2004, 2005, 2006 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS

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2 Information Season 81 Jamar ANDERSON WR So. Wellford, S.C. Byrnes : Played in eight games his freshman season, earning his first CCU letter... Had nine catches for 151 yards and one touchdown on the year... Had his first collegiate catch at Wofford, an eight-yarder... Posted four receptions for 52 yards in the following game at Georgia Southern... His best game occurred in the win over Savannah State with two catches for 71 yards, including a 58-yard touchdown pass... High School: Lettered and started his final three years at Byrnes... Led the state his senior season with 103 receptions for 1,839 yards and 21 touchdowns, earning Associated Press and High School Sports Report Class AAAA All-State honors, as well as All-Region and All-Area accolades... Helped Byrnes win its fourth straight Class 4A Division II title this year and was a part of a 58-2 record during his four years... Was on the victorious North team in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game... Selected Coastal over Citadel... Personal: Full name: Alvin Jamar Anderson... Son of Raymond and Robin Wilkins... Plans to major in nursing. 75 Jeff ANTOLIK OL Fr. Columbia, S.C. Richland Northeast High School: A graduate of Richland Northeast... Started all three years on varsity at right guard for the Cavaliers... Earned Class 4A All-State honors from the High School Sports Report after helping Richland Northeast to a berth in the playoffs, also earning a place in the North-South All-Star Game... Also earned Honorable Mention All-State honors on the defensive line from State his final season as well as on the offensive line as a junior after helping the Cavaliers to the 2005 Class 4A Lower State Championship... Was a two-time All-Region and All-Area player... Personal: Full name: Jeffrey Paul Antolik... Son of Timothy Gillam and Amy Antolik Gillam... Undecided on major. Dale AUTRY WR R-Sr. Charlotte, N.C./Independence (Winston-Salem State) 30 Brandon AUTRY DB R-So. Charlotte, N.C. Independence : Picked up his first CCU letter after playing in seven games as a redshirt freshman... Had five total tackles, four of them solo shots... Posted a pair of tackles in the season opener against Elon... Had one tackle each at Wofford, against Charleston Southern and at Appalachian State : Redshirted during his freshman year, retaining the year of eligibility... High School: Led his team to a 15-0 mark his senior season, the 2004 North Carolina Class 4-AA State football championship and a No. 2 national ranking by USA Today... Had six tackles in the state championship game, third most on the team... ed seven interceptions in 2004, tying for 18th in the state... Helped the Patriots finish up the season with the nation s longest high school winning streak, which finished the season at Picked off three passes in the first half of the state semifinal game against Northwest Guilford... Helped Independence to four consecutive state football championships... Also was a top-15 pole vaulter in high school... Personal: Full name: Brandon Lamar Autry... Son of Lee and Ingrid Autry... Management major. 91 Brooks BARBAREE DL Fr. Douglas, Ga. Coffee High School: Graduated in from Coffee... Earned First Team Class AAAAA All-State accolades from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Associated Press his senior season, as well as being honored on the First Team All-Region squad and MVP of the defense for the Trojans... ed 33 tackles for loss and 14 sacks his final season, leading his team to a 9-3 record and No. 6 ranking in the state... Earned selection to the Georgia Pre-season All-State Academic Team his senior year... Was named Second Team All-Region his junior season and honorable mention as a sophomore... Also played catcher and first base, earning letters his first two years after leading the team in hitting... Also ranked third in the state in weightlifting twice in his career... Was an Academic Athlete all four years... Chose Coastal over Ball State, Charleston Southern and Georgia Southern... Personal: Full name: Gregory Brooks Barbaree... Son of Gregory and Dr. Beverly Barbaree... Dad Gregory played college baseball at Georgia Southwestern from Majoring in history/pre-law. Prior to Coastal: Spent his first two years at Winston-Salem State, where he played football... High School: A 2003 graduate of Independence... Had 68 catches for 870 yards and 11 touchdowns his senior year for the Patriots... Also a four-year member of the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Lee Dale Autry, Jr.... Son of Lee and Ingrid Autry... Mom Ingrid played volleyball for four years at North Carolina Central... Majoring in biology. 16 MEDIA GUIDE

3 24 67 Antonio BELLAMY DB R-Jr. Conway, S.C./Carolina Forest (Georgia Military College) Enrolled at Coastal for the spring semester and participated in spring drills... Chose CCU over Division I schools Maryland, Memphis and Oklahoma State... Prior to Coastal: Played his first two years at Georgia Military College, including one with current CCU player Kerebi Gause... Helped GMC to an 8-2 mark his sophomore season with 13 tackles, including four for loss... Also was a part of their 2005 NJ- CAA National Runner Up squad... Named to the President s List and Dean s List... High School: Graduated in 2004 from Carolina Forest... Two-year starter for the Panthers, playing both defensive back and wide receiver... Named Shrine Bowl selection for South Carolina his senior year, while also earning All-State honors for the first time... Also selected as Sun News All-Area for the third straight year as well as WPDE All-Zoner for the second consecutive season... ed 189 tackles, nine interceptions, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in his high school career... Also had 35 career receptions for 524 yards and five touchdowns... Selected as Sun News "Toast of the Coast" Honorable Mention selection after posting 87 tackles and five interceptions his junior year... Also earned All-Area in track his junior year... Personal: Full name: Antonio Matthew Bellamy... Son of Matthew Chestnut and Annette Bellamy... Majoring in sociology. Ryan BOEHM OL R-So. Advance, N.C. Davie County : Played in nine games on the offensive line as a redshirt freshman, starting against Elon and at Wofford... Spent most of his time at guard but also playing some center : Practiced but did not play as a true freshman, retaining the year of eligibility... High School: Led the War Eagles to a 14-1 record and the North Carolina 4-A state semifinals his senior season... A four-year starter at Davie County, earning All- and All-Northwest honors as a senior after grading out at 94 percent with 29 pancake blocks... Was threeyear team captain for the wrestling team... Also entered his senior season as the top ranked heavyweight wrestler in Class 4-A after capturing the state title at 215 and finishing with a 36-6 record his junior year... Also placed ninth in the discus at the North Carolina Class 4A state meet and was runner-up in the Midwest Region his junior season... Was a scholarathlete all four years, as well as the school s Wendy s Heisman candidate... Personal: Full name: Ryan Michael Boehm... Son of John and Patti Boehm... Dad played college football at North Central College from Majoring in marketing. 65 Danny BONIFAS LS R-Fr. Irmo, S.C. Dutch Fork : Spent the spring of practicing with the squad... High School: Graduated in from Dutch Fork... Was a three-year letterwinner for the Silver Foxes, helping the team to an 8-5 mark his final year... Earned a place in the North/South All-Star Game his senior season after garnering All-State, All-Region and All-Area honors as a center and long snapper... Was one of the captains as a senior... Also lettered in track and field his senior year... Named to the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Daniel Andrew Bonifas... Son of Stephen and Judy Bonifas... Undecided on major. 41 Louie BROCK FB R-Jr. Richmond, Va. Douglas S. Freeman : Was in a pair of games for Coastal as a redshirt sophomore... Did not have any carries : Played six games during the season, earning his first collegiate letter... Was part of the Jumbo Package in those games... Had his first carry, good for five yards, in the home win over Mansfield... High School: Named to the All-District First Team his senior year, as well as All-Region and All- Metro... Was also All-District in the shot put... Personal: Full name: Michael Louis Brock... Son of Clement and Mary Ann Brock... Major is business management. 74 Bryan BROOKS OL Fr. North Charleston, S.C. Stratford High School: Graduated in from Stratford... Played on the offensive line at Stratford, helping the Knights to the Region 7-AAAA football championship, the Division I-AAAA semifinals and a 12-2 overall mark his senior year... Has only been playing football since his junior year... Chose Coastal over Charleston Southern, Newberry and Western Carolina... Personal: Full name: Bryan Walter Brooks... Son of John Brooks and Lisa Brooks... Undecided on major Information on 07 Season MEDIA GUIDE 17

4 Information Season : Played in the home win against Savannah State, getting three carries for High School: A graduate of Sumter... Earned First Team All-Region and Alla total of three yards : Saw his only action of the year against Mansfield, Area honors at running back after rushing for more than 1,000 yards and scoring rushing for 21 yards on four carries in the home win... High School: Earned a 10 touchdowns his senior year... Also named the team s Offensive MVP and to place on the All-Region team his senior season... Named the team s best defensive the First Team All-Area Academic squad... Earned a place in the National Honor back his final year... Competed in track and field for the Vikings, running one leg Society and on the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Darian Jamaal Brunson... on the three-time 4x800-meter relay state champions and two-time 4x400 state Son of Dickie and Jennifer Brunson... Majoring in management. champs... Was also a member of the National Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Christopher Britt Brown... Son of Charlie Brown and Debra Brown... Majoring in political science. 3 Chris BROWN RB R-Sr. Neeses, S.C. Denmark-Olar Eric BROWN, JR. DB R-Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. Carver : Did not see any action as a freshman, getting a redshirt year and retaining the year of eligibility... High School: Was a three-year starter for the Yellow Jackets, earning the team s Most Valuable Player his senior season... Earned Piedmont Triad 3-A All- and All-County honors his junior and senior years, as well as earning a place on the All-Northwest squad as a senior... Rated as the top defensive player in his conference and No. 14 among defensive backs in the state by the NC Prep Sports Report and named one of the players to watch by the News-... Ran a yard dash in the 2005 Shrine Bowl Combine at Jamestown with a 30-inch vertical jump... Helped Carver to the 2002 state title and earned First Team All-County honors... Was also selected First Team All-County in baseball as a sophomore... Was a 2002 state runner-up in track and field and a 2005 All- selection in track... Was a member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Eric Denard Brown, Jr.... Son of Eric and Rose Brown... Majoring in business. DID YOU KNOW? Coastal Carolina has ranked in the top 10 in the nation in attendance based on percentage of capacity in each of its first four years. Last season, Coastal was fourth in the nation, averaging 8,134 fans per game for percent of capacity in six games. Below are Coastal s numbers and rankings from the first four years: Year Gm Att. Avg. Capacity Pct. Rank 6 8,134 7, % 4th ,327 6, % 1st ,214 6, % 6th ,655 6, % 7th 17 D.J. BRUNSON RB R-Fr. Sumter, S.C. Tony BYRD Sumter WR R-Sr. James Island, S.C./James Island (Western Carolina) : Played in five contests his redshirt junior year, but did not have any tions... Earned his first collegiate letter : Did not see any action in his first recepseason at Coastal... Prior to Coastal: Played defensive back at Western Carolina for one season... Also attended Fork Union Military Academy for one year... High School: Was a 2002 graduate of James Island, where he was a three-sport standout... As a senior, he was named All-Lowcountry as a receiver, as well as to the All-Region squad... Invited to play in the North-South All-Star game... Played just six games due to torn ACL, but still led the conference and ranked fifth in the state in receiving yards... Also was a three-year letterwinner in basketball and track... Personal: Full name: Tony Raymond Byrd, Jr.... Son of Tony Byrd and Audrey Williams... Cousin Roddy White played football for Alabama-Birmingham, leading the nation in receiving in 2004, and was a first round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft of the Atlanta Falcons... Majoring in marketing. 18 MEDIA GUIDE

5 85 Ryan CALLIHAN WR R-So. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Myrtle Beach : Played in two contests as a redshirt sophomore, getting action against South Carolina State and Savannah State... Did not have a reception : Did not see any action, retaining the year of eligibility... Had three catches in the spring game... Signed as an all-purpose player in the 2005 recruiting class... High School: Holds the school records for career receptions and receiving yardage at Myrtle Beach High School... Earned All-Region VII-AAA and WPDE-TV All-Zone honors after ranking second in the state with 84 receptions and 16 touchdowns and finishing sixth with 1,048 receiving yards... Also named to the High School Sports Report Class AAA All-State squad and earned a spot in the North/South All-Star game... Team captain who helped the Seahawks to an 8-4 mark and a berth in the state playoffs his senior season... First Team Toast of the Coast as a senior and honorable mention as a junior by Sun News... Also was a basketball standout at Myrtle Beach, serving as captain his senior year... Was also in the National Honor Society and Beta Club... Chose Coastal over Wofford... Personal: Full name: Ryan Russell Callihan... Son of Steven and Teresa Callihan... Dad Steven was an All-America wide receiver at the of Rochester... Majoring in biology. 48 Tyler CAMPBELL DB R-So. Charleston, S.C. James Island : Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman, playing predominantly on cial teams... Had two returns for 21 yards on kickoffs... Also recorded 12 tackles speon the season, split between defensive back and special teams... Had a pair of tackles in four different games - at Georgia Southern, versus Furman, against Savannah State and at Appalachian State... Also had a pass breakup in the win over Savannah State : Redshirted and retained the year of eligibility... High School: Was a three-year varsity letterwinner in football... As a senior, had seven interceptions and also returned three punts and three kickoffs for touchdowns... Was All-Region his sophomore season after picking off six passes and having five returns (three kickoffs, two punts) for touchdowns for the Trojans... Also wrestled all four years of high school, placing fourth in the state twice and ninth once... Personal: Full name: Tyler Chandler Campbell... Son of Jack White, Sr.... Majoring in sports management. 7 Jamie CHILDERS QB Fr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Wando (Hargrave Military) Enrolled at Coastal for the spring semester and participated in spring drills... Rated 37th top prep player by Rivals.com, choosing Coastal over offers from Toledo and Rice... Prior to Coastal: Played last season at Hargrave Military Academy in Fall... Threw for more than 1300 yards, 13 touchdowns and just one interception with a 67-percent completion rate while splitting time with two other quarterbacks... Also added more than 500 yards and five touchdowns on the ground... Was on the Commandant s List ( GPA)... High School: Finished his career with more than 4,500 career passing yards and 41 touchdowns, posting a 25-7 record as a starter... Was 119-of-191 for almost 1,900 yards and 18 touchdowns (just two interceptions) through the air while adding 800 rushing yards and nine touchdowns his senior season at Wando in the school's run-first system... Earned High School Sports Report SCISA All-State honors, Honorable Mention All-State accolades from State, First Team All-Lowcountry and a spot in the 2005 SCADA North-South All-Star Game... As a junior had 1500 yards and 15 touchdowns passing with just over 500 rushing yards and six touchdowns, leading the squad to the Lower State final and the program s first-ever playoff wins in school history... Also played baseball at Wando, hitting.335 with four home runs and 20 RBI his final season, helping the Warriors to a 27-3 record, Region 7-AAAA title and No. 13 ranking in the country by USA Today... Earned a place on the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: James A. Childers... Son of Mark and Lisa Childers... Majoring in management. Information on 07 Season MEDIA GUIDE 19

6 Information Season M Andre COCHRAN DB R-Fr. Hemingway, S.C. Carvers Bay High School: Graduated in from Carvers Bay... Lettered in football all four years in high school, starting his final three seasons... Also ran track for three seasons... Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and Honor Students... Personal: Full name: M Andre Racquel Cochran... Son of Julius and Edna Cochran... Majoring in mathematics. 88 Ben COLLINS TE Fr. Perry, Ga. Houston County High School: Earned Class AAAAA All-State First Team selection from the Associated Press, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sportswriters Association... Picked for the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star Game, while also being honored on the All-Middle Georgia, All-Region and All-County squads... Had 17 catches for 329 yards and three touchdowns while grading out at 87 percent blocking his senior season... Was also All-County his junior season... Posted 39 career receptions for 492 yards and four touchdowns... Also played baseball for the Bears, earning two letters and being named the team s outstanding defensive player his senior year... Also lettered in golf as a freshman... Was an honor graduate... Selected Coastal over Connecticut, Ball State, Army, Gardner-Webb and Western Carolina... Personal: Full name: Benjamin Hampton Collins... Son of George and Tina Collins... Father George played college football at Georgia, earning All-American honors in 1977, following that with playing for the NFL s St. Louis Cardinals and USFL s Jacksonville Bulls... Undecided on major. Harold COLLINS OL R-Jr. Hartsville, S.C./Hartsville (Florence/Darlington Tech) Justin CRAMER QB R-Fr. Charleston, S.C. Summerville : Redshirted as a true freshman, retaining the year of eligibility... High School: graduate of Summerville... Was a three-year starting quarterback for the Green Wave, leading his team to the Big 16 State Championship game his senior year... Named High School Sports Report Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year and All-State, as well as All-Region, after throwing for 2,310 yards and 24 touchdowns his senior season... Also was the second leading rusher on the team with 400 yards and six touchdowns on the ground... Was selected as Post & Courier All-Lowcountry Honorable Mention all three seasons... As a junior earned All-Region and All-Lowcountry Honorable Mention after breaking 15 school records and throwing for 2,175 yards and 25 touchdowns... His first season had 1,537 passing yards and nine touchdowns as the starter... Also played basketball for the Green Wave, averaging 14.6 points and 15.4 rebounds per game his junior year, leading the squad in both categories... Graduated in top 20 percent of his class... Personal: Full name: Justin Charles Cramer... Son of Steve and Kim Cramer... Chose Coastal over Citadel, Furman, Liberty, Charleston Southern and Newberry... Majoring in sports management. 4 Keon CUNNINGHAM S Fr. Edgefield, S.C. Strom Thurmond High School: Graduated in from Strom Thurmond... A three-year starter for the Rebels... Named Class 3A All-State by High School Sports Report and ranked in State's Top 50, while being rated 32nd in the state among seniors on the High School Sports Report's top Was a SCADA North-South All-Star game selection his final season after posting 60 tackles, five blocked field goals and two interceptions, while averaging 43 yards per punt on 35 punts... Named to Augusta Chronicle's South Carolina All-Area South team the past three years... As a junior had 58 tackles and three interceptions, earning First Team All-Area honors and helping the Rebels to the Class 3A State title (with current CCU Co-Offensive Coordinator Gary Smallen on the coaching staff)... ed five picks as a sophomore, earning Honorable Mention All-Area... Was named to the Honor Roll and Beta Club, while graduating in the top 10 percent of his class... Personal: Full name: Larry Keon Cunningham... Son of Larry and Mary Cunningham... Undecided on major. Prior to Coastal: Attended Florence/Darlington Tech... High School: Graduated in 2004 from Hartsville... Played varsity football his last three years, starting as a junior and senior... All-Region selection on the offensive line as a senior... Also earned McDonald s and Wendy s Player of the Week accolades... Also lettered in track and field his final two years, earning All-Region and Team MVP honors his senior season after qualifying for the state meet... Personal: Full name: Harold Herbert Collins, Jr.... Son of Harold and Dianne Collins... Majoring in physical education. 20 MEDIA GUIDE