University of Northern Iowa Athletics
1999 Football Signings
7/29/2004 8:00:00 AM | Football
February 3, 1999
CEDAR FALLS--Northern Iowa head football coach Mike Dunbar has announced the signing of 25 players to letters of intent. Five of those players currently are enrolled spring semester.
The 1999 reruiting class is highlighted by nine athletes from the state of Iowa.
"I thought we were able to address our needs," Dunbar noted, "which were getting positional balance within the class as we plan for the future, and getting more mature help in terms of some junior college players to help us with more immediate needs. I think we were able to get depth for our defensive line and at running back, and to enhance our secondary."
UNI's signees follow in alphabetical order by state.
Sunnyville, CA
Dedrick Rhone, CB, 6-3, 210, Jr., Homestead HS, Hutchinson Junior College...1st team all-conference JUCO...Earned 4 letters in track, 2 in football as a prep...Placed 3rd in state in 100 meters...All-conference in football...Majoring in television broadcasting...Son of Dawna Robinson.
Downers Grove, IL
Gordon Szymanski, LB, 6-4, 205, Fr., North HS...Earned 5 letters in football and basketball...All-state Coaches, two-time all-conference, All-Area Daily Herald twice, all-academic senior year...Majoring in business...Son of Walter and Wendy Szymanski.
Joliet, IL
Charles Cargle, WR, 6-1, 175, Fr., Joliet Township HS...All-Area, runs the 40 in 4.36, two-time all-conference, 47 catches for 767 yards and 17 TDs...Majoring in physical education...Son of Beth and Joe Nurczyk.
Alta Vista, IA
Casey Tierney, LB, 6-4, 210, New Hampton HS...Earned 4 letters in track, 3 in baseball and 2 each in football and basketball...Rushed for 2,000 yards and earned 200 tackle points in two years...1st team all-conference and all-district in baseball as a sophomore...1st team all-district, 2nd team all-state running back and 2nd team all-conference in basketball and state track qualifier as a junior...1st team all-district and all-state linebacker as a senior...Son of Ronald and Sandra Tierney...Major undecided.
Cedar Falls, IA
Brad Richtsmeier, WR/DB, 5-8, 155, Fr., Cedar Falls HS...3-year starter, 1st team all-state DB, 32 catches for 615 yards, scoring 44 points...3.8 GPA...Earned 3 letters each in football and track...All-state, all-conference, all-Metro in football...4-year state track qualifier, school recordholder in 200 meters, 4x100 and 4x200 relays...Majoring in Bio-medicine...Son of Fred and Janie Richtsmeier.
UNI FOOTBALL SIGNEES AD 1
Doon, IA
Adam Boeve, QB/S, 6-2, 200, Fr., Central Lyon HS...Earned 4 letters each in track and baseball and 3 each in football and basketball...1996, led team to 3A state title game with 619 yards rushing, 300 passing, 6 TDs, 45 UT tackls, 3 interceptions...1997, led team to first-round playoffs, preseason all-state Class 3A, INA all-stater, Des Moines Register 1st team DB, all-district QB, all-Northwest Iowa, all-Review, team captain, 495 yards rushing, 249 passing, 7 TDs, 44 UT tackles, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery...1998, led team to Class 3A semifinals, preseason all-state Class 3A, INA all-stater, Des Moines Register Elite Team Defense, all-Northwest Iowa, all-Review, all-Daily Globe, all-district QB, team captain, 781 yards rushing, 210 passing, 11 TDs, averaged 13.9 yards punt returns, 77 UT tackles, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery...Finished career as sixth all-time leading rusher in school history with 1,895 yards, second-leading all-time interception leader with 10...Never lost district game as starting QB at 19-0...Started 34 consecutive games at safety, most in school history...In baseball, 1996 2nd team all-conference, 1997 1st team all-conference, 1st team all-district Class 2A, INA all-state honorable mention, 1998 1 team all-conference, 1st team all-district, 1st team all-state Iowa Baseball Coaches Assoc....3-year state track qualifier in sprint relays, school record-holder in 100 meter dash (10.66)...1996-97 basketball all-conference honorable mention...Majoring in General Studies...Son of Larry and Sherri Boeve.
Grinnell, IA
Justin Jansen, FS, 6-1, 190, Fr., Grinnell HS...School's career rushing and scoring leader...Led team to Class 3A semifinals in 1998, gaining 1,734 yards and scoring 30 TDs as a senior...All-state running back...Earned 4 letters in track and 2 each in football and basketball...1997 2nd team INA RB, 2nd team Des Moines Register RB, all-district, KGRN All-Area...1998 1st team INA and Des Moines Register RB, Register Elite Team...Broke 7 school records...Major undecided...Son of Larry and Echo Jansen.
Iowa City, IA
John Pantazis, DE, 6-2, 230, Fr., City HS...Earned 2 letters in football...1st team all-state, Des Moines Register Elite Team, two-time all-conference, two-time all-area...Member of National Honor Society...Majoring in Business/Physics...Son of Nick and Mary Pantazis.
Marshalltown, IA
Ben Deike, OL, 6-4, 255, Fr., Marshalltown HS...Earned 3 letters each in football, track and baseball, 2 in basketball...2-time all-conference, 2nd team all-state, team MVP, team captain...Baseball all-conference, 2nd team all-state...Placed 7th at Drake Relays in shot and shot and discus state qualifier...Major undecided...Son of Dallas and Cindy Deike.
Sioux City, IA
Travis DeGoei, DT, 6-3, 265, Fr., North HS...Earned 3 letters in football and 2 in wrestling...All-conference, honorable mention all-state as a junior, 1st team all-state, 1st team Northwest Iowa, all-Metro, 1st team all-Western Iowa senior year...Majoring in Construction Management...Son of Dale and Mary DeGoei.
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UNI FOOTBALL AD 2
Story City, IA
Ross Bohner, OL, 6-5, 270, Fr., Roland-Story HS...All-district 2A offense, all-state 3rd team offense, all-Mid-Iowa 2A defense as a junior, 1st team all-state 2A defense, all-district offense, all-Mid-Iowa defense, 2nd team all-state INA, all-district academic, '99 Shrine Bowl selection as a senior...3-year varsity wrestler, finishing 25-5 in 1997 and 20-0 in 1998...School recordholder in discus, two-time state qualifier...Majoring in computer science and art...Son of Rodney and Susan Bohner.
West Des Moines, IA
Matt Martin, QB, 6-2, 200, Fr., Valley HS...Earned 6 letters in football, track and baseball...1st team Elite all-state QB, all-state Class 4A, CIML Offensive Player of Year, 1st team all-conference...Major undecided...Son of Jeff and Deb Martin.
Kansas City, KS
Rashad Bonner, DT, 6-2, 258, Jr., Washington HS/Hutchinson CC...Earned prep letters in football, track and wrestling...1st team all-league, 2nd team all-Kansan...Jayhawk Conference honorable mention...Majoring in criminology...Son of Darlene Struggs and Rickey Brown...Currently enrolled.
Baton Rouge, LA
Jerome Peterson, DB, 5-9, 180, Jr., Port Allen HS/Nebraska...Earned 3 letters each in football and track, 2 in powerlifting...Rushed for 1,500 yards as a junior, state champ in 100 and 200 meters as a junior...Rushed for 2,400 yards as a senior, earning all-state MVP honors, 2nd in state with 35 TDs...Majoring in sociology...Son of Winnifred Jackson...Currently enrolled.
Kansas City, MO
Marlus Mays, WR, 6-3, 185, Fr., North Kansas City HS...Earned 3 letters in football, 4 each in basketball and track...All-Metro, two-time all-conference as receiver and DB, two-time all-district, 1st team all-state receiver, Kansas City All-Star, Shrine Bowl selection...Majoring in Business Administration...Son of Jerome and LaDedra Edwards.
St. Louis, MO
Derrick Frost, K/P, 6-3, 190, Fr., Clayton HS...Earned 3 letters each in football and baseball...all-conference QB/LB/K/P, conference Player of Year, all-district K/P, all-Metro K/P, all-state K...15 FGs, 41.7 punting average, 91-95 PATs...Majoring in computer science...Son of Larry and Donna Frost.
Billings, MT
David Gunn, DB, 5-10, 167, Jr., Skyview HS/North Dakota State College of Science...Earned 3 letters in basketball, 2 each in football and track...All-conference in 3 sports, Class AA state football champs in 1996...Two-time All-Region XI DB, 1998 Outstanding Region DB and team MVP...Related to Todd Day of Boston Celtics...Majoring in Marketing and Psychology...Son of Emmitt and Anita Gunn...Currently enrolled.
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UNI FOOTBALL SIGNEES AD 3
Lincoln, NE
Brandt Bacus, DL, 6-2, 260, Fr., Southeast HS...Earned 2 letters each in football and baseball...1997 all-city, all-conference, 2nd team Super State, 1997, '98 state champs, honorable mention all-state...1998 all-city, all-conference, all-state, 1st team Super State, Chuck Potter Lineman Award...1997 Legion Baseball state champs, all-state tournament team selection, 13-0 pitching record...1998 All-Star Nebraska Team, Mike Peterson Tournament Team selection...Major undecided...Son of Chuck and Sheree Bacus.
Fletcher, NC
Dymon Adams, RB, 6-1, 230, Sr., Roberson HS (Asheville)/Ellsworth/Clemson...Rushed for 1,786 yards and 17 TDs on 309 carries as a senior in high school, a 5.8 average...Gained 4,110 all-purpose yards in career...ACC region choice by Bluechips Magazine...1st team Eastern North Carolina as a junior and senior...Tom Lemming All-Mid-Atlantic choice...All-state...Ranked as #14 player in North Carolina by SuperPrep...Ranked among top 25 backs in the South by the Plyler Report...Ellsworth JC all-American, all-conference...Entered Clemson in January of 1998, rising to 2nd-team TB by end of spring...Team's top rusher in spring game with 26 carries for 141 yards, school spring game record...Originally signed with Clemson in February of 1996...Rushed for 50 yards in 18 carris in 1998 regular season...Majoring in Communications...Currently enrolled.
Cleveland Heights, OH
Edward Thomas, OL, 6-1, 275, Fr., Cleveland Heights HS...Earned 4 letters in wrestling, 3 in football...MVP DL, MVP wrestling runnerup...Ohio North/South Game selection...1st team LEL, 1st team all-district, All-Ohio honorable mention, rated #1 heavyweight in state and state qualifier...Majoring in Business...Son of Gladys Thomas.
Kenton, OH
Michael Morrison, QB, 6-2, 200, Fr., Kenton HS/Ohio...Earned 3 letters in football and 2 each in baseball and track...As a junior, passed for 3,186 yards and 24 TDs and 2,476 yards and 25 TDs as a sophomore...Did not play senior year because of knee injury...Two-time all-state...Redshirt freshman last year at Ohio...Majoring in Business...Son of Ron and Barb Morrison...Currently enrolled.
Altoona, WI
Kyle McCorison, LB, 6-1, 223, Fr., Altoona HS...Earned 4 letters each in basketball, football and track...All-Northwest 2nd team, all-conference, set school rushing and scoring records, Shrine Bowl candidate in football...All-Northwest 3rd team, all-conference in basketball, breaking school records in rebounding...National Honor Society...Majoring in Business...Son of Jim and Robin McCorison.
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UNI FOOTBALL SIGNEES AD 4
Germantown, WI
Jason Boehlke, LB/DL, 6-3, 240, Fr., Germantown HS...Earned 3 letters each in football and track, 2 in wrestling...Ranked in the Top 8 in the state in wrestling his junior year...All-conference G/LB, North Shore Conference LB/G/Player of Year, all-county LB/G/Defensive Player of Year, all-area G, NFCA all-area LB, WFCA all-state G, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel all-area G, Journal Sentinel 2nd team all-state G...Majoring in Business Management...Son of Roy and Holly Boehlke.
Milwaukee, WI
Terrell Morgan, DT, 6-0, 250, Fr., Greenfield HS...Earned 4 letters in wrestling and 2 each in football and track...Honorable metnion all-conference, team's Most Valuable Lineman, all-conference LB, Ironman Award, team's Most Valuable DB...In wrestling, Racine Case champ, conference champ, regional sectional champ, state qualifier, team MVP, most takedowns, wins and pins as a sophomore...Junior year, Case champ, Oak Creek champ, conference champ, regional champ, most wins and pins on team...In track, placed 2nd in the discus as a junior in sectionals, 1st in conference and 3rd in state...Major undecided...Son of Bernadette Morgan.
Waupaca, WI
Matthew Mitchell, DE/LB, 6-3, 230, Fr., Waupaca HS...Earned 4 letters in football and 1 in basketball...All-area, all-conference, team captain...Voted Most Dedicated...Brother Jack attends UNI...Major undecided...Son of David Mitchell.
