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When USC arrives in Seattle forSaturday’s showdown withWashington, the Trojans will be
the highest-ranked team to play atHusky Stadium since fourth-rankedMiami in 2000.
Despite losing five players to theNFL draft, including a Heisman Trophywinner, the Trojans could be well onthe road to their first national title since1978. Depending on how the BCSpower rankings shake out over the nextfew weeks, USC certainly finds itself in astrong position to receive a possibleBCS Championship game bid. Lastweek’s lopsided 45-14 win at NotreDame did nothing to dispel thosenotions.
Over the last two seasons, USC hasdemonstrated it is the program to beatin the Pac-10. Last year, led by HeismanTrophy winner and No. 1 overall NFLdraft pick Carson Palmer, the Trojansclaimed a share of the Pac-10 title withWashington State. Palmer, safety TroyPolamalu, running back Justin Fargas,wide receiver Kareem Kelly and full-back Malaefou Mackenzie formed the backbone ofthe 11-2 Orange Bowl Champions.
After starting 3-2, the Trojans rolled over theiropposition, winning their final eight games, seven
by double-digit margins. With those five players graduated to the NFL,
some football pundits wondered if Troy would be
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Marquis Cooper football profile . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Husky Fever Academic Salute . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Husky player mugshot roster . . . . . . . . . . .12-18Husky alphabetical roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Jim Owens tribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Husky Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Husky and Trojan numerical rosters . . . . .34-35USC alphabetical roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Jason Simonson football profile . . . . . . . . . . .40Francisco Tipoti football profile . . . . . . . . . . . .42Lisa Brookens soccer profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Danka Danicic volleyball profile . . . . . . . . . . .60
Charles Frederick shattered Hugh McElhenny’s UWrecord for all-purpose yards in a game with 371 inthe Huskies’ 38-17 win at Oregon State.
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Huskies’ Momentum CollidesWith Hard-Charging Men of Troy
as dominating this year. Aside from an overtimeloss at California, the Trojans have continued theirroll. Last week’s win in South Bend marked thesixth USC victory this year that was by at least 17points.
Perhaps the biggest reason for USC’s continuedsuccess has been sophomore quarterback MattLeinart, who in August wasn’t even guaranteed tobe the Trojans’ starter this season.
All Leinart has done is become the Pac-10’shighest rated passer, with a 155.9 rating on thestrength of 17 touchdowns and just seven inter-ceptions.
Just weeks after being named the starter,Leinart led the Trojans to Auburn for the season-opening matchup with the sixth-ranked Tigers.
The sophomore refused to be rattled, pick-ing apart the Auburn defense for 192 yardsand a touchdown, while completing 17 of30 passes. Since then, Leinart has onlyimproved, throwing for over 200 yards ineach of the last six games to total 1,824yards passing this season.
Leinart, however, can’t do it alone. He’shad help from his big target, wide receiverMike Williams. The 6-foot-5, 230-poundsophomore is a physical receiver in themold of Randy Moss or Reggie Williams,and has already pulled in 48 catches for743 yards and eight touchdowns.
If today’s game is anything like last year’smatchup, we could be in for a duel betweentwo of the best passing combinations in thePac-10, with both Pickett and Leinart target-ing their Williamses.
Last year, USC’s Williams got the better ofthe matchup, catching nine passes for 159yards and three touchdowns in the Trojans’41-21 win in Los Angeles. Reggie Williams,too, was busy in the contest, grabbing sevenpasses for 134 yards and one touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, theTrojans are led by their punishing defensiveline. Nicknamed the “Wild Bunch II,” thegroup consisting of Omar Nazel, KenechiUdeze, Mike Patterson and Shaun Cody hasalready recorded 95 tackles — including 32for loss — and 20 sacks.
Udeze was named the Pac-10’s defensive play-er of week after USC’s game with Stanford, inwhich the junior recorded four tackles, threesacks and recovered two fumbles.
Washington’s tailbacks, who may be withoutthe services of starter Rich Alexis, will try to breakthrough against a rushing defense allowing just 79yards per game.
They’ll have to do what Notre Dame couldn’t ina 45-14 USC win in South Bend last weekend.Leinart was again the story, completing 26 of 34passes for 351 yards and four touchdowns.
One only needs to look as far back as lastSaturday, however, to see that the Huskies haveexperience stopping big-game players. Enteringlast week’s game at Oregon State, many aroundthe nation were talking about Beavers’ tailbackStephen Jackson as a frontrunner for the HeismanTrophy.
And why not? The senior had rushed for over100 yards in 11 consecutive regular-seasongames, and with the game being televised by TBS,was presented with an opportunity to showcasehis talent to a national audience.
If the audience was looking for Jackson,though, they had to look in between the swarm ofwhite jerseys that surrounded him every time he
had the ball. Washington’s defense, which enteredthe game ranked third overall in the Pac-10, heldJackson to just 49 yards on 22 carries — and 30yards on 21 carries after a 19-yard run by Jacksonon the Beavers’ first play from scrimmage.
While the defense shut down Jackson andintercepted OSU quarterback Derek Andersonthree times, the Husky offense finally broke out ofits six-quarter slumber.
Junior wideout Charles Frederick recordedone of the all-time great games in Washington his-tory, breaking the 53-year-old mark for all-pur-pose yards with 371.
The Lake Worth, Fla., native had nine catchesfor 216 yards — the third-most ever by a UWreceiver — and added 101 yards on punt returns,including an 86-yard dash-and-dance return in thefirst quarter that put the Huskies up for good, 7-0.
If recent history has an impact, it will be onthe Huskies’ side today. Washington has won threeof the last five meetings against the Trojans, andhas not lost to USC at home since a 22-17 defeaton November 13, 1993.
History also recalls that Miami came into theirmatchup with Washington heavy favorites, butmade the long trek back to South Florida on thelosing end of a 34-29 score.
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Jimmy Newell was all over the field at OregonState, breaking up four passes and making hisfirst-career sack.
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This year’s Homecoming Committee opted todo away with the gender specific King and Queentitles and to simply refer to the top two courtmembers as “Royals.” Royals each receive a$1,000 scholarship and the four court memberswill receive a $100 book scholarship courtesy ofthe Panhellenic Association and InterfraternityCouncil at the UW.
The Homecoming Committee wishes to thankthe following sponsors: Husky Athletic Marketing,UW Alumni Association, The InterfraternityCouncil, The Panhellenic Association, and theAssociated Students of the University ofWashington, with special thanks to: The Office ofthe Vice President for Student Affairs, The EthnicCultural Center and The Office the Vice Presidentfor Minority Affairs for assisting with this year’scourt selection.
2003 UW HOMECOMING COURT
Jay KealeyCourt
Kelly Ann Shaw“Royal”
Chris Corry“Royal”
Tara HendershottCourt
Not pictured: Darlene “Daya” E. Mortel – courtand Carrie Coffee– court.
Washington-USC Ties: For a pair of Pac-10 teams, there’s very little past relationship betweenthe members of the coaching staffs at Washington and USC. Trojan running backs coachKennedy Pola worked along with Husky assistants Chuck Heater and Tim Hundley at Colorado,with Hundley earlier at UCLA, and was initially announced as a member of Rick Neuheisel’sfirst coaching staff at UW before going to USC instead. ‘SC secondary coach Greg Burnssaw plenty of the Huskies as a four-year letterman (1991-93, 1995) at WashingtonState, but that’s pretty much it as far as crossover between the two staffs. USC’smedia guide roster lists only two players from the state of Washington: seniorpunter Tommy Huff (Bellevue) and sophomore fullback David Kirtman (MercerIsland). USC also has a number of players from Long Beach Poly High, almamater of Husky cornerback Kim Taylor. Trojan safety Chris Bocage attended St.Louis High in Hawaii, same as Washington’s Wilson Afoa and Joe Lobendahn.Washington’s roster lists 28 players from the state of California, most of whichcome from the southern part of the state. Among the regular contributors fromthe greater Los Angeles area are: Sr. C Todd Bachert (Mission Viejo), Fr. TE BenBandel (Murrietta), Jr. CB Sam Cunningham (Los Angeles), Fr. WR QuintinDaniels (Los Angeles), Jr. CB Derrick Johnson (Riverside), Sr. CB Chris Massey(Moreno Valley), Fr. WR Sonny Shackelford (Beverly Hills), Fr. CB ClarenceSimpson (Sylmar) and Sr. DT Jerome Stevens (Oxnard).
Ranked-Wins Streak: Washington’s win at No. 22 Oregon State on Saturdaywas important in the Pac-10 standings, but was also important from a historical
perspective. That’sbecause the winextended a streak of16-consecutive sea-sons in which theHuskies have beatenat least one teamranked in theAssociated Press poll.In fact, Washingtonhas defeated an AP-ranked team in 25 of
its last 26 seasons prior to 2002. The only break in the streak came in 1988when the Huskies played only two games against nationally-ranked foes — UCLA(No. 2) and USC (No. 3), losing both of those games.
The QB Factor: There is a significant relationship between winning a Pac-10Championship and having a veteran in the quarterback role. This year, Huskyquarterback Cody Pickett will try to join that list. Over the last 11 seasons, datingback to 1992, eight of 11 Pac-10 champions have been quar-terbacked by a senior. Two ofthe three exceptions to thatstring — WSU’s Ryan Leaf in1997 and USC’s Brad Otton in1995 — were actually fourth-year players, and Leaf didn’treturn for his senior year any-way. The list at right shows thelast 11 Pac-10 champs andtheir starting quarterbacks.
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2003 Washington StatisticsPassing
Att Comp Int Yds TDPickett 256 118 8 1913 10Rushing TC Yds Avg TD LGAlexis 138 566 4.1 4 53James 44 153 3.5 1 26Sampson 26 89 3.4 3 11Tuiasosopo 15 52 3.5 1 13Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD LngR. Williams 49 661 13.5 6 74Frederick 35 529 15.1 3 87Alexis 15 163 10.9 0 27Lyon 8 139 17.4 0 34Bandel 8 60 7.5 1 14Tackling Tot TFL SacksCooper 50 6-27 3-18Newell 47 2.5-6 0.5-4Galloway 45 3-3 0-0Benjamin 45 1-5 0-0Carothers 35 7-30 3-14White 23 2.5-4 0-0T. Johnson 22 13-60 7-47Hopi 22 7-21 0.5-1
2003 USC StatisticsPassing
Att Comp Int Yds TDLeinart 208 129 7 1824 17Rushing
TC Yds Avg TD LGWhite 77 393 5.1 7 25Dennis 84 367 4.4 3 23Bush 40 239 6.0 3 58Washington 15 48 3.2 0 19Receiving
Rec Yds Avg TD LngM. Williams 48 743 15.5 8 40Colbert 37 558 15.1 5 57Byrd 14 268 19.1 1 55Hancock 8 89 11.1 1 33Guenther, Jr. 8 58 7.2 1 18Tackling
Tot TFL SacksTatupu 47 9-36 3-25Poole 42 2.5-5 0-0Leach 41 1-2 0-0Bing 40 2-3 0-0Grootegoed 40 4.5-24 1.5-12Simmons 34 6-15 0-0Patterson 34 10-45 5-27Udeze 29 10.5-53 7.5-46
Husky 2003 Schedule/ResultsAug. 30 at Ohio State L, 28-9Sept. 6 INDIANA W, 38-13Sept. 20 IDAHO W, 45-14Sept. 27 STANFORD W, 28-17Oct. 4 at UCLA L, 46-16Oct. 11 NEVADA L, 28-17Oct. 18 at Oregon State W, 38-17Oct. 25 USCNov. 1 OREGONNov. 8 ArizonaNov. 15 CaliforniaNov. 22 WASHINGTON STATE
2003 Husky Season AveragesRushing Offense: 124.9Passing Offense: 279.3Scoring Offense: 27.3Rushing Defense: 107.7Passing Defense: 221.1Scoring Defense: 23.3
Trojan 2003 Schedule/ResultsAug. 30 at Auburn W, 23-0Sept. 6 BYU W, 35-18Sept. 13 HAWAII W, 61-32Sept. 27 at California L, 34-31 (3 OT)Oct. 4 at Arizona State W, 37-17Oct. 11 STANFORD W, 44-21Oct. 18 at Notre Dame W, 45-14Oct. 25 at WashingtonNov. 1 WASHINGTON STATENov. 15 at ArizonaNov. 22 UCLADec. 6 OREGON STATE
2003 Trojan Season AveragesRushing Offense: 152.9Passing Offense: 274.0Scoring Offense: 39.4Rushing Defense: 79.0Passing Defense: 255.4Scoring Defense: 19.4
Year School Quarterback2002 Wash. State Jason Gesser2001 Oregon Joey Harrington2000 Washington Marques Tuiasosopo1999 Stanford Todd Husak1998 UCLA Cade McNown1997 Wash. State Ryan Leaf (4th-year jr.) 1996 Ariz. State Jake Plummer1995 USC Brad Otton (4th-year jr.) 1994 Oregon Danny O’Neil1993 UCLA Wayne Cook (junior) 1992 Washington Mark Brunell
HUSKY PROFILE / MARQUIS COOPER
by Lucas James Mack
arquis Cooper is the picture of calm —his body still in anticipation of the flurry
of action to come, his eyes fixated on hiscatch as he sets his lure.
“I love to fish,” says the senior linebacker. “I taughtmyself how to do it when I was really young and I wouldgo out with my friends to lakes or ponds and fish all daylong.”
As Cooper grew, so did his love for fishing. When hisfather, Bruce — a long time sportscaster in Arizona —introduced his son to football, Cooper immediatelylatched on to the similarities between the two sports,both of which value patience, focus, and a willingness to
practice. On a football field,much like in the wild, there arethose who catch, and those whoare caught. Cooper knew rightwhere he belonged, lining up ondefense with the goal of reeling inopponents.
The older he gets, however,the smarter the prey he tracksbecomes. To that end, Cooper hasbeen forced to adapt, hitting the
weight room this summer to add more bulk to his 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame.
“I worked out everyday this summer,” says Cooper. “Iwould work out in the morning and then go to class andthen work out again after class. I had a real busy sched-ule.”
With a father whose job it was to analyze games, thebrains and brawn of football have always gone hand-in-hand for Cooper, who at a young age developed an in-depth knowledge of football’s intellectual side.
“I started playing Pop Warner in 1986, when I wassix years old,” he recalls. “When I first started playingfootball it became my life. I loved it and have been play-ing ever since.”
A multi-sport star in his own right, Cooper idolizedBo Jackson, though he likely could teach Bo a thing ortwo about baiting a hook. Bo may have known offense,but Cooper knew defense, and applied Jackson’s speedand intensity to the defensive side of the ball.
Cooper caught running backs the way ESPN’s JimmyHouston caught fish, while his family supported himfrom the sidelines. The decision to leave Arizona for thecooler climes of Seattle was tough on Cooper and hisfamily, but has certainly paid off with the rod and reel.
“It was really hard leaving Arizona, because that wasmy life I was leaving behind,” Cooper says. “At the air-port, all my friends were crying and I was so sad toleave. When I came up here it was cold, rainy andgloomy all the time; I thought that I couldn’t take it. Now,though, I love it.”
Leaving his family had been hard, but Cooper soonbecame engrossed in his new Husky family, bondingquickly with linebacker Anthony Kelley.
“Anthony really took me under his wings and helpedme out,” Cooper says. “I was always with my linebackergroup and they were always trying to help me out. Thatreally made a difference for me.”
Whatever Kelley said or did, it worked. Cooperemerged as a force on defense from nearly his first day
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Marquis Cooper
Cooper earned All-Pac-10honorable mention in2002 while leading the11th-stingiest rushdefense in the nation.
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WHEN THE TROJANS HAVE THE BALL
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WASHINGTONOFFENSE
USCOFFENSE
USC DEFENSE
WASHINGTON DEFENSE
QB 3 Pickett15 Paus4 Stanback
QB 11 Leinart17 Booty
TB 24 Alexis OR8 James7 Sampson
TB 34 Dennis OR21 White
FB 5 Tuiasosopo16 Seery SB 4 Stanback
19 Q. Daniels
RT 74 Justice73 Drake
TE 44 Guenther, Jr.85 Katnik
FB 40 Hancock35 Webb
FL 83 Colbert2 Smith OR
89 McFoy
WT 65 Barnes79 Brooks
DE 99 Johnson22 Eriks41 Ala
DT 59 Stevens55 Alailefaleula
DT 91 Mateaki98 Milsten
DE 94 Udeze91 Brown
NT 99 Patterson52 Ramsey OR95 Tofi
DT 84 Cody52 Ramsey
DE 56 Nazel90 Rucker
CB 28 Poole23 Nunn
CB 21 D. Johnson28 Massey
CB 3 Alexander OR5 Cunningham6 Fountaine
SLB 6 Grootegoed42 Sartz
WLB 51 Simmons36 Otani OR6 Grootegoed
MLB 58 Tatupu53 Urquhart
SS 20 Bing42 Sartz OR43 Ross
FS 27 Leach42 Sartz
DE 56 Hopoi86 Lasee
ILB 35 Galloway7 White
SS 27 Benjamin43 Biddle
FS 26 Newell25 Sims, Jr.
ILB 88 Cooper 47 Bomar
OLB 34 Carothers42 Krambrink
CB 8 Allmond23 Nunn
WG 78 Dicks74 S. Daniels
C 72 Bachert50 Vanneman
SG 61 Sa’au OR63 Walker70 Simonson
ST 67 Newton71 Tipoti
TE 89 Bandel82 Lyon
RG 57 Matua OR73 Drake
C 62 Katnik67 Kalil OR78 Vandermade
LG 78 Vandermade63 Watkins OR73 Drake
LT 77 Rogers73 Drake
WR 10 Frederick21 Shackleford
SE 1 Williams24 Wyatt OR15 Mitchell
WR 1 R. Williams19 Q. Daniels
(FB or SB will startdepending on formation)
in camp, impressing the Husky coaches with his knowledge of the game,honed by years of studying at his father’s knee. As the reserve to JeremiahPharms at outside linebacker, Cooper made seven tackles, though hisbiggest play came on special teams.
Having punted five times, fumbled twice and missed a field goal,Washington found itself trailing Arizona State in the second quarter, 6-0, ina midseason game in Tempe. Their Rose Bowl hopes slipping away, theHuskies needed a big play.
Running on adrenaline and feeding off the energy of the dozens of fam-ily and friends in the stands to cheer the Husky freshman in his returnhome, Cooper launched himself in front of a punt by Nick Murphy.Awakened by Cooper’s block, the Huskies went on the scoreboard with atouchdown seconds later, taking a lead they would not relinquish.
“Blocking that punt was the best thing that ever happened to me,” saysCooper. “I was kind of nervous going into that game, but getting thatblock made me so happy it made my year. All my family and friends werethere cheering for me. It was great!”
Cooper totaled 34 tackles as a reserve in 2001 before exploding for100 last season, in the process becoming Washington’s first triple-digittackler since Lawyer Milloy in 1995. Having moved to inside linebacker,Cooper anchored a Husky run defense that allowed just 97.7 yards pergame, 11th-best in the nation in 2002.
Now a senior, Cooper has assumed a position of leadership amonglinebackers, seeking to provide the same welcoming, encouraging naturewith which Kelley greeted him in 2000. Cooper’s leadership does not endin the locker room, however, as he led the team with 37 tackles throughfive games, including four for-loss.
Whatever stats he may accumulate, there’s one lesson he tries toimpress upon incoming players — nothing in his career that he has everexperienced can top the roar of 90,000 fans rising to their feet to cheerthe Huskies in the Rose Bowl.
“One of the main things that drives me is I want to try and get into theRose Bowl again and get that ring on my finger,” Cooper says. “I’m hopingthat we can get there again. It was one of the best feelings I’ve ever felt towin that game.”
Like a day spent on a lake awaiting a bite, the road has been long forCooper. However, the hours of practice and patience are worth it, for the
payoff of the big catch, or the big hit, and hitting is what Cooper knowsbest.
Friendly and generous off the field, Cooper is a different animal onceplaced between the sidelines, where making tackles is like shooting fish ina barrel. The senior has set his bait, and his opponents are easy prey.
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Bruce Cooper, a sportscaster at KPNX in Phoenix, taught his sonthe intricacies of football when Marquis was still a child.
In 2002, Cooper and Ben Mahdavi each earned 100 tackles, becoming UW’s first 100-tackle tandem since 1989.
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WHEN THE TROJANS HAVE THE BALL
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WASHINGTONOFFENSE
USCOFFENSE
USC DEFENSE
WASHINGTON DEFENSE
QB 3 Pickett15 Paus4 Stanback
QB 11 Leinart17 Booty
TB 24 Alexis OR8 James7 Sampson
TB 34 Dennis OR21 White
FB 5 Tuiasosopo16 Seery SB 4 Stanback
19 Q. Daniels
RT 74 Justice73 Drake
TE 44 Guenther, Jr.85 Katnik
FB 40 Hancock35 Webb
FL 83 Colbert2 Smith OR
89 McFoy
WT 65 Barnes79 Brooks
DE 99 Johnson22 Eriks41 Ala
DT 59 Stevens55 Alailefaleula
DT 91 Mateaki98 Milsten
DE 94 Udeze91 Brown
NT 99 Patterson52 Ramsey OR95 Tofi
DT 84 Cody52 Ramsey
DE 56 Nazel90 Rucker
CB 28 Poole23 Nunn
CB 21 D. Johnson28 Massey
CB 3 Alexander OR5 Cunningham6 Fountaine
SLB 6 Grootegoed42 Sartz
WLB 51 Simmons36 Otani OR6 Grootegoed
MLB 58 Tatupu53 Urquhart
SS 20 Bing42 Sartz OR43 Ross
FS 27 Leach42 Sartz
DE 56 Hopoi86 Lasee
ILB 35 Galloway7 White
SS 27 Benjamin43 Biddle
FS 26 Newell25 Sims, Jr.
ILB 88 Cooper 47 Bomar
OLB 34 Carothers42 Krambrink
CB 8 Allmond23 Nunn
WG 78 Dicks74 S. Daniels
C 72 Bachert50 Vanneman
SG 61 Sa’au OR63 Walker70 Simonson
ST 67 Newton71 Tipoti
TE 89 Bandel82 Lyon
RG 57 Matua OR73 Drake
C 62 Katnik67 Kalil OR78 Vandermade
LG 78 Vandermade63 Watkins OR73 Drake
LT 77 Rogers73 Drake
WR 10 Frederick21 Shackleford
SE 1 Williams24 Wyatt OR15 Mitchell
WR 1 R. Williams19 Q. Daniels
(FB or SB will startdepending on formation)
Michael BraunsteinPlacekicker
Ryan Brooks Offensive Tackle
Sterling Brown Wide Receiver
Ryan CampbellInside Linebacker
Greg Carothers Outside Linebacker
Craig ChambersWide Receiver
Erik BerglundOffensive Tackle
Owen BiddleStrong Safety
Tahj BomarLinebacker
Carl BonnellQuarterback
Justin Booker Offensive Tackle
Derrick BradleyCornerback
Todd Bachert Offensive Line
Scott BallewTailback
Ben BandelTight End
Khalif Barnes Offensive Tackle
Evan Benjamin Strong Safety
Jason BennTight End
Wilson AfoaDefensive End
Brandon AlaDefensive End
Tui Alailefaleula Defensive Tackle
Roc Alexander Cornerback
Rich Alexis Tailback
Holo AongaOutside Linebacker
Jeffrey ClayPlacekicker
Matt CoombsFullback
Marquis Cooper Inside Linebacker
Dash CrutchleyTight End
Sam Cunningham Cornerback
Quintin DanielsWide Receiver
45 41 55 3 24 46
72 37 6589 27
69 43 47 11 76 4
14 79 48 34 32
88 85 5 19
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Jens JellenßOffensive Tackle
Derrick Johnson Cornerback
Terry Johnson Defensive Tackle
Evan KnudsonPlacekicker
Tyler Krambrink Outside Linebacker
Graham Lasee Defensive End
Andy Heater Tight End
Chris HemphillFree Safety
Ben Heubschman Quarterback
Ben Hoefer Placekicker
Manase Hopoi Defensive End
Kenny JamesTailback
Garth EricksonPunter
Ty Eriks Outside Linebacker
Dan FoafoaFullback/Linebacker
Matt FountaineCornerback
Charles Frederick Wide Receiver
Tim Galloway Inside Linebacker
Stanley DanielsDefensive Tackle
Dan DicksCenter
Jake DarlingSafety
Sean DouglasPunter
Ricardo DoVallePlacekicker
Cody EllisCornerback
Robert LewisOutside Linebacker
Brandon LeyritzOffensive Guard
Joe Lobendahn Inside Linebacker
Jon LyonTight End
Chad MacklinOffensive Tackle
Mike MapuDefensive End
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54 21 99 10 42 86
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Louis RankinTailback
Jordan ReffettDefensive Tackle
Justin RobbinsWide Receiver
Chris RohrbachWide Receiver
Eric Roy Strong Safety
Anthony RussoTailback
Nick Newton Offensive Guard
T.J. OrthmeyerOffensive Guard
Mark Palaita Inside Linebacker
Casey PausQuarterback
Cody Pickett Quarterback
Clayton Ramsey Wide Receiver
Mike MizuhaDefensive End
Durrell MossStrong Safety
William MurphyDefensive End
Joel NelsonDefensive Line
B.J. Newberry Free Safety
Jimmy Newell Free Safety
Chris Massey Cornerback
Donny MateakiDefensive Tackle
Mike McEvoyInside Linebacker
Robin Meadow Offensive Guard
Lukas MichenerWide Receiver
Dan MilstenDefensive End
Tusi Sa’auOffensive Guard
Shelton SampsonTailback
Adam Seery Fullback
Sonny ShackelfordWide Receiver
Jason SimonsonOffensive Guard
Clarence SimpsonCornerback
87 23 26
80 80 12
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9 95
61 7 16 21 970
Jerome Stevens Defensive Tackle
Felix SweetmanQuarterback
Brian TawneyOutside Linebacker
Kim TaylorCornerback
Mike ThompsonCenter
Francisco Tipoti Offensive Tackle
James Sims Jr. Free Safety
Chris Singleton Tailback
Jordan SlyeWide Receiver
Charles SmithWide Receiver
Isaiah StanbackQuarterback
Jordan StairSafety
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FUTURE HUSKY FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
2004September 4 . . . . . . .FRESNO STATESeptember 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYESeptember 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UCLASeptember 25 . . . . . . . .at Notre DameOctober 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at StanfordOctober 9 . . . . . . . .SAN JOSE STATEOctober 16 . . . . . . . .OREGON STATEOctober 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USCOctober 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at OregonNovember 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONANovember 13 . . . . . . . . .CALIFORNIANovember 20 . . . . .at Washington State
2005September 3 . . . . . . . . . . .at Air ForceSeptember 10 . . . . . . . . .CALIFORNIASeptember 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . .IDAHOSeptember 24 . . . . . . .NOTRE DAMEOctober 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at UCLAOctober 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYEOctober 15 . . . . . . . . .at Arizona StateOctober 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USCOctober 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at OregonNovember 5 . . . . . . .OREGON STATENovember 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .at ArizonaNovember 19 . .WASHINGTON STATE
2006September 2 . . . .SAN DIEGO STATESeptember 9 . . . . . . . . . .at OklahomaSeptember 16 . . . . . .FRESNO STATESeptember 23 . . . . . . . . . .at CaliforniaSeptember 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UCLAOctober 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OREGONOctober 14 . . . . . . .ARIZONA STATEOctober 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USCOctober 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYENovember 4 . . . . . . . . .at Oregon StateNovember 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONANovember 18 . . . . .at Washington State
2007September 1 . . . . . .at San Diego StateSeptember 8 . . . . . . . . . .OKLAHOMASeptember 15 . . . . . . . .OHIO STATESeptember 22 . . . . . . . . . . .at StanfordSeptember 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYEOctober 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONAOctober 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .at CaliforniaOctober 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OREGONOctober 27 . . . . . . .ARIZONA STATENovember 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USCNovember 10 . . . . . . . .at Oregon StateNovember 17 . .WASHINGTON STATE
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Joe Toledo Tight End
Kyle TrewInside Linebacker
Zach TuiasosopoFullback
Casey TylerDefensive End
Brad VannemanCenter
Clay WalkerOffensive Guard
C.J. WallaceStrong Safety
Ben WarrenInside Linebacker
Scott WhiteInside Linebacker
Bobby WhithorneWide Receiver
Corey WilliamsWide Receiver
Reggie Williams Wide Receiver
Isaak WoldeitPunter
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Awell-respected coach in the Pacific Northwest for more than20 years, Keith Gilbertson was named the head football coach at Washington on July 29. The Husky job is
Gilbertson’s third stint as a head college coach. The 2003 season will be the ninth year of coaching at
Washington for Gilbertson. He is currently in his third term ofservice with the Husky program. He was a graduate assistantcoach in 1975, an assistant coach from 1989-91 and again from1999-2002.
Gilbertson becomes the 24th coach in the program’s history.At age 55, he is the oldest individual to be named Washington’shead coach. Gilbertson replaces Rick Neuheisel, who was termi-nated on June 12 after guiding the Huskies to a 33-16 recordover the past four seasons.
Gilbertson’s previous head coaching experience includes stintsat Idaho (1986-88) and California (1992-95). He has a com-bined record of 48-35 at those two schools over seven seasons.
Gilbertson has been the Huskies’ offensive coordinator the lastthree seasons. He was also a graduate assistant coach at the UWin 1976, as offensive line coach in 1998-90 and as the offensivecoordinator in the national championship season of 1991. In1999, he returned to Washington as assistanthead coach and tight ends coach before
being named offensive coordinator prior to the 2000 season.In his two terms as the UW’s offensive coordinator, Gilbertson
built a reputation for varied and potent offenses. Gilbertson wasinstrumental in developing Washington’s offense into one of themost explosive in the nation between 1989 and 1991. He was theHuskies’ offensive line coach his first two seasons and took over
as the offensive coordinator in 1991 when Washington won thenational championship. The 1991Washington team led the Pac-10 in totaloffense, rushing offense and scoringoffense, relying on a balanced attack
In 2002, that offense was the mostpotent passing attack ever seen not onlyat Washington, but in the Pac-10. Juniorquarterback Cody Pickett smashed thePac-10 record for single-season passingyardage and completions while the UWthrew for 4,501 yards as a team, break-ing the old Pac-10 record by 712 yards.
In 2001, with a sophomore Picketttaking over the signalcalling, the Huskyoffense was second in the Pac-10 inpassing, averaging 279.5 yards pergame. A year earlier, behind seniorquarterback Marques Tuiasosopo, UW’soption-oriented rushing attack led thePac-10 and was 16th nationally. TheHuskies’ ability to come from behind inthe fourth quarter helped UW to thePac-10 title and the 2001 Rose BowlChampionship.
Gilbertson began his coachingcareer as a graduate assistant at IdahoState (1971-74) and earned a degree ineducation from Western Washington,where he was a grad assistant in 1975.
After serving the 1976 season as agrad assistant at Washington for DonJames, he was the offensive coordinatorat Utah State from 1977 to 1981. In1982 he joined Dennis Erickson’s staffat Idaho for one season as the offensive
coordinator. The Vandals recorded an 8-
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Gilbertson's offense has turned quarterback Cody Pickett into one of the nation's top passers.
Keith Gilbertson’s Head Coaching CareerYear School Overall Conf. Finish
1986 Idaho 8-4 5-2 3rd Big Sky1987 Idaho 9-3 7-1 1st Big Sky1988 Idaho 11-2 7-1 1st Big Sky1992 California 4-7 2-6 9th Pac-101993 California 9-4 4-4 tie-4th Pac-101994 California 4-7 3-5 tie-5th Pac-101995 California 3-8 2-6 tie-8th Pac-10
Overall (winning %) Conf. (winning %)Idaho Totals 28-9 (.757) 19-4 (.826)California Totals 20-26 (.435) 11-21 (.344)Career Totals 48-37 (.565) 30-25 (.545)
Gilbertson has beenflexible as a coordinator,installing an optionoffense in 1999 to featurethe talents of quarterbackMarques Tuiasosopo.
3 regular-season record and advanced to thequarterfinals of the NCAA I-AA playoffs.
For three seasons, from 1983-85, hecoached in the USFL for the Los AngelesExpress. He returned to Idaho in 1985 asthe offensive coordinator and helped theVandals to a 9-2 regular-season record andanother trip to the NCAA playoffs. The fol-lowing season he took over as Idaho’s headcoach when Erickson was named headcoach at Washington State.
Gilbertson led the Vandals to an 11-2record in 1988, the best mark in school his-tory. That year Idaho advanced to the NCAADivision I-AA semifinals and he was namedthe Big Sky Conference coach of the year.His 1987 and 1988 teams both won the BigSky championships. His .757 career winningpercentage is still the highest in Idaho histo-ry.
His three Vandal teams produced a com-bined record of 28-9 and advanced to the I-AA playoffs all three seasons. When he leftIdaho his winning percentage (.757) rankedas the second best mark in the history of theBig Sky Conference. His winning percentageof .826 in conference games (19-4) was thebest in league history.
After working on James’ staff atWashington from 1989-91, Gilbertson leftthe Huskies following the team’s 1991national championship season to take overas the head coach at California. His four-yearstint as the Golden Bears’ coach was high-lighted by the 1993 team that posted a 9-4record and defeated Iowa 37-3 in the AlamoBowl. That win stands as California’s lastbowl victory. Gilbertson was also the last Calcoach to pin a loss on arch rival Stanforduntil 2002.
Following his head coaching tenure atCalifornia, Gilbertson worked as an assistantcoach for the Seattle Seahawks on Erickson’sstaff for three seasons. In 1996 he served asa defensive specialist and took over as thetight ends coach for the 1997 and 1998 sea-sons.
Gilbertson grew up in Snohomish, Wash.,where his father, Keith, Sr., has been a long-time prep coach. He attended SnohomishHigh School before going on to play footballat Central Washington in 1967, ColumbiaBasin Junior College in 1968, and Hawaiifrom 1969-70.
He later returned to earn his bachelor’sdegree in social sciences from CentralWashington in 1971. Gilbertson earned adegree in education from WesternWashington in 1974.
Gilbertson was born in Snohomish onMay 15, 1948, he attended Snohomish HighSchool. He and his wife, Barbara, were mar-ried in 1988 and have two children, Kristinand David. Gilbertson also has an adultdaughter, Ann, who resides in Los Angeles.
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PERSONAL
Birthdate: May 15, 1948Birthplace: Snohomish, Wash.Family: Wife Barbara and children Ann, Kristin and David
EDUCATION
High School: Snohomish High School, Snohomish, Wash. (1966)College: Central Washington (1971), Western Washington (1974)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Hawaii (1969-70)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1971-74 Idaho State (graduate assistant)1975 Western Washington (graduate assistant)1976 Washington (graduate assistant)
1977-81 Utah State (offensive coordinator)1982 Idaho (offensive coordinator)
1983-85 LA Express, USFL (assistant coach)1985 Idaho (offensive coordinator)
1986-88 Idaho (head coach)1989-90 Washington (offensive line)
1991 Washington (offensive coordinator, offensive line)1992-95 California (head coach)1996-98 Seattle Seahawks, NFL (assistant coach)
1999 Washington (asst. head coach, offensive line, tight ends)2000-03 Washington (offensive coordinator, tight ends)
BOWL EXPERIENCE
1989 Freedom Bowl (Washington vs. Florida)1990 Rose Bowl (Washington vs. Iowa)1991 Rose Bowl (Washington vs. Michigan)1993 Alamo Bowl (California vs. Iowa)1999 Holiday Bowl (Washington vs. Kansas State)2001 Rose Bowl (Washington vs. Purdue)2001 Holiday Bowl (Washington vs. Texas)2002 Sun Bowl (Washington vs. Purdue)
HUSKY ASSISTANT COACHES
John PettasOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks CoachCal Poly SLO ‘741st season at WashingtonWas a graduate assistant at Washington in 2001…as offen-sive coordinator at Louisville in 2002, mentored quarter-back Dave Ragone, the Conference USA Offensive Player ofthe Year…spent five years as offensive coordinator atArizona State, building a passing offense that led the Pac-10in 2000…coached All-American Jake Plummer at ASU.
Tim HundleyCo-Defensive CoordinatorLinebackers CoachWestern Oregon ‘745th season at WashingtonWill add inside linebackers to his responsibilities this sea-son … three-time all-conference linebacker and an NAIAAll-American in 1973…has coached 11 NFL players duringhis career…will share defensive coordinator duties withfirst-year assistant Phil Snow … has also coached for Pac-10 rivals UCLA and Oregon State.
Phil SnowCo-Defensive CoordinatorCornerbacks CoachCal State Hayward ‘781st season at WashingtonEntering his 17th year of coaching in the Pac-10Conference…coordinated the Pac-10’s stingiest defense atUCLA in 2001…in seven seasons as defensive coordinatorat ASU, had three defenses finish the season third or higherin the Pac-10 standings…has coached numerous NFLdraftees, including two Pac-10 Defensive Players of theYear...also served as secondary coach at Cal.
Dan CozzettoOffensive Line CoachIdaho ‘791st season at WashingtonBoasts 13 years of Pac-10 coaching experience…as offensiveline coach at Oregon State in 2002, helped the Beavers leadthe Pac-10 in rushing…has coached numerous All-Americans...was offensive coordinator at ASU in the mid-90s, leading theSun Devils’ offense to a No. 4 national ranking in 1996...worked with fellow UW coaches Phil Snow, John Pettas andCornell Jackson at ASU…former pupil Mark Schlereth earnedthree Super Bowl rings in the NFL.
Randy HartAssistant Head Coach / Defensive Line CoachOhio State ‘7016th season at WashingtonHas won national championships both as a player (OhioState, 1968) and coach (Washington, 1991)…coached 1991Lombardi and Outland winner Steve Emtman…engineereddominating defense that led team to three consecutive RoseBowl appearances from 1991-93…has coached seven all-conference honorees, three Morris Trophy recipients andtwo Pac-10 Defensive Players of the Year.
Chuck HeaterRunning Backs CoachRecruiting CoordinatorMichigan ‘755th season at WashingtonHas won Rose Bowls as both a coach (Washington, 2001)and a player (Michigan, 1971)…in second season on theoffensive side of the ball after three seasons directingWashington’s cornerbacks…helped land 2001 and 2002recruiting classes rated among the best in the country.
Cornell JacksonSafeties CoachSterling ‘862nd season at WashingtonWill coach safeties this season after working with insidelinebackers in 2002…at Houston in 2001, tutoredConference USA’s co-Defensive Player of the Year…mentored tailbacks J.R. Redmond, Terry Battle and MichaelMartin in four seasons as ASU’s running backs coach…helped the Sun Devils lead the conference in rushing in1996 and 1997.
Bobby KennedyWide Receivers CoachNorthern Colorado ’892nd season at WashingtonIn first season at Washington, mentored a receiving corps thatled UW to fourth in the nation in passing … under Kennedy’stutelage, wide receiver Reggie Williams broke nearly all of UW’ssingle-season and career receiving records … was Arizona’srunning backs coach in 2001, helping Clarence Farmer leadthe Pac-10 in rushing at 111.7 yards per game … alsocoached receivers previously at Wake Forest and Wyoming.
Scott PelluerSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight EndsCoachWashington State ‘811st season at WashingtonCoached linebackers and safeties at UW from 1996-98…spent the previous two seasons coaching special teams andlinebackers at Arizona…led a 1995 Northern Arizonadefense that ranked No. 1 in the Big Sky Conference inevery defensive category…is the brother of former Huskyquarterback Steve Pelluer.
Other Football StaffGraduate Assistant Coaches: Reggie Moore and Theron AychDirector of Football Operations: Jerry NevinStrength and Conditioning Coach: Pete KaligisHead Athletic Trainer: Kevin MessickHead Equipment Manager: Tony PiroVideo Operations Director: Bill WongProgram Coordinators: Liz Zelinski, Erin Chiarelli and Jamie KoehlerCompliance/Internal Operations Assistant: Abner ThomasSpecial Assistant: Gertrude Peoples
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2003 PAC-10 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
Arizona StateSep. 6 NORTHERN ARIZONASep. 13 UTAH STATESep. 20 at IowaSep. 27 at Oregon State*Oct. 4 USC*Oct. 11 OREGON*Oct. 18 at North CarolinaOct. 25 at UCLA*Nov. 1 CALIFORNIA*Nov. 8 at Stanford*Nov. 15 at Washington State*Nov. 28 ARIZONA*
They do not play the Huskies this year
StanfordSep. 6 SAN JOSE STATESep. 20 at BYUSep. 27 at Washington*Oct. 11 at USC*Oct. 18 WASHINGTON STATE*Oct. 25 at Oregon*Nov. 1 UCLA*Nov. 8 ARIZONA STATE*Nov. 15 at Oregon State*Nov. 22 CALIFORNIA*Nov. 29 NOTRE DAME
They do not play Arizona this year
OregonAug. 30 at Mississippi StateSep. 6 NEVADASep. 13 at Arizona*Sep. 20 MICHIGANSep. 27 WASHINGTON STATE*Oct. 3 at UtahOct. 11 at Arizona State*Oct. 25 STANFORD*Nov. 1 at Washington*Nov. 8 CALIFORNIA*Nov. 15 at UCLA*Nov. 22 OREGON STATE*
They do not play USC this year
Oregon StateAug. 28 SACRAMENTO STATESep. 5 at FresnoSep. 13 NEW MEXICO STATESep. 20 BOISE STATESep. 27 ARIZONA STATE*Oct. 4 at California*Oct. 18 WASHINGTON*Oct. 25 at Washington State*Nov. 1 ARIZONA*Nov. 15 STANFORD*Nov. 22 at Oregon*Dec. 6 at USC*
They do not play UCLA this year
Washington StateAug. 30 IDAHO (in Seattle)Sep. 6 at Notre DameSep. 13 at ColoradoSep. 20 NEW MEXICOSep. 27 at Oregon*Oct. 4 ARIZONA*Oct. 18 at Stanford*Oct. 25 OREGON STATE*Nov. 1 at USC*Nov. 8 UCLA*Nov. 15 ARIZONA STATE*Dec. 22 at Washington*
They do not play California this year
USCAug. 30 at AuburnSep. 6 BYUSep. 13 HAWAIISep. 27 at California*Oct. 4 at Arizona State*Oct. 11 STANFORD*Oct. 18 at Notre DameOct. 25 at Washington*Nov. 1 WASHINGTON STATE*Nov. 15 at Arizona*Nov. 22 UCLA*Dec. 6 OREGON STATE*
They do not play Oregon this year
* Indicates Pac-10 game
ArizonaAug. 30 UTEPSep. 6 LSUSep. 13 OREGON*Sep. 20 at PurdueSep. 27 TCUOct. 4 at Washington State*Oct. 11 UCLA*Oct. 25 at California*Nov. 1 at Oregon State*Nov. 8 WASHINGTON*Nov. 15 USC*Nov. 28 at Arizona State*
They do not play Stanford this year
CaliforniaAug. 23 at Kansas StateAug. 30 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPISep. 6 COLORADO STATESep. 13 at UtahSep. 20 at IllinoisSep. 27 USC*Oct. 4 OREGON STATE*Oct. 18 at UCLA*Oct. 25 ARIZONA*Nov. 1 at Arizona State*Nov. 8 at Oregon*Nov. 15 WASHINGTON*Nov. 22 at Stanford*
They do not play WSU this year
UCLASep. 6 at ColoradoSep. 13 ILLINOISSep. 20 at OklahomaSep. 27 SAN DIEGO STATEOct. 4 WASHINGTON*Oct. 11 at Arizona*Oct. 18 CALIFORNIA*Oct. 25 ARIZONA STATE*Nov. 1 at Stanford*Nov. 8 at Washington State*Nov. 15 OREGON*Nov. 22 at USC*
They do not play Oregon State this year
When it comes to recognition, Washington athletic director Barbara Hedgeswould prefer that the spotlight fall on Husky student-athletes. Still, it is hard notto acknowledge her accomplishments.
During the past decade, Washington’s athletic teams have enjoyed unprecedentedsuccess. The Husky program is also recognized as a leader in gender equity, communityservice and outreach programs and Student-Athlete Support Services.
In 1999-2000 Hedges was named the NACDA/Continental Airlines Athletic Directorof the Year for the NCAA Division I West Region. She was presented the Honda Award ofMerit and the Seattle/King County Sports and Events Council named her their MVP ofthe Year Award Winner.
There is a chalkboard in Hedges’ office filled with inspirational messages, quota-tions and philosophies provided by her staff and visitors. One of her passages reads,“Hope is not a strategy.” It is very appropriate. The successes for Washington’s athleticprograms during Hedges’ tenure that have earned her so many acknowledgements havebeen forged in hard work, planning and a commitment to excellence,not just wishful thinking.
Washington is currently in the second phase of its highly-successful“Campaign for the Student-Athlete” that has helped to generate severalmajor capital improvements on the Montlake Campus. In November of2000 the newly renovated Bank of America Arena at Hec EdmundsonPavilion opened to rave reviews. In addition to providing an elite com-petition venue for Washington’s basketball, volleyball and gymnasticsteams, as well as lockerrooms, training rooms, equipment rooms andnew meeting rooms, the project also provided a home for the new $1million Husky Hall of Fame that opened in the fall of 2002.
During September of 2001 Washington opened the $29 millionDempsey Indoor multi-purpose practice facility. With over 100,000square feet of competition space, Washington’s student-athletes have the nation’s finestmulti-purpose practice setting for year-round training purposes.
In 2000, Hedges’ relationship with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks resulted in a $1 mil-lion gift towards the installation of a FieldTurf playing surface in Husky Stadium.Washington became just the second major college football program in the nation toplay on the surface that has won rave reviews from players on both the collegiate andprofessional levels, and was later installed on a practice field adjacent to the stadium.
Still to come are stadium projects for the new soccer and baseball fields and a $20million renovation of the Conibear Shellhouse, which also serves as the home for theTotal Student-Athlete program.
It seems that Hedges’ workload is never ending, but that is a reflection of her com-mitment to making the Washington program one of the best in the nation. The resultshave been proven on the field of competition.
In just her first year on the job, in 1991, the Husky football team posted a perfect12-0 season by defeating Michigan in the Rose Bowl and winning the national champi-onship.
The Husky women’s rowing team has won three NCAA team titles, while the UWsoftball team has reached the College World Series seven of the last 10 years.
Under Hedges’ direction the Husky golf, baseball and tennis programs haveemerged on the national scene. Men’s soccer, women’s rowing and softball have allbeen ranked No. 1 in the nation during the past few years.
Hedges’ efforts in gender equity have made Washington one of the national leadersin providing equal opportunities for both male and female student-athletes. InDecember of 1997, The Chronicle of Higher Education cited Washington as “the only
Division I-A institution with an undergraduate enrollment that was at least 50 percentfemale to have achieved substantial proportionality in both scholarships and participa-tion.”
Hedges is similarly committed to a high level of academic achievement amongWashington’s student-athlete population. To this end, she has instituted a number ofprogressive measures — such as the Total Student-Athlete program devoted to leader-ship training, mentor programs and career nights — that she hopes will aid the stu-dent-athletes in more easily achieving all their non-athletic goals. The University’s“UWired” program is unique in the nation, allowing student-athletes access to laptopcomputers to stay in touch with their classes while on the road.
Prior to her arrival at Washington in 1991, Hedges spent 17 years as an associateathletic director at the University of Southern California, where she was promoted toSenior Associate Director of Athletics in 1989.
Hedges’ commitment to college athletics makes her a familiar name on the nationalscene. Hedges has served as president of the Council of CollegiateWomen Athletic Administrators and the Western Collegiate AthleticAssociation and also as president of the Division I-A Women’s AthleticAdministrators. She chaired the NCAA Women’s Tennis Committee foreight years and the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s TennisCommittee in 1988. She was one of a three-member NCAA SpecialTelevision Committee to negotiate the NCAA rights for all sports exceptfootball and basketball with ESPN, ABC, CBS and international television.
In 1996-97 she was the first woman to serve as president of theNational Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and in 1998 shewas named the first woman to the Board of Directors for the NationalFootball Foundation. She is also on the Board of Directors of the DivisionI-A Athletic Directors’ Association, and has served previously with the
Blue Ribbon Task Force for College Football USA, and the NCAA Working Group tostudy basketball issues. She is currently the chair of the Pac-10 Men’s BasketballOfficiating Committee, the Pac-10 Legislative Committee, and serves on the Pac-10Athletic Directors’ Television Committee. She is a member of the NCAA Championshipsand Competition Cabinet and serves on the regional selection committee for the CollegeFootball Hall of Fame.
She has also served as tournament director for the 1995 NCAA Men’s Final Four, the1993 NCAA Men’s Basketball West Regional and the 1984 West Regional Women’sBasketball Championship. Hedges was instrumental in bringing the 1992 Division IWomen’s Final Four to Los Angeles. At USC, she was administratively responsible for the1988 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship and the 1990 Division I Men’s TennisChampionship.
Before going to USC in 1973, Hedges coached gymnastics and taught physical edu-cation at the University of Arizona. During her five years with the Wildcats, Hedgescoached her team to three conference championships and assisted in integratingwomen’s athletic programs into the University’s athletic structure. Prior to arriving atArizona, Hedges coached gymnastics and taught physical education at high schools inWyoming and Colorado.
Hedges received her bachelor’s degree in physical education from Arizona StateUniversity in 1963, where she was honored as the University’s outstanding physical edu-cation major while also being named to Who’s Who in American Colleges andUniversities. She received her master’s from the University of Arizona in 1971.
Hedges was born August 23, 1937, in Glendale, Arizona. She and her husband,John, have two grown children, Mark and Gregg.
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS BARBARA HEDGES
INTERIM UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. LEE L. HUNTSMAN
Dr. Lee L. Huntsman was appointed interim president ofthe UW on Nov. 4, 2002.Huntsman has served as UW provost and vice president
for academic affairs since March 1997. As the University’schief academic and budgetary officer, he has provided leader-ship in educational and curriculum development, formulationand allocation of capital and operating budgets, academic andadministrative personnel matters, allocation of space, long-range strategic planning, and management of the University’sresearch programs. The provost serves as deputy to the UWpresident and provides advice and assistance to the president,the deans and the faculty in these matters.
Huntsman, who joined the UW faculty in 1968, holds the facultyappointment of professor of bioengineering. He served as director of the
Center for Bioengineering (now Department ofBioengineering) from 1980 to 1996. He also served as associ-ate dean for scientific affairs in the School of Medicine from1993 to 1996, when he became acting provost. His laborato-ry’s research, which received continuous funding from theNational Institutes of Health, applied principles of engineeringto biology and medicine in the measurement and regulation ofthe cardiovascular system.
He received a bachelor of science degree in electricalengineering from Stanford University in 1963 and a Ph.D. inbiomedical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in1968. Huntsman is a fellow of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science and the American Institute of Medical andBiological Engineering.
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Keith Gilbertson (head coach), John Pettas (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Tim Hundley (co-defensive coordinator/linebackers), Phil Snow (co-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks),
Dan Cozzetto (offensive line), Randy Hart (defensive line), Chuck Heater (running backs), Cornell Jackson (safeties), Bobby Kennedy (wide receivers), Scott Pelluer (tight ends/special teams
coordinator), Reggie Moore (offensive graduate assistant), Theron Aych (defensive graduate assistant).
No. Name (Letters Won) Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthday Yr Exp. Hometown (High School/JC)45 Wilson Afoa DE 6-3 275 3/24/85 Fr. HS Honolulu, HI (Saint Louis)41 Brandon Ala DE 6-3 225 1/23/84 Fr.* RS Waianae, HI (Kamehameha)55 Tui Alailefaleula (2) DT 6-4 315 11/5/82 Jr. 2V Anchorage, AK (Bartlett)3 Roc Alexander (3) CB 6-0 195 9/23/81 Sr. 3V Colorado Springs, CO (Wasson)
24 Rich Alexis (3) TB 6-0 220 5/6/81 Sr. 3V Coral Springs, FL (Pope John Paul II)46 Holo Aonga OLB 6-0 235 7/18/84 Fr.* HS Reno, NV (Reno)72 Todd Bachert (3) C 6-4 300 9/30/80 Sr.* 3V Mission Viejo, CA (Mission Viejo)37 Scott Ballew TB 5-11 195 7/11/83 Fr.* SQ Austin, TX (Westlake)89 Ben Bandel TE 6-7 260 9/11/83 Fr.* RS Murrieta, CA (Murrieta Vlly.)65 Khalif Barnes (2) OT 6-5 300 4/21/82 Jr.* 2V Spring Valley, CA (Mount Miguel)27 Evan Benjamin (1) SS 6-0 205 1/29/83 So.* 1V Redmond, WA (Redmond)87 Jason Benn TE 6-5 245 5/6/84 Fr.* RS Edmonds, WA (O’Dea)69 Erik Berglund OT 6-6 280 2/17/85 Fr. HS Beaverton, OR (Beaverton)43 Owen Biddle (3) SS 5-10 190 10/1/80 Sr.* 3V Bellevue, WA (Bellevue)47 Tahj Bomar ILB 6-2 215 3/17/85 Fr. HS Kent, WA (Kentwood)11 Carl Bonnell QB 6-3 200 9/20/83 Fr. HS Kent, WA (Kentwood)76 Justin Booker (1) OT 6-2 300 12/4/79 Sr.* 1V Seattle, WA (Renton)4 Derrick Bradley CB 5-9 170 6/3/84 Fr. HS Everett, WA (Kamiak)
14 Michael Braunstein PK 5-6 180 10/29/84 Fr. HS Gilbert, AZ (Gilbert)79 Ryan Brooks (2) OT 6-6 290 2/25/82 Jr.* 2V Richland, WA (Richland)86 Sterling Brown WR 6-4 195 2/11/82 Jr.* HS Woodinville, WA (Woodinville)48 Ryan Campbell ILB 5-10 205 11/4/83 Fr.* SQ Bellevue, WA (Eastside Cath.)34 Greg Carothers (3) OLB 6-2 235 7/13/81 Sr. 3V Helena, MT (Helena Capital)32 Craig Chambers WR 6-3 200 6/26/85 Fr. HS Mill Creek, WA (Jackson)16 Jeffrey Clay PK 6-0 180 2/18/81 Sr. SQ Lynnwood, WA (Lynnwood)12 Matt Coombs FB 6-0 205 1/28/85 Fr. HS Bellevue, WA (Bellevue)88 Marquis Cooper (3) ILB 6-4 215 3/11/82 Sr. 3V Gilbert, AZ (Highland)85 Dash Crutchley TE 6-6 250 10/5/83 Fr.* RS Temecula, CA (Chaparral)5 Sam Cunningham (2) CB 6-0 180 4/23/82 Jr. 2V Los Angeles, CA (Westchester)
19 Quintin Daniels WR 6-0 195 3/29/85 Fr. HS Los Angeles, CA (Loyola)74 Stanley Daniels OG 6-4 285 11/30/84 Fr.* RS San Diego, CA (Marian Cath.)30 Jake Darling S 5-10 190 7/25/84 Fr. HS Snohomish, WA (Snohomish)78 Dan Dicks (2) OG 6-6 315 7/28/81 Jr.* 2V Bellevue, WA (Bellevue)39 Ricardo DoValle PK 6-0 195 8/4/82 Jr.* SQ Richland, WA (Richland)17 Sean Douglas P 6-1 200 7/1/84 Fr. HS Bellevue, NE (Bellevue East)29 Cody Ellis CB 6-0 175 4/14/84 Fr. HS Puyallup, WA (Puyallup)22 Ty Eriks (1) FB/DE 6-2 230 5/27/82 So.* SQ Seattle, WA (O’Dea)37 Garth Erickson P 6-1 165 11/30/80 Sr. SQ Spokane, WA (Gonzaga Prep)41 Dan Foafoa FB/LB 5-11 235 8/22/84 Fr. HS Tacoma, WA (Lincoln)6 Matt Fountaine CB 5-11 180 6/26/84 Fr.* RS Oakland, CA (Bishop O’Dowd)
10 Charles Frederick (2) WR 6-0 180 2/2/82 Jr. 2VLake Worth, FL (Pope John Paul II)35 Tim Galloway (2) ILB 6-2 235 9/4/81 Jr.* 2V Auburn, WA (Auburn)81 Andy Heater (1) TE 6-3 260 4/9/82 So.* 1V Snohomish, WA (Snohomish)11 Chris Hemphill FS 6-6 210 1/1/86 Fr. HS Gardena, CA (Junipero Serra)14 Ben Heubschman QB 6-2 220 5/4/84 Fr. HS Vancouver, WA (Mountain View)13 Ben Hoefer PK 5-9 170 5/29/84 Fr.* SQ Woodinville, WA (Woodinville)56 Manase Hopoi (1) DE 6-4 265 9/23/83 Jr. 1V Sacramento, CA (Valley)8 Kenny James TB 5-10 215 4/14/84 Fr.* RS Dos Palos, CA (Dos Palos)
54 Jens Jellen OT 6-5 270 2/25/83 So.* SQ Seattle, WA (Nathan Hale)21 Derrick Johnson (2) CB 6-0 185 2/9/82 Sr.* 2V Riverside, CA (Notre Dame)99 Terry Johnson (2) DT 6-4 285 12/7/81 Sr. 2V Tempe, AZ (McClintock)10 Evan Knudson PK 6-0 185 5/28/83 Jr. SQ Lacey, WA (North Thurston)42 Tyler Krambrink (3) OLB 6-1 210 10/31/80 Sr.* 3V Eatonville, WA (Eatonville)86 Graham Lasee (1) DE 6-5 265 3/7/82 So.* 1V Bellingham, WA (Sehome)52 Robert Lewis OLB 6-3 205 9/18/85 Fr. HSVan Nuys, CA (Montclair Coll. Prep)51 Brandon Leyritz OG 6-3 300 10/19/82 So.* SQBellevue, WA (Eastside Cath.)53 Joe Lobendahn (2) ILB 5-10 225 2/15/83 Jr. 2V Honolulu, HI (Saint Louis)82 Jon Lyon TE 6-6 260 9/19/81 Jr. TR Carmel, CA (Carmel/Saddleback CC)
No. Name (Letters Won) Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthday Yr Exp. Hometown (High School/JC)75 Chad Macklin OT 6-7 285 7/13/85 Fr. HS Visalia, CA (Golden West)97 Mike Mapu DE 6-3 260 7/24/83 Jr. TR Pago Pago, Amer. Samoa (Faga’itua/Mesa CC)28 Chris Massey (3) CB 5-11 180 2/24/81 Sr.* 3V Moreno Valley, CA (Valley View)91 Donny Mateaki DE 6-5 260 10/6/83 Fr.* RS Honolulu, HI (Iolani)32 Mike McEvoy ILB 6-1 215 8/17/82 Jr. SQ Bellingham, WA (Sehome)68 Robin Meadow (1) OG 6-6 295 8/4/83 So.* 1V San Fran., CA (DeLaSalle)29 Lukas Michener WR 6-1 170 7/30/82 Jr. SQ Spanaway, WA (Spanaway Lake)98 Dan Milsten DE 6-5 275 4/22/83 Fr.* RS Tacoma, WA (Rogers)36 Mike Mizuha DE 6-1 230 9/6/84 Fr. HS Edmonds, WA (Edmonds-Woodway)38 Durrell Moss SS 6-1 185 12/17/84 Fr. HS Orange, CA (Orange)93 William Murphy DE 6-2 245 11/15/82 So. SQ Spokane, WA (Central Valley)87 Joel Nelson DL 6-3 240 2/18/85 Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Ballard)23 B.J. Newberry (1) FS 6-0 205 8/20/80 Jr.* 2V Sumner, WA (Sumner)26 Jimmy Newell (2) FS 6-1 190 6/17/81 Jr.* 2V Port Orchard, WA (South Kitsap)67 Nick Newton (3) OG 6-5 330 11/5/80 Sr.* 3V Buckley, WA (White River)60 T.J. Orthmeyer OG 6-0 290 11/23/81 Jr. SQ Arlington, WA (Arlington)50 Mark Palaita ILB 5-10 230 8/14/83 So.* HS Waupahu, HI (Kennedy, Seattle)15 Casey Paus (1) QB 6-5 215 3/27/83 So.* 1V New Lenox, IL (Lincoln Way)3 Cody Pickett (4) QB 6-4 225 6/30/80 Sr.* 4V Caldwell, ID (Caldwell)
88 Clayton Ramsey (1) WR 6-0 185 10/12/80 Sr.* SQ Seattle, WA (Bishop Blanchet)9 Louis Rankin TB 6-0 190 5/4/85 Fr. HS Stockton, CA (Lincoln)
95 Jordan Reffett DT 6-6 275 9/9/83 Fr. HS Moses Lake, WA (Moses Lake)80 Justin Robbins (1) WR 6-0 185 7/19/82 Jr.* 1V Olympia, WA (River Ridge)92 Chris Rohrbach WR 6-1 175 2/6/85 Fr. HS Edmonds, WA (Meadowdale)40 Eric Roy (1) SS 6-0 200 3/9/83 Jr.* 1V Silverdale, WA (Central Kitsap)12 Anthony Russo WR 5-11 175 9/10/84 Fr. HS Tacoma, WA (Lakes)61 Tusi Sa’au OG 6-2 300 12/12/82 So.* SQ Seattle, WA (Rainier Beach)7 Shelton Sampson TB 5-11 190 1/14/84 Fr.* RS Lakewood, WA (Clover Park)
16 Adam Seery (2) FB 6-2 220 11/27/80 Sr.* 2V Albuquerque, NM (El Dorado)21 Sonny Shackelford WR 6-1 180 4/13/85 Fr. HS Beverly Hills, CA (Beverly Hills)70 Jason Simonson (2) OG 6-4 315 1/7/81 Sr.* 2V Olympia, WA (Olympia)9 Clarence Simpson CB 6-1 185 3/20/85 Fr. HS Sylmar, CA (Sylmar)
25 James Sims Jr. (1) FS 6-1 200 2/14/83 So.* 1V Las Vegas, NV (Valley)42 Chris Singleton (2) TB 6-0 205 11/4/82 Jr. 2V Fontana, CA (Etiwanda)6 Jordan Slye WR 6-5 205 6/16/84 Fr.* RS Seattle, WA (Franklin)
13 Charles Smith WR 6-0 185 3/18/85 Fr. HS LaMesa, CA (Helix)18 Jordan Stair S 6-1 195 7/18/85 Fr. HS Des Moines, WA (Mt. Rainier)4 Isaiah Stanback QB 6-3 200 8/16/84 Fr.* RS Seattle, WA (Garfield)
59 Jerome Stevens (3) DT 6-3 295 10/19/80 Sr. 3V Oxnard, CA (Rio Mesa)17 Felix Sweetman QB 6-2 225 10/26/83 Fr.* SQ Lakewood, WA (Lakes)45 Brian Tawney OLB 6-2 220 2/14/78 So. SQ Fall City, WA (Eastlake)31 Kim Taylor CB 6-0 185 4/20/82 Fr.* RS Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Poly)57 Mike Thompson C 6-2 270 2/9/82 Sr. SQ Englewood, CO (Cherry Creek)71 Francisco Tipoti (1) OT 6-5 325 3/4/82 Sr.* SQ Honolulu, HI (McKinley/CC of San Fran.)83 Joe Toledo (1) TE 6-6 285 10/20/82 So.* 1V Encinitas, CA (La Costa Canyon)20 Kyle Trew ILB 6-1 215 12/19/84 Fr. HS Edmonds, WA (Edmonds-Woodway)5 Zach Tuiasosopo (2) FB 6-2 240 12/19/81 Jr.* 2V Woodinville, WA (Woodinville)
84 Casey Tyler DE 6-6 285 7/25/85 Fr. HS Edmonds, WA (Edmonds-Woodway)50 Brad Vanneman (1) C 6-3 300 6/25/82 So.* 1V Issaquah, WA (Issaquah)63 Clay Walker OG 6-4 290 5/13/84 Fr.* RS Scottsdale, AZ (Horizon)1 C.J. Wallace SS 6-0 195 4/17/85 Fr. HS Sacramento, CA (Grant Union)
49 Ben Warren ILB 6-0 215 6/19/84 Fr.* SQ Vancouver, WA (Mountain View)7 Scott White ILB 6-1 225 10/25/84 Fr.* RS Lemon Grove, CA (Mission Bay)
20 Bobby Whithorne WR 6-1 180 2/2/85 Fr. HSSanta Margarita, CA (Santa Margarita Cath.)18 Corey Williams WR 6-1 190 10/22/84 Fr. HS Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas)1 Reggie Williams (2) WR 6-4 225 5/17/83 Jr. 2V Lakewood, WA (Lakes)
24 Isaak Woldeit P 5-11 185 1/6/82 Jr.* SQ Lynnwood, WA (Mariner)
2003 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
COACHING STAFF
Roster Key:( ) Indicates letters won* indicates redshirt season utilized SQ - Squad member, has not played in a gameRS - Redshirted previous season TR - Transferred to UW from previous playing season.1V - Indicates number of years on varsity in which player has appeared in at least one game.
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HUSKY PROFILE / JIM OWENS
by Mason Kelley
he measure ofa college coach
is more than justwins and losses. It is the way they manage youngplayers, molding them from high school studentsinto men.
Today, Washington honors one of the finestfield generals the school has ever known, coachJim Owens.
Owens will be recognized not only for his
impact on the field, but for the influence he hadon the lives of his players. Owens will be immor-talized with a statue of his likeness, a way for hisplayers to give back a little of what he gave tothem.
“He is a big quality guy,” says former Huskylinebacker Rick Redman. “He stressed funda-
mentals and wouldn’t accept anything but an all-out effort. He taught us lots of great life lessons.”
Owens learned the coaching trade under col-lege football legend Paul “Bear” Bryant, first atKentucky and later at Texas A&M. After inheritinga struggling program in 1957, Owens needed justthree seasons to get the Huskies rolling again,leading Washington to back-to-back 10-1 seasonsin 1959 and 1960, each of which ended inPasadena.
During his 17-year career at Washington,Owens coached the Huskies to 99 wins, includinga 2-1 record in Rose Bowls.
“He started in ’57 and … totally turned theprogram around,” Redman says. “His coachingstyle and two Rose Bowl victories put Washingtonback on the football scene. He totally changed theWest Coast football expectations of excellence.”
Don McKeta, who played for Owens inWashington’s first-ever Rose Bowl victory, in1960, agrees: “His leadership qualities, his pas-sion for the players, his never-quit attitude —there are just tremendous qualities about the manthat needed to be recognized for what he hasdone.”
Thus, nearly 30 years after Owens coached hislast game at Washington, in 1974, the questionbecame, “How to honor a coach that meant somuch to a program?”
It wasn’t easy, but a group comprised ofRedman, McKeta, Duane Locknane, JoannNichols, Edean Ihlanfeldt and Joanne Meyersworked on an idea that would leave an impres-sion at least as significant as Jim Owens’ impacton the UW program.
“This has been going on for about five years,”McKeta said. “We have tried to find the right com-bination.”
The group tried everything, but they keptcoming up empty.
Jim Owens Field at Husky Stadium? No. TheJim Owens Tunnel? Not enough. Turn MontlakeBoulevard into Jim Owens Boulevard? No. ThenMcKeta thought of a statue.
“The statue was the most appropriate way tohonor a great man,” he says.
Coming up with the right idea had been diffi-cult, but the hard part was just beginning.
“People had talked about it but no one haddone anything,” says Nichols, wife of formerHusky basketball player Jack Nichols. “I thought,‘Well, let’s just get it going.’ I always like to do
something before somebody dies. I am the onethat finally called Duane and said, ‘Let’s do it.’”
The group spent a year raising money for thestatue, and the Jim Owens Scholarship Fund thatwill go along with it. As a result of their efforts,the statue will stand for all-time on a two-footpedestal among the red bricks of the stadium’sNorthwest Plaza, a lasting reminder of Jim Owens’impact on Husky football. The committee chosethis afternoon’s game against USC for the unveil-ing, in part because many of Owens’ former play-ers would be on hand for the homecoming festivi-ties.
“I think it is a nice way to honor the athletes,because homecoming is special,” McKeta says.
The statue complete, the committee is nowfocusing its efforts on raising money for thescholarship fund, which they consider the mostimportant aspect of the project.
“It would mean a lot to Jim,” Nichols says ofthe reason for the scholarship.
From rebuilding the legend of Washingtonfootball, to leading the program back to the RoseBowl, Owens’ impact on the field of play isimmeasurable. However, his relationship with hisplayers was more important than any victory.
With the statue and the scholarship fund, notonly are his former players giving back to Owens,but so, too, will Owens be forever giving back tothe program he helped build.
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The Husky head football coach from1957-1974, Owens compiled a 99-82-6record during his 18 years at the helm.
Owens led Washington to its first-everRose Bowl win in 1960, defeatingWisconsin, 44-8.
Having learned the game first as a player at Oklahoma, and later as anassistant to Paul “Bear” Bryant at Kentucky and Texas A&M, Jim Owensarrived at Washington in 1957 ready to revive a program that had been to
just five bowl games in its first 68 years.In 1959, Owens led Washington to 10 wins - its most since 1925 - and its first-ever Rose Bowl win, a 44-8 romp over Wisconsin. After another 10-1 season
and a Rose Bowl win in 1961, and a third Rose Bowl appearance, in 1964, therewas little doubt across the nation that Husky football was back to stay.
In 18 years as Washington’s coach, Owens totaled 99 wins, won three AAWUtitles and guided the Huskies to a pair of Rose Bowl titles, earning him induction into the Husky Hall of Fame in theinaugural class of 1979.
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HUSKIES BY THE NUMBERS
No. Name (Letters won) . . . . . . .Pos.1 C.J. Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . .SS1 Reggie Williams (2) . . . . .WR3 Cody Pickett (4) . . . . . . . . .QB3 Roc Alexander (3) . . . . . . .CB4 Derrick Bradley . . . . . . . . .CB4 Isaiah Stanback . . . . . . . .QB5 Sam Cunningham (2) . . . . .CB5 Zach Tuiasosopo (2) . . . . .FB6 Matt Fountaine . . . . . . . . .CB6 Jordan Slye . . . . . . . . . . . .WR7 Shelton Sampson . . . . . . .TB7 Scott White . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB 8 Kenny James . . . . . . . . . . .TB9 Louis Rankin . . . . . . . . . . . .TB9 Clarence Simpson . . . . . . .CB
10 Charles Frederick (2) . . . .WR10 Evan Knudson . . . . . . . . . .PK11 Carl Bonnell . . . . . . . . . . . .QB 11 Chris Hemphill . . . . . . . . . .FS12 Matt Coombs . . . . . . . . . . .FB12 Anthony Russo . . . . . . . . .WR13 Ben Hoefer . . . . . . . . . . . .PK13 Charles Smith . . . . . . . . . .WR14 Michael Braunstein . . . . .PK14 Ben Heubschman . . . . . . .QB15 Casey Paus (1) . . . . . . . . . .QB16 Jeffrey Clay . . . . . . . . . . . .PK16 Adam Seery (2) . . . . . . . . . .FB
17 Sean Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . .P17 Felix Sweetman . . . . . . . . .QB18 Jordan Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . .S18 Corey Williams . . . . . . . . .WR19 Quintin Daniels . . . . . . . . .WR20 Kyle Trew . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB20 Bobby Whithorne . . . . . . .WR21 Derrick Johnson (2) . . . . .CB21 Sonny Shackelford . . . . .WR22 Ty Eriks (1) . . . . . . . . . . .FB/DE23 B.J. Newberry (1) . . . . . . . .FS24 Rich Alexis (3) . . . . . . . . . .TB24 Isaak Woldeit . . . . . . . . . . . .P25 James Sims Jr. (1) . . . . . . .FS26 Jimmy Newell (2) . . . . . . . .FS27 Evan Benjamin (1) . . . . . . .SS28 Chris Massey (3) . . . . . . . .CB29 Cody Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB29 Lukas Michener . . . . . . . .WR30 Jake Darling . . . . . . . . . . . . .S31 Kim Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB32 Craig Chambers . . . . . . . .WR32 Mike McEvoy . . . . . . . . . .ILB34 Greg Carothers (3) . . . . .OLB35 Tim Galloway (2) . . . . . . . .ILB36 Mike Mizuha . . . . . . . . . . . .DE37 Scott Ballew . . . . . . . . . . . .TB38 Durrell Moss . . . . . . . . . . . .SS39 Ricardo DoValle . . . . . . . . .PK
40 Eric Roy (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . .SS41 Brandon Ala . . . . . . . . . . . .DE41 Dan Foafoa . . . . . . . . . .FB/LB42 Chris Singleton (2) . . . . . . .TB42 Tyler Krambrink (3) . . . . .OLB43 Owen Biddle (3) . . . . . . . . .SS45 Wilson Afoa . . . . . . . . . . . .DE45 Brian Tawney . . . . . . . . . .OLB46 Holo Aonga . . . . . . . . . . .OLB47 Tahj Bomar . . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB48 Ryan Campbell . . . . . . . . .ILB49 Ben Warren . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB50 Mark Palaita . . . . . . . . . . .ILB50 Brad Vanneman (1) . . . . . . .C51 Brandon Leyritz . . . . . . . . .OG52 Robert Lewis . . . . . . . . . .OLB53 Joe Lobendahn (2) . . . . . .ILB54 Jens Jellen . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT55 Tui Alailefaleula (2) . . . . . .DT56 Manase Hopoi (1) . . . . . . .DE57 Mike Thompson . . . . . . . . . .C59 Jerome Stevens (3) . . . . . .DT60 T.J. Orthmeyer . . . . . . . . . .OG61 Tusi Sa’au . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OG63 Clay Walker . . . . . . . . . . . .OG65 Khalif Barnes (2) . . . . . . . .OT67 Nick Newton (3) . . . . . . . .OG68 Robin Meadow (1) . . . . . . .OG69 Erik Berglund . . . . . . . . . . .OT
70 Jason Simonson (2) . . . . .OG71 Francisco Tipoti (1) . . . . . .OT72 Todd Bachert (3) . . . . . . . . . .C74 Stanley Daniels . . . . . . . . .OG75 Chad Macklin . . . . . . . . . . .OT76 Justin Booker (1) . . . . . . . .OT78 Dan Dicks (2) . . . . . . . . . . .OG79 Ryan Brooks (2) . . . . . . . . .OT80 Justin Robbins . . . . . . . . .WR81 Andy Heater (1) . . . . . . . . .TE82 Jon Lyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE83 Joe Toledo (1) . . . . . . . . . . .TE84 Casey Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE85 Dash Crutchley . . . . . . . . . .TE86 Sterling Brown . . . . . . . . .WR86 Graham Lasee (1) . . . . . . .DE87 Joel Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL87 Jason Benn . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE88 Marquis Cooper (3) . . . . .ILB88 Clayton Ramsey (1) . . . . .WR89 Ben Bandel . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE91 Donny Mateaki . . . . . . . . . .DE92 Chris Rohrbach . . . . . . . . .WR 93 William Murphy . . . . . . . . .DE95 Jordan Reffett . . . . . . . . . .DT97 Mike Mapu . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE98 Dan Milsten . . . . . . . . . . . .DE99 Terry Johnson (2) . . . . . . . .DT
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TROJANS BY THE NUMBERS
No. Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pos.1 Williams, Mike . . . . . . . . .WR2 Smith, Steve . . . . . . . . . . .WR4 Lewis, Whitney . . . . . .WR/TB5 Bush, Reggie . . . . . . . . . . . .TB6 Grootegoed, Matt . . . . . . . .LB7 Fletcher, Sandy . . . . . . . . .WR8 Allmond, Marcell . . . . . . . .DB8 Hance, Brandon . . . . . . . . .QB9 Barrett, Chris . . . . . . . . . . .DE9 Woodert, Andre . . . . . . .TB/S
10 Cassel, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . .QB11 Leinart, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . .QB13 Hart, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB14 Malone, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . .P15 Mitchell, Jason . . . . . . . . .WR15 Sherwood, Zach . . . . . . . . . .P16 Killeen, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . .PK16 McDonald, Michael . . . . .QB17 Booty, John David . . . . . . .QB17 Bocage, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . .S18 Walker, John . . . . . . . . . . . .CB18 Craig, Morgan . . . . . . . . . . .FB19 Carlson, Greig . . . . . . . . . .WR19 Danelo, Mario . . . . . . . . . . .PK20 Bing, Darnell . . . . . . . . . . . . .S21 White, LenDale . . . . . . . . . .TB21 Tolliver, Justin . . . . . . . . . . .CB
22 Reed, Desmond . . . . . . . . .DB23 Nunn, Ronald . . . . . . . . . . .CB24 Wyatt, Justin . . . . . . . . . . .WR25 Washington, Chauncey . . TB25 Gomez, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . .CB26 Farr, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S27 Leach, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . .S27 Zilka, John . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR28 Poole, Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB29 Thomas, Terrell . . . . . . . . . . .S 29 Griffin, John . . . . . . . . . . . .TB30 Arbet, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . .CB31 Buchanon, William . . . . . .CB34 Dennis, Hershel . . . . . . . . .TB35 Webb, Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FB36 Otani, Bobby . . . . . . . . . . . .LB37 Kirtman, David . . . . . . . . . .FB38 Ting, Brandon . . . . . . . . . . .DB39 Ting, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB40 Hancock, Brandon . . . . . . .FB41 Adewale, Jody . . . . . . . . . .TB41 Williams, Thomas . . . . . . . .LB42 Sartz, Dallas . . . . . . . . . .LB/S43 Ross, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S44 Guenther Jr., Gregg . . . . . .TE44 Lemos, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S45 Lua, Oscar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB46 Faraimo, Salo . . . . . . . . . . .LB
46 Wright, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB47 Mozart, Forrest . . . . . . . . . . .S47 Kelly, Sean . . . . . . . . . . . . .TB48 Matthews, Kyle . . . . . . . . . . .S48 Huff, Tommy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P49 Ellis, Sedrick . . . . . . . . . . . .DT49 Brittingham, Mike . . . . . . . .FB50 Hayward, Matt . . . . . . . . .SNP51 Simmons, Melvin . . . . . . . .LB52 Ramsey, LaJuan . . . . . . . . .DT53 Urquhart, Daniel . . . . . . . . .LB56 Nazel, Omar . . . . . . . . . . . .DE57 Matua, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . .OG58 Tatupu, Lofa . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB59 Ashton, Collin . . . . . . . . . . .LB60 Radovich, Drew . . . . . .OT/OG62 Katnik, Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . .C63 Watkins, Travis . . . . . . . . . .OG64 Boskovich, Joe . . . . . . . .SNP65 Bottom, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE66 Torres, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT67 Kalil, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 69 Spanos, Matt . . . . . . . . . . .OG70 Torgan, Spencer . . . . . . . . . .C70 Collins, Will . . . . . . . . . . .SNP72 Lanza, John . . . . . . . . . . .C/OG73 Drake, John . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT74 Justice, Winston . . . . . . . .OT
75 Williams, Kyle . . . . . . . . . . .OG76 Steinbacher, Nate . . . . . . .OT77 Rogers, Jacob . . . . . . . . . .OT78 Vandermade, Lenny . . . . .OG79 Baker, Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . .OG80 Levario Jr., Steve . . . . . . .WR81 Holmes, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . .TE82 Hale, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR83 Colbert, Keary . . . . . . . . . .WR84 Cody, Shaun . . . . . . . . . . . .DT85/61 Katnik, Kurt . . . . . . . . . .TE/C85 Chavez, Marco . . . . . . . . . .LB86 Byrd, Dominique . . . . . . . . .TE87 Vanderboom, Nick . . . . . . .TE88 Hanson, Owen . . . . . . . . . . .TE89 McFoy, Chris . . . . . . . . . . .WR90 Rucker, Frostee . . . . . . . . .DE91 Brown, Van . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE92 Wright, Manuel . . . . . . . . .DT94 Udeze, Kenechi . . . . . . . . .DE95 Tofi, Travis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DT96 Jackson, Lawrence . . . . . .DE97 Morrow, Alex . . . . . . . . . . .DE98 Watson, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . .DT99 Patterson, Mike . . . . . . . . .DT
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No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birth Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/JC)
41 ADEWALE, Jody TB 6-0 210 2/21/85 Fr. HS Los Angeles (Roosevelt)8 ALLMOND, Marcell CB 6-0 200 5/28/81 Sr.* 3V Anaheim (St. Paul)
30 ARBET, Kevin CB 5-11 190 3/26/81 Sr.* 3V Stockton (St. Mary’s)59 ASHTON, Collin LB 6-1 215 7/24/83 So.* 1V Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo)79 BAKER, Sam OG 6-5 315 5/30/85 Fr. HS Tustin (Tustin)9 BARRETT, Chris DE 6-5 250 3/3/85 Fr. HS Tustin (Tustin)
20 BING, Darnell S 6-2 220 9/10/84 Fr. HS Lakewood (Poly)17 BOCAGE, Chris S 5-10 190 6/11/82 Jr.* 1V Pearl City, HI (St. Louis)17 BOOTY, John David QB 6-3 200 1/3/85 Fr. HS Shreveport, LA (Evangel Christian)64 BOSKOVICH, Joe SNP 6-4 240 7/28/80 Sr.* 3V Westlake (Westlake)65 BOTTOM, Jay DE 6-3 225 1/13/82 Jr. 2V Newport Beach (Corona del Mar)49 BRITTINGHAM, Mike FB 6-1 205 4/22/84 Fr.* SQ Santa Ana (Foothill)91 BROWN, Van DE 6-5 265 5/18/81 Jr.* 1V Altadena (Alhambra/Pasadena CC)31 BUCHANON, William CB 6-3 180 4/5/83 So.* 1V Oceanside (Oceanside)5 BUSH, Reggie TB 6-0 190 3/2/85 Fr. HS Spring Valley (Helix)
86 BYRD, Dominique TE 6-3 255 2/7/84 So. 1V Minneapolis, MN (Breck)19 CARLSON, Greig WR 5-10 195 5/25/83 So.* 1V Woodland Hills (Pacific Palisades)10 CASSEL, Matt QB 6-5 220 5/17/82 Jr.* 2V Northridge (Chatsworth)85 CHAVEZ, Marco LB 6-3 245 7/21/82 Jr.* TR Pico Rivera (St. Paul/Palomar JC/Hawaii)84 CODY, Shaun DT 6-4 285 1/22/83 Jr. 2V Hacienda Heights (Los Altos)83 COLBERT, Keary WR 6-2 210 5/21/82 Sr. 3V Oxnard (Hueneme)70 COLLINS, Will SNP 6-2 225 5/1/85 Fr. HS Laguna Beach (Mater Dei)18 CRAIG, Morgan FB 6-2 205 12/21/83 Fr.* SQ Newport Beach (Newport Hrbr.)19 DANELO, Mario PK 5-10 200 7/3/85 Fr. HS San Pedro (San Pedro)34 DENNIS, Hershel TB 5-11 190 7/12/84 So. 1V Long Beach (Poly)73 DRAKE, John OT 6-4 350 4/4/82 Jr. JC Long Beach (Wilson/Long Beach CC)49 ELLIS, Sedrick DT 6-2 280 7/9/85 Fr. HS Chino (Chino)46 FARAIMO, Salo LB 6-0 210 1/5/85 Fr. HS Vista (Vista)26 FARR, Greg S 6-0 195 1/19/82 Sr. 1V Carlsbad (Carlsbad/Palomar JC)7 FLETCHER, Sandy WR 6-1 195 4/16/81 Sr.*. 3V Los Angeles (Inglewood)
25 GOMEZ, Alex CB 5-10 175 7/14/83 So.* SQ Monterey Park (Bishop Amat)29 GRIFFIN, John TB 6-0 195 7/19/84 Fr. HS Saratoga (Saratoga)6 GROOTEGOED, Matt LB 5-11 215 5/6/82 Jr.* 2V Huntington Beach (Mater Dei)
44 GUENTHER JR., Gregg TE 6-8 245 1/29/82 Jr.* 1V Van Nuys (Taft)82 HALE, D. WR 6-1 185 9/11/81 Sr.* 2V Sacramento (Hiram Johnson)8 HANCE, Brandon QB 6-1 195 6/4/82 Jr.* SQ Woodland Hills (Taft/Purdue)
40 HANCOCK, Brandon FB 6-1 235 6/13/83 So. 1V Fresno (Clovis West)88 HANSON, Owen TE 6-2 225 2/18/82 Jr.* – Redondo Beach (Redondo Union)13 HART, Billy QB 6-2 200 11/2/82 So.* 1V Tustin (Mission Viejo)50 HAYWARD, Matt SNP 6-1 225 6/12/82 Sr. 2V Glendale, AZ (Mtn. Ridge/ Glendale CC)81 HOLMES, Alex TE 6-3 270 8/22/81 Sr. 3V Sherman Oaks (Harvard (Westlake)48 HUFF, Tommy P 6-2 230 6/30/80 Sr.* SQ Bellevue, WA (Bellevue/Mich.)96 JACKSON, Lawrence DE 6-5 250 8/30/85 Fr. HS Inglewood (Inglewood)74 JUSTICE, Winston OT 6-6 300 9/14/84 So. 1V Long Beach (Poly)67 KALIL, Ryan C 6-4 270 3/29/85 Fr. HS Corona (Servite)
85/61 KATNIK, Kurt TE-C 6-4 255 12/29/82 Fr.* SQ Santa Ana (Foothill)62 KATNIK, Norm C 6-4 280 7/2/81 Sr.* 3V Santa Ana (Foothill)47 KELLY, Sean TB 6-0 200 12/27/84 Fr. HS Gig Harbor, WA (Bellarmine Prep)16 KILLEEN, Ryan PK 5-11 200 7/11/83 Jr. 1V Norco (Norco/Mt. San Antonio JC)37 KIRTMAN, David FB 6-0 220 2/12/83 So.* 1V Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Isl.)72 LANZA, John C-OG 6-3 255 8/9/84 Fr.* SQ San Diego (Horizon)27 LEACH, Jason S 5-11 210 7/21/82 Jr.* 2V Chino (Bishop Amat)11 LEINART, Matt QB 6-5 220 5/11/83 So.* 1V Santa Ana (Mater Dei)44 LEMOS, Matt S 5-10 180 3/4/82 Jr.* 1V Redwood City (St. Francis)
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80 LEVARIO JR., Steve WR 5-9 170 1/23/80 Jr.* 1V West Covina (Wilson/Mt. San Antonio JC)4 LEWIS, Whitney WR-TB 6-1 225 8/13/85 Fr. HS Oxnard (St. Bonaventure)
45 LUA, Oscar LB 6-2 245 5/9/84 So. 1V Indio (Indio)14 MALONE, Tom P 6-0 190 3/29/84 So. 1VLake Elsinore (Temescal Canyon)48 MATTHEWS, Kyle S 6-1 200 5/26/82 Jr.* 1V Agoura (Westlake)57 MATUA, Fred OG 6-2 300 1/14/84 Fr.* 1V Wilmington (Banning)16 McDONALD, Michael QB 6-1 180 5/11/85 Fr. HS Newport Beach (Newport Hrbr.)89 McFOY, Chris WR 6-1 190 8/14/83 Fr. *SQ Chino (Chino)15 MITCHELL, Jason WR 6-1 200 7/19/81 Jr.* 1V LA (North Torrance/Los Angeles Hrbr. JC)97 MORROW, Alex DE 6-5 265 2/4/85 Fr. – Rohnert Park (Rancho Cotate)47 MOZART, Forrest S 6-2 205 6/25/82 Jr.* 2V Los Altos Hills (St. Francis)56 NAZEL, Omar DE 6-5 245 3/9/81 Sr.* 3V Oakland (Skyline)23 NUNN, Ronald CB 5-11 180 7/15/81 Jr.* 1V San Mateo (St. Francis/San Fran. CC)36 OTANI, Bobby LB 6-0 215 2/8/83 Jr. 2V Oxnard (St. Bonaventure)99 PATTERSON, Mike DT 6-0 285 9/1/83 Jr. 2V Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos)28 POOLE, Will CB 6-0 190 7/24/81 Sr.* JC St. Albans, NY (Christ/King/Boston Coll./Ventura JC)60 RADOVICH, Drew OT-OG 6-5 280 6/20/85 Fr. HS Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo)52 RAMSEY, LaJuan DT 6-3 270 3/19/84 So. 1V Compton (Dominguez)22 REED, Desmond S-CB 5-9 180 6/16/84 Fr. HS San Gabriel (Temple City)77 ROGERS, Jacob OT 6-6 305 8/17/81 Sr.* 3V Oxnard (Oxnard)43 ROSS, Mike S 6-0 175 11/7/83 So. 1V St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Cath.)90 RUCKER, Frostee DE 6-4 240 9/14/83 So.* SQ Tustin (Tustin/Colorado State)42 SARTZ, Dallas LB-S 6-5 220 7/8/83 So. 1V Granite Bay (Granite Bay)15 SHERWOOD, Zach P 6-4 195 10/9/82 So.* SQ Irvine (University)51 SIMMONS, Melvin LB 6-1 220 3/20/81 Sr.* 1V Compton (Dominguez/Wash. State)2 SMITH, Steve WR 6-1 190 5/6/85 Fr. HS Canoga Park (Taft)
69 SPANOS, Matt OG 6-5 285 12/31/84 Fr. HS Corona (Corona)76 STEINBACHER, Nate OT 6-5 305 5/10/81 Sr.* 3V Anaheim (Esperanza)58 TATUPU, Lofa LB 6-0 225 11/15/82 So.* SQ Plainville, MA (King Philip Regional/Maine)29 THOMAS, Terrell S 6-2 180 1/8/85 Fr. HS Alta Loma (Rancho Cucamonga)38 TING, Brandon CB-S 5-10 190 3/26/84 Fr. HS Woodside (James Logan)39 TING, Ryan CB 5-10 190 3/26/84 Fr. HS Woodside (James Logan)95 TOFI, Travis DT 6-4 255 10/24/84 Fr.* SQAoa, American Samoa (Fagaitua)21 TOLLIVER, Justin CB 5-8 160 5/27/82 So.* 1V New Orleans, LA (De La Salle)70 TORGAN, Spencer C 6-1 275 2/18/82 Jr.* 1V Calabasas (Harvard-Westlake)66 TORRES, Eric OT 6-5 300 1/14/81 Sr.* 3V Gardena (Bishop Montgomery)94 UDEZE, Kenechi DE 6-4 285 3/5/83 Jr.* 2V Los Angeles (Verbum Dei)53 URQUHART, Daniel LB 6-2 250 6/26/81 Jr.* SQ LA (Washington/Los Angeles SW JC)87 VANDERBOOM, Nick TE 6-4 220 9/7/83 Fr.* SQ Medina, MN (Breck)78 VANDERMADE, Lenny OG 6-3 275 1/3/81 Sr.* 3V Santa Ana (Mater Dei)18 WALKER, John CB 6-2 200 4/25/83 So.* 1V North Hills (Birmingham)25 WASHINGTON, Chauncey TB 6-1 205 4/29/85 Fr. HS Torrance (South Torrance)63 WATKINS, Travis OG 6-3 305 1/24/82 Jr.* 2V La Mesa (Helix)98 WATSON, Ryan DT 6-3 285 8/29/85 Fr. HS La Place, LA (John Curtis)35 WEBB, Lee FB 6-0 240 11/3/81 Jr.* 2V Inglewood (Crenshaw)21 WHITE, LenDale TB 6-2 225 12/20/84 Fr. HS Denver, CO (Chatfield)75 WILLIAMS, Kyle OG-OT 6-6 290 3/19/84 Fr.* SQ Dallas, TX (Highland Park)1 WILLIAMS, Mike WR 6-5 230 1/4/84 So. 1V Tampa, FL (Plant)
41 WILLIAMS, Thomas LB 6-3 225 12/25/84 Fr. HS Vacaville (Vacaville)9 WOODERT, Andre TB-S 6-0 210 9/1/83 So.* SQ Los Angeles (Agoura)
46 WRIGHT, Eric CB 6-0 180 7/24/85 Fr. HS San Francisco (Riordan)92 WRIGHT, Manuel DT 6-6 285 4/13/84 Fr./ HS Compton (Poly)24 WYATT, Justin WR 5-10 180 1/27/84 So. 1V Compton (Dominguez)27 ZILKA, John WR 6-4 195 4/29/84 Fr.* 1V Lake Forest, IL (Lake Forest)
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Head Coach: Pete CARROLL (Pacific, 1973), Third YearAssistant Coaches: Greg BURNS, Secondary (Washington State, 1995); Brennan CARROLL, Offensive Assistant, Tight Ends (Pittsburgh, 2001); NormCHOW, Offensive Coordinator (Utah, 1968); Tim DAVIS, Offensive Line (Utah, 1982); Nick HOLT, Linebackers (Pacific, 1986); Lane KIFFIN, WideReceivers (Fresno State, 1998); Ed ORGERON, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator (Northwestern State, 1984); KennedyPOLA, Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator (USC, 1987); Steve SARKISIAN, Quarterbacks (BYU, 1997); Rocky SETO, Safeties (USC, 1999);Dennis SLUTAK, Special Teams Assistant (Florida State, 1995).
COACHING STAFF
Founded in 1880, the University of Southern California is theoldest and largest private research university in the westernhalf of the United States.
The university enrolls about 30,000 students annually on twocampuses, the 235-acre University Park campus near ExpositionPark and the 50-acre Health Sciences campus, three miles to thenortheast of downtown Los Angeles.
Some facts of significance about the university include the fol-lowing:
❖ USC is a member of the Association of American Universities,a select group of 62 public and private universities in the U.S. andCanada that, together, perform about two-thirds of all federallyfunded academic research and development.
❖ Enrollment stands at 30,000, including 16,000 undergradu-ates and 14,000 graduate and professional students.
❖ In basic research, USC is nationally and internationallyprominent. Currently, USC ranks among the top 10 private universi-ties receiving federal funds for research and development supportand in the top 20 among all universities.
❖ USC professor George A. Olahwas the sole recipient of the 1994Nobel Prize in chemistry.
❖ USC was TIME/PrincetonReview College Guide’s “College ofthe Year 2000,” one ofNewsweek/Kaplan College Guide’s“Hot Schools of 2001” and anAssociation of American Colleges andUniversities “Leadership Institution of2001.”
❖ USC has 39 faculty members oradministrators who are members ofprestigious national academies,including 10 in the National Academyof Sciences, 21 in the NationalAcademy of Engineering, and 10 inthe Institute of Medicine (two facultyare members of both NAS and NAE).Membership in these academies, cre-ated by Congress, is by election onlyand is based on distinguished andcontinuing achievements.
❖ The University is the home of17 professional schools, in additionto the College of Letters, Arts andSciences. These schools train specialists infields ranging from medicine and law toengineering, music, communication andbusiness.
❖ USC’s schools of Cinema-Television,Social Work and International Relations areamong the oldest such schools in the coun-try.
❖ USC is home to the USC/NorrisComprehensive Cancer Center, one of only39 designated by the National CancerInstitute to lead the nation in cancer
research, prevention and care.❖ Among USC’s distinguished alumni are musicians Herb Alpert,
Michael Tilson Thomas and Marilyn Horne; astronauts Neil Armstrong andCharles Bolden; columnist Art Buchwald; sportscaster Frank Gifford;architects Frank Gehry and Jon Jerde; directors George Lucas, JohnSingleton, Ron Howard and Paul Mazursky; Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf;former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher; retired CaliforniaSupreme Court Chief Justice Malcolm Lucas and Associate Justice Joyce L.Kennard; former U.S. Ambassador to Australia, South Africa and the UnitedNations Edward Perkins; actors John Ritter, Tom Selleck, LeVar Burton andthe late John Wayne; actresses Marlo Thomas and Ally Sheedy; symphonyconductor Michael Tilson Thomas; and producers David L. Wolper andBarney Rosenzweig.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
The Largest Private Research University in theWestern U.S. Building a Prestigious Reputation
Steven SamplePresident
Mike GarrettAthletic Director
Pete CarrollHead Coach
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Tommy Trojan stands sentinel at one of America’s top private universities.
Mike PattersonDefensive Tackle
Will PooleCornerback
Jacob RogersOffensive Tackle
Frostee RuckerDefensive End
Dallas SartzLinebacker
Melvin SimmonsLinebacker
Jason LeachSafety
Matt LeinartQuarterback
Tom MalonePunter
Fred MatuaOffensive Guard
Omar NazelDefensive End
Ronald NunnCornerback
John DrakeOffensive Tackle
Matt GrootegoedLinebacker
Brandon HancockFullback
Winston JusticeOffensive Tackle
Norm KatnikCenter
Ryan KilleenPlacekicker
Marcell AllmondCornerback
Darnell BingSafety
Dominique ByrdTight End
Shaun CodyDefensive Tackle
Keary ColbertWide Receiver
Hershel DennisTailback
Lofa TatupuLinebacker
Eric TorresOffensive Tackle
Kenichi UdezeDefensive End
Lenny VandermadeOffensive Guard
LenDale WhiteTailback
Mike WilliamsWide Receiver
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by Mike Bruscas
ason Simonson knows allabout living for themoment. As a reserveoffensive lineman, some-
times a moment is all you get.Husky fans fondly remember
the 2001 season-opening victoryversus Michigan, in part for thedebut of All-American ReggieWilliams. Only an astute observer,however, would have noticed another Husky taking his first snap.
“My greatest moment was that first play two years ago, when Michiganwas here,” Simonson recalls. “I was thrown into the game when it was stillon the line because of an equipment problem. I was in the huddle trying to
frantically button up my chin strap, and my eyes werepretty huge, but it was great.”
Simonson snapped his chinstrap in place, blockeda rushing Wolverines defensive lineman, and returnedto the sidelines.
“I only got one play, but I graded out a100 percent for the game,” Simonsonlaughs. “I was just thinking, ‘This isamazing! Seventy-five thousand scream-ing fans and I’m on the field.’”
The drive for one more chance toprove himself is what makes
Simonson able to push through the pain ofpractice. Simonson works just as hardevery day as the linemen ahead of himon the depth chart, but without thepromise of playing time on Saturday.
“Knowing that you’re one playaway from getting in there is whatmotivates you,” he says. “When you’restarting, you can plan ahead. For abackup, though, playing time isalways in the back of your mind. Youhave to be ready at any moment toget in there and show what youcan do.”
At Olympia (Wash.) HighSchool, Simonson found himselfin a similar position, backing upan all-state caliber corps of line-men for his first three seasons.When his time finally came in 1998,Simonson shone, earning All-Rivers Leaguehonors and leading Olympia to the state play-offs.
After garnering All-State honors that season,Simonson was invited to walk on to the UWsquad during the Huskies’ fall camp. He had lit-tle time to enjoy the opportunity.
“Camp was insane,” Simonson recalls. “Oneof the first days, I got paired up with (formerUW All-American) Chad Ward. He lookedaround at the other guys and said, ‘Should I doit?’ Then he just threw me on the ground.”
Simonson, however, jumped right back up,and has maintained that persistent optimismthroughout his career.
Now that the tables are turned,Simonson uses his experience, posi-tive attitude and sense of humor tolead in the locker room and keepteammates relaxed while remainingfocused.
“I’m there a lot of times to boostmorale,” he says, “but I know whennot to goof around. I see myself as asenior who doesn’t really play, but canstill lead.”
This year, the Huskies’ offensiveline prides itself upon a no-nonsense, workman-like attitude.
“We have a little saying: ‘We’re a blue collar team. We bring our lunchpails,’” he says.
While Simonson may not always make his presence felt on the field, the o-line’s motto manifests itself in the short-in-front, long-in-back hairstyleSimonson sports. Yes, an untamed mullet is Simonson’s style of choice, com-plete with horizontal stripes shaved into the sides.
“Everyone loves a mullet,” he laughs. “I always liked the Brian Bosworthmullet when I was growing up. Blue collar haircut, blue collar
man.”Although other schools offered more playing time,
Simonson dreamed only of being a Husky.“I grew up watching Washington football,” he says. “It
was the only school to which I even applied.”Naturally, Simonson sometimes wonders how his career
might have progressed differently had he been willing toattend a less prestigious school.
“When you come to a bigger schoolas a walk-on, it is always something
that crosses your mind,” he says. “Ihave no regrets, though. I thinkabout it every now and again, butI wouldn’t trade anything.”
Simonson may be best knownfor his humorous side, but a gen-uine sincerity is evident when hecredits his parents for supportinghim along the way.
“They’ve made a lot of sacri-fices so that I could have thisexperience,” says Simonson.“It’s just incredible. When Icame here without a scholar-ship, it made it tough to paymy own way, but they made itwork.”
Statistics are not the onlymeasure of success.
“I’m proud that I’ve madeit, because it’s hard and I’veseen a lot of guys that don’t,”he says. “It’s tough. You’vegot to really have it in you tomake it through.”
Blue collar haircut, bluecollar man.
HUSKY PROFILE / JASON SIMONSON
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Jason Simonson
Simonson came off thebench to help UW rushfor 152 yards in a 2002win over San Jose State.
by Jordan Roy-Byrne
any college athletes who dream of a future in the pros do sowith visions of fame and fortune, dollar signs dancing beforetheir eyes.
Such is not the case for Washington offensive tackleFrancisco Tipoti. Surprisingly humble and soft-spoken, given his 6-foot-5,325-pound frame, Tipoti is motivated not by money, but by a desire to finishthe path his father began a quarter century ago, before injuries robbed himof his dream.
“Growing up, I felt that he set a path for me, and I have had a dream offollowing his footsteps and completing his dream,” says Tipoti, a native ofHonolulu. “Playing for Hawaii his junior year, he broke his shoulder, hipand knee. His NFL dreams were shattered right then and there.”
Despite his size and talent, the younger Tipoti’s career has been similar-ly frought with challenges, both on and off the field.
As a child living with epilepsy, it appeared unlikely that Tipoti wouldever play football, much less live out his father’s dream of a professionalcareer.
The neurological disorder causes a temporary change in the way braincells work, and sufferers can be prone to frequent seizures. During aseizure, the person may black out or experience a number of unusual sen-sations or movements. Seizures usually last a matter of seconds or minutes,
after which the brain cells return to normal.Seizures can be especially problematic for ath-
letes, whose larger and stronger muscles can createmovements and sensations during seizures that aresignificantly more painful than those of a non-ath-lete.
“It all started when I was just being a rough-neck little kid. Running around, I fell on my headonce and that’s how it happened,” Tipoti recalls.“The doctors didn’t clear me to play until my fresh-man of year high school.”
Once able to participate in team sports, Tipoti gravitated straight to foot-ball. Already behind in his quest to live out his father’s dream, he knew thathe would have to work twice as hard to catch up. After attracting attentionfrom several schools, Tipoti signed with then-Colorado head coach RickNeuheisel in 1998. His single-minded focus on a football career, however,had taken a toll academically, and Tipoti found himself ineligible to enrollat Colorado.
Ironically, Tipoti landed at the City College of San Francisco, the sameschool at which his father had played for two seasons before transferring toHawaii. Tipoti excelled at CCSF, helping his team to the JC Gridwire NationalChampionship, while being named a first-team junior-college All-American.
After completing his associate arts degree at CCSF in 2001, Tipoti choseto honor his commitment to Neuheisel, now the head coach at Washington.
Now was the point in his career at which Tipoti was to diverge from hisfather’s past, excel at the collegiate level and advance to the professionalranks. Fate, however, had a different destiny in mind. As he struggled toadjust to the Division-I game, Tipoti’s weight ballooned to 355 pounds, andhe fell off the depth chart at offensive tackle.
“I had a real lazy season, Tipoti admits, “but Coach Cozzetto really wokeme up this last spring. He has taught me how tough this game is.”
Determined not to let his family dream die, Tipoti worked hard and
reestablished himself during spring practice, losing nearly 30 pounds whileopening eyes with his impressive performances.
Currently the reserve to strongside tackle Nick Newton, Tipoti’s emer-gence this spring and summer has provided depth to a unit that has beenreshuffled time and again by injuries and attrition. Tipoti and his linemateshave thus far been outstanding run blockers in 2003, helping the UW run-ning game average nearly twice as many yards per game as compared tolast season.
“I just plan on competing really hard and competing for a starting jobeventually,” Tipoti says. “If I keep my focus I feel I will see more time.”
Despite his struggles, Tipoti continues to compete. He doesn’t complain,nor does he wonder how things might have gone differently.
Make the pros or not — he has made his father proud, and that is allthat truly matters.
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Tipoti hopes to live out the NFL dream of his father, whose careerat Hawaii was cut short by injury.
HUSKY PROFILE / FRANCISCO TIPOTI
Francisco Tipoti
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the foremostinstitutions of higher education in the nation, richly combining itsresearch, instructional and public service missions.
Its internationally acclaimed faculty includes five Nobel Laureates andthe winner of the 1990 National Book Award for Fiction. Washington ispart of an elite group of research universities whose contributions toAmerican life are unique because they generate the basic knowledge uponwhich practical innovations are based.
The UW student body on the Seattle campus totals about 37,000, withan undergraduate enrollment of approximately 26,800. The UW also hascampuses in Bothell and Tacoma, designed primarily for upper division(junior and senior) undergraduates and master’s level graduate programs.Total enrollment at these campuses is about 3,600.
For more than 30 years, the university has been among the country’stop five institutions in the dollar value of federal research grants and con-tracts awarded to its faculty. In 2000, the most recent year for which thatdata has been collected, the UW ranked second. Total grant and contractactivity for 2001 exceeded $700 million. More than 80 percent of the uni-versity’s grant and contract funds come from federal agencies. Researchcontributes directly to the educational goals of graduate and professionalstudents, as well as to those of undergraduates.
Instruction and research at Washington are supported by a library sys-tem that is one of the most extensive in the nation, consisting of five majorunits and 18 branches, as well as libraries at UW Tacoma and UW Bothell,together housing more than five million volumes. In addition to offeringinstruction in more than 100 academic disciplines, the university offers aspectrum of continuing education courses that advance technical and pro-fessional skills and provide opportunities for personal growth and enrich-ment.
Washington has 17 major schools and colleges: Architecture and UrbanPlanning, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Dentistry, Education,Engineering, Forest Resources, The Graduate School, The InformationSchool, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Ocean and Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy,Public Affairs, Public Health and Community Medicine, and Social Work.
About 90 percent of the University’s undergraduate students are stateresidents, although instructional programs draw students from everyregion of the country and overseas.
Most freshmen entering Washington are in the top third of their high
school graduating classes. In 2001, the average incoming freshman boast-ed a 3.63 high school grade point average and an 1,159 SAT score.
Beyond its academic and service missions, the UW has a strong eco-nomic impact on Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
With about 20,000 employees, Washington is thesecond-largest employer in King County. Washingtonoperates the University of Washington Medical Centerand Harborview Medical Center, which annually providemore than 200,000 days of patient care and recordmore than 300,000 visits to their outpatient clinics.
Washington also plays a critical role in attractingnew business to the region. It provides these, andestablished businesses, with a steady stream of well-educated graduates and with highly skilled facultymembers who assist business and industry in a varietyof ways.
The University of Washington in Seattle is located on703 acres in the city’s northeast residential area, abeautiful setting on the shore of Lake Washington andPortage Bay. The majestic Cascade Mountains can beseen to the east and the Olympics loom to the west,while the western view includes downtown Seattle andLake Union. The combination of this spectacular settingwith buildings in both neo-Gothic and modern stylesgives the campus a distinctive aura.
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A Proud Tradition of Academic Excellence
The magnificent architecture of the Washington campus is repletewith fountains, flowers and greenery.
Cherry trees literally burst with blossoms in the spring, turning areas of the cam-pus a vivid pink.
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Stadium PoliciesStadium personnel have been instructed to enforce the policies in the
interest of the comfort and safety of our patrons. Please give them yourcooperation and report incidents to the ushering staff.Prohibited in Husky Stadium■ Alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs■ Smoking■ Video cameras■ Glass bottles, cans, thermoses (in excess of two quarts), Bota bags■ Picnic baskets, ice chests■ Horns of any kind■ Weapons of any kind■ Sales of any unauthorized merchandise■ Banners, placards, or leaflets not approved in advance by the Athletic
Department■ Other conduct prohibited by U of W regulations or by law. Violators are
subject to removal from the stadium and to applicable disciplinary action and /or legal action
Telephone Locations■ North side: 2nd level, East and West ends; 1st level, near ramps■ West end: Between tunnels 2 and 4■ South side: 1st level, adjacent to tunnels 20 and 28
Cardiac Care and First AidFirst Aid personnel are available at each First Aid station to respond to your medical
needs. First Aid station locations are signed in the concourse areas and shown on thestadium diagram below. Ushers and University Police will be available for assistance incase of emergency. We suggest that known cardiac patients check in with the First Aidstation closest to their seat location. Emergency cardiac care equipment is available. Ifthere are any anticipated special medical needs by individuals attending the game, weask that these are made known to the First Aid station closest to your seat location.
Husky Stadium First Aid Station Locations and NumbersSouth side: S1 Second level, adjacent to Tunnel 44
S2 Lower level, adjacent to Tunnel 16S3 Level 3, adjacent to Tunnel 8
West side: W1 Peripheral building opposite Tunnel 10North side: N1 Lower level, adjacent to Tunnel 17
N2 Middle level, adjacent to Tunnel 53N3 Upper level, adjacent to Tunnel 49
by Robert Aronson
In an effort to ensure that student-athletesat the college level are capable of compet-ing academically as well as athletically, the
NCAA requires that entering students meet cer-tain initial eligibility standards. The standards,consisting of an index comprised of SAT orACT scores and high school GPA in “core”courses, have changed over time while engen-dering substantial debate.
Recently, the NCAA has substantiallyincreased the requirements for initial andcontinuing eligibility in an effort to ensure thata greater number of student-athletes will grad-uate in a timely manner. While the basic slid-ing scale — combining high school GPA andSAT or ACT score — remains the same, by2005, the GPA will be based on 14 corecourses (rather than the current 13 courses),and by 2008 the core course requirement willbe 16.
The greatest change will occur withrespect to the continuing eligibility rules. Theguiding principle is to establish benchmarks astudent-athlete must meet to become andremain eligible for competition. The bench-
marks have been established to promote grad-uation within five years, rather than simplymeeting minimal eligibility criteria.
For example, to be eligible for athleticscompetition, a student-athlete must complete36 credit quarter hours the first year. Underthe new standards, the student-athlete mustalso maintain a GPA that is 90% of the GPAneeded for graduation entering the secondyear, 95% entering the third year and 100%entering the fourth and fifth years. After com-pleting at least 36 quarter hours during thefirst year, the student-athlete must meet 40%of the degree requirements entering the thirdyear of collegiate enrollment, 60% enteringthe fourth year, and 80% entering the fifthyear.
It is therefore crucial that student-athletesand their parents understand the rules, andensure that the student-athlete has compliedwith the initial eligibility rules, as early as pos-sible — preferably before the student’s senioryear of high school. Each high school mustsubmit a “48-H” form indicating which cours-es it believes meet the NCAA core-courserequirements. Not surprisingly, given the num-ber of students and courses, changes from
year-to-year, andinevitable “glitches,”courses are some-times inadvertentlyomitted from a highschool’s 48-H form.Occasionally, theNCAA Initial-EligibilityClearinghouse ques-tions or refuses to accept the high school’score-course determination.
As early as the Spring of a student-athlete’sjunior year in high school, he or she mayrequest a “form 48-C” determination as towhether courses taken by the student meet theNCAA core-course requirement and what theNCAA considers his or her core-course GPA tobe. Any problems or issues can be dealt withover the summer or during the student’ssenior year.
Those of us in athletics administration willdo our best to make sure that current student-athletes are able to meet changing continuingeligibility rules. It is up to student-athletes,their parents, and their high schools to makesure they meet the changing initial-eligibilitystandards.
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by Alisa Brandle
laying Division-I soccer is somethingof which most high school playersdream. For some, however, the
dream seems more attainable than for others.Plagued by broken bones in her foot and relative-ly inexperienced, Husky senior goalkeeper LisaBrookens was one of the latter. Thus, when pick-ing a college, Brookens focused on academics,not athletics.
“I really loved Washington,” says theEnglewood, Colo., native. “I came here with mysoccer team in high school, took a campus tourand loved it. I chose Washington for academicreasons, but my parents convinced me to talk tothe coaches about walking on to the soccerteam.”
Washington’s coaches listened to Brookensand offered her a spot on the squad as a recruit-ed walk-on, where she became one of five UWgoalies — including All-American Hope Solo —competing for time between the pipes. The mostdecorated player in Husky history and a memberof the U.S. National Team, Solo’s grip on the start-ing job was secure. With four other keepers fight-ing for the few minutes each game allotted to thebackup, Brookens knew that the only way to seethe field was to work hard and develop her skills.
“If there is a most improved player atWashington, it is Lisa Brookens,” says UW headcoach Lesle Gallimore. “Lisa has done someamazing things in the last three years to get her tothe point where she is the starter in 2003.”
In her first three years on the team, Brookensplayed in only five games. Her chances to makean impression came in practice, and she dedicat-ed herself to taking advantage of those opportuni-ties. Working with assistant coach Amy Griffin andpracticing everyday with Solo developedBrookens into the player she is today.
“I basically learned everything I know aboutgoalkeeping fromworking with Amy andHope,” she says. “Icould not have beenthe player I am todaywithout either ofthem.”
Replacing Solo,whose name appearsbeside every major UWgoaltending record,was a daunting task.
“I initially felt like Ihad huge shoes to fillfollowing Hope, butthat’s totally behind menow,” Brookens says.“I’m working with thisteam, with what we
have now and what I need to do for my team.”More remarkable is that the player being
called upon to replace a legend was a field playeruntil her junior year in high school, stumbling
upon goalkeeper by default.“I started playing goalie because I couldn’t
make the varsity team on the field,” Brookensexplains. “A spot opened up at goal, and I madevarsity as a goalkeeper.”
Keepers must be well-rounded, strong ath-letes. Brookens’ says that her involvement inother sports helped fuel her success in goal, aregimen she has continued to pursue in collegeas a member of the UW’s women’s lacrosse team.She was also a four-year letterwinner in basket-ball at Cherry Creek High School, and remains anactive downhill skier.
Brookens’ hard work earned the senior aspot on the Seattle Sounders women’s team,which competes at the highest level of women’ssoccer in the U.S. This summer, Brookens helpedthe team defeat the Vancouver Whitecaps for thefirst time, earning player of the game honors with16 saves on 28 shots.
“Lisa was awe-some,” Sounders’coach DickMcCormick said afterthe game. “Withouther performance ingoal, we never wouldhave walked away witha win.”
A psychology majorand aspiring relation-ship therapist,Brookens spends much of her free time workingon campus at the Bringing Baby Home project,which studies the triadic relationship of mother,father, and child.
For now, however, Brookens is focused onsucceeding in her senior season, with goals thatillustrate her drive and dedication.
“I want to break the shutout record for theseason, but I also want to save all the shots that Ican save,” she says.
With five shutouts and a goals-against averageof 0.73 that currently ranks second in UW history,Brookens needs just four more shutouts in theteam’s final nine games to make her goals a reali-ty. Considering how far she has come — fromlobbying for one of four backup positions, tofighting for a handful of precious minutes perseason, to success on the collegiate and semi-prostages — it seems that any goal is within reach.
Brookens may not have intended to play soc-cer in college, but in so doing, she has become amodel of perserverance and dedication in allaspects of life. She values her place as a senior onthe team, and credits her teammates’ support asan important part of her success.
“Our chemistry this year is awesome,” shesays. “I am so proud to be on this team, so proudto be a Husky. It is honestly so much more thanI’ve ever dreamed of.”
With enough hard work, even the unlikeliestof dreams can someday come true.
HUSKY PROFILE / LISA BROOKENS
Lisa Brookens
Brookens has been unbeatable in net in2002, with five shutouts in 12 games.
“If there is a mostimproved player atWashington, it is LisaBrookens. Lisa hasdone some amazingthings in the last threeyears to get her to thepoint where she is thestarter in 2003.”
– Head coach Lesle Gallimore
The bizarre Lost City hydrothermal ventfield, discovered a little more than twoyears ago, surprised scientists not only
with vents that are the tallest ever seen — theone that’s 18 stories dwarfs most vents at othersites by at least 100 feet — but also becausethe fluids forming these vents are heated by sea-water reacting with million-year-old mantlerocks, not by young volcanism.
The Lost City field, so named partly becauseit sits on a seafloor mountain named theAtlantis Massif, was discovered in the middle ofthe Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 miles off theEast Coast of the United States, during an expe-dition that wasn’t even looking for hydrothermalvents.
Now two scientists, who were the first totravel in a submersible to the field after itsserendipitous discovery on Dec. 4, 2000, areleading a National Science Foundation-fundedexpedition to map and further investigate thefield.
The field is unlike any seen before, accord-ing to chief scientist Deborah Kelley, a UW asso-ciate professor of oceanography, and co-chiefscientist Jeff Karson, a Duke University profes-sor of earth and ocean sciences. Both have vis-ited fields of black-smoker hydrothermal ventsthat scientists have been studying since the1970s.
Lost City is distinctive in part because themighty 180-foot vent at the site, which scientistsnamed Poseidon, is so much larger than previ-ously studied black-smoker vents that mostly
reach 80 feet or less. The tallest black-smokerchimney ever seen was a 135-foot vent off thecoast of Washington (which toppled in recentyears).
In contrast to black-smoker vents that are adarkly mottled mix of sulfide minerals, Lost Cityvents are nearly 100 percent carbonate, thesame material as limestone in caves, and rangein color from a beautiful clean white to creamor gray.
The differences are because hydrothermalventing — a process in which water circulatesinto the seafloor, gaining heat and chemicalsuntil there is enough heat for the fluids to ventback into the ocean — doesn’t appear connect-ed to volcanic activity and magma chambers.This is unlike most systems at mid-ocean ridgespreading centers. That’s where very youngseafloor is created — often dramatically duringvolcanic eruptions — and vented water can beas hot as 700 degrees farenheit.
Lost City is nine miles from the nearestspreading center, and sits on 1.5 million-year-old crust. Heat generated by chemical changesin the rocks appears to drive venting: seawaterpermeates deeply into the fractured surface ofthe mantle rocks where it transforms the miner-al olivine into a new mineral, serpentine. Theheat is not as great as that at volcanically activesites but is enough to power hydrothermal cir-culation and produce vent fluids of 105 to 170degrees farenheit.
Lost City vent fluids support a community ofmicroorganisms believed to live off the gases
methane and hydrogen, both byproducts of ser-pentinization. This leads Kelley, Karson and oth-ers to speculate that life on this planet may havestarted in just such an environment, particularlysince so much more of Earth’s mantle rock wasexposed to seawater early in its history. Thesame could be happening on other worlds.
The project includes scientists, engineersand students from the UW, Duke University,Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, U.S.National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration, Switzerland’s Institute forMineralogy and Petrology and Japan’s NationalInstitute of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology.
Among those on the expedition will be leadpilot Pat Hickey, who took Kelley and Karson inthe Alvin to see Lost City the day after it was firstspotted during routine surveying using anunmanned, remotely operated vehicle. Therewas time for just a single dive before the expe-dition ended and bad weather began, so scien-tists can only say the field is 300 feet by perhaps1,700 feet, and has roughly 30 vent structures.
Since the discovery, the field has been visitedby a U.S. film crew, which conducted no sci-ence, and a Russian group, which did limitedsampling.
Work this month and next includes studyingthe waters above the field looking for clues tohelp find other Lost City fields, and visiting aneighboring mountain that looks promising.Researchers also will grow and examinemicroorganisms recovered from the chimneys.
CAMPUS CORNER
Lost City is located about 1,500 miles east of South Florida, at about 30 degrees, 7 minutes north latitude and 42degrees, 7 minutes west longitude. It is on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which at a length of nearly 6,200 miles is one ofthe world’s largest undersea mountain ranges.
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by Lisa Krikava
anka Danicic smiles.More lies behind that smile than is revealed — her upbringing
in war-torn Yugoslavia, endless hours of travel that kept her awayfrom her family, and her decision to leave behind the world sheknew for an opportunity at success in the United States.
The smile, however, is genuine, for Danicic has overcome much to bewhere she is today, suiting up for the nationally-ranked UW volleyball squad.
A native of Ljig, Yugoslavia, Danicic (pronounced “DON-ih-chich”) didnot have many sporting options as a child.
“Where I come from, the only sports girls are able to play are soccer,volleyball and chess, she says. “I chose volleyball and have been playing itever since.”
Danicic played throughout her years in school and continued her careerby joining local club teams. One day, she received a phone call that changedher life.
“I found out that my friend had told the UW that I would be interested inplaying volleyball for them,” she says. “Then the Washington coaches con-tacted me and asked if I wanted to be on their team. I was very excited.”
The decision to leave home and venture to Seattle was not a difficult one.“Playing club volleyball in Yugoslavia kept me away from my family for
long amounts of time, so I was used to that,” she says. “It was still hard,though, because the U.S. is so much farther away, but it was such a goodopportunity. When I told my parents about how serious I was about coming
here, they were very supportive. I was excited tocome.”
Upon arriving in Seattle in the fall of 2001,Danicic was awestruck by the college environment,for both athletics and academics.
“I had no idea that college volleyball was sucha big deal,” she says. “I never thought it would beas serious or as huge as it is. Sometimes, I wish wehad more people come and watch our games, butthere is still so much support for the team. It isamazing to see it and be a part of it.”
Living in a new country and without a com-mand of the English language, Danicic became
accustomed to frequent miscommunications. One such misunderstandingled to a broken nose for Danicic, when she and teammate Paige Benjamincollided during a match in Hawaii.
“It was all a big accident,” she says. “I was lucky that my nose didn’tbleed, but it was so crooked. I had to wear a big facemask during the gameafter it happened. I looked like Hannibal Lector.”
Fortunately for Danicic, she had help in the transition, in the form ofteammate Sanja Tomasevic. Tomasevic also came to UW from Yugoslavia in2001, and the two formed an instant bond.
“When I first got here we did everything together, including speaking inSerbian,” she says. “Now, I mostly talk in English. I feel very comfortablehere.”
Danicic had to learn the language quickly, if only to figure out what theHusky coaches wanted her to do.
“I did have trouble trying to understand what the coaches were tellingme,” she says. “Partly because I struggled with the English, but also becausethe techniques and styles that are taught are very different.”
Well into her sophomore season, Danicic has become comfortable in theHuskies’ system, developing her techniques and proving her dedication toher teammates in more ways then one. As her skills improve, Danicic willplay a larger role on the court.
“Danka is a tremendous defensive player and has a good feel for thegame,” says head coach Jim McLaughlin. “She sees the game and reactswell. She could be a very accurate server for us.”
A true sign of her happiness at Washington is that Danicic plans on stay-ing in Seattle even after her career comes to an end in two more years.
“Although I do miss my home and my family, I love it here very much,”she says. “The best thing about Seattle is the UW. I have made lots of friendsand I always have somewhere to go and something to do here in Seattle.Playing volleyball here is better than doing so anywhere else.”
Danicic smiles — and why not? — when there is so much to smileabout.
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Danka Danicic
Danicic left behind all she knew in Yugoslavia for a chance atsuccess in the U.S.
