ESU Football Media Guide - East Stroudsburg University Athletics

Players To WatchBrandon LaVIAQB 6-0 205 FreshmanHarrisburg/Central DauphinBackground: Led Central Dauphin in PIAA(AAAA) state championship and District 3title as a junior in 2011 ... won Mid-PennCommonwealth championships as a juniorand senior ... compiled career record of34-6 ... went 330-for-585 for 4,724 yardsand 46 TD, and ran for 586 yards and 8 TDover 3 seasons ... was named to Big 33 Hot100 Underclassmen list ... team captain ...selected as Ram of the Year ... also playedbasketball and ran track ... Honor Roll student... majoring in Sport Management.Alex COOLEYTB 5-8 195 FreshmanWrightsville/Eastern YorkBackground: Named to PIAA (AAA) All-State team at tailback ... 4-year letterwinnerin football, wrestling and track and field ...set York-Adams League records with 2,845rushing yards (284.5 ypg, 32 TD) in a seasonand 6,015 yards (80 TD) in his career ... hadtop two rushing games in state history in2012 - 500 yards vs. Hanover on Sept. 28, and495 yards (10 TD) vs. York County Tech onNov. 3 ... also played middle linebacker ... All-State in wrestling, compiling record of 121-36 between 182 and 195 pounds ... 2-timestate qualifier ... placed 8th in AAA at 195 asa senior (36-5 record) ... All-County sprinter intrack, running career-best 11.11 ... member ofVarsity Club ... Honor Roll student ... majoringin Business Management.Derrick DYERTB 5-8 190 JuniorPennsauken, N.J./PalmyraBackground: Transferring to ESU from SetonHill ... Griffins’ top rusher as a sophomore in2012, with 66 carries for 274 yards and 3 TD ...8 carries, 44 yards, TD as a freshman ... 2-yearletterwinner who received team’s SpecialTeams MVP award ... 3-year letterwinner atPalmyra HS ... 2-time All-Freedom Divisionselection as defensive back ... also namedAll-Burlington County ... ran for 1,097 yardson 152 carries, and had 125 tackles and 2interceptions ... scored 17 total TD ... 2-yearletterwinner in track ... 1st team All-FreedomDivision and set school record in 400m (49.5)... also ran 200m in 22.6 ... holds 4x200m relayrecord in indoor track ... major is undeclared.Gerald VAN DE CRUZTB 5-11 215 JuniorPhillipsburg, N.J./PhillipsburgBackground: Transferring to ESU fromLackawanna College ... 4-year letterwinner atfullback and nose guard at Phillipsburg HS... helped team to 29-6 record in 3 years as astarter, and championships as a junior andsenior (2009, 2010) ... Team MVP and WarrenCounty Player of the Year as a senior ... 1stteam All-West Jersey and 1st team All-Areaby the Express-Times ... team captain ... ranfor 1,200 career yards and 17 TD, and had185 tackles, 32 TFL, 16.5 sacks and 4 fumblerecoveries ... majoring in Marketing.Zach BOGOLYWR 6-2 195 FreshmanEaston/WilsonBackground: Named to PIAA (AA) All-Stateteam at wide receiver ... 1st team All-ColonialLeague and All-Area by Express-Times ...set school records for catches (67), yards(1,292) and TD (14) in a season ... ColonialLeague records for yards in a game (252)and season, and receptions in a game (13)and season ... 113 receptions, 1,985 yardsand 16 TD in career ... 3-year letterwinner atwide receiver and defensive back ... playedon 2009 Colonial League championshipteam that went 11-1 ... played for former ESUquarterback Bret Comp ... earned 1 letter inbasketball ... major is undeclared.Ira HAYESWR 5-11 180 FreshmanJackson, N.J./Jackson LibertyBackground: Comes to ESU afterpostgraduate year at Milford Academyin New Berlin, NY during 2012 season ...attended Jackson Liberty HS (NJ) in 2011-12,and The Peddie School (NJ) in 2009-10 ...4-year high school player at running back,wide receiver, cornerback and safety ... alsolettered in basketball and indoor and outdoortrack and field ... played point guard andshooting guard in basketball ... competed in100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, long jump andhigh jump in track and field ... majoring inSport Management.Brandon NATALIEOL 6-5 290 FreshmanMalvern/Great ValleyBackground: Named to All-Ches-Monthonorable mention team on the offensiveline as a senior ... 2-year letterwinner and4-year member of team on both sides ofthe line ... Honor Roll student ... majoring inExercise Science.R-Jr. S Anthony Singlar led the Warriorswith 86 tackles in 2012.26 ESU Football Media Guide