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For future reference…

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This is a list.

D3football.com is compiling a list of the Recruit Recap system. This is only a list.

The broadcasters and writers of D3football.com in voluntary cooperation with themselves have developed this list to keep you informed in the event that recruits are coming to your school. It will be referenced in future Doses so we needed a place to put it.

The recruits are listed by region, then alphabetically by school, with the high school listed after the recruit.

EAST

Albright: Austin Young, Unknown
Alfred: Release here
Amherst: John Gill, CCD (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Bates: Mike Schena, Garden City (N.Y.)
Brockport State: Nicholas Quercia, Newfield (N.Y.); Aaron Zurn, Sidney (N.Y.)
Buffalo State: Greg Imbrosci, Mt. Sinai (N.Y.)
Coast Guard: Jordan Wooddell, Sterling (Baywood, Texas)
Cortland State: See the end of this Recap
Delaware Valley: Recruiting class
FDU-Florham: Recruiting Class
Hamilton: Harry Jung, Port Washington (N.Y.); Chris Risi, Garden City (N.Y.)
Hobart: Dan Bittner, Massapequa (N.Y.); Kyle Connors, Garden City (N.Y.); Carvin Desroches, Longwood (N.Y.); Scott Ghiraldi, Wantagh (N.Y.); Sean Kluber, Longwood (Middle Island, N.Y.); Daniel Pembroke, Smithtown (N.Y.) West; Anthony Shaw, Smithtown (N.Y.) West
Ithaca: Lloyd Sussman, Great Neck North (N.Y.)
Juniata: Vincent Shetter, Chambersburg (Pa.)
Kean: John Rutowski, Brick Memorial (N.J.)
King’s Point: Michael Levantino, Sachem East (Farmingville, N.Y.)
Lycoming: Recruiting Class
MIT: Daniel Guillen, St. Joseph Academy (Brownsville, Texas)
Mount Ida: Mike Cloutier, Lansingburgh (Troy, N.Y.); Sardae Piper, Lansingburgh
New Jersey: Chris James, Brick Memorial (N.J.); David Popek, Wallington (N.J.)
Rochester: Frank Brown, Wellsville (N.Y.)
Rowan: Joe D’Amato, Brick Memorial (N.J.); Vinnie Graff, Fairlawn (N.J.); Bryan Pfirman, Millville (N.J.); Kyle Steever, St. Joseph (Hammonton, N.J.)
RPI: Recruiting Class
St. John Fisher: Bradley Carlton, Mohonasen (Schenectady, N.Y.)
St. Lawrence: Ray Orcutt, Binghamton (N.Y.)
SUNY-Maritime: Bryan Butler, Valley Stream South (N.Y.); Jonathan Canaan, St. Anthony’s (Huntington, N.Y.); Jack Edmund, Bartow (Fla.); Mike Oehl, Smithtown (N.Y.) West
Tufts: Robert Goldstein, Kings Park (N.Y.); Jeffrey Malina, Hewlett (N.Y.); Keith Novak, Valley (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Union: Andrew Cassin, Chaminade (Mineola, N.Y.); Connor Cohn, Wantagh (N.Y.); Zach Epley, Southampton (N.Y.); John Johnson, St. John the Baptist (W. Islip, N.Y.); Brian Newell, Northport (N.Y.)
Utica: Some recruits here
Wesleyan: Kyle Harrington, Binghamton (N.Y.); Matt Ward, Philips Academy (Andover, Mass.)
Western Connecticut: Erik Merkerson, Longwood (N.Y.); Joe Petito, West Islip (N.Y.)
Westfield State: Thomas Filiberto, Comsewogue (Port Jefferson, N.Y.)
Widener: DeHart Washington, St. Joseph (Hammonton, N.J.)
William Paterson: Steve Cochrane, West Islip (N.Y.); John Orne, Queen of Peace (North Arlington, N.J.)
Williams: Eric Anderson, East Catholic (Manchester, Conn.); Bryan Wrapp, Staples (Westport, Conn.)

NOTE: Long Island’s Newsday is also tracking local athletes as they commit to schools. Some of the football players are headed toward Division III players, several of which are in the East region. Click here for more.

NORTH

Adrian: Joe Beehler, Penn (South Bend, Ind.)
Allegheny: C.J. Bell, Bell Vernon (Pa.) Area
Alma: Tyler Hamilton, Cadillac (Mich.)
Anderson: Patrick Faris, Plainfield (Indianapolis, Ind.); Chadd Malone, Citrus (Inverness, Fla.); Dane Moore, Citrus; Bob Severin, Citrus
Augustana: Matt Brodersen, Crystal Lake South (Ill.); Zach McLaughlin, Monmouth-Roseville (Monmouth, Ill.); Zach Spoor, Crystal Lake South
Aurora: Recruiting Class
Baldwin-Wallace: Dan Love, Kenston (Chagrin Falls, Ohio)
Benedictine: Recruiting Class
Bluffton: Brock Miller, Oak Hills (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Capital: Marty Assman, Hartley (Columbus, Ohio); Steve Borchers, Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio); Matt Merritt, Indian Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Carthage: Brad Partynski, Crystal Lake South (Ill.); Jon Petersen, Woodstock (Ill.)
Case Western: Recruiting class
Concordia (Wis.): Chris Carrizzo, St. John Lutheran (Ocala, Fla.); Jack Easterns, St. John Lutheran; Richard Mutarelli, St. John Lutheran
Earlham: Recruiting Class
Elmhurst: Recruiting Class
Hanover: Zach Popp, Campbell County (Ky.)
Hiram: Drew Stainfield, Jefferson (Ashtabula, Ohio)
Hope: Chazz Masten, Cadillac (Mich.)
Illinois Wesleyan: See full list here
Kenyon: Recruiting Class
Lakeland: Jim Forner, Crystal Lake South (Ill.)
Marietta: Marsalis Burgin, Roger Bacon (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Manchester: Jaron Kellie, Southmont (Crawfordsville, Ind.)
Mount Union: Jason Barker, Tecumseh (New Carlisle, Ohio); Nate Berkey, Sarasota (Fla.); Jay Carpenter, Fairmont (West Va.); Dune Cook, Colon (Mich.); Drew Kuhn, Louisville (Ohio); Kyle Murphy, Mariemont (Ohio); Shawn McGarity, Lakota East (Middletown, Ohio); Mike Nitz, Copley (Ohio); Kurt Rocco, Roger Bacon (Cincinnati, Ohio); David Sunderman, Roger Bacon (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mt. St. Joseph: Josh Brown-Smith, Wyoming (Ohio); Andy Brunsman, Elder (Cincinnati, OH); Andy Chesky, Turpin (Cincinnati, Ohio); Justin Geyer, Stephen T. Badin (Toledo, Ohio); Cris Jones, Madiera (Cincinnati, Ohio); Steve Kleinholz, Elder; Will Osborne, Lexington (Ky.) Catholic; Chris Perry, Glen Este (Cincinnati, Ohio); Johnny Popp, Campbell County (Ky.); Brandon Singler, Elder; Ryan Smithmeyer, Elder; Jeremiah Webb, Wilmington (Ohio)
Muskingum: Jayme Detling, Barnesville (Ohio); Deaires Poole, Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Ohio Northern: Jerrod Babik, Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio); J.C. Casper, Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio); Ricky Ladd, White House (Tenn.); Patrick Smith, Loveland (Ohio)
Ohio Wesleyan: Mike Browning, East Islip (N.Y.)
Olivet: Preston Chatmon, Lakeland (Fla.); Elijah Keller, Cadillac (Mich.)
Otterbein: Chad Dorman, Eastern Green (Bloomfield, Ind.); Alex Heger, Lakota East (Middletown, Ohio)
Rose-Hulman: Nick Murphy, Casey-Westfield (Casey, Ill.); Mitch Yates, Casey-Westfield
Tri-State: Chris Tobias, Loveland (Ohio)
Wabash: Adam Bauer, Xenia (Ohio); Justin Blok, Northview (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Mitch Brown, Plainfield (Ind.); Adam Greene, Snider (Fort Wayne, Ind.); Matt Hudson, Salem (Ind.); Ryan Kerney, North Posey (Poseyville, Ind.); Chris Schweigel, Sheridan (Ind.); Evan Sobecki, Penn (South Bend, Ind.); Chad Sorenson, Castle (Newbugh, Ind.); Brody Tartar, Winchester (Ind.); Skip Tokar, Zionsville (Ind.)
Wilmington: James Baldwin, Wilmington (Ohio); Michael Byrd, Mount Healthy (Ohio); Luke Green, Wilmington; Luke Harris, Wilmington; Brian Lee, Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio); Tim Pugh, Winton Woods
Wittenberg: Recruiting Class
NOTE: The Cincinnati Post is tracking local athletes as they commit to schools, including many headed to OAC schools. Click here for more.

SOUTH

Averett: Dale Gross, Savyille (N.Y.)
Bridgewater (Va.): Recruiting Class
Carnegie Mellon: Richard Byrne, Half Hollow Hills East (N.Y.); Ranley Duret, Half Hollow Hills East (N.Y.); Chad Kanyer, Eastlake (Sammamish, Wa.); Sean Kennedy, Loveland (Ohio); Justin Rosenberry, Shippensburg (Pa.)
Christopher Newport: Max Devnew, Kellam (Virginia Beach, Va.); Matt Long, Kellam (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Centre: Recruiting Class
DePauw: Spud Dick, Lawrence Central (Indianapolis, Ind.)
East Texas Baptist: Randy Allums, Palacios (Texas)
Emory & Henry: Rob Abbott, Pulaski County (Va.); Trey Angle, Pulaski County; Daniel Barnes, George Washington (Charleston, W.Va.); Jonathan Hawkins, Rural Retreat (Va.)
Gettysburg: Brian Pally, Ward Melville (East Setauket, N.Y.); A.J. Perrotti, Brick Township (N.J.)
Greensboro: Andrew Weathers, Broome (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Guilford: Joseph Davis, Southern Wayne (Dudley, N.C.); Brandon Johnson, Bassett (Va.); Michael Warren, Southern Wayne
Emory & Henry: Brady Buckley, Charlotte Catholic (N.C.); Josh Burgess, East Montgomery (Va.); Tommy Burgess, Cave Spring (Roanoke, Va.); Brian Bush, Hidden Valley (Roanoke, Va.); James Hairston, Martinsville (Va.); Kenny Horan, Cave Spring; Chauncey Lumpp, Cave Spring; Ryan Stone, Bassett (Va.)
Franklin & Marshall: Ryan Murray, St. Edwards (Vero Beach, Fla.)
Guilford: Markas Brunson, Rosewood (Goldsboro, N.C.); Nicolas Dove, Eastport-South Manor (Eastport, N.Y.); James Tyndall, Wake Forest-Rolesville (N.C.)
Hampden-Sydney: Recruiting Class
Hardin-Simmons: Wade Berger, Flatonia (Texas)
Huntingdon: Zach Brothers, Gulf Breeze (Fla.); Ben Ganus, Gulf Breeze
Johns Hopkins: Anthony Catanzano, Kellenberg (Uniondale, N.Y.)
LaGrange: Joe Frye, Blessed Trinity Catholic (Roswell, Ga.); Aaron Hill, Gulf Breeze (Fla.); B.J. Johnson, Colquitt County (Ga.); Jacolby King, Colquitt County; Ashondi Magwood, Colquitt County; Jonathan Milner, Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.); Joey Robinson, Brookwood
Louisiana College: See this (Alexandria-Pineville, La.) Town Talk article
Mary Hardin-Baylor: Landon Anderson, Tivy (Kerrville, Texas); Jason Russell, Kerens (Texas)
Maryville: Adam Bean, Karns (Knoxville, Tenn.); Michael Bosco (Tampa, Fla.); Matt Broom (Woodland, Ga.); Jonathan Caughron, Heritage (Maryville, Tenn.); Greg Hobson, William Blount HS (Maryville, Tenn.); Rommel Hightower, Lenoir City (Tenn.); Justin Reynolds, Cocoa Beach (Fla.); Lucas Walls, William Blount HS; Brian Wendell, William Blount HS
McDaniel: Sean Urbany, Arundel (Gambrills, Md.); Michael Weick, Penn Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Methodist: Eric Chapman, Broome (Spartanburg, S.C.); Michael Green, Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.); Matt Hearn, Northwest Cabarrus; D.R. Peek, Northwest Cabarrus
Millsaps: Brady Jackson, South Sumpter (Bushnell, Fla.)
Mississippi College: Renard Ellis, Polk County (Fla.); Billy Johnson, Polk County; Chris Rodriguez, Foley (Ala.)
Muhlenberg: Phil Cresta, Sun Valley (Old Chester, Pa.)
Newport News: Theodore Ford, Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.); Brandon Reap, Maury (Norfolk, Va.); Derrius Walton, Lake Taylor
North Carolina Wesleyan: Ian Gagnon, Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro, N.C.)
Randolph-Macon: Brandon Braner, Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.); Joe Muraglia, Queen of Peace (North Arlington, N.J.); Greg Portal, Charlotte Catholic (N.C.); Steve Pieczynski , Blessed Trinity
Rhodes: Russell Duck, University School (Jackson, Miss.)
Salisbury: Stephen Proniewych, Smithtown (N.Y.) West; CJ Santos, Kellam (Virginia Beach, Va.); Matt Savage, Hickory (Chesapeake, Va.)
Sewanee: Hunter Hobson, Fort Mill (S.C.)
Texas Lutheran: Victor Jones, Plano (Texas); Alex Lott, Plano; Bryce Ryan, Plano
Thomas More: Justin Cooper, Scott (Toledo, Ohio); Hunter Craig, Campbell County (Ky.); Andrew Damico, Simon Kenton (Cincinnati, Ohio); Kyle Finn, Scott; Evin Sofer, Hughes (Cincinnati, Ohio); Isaiah Williams,
Thiel: Jon Pickens, Fort Meade (Lakeland, Fla.); Brandon Rhoden, Fort Meade
Trinity (Texas): Bobby Adamson, Nacogdoches (Texas)
Ursinus: Justin DeCristofaro, Father Judge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Washington & Jefferson: Mike Ashbaugh, Trinity (Washington, Pa.); Josh Brewer, Connellsville (Pa.); Bill Crossey, Penn-Trafford (Harrison City, Pa.); Mitchell Erdely, Geibel Catholic (Connellsville, Pa.); Ryan Gallagher, Trinity; J.D. Gardner, Trinity; Mitch McClay, Trinity; Justin Schmotzer, Baldwin (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Washington & Lee: Matt Cassilly, Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.); Will Lewis, A.C. Flora (Columbia, S.C.)
Washington U.: Andrew Berryman, Francis Howell Central (St. Peters, Mo.)
Wesley: Recruiting Class

WEST

California Lutheran: Jake Hall, Durham (Calif.); Nic Shular, Prairie (Wa.)
Central: James Tolbert, Port Charlotte (Fla.)
Linfield: Aaron Boehme, Stanwood (Wa.); Tony Desimone, South Medford (Ore.); Todd Eyster, Oakmont (Roseville, Calif.); Jared Forell, Rex Putnam HS (Milwaukie, Ore.); Blaine Goodwin, Pendleton (Ore.); Jeremy Lovell, Camas (Wa.); Josh Lovell, Camas; Paul Nishizaki, Westview (Portland, Ore.); Trevor Patterson, Pendleton; Russell Sells, Folsom (Calif.)
Occidental: Jeff Bee, Palm Springs (Calif.); Scott Saunders, Palm Springs
Knox: Tyler Hopfauf, Wauconda (Ill.)
Lawrence: Recruiting Class
Menlo: Albert Harvell, Stagg (Stockton, Calif.)
Monmouth: Recruiting Release
Minnesota-Morris: See release here
Puget Sound: Cory Dunn, Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.); Jake Hinton, Bainbridge (Bainbridge Island, N.Y.); Carter Williams, Bainbridge
Redlands: John Thies, Lathrop (Fairbanks, Alaska)
St. John’s: See St. Cloud Times article
St. Olaf: Jared Fisher, Gateway (Kissimmee, Fla.); Joey Forcelli, Gateway
UW-La Crosse: See La Crosse Tribune article
UW-Plattville: Nathan DeGroot, Park (Racine, Wis.)
UW-Stout: Recruiting Class
UW-Whitwater: See 4/21 entry on WarhawkFootball.com for full list
Wartburg: Jake Kuennen, Denver (Iowa)
Willamette: Robert Jones, Truckee (Calif.); Will McMartin, Capital (Boise, Idaho)

This has been a list of the Recruit Recap system. Had this been an actual Dose, it would be followed by news, informaiton or at least witty remarks about Division III football in general.

This concludes this list. We now return you to your painfully dull off season.

Seniors’ least favorite question . . .

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So what are you doing after graduation?

I used to flinch when people asked me that in 2000 as I got ready for life after college. The true answer was too long to relate to the well-meaning person — I don’t know, I’m looking but I’m not sure and frankly I’m a little anxious and would rather not talk about it. So I used a more moderate response, like “I’ve got some things I’m working on.”

Now the situation is reversed and I’m the one asking the dreaded question.

Some seem pretty focused. When I asked D3hoops All-American Forward Eli Cook about her plans in February, she knew she was headed to University of Delaware to study physical therapy.

Others may stay active in the sports they love. D3football.com All-American Quarterback Adam Knoblauch had a try out with the CFL with another to follow. All-American Center Damien Cieswicz is playing in the Great Lakes Indoor Football League as is their Del Val teammate Steve Cook. Cook is breaking into another sport, too, working out for the U.S. Olympic Bobsled team.

And there are countless other stories out there as the great men and women who play Division III take the next exciting step wherever they are headed.

If any would like to share their thoughts or plans below, we’d be very interested to hear them. The career plans highlight the hard work Division III athletes put into their studies and the bright futures that lie ahead of them.

And if you’re a senior who’s wrestling with your post-college plans, my two-cents (plink, plink) would be try not to worry about it too much. Even if you don’t know what’s coming after graduation day, you’ve got a lot of time to figure that out.

Congratulations on hitting this milestone in your life and thanks again for making Division III sports so special.

Recruiting Recap: Penn, Harvard kids on the way

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No, not that Penn and Harvard.

Harvard (Ill.) HS products Nick Iftner and Jay Sachs are headed to Augustanta and Lakeland respectively next season. A quick web search on these two turned up an interesting tidbit. The Harvard Hornets have a Cameron Amelianovich listed as a receiver. With that relatively unusual last name, I can’t help but wonder if he’s related to Illinois Wesleyan D3hoops.com All-American Keelan, who attended Neuqua Valley HS in Naperville, Ill..

Two players from Penn High in the South Bend, Ind., area are heading to Division III schools, according to the South Bend Tribune. At 5-10, 185-pounds, Evan Sobecki was limited by a knee injury to 156 yards rushing and two touchdowns. He is heading to Wabash. Beehler (5-7, 150) led the Kingsmen with 38 catches for 747 yards and eight scores. He is off to Adrian.

In other “Penn” news, Bill Crossey of Penn-Trafford HS told the hometown Star that he is looking forward to playing at Washington & Jefferson. Crossey selected W&J over Juniata, Marietta and Division I-AA Robert Morris.

UW-La Crosse has a recruiting class heavy on defensive tackles, says the La Crosse Tribune.

Wellsville (N.Y.) HS linebacker Frank Brown is heading to Rochester. Local rival St. John Fisher might be adding another horse to their running back stable. The Albany Times-Union reports the Cards landed Mohonasen HS running back Bradley Carlton, who put up 3,500 yards and ranks in the top twenty all-time in New York Section II history.

A pair from Plainfield HS in the Indianapolis area are going to Division III schools as well. Lineman (both sides) Mitch Brown is heading to Wabash and receiver/defensive back Patrick Faris has committed at Anderson, according to the Indianapolis Star, which thinks Anderson is in the NAIA.

According to the (Orangeburg, S.C.) Times & Democrat, Thomas Moultrie will set sail from Edisto HS (Cordova, S.C.) for Virginia where he’ll dock at Newport News. Joining his cousin Travis on the Shipbuilders, Thomas brings an impressive high school resume including 176 tackles from his linebacker spot.

Another South Carolinian will travel farther north when Chuckie Scarminach comes from Hilton Head Prep to Carnegie Mellon. Scarminach quarterbacked his team to the S.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 2-A state championship last year.

Brookwood HS (Snellville, Ga.) offensive line teammates Jonathan Milner and Joey Robinson will stay together for college, attending LaGrange. The Panthers will play their first season of Division III football this fall.

If you want to contribute a name, you must provide the published confirmation. (Unless you are an SID or coach, of course, in which case your word is sufficient). You can add the news by posting a comment below or emailing gordon.mann@d3football.com.