2007 CLUB FOOTBALL
Roster
| # | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Year | Hometown |
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| 3 | Ryan Campbell | 6-2 | 195 | WR | JR | Fort Worth, Texas |
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Attended Baylor University (Texas) for two seasons and was on the Bears football team. Has experience in high school at both wide receiver and quarterback. Campbell is a graduate of Southwest Christian High School (Texas) He was named the Baylor scout team offensive threat of the week three times. |
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| 4 | Jake Dykstra | 6-1 | 180 | CB | FR | Orange City, Iowa |
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Played running back and defensive back for Unity Christian (Iowa), earning first team all-district honors and took first-team, all-state academic honors. |
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| 5 | Daniel Finley | 6-2 | 175 | WR | FR | Winchester, Kansas |
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Led Jefferson County North High School (Missouri) in tackles as a junior and senior with 77 and 68 respectively and had four career interceptions. Second-team all-Delaware Valley League pick as a senior and earned honorable mention honors as a junior. |
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| 6 | Nathaniel Cordel | 5-8 | 165 | WR | SO | Cawker City, Kansas |
| 7 | Fred Leyendekker | 6-1 | 205 | S | SO | Visalia, California |
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Earned first-team all-league honors for the East Sierra League while playing for Central Valley Christian High School (California). He was the conference most valuable player in 2005 and was a wide receiver at the College of the Sequoias in 2006. |
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| 8 | Brandon Huisman | 6-4 | 215 | QB | SO | Orange City, Iowa |
| 9 | Justin Sammons | 6-2 | 175 | S | FR | Godley, Texas |
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Played defensive back and wide receiver at Godley High School (Texas) where he was the team captain and earned second-team all-district honors in 2005 and 2006. Had 70 tackles as a senior with two interceptions. Had 21 catches for 321 yards. |
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| 10 | Brandon Hicks | 6-4 | 192 | QB | FR | Ripon, California |
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Passed for over 4,400 yards and had 47 touchdown passes as a junior and senior at Ripon Christian High School (California). Earned Mountain Valley League most valuable offensive player honors as a junor. |
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| 11 | Chris Minnema | 5-8 | 170 | CB | SO | Visalia, California |
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Played defensive back and wide receiver at Central Valley Christian High School (California) and earned first team all-league honors three times. |
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| 12 | Matthew Hogan | 5-10 | 195 | TE/FB | SO | Marysville, Washington |
| 13 | David Shabani | 6-2 | 210 | DE | FR | Euless, Texas |
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Had three quarterback sacks while playing for Colleyville Heritage High School (Texas) last season. |
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| 14 | Daniel Davis | 5-9 | 165 | S | SO | Glendale, Arizona |
| 15 | Austin Turner | 5-8 | 170 | S | JR | Fort Worth, Texas |
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Attended Temple Junior College (Texas) for the last two years where he played baseball. The school does not offer football. Earned 2004 Texas Private Sports small school all-state honors as a defensive back for Southwest Christian (Texas). |
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| 16 | Adam Shirley | 6-3 | 190 | QB | JR | Waterloo, Iowa |
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Quarterbacked at Waterloo West High School (Iowa) and was on the North Iowa Area Community College football team last fall. |
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| 17 | Brent Owens | 5-10 | 165 | WR | SO | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 19 | Donnie Heida | 6-5 | 200 | WR | FR | Nampa, Idaho |
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Claimed second team all-conference honors at wide receiver and was the newcomer of the year on the Nampa Christian High School (Idaho) team. Had catches resulting in 276 yards last fall with four touchdowns. Defensively he had 21 tackles and three quarterback sacks. |
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| 20 | Ricky Mellor | 5-9 | 170 | CB | FR | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Played football at Cedar Rapids Washington High School (Iowa), earning most improved honors in 2006 as Washington posted a 6-3 mark. |
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| 21 | Kyle Van Wyk | 5-10 | 175 | WR | SO | Grinnell, Iowa |
| 22 | Derrick Angier | 5-10 | 165 | S | FR | Vergennes, Vermont |
| 24 | Willie Smoot | 6-2 | 220 | LB | FR | Calumet City, Illinois |
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Earned all-conference honors in the SICA Green Conference while helping Thornton Fractional North High School (Illinois) to an 8-2 record. He earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior at linebacker. |
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| 25 | Derek Raebel | 6-3 | 215 | TE/FB | JR | Emerald, Wisconsin |
| 26 | Dan Tinklenberg | 6-0 | 185 | S | SO | Sioux Center, Iowa |
| 31 | Morgan Halpert | 5-10 | 175 | S | FR | Colleyville, Texas |
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Multi-sport standout at Covenant Christian High School (Texas) where he took first team all-state honors while making 25 catches for 344 yards and compiling 43 carries for 247 yards. He also completed 33-61 passes for 992 yards. Halpert recorded 43 tackles at defensive back. |
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| 32 | Ben Robbins | 5-11 | 195 | RB | SO | Mason City, Iowa |
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Played a year of football for North Iowa Area Community College, appearing in 10 games. Piled up 1,133 yards of rushing in his senior season at Charles City High School (Iowa) where he earned all-district first-team honors twice and all-area honors once. |
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| 33 | Matthew Laverman | 6-1 | 185 | WR | SO | Kellogg, Iowa |
| 34 | Derek Kammerlocher | 5-10 | 180 | RB | FR | Colleyville, Texas |
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Played running back for Colleyville Heritage High School (Texas) where he had 107 carries for 471 yards this season with five touchdowns. Earned all-district honors for his efforts and helped Colleyville Heritage to a berth in the Texas Class 5A quarterfinals. |
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| 35 | Corey Simpson | 5-8 | 170 | CB | FR | Calumet City, Illinois |
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Played for a Thornton Fractional North High School (Illinois) that finished 2006 with an 8-2 record. |
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| 37 | Gerrit Van Leeuwen | 6-3 | 220 | DE | FR | Visalia, California |
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Played on two Valley championship teams at Central Valley Christian High School (California). Was a three-year starter at Central Valley Christian. |
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| 43 | Daniel Willems | 5-10 | 205 | LB | SR | Arroyo Grande, California |
| 45 | Brandon Hopkins | 6-0 | 205 | LB | FR | Mount Vernon, Missouri |
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Made 92 tackles with 16 quarterback sacks as a senior at Mount Vernon High School (Missouri). Was a second-team all-conference pick and a second-team Southwest Missouri Coaches' Association honoree. Ranked third in Missouri in all classes with his sack total in 2006. |
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| 47 | Ben De Nooy | 5-11 | 165 | WR | JR | Sully, Iowa |
| 50 | Brian Ochoa-Gonzales | 6-1 | 240 | DT | FR | Cocoa Beach, Florida |
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Served as the team captain at Cocoa Beach High School (Florida) and was among the team leaders in tackles, tackles for loss and sacks. Started four seasons and made the switch from defensive end to middle linebacker as a senior. |
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| 51 | Seth Denton | 6-3 | 240 | DE | FR | Omaha, Nebraska |
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Made 56 tackles-fifteen of them solo, with three fumble recoveries for Bryan High School (Nebraska). Was a first-team all-district honoree while also taking honorable mention accolades at the all-metro level in Omaha. Played in the King Kamehameha Pigskin classic in Honolulu, Hawaii and was a team captain at Bryan for four years. |
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| 52 | Ryan Haan | 6-2 | 237 | LB | JR | Pella, Iowa |
| 53 | Josh Blom | 5-10 | 210 | LB | JR | Pella, Iowa |
| 54 | Chris Van Dam | 5-10 | 180 | LB | FR | Orange City, Iowa |
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Earned honorable mention all-district honors while at Unity Christian High School (Iowa) and was in on seven solo tackles and 11 assisted stops at linebacker. |
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| 55 | Dan Jansen | 5-10 | 205 | LB | FR | Chino, California |
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Took all Christian League first-team honors as a senior at Ontario Christian High School (California). Totaled 276 tackles during his career with 20 tackles for loss with five quarterback sacks and four forced fumbles. Was an all-CIF pick as a junior and senior. |
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| 56 | Joel Pilon | 6-4 | 330 | OL | SO | Bothell, Washington |
| 57 | AJ Borger | 6-0 | 270 | OL | JR | Sioux Center, Iowa |
| 59 | Alex De Jager | 6-2 | 250 | OL | FR | Chowchilla, California |
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Piled up 36 tackles and five quarterback sacks during his senior season at Chowchilla Union High School (California). He was named all-North Sequoia League and second team all-area as a senior and was voted the most valuable offensive lineman in the league his senior season. |
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| 62 | Benjamin Groenendyk | 6-0 | 230 | OL | SO | Downs, Kansas |
| 63 | Alex Pruismann | 6-1 | 220 | OL | SO | Blairsburg, Iowa |
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Alex Pruismann-Was a second team all-district pick while playing football for Northeast Hamilton High School (Iowa) in 2005 and helped them to a state playoff berth. |
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| 65 | Todd Green | 6-3 | 275 | OL | FR | Edmond, Oklahoma |
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Earned all-state, all-conference, all-district and all-city honors while playing for Edmond Memorial High School (Oklahoma). |
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| 69 | Jared Rohrs | 6-3 | 300 | OL | FR | Granville, Iowa |
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Earned three letters at South O'Brien High School (Iowa) where he played on both the offensive and defensive lines. Earned all-academic honors as a senior. |
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| 70 | Nick Livoti | 6-5 | 265 | OL | FR | Flemmington, New Jersey |
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Earned first-team all conference/county honors while helping Hunterdon Central Regional High School to a Group Four Central Jersey state championship. |
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| 71 | Zach Dierks | 6-1 | 240 | DT | FR | Euless, Texas |
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Was an honorable mention all-district performer last season for Colleyville Heritage High School (Texas) while making 49 tackles and three quarterback sacks for a team that won bi-district, area and regional championships. |
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| 72 | Derek Dreise | 6-4 | 245 | OL | FR | Sioux Center, Iowa |
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Was an honorable mention all-district honoree as a senior at Unity Christian High School (Iowa ) while playing both on the offensive and defensive lines. |
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| 76 | Jason Buxcel | 6-2 | 280 | OL | FR | Mayer, Minnesota |
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Played tackle and guard for a Mayer Lutheran High School (Minnesota) football team that was 4-5 in 2006. |
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| 78 | Tanner Crane | 6-3 | 250 | OL | FR | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
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Started at left tackle for Mountain Vista High School (Colorado) and helped them to a Continental League title. |
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| 79 | John Phares | 6-2 | 318 | OL | FR | Burleson, Texas |
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Was a was a three-time letter winner in football at Burleson High School (Texas), taking first-team all-district honors as a senior and second-team honors as a junior in 2005. Was named to the all-Johnson County team in 2006 after helping the Burleson Elks to a Texas Class 5A-District 4 championship. Phares earned three varsity football letters and was a two-time state qualifier in power lifting and also lettered in track as a sophomore. |
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| 80 | Joey Vander Schaaf | 6-0 | 180 | WR | FR | Ripon, California |
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Played running back and wide receiver at Ripon Christian High School (California) while earning Mountain Valley all-conference honors. Played in the 33rd annual Lions All-Star Football Classic. |
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| 81 | Eric Marcus | 6-3 | 175 | WR | SO | Clara City, Minnesota |
| 82 | Joel Broek | 6-1 | 180 | WR | FR | Escondido, California |
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Attended Calvin Christian High School (California). |
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| 83 | Josh Clark | 6-4 | 245 | TE | FR | Phoenix, Arizona |
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Took first-team all-league honors at tight end where he made five catches for 187 yards with two touchdowns. Also played defensive end for Cortez High School (Arizona) where he recorded 20 tackles. |
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| 84 | Aaron Huisman | 6-3 | 200 | WR | SR | Orange City, Iowa |
| 85 | Dan Poel | 6-3 | 230 | DE | SO | Orange City, Iowa |
| 86 | Nathan Mulder | 6-1 | 170 | CB | SR | Waupun, Wisconsin |
| 87 | Jake Esselink | 6-2 | 215 | LB | SO | Emo, Ontario |
| 88 | Brendan Lyle | 6-1 | 215 | TE/FB | FR | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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Was voted Bishop Kelley High School's (Oklahoma) lineman of the year in 2006. |
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| 89 | Ross Broberg | 6-3 | 195 | WR | FR | Milaca, Minnesota |
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Was a wide receiver at Milaca High School (Minnesota) and took all Rum River Conference honors as a junior and senior with 18 catches and 303 yards receiving his senior season. |
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| 93 | Nick Sohre | 6-0 | 195 | P/K | FR | Milaca, Minnesota |
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Took Rum River Conference special teams player of the year honors as a senior while punting and kicking for Milaca High School (Minnesota). Was also an academic all-conference honoree. |
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| 94 | Reuben Faber | 6-2 | 195 | P/K | FR | Escondido, California |
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Attended Calvin Christian High School (California). |
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| 99 | Tony Engeltjes | 6-2 | 235 | DT | JR | Orange City, Iowa |
Head Coach: John Heavner
Offensive Coordinator: Bill Bauer
Defensive Coordinator: Wade Whites
Linebackers: Stan Altemeier
Tight Ends: Tim Carpenter
Defensive Backs: Nick Cross
Assistant Defense: Nate Maassen
Wide Receivers: Eric Scott
Defensive Line: Micah Stanley
Running Backs: Derek Peters
Assistant Offense: Harry Wieringa
Managers: Dan De Graf, Johnny Rispins, Travis Hoekstra, Luke Kreykes, Zach Davelaar
Athletic Trainers: Chris Fagerness, Josh Klaassen
Athletic Director: Rick Vander Berg
Sports Information Director: Mike Byker
