The Great GAS Memorial Countdown...79 Days!!!

[Tribe4SF]

W&M

#79

OG Connor Hilland
Redshirt Freshman
6'4" 295
Stafford, VA
Brooke Point H.S.

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[bonarae]

Harvard #79:

Max Rich

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Height:
6-7


Weight:
310


Year:

So.


Hometown:

Portland, Ore.


High School:
Jesuit


Position:

OL


at Harvard:
2013: Competed in one game.



Background:
One-time captain, two-year letterwinner in football at Jesuit where he started at defensive end and left tackle ... As a junior helped Jesuit to a Metro League Championship and three-time state semi-finalist ... Named Outstanding Senior Lineman ... Shared two Most Valuable Player honors with his offensive line teammates ... As a senior named to All-Metro third team ... Named to All-Metro second team as a junior ... Also lettered in basketball ... Helped the basketball team to back to back state championships as a senior and junior ... Ignatian Scholar ... Night Strike, Ambassador, Retreat Leader ... Member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll ... Volunteered at Service at Beaverton Police Activity League, Oregon Food Bank, and as a Big Brother ... His mother, Valerie, swam at Indiana.

[The Cats]

Western Carolina

#79 Helva Matungulu
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Class: RS Junior
Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya
High School: St. Mary's School
Height / Weight: 6-5 / 265
Position: DL


2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action.

2011 (Freshman): Redshirted ... Came to the United States in January of 2011 and attended Western Carolina University but did not participate in football activities, joining the squad during the summer months ... Named the offensive scout team player of the week following the Chattanooga game.

Prior to Western Carolina: Played rugby where he was a part of the provincial championship team in consecutive years ... Won the national rugby 7's championship ... Attended Saint Mary's School in Nairobi.

Personal: Full name is Helva Kayembe Matungulu ... Is the son of Kande and Bilonda Matungulu ... Speaks three languages - English, French and Swahili.


Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations

[SFA 93]

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OL:#79 Andy McNew 6-4; 300 Waco, Texas (Robinson) (R/Fr.)

2013 (Redshirt): Utilized his redshirt season.

High School: A first-team All-Centex selection as a senior ... A two-time First-Team All-District 17-3A selection ... A 2011TXPrepsFootball.com first-team selection ... A two-time all-super centex selection ... Graded out at 96 percent during his junior season, surrendering no sacks despite protecting for an offense that put the ball in the air 400 times ... Was selected to play in the FCA All-Star game ... A three-time academic all-district selection, and a two-time Academic All-State pick ... Also received interest from Oklahoma State, SMU and Texas Tech.

Personal: Son of Jeffrey and Cheryl McNew ... Born Sept. 6, 1994, in Waco, Texas.

[UAalum72]

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#79 JP McCauley

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Position: Offensive Tackle
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 290
Year: Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Queensbury, N.Y.
High School: Queensbury HS

2013:
▪ Redshirt season

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity football letters … 2012 Section II Class A First Team Offensive Line … 2012 New York State Third Team Class A All-State … 2012 First Team Offensive Line Post Star Team … 2012 First Team Times Union All-Big School Offensive Tackle … Team’s MVP in 2012 … Captain of Section II Exceptional Senior Game.
PERSONAL: Son of Trish Penrose … Plans to major in biology.

[melloware13]

Delaware #79
Unassigned, so an incoming freshman:
Mario Farinella
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Position: Offensive Line
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 295
Hometown: Bloomfield, NJ
High School: Bergen Catholic

High School Honors: Two-year starter at Bergen Catholic High School for head coach Nunzio Campanile...earned second team all-conference honors as a senior when he also earned a spot on the Group 4 non-public all-region team...two-way lineman who played primarily at center on offense...played in 21 career games...led team to 8-4 record and state runner-up finish in 2012 and an 8-3 mark and a state runner-up showing in 2011...honor student at Bergen Catholic.
Personal: Mario Richard Farinella (“fair-uh-nella”)...born March 1, 1996...son of Lisa Trabucco....has one younger sister...mother is a dispatcher with the Bloomfield (N.J.) Police Department...avid car enthusiast.
Recruiting Coach: Tim Weaver
Coach Brock Says: “Mario comes from a tradition-rich program and I hold his coach, Nunzio Campanile, in very high regard. We were pleased to get his stamp of approval on Mario. He is a tough, physical, violent player who has terrific movement. He has a great mentality for the game and brings a great personality as well.”

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1979 Season: 13-1
NCAA Division II National Champions
Lambert Cup
ECAC Team of the Year
#1 Final Rank (NCAA)

[citdog]

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#79 Greg DiCocco
OL 5-9 295
Redshirt Sophomore

ON DiCOCCO: Redshirted his first year with the team after spending one season at Valley Forge Military College ... did not see game action in his first collegiate season ... expected to be in the mix for playing time on a young offensive line.
FRESHMAN (2013): Did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Radnor High School ... earned varsity letters in football, wrestling and track and field ... earned first team all-conference honors during his senior and was a three-year starter at center and defensive tackle.
PERSONAL: Son of Greg and Elaine DiCocco ... majoring in health, exercise and sport science.

[dewey]

Since there is no #79 for the three time defending National Champion North Dakota State University Bison I will highlight another incoming recruit.

http://www.gobison.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5798&path=football

Lance Dunn Position: Running Back
Height: 5-9
Weight: 200
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Waterloo, Iowa
High School: Waterloo West HS

Here is more information on Lance from the NDSU National signing day announcement.

http://gobison.com/news/2014/2/5/FB_0205144200.aspx

High School: Second team all-state running back for Waterloo West High School and head coach Lonnie Moore...Helped the Wahawks make back-to-back state playoff appearances for the first time in 20 years...Two-year starter…Played running back, cornerback, free safety, and returned punts and kickoffs...Credited with 1,800 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns on offense, along with three interceptions during his senior year...Set the Wahawks' single-game record with 336 all-purpose yards...Two-time all-conference and all-metro player...Three-year letterwinner in track and field...Member of the record-breaking state champion 4x100 meter relay team that recorded a time of 41.8 seconds...State and Drake Relays placewinner in the 100-meter dash...Conference champion in both the 100 and 200 as a junior...Two-year basketball letterman at point guard and shooting guard, earning honorable mention all-conference honors...Personal: Born Aug. 6, 1996...Son of Lance and Jayme Dunn...Has three sisters, Lexus, Brooke and Kennedy...Father played football for Minnesota State Mankato (1989-92).
Here is a Bisonnation.info recruiting page for Lance Dunn.

http://bisonation.info/ath-lance-dunn-waterloo-ia-2014-offer/

Good luck on the upcoming season and in the classroom Lance.

79 days until Bison Football. #79 is the only jersey number in the history of NDSU to be retired.

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

Dewey

[mvemjsunpx]

Montana #79

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Max Kelly - T
Sophomore
6'7", 274 lbs.
Spokane, WA
Gonzaga Prep


'13 Stats:

0 O-Line Starts
7 Games Played

[McNeese72]

Almost forgot today.

#79

Name: Thor Miller (what a great football name)
Position: Offensive Line
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 300 lbs
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Bradenton, FL
High School: Manatee HS

Note: Last year's (2013) stats aren't included below.

High School: Two-time all-state and all-area honors… Class 7A All-Tournament team… two-time outstanding offensive lineman… team captain… two-year varsity starter… led team to 2011 Florida Class 7A state championship… three-time district champion… FACA North-South All-Star game and team captain… also lettered in track and wrestling… two-time AAU Youth National Wrestling champion… Disney Duals All-American in wrestling… county champion… team outstanding wrestler.

Other: projected major at McNeese – exercise science… birthdate – July 28, 1995… son of John Miller and Petra Hedman-Miller.

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