setts Shriners Football Classic as a linebacker ... Named team Co-MVP in his senior season ... Helped Knights go 7-1 and win the Jack Et-ter Bowl in his junior season, and also helped team go undefeated and win the 2008 NEPSAC Bowl in his freshman season ... Finished with 189 career tackles ... Also lettered in basketball and lacrosse.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas Jason DiChiara ... Parents are Michael and Maureen DiChiara ... Has one brother, Michael, who played football at Cornell ... Born in Saugus, Mass.

KyleDiener38

LinebackerJunior, 2LBoca Raton, Fla.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with eight starts ... Named All-Patriot League Second Team by both conference head coaches and CollegeSportsMadness.com ... Led Raiders with

89 tackles and third in interceptions with three ... Also third with 8½ tackles for loss (minus-39 yards) ... Capped season with Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting seven tackles (five solo), including one sack, along with fumble recovery and intercep-tion as Raiders blitzed Bucknell, 21-6 ... Fumble recovery on kickoff coverage led to touchdown and interception iced game with 3:25 remaining ... Stepped into starting role in midseason and started final eight games ... Top tackle game was 10 at Lehigh, including one sack and additional TFL ... Posted nine tackles at Fordham and in 31-30 win over Princeton ... Other sacks came at Albany and in 19-0 shutout of Georgetown ... Fourth on team with those four sacks (minus-26 yards) ... Added three pass breakups during sea-son to tie for fifth on squad and also one forced fumble ... Tied for fifth on team with eight spe-cial teams tackles ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Colgate’s Raider Aca-demic Honor Roll.

2013 (First Year): Played in all 12 games ... Led all first-year Raiders with 40 tackles, includ-ing 24 solo ... Three tackles for loss for minus-8 yards ... Added one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry ... Season-high eight tackles against Bucknell ... Added six stops against Le-high and five each in consecutive games against Cornell and Stony Brook ... Tackles for loss came against Cornell (minus-4 yards), Bucknell (mi-nus-3) and Lehigh (minus-1) ... Posted his pass breakup in 34-14 win at Georgetown.

Before Colgate: Selected to play in 3rd An-nual Dade vs. Broward Miami Dolphins All-Star Game … Made 127 tackles, two TFLs, four inter-ceptions, one fumble recovery and one caused fumble.

Personal: Full name is Kyle William Diener ... Parents are Bill Diener and Dion Flannery ... Has one twin brother, Michael, who plays lacrosse at Hofstra ... Born in Boca Raton, Fla.

TyEdmond19

QuarterbackSenior, 2LCoopersburg, Pa.

2014 (Junior): Played in all 12 games ... Served as holder for all place-kicks as Raiders converted 14 of 16 field goals and 27 of 28 PATs ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Colgate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean’s Award list as 4.0 grade-point average recipient.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in four games ... Served as holder for place-kicks in games against Albany, Bucknell, Lafayette and Lehigh ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor

Roll and Colgate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll as 4.0 grade-point average recipient ... Awarded Colgate University’s Lawrence Chemical Prize.

2012 (First Year): Squad member ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Col-gate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll.

Before Colgate: Served as team captain dur-ing senior year ... Threw for 1,637 yards and 19 touchdowns, and rushed for 237 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... Finished his career with 3,197 passing yards with 35 pass-ing touchdowns, along with 12 rushing touch-downs ... Named MVP his senior year ... School record-holder for most passing yards, attempts, completions and touchdown passes in a season ... Holds the school record for most career touch-down passes along with five other passing re-cords ... Was a McDonalds Lehigh Valley All-Star and First Team All-Colonial League ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Joseph Edmond ... Parents are Robert and Kathleen Edmond ... Has two younger brothers ... Born in Allentown, Pa.

Kyle Diener




BrettField93

Defensive LineJunior, 2LDurhamville, N.Y.

2014 (Sophomore): Played and started in all 12 games at left defensive end ... Posted 22 tackles, including six solo ... Best tackle game was six at Ball State ... Added five stops in 31-30 win over Princeton ... Multiple tackle games against Delaware, Cornell, Lafayette and Buck-nell ... Contributed one quarterback hurry.

2013 (First Year): Played in six games along defensive front ... Made collegiate debut against Albany and contributed season-high four tack-les ... Added one solo stop at New Hampshire ... Also saw reserve action against Yale, Cornell, Stony Brook and Fordham.

Before Colgate: Two-year captain … Earned three varsity letters … Made 114 tackles in se-nior year … Caught 22 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns at tight end … Third team All-State tight end, first team All-Central New York defensive end, first team All-Mohawk Valley tight end and twice first team All-Class B-East defen-sive end … Picked for John Arcaro Memorial Football Classic … Edward Albright Jr. Memorial Football Game MVP … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name is Brett David Field Jr. ... Parents are Brett and Sheri Field ... Has one sis-ter ... Born in Oneida, N.Y.

JoeFigueroa1

Defensive BackJunior, 2LPort St. Lucie, Fla.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with one start ... Ninth on team with 48 tackles (23 solo) ... First career start came in season fi-nal at Bucknell ... Helped Raiders to 21-6 victory with seven tackles to match season and career high ... Also posted seven tackles at Albany ... Six tackles at Yale and five each against Ball State and Cornell ... Shared one tackle-for-loss among four stops at Lehigh ... Two pass break-ups in 19-0 shutout of Georgetown ... Tied for fifth on team with eight special teams tackles.

2013 (First Year): Played in all 12 games ... Finished with 16 tackles for second-best total among first-year Raiders ... Included were 11 solo tackles ... Season-high seven stops (five

solo) in finale against Fordham ... Added three tackles against Yale and two at Air Force ... Con-tributed forced fumble against Stony Brook.

Before Colgate: Captain in junior and senior seasons … Had 89 tackles and five interceptions senior year … His 13 career interceptions were school record … Played in Tournament of Cham-pions: Nike 18th Annual All-Star Game … Team Florida defensive MVP … Two-time Associated Press All-State Class 7A free safety … Two-time Treasure Coast All-Area … Team won four straight District 12-7A championships.

Personal: Full name is Joseph Paul Figueroa ... Parents are Wilfred and Margaret Figueroa... Has one twin brother, Jeremy ... Born in Holly-wood, Fla.

DylanFinelli12

Wide ReceiverSenior, 1LEastampton, N.J.

2014 (Junior): Sqaud member.

2013 (Sophomore): Starting assignment at New Hampshire was only appearance of season ... Filled in that day for injured Gavin McCarney and went the distance, but injured his shoulder during play and missed remainder of season ... Rushed 15 times for 54 tough yards and two touchdowns against NCAA playoff-bound Wild-cats ... Added 46 passing yards on 5-of-18 with two interceptions and one touchdown ... Hit Dan Cason for 17-yard TD completion in fourth quar-ter ... Scoring runs were from 6 yards out in sec-ond quarter and from 3 in third.

2012 (First Year): Sqaud member.

Before Colgate: Played at Rancocas Valley Re-gional High School in Mount Holly, N.J. ... Let-tered for two years ... Played quarterback in his senior season ... Served as captain as a senior ... Completed 65 passes for 1,575 yards and 11 touchdowns in his senior season ... Also carried the ball 10 times for 100 yards and two touch-downs ... Selected to the 2011 Capitol Division All-League and the South Jersey All-County first teams ... Also was named the Scholar-Athlete of Burlington County and South Jersey ... Offensive MVP of his team in his senior season ... Threw for 2,224 yards and 16 touchdowns in his career.

Personal: Full name is Dylan P. Finelli ... Parents are Al and Danielle Finelli ... Has one brother ... Born in Red Bank, N.J.

JoshFord4

Defensive BackSenior, 3LHaledon, N.J.

2014 (Junior): Played in eight games ... Post-ed four tackles and one pass deflection ... Single stops against Delaware, Cornell, Holy Cross and Fordham ... Two of those tackles came on spe-cial teams ... Pass-breakup aided Colgate’s 27-12 win over Cornell.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games with nine starts ... Missed Holy Cross game because of injury ... Finished ninth on team with 43 tack-les ... Added three pass breakups to tie for third on team ... Best tackle games were nine (seven solo) against Albany and eight at New Hamp-shire ... Added six stops against Bucknell and four apiece against Yale and Cornell ... Pass breakups came against New Hampshire, Lafay-ette and Lehigh ... Contributed 3-yard tackle for loss against Bucknell ... Opener at Air Force was first career start and first of three straight starts at safety ... Final six starts, including four in a row to end season, came at cornerback.

2012 (First Year): Played in eight games as reserve defensive back ... Contributed key 27-yard interception return in fourth quarter at Yale ... Raiders led 35-24 but had not scored in second half ... Interception set up short touch-down drive en route to 47-24 victory and start of seven-game winning streak ... Posted 23 tack-les, including 15 solo stops ... Best tackle game was eight stops in NCAA playoff appearance at Wagner ... Added 1½ tackles for loss for mi-nus-3 yards in that contest ... Added five tackles against Holy Cross, four at Bucknell and three apiece at Yale and Fordham.

Before Colgate: Played for DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, N.J. ... Named to 2012 Robeson Classic East-West All-Star Game ... For senior year, posted 30 tackles, one catch for 12 yards and one interception ... Finished career with 67 tackles, one interception, 27 pass deflec-tions, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one reception, one blocked field goal and three tackles for loss ... Team captain in both football and track and field ... Coached by John McKen-na ... Set school record in 100-meter dash ac-cording to NJ.Milesplit.com ... First team All-Pas-saic County in 100-meter dash ... National Honor Society member ... Attended Peterson Catholic High first two years ... Played cornerback at Pe-terson Catholic as sophomore for team that went 11-0 and won Non-Public Group 1 state football championship ... Coached by Benji Wimberly.

Personal: Full name is Joshua Isaiah Ford ... Parents are Larry O. Ford Sr. and Jacinta Ward ... Has two brothers and four sisters ... Born in Paterson, N.J.



AustinGarvey16

Defensive BackSenior, 1LMarlborough, Mass.

2014 (Junior): Made special teams appear-ance at Delaware.

2013 (Sophomore): Played on special teams in season’s first four games before suffering sea-son-ending injury.


Before Colgate: Played at Marlborough (Mass.) High School ... Lettered three years ... Served as team captain his senior season ... Played running back, quarterback and safety his se-nior season ... Selected first team All-Star by MetroWest Daily News in both junior and senior seasons ... Twice named a Super Team safety by Worcester Telegram ... Offensive MVP in Divi-sion 2 his senior season ... Two-time team MVP ... Selected to play in the 2012 Massachusetts Shriners Classic ... Presented with the Enlight-ened Warrior Award at Harvard Stadium ... Fin-ished his career with 2,003 yards rushing, 22 touchdowns and 177 tackles.

Personal: Full name is Austin Martinelli Garvey ... Parents are David and Christine Garvey ... Two brothers and one sister ... Born in Boston.

DanGrasso10

FullbackJunior, 2LWashington Twp, N.J.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in six games ... Contributed solo tackle at Albany ... Also played against Georgetown, Princeton, Yale, Fordham and Lafayette.

2013 (First Year): Played in three games ... Made collegiate debut at Air Force, and also played against Albany and Fordham ... Assisted on one tackle in Air Force game.

Before Colgate: Captain … Three-year letter-winner … Made 87 tackles and two interceptions his senior season … Picked for USA All-Star Team … All-Big North selection … Played on three straight state championship teams.

Personal: Full name is Daniel John Grasso ... Parents are Greg and Cathy Grasso ... Has two brothers ... Born in Ridgewood, N.J.

AlexGreenawalt81

Wide ReceiverSophomore, 1LErie, Pa.

2014 (First Year): Played in all 12 games with eight starts ... Led Raiders with two receiving touchdowns ... Third on team in both receptions with 23 and receiving yards with 283 ... Second among regulars with 12.3-yard receiving aver-age ... Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after posting season-high five catches for 103 yards and one touchdown in 31-30 win over Princeton ... 103 receiving yards was team sea-son-high ... 24-yard TD reception late in first half narrowed Princeton’s 16-point lead to 23-14 and jump-started Raider fortunes ... Caught 14-yard touchdown in 20-17 triumph over Holy Cross ... Closed season with four catches for 59 yards in 21-6 victory at Bucknell ... Included was sideline special that picked up first down on 3rd-and-28, setting up final TD ... 28-yarder was season-long ... Three receptions each against Delaware, Yale and Lafayette.

Before Colgate: Lettered three years with Ram-blers … First team Class AAA All-State wide receiver by both Pennsylvania Football Writers and Pennsylvania Football News … Erie Times-News District 10 All-Star Team and Philly.com All-State first team … Compiled 43 receptions for 711 yards and 10 TDs as senior, along with 25 tackles and 3½ sacks … Career receiving statistics totaled 86 catches, 1,380 yards and 20 touchdowns ... Selected for Erie Lions Save-an-Eye Game … Team was state and district cham-pions in 2012 and district champions in 2013 … Four-year program record was 45-5 ... Also let-tered in basketball and track and field.

Personal: Full name is Alex George Greenawalt ... Parents are Dana and Jackie Greenawalt ... Has one brother ... Born in Erie, Pa.

BrandtGribbin39

LinebackerSenior, 2LGibsonia, Pa.

2014 (Junior): Played in 11 games ... Posted six tackles, including three on special teams ... Four of his six tackles were solos and came against Delaware, Princeton, Lafayette and Le-high ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Colgate’s Raider Academic Hon-or Roll.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in six games ... Posted five tackles, including three in Colgate’s 41-20 win at Cornell ... Additional tackles against Georgetown and Lehigh.


Before Colgate: Played at North Catholic High School near Pittsburgh ... Lettered four years with the Trojans ... Served as captain in his se-nior season ... Played quarterback and safety in his senior season ... Completed 100 of 182 passes for 1,224 yards and 12 TDs as a senior ... Also rushed for 478 yards and 6 TDs on 78 car-ries and recorded 6 interceptions ... Helped the Trojans to become the 2009 Eastern Conference Football Champions, playing wide receiver and safety ... As a junior, was named Eastern Confer-ence first team safety as well as first team utility back ... As a senior, was named to the 2011 Pitts-burgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 North Team ... Also lettered in basketball ... Member of National Honor Society and Student Government.

Personal: Full name is Brandt Leander Gribbin ... Parents are Kevin and Judy Gribbin ... Has four brothers ... Born in Gibsonia, Pa.

Alex Greenawalt




ChristianHardegree31

Defensive BackJunior, 1LTampa, Fla.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games ... Served as team’s chief punt returner, averag-ing 6.4 yards per try on eight attempts ... Twice posted long return of 13 yards ... First came in 19-0 shutout of Georgetown, and then again in 21-6 triumph at Bucknell ... Also participated on coverage units ... Tied for second on squad with nine special teams tackles, including seven solo.

2012 (First Year): Played in four games, with appearances against Albany, Holy Cross, Georgetown and Wagner ... Made three total tackles ... Contributed one solo stop against Georgetown ... Assisted on one tackle apiece in opener at Albany and during NCAA playoff ap-pearance at Wagner.

JamesHolland22

TailbackSophomore, 1LRoyal Palm Bch, Fla.

2014 (First Year): Played in eight games with one start ... Fourth on team with 282 rushing yards ... Tops among regulars with 5.5 yards per attempt ... Began Colgate playing career with eight-carry, 38-yard performance in 27-12 win over Cornell ... Earned first collegiate start in Colgate’s 19-0 win over Georgetown ... Posted season-high 79 rushing yards in that contest on 12 carries ... Longest rush of 46 yards came at Fordham, where he finished with 71 rushing yards on just seven attempts ... Scored first col-legiate touchdown against Lafayette.

Before Colgate: Lettered four years with Lions … Carried 116 times for 755 yards and eight touchdowns senior season … Also caught 10 passes for 182 yards and one TD … Participated in 2014 Palm Beach County All-Star Game … Named All-Palm Beach County … Junior and senior year combined stats were 263 rushing attempts for 1,892 yards and 19 touchdowns … Invited to participate in 2013 Southeast Region Rivals.com football camp … Also lettered in bas-ketball.

Personal: Full name is James Antonio Holland Jr. ... Parents are Karl Hutchinson and Rena Holland-Hutchinson ... Has two brothers and one sister ... Born in Silver Spring, Md.

CameronKline28

Wide ReceiverSenior, 1LDallas, Texas

2014 (Junior): Squad member.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in two games, in-cluding first career start in 28-24 victory at Lafay-ette ... Made three receptions for 21 total yards, with long of 8 ... All three catches came on Col-gate scoring drives, including two late in second quarter that helped Raiders go in front 28-10 at halftime ... Also played against Fordham.


Before Colgate: Played at St. Mark’s School of Texas in Dallas ... Lettered four years ... Played wide receiver and served as captain in his senior season ... Caught 63 passes for 768 yards and 12 touchdowns in his senior season ... Also car-ried 21 times for 71 yards and two touchdowns ... Was first-team All-SPC as a wide receiver and kick returner in his senior season ... Selected for the 2012 Tom Hillary All-Star Classic as a wide receiver ... Named Offensive MVP for the Lions, and also holds the record for longest touchdown reception in school history (99 yards) ... Helped team to a 7-3 record and an SPC championship in his freshman season ... Finished his career with 92 catches for 1,173 yards and 15 touch-downs ... National Honor Society member ... Also lettered in soccer and track and field.

Personal: Full name is Cameron Edwards Kline ... Parents are Gregory and Alisa Edwards Kline ... Born in Plano, Texas.

BrianLalli11

Wide ReceiverSenior, 2LJessup, Pa.

2014 (Junior): Played in 10 games with seven starts ... Finished fourth on team with 20 catches for 233 yards ... Caught at least one pass in each of season’s first eight games ... Season-high five receptions on two occasions ... Caught five for 44 yards at Delaware and five for 57 in 31-30 vic-tory over Princeton ... Multiple receptions in five straight games, including three for 28 in 20-17 tri-umph over Holy Cross ... Career-long reception of 38 yards at Yale ... Two catches for 21 yards in 27-12 win over Cornell, and two for 15 in 19-0 blanking of Georgetown ... Fifth among regulars with 11.6 yards per reception.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games, with starts against Yale and Lafayette ... Caught nine passes for 120 total yards and one touchdown ... Longest reception was 31-yard, last-minute, game-winning TD pass from Gavin McCarney for 28-24 triumph at Holy Cross ... Later voted 2013 Twitter Fan Vote Football Play of the Year in the Patriot League ... That game was his first with any collegiate statistics, and he finished with four catches for 49 yards and the score ... Added three receptions for 39 yards following week in 34-14 win at Georgetown ... Caught 13-yarder in victory at Lafayette and 19-yarder against Lehigh ... Tied for third on team with 13.3 yards per re-ception.


Before Colgate: Played at Valley View High School in Archbald, PA... Lettered three years... Played wide reciever and defensive back... Served as team captain in his junior and senior seasons... Recorded 21 catches for 385 yards and 5 touchdowns in his senior season while helping team to an 11-2 record... Also recorded 51 tackles, 6 interceptions, and returned two punts for touchdowns as a senior... Holds school records for career receptions (89), recieving yards (1,285), and touchdowns (18)... Helped his team to become Class AAA Eastern Conference champions in 2010 and District II Class AAA champions in 2011... Selected in both the Lacka-wana League Dream Game and the Pennsylva-nia East vs West Game... As a senior, was first team all Lackawanna League All Star, All Region, and Class AAA 2nd team all state... Served as president of National Honor Society... Also let-tered in basketball and baseball.

Personal: Full name is Brian David Lalli ... Par-ents are Gary and Karen Lalli ... Has one brother and one sister ... Born in Scranton, Pa.

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JohnMaddaluna III29

Wide ReceiverJunior, 2LGladstone, N.J.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in 12 games with 11 starts ... Named as kickoff return specialist to All-Patriot League First Team by CollegeSportsMad-ness.com and All-Patriot League Second Team by conference coaches ... Finished second in Patriot League in kickoff return average at 23.0, and posted twice number of return attempts as conference leader ... Posted 24 returns for 552 yards ... Long return of 56 yards came in 31-30 win over Princeton ... Finished with five returns that day for career-high 145 yards and 29-yard average ... Led Raiders in all-purpose yards with 948 for 79.0 average ... Second on team with 25 receptions for 392 yards ... Yards-per-catch of 15.7 led all regulars ... Caught 32-yard touch-down pass at Fordham as part of three-recep-tion, 59-yard afternoon ... Best receiving game statistically was seven for career-high 91 yards at Yale ... Seven catches matched career best and was team’s season-high ... Combined with Jake Melville for longest pass completion of sea-son, 64 yards on opening play of second half at Bucknell ... Set up Raiders TD two plays later as Colgate rallied from 6-0 halftime deficit for 21-6 season-ending victory ... Added four catches for 59 yards in 27-12 triumph over Cornell ... Caught at least one pass in 11 of 12 games and season’s final eight.

2013 (First Year): Played in seven games with four starts ... Missed season’s final two games because of injury ... Finished with 12 catches for 152 yards and team-leading three touchdowns ... Broke into starting lineup at Holy Cross and started four straight games before being injured ... Made 11 of his 12 receptions during that stretch for 137 yards and all three TDs ... Biggest game was seven-catch performance to spark 34-14 victory at Georgetown ... Caught seven balls that day for 87 yards, including scoring strikes of 5 and 4 yards ... Only Raiders receiver with two-touchdown game all season ... Hauled in two receptions for 19 total yards in 28-24 tri-umph at Holy Cross ... Included was first career touchdown of 10 yards from Gavin McCarney ... Added two catches for 31 yards in 28-24 win at Lafayette, and one for 15 in collegiate debut at New Hampshire ... Handled five of team’s 10 punt return attempts, finishing with 1.8-yard av-erage ... Also returned one kickoff 22 yards at Georgetown.

Before Colgate: Had standout senior season for Bernards High School … Finished in pos-session of every school record in receiving, with 52 catches for 1,231 yards and 16 TDs … Also rushed for 677 yards and nine touchdowns, scored on two kickoff returns, made 58 tackles, registered three interceptions, forced one fumble

and recovered one … Somerset County Player of the Year … Second team MSG All-Metro … Courier News Offensive Player of the Year … All-State Small School.

Personal: Full name is John Joseph Maddaluna III ... Parents are John and Patricia Maddaluna... Has two sisters ... Born in Morristown, N.J.

TyMcCollum23

Defensive BackSenior, 3LTampa, Fla.

2014 (Junior): Played in seven games with one start ... Made first collegiate start against Lafayette in place of injured Chris Morgan ... Re-corded career-high five stops against Leopards to go with one pass breakup ... Reserve defen-sive back posted six total tackles, all solo ... One tackle at Fordham.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in four of season’s first five games before being injured ... Finished with five tackles, including four solo ... Best tack-le game was four in 41-20 victory at Cornell ...

Defensive back also contributed pass-breakup against Yale.

2012 (First Year): Appeared in games against Yale and Holy Cross ... Contributed three solo tackles as reserve defensive back in 47-24 win at Yale.

Before Colgate: Played at Gaither High School in Tampa, Fla. ... Lettered four years ... Played defensive back for the Cowboys in his senior season ... Served as captain as a senior ... Re-corded 62 tackles and five interceptions in his senior season ... Helped his team to a 9-3 record and District 7A football championship, and also the Regional Finals in his senior year ... Was first team 2011 Defense Community News Pub-lications, 2011 Tampa Tribune All-County Team, and 2011 Big County Preps All-Star Selection ... Receieved the top DB Award from his team as a senior ... Finished his career with 131 tackles and 13 interceptions ... National Honor Society member ... Also lettered in baseball.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Scott McCollum ... Parents are Curt and Lisa McCollum ... Has one sister ... Born in Tampa, Fla.

JakeMelville15

QuarterackJunior, 2LSparta, N.J.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in seven games with seven starts ... Missed five games in mid-season because of illness before returning for season finale at Bucknell ... Raiders went 5-2 in his starts, including consecutive home victo-ries over Cornell, Georgetown, Holy Cross and Princeton ... Returned from illness to cap season with 21-6 triumph at Bucknell ... Completed 58.7 percent of his passes, or 91-of-155, for 1,028 yards and six TDs against just two interceptions ... Team’s leading rusher in per-game average at 62.1, finishing with 83 attempts for 435 yards and four touchdowns ... Carried 10 times for 113 yards and passes for another 124 to boost Raid-ers past Cornell, 27-12 ... Rushing plays that af-ternoon of 63 and 53 (TD) yards were team’s top two for season ... Three straight games of 100-plus rushing yards: 118 at Delaware, 113 vs. Cor-nell and team season-high 128 vs. Georgetown ... Career-high 303 passing yards and three TDs to lift Raiders past Princeton, 31-30 ... Complet-ed 23-of-32 that day as Colgate rallied from 16-0 deficit ... Passing attempts, completions, yards and passing TDs against Princeton were all team season-highs ... Pass efficiency rating of 124.6 would have ranked third in Patriot League if he had played in enough games to quality.

2013 (First Year): Played in five games with one start ... Finished with 425 yards of total of-John Maddaluna III

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fense, with 148 rushing and 277 passing ... Com-pleted 17-of-44 pass attempts with three inter-ceptions and two touchdowns ... Made collegiate debut at Cornell after starter Gavin McCarney went down with injury ... Helped Raiders to 41-20 victory by rushing six times for 54 yards and one touchdown, and also completing 3-of-4 passes for 60 yards and another TD ... Personal season-long plays for both rushing and passing occurred in that game, with 31-yard carry along with 41-yard completion to Dan Cason ... Touchdown scamper went for 6 yards in third quarter to give Raiders lead for keeps, and TD pass of 10 yards to Nat Bellamy wrapped up scoring in fourth ... Added second scoring pass in finale against Fordham, when he played majority of minutes in relief of McCarney ... Started and played entire game against Stony Brook.

Before Colgate: Two-time New Jersey Her-ald’s Football Player of the Year … Helped his team reach the North 1, Group 3 Championship Game … Passed for 1,404 yards and 12 TDs, and rushed for 1,035 yards and 12 TDs … Also had 55-yard kickoff return for TD … Tallied total of 2,439 yards and 25 TDs ... Senior year captain … Two varsity letters … First team All-Area and All-West Jersey ... Nominated for New Jersey North-South Game … Two-time team’s MVP … Also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Francis Melville ... Parents are Thomas and Laura Melville ... One brother and one sister ... Born in Newton, N.J.

CurtMitchell II98

Defensive LineSophomore, 1LWesterville, Ohio

2014 (First Year): Played in 11 games ... Post-ed five tackles, including shared tackle-for-loss in 20-17 triumph over Holy Cross ... Two tackles (one solo) in that win over Crusaders ... Single stops against Ball State, Cornell (solo) and Princeton.

Before Colgate: Lettered three years with Wild-cats … Served as senior captain … Made 155 tackles with 90 solo efforts and seven sacks se-nior season … Also caught one pass for 3-yard touchdown ... Division I All-Ohio first team … First team All-Ohio Capital Conference and All-District … Team’s most valuable player and re-cipient of Hitman Award … Combined four-year record was 29-13 ... Also lettered in track and field and competed in track and basketball.

Personal: Full name is Curtis Edward Mitchell II ... Parents are Curtis and Lynn Mitchell ... Has one sister ... Born in Columbus, Ohio.

BretMooney6

QuarterbackSophomore, 1LWest Dundee, Ill.

2014 (First Year): Played in five games with five starts ... Took over at quarterback after Jake Melville went down with illness ... Four of his five games played were road contests ... Completed 48-of-108 passes for 644 yards and one touch-down against seven interceptions ... Also rushed for 58 yards and one TD ... Best passing game was 15-of-31 for 225 yards at Yale ... Included were completions of 38 yards to both John Maddaluna III and Brian Lalli, and 37 to Kevin O’Connell ... Added 17 rushing attempts against Bulldogs for 55 yards ... Completed 9-of-16 for 176 yards at Lehigh ... Season-long completion of 39 yards went to O’Connell against Mountain Hawks ... Connected with Maddaluna for 32-yard touchdown pass at Fordham, and contributed 1-yard scoring run ... Rushed 16 times for 40 yards at Albany.

Before Colgate: Lettered four years with Gold-en Eagles … Team captain … Northwest Herald Football Player of the Year … Led Jacobs to first Fox-Valley title since 1979 … Finished with more than 4,000 passing yards for career ... Complet-ed 144-of-243 for 1,877 passing yards and 17 touchdowns as senior, with eight interceptions … Also rushed for 672 yards and eight touchdowns … Named All-State for Class 7A by Illinois High School Football Coaches Association ... Hon-orary captain of Daily Herald All-Area Team … Named team MVP and set school records for passing yards and passing TDs ... Also lettered in track and field.

Personal: Full name is Bret J. Mooney ... Par-ents are Keith and Lori Mooney ... Has one brother and one sister ... Born in Elgin, Ill.

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ChrisMorgan2

Defensive BackJunior, 2LArdmore, Pa.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games with 11 starts ... Missed Lafayette contest because of injury ... Named All-Patriot League Second Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... Added CFPA National Kickoff Returner of Week and Pa-triot League Special Teams Player of Week after averaging 45.7 yards on three kickoff returns at Yale ... Included was 93-yarder for touchdown that was Colgate’s first non-onside kickoff return TD in nearly 15 years, and program’s first kick-off return touchdown of any kind in almost seven years ... Finished with six returns for 31.0 aver-age that led team ... Fifth on squad with 71 tack-les, including 49 solo ... Best tackle game was 14 (10 solo) in opener at Ball State ... Posted eight tackles against Delaware, Holy Cross and Alba-ny ... Registered 4½ tackles for loss, including 1½ at Delaware ... Added TFLs against George-town (sack), Holy Cross and Lehigh ... Returned first career interception 17 yards to aid 27-12 victory over Cornell ... Added second pick at Al-bany ... Third on team with four pass-breakups ... Finished season with two PBUs at Bucknell to spark defense in 21-6 triumph ... Added de-flections against Ball State and in 20-17 win over Holy Cross.

2013 (First Year): Played in 10 games ... Post-ed eight tackles, all in season’s final four games ... Best tackle performance was five, including four solo, against Fordham ... Also contributed tackles in victory at Lafayette (2) and against Bucknell.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at The Haverford (Pa.) School … All-Inter-AC first team at wide receiver and defensive back … First team All-Delco at defensive back … All-City first team wide receiver ... Honorable mention All-State at wide receiver … Senior year, made 78 tackles along with four interceptions … As wide receiver, had 33 catches for 562 yards and one TD … Rushed for 277 yards and two touchdowns … Recipient of Richard P. Eggleston Trophy ... Senior-year captain in football, basketball, and track and field.

Personal: Full name is Christopher Robert Mor-gan ... Parents are Robert Carroll and Michele Morgan ... Born in Ardmore, Pa.

RyanPaulish71

Offensive LineSophomore, 1LOld Forge, Pa.

2014 (First Year): Played in two games and started both ... Cracked startling lineup at right tackle to close season at homestate foes Lehigh and Bucknell ... Aided in Colgate’s push to lead Patriot League in rushing at 181 yards per game.

Before Colgate: Lettered and started three years Old Forge High School … Blue Devils compiled 35-6 record during those three sea-sons … Senior-year captain … Twice named All-Conference first team on both offensive and defensive lines, and two-time NPF All-Star ... 2013 Times Tribune All-Region, District 2 All-Star and Class A All-State first team by Pennsylva-nia Football Writers … 2012 All-State honorable mention ... 2011 All-Conference first team offen-sive line member ... 2013 team was Lackawanna Division 3 champions, District 2 Class A cham-pions, Eastern Pennsylvania champions and Class A State Runner-Up ... Member of three straight Lackawanna Conference title teams and two District 2 Class A championships ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name is Ryan Peter Paulish ... Parents are Kennety and Donna Paulish ... Has one brother ... Born in Scranton, Pa.

JohnQuazza80

Tight EndSenior, 3LWest Milford, N.J.

2014 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with 10 starts ... Named to All-Patriot League Second Team by conference coaches and Third Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... Led Raiders in both major receiving categories, with 34 catches for 400 yards ... Averaged 11.8 yards per recep-tion ... Best statistical game was six for 92 in opener at Ball State ... That effort earned CFPA National Tight End of the Week honor ... Caught five for 90 yards at Lehigh and five for 75 in 31-30 win over Princeton ... Aided that comeback victory with 13-yard touchdown catch from Jake Melville on final play of first half ... Leaping grab pulled Raiders within 23-21 in game they had trailed 16-0 but would rally for one-point victory ... Posted seven multi-catch games ... Four re-ceptions at both Delaware and Albany, and three against Holy Cross and Lafayette ... Added four tackles on special teams ... Earned team’s Andy Kerr Offensive MVP Award.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with five starts ... Started at tight end in four of season’s final five games ... Also performed long-snapping duties, and finished among squad leaders in special teams tackles with 11 ... Earned Colgate’s Mark Rakowski Special Teams Award ... Third on team with 22 catches for 287 yards, finishing with 13.0-yard reception average ... Best statistical game was four catches for 58 yards against Stony Brook ... Added four for 42 in 28-24 win at Lafayette, and three for 45 against Yale ... Also had multi-catch games against Holy Cross, Bucknell, Lehigh and Fordham ... Tied for second on team with two receiving touchdowns ... Scored on 13-yard reception in 41-20 win at Cornell, and on 5-yard catch against Fordham.

2012 (First Year): Played in season’s fi-nal 11 games ... Contributed six special teams solo tackles, including two in 51-35 victory over Holy Cross ... Also posted tackles against Stony Brook, Georgetown, Bucknell and Lafayette.

Before Colgate: Played at West Milford (N.J.) High School … Lettered three years … Served as captain as a senior … Had 43 tackles … Caught 28 passes for 424 yards and five touchdowns ... Was first team All-Passaic County and first team All-Big North Conference ... Named team’s Of-fensive MVP… Coached by Jim Dransfield final two seasons … Also lettered in basketball and baseball ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name is John William Quazza ... Parents are Kenneth and Jackalyn Smith Quazza … Has one brother and sister … Born in Pequannock, N.J.

Chris Morgan

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DemetriusRussell20

TailbackSenior, 3LTampa, Fla.

2014 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with eight starts ... Led Raiders with 703 rushing yards on 152 attempts ... Averaged 4.6 yards per carry, or nearly one yard better than sophomore season ... Scored two touchdowns ... Best statis-tical game was 16 carries for 94 yards in 20-17 win over Holy Cross ... Added team season-high 23 attempts for 78 yards and TD following week to aid 31-30 comeback victory against Princeton ... Efficient afternoon at Yale, where he gained 70 yards on 10 carries ... Included was season-long 26-yard scamper ... Added second rushing touchdown at Lehigh ... Also caught 14 passes for 114 yards ... Caught multiple passes on three occasions ... Best receiving yardage games were 27 in 20-17 triumph over Holy Cross and 21 at Yale ... Posted season-high 121 all-purpose yards against Holy Cross ... Second on team with 817 all-purpose yards.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games with seven starts ... Started season’s final five games ... Named to All-Patriot League Third Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... Team’s statisti-cal leader in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards ... Rushed 173 times for 667 yards and nine touchdowns, finishing with 54 points ... Added 89 receiving yards to all-purpose total of

756 yards ... Finished fifth in Patriot League with 66.7-yard rushing average, and ninth in scor-ing at 5.4 ... Made first collegiate start at New Hamsphire and rushed 30 times for 144 yards -- both personal career highs and team season highs ... Carried 29 times for 138 yards and one touchdown in 34-14 win at Georgetown ... Added team season-best three rushing touchdowns on 21 carries for 92 yards in 28-24 triumph at Lafay-ette ... Only Raider to score three touchdowns in game all season ... Also scored touchdowns against Yale, Lehigh and Fordham ... Posted 10 carries or more in nine games ... Best receiving day was four catches for 29 yards against Buck-nell ... Multi-catch games against Albany, Yale, Georgetown and Lehigh ... Finished with 154 all-purpose yards at New Hampshire and 147 at Georgetown.

2012 (First Year): Versatile performer played in 11 games, missing only Stony Brook contest ... Scored key touchdown in Raiders’ NCAA playoff appearance at Wagner ... Caught in mid-air punt blocked by teammate Vince Myers for touchdown that narrowed score to 21-14 just before halftime ... Contributed eight tackles on season, including four solo stops ... Best game was two tackles in 35-14 win over Sacred Heart ... Drew rushing assignments in two games, car-rying three times for combined two yards against Bucknell and Lafayette.

ZacSawin68

Offensive LineSenior, 3LLongwood, Fla.

2014 (Junior): Played in 11 games with 11 starts ... Missed Yale game because of injury ... Named All-Patriot League Third Team by Col-legeSportsMadness.com ... Started nine games at right guard and two at right tackle ... Helped Raiders lead Patriot League in rushing at 181 yards per game.

2013 (Sophomore): Played and started in all 12 games at offensive right tackle ... One of three Raiders to start all 12 games at same position ... Raiders led Patriot League in rushing offense with 191.4-yard average ... Member of Colgate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll.

2012 (First Year): Saw playing time on offen-sive line in one game, 35-14 win over Sacred Heart ... Drew national acclaim when he and his hometown friends helped save man’s life during winter break ... They noticed car bobbing in lake about 50 yards offshore ... Were able to jump into water, free driver and pull him to safety.

Before Colgate: Played at Lake Mary (Fla.) High School … Lettered four years … Served as captain in junior and senior seasons … Picked

to play in the 2011 Central Florida All-Star Game Special Olympics … Third team All-State ... Two-time first team All-Conference ... Two-time Cen-tral Florida Super 60 ... Red-Zone Player of the Year in 2009 ... Received team’s Lake Mary Var-sity Lineman of the the Year Award … Coached by Scott Perry … Member of both Spanish Honor Society and National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Zachary James Sawin ... Parents are Paul and Jeanine Sawin … Has one brother … Born in Iowa City, Iowa.

GrantSiegel74

Offensive LineSenior, 2LMiami Beach, Fla.

2014 (Sophomore): Played in and started sea-son’s first eight games ... Missed last four con-tests because of injury ... First collegiate start came in opener at Ball State, and held down right tackle position until injury ... Helped Raiders lead Patriot League in rushing at 181 yards per game.


High School: Lettered two seasons at Gulliver Prep School in in Miami ... Second team Class 5A Independent League and All-Dade County … Played in Public vs. Private All-Star Game … Named team’s most improved player on offense ... Coached by Earl Sims ... Also lettered in bas-ketball and track and field ... Helped Raiders to district titles in both sports.

Personal: Full name is Grant Solomon Siegel ... Parents are Steven and Jane Siegel ... Has one sister ... Born in Miami Beach, Fla.

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AndySimms78

Offensive LineSophomore, 1LDelaware, Ohio

2014 (First Year): Played in one game ... Made collegiate debut as reserve offensive line-man against Lafayette.

Before Colgate: Three-year letterwinner at Olentangy High School in Lewis Center, Ohio … Senior-season captain … All-OCC second team, All-District honorable mention and All-Delaware County first team ... Combined record of 18-4 last two seasons ... Coached by Mark Solis and Ed Terwilliger ... FCA and German Club member.

Personal: Full name is Andrew Charles Simms ... Parents are Brent and Diane Simms ... Has two brothers ... Born in Akron, Ohio.

VictorSteffen55

Defensive LineSenior, 3LHawley, Pa.

2014 (Junior): Played and started in all 12 games ... Named to All-Patriot League Second Team both by conference coaches and Col-legeSportsMadness.com ... Active consecutive starts streak of 24 ties John Weber for longest among non-seniors and is longest on defensive side ... Also shared team’s Dick Biddle Coaches Award with Weber ... Led Raider defensive line-men with 56 tackles, including 21 solo ... Fin-ished with 4½ sacks and 11½ tackles for loss to rank second on team in both categories ... Sacks accounted for minus-29 yards and TFLs for minus-51 ... Big factor on special teams, ty-ing teammate C.J. Stempeck for Patriot League honors with three blocked kicks ... Earned na-tional and regional honors for his special teams play in 19-0 win over Georgetown ... Blocked two punts in that game, one for safety and another that was returned by teammate Pat Afriyie for touchdown ... For that effort, named FCS Spe-cial Teams Player of the Week by the The Sports Network along with same honor from ECAC and Patriot League ... CollegeSportsMadness.com selected him Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week against Hoyas as he added 17-yard sack and career-high three TFLs for minus-22 ... Three TFLs tied team season high ... Added blocked PAT at Fordham ... Season tackle high was seven in closing 21-6 triumph at Bucknell ... Nose for ball-carrier resulted in at least four tackles in 11 games ... Solo sacks against Cor-nell, Georgetown and Lafayette ... Finished that Lafayette game with 2½ TFLs for minus-13 yards ... Added 1½ TFLs against both Ball State and Bucknell.

2013 (Sophomore): Played and started in all 12 games ... Named to All-Patriot League Third Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... Also shared with Spencer Wallach team’s Tom Dodge Unsung Hero Award ... Led Colgate in sacks with four for minus-32 yards ... Second in tackles for loss with 7½ for team-leading minus-37 yards ... Eighth overall with 44 stops ... Best game sta-tistically was 11-tackle effort against Fordham in season finale ... Added seven tackles against Bucknell and five at New Hampshire ... Respon-sible for 18-yard sack in opener at Air Force ... Shared two sacks at Cornell for combined minus-8 yards to spark 41-20 victory ... Added sacks against Lafayette and Lehigh ... One solo and two assisted TFLs against Bucknell.

2012 (First Year): Appeared in four games, in-cluding NCAA playoff contest at Wagner ... Also played in consecutive games against George-town, Bucknell and Lafayette.

Before Colgate: Played at Wallenpaupack Area

High School in Hawley, Pa. ... Played defensive end in his senior season ... Served as captain and recorded 68 tackles in his senior season ... Selected for the 2012 Lions Club Dream Game as a defensive end ... Also caught six passses for 79 yards and a touchdown as a receiver ... Was first-team All-League in the Lackawanna Football Conference in his senior year ... National Honor Society member ... Also lettered in wrestling and track and field.

Personal: Full name is Victor Paul Steffen ... Parents are Peter and Pam Steffen ... Has four brothers and three sisters ... Born in Honesdale, Pa.

KeyonWashington7

Wide ReceiverSophomore, 1LEnglewood, N.J.

2014 (First Year): Played in nine games ... Made appearances in secondary and at wide re-ceiver ... Posted 11 tackles, including eight solo ... Three of those stops were on special teams ... Best overall tackle game was four in 21-6 closing win at Bucknell ... Added three stops at Fordham and two at Albany ... Contributed pass breakup in opener at Ball State ... Also rushed four times for 6 yards, including long of 9 in 27-12 triumph over Cornell.

Before Colgate: Earned four varsity high school letters … Played on four state championship teams -- first two years at Don Bosco High and last two at Paramus Catholic … Combined won-loss record was 44-4 ... Scored 14 touchdowns in 2013 and made 43 tackles … Added five re-ceptions and one touchdown ... All-League first team, All-County second team and All-State hon-orable mention … Also lettered in track and field.

Personal: Full name is Kenyon Amir Washington ... Parents are Larry Washington and Charlise Link ... Has two sisters ... Born in Newark, N.J.

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JohnWeber79

Offensive LineSenior, 3LParkersburg, W.Va.

2014 (Junior): Played and started in all 12 games ... Named All-Patriot League Third Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... Manned left tackle position for second straight season ... Active consecutive starts streak of 24 ties Vic-tor Steffen for longest among non-seniors and is longest on offensive side ... Also shared team’s Dick Biddle Coaches Award with Steffen ... Helped Raiders lead Patriot League in rush-ing at 181 yards per game ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Colgate’s Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean’s Award list.

2013 (Sophomore): Played and started in all 12 games ... Manned left tackle position through-out season ... One of three Raiders to start all 12 games at same position ... Raiders led Pa-triot League in rushing offense with 191.4-yard average ... Member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Colgate’s Raider Academic Hon-or Roll.

2012 (First Year): Appeared in one game, 35-14 victory over Sacred Heart.

Before Colgate: Played at Parkersburg (W.Va.) High School ... Lettered three years ... Played of-fensive and defensive line ... Served as senior captain ... Recorded 52 tackles as senior, and 145 for career ... First team Class AAA West Virginia All-State selection as junior and senior, and also two-time All-MSAC choice ... Selected for 2011 Cheasapeake Bowl as defensive line-man ... Won team’s Offensive Player of the Year award as junior ... National Honor Society mem-ber ... Also lettered in basketball and swimming.

Personal: Full name is John Christian Weber ... Parents are J. Michael and Mary V. Weber ... His great uncle, Joe Jeran, pitched in New York Yan-kees organization ... Has three sisters ... Born in Parkersburg, W.Va.

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JohnWilkins24

TailbackJunior, 2LWallington, N.J.

2014 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with two starts ... Returned from 2013 injury to become team leader and third in Patriot League with nine rushing touchdowns ... Second on team with 54 points ... Rushed 102 times for 421 yards and 4.1-yard average ... Career-high and team sea-son-high three rushing scores at Lehigh ... Had best game statistically that day with 13 carries for 76 yards ... Included career-long rush of 24 yards ... Added 58 rushing yards at Yale and 51 at both Fordham and Bucknell ... Scored two touchdowns each at Yale and Bucknell, the latter to help boost Raiders to closing 21-6 victory ... At least 10 rushing attempts in six games, including last four consecutive.

2013 (Sophomore): Played in two games with two starts ... Injured in second career start and missed remainder of season ... Received medi-cal hardship waiver ... Finished with 166 rush-ing yards on 34 attempts for 4.9-yard average ... Scored one touchdown in each game, both on 1 yard plunges ... Opened season with 23 carries for 90 yards at Air Force ... TD came in fourth quarter ... Added 11 carries for 76 yards against Albany before being sidelined by second-quarter injury ... Touchdown came in first quarter ... Add-ed one catch for five yards against Albany.

2012 (First Year): Played in final nine games of season ... Contributed four solo tackles, in-cluding season-high two in 51-35 win over Holy Cross.

Before Colgate: Played at Don Bosco Prep High School in Ramsey, N.J. ... Lettered three years ... Played running back, wide receiver, fullback, and tight end in his senior season ... Helped Iron-men to state championship all three years, and also national championship as sophomore and senior ... Carried ball 29 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 5.7 yards per carry ... Also caught five passes for 130 yards ... Was second team All-County selection ... German Na-tional Honor Society member ... Also lettered in track and field.

Personal: Full name is John Henry Wilkins IV ... Mother is Kathleen Wilkins ... Uncle played for New York Giants ... Has one brother and one sis-ter ... Born in Dover, N.J.

AlecWisniewski34

Defensive BackSophomore, 1LNewark Valley, N.Y.

2014 (First Year): Played in 10 games ... Post-ed six tackles, all on special teams ... Five were solo stops ... Two tackles at Yale, and other solo efforts came against Cornell, Princeton, Lehigh and Bucknell.

Before Colgate: Lettered three years with Spar-tans … Team captain senior season … Caught 15 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns … Made 115 tackles with three interceptions and four forced fumbles … Twice named All-New York State first team … Picked at safety for Er-nie Davis Section IV All-Star Game … Defensive MVP in Section IV final, regional final and state championship games … Team was three-time NYS state champions -- once in Class A and twice in Class B … Posted three straight unde-feated seasons for combined 38-0 ... Also bas-ketball team captain.

Personal: Full name is Alec L. Wisniewski ... Parents are Steve and Holly Wisniewski ... Has one brother and one sister ... Born in Bingham-ton, N.Y.

2014 RETURNING LETTERMEN/RECRUITING CLASS2015 RETURNING LETTERMEN

John Wilkins


2014 RETURNING LETTERMEN/RECRUITING CLASS

2015 COLGATE RECRUITING CLASSName Post. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous SchoolNick Alvarez DB 6-0 175 Livingston, N.J./Seton Hall PrepSage Attwood QB 6-1 195 Cape Coral, Fla./Ida Baker HSOwen Buscaglia WR 6-3 185 Chicago, Ill./Loyola AcademyMatt Carandang LB 6-3 200 Avon, Ohio/St. Edward HSTyler Castillo DB 5-10 170 Orlando, Fla./East River HSJosh Cerra P/PK 6-0 145 Coral Springs, Fla./J.P. Taravella HSChris Cervizzi TB 5-6 175 North Reading, Mass./Brooks SchoolDillon DeIuliis DB 5-10 195 Yardley, Pa./St. Joseph’s PreparatoryCaleb Fell DL 6-3 235 Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East HSFrank Ferarri QB 6-1 190 Verona, N.J./Verona HSBrett Gasiorowski TE 6-4 215 Glenbard Twp., Ill./Glenbard North HST.J. Holl QB 6-1 205 Cranberry Twp., Pa./Seneca Valley HSBen Hunt DB 6-0 185 Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape Regional HSThomas Ives WR 6-4 195 Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central HSNick Martinsen TE 6-2 220 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./William T. Dwyer HSCortney Mimms DB 5-10 165 Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central HSChuck Moore DL 6-4 245 Holliston, Mass./Holliston HSPreston Nix LB 6-0 215 Heath, Texas/Dallas Christian SchoolBobby Pereira OL 6-0 275 Dover, Mass./Buckingham, Browne & NicholsOwen Rockett WR 5-10 180 Marblehead, Mass./St. John’s PrepDan Ryan WR 5-11 175 Scranton, Pa./Scranton PrepSam Schlichting TE 6-4 230 Penn Valley, Pa./Harriton HSJohn Steffen DL 6-4 200 Hawley, Pa./Wallenpauback Area HSJovaun Woolford OL 6-4 260 Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West HS

Raiders Add 24In 2015 Recruiting ClassColgate wrapped its 2015 National Signing Day with the addition of 24 football student-athletes. Raiders head coach Dan Hunt was pleased that his staff was able to pinpoint and sign skill-posi-tion student-athletes. “The last two seasons, we put a lot of scholar-ships and energy into the offensive and defen-sive lines, and they’ve panned out,” Hunt said. “We’ve got some good linemen on both sides of the ball. “We felt this year we could go a bit lighter there and concentrate more on the skill positions.” Hunt said the staff also searched for multi-facet-ed individuals. “Another thing you will see with this class is there are a lot of kids on it who in high school played multiple positions. We think when they get here they also should be able to play multiple posi-tions.” The signees are from seven states. There are six from Pennsylvania, five from Florida and four each from Illinois and Massachusetts. One of those Bay Staters, Chris Cervizzi, played the last two seasons at the Brooks School in the Boston suburb of North Andover for former Raiders as-sistant coach Pat Foley.

Three signees are from New Jersey and there is one each is from Texas and Ohio. “It’s definitely the end of a long process,” Hunt said. “Our relationship with most of these kids started probably around this time last year. And then through spring evaluations and camp sea-

son and getting to see them during the season – it’s a long arduous process. “The assistant coaches have done a great job; they really make it easy on me. They scoured the country for this class and we’re really happy with it. But it’s definitely the end of a long road for sure.”

2015 RECRUITING CLASS

2014 OPPONENTS’ SCHEDULES2013 NCAA Rankings Report2015 OPPONENTS SCHEDULES & RESULTS

Navy DATE OPPONENT TIME S 5 ...........COLGATE ........................... Noon S 19 .........EAST CAROLINA * ................ 3:30 S 26 .........at Connecticut * ...................... TBA O 3 ...........AIR FORCE ............................ 3:30 O 10 .........at Notre Dame ........................ 3:30 O 24 .........TULANE * ............................... 1:00 O 31 .........SOUTH FLORIDA * ...............Noon N 7 ...........at Memphis * .......................... TBA N 14 .........SMU * ..................................... 3:30 N 21 .........at Tulsa * ................................ TBA N 27 .........at Houston * ........................... TBA D 12 .........ARMY ..................................... 3:00 * American Athletic Conference.

New Hampshire DATE OPPONENT TIME S 3 ...........at San Jose State ................. 10:00 S 12 .........at Colgate. .............................. 6:00 S 19 .........at Stony Brook * ..................... 7:00 S 26 .........CENTRAL CONN. ST. * ......... 6:00 O 3 ...........ELON * ................................... 3:30 O 17 .........at William & Mary * ................Noon O 24 .........at Delaware * .......................... 3:30 O 31 .........RHODE ISLAND * .................. 1:00 N 7 ...........RICHMOND * ......................... 3:00 N 14 .........at Albany * .............................. 7:00 N 21 .........MAINE * ................................. 1:00 * Colonial Athletic Association.

Yale DATE OPPONENT TIME S 19 .........at Colgate ............................... 1:00 S 26 .........CORNELL * ............................ 1:00 O 3 ...........at Lehigh .............................. 12:30 O 10 .........at Dartmouth * ........................ 1:30 O 17 .........at Maine ................................. 3:30 O 23 .........at Pennsylvania * ................... 7:00 O 31 .........COLUMBIA * ........................ 12:30 N 7 ...........BROWN * ............................. 12:30 N 14 .........at Princeton * .......................... 1:00 N 21 .........HARVARD * ............................ 2:30 * Ivy League.

Holy Cross DATE OPPONENT TIME S 5 ...........at Monmouth .......................... 1:00 S 19 .........at Towson ............................... TBA S 26 .........COLGATE * ...........................Noon O 3 ...........ALBANY ................................. TBA O 10 .........BROWN.................................. TBA O 17 .........at Fordham * .......................... 1:00 O 24 .........LAFAYETTE * ......................... 1:00 O 31 .........BRYANT ................................. 1:05 N 7 ...........at Lehigh * ............................ 12:30 N 14 .........at Bucknell * ........................... 1:00 N 21 .........GEORGETOWN * .................. TBA * Patriot League.

Cornell DATE OPPONENT TIME S 19 .........BUCKNELL ............................ 3:00 S 26 .........at Yale * .................................. 1:00 O 2 ...........COLGATE .............................. 7:00 O 10 .........HARVARD * ...........................Noon O 17 .........at Sacred Heart ...................... 1:00 O 24 .........BROWN * ............................. 12:30 O 31 .........at Princeton * ........................ 3:30 N 6 ...........at Dartmouth * ........................ 8:00 N 14 .........COLUMBIA * ........................ 12:30 N 21 .........at Pennsylvania * ................... TBA * Ivy League.

Princeton DATE OPPONENT TIME S 19 .........at Lafayette ............................ 6:00 S 26 .........LEHIGH .................................. 5:00 O 2 ...........COLUMBIA * .......................... 7:00 O 10 .........COLGATE .............................. 1:00 O 17 .........at Brown * ..............................Noon O 24 .........at Harvard * ...........................Noon O 31 .........CORNELL * ............................ 3:30 N 7 ...........at Pennsylvania * ..................Noon N 14 .........YALE * .................................... 1:00 N 21 .........at Dartmouth * .......................Noon * Ivy League.

Georgetown DATE OPPONENT TIME S 5 ...........at St. Francis (Pa.) ................Noon S 12 .........MARIST .................................. 6:00 S 19 .........DARTMOUTH .......................Noon S 26 .........at Columbia ............................ TBA O 2 ...........at Harvard .............................. 7:00 O 10 .........LAFAYETTE * ......................... 2:00 O 17 .........COLGATE * ...........................Noon O 24 .........at Bucknell * ........................... 1:00 O 31 .........at Lehigh * ............................ 12:30 N 14 .........FORDHAM * ..........................Noon N 21 .........at Holy Cross * ....................... TBA * Patriot League.

Fordham DATE OPPONENT TIME S 4 ...........at Army ................................... 7:00 S 12 .........VILLANOVA ............................ 6:00 S 19 .........COLUMBIA ............................. 1:00 S 26 .........MONMOUTH .......................... 1:00 O 3 ...........at Lafayette * .......................... 6:00 O 10 .........at Pennsylvania ...................... TBA O 17 .........HOLY CROSS * ...................... 1:00 O 24 .........LEHIGH * ............................... 1:00 O 31 .........at Colgate * ............................ 1:00 N 7 ...........BUCKNELL * .......................... 1:00 N 14 .........at Georgetown * ....................Noon * Patriot League.

Lafayette DATE OPPONENT TIME S 5 ...........WILLIAM & MARY .................. 6:00 S 12 .........at Delaware ............................ 6:00 S 19 .........PRINCETON .......................... 6:00 S 26 .........at Wagner ............................... 6:00 O 3 ...........FORDHAM * ........................... 6:00 O 10 .........at Georgetown * ..................... 2:00 O 17 .........HARVARD .............................. 3:30 O 24 .........at Holy Cross * ....................... 1:00 O 31 .........BUCKNELL * .......................... 3:30 N 7 ...........COLGATE * ............................ 1:00 N 21 .........at Lehigh * ............................ 12:30 * Patriot League.

Lehigh DATE OPPONENT TIME S 4 ...........at Central Conn. St. ................ 7:00 S 12 .........at James Madison .................. 4:00 S 19 .........PENNSYLVANIA .................. 12:30 S 26 .........at Princeton ............................ 5:00 O 3 ...........YALE .................................... 12:30 O 10 .........at Bucknell * ........................... 1:00 O 24 .........at Fordham * .......................... 1:00 O 31 .........GEORGETOWN * ................ 12:30 N 7 ...........HOLY CROSS * .................... 12:30 N 14 .........at Colgate * ............................ 1:00 N 21 .........LAFAYETTE * ....................... 12:30 * Patriot League.

Bucknell DATE OPPONENT TIME S 5 ...........MARIST .................................. 6:00 S 12 .........DUQUESNE ........................... 6:00 S 19 .........at Cornell ................................ 3:00 O 3 ...........at VMI ..................................... 1:30 O 10 .........LEHIGH * ............................... 1:00 O 17 .........at Army ..................................Noon O 24 .........GEORGETOWN * .................. 1:00 O 31 .........at Lafayette * .......................... 3:30 N 7 ...........at Fordham * .......................... 1:00 N 14 .........HOLY CROSS * ...................... 1:00 N 21 .........COLGATE * ............................ 1:00 * Patriot League.

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