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Football

2008 Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)
1 Chris LeFlore CB 5-10 190 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Univ. of Nebraska)
2 Nick Rhodes WR 6-4 190 Jr.-TR Stockton, Calif. (San Joaquin Delta C.C.)
3 Ryan Jones CB 5-11 175 So. Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS)
4 Kendall Wright WR 5-11 175 Sr. Sulphur Springs, Texas (Sulphur Springs HS)
5 Raphael Robinson WR 6-2 205 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. (Turner HS)
7 Justin Welch DB 5-10 185 So. Belton, Mo. (Belton HS)
8 Aldwin Foster-Rettig S 6-1 185 So. Balch Springs, Texas (West Mesquite HS)
9 Brandon Clayton CB 5-9 180 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central HS)
10 Abe Qaoud WR 6-0 190 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central HS)
11 Blake Bolles QB 6-4 210 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest HS)
12 Joel Osborn QB 6-2 220 Sr. Harlan, Iowa (Harlan HS)
13 Caleb Decius CB 6-2 175 Fr.-TR West Palm Beach, Fla. (Upper Iowa Univ.)
14 Blake Christopher QB 6-2 190 Fr.-RS Kearney, Mo. (Kearney HS)
15 Myles Burnsides SS 5-11 195 Jr. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville HS)
16 Jesse Pierce QB 6-1 190 So. Wentzville, Mo. (Wentzville Holt HS)
17 Tyler Herl QB 6-2 210 Fr.-RS Topeka, Kan. (Shawnee Heights HS)
18 Michael Stadler P 6-1 220 So. Harrisonville, Mo. (Harrisonville HS)
19 John "Cam" Wierson FS 6-0 190 Jr.-TR Tucson, Az. (Ironwood Ridge HS) (Pima CC)
20 Derrick Hightower DB 6-0 190 Fr.-RS Belton, Mo. (Belton HS)
21 Kevin Okonta S 5-10 180 Fr.-RS Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS)
22 Ikechukwu "Ike" Urum-Eke SS 5-11 205 Jr. Lee's Summit, Mo. (Lee's Summit HS)
23 E.J. Hawkins CB 5-9 170 Jr. Austin, Texas (Lexington HS)
24 Sydney Brisbane WR 5-11 180 Jr. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville HS)
25 Previn Perry RB 5-10 200 Fr.-RS St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran North HS)
26 David Gray P 6-1 190 Fr.-RS Tremont, Ill. (Tremont HS)
27 LaRon Council RB 5-10 210 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Center HS)
28 Kelvin Austin RB 5-7 190 So.-RS St. Louis, Mo. (Mesabi Range (Minn.) CTC)
29 Brant Gregg RB 5-8 220 Sr. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville HS)
30 Marcus Martin FS 6-1 200 So. Holden, Mo. (Holden HS)
31 Alex Anderson FS 6-2 190 So. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic HS)
32 Evan Wilmes LB 5-11 215 Jr. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville HS)
33 Ben Langston SS 6-0 185 Fr.-RS Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest HS)
34 Clint Moore RB 5-10 185 So. Princeton, Mo. (Princeton HS)
35 Marciele Surrell SS 5-10 185 So.-TR Terrell, Texas (SW Oklahoma State Univ.)
36 Sheldon Cook RB 5-10 190 Jr. Gladstone, Mo. (Park Hill South)
37 Bill Baudler LB 6-2 220 Jr. Fontanelle, Iowa (Nodaway Valley HS)
38 Joe Schroeder PK 6-0 195 Jr. Washington, Mo. (St. Francis Borgia HS)
39 Brian Shannon WR 5-10 185 So. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lincoln HS)
40 Joe Bedard LB 6-2 200 Fr.-RS Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier HS)
41 Kyle Nixdorf FB 6-1 240 Fr.-RS Odessa, Mo. (Wellington/Napoleon HS)
42 Cody Lanus DE/LS 6-2 235 Sr. Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS)
43 Tommy Frevert PK 6-0 210 Sr. Lee's Summit, Mo. (North HS)
44 Jayson Bates LB 6-1 235 Jr. Alva, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M)
45 Tommy Warren WR 5-11 180 Fr.-RS Omaha, Neb. (North HS)
46 Nathan Roach QB 6-2 200 Fr.-RS Pleasant Hill, Mo. (Pleasant Hill HS)
48 Dylan Rosier LB 5-11 210 Fr.-RS Mound City, Mo. (Mount City HS)
50 Chad Kilgore LB 6-0 215 Fr. Orrick, Mo. (Excelsior Springs HS)
52 Willie Horn LB 6-1 235 So. Lee's Summit, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS)
54 Aaron Terry DL 5-11 280 Fr.-RS Omaha, Neb. (North)
55 Harry McCoy DL 6-1 250 Fr.-RS Kincheloe, Mich. (Sault Area HS)
56 Adam Vondrak LB 6-1 225 So. Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan Catholic HS)
57 Troy Matthews LB 5-11 210 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS)
60 Jeremy Davis OL 6-3 300 Sr. Port Neches, Texas (Univ. of Houston)
61 Adam McElderry OL 6-3 275 Fr.-RS West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley HS)
62 Ross Hastert OL 6-2 270 Jr. Harlan, Iowa (Harlan Community HS)
65 Matt Nelson OL 6-0 280 Sr. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville HS)
70 Brett Grozinger OL 6-3 275 Jr. Chillicothe, Mo. (Chillicothe HS)
71 Reid Kirby OL 6-4 300 Sr. Gladstone, Mo. (Kansas Univ.)
72 Ryan Lessman OL 6-2 290 So. Sioux City, Iowa (Sioux City East HS)
73 Jason Wiseman OL 6-5 265 So. Garden City, Mo. (Harrisonville HS)
74 Lawrence "Moe" Dampeer DL 6-4 375 Jr.-TR Decatur, Ill. (Joliet J.C.)
75 Tom Pestock OL 6-6 300 Sr. Lenexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission North HS)
76 Cody Johnson OL 6-3 270 Fr.-RS Jasper, Mo. (Webb City HS)
77 Dane Wardenburg OL 6-7 275 So. Creston, Iowa (Creston HS)
78 Ben Ehret OL 6-3 295 Fr.-RS Stilwell, Kan. (Blue Valley HS)
79 Eric Rickert OL 6-5 280 So. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS)
80 Tyler Northway DE 6-3 250 Sr. Lee's Summit, Mo. (North HS)
81 Brock Houston TE 6-5 200 So. Helena, Mo. (Savannah HS)
82 Greg Applegate TE 6-2 230 Jr. Harlan, Iowa (Harlan Community HS)
83 Jake Soy WR 6-3 205 Fr.-RS Durant, Iowa (Durant HS)
84 Josh Gannan TE 6-2 240 Sr. Chillicothe, Mo. (Chillicothe HS)
85 Kyle Kilgore TE 6-5 210 Fr.-RS Orrick, Mo. (Excelsior Springs HS)
86 Chris Owens TE 6-3 230 Fr.-RS St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central Hs)
88 Taylor Pierce WR 6-2 185 Fr.-RS Wentzville, Mo. (Wentzville Holt HS)
89 Tommy Warren WR 5-11 180 Fr.-RS Omaha, Neb. (North HS)
90 Mike Mosley DE 6-2 240 Jr.-TR Houston, Texas (New Mexico Military Academy)
91 Tyler Roach DT 6-3 275 Jr. Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn HS)
92 Elliot Easley DE 6-3 255 Jr.-RS Dixon, Calif. (Solano (Calif.) CC)
93 John Dooley LB 6-1 225 Fr.-RS Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic HS)
94 Kyle Sunderman DE 6-4 260 So. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion LaVista HS)
97 Sean Paddock DE 6-2 255 Jr. Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Valley HS)
98 Shayne Shade DT 6-2 285 So. Des Moines, Iowa (Roosevelt HS)
99 Josh Lorenson DL 6-3 255 Fr.-RS Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier HS)
Cole Albright DL 6-3 250 Fr. Bronson, Iowa (Lawton Bronson HS)
Ryan Arrington DL 6-2 260 Fr. Jacksonville, Texas (Jacksonville HS)
Christian Barksdale DB 6-0 175 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Westside HS)
Billy Creason RB 5-9 185 Fr. Grain Valley, Mo. (Grain Valley HS)
Cory Cronk LB 6-2 190 Fr. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville HS)
Collin DeBuysere LB 6-4 210 Fr. Geneseo, Ill. (Geneseo HS0
Nate DeJong S 6-3 215 Fr. Rock Rapids, Iowa (Central Lyon HS)
Gary Ewart DE 6-2 215 Fr. Bedford, Iowa (Bedford HS)
Kyle Haake K 6-2 185 Fr. Harlan, Iowa (Harlan HS)
Justin "Homer" Harper DB 5-11 175 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (South HS)
James Harris WR 5-9 165 Fr. Grandview, Mo. (Grandview HS)
Ricky Hicks RB 5-10 187 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Central HS)
John Hinchey WR 6-2 200 Fr. Kearney, Mo. (Kearney HS)
Colby Kamm TE 6-5 230 Fr. Junction City, Kan. (Junction City)
Kyle Kleeman DL 6-2 225 Fr. Lemont, Ill. (Joliet Catholic HS)
Mike Kuhn DB 5-9 190 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa (Hoover HS)
Luke Lancaster DE 6-2 220 Fr. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville HS)
Chris Lee OL 6-3 280 Fr.-TR Kansas City, Mo. (Maple Woods CC)
Charlie Lowe DB 5-8 170 Fr. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville, HS)
Matt Massey LB 6-0 220 Fr. Kearney, Mo. (Kearney HS)
Matthew Meinert LB 6-2 200 Fr. Easton, Kan. (Pleasant Ridge HS)
Ryan Meyer DL 6-2 260 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS)
Tyler Oglesby LB 5-10 205 Fr. Maryville, Mo. (Maryville HS)
Alex Olive OL 6-4 270 Fr. Springfield, Mo. (Glendale HS)
John Petroff OL 6-3 280 Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central HS)
Benjamin Pritchett RB 5-9 225 Fr. Belton, Mo. (Belton HS)
Billy Queisert OL 6-6 240 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Liberty HS)
Tyler Shaw WR 6-0 170 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran North HS)
Jordan Simmons ATH 5-9 185 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Lee's Summit North HS)
Darian Skrenes DL 6-2 275 Fr. Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS)
Clark Snodgrass WR 5-11 185 Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central HS)
Jay Stanton DE 6-1 225 Fr. Rockport, Mo. (Rockport HS)
Ethan Stark DE 6-1 220 Fr. Princeton, Mo. (Princeton HS)
Robert Stough OL 6-0 270 Fr. Liberty, Mo. (Liberty HS)
Jesse Ver Velde QB 6-0 190 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS)
Rod Williams DL 6-4 275 Fr. Grandview, Mo. (Grandview HS)
Zach Wilson OL 6-5 320 Fr. Lee's Summit, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS)
Landan Zaputil LB 5-11 220 Fr. Denver, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)

Head Coach: Mel Tjeerdsma
Assistants:
Scott Bostwick (Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers)
Adam Dorrel (Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line)
Charlie Flohr (Quarterbacks, Recruiting, Passing Game Coordinator)
Will Wagner (Assistant Head Coach, Secondary)
Richard Wright (Defensive Line, Special Teams)

Graduate Assistants: Richard Mayson, Tyler Martin, Joe Holtzclaw, George Love, Jeff Kietzman
Student Assistants: Jared Erspamer, Jon Goss, Ramsey Atieh, Dustin Conard

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