Athletic receiver impressed coaching staff as a walk-on in 2006 but suffered a broken collarbone and has yet to crack into upper echelon of ASU’s deep crop of receivers ... could contribute on special teams while fighting for playing time at receiver.
2007: Saw action in just one game, a 79-35 win over archrival Western Carolina ... did not record any statistics.
2006: Redshirted.
High School: Played football and ran track at East Carteret ... coached on the gridiron by Donnie Keifer
Eric Reid begins his second season as the offensive line coach while adding duties as the running game coordinator for the program after molding a unit that performed among the best in the league last season.
NAU led the league in rushing by more than 50 yards per game, producing a rushing attack that was one of the most productive units in the Big Sky Conference, ranking 13th in the nation overall. NAU had three players who ranked among the top 100 rushers in the Football Championship Subdivision, the only school to accomplish the feat. Both Alex Henderson (82.5 yards per game) and Lionel Scott (74.7) earned All-Big Sky honors.
Tackles Nick Posey and Ryne Holstrom, guard Tim Reader and center Jon Toailoa all earned All-Big Sky honorable mention honors last season. The Lumberjacks started the season by losing two returning starters on the line during the preseason.
Reid joined the NAU after developing a reputation as one of the top line coaches in the league while serving in previous positions at Portland State and Eastern Washington. Overall, he has developed 16 all-conference players to 21 honors and a pair of All-Americans during his career.
Reid coached some of the most talented offensive lines in the Big Sky Conference prior to coming to Flagstaff. In 2004 and 2005, the Vikings led the Big Sky Conference in rushing yards and fewest sacks allowed, totaling an average of 200 yards per game on the ground and just 20 sacks over 22 games.
The Big Sky postseason award ledger confirmed Reid’s influence at Portland State. In his five seasons, nine Vikings earned All-Big Sky honors a total of 13 times, highlighted by Brennan Carvalho, who was a first-team All-America selection by The Walter Camp Foundation and the Associated Press in 2006.
Reid, who was hired at PSU in 2002, had to build his line over the course of a few seasons. His first two years on the job, the Vikings’ were beset with a multitude of injuries. In fact, in the only game in 2003 that PSU’s preseason projected starting lineup was able to go as a unit - against Division I-A Fresno State - the Vikings ran for a season-high 257 yards, and gained 486 overall. It was a testament to the Vikings’ talent and Reid’s coaching ability.
Reid was hired as the Vikings’ offensive line coach in January of 2002. He joined the Vikings after spending the previous two seasons as offensive line coach at Eastern Washington University.
At Eastern Washington, Reid’s 2001 offensive line had three first-team All-Big Sky performers and one All-American, Chris Polinder.
Reid is a 1996 graduate of the University of Oregon with a degree in sociology. A starter at offensive guard, Reid played for the Ducks from 1991 to 1995, starting in the 1995 Rose Bowl and 1996 Cotton Bowl.
A native of Poway, Calif., Reid returned to his home state following graduation. He coached the offensive line at San Diego Mesa Junior College and at San Diego’s Bishop High School for one year each. Reid went back to Oregon to be a graduate assistant coach on the offensive line in both 1998 and 1999.
Reid, 35, and his wife Dyanne, have five-year old twin daughters, Allyson and Elizabeth.
University of Delaware
#85 Martwain Johnston
Jr. WR 6-3 215 lbs.
Hometown: Pawling, NY
2008: #85 WR 6-3, 215 lbs. So.
2007: #85 WR 6-3, 205 lbs. Fr.r
Backup
2006: #85 WR 6-3, 205 lbs. Fr.
Redshirted his true Freshman year
High School: Trinity Pawling 6-3, 205 lbs.
Receiver with outstanding size who could also play linebacker...also played strong safety for Trinity Pawling and head coach David Coratti...led team to 9-0 record this past fall as team outscored opponents 329-86...team defeated Phillips Andover to capture New England Class A championship...as a senior, earned first team All-New England Prep A honors after catching 21 passes for 543 yards (25.0 yards per catch) and eight touchdowns while posting 40 tackles and three interceptions, returning one 96 yards for a touchdown...as a junior, earned first team All-Erickson Conference honors as he caught 34 passes for 714 yards (21.0 avg.) and nine touchdowns to go with 65 tackles on defense....also participates in track as a high jumper and has gone as high as 6-10...2005 New England high jump champion last spring and champion at Empire State Games this past summer....name pronounced “mar-twan”.
Recruiting Information
Interest: none
Offers: none
Career Totals
14 Games Played
1 Rush
3 Rushing Yards Lost
0 Rushing Yards Gained
-3 Net Rushing Yards
0 Touchdowns
1 Play
1 Assisted Tackles
0 Solo Tackles
0 Assisted Tackles for Loss
0 Solo Tackles for Loss
0 Loss Yards
#85 - Ian Kane
Position: WR
Year: RS Freshman
Hometown: Denver, Colo.
High School: Thomas Jefferson
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
2007: Redshirted.
High School: Played soccer, basketball and football at Thomas Jefferson... Helped lead the basketball team to the 2006 state championship... Played on both sides of the ball for football, starting as the defensive end as well as wide receiver... Averaged over 20 yards per reception his senior year.
Personal: Majoring in art and design with an emphasis in visual communication at Northern Colorado.
UMass # 85 - Travis Tripucka
Class: RS Sophomore
Hometown: Boonton Township, N.J.
High School: Mountain Lakes H.S.
Height / Weight: 6-2 / 215
Position: LS
On Tripucka: Joins football team in addition to playing on lacrosse team as a defenseman ... Will play as a long snapper.
As a redshirt freshman in 2008: Appeared in 11 games, making two tackles ... Made one tackle against Hofstra (11/22) ... Had one tackle at James Madison (9/13).
As a freshman lacrosse player in 2008:• Reserve defenseman, who is in first collegiate season, has played in four games, most recently at #1 Syracuse (4/26). • Had first groundball vs. Albany (3/11). • Playing man-down defense, debuted at Yale (3/2). • At Mountain Lake High School, earned New Jersey First-team All-Area and Second-team All-State honors senior year. • His uncle, Mark, was a UMass football quarterback from 1971-1974 ... father, Kelly, played basketball for Notre Dame, was a 10-year NBA pro with the Pistons, Hornets and Jazz and is now a scout for the New York Knicks ... his grandfather, Frank, played football for Notre Dame and was 15-year pro.
BEFORE UMASS: Defender played for Tim Flynn at Mountain Lakes High ... a member of the 2004-05 Morris County champion and Group 1 State finalist team, the 2005-06 Morris County finalist, Group 1 State champion, and Tournament of Champions finalist team, and the 2006-07 Group 1 State champion and Tournament of Champions champion team ... earned New Jersey First-team All-Area and Second-team All-State honors senior year ... was also selected to the Gibbs All-Star team and to tryout for the USA Under-19 lacrosse team ... named to New Jersey All-Area team and Garden State All-Star team junior year ... earned the most improved freshman award ... was an academic honor roll student all four years ... earned athletic honor award for lacrosse, football, and basketball in freshman, sophomore, and junior years
PERSONAL: Travis Bond Tripucka ... son of Kelly and Janice Tripucka ... has one brother, Jake (16) and one sister, Reagan (9) ... born May 3, 1989 in Charlotte, N.C. ... his uncle, Mark, was a UMass football quarterback from 1970-1975 ... is currently undeclared for a major ... his father, Kelly, played basketball for Notre Dame, was a 10-year NBA pro and is now a scout for the New York Knicks ... his grandfather, Frank, played football for Notre Dame and was 15-year pro.
Career Statistics (Defense)
Year GP UT AT TT Sacks TFL Int PBU
2007 11/0 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
“Tolerance and Apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.” Aristotle
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
ASU #85
