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2016 IOWA HAWKEYES<br />
Career Statistics<br />
Rushing__________ No.___________Yds._________ Avg.__________ TD_________ Lng<br />
Freshman__________ 0_____________ 0___________ - - -___________0_________ - - -<br />
Sophomore_________25___________ 162__________ 6.5____________2__________ 45<br />
Career_____________25___________162__________ 6.5___________2__________45<br />
Receiving_________ No.___________Yds._________ Avg.__________ TD_________ Lng<br />
Freshman__________ 0_____________ 0___________ - - -___________0_________ - - -<br />
Sophomore_________15___________ 141__________ 9.4____________0__________ 23<br />
Career_____________15___________141__________ 9.4___________0__________23<br />
52 - - **Boone Myers<br />
Offensive Line<br />
6-5, 305, Junior<br />
Webster City, Iowa (Webster City HS)<br />
Hawk Item - - Put on scholarship prior to start of 2014<br />
season after joining <strong>program</strong> as a walk-on . . . one of<br />
seven juniors named to 2016 Leadership Group.<br />
2016 - - Listed as first team left guard following<br />
spring practice.<br />
2015 - - Started 10 games at left tackle and saw action in 11 games, missing<br />
three games due to injury.<br />
2014 - - Played in four games at left tackle.<br />
2013 Honors - - Team Leader Award, offense . . . 2013 - - Redshirted after<br />
joining <strong>program</strong> as a walk-on.<br />
High school honors - - Earned third team all-state honors as a senior . . .<br />
first team all-conference for three straight seasons . . . Career - - Three-year<br />
letterman in football as tight end and defensive end . . . selected to compete<br />
in 2013 Iowa Shrine Bowl, where he was named Defensive MVP for the<br />
North squad . . . helped prep team post 21-10 record over three seasons . .<br />
. team captain as a senior . . . also earned four letters in track, competing in<br />
field events, and three in basketball . . . named first team all-conference in<br />
basketball as a senior.<br />
Personal - - Born 12/11/94 . . . environmental science major . . . parents are<br />
Maechelle and Eric Myers . . . high school coach was Bob Howard.<br />
21 - - Ronald Nash<br />
Wide Receiver<br />
6-2, 210, Sophomore<br />
Sioux City, Iowa (East HS)<br />
Iowa Western CC<br />
2016 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring<br />
practice.<br />
2015 - - Redshirted.<br />
Junior College - - Played one season at Iowa Western<br />
CC . . . recorded 32 receptions for 373 yards and three touchdowns . . . junior<br />
college coach was Mike Strohmeier.<br />
High school honors - - Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior . . . named<br />
first-team all-conference as a junior and senior . . . Career - - Four-year letterman<br />
as wide receiver, defensive back and return specialist . . . team captain as a<br />
senior . . . tied state record for receptions in a game (21) . . . helped prep team<br />
reach state playoffs three straight seasons . . . collected 76 receptions for 843<br />
yards and eight touchdowns as a senior, with one kick return touchdown . . .<br />
had 70 receptions for 650 yards and three touchdowns as a junior . . . had 48<br />
receptions for 500 yards as a sophomore.<br />
Personal - - Born 4/11/96 . . . occupational therapy major . . . parents are<br />
Johnny Nash and the late Jody Nash . . . member of National Honor Society<br />
and Spanish Honor Society as a prep . . . high school coach was Bob Goodvin.<br />
IOWA FOOTBALL<br />
2016 MEDIA GUIDE<br />
98 - - Anthony Nelson<br />
Defensive End<br />
6-7, 250, Redshirt Freshman<br />
Urbandale, Iowa (Waukee HS)<br />
2016 - - Listed as second team defensive end<br />
following spring practice.<br />
2015 - - Redshirted.<br />
High school honors - - Named to Des Moines Register<br />
Elite all-state team as a senior and first-team all-state<br />
by Iowa Newspaper Association . . . Class 4A Western Iowa Defensive Player<br />
of the Year as a senior and named to Elite Western Iowa team . . . first team<br />
all-district as a senior . . . Career - - Two-year starter at defensive end . . . team<br />
captain as a senior . . . recorded 33 solo tackles and 18 assists, with 21.5 tackles<br />
for loss and 7.5 sacks as a senior, with five forced/recovered fumbles and 12<br />
pass break-ups . . . recorded 29 solo tackles and 12 assists as a junior, with 7.5<br />
tackles for loss, five sacks, five forced fumbles, four recovered fumbles, and<br />
12 pass break-ups . . . also member of prep basketball team, serving as team<br />
captain . . . earned first-team all-conference honors as a junior . . . averaged<br />
14.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game as a junior, as team posted 18-5 record<br />
while winning district and conference titles.<br />
Personal - - Born 3/04/97 . . . open major . . . parents are Christy and Jeff Nelson<br />
. . . father, Jeff, played at Iowa . . . earned academic all-district honors as a junior<br />
and senior . . . recorded over 100 hours of community service as part of Silver<br />
Cord organization . . . attended same high school as OL Ross Reynolds . . . high<br />
school coach was Scott Carlson.<br />
96 - - *Matt Nelson<br />
Defensive End<br />
6-8, 282, Sophomore<br />
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier HS)<br />
2016 - - Listed as first team defensive end following<br />
spring practice.<br />
2015 Honors - - Academic All-Big Ten . . . 2015 - - Saw<br />
action in 13 games, recording 14 tackles, with 1.5<br />
tackles for loss, one QB sack and one forced and one<br />
recovered fumble . . . recorded one solo tackle and<br />
one assist 31-14 win over Illinois State . . . collected two solo tackles in 62-16<br />
win over North Texas . . . recorded one assisted tackle in 10-6 win at Wisconsin .<br />
. . recorded one assisted tackle in 40-35 win over Minnesota. . . had career-best<br />
five tackles in 40-20 win over Purdue, including four solo stops and one assist,<br />
with a caused and recovered fumble . . . recorded one solo tackle in 16-13 loss<br />
to Michigan State. . . recorded one solo stop and one assist in 45-16 Rose Bowl<br />
loss to Stanford, including first career QB sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.<br />
2014 - - Redshirted.<br />
High school honors - - Named to Elite All-State team as a senior and first team<br />
all-state as a junior . . . first team all-conference as a senior and second team<br />
all-conference as a junior . . . selected for Iowa Shrine Bowl . . . Career - - Twoyear<br />
letterman as defensive end and tight end . . . helped prep team post twoyear<br />
record of 25-2 while reaching Class 4-A state title game in consecutive<br />
years . . . recorded 43 tackles as a senior, with 13 tackles for loss and nine sacks<br />
. . . collected 47 tackles as a junior, with 19 tackles for loss and 11 sacks . . .<br />
recorded 13 receptions for 146 yards and four touchdowns as a senior, with<br />
14 receptions for 162 yards and eight scores as a junior . . . team captain as a<br />
senior . . . three-year basketball letterman.<br />
Personal - - Born 12/19/95 . . . biology major . . . mother is Julie Palmer and<br />
father is Jay Nelson . . . Academic All-State . . . four-year member of prep Honor<br />
Roll . . . one of two players on the Iowa roster from Cedar Rapids . . . high school<br />
coach was Duane Schulte.<br />
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