Friday, July 6, 2012

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster College has received commitments who will continue their education at Westminster while competing as members of the football team.

The newest members of the Titan football team are, in alphabetical order:

Player---Pos.---Hometown/High School---Ht.---Wt.---Intended Major
          football honors and notes

Chris Albert---OL Butler, PA/Butler---6-4---300---Computer Science
          3-year letterman

Cody Alward---WR---Pittsburgh, PA/Keystone Oaks---5-8---165---Environmental Science
          3-year letterman and captain for football, 2-year letterman in wrestling, 4-year letterman in track, four-year high honor roll

Zach Baker---K---Erie, PA/McDowell---5-8---175---Business Administration
          first team all-WPIAL Northern 7, honorable mention all-Pennsylvania AAAA division, PA all-academic team silver level, distinctive honor roll

Bryan Bartram---DE---Pittsburgh, PA/Avonworth---6-0---215---Sociology-Criminal Justice
          4-year letterman, 3-year starter, first team all-conference senior year, second team all-conference junior year, Sportsmanship and Distinguished award winner

Nick Billingsley---QB---Franklin, PA/Franklin Area---6-0---205---Early Childhood/Special Education
          3-year letterman

Damon Bodnar---LB---Jeannette, PA/Jeannette---5-10---205 Pre-Law
          3-year letterman, captain, lettered in wrestling, high honor roll, honor roll

Dak Britt---QB---Battle Creek, MI/Battle Creek Central---6-1---205---Business Administration
          previously played at Tiffin University and Notre Dame (Ohio), high school: letterwinner in football and basketball, team captain for football and basketball, "Big 16" first team all-conference, first team all-city, honor roll student

David Campbell---FB/DL---West Sunbury, PA/Moniteau---5-7---205---Sociology-Criminal Justice
          3-year letterman, first team all-conference

Terrell Cleckley---DB/RB---New Castle, PA/New Castle---5-9---170---Sociology-Criminal Justice
          all-Parkway Conference, honor roll

Richie Conti---OL/DL---New Castle, PA/New Castle---5-9---260---Physical Therapy
         3-year letterman in football and track, second team all-conference, Pride and Promise award winner

Jacob Dindak---S---Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin---6-2---175---Biology
         2-year letterman, 3-year letterman in track, track team captain, 1-year letterman in basketball, member of National Honor Society, high honor roll

Darrin Donikowski---LB/DB---Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep---6-2---200---Undecided
         all-region first and second team, all-state honorable mention, National Honor Society member

Nick Fiorentino---OL---Franklin, PA/Franklin---6-4---280---Undecided
          3-year letterman, team captain, won Pride Intensity Enthusiasm award, 3-year letterman and 2-year team captain in track

John Fleck---OLB/S---Wampum, PA/Mohawk---6-2---180---Biology
          4-year letterman in football, 3-year letterman in track, captain for both football and track senior year, honorable mention all-conference, played in 2012 Penn-Ohio All-Star game, honor roll all four years

Mike Frankowski---LB/FB---Pittsburgh, PA/West Allegheny---5-8---215---Early Childhood/Special Education
          3-year letterman, two-time team captain, honorable mention all-Parkway Conference, played in 2012 Penn-Ohio All-Star game, high honor roll all four years

Joshua Gall---P---Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills---6-0---185---Sociology Criminal Justice
          first team all-conference, honor roll, technology education award, North Hills Excellent Achievement Award

Sean Gibbon---LB---Indiana, PA/Indiana---5-10---200---Business Administration
         team captain, first team and honorable mention all-conference, honorable mention All-Gazette, four-time PIAA swimming medalist, multiple-time WPIAL swimming champion, member of two WPIAL swimming championship teams, PIAA all-state swimmer, WPIAL in track & field, high honor roll, National Honor Society member

Joe Glennon---WR---Johnstown, PA/Westmont Hilltop---5-10---160---Pre-Law
         3-year letterman, team captain senior year, first team all-conference, 3-year letterman in basketball, senior captain in basketball, Windber Rotary and Homer Center Tip-Off all-tournament team, 4-year honor roll, three-time PA football news academic all-state team, 2-year academic letterwinner

Robbie Grahovac---LB---Columbiana, OH/South Range---5-11---190---International Business
          3-year letterman in football and wrestling, 4-year scholar athlete award, team defensive player of the year, first team all-conference and all-county, honorable mention all-Northeast Ohio, named to Mahoning vs. Trumbull County All-Star game, honor roll student

Elijah Hall  DE Snellville, GA/South Gwinnett  6-3 245 Business Administration
          1-year letterman in football, 3-year letterman in track, track team captain, perfect attendance from ninth through 11th grade

Brandon Heeter---QB---Clarion, PA/Clarion---6-1---185---Business Administration
          school career passing yards leader, team captain, started in three District 9 Championship games (2008, 2009, 2011), member of District 9 championship team, conference Rookie of the Year (2008), conference Player of the Week (2009)

Dylan Hogue---OL---Sharpsville, PA/Sharpsville---5-10---255---Sociology-Criminal Justice

Zach Johns---OL---Kittanning, PA/Kittanning---5-10---225---Biology
          2-year letterman, team captain, 2-year letterman in track and & field, National Honor Society member, distinguished honor roll

Luke Jones---DL---Leechburg, PA/Leechburg---5-9---225---Environmental Science
          4-year letterman, honorable mention all-conference, school representative at WPIAL "Summit on Sportsmanship", honor roll student 

Nick Korzon---OL---Springdale, PA/Springdale---6-2---231---Physician Assistant
          team captain, all-conference

Thomas Marlowe---LB---Berlin Center, OH/Western Reserve---5-10---175---Sociology-Criminal Justice
          second team all-conference and first team all-county junior year, first team all-conference and first team all-county, and honorable mention all-district senior year

Ian Matson---DL---Clarion, PA/Clarion Area---6-0--230---Biology
          4-year letterman, team captain senior year, three-time first team all-conference on offense and defense, three-time conference Lineman of the Year (first ever), two-time honorable mention all-state, 4-year honor roll, 1-year principal's list, National Honor Society member

Rob Moss---OL/DL---Sharpsville, PA/Sharpsville---5-10---220---Undecided
          4-year letterman in football and track, team captain in football and track, all-region in offense and defense

Zach Nedley---WR/S---Jeannette, PA/Jeannette---5-9---150---Early Childhood/Special Education

Emeka Okoye---RB---Lawrenceville, GA/Grayson---5-9---195---Pre-Dental
          member of 2011 class 5 state champion, had highest vertical jump (41.4") at Nike Sparq combine, invited to Nike football training camp, letterwinner in track, Most Heart award winner, honor roll student, community service award

Sean Provenza---LB---Oakmont, PA/Riverview---5-10---170---Undecided
          team captain in football, three-time all-conference, three-time Defensive MVP, Joe Falsette MVP award, third most tackles (146) in high school history, two-time team captain in track

Christopher Russo---LB---Natrona Heights, PA/Highlands---5-11---200---Sociology-Criminal Justice
          second team all-conference, National Honor Society

Niko Santarcangelo---OL---Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel---6-4---295---Early Childhood/Special Education
          2-year letterman, team captain senior year

Jake Schnelbach---P---Pittsburgh, PA/Bishop Canevin---5-10---175---Undecided
          letterwinner in football and baseball, first team all-conference (2010), second team all-conference (2011), two-time all-state honorable mention, three-time junior achievement teacher award winner, Award of Excellence in Physical Education

Justin Shaw---OLB---Monaca, PA/Central Valley---6-0---195---Undecided
          3-year letterman, Team Defensive Player of the Year, Parkway Top-24 honorable mention, all-state honorable mention

Devon Siegfriend---LB/TE Ellwood City, PA/Lincoln---6-2---205---Undecided
          3-year letterman in football and basketball, team captain for football, all-conference honorable mention, winner of the Maxey Williams Memorial Award

Taran Sifontes-Lavine---WR---Pittsburgh, PA/Chartiers Valley---5-9---160---Physical Therapy
          3-year letterman, letterman in track & field and lacrosse, second team all-conference, three-time honor roll student

A.J. Skerkavich---DL---Brookeville, PA/Brookeville---5-11---240---Pre-Medicine
          4-year letterman, two-time Most Inspirational Award winner, Comeback Player of the Award winner, Division IX all-team honorable mention

Jeremy Stiles---C---Jefferson, OH/Jerfferson---6-3---315---Sociology-Criminal Justice
          3-year letterman in football, 2-year team captain, two-time all-county, two-time all-district, all-state, all-country Lineman of the Year winner twice, letter winner in baseball, three-time Merit Role student, honor roll

Nolan Stokes---OG---Indiana, PA/Indiana---6-0---240---Engineering
          all-conference honorable mention, 1-year letterman, honor roll student

Jake Treber---OL/DL---Mount Pleasant, PA/Mount Pleasant---6-1---180---Undecided
          2-year letterman, team captain senior year, member ninth-grade state conference championship team

DeTwan Walker---WR---Youngstown, OH/Girard---5-10---155---International Business
          2-year letterman

Benny Walter---RB---Pittsburgh, PA/Brentwood Middle---5-10---205---Pre-Vet
          3-year letterman and team captain senior year for football, 3-year letterman and 2-year team captain for track, academic high honors

Ian Weaver---LB---Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney---6-0---180---Psychology
          3-year letterman, defensive and offensive captain senior year, honorary captain senior year, all-conference junior and senior year, all-state honorable mention senior year, member of District 9 Championship (senior) and runner-up (junior) teams, member of Western PA AAA Football Championship team, honor student all four years

Al Yasin---LB---Pittsburgh, PA/Brentwood---5-7---210---Biology
          4-year letterman in football and track and field, 3-year letterman in swimming, two-time all-conference in football, two-time team captain in football and track & field

Note: A "commitment" means the above-named prospective student-athletes have been accepted to Westminster College and have placed a deposit to reserve a spot in the incoming Fall 2012 class.

About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College ranks first in the nation as "Best College for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math," according to Forbes.com. Westminster, a top-tier liberal arts college, ranks third in graduation rate performance, according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 6th among liberal arts colleges in social mobility, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 376 Colleges" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.

Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 42 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.