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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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