2011 UNI signing class
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:06 am
I know I'm "late" on this but I was waiting to see if anyone was added late.
Quarterback
Connor Bravard, 6-1, 190 lbs., Quarterback, West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic
Helped Dowling Catholic finish 14-0 and as 4A State Champion in 2010 … named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Iowa in 2010 … participated in the Iowa Shrine Bowl … named the Des Moines Register Elite All-State quarterback … named first-team all-state by the Iowa Football Coaches Association and the Iowa Newspaper Association, along with IowaPreps.com and Iowa Sports Connection … named the CIML Conference Offensive Player of the Year … named the 2010 state championship game MVP … finished with 3,353 total yards of offense and 39 touchdowns as a senior … passed for 2,172 yards and 20 touchdowns, completing 66.3 percent of his passes … averaged 14.5 yards per pass … rushed for 1,181 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior, averaging 7.7 yards per carry … also led Class 4A with 42.4 yards per punt … served as team captain … helped Dowling reach the state final in 2008 and semi-final in 2009 … was also a three-year letterwinner and all-conference player in baseball … three-year letter winner in track …
His highlight video is split into 3 game splits – games 1-3, 4-6, etc…
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If he stays at QB look for UNI to go to a more balanced run/pass option attack. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him at a different positition at some point though since UNI has signed a pure passer as well, and has 2 or 3 real good QB’s already on campus that redshirted or were frosh last season
Sawyer Kollmorgen, 6-2, 215 lbs., Quarterback, Jenks, Okla./Jenks
Served as the starting quarterback at Jenks as a sophomore, junior and senior … was a first-team all-state selection as a junior and senior … named the Oklahoma District 6A-3 Player of the Year … finished with a 33-3-0 record as a starter … led Jenks to three consecutive state title games … set the Jenks record with 6,716 passing yards and ranks second in school history with 74 touchdown passes … rushed for 11 touchdowns in his career … threw for 2,602 yards and 38 touchdowns in 2010, a school record for touchdown passes … threw just three interceptions and completed 73.4 percent of his passes … had a QB rating of 147.02 as a senior, completing 78 percent of Jenks’ scoring drives in six plays or fewer … helped Jenks lead all Oklahoma schools in scoring … Jenks was ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation in 2010 …
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After watching his highlight video I have no idea how the hell he didn’t end up at Ok. State, Kansas, Kansas State, etc… If you want to see a great pure passer watch his video.
Running Back
Austin Ebertowski, 6-0, 205 lbs., Running Back, Council Bluffs, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln
Led his team to a 9-1 record and a Class 4A state playoff berth while playing for Coach Justin Kammrad at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln … named Class 4A Elite All-State this year as a running back … also named first-team all-conference each of the past two seasons … rushed for 2,078 yards with 39 touchdowns as a senior … averaged 13 yards per carry … rushed for 451 yards in a single game, the second-highest single-game performance in Iowa high school football history … also a track standout, winning the class 4A state title in the 100-meter dash as a junior and finishing as runner-up in the 200-meter dash … will be studying criminology or constructional management at UNI ... also held offers from Illinois State, South Dakota and preferred walk on spots at Iowa State, Iowa, Kansas State, and Nebraska
2010 Highlight video
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Wide Receiver
Isaac Lintz, 6-1, 185 lbs., Wide Receiver, West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
Three-year letterman at Valley … helped Valley finish as 4A State Champion in 2008 … earned all-conference honors as a running back and wide receiver in 2009 and 2010 … played for coach Gary Swenson … averaged 10.8 yards per carry, 9.3 yards per catch and 32.1 yards per kick-off return in 2010 … named to the all-state elite track team … finished as state runner-up in the 4x200-meter relay in 2009 … born Nov., 21, 1992 … son of Vincent and Janice Lintz.
Highlight video
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Tight End
Sam Rohr, 6-3, 211 lbs., Tight End, Brookfield, Wis./Central
Lettered three years at Central High … totaled 35 catches for 433 yards as a junior and senior, averaging 12.4 yards per catch … 2010 all-state honorable mention as a tight end … was an all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore and junior and a first-team selection as a senior … was a second-team all-county and honorable mention all-suburban pick as a senior … attended the U.S. Army Combine in San Antonio in 2010 ... was nominated for the Forbes Top Sophomore Athlete in Wisconsin in 2008. Originally committed to Minnesota, but de-committed and committed to UNI.
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Offensive Line
Kirk Harris, 6-5, 291 lbs., Offensive Tackle, Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley-Stilwell
Three-year starter at Blue Valley-Stilwell … helped BVSHS finish as Kansas 5A State Champion in 2010, finishing 12-1 … started 37 straight games … earned first-team all-state honors by the Wichita Eagle, Topeka Capitol, Rivals.com and KPreps.com … named to the Top 22 Football Team by the Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capitol … named one of the top 15 players in Kansas by Rivals.com … named to the 2010 All-Midwest Region first team by Prepstar.com … earned all-conference honors as a senior … second-team all-conference selection as a junior … earned all-state honors in track as a senior … finished as the 2010 regional discus champion … named to the 2009 Eastern Kansas League second team … Originally committed to Iniana but de-committed to commit to UNI
Highlight Video
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Braden Lehman, 6-7, 245 lbs., Athlete, Iowa City, Iowa/Regina
Named to the Class 2A all-state first team as a junior and senior by the Iowa Newspaper Association…..Des Moines Register Elite All-State and class 2A all-state first team …..led Regina to an undefeated season and class 2A state championship….also an all-conference basketball player and leads the Regals in scoring this season….Listed as an athlete, but Farley has said he is an OL prospect
Ben Wallace, 6-5, 240 lbs., Offensive Line, Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell
Named to the Class 3A all-state first team from the Iowa Newspaper Association…..first-team all-district selection as an offensive lineman……Iowapreps.com/Rivals first team all-state…..KGRN all-area first team…..2010 Grinnell Football Weight Trainer MVP…….Grinnell Football Leadership Team……coached at Grinnell by Jim Dunne…..born April 2, 1993…..son of Mark and Kim Wallace.
Defensive Line
Isaac Ales, 6-3, 245 lbs., Defensive Line, Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine
Named to the Des Moines Register Elite All-State team … named first team all-state Class 4A by the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association … first-team all-conference selection … earned second-team all-state and first-team all-conference honors as a junior … school record holder for career tackles, career sacks, sacks in a season, career tackles for loss and tackles for loss in a season … Drake Relay qualifier in the shot-put … Iowa Shrine Bowl invitee …
Wyatt Peiffer, 6-5, 240 lbs., Defensive End, Chaska, Minn./Chaska
Two-year starter at Defensive End for Chaska High….Selected to All-Lake Conference Team …. team captain as a Senior … accounted for 18 sacks and 150 total tackles in varsity career … Ranked as the No. 10 recruit in the state of Minnesota by MNPreps.com … brother plays defensive end at Western Michigan and father played football at Iowa
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Defensive Back
Jordan Webb, 6-0, 195 lbs., Free Safety, Burlington, Iowa/Burlington
Rushed for 289 yards and three touchdowns, caught two passes for 70 yards and a touchdown, and had three interceptions in a senior season that was shorted to five games because of an injury … all-conference player as a sophomore and junior … accounted for 10 touchdowns as a junior……two-time Drake Relays and state qualifier in track … won the state 4 x 200-meter relay as a junior … won the 4 x 100-meter relay as a freshman … won the Drake Relays 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 200-meter relays as a freshman … best open 100 is 10.7, best open 200 is 22.3……coached at Burlington by John Flaherty…….born April 9, 1993…..son of Charles and Mona Webb.
Edwin Young, Jr., 5’11, 170 lbs., Defensive Back, St. Louis, Mo./Saint Louis University High School
Named first team All-Metro Catholic Conference as a senior … recorded 58 tackles, 3 interceptions, one fumble recovery, and a blocked field goal as a senior … was an AAU Junior Olympic participant in 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter as a freshman …. born February 21, 1993 … played for coach Gary Kornfeld at Saint Louis University High School … son of Jocelyn Thompson and Edwin Young, Sr.
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Shawn Rush, Jr., 6’1, 210 lbs., Safety, Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
Played for coach AJ Ofodile at Rock Bridge High School … a two-time all-area and all-district player … served as team captain as both a junior and senior … recorded 32 solo tackles and 45 assists for a total of 87 tackles from his safety spot as a senior ... also had four interceptions and was the team ‘Bruin Pride Award Winner’ … Born April 30, 1993 … son of Antonja and Shawn Rush, Sr.
Jeff Bright, 6-0, 185 lbs., Defensive Back, Minneapolis, Minn./Patrick Henry
Named to All-Minneapolis Conference First Team as a defensive back in 2009 and 2010…..named team captain and MVP in 2010…….also played running back as a senior….had five interceptions during senior season … accounted for 700 yards rushing, 300 yards receiving, and two kick-off returns for touchdowns in 2010 … two-year starter on Patrick Henry basketball team … 2010-2011 basketball team captain … 2009-2010 basketball MVP…..born February 24, 1993….son of Claudia Bright.
Alex Carr, 5-10, 170 lbs., Defensive Back, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington
Earned second-team Class 4A all-state honors from the Des Moines Register and Iowa Newspaper Association … first-team MVC all-conference as a running back … first-team Cedar Rapids All-Metro … Cedar Rapids Gazette Player of the Year … accounted for 28 touchdowns and 1,925 yards rushing as a senior … team won the 2009 and 2010 State Track Championship … third in the state in 100-meter dash … third in 4 x 100, 4 x 200 and medley relays … played for high school coach Tony Lombardi … born July 12, 1993…..son of Albert and Jenny Carr.
Athlete
Jacob Rathmacher, 6-4, 230 lbs., Athlete, Story City, Iowa/Roland-Story
Three-year letterwinner as a tight end and linebacker at Roland-Story ... named first-team all-state by Iowa Sports Connection as a linebacker in 2010 … named second-team all-state as a senior and was a third-team selection as a junior as a tight end … earned all-district honors as a junior and senior on offense … invited to 2011 Iowa Shrine bowl … named to the 2010 Iowa Football Coaches Association Class 2A All-Academic team … played for coach Kerry Van Winkle … born July 9, 1992 … son of John and Patty Rathmacher … has four sisters: Cyndi, Renea, Lily and Amy.
Kicker
Michael Schmadeke, 5-10, 160 lbs., Kicker, Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus
Named First Team All-State in Class 2A as kicker his senior year … also named first team all-conference each of the past two seasons in the Wamac Conference … finished seven-of-8 on field goals in 2010 with a long of 48 yards … was also 38/40 on PAT ... also a standout in soccer at Waterloo Columbus, earning all-conference honors the last three seasons ... will be studying business at UNI … the son of Brian and Chris Schmadeke … has three siblings: Patrick, John, and Mary Ann.
Quarterback
Connor Bravard, 6-1, 190 lbs., Quarterback, West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic
Helped Dowling Catholic finish 14-0 and as 4A State Champion in 2010 … named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Iowa in 2010 … participated in the Iowa Shrine Bowl … named the Des Moines Register Elite All-State quarterback … named first-team all-state by the Iowa Football Coaches Association and the Iowa Newspaper Association, along with IowaPreps.com and Iowa Sports Connection … named the CIML Conference Offensive Player of the Year … named the 2010 state championship game MVP … finished with 3,353 total yards of offense and 39 touchdowns as a senior … passed for 2,172 yards and 20 touchdowns, completing 66.3 percent of his passes … averaged 14.5 yards per pass … rushed for 1,181 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior, averaging 7.7 yards per carry … also led Class 4A with 42.4 yards per punt … served as team captain … helped Dowling reach the state final in 2008 and semi-final in 2009 … was also a three-year letterwinner and all-conference player in baseball … three-year letter winner in track …
His highlight video is split into 3 game splits – games 1-3, 4-6, etc…
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If he stays at QB look for UNI to go to a more balanced run/pass option attack. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him at a different positition at some point though since UNI has signed a pure passer as well, and has 2 or 3 real good QB’s already on campus that redshirted or were frosh last season
Sawyer Kollmorgen, 6-2, 215 lbs., Quarterback, Jenks, Okla./Jenks
Served as the starting quarterback at Jenks as a sophomore, junior and senior … was a first-team all-state selection as a junior and senior … named the Oklahoma District 6A-3 Player of the Year … finished with a 33-3-0 record as a starter … led Jenks to three consecutive state title games … set the Jenks record with 6,716 passing yards and ranks second in school history with 74 touchdown passes … rushed for 11 touchdowns in his career … threw for 2,602 yards and 38 touchdowns in 2010, a school record for touchdown passes … threw just three interceptions and completed 73.4 percent of his passes … had a QB rating of 147.02 as a senior, completing 78 percent of Jenks’ scoring drives in six plays or fewer … helped Jenks lead all Oklahoma schools in scoring … Jenks was ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation in 2010 …
Highlight video
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After watching his highlight video I have no idea how the hell he didn’t end up at Ok. State, Kansas, Kansas State, etc… If you want to see a great pure passer watch his video.
Running Back
Austin Ebertowski, 6-0, 205 lbs., Running Back, Council Bluffs, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln
Led his team to a 9-1 record and a Class 4A state playoff berth while playing for Coach Justin Kammrad at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln … named Class 4A Elite All-State this year as a running back … also named first-team all-conference each of the past two seasons … rushed for 2,078 yards with 39 touchdowns as a senior … averaged 13 yards per carry … rushed for 451 yards in a single game, the second-highest single-game performance in Iowa high school football history … also a track standout, winning the class 4A state title in the 100-meter dash as a junior and finishing as runner-up in the 200-meter dash … will be studying criminology or constructional management at UNI ... also held offers from Illinois State, South Dakota and preferred walk on spots at Iowa State, Iowa, Kansas State, and Nebraska
2010 Highlight video
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Wide Receiver
Isaac Lintz, 6-1, 185 lbs., Wide Receiver, West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
Three-year letterman at Valley … helped Valley finish as 4A State Champion in 2008 … earned all-conference honors as a running back and wide receiver in 2009 and 2010 … played for coach Gary Swenson … averaged 10.8 yards per carry, 9.3 yards per catch and 32.1 yards per kick-off return in 2010 … named to the all-state elite track team … finished as state runner-up in the 4x200-meter relay in 2009 … born Nov., 21, 1992 … son of Vincent and Janice Lintz.
Highlight video
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Tight End
Sam Rohr, 6-3, 211 lbs., Tight End, Brookfield, Wis./Central
Lettered three years at Central High … totaled 35 catches for 433 yards as a junior and senior, averaging 12.4 yards per catch … 2010 all-state honorable mention as a tight end … was an all-conference honorable mention as a sophomore and junior and a first-team selection as a senior … was a second-team all-county and honorable mention all-suburban pick as a senior … attended the U.S. Army Combine in San Antonio in 2010 ... was nominated for the Forbes Top Sophomore Athlete in Wisconsin in 2008. Originally committed to Minnesota, but de-committed and committed to UNI.
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Offensive Line
Kirk Harris, 6-5, 291 lbs., Offensive Tackle, Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley-Stilwell
Three-year starter at Blue Valley-Stilwell … helped BVSHS finish as Kansas 5A State Champion in 2010, finishing 12-1 … started 37 straight games … earned first-team all-state honors by the Wichita Eagle, Topeka Capitol, Rivals.com and KPreps.com … named to the Top 22 Football Team by the Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capitol … named one of the top 15 players in Kansas by Rivals.com … named to the 2010 All-Midwest Region first team by Prepstar.com … earned all-conference honors as a senior … second-team all-conference selection as a junior … earned all-state honors in track as a senior … finished as the 2010 regional discus champion … named to the 2009 Eastern Kansas League second team … Originally committed to Iniana but de-committed to commit to UNI
Highlight Video
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Braden Lehman, 6-7, 245 lbs., Athlete, Iowa City, Iowa/Regina
Named to the Class 2A all-state first team as a junior and senior by the Iowa Newspaper Association…..Des Moines Register Elite All-State and class 2A all-state first team …..led Regina to an undefeated season and class 2A state championship….also an all-conference basketball player and leads the Regals in scoring this season….Listed as an athlete, but Farley has said he is an OL prospect
Ben Wallace, 6-5, 240 lbs., Offensive Line, Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell
Named to the Class 3A all-state first team from the Iowa Newspaper Association…..first-team all-district selection as an offensive lineman……Iowapreps.com/Rivals first team all-state…..KGRN all-area first team…..2010 Grinnell Football Weight Trainer MVP…….Grinnell Football Leadership Team……coached at Grinnell by Jim Dunne…..born April 2, 1993…..son of Mark and Kim Wallace.
Defensive Line
Isaac Ales, 6-3, 245 lbs., Defensive Line, Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine
Named to the Des Moines Register Elite All-State team … named first team all-state Class 4A by the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association … first-team all-conference selection … earned second-team all-state and first-team all-conference honors as a junior … school record holder for career tackles, career sacks, sacks in a season, career tackles for loss and tackles for loss in a season … Drake Relay qualifier in the shot-put … Iowa Shrine Bowl invitee …
Wyatt Peiffer, 6-5, 240 lbs., Defensive End, Chaska, Minn./Chaska
Two-year starter at Defensive End for Chaska High….Selected to All-Lake Conference Team …. team captain as a Senior … accounted for 18 sacks and 150 total tackles in varsity career … Ranked as the No. 10 recruit in the state of Minnesota by MNPreps.com … brother plays defensive end at Western Michigan and father played football at Iowa
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Defensive Back
Jordan Webb, 6-0, 195 lbs., Free Safety, Burlington, Iowa/Burlington
Rushed for 289 yards and three touchdowns, caught two passes for 70 yards and a touchdown, and had three interceptions in a senior season that was shorted to five games because of an injury … all-conference player as a sophomore and junior … accounted for 10 touchdowns as a junior……two-time Drake Relays and state qualifier in track … won the state 4 x 200-meter relay as a junior … won the 4 x 100-meter relay as a freshman … won the Drake Relays 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 200-meter relays as a freshman … best open 100 is 10.7, best open 200 is 22.3……coached at Burlington by John Flaherty…….born April 9, 1993…..son of Charles and Mona Webb.
Edwin Young, Jr., 5’11, 170 lbs., Defensive Back, St. Louis, Mo./Saint Louis University High School
Named first team All-Metro Catholic Conference as a senior … recorded 58 tackles, 3 interceptions, one fumble recovery, and a blocked field goal as a senior … was an AAU Junior Olympic participant in 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter as a freshman …. born February 21, 1993 … played for coach Gary Kornfeld at Saint Louis University High School … son of Jocelyn Thompson and Edwin Young, Sr.
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Shawn Rush, Jr., 6’1, 210 lbs., Safety, Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
Played for coach AJ Ofodile at Rock Bridge High School … a two-time all-area and all-district player … served as team captain as both a junior and senior … recorded 32 solo tackles and 45 assists for a total of 87 tackles from his safety spot as a senior ... also had four interceptions and was the team ‘Bruin Pride Award Winner’ … Born April 30, 1993 … son of Antonja and Shawn Rush, Sr.
Jeff Bright, 6-0, 185 lbs., Defensive Back, Minneapolis, Minn./Patrick Henry
Named to All-Minneapolis Conference First Team as a defensive back in 2009 and 2010…..named team captain and MVP in 2010…….also played running back as a senior….had five interceptions during senior season … accounted for 700 yards rushing, 300 yards receiving, and two kick-off returns for touchdowns in 2010 … two-year starter on Patrick Henry basketball team … 2010-2011 basketball team captain … 2009-2010 basketball MVP…..born February 24, 1993….son of Claudia Bright.
Alex Carr, 5-10, 170 lbs., Defensive Back, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington
Earned second-team Class 4A all-state honors from the Des Moines Register and Iowa Newspaper Association … first-team MVC all-conference as a running back … first-team Cedar Rapids All-Metro … Cedar Rapids Gazette Player of the Year … accounted for 28 touchdowns and 1,925 yards rushing as a senior … team won the 2009 and 2010 State Track Championship … third in the state in 100-meter dash … third in 4 x 100, 4 x 200 and medley relays … played for high school coach Tony Lombardi … born July 12, 1993…..son of Albert and Jenny Carr.
Athlete
Jacob Rathmacher, 6-4, 230 lbs., Athlete, Story City, Iowa/Roland-Story
Three-year letterwinner as a tight end and linebacker at Roland-Story ... named first-team all-state by Iowa Sports Connection as a linebacker in 2010 … named second-team all-state as a senior and was a third-team selection as a junior as a tight end … earned all-district honors as a junior and senior on offense … invited to 2011 Iowa Shrine bowl … named to the 2010 Iowa Football Coaches Association Class 2A All-Academic team … played for coach Kerry Van Winkle … born July 9, 1992 … son of John and Patty Rathmacher … has four sisters: Cyndi, Renea, Lily and Amy.
Kicker
Michael Schmadeke, 5-10, 160 lbs., Kicker, Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus
Named First Team All-State in Class 2A as kicker his senior year … also named first team all-conference each of the past two seasons in the Wamac Conference … finished seven-of-8 on field goals in 2010 with a long of 48 yards … was also 38/40 on PAT ... also a standout in soccer at Waterloo Columbus, earning all-conference honors the last three seasons ... will be studying business at UNI … the son of Brian and Chris Schmadeke … has three siblings: Patrick, John, and Mary Ann.