Seniors

[Go Gophers Rah]

Don't forget, tomorrow is Senior Day. At the end of their freshman year (either RS frosh or true frosh), the coach who recruited most of these players was fired. In their sophomore year they were on a 1-11 team and many (especially on this board) pointed the finger straight at the Mason recruits for the demise of the team. Then once they got acclimated to a new system/scheme, that system/scheme was changed as a result of changing philosophies/coordinators.

My point is that these student-athletes have endured a great deal and deserve our applause at the game tomorrow. I hope that they, and their families, have no regrets about choosing to spend their 4-5 years of hard effort wearing the Maroon and Gold despite a fanbase which doles out criticism at about a 4 to 1 ratio of praise.

I say hats off to thee:

4&5-year Players
7 Decker, Eric WR 6-3 220 Sr. Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori)
13 McKelton, Michael DB 5-10 183 Sr. Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach)
16 Kuznia, Ben WR 6-0 186 Sr. Olivia, Minn.
20 Thomas, Jay RB 6-0 209 Sr. Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
24 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-11 172 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall)
30 Campbell, Lee LB 6-3 246 Sr. Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast)
32 Triplett, Nate LB 6-3 247 Sr. Maple Plain, Minn. (Delano)
38 Haudan, Blake P 6-1 210 Sr. Toledo, Ohio (St. John's Jesuit)
39 Stommes, Nicholas DB 6-0 205 Sr. Owen, Wis. (Owen-Withee)
48 Tow-Arnett, Nick TE 6-3 248 Sr. Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley)
50 Sveum, Patrick LB 6-1 214 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Century)
52 Tow-Arnett, Jeff OL 6-2 288 Sr. Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley)
66 Tavale, Nedward OL 6-2 334 Sr. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
74 Ruckdashel, Ryan OL 6-5 290 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview)
79 Stommes, Matt OL 6-7 312 Sr. Richmond, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins)
99 Brown, Garrett DT 6-2 310 Sr. New Haven, Conn. (Fairfield College Prep)
89 Moen, Barrett DL 6-4 282 Sr. Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
90 Henderson, Raymond DE 6-5 263 Sr. Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek)

Junior College Transfers
9 Pittman, David WR 5-11 190 Sr. Pasadena, Calf. (Pasadena City College)
15 Simmons, Traye DB 5-11 180 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (College of the Sequoias)
21 Lawrence, Simoni LB 6-1 221 Sr. Upper Darby, Pa. (Valley Forge Military)
33 Sharpe, Rex LB 6-1 231 Sr. Fairfield, Ala. (Arizona Western)
38 Singletary, Marcus DB 6-0 188 Sr. Hinesville, Ga. (Rainy River CC)
42 U'u, Logan FB 5-10 230 Sr. Oakland, Calif. (Laney College)
55 McKinley, Cedric DE 6-6 282 Sr. Demopolis, Ala. (Mississippi Gulf Coast)
93 Onwuachi, Derrick DE 6-5 262 Sr. Newhall, Calif. (College of the Canyons)
98 Small, Eric DT 6-2 306 Sr. Naperville, Ill. (Joliet JC)

Rah!

 

[STPGopher]

Don't forget, tomorrow is Senior Day. At the end of their freshman year (either RS frosh or true frosh), the coach who recruited most of these players was fired. In their sophomore year they were on a 1-11 team and many (especially on this board) pointed the finger straight at the Mason recruits for the demise of the team. Then once they got acclimated to a new system/scheme, that system/scheme was changed as a result of changing philosophies/coordinators.

My point is that these student-athletes have endured a great deal and deserve our applause at the game tomorrow. I hope that they, and their families, have no regrets about choosing to spend their 4-5 years of hard effort wearing the Maroon and Gold despite a fanbase which doles out criticism at about a 4 to 1 ratio of praise.

I say hats off to thee:

4&5-year Players
7 Decker, Eric WR 6-3 220 Sr. Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori)
13 McKelton, Michael DB 5-10 183 Sr. Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach)
16 Kuznia, Ben WR 6-0 186 Sr. Olivia, Minn.
20 Thomas, Jay RB 6-0 209 Sr. Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
24 Sherels, Marcus CB 5-11 172 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall)
30 Campbell, Lee LB 6-3 246 Sr. Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast)
32 Triplett, Nate LB 6-3 247 Sr. Maple Plain, Minn. (Delano)
38 Haudan, Blake P 6-1 210 Sr. Toledo, Ohio (St. John's Jesuit)
39 Stommes, Nicholas DB 6-0 205 Sr. Owen, Wis. (Owen-Withee)
48 Tow-Arnett, Nick TE 6-3 248 Sr. Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley)
50 Sveum, Patrick LB 6-1 214 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Century)
52 Tow-Arnett, Jeff OL 6-2 288 Sr. Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley)
66 Tavale, Nedward OL 6-2 334 Sr. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)
74 Ruckdashel, Ryan OL 6-5 290 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview)
79 Stommes, Matt OL 6-7 312 Sr. Richmond, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins)
99 Brown, Garrett DT 6-2 310 Sr. New Haven, Conn. (Fairfield College Prep)
89 Moen, Barrett DL 6-4 282 Sr. Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson)
90 Henderson, Raymond DE 6-5 263 Sr. Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek)

Junior College Transfers
9 Pittman, David WR 5-11 190 Sr. Pasadena, Calf. (Pasadena City College)
15 Simmons, Traye DB 5-11 180 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (College of the Sequoias)
21 Lawrence, Simoni LB 6-1 221 Sr. Upper Darby, Pa. (Valley Forge Military)
33 Sharpe, Rex LB 6-1 231 Sr. Fairfield, Ala. (Arizona Western)
38 Singletary, Marcus DB 6-0 188 Sr. Hinesville, Ga. (Rainy River CC)
42 U'u, Logan FB 5-10 230 Sr. Oakland, Calif. (Laney College)
55 McKinley, Cedric DE 6-6 282 Sr. Demopolis, Ala. (Mississippi Gulf Coast)
93 Onwuachi, Derrick DE 6-5 262 Sr. Newhall, Calif. (College of the Canyons)
98 Small, Eric DT 6-2 306 Sr. Naperville, Ill. (Joliet JC)

Rah!

Thanks for the post! I look forward to the opportunity to applaud each and everyone of them. Thanks to them for some wonderful Gopher memories. Yes I say thanks for the memories, because despite the overall record, these guys have played there hearts out. No matter what the score, they just don't quit.

Hats off to the seniors!

 

[Gold Rush]

Thanks -- great post!!

This has got to be the largest senior class I have seen the Gophers
put out there for senior day in a long time, maybe ever.
Many times there are only about 10 or so....

Thanks seniors for sticking it out and everything that you have done over
the last 4-5 years!!