2009 - Texas Lutheran Athletics

2009 BULLDOG NEWCOMERS
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RICHARD ALLEN
Fr.-FY, Running Back
5-11, 195 – Orlando, Flor.
(North Shore)
Birth Date: 9-26-91…Son of Samuel
and Shalanda Allen…Major:
ARTHUR ARIAS
Fr.-FY, Running Back
5-10, 182 – Conroe, Texas
(The Woodlands)
Birth Date: 3-23-91…Son of Arthur
and Debbie Arias…Major: Education.
High School Honors: District Champion on 4x100 and 4x200
relays…Also District Champion in 100 meters.
A.J. BENAVIDES
Fr.-FY, Quarterback
5-7, 160 – Alice, Texas (Alice)
Birth Date: 9-13-90…Son of Adolfo
and Lesvia Benavides…Major: Pre-
Physical Therapy…High School
Honors: First Team All-District quarterback…Co-MVP
Offense…Region IV Player of the Year…All-State
Honorable Mention quarterback.
JUSTIN BONAR
Fr.-FY, Defensive Back
6-0, 161 – Houston, Texas
(Cypress Creek)
Birth Date: 1-28-91…Son of Paul
Bonar and Cynthia Scallin…Major:
Business…High School Honors: First Team All-District.
ZACH BROWN
Fr.-FY, Tight End
6-2, 235 – Marble Falls, Texas
(Marble Falls)
Birth Date: 3-11-91…Son of Robert
and Debbie Brown…Major:
Kinesiology…High School Honors: Four-year varsity
letterman…First Team All-District as a junior and
senior…Academic All-District for four years. Hobbies:
Fishing, hunting and playing sports.
JARRET
BUCHHOLTZ
Jr.-TR, Quarterback
5-11, 195 – Luling, Texas
(Luling/Texas College)
Birth Date: 12-2-85…Son of Fred and Sheila
Buchholtz…Major: Kinesiology… Minor: Biology.
Community Service: Helped in the spring with Seguin city
clean-up…Also volunteered with teammates at Easter
service at Seguin area nursing home.
JOEL BURGESS
So.-TR, Quarterback
6-4, 230 – Huffman, Texas
(Huffman-Hargrove/Lamar)
Birth Date: 7-10-87…Son of Joel and
Cindy Burgess…Major: Business
Administration…High School Honors: Valedictorian.
National Honor Society…Career Plans: To own and
operate a company with his father…Hobbies: Sports,
music, chemistry…Nicknames: “JoJo”, “JBeasy”, and
“JMoney.”
COLIN CAFFEY
Fr.-FY – Offensive Line
6-0, 240 – Durham, N.C.
(Coldspring-Oakhurst (Texas))
Birth Date: 4-20-91…Son of Gregory
Caffey and Judy Guy-Caffey…Major:
Political Science (Pre-Law)…High School Honors: Two-year
letterman…First Team All-District at center.
Mathematics.
ALLEN CAIN
Fr.-FY – Kicker
6-2, 165 – San Antonio, Texas
(Stevens)
Birth Date: 3-13-91…Son of
Edward and Lourdes Cain…Major:
MATT CANNATA
Fr.-FY – Offensive Line
5-10, 250 – Richmond, Texas
(Travis)
Birth Date: 9-15-90…Son of Ken and
Susan Cannata…Major:
Undecided…High School Honors: First Team All-
District…First Team All-Area selection by the Fort Bend
Herald…THS Offensive Lineman of the Year.
ROGELIO CANTU
So.-FY – Linebacker
5-11, 210 – McAllen, Texas
(Memorial)
Birth Date: 8-23-88…Son of Ricardo
and Silvia Cantu…Major:
Business…Minor: Spanish…High School Honors: First
Team All-State Class 5A for offensive line…Honors
graduate…Community Service Award…Career Plans: To
have his own business…Hobbies: Billiards, poker and
reading.
DEVIN CHURBE
Fr.-FY – Defensive Line
5-11, 225 – San Antonio, Texas
(Warren)
Birth Date: 12-30-90…Son of
Desiree Churbe…Major: Business.
High School Honors: Three-year varsity letterman…Twoyear
starter…Honor Roll for three years…Career Plans: To
get a job in business…Hobbies: Football, Xbox 360.
DANIEL COLLINS
Fr.-FY – Offensive Line
6-2, 285 – Houston, Texas
(Houston Christian)
Birth Date: 12-30-90...Son of Jim and
Gail Collins…Major: History…High
School Honors: Two-year letterman.
GARY COOPER
So.-TR – Defensive Back
5-9, 180 – Houston, Texas
(Nimitz/Southwestern College)
Birth Date: 11-3-89…Son of Gary
and Theresa Cooper…Major:
Business Administration…Southwestern College: Played
as a true freshman…Career Plans: To have his own
business…Hobbies: Cars…Nickname: “Coop.”
KEVIN COSSEY
Fr.-FY – Defensive Back
5-11, 190 – Trinity, Texas
(Trinity)
Birth Date: 6-26-91…Son of
Embralia Hamilton…Major:
Undecided…High School Honors: Second Team All-
District…Second Team Running Back…Homecoming
King…Most Athletic award…Career Plan: To be a
policeman…Hobbies: Playing sports.
MARTIN CRUZ
So.-FY – Running Back
5-10, 180 – San Antonio, Texas
(Bracken Christian)
Birth Date: 10-31-89…Son of
Alberto and Susan Cruz…Major:
Kinesiology…Minor: History.
TAYLOR CUNDIFF
Fr.-FY – Linebacker
5-10, 205 – Weatherford, Texas
(Weatherford)
Birth Date: 8-26-88…Son of Rick
and Alesa Cundiff…Major: Business
Management...Career Plans: Start his own business.
BENJAMIN DAVIS
Fr.-FY – Tight End
6-4, 200 – Liberty, Texas
(Baytown Christian)
Birth Date: 12-26-84…Son of
Sherald and Susan Davis…Major:
Kinesiology…Minor: History.
DAKOTA DOLLAR
Fr.-FY – Wide
Receiver/Quarterback
6-1, 185 – Copperas Cove,
Texas (Copperas Cove)
Birth Date: 4-27-91…Son of Barbara
Madray…Major: Biology…High School Honors:
Honorable Mention All-District…Most Improved Offensive
Player…Hobbies: Video games, playing football.
PAUL DORCIN
Fr.-FY – Defensive Line
6-0, 220 – San Antonio, Texas
(MacArthur)
Birth Date: 12-24-90…Son of Paula
Lee…Major: Kinesiology…High
School Honors: First Team All-District.
TAYLOR DUNLAP
Fr.-FY – Defensive Back
6-0, 195 – Axtell, Texas (Axtell)
Birth Date: 11-4-90…Son of Joe and
Lyndy Dunlap…Major: Engineering.
High School Honors: All-Academic All-
State Team…Career Plans: To become an engineer.
Nickname: “Bill.”
VICTOR ESPINOSA
Fr.-FY – Defensive Line
5-11, 225 – Killeen, Texas
(Harker Heights)
Birth Date: 5-16-90…Son of Ismael
and Sayla…Major: Kinesiology.
LUIS FLORES
Fr.-FY – Defensive Line
6-2, 238 – Monterrey, Mexico
(Sharyland (Texas))
Birth Date: 11-27-87…Son of Luis
and Julissa Flores…Major:
International Business…Career Plans: To take over his
father’s business in Mexico…Hobbies: Listening to music,
working out, playing sports.
CALEB FRANK
Fr.-FY – Linebacker
5-9, 195 – Kyle, Texas (Lehman)
Birth Date: 3-17-91…Son of Tom
and Laura Frank…Major:
Business…High School Honors: First
Team All-District linebacker…Second Team All-District
running back…A/B Honor Roll…Hobbies: Sports, video
games, hunting.
LOUIE GALVEZ
Jr.-FY – Running Back
5-8, 230 – Houston, Texas
(Cypress Fairbanks)
Birth Date: 4-17-85…Son of Luis and
Maria Galvez…Major: Education. Career Plans: To teach
high school history and to coach.. Wants to be a head
coach someday…Interesting Fact: Served in Texas Army
National Guard for six years…Served in Iraq in 2006-07.
CHRISTOPHER
GOMEZ
Fr.-FY – Wide Receiver
5-10, 165 – Converse, Texas
(Calvary Church Christian
Academy)
Birth Date: 8-18-91…Son of Jeffrey and Mary Ellen
Klassen…Major: Undecided…Career Plans: To become an
athletic trainer for a sports organization…Hobbies:
Basketball…Interesting Fact: Works for the San Antonio
Spurs as a bellboy.
JOSH GONZALES
Fr.-FY – Linebacker
5-10, 223 – Mission, Texas
(Memorial)
Birth Date: 11-27-90…Son of Ray
Gonzales and Zenia Galvan…Major:
Kinesiology…High School Honors: All-District in his junior
and senior seasons…Defensive Player of the Game in four
games…A/B Honor Roll…Career Plans: Go to medical
school or become a physical therapist…Hobbies: Playing
sports, collecting sports cards.
JUSTIN GUERRERO
Fr.-FY – Kicker/Defensive Back
5-11, 190 – Alice, Texas (Alice)
Birth Date: 10-8-90…Son of Celso
Guerrero and Isabel Heritage…Major:
Biology…High School Honors: District
MVP…All-South Texas MVP…Hobbies: Sports, camping,
traveling.
ZAC HALE
So.-FY – Linebacker
5-9, 200 – Fredericksburg, Texas
(Fredericksburg)
Birth Date: 9-10-89…Son of Hollis
Hale and Susanne Dibrell…Major:
History…High School Honors: Unanimous First Team All-
District linebacker in District 27-4A…First Team All-Hill
County…Bi-District Champions for three years. Academic
All-District in all four years…Career Plans: To coach and
teach history…To become an athletic director…Hobbies:
Fishing.
DEREK HAYES
Fr.-FY – Offensive Line
6-0, 235 – Teague, Texas
(Teague)
Birth Date: 7-31-90…Son of Kevin
and Lori Hayes…Major: Education.
Minor: Kinesiology…High School Honors: Second Team
All-District in 2007…First Team All-District at center and
Honorable Mention All-State at center in 2008...First Team
All-District at center and defensive line in 2009…Second
Team All-State in 2009…Career Plans: To be a coach and
teacher…Hobbies: Sports and outdoors.
JARED HERRERA
Fr.-FY – Defensive Line
5-11, 230 – Ft. Worth, Texas
(South Hills)
Birth Date: 2-6-91…Son of Edward
and Tracey Herrera…Major: History.
Minor: Kinesiology…High School Honors: 2008 Honorable
Mention All-District…Career Plans: To become a high
school teacher and coach.
BYRON HICKS
Fr.-FY – Running Back
5-11, 220 – Missouri City, Texas
(Hightower)
Birth Date: 11-21-88…Son of Lloyd
and Kimberly Hicks…Major:
Sociology…Minor: Criminal Justice…Career Plans: To
work for the Drug Enforcement Agency…Hobbies: MMA
fighting, video games, lifting weights.
JACOB HOLLUB
Fr.-FY – Linebacker
6-0, 190 – Deer Park, Texas
(Deer Park)
Birth Date: 9-26-90…Son of Albert
and Jodi Hollub…Major: Business.
High School Honors: First Team All-District…Three-year
letterman…Team captain. Interesting Family Facts: He was
adopted two years ago…Nickname: “Jake.”
ROCKY HUFF
Fr.-FY – Quarterback
6-0, 170 – Houston, Texas
(Jersey Village)
Birth Date: 11-28-90…Son of Bobby
and Pam Huff…Major:
Kinesiology…Career Plans: To coach football at the
college level…Hobbies: Wake boarding, football, and
fishing.
VERNON HUGHES
Jr.-TR – Wide Receiver
6-2, 195 – Jackson, Miss.
(Hill/Texas A&M-Kingsville)
Birth Date: 12-7-86…Son of Vernon
Hughes and Faye Jones…Major:
Kinesiology…Texas A&M-Kingsville: With Javelinas from
Fall 2007 to Fall 2008…High School Honors: Three-time
Metro Player of the Week…First Team All-Metro as a
senior…First Team All-District as a senior…Second Team
All-District as a junior…Hobbies: Video games.
CULLEN JAHN
Fr.-FY – Linebacker
5-11, 208 – Yoakum, Texas
(Yoakum)
Birth Date: 10-2-90…Son of Rick and
Lavire Jahn…Major: Business
Administration…High School Honors: State qualifier in
power lifting…Two years on the First Team All-District.
THERRON JEROME
Fr.-TR – Wide Receiver
5-9, 185 – Marble Falls, Texas
(Marble Falls/Central Texas
College)
Birth Date: 4-4-84…Son of Ralph
Woods Sr. and Brenda Woods…Major: Psychology.
Transfer from Central Texas College…High School Honors:
Sixth Man of the Year in basketball.
SHAWN
KALTENBACH
So.-TR – Offensive Line
6-2, 275 – Cypress, Texas
(Cypress Falls/Kansas Wesleyan)
Birth Date: 7-12-90…Son of Mike and Denise
Kaltenbach…Major: Business…Transfer from Kansas
Wesleyan…High School Honors: Offensive Lineman of the
Year…All-District selection…Hobbies: Video games.
Biology.
DILLON KOOP
Fr.-FY – Punter
6-0, 170 – Edna, Texas
(Industrial)
Birth Date: 7-15-90…Son of James
Koop Jr. and Shelia Koop…Major:
CLAYTON KRESTA
Fr.-FY – Defensive Tackle
6-0, 245 – Canyon Lake, Texas
(Smithson Valley)
Birth Date: 12-26-90…Son of
Robert Kresta…Major:
Business…High School Honors: Second Team All-District
26-5A. Academic All-District three out of four
years…Career Plans: To start his own business…Hobbies:
Football, fishing, hunting, and wrestling.
CAMERON
KRETSINGER
Fr.-FY – Wide Receiver
5-8, 160 – Pflugerville, Texas
(Hendrickson)
Birth Date: 5-27-91…Son of Kent Kretsinger and Kym
Ellenberger…Major: Pre-Engineering…High School
Honors: Academic All-State for football and baseball.
Second Team All-District selection…National Honor
Society…Graduated in the Top 10 percent of his class.
Career Plans: To start his own business…Hobbies: Sports
and working out…Nickname: “Kret.”
Minor: Chemistry.
CHRIS KYLE
Fr.-FY – Defensive End
6-1, 208 – McAllen, Texas
(McAllen)
Birth Date: 1-1-91…Son of Vincent
Kyle and Lilia Felici…Major: Biology.
JACOB LAUBACH
Fr.-FY – Offensive Line
6-0, 225 – San Antonio, Texas
(Smithson Valley)
Son of Tim and Valerie
Laubach…Major: Biology…High
School Honors: Second Team All-District…Academic All-
District…Academic All-State…Career Plans: To become a
police officer and work in a government agency. Hobbies:
Football, watching television.
Mathematics.
ADAM LONG
Fr.-FY – Defensive Line
5-11, 210 – Converse, Texas
(Judson)
Birth Date: 1-16-89…Son of James
and Therease Long…Major:
DAN LOPEZ
Jr.-TR – Linebacker
5-9, 200 – Corpus Christi, Texas
(Calallen/Bacone (Okla.))
Birth Date: 2-10-86…Son of Al and
Grace Lopez…Major: Kinesiology.
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