The Great GAS Memorial Countdown...85 Days!!!

[Tribe4SF]

W&M

#85

WR Sam Bechert
Junior
6' 185
Clifton, VA
Fairfax H.S.

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[bonarae]

Harvard #85:

85 - Ryan Halvorson

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Height: 6-3
Weight: 225
Year: So.
Hometown: Coronado, Calif.
High School: Coronado
Position: TE

at Harvard:
2013: Saw action in seven games ... Made a three-yard TD reception against Penn.

Background:
Two-time captain, four-year letterwinner in football at Colonial where he started at linebacker and tight end ... As a sophomore helped lead Colonial to an undefeated season and S.D. Central League championship ... Led the Colonial's to the CIF semifinals as a junior ... As a senior named National Football Foundation Most Valuable Player and All-League ... Recipient of the ISF Sportsmanship Award in 2012 ... Two-time second team All-League tight end ... Finished his career with 1,631 total yards, 169 tackles and 16 touchdowns ... Also a four-year letterwinner in baseball and three-year letterwinner in basketball ... In 2012 named AP Scholar with distinction ... Recipient of the Harvard Prize Book Award in 2012 and Governor's School Interdisciplinary Award in 2010 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... His mother, Carol, played basketball and ran track and field at Moravian.

[melloware13]

Delaware #85
Rick Bell
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Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Year: Junior
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
High School: Salesianum
Major: Black American Studies
Experience: 2 Letters

At Delaware: Third-year member of the squad as a walk-on wide receiver • will add solid backup support to veterans Michael Johnson and Andrew Opoku at wide receiver (X) spot • caught three passes for 68 yards in the Blue-White Spring Game.
2013 Season: 1 GP

2012 Season: Saw first career action when he played backup role in second half in win over Rhode Island • did not record a statistic in only appearance of the season • team went 5-6 for head coach K.C. Keeler • hauled in two catches for 24 yards in spring game.
2011 Season: Did not see action for the Blue Hens and retained freshman eligibility • team went 7-4 for Keeler.
High School: Standout in football and indoor and outdoor track & field at Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del • three-year varsity standout in football as a wide receiver for head coach Bill DiNardo • led team to 10-2 record and a state title in 2009 and a 9-3 record and a berth in the state tournament as a senior in 2010 • team's leading receiver his final two seasons • two-time all-conference selection • competed in sprint events in track & field for head coach Michael Losapio • served as captain and led team to state title as a senior in 2011 • President of the Minority Coalition at Salesianum • member of the Blue & Gold Club as part of the DFRC • honor roll student.
Personal: Rickey "Rick" Bell • born Feb. 14, 1993 • son of Charma Bell • has two older sisters • communications major at Delaware • earned Colonial Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll citation in 2012 • aspires to work for ESPN • mother is an instructor for the First Tee of Delaware, a program that introduces the game of golf to inner-city youth • sister, Brittany Bell, played basketball at Delaware for two seasons in 2006-08 • uncle, Charles Caldwell, played college football.
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1985 Season: 7-4

[The Cats]

Western Carolina


#85 Steffon Hill
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Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Hendersonville, N.C.
High School: East Henderson HS
Height / Weight: 5-11 / 185
Position: WR

Prior to Western Carolina: Played both wide receiver and defensive back for head coach - and former Catamount - Brett Chappell ... Was a two-time All-Western North Carolina Athletic Conference selection ... Caught 55 passes for 960 yards and six touchdowns to go along with 274 rushing yards with a TD on the ground ... Defensively, credited with 33.5 tackles and an INT in his final season as a prep ... Tabbed as the WNC Athletic Conference's Special Teams Player of the Year ... As a junior, made 43 receptions for 814 yards and eight touchdowns while also rushing for 405 yards and four TDs ... On defense, had a pair of interceptions ... One of just 100 players to attend the invitation-only Shrine Bowl combine in the summer of 2012.

Personal: Full name is Steffon Ardul Hill ... Son of Kenya and Grover Hill.


Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations

[SFA 93]

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TE:#85 Jayson Clements 6-3; 235 Waco, Texas (Midway) (Fr.)

High School: Two year starter at tight end at Waco Midway High School ... All-region, all-district and Super Centex selection ... Key member of two-time district championship team, advancing to the regional semifinals as a junior ... Pulled in 75 passes for over 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns during his prep career ... Coached by Terry Gambill ... Also lettered twice in track and field, competing in the shot put ... Academic all-district and honorable mention academic all-state honoree.

Personal: Born July 21, 1995 in Stephenville ... Son of Randy and Polly Clements ... Father was an offensive lineman for the `Jacks from 1986-88 ... Sister Jordan competed for the SFA track and field team ... Plans to major in kinesiology.

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[UAalum72]

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#85 Brad Harris

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Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Year: Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
High School: University HS



2013
▪ Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity football letters … Made 28 receptions for a total of 704 yards and six touchdowns as a senior … Team captain.
PERSONAL: Son of Kay and Earnest Harris III … Has one brother, Ernie IV, and one sister, Noel … Plans to major in criminal justice.

[dewey]

Here is #85 for the three time defending National Champion North Dakota State University Bison.

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http://www.gobison.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790&path=football

#85 Kevin Vaadeland Position: Tight End
Height: 6-4
Weight: 245
Class: Senior
Hometown: Park Rapids, Minn.
High School: Park Rapids Area HS
* College Football Performance.com FCS Tight End Watch List
* College Football Performance.com Tight End Weekly Award H.M.

Talented performer who is coming off of another solid spring practice and off-season workout ... Worked his way into tight end rotation as sophomore ... Has played in 28 games during career including six starts ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in all 15 games including six starts ... Made 18 receptions for 195 yards and two touchdowns ... First career TD reception came in win at nationally-ranked Northern Iowa (9-29-12) ... Had a career-high three catches for 43 yards at UNI ... Matched that with three catches for 28 yards at Missouri State (11-3-12) ... Caught 24-yard TD pass in 20-17 win over nationally-ranked South Dakota State (11-10-12) ... Matched career-long reception with 26-yarder vs. Sam Houston State (1-5-13) in NCAA FCS Championship game ... One of the reasons NDSU led the conference in scoring (31.4 avg/g) and rushing offense (178.0 avg/g) ... Nationally, the Bison were 2nd in time of possession (34:21), 7th in third-down conversions (50.72 percent) and tied for 16th in Red Zone offense (89 percent) ... NDSU had two running backs, Sam Ojuri and John Crockett, reach 1,000 yards, marking the 10th straight year the Bison produced an 1,000-yard rusher ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 13 games ... Caught five passes for 51 yards ... Season long reception of 26 yards vs. Lafayette (9-3-11) ... Part of the blocking scheme and NDSU had two 1,000-yard rushers for the first time in school history ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Missed the season with an injury ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out season as redshirt in the Bison program ... HIGH SCHOOL Two-time honorable mention all-state linebacker for Parks Rapids Area High School and head coach Tom Ahrendt ... Three-year conference Most Valuable Linebacker ... Three-time all-conference ... Member of Park Rapids Area baseball team that placed fifth at the 2007 state tournament ... Earned all-conference baseball honors in 2008 ... Three-year starter in basketball ... PERSONAL: Born Dec. 7, 1990 ... Son of John and Dawn Vaadeland ... Has one sister, Olivia ... College major is university studies.

Vaadeland’s Career Bests
Receptions: 3 at Missouri State (28), 11-3-12; at Northern Iowa, 9-29-12 (43)
Receiving Yards: 43 at Northern Iowa, 9-29-12 (3)
Long Reception: 26 vs. Sam Houston State, 1-5-13; vs. Lafayette, 9-3-11

Here is a link to another Go Bison website showing his 2013 statistics.

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Here is a Fargo Forum video and article about a Q&A with Kevin.

http://www.inforum.com/content/q-and-bison-tight-end-kevin-vaadeland

Here is a article about Kevin receiving his sixth year of eligibility via medical hardship.

http://www.inforum.com/content/vaadeland-back-sixth-season-bison

Good luck on the 2014 season and as well in the classroom Kevin.

85 days until the Bison go to Ames and beat Iowa State.

Dewey

[813Jag]

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#85 Vance Adams TE
Soph.
Cleveland, OH Shaker Heights HS
6'2" 208 lbs

[McNeese72]

This is an easy one to find pictures for. Why? Because he was a senior last season. Yeah, that's right, he was a senior last season. But, he caught a pass running right at me on the sideline on the 8th play of the 4th game. As he was going out of bounds one of his ACL's gave out. No hit or anything. I remember thinking I had just taken a picture of the last catch of the young man's career. The last photo below is the catch where he hurt his knee going out of bounds. But an appeal to the NCAA was rewarded with another year.

#85

Name: Wes Briscoe
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 168 lbs
Class: Senior (again)
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
High School: Central HS

Note: 2013 stats not included below

2012: caught 13 passes for 222 yards and three touchdowns... fourth on the team in receiving yards and first with a 17.1 yards per catch average... tied for team lead with three td catches... career-high with six catches at Texas-San Antonio on Nov. 10... had 99 yards receiving and a td in that game... had td catches in three consecutive games (vs. SFA, at Nicholls, at UTSA)... played in all 11 games and made 7 starts.

2011: SLC All-Academic... second on the team in receiving yards with 380 and fifth with 17 receptions... hauled in a career-best 113 receiving yards on four catches against Sioux Falls... those 113 yards were the most receiving yards of any Cowboy for the season... had 90 yards receiving on three grabs against Central Arkansas.

2010: played in all 11 games and ranked fourth on the team in receptions with 19 catches for 260 yards and three touchdowns....caught four passes for 60 yards and a td vs Texas State....and three passes for 44 yards against Sam Houston...longest reception was for 27 yards and a td vs SFA.

High School: all-state, all-district and all-city...caught 57 passes for 1,175 yards and 21 tds in senior year...teamed up with twin brother Will (also on the McNeese roster) to form one of the top pass/catch duos in the state...all-district in basketball....named MVP of the Charles T. Kinsley tournament...graduated with a 3.25 overall GPA.

Other: birthdate 11/22/91....honor student in Health and Human Performance....parents are Kyle and Tammy Briscoe... SLC Commissioner's 2012 Fall Academic Honor Roll.


Briscoe’s Career Statistics and Bests

Receiving Games Rec. Yards Avg/c TD Long Avg/g
2010 11 19 260 13.7 3 27 23.6
2011 9 17 380 22.4 1 57 42.2
2012 11 13 222 17.1 3 27 20.2
Totals 31 49 862 17.6 7 57 27.8

Receiving Yards 113 vs. Sioux Falls, 9/17/11
Receptions 6 at UTSA, 11/10/12
Longest 57 at Central Arkansas, 10/15/11
Touchdowns 1, seven times, last at UTSA, 11/10/12

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[813Jag]

This is an easy one to find pictures for. Why? Because he was a senior last season. Yeah, that's right, he was a senior last season. But, he caught a pass running right at me on the sideline on the 8th play of the 4th game. As he was going out of bounds one of his ACL's gave out. No hit or anything. I remember thinking I had just taken a picture of the last catch of the young man's career. The last photo below is the catch where he hurt his knee going out of bounds. But an appeal to the NCAA was rewarded with another year.

#85

Name: Wes Briscoe
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 168 lbs
Class: Senior (again)
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
High School: Central HS

Note: 2013 stats not included below

2012: caught 13 passes for 222 yards and three touchdowns... fourth on the team in receiving yards and first with a 17.1 yards per catch average... tied for team lead with three td catches... career-high with six catches at Texas-San Antonio on Nov. 10... had 99 yards receiving and a td in that game... had td catches in three consecutive games (vs. SFA, at Nicholls, at UTSA)... played in all 11 games and made 7 starts.

2011: SLC All-Academic... second on the team in receiving yards with 380 and fifth with 17 receptions... hauled in a career-best 113 receiving yards on four catches against Sioux Falls... those 113 yards were the most receiving yards of any Cowboy for the season... had 90 yards receiving on three grabs against Central Arkansas.

2010: played in all 11 games and ranked fourth on the team in receptions with 19 catches for 260 yards and three touchdowns....caught four passes for 60 yards and a td vs Texas State....and three passes for 44 yards against Sam Houston...longest reception was for 27 yards and a td vs SFA.

High School: all-state, all-district and all-city...caught 57 passes for 1,175 yards and 21 tds in senior year...teamed up with twin brother Will (also on the McNeese roster) to form one of the top pass/catch duos in the state...all-district in basketball....named MVP of the Charles T. Kinsley tournament...graduated with a 3.25 overall GPA.

Other: birthdate 11/22/91....honor student in Health and Human Performance....parents are Kyle and Tammy Briscoe... SLC Commissioner's 2012 Fall Academic Honor Roll.


Briscoe’s Career Statistics and Bests

Receiving Games Rec. Yards Avg/c TD Long Avg/g
2010 11 19 260 13.7 3 27 23.6
2011 9 17 380 22.4 1 57 42.2
2012 11 13 222 17.1 3 27 20.2
Totals 31 49 862 17.6 7 57 27.8

Receiving Yards 113 vs. Sioux Falls, 9/17/11
Receptions 6 at UTSA, 11/10/12
Longest 57 at Central Arkansas, 10/15/11
Touchdowns 1, seven times, last at UTSA, 11/10/12

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The Briscoes did damage in Baton Rouge for Central. Really helped turn around that program.

[mvemjsunpx]

Montana #85 not assigned. Here's a recruit…

Montana Recruit:

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Kole Swartz - TE
Freshman
6'5", 225 lbs.
Missoula, MT
Hellgate HS


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