Full Release
Fayette, Iowa (Feb. 2, 2011) – The Upper Iowa University football team and coaching staff led by Head Coach Tom Shea announced its class of recruits for the 2011 season today. The class includes committments from twenty-three student-athletes to attend Upper Iowa and compete for the 2011 Peacock football team. The group includes student-athletes that signed National Letters of Intent or acceptance letters to Upper Iowa University.
Included in this class of recruits are five offensive linemen, four tight ends, three linebackers, three defensive backs, three defensive linemen, two wide receivers, two athletes, and a quarterback.
Thirteen of the signees are from Iowa, while eight more hail from four neighboring states; four from Wisconsin and two from Illinois and one each from Minnesota and Missouri. The final two signees are from California and Texas.
These young men will join an Upper Iowa team that went 2-9 a season ago while finishing eleventh in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Peacocks return two of their four All-NSIC performers from last season led by wide receiver Jessie Hubbard (JR/West Palm Beach, Fla.), who was named South Division Second Team Offense, and linebacker Ethan Douglas (FR/Brodhead, Wis.), who garnered South Division Honorable Mention accolades as the top freshman tackler in the NSIC.
Twenty of the twenty-three young men committing to Upper Iowa have garnered an All-Conference or All-District honor in their high school career, while seven of the signees have been named to an All-State team as well.
The list of signees follows and a full release with player bios can be found by clicking on the link at the top of this story.
2011 Upper Iowa Football Commitments
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Iowa
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Jeff Arends
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Defensive Back
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5-10
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190
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Forest City, Iowa (Forest City HS / Iowa State Univ.)
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Kreston Caldwell-McMurrin
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Wide Receiver
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5-11
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180
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Independence, Iowa (Independence HS)
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Anthony Church
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Defensive Line
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6-2
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245
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Forest City, Iowa (Forest City HS / Iowa Western CC)
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Caden Duncan
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Athlete
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5-10
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180
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Gowrie, Iowa (Prairie Valley High School)
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Tyler Fisher
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Linebacker
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6-2
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205
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Marion, Iowa (Marion HS)
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Alex Headley
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Offensive Line
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6-1
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265
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Ottumwa, Iowa (Ottumwa HS)
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Lucas Hefty
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Tight End/Def. Line
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6-4
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215
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Traer, Iowa (North Tama Community HS)
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Dean Hilbrands
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Tight End
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6-7
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211
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George, Iowa (George-Little Rock HS)
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Jake Johnston
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Tight End
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6-1
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210
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Maynard, Iowa (West Central HS)
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Tucker Kehoe
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Defensive Line
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6-2
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255
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Fort Dodge, Iowa (Prairie Valley HS)
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Cody Nilges
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Tight End
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6-4
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200
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Tripoli, Iowa (Tripoli HS)
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Adam Ownby
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Offensive Line
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6-2
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275
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Independence, Iowa (Independence HS)
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Matt Steffensmeier
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Offensive Line
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6-6
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285
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Dyersville, Iowa (Dyersville Beckman HS)
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Wisconsin
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Damian Bruhn
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Athlete
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6-3
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172
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Clyman, Wisc. (Dodgeland HS)
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David Gallagher
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Offensive Line
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6-5
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240
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Pardeeville, Wisc. (Pardeeville HS)
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Eric Polzin
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Linebacker
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6-1
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185
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Delavan, Wisc. (Delavan-Darien HS)
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Tim Quick
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Wide Receiver
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6-3
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195
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Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc. (Lincoln HS)
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Illinois
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Robert Hyde
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Linebacker
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6-0
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205
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Loves Park, Ill. (Harlem HS)
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Brandon Rogers
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Quarterback
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6-2
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215
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Machesny Park, Ill. (Harlem HS)
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Minnesota
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Brody Bornmann
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Defensive Back
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5-11
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175
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Chaska, Minn. (Chaska HS)
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Missouri
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Ryan Bubulka
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Offensive Line
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6-8
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295
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DeSoto, Missouri (Hillsboro HS)
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California
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Matt Spencer
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Defensive Line
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6-0
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285
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Santa Maria, Calif. (St. Joseph HS)
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Texas
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Bryce Siecko
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Safety
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5-8
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195
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Tomball, Tex. (Tomball HS / Univ. of Texas-San Antonio)
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