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Oredigger Football Inks 27 On National Signing Day
GOLDEN - Colorado Mines head football coach Bob Stitt announced the signing of 27 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to enroll in classes and join the Orediggers' football team for the 2012 season on Wednesday afternoon. The list includes 12 players from Colorado, 12 players from Texas and three from Nebraska.
Devin Bell WR 5-10 160 Houston, Texas/Cherokee Trail (Colo.) H.S.
Bell earned two letters in football and three in track & field as a prep at Cherokee Trail High School… Named second team all-conference as a senior… Named second team all-conference in track as a freshman… Voted top receiver on team… Named first team academic all-state as a sophomore, junior and senior… Named to the honor roll all four years… Earned an academic letter all four years.
Jason Brown TE 6-4 225 Limon, Colo./Limon H.S.
Brown earned four letters in football, three in basketball, three in baseball and three in track & field as a prep at Limon High School… Named first team all-conference all four years… Named first team all-state as a junior and senior at linebacker… Named first team all-state as a tight end as a senior… Named honorable mention all-state in basketball as a sophomore and junior… Led team to a state baseball championship as a sophomore… Superintendent's honor roll member as a freshman, sophomore and junior… Member of the National Honor Society.
Robert Brown IV DL 6-2 285 Friendswood, Texas/Friendswood H.S.
Brown lettered three times in football and four times in wrestling as a prep for Friendwood High School… Served as captain of the wrestling team for three years and captain of the football team as a senior… Led team to the state playoffs three three times… Named all-district in football… University Interscholastic League record with a 16-second pin in wrestling… Named a National Football hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete.
Stephen Candelaria DT 6-2 245 Cortez, Colo./Montezuma-Cortez H.S.
Candelaria earned first team all-conference honors as a junior and senior… Named rookie of the year as a freshman.
Jalen Champagne DB 6-2 180 Houston, Texas/Cy-Fair H.S. HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
Champagne lettered twice in football, twice in track & field and once in basketball as a prep for Cy-Fair H.S. in Cypress, Texas… Earned all-district honors as a senior… Earned the 2012 Cy-Fair Fighting Heart Award… Led team to a district championship as a junior and a senior, going undefeated during the regular season as a senior… Named to the honor roll all four years… Is the younger brother of current Oredigger, Tevin Champagne.
Jared Cooper DB 6-0 180 Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southeast H.S. HIGHLIGHTS
Cooper lettered twice in football, three times in baseball and once in basketball as a prep at Lincoln Southeast High School… Named honorable mention all-city as a junior… Led team to the state championship in football as a senior… Honor roll member all four years… Earned an academic letter… Earned a 4.0 GPA award.
Caleb Courkamp S 6-0 180 Parker, Colo./Ponderosa H.S. HIGHLIGHTS
Courkamp lettered three times in football, four times in track & field and once in basketball for Ponderosa High School… Named honorable mention all-state as a senior in football… Named first team all-conference as a senior… Named PHS Defensive Player of the Year as a senior… Named PHS "Mustang of the Year" as a senior… Led football team to the state quarterfinals as a senior… Earned four academic letters… Member of the National Honor Society as a junior and senior… Named to the all-academic team in basketball… Named PHS Student of the Month for November, 2011.
Justin Dvorak QB 6-0 185 Tomball, Texas/Tomball H.S. HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS 2
Dvorak lettered four times in football and three times in basketball as a prep at Tomball High School… Named first team all-district in football as a junior and a senior… Led team to an area championship as a junior… Named academic all-district as a sophomore, junior and senior… Named academic all-state as a senior.
Andrew Everett ILB 5-11 195 Spring, Texas./Klein Collins H.S. HIGHLIGHTS
Everett earned two letters in football, two in track & field, and one in swimming as a prep at Klein Collins High School… Named all-district in football as a junior and senior… Named First Team All-1960 Sun as a junior… Led team to the state playoffs as a junior and senior… Team captain as a senior… Named to the 5ATexasfootball.com 2011 Super List… Texas state regional qualifier in the shot put as a sophomore and junior… Academic all-state as a senior… Academic all-district as a junior and senior… Member of the National Honor Society.
Alec Gieser QB 6-2 175 Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe H.S. HIGHLIGHTS
Geiser earned three letters in football and three in lacrosse as a prep at Arapahoe High School… Named honorable mention all-conference as a junior and senior… Named second team all-state as a junior in lacrosse… Led team to the state playoffs as a junior and senior… Led lacrosse team to the state semifinals as a sophomore and junior… Named honorable mention academic all-state.
Ryan Griffith DB 6-1 190 Bulverde, Texas/Smithson Valley H.S. HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS 2
Griffith was a two-year letterwinner in both football and baseball as a prep at Smithson Valley High School… Named first team all-district and first team all-county as a senior… Led team to area championships as a junior and senior… Named second team all-district as a junior… Named first team academic all-district as a junior and senior… Named academic all-state as a senior… Named academic all-district in baseball as a junior.
Michael Harrison OLB 6-2 210 Fort Collins, Colo./Fossil Ridge H.S.
Harrison earned four letters in football, two in baseball and one in wrestling as a prep at Fossil Ridge High School… Named second team all-conference as a junior… Named first team all-conference as a senior… Earned academic all-state honors in football, wrestling and baseball.
Cody Huffmeister OLB 6-4 190 Houston, Texas/Concordia Lutheran H.S. HIGHLIGHTS
Huffmeister was a two-sport athlete for Concordia Lutheran High School… Lettered three times in football and three times in basketball… Named first team all-state at linebacker as a senior… First team all-district as a senior… Led team to the state championship game as a senior… Team finished regular season undefeated and district champions… Named Academic All-State as a senior… Earned an academic letter as a sophomore, junior and senior… Earned the "student-athlete scholastic award" as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Jacob Jaffe OLB 6-1 205 Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound H.S.
Jaffe was a three-year starter for Flower Mound High School… Named second team all-district as a junior… Honorable mention all-area as a sophomore… Honorable mention all-district as a junior… Defensive most valuable player as a junior… Team captain as a senior.
Shayne Justice DB 6-1 170 Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer H.S. HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS 2
Justice earned three letters in football, three in track & field and one in basketball as a prep at Palmer High School… Named to the Colorado All-State game as a senior… Named first team all-area as a junior… Named first team all-league as a junior and senior… Named second team all-area as a senior… Earned the "Coaches Award" as a senior… Led team to the first state playoff victory in 54 years… Led team to a runner-up finish in the conference as a senior… Led basketball team to a conference championship… Named first team academic all-state as a junior and senior… Named student of the week as a freshman.
Drew Kerstetter TE 6-1 225 San Antonio, Texas/Reagan H.S. HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS 2
Kerstetter was a three-year letterwinner for Reagan High School… Named first team all-district as a senior… Named second team all-district as a sophomore and a junior… Named to the 5ATexasFootball.com all-sophomore state team in 2009… Earned first team academic all-state honors as a senior… Squad won team academic award as a senior… Led the Rattlers to a 10-3 record as a sophomore… Led team to a 12-2 record as a senior and a berth in the state quarterfinals… Team finished with the best record in school history.
Benjamin Miele WR 5-11 160 Castle Rock, Colo./Castle View H.S. HIGHLIGHTS
Miele was a three-sport athlete for Castle View High School… Lettered four times in baseball, four times in basketball and four times in football… Named first team all-conference as a junior and senior… Named Colorado high School Football Player of the Month for September, 2011… Led football team to No. 3 Ranking in Colorado Class 4A as a senior…. Led teams to football playoffs three times, basketball playoffs four times and baseball playoffs four times… Named academic all-state in all four years and all three sports.
Matthew Otten WR 6-3 180 Columbus, Neb./Columbus H.S.
Otten earned three letters in football, two in basketball and four in golf as a prep at Columbus high School… Named all-conference as a senior… Led team to the state playoffs as a junior and senior… Earned the Al Schnabel Sportsmanship/Leadership Award as a junior.
Keegan Pratt DB 5-11 180 Westminster. Colo./Pomona H.S.
Pratt was a three-sport athlete for Pomona High School… Lettered three times in football, twice in baseball and once in track & field… Named all-state as a defensive back as a senior… Named all-Colorado as a senior… Named all-conference and conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior… Led team to conference titles as a sophomore and a senior… Squad advanced to the state championship game as a sophomore… Squad advanced to the state semifinals as a senior… Named academic all-state as a junior and senior… Named Colorado Student-Athlete of the Week as a senior.
Richard Rice OL/DL 5-11 250 Lincoln, Neb./Pius X H.S.
Rice earned four letters in football as a prep at Pius X High School… Named all-city and all-stte as a senior… Academic all-state as a senior… Led team to the state quarterfinals as a junior… Named outstanding junior math student at Pius X H.S.
Duane Rich RB 5-11 190 Denver, Colo./Abraham Lincoln H.S.
Rich was a three-sport athlete for Lincoln High School… He earned four letters in football, three letters in basketball and two letters in track & field… Played running back, wide receiver and quarterback as a prep… Named second team all-conference in football as a junior… Led basketball team to state playoff berths as a sophomore and junior… Competed in the long jump, 100 meters, 200 meters 4x100-meter relay and 4x200-meter relay in track & field… Earned academic all-state honors in 2010… Named to the Lincoln H.S. Honor Roll all four years.
Jake Stuckey DL 6-0 240 Austin. Texas/Cedar Park H.S. HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS 2
Stuckey lettered in two sports at Cedar Park High School… Earned three letters in football and two in track… Named first team all-district… Led teams to the state playoffs as a sophomore and the state quarterfinals as a junior and senior.
Kyle Sullivan DB 6-1 175 Cedar Park. Texas/Vista Ridge H.S. HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS 2
Sullivan was a five-sport athlete for Vista Ridge High School… He earned three letters in football, three letters in golf, one letter in basketball, two letters in track and two letters in cross country… Named second team all-district in football as a freshman… Earned school's "Hard Hat" Award as a sophomore… Named first team all-district as a senior… Named academic all-district as a junior and senior… Squads made it to the state semifinals as a freshman and area finals as a junior.
Tyler Young WR 6-5 185 Denver, Colo./Mullen H.S.
Young earned three letters in football, two in track & field and two in basketball as a prep at Mullen High School… Named all-league as a sophomore and senior… League champion in the triple jump as a junior… Led team to three-consecutive state titles… Named academic all-state as a junior and senior.
Logan Wilkerson DL 6-2 240 Humble. Texas/Kingwood Park H.S.
Wilkerson lettered four times in football, twice in track & field and once in lacrosse as a prep at Kingwood Park High School… Named all-district as a senior… Led team to a district championship as a senior… Led team to the state playoffs as a junior… Academic all-district as a freshman, sophomore and junior… Academic all-state as a senior… Threw shot put and discus on the track squad.
Logan Woish WR/DB 6-0 175 Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer H.S.
Woish earned three letters in football, two in baseball and one in basketball as a prep at Lewis Palmer High School… Named first team all-conference and all-league as a senior… Named second team all-conference as a junior… Named all-state honorable mention as a senior… Named first team all-area as a senior… Named CHSAA/IBM High School Hero of the Week… Team most valuable player and a team captain as a senior… Seventh-longest interception return for a touchdown in state history (101 yards)… Named to the Colorado Springs all-junior all-star team as a junior… Named Max Salas all-tournament honorable mention as a junior… Earned four academic letters… member of Mu Alpha Theta… Outstanding chemistry award winner… Twin brother, Mason, is also a 2012 Oredigger football recruit.
Mason Woish WR/DB 6-0 165 Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer H.S.
Woish earned three letters in football, two in baseball and one in basketball as a prep at Lewis Palmer High School… Named first team all-conference as a senior… Named second team all-league as a junior… Named second team all-area as a senior… Broke school record for receptions and receiving yards… Named to the Colorado Springs all-junior all-star team in baseball… Named to the Max Salas All-tourney team in baseball... Led team to the state quarterfinals as a junior and senior… Led team to second-place finishes in the conference as a junior and senior… Led basketball team to the final four… Named first team academic all-state as a junior and senior in football… Named academic all-state in baseball… Named academic all-state in baseball… Earned four academic letters… Member of the National Honor Society… Twin brother, Logan, is also a 2012 Oredigger football recruit.
