HAWK TALK

March 2015

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100 Jerminic Smith WIDE RECEIVER 6-1, 180 GARLAND, TEXAS (SOUTH GARLAND) High school honors – Earned second team all- state honors as a junior... Career – connected on 13-of-17 field goals as a junior, including kicks of 53, 52 and 49 yards... had 34 touchbacks. Personal – Born May 26, 1995... open major... parents are Jennifer and Matt Ellis... high school coach was Matt Green. Nate Vejvoda TIGHT END 6-5, 215 HOMER GLEN, ILL. (PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC) High school honors – Named first-team all- conference in the Chi- cago Catholic League as a senior... named second-team all-area as wide receiver and named all-area honorable mention as tight end... Career – Four-year letterman as tight end, wide receiver, and long snapper... team captain as a sophomore and senior... helped prep team advance to state playoffs as a junior... helped team post 13-1 record while winning state cham- pionship as a senior... recorded 44 receptions for 638 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior... as a junior recorded 24 receptions for 352 yards and three touchdowns... also a four-year letterman in basketball. Personal – Born Sept. 6, 1996... engineering ma- jor... parents are Nancy and Greg Vejvoda... named to Class 7A all-state academic team for football... four-year member of First Honor Roll... member of National Honor Society... high school coach was Mark Caglionese. Brett Waechter OFFENSIVE LINE 6-5, 275 HARTLEY, IOWA (HARTLEY-MELVIN-SANBORN) High school honors – Named Class 1-A first- team all-state as a senior by Des Moines Register and second-team all-state by Iowa Newspaper Association... first-team all-district and All-North- west Iowa as a senior... second-team all-state as a sophomore by Iowa Newspaper Association... district MVP and first-team all-district and All- Northwest Iowa as a sophomore... Career – Four- year letterman as offensive lineman and defensive end... missed majority of junior season due to injury... team captain as a senior... team reached state playoffs as a sophomore and junior... re- corded 41 tackles as a senior, with six sacks... also rushed 23 times for 154 yards and one touchdown and averaged 39 yards on 30 punts... collected 16 tackles, including two sacks, in an injury-short- ened junior year, along with averaging 34 yards on seven punts... recorded 56 tackles, including 16 sacks, and averaged 30 yards on 20 punts as a sophomore... collected 21 tackles and two sacks as a freshman, along with three pass receptions for 61 yards... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal – Born July 22, 1996... engineering major... parents are Rhonda and Steve Waechter... member of National Honor Society... academic all-district and all-state as a senior... high school coach was Steve Waechter.

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