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Trail: This trail lies at about 8,000 feet, hence its nickname as the "8,000 Foot Trail." The Mid Mountain trail itself is about 11.3 miles long, but you can make the ride as long or as short as you like depending on where you intercept the trail. For the ambitious, some ride the Spiro Trail to intercept the Mid Mountain. This makes the whole ride to be about 20 miles or more. The scenery is gorgeous, but if that doesn't take your breath away, the rigor of the trail will. Mid Mountain Trail is a challenge so make sure to bring along plenty of water and snacks.
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Aretha performs the Burt Bacharach classic on the British Cliff Richard Show in 1970. Notice her artful pauses and rests that add drama to an otherwise straight forward song. Aretha masterfully calls and responds to her backing chorus with effortless ease.
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i've got an stg 58 metric from dsa, original configuration.
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Hi guys,i need a cool logo for my soundcloud and to possibly for my youtube possibly free , i need an entire logo and a logo with the initials, can you help me to have a cool logo?
Hi guys,i need a cool logo for my soundcloud and to possibly for my youtube possibly free , i need an entire logo and a logo with the initials, can you help me to have a cool logo?
ok i'll try something , but the initials are DB ?
and tell me about your fav colors/shapes, it may help also.
Yes the initials of Dirty Blup are DB. My favorite colors are red, grey, white, blue ,orange(least of all). For the shapes i don't know much, maybe the circles or something like the composition of your avatar. I don't know about this one, surprise me
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i'll try something and add it here, till that wish you a nice evening/afternoon.
thanks,i wish that for you too
i'm sincere, i don't like it , but i appreciate your effort and i would be glad if you retry, (just if you want).
I like this kind of styles, if can to help: http://new.merchnow.com/images/37751...=200&ca=center
or the first LP logo
well sure, that's why i asked you your favorite shapes, so it can help me, to not go random.
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Hey mate, i forget to explain to you the idea, if you notice your nick name is made by d-b , like a mirror of each letter, so ended creating a shape mirrored, but also you can consider one a d and the other a b.
anyway i'll try something else if i get an idea.
I agree, both of those logos are really more suited for a formal business than an artist.
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TEMPE, Ariz.- Arizona State's baseball game against New Mexico has been suspended in the top of the fourth inning due to rain. The game will be picked up Sunday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. from Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark. 45 minutes following the completion of that game, the third game of the series will begin. The scheduled fourth game of the series has been canceled.
The game will pick up on Sunday in the top of the fourth inning with the Sun Devils leading the Lobos 5-1. The game was suspended following the completion of the bottom of the third.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2009) - The ETSU baseball team came back to beat Rider 8-7 on a Danny Petro (Atlanta, Ga.) walk-off hit Friday afternoon at Cardinal Park.
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With the Bucs down a run in the bottom of the ninth, Hoilman came through as he doubled to right center driving in Reeder to tie the game at 7-all. Later in the inning, Petro hit a walk off single to left center to bring in the winning run (Hoilman), after the Broncs intentionally loaded the bases to get a force play at home, to make the final 8-7 ETSU.
The Bucs out hit Rider 12-8 in the game. ETSU was led offensively by Fabry as he was 3-for-5 in the game with two RBI and scored two runs. Allen and Petro had two hits and drove in a run.
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Zucchini and Chicken Salad
¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
1 ¼ pounds zucchini, thinly sliced
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 bunch (8 oz.) spinach, chopped
½ red onion, thinly sliced
¾ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
In a large bowl, whisk together ¼ cup of the olive oil, the lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Add the zucchini; toss to coat, and let marinate while cooking the chicken.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown on both sides, about 7 minutes per side. Remove from the skillet, and slice thin.
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Atazanavir, clarithromycin, indinavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazodone, nelfinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, telithromycin, or voriconazole may slow down how quickly your liver processes toremifene. Toremifene can affect your heart's rhythm.
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1.Fareston (toremifene citrate) US prescribing information. GTx, Inc. March, 2011.
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ZF-7401: Errors in QuickStart
First, (on the page [http://framework.zend.com/docs/quickstart/…]) the script {{scripts/load.sqlite.php}} won't work if ZendFramework is not in the php include path, it will throw fatal error on line
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// Ensure library/ is on include_path set_include_path(implode(PATH_SEPARATOR, array( realpath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/../library'), get_include_path(), )));
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Next, there is a typo in the command of executing script. Now:
Should be:
Now the data will be inserted too.
And the last one, script creates sqlite database file with the rights 600 on *nix, it should be changed to 666 to prevent errors in writing under different users (web server and command line). Fix: after line
If quickstart exists on SVN, I could some help for you by spellcheck, or code format..etc.
Doesn't http://framework.zend.com/docs/quickstart/… fairly well tell you to add it to your include path?
2Dolf Schimmel: First, thank you for your time. Ok, let's look on that page. {quote} Download the latest version of Zend Framework and extract the contents; make a note of where you have done so. Optionally, you can add the path to the library/ subdirectory of the archive to your php.ini's include_path setting. {quote} As you can see there is a word "Optionally". So, as I don't like to change my php.ini without extra need, I skipped this part. Next: {quote} At this point, if you haven't added Zend Framework to your include_path, we recommend either copying or symlinking it into your library/ directory. In either case, you'll want to either recursively copy or symlink the library/Zend/ directory of your Zend Framework installation into the library/ directory of your project. On unix-like systems, that would look like one of the following:
# Symlink:
% cd library; ln -s path/to/ZendFramework/library/Zend .
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% cd library; cp -r path/to/ZendFramework/library/Zend .
{quote} So I made symlink and all worked out of the box, as expected, excepting the script load.sqlite.php that relies on the settings in the include_path although this is optional behavior.
This first item (about the include_path) is a duplicate of issue #7091.
To the second issue, I agree "php scripts/load.sqlite.php" needs to be "php scripts/load.sqlite.php --withdata" (note: not "--with-data"). This needs to be fixed in the "do the following:" code sample, but is already fixed in the "You should see output like the following:" section that follows.
2Ryan Schmidt: Thanks, for the answer, I really missed that issue #7091. What about the last enhancement about chmoding rights?
I agree with you about the third and final issue as well. On my Mac OS X system, files are by default created with 644 permissions, not 600 as they were for you, but either way, these are insufficient permissions for the web server to be able to write to the database, if I am the user who created it. Attempting to sign the guestbook results in this message:
An error occurred Application error Exception information: Message: SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 8 attempt to write a readonly database
chmodding the guestbook database to 666 as you suggest is one possible fix for this, and is consistent with the existing instructions in the quickstart to chmod the data and data/db directories to 777. I agree it would make sense for scripts/load.sqlite.php to do this chmod for you after it creates the database.
Thank you very much :)
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Vegans Get Married At KFC?
Posted September 11, 2008 by Ryan Huling
I know it's a little strange for most of you to imagine that people got married at a KFC. Then add to that the fact that vegans got married at KFC, and you've definitely got some explaining to do! After all, one might ask, "Isn't KFC notorious for selling meat?"
As it turns out, some very well-intentioned and dedicated individuals decided to celebrate their love for each other, as well as their dedication to animal rights by getting married at a KFC in Canada because of a groundbreaking campaign victory just a few months ago.
Most KFCs in Canada have added a vegan chicken item to the menu, and the company that coordinates the purchase of all chickens killed for Canadian KFCs has committed to ensuring the phase-in of the least cruel form of slaughter, controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK), improving audits into KFC suppliers in Canada and forming an animal welfare advisory board to oversee the many changes that will be made. Read all about it and what you can do to pressure KFCs outside of Canada to make changes to reduce the suffering for animals here.
So while we're not quite at the stage where KFC anywhere is offering vegan wedding cakes and other tasty vegan treats (those were imported for this event), it's a definite step in the right direction to have mainstream vegan options at this fast-food restaurant's locations all over Canada. And we totally love the fact that two hardcore vegan animal rights activists would use such a significant opportunity to highlight one of the biggest steps forward for animals suffering on factory farms and slaughterhouses.
P.S.- If you are in Canada and haven't tried the vegan sandwich yet, I'd say it's worth a try.
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2846 days ago
"However, by insisting that these vegan options be cooked separately, we run the risk of making vegetarianism/veganism appear to be difficult, unpleasant, or outright annoying, which will likely turn off others from even considering adopting a vegetarian diet—and that does harm animals."
I can understand not making the demands incredibly ridiculous (like, making the vegan chicken in a seperate room or something), but using different oil is NOT expensive NOR difficult. If PETA offered to supply 1 KFC per province in Canada with a different deepfrier (and I have donated to PETA, as well as my friends, as well as MILLIONS of people, so don't say that you don't have a lot of donations! (although you do give out great free resources, thank you so much for the free vegetarian pack!)), that would really help!
It's not vegetarian if it has meat juices inside and out of it, never mind vegan!!
2847 days ago
Hey Pulin,
Asking a company that you promote to cook the food separately is very different from an individual waltzing in and demanding that the teenager behind the counter do your bidding. I don't know what peta's relationship with KFC is, but from all this publicity stuff it seems like you're BFF. Why can't you be like, "Hey, ya know, why don't you make the vegan sandwich actually vegan?" It's pointless to have it if no one will even eat it because it isn't vegan. And it's just downright mean and rude for peta to ask that vegans eat something that isn't vegan. No thanks! I simply can't and won't eat food that is cooked in dead chicken grease and it's disingenuous of you to suggest that it's too much of peta to ask. If you're going to focus so much attention on this KFC stuff, at least go all the way. You stopped just before the finish line and are expecting some sort of ticker tape parade. Use your influence to get a vegan sandwich out of KFC, just as you've been publicizing that you already have done.
Thanks for listening,
2847 days ago
Omg, awesome! xD
When I read the headline, I was like, whoa! Hypocritical or what? But I think it's great they did that 😀
2847 days ago
i like that they put some effort into peta's demands, but still, giving money to a company that slaughters animals in any way is kind of a odd situation with this whole KFC thing.
its like, give em credit for trying, but its still giving them business.
know what im saying?
2848 days ago
This is very sad. They STILL murder Animals no victory their!!
Lets not confuse the public by saying this is a victory CAK is MORE productive and MORE efficient (info obtained on the PETA website) NOPE not a victory!!
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2849 days ago
I totally agree with Pulin.
If all vegetarians were like that then in the places where we are trying to get vegetarin and vegan items.. it just wouldnt happen. Not to mention that just putting the company through more trouble than we already have. It's not like just because it was cooked in the same oil that your eating the chicken which they killed to make the other products. Its abit gross. But I would still eat it.
2849 days ago
We understand that many people find the idea of consuming even trace amounts of animal products to be gross, but our primary focus is on preventing harm to animals. Eating something that has been cooked in the same oil in which chicken flesh has also been cooked doesn't cause any harm to animals—and deciding not to get that sandwich won't prevent the chicken from being ordered, cooked, and eaten anyway.
However, by insisting that these vegan options be cooked separately, we run the risk of making vegetarianism/veganism appear to be difficult, unpleasant, or outright annoying, which will likely turn off others from even considering adopting a vegetarian diet—and that does harm animals.
It will also be damaging if the new sandwich doesn't sell well. When a vegetarian product fails in the marketplace, it not only reduces the options available to vegetarians (making it harder—and therefore more unlikely—for people to adopt a cruelty-free diet) but also provides companies like KFC with an excuse to avoid adding vegetarian foods to their menus.
Each of us must decide for ourselves the best ways to fulfill our moral and ethical obligations. We respect your decision and appreciate your support for animal rights, but we encourage you to give some thought to our perspective. For more thoughts on this subject, please see http://www.GoVeg.com/effectiveAdvocacy_personal.asp.
To learn more about ways to help animals killed for food, please visit peta2.com. For more information on our KFC campaign, please go to http://www.peta2.com/takecharge/t-kfccampaign.asp. Thanks again for writing and for everything you do for animals!
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2850 days ago
wooow, when I first read that i'm like, "WHAAAAT?!?!" I wish the KFC here sold vegan chicken! :/ All they sell here in AZ is "½ off on our new 'Murder ina Bucket(extra blood not included)'" and "Try own new 'Torture the Chick' chick sandwhich! We slaughtered it as painful as we could, with electric tazers, won't that put a shocker in you mouth? YUM!" You know, I guess there IS a brightside to everything!…then that means…ANTHONY YOU OWE ME 5 DOLLARS!! ~ Baggio (Pro Activist-in-Training)
2850 days ago
AWW congratulations for them!!
but i still would'nt eat at KFC no matter what they do
i still believe that they are gonna use their money to torture poor chickens never trust KFC no matter were it is
i think its stupid how peta was against' it and now is just like go eat kfc veggie burgers
WTF? u then look stupid because people are gonna be like
are'nt they suppose to be against it
and its so gay how they serve vegan or whatever veggies when we are suppose to be against it
but whatever
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ZF-11588: Zend_XmlRpc_Value_DateTime throws an exception for string representation of dates outside the range of unix timestamp
new Zend_XmlRpc_Value_DateTime('1900-01-01T00:00:00'); new Zend_XmlRpc_Value_DateTime('2040-01-01T00:00:00');
Results in throwing the Zend_XmlRpc_Value_Exception: Cannot convert given value '1900-01-01T00:00:00' to a timestamp
"strtotime" function should not be used at all for checking the date format inside Zend_XmlRpc_Value_DateTime object.
It was reported once in ZF-4249, but got resolved with only a partial fix. You forgot about parsing dateTime values which are retrieved in responses from XMLRPC server in the following format: <dateTime.iso8601>1900-01-01T00:00:00</dateTime.iso8601> (string representation, not a Zend_Date or DateTime objects)
Thank you in advance for fixing this.
Fixed in trunk and 1.11 release branch. Comparisons in tests were changed to use DateTime as well, to ensure that automatic timezone parsing allows for clean comparison of dates.


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Coach Mora: Post-Practice on Tuesday
UCLA hosts Stanford on Nov. 24 at 3:30 in the Rose Bowl
Pac-12 Names Football All-Academic Teams
Academic Team Features Eight Bruins
294 Student-Athletes Make Spring Director's Honor Roll
Joe Sofia leads the list with a 3.96 cumulative grade point average.
294 Student-Athletes Make Winter Quarter Director's Honor Roll
Swimmer Kelsey Hall holds highest cumulative GPA.
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UCLA - Special teams performer who also added depth at the inside linebacker positions after seeing his first career action in 2011.
2012 - Special teams performer during the season ... Named to the honorable mention all-conference academic team.
2011 - Saw action in 12 games, primarily on the special teams units ... Credited with two tackles on the season ... Saw his first action at linebacker against Illinois.
2010 - Did not see game action in his second season due to back issues.
2009 - Did not see action in his first season in the program.
HIGH SCHOOL - Lettered four seasons at Arcadia, CA HS for coach Jon Dimalante ... Played linebacker and H-back ... PrepStar All-America selection ... Rated No. 9 middle linebacker in the nation by scout.com ... Ranked No. 10 among linebackers by rivals.com ... Rated No. 2 middle linebacker in the West by scout.com ... SuperPrep All-American (No. 31 LB) and No. 25 prospect in Far West ... Rated No. 16 inside linebacker by Tom Lemming ... Rated No. 22 inside linebacker by ESPNU ... Member of scout.com California 101 (No. 22) ... Scout.com West Hot 150 (No. 31) ... Rated No. 25 prospect in California by rivals.com ... Earned four stars from rivals.com and scout.com ... Ranked No. 140 national prospect by scout.com ... Ranked No. 238 national prospect by rivals.com ... Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 ... CIF-SS Southeast Division first team ... Named to GoldenStatePreps.com All-Southern California third team ... CalHiSports.com All-State third team ... As a senior, he recorded 88 tackles with 10 tackles for loss and three interceptions ... Rushed 53 times for 360 yards and four touchdowns ... Made 13 catches for 212 yards and two scores ... Recorded 122 tackles in his junior season with 11 sacks and two interceptions, both returned for touchdowns ... Totaled 528 receiving yards and scored six touchdowns ... As a sophomore, he was credited with 66 tackles, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles ... Made 11 catches for 119 yards ... Also played three seasons of basketball for coach Jay Ryan.
PERSONAL - Full Name: Todd Nicholas Golper ... Born: May 31, 1990 in Pasadena, CA ... Parents: John and Leslie Golper ... Has two brothers, Matt and Brian ... Dad, and brother, Brian, each graduated from UCLA law school ... Lists former NFL standout Pat Tillman as the person he admires the most ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as the time he scored the winning touchdown for his high school team in the final seconds of a close game which he had dedicated to his late grandfather ... Hobbies include skimboarding, playing guitar, playing basketball, hanging out with friends, enjoying good movies and enjoying time with family ... One of three football representatives on the Bruin Athletic Council since the spring of his freshman year ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Spring 2010, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Winter 2012 and Spring 2012 ... History major.


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Obama skirts the truth
Published: Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 10, 2013 at 4:56 p.m.
Editor: Our Teflon president has once again visited a foreign country and trashed Americans to the world. Now he blames Americans for problems in Mexico that are directly attributable to their own crime, corruption and incompetence.
Obama didn't mention his Department of Justice gave away hundreds of high-powered guns to Mexican drug cartels during operation Fast and Furious; anyone remember that fiasco? Do you also recall those guns killed an American Border Patrol agent? Guess he forgot to mention that in his speech. Mexican citizens were killed with those same guns, and America compensated the Mexican government for those deaths. He sure didn't talk about that.
Obama exercised executive privilege to shut down the congressional investigation into Fast and Furious. To date, he has not fired anyone involved in this fiasco. So how can Obama blame Americans for his personal incompetence and the corruption exposed in his Department of Justice? I guess we are guilty by association.
For five years the GOP, INS, border agents, state governors, law enforcement and a slew of others have repeatedly petitioned Obama to secure our southern borders not only to illegal aliens but also to stop the drugs flowing into America. All we got was alligator jokes and snide remarks. Millions of Americans are addicted to the drugs our president has allowed to come into our country from Mexico. He need only look in the mirror to see the only American who is to blame and stop pointing his crooked finger at law-abiding American citizens.
Americans do not owe Mexico an apology, but President Obama and (Attorney General) Eric Holder do because they sent guns to Mexico that have been used to kill many people and then lied about it to Americans.
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Feb. 7, 2001
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PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University head football coach Mike Price has announced 27 football recruits signed national letters of intent to enroll at WSU. Price also announced that two scholarship recruits and one non-scholarship player enrolled at WSU in January. The list of 27 signees included 26 high school seniors and one junior college transfer.
The January enrollees include transfer Nate Mallory, a defensive lineman who started for City College of San Francisco last fall during its 14-0 State championship season, and Norvell Holmes, a freshman defensive tackle from Bellflower, Calif., who signed with WSU a year ago, then delayed his enrollment until January. In addition, walk-on transfer Adam Holiday, a placekicker from Moorpark College, enrolled at WSU in January.
The only junior college player among the 27 new recruits is wide receiver Tyjuan Mayfield from San Bernardino Valley College.
The 26 high school recruits include the much heralded Dwayne Wright, a 6-1 running back out of San Diego's Lincoln High. Wright received nine of a possible 10 votes in the Best in the West poll by the Long Beach Press-Telegram and was named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News Tribune. He was also a prep All-America pick by Super Prep magazine and was chosen by Prep Star magazine to their Far West team.
Quarterback Chris Hurd out of Deer Valley High in Antioch, Calif., was also recognized by the Best in the West and Western 100 teams and by Super Prep and Prep Star magazines.
Super Prep recognized 12 of WSU's high school signees. In addition to Wright and Hurd, they named Pat Bennett, Troy Bienemann, Jeremy Bohannon, Tim Burnette, Riley Fitt-Chappell, Trandon Harvey, Marty Martin, Bryan Olson, Thomas Ostrander and Alex Teems to their Far West teams covering Alaska, Washington and California.
Prep Star thought highly enough of 11 Cougar recruits to pick them to their West team. They included Bennett, Bienemann, Burnette, Will Derting, Harvey, Aaron Joseph, Ostrander, Graham Siderius, Jimmy Wilson, plus Hurd and Wright.
WSU's freshman class included eight players from Washington, with six of them earning Associated Press All-State honors and seven receiving Red Chip Tier 1 status from the Seattle Times. The AP All-State team included Bennett, Bohannon, Derting, Olson, Ostrander and Ben Woodard. The Red Chip picks by the Times included Bennett, Bohannon, Derting, Joseph, Martin, Olson and Ostrander.
Bennett, a 6-0 linebacker from Forks High, was one of the most heralded players from Washington, earning State 2-A player of the year honors as awarded by USA Today, Seattle Times, Tacoma News Tribune and the Washington Prep Football Report.
WSU recruits also included a pair of kickers, Nevada All-State pick Graham Siderius and Holiday. Siderius quarterbacked McQueen High to the Nevada State championship with a perfect 14-0 record. As a senior he made 74 of 75 extra point kicks and 11 of 14 field goals, including four over 50 yards. His longest last fall was 54 yards. Holiday, meanwhile, had 29 touchbacks on kickoffs and put several through the goal post uprights.
"One of the recruiting differences this year is we have not been sitting by the phone waiting to hear from recruits. For the most part all these commitments were made a couple of weeks ago, or earlier. They stayed pretty firm. It is a solid year of recruiting."
"Although there are not very many offensive linemen listed, in fact there may not be any listed, some may be offensive line candidates. That's the way we recruit. We don't normally recruit offensive linemen in high school. We recruit defensive linemen or tight ends and then they end up being offensive linemen."
"We have eight players who are 6-5 or better. We have some big guys. On the other end we have at least a dozen players who run 4.5 or better. So we are tall and we are fast. As I say every year, it is probably the best recruiting class we have ever had."
"Some of these players is will come to school next January. One of the players is going to go on a Mormon mission for two years (Ben Woodard from Cheney). We are very excited about Ben Woodard. He is a great talent, a great athlete, and a great student. He was a scholar award winner from the Spokane area. He is big, can run like a deer, but he probably won't report for two years."
"It doesn't always happen in recruiting when you get a blue chip player like Dwayne Wright (committing early and staying firm). They might commit after they visit or after your home visit, but for him to stay committed that long is a real tribute to him and his family and to our recruiting coach Eric Price. They struck up a wonderful relationship and Dwayne held up the entire time. He is one of the few players in this group who can play for the Cougars next season. He is good enough to play for anyone next year. Maybe not the San Diego Chargers - maybe the Chargers, but I don't know about the 49ers. He is definitely good enough to play a lot of places."
"Wright and our kicker Graham Saderius are players we recruited to play as freshman. Obviously Graham Saderius was the kicker of choice, the number one kicker we wanted. We were so happy to get him. He can also punt. He was an All-State quarterback on an undefeated high school team. He has every award he could possibly get from the State of Nevada. He has a great leg. Graham will get the opportunity to do the kicking in the fall. Dwayne Wright will have the opportunity to play next season as a freshman."
"Jimmy Wilson, another running back who is very good. Jimmy is 17, about six-two and a half and weighs 205 or 210 pounds. We hope he is going to be an Eddie George some day. But he is too young right now, so we want to redshirt Jimmy and have him develop, then in a couple of years challenge for that starting position. He has great balance, great speed and good height. We haven't talked to him about gray shirting. It might not be a bad idea, but he's not one of the guys we talked to initially about that."
"Adam Holiday is going to have a chance to do our kickoffs. I just don't know how strong a leg he has. Right now we don't have a kicking coach. I am very concerned about that because we recently lost Jeff Banks to Idaho State. Holday and Siderius were hand picked by Jeff Banks. I let Jeff have a lot to do with selecting our kickers because he is really a talented young coach."
"I think the new facilities helped. However, it also helped to get on these guys early. We visited with them in the fall when the weather was nice, when the stands were filled, when there were students on campus and they were happy and having a great time. That is the time you want to show off Pullman. Not necessarily January. That is why we encouraged kids to come in the fall. Obviously it is not an easy place to get to in the fall because they have their own games to play."
"I think it is interesting where these recruits live. Forks, Washington - a real hotbed for pro athletes. Okanogan, they are always pulling guys out of there. Lapwai (Idaho), boy have they got some pro NBA guys from Lapwai. We picked out these guys from these small schools and gosh, I think they are excellent. We have a couple of 4.0 students and we have five guys who are 3.8 or above academically."
"Boyer (Lapwai) is a 4.0 student. He is the leading scorer on their basketball team. Lapwai's basketball team won the state championship last year. Bryan Boyer returned kickoffs and he returned punts. He played defensive end, tight end, running back and linebacker. He can play any place you want. He is just great. He was in our camp. He is a neat guy and talented kid. We are lucky to get him. Stanford was recruiting him and they are hard to beat on a guy with a 4.0."
"We wanted to recruit one quarterback. The quarterback we chose was Chris Hurd. Chris committed (early) and at that time we were recruiting Josh Swogger. Josh was taking other trips, so held off and didn't want to commit. When he did commit, after Chris committed,, I said, `Josh, what do you think about coming in January.' I don't want to take two quarterbacks in the same class, but every year we will recruit a quarterback. Josh said that would be a possibility. He was the player of the year in Ohio for his division (IV), was All-State, all everything. Josh is very young. He would be a gray shirt candidate if ever I saw one. We have been recruiting him for a long time. Chris Hurd may be a little further along right now because he's in a passing offense and is very well coached. Every year, however, we intend to recruit a quarterback the quality of Chris Hurd or Josh Swogger."
"Chris Hurd is kind of a combination. He is not a big, strong-armed quarterback, and he's not a real shifty quarterback like Jason Gesser, although he probably is more like Jason than say Ryan Leaf. He is a shifty runner. From what I understand he has a rocket arm, though I have not seen him throw in person. He is really into football. He loves the X's and O's and is chomping at the bit to get into a program that will take advantage of his abilities. A very good friend of mine, Roger Theder, has been a tutor for Chris and he is very high on him."
"We would like to redshirt Chris, but we will let him come in and compete for the job. If you tell kids they can't compete or are not going to get a chance, then you are taking away that competitive spirit. Invite them to come in and see what they can do and if they have a chance to be the guy or the backup and make the traveling squad, so be it. But we would probably like to redshirt Chris and get a little distance between him and Jason Gesser in years of eligibility."
"I think it helped a lot that Arizona, Arizona State and USC didn't have a coach for a long time. That's 75 players out there who are not being recruited. We got in on them quick. We said it was way too hot down there, come up here and cool off, so that helped get some recruits."
"I don't think I have ever told anybody they would start. I have said, `you have the opportunity start.' I think Dwayne Wright has an opportunity to play. If he beats out David Minnich, he's great. If Roger Smith or Jimmy Wilson beat out David Minnich, then they are really something. The reason I think Dwayne can play is he is so physical. This Roger Smith kid is also a big old ball of muscle. He can knock them down. Time will tell how Dwayne Wright ranks, but he is probably the best high school running back we have ever recruited."
"I think Oregon State is recruiting a different kind of player than they recruited in previous years (coaches) and in different areas. Unfortunately they are recruiting the same kind of players I like to recruit and in the same kind of areas I like to recruit, so we probably hit heads with Oregon State more than we ever have in 10 years. They had a great year, they have a great coaching staff and facilities. That's an up and coming program."
"I like it up there (Alaska). I enjoy it when they fly in (to Pullman), get off that plane in the dead of winter and say, `gosh, it is beautiful here and so warm.' They are so appreciative. This Riley Fitt-Chappell guy is an athlete. He came to our summer camp as a quarterback. He's played tight end, outside linebacker, middle linebacker, defensive end and wide receiver. He's gained about 15 pounds since we started recruiting him. We offered early and he committed early. Jevon Miller was a guy we found when we went up to see Fitt-Chappell. We had heard a lot about Jevon. He was a great basketball player on a great team. East High School is one of the best basketball teams in the country and he was their point guard. He thought he was going to be a basketball player. Miller started as a quarterback, but he broke his wrist and they moved him to wide receiver. He didn't get the ball enough so they moved him to tailback and in the last five games he rushed for something like 800 yards. We are projecting him as a defensive back. We picked him up late. I watched him play basketball and he can jump. I thought, what are we doing not recruiting this guy. We have to recruit him."
"I think it is the best way to go (high school recruits, not jaycee players) because you can develop guys. We are only losing two or three starters so we don't have that many holes to fill. We are not in desperate need for a player at a particular position. We don't have the need right now for the community college player, like we have some years. Yes, it is the largest number of high school guys we have ever signed."
"Nate Mallory will play next year, no question about that. Graham Siderius, some of these skilled players could play. Another guy I haven't mentioned is Allen Thompson from Sweetwater High School in San Diego. We recruited him as a defensive back, but he ended up being a great running back and was recruited heavily by UNLV and San Diego State as a running back. We ended up signing him as a running back and will give him the opportunity to play as a freshman. He is big enough and tough enough to have an opportunity to play as a freshman."
"I would say four (haven't cleared NCAA regulations to play) for a variety of reasons. One transferred from a high school, a Catholic private school to a public school, so some of the courses are transferring, some are not. He's working that out. He has a good test score and good grades. Another young man was home schooled, so his classes are still pending. We don't have any poor students in this group. We might have one or two who have a poor test score, but we don't have any poor students, even if they have a lower test score."
"I'm not taking anybody who doesn't have good character. Sometimes you make mistakes. We are not taking a chance on these guys. This is a strong class with good character. In the past we have taken guys you wonder about and some have worked out, some have not."
"It wasn't tough to find offensive linemen this year, but tight ends are such good athletes. You can recruit a Riley Fitts-Chappell who is 6-7, 265 pounds, but he can play quarterback and wide receiver and run. If he can't play those positions, then eventually he might end up as an offensive lineman. Why recruit an offensive lineman who is short and doesn't have the growth potential some of these guys have? Look at Tim Burnette. He could play a lot of positions. Troy Bienemann. I watched him play basketball and he is an athlete. He is a smart, smart guy. We will play these guys at tight end and find out who can catch, who can move, and the ones who can't we will disperse to other positions. The next spot is defensive end, then the next is defensive tackle, then it might be offensive line. We like tall guys because you can't put on height. You can put on weight and strength, but not height."
"Of all the games, Wes Patterson visited during the Apple Cup and the teams he was thinking joining were Washington and Washington State. He came to the game and fell in love with the area and the attitude of the kids and players, even though he saw us on our worst afternoon against the team that was also recruiting him. He committed to us and wanted to help this team beat the Huskies. He is going to be a real success story. You guys are all going to be writing stories about Wes Patterson someday. He has come a long way and is a very special human being."
"It is nice to have four or five freshman defensive backs Chris Ball can work with (Jeremy Bohannon, Aaron Joseph, Jevon Miller, Wes Patterson-Aumya, Alex Teems) for four years."
"Aaron Joseph played quarterback. He came here and visited a couple of times and committed to us. He has great speed and is a great student. I think he can be a safety for us. I could see him playing as a wide receiver or running back, but that's not what we recruited him for. He's that kind of athlete."
"Eric Price recruited eight of these guys. He was the top guy this year."
2001 Washington State Football Recruits - January Enrollees
|Holiday, Adam
|Newbury Park, Calif. (Santa Paula/Moorpark College)
|Holmes, Norvell
|Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco)
|Mallory, Nate
|Kent, Wash. (Kentridge/San Francisco CC)
2001 Washington State Football Recruits - Fall Enrollees
|Bennett, Pat
|Forks, Wash. (Forks)
|Bienemann, Troy
|Mt. View, Calif. (St. Francis)
|Bohannon, Jeremy
|Richland, Wash. (Richland)
|Boyer, Bryan
|Lapwai, Idaho (Lapwai)
|Burnette, Tim
|San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente)
|Derting, Will
|Okanogan, Wash. (Okanogan)
|Fitt-Chappell, Riley
|Anchorage, Alaska (Chugiak)
|Harvey, Trendon
|San Diego, Calif. (Sweetwater)
|Holmes, Jason
|San Diego, Calif. (Horizon Christian)
|Hurd, Chris
|Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley)
|Joseph, Aaron
|Tacoma, Wash. (Franklin Pierce)
|Martin, Marty
|Tacoma, Wash. (Puyallup)
|Mayfield, Tyjuan
|San Bernardino, Calif. (Eisenhower/SBVCC)
|Miller, Jevon
|Anchorage, Alaska (East)
|Olson, Bryan
|Kent, Wash. (Kentlake)
|Ostrander, Thomas
|Yakima, Wash. (East Valley)
|Patterson-Aumya, Wes
|Bellflower, Calif. (Bellflower)
|Siderius, Graham
|Reno, Nevada (McQueen)
|Smith, Roger
|Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills)
|Swogger, Josh
|Youngstown, Ohio (Ursuline)
|Teems, Alex
|San Pedro, Calif. (San Pedro)
|Thompson, Allen
|San Diego, Calif. (Sweetwater)
|West, Adam
|Venice, Calif. (Venice)
|Wilson, Jimmy
|Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix Christian)
|Woodard, Ben
|Cheney, Wash. (Cheney)
|Wright, Dwayne
|San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln)
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Santa Paula High in June, 1999...during prep career earned varsity letters in soccer (3), volleyball (2), football (1) and track (1)...captained all four teams...as a FRESHMAN attended Camarillo High and played JV soccer...transferred to Newbury Park High for his SOPHOMORE year, playing varsity soccer...scored 20 goals in Miramonte League competition...also played JV football as a defensive end and receiver...attended Santa Paula High for two years...as a JUNIOR scored 22 goals as soccer team reached State semi-finals...also played volleyball...SENIOR year received all-league first team honors in football as a tight end and punter...team made it to the CIF playoffs...selected to play in the East-West All-Star Game...in soccer named the Tri-Valley Player of the Year while earning all-league honors as a forward...league's most valuable offensive player...team was 32-3-1 overall and 12-0 in league play...team reached the CIF semi-finals...earned MVP honors and received the Cobra Award in volleyball...anchored 4x100 relay team to the league title...also competed in the league meet in the long jump and high jump, finishing second in the latter at 6-6.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Attended Moorpark Junior College, earning two letters in football...as a FRESHMAN (1999-2000) was used as a kickoff specialist...19 of his kickoffs went into the endzone...during SOPHOMORE (fall 2000) season averaged eight yards deep into the endzone and was credited with 29 touchbacks (80 percent touchback average)...several of his kickoffs went through the goal post uprights.
WSU CAREER: Enrolled at WSU in January, 2001 as a non-scholarship athlete...will participate in spring drills.
PERSONAL: Adam Holiday...born 4-26-81 at Tustin, Calif....parents Leon Holiday and Mary Jo Fischer...three younger brothers, Justin, Coby and Neah...mother played tennis and field hockey at Berea College in Kentucky...an aunt Carol Weheisit did her undergraduate studies at WSU while her husband Ralph Weheisit taught criminal justice classes at WSU...enjoys surfing, dancing, golfing and going to the movies...as a high school senior received the Army's scholar-athlete All-America awards in both football and soccer while finishing with a 3.47 prep GPA......attended the Olympic Development Program for soccer for two years...will pursue a pre-law and political science degree.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. John Bosco High, graduating in June 2000...coached in football by Kiki Mendoza...captain of team senior year...also played basketball as a freshman...as a SOPHOMORE was team's defensive rookie of the year...named to the All-Del Rey League second team...during JUNIOR year was a first team all-Del Rey League pick on defense and won the team's award as the Iron Man (2-way player)...also won the team's strength award...SENIOR year had 47 tackles in 10 games, made two sacks, picked off one pass and recovered two fumbles...named to the All-Serra League first team...the Braves' co-MVP winner...picked to the All-Far West teams by Prep Star Magazine and Super Prep Magazine.
WSU CAREER: Enrolled at WSU in January, 2001 and will participate in spring drills.
PERSONAL: Norvell Holmes...born 12-18-81...mother Claudia Holmes...father deceased...one brother Kenny...looking at a business management or computer technology major at WSU...first signed with WSU in February 2000, did not enroll in August, as originally planned.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Kentridge High in 1997...coached by Marty Osborn, earning three letters each in football, basketball and baseball...SOPHOMORE year baseball team advanced to state playoffs...SENIOR year football team was 10-1 before getting knocked out of the state playoffs...first team All-South Puget Sound League as a defensive end...selected a Northwest Nugget by the Tacoma News Tribune...a "Red Chip" pick by the Seattle Times and an All-Northwest selection by Super Prep Magazine...also named to the All-West team by Prep Star Magazine.
WSU CAREER: As a FRESHMAN (1997-98): Redshirt season...earned two defensive scout team awards the week of the Washington and Illinois games.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: After leaving WSU, did not attend school in the fall of 1998...then attended Bellevue Community College for two semesters, spring and fall of 1999...in the spring of 2000 as a RS-JUNIOR enrolled at City College of San Francisco...in the fall was a starting defensive tackle for head coach George Rush's Rams...team finished 14-0 and won the California State JC Championship, defeating Bakersfield College 31-13 in the title game.
WSU CAREER: Returned to WSU in January, 2001, and will participate in spring drills.
PERSONAL: Nathan Kent Mallory...born 09/22/78 in Renton, Wash....parents Robert and Beverly Mallory...two brothers Scott and Rick...Rick played offensive guard at Washington and later was the Husky tight end coach for Jim Lambright...sisters Judy and Amy...likes to hang out with friends...enjoys camping...will pursue a degree in sports psychology.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Mike Mitchell at St. Francis High...played both tight end and defensive end...also played basketball...during JUNIOR season earned first team all-league honors...made over 60 tackles and two sacks...SENIOR year earned league co-MVP honors on defense...finished with 72 tackles and one sack...on offense, caught 27 passes at tight end for 313 yards and one touchdown...named by Prep Star as the #5 tight end on the West Coast...named by the TNT to the Western One Hundred...first team all-league...all-San Jose Mercury News...first team all-Mid Peninsula....all-metro team...National Football Hall of Fame scholar-athlete honoree...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team.
PERSONAL: Tory Michael Bienemann...born 2/18/83 in Minneapolis, Minn...parents Thomas and Gail Bienemann...father self employed and mother a nurse practitioner...one sister Cassandra...prep GPA 3.87...high school member of the national and the foreign language honor society...interested in a communications major at WSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-sport standout at San Clemente High, where he was coached by Eric Patton in football...played tight end and defensive end...also played volleyball and basketball...during JUNIOR season was named to the all-league team on both offense and defense...led his team in sacks...SENIOR year had six sacks and 19 passes blocked on defense, while on offense caught 33 passes for over 300 yards and seven touchdowns...pre-season All-American...picked by Prep Star as the #1 tight end on the West Coast...an LA Times all-county pick...picked by the TNT as one of the Western One Hundred...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team.
PERSONAL: Timothy David Burnette...born 6/11/83 in San Clemente, Calif....parents Brian and Karen Burnette...one brother Steven and one sister Kristen...father a pastor and mother a dental assistant...prep GPA 3.38...California Academic Award recipient in Spanish...finalist as a scholar athlete for the National Football Foundation's College Hall of Fame...will look at a communications and sports broadcasting degree...considered Wisconsin, Arizona, Oregon and Colorado State before selecting WSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Denny Neely at Okanogan High, where he also played basketball and baseball...FRESHMAN first team all-league linebacker...team was league champion and third in state with an 11-1 record...SOPHOMORE first team all-league linebacker...All-NCW linebacker...team went 12-1 as league champion and second in state...as a JUNIOR an All-State pick at linebacker and running back in Class A...team won State title with 13-0 record...rushed for over 1,400 yards and had 70 solo tackles on defense...second team all-league in baseball at left field...state champions in Class A baseball...SENIOR year named to the Associated Press 1A All-State first team as a defensive back...named by Washington Prep Football Report to its 1A All-State team as a linebacker and the player of the year for that classification...a Prep Star honoree for the west region...first team all-league selection at linebacker...team went 11-1 to win league championship... named a Red Chip Tier I recruit by the Seattle Times.
PERSONAL: William M. Derting...born 12/21/82 in Omak, Wash....parents Brad and Margaret Derting...family owns and operates a cattle ranch...two sisters Bess and Maggie...Bess is a WSU student...three uncles, three aunts and four cousins have also attended WSU...prep GPA 2.8...Grand Champion Beef Fitting and Showing at the Okanogan County Fair for two years...enjoys roping, welding and hunting...will pursue a degree in agriculture.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Kentlake High, where he was coached by Mark Torgerson...played linebacker, tight end and on the offensive line...also played baseball and basketball...as a SOPHOMORE was named all-league honorable mention as a utility player on the baseball team...during JUNIOR season earned all-league honorable mention on the offensive line...team's most improved player...SENIOR year named to the All-State team on defense by the Tacoma News Tribune after earning All-South Puget Sound League first team honors on both offense and defense...made 144 tackles, including 10 TFLs and five sacks...also recovered three fumbles...SPSL North's top defensive lineman...a Seattle Times all-area pick...All-State 4-A pick by Washington Prep Football Report and the Associated Press as a linebacker...earned all-area and All-State team honors on defense...Kentlake's Mr. Defense...named a Red Chip Tier I recruit by the Seattle Times...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team.
PERSONAL: Bryan Jerrold Olson...born 11/19/82 in Seattle, Wash...parents Durwood and Vicki Olson...father a crew chief, mother a para-educator...one brother Erik and one sister Mallorie...prep GPA of 3.35...Kent Rotary Student of the Month in Jan. 2001...interested in pursuing business and marketing at WSU...among the schools recruiting Olson were Washington, ASU, Oregon and OSU in the Pac-10...wants to major in marketing.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Ken Dalton at McQueen High, where he handled punting and kicking chores and was the team's quarterback...also played baseball one season...JUNIOR year named to the All-State first team as a placekicker and to the all-division first team as a punter...connected on eight of 12 field goals, including a long of 46 yards...team reached the State championship game before losing...honorable mention all-league infielder for the baseball team...SENIOR season McQueen High came back to win the State title with a 35-0 win over Wooster to complete a 14-0 season...school's fourth state title in 11 years (also won in 1990, 1992 and 1997)...finished the season making 74 of 75 PAT kicks and 11 of 14 field goals, four over 50 yards and six over 40...longest field goal 54 yards, while his misses were from 39, 42 and 50 yards...as a quarterback threw for 1,100 yards and 12 touchdowns...also rushed for 368 yards and seven more touchdowns...named by Prep Star as the top kicker on the West Coast and to their All-America Dream Team...All-State, league and division first team kicker and punter...first team all-division and second team all-league quarterback...picked as one of two specialists among the TNT's Western One Hundred.
PERSONAL: Graham Peter Siderius...born 12/19/82 in Glendale, Calif....parents Marten and Janice Siderius...father a manager, mother a professor...one brother Andrew plays football at University of Nevada, Reno...prep GPA 2.8...interested in a business major at WSU...enjoys snowboarding and wakeboarding...several Pac-10 schools and Wisconsin were on his list.
HIGH SCHOOL: Transferred to Youngstown Ursuline High as a junior where he played quarterback for head coach Jim Vivo...also played basketball...FRESHMAN year attended Mathews High...Youngstown Vindicators pre-season most promising athlete...SOPHOMORE year earned first team all-league...threw nine touchdown passes and over 2,000 yards...Trumbull County honorable mention...JUNIOR season transferred to Youngstown Ursuline...threw for 1,600 yards and five touchdowns...rushed for 500 yards and 11 touchdowns...first team Steel Valley Conference...Ohio honorable mention...SENIOR year threw for 2,300 yards, rushed for nearly 500 yards and completed 60 percent of his passes...led team to 14-1 record and Division IV State Championship...threw for 25 touchdowns, including 20 in last seven games...first team All-State and conference...Division IV Player of the Year...CBS Sports All-American...nominated to play in Ohio's North-South All-Star game.
PERSONAL: Joshua James Swogger...born 5/10/83 in Sharon, Pa....parents Jeffrey and Andrea Swogger ...father self employed, mother a dialysis technician...one brother Randall and a sister Dana...2.8 prep GPA...interested in business and hotel restaurant management program at WSU...Louisville, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan and Akron also offered him scholarships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Michael Walsh at San Pedro High, where he also competed in track...played both running back and defensive back...JUNIOR year earned Academic All-State honors...second team all-league...SENIOR year was an all-league pick on both sides of the ball...MVP on league championship team...pre-season All-American...academic all-star...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team.
PERSONAL: Alexander Richard Teems...born 12/11/83 in Torrance, Calif....parents Richard and Linda Teems...one brother Austin and one sister Ariel...father a U.P.S. driver, mother in human resources...prep GPA 3.47...perfect attendance sophomore and junior years in high school...interested in a degree in graphic arts at WSU...uncle Jack Lightsy played football at UCLA...scheduled visits with Oregon, Oregon State, Wisconsin and Fresno State, then committed to WSU and cancelled the other trips.
HIGH SCHOOL: A standout running back, defensive back and kick returner for coach Keith Brown at Phoenix Christian High...also competed in track...SOPHOMORE season rushed for 300 yards and seven touchdowns...first in the region in triple jump and second in long jump...during JUNIOR campaign named to the all-region first team, All-State team and All-American team after rushing for over 2,000 yards and scoring 26 touchdowns...also had 62 tackles and one interception...team went 12-1 to win state championship...as a SENIOR rushed for 1,891 yards and 31 touchdowns...also returned three kicks for touchdowns...a Prep Star honoree in the west region...all-region, All-State and All-Arizona honoree...1A-3A Player of the Year...2A Offensive Player of the Year.
PERSONAL: James (Jimmy) Wilson...born 8/05/83 in Great Falls, Mont...parents Lynn and James Wilson Sr...father a computer programer and mother a billing manager...one sister Rachael...prep GPA of 3.6...interested in pre-law at WSU...among the schools interested in him were Michigan, Penn State, Arizona and Stanford.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Forks High, class of 2001...coached by Terry Jensen, where he played running back, linebacker and returned kicks...also participated in basketball and track...as a FRESHMAN earned honorable mention all-league...SOPHOMORE year was the first sophomore captain in school history...all-league first team as a running back and second team as a linebacker...rushed for 1,224 yards and 12 touchdowns...earned all-academic honors for football and basketball...JUNIOR season earned league's offensive player of the year honors...first team all-league at linebacker...Forks High School Scholar Athlete of the Year...league all-academic honors in football and basketball...as a SENIOR named the 2A Washington Player of the Year by the Associated Press, USA Today, Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune and Washington Prep Football Report and to each outlet's All-State team as a running back...an honorable mention Northwest Nugget by the TNT...a Prep Star honoree for the west region...Wendy's Heisman Prep Award for Washington state...west coast All-American...honored by faces in the crowd in Sports Illustrated...rushed for 2,448 yards and scored 30 touchdowns on offense and had 148 tackles on defense...during the regular season had 1,674 yards, 23 touchdowns and an 8.3 yard average...prep career rushing total of 5,420 yards and scored 65 touchdowns...his rushing total ranks fourth on the State career list...league MVP...first team all-league at linebacker and running back...named a Red Chip Tier I recruit by the Seattle Times...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team.
PERSONAL: Patrick (Pat) Bennett...born 11/09/82 in Forks, Wash....parents James and Rachel Bennett...father is a computer consultant and mother a teacher...one brother Andy who played defensive end for Boise State...earned two gold medals for family career and community leaders of America...attended a national youth leaders conference...prep GPA 4.0...interested in hotel and restaurant major...both of his parents attended WSU...long list of schools interested in tripping Bennett, including Duke, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon State, Notre Dame, Hawaii, Stanford and Washington.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Chris Johnson at Horizon Christian High...played tight end and defensive line...also was a two-year letterwinner in basketball...during JUNIOR season basketball team won San Diego Section Division IV title...as a SENIOR team had 12-1 season winning the league, conference and Division V state championships...caught 20 passes for 332 yards and four touchdowns...on the defensive side of the ball made 21 tackles including three sacks.
PERSONAL: Jason Duane Holmes...born 10/30/81 in San Diego, Calif...parents David and Patricia Turner...father a code enforcement officer and mother a military administrator...one brother Jeremiah...one sister Joshlyn...cousin DeAndre Douglas also plays football at WSU...Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz is a cousin by marriage ...interested in communications and business majors at WSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Franklin Pierce High, where he was coached in football by Howard Lutton...played quarterback, receiver, linebacker and defensive back during career and also returned punts...also played basketball and competed in track...as a SOPHOMORE was a member of the school's 400m relay team that placed fifth in the state meet...all-academic league selection in football, basketball and track...during JUNIOR season threw for over 800 yards and 12 touchdowns while earning all-area second team honors...honorable mention all-area on defense...averaged 22 points during basketball season...three-sport academic honoree for a second year...SENIOR season was picked to the all-area second team at linebacker by the Tacoma News Tribune...also picked by the TNT as the defensive player of the year in Pierce County after being named to the all-league team as an outside linebacker...a Prep Star honoree for the west region...earned all-area second team honors at quarterback...first team all-area at outside linebacker...all-area defensive player of the year...academic conference honors in track and football... named a Red Chip Tier I recruit by the Seattle Times.
PERSONAL: Aaron Joseph...born 7/13/82 in Tacoma, Wash....parents Abraham and Linda Komomua...father a corrections officer...one sister Alina Komomua...prep GPA 3.5...member of the FBLA...enjoys snowboarding, weightlifting and surfing...interested in a graphic design and fine arts major...Oregon, OSU, Washington, Georgia and Hawaii were on his interest list.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Eisenhower High School where he was coached by Tom Hoak...as a JUNIOR earned first team all-league honors...during SENIOR season captained the team...first team all-league.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Attended San Bernardino Valley CC, where he was coached by Ron Smedley...SOPHOMORE season ranked 11th among the 2000 California Community College leaders in yards per game with 97.9...sits 12th among Calif. CC players in catches per game with 6.1...leading receiver in the conference...all-conference pick.
PERSONAL: Tyjuan Rashone Mayfield...born 7/17/80 in Northridge, Calif...parents Darryl and Wanda Mayfield...mother a secretary and father owns his own business...twin brothers Jahnal and Shanal...two sisters Shadae and Monique...intends to pursue a communications major at WSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Cheney High, where he was coached by Tom Oswald...four-year letterwinner and senior captain...also played basketball and baseball and captained those teams as a senior...as a SOPHOMORE earned the basketball team's newcomer of the year award...during JUNIOR campaign was all-league offense and defense...All-State offense and defense...made the first team all-league in basketball and was an all-league outfielder for the baseball team...during SENIOR season earned all-league honors on both sides of the ball...was the league's co-MVP on defense and the back of the year on offense...All-State as linebacker and tight end...team's defensive MVP...picked to play in the All-State game...caught 41 passes for 468 yards and six touchdowns...on defense had 80 tackles, four sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries, one for a touchdown.
PERSONAL: Benjamin Luther Woodard...prep GPA of 3.6...parents Tom and Dianne Woodard...grandparents Keith and Elaine Midgley...two brothers Bryan and Bert...four sisters Brenda, Beu, Bianke and Breanne...won the Ray Flaherty scholar-athlete award...undecided about what he will pursue at WSU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended East Valley High, where he was coached by Barry Reifel...also competed in basketball and soccer...returned kicks and played defense in addition to his wide receiver duties...FRESHMAN year was third on team in tackles...team went to state quarterfinals with 8-3 record...second team all-league in soccer...during SOPHOMORE year earned second team all-conference honors on defense...team went 9-2 and again made quarterfinals...earned second team all-league honors on state championship soccer team...during JUNIOR season an All-State pick with 70 receptions...team lost to Meridian of Bellingham in the State 2A championship game...first team all-league receiver and defensive back...first team all-league soccer captain...honorable mention all-league in basketball...capped SENIOR season by being named to the Associated Press All-State 2A first team at wide receiver...caught 43 passes, the fourth most among all 2A players, for 768 yards, 14 touchdowns and a 17.9 yards per catch average...a Prep Star honoree for the west region...co-offensive player of the league...first team all-league as a receiver, defensive back and kicker...selected to play in All-State game...nominated for Wendy's High School Heisman...captained state quarterfinalist team...named a Red Chip Tier I recruit by the Seattle Times...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team.
PERSONAL: Thomas Alton Ostrander...born 8/24/82 in Kalispell, Mont....parents Terry and Twyla Ostrander...father a project manager, mother a high school counselor...one brother Tim, who also attends WSU, and one sister Tiffany...prep GPA 3.90...member of national honor society...Young Life leader...Junior Masonic award recipient...CWU alumni honor scholar...interested in a sports medicine major...Washington, Boise State and Idaho were also interested in Ostrander.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by James Rivera at Bellflower High...a running back and defensive back...as a SOPHOMORE rushed for 900 yards...during JUNIOR season earned first team all-conference at defensive back...SENIOR year was picked to the Press Telegram's first team dream team at corner...also a member of the Press Telegram's Preseason Elite 18...LA all-stars first team...selected to play in an Australian all-star game...had 20 carries for 400 yards and five touchdowns on offense...collected 63 tackles, 11 pass breakups and two interceptions on defense.
PERSONAL: Wesley Patterson-Aumya...born 1/04/83...parents Matt and Martha Aumya...two brothers, Nicholas and Dante...two sisters Niquie and Carla.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lincoln High, where he was coached by Tony Jackson...during JUNIOR season rushed for over 1,600 yards and earned all-league and all-area honors...as a SENIOR rushed for 2,283 yards during the 11-game regular season, including 28 touchdowns...finished the 11-2 season with 2,323 yards and 25 rushing touchdowns, plus 14 receiving touchdowns...a Prep Star pick as the #13 running back in the West...named by the TNT to the Western One Hundred...named to Super Prep's All-America team and to their Far West team...a Best In The West pick by the Long Beach Press Telegram, receiving nine of a possible 10 votes...picked to the Las Vegas Sun's Super 11 first team.
PERSONAL: Dwayne Wright...born 6/02/83...parents Eddie and Gwen Ford...two brothers Kenrick and Andre...two sisters Ashley and Roxanne...interested in a social science degree...schools interested in tripping him before he committed were Washington, Nebraska, Arizona, Arizona State, California, USC and UCLA.
HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in football, and track during prep career at Richland High...football coach Lonnie Pierson...returned kicks and played wide receiver and in the Bomber secondary...JUNIOR season earned first team all-conference and all-area honors at defensive back...team won the 4A State Championships with a 13-1 record...made 62 tackles and had six interceptions, three that he returned for touchdowns...ran on the 4x100 relay team that finished fourth in the 4A state meet...SENIOR year named to the Associated Press and Washington Prep Football Report 4A All-State first team, as a defensive back for AP and as a receiver for WPFR...player of the year in 4A classification by Washington Prep Football Report...Seattle Times All-State first team defensive back and honorable mention Northwest Nugget by the TNT...caught 31 passes for 755 yards and 11 touchdowns while averaging 24.4 yards per reception....first team all-conference at wide receiver, defensive back and special teams...All-State defensive back...league co-MVP...All-Northwest at defensive back...named a Red Chip Tier I recruit by the Seattle Times...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team.
PERSONAL: Jeremy Tyler Bohannon...born 7/01/83 in Kennewick, Wash....parents Anthony Bohannon and Dorothy Allen...mother an operations engineer...three brothers Jason, Justin and John...one sister Jordan...was the citizen youth fellowship president...belonged to the African American Student Union...will look at a communications major...Washington, Montana and Idaho also pursued Bohannon.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Tommy Williams at Lapwai High, where he also played basketball and competed in track...a tight end and defensive end...SOPHOMORE year first team Central Idaho League (CIL) D-Line and O-Line...made it to the first round of the state championships...starter on district champion basketball team...state qualifier for the shot put and discus...JUNIOR season first team CIL tight end/D-Line...team went to first round of state tournament...25-1 basketball team...league, district and state champions...fifth at state in the discus...SENIOR year first team CIL tight end and D-Line...second team CIL special teams...picked as one of the Western One Hundred by the TNT.
PERSONAL: Bryan Boyer...born 2/03/83 in Lewiston, Idaho...parents Steve and Shirley Boyer...father a farmer...two brothers Buck and Beau, and one sister Betsy...prep GPA 4.0...class valedictorian...FFA President for three years...ASB President senior year...interested in an agriculture and business degree.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in football and track at Deer Valley High, where his football coach was Mike Paul...played quarterback and defensive back...also competed in track and field...as a SOPHOMORE threw for 1,700 yards and 14 touchdowns...earned first team All-State...second team all-league...league champion in the pole vault at 13 feet...during JUNIOR campaign threw for over 1,300 yards and 13 touchdowns while playing through a back injury for the first eight games...earned second team all-league honors...as a SENIOR threw for 1,800 yards and tossed 25 touchdown passes...threw just two interceptions and also rushed for five scores...slowed by an early season knee injury that was caused by a growth plate...an honorable mention Best in the West pick (received two of a possible 10 votes) by the Long Beach Press Telegram...Prep Star Magazine picked up #10 among West Coast quarterbacks and the top signal caller in Northern California...named to the TNT's Western One Hundred...picked among the top 20 preseason quarterbacks in the nation and fifth on the west coast...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team.
PERSONAL: Christopher Scott Hurd...born 7/06/82 in Concord, Calif...parents Mike and Lisa Hurd...father is in real estate and mother is a teacher...one brother Matthew...prep GPA of 3.0...will look at a business major at WSU...recruited by Ohio State, Arizona, ASU, UCLA, Washington and BYU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Beverly Hills High, where he was coached by Carter Paysinger...also played basketball...during SOPHOMORE season rushed for over 1,500 yards and 16 touchdowns...earned first team All-Bay League...was first team all-area...made the sophomore all-state team...as a JUNIOR earned all-league and all-area honors while rushing for 1,100 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns...SENIOR season team finished 6-4...rushed for over 1,200 yards while scoring 15 touchdowns...earned first team all-league honors.
PERSONAL: Roger Smith III...born 8/28/83...parents Roger and Lena Smith...father is a health and safety manager and mother a manager of a certified public accountant firm...sister Randi Smith a member of the WSU Cougar track team...one brother Robert...interested in a business administration major...was pursued by Oregon State, Tennessee and Colorado State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Chugiak High at Eagle River, where he was a quarterback, defensive end, tight end and punter for coach Bruce Shearer...also played basketball and baseball...SOPHOMORE year was first sophomore to throw for over 1,000 yards...second team all-conference honors...JUNIOR season second team all-conference...basketball first team all-conference...SENIOR year earned first team all-conference honors at tight end and defensive end...second team all-conference as a punter...second team All-State at tight end and defensive end...an honorable mention Northwest Nugget by the Tacoma News Tribune...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team.
PERSONAL: Riley Daniel Fitt-Chappell...born 9/23/82 in Anchorage, Alaska...parents Steve and Darla Chappell...both parents work as managers...one brother Adam...prep GPA 3.75...plans to pursue an engineering degree at WSU...Michigan State, Arizona, Oregon, Oregon State and BYU were his other schools of preference.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Sweetwater High, where he was a running back and defensive back for head coach Eric Peterson....also ran track...as a SOPHOMORE earned Metro Conference newcomer of the year honors...during JUNIOR season was all-conference first team at running back...earned all-county honors...named to the Union Tribune all-academic team...rushed for over 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns...on defense added six sacks and 12 tackles for loss...captained the track team and was the team's MVP...won the conference championship in the 100 meter...SENIOR year earned Metro conference player of the year...made the all-conference first team as a running back...named to the second team all-county team for defensive back...was twice named player of the week by the Union Tribune News...Star News player of the week...team's offensive back of the year...had 175 chances rushing for over 1,400 yards and 14 touchdowns...also added three sacks and five tackles for loss.
PERSONAL: Leslie Allen Thompson...born 6/13/83....parents Timothy and Myrtis Spears...prep GPA 3.1...high school teammates with fellow WSU recruit Trandon Harvey.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Angelo Gaska at Venice High, where he played tight end and free safety...also played volleyball...during his JUNIOR season at St. Monica High School team earned CIF Division-10 championship...as a SENIOR transferred to Venice High...earned first team all-league city section at tight end...made 28 catches for 600 yards and nine touchdowns.
PERSONAL: Adam William West...born 2/06/83...parents William and Ellen West.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Puyallup High for coach Jeff Gardner...played wide receiver and defensive back...also played basketball and competed in track...SOPHOMORE season earned all-area honorable mention...received the coach's award in track...during JUNIOR campaign earned first team all-league and second team all-area honors...was a state qualifier in the 200m and 100m in track...SENIOR year picked to Washington Prep Football Report 4A All-State second team and the Tacoma News Tribune's all-area first team at wide receiver...an honorable mention Northwest Nugget by the TNT...finished with 39 receptions and averaged over 20 yards per catch while hauling in 13 touchdown passes...also named by the TNT to their South Puget Sound League first team at wide receiver for the south division...first team all-league and all-area...honorable mention All-State...team MVP...participated in the East vs. West game at wide receiver... named a Red Chip Tier I recruit by the Seattle Times...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team...captained the track team.
PERSONAL: Marty Martin...born 2/08/83 in Cirencester, England...parents Bob and Karen Koreis...father a librarian and mother a teacher...one sister Kristi...was a Big Borother...made the O.D.P. Washington soccer team for the regional pool...interested in pursuing a business major at WSU...among the schools pursuing Martin before his commitment to WSU were Kansas State, Utah, Arizona, ASU and Washington.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at East Anchorage High, playing football for coach Roger Spackman...also competed in basketball track and soccer...JUNIOR season rushed for 750 yards and gained 400 yards receiving...also accumulated 350 yards on punt returns and kickoffs...scored 10 touchdowns...second team all-conference at running back and first team at cornerback...was selected to the Rising Stars West Region Gridiron Greats Team...member of state championship basketball team...selected to the all-star team at the Nike Iolani Prep Classic basketball tournament in Hawaii...earned second team honors on defense...was all-conference and All-State first team honors in soccer...selected as the 1999 Alaska Gatorade High School Boys Soccer Player of the Year for a second season...as a SENIOR earned first team all-conference honors at running back and defensive back...All-State second team at defensive back...selected for the Rising Stars West Region Gridiron Great Team...MVP of the 2001 Alaska Prep Shootout basketball tournament as well as Player of the Game.
PERSONAL: Jevon Miller...born 5/4/82...parents John and Rosemary Miller...two sisters Lashonda and Kesha...interested in WSU's management information systems program.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Eric Peterson at Sweetwater High...played wide receiver and running back as well as defense...also ran track...as a JUNIOR was named to the All-State first team at wide receiver for underclass players...was the Metro Conference MVP...all-conference first team...named to the San Diego Union Tribune all-county team...was picked to the all-conference first team at wide receiver...picked to the Union Tribune all-academic team...named the San Diego Union Tribune's athlete of the year...team MVP...caught 77 passes for 1,780 yards and 23 touchdowns...also had 142 tackles, 77 of them solo efforts and four interceptions...was the league's overall MVP in track...was the league champion in the triple jump and the long jump...state finalist in the triple jump...the Union Tribune's San Diego track athlete of the year...SENIOR year played both wide receiver and running back, the latter to help the team...rushed for over 700 yards and 15 touchdowns...a Prep Star honoree at receiver for the west region...also selected to the Super Prep Far West team...all-conference first team pick at wide receiver...named to the San Diego Union Tribune all-county team...garnered all-conference honors at wide receiver...also an All-State wide receiver...was a finalist for San Diego Player of the Year...named to the Union Tribune's all-academic team...made 49 catches for over 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns...also had two interceptions on the other side of the ball.
PERSONAL: Trandon Harvey...born 5/23/83...teammates with fellow WSU recruit Allan Thompson...actively pursued by California, with Oregon and Washington also schools showing interest.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mead High, where he participated in football, basketball and track...football coach Bob McCray...played defensive end...as a JUNIOR earned player of the game twice...SENIOR season earned honorable mention for the Greater Spokane League...was the player of the game three times...captained the basketball team to the district playoffs.
PERSONAL: Charles Jermaine Harris...born 12/7/82 in Anadarko, Okla....parents Wade Pribble and Marie Harris...father a mechanic and mother a nurse...three sisters, Takesha, Latasha, Falicia...was the student body treasurer during his junior and senior years in high school...interested in WSU's marketing or business programs.


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Photos by Kola Shobo
Words by Brandon Diaz
As if Oakland needed any more soul, they sure got it from Mayer Hawthorne's stellar performance at the Fox Theater in Oakland's Uptown district.
The evening began with a brief but lively performance from curly-haired songstress, Gavin Turek, who strode about the stage with Tina Turner flair in a stunning lavender dress. As the theater filled, Danish soul duo Quadron stole swoons from the packed house as vocalist Coco O. took center stage with a stunning sequined ensemble and ruby red lips.
Their 45-minute set was filled with lively songs from 2013's Avalanche, all ears clinging to Coco's angelic voice, eyes affixed to her striking pant-suit dress and tasteful fingerwaves. Sans producer Robin Hannibal (technically one-half of the band), Quadron held attention as they ran through a set that included "LFT," "Sea Salt," and a breathtaking cover of Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor."
And as that sweet perfume of soul music washed the crowd, Quadron finished, allowing Mayer Hawthorne and his backing four-piece band to bring the funk.
Emerging from a glowing broken heart at center stage, the Detroit-area native brought a convivial night of neo-Motown to the Fox. Sporting a royal blue two-button suit and a pair of Nike Air-Max sneakers, Hawthorne lead his band through a nonstop set of grooves that kept hands in the air with continuous jams from his sing-a-long songbook.