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[GreatAppSt]

ASU #86

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[The Cats]

#86 - Taylor Spangler



Class: RS Junior

Hometown: Ruffin, N.C.

High School: Rockingham HS

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 240\

Position: TE

2008 (Sophomore): Played in two games on the season hauling in three passes for 37 yards, including a career-long 19-yard reception ... Caught two passes - including his first collegiate catch - for 34 yards in the home win over Shorter College ... Suffered a serious broken leg injury near the end of WCU's annual spring drills.

2007 (Freshman): Did not see game action.

Prior to Western: Was a three-sport letter winner in high school, playing football, basketball, and baseball ... In three years on the gridiron, caught 99 passes for 1,236 yards and 12 touchdowns from his tight end position ... Also as a senior, hauled in a career-best 47 passes for 548 yards and six scores while also grading out as an 84-percent blocker ... Was a three-time all-conference selection and earned All-Rockingham County thrice ... As a junior, was named All-State by NCPreps and was an honorable mention on the Greensboro News & Record All-Area team ... Garnered second team all-area accolades as a senior and was an East-West All-Star nominee ... His high school coach, Lin Stadler, played for the Western Carolina baseball team from 1980-83.

[UAalum72]

Albany #86
Bryon King

WR 5-10 165

So. Logan Township, N.J. (Kingsway Regional)
High School: Named to Tri-County first team in Royal Division ... rushed for 1,100 yards as a senior captain ... New Jersey Elite 100 selection ... team MVP ... competed at Penn Relays as member of 4x100-meter relay ... averaged 13.6 points and 8.0 assists as a guard on the basketball squad ... Personal: Major is Africana Studies ... born 3-8-90

[dgreco]

#86 - Kyle Higgins

Year: Jr.
Position: WR
Hometown: Billerica, Mass.
High School: Billerica Memorial
Height: 6-2
Weight: 205
2009: saw no action ...
2008: saw no action ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity football letterwinner ... Also lettered in basketball and baseball ... Helped lead team to 2005 Merrimack Valley Conference championship in 2005 ... Named All-Conference in 2007 and honorable mention all-conference in 2006 ... Second-team all-conference in basketball ... Had 38 receptions for 553 yards and six touchdowns ... Two SUMA Academic Awards ... Six "Student of the Term" Academic awards.

PERSONAL: Born July 12, 1989 ... Son of Joseph Higgins ... Has three brothers (Joseph, John, Kasey) and one sister (Karolyn) ... Undeclared business major ... Comes from big family of athletes: Cousin of Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Glavine; cousins Brian Glavine and Jeff Abelli played lacrosse at Merrimack; cousin Sean Glavine played football and baseball at Nichols and cousin Greg Abelli played football at Northeastern .. Brother John played baseball at UMass Boston and cousin Lauren Glavine played volleyball at Endicott.

[dbackjon]

NAU # 86

#86 - Brian Riley
Position: TE
Year: Jr.-2L*
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
High School: Catalina Foothills
Height: 6-4
Weight: 252


Academic Notes: Plans to study business…2009 Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete recipient…2008: All-Big Sky honorable mention selection…Saw action in all 11 games with two starts…Had 10 receptions for 191 yards (19.1 avg.) with two touchdowns…Had at least one catch in seven games…Had three games with two catches…Recorded two receptions for a career-best 85 yards and a touchdown against Sacramento State…Had 3-yard touchdown grab in first collegiate game against Arizona State…2007: Redshirted…High School: A 2007 graduate of Catalina Foothills High School…Played for Mark Brunenkent…Named all-region first team and all-city honorable mention…Had 16 catches for 150 yards and a touchdown…Also recorded eight sacks…Considered Arizona, San Diego, Colorado State and UNLV…Personal: Born Rory Brian Riley March 25, 1989 in Tucson…Son of Rory and Carolee Riley…Has one brother, Matt…Father attended NAU.

[Tribe4SF]

W&M

#86 JR TE Alex Gottlieb 6'4" 255 Del Ray Beach, FL American Heritage School





SOPHOMORE YEAR (2009)
Appeared in all 14 games and earned six starts … Recorded three catches for 47 yards and a touchdown … Totaled two catches, including an 18-yard touchdown reception, for 41 yards in the win against James Madison …

FRESHMAN YEAR (2008)
Saw action in nine games … Recorded five catches for 84 yards … Registered a pair of catches for 29 yards at James Madison … Made one grab for 30 yards in the victory at Rhode Island … Recorded a reception for 22 yards in the triumph versus Northeastern …

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner at quarterback and tight end for American Heritage School … Co-captain of squad that captured the Florida 1A State Championship … Earned a bid to the prestigious Outback Bowl All-Star Game … Earned honorable mention all-area honors from the Palm Beach Post … Ended the season as team’s third-leading receiver with 250 yards and one touchdown on 13 receptions … Started scholastic playing career as a quarterback … Member of school’s Dean’s List … Lettered in lacrosse and baseball …

PERSONAL
Son of Gary Gottlieb and the late Deborah Gottlieb … Majoring in economics … Born on July 4, 1990.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana #86




Greg Hardy - TE
Sophomore
6'5", 245 lbs.
Fairview, MT
Fairview HS


'09 Stats:

3 Tackles

[Catattack]

Tanner Bleskin

Position: WR
6-3,190
Class: Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Great Falls, MT
High School: CM Russell

2009: Redshirted
High School: Moved to receiver from quarterback as a senior, earning Great Falls Tribune Superstate honors... also an all-state and all-conference choice, chosen for the Shrine and Mon-Dak all-star games... team MVP... caught 64 passes for 1,049 yards and nine TDs... averaged 16.4 yards a catch and 87.4 yards a game... basketball team captain team MVP as a junior... all-conference pitcher for Great Falls Stallions... academic all-state choice.

[SDHornet]

86 - Matt Carter

Year: Sr.
Position: TE
Height: 6-4
Weight: 235
Experience: 1V
Hometown: Chico, Calif.
Previous School: Butte JC

2009 Season: Played in four of the final five games of the season…had a 9-yard reception at Montana State for his lone catch of the season.

Prior to Sacramento State: Attended Butte JC in Oroville, Calif., for three years…played tight end for the Roadrunners in 2006 and 2008 and redshirted in 2007…was a member of the team which posted a 12-0 record and won the state title in 2008…named JC All-America, all-state, all-region and all-league that season after grabbing 19 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns…also earned academic all-state honors during his final season…was a teammate of current Hornet Augie Heath.

[CatMom]

TEXAS STATE
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J D King

Class: RS Freshman
Hometown: Austin, Texas
High School: Hyde Park Baptist
Height / Weight:
6-5 / 205
Position: WR
Birthdate: N/A
Experience: Redshirt


2009: Sat out 2009 as a redshirt

High School: Named Academic All-State selection ... three-year letterman at Hyde Park Baptist in Austin ... Named to the All-Centex team ... was an All-District First Team selection as a tight end and linebacker ... earned All-State Honorable Mention honors as a senior after earning All-State Second-Team honors as a linebacker in 2007 ... recorded 118 tackles as a junior ...Caught 45 passes for 771 yards and 15 touchdowns as a tight end ... recorded 90 tackles, including 58 solo and four tackles for losses as a senior ... also forced two fumbles and two interceptions while scoring two defensive toutchdowns in 2008.

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Portland State (#86 not assigned)

Nevin Lewis
# 85
Wide Receiver - WR

Height: 6-2 Weight: 195

Sophomore

Experience: 1 Letter

Previous Affiliations
Culver
Previous Experience
1L



Culver, OR








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An outstanding all-around athlete who played quarterback in high school... became a wide receiver for the Vikings and showed a bright future... was a winner of the Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year for the state of Oregon in 2009 for his senior year at Culver High School.

FRESHMAN SEASON • 2009
One of 15 true freshmen to play and one of 10 to start at some point during the season... played in eight games and made three starts... caught five passes for 45 yards and one touchdown... also saw a lot of action on special teams... had two catches for 29 yards and a touchdown against Sacramento State (10/3)... also joined the Viking track team in the spring.

PREVIOUS TO PORTLAND STATE
Lettered four years in football, basketball and track at Culver High School... twice named the Oregon 2A Offensive Player of the Year... named All-League and All-State as a quarterback, defensive back and punter/kicker... won the state championship in 2007 and placed second in 2008... a four-year starter on the basketball team and has been second team All-League two years in a row... a state champion in the high jump who has reached 6’8”... in 2008 was second in the state in the high jump, triple jump, 100 and 200 meters... named the Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year for the state of Oregon for 2008-09.