University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI SIGNS 24 FOOTBALL PLAYERS
7/29/2004 8:00:00 AM | Football
CEDAR FALLS-University of Northern Iowa head football coach Mark Farley announced today the signing of 24 players to national letters of intent, including 10 players from the state of Iowa.
"I am extremely pleased with the efforts of our staff for putting together what I believe to be an exceptional group of student-athletes," Farley said. "It's an exciting time for these young men and a great day for our football program."
Below is the list of signees, given in alphabetical order by state, and by hometown within the state.
FT. MEYERS, FL - Anthony Trolio, 6-0, 175, WR, Fr., Bishop Verot High School
Caught 100 passes for 1,645 yards and 23 TDs the past two seasons...Team finished 11-2 in 2002, advancing to the regional championship...1st team all-state as a junior and 2nd team as a senior...Also named 3rd team all-Florida Grid Iron...Two-time 1st team all-Area...Also recruited by Pittsburgh...Son of Tony Trolio and Desiree Dobek-Bram...Born Feb. l5, 1985...Majoring in Sports Medicine.
LAKELAND, FL - James Idleburgh, DB, 5-11, 185, Jr., Tampa Bay Tech/Iowa Central Community College
Honorable mention all-conference...Led ICCC to an 8-3 conference-championship season and a Graphic Edge Bowl appearance...All-conference running back as a prep...Majoring in General Studies...Born Nov. 29, 1982...Son of Henry and Connie Idleburgh.
POMPANO BEACH, FL - Nick Alvarez, DB, 5-10, 160, Fr., Ely High School
Led team to a 14-1 record and state championship as a senior...Squad was 13-2 as a junior and state semi-finalist...Named to the All-Star North-South game, the All-Star Broward County vs. Dade County game...2nd team all-state...State finalist in the 110m hurdles, school's track and field MVP...Born Oct. 11, 1983...Son of Monica Alvarez...Majoring in Business.
BARRINGTON, IL - Scott Palmer, TE, 6-5, 228, Fr., Barrington High School
Earned two letters in football and four in track...1st team Mid-Suburban League all-conference, Daily Herald all-Area, Pioneer Press all-Area, Illinois High School Football Coaches Association all-state honorable mention...Holds the record in the 55 indoor intermediate hurdles, the 55 high hurdles and the outdoor shuttle hurdle relay...Coached by Joe Sanchez...Member of the Horticulture Club...Also recruited by Southern Illinois, Wisconsin, Central and Western Michigan...Enjoys playing indoor soccer...Majoring in Business...Born Oct. 26, 1984...Son of Paul and Sheila
Palmer...Cousin of UNI center Ryan Ozbun.
AMES, IA - Luke Stigler, OL, 6-5, 280, Jr., Ames High School/Iowa Central Community College
Currently enrolled at UNI...1st team all-region at ICCC, two-year starter...Team captain of conference championship team which secured an appearance in the annual Graphic Edge Bowl...Two-time 2nd team all-region academically...All-conference as a senior at Ames...Majoring in marketing.
BOONE, IA - Chad Rinehart, OL, 6-4, 265, Fr., Boone High School
All-conference, all-district, 2nd team all-state in 2001 and 2002...2002 state qualifier in the discus...Member of the Honor Roll, Who's Who Among High School Students, orchestra...Majoring in Business...Also recruited by the Naval Academy...Enjoys skiing, hunting, four-wheeling, fishing and biking...Born May 4, 1985...Son of Marty and Gayle Rinehart.
CEDAR FALLS, IA - Terrence Freeney, 5-10, 220, RB, So., Cedar Falls High School/ North Dakota State School of Science
Currently enrolled at UNI...Brother of former UNI linebacker and assistant coach William Freeney...Also recruited by Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana and Kentucky, among others...Set state's all-time career rushing record of 6,545 yards, a mark broken this past season...1st team all-conference, all-Metro, all-state, Des Moines Register all-Elite team in 2000...At NDSCS, 1st team all-region as a freshman in 2001, running for 1,429 yards...Redshirted last season...Majoring in Criminology...Son of William and Frankie Freeney.
Brian Wingert, 6-1, 180, K, Fr., Cedar Falls High School
Broke the high school's, UNI-Dome's and Missouri Valley Conference record with a 50-yard field goal...Senior year, made 18-of-19 PATs, 55 percent of his field goals, including 100 percent of those over 45 yards...Made goals of 46, 47 and 50 yards in one game alone...Averaged 60.1 yards on kickoffs, scored 33 points and returners averaged just 7.4 yards...1st team All-Metro, honorable mention all-conference...Team was 6-3 his senior year, 8-1 his junior year and 9-0 his sophomore year...Captain of the special teams...As a junior, first team all-conference, All-Metro honorable mention...Three-year letter winner in both football and soccer, two-year in basketball...2nd team all-conference and All-Metro in soccer his sophomore year...Basketball two-year starter, captain his senior year and honorable mention All-Metro as a junior...3.8 GPA, plans on majoring in Business...Member of Senior Leadership...Coached by Pat Mitchell...Born Sept. 12, 1984...Son of Bruce and Joann Wingert.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Araf Evans-Sykes, WR/DB, 5-11, 185, Fr., Jefferson High School
Two-way starter for Coach Jim Womochil, a former UNI player...Only played in five games due to broken ribs his senior season...1st team all-state in the 4x100 relay, all-conference in 100m dash, 200m dash and 4x100...Also recruited by Iowa State, Iowa and Wyoming...Son of Alice Evans...Majoring in Criminology
DES MOINES, IA - Danny Triplett, LB, 6-3, 235, Jr, North High School, Iowa Central Community College
Earned three letters each in football and basketball and two in track as a prep...All-conference, Defensive Player of the Year and captain in 2000...2001 pre-season all-American, 2002 1st team all-region at ICCC, which was conference champion and a Graphic Edge Bowl participant...Also recruited by Iowa State, Eastern Illinois and Southwest Missouri State...Enjoys lifting weights and playing video games...Born Sept. 7, 1983...Son of Danny and Brenda Triplett.
MASON CITY, IA - Brady Foster, QB, 6-4, 180, Fr., Mason City High School School's career passing and TD leader with 2,400 yards and 30 TDs in 2002...Led team to a 9-2 mark and a state playoff appearance...1st team Iowa Newspaper Association all-state 4A quarterback and 1st team Des Moines Register Elite Team all-stater...Named to the Honor Roll four years...Majoring in Education...Also recruited by Iowa, Kansas,
Illinois and Eastern Illinois...Born July 12, 1984...Son of Mike and Anne Foster and Kathy Foster...Enjoys fishing and
playing ping pong.
PROTIVIN, IA - Casey Fencl, OL/DL, 6-4, 265, Fr., Turkey Valley High School
1st team all-state, all-district, academic 1st team all-state as a junior...Two-way starter for Coach Travis Flesheners' 9-1
district championship team...3.84 GPA, ranking fifth in his class...Honor Roll member each year...Born Aug. 17,
1984...Son of Ken and Gail Fencl...Majoring in Business.
WALCOTT, IA - Matt Garvin, FB/LB, 6-1, 215, Fr., Davenport Assumption High School
All-Metro, 1st team Elite all-stater...Gained 2,550 yards rushing, 500 receiving yards, scored 44 career TDs, made 280
tackles, 15 sacks...Four-year letterman in wrestling with over 100 victories...Ranked no. 1 in the state this
year...Grandson of former UNI national champion wrestler Gene Lybbert, brother of former UNI wrestler Jon Garvin
and great grandson of Oliver "Hon" Nordley, former UNI football, basketball and golf coach...Two-time National Honor
Society recipient...Football team won three conference championships, three-year all-conference linebacker/fullback,
two-year captain...Member of state championship soccer team and a four-year starter...Member of Fellowship of
Christian Athletes, S.A.D.D...Also recruited by Drake, Western Illinois, Iowa and Kansas...Born Feb. 15, 1985...Son
of Dr. Greg and Sue Garvin...Majoring in Education.
WILLIAMSBURG, IA - Dustyn Baethke, DB, 6-1, 190, Fr., Williamsburg High School
Earned three letters each in football and track and two each in basketball and baseball...As a junior, Des Moines
Register 1st team all-state linebacker and Iowa Newspaper Association 1st team all-state running back...Two-time Elite
all-state pick and a state champion in track...Led his team to a 12-1 record and state runner-up finish as a senior...Shrine
Bowl selection...National Honor Society president, member of Honor Roll, FFA, Letterwinners Club...Born Apr. 9,
1985...Majoring in Math Education...Son of Larry and Denise Baethke...Coached by Curt Richie.
UNI FOOTBALL SIGNEES AD 2
WATERFORD, MI - Andy Thorn, 6-5, 255, TE, Jr., Mott High School, University of Iowa
Currently enrolled at UNI...Saw limited action at Iowa in 2002...Played in four games in 2001, primarily on special
teams, recording no statistics...Redshirted in 2000...Named 2nd team all-Metro in the Detroit area by the Detroit Free
Press and was named honorable mention by the Detroit News as a prep...Earned all-county honors as a senior and
all-conference as a junior...Set school record with three TD receptions in a game...Played both tight end and defensive
end...Caught 25 passes for 450 yards and six TDs as a senior as team finished 6-4, advancing to state playoffs for the
first time in school history...Recorded 68 tackles and three sacks...As a junior, recorded 19 catches for 270 yards and
three TDs and had two catches for 15 yards as a sophomore...Timed in 4.9 seconds in the 40-yard dash...Earned three
varsity letters in football and also lettered in basketball, track and baseball...Born 2-4-82 in Joplin, MO...Health and
Physical Sciences major...Academic all-state two years...Son of Dallas and Dave Thorn...High school coach was Ken
Schmidt.
ROCHESTER, MN - Barrett Anderson, OL/DL, 6-3, 280, Fr., Mayo High School
Two-time all-conference, 1st team all-state, captain, all-region...Two-way starter for a 10-1 section finalist team...A
dominant player who could be used on either side of the ball for the Panthers...Earned three letters in football...Member
of Pep Club...Also recruited by Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin...Son of Bill and Kristi Anderson...Born June 17,
1984...Enjoys art work and playing video games.
ST. CLOUD, MN - Eric Hoffman, OL, 6-5, 275, Fr., St. Cloud Tech High School
Earned three letters in football and two in track...2002 all-conference, all-Area, all-Section...Majoring in Environmental
Biology...Member of DECA...Born March 14, 1985...Son of Wayne and Gloria Hoffman.
BLUE SPRINGS, MO -- Joe Bauch, DE, 6-4, 245, Fr., Blue Springs High School
1st team all-state...Led team to a 22-3 record the last two years, including a 14-0 run and a Class 6A state
championship in 2001...1st team all-Metro in Kansas City, as well as all-conference and all-district...Chose UNI over
Wyoming and Oklahoma State...Recorded 58 tackles, 14 assisted, 14 tackles for loss, forced one fumble, recovered two
fumbles, blocked one kick, and had four pass deflections and five sacks...Twice named to the Honor Roll...Enjoys
listening to music, playing video games...Born Nov. 16, 1984...Son of Jim and Janice Bauch.
COLUMBIA, MO - Curt Bradley, WR, 5-10, 160, Fr., Rock Bridge High School
Earned two letters each in football and baseball...Team finished 8-4 as a senior, losing in the state semifinals...1st team
all-conference at receiver, 1st team all-district receiver and defensive back...All-Area MVP, 1st team all-state...Also 1st
team all-Area shortstop...National Honor Society, Spanish Society member...Sister Megan plays tennis at Miami
(FL)...Father, Phil, was an all-Big 8 performer in baseball and football and played professionally with the Seattle Mariners
and Baltimore Orioles...Born June 29, 1985...Son of Phil and Ramona Bradley...Majoring in Biological Science...High
school coach was Barry Odom...Also recruited by Northern Illinois and Southwest Missouri State.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Jordan Lacy, DE, 6-3, 225, Fr., Jefferson City High School
Earned two letters in football and started on the offensive line and at defensive end...Captain...Two-time all-district at
defensive end...Defensive MVP...Coached by Tony Grosso...Honor Roll...Member of Kappa League and the Boys
and Girls Club...Participated in Boys State...Also recruited by Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Southwest Missouri State,
Arkansas State...Born July 6, 1984...Son of Gene and Donna Lacy...Majoring in Construction Management.
ST. CHARLES, MO - Brannon Carter, WR, 6-3, 190, Fr., Francis Howell North High School
Earned three varsity letters in football and basketball...Two-time all-conference, 2nd team all-state, honorable mention
Post Dispatch all-Metro...Also played linebacker...Holds the Missouri state record for interceptions returned for TDs in
a game with three...Caught 24 passes for 370 yards (15.4 avg.) his senior year...Born June 9, 1984...Son of Bruce
Carter...Majoring in Business Management...High school coach was John Brune.
SPRINGFIELD, MO - Andra Dokes, DB, 5-9, 155, Fr., Kickapoo High School
Earned three letters each in football, basketball and track...Two-time all-state running back, track all-stater...Holds the
school record in the 100m dash and the 4x100m relay...Member of nationally ranked basketball team which is ranked
16th in the USA Today high school basketball poll...Finished as the school's career leader with 443 rushing attempts for
2,766 yards (6.2 avg.) and 23 TDs...Returned 36 kicks for 1,025 yards (28.5 avg.) and five TDs...Also holds school
record for 15.6 yard average per catch and school record with 19 pass deflections and 10 interceptions...Born Dec. 24,
1984...Son of Andra and Shannon Dokes...Majoring in Communications and Electronics...Coached by Kurt
Thompson...Also recruited by Southern Illinois and Southwest Missouri State.
MOORE, OK - Chris Parsons, QB, 6-1, 175, Fr., Moore High School
Led his Class 6-A suburban Oklahoma City team into the state semi-finals as a senior...Ran for over 1,000 yards and
passed for over 1,000 yards each of the last two years...District Offensive Player of the Year and was named 1st team
all-state as a defensive back by the Daily Oklahoman, the Tulsa World and by the Oklahoma State Coaches
Association...Three-year starter, team MVP...Also recruited by Oklahoma...Born Dec. 12, 1984...Son of Randy and
Lisa Parsons.
LODI, WI - Adam Falk, OL, 6-4, 270, Fr., Lodi High School
WFCA honorable mention all-state, WFCA all-region and all-conference, Capital Times 1st team all-Area...2002 team
finished 9-2 overall and was co-conference champs...Selected for the Wisconsin Shrine Bowl game...Earned three letters
each in football and basketball...Member of choir and Swing Choir...Also recruited by Northern Illinois and
Wisconsin...Enjoys lifting weights and singing...Coached by Steven Boldt...Son of Mitch and Lois Falk...Majoring in
Business.