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SHAREFormer Gators Latsko & Rissler Among Inaugural Class of the NFF National Honor Society
"The inaugural class of the Honor Society contains an outstanding group of
young men who simply set the standard for excellence on and off the field, and
we are proud to showcase their accomplishments as a powerful example of
football's unique ability to produce the next generation of great
leaders," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "We anticipate that
the program will grow dramatically in the coming years, and we project
recognizing hundreds of more student-athletes each year as people learn about
the qualifications for membership and submit additional nominations."
Qualifications for membership
in the inaugural NFF National Honor Society include:
* Being a starter or a significant substitute in one's last year of eligibility
at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship
Subdivision, Division II, Division III, or an NAIA college or university;
* Achieving a 3.2 cumulative
grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and
* Meeting all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.
Both Latsko and Rissler
earned multiple Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll distinctions while
at UF. Latsko finished his career seeing action in 51
games, including 16 starts, and in 2006, he was a member of
The National Honor Society
capitalizes on the NFF's current National
Scholar-Athlete program, and further strengthens the NFF's
leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes who
play football at the more than 700 college and universities with football
programs.
The National Honor Society becomes the latest component of the organization's
efforts to promote combined athletic and academic success. Launched in 1959,
the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete Award program
became the first initiative in history to credit a player for his combined
academic success, football performance and community leadership. Since its
inception, the NFF' National Scholar-Athlete Awards program has awarded $8.3
million to 678 top scholars and community leaders. Currently, the NFF
distributes approximately $320,000 a year at the national level through the
program to 15 to 17 individuals. Each winner of a National Scholar-Athlete
Award receives an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship.
Upon the death of Vincent dePaul Draddy, a
Former Quarterback Chris Leak was selected as one of 17 members of the 2006 National
Scholar-Athlete Class and was as a finalist for the 2006 Draddy
Trophy. UF has had two recipients of the Draddy
Trophy – Brad Culpepper (1991) and Danny Wuerffel (1996).
As part of the launch, the NFF has established a national advisory committee,
including representatives from the seven major conferences, a college
president, a conference commissioner, an athletics director, and a Division I-A
head football coach. Each one of these representatives provided comprehensive
feedback in developing the Honor Society.
The NFF National Honor Society
Inaugural Class of 2007
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John Brock |
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George Holley |
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Kristian Smith |
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Chase Chandler |
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Peter Shaw |
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Matt Hoelscher |
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James Savage |
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Tyrell McCrea |
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T.J.Gillen-Hall |
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Appalachian |
Daniel Orlebar |
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Appalachian |
Dominick Dingle |
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Andrew Carnahan |
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Kody Andrew Bliss |
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William Ronald Herring |
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Karibi Dede |
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Drew L. Wilson |
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Brian Jackson |
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Riley Larimore |
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Justin Schneider |
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Brad Seiss |
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Jason Sieman |
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Bates College ( |
James Walker |
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Daniel Sepulveda |
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Shawn Bell |
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Phil Porta |
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Kirby Carr |
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Mark Gaalswyk |
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James Fay |
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Benjamin McCullough |
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Tyler Schwab |
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Jacob Slager |
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Nathan Meikle |
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Justin Amoah |
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Joe DiGiacomo |
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Alex Doty |
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David Healy |
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Gavin Logan |
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Akin Oyalowo |
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Blake Trocki |
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David Frisbey |
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David McMahon |
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Jason Foley |
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Sam Abdullah |
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Eric Calland |
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Kyle Hausler |
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Steve Leppert |
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Luke Schnittger |
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Charlie Smith |
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Aaron Lewis |
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Thomas Brew |
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Daniel Bazuin |
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Kevin Phelps |
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George L. Jones |
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The Citadel (S.C.) |
Christopher Murray |
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Ryan Ross |
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Matthew Trinkle |
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Rick Drushal |
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Bryan Florendo |
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Clint Oldenberg |
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Jeffrey Oke |
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Justin Nunez |
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Adam Brekke |
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Nicholas DeGasperis |
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Benjamin Schori |
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Darren Schmidt |
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Patrick Blakemore |
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John Lucas |
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Anthony Macaluso |
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Brian McGuire |
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Coastal |
Brian Kepple |
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Coastal |
Anthony M. Franklin |
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Coastal |
Brad Poston |
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Coastal |
Jamar Leath |
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Coastal |
Samuel Grady Harper Jr. |
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Coastal |
Joshua Hoke |
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Coastal |
Rodney Burgess |
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Coastal |
Tyler Thigpen |
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Donald Bly |
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Michael Fritz |
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Ryan Fuselier |
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Kyle Kinsell |
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Tyler Haines |
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Peter Gaertner |
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Eli Nichols |
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Robert Clayton Lee |
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Kevin Jackson Roach |
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Eastern |
Jonathan Rueter |
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Eastern |
Fidencio Davalos |
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Christopher Kaczor |
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Scott Schoenfeld |
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Zachary Teske |
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Michael Klobucher |
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Chris Patullo |
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Joseph Fernandez |
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Adnan Filipovic |
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Ryan Blackerby |
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Dain Alaia |
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Spencer Davidson |
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Christopher Palme |
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Caleb Bihari |
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Justyn Davis |
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RC Scarpa |
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Thomas Jacob Seales |
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Frederick O'Ryan |
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Hodge Patterson IV |
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Avery Toreal Ford |
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Mark McDuffie Colson |
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Yancey Lee Gordon |
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Brandon Mennear |
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Brandon Rhea |
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Michael Stephens |
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Eric Esch |
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Will Meyers |
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Lance Bennett |
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Shawn Moorehead |
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Seth Zehr |
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Justin Brunell |
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Robert Hummel |
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Matt Lemke |
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Brian Nickel |
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Blake Seiler |
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Usama Young |
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Todd Hollis |
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Joshua Abell |
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Terry Durham |
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Ryan Lacy |
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Zachery Greaver |
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Taylour Lauri |
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Mark Moraca |
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Christopher Reiter |
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Louis Russo |
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Bradley Maurer |
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Mike Brooder |
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Erik Gerwick |
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Joshua Schoonover |
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Michael Greenberg |
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Tyler Kaluza |
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Justin Webb |
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Nicholas Williams |
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Jacob Peeler |
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Nate Vernon |
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George Robbins |
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Richard A. Schrempf |
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Shawn Casadiego |
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Prince Prempeh |
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Nicholas Salis |
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Michael Walsh |
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Brent Pousson |
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Creed James |
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Drew Stanton |
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Brian Bury |
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Brandon Fields |
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Clayton Matthew Pritchard |
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Matthew Morrissey |
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Scott Secor |
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Josh Hanna |
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Mathew Jensen |
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Max Milne |
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Tyler Perrson |
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Ryan Ross |
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Ryan Force |
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Brant Birkeland |
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Anthony Angelo Antonucci |
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Jerry J. Ditz |
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Maxwell T. Smith |
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Bryan J. Hubler |
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Anthony E. Ursetti |
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Josh Codr |
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Joe Gramann |
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Zac Heisey |
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Matt Smoyer |
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Chris Softley |
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Josh Strehle |
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Connor Wobig |
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David Romaka |
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William Lee |
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Craig Dahl |
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Northern |
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Northwestern College ( |
Blake Reinke |
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Andrew Norman |
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Joel Penton |
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Stan White, Jr. |
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Austen Everson |
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Kyle Sherman |
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Darnell Smith |
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Adam Koets |
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Paul Posluszny |
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Ryan Meredith |
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Ryan Puck |
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Matthew Barbour |
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Michael Otto |
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Mike Orihel |
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Saint Anselm College (N.H.) |
Gary R. Senecal |
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Luke Palko |
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Sean McCune |
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Jamie Steffensmeier |
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Wilhelm Leinemann |
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Graham Lemmond |
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Patrick Justman |
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University of the South ( |
D'Anthony M. Allen |
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University of the South ( |
Conor M. Bozzi |
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University of the South ( |
Jason J. Loudon |
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University of the South ( |
Wesley A. Satterfield |
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Justin Mosser |
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Marty Kranz |
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Southern |
Braden Jones |
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Southern |
Kent DeVinney |
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Southern |
Jack Wise |
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Southern |
Duke William Clifford Hasson |
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Brad Cook |
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Andrew Fleck |
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Elliot Seifert |
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Brandon Hubbard |
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Carlos Jones |
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Brent Hecht |
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Jake Robbins |
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Walter Musgrove |
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Eric Yancey |
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Kevin Swiniarski |
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Pete Bier |
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Mike Castelli |
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Justin Koenig |
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Austin Miller |
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University at |
Ryan Chrobak |
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Tim Crouch |
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Luke Getsy |
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Mark Groza |
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University of California-Davis |
Jonathan Grant |
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Benjamin Potts |
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Anthony Carvitti |
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Brent Celek |
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William Poland |
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Ben Carpenter |
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Brian Daniels |
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Rhema Fuller |
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Christopher Pavasaris |
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Brandon Godsey |
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Josh Heyne |
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John Hoppe |
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Chance Walton |
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Scott Wintering |
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Billy Latsko |
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Steve Rissler |
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Michael Malala |
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Kenneth Patton |
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Dane Uperesa |
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Wade P. Koehl |
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Mike Elgin |
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Andrew Fenstermaker |
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Jonathan Lamb |
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University of Louisiana-Monroe |
Christopher Bauman |
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Josh Wilson |
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Bradley Anderson |
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Russell Clayton |
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Matthew Spaeth |
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University of Minnesota-Duluth |
Mark Knudsen |
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University of Minnesota-Morris |
Adam Turgeon |
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William Moseley |
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Dustin Dlouhy |
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Andy Kadavy |
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Kurt Mann |
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Brandon Rigoni |
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Andrew Shanle |
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Dane Todd |
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Corey Graham |
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Evan Loring |
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Christopher J. Nelson |
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Christopher Belmore |
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Trent Christensen |
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Michael Greenwood |
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Thomas Loegering |
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Reed Manke |
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Sam Schmitz |
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Zachary Muzzy |
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Sky Pruitt |
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Curt Bradley |
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James Lindgren |
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Daniel A. Santucci |
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Christopher Frome |
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Carl Pendleton |
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Arthur Fritzinger |
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Jeffrey Gazaille |
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Kyle Edwards |
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Kyson Hawkins |
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Dan DeJong |
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Josh Veurink |
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Matthew Murphy |
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Lucas Mikkelsen |
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Ryan Mach |
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Travis Mlady |
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Ryan Hedden |
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P.J. Theisen |
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James Howell Wilhoit, II |
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University of Texas-El Paso |
Reagan Schneider |
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Brandon Diles |
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Casey Evans |
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Marcus Hamiliton |
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Joseph Thomas |
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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Matthew Evensen |
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Michael Hayes |
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John Wendling |
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Mike Groover |
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Tyler Holden |
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Malik Cin |
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Ryan Taylor |
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Michael Sanchez |
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Eric Spooner |
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Benjamin Koger |
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Allyn Bacchus |
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Jonathan Cooper |
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Zachary Mariacher |
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Blake Shubert |
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Will Certain |
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Frank Knez |
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Tim Schirack |
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Chris Greisl |
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Patrick Millikan |
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Lucas Grove |
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Michael Lum |
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Adam Maione |
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Nick Noble |
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Mark C. Snoddy |
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Josh Hudak |
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James Delgado |
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Drew Wethington |
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Ryan Oshnock |
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Eric Potochney |
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Nick Ashley |
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Jay Henry |
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Dan Mozes |
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Joshua A Moore |
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Kevin Dean |
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Ben Weyerhaeuser |
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Daniel Brooks |
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Jeremy Kent |
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Francis Marino |
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Tristan |
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Ed McCarthy |
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Ryan Jewell |
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