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August 1st, 2013, 09:54 PM
Ivy League #29:
Harvard #29 (two players):
29 - Dan Melow
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: Gulliver Prep.
Position: WR
Major: Psychology
House Affiliation: Adams
Background:
2010 Dade vs. Broward County All Star Game … Team captain as a senior … 2010 Dade County All-Star … Also captained the track & field team and was part of a district championship 4X400 relay team ...Track & field team MVP ... School's Athlete of the Year and Wall of Fame member.
29 - Paul Stanton, Jr.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 190
Year: So.
Hometown: Kenner, La.
High School: Jesuit
Position: RB
at Harvard:
2012: Saw his first action against Holy Cross and took the game's opening kickoff back 42 yards and finished the night with 118 all-purpose yards with 76 rushing yards on eight carries (9.5 ypc) ... Had four kick returns for 63 yards at Princeton ... Had four rushes for 28 yards, a 12 yard catch and a 24 yard kick return against Columbia.
Background:
Two-year starter at running back and team captain as a senior … Led Jesuit to school’s first 12-0 season since 1946 … Amassed 1,507 yards rushing and averaged over 10 yards per carry … Third all-time in school history for season (21) and game (4) touchdowns … 2011 Louisiana Coaches Association first team all-state … National Honor Society and a member of the 2011 Louisiana All-State Academic Football Team ... National Football Foundation (NFF) High School Scholar-Athlete from the AllState Sugar Bowl (La.) Chapter.
Yale #29:
29 - Grant Wallace
Height: 6-0
Weight: 187
Year: Jr.
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
High School: John Burroughs
Position: WR
Major: Undeclared
Residential College: Saybrook
2012: Led squad with three TD catches... Second on team with 35 catches and 371 yards... Earned spring practice WR award before season... Played 10 games and started in eight... Best day was 11-118 and a score at Harvard.
2011: Played on JV team.
At John Burroughs School: Played WR and DB… 62 career TDs, 3,194 yards in 32 career games… Also returned kicks… Three-time first-team all-league… Two-time ABC League Player of the Year… Second-team all-state as sophomore… First-team all-state junior and senior years… Second-team all-metro as sophomore… First-team all-metro last two seasons… Earned three letters and captained team… 2010 team went 14-1 and was state runner-up in Class 3…. Squad was league, district and regional champion while breaking school records for wins and points… National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete… National Achievement Scholarship… Jackie Robinson Award semifinalist.
Personal: Grant Robert Wallace is the son of Robert ’78 and Julie Wallace… Father played football at Yale and had a 16-year front-office run with the St. Louis Rams (2000 Super Bowl champ), some as VP and general counsel...Saybrook College resident.
Brown #29:
29 - John Howell
Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
High School: Mary Inst. St. Louis Country Day
Position: WR
Freshman: Gained valuable experience playing for the Bears’ Junior Varsity team...Secondary School Background: First Team All-State, First Team All-Conference…had 75 catches for 1114 yards and 19 TD’s his senior year…co-team MVP 2011…lettered 3 years in Football and 4 years in Lacrosse…member of the Cum Laude Society…University of Rochester Young Leaders Award…headed the student-led tours at MICDS…Personal: volunteered at the Ranken Jordan Foundation as well as ran his own lawn business…Jack is the son of Virginia and John Howell.
Dartmouth #29:
#29 Dominick Pierre
Position: Running Back
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 215
Year: Senior
Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
High School: Calvary Christian Academy
Major: Sociology
Named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-Ivy Second Team ... listed on the FCS Running Back Award Watch List by the College Football Performance Awards ... enters his senior campaign needing 426 rushing yards to become the third Big Green player to reach 2,000 in a career ... one of three team captains for the 2013 season.
JUNIOR (2012)
Second-team All-Ivy running back ... once again earned the team’s Jake Crouthamel Award as the junior or sophomore offensive player who contributed the most to the success of the team ... one of four Ivy League running backs to average at least 90 yards a game on the ground ... tied for second in the conference with nine rushing touchdowns and tied for third with 54 points ... fumbled just once all season on his 184 touches ... burst out of the gate by rushing for a career-high 170 yards with two touchdown runs in the season-opening, 35-7 victory over Butler ... only Big Green player to reach the end zone while pounding out 85 hard-fought yards in a thrilling 13-10 triumph at Holy Cross ... had a season-long 33-yard run for a touchdown among his 95 yards on 19 carries, plus caught a pair of passes for 31 yards versus Penn ... gained 91 yards on the ground and scored on a one-yard dive before missing most of the second half in the 34-14 win at Yale ... recuperated on the sidelines the following week against Sacred Heart, then returned for little more than the first quarter at Columbia, picking up 52 yards on just seven carries ... pulled in a career-high nine receptions for 56 yards versus Harvard ... punished Cornell with 154 rushing yards and the first two touchdowns of the 44-28 win over the Big Red ... went over the century mark again the next week against Brown, amassing 136 yards and two more scores, including a season-long 33-yard sprint to the end zone.
SOPHOMORE (2011)
Recipient of the team’s Jake Crouthamel Award as the sophomore or junior offensive player who contributed the most to the success of the team ... appeared in all 10 games, averaging at least four yards per carry in nine of those contests ... scored the first touchdown of the season for the Big Green barely six minutes into the opener against Colgate on a nine-yard burst ... finished the day with 15 carries for 65 yards, plus caught a 10-yard pass ... broke through for a 15-yard scoring scamper in the third quarter at Sacred Heart, tying the game at 21 ... took the handoff just four times versus Penn, but amassed 41 yards ... ran for a season-high 67 yards on 15 carries, including a season-long 21-yard jaunt, in the 37-0 shutout of Columbia ... scored the lone Big Green touchdown at Harvard on a two-yard plunge, finished the night with 49 yards on 10 carries ... had another 21-yard run, this time for a touchdown, during the 33-24 win over Cornell ... one of his biggest rushes of the year came at Brown when he powered for eight yards on 3rd-and-6 during the game-winning drive early in the fourth quarter of the 21-16 triumph.
FRESHMAN (2010)
Earned the team’s Earl Hamilton Freshman Award as the freshman who has made the most outstanding contribution to the team ... appeared in all 10 games, averaging at least four yards per carry in seven of the eight that he carried the ball ... began career with nine rushes for 49 yards against Bucknell ... got the starting nod the following week due to an injury to Nick Schwieger, and made the most of it with 110 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns in a 21-19 Big Green victory ... was named the Ivy League co-Rookie of the Week for that performance ... picked up two first downs during the game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter at Columbia, one of which came on fourth down ... had a five-yard TD run against Harvard ... scored on an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter at Cornell to help secure the 28-10 triumph ... lone run against Brown was a 40-yarder to set up a Big Green touchdown.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ran 133 times for 1,086 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 108.6 yards per game and 8.2 yards per carry ...best statistical game was 21 carries for 253 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-46 win ... caught four passes for 71 yards and two more TDs in that game ... finished year with 36 catches for 580 yards and four touchdowns ... first-team Class 1A all-state and all-county pick ... honorable-mention all-county as a junior when he carried 143 times for 846 yards and eight touchdowns ... long run was 90 yards ... two-year football captain and four-year wrestling captain ... all-county first team grappler as a senior ... won 110 meter hurdles district championship as a track captain at Calvary ... won district and regional championships in wrestling as a senior ... National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars.
PERSONAL
Sociology major ... son of Marie Jones ... has one brother and one sister ... born on Aug. 16, 1992 ... volunteered with the Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale Children's Ministry.
Harvard #29 (two players):
29 - Dan Melow
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: Gulliver Prep.
Position: WR
Major: Psychology
House Affiliation: Adams
Background:
2010 Dade vs. Broward County All Star Game … Team captain as a senior … 2010 Dade County All-Star … Also captained the track & field team and was part of a district championship 4X400 relay team ...Track & field team MVP ... School's Athlete of the Year and Wall of Fame member.
29 - Paul Stanton, Jr.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 190
Year: So.
Hometown: Kenner, La.
High School: Jesuit
Position: RB
at Harvard:
2012: Saw his first action against Holy Cross and took the game's opening kickoff back 42 yards and finished the night with 118 all-purpose yards with 76 rushing yards on eight carries (9.5 ypc) ... Had four kick returns for 63 yards at Princeton ... Had four rushes for 28 yards, a 12 yard catch and a 24 yard kick return against Columbia.
Background:
Two-year starter at running back and team captain as a senior … Led Jesuit to school’s first 12-0 season since 1946 … Amassed 1,507 yards rushing and averaged over 10 yards per carry … Third all-time in school history for season (21) and game (4) touchdowns … 2011 Louisiana Coaches Association first team all-state … National Honor Society and a member of the 2011 Louisiana All-State Academic Football Team ... National Football Foundation (NFF) High School Scholar-Athlete from the AllState Sugar Bowl (La.) Chapter.
Yale #29:
29 - Grant Wallace
Height: 6-0
Weight: 187
Year: Jr.
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
High School: John Burroughs
Position: WR
Major: Undeclared
Residential College: Saybrook
2012: Led squad with three TD catches... Second on team with 35 catches and 371 yards... Earned spring practice WR award before season... Played 10 games and started in eight... Best day was 11-118 and a score at Harvard.
2011: Played on JV team.
At John Burroughs School: Played WR and DB… 62 career TDs, 3,194 yards in 32 career games… Also returned kicks… Three-time first-team all-league… Two-time ABC League Player of the Year… Second-team all-state as sophomore… First-team all-state junior and senior years… Second-team all-metro as sophomore… First-team all-metro last two seasons… Earned three letters and captained team… 2010 team went 14-1 and was state runner-up in Class 3…. Squad was league, district and regional champion while breaking school records for wins and points… National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete… National Achievement Scholarship… Jackie Robinson Award semifinalist.
Personal: Grant Robert Wallace is the son of Robert ’78 and Julie Wallace… Father played football at Yale and had a 16-year front-office run with the St. Louis Rams (2000 Super Bowl champ), some as VP and general counsel...Saybrook College resident.
Brown #29:
29 - John Howell
Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
High School: Mary Inst. St. Louis Country Day
Position: WR
Freshman: Gained valuable experience playing for the Bears’ Junior Varsity team...Secondary School Background: First Team All-State, First Team All-Conference…had 75 catches for 1114 yards and 19 TD’s his senior year…co-team MVP 2011…lettered 3 years in Football and 4 years in Lacrosse…member of the Cum Laude Society…University of Rochester Young Leaders Award…headed the student-led tours at MICDS…Personal: volunteered at the Ranken Jordan Foundation as well as ran his own lawn business…Jack is the son of Virginia and John Howell.
Dartmouth #29:
#29 Dominick Pierre
Position: Running Back
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 215
Year: Senior
Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
High School: Calvary Christian Academy
Major: Sociology
Named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-Ivy Second Team ... listed on the FCS Running Back Award Watch List by the College Football Performance Awards ... enters his senior campaign needing 426 rushing yards to become the third Big Green player to reach 2,000 in a career ... one of three team captains for the 2013 season.
JUNIOR (2012)
Second-team All-Ivy running back ... once again earned the team’s Jake Crouthamel Award as the junior or sophomore offensive player who contributed the most to the success of the team ... one of four Ivy League running backs to average at least 90 yards a game on the ground ... tied for second in the conference with nine rushing touchdowns and tied for third with 54 points ... fumbled just once all season on his 184 touches ... burst out of the gate by rushing for a career-high 170 yards with two touchdown runs in the season-opening, 35-7 victory over Butler ... only Big Green player to reach the end zone while pounding out 85 hard-fought yards in a thrilling 13-10 triumph at Holy Cross ... had a season-long 33-yard run for a touchdown among his 95 yards on 19 carries, plus caught a pair of passes for 31 yards versus Penn ... gained 91 yards on the ground and scored on a one-yard dive before missing most of the second half in the 34-14 win at Yale ... recuperated on the sidelines the following week against Sacred Heart, then returned for little more than the first quarter at Columbia, picking up 52 yards on just seven carries ... pulled in a career-high nine receptions for 56 yards versus Harvard ... punished Cornell with 154 rushing yards and the first two touchdowns of the 44-28 win over the Big Red ... went over the century mark again the next week against Brown, amassing 136 yards and two more scores, including a season-long 33-yard sprint to the end zone.
SOPHOMORE (2011)
Recipient of the team’s Jake Crouthamel Award as the sophomore or junior offensive player who contributed the most to the success of the team ... appeared in all 10 games, averaging at least four yards per carry in nine of those contests ... scored the first touchdown of the season for the Big Green barely six minutes into the opener against Colgate on a nine-yard burst ... finished the day with 15 carries for 65 yards, plus caught a 10-yard pass ... broke through for a 15-yard scoring scamper in the third quarter at Sacred Heart, tying the game at 21 ... took the handoff just four times versus Penn, but amassed 41 yards ... ran for a season-high 67 yards on 15 carries, including a season-long 21-yard jaunt, in the 37-0 shutout of Columbia ... scored the lone Big Green touchdown at Harvard on a two-yard plunge, finished the night with 49 yards on 10 carries ... had another 21-yard run, this time for a touchdown, during the 33-24 win over Cornell ... one of his biggest rushes of the year came at Brown when he powered for eight yards on 3rd-and-6 during the game-winning drive early in the fourth quarter of the 21-16 triumph.
FRESHMAN (2010)
Earned the team’s Earl Hamilton Freshman Award as the freshman who has made the most outstanding contribution to the team ... appeared in all 10 games, averaging at least four yards per carry in seven of the eight that he carried the ball ... began career with nine rushes for 49 yards against Bucknell ... got the starting nod the following week due to an injury to Nick Schwieger, and made the most of it with 110 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns in a 21-19 Big Green victory ... was named the Ivy League co-Rookie of the Week for that performance ... picked up two first downs during the game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter at Columbia, one of which came on fourth down ... had a five-yard TD run against Harvard ... scored on an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter at Cornell to help secure the 28-10 triumph ... lone run against Brown was a 40-yarder to set up a Big Green touchdown.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ran 133 times for 1,086 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 108.6 yards per game and 8.2 yards per carry ...best statistical game was 21 carries for 253 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-46 win ... caught four passes for 71 yards and two more TDs in that game ... finished year with 36 catches for 580 yards and four touchdowns ... first-team Class 1A all-state and all-county pick ... honorable-mention all-county as a junior when he carried 143 times for 846 yards and eight touchdowns ... long run was 90 yards ... two-year football captain and four-year wrestling captain ... all-county first team grappler as a senior ... won 110 meter hurdles district championship as a track captain at Calvary ... won district and regional championships in wrestling as a senior ... National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars.
PERSONAL
Sociology major ... son of Marie Jones ... has one brother and one sister ... born on Aug. 16, 1992 ... volunteered with the Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale Children's Ministry.