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2 BRANDON AVERY OFFENSIVE TACKLE 6-4, 296, Senior Gretna, Neb. (Gretna) 65 JOSH BARGE WIDE RECEIVER 6-0, 209, Senior Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) 22 UW This Season: Brandon Avery will enter the 2005 season as the projected backup to Hunter Richards at right tackle. A senior this coming season, he will give the Cowboys a veteran to provide depth on the offensive line. 2004: Avery played in three games for Wyoming in 2004 versus Appalachian State, Louisiana-Monroe and Air Force. He earned his second varsity letter. Avery rejoined the Cowboy Football team in the fall of 2004, after missing the 2003 season. 2003: Was not a member of the Cowboy squad in : Saw limited action in his redshirt freshman season, primarily on special teams. Earned his fi rst letter award. 2001: Redshirted. High School: Avery was a Second Team Super State selection as an offensive lineman in Nebraska. The Super State team is made up of players from all classes in Nebraska. He was also an All-State Class B performer, the second largest class in Nebraska. Avery was a First Team All-District, All-Conference and All-Area selection, as well. A three-year starter for coach Todd Mueller, Avery s teams were 27-5 in his career, including a trip to the state semifi nals his sophomore year. Avery also earned letters in wrestling and in track as a discus thrower. In addition to Wyoming, he was recruited by New Mexico State, Nebraska, Northwestern and Iowa State. Personal: Born Sept. 2, 1982, he is the son of Candice and Michael Avery. He is studying psychology. PHIL BABICH OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6-4, 280, Freshman Alsip, Ill. (Shepard) 62 UW This Season: Phil Babich is a walk-on to the Cowboy Football program. He was a high school teammate of 2005 Cowboy signee, Mike Neuhaus at Shepard High School in Alsip, Ill. Babich joined the Cowboys in the spring of 2005, and participated in spring practice. He will be one of several young offensive linemen entering the program this year. High School: Babich earned All-Area honors in the state of Illinois in football both his junior and senior seasons of high school. He also was a three-time Academic All-State honoree, and a three-time All-Conference selection. Also an outstanding baseball player, Babich was named All-Conference his junior and senior seasons. He was coached in high school by Nick Bax. Personal: Born Aug. 18, 1985, he is the son of Holly and Mike Babich. He plans on studying criminal justice. UW This Season: Josh Barge enters his third season as a starter at wide receiver for the Cowboys. A consistent performer throughout his Wyoming career, Barge has accumulated over 1,000 career all-purpose yards as a wide receiver and punt returner in his previous two seasons as a starter, including 526 all-purpose yards in 2003 and 515 in Barge and fellow senior Jovon Bouknight will give Wyoming two of the most experienced and exciting receivers in the country in The two teammates hooked up for one of the most exciting plays of the 2004 College Football season against Ole Miss on Sept. 25. Barge caught a 69-yard reverse pass from Bouknight against the Rebels on way to a home win. The pass play was selected as the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Week on ESPN and was one of six plays nominated as a fi nalist for Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Year. By being selected as the play of the week, Pontiac donated $5,000 to the general scholarship fund of the University of Wyoming. Barge also returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown versus Ole Miss. 2004: Barge had an exciting start to his junior season with his outstanding performance versus Ole Miss. He was selected the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week versus the Rebels, and appeared to be poised for a big season. But the week after the Mississippi game, he suffered an abdominal strain on a punt return against Louisiana-Monroe, forcing him to miss the next two games versus San Diego State and BYU. Barge returned to action against Colorado State, and played the remaining six games of the season. He caught 23 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns during the 2004 season. He ranked fourth in both receptions and receiving yards for the Cowboys. Among Mountain West Conference receivers, he ranked 19th in average receiving yards (31.0 yards per game), and was 20th in receptions (2.30 receptions per game). His best games in 04 came against Ole Miss with two receptions for 95 yards; versus Air Force, four catches for 55 yards; and at New Mexico, three catches for 54 yards. Barge accounted for fi ve plays of 30 or more yards two receptions and three punt returns. 2003: Barge ranked fourth in receiving yards for the Pokes (279 yards), and was fi fth in receptions (19). He led the Cowboys in punt returns, returning 24 punts for an average of 9.5 yards per return. His punt return average ranked him No. 3 in the Mountain West Conference and No. 53 in the nation. Barge earned Honorable Mention All-MWC honors from conference media members as a punt returner. His best game as a sophomore was at Air Force where he caught fi ve passes for 67 yards. He also had three catches for 54 yards in a home win over Colorado State, including a 34-yard TD reception. His longest reception of the season was a 41-yard touchdown catch at Boise State. The best day he had as a punt returner was at Oklahoma State, returning four punts for 58 yards, including a season long 45-yard return. Barge accounted for fi ve plays of 30 yards or more in 2003 two receptions and three punt returns. 2002: He played in 10 games as a true freshman, primarily on special teams where he had two assisted tackles. He earned his fi rst varsity letter. High School: Barge was a two-time First Team All-State selection as a wide receiver, and twice named Kansas City receiver of the year. He also earned Kansas City All-Metro honors both his junior and senior seasons. Barge helped lead Blue Springs High School to a perfect 14-0 record and the Missouri Class 5A State Championship in A is the largest classifi cation in Missouri. His junior season, Blue Springs posted a 10-2 record and advanced to the state quarterfi nals. He had 58 receptions for over 1,000 yards as a senior, and caught 49 passes for over 900 yards as a junior. He also was an excellent 70

3 BRANDON BELL defensive back, and was a talented track and fi eld athlete. He won the Class 5A state championship in the 110 meter hurdles, and fi nished second in the 300 intermediate hurdles at the state championships. He has been timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Coached in high school by Kelly Donohoe. He was also recruited by Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and SMU. Personal: Born August 8, 1983, in Independence, Mo. One of three sons of Mary and Larry Barge. He is majoring in physical education. JOSH BARGE CAREER STATISTICS Receiving AVG AVG YEAR G REC YARDS REC GAME TDS LONG Played primarily as a special teams player Totals All-Purpose Yardage PUNT KICKOFF TOTAL AVG./ YEAR GAMES RUSHING RECEIVING RETURNS RETURNS YARDS GAME Totals , BRANDON BELL CORNERBACK 6-1, 190, Senior San Diego, Calif. (Palomar CC, Calif.) 36 UW This Season: Brandon Bell will combine with fellow senior Terrance Butler to form a strong tandem at the boundary cornerback position in Bell played in all 12 games for the Cowboys in 2004, and started two at cornerback versus UNLV and New Mexico. He stepped into the starting lineup when Terrance Butler sprained an ankle against Air Force. While he didn t start in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl versus UCLA, he made a signifi cant contribution breaking up the fi nal pass attempt of the game by the Bruins to seal a Wyoming victory. 2004: Bell was credited with 13 total tackles in his fi rst season as a member of the Cowboy Football program eight solos and fi ve assists. He was a valuable special teams player. Palomar CC: Bell was a two-year starter at cornerback for Palomar Community College in San Marcos, Calif. Bell intercepted seven passes for 103 yards as a freshman in 2002 to lead Palomar. He took one of those interceptions back for a touchdown. Bell earned Second Team All-Mission Conference Central Division honors as a freshman. His sophomore season, he was a Second Team All-Mission Conference American Division selection. During his two years at Palomar, the Comets posted an 18-4 record. In 2002, Palomar was ranked No. 4 in the fi nal J.C. Grid-Wire rankings. The Comets concluded the 2002 season with a 10-1 record, and defeated Grossmont Community College, 20-19, in the South County Bowl. Palomar posted a 5-0 conference mark in 2002 to capture the Mission Conference Central Division title. Entering the 2003 season, Palomar was ranked No. 4 in the preseason J.C. Grid-Wire rankings and was also ranked No. 4 in the J.C. Football Network.com preseason rankings. The Comets concluded the 2003 season ranked No. 22 in the nation by J.C. Grid- Wire, after posting an 8-3 record, 4-1 in the Mission Conference American Division to tie for the title. Palomar played in the West State Bowl in the First Round of the 2003 Southern California Playoffs, losing to College of the Canyons. Bell played for head coach Joe Early at Palomar Community College. His defensive coordinator at Palomar was Laramie, Wyo., native and 1978 University of Wyoming graduate J.G. Aegerter. He was also recruited out of junior college by BYU and San Jose State. High School: He attended high school at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, Calif., where his team advanced to the CIF Championship game his senior season. Bell was an All-Conference performer at Rancho Bernardo for head coach Ron Hamamoto. Personal: Born Feb. 7, 1984, he is the son of Renee and Eddie Bell. He is majoring in elementary education. BRANDON BELL CAREER STATISTICS /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 (Pronunciation: BET-churt) WADE BETSCHART TIGHT END/H-BACK , 242, Sophomore Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) UW This Season: Wade Betschart will team with senior tight end John Wadkowski to form one of WADE the best and most experienced tight end/h-back BETSCHART combinations in the Mountain West Conference in At 6-3 and 242 pounds, Betschart can be a dominating blocker. He also improved consistently as a receiver during his true freshman season a year ago. 2004: Betschart joined the Cowboy football program in the spring of A young tight end/hback from Torrington, Wyo., he stepped right into the Cowboy system, and was a solid contributor his freshman season. He caught seven passes for 39 yards and two touchdowns. His TD catches came against Air Force and UNLV. He also started one game his freshman season, versus San Diego State. High School: Betschart was a two-time All-State selection at Torrington High School. He also earned All-Conference honors three times in football. As a wrestler, he won back-to-back state championships, and his senior season posted a perfect 40-0 record. Betschart also excelled in track and fi eld, capturing the State Championship in the shot put in 2002 and in the discus in He was named among the Best of 71

4 Best as a high school thrower. All four years of high school, he was named an Academic All-Conference honoree, and he was a member of the National Honor Society at Torrington High School. Betschart was active in student government, serving as a senior class offi cer. He was coached in high school by Dean Sims. Betschart was also recruited by Colorado State. Personal: Born July 7, 1985, he is the son of Robin Boos and Ken Betschart. Betschart is majoring in agricultural business. WADE BETSCHART CAREER STATISTICS AVG AVG YEAR G REC YARDS REC GAME TDS LONG TIM BOND CENTER , 296, Redshirt Freshman Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista) UW This Season: Tim Bond came off his redshirt freshman season of 2004 to earn the backup spot at center in the spring of He enters the 2005 season behind senior Drew Severn on the Cowboy depth chart. At 6-4, 296 pounds Bond has great size for a young lineman. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Bond was selected by the Arizona Republic as a Second Team All- State Class 5A performer in 2003 as an offensive lineman. He also achieved First Team All-City and First Team All-Region honors in Class 5A at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix. Elected a team captain, he made the offensive line calls for his offensive unit. Primarily an offensive lineman as a senior, he did play some defensive line, recording eight tackles, breaking up two passes and forcing one fumble. His sophomore, junior and senior seasons, his high school team captured the Central Region Championship and advanced to the state playoffs. Desert Vista posted a 6-5 record his senior season, and advanced to the First Round of the 5A State Playoffs as the No. 10 seed, losing to No. 7 seed Gilbert. Bond s junior year of 2002, his Desert Vista team posted a 9-2 record before losing in the First Round of State to Ironwood High School by a score of He was coached in high school by Dan Hinds. Bond was also recruited by Colorado State, Nevada and Weber State. Personal: Born Aug. 28, 1985, he is the son of Sharon and Garry Bond. Bond has not yet decided on a college major. (Pronunciation: BO-night) JOVON BOUKNIGHT All-America Candidate WIDE RECEIVER 6-1, 191, Senior Denver, Colo. (Manual) 9 UW This Season: Jovon Bouknight will be a leading All-America candidate in 2005, and will be one of the leading candidates for the Biletnikoff Award, which honors the nation s top college receiver each season. In terms of active players returning for the 2005 College Football season, Bouknight will be the third leading active receiver in the NCAA in career receiving yards, with 2,510. He also will enter the 05 campaign as the third leading active player in career all-purpose yards (4,156). He is the fourth leading active receiver in terms of career receptions with 173. He has caught at least one pass in 36 consecutive games that streak is the longest current streak in the nation entering the 2005 season. (He has actually caught at least two passes in each of his 36 career games.) The Wyoming school record is held by Wendell Montgomery, who caught at least one pass in 41 consecutive games from In kickoff-return yardage, Bouknight will enter the 2005 season No. 8 among active college players, with 1,461 career kickoff-return yards. Some of the preseason honors he has received include: being named a Third Team All- American by Athlon; earning preseason Honorable Mention All-America recognition from Street & Smith s, as well as having them name him the Best Athlete in the Mountain West Conference; being ranked the No. 15 best wide receiver in the country by Phil Steele s; and having the Sporting News name him the Most Underrated Player in the Mountain West. He has already moved into Wyoming s Top 10 in career receptions, career receiving yards and career TD catches. He ranks No. 6 in career receptions at UW with 173 career catches, and he ranks No. 5 in career receiving yards in school history with 2,510. Bouknight also ranks No. 4 in school history in career TD receptions with 17. Bouknight fi nished the 2004 season strong, posting four consecutive 100-yard receiving games 121 at UNLV, 142 vs. Utah, 128 at New Mexico and 107 vs. UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl. 2004: Bouknight ranked No. 15 in the nation in receiving yards in 2004, with 1,075. He ranked No. 2 in the MWC in both receiving yards and all-purpose yards (140.0 yards per game). He also ranked No. 27 nationally in all-purpose yards. Bouknight led the MWC and ranked No. 42 in the nation in kickoff returns (22.9 yards per return). Bouknight has started 28 of 36 career games, including the last 24 consecutive. His 1,075 receiving yards was the fi rst 1,000-yard receiving season of his career, and ranks as the seventh best single-season total in school history. Bouknight set new single-game career highs in receiving yards (142) and all-purpose yards (253) against Utah. He also tied a career high with two TD catches vs. the Utes. He was named Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 11, 2004, after catching six passes for 87 yards and one touchdown in a home win over San Diego State. Bouknight threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to quarterback J.J. Raterink in the Las Vegas Bowl to pull Wyoming to within four points at 17-21, helping spark Wyoming s comeback victory. He had 121 receiving yards versus UNLV on Nov. 6 and caught the winning touchdown in a thrilling triple overtime road victory. Against Ole Miss, Bouknight threw a 69-yard reverse pass to fellow wide receiver Josh Barge for a TD. The pass play was selected, in fan balloting, as the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the Week on ESPN. By being selected as the play of the week, Pontiac donated $5,000 to the general scholarship fund of the University of Wyoming. Bouknight also scored a receiving touchdown of his own against the Ole Miss Rebels a 14-yarder from Corey Bramlet. In addition to his four consecutive 100-yard games to conclude the 2004 season, Bouknight had 80 or more yards receiving in four other games his junior season. He recorded 13 plays of 30 or more yards in 04 eight receptions and fi ve kickoff returns. 2003: He earned Honorable Mention Sophomore All-America honors from CollegeSportsReport.com in Bouknight ranked in the Top 10 in fi ve different conference statistical categories in 2003 (all-purpose yards, receiving yards, receptions, kickoff returns and scoring touchdowns). He also ranked nationally in four categories (all-purpose yards, average receiving yards, total receiving yards and kickoff returns). An explosive and versatile talent, Bouknight recorded 13 plays of 30 or more yards in the 2003 season seven pass receptions, fi ve kickoff returns and one rushing play. His best receiving games of 2003 came in back-to-back games against Big 12 foes Oklahoma State and Kansas. He caught fi ve passes for 115 yards and one touchdown at OSU. Against Kansas, he had four receptions for 99 yards, two TD receptions and one touchdown rushing. In seven out of 12 games in 2003, Bouknight exceeded 130 yards of all-purpose yardage, with his best games being: 192 yards versus Colorado 72

5 State, 183 against Kansas, 174 at Utah State and 167 versus New Mexico. His long pass reception of the season was a 74-yarder against Oklahoma State, and his long kickoff return was 63 yards versus Boise State. He scored a team high seven receiving touchdowns and scored one TD rushing for a total of 48 points. The former high school quarterback also threw a TD pass at Air Force. The past two seasons, he has been part of one of the most productive receiving trios in school history, with former Cowboys Malcom Floyd and Ryan McGuffey. Bouknight was named an Honorable Mention All- MWC honoree in 03, as were both Floyd and McGuffey. Bouknight caught 47 passes for 746 yards as a sophomore. He averaged a team high 15.9 yards per reception, and caught a team best seven TD passes. Bouknight ranked No. 2 in the conference in all-purpose yardage (122.7 yards per game) and was No. 39 in the nation in that category. As a receiver, Bouknight ranked No. 7 in the league in receiving yards (62.2 yards per game), and was No. 89 in the nation. His 746 total receiving yards ranked him No. 93 in the NCAA. He was also a dangerous kickoff returner, ranking No. 4 in the MWC and No. 42 in the nation, as he averaged 23.7 yards per return. He ranked No. 8 in the MWC in scoring touchdowns (4.0 points per game), and was No. 9 in receptions (3.92 catches per game). 2002: At the conclusion of his redshirt freshman season of 2002, Bouknight was named Third Team Freshman All- American by The Sporting News. He had one of the best freshman seasons of any wide receiver in school history. He tied former teammate Ryan McGuffey s freshman record with 63 receptions. Bouknight led the Cowboys in receptions with 63, and ranked second on the squad in receiving yards with 689. He ranked No. 39 in the nation and No. 3 in the Mountain West Conference in receptions in 2002, averaging 5.25 catches per game. He also ranked No. 88 in the NCAA and No. 7 in the MWC in receiving yards, averaging yards per game. Bouknight earned Honorable Mention All-MWC as a redshirt freshman. He scored his fi rst college touchdown in his fi rst collegiate game a 35-yard TD reception against Tennessee. Bouknight had three catches for 66 yards versus the Volunteers. Bouknight s initial 100-yard receiving game of his career came against UNLV, when he had eight catches for 106 yards and one touchdown. Twice he caught nine passes in a single game against San Diego State and BYU. Versus BYU, Bouknight had 96 yards receiving. He had 93 against The Citadel. He earned his fi rst varsity letter. 2001: Redshirted. High School: Bouknight was a First Team All-City quarterback at Manual High School in Denver. He was also a Second Team All-City defensive back as a safety. He was an All-State selection at quarterback and was both the Offensive and Defensive MVP at Manual. In his senior year, he passed for over 1,500 yards and had 17 touchdown passes. He also rushed for 560 yards in a run-n-shoot offense for head coach Nate Howard. While in high school, Bouknight was Vice President of the National Honor Society chapter at Manual. He achieved honor roll status throughout his high school career, and ranked No. 10 academically in his graduating class. Bouknight was also recruited by Baylor, Colorado State, New Mexico State and Oklahoma State. Personal: Born July 15, 1983, he is the son of Michele and Shelton Bouknight. He is majoring in kinesiology and health promotion. JOVON BOUKNIGHT JOVON BOUKNIGHT CAREER STATISTICS Receiving AVG AVG YEAR G REC YARDS REC GAME TDS LONG 2001 Redshirted , Totals , All-Purpose Yardage PUNT KICKOFF TOTAL AVG./ YEAR GAMES RUSHING RECEIVING RETURNS RETURNS YARDS GAME 2001 Redshirted , , , , Totals , ,461 4, COREY BRAMLET QUARTERBACK , 219, Senior Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) UW This Season: Corey Bramlet returns in 2005 to lead the Wyoming offense for his second year as its starting quarterback. All he did in his fi rst season as the starting QB was lead Wyoming to its fi rst bowl appearance in 11 seasons and its fi rst bowl victory in 38 years a come-from-behind win over UCLA in the 2004 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. He also helped the Cowboys post their best record since 1999, with a 7-5 overall mark. Bramlet showed great improvement during his fi rst season as a starter, culminating in the best passing day of his career 307 yards versus UCLA. His poise and confi dence in leading the Cowboys back from an 11-point defi cit in the Las Vegas Bowl resulted in him being named the game s Most Valuable Player Preseason honors he has received include: being selected preseason All-MWC by the Sporting News and Athlon; and being ranked the No. 32 best quarterback in the nation by Phil Steele s. 2004: Bramlet was named Honorable Mention All-MWC. He ranked No. 3 in the Mountain West Conference in both total offense (218.2 yards per game) and passing effi ciency (123.0 rating) in his fi rst season as a starting quarterback. He also ranked 46th in the nation in total offense and 48th in the NCAA in pass completions per game (16.3 per game). As a junior, he recorded seven 200-yard passing games, and had eight games in which he accumulated 200 or more yards of total offense. He set his career high for passing yards (307) in the 2004 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl win over UCLA. His best career game in terms of total offense was vs. Utah, with 329 yards. He also had 312 yards of total offense versus UCLA. In addition to throwing for 2,409 yards on the season, he was UW s third leading rusher with 209 net rushing yards. Bramlet accumulated 2,618 yards of total offense in 04. In 12 games, he completed 195 of 334 pass attempts (58.4 percent), threw 12 TD passes and 13 interceptions. In 2004, he earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors. He didn t have 73

6 the luxury of much game experience over the previous two seasons, backing up his older brother Casey. The elder Bramlet concluded his Wyoming career as the school s all-time leading passer and total offense leader., and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals where he became the third quarterback on the Bengal roster in : Bramlet played in three games at Utah State, at Utah and at home versus New Mexico. For the season, he completed six of nine pass attempts for 63 yards, and he rushed for 35 yards. His best game came against New Mexico, completing fi ve of seven passes for 32 yards and rushing for 35 yards. He did not throw a touchdown pass, nor an interception in He earned his second varsity letter. 2002: Saw limited action in a backup role as a redshirt freshman. He completed two of fi ve passes for 67 yards. Included in his two completions was his fi rst career touchdown pass a 24-yarder against New Mexico to Scottie Vines that capped a 10-play, 90-yard drive engineered by Bramlet. 2001: Redshirted. High School: Bramlet was an All-State and All-Conference performer as a junior and a senior at Wheatland High School. He was named to the Casper Star-Tribune Super 25. As a senior he completed 94 of 203 passes COREY BRAMLET for 1,553 yards and 15 touchdowns in six games, including 766 yards passing in his last two games. He broke his brother Casey s records for single-game completions, attempts and yards when he completed 29 of 56 passes for 467 yards against Rawlins as a senior. As a junior, he was 104 of 189 for over 1,500 yards and 12 touchdowns in eight games. He was coached in high school by Paul Miller. He also was an outstanding basketball player and holds the Wheatland High School track and fi eld record in the discus. In addition to Wyoming, he was recruited by Colorado State, Colorado, Montana State and Montana. Personal: Born Jan. 17, 1983, he is the son of Jill and Tom Bramlet. His father, Tom, played football for the Cowboys for two seasons. Bramlet is majoring in fi nance. COREY BRAMLET CAREER STATISTICS ATT- INT/ PASS AVG. QB TOT AVG YEAR G COMP TD PCT YDS GAME RATE OFF GAME 2001 Redshirted / / / , , Totals / , , C.J. BREWER WIDE RECEIVER 6-2, 205, Senior Denver, Colo. (Ventura CC, Calif.) 4 UW This Season: C.J. (Chris) Brewer is an athletic receiver, with outstanding size. He will make an already exceptional Cowboy receiving unit even more dangerous to opposing defenses in Brewer participated in 2005 spring drills for Wyoming. He will battle with senior Jason Wallace and junior Tyler 74 Holden for playing time at the Y Receiver position in 05. Ventura CC: Brewer transferred to Ventura Community College in Ventura, Calif. following his outstanding redshirt freshman season of 2002 at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. He transferred to Ventura with hopes of playing his sophomore year of 2003 and then moving up to a Division I program. Brewer s plans were delayed for one year, however, when he suffered a knee injury that caused him to miss the entire 2003 season at Ventura. He fi nally had an opportunity to exhibit his talents again in He led Ventura Community College with 66 receptions for 1,069 yards and 10 touchdowns in He was named a California Junior College All-American, earned All-County honors and was named First Team All-Western State Conference at receiver in 04. Brewer ranked No. 5 among all California Community College players in receptions per game (6.6 receptions per game), and ranked No. 8 in receiving yards per game (106.9 yards per game). Against Bakersfi eld Community College in the season fi nale, Brewer caught nine passes for 166 yards and one TD. His best game of the season came against San Bernardino, as he had a season high 184 yards on six catches, including a season long reception of 87 yards. Another outstanding effort came against Santa Barbara Community College, where he caught nine passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns. Brewer was a junior-college teammate of current Wyoming tight end John Wadkowski, who earned Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors in Brewer was coached at Ventura Community College by head coach Terry Morris. Coming out of Ventura, Brewer was recruited by Colorado, Colorado State, Oregon State, Washington and Washington State. Fort Lewis College: Directly out of high school, Brewer attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., where he redshirted the 2001 season. In 2002, Brewer achieved NCAA Division II All-America honors as a wide receiver, and led all NCAA Division II receivers with 84 receptions for 1,331 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also had 24 tackles and two interceptions as a defensive back his redshirt freshman season. His head coach at Fort Lewis was Todd Throckmorton. High School: Brewer went to high school at Denver South High School in Denver, Colo., where he was a two-time All-Conference performer. He caught 21 passes, and scored four receiving TDs his senior season. Brewer also made 50 tackles and intercepted four passes as a defensive back, returning two of those interceptions for touchdowns. He was a team captain both his junior and senior seasons. He played for head coach Harold Johnson at Denver South. Personal: Born May 12, 1982, Brewer is the son of Maria Dixon and Chris Brewer. Brewer currently has only one year of eligibility remaining, but is planning on appealing to get a year of eligibility restored based on his injury in He is majoring in english. ADAM BROOKS PUNTER , 190, Senior Vermillion, S.D. (Vermillion) UW This Season: Adam Brooks earned Second Team All-MWC honors in 2004 his fi rst season as the Cowboy starting punter. He will be the top returning punter in the Mountain West Conference in 05. Brooks concluded the 2004 season ranked No. 26 in the nation in punting average (42.5 yards per punt). He will be a candidate for the Ray Guy Award in 2005, which is presented to the nation s top collegiate punter. Brooks was named a preseason Honorable Mention All-American by Street & Smith s. Several preseason publications have selected Brooks a First Team All-MWC honoree for 05 Athlon, Street & Smith s, CBS Sportsline, and Phil Steele s. 2004: Brooks made one of the biggest plays of the season for the Wyoming Cowboys in the win over Ole Miss. With a little over 10 minutes to go in the game and the Cowboys on their

7 own 40-yard line, he had his punt blocked by the Rebels. But Brooks had the presence of mind to run back, pick up the ball on the UW 19-yard line and punt it a second time for a 56-yard effort that put the ball back on the Ole Miss 25-yard line. Wyoming was leading by only eight points at the time (30-22). UW went on to preserve a victory Wyoming s fi rst-ever win over an SEC team. Brooks was selected First Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All- District VII in He also earned Academic All-Conference honors. 2003: Brooks didn t appear in any games in 03, but he did serve as the backup to senior Luke Donovan. 2002: Brooks was a member of the Cowboy squad as a redshirt freshman, but didn t appear in any games. 2001: Redshirted. High School: Brooks earned Honorable Mention All-State honors in football as a punter his senior season. He was also named his team s Special Teams MVP. Vermillion High posted a perfect 12-0 record Brooks junior season on way to capturing the State Championship. His senior season, Vermillion compiled an 8-2 record and captured the Big 8 Conference Championship. An outstanding baseball player, he led his American Legion team in batting average as a junior, hitting for a.506 average. As a senior, he led his team in hits and stolen bases. On the basketball court, Brooks was part of a senior squad that won the District Championship and placed third at the South Dakota State Championships. He was an honor student throughout high school, and was named a Regents Scholar. He was also very active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and his local Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) group. His high school football coach was Gary Culver. Personal: Born Aug. 12, 1982, he is one of four children of Gloria and Keith Brooks. He has a twin brother Patrick. Brooks is majoring in administration of justice. ADAM BROOKS CAREER STATISTICS YEAR PUNTS YARDS AVG. LONG TB FC I20 BLOCKED , MONTEY BRUNK TERRANCE BUTLER CORNERBACK 6-1, 179, Senior Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Tuskegee University) 3 UW This Season: Terrance Butler will team with Derrick Martin to give Wyoming one of the best, if not the best, starting cornerback tandem in the Mountain West Conference in In fact, Athlon Sports 2005 Preview magazine named Wyoming s secondary the best in the MWC. Butler will start at the boundary cornerback position for the second consecutive season. 2004: Butler had an outstanding 2004 season. He led the Cowboys in interceptions with four, and ranked No. 4 in the MWC and No. 33 in the nation in interceptions. Butler also broke up three passes and made 26 total tackles, including two tackles for losses. He started 10 of 12 games at boundary cornerback for the Cowboys. The only two starts he missed were against UNLV and New Mexico due to a sprained ankle. 2003: Butler appeared in nine games as a redshirt sophomore. He had an opportunity to learn the Cowboy defensive system in 2003, playing behind Chris Dixon, who earned Second Team All-MWC honors from conference media members. Butler was credited with two tackles on the season, including one tackle for a loss of one yard. He had one tackle each against Montana State and Oklahoma State. Earned his fi rst varsity letter. 2002: Redshirted after transferring from Tuskegee University. 2001: Attended Tuskegee. High School: He earned four letters in football and three in track and fi eld at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Was named his team s Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player. Played for head football coach Joe Redmond. Personal: Born Dec. 15, 1982, he is the son of Georgia and Arthur Butler. He is studying physical education-teaching. RUNNING BACK , 219, Junior Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) UW This Season: Montey Brunk became a valuable member of the Cowboy special teams a year ago. In 2005, he is expected to be a big contributor on several special teams units, as well as provide depth at the running back position. 2004: Brunk played in 11 of 12 games for the Cowboys in 2004, primarily on special teams. He was credited with three tackles on special teams. Brunk also played H-Back for the Pokes in 04. He earned his fi rst varsity letter in his redshirt sophomore season. 2003: Redshirted after transferring from Mesa State in Grand Junction, Colo. 2002: Brunk was a member of the football team at Mesa State. High School: He played his high school football at Loveland High School in Loveland, Colo. Brunk earned Second Team All-State honors as a running back his senior season. He was also a two-time All-Conference honoree. In 2000, he helped lead Loveland to a State Championship in football. An outstanding track and fi eld athlete, as well, he was a member of Loveland s State Track Championship teams in 2000 and Brunk ran a leg on both the 4 x 200 State Championship relay team and the 4 x 100 State Runner-up relay squad. An honor student throughout his high school career, Brunk also was active in student council. He played for head football coach John Poovey at Loveland High. Personal: Born July 8, 1983, he is the son of Judy and Ken Brunk. His father played football at Nebraska, and his older sister, Aspen, was a swimmer at Northern Colorado. He is majoring in communication at UW. TERRANCE BUTLER CAREER STATISTICS 2002 Redshirted /0 1.0/1 0 0/0 0 0/ /0 2.0/4 0 0/0 3 4/9 Totals /0 3.0/5 0 0/0 3 4/9 LUKE CHASE LINEBACKER 6-1, 222, Sophomore Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) 53 UW This Season: Luke Chase will be making a slight position change in 2005 as he moves from the strongside linebacker spot to middle linebacker. He will team with projected starter John Prater, and his brother, Matt Chase, to give the Cowboy defense an experienced trio in the middle. It is the second consecutive season he has switched linebacker positions. In 2004, he moved from weakside linebacker to strongside. An outstanding and aggressive 75

8 tackler, Chase ranked seventh on the Wyoming squad as a redshirt freshman in 04 with 45 total tackles. He also ranked fourth in tackles for losses with 7.5 for 14 yards. He suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee versus UCLA in the 2004 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl victory, but the injury required no surgery and healed in time for him to participate in spring practice in : Chase played in all 12 games for the Pokes as a redshirt freshman, and started three at strongside linebacker in place of Austin Hall, who suffered a high ankle sprain versus Texas A&M. Chase started his fi rst career game against Ole Miss on Sept. 25, He made the most of that starting opportunity being credited with seven tackles three of which were tackles for losses in a Wyoming victory. He also broke up one pass versus the Rebels. Chase started his second consecutive game vs. Louisiana-Monroe, and he started his third game against Air Force. He also made a key play in the season opener vs. Appalachian State as he blocked a punt that was recovered by UW s Derrick Martin for a touchdown. He began the 2004 season listed No. 3 on the depth chart at the weakside linebacker spot, behind senior starter Guy Tuell and junior backup Jeff Tatnall. Chase was moved to strongside, in the fall of 2004, to provide depth at that position. He achieved Academic All-Conference honors in his redshirt freshman year. Chase earned his fi rst varsity letter. 2003: Redshirted. High School: Chase was selected an All-State Class 3A linebacker in He also earned All-Conference honors as a fullback and linebacker both his junior and senior seasons. His senior season, Chase was voted his team s Most Valuable Player, and was a team captain. He was Windsor s leading tackler both his junior and senior seasons with 149 total tackles each year. In 2002, he had 60 solo tackles, 89 assists, four quarterback sacks, MATT CHASE three fumble recoveries and one interception which he returned 50 yards for a touchdown. Chase carried the ball 114 times as a fullback for 755 yards and 13 touchdowns. He averaged 6.6 yards per carry. He led Windsor High School to the Class 3A State Playoffs his senior season, losing in the fi rst round to Centaurus. A three-year starter, he was also part of Windsor s 2000 squad that advanced to the state semifi nals his sophomore season. An outstanding wrestler, Chase placed third at state as a sophomore, and fi nished second his junior and senior seasons. He was a team captain in wrestling, as well as football. His high school football coach was Doug Appel. He was also recruited by Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Kansas, Missouri, UNLV, Oregon, Oregon State and San Diego State. Personal: Born May 19, 1985, he is the son of Annie and Dan Chase. He is studying business management. LUKE CHASE CAREER STATISTICS 2003 Redshirted /0 7.5/14 0 0/0 1 0/0 MATT CHASE LINEBACKER 6-1, 221, Senior Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) 50 UW This Season: Matt Chase will enter his senior season as one of three experienced players at the middle linebacker spot for the Wyoming Cowboys. Chase, his younger brother Luke and projected starter John Prater will team at the MIKE linebacker spot. Chase played in each of the fi rst six games for the Cowboys in 2004 before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee versus BYU that forced him to sit out the remainder of the 2004 season. Chase was a key contributor to special teams for the Pokes before his injury, and should once again be a valuable special teams performer in his senior season of : Chase earned his way onto the Cowboy depth chart in the spring of He entered the fall No. 3 at the middle linebacker position behind senior Randy Tscharner and sophomore John Prater. Chase was a solid performer for the Pokes as both a defender and special teams player in He was credited with fi ve total tackles, and earned his third varsity letter despite missing the fi nal six games of the season. 2003: Chase appeared in all 12 games for the Cowboys as a sophomore. He was credited with four tackles on the season, and participated on many special teams for UW. He earned his second letter. 2002: Chase saw limited action as a true freshman, backing up Tyler Gottschalk and Andy Deselms at the weakside linebacker position. He played in three games at Central Michigan, at BYU and against Utah but was not credited with any tackles. Earned his fi rst letter award. High School: Chase was one of the top linebackers in the state of Colorado his junior and senior seasons. He was a First Team All-State selection both his junior and senior years. He led Windsor High School to the semifi nals of the 2000 Colorado Class 3A state playoffs with a 10-3 record. As a senior, he led Windsor High in solo tackles (54), assisted tackles (97) and total tackles (151). Chase also recorded 4.5 sacks on defense. As a fullback, he rushed the ball 45 times for 275 yards, and scored four touchdowns as a senior. His junior season of 1999, he totalled 144 tackles 67 solo tackles and 77 assists with 2.0 sacks and one interception. He also ran the ball 39 times as a junior for 226 yards and two touchdowns. Chase was a sprinter on the track team, in addition to playing football. His high school football coach was Doug Appel, and one of the assistants on that staff was former Cowboy linebacker Cory Talich. Chase was also recruited by Air Force and Colorado State. Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1982, he is the son of Annie and Dan Chase. Chase is majoring in architectural engineering. MATT CHASE CAREER STATISTICS No statistics /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/ /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 Totals /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 76

9 SEAN CLAFFEY LINEBACKER 6-3, 234, Sophomore Fruita, Colo. (Fruita-Monument) The Cowboys CAMERON CLARK STRONG SAFETY 5-10, 195, Sophomore Sedalia, Colo. (Douglas County) UW This Season: Sean Claffey is a sophomore who has continued to improve over the past season. He came out of 2005 spring drills as the No. 2 strongside linebacker for the Cowboys. He was a solid special teams contributor as a redshirt freshman in : Claffey appeared in eight games for the Pokes, including each of the last six games of the season. He made nine tackles four solos and fi ve assists and forced one fumble against Air Force. His best game of the season was versus UCLA in the bowl game as he was credited with four total tackles. Claffey was named to the Academic All-Conference team as a redshirt freshman. Earned his fi rst varsity letter. 2003: Redshirted. High School: Claffey was a three-year starter at Fruita-Monument High School in Fruita, Colo. His senior season he earned Second Team Colorado Class 4A All-State honors as a quarterback. He was also an Honorable Mention All-State selection as a junior. He was named the Southwestern League s Most Valuable Player as a senior, and was a two-year All-Conference selection. He was also his team s captain and MVP. In 2002, Claffey completed 106 of 121 passes (87.6 percent) for 1,396 yards and 12 TDs. His long pass play went for 72 yards. He rushed for 803 yards on 121 carries and had 11 rushing TDs. His long rush went for 80 yards. As a safety, Claffey recorded 63 total tackles, 23 solo tackles and 40 assists. He intercepted fi ve passes, had 10 passes broken up and recovered one fumble. He helped lead Fruita-Monument to the Class 4A Playoffs each of his three seasons as a starter. His sophomore season of 2000, Fruita won the 4A State Championship. His junior season, Fruita advanced to the quarterfi nals of state, and his senior season his team reached the semifi nals before losing to Golden High School Fruita won its conference championship in 2002, and ended the season with a record of The 2002 conference championship marked the fourth straight conference title for Fruita-Monument High School. An excellent basketball player, he earned All-Conference honors as a junior and senior. He was coached in high school by head football coach Bill Moore. He was also recruited by Colorado, Colorado State and Utah. Personal: Born Jan. 21, 1985, he is the son of Susan and Mike Claffey. He is majoring in civil engineering. SEAN CLAFFEY CAREER STATISTICS 2003 Redshirted /0 0.0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 UW This Season: Cameron Clark will begin his sophomore season No. 3 on the Wyoming depth chart at strong safety, but his major contribution comes as one of the Cowboys best special teams performers. Clark competed in all 12 games for UW in 04. The importance of his special teams contributions were honored when he was named special teams captain for the Utah game. 2004: Clark made 11 tackles in his fi rst season of competition for the Cowboys. He also recovered a fumble on a kickoff versus Utah that led to a Wyoming touchdown pass on the next play of the game. Clark was named to the Academic All-Conference team as a redshirt freshman. Earned his fi rst varsity letter. Clark entered the 2004 season coming off a redshirt season in He came to Wyoming after attending Air Force Academy Prep in : Redshirted. High School: Prior to attending Air Force Prep, he played for former Wyoming graduate assistant football coach Jeff Ketron at Douglas County High School in Sedalia, Colo. While at Douglas County High School, he was captain of both his football and lacrosse teams. He earned three varsity letters in football and track and fi eld and one in lacrosse. Recruited out of high school by Air Force, Vanderbilt and several Ivy League schools. Personal: Born Sept. 24, 1983, he is the son of Terri and Stephen Clark. He is studying fi nance. CAMERON CLARK CAREER STATISTICS 2003 Redshirted /0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 SCOTT COGDILL WIDE RECEIVER , 175, Redshirt Freshman Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) UW This Season: Scott Cogdill is entering his second season as a member of the Wyoming Football program after redshirting for the 2004 season. Cogdill walked on to the Cowboy squad in the fall of He will have the opportunity to learn from a talented and experienced group of wide receivers in : Redshirted. High School: Cogdill was a standout three-sport athlete at Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyo. He earned 5A All-State honors as a wide receiver both his junior and senior seasons, and was named to the Casper Star-Tribune Super 25 Team as a wide receiver both years. He was also an All-Conference free safety. Cogdill helped lead his Natrona team to a perfect 11-0 record and the 2003 State Championship. During his three-year career at Natrona County High, he caught a total of 35 passes for 1,363 yards and 19 touchdowns. Also an outstanding return man, he accounted for a total 77

10 of 1,496 all-purpose yards in high school. As a free safety, he intercepted seven career passes. Cogdill lettered three years in football, basketball and track and fi eld. He was co-captain of his football and basketball teams as a senior, and was co-captain of his track team both his junior and senior years. As a high jumper in track and fi eld, he earned All-State honors as a senior. Cogdill was coached in high school by head football coach Steve Harshman. An outstanding student, he earned honor roll all three years of high school, and was named to the University of Wyoming Deans Honor Roll in Cogdill was named Natrona County High School s 2004 Top Scholar Athlete, and was honored by the Wyoming Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame as one of its 2004 Scholar Athlete award winners. Personal: Born July 5, 1985, to Traci and Charlie Cogdill. Cogdill is studying to become an athletic trainer. STINSON DEAN QUARTERBACK , 215, Redshirt Freshman Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) UW This Season: Stinson Dean will enter his redshirt freshman season of 2005 listed No. 3 on the depth chart at quarterback for the Wyoming Cowboys. Dean will backup returning starter, senior Corey Bramlet, and sophomore Jacob Doss. Dean has had the opportunity to learn the Cowboy system over the past year and a half as he actually enrolled at UW in January of 2004 graduating a semester early from high school. He came to Wyoming with the reputation of being an intelligent player who had enjoyed great success at the prep level. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Dean helped lead his Blue Springs High School team to the 2003 Class 6A State Championship in the State of Missouri. Class 6A is the largest classifi cation in the state of Missouri. Blue Springs was ranked as the No. 13 best high school team in the nation by USA Today at the conclusion of the 2003 season. He was named by the Missouri Football Coaches Association as the First Team All- State Class 6A quarterback, and was also honored by the Missouri Football Coaches Association as the Co-Offensive Player of the Year in the state for Class 6A. Dean earned First Team All-Kansas City District honors as a senior. He completed 179 of 262 passes his senior season for 1,919 yards and 19 touchdowns. He also rushed for 283 yards on 98 carries, and scored 10 rushing TDs. In the State Championship game, Dean led his Blue Springs team to a 53-0 victory over Hazelwood Central to complete a perfect 13-0 season. Dean completed four of seven passes in the championship game for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for another 30 yards. As a junior in 2002, he completed 109 of 194 pass attempts for 1,633 yards and 22 touchdowns, and earned Second Team All-Kansas City Metro honors. In his two seasons as the starting quarterback, Blue Springs posted a 21-3 record. He was also named a Nike Elite 11 quarterback. Dean earned three varsity letters, and was a team captain at Blue Springs. He was also an honor student throughout high school. Coached by Kelly Donohoe at Blue Springs High School. Coach Donohoe was named the 2003 Coach of the Year for Class 6A by the Missouri Football Coaches Association. Dean and current UW senior wide receiver Josh Barge were high school teammates at Blue Springs High School. Dean was also recruited by Clemson, Georgia Tech, Mississippi and Tulane. Personal: Born Aug. 22, 1985, he is the youngest of three children of Jennifer and Wayne Dean. He has not yet declared a college major. JIMMY DEANDREA RUNNING BACK , 205, Freshman Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) UW This Season: Jimmy DeAndrea joined the Cowboy Football team in the spring of 2005 as a walkon. DeAndrea is a 2004 graduate of Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colo., where he was an All-State and All-Colorado selection as a running back his senior season. He is one of a number of young running backs in the Wyoming program who give the UW coaching staff a good feeling about the future of the running back position. High School: DeAndrea lettered in football, wrestling and track and fi eld at Arvada West High School. In football, he earned All-State and All-Colorado honors as a running back in the fall of He rushed for 1,255 yards and 17 touchdowns on 180 carries as a senior. On defense, DeAndrea was credited with 81 total tackles, 56 of them solo tackles. He was a captain on the 2003 Arvada West squad that posted a 10-3 record and advanced to the semifi nals of the state playoffs. His junior season, DeAndrea played primarily defense on a squad that went 9-4 on the season and also advanced to the state semifi nals. As a junior, he was credited with 88 total tackles, including 47 solos and eight sacks. DeAndrea earned All-Conference honors in wrestling his senior season, placed fi fth at state as a junior and fi nished second at regionals as a sophomore. His wrestling team captured second place at state his sophomore season. A sprinter in track, the highlight of his track career came during his junior year when he was part of a 4 x 100 relay team that qualifi ed for the state meet. His high school football coach at Arvada West was Casey Coons. He comes from a very athletic family. His father, Jim DeAndrea, played football at the University of Southern Colorado. His grandfather, Jim Sr., played football at Adams State College, and his other grandfather, Wayne Humphrey, was a wrestler at the University of Northern Colorado. Personal: Born March 9, 1986, he is the son of Cindy and Jim DeAndrea. He has not yet decided on a college major. (Pronunciation: DEAL) ADAM DIEHL BUCK , 223, Junior Sedalia, Colo. (Douglas County) UW This Season: Adam Diehl is a veteran defensive lineman, who enters the 2005 season with two years of experience under his belt. Diehl played in all 12 games during Wyoming s 2004 season that resulted in a bowl victory over UCLA in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. He served as the backup at the buck position (defensive end) to Aaron Robbins throughout the 2004 season, and once again is slated to fi ll that role in 05. Diehl also was a key contributor on special teams as a sophomore in 04, and will help make Wyoming s special teams among the best in the country this coming 2005 season. 2004: Diehl became an integral part of the Cowboy defense and special teams during his sophomore season. He was credited with four tackles in : Diehl was credited with 12 tackles in his true freshman 78

11 season for the Cowboys seven solo tackles and fi ve assists. Included in those 12 tackles were two tackles for losses of 14 yards and one sack of 10 yards. He also forced one fumble. He played in all 12 games for the Cowboys his true freshman season. His best game came at Boise State, where he made fi ve tackles, had a quarterback sack and forced a fumble. He also had three tackles at Utah. High School: Diehl was named First Team All-Class 5A by The Denver Post following his senior season. He also earned All-Conference honors as both a junior and senior, and was Honorable Mention All-Conference as a sophomore. He played middle linebacker as a senior and defensive end as a junior at Douglas County High School. He also played tight end on offense. A three-year starter, Diehl concluded his high school career ranked No. 2 in career tackles at Douglas County High. His senior season, he led Douglas County in total tackles with 92. He recorded three quarterback sacks, had six tackles for losses, forced six quarterback hurries, recovered two fumbles, forced two fumbles, broke up one pass and had one interception. Diehl excelled at track and fi eld, as well as football. As a junior, he placed seventh in state in the discus. His best throw in the discus was 153 feet, and his career best in the shot put was 46 feet 11 inches. He was coached in high school by Jeff Ketron, a former University of Wyoming football graduate assistant coach. He was also recruited by Colorado, Colorado State, Kansas State, Nebraska, New Mexico and San Diego State. Personal: Born July 21, 1984, he is the oldest of three sons of Katherine and Ed Diehl. His younger brother, Ross, will be a freshman on the Kansas State University football team in the fall of Diehl is majoring in communication. ADAM DIEHL CAREER STATISTICS /10 2.0/ / / 0 0.0/ /0 Totals /10 2.0/ /0 WARD DOBBS LINEBACKER , 232, Redshirt Freshman Fairbanks, Alaska (West Valley) UW This Season: Ward Dobbs is a young man who could make a signifi cant contribution to the Wyoming Football program this coming season. He is projected to backup senior Jeff Tatnall at the weakside linebacker spot in Dobbs and Tatnall will be fi lling the void left by four-year starter Guy Tuell, who graduated after the 2004 season. Dobbs is a big hitter with good speed. He may also be utilized on special teams. 2004: Redshirted after enrolling at the University of Wyoming in the spring semester of : Dobbs originally committed to Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., as a gray shirt but later decided to attend the University of Wyoming. High School: Dobbs was the Gatorade Player of the Year for the State of Alaska his senior year of high school. He was also selected the Defensive Player of the Year in Alaska as a senior. Dobbs earned All-State honors as both a linebacker and running back his junior and senior seasons. He was a four-year starter at West Valley High School in Anchorage, Alaska, and was a three-year team captain. An outstanding wrestler, as well, he placed third in state as a freshman and second in state as a sophomore. Dobbs also won the 200- pound weight classifi cation at the Tulsa Nationals following his sophomore season before deciding to focus on football only. Throughout his four-year high school career, Dobbs was an honor student. His initial introduction to the University of Wyoming came in the summer before his senior year when he attended the UW summer football camp with his West Valley High team. His high school football coach was Roy Roehl. Dobbs was also recruited by Boston College, Colorado, Colorado State, Northeastern, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia. Personal: Born Dec. 22, 1985, he is the youngest of four children of Ann and Mike Dobbs. He has one older sister, Monica, and two older brothers, Jake and Isaac. Isaac wrestled in college at Northern Idaho. Dobbs has not yet declared a college major. JACOB DOSS QUARTERBACK 6-2, 210, Sophomore Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) 7 UW This Season: Jacob Doss established himself as the backup quarterback for the Cowboys in the spring of Doss enjoyed a strong spring practice, and stepped forward to take over the backup QB role behind senior Corey Bramlet. Although he hasn t had the luxury of a lot of playing time thus far in his Wyoming career, he is entering his third season in Coach Joe Glenn s system. That has given Doss a good understanding of the offensive system. 2004: As a redshirt freshman one year ago, Doss competed in only one game for the Cowboys the season opener versus Appalachian State. The main reason he played in only one game last year was because 2004 senior J.J. Raterink served as the backup quarterback a year ago. Doss did not attempt a pass in the Appalachian State game, but he did carry the ball three times for 21 yards. 2003: Redshirted. High School: Doss played his high school football at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., He was one of the top high-school football players in Kentucky over his three seasons. He was named to the Commonwealth of Kentucky Elite 22 his senior year, earned All-State honors from the Louisville Courier-Journal, was a fi nalist for the Mr. Football award in the state of Kentucky and was named District Player of the Year. Over his three seasons as the starting quarterback, Doss led Lexington Catholic to a 38-5 record. He guided Lexington Catholic to the quarterfi nals of the state playoffs his senior season. He threw for a combined 8,034 yards in three seasons, completing 470 of 768 (.612) passes. He also threw for 112 touchdowns, while having only 27 passes intercepted a ratio of 4.1 TD passes to every one interception. As a senior, Doss threw for 2,946 yards, completing 170 of 240 (.708) passes, including 43 touchdowns and only four interceptions a ratio of 10.8 TD passes to every one interception. He set a new Kentucky state record, completing at least one touchdown pass in 39 consecutive games during his career. That shattered the previous record held by former University of Kentucky and NFL quarterback Tim Couch. Couch threw at least one TD pass in 30 consecutive high school games as a prep standout in the state of Kentucky. Doss concluded his career as the No. 5 career total offense leader in the State of Kentucky. He threw the second most TD passes in state history. Doss also played basketball his freshman and sophomore years of high school. He was coached in high school by Bob Sphire. Other schools that recruited him included: Indiana, Notre Dame, Michigan State and Mississippi. Personal: Born Dec. 6, 1984, he is the eldest of three children of Karen and Jeff Doss. His father played football at the University of Kentucky. Doss is studying business. 79

12 JAKE EDMUNDS LINEBACKER , 235, Redshirt Freshman Meriden, Wyo. (Southeast) the Southern California poll. The Panthers placed second out of nine teams in the fi nal 2003 Foothill Conference standings with a 7-1 record. The Chaffey offense averaged yards of total offense per game, to rank No. 4 among all California Community Colleges. Chaffey also averaged 36.5 points per game for the 2003 season. Erving was coached in junior college by Carl Beach. Coming out of junior college, he was also recruited by Kansas, Michigan State and San Diego State. High School: Erving played his prep football at Bonita High School in La Verne, Calif., where he was an All-CIF honoree his senior season and was twice named All-Valle Vista Conference. Larry Hattey was his high school coach. Personal: Born Jan. 21, 1982, he is the son of Nina Erving. Erving is majoring in communication at Wyoming. UW This Season: Jake Edmunds has been a member of the Wyoming Football program since the fall of 2004 when he walked on to the Cowboy squad. A linebacker, Edmunds will be entering his fi rst season of competition for the Pokes after redshirting as a freshman. 2004: Redshirted. High School: A four-year letterwinner at Southeast High School in Yoder, Wyo., he lists Meriden, Wyo., as his hometown. Edmunds started 39 of 40 football games during his high school career. He was named All-State and All-Conference in football his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he was selected to the Casper Star-Tribune Super 25 team. Edmunds made 88 tackles his senior year, forced one fumble and recovered one fumble. He also gained 1,118 yards rushing on 117 carries for a 9.6 yard-per-carry average as a senior. For his career, Edmunds rushed for 2,527 yards on 381 carries for a 6.6 yard-percarry average. Southeast High School posted a record of 31-9 (.775) during the four years Edmunds started. In the state playoffs, Southeast fi nished as the state runner-up in 2003 with a record of 9-2, advanced to the semifi nals of state in 2001 (7-2 record) and 2002 (5-4 record) and won the state title in 2000 with a record of Edmunds achieved All-State honors in track and fi eld his senior year, and was three times named an All-Conference performer in basketball. In addition to his list of athletic accomplishments, he was valedictorian of his high school class, was a four-time Academic All-Conference honoree and was a member of the National Honor Society his fi nal three years of high school. He played for head football coach Mark Bullington at Southeast High School. Personal: Born Feb. 8, 1986, he is the middle child of Glenda and Tom Edmunds three children. Edmunds is majoring in civil engineering. ALAN ERVING OFFENSIVE GUARD 6-4, 295, Senior La Verne, Calif. (Chaffey CC, Calif.) 78 UW This Season: Alan Erving will be entering his second season as the starting left guard for the Wyoming Cowboy offense. He is one of four starters on the offensive line that will be returning in 05. Along with left tackle Chase Johnson, Erving will form a very athletic left side of the offensive line for Wyoming. 2004: Erving started all 12 games for the Cowboys at left guard in 2004 his fi rst season as part of the Wyoming Football program. He helped lead an effective Cowboy offense that ranked No. 3 in the Mountain West Conference in scoring offense in 2004, averaging 26.5 points per game, and a passing offense that averaged yards per game to rank No. 36 in the NCAA. Chaffey CC: Erving started for two years at right tackle for Chaffey. His freshman season, Chaffey posted a 10-1 record and advanced to the Verizon Bowl. His sophomore season, the Chaffey Panthers compiled an 8-3 record and once again advanced to the Verizon Bowl. In the fi nal 2003 California Community College rankings, Chaffey College was ranked No. 8 in JOHN FLETCHER BUCK , 219, Freshman Erie, Colo. (Ralston Valley) UW This Season: John Fletcher came to Wyoming as a gray shirt, enrolling at UW in January of 2005 after being part of Wyoming s signing class in February of He participated in spring drills with the Cowboys in the spring of 2005, and earned his way onto the depth chart being listed No. 4 at the buck position (defensive end) entering the 2005 season. High School: Following his senior season of 2003, Fletcher was named First Team All-Colorado for all classifi cations at linebacker by the Rocky Mountain News and was a First Team All Class 4A selection by both the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post. The Rocky Mountain News named him the 4A Defensive Player of the Year. His senior season, Fletcher was credited with 150 tackles, including six quarterback sacks, and two interceptions. He was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the Mountain Plains League. An outstanding option quarterback, as well, he rushed for 589 yards and seven touchdowns, while throwing for 550 yards and eight TDs. A four-year starter at Ralston Valley High School, Fletcher earned All-State and All-Conference honors his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. He was also his team s punter. His Ralston Valley team enjoyed great success during his four-years as a starter, posting a combined 40-8 (.833) record. His fi rst three seasons, Ralston Valley qualifi ed for the fi rst round of the state playoffs each season before losing. As a senior, Fletcher s squad compiled an 11-1 record and advanced all the way to the state quarterfi nals. Not only was he a four-year starter, but he was named a team captain his last three years. In addition to football, Fletcher excelled in basketball and baseball at Ralston Valley. His high school football coach was Matt Lloyd. Fletcher was also recruited by Colorado, Colorado State, Purdue, Utah and Washington. Personal: Born Dec. 6, 1985, he is one of two children of Wendy Fletcher. He has not yet decided on a college major. 80

13 JOHN FLORA DEFENSIVE END , 267, Senior Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) UW This Season: John Flora is the rock of the Cowboy defensive line. Flora has played in all 36 games for Wyoming over the past three seasons starting 22 of those 36. In 2003, he started 10 of 12 games. In 2004, he started all 12. He has been one of the most consistent Cowboy defenders over the past two years totalling 44 tackles in 2004 and 38 in He was credited with making 9.5 tackles for losses of 29 yards and 3.5 sacks for 19 yards in 2004 both ranked second on the team and are best among all Cowboy returnees for the 2005 season. 2004: Flora saved one of his best games of the 2004 season for last as he enjoyed an outstanding game versus UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl. He made six total tackles, and led the Cowboys in both sacks, with two for 10 yards; and tackles for losses, with three for a minus 11 yards. Flora also had an outstanding game against San Diego State on Oct. 9, Against the Aztecs, Flora made seven tackles, two of them for losses, and recovered one fumble. He had a team high seven tackles, forced a fumble and had a half sack vs. Utah. He had two tackles for losses, forced a fumble and broke up a pass against BYU. The junior ranked eighth on the team in total tackles in 2004, with 44. Flora added nearly 30 pounds to his frame from the start of his sophomore season to the end of 2004 spring drills. Due to his increased size, he made a slight position switch from the Buck position, which involves more pass coverage responsibilities, to the defensive end spot. 2003: Flora ranked ninth on the team in tackles with 38, and he tied for the team lead in forced fumbles, with two in He was one of the most durable performers on the defensive line for the Cowboys in 03. He not only started 10 games, but he participated in all 12 games for UW. He was credited with 38 total tackles 21 solos and 17 assists. Among his tackles were four tackles for losses of eight yards and one quarterback sack. He forced two fumbles, recovered one and broke up one opponent pass attempt. Flora s top games were a seven-tackle effort against New Mexico and a six-tackle outing against Brigham Young. In the home victory over BYU, Flora also forced a fumble and broke up a pass. He had fi ve tackles each against both Boise State and Utah. Flora achieved Academic All-Conference honors at the conclusion of his sophomore season. 2002: Flora collected two tackles, one solo and one assist, for the Pokes playing in all 12 games. He also was credited with one tackle for a loss of one yard. He earned his fi rst letter award. 2001: Redshirted. High School: Flora was an outstanding three-sport star at Arvada West High School in Arvada, Colo. A Colorado All-State selection as a senior, he was chosen an All-Region honoree by both Prep Star and Super Prep. He was one of the Finalists for the Wendy s High School Heisman National Award. His team s captain, Flora was credited with 157 total tackles from his middle-linebacker position as a senior. In addition to football, he was an All-Conference basketball player and a two-time team captain of his basketball team. Arvada West s basketball team was ranked in the Top 10 in the state of Colorado throughout the season. A shot putter on the track team, he placed sixth in state as a junior. He earned civic awards from the Masonic and Rotary Clubs during high school in recognition of his leadership, academic achievement and community service. He was coached in high school by Jack Hatem. Flora was also recruited by Air Force and Colorado State. Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1983, he is the son of Pam and John Flora. His brother, Jeff, played football at Colorado State. Flora is majoring in management information systems. JOHN FLORA CAREER STATISTICS 2001 Redshirted / 0 1.0/ 1 0 0/0 0 0/ / 1 4.0/ 8 2 1/0 1 0/ /19 9.5/29 3 1/0 2 0/0 Totals / /38 5 2/0 3 0/0 MICHAEL FORD WIDE RECEIVER 6-2, 203, Sophomore Aurora, Colo. (Mullen) 8 UW This Season: Michael Ford enters his sophomore season as one of the top two Z receivers (slot receivers) for the Wyoming Cowboys, joining senior Josh Barge at that position. He is coming off a 2004 season that saw him play in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman, starting one game at Brigham Young. Ford has a bright future in the Cowboy Football program. Should be a key contributor to the Wyoming offense in : Ford showed great promise in his redshirt freshman season of He ranked No. 5 on the team in both receptions and receiving yards, catching 19 passes for 225 yards. His best game was at BYU, catching seven passes for 63 yards. He also caught three passes for 55 yards versus Air Force, and had three catches for 40 yards in his fi rst Wyoming-Colorado State Border War game. 2003: Redshirted. High School: Ford was part of a very successful program at Mullen High School in Denver, Colo. He was named to The Denver Post All-Colorado team for all classifi cations, and was also named All Class 5A in Colorado as a tight end his senior season. He was an All-Centennial League selection both his MICHAEL junior and senior seasons. His senior season, he caught 26 FORD passes for 478 yards. Ford helped Mullen post an 11-2 record in 2002 and advance to the quarterfi nals of the 5A State Playoffs before losing to eventual state champion Columbine. He was coached in high school by Jay Madden. Ford was also recruited by Colorado State, San Diego State and Utah. Personal: Born Dec. 11, 1984, he is the son of Debora Pinckney and has an older sister, Farrah. He is studying communication. MICHAEL FORD CAREER STATISTICS AVG AVG YEAR G REC YARDS REC GAME TDS LONG 2003 Redshirted

14 DORSEY GOLSTON FREE SAFETY 6-0, 188, Junior Kansas City, Mo. (Southeast) MIKE GROOVER DEFENSIVE END 6-3, 237, Junior Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) UW This Season: Dorsey Golston is another key returnee for the Cowboys in Although he didn t start any games as a sophomore in 04, Golston was a very productive player ranking 10th on the team in tackles with 33. He and fellow junior free safety John Wendling provide Wyoming as strong a one-two tandem at that position as the Cowboys have ever had. Golston is also Wyoming s nickel back. 2004: Golston not only recorded 33 tackles for the year, but he also broke up four passes on the season and intercepted one pass against New Mexico. He played in 11 of 12 games for the 2004 season. He earned his fi rst varsity letter. 2003: Golston returned to the Cowboy Football team in the spring of 2004, after sitting out of competition his redshirt freshman season of 2003 to regain his academic eligibility. 2002: Redshirted. High School: Golston earned First Team Class 5A All-State honors as a safety his senior year at Southeast High School in Kansas City, Mo. Class 5A is the largest classifi cation in Missouri. He also earned Second Team All-State honors as a junior and earned First Team Kansas City All-Metro honors from The Kansas City Star both his junior and senior seasons. Golston was named Most Valuable Player in his league for two consecutive years, and was a three-time All- Conference selection. He was credited with 135 tackles his senior season, and added fi ve interceptions. An outstanding kick return man, he ran back fi ve kicks for touchdowns his DORSEY GOLSTON senior season three kickoff returns and two punt returns. His high school coach was Jesse Sands. Golston was also recruited by Illinois, Kansas and Missouri. Personal: Born July 6, 1983, he is the son of Karen and Dorsey Golston. He is majoring in communication. DORSEY GOLSTON CAREER STATISTICS 2002 Redshirted 2003 Sat out while earning his academic eligibility /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 4 1/0 UW This Season: Mike Groover is once again expected to be the backup to returning starter John Flora at defensive end this season. Groover brings two full years of experience with him into his junior season, having played in all 12 games as a sophomore in 04 and seven games as a true freshman in With his experience, he should be a strong contributor to a defensive line unit that has grown into an extremely effective and veteran group. 2004: Groover made fi ve tackles four solos and one assist and recovered one fumble on the season, while playing in all 12 games for the Cowboys. Also contributed to Wyoming s outstanding 2004 season as a versatile special teams performer. Groover achieved Second Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII honors for the fi rst time in his career. For the second consecutive year, he earned Academic All-Conference honors. 2003: Groover played in seven of 12 games for Wyoming. He accounted for three tackles one solo and two assists as a true freshman. Groover achieved Academic All-Conference honors in 03. Earned his fi rst varsity letter. High School: Groover played his high school football at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colo. He earned First Team All-Colorado honors for all classifi cations as a high school senior in the fall of SuperPrep magazine named him to its All-Far West team. He also was selected First Team All-Class 5A his senior season. Groover was a First Team All-Centennial League selection both his junior and senior seasons, All-Boulder County as a junior and senior and was voted his team s Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior. As a team captain, he led Fairview High School to the A State Championship game, before losing to Chatfi eld 9-3. Groover was also a baseball player in high school, and was on the track and fi eld team as a freshman. He was coached in high school by Tom McCartney at Fairview High. Originally recruited by Wyoming out of high school, Groover decided to attend the University of Colorado part-time in the fall of 2002 with hopes of being a member of CU s 2003 signing class. When that didn t occur, he MIKE GROOVER decided that Wyoming was where he wanted to pursue his college football career. In addition to Colorado and Wyoming, he was also recruited out of high school by Arizona, Colorado State and Nebraska. Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1983, he is the oldest of two sons of Karen and Thomas Groover. He is studying kinesiology and health promotion, and may follow in his father s footsteps, as a chiropractor. MIKE GROOVER CAREER STATISTICS /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/ /0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 Totals /0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0/0 82

15 AUSTIN HALL LINEBACKER 6-2, 229, Junior Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) The Cowboys JOSEPH HARRIS RUNNING BACK 5-7, 200, Senior Olathe, Kan. (Butler County CC, Kan.) UW This Season: Austin Hall returns in 2005 as the starter at strongside linebacker. He started all nine games he played in during the 2004 season, missing three games due to a high ankle sprain suffered at Texas A&M. He missed the Ole Miss and Louisiana-Monroe games immediately following the A&M game, and then reinjured the ankle vs. Colorado State, forcing him to miss the Air Force game. Hall fi nished the 04 season starting the last four consecutive games including the Las Vegas Bowl win over UCLA. In the bowl victory, Hall had one of his best games of the season tallying fi ve tackles, including one sack for six yards. 2004: Hall had big shoes to fi ll in 2004, taking over the starting strongside linebacker position from former Cowboy Tyler Gottschalk, who completed his eligibility as the No. 5 all-time tackler in school history. In Hall s fi rst year as a starter, the sophomore recorded 20 total tackles, recovered one fumble and forced another fumble. 2003: The Sheridan, Wyo., native played in all 12 games for the Pokes, starting one game, against Kansas. In the season opener against Montana State, Hall made the fi rst big play of the 2003 season, blocking an MSU punt which was recovered by teammate Derrick Martin for UW s fi rst touchdown of the season. Wyoming went on to win that game Hall made 21 tackles in his fi rst season 12 solos and nine assists, with one tackle for a loss of one yard. He also intercepted one pass in the season fi nale versus UNLV, returning it 15 yards. His best games came at Utah State (four tackles) and versus BYU and San Diego State (three tackles in each game). 2002: Redshirted. High School: Austin Hall earned First Team All-State honors as a linebacker in his senior season of He was named to the Casper Star Tribune Super 25 team as a linebacker. Offensively, Hall also earned Honorable Mention All-State honors at fullback. He led the state of Wyoming in defensive points, accounting for 140 total tackles, including 17 tackles for losses and six quarterback sacks. As a fullback, he rushed for over 800 yards and scored 12 touchdowns his senior season. He was selected his team s Defensive Player of the Year, was named the Sheridan County Player of the Year and was voted a team captain. As a wrestler, he was a two-year team captain. His junior year, he won the 4A State Championship at 171 pounds. His senior season, he won the 189- pound state championship, and was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Year. He helped lead Sheridan to a second place team fi nish at state in An outstanding track and fi eld athlete, Hall placed third at state in the discus both his sophomore and junior years. He also fi nished fourth in the shot put at the state championships as a junior. Hall achieved honor roll status as a senior at Sheridan High. Coached at Sheridan High School by Bert Dow. Hall was also recruited by Montana State. Personal: Born May 31, 1983, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is the eldest of four children of Kristi and Dale Hall. Hall is studying marketing. AUSTIN HALL CAREER STATISTICS 2002 Redshirted / 0 1.0/ 1 0 0/0 0 1/ /12 2.0/13 1 1/0 2 0/ 0 Totals /12 3.0/14 1 1/0 2 1/15 UW This Season: Joseph Harris will be looking for a big year in his senior season of A year ago, he teamed with Ivan Harrison, who returns as a junior in 05, to form an effective running back tandem for the Cowboys. Harris accounted for 409 rushing yards on 94 carries in his fi rst season at Wyoming after transferring from Butler County Community College in Kansas. That ranked him second on the team in rushing to Harrison s 587 yards. Combined the two accounted for 996 net rushing yards for the 2004 season. Harris was hampered with a knee injury for most of the 2004 season, an injury that required offseason knee surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee. When healthy, he is one of the most talented backs the Cowboys have had in some time. 2004: Harris ranked No. 14 in the MWC in rushing in 04 (40.9 yards per game) and No. 19 in total offense (40.9 yards per game). He averaged 4.4 yards per carry in his fi rst season at the NCAA Division I level, and posted two 100-yard rushing games. Harris fi rst displayed his talents to Wyoming fans when he ran for 121 yards and one touchdown in a Wyoming win over Ole Miss on Sept. 24, That was the fi rst time in UW school history that the Pokes had defeated a Southeastern Conference school. He enjoyed the best game of his Wyoming career when he ran for 128 yards and one touchdown in a Wyoming home victory over Air Force on Oct. 30, Harris missed the fi nal two games of the regular season for UW due to a sprained left knee. It was in the fi nal game of the 04 season the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl victory over UCLA that Harris endeared himself to Cowboy fans. Although he ran for only 27 yards versus the Bruins, it was his toughness that earned the respect of everyone who watched the game. Despite reinjuring his knee in the game, Harris continued to play as Wyoming s other running back, Ivan Harrison, was knocked out with an injury that wouldn t allow him to continue. Harris provided the Pokes just enough of a running threat to keep the pressure off quarterback Corey Bramlet. Harris performance playing hurt was a key to Wyoming coming back from a defi cit to defeat UCLA Harris was one of the most highly-recruited junior college running backs landed by the Wyoming Cowboys in some time. He enrolled at UW in the spring of 2004, and went through spring drills with the Pokes. Harris showed in spring drills that he possessed a punishing running style, and was an excellent pass blocker. Butler County CC: Harris earned Second Team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America honors in the fall of He was named First Team All-American by Gridwire. Harris was also selected First Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference. He rushed for 1,697 yards on 227 carries during the 2003 regular season for an average of yards per game to rank No. 5 in the NJCAA and lead the Kansas Jayhawk Conference in rushing. Harris led his Butler County team to the 2003 National Championship, defeating Dixie College of St. George, Utah, by a score of in the National Championship game played in St. George. He added 144 rushing yards on 32 carries in the National Championship game. That improved his season total to 1,841 rushing yards on 259 carries for an average of yards per game. He averaged 7.1 yards per carry in 2003, and had a long rush of 69 yards. Butler County ended the 2003 season with a perfect 12-0 record. Butler was a perfect 7-0 in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference, capturing the conference title for the second consecutive season. In addition to leading the Jayhawk Conference in rushing, he also led the league in all-purpose yards (1,885 for a per-game average) and scoring (26 touchdowns and 164 total points for an average of 13.7 points per game). Harris also caught seven passes on 83

16 the season for 44 yards. He played for NJCAA National Coach of the Year Troy Morrell at Butler County. Other schools that recruited him included Iowa State and North Texas. High School: Harrison played his high school football at Olathe South High School in Olathe, Kan. His senior season, he was honored as a First Team All-State selection. He was a Second Team All-State honoree as a junior, and earned First Team All-Conference honors both his junior and senior seasons. In addition to earning three letters in football, Harris was a four-year letterwinner in track and fi eld and a two-year letterwinner in wrestling. His high school football coach was Mark Littrell. Personal: Born Jan. 31, 1984, he is the eldest of two children of Natalie and Dane Griffi n. He is studying communication at UW. JOSEPH HARRIS CAREER STATISTICS NET AVG AVG YEAR G ATT YARDS ATT. TDS LONG GAME IVAN HARRISON RUNNING BACK 2 5-7, 190, Junior Kansas City, Kan. (Washington) UW This Season: Ivan Harrison returns in 2005 after leading the Cowboys in rushing his sophomore season with 587 yards. He will once again team with Joseph Harris to give Wyoming one of the best one-two combinations at running back in the Mountain West Conference. Combined, the two accounted for 996 net rushing yards for the 2004 season. Harrison, like Harris, is coming back from offseason surgery. In Harrison s case, he had both knee surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee and surgery on his right shoulder. He started all 10 games he played in during the 04 season. Then he sprained his left shoulder at Texas A&M, forcing him to sit out the Ole Miss and Louisiana-Monroe games. 2004: Harrison concluded his sophomore season of 2004 ranked No. 6 in the MWC in rushing (58.7 yards per game), No. 12 in total offense (59.9 yards per game) and No. 16 in all-purpose yards (70.6 yards per game). Harrison had the best game of his career against New Mexico in the regular-season fi nale (93 rushing yards). He began the season as Wyoming s starter at running back. He gained 50 yards on only seven carries versus Appalachian State. After being injured in the Texas A&M game and missing the next two contests versus Ole Miss and Louisiana-Monroe, Harrison bounced back against San Diego State, rushing for 70 yards on 17 carries. Harrison also threw the fi rst TD pass of his career against the Aztecs a 12-yarder to wide receiver Dustin Pleasant for UW s fi nal touchdown of the game. Against Colorado State, Harrison had another outstanding game, running for 88 yards on 14 carries and a career long run of 47 yards. He followed up that performance with 75 yards and two rushing TDs against Air Force. Harrison ran for 72 yards, three touchdowns and caught a pass for the winning two-point conversion in the third overtime at UNLV on Nov. 6. He developed physically, bulking up from 176 pounds to 190 pounds in the offseason between his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons, while maintaining his allusiveness and quickness. 2003: Harrison ranked second on the team in rushing attempts and rushing yards in his redshirt freshman season. He carried the ball 41 times for 151 yards, and scored one touchdown. Harrison also had eight pass receptions for 66 yards. He was UW s second best kickoff returner, running back fi ve kickoffs for 126 yards. He averaged a team high 25.2 yards per return. His best individual game rushing was against Oklahoma State, carrying the ball fi ve times for 39 yards, and catching one pass for 15 yards. He had two plays of over 30 yards as a freshman a 53-yard kickoff return at Utah State and a 34-yard kickoff return at San Diego State. He earned his fi rst varsity letter. 2002: Redshirted. High School: Ivan Harrison achieved First Team All-State honors his senior season at Washington High School in Kansas City, Kan. He also earned First Team All-Metro honors, First Team All-Kansas and First Team All-Kansas City Kansas League. In the summer of 2002, Harrison was selected Most Valuable Player of the Kansas vs. Missouri All-Star Game. His senior season, he rushed for 327 yards in a single game versus Wyandotte High School. Also as a senior, he set a school record with 418 yards rushing in a single game versus Oswego High School. He was his team s MVP as a senior. As a junior, Harrison rushed for 1,504 yards, scored 21 touchdowns and accounted for 2,224 all-purpose yards. He helped lead his Washington High team all the way to the District Championship game his junior year. He has outstanding speed, being timed at 4.4 in the 40- yard dash. In addition to being a four-year letterwinner in football, Harrison lettered four years in baseball and two years in track and fi eld. An honor roll student his last two years of high school, he was coached at Washington High by Scott Milkowart. He was also recruited by Colorado State, Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri. Personal: Born Jan. 5, 1984, he is the son of Lyonda and Ivan Harrison Sr. Harrison is studying communication. IVAN HARRISON CAREER STATISTICS NET AVG AVG YEAR G ATT YARDS ATT. TDS LONG GAME 2002 Redshirted Totals (Pronunciation: HOW-gun) BRANDON HAUGEN LINEBACKER , 233, Sophomore Spokane, Wash. (Joel E. Ferris) UW This Season: Brandon Haugen enters the 2005 season listed third on the depth chart at weakside linebacker for the Wyoming Cowboys. A promising young player, he entered 2004 fall practice No. 2 on the depth chart at strongside linebacker. But in August of 2004, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee during practice. That injury required surgery and knocked him out of the entire 2004 season. He did participate on a limited basis in 2005 spring drills. If he can regain his form from a year ago, Haugen could provide valuable depth to the linebacking corps. 2004: Injured. 2003: Redshirted. High School: Haugen earned First Team All-Greater Spokane League honors at linebacker his senior season at Joel E. Ferris High School. Haugen was also selected his team s team captain and Defensive Most Valuable Player. He led Ferris High in tackles as a senior, with 96 total tackles, including seven sacks. Haugen had two fumble recoveries, returning one 96 yards for a touchdown, and one interception, which he returned 70 yards for a TD. He was a three-year starter at linebacker for Ferris High. In addition to football, Haugen excelled in the sports of basketball and track and fi eld. He was voted captain of his basketball team, in addition to being a football team captain. He helped lead Ferris High to a second place fi nish at 84

17 the State Championships in An honor student throughout high school, Haugen s football team was named the Academic State Champions by the State of Washington in both 2000 and His high school football coach was Clarence Hough. Haugen was also recruited by Eastern Washington. Personal: Born April 21, 1985, he is one of three children of Dianne Hall and Phil Haugen. Haugen is majoring in secondary education. DUSTY HOFFSCHNEIDER NOSEGUARD 5-8, 257, Senior Littleton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) 58 UW This Season: Dusty Hoffschneider earned Second Team All-MWC honors in his fi rst season competing for the Cowboys. He made his presence felt quickly in 2004, starting from the very fi rst game of the season. Hoffschneider went on to start all 11 games he played in during the 04 season. Among the preseason honors he has received for 2005 include: being named First Team All-MWC by Athlon, CBS Sportsline and Phil Steele s. 2004: In his second game as a Cowboy at Texas A&M, Hoffschneider made eight tackles versus the Aggies, including a half sack and one tackle for a loss. He also had an outstanding game against San Diego State in the MWC opener for Wyoming. Against the Aztecs, Hoffschneider made nine tackles, forced a fumble, had a half sack and a tackle for a loss. In Wyoming s triple overtime win at UNLV on Nov. 6, Hoffschneider once again tallied nine tackles one of them a sack and two others tackles for losses. He missed his fi rst game of the season at New Mexico in the season fi nale, after separating his left shoulder vs. Utah on Nov. 13. He did bounce back from that injury to play effectively in the Las Vegas Bowl against UCLA. He concluded the 2004 season ranked fi fth on the Cowboy squad in tackles, with 59, and ranked fi rst among Poke defensive lineman. He was credited with 2.5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for losses of 30 yards, recovered three fumbles and forced one. Hoffschneider ranked No. 3 in the MWC in fumble recoveries in Hoffschneider qualifi ed for his second consecutive NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in the heavyweight division in the winter of He was awarded a football scholarship in the spring of 2004, after joining the Wyoming Football program in the fall of 2003 as a walkon. Hoffschneider transferred to Wyoming from the University of Northern Colorado. 2003: Due to NCAA transfer rules for football, he was able to practice with the Pokes in 2003, but couldn t play in games. He was, however, eligible to wrestle for the Wyoming wrestling squad, and qualifi ed for the NCAA Division I Championships in the heavyweight division in the winter of : Played football and wrestled at the University of Northern Colorado. Hoffschneider started all 14 games as a redshirt freshman. He fi nished with 65 total tackles, fi ve tackles for losses and seven quarterback sacks. He got his career off to a great start with a 2.5 sack effort against Western State in the 2002 Bears season opener. He registered a seasonhigh 10 tackles in a win over defending National Champion North Dakota. Hoffschneider was named Freshman Defensive Lineman of the Year in the Midwest Region by D2Football.com. He also was voted Honorable Mention All-North Central Conference as a noseguard. In wrestling, he advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championships. He played football for head coach Kay Dalton at Northern Colorado. 2001: Redshirted at UNC. High School: At Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., Hoffschneider was one of the most accomplished football players and wrestlers in the State of Colorado. He was selected as a two-time Colorado Defensive Player of the Year by the Rocky Mountain News, and The Denver Post. He was a three-time All-State and All-Colorado selection for all classifi cations while helping Columbine to back-to-back Class 5A state titles (1999 and 2000). On the wrestling mat, Hoffschneider captured three consecutive State Championships and four consecutive First Team All-Conference honors. The one year he failed to capture the state championship, he fi nished as the state runner-up. His high school football coach was Andy Lowry. Personal: Born April 19, 1982, he is the youngest of four children of Nancy and Rocky Hoffschneider. He is also married, and his wife, Breann, and he have one son Haegun, who was born Jan. 21, Hoffschneider s brother-in-law, Brent Schieffer, lettered in football at UW for four years ( ). Hoffschneider is majoring in sociology. DUSTY HOFFSCHNEIDER CAREER STATISTICS 2001 Redshirted at the University of Northern Colorado 2002 Played at the University of Northern Colorado 2003 Sat out of competition to satisfy NCAA transfer rules /24 6.5/30 1 3/0 0 0/0 TYLER HOLDEN WIDE RECEIVER 6-0, 175, Junior Littleton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) 5 UW This Season: Tyler Holden had an outstanding debut season for the Wyoming Cowboys, and he saved his best game of the year for last. Holden caught four passes for 115 yards and one touchdown in Wyoming s bowl victory over UCLA. It was Holden s fi rst 100-yard receiving game of his Wyoming career. He enters the 2005 season as one of the leaders of an outstanding receiving corps. All four of his catches in the bowl game came at critical times to help Wyoming secure the win. His fi rst catch of the game was a 10-yard reception in the fi rst quarter that gave Wyoming its fi rst touchdown of the game and a 10-0 lead over the Bruins. He also had a career long 63-yard reception in the third quarter that led to a fi eld-goal attempt that failed. His third catch of the day went for 18 yards, and came on a third down and 10 play in the fourth quarter that kept a drive alive resulting in a Jovon Bouknight to J.J. Raterink TD pass. His fi nal catch came on UW s fi nal drive of the game when, on third down and 10, Corey Bramlet hit Holden for a 24-yard reception. The Pokes went on to score the winning TD later on that drive. 2004: Holden ranked third for the Cowboys in both receptions (27) and receiving yards (339) in his fi rst season competing for the Pokes. Like his teammate Dusty Hoffschneider, Holden transferred to UW in the fall of 2003 as a walkon from the University of Northern Colorado. He had to sit out of competition for the 2003 season, but was able to practice with the Cowboys. Holden missed 2004 spring drills after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery on his right shoulder. He was awarded a scholarship in the spring of He achieved Academic All-Conference honors for the first time in his Wyoming career. 2003: Transferred to Wyoming and practiced with the Cowboy Football team, but had to sit out of competition to satisfy NCAA transfer rules. 2002: Redshirted as a freshman at Northern Colorado. High School: Holden was an outstanding athlete at Chatfi eld High School in Littleton, Colo. He was a football, baseball and track letterman there. Holden was a two-time All-State performer and also achieved All-Colorado honors his senior season. He three times earned All-Conference accolades, and was named the Jefferson County League Most Valuable Player in In the spring of 2002, Holden was a fi nalist for the Fred Steinmark Colorado Athlete of the Year award. As a team captain, he 85

18 helped lead Chatfi eld to the 2001 State Championship. Chatfi eld concluded the season ranked No. 11 in the nation by USA Today. The Dick Butkus Football Network also selected him its National Player of the Week during his senior season. In addition to football, Holden was a two-time All-Conference performer in track and baseball, and was a baseball team captain. He was a member of the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay teams and also competed in the long jump. He twice qualifi ed for the State Track and Field Championships. An honor student, he was coached at Chatfi eld by head football coach Dave Logan. Personal: Born Oct. 10, 1983, he is the youngest of two sons of Cindy and Neil Holden. He is majoring in communication. KYLE HOWARD OFFENSIVE GUARD , 306, Redshirt Freshman Colorado Springs, Colo. (Coronado) TYLER HOLDEN CAREER STATISTICS AVG AVG YEAR G REC YARDS REC GAME TDS LONG 2002 Redshirted at the University of Northern Colorado 2003 Sat out of competition to satisfy NCAA transfer rules ROB HOLLWAY DEFENSIVE TACKLE , 247, Redshirt Freshman Edina, Minn. (Academy of the Holy Angels) UW This Season: Rob Hollway earned his way onto the Wyoming depth chart in the spring of He is listed No. 4 at the defensive tackle position for the Cowboys as he enters his redshirt freshman season. Hollway will battle with junior-college transfers Corey Mace and Fa aaliga Selesele for playing time behind projected starter Jake Mayes at the d-tackle spot. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Hollway was a two-year captain at Academy of the Holy Angels High School in Edina, Minn. His senior season, he helped lead his high school team to a 9-3 record, while earning All-State honors as a defensive tackle. He was also named his team s Most Valuable Defensive Player both his junior and senior seasons, and was voted his team s Most Valuable Offensive Player as a senior. Hollway attended the UW Football camp prior to his senior season, and posted a very impressive 4.8, 40-yard dash time. His junior season, Hollway earned All-Conference honors sharing time between defensive tackle and linebacker. He also was an All-Conference and All-Region performer in the discus and shot put, and was named the Best Field Performer on his track and fi eld squad. Coached in high school by head football coach Mike Pendino. He was recruited by Air Force, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Navy, Purdue and UNLV, in addition to Wyoming. Personal: Born Nov. 10, 1985, he is the son of Liz and Robert Hollway. His father played football at the University of Michigan. His grandfather, Bob Hollway Sr., also played football at Michigan and was later the head coach of the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL for the 1971 and 72 seasons. In addition to his time as an NFL head coach, his grandfather was a longtime assistant coach under Bud Grant with the Minnesota Vikings. Hollway was with the Vikings from and The younger Hollway is majoring in kinesiology and health promotions at Wyoming. UW This Season: Kyle Howard is a young offensive lineman who will be asked to provide immediate depth to the Cowboy offensive unit. He came out of 2005 spring drills listed No. 2 at right guard behind two-year starter Jason Karcher. Howard is among the most versatile lineman the Cowboys have. He can also play tackle, and practiced some at center during spring drills. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Howard was named Honorable Mention All-State Class 5A by The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News as an offensive lineman in Howard also earned First Team All-Conference, All-Region and All- City honors at Coronado High in Colorado Springs. Both his junior and senior seasons, Howard was named his team s Most Valuable Lineman. Not only was he and outstanding football player, but he was a standout basketball player at Coronado. He earned Second Team All-City and Second Team All-Conference honors as a senior, and led Coronado to an 18-4 record and the Elite Eight of the Colorado State Playoffs. An exceptional student, Howard achieved First Team Academic All-State honors twice in football and twice in basketball. He was also a National Honor Society member. He earned a President s Award for Academic Excellence in 2004, and was runner-up for the Coronado Scholar- Athlete Award his senior year. His high school football coach was Jeff Chabot. Howard was also recruited by Eastern Michigan, Northwestern, Texas Tech and a number of Ivy League schools. Personal: Born May 13, 1986, his parents are Cindy Morse and David Howard. His father, David, competed in track and fi eld at the University of Oregon. He is also the Athletics Director at Coronado High School. Howard has not yet decided on his college major. (Pronunciation: juh-co-bo) KYLE JACOBO WIDE RECEIVER , 181, Redshirt Freshman Fontana, Calif. (A.B. Miller) UW This Season: Kyle Jacobo made the switch to wide receiver this past season, after coming to Wyoming as a high school quarterback. He earned a spot on the Cowboy depth chart during 2005 spring drills, being listed No. 4 at the Z receiver position, which is a slot receiver spot. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Jacobo was a high school quarterback and safety at A.B. Miller High School in Fontana, Calif. He was named All-CIF as a quarterback both his junior and senior seasons. During his junior and senior seasons combined, he rushed for 1,980 yards and passed for 1,150 yards, running an option attack. He started at quarterback all four years of his high school career, and was elected team captain all four years. On defense, he recorded 31 tackles from his safety position as a senior. He was named All-Citrus Belt League, All-County and All-Area both his junior and senior seasons. For his career, Jacobo amassed 4,977 yards of total offense and scored 56 touchdowns. He completed 100 of 253 career pass attempts for 1,793 yards and 19 TDs 86

19 passing, and added 3,184 rushing yards on 490 attempts and 37 TDs on the ground. He holds school records for career total offense, career rushing TDs, single-game rushing, single-season rushing and career rushing. Jacobo starred in football, basketball and track in high school. He has been timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash, and has posted a top time of 14.2 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles an event in which he was an All-Conference performer. He helped lead his basketball team to a league title his senior season. Coached in high school by head football coach John Tyree. He was recruited by Colorado, Colorado State, Hawaii, Utah and several Pacifi c-10 Conference schools. Personal: Born Dec. 3, 1985, his parents are Grace and Gabriel Jacobo. He is studying physical education at Wyoming. MIKE JUERGENS BUCK , 227, Redshirt Freshman Westminster, Colo. (Pomona) CHASE JOHNSON OFFENSIVE TACKLE , 325, Junior Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) UW This Season: Chase Johnson earned Honorable Mention All-MWC honors as a sophomore in He will be entering his third year as a starter in He is a player that the Wyoming coaching staff believes has really started to come into his own. Johnson has started the last 24 consecutive games at left tackle over the past two seasons, which is every game he has played in during his career. After playing at 307 pounds in 2004, he entered 2005 spring drills weighing 325 pounds. One preseason magazine sees Johnson as a preseason First Team All-Conference performer CBS Sportsline 2005 Season Preview named Johnson a First Team All-MWC pick. 2004: Johnson continued to develop as an outstanding player in He started every game at left tackle, marking the second consecutive season he anchored the left side of the Cowboy offensive line. An athletic left tackle, he improved both his strength and size from his freshman season. Johnson weighed 293 entering his redshirt freshman season of He entered his sophomore campaign at 307 pounds. 2003: He learned a great deal, and showed consistent improvement, starting all 12 games as a redshirt freshman. As with any freshman, he began the season a little raw, but improved with each week. He so impressed Joe Glenn s coaching staff in the spring of 2003 that he was named the starter at left offensive tackle entering the 2003 season. 2002: Redshirted High School: Chase Johnson was an All-State, All-Region and All-Conference selection at Loveland High School in Loveland, Colo. He started both ways in high school on the offensive line and defensive line. Johnson helped lead Loveland High to a combined 23-4 record during his junior and senior seasons. Loveland won the Colorado 4A State Championship his junior season, posting a 13-1 record. His senior year, Loveland advanced to the semifi nals of the state playoffs and ended the season with a 10-3 record. As a senior, he was credited with 27 solo tackles and 28 assists for a total of 55 tackles, including 9.5 sacks from his defensive line position. He played for head coach John Poovey at Loveland High. Johnson was also recruited by Colorado and Colorado State. Personal: Born December 16, 1983, in Grant, Neb. He is one of two children of Laurie and David Johnson. He is majoring in agricultural business. (Pronunciation: JURR-guns) UW This Season: Mike Juergens is a young defensive lineman who has the Cowboy coaching staff excited about his future. He will enter his redshirt freshman season listed No. 3 on the Wyoming depth chart at the buck position behind senior returning starter Aaron Robbins and junior Adam Diehl. He added a dozen pounds to his frame during his freshman year, and performed well during 2005 spring drills. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Juergens was named the Colorado Defensive Player of the Year for all classifi cations by the Rocky Mountain News in his senior season of He was selected to the All-Colorado Football Team for all classifi cations by both the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post. Juergens was also a First Team Class 5A selection by both Denver newspapers. In addition, the Rocky Mountain News named Juergens its 5A Defensive Player of the Year. As a defensive lineman, Juergens 11 sacks ranked second in the state of Colorado in Class 5A. In its story on the 2003 All-Colorado Team, the Rocky Mountain News stated that Juergens could have been selected to the All-Colorado Team as a tight end, as well as a defensive lineman. He had over 300 yards receiving as a senior and scored two touchdowns. He was an All-Jefferson County League selection as a defensive lineman and tight end in 2003, and was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the Jefferson County League. Pomona High School won the Jeffco League, and advanced to the quarterfi nals of the state playoffs. In addition to football, Juergens captured the league championship in the pole vault and placed fi fth at state. His career best height was Other events he participated in as a track athlete were the discus (150 career best throw), 100-meter dash (11.0 seconds), 200-meter dash (22.0 seconds) and 400-meters (50.2 seconds). In basketball, he was also a starter. He was coached in high school by Jay Madden. The schools that recruited Juergens out of high school were Colorado State and New Mexico. Personal: Juergens has not yet decided on a college major. JASON KARCHER OFFENSIVE GUARD 6-3, 304, Junior Tempe, Ariz. (McClintock) 69 UW This Season: Jason Karcher will be entering his third year as a starter on the offensive line when the 2005 season begins in September. Karcher is once again the starter at right guard for the Pokes. He is one of four returning starters on the O-line for the Cowboys. Last season, he moved back to his more natural position of right offensive guard, after playing right tackle for most of his redshirt freshman season of Karcher has started the last 24 consecutive games for the Cowboys, which is every game of his college career. 2004: Karcher started all 12 games in He, like his teammate Chase Johnson, really developed under game pressure in Also like 87

20 Johnson, he has bulked up going from 294 as a redshirt freshman to 304 his sophomore campaign. Along with Johnson and former Cowboy center Trenton Franz, Karcher provided a solid starting core to the Cowboy offensive line in : Karcher started the fi rst two games of the season at right guard before being moved outside to right tackle where he started the remaining 10 games. He impressed coaches enough in fall drills that he went from a projected backup at left tackle when camp began to the starter in the season opener at right guard. 2002: Redshirted. High School: Karcher was named to The Arizona Republic All Arizona team as a senior. He was also named to the Coaches 4A All-State team and the All-City team. A two-year starter at McClintock High School, he was named All-East Valley both his junior and senior seasons. Karcher helped lead McClintock to the quarterfi nals of the state playoffs his senior season. He was selected as his team s top offensive lineman, and also won his team s Shovel Award for the player who planted opponents on their backs the highest number of times. His high school coach Dick Baniszewski described Karcher as, the most tenacious offensive lineman I ve ever coached. Baniszewski also said that Karcher had great feet for a lineman, and is a player who fi nishes blocks extremely well. Karcher was also recruited by Colorado State, Idaho State and Weber State. Personal: Born March 4, 1984, in Tempe, Ariz., he is one of two children of Carol and Kevin Karcher. Karcher is studying history. (Pronunciation: COOK) SCOTT KOCH TIGHT END/H-BACK , 220, Redshirt Freshman Parker, Colo. (Regis) UW This Season: Scott Koch walked on to the Wyoming Football program in the fall of He is one of three young tight ends that have quickly made that position a deep one for the Cowboys. Coming out of spring practice, he was listed No. 4 on the UW depth chart behind fellow redshirt freshman Chris Sundberg, sophomore Wade Betschart and senior returning starter John Wadkowski. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Koch graduated from Regis Jesuit High School in Denver, Colo., in the spring of He was an Honorable Mention All-State running back at Regis both his junior and senior seasons. Koch was also selected as his team s Offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior. He gained 1,094 yards rushing his junior season of He earned All-Conference honors three straight years in football, and helped lead his team to a combined (.611) record over that three-year period. Koch was elected a team captain both his junior and senior seasons. Regis advanced to the fi rst round of the state playoffs each of Koch s three years as a starter. He was also an outstanding baseball player, earning All-Conference honors in his junior season as Regis captured the 5A State Championship in baseball. Koch lettered four years in football, three in basketball and two in baseball. Off the fi eld, he achieved Honor Roll status all four years of high school, and also was named Academic All-Conference each of his four years. His high school football coach was Jim Ryan. He was recruited by Air Force and Dartmouth. Personal: Born April 9, 1986, he is the youngest of two children of Lori and Doug Koch. He has not yet declared a college major. TABER LEMARR WIDE RECEIVER (Pronunciation: TAY-burr, luh-mar) 6-3, 198, Sophomore Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) 83 UW This Season: Taber LeMarr will begin the 2005 season having gained valuable experience toward the end of his redshirt freshman season of LeMarr played in eight of 12 games in 04, including each of the last fi ve games. He will challenge for playing time at the X receiver position with returning starter Jovon Bouknight and junior Tyler Holden. 2004: LeMarr concluded the 2004 season with four receptions for 40 yards. He made steady progress throughout his redshirt freshman season. LeMarr provides Cowboy quarterbacks with a big target at 6 3 tall. 2003: Redshirted. High School: LeMarr earned Arizona Honorable Mention All-State honors and First Team All-Region his junior year of high school as a wide receiver at Brophy Prep. He caught 64 passes for over 900 yards and scored 12 touchdowns. His junior season, Brophy Prep posted an 8-4 record and advanced to the quarterfi nals of the 5A state playoffs, the largest classifi cation in Arizona. His senior season, he switched to quarterback to help out his team, and earned Honorable Mention All-State and First Team All-Region honors at quarterback. He also earned Second Team All-Region as a safety. As a senior, LeMarr passed for over 1,000 yards and rushed for over 600. He had 15 TDs passing and six TDs rushing. Brophy lost in the Second Round of the 5A state playoffs in In addition to football, LeMarr was a talented baseball player. He was named Second Team All-Region as a third baseman as a junior. He was also recruited by Miami (Ohio) and Northwestern for football and St. Mary s (Calif.) for baseball. His high school football coach was Tim Sanford. Personal: Born Nov. 1, 1984, he is one of three children of Teri and Scott LeMarr. LeMarr has not yet declared a college major. TABER LEMARR CAREER STATISTICS AVG AVG YEAR G REC YARDS REC GAME TDS LONG 2003 Redshirted COREY MACE DEFENSIVE TACKLE , 290, Junior Port Moody, British Columbia (Palomar CC, Calif.) UW This Season: Corey Mace made his presence felt quickly upon his arrival on the University of Wyoming campus. He transferred to Wyoming from Palomar Community College in California in January of 2005 and participated in spring drills with the Cowboys. Mace concluded spring drills No. 2 on the depth chart at defensive tackle. He is a player that the Cowboy coaches are anticipating will provide immediate help to the Cowboy defense. He and 88

21 returning junior Jake Mayes will need to fi ll the hole left at defensive tackle following the graduation of First Team All-Conference performer Zach Morris. Mace became the third student-athlete in two years from Palomar to sign with the University of Wyoming Football program. He joins current UW seniors Brandon Bell (cornerback) and Ron Rockett (strong safety) on the Cowboy roster. Palomar CC: Mace earned Second Team All-Mission Conference honors at Palomar Community College in He was three times named the conference Defensive Player of the Week. Mace recorded 51 tackles, including seven quarterback sacks and 10 tackles for losses. He also broke up four opponent passes. He was elected a team captain his sophomore season. Over his two seasons at Palomar, Mace recorded a total of 12 sacks. His head coach at Palomar was Joe Early. His defensive coordinator at Palomar was Laramie, Wyo., native and 1978 University of Wyoming graduate J.G. Aegerter. He was recruited by Michigan State, Oregon State and Washington coming out of junior college. High School: In his senior year at Port Moody Secondary in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, Mace was named the Top Defensive Lineman in the Province of British Columbia. He was selected as a team captain, was named Defensive Player of the Year at his high school, was MVP of his basketball team and was named his school s athlete of the year. His high school football coach was Jeff Stromgren. As a senior in high school, Mace was recruited by Boise State and Idaho. Personal: Born Dec. 22, 1985, he is the son of Virginia Jacobsen and Tausha and John Mace. He is majoring in criminal justice, and hopes to someday become a probation offi cer. HOOST MARSH PUNT RETURNER/ WIDE RECEIVER (Pronunciation: Rhymes with Boost) 6 5-9, 172, Sophomore Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) UW This Season: Hoost Marsh returns as the First Team All-Mountain West Conference punt returner in He also will compete for playing time at one of the wide receiver spots for the Cowboys this season. Among preseason honors for Marsh are: being ranked the No. 18 best punt returner in the nation by Phil Steele s, and being named preseason First Team All-MWC by the Sporting News, Athlon, Street & Smith s and Phil Steele s. 2004: Marsh was one of the great stories on the 2004 Cowboy Football team. He began the season as the backup punt returner to Josh Barge, but when Barge went down with an abdominal strain in the Louisiana-Monroe game, Marsh took over for the remainder of the season. And what a season he had. Marsh ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West Conference and No. 20 in the NCAA in punt returns, averaging 13.5 yards per return. For his efforts, he was named First Team All-Mountain West Conference as a punt returner. Marsh brings a toughness and enthusiasm to the Wyoming Football team. An outstanding high school running back at Arvada West High in Arvada, Colo., he switched to wide receiver for the Cowboys once arriving in Laramie. 2003: Redshirted. High School: Marsh earned All-State and All-Colorado honors as a running back at Arvada West High School. The All-Colorado team is the All-State team for all classifi cations. He was named his team s Most Valuable Player as a senior, and was an All-Jeffco Conference selection. Marsh also excelled at track, achieving Second Team All-Conference honors, and team MVP honors in the spring of His high school football coach was Casey Coons Personal: Born May 1, 1985, he is one of two sons of Zuly Halter and Kevin Marsh. Marsh is majoring in kinesiology and health promotion. 89 HOOST MARSH CAREER PUNT RETURN STATISTICS AVG./ YEAR GAMES NO. YARDS RETURN TDS LONG 2003 Redshirted DERRICK MARTIN All-America Candidate CORNERBACK 5-11, 189, Junior Westminster, Colo. (Thomas Jefferson) 1 UW This Season: Derrick Martin will be a leading All-America candidate in He ranked 14th in the nation in passes defended in Martin earned Second Team All-MWC honors as a sophomore in 04. He was named the National Defensive Player of the Week by the Bronko Nagurski Award Committee following his outstanding performance against Ole Miss on Sept. 25, Martin broke up an unheard of seven passes, made nine tackles and came away with a spectacular, diving interception in the end zone to thwart a potentially game-tying drive by the Rebels. The sophomore also earned Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors for his Ole Miss performance. Martin has received numerous 2005 preseason honors, including: being ranked as the No. 20 cornerback in the nation by the Sporting News; and being selected as an Honorable Mention All-American by Street & Smith s; 2004: Martin not only led UW in passes broken up, with 14, but he ranked No. 14 in the nation in passes defended with 17, including three interceptions. Martin was fourth on the Cowboy squad in tackles, with 60. He was second on the team in interceptions with three, and ranked ninth in the MWC. In addition to his nine-tackle performance versus Mississippi, Martin had seven tackles in each of three other games at Texas A&M, vs. Louisiana-Monroe and at UNLV in a triple overtime road win. He returned an interception against UNLV 36 yards to the Rebel 15-yard line. That interception led to a Cowboy touchdown that put the Pokes up early in the third quarter. Martin started all 12 games at fi eld cornerback for the Cowboys as a sophomore. 2003: Martin became an immediate contributor as a true freshman in He scored the fi rst touchdown for Wyoming in the 2003 season opener against Montana State, recovering a blocked punt and running it into the end zone for the score. He played in seven games for UW as a true freshman. His freshman season was disrupted when he broke his left hand in the second game of the season at Oklahoma State. But he came back to play in the fi nal fi ve games of the season, starting four, after former Cowboy free safety Jacque Finn suffered a season-ending leg injury in the BYU game. When Martin came back from his broken hand, he played some outstanding football. He had seven tackles in his fi rst game back at San Diego State. Then he recorded eight tackles in a home victory over Colorado State. At Utah, Martin again recorded seven tackles. He ranked 15th on the squad in tackles, with solos and 10 assists. He recovered two fumbles in 03 one against San Diego State and one in the season fi nale versus UNLV. Martin also blocked one punt against Oklahoma State. High School: Martin was one of the most sought after players in the State of Colorado his senior year. He earned All-Colorado and All-State Class 5A honors from The Denver Post his senior season. The All-Colorado team is the All-State team for all classifi cations. Martin was named the Most Valuable Player of the Denver Prep 5A league as a senior. A team captain, he was an outstanding quarterback and defensive back at Thomas Jefferson High School. As a senior, Martin completed 96 of 185 passes for 1,475 yards and 10 TDs. He carried

22 the ball 138 times for 830 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Martin led his high school team to a 7-4 record as a junior and helped Thomas Jefferson advance to the quarterfi nals of the 2001 state playoffs. His senior season, he guided T.J. to a 10-3 record and the 2002 state semifi nals, before losing to eventual state champion Columbine. In four years on the T.J. football team, he earned four letters and helped T.J. compile a record and win four City Championships. An all-around athlete, Martin was the starting point guard on his high school basketball team where he led the state in steals through much of his senior season. He earned All-City honors in basketball, was a three-year letterman and was a team captain. He also excelled on the track team. He ran career bests of 10.5 in the 100 meters, 22.3 in the 200 and 48.6 in the 400 meters. Martin was part of T.J. s 4 x 100 meter relay team that placed sixth in the State Championships his junior year. Martin achieved honor roll all four years of high school. He was named a Mayor s Mile High Academic Scholar, and earned Renaissance Academic Scholar honors two years. He was also a class representative to the Thomas Jefferson High student council. His high school football coach was Dan Turnbull. Martin was also recruited by Colorado, Colorado State, Missouri, Oregon and Utah. Personal: Born May 16, 1985, he is one of two children of Rhonda Martin. He is majoring in elementary education. DERRICK MARTIN CAREER STATISTICS / 0 0.0/ 0 0 2/0 0 0/ /10 4.5/29 1 1/8 14 3/36 Totals /10 4.5/29 1 3/8 14 3/36 JAKE MAYES DEFENSIVE TACKLE/ NOSEGUARD , 285, Junior Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest) UW This Season: Jake Mayes has served as a valuable backup at defensive tackle and noseguard over the past two seasons. In 2005, it is his time to step into a starting role. Mayes came out of 05 spring practice as the projected starter at defensive tackle. He will take over for 2004 First Team All-Conference defensive tackle Zach Morris, who graduated. Mayes can also play the noseguard position, having spent most of last season backing up returning starter Dusty Hoffschneider in the middle of the Wyoming defense. His experience and versatility will be valuable assets for the Cowboy defense this season. In addition, Mayes is slated to take over as Wyoming s long snapper on punts, and will be the backup long snapper for fi eld goals and extra points. 2004: Mayes had a solid sophomore season. He played in all 12 games for the Pokes as a valuable contributor on defense and special teams. He was credited with six total tackles two solos and four assists. For the second time in his career, he was named to the Academic All-Conference team. 2003: Mayes played in eight of the Cowboys 12 games in his true freshman season. He was forced into action as a true freshman due to a lack of depth on the defensive line. Mayes was credited with eight total tackles, including four tackles for losses and one quarterback sack. Mayes best performance came at Oklahoma State, where he made four tackles two solos and two assists. In that game, he had two tackles for losses and one sack. He earned his fi rst varsity letter. Mayes also excelled off the fi eld, achieving Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors. High School: Mayes was named to The Denver Post All-Colorado team for all classifi cations and the 5A All-State team his senior season. He earned All-Conference and All-City honors, as well. He was the leading tackler for Eaglecrest, and was also the leading tackler in the Centennial League as a middle linebacker. Mayes fi nished his senior season with 116 total tackles and two interceptions. A multi-talented athlete, he was utilized at fullback, carrying the ball 16 times for 66 yards, and served as his team s punter. In his junior season, Mayes helped lead Eaglecrest to the quarterfi nals of the Class 5A state playoffs. On the baseball diamond, Mayes was an outstanding fi rst baseman. He was an honor student all four years of high school. He played for head football coach Gary Thompson at Eaglecrest High School. Thompson was a high school teammate of former University of Wyoming standout linebacker Mike Schenbeck at Overland High School. Thompson had an outstanding playing career at Colorado State. Mayes was also recruited by Colorado and Colorado State. Personal: Born May 24, 1984, he is the son of Sharon Allen and Cliff Mayes. Mayes is majoring in business administration. JAKE MAYES CAREER STATISTICS /2 4.0/4 0 0/0 0 0/ /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 Totals /2 4.0/4 0 0/0 0 0/0 (Pronunciation: muh-dee-nuh) MICHAEL MEDINA CORNERBACK , 175, Sophomore Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek) UW This Season: Michael Medina enters his sophomore season of 2005 with a year of experience under his belt. He was one of only two true freshman to play for the Cowboys in the 2004 season the other is fellow sophomore cornerback Julius Stinson. Medina is listed No. 3 on the Cowboy depth chart at fi eld cornerback entering the 2005 season. He will provide the secondary with excellent depth, and is once again expected to be a valuable special teams contributor. 2004: Medina played in fi ve games as a true freshman, including each of the last two games at New Mexico and versus UCLA in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. He was credited with two tackles on the season. High School: As a high school senior, Medina was named to both the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post 2003 All-Colorado Football Teams for all classifi cations as a defensive back. He was also a First Team Class 5A selection by both papers. Medina was credited with making 40 tackles, intercepting four passes, forcing three fumbles and recovering two fumbles. An outstanding return specialist, he returned nine punts for 312 yards, and averaged 34.7 yards per return. He scored two touchdowns on returns. On offense, he caught 27 passes for 550 yards for a 20.4 average per reception, and scored eight TDs. He has run a 4.4 in the 40-yard dash. Medina also played basketball and ran track at Bear Creek High School. In track, he ran career bests of in the 100 meters, 21.4 in the 200 meters and 48.5 in the 400 meters. In the 2003 Colorado State Track and Field Championships, Medina placed fi fth in Class 5A in the 200 meters, and fi nished ninth in the 100 meters. He played for head football coach Tom Thenell at Bear Creek. He was also recruited by Air 90

23 Force, Colorado and Colorado State. Personal: He is the son of Shiela Medina. Medina is majoring in kinesiology and health promotion. MICHAEL MEDINA CAREER STATISTICS /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 TAHJ MOWRY RUNNING BACK 5-7, 168, Sophomore West Lake Village, Calif. (Savannah State) 25 DEVIN MOORE RUNNING BACK , 180, Redshirt Freshman Indianapolis, Ind. (Cardinal Ritter) UW This Season: Devin Moore is a promising young talent, who will add depth to the Wyoming running back position. He came to Wyoming in the fall of 2004 and originally was placed at wide receiver for the Pokes. But his abilities as a running back led the Cowboy coaching staff to move him back to his natural position. He showed fl ashes of his abilities in 2005 spring drills, but was somewhat limited by a hamstring strain. 2004: Redshirted. High School: He was named by the Indianapolis Star as the top running back in the state in its annual position-by-position and Mr. Football award selections. Moore was an Indianapolis Star 2003 Super Team All-State selection. The Indianapolis Star named him the West Co-Player of the Year. He was also named one of the Top 50 players in the state of Indiana in 2003 by the Indiana High School Coaches Association. Both his junior and senior seasons, he earned All-City and All-State honors. He rushed for 2,768 yards on 275 carries as a high school senior, scored 34 rushing touchdowns and ranked No. 2 in the state of Indiana in rushing. He averaged 10.1 yards per carry and yards per game his senior season. As a receiver, Moore caught 14 passes for 263 yards and four TDs. He scored 228 points in On defense, he ranked third on his team with 79 total tackles, including two tackles for losses, and he intercepted four passes from his defensive back position. In the Indiana Class A Championship Game, Moore carried the ball 27 times for 210 yards, including a 65-yard TD run as Cardinal Ritter defeated Seeger High School Class A is the smallest classifi cation in the state of Indiana. Cardinal Ritter posted an 11-1 record in Moore served as a team captain his senior season. Also an outstanding track athlete, he qualifi ed for the state track championships as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior. He ran career bests of 10.6 second in the 100 meters, 21.6 in the 200 meters and 49.7 in the 400 meters. In the North Central Indiana preseason rankings for the spring of 2004, he was ranked No. 2 in the 200 meters and No. 3 in the 400 meters. Moore was coached in high school by head football coach Jim Boswell. He was also recruited by Indiana. Personal: Born Nov. 6, 1985, he is one of three sons of Shelia and Kevin Moore. Moore is majoring in business administration. UW This Season: Tahj Mowry transferred to Wyoming as a walkon in January of 2005 from Savannah State University in Savannah, Ga. As a freshman at Savannah State, Mowry was the starting punt and kickoff returner. He returned 22 kicks for 369 yards averaging 16.8 yards per return. A tough, intelligent player, he will challenge for playing time as a running back and return man with the Cowboys. He will have to sit out of competition in the 2005 season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules. 2004: His freshman season at Savannah State, Mowry was named the NCAA Division I AA Player of the Week. High School: Mowry played his prep football at Westlake High School in Westlake, Calif. He earned All-CIF South Section honors his senior season, as well as being named to Prep Star magazine s All-Region team. He also was named to the All-Ventura County Team, and was a First Team All-Conference honoree. He rushed for 1,551 yards on 221 carries and scored 19 touchdowns his senior season of As a co-captain, Mowry helped lead Westlake High School to the 2003 CIF Division IV State Championship, posting a perfect 10-0 record. Westlake was ranked as the No. 1 high school team in the nation by Power Rating, and was ranked No. 1 by the Los Angeles Daily News. Mowry was very civically active, serving as the spokesperson for the Elizabeth Glazier Pediatric Aids Foundation. His high school football coach was Jim Benkert. Out of high school, he was recruited by New Mexico, Savannah State and Wyoming. Personal: Born May 17, 1986, he is one of four children of Darlene and Timothy Mowry. He has a cousin, Jammel Cook, who played college football at the University of Illinois and professional football with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Mowry was the star of the TV comedy series Smart Guy, which debuted on March 1, 1997, on the WB network. His twin sisters, Tamera and Tia, also starred in their own television series Sister, Sister. Mowry has not yet declared a college major. MIKE NEUHAUS LINEBACKER 6-3, 230, Freshman Alsip, Ill. (Navy Prep) 47 UW This Season: Mike Neuhaus comes to Wyoming after spending the past year at Naval Academy Prep in Newport, R.I. He enrolled at UW in January of 2005, and participated in spring drills. Neuhaus ended spring practice listed No. 3 at the strongside linebacker position. Naval Academy Prep: Attended the Naval Academy Prep School where he ranked second in defensive points from his outside linebacker position, led the team in sacks, with 15, and was twice named Defensive Player of the Week. He was also elected a team captain, and helped lead Navy Prep to a 7-3 record. He was coached at Naval Academy Prep by Clayton Kendrick-Holmes. High School: Neuhaus was named to the list of Area Top Players by the Chicago Sun Times his senior year as a strong safety. He also earned All-Area honors from the Regional and Reporter newspaper as both a junior and senior from his strong safety 91

24 position. In addition to playing strong safety, he played wide receiver on offense and earned All-Conference Special Mention honors as a wideout. His senior season, Neuhaus recorded 67 tackles; broke up three passes; intercepted one pass, which he returned 23 yards for a touchdown; recovered one fumble, which he also returned for a TD; blocked a kick; and had one sack. He also caught 35 passes for 394 yards and four touchdowns. His versatility as an athlete was evident in that he also returned 10 punts for 91 yards and ran back 19 kickoffs for 291 yards. He served as a team captain for both his high school football and basketball teams. He also was a pitcher in baseball. An outstanding student, he was an Academic All-State honoree, and was a member of the National Honor Society both his junior and senior years. He achieved High Honors academically all four years of high school. His high school football coach was Nick Bax. He was also recruited by Cincinnati, Navy, Northwestern and several Ivy League schools. Personal: Born April 18, 1986, he is the youngest of two children of Peg and Mike Neuhaus. Neuhaus is majoring in kinesiology and health promotion. TYLER OTTEM DEFENSIVE END , 246, Sophomore Big Lake, Minn. (Big Lake) UW This Season: Tyler Ottem is entering his third year in the Wyoming Football program this season. He gained valuable game experience as a redshirt freshman in He will provide depth at defensive end this coming season, as he is listed No. 3 on the depth chart behind returning starter and senior John Flora and junior Mike Groover. Ottem is an outstanding all-around athlete, having also played hockey in high school. 2004: Ottem played in six games in his redshirt freshman season, including each of the fi nal three games of the season. He was credited with two total tackles and assisted on one tackle for a loss. 2003: Redshirted. High School: Ottem earned All-Section and All-Conference honors as a tight end and defensive end at Big Lake High School in Big Lake, Minn. He was captain of his football team as a senior, and was named his team s Most Valuable Player. On the ice, he captained his high school hockey squad as a junior and senior, and earned Second Team All-Conference honors in hockey. As a defensive end, he made 73 tackles, including nine sacks, and he recovered one fumble his senior season. Two of his sacks resulted in safeties. As a tight end, he caught nine passes for 152 yards and scored two touchdowns. His senior season of 2002, Ottem led his high school team to a 7-3 record and the second round of the Class 3A sectional playoffs. As a junior, his team posted an 8-4 record and fi nished second in the sectional playoffs. An exceptional student, he earned Academic All-Conference honors in football for three years, and was an Academic All-Conference selection in hockey all four years of high school. Ottem was a National Honor Society member both his junior and senior years of high school. He was on the A Honor Roll his freshman through junior seasons. Active in student government, as well, Ottem was a student council representative his freshman, junior and senior years. His high school football coach was Brad Schmidt. Other universities he was recruited by included: Dartmouth, Penn and Yale. Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1985, he is the youngest of two sons of Vickie and Larry Ottem. His older brother, Pete, played football at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Ottem has not yet declared a college major. TYLER OTTEM CAREER STATISTICS 2003 Redshirted /0 0.5/1 0 0/0 0 0/0 SCOTT PARKER PLACE-KICKER/PUNTER , 188, Senior Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) UW This Season: Scott Parker is a valuable individual to the Wyoming Football team. His reliability and versatility give the Cowboys a strong backup at both the punter and place-kicker positions. His three years of prior experience will give the Pokes outstanding depth in both kicking areas. 2004: Parker punted in four games during the 04 season. His best performance came against Utah when he punted twice for 56 and 52 yards for a 54.0 yard average. He placed two of his six punts inside the opponent 20-yard line. On the season, Parker punted six total times for a 40.0 yard average per punt. He also kicked off three times during his junior season. Parker did not attempt any fi eld goals or extra points in : Appeared in nine games in 2003, primarily as a kickoff specialist. He did not attempt any fi eld goals or extra points, nor did he attempt any punts. For the second consecutive year, Parker achieved Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors. 2002: Parker took over place-kicking duties for the Cowboys in the second game of the 2002 season after All-American J.D. Wallum suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Central Michigan game. Parker made four out of eight fi eld goals with his longest being 31 yards against Utah. His best games of the season came in a upset of Air Force. Parker was a perfect two for two in fi eld goals and was four of four in extra points against the Falcons, accounting for 10 of Wyoming s 34 points. At BYU, Parker was also a perfect one for one in fi eld goals and two for two in extra points, tallying fi ve total points in UW s loss. He earned his fi rst varsity letter, and also was named Academic All-Conference. 2001: Redshirted. High School: Parker was chosen All- State for all classifi cations in the state of Colorado his senior season. He was a key contributor to Columbine High School s 12-2 team that won the Colorado 5A State Championship in the fall of 2000 that was Columbine s second consecutive state championship. Parker averaged 39.7 yards per punt in 2000, with a net punting average of He also placed four punts inside the opponents 20-yard line. As a place-kicker, Parker was 21 of 27 in extra points and 8 of 16 in fi eld goals. His junior year, Columbine captured the Colorado 5A State Championship with a 13-1 record. He was also a standout baseball player, playing center fi eld and pitching. Parker earned Academic All-Conference honors in baseball. His high school football coach was Andy Lowry. Parker was also recruited by Colorado. Personal: Born Nov. 15, 1982, he is the son of Eileen and Gary Parker. He is studying electrical engineering. SCOTT PARKER 92

25 SCOTT PARKER CAREER STATISTICS basketball at Baylor, and an uncle Dean Prater played football at Oklahoma State. Prater is majoring in secondary education. Place-Kicking Stats YEAR XP-XPA FG-FGA Redshirted (.815) 4-8 (.500) No attempts 2004 No attempts Punting Stats YEAR PUNTS YARDS AVG. LONG TB FC I20 BLOCKED 2001 Redshirted 2002 No attempts 2003 No attempts JOHN PRATER LINEBACKER 6-2, 239, Junior Kerrville, Texas (Tivy) 44 UW This Season: John Prater will take over the starting spot at middle linebacker for the Wyoming Cowboys in He will fi ll the starting role that was held by two-year starter Randy Tscharner, who was a senior in 04. Although he wasn t the starter his fi rst two seasons at Wyoming, Prater made signifi cant contributions in both his true freshman and sophomore seasons. In 2004, he ranked 11th on the Cowboy squad in tackles, despite not starting. 2004: Prater played in 10 of 12 games in 2004, and recorded 32 total tackles. He also broke up three passes, and had two tackles for losses. A physical, intelligent player who is effective against both the run and pass. 2003: Prater was the only true freshman linebacker to see action for the Cowboys in 03. He played in nine of 12 games for UW, accounting for seven total tackles four solos and three assists. His best individual games came at Utah State and at Utah, making two tackles in each of those games. High School: Prater played his high school football at Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas. He earned First Team All-State, First Team All-District and All-West Texas honors in football as a senior at Tivy High. Elected a team captain, Prater was also named his team s Most Valuable Player, and was selected the MVP of the Regional Super Team. His senior season, Prater was credited with 147 total tackles, including fi ve quarterback sacks. He recorded 16 quarterback hurries, forced eight fumbles and returned an interception for a touchdown. For his efforts, Prater was named his team s Defensive Most Valuable Player, as well. During his three years as a starter, Tivy High posted a record. His junior year, Prater s team advanced to the Regional Semifi nals of the State Playoffs and posted an 11-2 record. In 2002, Tivy compiled an 8-3 record and made it to the Bi-District Round of the playoffs. Prater was also an outstanding baseball player in high school. Academically, Prater was an Academic All-District honoree, an honor student and received the English Merit Award at his high school. He was coached in high school by head football coach Mark Smith. He was also recruited by Fresno State, San Diego State, UCLA and Utah. Personal: Born March 3, 1984, he is the eldest of two sons of Kim and John Prater. Prater s father played football at the University of Kansas. His grandfather, John Prater Sr., played football and JOHN PRATER CAREER STATISTICS /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/ /0 2.0/4 0 0/0 3 0/0 Totals /0 2.0/4 0 0/0 3 0/0 MICHAEL RAY STRONG SAFETY , 206, Redshirt Freshman Porter, Okla. (Broken Arrow) UW This Season: Michael Ray is one of three young safeties who the Cowboy coaching staff is excited about. He earned a spot on the Wyoming depth chart during 2005 spring drills. He is listed No. 4 at strong safety as he begins his redshirt freshman season. He could also become a contributor on special teams for the Cowboys in : Redshirted. High School: Ray was chosen All-State and All-Metro by the Tulsa World his senior season at Broken Arrow High School in Tulsa, Okla. Also was selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State team. He was named the District Defensive Back of the Year as he led his Broken Arrow High team in tackles with 105. Ray was also credited with one quarterback sack, three pass interceptions, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, eight pass breakups and three blocked kicks. Was elected a team captain. During his junior and senior seasons, his Broken Arrow High team posted a 20-5 record. Broken Arrow was 10-2 in 2003, captured the District Championship and lost in the Second Round of the State Playoffs. In 2002, Broken Arrow posted a 10-3 record and lost in the State Championship game. His head football coach at Broken Arrow High was Rick Jones. Ray was also recruited by Colorado State and Tulsa. Personal: Born April 28, 1986, he is the youngest of three children of Gayla and Gary Ray. His brother, Jason, is a wide receiver at Missouri. Ray is majoring in psychology. ALEX RENSHAW RUNNING BACK 5-10, 202, Junior O Dell, Neb. (Air Force) 30 UW This Season: Alex Renshaw established himself as a solid contributor at running back for the Wyoming Cowboys a year ago. His 2004 season ended prematurely when he fractured his left leg and ankle in the Utah game on Nov. 13. After surgery in mid-november, Renshaw came back to participate in 05 spring drills, and concluded the spring No. 4 on the Wyoming depth chart at running back. 2004: Renshaw began the 2004 season at free safety, 93

26 but was moved back to his natural position of running back early in fall drills. He carried the ball 13 times for 65 yards and one touchdown in his redshirt sophomore season. Renshaw averaged 5.0 yards per carry, and displayed a very physical running style. He played in each of the fi rst 10 games for the Cowboys as both a running back and valuable special teams performer before breaking his left leg and ankle versus Utah. 2003: Renshaw redshirted the 2003 season after transferring from the Air Force Academy in the fall of He joined the football team and went through spring drills in : He attended the Air Force Academy for the academic year but didn t play football. 2001: Renshaw attended Air Force Prep for one year before being awarded an appointment to the Academy. High School: A three-sport standout at Diller-O Dell High School in O Dell, Neb., Renshaw was selected All-State in both football and basketball his junior and senior seasons. He was an All-State honoree in track and fi eld his senior year. A four-year letterman in all three sports, Renshaw also achieved honor roll status all four years of high school. His high school football coach was Mike Meyerle. Renshaw was also recruited by Air Force, Colorado State and Nebraska. Personal: Born July 22, 1982, he is the youngest of three children of Catherine and Jamie Renshaw. His father ran track at Doane College in Doane, Neb. His older brother, Preston, played football at Doane, and his older sister Amanda also ran track at Doane. Renshaw is majoring in kinesiology and health promotion. ALEX RENSHAW CAREER STATISTICS NET AVG AVG YEAR G ATT YARDS ATT. TDS LONG GAME 2002 Attended the Air Force Academy 2003 Sat out of competition to satisfy NCAA transfer rules HUNTER RICHARDS OFFENSIVE TACKLE 6-7, 287, Junior Larkspur, Colo. (Nebraska-Kearney) 67 UW This Season: Hunter Richards is the returning starter at right tackle for the Cowboys. He started all 12 games at right tackle his sophomore season of Richards has added a dozen pounds to his frame from the start of his sophomore season, and with one year in the offensive system should be even more effective in : Richards made perhaps the biggest move up the depth chart of any Cowboy in the spring of 04 when he went from a fi rst-year transfer to the No. 1 right tackle on the Wyoming offensive line. In his fi rst season as a starter, he helped the offense average 26.5 points per game to rank No. 3 in the Mountain West Conference. Richards did bring a year of playing experience with him to Laramie, having played his freshman year at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. 2003: Redshirted to satisfy NCAA transfer rules. 2002: Richards played his true freshman year at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. High School: A teammate of current Cowboys Adam Diehl and Cameron Clark at Douglas County High School in Sedalia, Colo., Richards was an accomplished football and basketball player for Douglas County. He earned Honorable Mention All-Conference in both sports, and was elected a team captain of his basketball squad his senior season. Played for former Wyoming graduate assistant football coach Jeff Ketron at Douglas County High. Coming out of high school, he was recruited by Colorado State, Colorado, Oregon and Wyoming. Personal: Born June 1, 1984, he is one of three children of Monica and Michael Richards. Richards is majoring in communication. AARON ROBBINS BUCK , 253, Senior Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill) UW This Season: Aaron Robbins was an impact player for the Wyoming Cowboys in 2004 in his fi rst year playing on the defensive side of the ball. After an outstanding spring in 2005, he has shown the ability to become one of the premier defensive linemen in the Mountain West Conference in Robbins will enter his senior season of 2005 having played in the last 36 consecutive games for Wyoming. He started all 12 games at Buck (defensive end) in 2004, and started eight of 12 games at tight end in : Robbins entered the spring of 2004 coming off a very effective 2003 season as the Cowboys starting Tight End/H-Back on offense, but he wanted to play defense. After expressing that desire to the Cowboy coaching staff, he was granted his wish and moved to the Buck (defensive end) position in 04 spring drills. Robbins was always known for his aggressive style of play and punishing blocking skills when playing offense, he brought that same attitude to the defensive side of the ball, and immediately made the Cowboy front four more athletic. All he did with his opportunity was rank No. 8 on the Wyoming squad in tackles in 04 No. 2 among Cowboy defensive linemen with 44 total tackles. He also had 2.5 sacks and 8.5 tackles for losses. He used his athletic ability to break up six opponent passes at the line of scrimmage, and intercepted one pass against Ole Miss that led to a Cowboy fi eld goal in UW s home win. One of his biggest plays of the season came in Wyoming s victory over UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl. After UW took a lead with 57 seconds remaining in the game, the Bruins got the ball back with one last chance to try and win the game. After making one fi rst down at the UCLA 37-yard line, UCLA s quarterback dropped back on fi rst down to pass, but Robbins broke through to sack him for a loss of nine yards back at the UCLA 28. Two incompletions and one short three-yard pass completion later and the Pokes had secured the victory. 2003: Robbins earned Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference honors in He started eight of 12 games for Wyoming at Tight End/H-back. The only four games he didn t start were when UW began the game in a four wide receiver set. He caught 10 passes for 64 yards, and scored two TDs as a sophomore. He showed his love for contact by making seven tackles on special teams. He was utilized a little bit differently from his fi rst season as a Cowboy, moving from a traditional tight end spot to the new H-Back position in the Joe Glenn offense. His blocking skills made him the ideal player for the new H-Back position as he often served a role similar to a fullback coming out of the backfi eld. 2002: Robbins was part of Wyoming s recruiting class in the spring of He enrolled at UW in the spring of 2002, after not playing anywhere in the fall of He participated in 2002 spring drills and served as the backup at tight end his freshman season to former Cowboy senior Scott Sorensen. Appeared in all 12 games, primarily on special teams, but did catch three passes for 25 yards, including one touchdown a one-yard TD reception against UNLV. Earned his fi rst letter award at UW. High School: Robbins was a very versatile athlete who played fullback and linebacker at Smoky Hill High School in Aurora, Colo. He was an All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-State selection his senior season. He was credited with 81 solo tackles and 29 assisted tackles for a total of 110 tackles. He had three quarterback sacks and recovered two fumbles from his linebacker position. As a fullback, he rushed for over 400 yards. He was also used as a receiver out of the backfi eld, catching 10 passes. Robbins was a 94

27 two-year starter for head coach Dan Gallas. Also recruited by Colorado and Colorado State. Personal: Born July 16, 1983, he is the son of Robin Sydnor and Robert Robbins. Robbins is studying business administration. AARON ROBBINS CAREER STATISTICS Receiving AVG AVG YEAR G REC YARDS REC GAME TDS LONG Totals Defensive and Special Teams Statistics / 0 0.0/ 0 0 0/0 0 0/ / 0 0.0/ 0 0 0/0 0 0/ /21 8.5/30 0 0/0 6 1/0 Totals /21 8.5/30 0 0/0 6 1/0 RON ROCKETT STRONG SAFETY 6-1, 185, Senior Escondido, Calif. (Palomar CC, Calif.) 12 UW This Season: Ron Rockett took over as Wyoming s starting strong safety in the fi fth game of the 2004 season after Marcial Rosales suffered a seasonending knee injury in the Louisiana-Monroe game. Rockett started the fi nal eight games of the season, and enters the 2005 season as the projected starter junior Rosales is listed No. 2 on the depth chart. Rockett was extremely effective after taking over the starting role in : Rockett ranked No. 6 in total tackles for Wyoming with 56 in his fi rst season as a Cowboy after transferring from Palomar Community College in California. He also intercepted one pass in the season opener versus Appalachian State, which he returned 33 yards, and forced one fumble, also against Appalachian State. Rockett had his best games of the season in three of the last four games as he recorded a career best seven tackles versus Utah, New Mexico and UCLA. Palomar CC: Rockett started for Palomar Community College for two seasons at safety. He was named First Team All-Mission Conference American Division as a sophomore in Rockett ranked second in tackles for Palomar his sophomore season, with 72, that included 47 solo tackles and 25 assists. He tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries, with two. He was credited with 3.5 sacks for 22 yards, and intercepted two passes on the season. On special teams, Rockett blocked one punt. As a freshman in 2002, Rockett intercepted two passes, returning them for 55 yards, and had one fumble recovery. During his two years at Palomar, the Comets posted an 18-4 record. In 2002, Palomar was ranked No. 4 in the fi nal J.C. Grid-Wire rankings. The Comets concluded the 2002 season with a 10-1 record, and defeated Grossmont Community College, 20-19, in the South County Bowl. Palomar posted a 5-0 conference mark in 2002 to capture the Mission Conference Central Division title. Entering the 2003 season, Palomar was ranked No. 4 in the preseason J.C. Grid-Wire rankings and was also ranked No. 4 in the J.C. Football Network.com preseason rankings. The Comets concluded the 2003 season ranked No. 22 in the nation by J.C. Grid-Wire, after posting an 8-3 record, 4-1 in the Mission Conference American Division to tie for the title. Palomar played in the West State Bowl in the First Round of the 2003 Southern California Playoffs, losing to College of the Canyons. Rockett played for head coach Joe Early at Palomar Community College. His defensive coordinator at Palomar was Laramie, Wyo., native and 1978 University of Wyoming graduate J.G. Aegerter. He was recruited out of junior college by Arizona, BYU, Fresno State, Oregon State, UNLV and Washington. High School: He prepped at Mission Bay High School in San Diego, Calif., where he earned All-CIF and All-Conference honors. Mission Bay captured back-to-back CIF Championships in 2000 and His high school coach was Dennis Pugh. Personal: Born Oct. 30, 1982, Rockett is the son of Ann and Ron Rockett. He is majoring in physical education. RON ROCKETT CAREER STATISTICS /0 0.0/0 1 0/0 1 1/33 QUINCY ROGERS FREE SAFETY , 191, Redshirt Freshman Zion, Ill. (Zion Benton) UW This Season: Quincy Rogers is a young free safety with a bright future who will begin the 05 season No. 3 on the depth chart behind returning starter John Wendling, a junior, and fellow junior Dorsey Golston. The Cowboy coaching staff may look to get the talented Rogers on the fi eld in special teams in his fi rst season competing for the Pokes. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Rogers was an outstanding three-sport athlete at Zion Benton High School in Zion, Ill. He earned All-Conference and All-County honors in both football and basketball. In football, he earned honors as a combination safety and outside linebacker. He led the team with 67 tackles, had one interception, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. Zion Benton s Most Valuable Player, he also was the ZeeBees starting fullback his senior season, and was elected a team captain. He fi nished with 510 yards rushing on 82 carries and scored fi ve touchdowns. He also caught 15 passes for 237 yards and one TD. In the two years as a starter in football, his Zion Benton teams posted records of 10-2 his junior year, advancing to the second round of the state playoffs; and 6-4 his senior season before losing in the fi rst round of state. Rogers also was named his team s MVP in basketball, his senior season. A team captain in basketball both his junior and senior seasons, he helped lead Zion Benton to a three-year record of (.894). His sophomore season, Zion Benton advanced to the Super Sectionals with a 29-4 record. As a junior, his basketball team posted a 29-3 mark and once again advanced to the Super Sectionals, and his senior year, Zion went 26-3 and advanced to the Regionals. In track, he competed in the long jump (21 feet, 6 inches), triple jump (44-4) and 110-meter hurdles (15.2 seconds). His high school football coach was Gary Bereiter. Rogers was also recruited by Illinois, Northern Illinois and Syracuse. Personal: Born March 21, 1986, he is one of three children of Debbie and Al Rogers. Rogers has not yet declared a college major. 95

28 MARCIAL ROSALES STRONG SAFETY , Junior West Covina, Calif. (West Covina) 21 MARK SCHWARZ OFFENSIVE GUARD/ CENTER , 298, Junior Melbourne, Fla. (Satellite) (Pronunciation: mar-cee-el) UW This Season: Marcial Rosales is hopeful to be back at full strength when the 2005 season begins. He spent the spring of 05 recovering from knee surgery that he underwent last October to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He suffered the injury in the fourth game of the 2004 season against Louisiana-Monroe and had surgery on Oct. 14. Rosales started each of the fi rst four games of the 2004 season at strong safety. A big, athletic strong safety at 6-1, 233 pounds, he and senior returnee Ron Rockett could form an unbelievably talented duo if Rosales can regain his health. 2004: Rosales had a great start to the 2005 season his fi rst as a starter. He recorded 20 MARCIAL ROSALES tackles in his fi rst four games, but then he tore the ACL in his right knee in the fourth game and was lost for the year. He looks like a linebacker, at 6 1 and 233 pounds, but his speed and agility allow Wyoming the luxury of having a big hitter in the secondary. Two of his 20 tackles on the season were tackles for losses. He put on nearly 20 pounds since the time he came into the Cowboy Football program. 2003: Although Rosales started only one game in his redshirt freshman season at Air Force you wouldn t be able to tell from his statistics that he wasn t a starter. Rosales ranked seventh in tackles for the Cowboys in 03. He tallied 43 total tackles 23 solos and 20 assists. Among those tackles were three for losses of six yards. He was the type of player who made things happen, forcing two fumbles, recovering one fumble, breaking up two passes and intercepting the fi rst pass of his career. In his one start, against Air Force, he was exceptional. He accounted for 12 tackles on the day, including seven solo tackles and one tackle for a loss. He also had big games in the season opener versus Montana State (seven tackles and one interception) and at Utah (fi ve tackles and a forced fumble). 2002: Redshirted. High School: Rosales was an outstanding player at West Covina High School in West Covina, Calif. He earned All-CIF Southern Section honors as a senior, and was also a First Team All-Valley selection. In addition, Rosales was named the Sierra League Defensive MVP in A multi-sport athlete, Rosales also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld. He earned Academic All-Conference honors, as well as his many athletic honors. Coached in high school by Mike Maggiore. Rosales was also recruited by Colorado, UNLV and San Diego State. Personal: Born March 23, 1984, he is one of four sons of Eva and Eugenio Rosales. He is majoring in business administration. MARCIAL ROSALES CAREER STATISTICS 2002 Redshirted /0 3.0/ 6 2 1/0 2 1/ /0 2.0/ 6 0 0/0 0 0/0 Totals /0 5.0/12 2 1/0 2 1/0 UW This Season: Mark Schwarz will be an important contributor for Wyoming this season. He is expected to once again backup senior Alan Erving at left guard, and he will take on a key role for the Cowboys as the No. 1 long snapper on fi eld goals and extra points. Schwarz is the most experienced backup on the offensive line. Other than the fi ve starters, the rest of the individuals on the depth chart have little to no game experience. If any injuries occur, Schwarz may be called on to play multiple positions on the o-line. 2004: Schwarz developed physically and gained a lot of maturity during the 2005 season. He appeared in four games for the Cowboys in 04, gaining valuable game experience. Over the past two years, he has added over 20 pounds to his frame, which has enabled him to be an effective blocker at the NCAA Division I level. 2003: Schwarz played in only one game at Utah State during his redshirt freshman season. 2002: Redshirted. High School: Mark Schwarz was chosen by the Associated Press as the state of Florida First Team All-State center in class 4A as a senior. He was also one of only 35 Florida high school seniors selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star game, which took place in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in the winter of Florida won the game Schwarz was selected to the Central Florida East-West All-Star game and the Florida North-South All-Star game. He was a unanimous All-District 11 selection, and was named to the Florida Today All-Space Coast Team. Throughout his three years as the starting center at Satellite High School, Schwarz played every offensive snap of every game, and was also his team s long snapper. He was co-captain of his Satellite High team, and his team selected him as the Offensive MVP. In basketball, he was named a tri-captain. As the starting center, Schwarz averaged 8.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. Academically, he achieved a 3.8 grade-point average in his high school honors program. He was named to the Florida Talented 20, which is the Top 20 percent academically of all Florida high school seniors. Coached in high school by John Hartman. Schwarz was also recruited by Florida, Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami, North Carolina State and Stanford. Personal: Born Nov. 11, 1983, in Atlanta, Ga, he is one of four children of Kay and Jim Schwarz. He is majoring in business administration. (Pronunciation: why-nell) WYNEL SELDON RUNNING BACK , 204, Redshirt Freshman San Diego, Calif. (Plano East, Texas) UW This Season: Wynel Seldon made the most of his opportunity in 2005 spring drills. With Wyoming s two leading rushers junior Ivan Harrison and senior Joseph Harris out of spring drills with injuries, Seldon was able to show the Cowboy coaching staff what he was capable of as a running back. He will begin the 2005 season No. 3 on the depth chart behind Harrison and 96

29 Harris, but he gives the Pokes a different type of back to utilize in 05. At 6-1 and 204 pounds, he is a bigger back than either Harrison (5-7, 190) or Harris (5-7, 200), and runs with more of a slashing style. Seldon should see some playing time in 05, how much will depend on how the two veterans recover from offseason surgeries. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Seldon earned First Team All-District and First Team All-County honors for Plano East High School in Plano, Texas, his senior year of high school. With a combination of speed and power, he rushed for 1,250 yards and had 425 yards in receptions as a senior. He was an Honorable Mention All-Area selection. The Panthers fi nished 9-3 in Class 5A, Texas largest classifi cation. His team was District Runner-up, and lost in the Second Round of the Playoffs. Seldon, a team captain, also returned punts and kickoffs as a senior. He played for head coach John Crawford at Plano East. His fi rst three years of high school, he played at Marian Catholic High School in San Diego, Calif. His coach at Marian Catholic was Mike David. Seldon also was recruited by Navy, Colorado State and Oregon State. Personal: Born Sept. 27, 1986, he is one of two children of Doreen and Wes Seldon. He has not yet declared a college major. for the UW wrestling team at heavyweight. 2001: Redshirted. High School: A three-year football letterman and four-year wrestling letterman at Deer Valley High School in Glendale, Ariz., he was a two-time Bigger, Faster, Stronger (BFS) All-American and a two-time All-State performer. He earned the Curley Culp Award (Arizona s version of the Outland Trophy) as the state s best defensive player his senior season. His senior year, he made 79 tackles, produced 7.5 sacks, forced three fumbles and recovered two fumbles. He also had eight tackles for losses from his defensive tackle position. A three-year starter for the Skyhawks, he played both ways as a senior as an offensive tackle and a defensive tackle. A national champion freestyle wrestler, Severn toured Europe with a USA team, and defeated the Czech Republic Olympic heavyweight. Severn was an honors student in high school. He played for head football coach Rick Mey at Deer Valley High School. He was also recruited by Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado State and Utah. Personal: Born Nov. 24, 1982, he is the son of Neva and Dave Severn. His father was an outstanding wrestler at Arizona State. His younger brother, Jake, has been a member of both the UW football and wrestling teams over the past couple of years. He also has a younger sister, Cadie. Severn is majoring in secondary education. DREW SEVERN CENTER 6-3, 301, Senior Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley) JULIUS STINSON CORNERBACK 5-10, 170, Sophomore Victorville, Calif. (Silverado) (Pronunciation: SEV-run) UW This Season: Drew Severn returns to a starting role in his senior season of Severn will take over for four-year starter Trenton Franz at center this season. In 2005 spring drills, Severn fi rmly established himself as the new starting snapper, giving the Cowboy coaching staff a good feeling that a key position is in good hands for the 05 campaign. For Severn, starting isn t new. He started nine games at right guard in his sophomore season of But the position he will be starting at this season is different center. Severn is an underrated, hard-working, relentless competitor, and he is also a young man with great character. After returning home to Glendale, Ariz., in May of 2004, Severn was helping chaperone his mother Neva s preschool to a water park. After arriving at the park, Severn noticed some small boys standing by a nearby pond looking into the water. It was then that he realized another child was thrashing around in the water. It turned out to be a two-year old boy, who was about to go under the surface. Severn sprinted to the pond, dove in and pulled the two-year old out, saving his life. Days later when talking about the incident with a member of the media, Severn, in an attempt to take the focus off his deed, said that he only wished some NFL scouts had been there that day to time the fastest 40-yard dash of his life. 2004: Severn was shifted to center for the 2004 season, and spent the year learning the position from his good friend Franz. He played in two games versus Appalachian State and Louisiana-Monroe. Severn entered his junior season looking to overcome offseason shoulder surgery. A starter in 14 of Wyoming s 24 games during the 2002 and 2003 seasons, all 14 of his career starts came at right guard. Also a member of the Cowboy Wrestling team, he posted a 2-3 record at heavyweight in the season. 2003: Severn started nine consecutive games in 2003, beginning with the third game of the season versus Kansas through the second to last game against New Mexico. The only reason he didn t start the fi nal game of the season was to allow outgoing senior Henry Randle start his last game as a Cowboy. Severn didn t have an opportunity to wrestle for the Cowboys in the season due to having shoulder surgery in January. 2002: Severn came on strong late in the season for the Pokes. He started the fi nal fi ve games of the season at right offensive guard. Severn also wrestled UW This Season: Julius Stinson returns for his sophomore season listed No. 2 at the fi eld cornerback position behind returning starter Derrick Martin. He is a very talented young player, who provides the Cowboy secondary with some of the best depth it has had in years. Stinson was one of only two true freshmen to play for the Cowboys during the 2004 season. The other was fellow 05 sophomore cornerback Michael Medina. Stinson appeared in all 12 games for UW in 2004, primarily as an effective contributor on special teams. 2004: Stinson concluded his true freshman campaign with eight total tackles and one pass breakup. With his outstanding speed, he was used as one of Wyoming s primary kick coverage men. High School: He earned All-Area and All-CIF honors both his junior and senior seasons of high school. In addition, Stinson was named to the Los Angeles Times All-Region team two years. A two-time team captain in football, he was named his high school s Athlete of the Year and football MVP his senior season. He earned All-Conference honors three years on offense and two on defense. As a senior at Silverado High School in Victorville, Calif., Stinson rushed for 1,449 yards on 164 carries. He averaged yards per game, 8.8 yards per carry, and scored 16 touchdowns in His best two games came against Apple Valley (205 yards in 23 carries) and versus Rim of the World High School (280 yards on 29 attempts). As a safety on defense, Stinson was credited with 99 tackles, averaging 9.0 tackles per game. He also intercepted three passes, returning one for a TD. He led Silverado to an 8-4 record, advancing to the Second Round of the CIF Division VIII playoffs. Silverado lost in the Second Round of the playoffs to Kaiser High, Stinson was also a standout in basketball and track at Silverado High. He achieved honor roll status three years in high school. He played for head football coach Paul Golla. Stinson was also recruited by Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Personal: Born June 13, 1986, he is the youngest of three children of Crystal and Jeff Stinson. Stinson is majoring in secondary education. 97

30 JULIUS STINSON CAREER STATISTICS /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0/0 CHRIS SUNDBERG TIGHT END/H-BACK , 231, Redshirt Freshman Columbus, Mont. (Columbus) UW This Season: Chris Sundberg has a prototypical size for a tight end at 6-5. He needs to add some weight to his 231-pound frame, but as a redshirt freshman he has time to do that. He is still making the transition from playing quarterback in high school to tight end at the collegiate level. In the fall of 2005, Wyoming s coaching staff is hoping to see him at full speed for the fi rst time since his arrival a year ago. He had a preexisting injury to the patella tendon on his left knee that required surgery in the fall of 2004, but he should be ready to go this fall. He enters the fall listed No. 3 at tight end behind returning starter John Wadkowski and sophomore Wade Betschart. Sundberg could help make the tight end/h- Back unit one of the best on the team in : Redshirted. High School: Sundberg was an outstanding three-sport athlete for Columbus High School, earning All-State honors in football, basketball and track. As a football player, he was selected as an All-State quarterback, strong safety and punter. All total, he earned All-State honors three consecutive seasons. He was a team captain both his junior and senior campaigns, and was voted Most Valuable Player as a senior. Sundberg was a Wendy s High School Heisman candidate as a senior. He was selected to the Montana All-Star team that played North Dakota in the Montana-North Dakota Shrine game. In three years at Columbus, Sundberg threw for 4,163 yards and 53 touchdowns. He also rushed for over 1,000 yards. During his three seasons, he averaged just over 42 yards per punt. Sundberg led Columbus to the Second Round of the Class B Playoffs as a senior. His junior year, Columbus won the Class B State Championship. In track, he qualifi ed for the state championships in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100-meter relay and shot put. He fi nished second in the state in the shot as a junior with a throw of An outstanding student, he was his class valedictorian. Sundberg was coached in high school by John Smith. Other schools he was recruited by included Colorado State, Montana, Montana State, Oregon and Oregon State. Personal: Born Feb. 24, 1985, he is one of three sons of Patty and Lance Sundberg. He is majoring in kinesiology and health promotion. proves hard work and dedication to a dream pays off. He came to Wyoming all the way from Newark, Del., four years ago with the dream of playing Division I football. He earned a scholarship and now, for the third straight season, he has earned a spot on the Wyoming depth chart. He has been one of the leaders on special teams throughout his career, and was named Wyoming s special teams captain for the season opener against Appalachian State last season. 2004: Tatnall recorded 30 tackles at linebacker and on special teams in 04 to rank 12th on the team. He also forced a fumble, against San Diego State, and recovered a fumble, versus BYU. He appeared in all 12 games during the 2004 season. Tatnall achieved Second Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII honors for the fi rst time in 04. He also was named Academic All-Conference for the second consecutive year. 2003: Tatnall played in all 12 games for UW in the 2003 season and started one game at Air Force. Not only did he achieve his dream of playing for the Cowboys on the fi eld, but he accomplished much off the fi eld. He was named an Academic All-Mountain West Conference honoree in 2003, earning a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average in marketing. Tatnall ranked 14th in tackles for the Cowboys, with 28 total tackles 11 solo tackles and 17 assisted tackles. He also recovered a fumble against Air Force. That Air Force game thrust Tatnall into the spotlight, but he met the challenge and passed with fl ying colors. The game began with UW kicking off to the Falcons. Tatnall made the tackle on the opening kickoff, but it was not his tackle that had the biggest bearing on what would lie ahead for him. Starting linebacker Guy Tuell suffered a deep thigh bruise covering the kickoff return, and was unable to play the remainder of the day. That led to Tatnall starting the game at weakside linebacker. He went on to lead the Pokes in tackles at Air Force with 14, and he also recovered a fumble on the day not bad for a player who didn t know he would be starting until after the opening kickoff. 2002: Tatnall played in seven games as a redshirt freshman, and was credited with one tackle. 2001: Redshirted. High School: He earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors at Christiana High School in Newark, Del. He lettered four years in football, three in indoor track and two in baseball. His high school football coach was Marvin Spence. Tatnall was senior class president, a member of the his school s Honor Society and made the President s List. Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1983, he is the eldest of three children of Jo-ann and Jeffrey Tatnall. Tatnall is majoring in marketing. JEFF TATNALL CAREER STATISTICS 2001 Redshirted /0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0/ /0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0/ /0 0.0/0 1 1/0 0 0/0 Totals /0 0.0/0 1 2/0 0 0/0 JEFF TATNALL LINEBACKER 5-11, 230, Senior Newark, Del. (Christiana) 31 BRETT TYRRELL TIGHT END/H-BACK , 230, Redshirt Freshman Kemmerer, Wyo. (Kemmerer) UW This Season: Jeff Tatnall enters his senior season as the projected starter at weakside linebacker for the Wyoming Cowboys. He will take over for the graduated Guy Tuell, who was a four-year starter. Tatnall is a young man who UW This Season: Brett Tyrrell enters his second season as a member of the Cowboy Football team. A Kemmerer, Wyo., native, who walked on to the team as a freshman last fall, Tyrrell made it through his true freshman season in 98

31 strong fashion. He is one of several young tight ends in the program that has suddenly made the tight end/h-back position one of the bright spots on the team. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Tyrrell was named to the Casper Star-Tribune Super 25 his senior season. He was a two-time All-Conference and All-State performer at Kemmerer High School. His senior season, he was also named the Defensive Player of the Year. He caught 33 passes for 535 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior. On defense, he made 116 tackles, including 10 tackles for losses. Tyrrell also forced fi ve fumbles, recovered two and intercepted one pass. An All-State basketball player, he led Kemmerer to second place fi nishes at the state tournament both his junior and senior seasons. And in track and fi eld, he placed third in state in the high jump and eighth in the shot put his senior year. A captain of both his football and basketball teams as a senior, Tyrrell excelled in the classroom, as well. He was his class valedictorian, and was a member of the National Honor Society. His junior year, Tyrrell was elected junior class president, and as a senior he was elected Student Body President. He was also a fi nalist for the Milward Simpson Award. His high school football coach was Shawn Rogers. Personal: Born Dec. 10, 1985, he is one of four sons of Ginger and Robert Tyrrell. Tyrrell is majoring in secondary education. (Pronunciation: YOU-luh-berry) JOHN ULIBARRI OFFENSIVE TACKLE 6-4, 290, Sophomore Phelan, Calif. (Serrano) 79 UW This Season: John Ulibarri moved from guard to tackle this past season, and will serve as the backup to junior Chase Johnson at left offensive tackle when fall drills begin for the 2005 season. Ulibarri will have the advantage of learning from one of the up and coming offensive linemen in the Mountain West Conference in Johnson. Ulibarri is a hardworker, and his hard work has paid off in earning a spot on the Cowboy depth chart for the second straight year. 2004: Ulibarri played in one game for the Pokes in 04. That was in the season opener against Appalachian State. He entered the 2004 season as the backup at right guard behind Jason Karcher. 2003: Redshirted. High School: Ulibarri prepped at Serrano High School in Phelan, Calif. He was honored as an All-CIF Division VIII selection and an All-Area Southern Section honoree as a high school senior. The Los Angeles Times named him to its First Team All-Mountain/Desert Team, and selected him the Mountain/Desert Lineman of the Year. In addition, Ulibarri was selected All-San Bernardino County and All-Mojave River League. His Serrano High School team played in the CIF Division VIII Southern State Championship game his senior season, losing to Henry J. Kaiser High School. During Ulibarri s four years at Serrano High, his football team won four consecutive Mojave River League Championships. Ulibarri also competed in track and fi eld at Serrano High. He achieved honor roll status fi ve times during his high school career. His high school football coach was Ray Maholchic. Ulibarri was also recruited by Idaho and San Diego State. Personal: Born Feb. 27, 1985, he is the eldest of two children of Donna and John Ulibarri. He has not yet declared a college major. JOHN WADKOWSKI All-America Candidate TIGHT END/H-BACK 6-4, 259, Senior Santa Paula, Calif. (Ventura CC, Calif.) 81 UW This Season: John Wadkowski was selected the Second Team All- Mountain West Conference tight end in 2004, in only his fi rst season at Wyoming. Wadkowski will be the top returning tight end in the MWC in He will forever be remembered by Cowboy fans as the player to catch the winning touchdown pass against UCLA in the 2004 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. Wadkowski also attracted national attention in the summer leading up to the 2005 season. He was ranked as the No. 20 best tight end in the nation by the Sporting News. Three preseason publications selected Wadkowski a First Team All-MWC honoree entering the 05 season the Sporting News, Athlon and Street & Smith s. 2004: Wadkowski caught 18 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns in In addition to his winning touchdown catch vs. UCLA, his other TD reception came in the second overtime versus UNLV to tie the game at Wadkowski started nine of the 11 games he played in during the 2004 season. He missed the BYU game due to a sprained knee. The only two games he didn t start were due to Wyoming beginning those two games in four-wideout sets. Wadkowski s best individual game his junior season was in a home win over Air Force. Wadkowski caught four passes for 51 yards versus the Falcons. Wadkowski also earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference in Ventura CC: Wadkowski earned First Team Junior College All-America honors in 2003 at Ventura Community College in Ventura, Calif. He caught 43 passes for 616 yards and four touchdowns during his two years at Ventura. As a sophomore, he caught 27 passes for 386 yards and two TDs, and earned First Team All- Region III honors in California, in addition to being named an All-American. He had 16 catches for 230 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman in Ventura posted back-to-back 6-4 records during his career. Wadkowski is an outstanding receiver, who is known for his precise route running. Not only is he an extremely reliable receiver, he also possesses the athletic ability to effectively gain yards after the catch. Wadkowski became an excellent blocker over his two seasons of junior college, after being primarily a receiving tight end in high school. A team captain at both the junior college and high school levels, Wadkowski was an honor student throughout high school and junior college. He was coached in junior college by Terry Morris. High School: He earned Academic All-CIF honors in high school. His high school coach at Santa Paula Union High School in Santa Paula, Calif., was Ed Gomez. Personal: The son of Debra and William Wadkowski, he was also recruited by Texas A&M and San Jose State. Wadkowski is majoring in business administration. JOHN WADKOWSKI CAREER STATISTICS AVG AVG YEAR G REC YARDS REC GAME TDS LONG

32 JASON WALLACE WIDE RECEIVER 6-2, 187, Senior Overland Park, Kan. (Fort Scott CC, Kan.) 86 EVAN WEATHERSPOON FREE SAFETY 6-2, 195, Freshman Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr) 13 UW This Season: Jason Wallace made as big a move in 2005 spring drills as perhaps any player. His performance in spring practice resulted in him sharing the No. 1 position at the Y wide receiver position with junior Tyler Holden entering the 2005 season. 2004: Wallace showed fl ashes of his abilities in his fi rst season playing at the NCAA Division I level. He caught six passes for 31 yards on the season, playing in 10 of 12 games for the Cowboys. He started one game against Utah. Wallace joined the Wyoming Football team in the spring of 2004, transferring at the semester from Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kan. Wallace had his key performance of the season JASON WALLACE at UNLV, catching four passes for 22 yards. He came out of spring practice in 2004 listed No. 2 at the Y wide receiver position. Like most junior-college transfers, Wallace went through an adjustment process in the spring, learning a new offense and getting to know his teammates and coaches. Fort Scott CC: Wallace ranked among the Top 10 receivers in the Jayhawk Conference, while leading Fort Scott Community College in both receptions and receiving yards in Wallace caught 26 passes in nine games for a total of 463 receiving yards. He ranked No. 7 in the Jayhawk Conference in both catches and receiving yards. Wallace scored four TDs receiving, averaged 51.4 yards per game and 17.8 yards per reception. His long reception was 48 yards. An outstanding kickoff returner, Wallace led Fort Scott with 29 kickoff returns for 558 yards, and averaged 19.2 yards per return. His long return was 37 yards. He also led Fort Scott in all-purpose yardage, and ranked No. 9 in the Jayhawk Conference, totalling 1,031 all-purpose yards for an average of per game in As a freshman at Fort Scott, Wallace led the Jayhawk Conference in kickoff returns, averaging 31.0 yards per return. Wallace played for head coach Kevin Verdugo at Fort Scott. Coming out of junior college, Wallace was also recruited by Iowa State, Nebraska and Nevada. High School: Wallace attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kan. He was a two-year letterman in football, and was elected a team captain his senior season. He played for head football coach Tenny Dewey at Blue Valley Northwest. Personal: Born Jan. 11, 1984, he is the youngest of two sons of Lenet and Gary Wallace. Wallace s older brother Jesse was a senior tight end at the University of Colorado in Wallace s uncle, Lamonte Winston, is Director of Player Development for the Kansas City Chiefs. Wallace has another uncle, Kevin Winston, who is the Director of Player Programs for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Wallace is majoring in criminal justice. JASON WALLACE CAREER STATISTICS AVG AVG YEAR G REC YARDS REC GAME TDS LONG UW This Season: Evan Weatherspoon joined the Cowboy Football program in January of 2005 as a gray shirt. Weatherspoon participated in spring drills with the Pokes, and concluded spring practice listed No. 4 on the depth chart at free safety. He was originally signed by the Cowboys in February of 2004, but laid out of school in the fall of 04. Weatherspoon is another young safety in the Cowboy program that makes that position look extremely bright for the future. High School: Weatherspoon was an All-Area selection as a senior at Gahr High School in Cerritos, Calif. He also earned All-City honors three consecutive seasons, and was named his teams MVP as a senior. He played both defensive back and wide receiver for the Gladiators, and was a team captain as a junior and senior. Weatherspoon was credited with 70 tackles and intercepted two passes his senior season. On offense, he caught 35 passes for 471 yards and four touchdowns. Also an outstanding track and fi eld athlete, Weatherspoon was a sprinter for Gahr High. He has run a 4.5 second 40-yard dash. He was coached in high school by Greg Marshall. Weatherspoon was also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Jose State. Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1986, he is the youngest of two sons of Linda and Wallace Weatherspoon. He has not yet decided on a college major. JOHN WENDLING All-America Candidate FREE SAFETY 6-1, 209, Junior Rock Springs, Wyo. (Rock Springs) 23 UW This Season: John Wendling not only established himself as a starter in 2004, but he established himself as a team leader. The development of the junior to be has Cowboy coaches looking at him as a potential All-America candidate in Wyoming coaches aren t the only ones who recognize Wendling s abilities. He was ranked by Phil Steele s as the No. 16 best free safety in the nation entering the 2005 season. Wendling led the Cowboys in tackles with 89 as a sophomore in He earned Honorable Mention All-MWC honors his sophomore season in a league dominated by several outstanding senior defensive backs. 2004: Wendling not only led the Pokes in tackles in 04 with 89, but he also had three pass interceptions and three fumble recoveries. He ranked fi fth in the MWC in fumbles recovered, was ninth in interceptions and 15th in tackles. Wendling registered double fi gures in tackles in three different games. He had 16 tackles versus Ole Miss, 11 at BYU and 11 versus Air Force. After making 11 tackles and breaking up two passes in a victory over Air Force, Wendling was named the MWC Defensive Player of the Week. His fi rst interception of the season was crucial as he picked off Ole Miss in the end zone to stop the Rebels fi rst drive of the game. His second interception came against CSU, and his third interception 100

33 also came on an opponent s fi rst drive of the game vs. UNLV. The interception against UNLV led to a Wyoming fi eld goal, giving the Cowboys a 3-0 lead on way to a triple overtime victory. He had six tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl win versus UCLA. Wendling achieved Academic All-Conference honors for the second time in his career. 2003: Wendling played a key role at free safety and as a special teams player in his redshirt freshman season. He started his fi rst game as a Cowboy versus New Mexico, in the second to last game of the 2003 season. As a special teams player, he blocked two kicks both extra point attempts at Air Force and at San Diego State. In addition to his two blocked extra points, he also recovered one fumble and broke up one pass. Wendling earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors for the fi rst time. He also earned his fi rst varsity letter. 2002: Redshirted. High School: John Wendling led his Rock Springs High School team to a perfect 11-0 record and the Wyoming Class 5A State Championship as a senior. He was named All-State as a senior at three different positions running back, defensive back and return specialist. He also earned Super 25 honors from the Casper-Star Tribune. As a junior, he was selected as an All-State defensive back. He rushed for 1,147 yards as a running back and accounted for 1,875 yards of all-purpose yards. He scored 17 touchdowns as a senior, and averaged 9.6 yards every time he touched the ball. During his junior and senior seasons combined, he accounted for over 3,000 yards of all-purpose yardage and scored 30 touchdowns. Wendling also excelled in track and fi eld, winning the State Championship in the long jump as a junior and fi nishing as the runner-up in the triple jump. An outstanding student, he was a member of the National Honor Society and was active in the student council. He achieved the 4.00 Honor Roll his sophomore, junior and senior years of high school. He was coached in high school by Jamie Christensen. Wendling was also recruited by Brigham Young, Colorado State, Harvard, Princeton and Stanford. Personal: Born June 4, 1983, in Cody, Wyo., he is the eldest of two children of Carol and Randal Wendling. He is studying business administration. News, which ranks him as the No. 9 best place-kicker in the country; Street & Smith s, which named him a preseason Honorable Mention All-American; and Phil Steele s, which also ranks him as the No. 9 best place-kicker in the nation. 2004: Yaussi was selected the First Team All-MWC place-kicker as a junior. He led the MWC in virtually all place-kicking categories. Yaussi ranked No. 2 in the league (No. 1 among kickers) and No. 38 in the NCAA in scoring, with a 7.5 point-per-game average. He also ranked No. 1 in the MWC and No. 13 in the nation in fi eld goals, averaging 1.50 fi eld goals per game. He led the league in both fi eld-goal percentage (72.0 percent, 18 of 25) and PAT percentage (100.0 percent, 36 of 36). Yaussi was named MWC Special Teams Player of the Week versus San Diego State on Oct. 9, He hit two of three fi eld goals vs. SDSU and converted two PATS for eight total points. 2003: In his fi rst season as UW s kicker, he led the Mountain West Conference in pointafter-touchdown percentage, hitting 97.1 percent of his attempts (34 of 35). He also ranked No. 5 in the league in fi eld-goal percentage, converting 12 of 17 fi eld goal attempts (70.6 percent). Yaussi earned Honorable Mention All-MWC honors as a sophomore. He ranked No. 9 overall in scoring in the conference. He also was seventh in the MWC in fi eld goals made per game (1.00 per game), and ranked No. 54 in the NCAA in that category. 2002: Yaussi played in three games as a true freshman. He didn t attempt any fi eld goals or extra points, but he did kickoff in the three games he played. Earned his fi rst varsity letter. High School: A three-sport standout at Poudre High School in Fort Collins, Colo., Yaussi earned Second Team All-Conference honors in 2001 as Poudre High posted a 9-3 record, winning the City of Fort Collins Championship and fi nishing in a tie for the conference title. He was a First Team All-Conference selection in both basketball and track and fi eld. The Fort Collins Coloradoan named him the All-Sports Athlete of the Year for the academic year. Personal: Born Aug. 13, 1983, he is one of two children of Carol and Randy Yaussi. He is majoring in physical education-teaching. JOHN WENDLING CAREER STATISTICS 2002 Redshirted /0 0.0/0 0 1/0 1 0/ /0 0.0/0 0 3/0 6 3/7 Totals /0 0.0/0 0 4/0 7 3/7 DERIC YAUSSI All-America Candidate PLACE-KICKER , 199, Senior Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre) DERIC YAUSSI CAREER STATISTICS YEAR XP-XPA FG-FGA No attempts, kicked off only (.971) (.706) (1.000) (.720) Totals (.986) (.714) Successful Field Goals Long 2003: 20, 38, 27, 23, 40, 42, 43, 21, 26, 35, 22, : 45, 47, 29, 35, 27, 33, 27, 38, 42, 45, 40, 20, 27, 47, 51 31, 25, 51, 39 Missed Field Goals 2003: 45, 24, 48, 25, : 49, 31, 43, 43, 52, 48, 31 (Pronunciation: YOW-see) UW This Season: Deric Yaussi will be a leading candidate for the Lou Groza Award this season, as well as a leading All-America candidate. The Groza award is presented to the top collegiate place-kicker each season. Yaussi ranked No. 13 in the nation last season in fi eld goals made, averaging 1.50 per game. Among all NCAA Division I place-kickers returning in 2005, he ranks No. 6 in career fi eld goals, having made an average of 1.25 per game over his fi rst two seasons as Wyoming s starting place-kicker. National media who have recognized Yaussi among their preseason best are: the Sporting 101

34 UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING 2005 FOOTBALL SIGNEES Junior-College Signees (Already Enrolled at the University of Wyoming) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) 4 C.J. BREWER WR SR. DENVER, COLO. (VENTURA CC, CALIF.) (Enrolled at Wyoming in the spring of 2005 and participated in spring drills. See bio earlier in this section.) 95 COREY MACE DT JR. PORT MOODY, BRITISH COLUMBIA (PALOMAR CC, CALIF.) (Enrolled at Wyoming in the spring of 2005 and participated in spring drills. See bio earlier in this section.) Junior-College Signees (Who Will Enroll at UW in the Fall of 2005) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) 55 FA'AALIGA SELESELE DT JR. PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA (YUBA CC, CALIF.) (Pronounced: fah-ah-lee-nuh, SAY-lay SAY-lay, the g in Fa'aaliga is pronounced like an n) Junior College: Faaliga Selesele comes to Wyoming from Yuba College in Marysville, Calif. Selesele earned Bay Valley Conference honors in 2004 as a defensive tackle. He earned that honor despite playing in only six games in '04 when he recorded 5 sacks. Selesele was credited with 46 tackles his sophomore season at Yuba. Yuba College posted a 3-1 conference mark to tie for the Bay Valley Conference Championship. Yuba was 4-6 overall on the season. He was scheduled to complete his associate of arts degree in the spring of 2005 and will enroll at Wyoming in the fall of High School: Selesele won a state championship in football at Leone High School his junior season and was named Defensive Lineman of the Year as a senior. Personal: Born February 10, The son of Mauailegalu and Aipunou Selesele. He was coached in junior college by Ted Hoal. He went to high school at Leone High School in Pago Pago, American Samoa. His high school coach was Oakland Salavea. Selesele was also recruited by Boise State, BYU and Utah. University of Wyoming Football High-School Signees Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) 70 RUSS ARNOLD OL FR. WESTMINSTER, COLO. (NORTHGLENN) High School: Russ Arnold was one of the top offensive linemen in the state of Colorado his senior season of He was named First Team All-Colorado as an offensive lineman for all classifi cations by The Denver Post. He also earned First Team All-Class 5A by The Denver Post. The Rocky Mountain News also selected him First Team All-Class 5A, and named him Second Team All-Colorado for all classifi cations. Northglenn High School fi nished the regular season with a 7-3 record. Northglenn was one of only 16 Class 5A teams to qualify for the state playoffs, and entered the playoffs as the No. 5 seed. Northglenn was upset in the fi rst round of the state playoffs by Fort Collins High School, and concluded the 2004 season 7-4. Arnold is also an outstanding wrestler. Arnold earned Academic All-Conference as a senior and received the President's Award of Academic Excellence. He was the fi rst individual to commit to the Cowboys in this year's recruiting class. Personal: Born June 28, The son of Barbara and Grant Arnold. He was coached at Northglenn High School by Scott Gallas. Arnold was also recruited by Colorado, Colorado State and San Diego State. 9 T.J. ATWATER DB FR. WICHITA, KAN. (WICHITA HEIGHTS) High School: T.J. Atwater was a 2004 First Team All-State 6A selection as a defensive back and return specialist by the Wichita Eagle-Beacon, Topeka Capital-Journal and Kansas Coaches Association. He was also a First Team All-Wichita selection and was named First Team All-District at Wichita Heights High School in Wichita, Kan. He was a two-year team captain of his Heights football team. Atwater was credited with 34 solo tackles and 34 assists for 68 total tackles. He broke up nine passes, intercepted two passes and recorded two tackles for losses. As a kickoff and punt returner, he returned 27 kicks as a senior for a combined 584 return yards. During his high school career, he returned 11 kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns. As his team's quarterback, he completed 26 of 48 passes for 498 yards and six touchdowns, while throwing only fi ve interceptions in He rushed 76 times for 334 yards and six TDs. Atwater also had three pass receptions for 35 yards. He led Wichita Heights to a 10-1 overall record in '04, before losing to the eventual State Champion Hutchinson in the quarterfi nals of the 6A state playoffs -- the largest classifi cation in the state of Kansas. He has been timed between 4.4 and 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash. A three-sport standout -- Atwater was the starting point guard on Wichita Heights' basketball team, and he was a long jumper and triple jumper on the track and fi eld team. Atwater was class president at Wichita Heights, and a peer group leader. Personal: The son of Montella Wimbley and Terry Atwater. He was coached in high school by Rick Wheeler. Atwater was also recruited by Kansas, Kansas State, Northern Illinois and Tulsa. 102

35 University of Wyoming Football High-School Signees (cont.) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) 48 DANNY DUTMER LB FR. YORK, NEB. (YORK) High School: Danny Dutmer achieved First Team All-District honors and was an Honorable Mention All-State honoree his senior season. A two-way player at York High School, Dutmer was both an outstanding tight end and defensive end. As a defensive end, he led his team in sacks and quarterback hurries. He also excelled in basketball, track and baseball, and earned Honorable Mention All-State honors in basketball as a junior. Personal: Born September 22, The son of Kathy and Jim Dutmer. Dutmer was coached at York High School by Jerry Dunn. He was also recruited by Kansas State and Nebraska. JOE EVERS ATHLETE FR. SHERIDAN, WYO. (SHERIDAN) High School: Joe Evers was an outstanding student-athlete at Sheridan (Wyo.) High School. He was a Second Team All-State selection. Evers played quarterback, free safety, punter and place-kicker. He was selected to play in the Wyoming Shrine All-Star game in the summer of He was an All- Conference selection as both a junior and a senior. In addition to football, he is a standout basketball player, earning All-County honors as a junior. In addition to excelling in athletics, Evers was also a member of the National Honor Society. Evers was signed as a gray shirt, and will not join the Cowboy Football program nor go on scholarship until January of Personal: The son of Mary Beth and Mike Evers, he was coached at Sheridan High by Tim LeRoy. 91 JOHN FLETCHER BUCK FR. ERIE, COLO. (RALSTON VALLEY) (Enrolled at Wyoming in the spring of 2005 and participated in spring drills. See bio earlier in this section.) 12 MARCUS FRANKLIN WR FR. RICHARDSON, TEXAS (NORTH GARLAND) High School: Marcus Franklin earned 2004 First Team All-District 11 in Class 5A, the largest classifi cation in the state of Texas. He was a big-play maker at North Garland High School in Richardson, Texas. He caught 29 passes for 640 yards and three touchdowns his senior season, and also returned two punts for TDs. Also a First Team All-Area selection, he was named his team's Offensive Most Valuable Player as both a junior and senior. In addition to football, Franklin was a standout track and fi eld athlete. He ran a meters, and his best time in the 40-yard dash is an impressive Franklin also participated in the long jump, 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 and 4x200 relays. Personal: Born November 18, The son of Lorraine and Anthony Potts. His high school football coach was David Farris. Franklin was also recruited by Kansas, Mississippi State and Tulane. 3 RYAN GALLIMORE WR FR. OKMULGEE, OKLA. (OKMULGEE) High School: Ryan Gallimore was named the Oklahoma Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year for District 4. He earned First Team All-State 4A honors from the Oklahoma Coaches Association as a senior. Gallimore played a tailback position in a spread-option attack, and played cornerback on defense. He caught 32 passes for 634 yards and six touchdowns in He also rushed the ball 65 times for 633 yards, and had six rushing TDs. Gallimore made 31 tackles and intercepted fi ve passes, returning two interceptions for touchdowns. But football is not his only sport. Gallimore averaged 19 points per game on the basketball court this past season, and also ran track. Personal: Born December 9, The son of Margaret Gallimore and Kevin McNeal. Gallimore was coached in high school by Dan Morgan. He was also recruited by Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Tulsa. 42 GREG GENHO TE/H-BACK FR. BRUSH, COLO. (BRUSH) High School: Greg Genho was selected a First Team All-State running back in Class 2A by both The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. He carried the ball 198 times for 1,443 yards and scored 21 touchdowns his senior season. As a junior, Genho rushed 175 times for 962 yards and scored 12 TDs. During his senior season, he also made 46 solo tackles and had eight assists for 54 total tackles, including fi ve quarterback sacks. Genho led Brush High School to the Semifi nals of the Class 2A State Playoffs, defeating St. Mary's in the First Round and Roaring Fork in the Second Round before losing to eventual State Champion Faith Christian in the semis. Brush completed the season with a 9-3 record. An outstanding three-sport athlete, he also participated in basketball and track and fi eld. Genho was also named to the honor roll. Personal: Born August 28, He is the son of Misty and Robert Genho. His high school coach was Randy Dreitz. MARCELL GIPSON CB FR. DALLAS, TEXAS (SUNSET) High School: Marcell Gipson was named the District 9 Most Valuable Player in Class 5A, and was both an All-District and All-Area selection at Sunset High School in Dallas, Texas, in He ranked No. 7 in the Dallas Metroplex in rushing for the 2004 season with 1,650 yards on 221 carries and scored 21 touchdowns in just eight games. He moved from running back after the fi rst fi ve games of his senior season to play quarterback to help his team. In addition to football, Gipson was also an outstanding track and fi eld athlete, competing in the 100 and 200 meters. He was also an honor roll student all four years of high school. Gipson was signed as a gray shirt, and will not join the Cowboy Football program nor go on scholarship until January of Personal: Born May 3, He is the son of Kimberly and Michael Gipson. His father, played football at Arizona State University. He was coached in high school by Gary Comer. Gipson was also recruited by Kansas, New Mexico and TCU. 103

36 University of Wyoming Football High-School Signees (cont.) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) 63 FRED GIVENS DL FR. CHICKASHA, OKLA. (CHICKASHA) High School: Fred Givens earned First Team All-State in Class 5A his senior season at Chickasha High School in Chickasha, Okla. Givens also was named the Oklahoma Southwest Region Defensive Player of the Year in Class 5A. He was credited with 82 total tackles, 18 quarterback sacks and recovered three fumbles for the 2004 season. Givens was just as accomplished as a high school wrestler. He fi nished third at state as a junior, and enjoyed a great senior season. Personal: Born May 9, The son of Faith and Fred Givens, he was coached in high school by Shannon Watford. Givens brother, Robert, played football at Southeastern Oklahoma. Givens was also recruited by New Mexico, Oklahoma State and TCU. 50 WESTON JOHNSON LB FR. WRAY, COLO. (WRAY) High School: Weston Johnson was selected a First Team All-State wide receiver in Class 1A by The Denver Post. He was also selected to play in the Colorado North-South All-Star Game next summer as selected by the Colorado Football Coaches Association. Johnson was also honored by being named a 2004 Scholar-Athlete by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation. He caught 38 passes for 618 yards and eight receiving touchdowns in He also returned 10 kickoffs for 260 yards and one TD, and had 12 punt returns for 170 yards. His senior season, Johnson also played outside linebacker for Wray High School after playing the strong safety position as a junior. His senior season, Johnson had 29 solo tackles and 59 assists for 88 total tackles. He also intercepted fi ve passes and broke up three other passes. He helped lead Wray to a perfect 9-0 regular-season record in Wray ended the season 12-1 after advancing to the 1A State Championship game, defeating Rocky Ford, Hayden and Dolores before falling to Limon in the championship game. An outstanding multiple sport athlete, Johnson earned All-Conference in both basketball and baseball as a junior, and placed fourth in state in the triple jump. Personal: Born January 15, The son of Jill and Blane Johnson, he was coached at Wray High School by Neal Rusher. Johnson was also recruited by Colorado and Kansas State. KURT LAWSON WR FR. COOPER CITY, FLA. (COOPER CITY) High School: Kurt Lawson earned All-Broward County as a senior in He was selected to play in the Broward County All-Star Game and the Broward County vs. Dade County All-Star Game. A great athlete, with outstanding jumping ability and an explosive ability to go get the football when in a crowd. He was a two-sport star at Cooper City, also participating on the basketball team. Lawson was signed as a gray shirt, and will not join the Cowboy Football program nor go on scholarship until January of Personal: The son of Ellen and Steve Lawson. He was coached by Jim Elder. Lawson was also recruited by Central Florida, Northern Illinois and Kentucky. 60 RYAN MCKINLEY OL FR. ARVADA, COLO. (ARVADA) High School: Ryan McKinley earned Honorable Mention All-State honors as a defensive lineman in Class 4A from both The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. He was a three-year starter in football at Arvada High School. His junior season, he played both offensive tackle and defensive end. As a senior, he played only as a defensive end, and was Arvada's third leading tackler. Named a team captain as a senior, McKinley was one of the top wrestlers in the state of Colorado this past year in the 215-pound classifi cation. He was an outstanding hurdler on the track team, as well. A well-rounded student, he excelled in the classroom and participated in chorus in addition to athletics. Personal: Born September 13, The son of Judy and Kim McKinley, he was coached at Arvada High School by Bob Bozied. Ryan's father, Kim, played football at the University of Nebraska and the University of Northern Colorado. McKinley was also recruited by Colorado State and Kansas. 33 J.R. MOORE RB FR. MIDWEST CITY, OKLA. (CARL ALBERT) High School: J.R. Moore comes to the University of Wyoming as one of the most decorated football players in the state of Oklahoma in An outstanding running back/quarterback and free safety, Moore was named the 2004 Oklahoman Offensive Player of the Year for all classifi cations by The Oklahoman newspaper. Moore was also named First Team All-State by The Oklahoman. He was selected First Team All-State as a free safety by the Oklahoma Coaches' Association. He was named the All-City Offensive Player of the Year, and was the All-District Most Valuable Player. As a team captain, he led Carl Albert High School of Midwest City, Okla., to the Oklahoma Class 5A State Championship in It marked Carl Albert's fi rst state championship since 2001, but Carl Albert High is one of the most successful programs in the state of Oklahoma, having won six of the last eight Class 5A football titles. His senior season, Moore rushed for 1,823 yards on 278 carries and scored 28 rushing touchdowns. He also completed 79 of 132 passes for 1,492 yards and 18 touchdowns, while throwing only six interceptions. On defense his senior year, Moore made 67 tackles. He ranks No. 3 in Carl Albert history in single-season rushing yards, and ranks No. 3 in single-season passing yards. Moore scored fi ve touchdowns in the 5A State Championship victory over Tulsa Washington. He also played basketball and runs track. Personal: Born April 26, The son of Benita Moore, he was coached in high school by head football coach Gary Rose. Moore was also recruited by New Mexico, TCU and Tulsa. 47 MIKE NEUHAUS LB FR. ALSIP, ILL. (NAVAL ACADEMY PREP) (Enrolled at Wyoming in the spring of 2005 and participated in spring drills. See bio earlier in this section.) 104

37 University of Wyoming Football High-School Signees (cont.) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) 71 RYAN OTTERSON OL FR. BRIGHTON, COLO. (THORNTON) High School: Ryan Otterson was a First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Region selection as an offensive tackle during his senior season of He also was named Front Range Athlete of the Month during the fall of Otterson was elected a team captain as a senior. His junior season, he earned All-Conference honors as a defensive end. He lettered four years in football and three years in basketball at Thornton High. Ryan was also a member of the National Technical Honor Society. Personal: Born November 29, The son of Lynn and Einer Otterson, he was coached by Pete Vargas at Thornton High School. He was also recruited by Colorado, Colorado State and Minnesota. 92 ERICK PAULEY DL FR. GREEN RIVER, WYO. (GREEN RIVER) High School: Erick Pauley was a Casper Star-Tribune Super 25 selection both his junior and senior years at Green River High School. He was also a two-time All-State selection. He led Green River to an undefeated 11-0 season in 2004 and the Class 5A State Championship. During his senior season, he played offensive right tackle and defensive tackle. He helped Green River's offense lead the state of Wyoming in rushing and total offense, and was the anchor on a defense that allowed opponents' under 1,600 yards of total offense for the season to also rank No. 1 in that category. Pauley was credited with 43 total tackles his senior season, including 11 solos and 32 assists. He also had eight tackles for losses, three fumble recoveries and blocked one punt. As a junior, he led Green River to an 8-2 record and the semifi nals of the state playoffs. A three-year starter and two-year team captain, Pauley was named his team's top lineman all three years, and he was named his team's Most Valuable Player as a senior. In addition to football, Pauley placed third in state in the shot put as a junior. Personal: The son of Sharon and Richard Pauley, he was coached in high school by Jason Fuss. Pauley was also recruited by Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, Nebraska, Utah, Utah State and several Ivy League schools. 85 JESSON SALYARDS TE/H-BACK FR. HAXTUN, COLO. (HAXTUN) (Pronounced: SAL-yurds) High School: Jesson Salyards was named the Class A 8-Man Player of the Year by The Denver Post, and was selected as the Class A 8-Man Defensive Player of the Year by the Rocky Mountain News. He also was named to the Class A 8-Man All-State team at linebacker by both The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. Salyards played running back, tight end and linebacker at Haxtun High school. He had a total of 77 tackles, 25 solos and 52 assists as a senior. He also intercepted one pass and recovered one fumble. As a senior running back, he carried 144 times for 906 rushing yards and a 6.3 average per rush. He scored 15 rushing touchdowns and one receiving TD. As a team captain his senior season, he helped lead Haxtun an 11-1 record in 2004 and the Colorado Class A 8-Man State Championship with a convincing 30-0 victory over Merino High School in the championship game. He was selected to play in the Colorado North-South All- Star Game during the summer of A multipurpose athlete, he started for three years on the football team and also played basketball and ran track. Personal: Born July 15, The son of Arlene and Dennis Salyards, he was coached in high school by Dave Shafer. Salyards was also recruited by Colorado. 72 BEN SMITH OL FR. PHOENIX, ARIZ. (PHOENIX CHRISTIAN) High School: Ben Smith was an All-State and All-Region selection in Arizona this past season. He will be continuing a family tradition when he enrolls at Wyoming in the fall of He is the younger brother of former Wyoming Cowboy Jeff Smith, who was a three-year starting offensive lineman for UW from , and was a co-captain of the 1998 Wyoming Football team. The younger Smith, like his brother, played at Phoenix Christian High School in Phoenix, Ariz. As a team captain, Smith helped lead Phoenix Christian to back-to-back Arizona Class 2A State Championships his junior and senior seasons. He squats 475 pounds, bench presses 375 and has run a 4.8 in the 40-yard dash. An outstanding wrestler, in addition to being an accomplished football player, Smith won the Class 2A State Championship in the heavyweight division as a junior. During his senior season, he dominated his weight class. Smith was also named the mid-season All-Star heavyweight wrestler in all classifi cations in the state of Arizona. Personal: Born August 15, The son of Ruth Ann and Wesley Smith, he was coached in high school by Jim Rattay. Ben's brother, Jeff, played football at Wyoming for three years. Smith was also recruited by Northern Arizona and Purdue. 77 BRIEN SONZOGNI DL FR. DALLAS, TEXAS (BISHOP LYNCH) (Pronounced: sawn-zaw-nee, silent G) High School: Brien Sonzogni produced an outstanding football career at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas. Although hampered by injury as a senior, he was a key contributor throughout his career. As a junior, he recorded 24 tackles and three quarterback sacks as a starting defensive lineman. Over the past three seasons, he was part of one of the most successful high school programs in the state of Texas. Bishop Lynch won two Class 5A state championships in 2002 and 2003, and advanced to the semifi nals of the 2004 state playoffs. During that three-year period, Bishop Lynch posted a combined 33-7 (.825) record, with single-season records of 13-1 in 2002, 12-2 in 2003 and 8-4 in Sonzogni was also an outstanding discus thrower on the track and fi eld team. Personal: Born August 11, The son of Ghislaine and David Sonzogni, he was coached in high school by Paul Maturi. Sonzogni was also recruited by Iowa State and Tulsa. 105

38 University of Wyoming Football High-School Signees (cont.) Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School) 16 KARSTEN SWEEN QB FR. INYOKERN, CALIF. (BURROUGHS) High School: Karsten Sween enters his freshman season at Wyoming being ranked as the No. 28 best freshman quarterback in the nation by Phil Steele's College Football Preview Athlon Sports 2005 Preview ranked him as the No. 10 best overall recruit in the Mountain West Conference in '05. Sween had an outstanding high school career. As a senior in 2004, Sween was named the Los Angeles Times All-Desert/Mountain Region quarterback and was named the Desert/Mountain Region Back of the Year. The Bakersfi eld Californian named him its All-Area Player of the Year. He led the state of California in passing his senior season with 4,345 yards, and he ranked second in the state in touchdown passes (46). At the conclusion of his senior season, Rivals. com ranked him as the No. 23 Pro-Style quarterback in the nation. He was also ranked No. 78 in the Top 100 players in the state of California in postseason position rankings. As a junior, he earned All-CIF, All-State underclassmen, Los Angeles Times All-Area, Student Sports All-America accolades and Prep Star All-America honors. His junior year, he ranked No. 2 in the state of California in passing yards with 3,762. He completed 244 of 401 passes for 40 touchdowns and only nine interceptions in At Burroughs High School in Ridgecrest, Calif., he set school career records for passing yards (8,107) and passing TDs (86). He led Burroughs High to a 12-2 record in 2004 and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Championship Game. He was a two-year starter at quarterback for Burroughs High. He is a left-handed thrower. Personal: Born July 11, The son of Teresa and Charles Sween, he was coached in high school by Jeff Steinberg. Sween was also recruited by Colorado State, Fresno State, Oregon and UCLA. 13 EVAN WEATHERSPOON FS FR. CERRITOS, CALIF. (GAHR) (Enrolled at Wyoming in the spring of 2005 and participated in spring drills. See bio earlier in this section.) 106