Football

2007 Roster

No. Name YR Pos. Ht.  Wt. Home Town High School/JC
1 Kurt Kleeman  SR RB 5'9 210 Lemont, IL Joliet Catholic 
2 Vernon Reed JR RB 5'10 190 Rock Island, IL Osceola
2 Dave Wiemers FR P 6'0 175 Peoria, IL Peoria Notre Dame
3 Nick Smither SO WR 6'2 185 Whiteland, IN Whiteland
4 Dave Kietzman JR WR 6'2 200 Eldridge, IA North Scott
5 Seth Bauling FR DB 5'10 175 Polo, IL Polo
6 Zack Hughes SO FS 6'3 200 Plainfield, IL Nequa Valley
7 Michael Hayward SO QB 6'3 200 Davenport, IA Bettendorf
8 Kevin Linn SR LB 6'2 215 Bettendorf, IA Pleasant Valley
9 Dan Eble SR DB 5'9 185 Oak Lawn, IL Brother Rice
10 Malcolm Parker SO WR 6'3 190 Chicago Heights, IL Marian Catholic
11 Karl Conger SR QB 6'4 210 Pasadena, TX Pasadena
12 Roshod  Butler SO WR 5'7 160 Stafford, TX Stafford High School
13 Jim DuPage SR QB 6'1 210 Pekin, IL Pekin
14 Gavin Tigges JR K 5'11 165 Dyersville, IA Beckman
15 Austin  Hochstetler SO QB 6'1 220 West Liberty, IA West Liberty
16 Kyle Korth SO WR 6'2 205 Stockton, IL Stockton
16 Cory Schaeckenbach FR WR 5'11 185 Davenport, IA Davenport West
17 Kristopher Griswold JR DB 6'0 205 Mendota, IL Mendota
18 Shane Johnson FR K/P 6'0 170 Davenport, IA Davenport Central
20 Corey Overton SR DB 5'9 179 Davenport, IA Davenport North
20 Aaron Cooksey SR DB 5'9 195 Sterling, IL Sterling
21 Zach Hensch FR LB 6'0 195 Iowa City, IA Regina
21 Jon Merrick FR RB 5'10 205 Tinley Park, IL Chicago Christian
22 Brennan McCarron JR RB 5'6 178 Dubuque, IA Wahlert
22 Kyle  Brady SO DB 6'0 195 Bloomington Bloomington CC
23 Sean Rizzo SR RB 5'8 200 Bettendorf, IA Bettendorf
23 Toby Cewe JR P 6'1 180 Port Byron, IL Riverdale
24 Brock Dodson SR DB 6'0 205 Franklin, IN Franklin
24 Jim Schilkoski FR RB 5'10 185 O'Fallon, MO St. Dominic
25 Tristan   Contrino SO FS 5'11 185 Sandwich, IL Sandwich
25 Nick Boswell FR DB 5'11 160 Lamoni, IA Lamoni
26 Justin Thompson SR DB 5'10 178 Bettendorf, IA Pleasant Valley
26 Stephen McGill FR DB 5'10 160 Davenport, IA North Scott
27 Eric  Schueller SO DB 5'10 175 Marseilles, IL Ottawa
27 Zach McCalester SO DB 5'10 190 Reasnor, IA Prairie City Monroe
28 Justin Verschoore SO DB 6'2 185 Van Horne Benton Community
29 Bryant Beal SO DB 6'0 200 Roscoe, IL Boylan Catholic
29 Charles Cady FR DB 5'10 150 Morrison, IL Morrison
30 Josh  Jackson SO RB 5'11  190 Bolingbrook, IL Romeoville
31 John Howard JR DB 5'10 195 Burlington, IA West Burlington
32 Mike Kroening FR RB 5'9 180 Davenport, IA Davenport West
32 Dan McGonigle FR DB 5'9 183 Palos Park, IL Providence
33 Mark Hammett FR DB 6'0 170 Rochester Hills, MI Rochester Adams
34 Tyler Driscoll SR RB 6'1 215 DeWitt, IA DeWitt Central
35 Hank  Belshause SR DB 5'11 190 Orion, IL Alleman
36 Kyle Ryon SO RB 6'0 195 Peoria, IL Peoria Notre Dame
37 Chance Jenkins SR FS 6'0 210 Maquoketa, IA Ellsworth CC
38 Colin Green SO DB 5'10 175 S. Elgin St. Charles North
39 Alex Pannozzo FR RB 5'11 185 Aurora, IL West Aurora
40 Colin Suiter SO DB 5'9 170 Long Grove, IA North Scott
41 Jim Forner SO DB 6'4 210 Crystal Lake, IL Crystal Lake South
42 Mike LeMay So LB 6'2 230 Sterling, Il Newman Central Catholic
42 Jeff Sojka FR De 6'2 240 Chicago, IL Mount Carmel
43 JaMarlon Figgs SR DT 6'0 265 Waukegan, IL Waukegan
43 Jeffrey  Pearson SO DB 5'11 185 Aurora, IL East Aurora
44 Jason Colley SO LB 5'10 240 Wheaton, IL Wheaton North
44 Mitchell Nesvik JR DB 6'2 210 Calmer, IA South Winneshiek
45 Mike Walter JR DE 6'2 220 DeWitt, IA DeWitt Central
45 Kris Ford FR LB 5'11 200 Plainfield, IL Plainfield
46 Keith Kleist SR LB 6'2 235 Rolling Meadows, IL Rolling Meadows
47 Jeremy Johnson JR LB 5'11 195 Blue Island, IL St.Rita
47 Ricky Jackson FR LB 6'0 210 Bartlett, IL Bartlett
48 Tony Serio SR LB 6'0 215 Bridgeview, IL Brother Rice
49 Cody Lafler FR LB 6'0 210 Van Horne, IA Benton Community
49 Jerry  Pearson So TE 6'0 215 Aurora, IL East Aurora
50 Jason  Bradford SO LB 6'1 225 Rockford, IL Boylan Catholic
51 Chet Cox SO ILB 6'2 205 Orion, IL Orion
51 Zach Neuerburg FR OL 5'9 210 Rock Island, IL Alleman
52 Jim Skupien SO LB 6'1 210 Glen Ellyn, IL Glenbard South
53 Gabe Newbury FR DE 5'10 245 Ottawa, IL Ottawa Marquette
54 Jesse Weygand SR LB 5'10 210 Crystal Lake, IL Crystal Lake South
54 Michael Hogan FR LB 6'1 190 Des Moines, IA Roosevelt
55 Tyler Boyle FR LB 6"0 200 Montgomery, IL Oswego
57 Jake Jakaitis JR DL 6'3 225 Chicago, IL Marist
57 Justin Horesowsky FR DL 5'11 215 Kalona, IA Mid Prairie
58 Dan  Wheeler SO OL 6'1 205 Clinton, IA Clinton
59 PJ Conroy SO ILB 5'10 200 Elmhurst, IL Immaculate Conception
59 Cody Bickford FR LB 6'0 185 Anamosa, IA Anamosa
60 Jordan  Hanrahan SO OL 6'2 265 Iowa City, IA Regina
61 Tyler Bailey FR LB 6'1 200 West Branch, IA West Branch
62 Scott Berg JR OL 6'1 260 Moline, IL Alleman
63 Matt Mueller SO OL 6'1 255 Taylor Ridge, IL Rockridge
64 Mike Corrigan SO OL 6'3 260 Berwyn, IL St. Joseph's
65 David Rogers SO FL 6'0 215 Moline, IL Alleman
66 Sam Klever FR OL 6'2 250 Iowa City, IA Regina
67 Matt  Neiert SO OL 6'3 250 Crystal Lake, IL Crystal Lake South
68 Kevin Cruwys FR OL 5'11 230 Hinsdale, IL Hinsdale Central
69 Russ Monk SR OL 6'1 290 Monticello, IA Monticello
70 Joe  Gaffey SO OL 6'3 280 Iowa City, IA Regina
71 Mike Iazetto SO OL 6'0 260 Darien, IL Downers Grove South
71 Maurice Fulton FR DL 5'9 260 Chicago, IL Mt. Carmel
72 Dru Filkins SR OL 6'4 270 Downers Grove, IL Downers Grove South
73 Michael Zajack JR OL 6'2 255 Alsip, IL Marist
74 Josh Alis FR OL 6'4 270 Rockford, IL Boylan Catholic
75 Marty Talbot FR OL 6'4 308 Cambridge, IL Cambridge
76 Nick Price FR DT 5'10 225 Normal, IL Normal
77 Kaz Kubinski FR LB 6'2 215 Ottawa, IL Ottawa
78 Sean McKnight FR DT 5'11 240 Milan, IL Alleman
79 Sean Dominick SR OL 6'3 270 Lemont, IL Providence
80 Matt Hohs JR WR 5'9 170 Morton Grove, IL Niles West
81 Jacob Fouts SR WR 6'1 195 Bartonville, IL Limestone
82 Andy Hall JR WR 6'2 185 Chicago, IL St.Rita
83 Tucker Sulzberger FR WR 5'10 175 Muscatine, IA Muscatine
84 Matt Mulvania SR WR 6'2 200 Bettendorf, IA Pleasant Valley
85 Marcus Terry JR WR 6'3 210 Davenport, IA Davenport Central
86 Alec Kiburz FR WR 6'4 200 Marion, IA Marion
87 Andrew Dankbar JR TE 6'4 220 Bloomington, MN Benelide-St. Margarits
88 Dan Foster SO WR 6'0 195 Chillicothe, IL Illinois Valley Central
90 Joey Carioti SO DT 5'8 250 Orland Park, IL Providence
91 Vince Fillipp JR DT 5'10 275 Cary, IL Cary-Grove
92 Scott Behmetuik SR DE 6'1 235 Crest Hill, IL Lockport
93 Curtis Roeder FR DE 6'2 225 Andrew, IA Andrew
94 Scott Cherryholmes SO DE 6'1 205 Davenport, IA Davenport West
95 Matt Boisacy SO DT 6'0 240 Bartlett, IL Driscoll Catholic
95 Kevin Richardson FR DE 6'3 220 Rock Island, IL Rock Island
96 Michael Gealy SO DT 6'0 270 Bettendorf, IA Bettendorf
96 Clay Van Fossen FR DT 6'1 225 Bettendorf, IA Pleasant Valley
97 Jarrod Reichelt FR DE 6'1 200 Iowa City, IA Regina
98 Addam LeDoux SR DE 6'1 237 Broadview, IL Holy Cross
99 Steve Herbert FR DE 6'2 200 Wheaton, IL Wheaton Warrenville South


Kevin Linn
Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-2, 215
Hometown (H.S.): Bettendorf, IA (Pleasant Valley)
Major: Finance, Economics
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Convincingly beating McKendree & Xavier en route to a 10-0 season
Goal for the 2007 season: Represent the conference in the playoffs and advancing to the championship
Career Goal: raise and provise for a loving family, while enjoying life to the fullest


Karl Conger
Quarterback

Ht/Wt: 6-3, 215
Hometown (H.S.): Pasadena, YX (Sam Rayburn)
Major: Kinesiology
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Going 10-0
Goal for the 2007 season: Conference title
Career Goal: Being successful in every aspect of life


Tyler Driscoll
Tight End

Ht/Wt: 6-1, 210
Hometown (H.S.): DeWitt, IA (DeWitt Central)
Major: Criminal Justice
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Going 10-0 after our win at Olivet
Goal for the 2007 season: To go 10-0 again and advance through the playoffs to the championship game
Career Goal: Be successful


JaMarlon Figgs
Nose Tackle

Ht/Wt: 6-0, 265
Hometown (H.S.): Waukegan, IL (Waukegan)
Major: Industrial Engineering
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Being part of a team that went 10-0 and carrying on the tradition of winning at St. Ambrose
Goal for the 2007 season: To be an important part of the 2007 team and to fight for my teammaters during every possible opportunity
Career Goal: To continue my career in industrial engineering and pursue a career in real estate


Chance Jenkins
Strong Safety

Ht/Wt: 6-0, 220
Hometown (H.S.): Maquoketa, IA (Maquoketa)
Major: Sports Management
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Beating St. Xavier last year
Goal for the 2007 season: Win conference, and play a big role on who’s playing in the National Championship game
Career Goal: To help younger kids learn this beautiful game of football


Vernon Reed
Running Back

Ht/Wt: 5-10, 200
Hometown (H.S.): East Moline, IL (Osceola)
Major: Business Management
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Going 10-0 winning my first conference title
Goal for the 2007 season: To win it all
Career Goal: Walk out with my degree


Keith Kleist
Inside Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-3, 235
Hometown (H.S.): Rolling Meadows, IL (Rolling Meadows)
Major: Fitness and Human Performance
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Beating Olivet Nazarene last year
Goal for the 2007 season: To win it all
Career Goal: To be successful and retire early and wealthy


Dan Eble
Outside Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 5-10, 185
Hometown (H.S.): Oak Lawn, IL (Brother Rice)
Major: Management, Marketing
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Beating Loras on a last second field goal in 2005
Goal for the 2007 season: Go undefeated and the rest will take care of itself
Career Goal: To be happy, healthy, and successful


Sean Dominick
Offensive Guard

Ht/Wt: 6-3, 270
Hometown (H.S.): Mokena, IL (Providence)
Major: Management, Marketing
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Going undefeated in 2006
Goal for the 2007 season: Conference championship, deep playoff run
Career Goal: Being successful


Brock Dodson
Outside Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-0, 205
Hometown (H.S.): Franklin, IN (Franklin)
Major: Finance, Economics
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Watching the clock hit 0:00 for our undefeated 2006 season an Olivet
Goal for the 2007 season: Go 10-0 and go deep in the playoffs
Career Goal: To be the best at what I do and be successful


Jesse Weygand
Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 5-9, 210
Hometown (H.S.): Crystal Lake, IL (Crystal Lake South
Major: Business Management
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Winning conference championship and going 10-0
Goal for the 2007 season: Go 10-0 again and win conference, make a run in the playoffs
Career Goal: Be successful and have fun with what I do


Dru Filkins
Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-3, 285
Hometown (H.S.): Downer's Grove, IL (Downer's Grove South)
Major: Business Management
Favorite SAU Football Moment: 10-0 last season
Goal for the 2007 season: Win conference and make run at national title
Career Goal: Be successful in whatever I do and be happy doing it


Kurt Kleeman
Fullback

Ht/Wt: 5-9, 210
Hometown (H.S.): Lemont, IL (Joliet Catholic)
Major: Sports Management, Marketing
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Going 10-0 last season and scoring my 1st touchdown
Goal for the 2007 season: To go 10-0, win conference and to make a run in the playoffs
Career Goal: To become an NFL recruiter and make lots of money


Addam LeDoux
Defensive End

Ht/Wt: 6-1, 237
Hometown (H.S.): Broadview, IL (Holy Cross)
Major: Marketing
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Winning conference and going 10-0
Goal for the 2007 season: Win conference and make a run at the national title
Career Goal: Own my own marketing firm and be successful


Corey Overton
Cornerback

Ht/Wt: 5-9, 179
Hometown (H.S.): Davenport, IA (Davenport North)
Major: P.E., teaching
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Celebrating on the field at Nazarene for the conference championship
Goal for the 2007 season: Win another conference championship and a National Championship
Career Goal: To become a successful teacher and coach


Sean Rizzo
Fullback

Ht/Wt: 5-8, 200
Hometown (H.S.): Bettendorf, IA (Bettendorf)
Major: Business Management
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Going 10-0 in the regular season
Goal for the 2007 season: Repeat as conference champs and go to the playoffs again
Career Goal: Just to be successful in whatever I do


Scott Behmetuik
Defensive End

Ht/Wt: 6-1, 235
Hometown (H.S.): Lockport, IL (Lockport)
Major: Teaching
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Winning conference championship in ‘06
Goal for the 2007 season: Repeat Conference Champions and National Playoffs
Career Goal: Become a great teacher and inspire my students to succeed


Tony Serio
Linebacker

Ht/Wt: 6-0, 210
Hometown (H.S.): Bridgeview, IL (Brother Rice)
Major: Business
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Winning conference championship in ’06
Goal for the 2007 season: Win conference and go to the National playoffs
Career Goal: Be successful and happy with whatever I do


Jim DuPage
Quarterback

Ht/Wt: 6-1, 210
Hometown (H.S.): Pekin, IL (Pekin)
Major: Finance, Marketing, Economics
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Going 10-0 last season
Goal for the 2007 season: Win the conference and win a national title
Career Goal: Start my financial business and coach at some level


Russ Monk
Offensive Line

Ht/Wt: 6-3, 290
Hometown (H.S.): Monticello, IA (Monticello)
Major: Physical Education
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Game-winning field goal against Loras
Goal for the 2007 season: To win MSFA and go to the national playoffs
Career Goal: To be successful


Justin Thompson
Cornerback

Ht/Wt: 5-10, 178
Hometown (H.S.): Bettendorf, IA (Pleasant Valley)
Major: Sports Management
Favorite SAU Football Moment: Loras last second field goal!
Goal for the 2007 season: Win a national title
Career Goal: get a job I enjoy!


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