| MANY BADGERS TO FIND THEIR FORTUNE AT FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES
Five Football Players Have Signed at Division I Universities
EPHRAIM,
Utah-January 6, 2005-There are many reasons why Snow’s
football team is perennially in the NJCAA Top 20. Reason number one
is talent. Seventeen Badgers have either committed to four-year colleges
or are considering offers. Snow will send at least five players to
Division I programs next season.
Headlining the list is Victory Haines, an offensive lineman who will
play at Nebraska. Chet Blasuci, a linebacker, and Tico Pringle, a
defensive back, signed with Utah and BYU respectively. Brett Madsen,
a linebacker from Mt. Pleasant, signed with New Mexico and James Farrelly,
an offensive lineman, will play for New Mexico State.
Six Badgers have accepted offers or are considering offers from Division
IAA schools. Fotu Kofotua, a defensive lineman, will play for Northern
Arizona and Micah Cloward, a defensive lineman, has chosen Idaho State.
Several Badgers are considering offers from Southern Utah including:
Chase Palmer, a safety; Derrick Brown, a cornerback; Tyler Lee, a
defensive tackle; and Cliff Gardner, a linebacker.
Ironically, four Badgers will play for their biggest rival. Dixie
State, which will play Division II football next season, has signed
Ryan Jensen, a safety; Clay Bayard, a tight end; and Steve Wood and
Cody Medler, both offensive lineman for Snow this season.
Snow will also have two players in Division III football. James Brady
will play receiver for Oberlin College and John Teuscher will be a
defensive lineman at Benedictine College. Three other Badgers will
attempt to walk-on at Division I universities. Ryan Neeley and Travis
Henderson have enrolled at BYU and will walk-on as wide receivers.
Cole Hall, a safety who was injured the first game of the season,
will walk-on at Utah State.
Snow coaches expect a few more Badgers to sign over the next few weeks
or following spring semester. Snow will host high school recruits
in late January and early February.
Snow College, founded in 1888, serves
approximately 3,000 students at its Ephraim campus. The college provides
general education and applied technology programs leading to Associate
of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science and Associate
of Pre-Engineering degrees, and certificates of completion in a number
of occupational areas. Once
owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Snow College
became a state college in 1932.
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