, EAGLES RETURN HOME WITH MOMENTUM FOUOWING 1ST ROAD WIN 201 0 Schedule TheAvila Universityfootball team comes into this afternoon's home game with William Jewell with a renewed swagger. It's a sensation that comesnaturallyfollowing the team's biggestvictoryofthe2010season. SEPTEMBER The Eagles defeated Graceland 27-21 last Saturday in Lamoni, Iowa, 4 IVfclAmerica Nazarene 1:00pm notching theirfirstroadwinofthe season and boosting theirrecord to2- 1 8 @ Baker 6:00pm 4.Itwasamuch-neededvictoryheadingintothehomestretchofthesea- 25 Culver-Stockton 6:00pm son and one, following a disappointing home loss to Benedictine, that showed a lotofcharacteron the partsofthe playersand coachingstaff OCTOBER "It'salwaysgoodtowinontheroad,"saidAvilaheadcoachKevin Porter. @ "I don't hnowifI'd call itdesperation, but itwas a gamewe feltwe need- 2 Lindenwood 6:00pm ed togooutand playwell." 9 Benedictine 1:00pm Portersaid he especiallywas happywith theway the Eagles responded (Homecoming) afterGraceland returnedan interception fora touchdown on theopening 16@Graceland 2:00pm drive. Avila proceeded to drive down and put points on the scoreboard 23 William Jewell 1:00pm with a fieldgoal. @ Last Saturday's game also gave further evidence of the emergence of 30 Evangel :30pm 1 freshman running bach Alyn Jachson as one of the top rushers in the HeartofAmerica AthleticConference, ifnotthe entire NAIA. NOVEMBER JachsonwastheheartofsouloftheEagles'offense,carrying the ball 6 Central Methodist 1:00pm 33timesandgaining172yards.TheSunnvale,Texasnativeleadsthecon- 13 @ Missouri Valley 1:30pm ference in rushing bya large margin, averaging 119.2yards pergame. Porteralsosaidhe'spleasedwiththe progressofhisdefense,which has Home Games BOLD. been adjusting all season toa new3-4formation. in "We've had a lot ofpositive signs on defense," he said. "In the 3-4, the linebachers have to mahe a lot of plays. They hadn't been, but against Allhomegamesplayedat RockhurstHighSchool. Graceland, our top four tachlers were linebachers, which was good. They're beginning to understandwhatit iswewant them to do." In 2-5William Jewell, Porter said he expects to face an opponent much lihe hisown team. COURAGE "They'reverygood on defense; their head coach (Jerod Kruse) is defen- NAIAFootball.net iswhere togo Fornational sivecoordinator," Portersaid."Offensively,they'realotliheus.Theywant coverage exclusive toNAIAFootball around torun the ball and control the ball and thecloch. the country.This sitegives pre-season "If you looh at the stats, it's a dead heat. It should be an evenly in-season updates, scoresand Final stats. matched game." Players to Watch Quick Hits I OFFENSE DEFENSE 41 Marlon Brown Matt Dolan Sophomore Running Back • 5'9, 180 pounds Junior Linebacker • 5'11, 205 pounds Kansas City, Missouri • Ruskin High School Rapid City, South Dakota • UniversityS Dakota 7 Austin Cole Watkins lyrell Senior Quarterback • 6'2, 220 pounds Sophomore Defensive Line • 6'2, 280 pounds Grass Lake, Michigan • Grand Rapids CC Kansas City, Missouri • SW Baptist University 25 Adam Mattison lyier Cardwell Sophomore Wide Receiver • 6'2, 195 pounds Junior Defensive Back • 5'10, 180 pounds Mountain View, Missouri • Mountain View High BlueSprings, Missouri • BlueSpgs. High School Alyn Jackson Andre Edwards Freshman Running Back • 6'2, 205 pounds Senior Defensive Back • 5'11, 190 pounds Sunnvale, Texas • Sheton High School Springfield, Missouri • Glendale High School Josh Taylor Chris Boyer Freshman Wide Receiver • 5'9, 1TO pounds Senior Defensive Back • 6’2, 220 pounds Moreno Valley, California • Canyon Spgs. High Kansas City, Missouri • Lincoln University * EAGLES HEAD COACH KEVIN Porter is a native of Warner • AVILA’S 2010 RECRUITING CLASS is represented by eight Robins, Ga. Porter attended Auburn University on a full states: Missouri (16), Georgia (II), Texas (10), California (7), football scholarship, was a starter on defense all four Kansas (4), Nebrasha (3), Arizona (3), and Colorado (1). years and was named second team All-American as a sen- ior. He was drafted in 1988 in the third round of the NFL • THE 2010 EAGLES RETURN SEVEN offensive starters; Austin draft and played for six seasons with the Kansas City Cole (sr.) QB, Trey Swagger (jr.) TE, Adam Mattison (soph.) Chiefs and New Yorh Jets as cornerbach and safety. WR, Josh Hewitt (soph.) OL, Dale Deetz (soph.) OL, Zach Johnson (sr.) OL, and Chris Moorefield (jr.) OL. They return • AVILA’S 2010 RECRUITING CLASS has 25 players with an eight starters on defense: Andre Edwards (sr.) DB, Tyler overall grade-point average of3.0 or better and 30 players Caldwell (jr.) DB, Matt Dolan (jr.) LB, Derrich Baher (sr.) LB, with an ACT score of 20 or better. The recruiting class (55) Jesse Richardson (sr.) LB, Chris Smith (jr.) DL, Jarrett boasted an average CPA of3.01 and 21 on the ACT. Broohs (jr.) DL, and Chris Boyer (jr.) DB. 2010 William Jewell Football # Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown HS/Previous College 1 Adam McBride WR 5'8 165 SR Pilot Point, TX Pilot Point HS 2 Damon Shepherd FS 6T 180 SO Frisco, TX Wakeland HS 3 Tom Farinacci QB 6’0 180 SR Beaverton, OR Southridge HS/Redlands 4 EarlJoseph CB 5T1 205 JR Vallejo, CA Hogan HS/College ofSan Mateo 5 Chris Stuart FB 5'9 215 JR Augusta, KS Augusta HS/Coffeyville CC 6 Philip Freeman WR 6'4 195 JR Los Angeles, CA Westchester HS/West Los Angeles College 7 Zach Traphagan OLB 6’0 225 SR Harveyville, KS Mission Valley HS/Emporia State 9 Andrew Buffa OLB 6'5 235 JR Liberty, MO Liberty HS/Emporia State 10 Drew Witman QB 6T 205 SR Charlotte, NC Charlotte Country Day HS 11 Phil Scanlon FB 6T 225 SR St. Peters, MO Lutheran South HS 12 DJ Balazs QB 5T1 185 FR Lenexa, KS Shawnee Mission West HS 13 Daniel Meegan P 6T 195 SR Lake Dallas, TX Lake Dallas HS 14 Sean Shelton QB 6'4 220 FR Palm Harbor, FL Palm Harbor University HS 15 Taylor Gallagher WR 6'2 200 SR Platte City, MO Platte County HS 16 Coilin Craig CB 5T1 175 SR Lebanon, MO Lebanon HS 18 Ethan Cunningham WR 6'0 190 JR Grapevine, TX Southlake Carroll HS 19 Kevin Davidson CB 5'9 180 JR Kansas City, MO Bishop Miege HS MO 20Jake Lynch RB 6'0 225 SR Belton, Belton HS/Emporia State 21 J.R. Bryant OLB 6'3 240 SR Jesup, GA Wayne Co. HS/Garden CityJunior College 22 Fealt Cooper RB 5'9 200 SO Lemon Grove, CA Kearny HS MO 23 Chris Ramirez SS 6'0 210 SR Harrisonville, Harrisonville HS 24 Chris Smith RB 5'9 170 SO Dallas, TX Bishop Lynch HS/Colorado Mines 25Jeff Cunningham SS 5T0 205 SO Kansas City, MO Liberty HS MO 26 Logan Morales TE 6T 245 SR Clinton, Clinton HS 28 Chandler Gall OLB 6’0 220 JR Brookfield, MO Brookfield HS 29 Owen Hodges CB 5T1 185 JR Grain Valley, MO Blue Springs HS/Drake University 31 Andrew Edwards RB 5T0 190 SO Topeka, KS Washburn Rural HS 32Jack Bissonnette CB 5T0 170 FR Liberty, MO Liberty HS 33 Nelson Windebank ILB 5'9 220 JR Fort Worth, TX Northwest HS 34 Kurt Webster SS 5T1 190 JR Shawnee, KS Shawnee Mission West/Emporia State 35 Colby Fauser RB 5T0 180 FR New Castle, CO Coal Ridge HS MO 36Jon Charlons FS 6'4 195 SR Lexington, Lexington HS 37 Clayton Houchen CB 6T 175 FR Louisburg, KS Louisburg HS 38 Indy Siehndel SS 6'2 200 SO Kansas City, MO Park Hill South HS MO 39 Patrick Heflin FB 5T1 245 FR Columbia, Rock Bridge HS MO 40 Nathan Valentine ILB 5T1 235 SR Lucerne, Putnam County HS 41 Alex Talley OLB 6T 210 FR Bruner, MO Bolivar HS 42 Will Evans OLB 6'0 220 SO Thompson, MO Centralia HS 44 Erik Honig TE 5T1 225 JR Miami, FL Columbus HS/Florida International MO 45 Warren Frevert K 5T1 170 FR Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit North HS 46 Forest Davidson OLB 6T 200 FR Moberly, MO Moberly HS 47 Matt Walje FS 6'2 190 JR Overland Park, KS Christ Prep Academy 48Jeremy Muhiu ILB 5T0 215 JR Kansas City, MO Bishop Miege HS 49 Blake Brown OLB 6’3 220 FR Kansas City, MO St. Pius X HS 50 Ben Dougherty DL 6'2 235 SR Springfield, MO Glendale HS 51 David Diener ILB 5'8 220 SR Salina, KS Salina Central HS/Emporia State 52 Cody Sharp DL 6T 250 SR Springfield, MO Glendale HS 53 Drew Ringgold ILB 6'0 220 FR Keller, TX Keller HS 54 Brett Whisler ILB 6'0 220 SO Topeka, KS Seaman HS 55 Derek Faulkner OLB 6'2 210 JR Brentwood, TN Brentwood HS 56Jason Carmichael OLB 6'0 200 FR Columbia, MO Rock Bridge HS 57 Alex Hilton OLB 6T 225 JR Overland Park, KS Shawnee Mission South HS 58 Tyler Owen ILB 6’2 225 SO Lake Elsinore, CA Lakeside HS 60Jared Speckman OL 6'0 260 JR Savannah, MO Savannah HS 61 Scot Tipton OL 6'3 265 so Lawson, MO Lawson HS 62Jake Hartley OL 6'4 290 FR Bolivar, MO Bolivar HS 63Josh Mathis DL 6'3 265 SO Independence, MO Truman HS 64 Shane Gibson OL 6T 245 JR North Kansas City, MO North Kansas City HS 65 Dillon Besser OL 6T 275 SO Topeka, KS Seaman HS 66 Mark Perez OL 6'4 295 SO Lakeside, CA El Capitan HS 67 Andrew Clarke OL 6'3 290 SR Harrisonville, MO Harrisonville HS 68 Dylan Davis OL 6’4 285 FR Bolivar, MO Bolivar HS 69 Tyler Parks OL 5T1 270 FR Stewartsville, MO East Buchanan HS 70 Taylor Bush OL 6T 310 FR Kearney, MO Liberty HS 71 Brian Keller OL 6'5 285 FR Columbia, MO Rock Bridge HS 72 Bryant Stephens OL 6'2 290 FR Overland Park, KS Blue Valley HS 73Jon Catt OL 6’1 240 FR Springfield, MO Kickapoo HS 74 Victor Pizzato OL 6'1 245 FR Liberty, MO Liberty HS 75 Lance Kitchens OL 6'3 285 FR Sand Springs, OK Charles Page HS 77Josiah O'Brien DL 5'11 275 SO Easton, MO East Buchanan HS/Missouri Valley College 78Jason Massey OL 6'4 280 SO Coppell, TX Coppell HS 79 Christian Beardall OL 6'0 255 FR Overland Park, KS Shawnee Mission South HS 80 Scott Buffa WR 6'2 205 SO Liberty, MO Liberty HS/Coe College 81 Troy Fletcher DL 6'4 230 SO Lee's Summit, MO Lee's Summit West HS 82Jon Molzen WR 6'4 210 SO Lakeside, CA El Capitan HS/Grossmont CC 83 Alex Bateman WR 6'3 210 FR Frisco, TX Wakeland HS 85 Mitch Hedrick TE 6'2 220 SR Overland Park, KS Shawnee Mission South HS 86 Brian Cleek TE 6'2 245 SO Liberty, MO Liberty HS 87 Harrison Blue WR 6'0 170 JR O'Fallon, MO Fort Zumwalt West HS WR MO 88 Xavier Sloan 6'2 185 FR Stockton, Stockton HS MO 89Josh Capron TE 6'3 240 FR Columbia, Rock Bridge HS MO 91 Miles Hochard ILB 6'0 210 JR Platte City, Platte County HS/St. Mary's University 92 Tyler Bullis DL 6'2 235 SO Overland Park, KS Blue Valley West HS 94 Tyler Dennis DL 6'6 240 FR Grandview, MO Lee's Summit West HS 95 Ben Roberts DL 6'3 245 JR Crawford, TX China Springs HS 97 Steven Snyder DL 6'4 225 FR Kansas City, MO Fort Osage HS 98 Mark Gerster DL 6'2 270 SR Colorado Springs, CO Doherty HS 99Jamison Bear DL 6'0 245 SR Lawrence, KS Christ Prep Academy 2010 Avila Football Team Roster numerical PlaverName i Yr Ht Wt Hometown PrevioiisSchool PlaverName # Yr Pm HI W| Hometown PrevhwsSchool BROOKS.ANTHONY 1 FR RB 5'9 185 KELLER,TX FOSSILRIDGEHIGH WELLS,LARRY 69 FR LS 5'10 180 KANSASCITY,MO UNIVERSITYACADEMY HERNANDEZ,JARETT 2 JR LB 6'2 230 GARDENCITY.KS GARDENCITYHIGH SMITH,CHRIS 70 JR DL 5'10 250 BLUESPRINGS,MO BLUESPRINGSHIGH BLAND,MJ 3 JR WR 5'9 170 KANSASCITY.KS UOFWISC-RVRFALLS BROOKS.JARRER 71 JR DL 6'1 280 KANSASCITY.MO LINCOLNPREPHIGH TAYLOR,JOSH 4 FR WR 5'9 170 MORENOVALLEY,CA CANYONSPRINGSHIGH DEETZ,DALE 72 JR OL 6'2 280 NIXA,MO NIXAHIGH TATUM,KALEB 5 FR WR 6'3 190 WOODLANDHILLS.CA TARHIGH GALLAGHER.PHIL 73 JR OL 6'3 330 STLOUIS,MO CARTHAGECOLLEGE WALKUP,PARIS 6 SO WR 6'3 200 MTNVIEW,MO SWBAPTISTUNIV TAYLOR,ALEX 74 SO DL 6'0 250 KANSASCITY,KS TURNERHIGH COLE.AUSTIN 7 SR OB 6'2 220 GRASSLAKE.Ml GRANDRAPIDSCC OLSOMMER,PHILIP 76 FR DL 6'0 284 CONROE,TX WILLISHIGH RICHARDSON,JESSE 8 SR DB 6'1 220 CLEVELAND,MO CASS-MIDWAYHIGH JOHNSON,NICK 77 FR DL 6'3 265 FAYEnEVILLE,GA FAYETTECOHIGH BENAVIDEZ,MARC 9 JR DB 5’11 185 TROY,MO TROYHIGH WADE.DEONTA 78 SO DL 6'1 300 LEBANON,MO LEBANONHIGH DAVIS,CHUCK 10 SO DB 5'10 165 STJOSEPH.MO LEBLONDHIGH SULLIVAN,SHAWN 79 SO DE 6'2 230 SPRINGFIELD.MO CATHOLICHIGH KRIBBS,JESSE 11 SO LB 6'2 220 INDEPENDENCE,MO FORTOSAGEHIGH GEORGE.DANIEL 80 FR WR 6'2 180 LOSANGELES.CA FREDRICKPRICEHIGH BELTRAN.VINCE 12 FR OB 6'3 195 GARLAND,TX GARUNDCHRISTHIGH PETERSON.MARCUS 81 FR WR 5'11 185 INGLEWOOD.CA FREDRICKPRICEHIGH BRDWN,MARLON 13 SO DB 5'9 180 KANSASCITY.MO RUSKINHIGH MARISON,ADAM 82 SO WR 6'2 195 MTNVIEW,MO MTNVIEWHIGH LEWIS,TREVOR 14 SR LB 6'2 220 NEOSHO,MO NEOSHOHIGH LOHKAMPJOSH 83 JR TE 6'3 230 NIXA,MO NIXAHIGH FLOYD.JENSEN 15 FR QB 5'10 185 FAYEHEVILLE,GA FAYEHECOHIGH ADENIRAN,ADEMOLA 88 FR WR 5'8 160 WADDELL,AZ NORTHHIGH WARD.MORGAN 16 FB QB 6'2 230 GLADSTONE.MO OAKPARKHIGH HARRIS.CHRIS 90 FR DE 6'5 225 GRANDVIEW,MD GRANDVIEWHIGH EPLEY,LOGAN 17 FR WR 6'1 175 ROWLEn,TX SASCHEHIGH BAKER,JEFF 94 SO DE 6'2 250 BELTON,MO BELTONHIGH KING.JONATHON 18 FR WR 5'8 180 KANSASCITY,KS WASHINGTONHIGH WATKINS.RRELL 95 SO DL 6'2 280 KANSASCITY,MO SWBAPTISTUNIV EDWARDS,ANDRE 20 SR DB 5'11 190 SPRINGFIELD.MO GLENDALEHIGH ZINN,JACOB 96 JR K 5'9 170 PLEASANTHILL,MO PLEASANTHILLHIGH BOYER,CHRIS 21 SR DB 6'2 220 KANSASCITY,MO LINCOLN(MO)UNIV KONORACKI,PETER 97 JR DE 6'2 230 LOXAHATCHEE,FL SEMINOLERIDGEHIGH COOPER,THEO 22 FR DB 5'10 190 HAWTHORNE,CA FREDRICKPRICEHIGH CHILDS,JULIAN 99 FR DL 6'3 265 RAYTOWN,MO RAYTOWNSOUTHHIGH COLLIER.JERYN 23 SO LB 5'9 220 IRONSCITY,GA MILLERCOHIGH KORTH,ANDREW 24 SR K 6'2 200 GRANDVIEW.MO GRANDVIEWHIGH CARDWELL.TYLER 25 JR DB 5'10 180 BLUESPRINGS.MO BLUESPRINGSHIGH PUGH,UNCE 26 FR TE 6'2 205 FAYEHEVILLE,GA SANDYCREEKHIGH LOGAN.ISAAC 27 FR DB 6'0 165 LEE'SSUMMIT,MO WESTHIGH KING,MARCUS 28 FR RB 5'10 180 MARIEnA,GA SPRAYBERRYHIGH FRANCOIS,MAn 29 FR DB 5'11 200 FAYETTEVILLE.GA FAYERECOHIGH ROBERTS.RYAN 30 SO DB 5'11 180 PLEASANTHILL, MO PLEASANTHILLHIGH DAVIES.JUSTIN 31 FR DB 5'11 175 OLATHE,KS BLUEVALLEYNORTH JACKSON,ALYN 32 FR RB 6’2 205 SUNNVALE,TX SHELTONHIGH UNGSTON,CODY 33 SR LB 5'10 205 CARLJUNCTION.MO CARLJUNCTIONHIGH FOLKEN,NIK 34 SO FB 5'11 220 GRANDVIEW,MO FORTSCOTT(KS)CC VIZCANIO.JASON 35 FR DB 5'9 180 LITCHFIELD,AZ MILLENIUMHIGH MURPHY,JERRIALL 37 FR LB 6'0 190 THOMASVILLE,GA THOMASVILLEHIGH RUSSELL,BRANDON 38 FR LB 6'0 190 STOCKBRIDGE,GA WOODLANDHIGH CHILDS,BRANDON 39 FR RB 57 160 WOODLANDHILLS,CA TARHIGH DOUN,MATT 41 JR LB 5'11 205 RAPIDCITY,SD UNIVOFSDAKOTA BARKER.DERICK 42 SR LB 6'0 220 ODESSA,MO ODESSAHIGH HICKS,JOHN 43 SO WR 6'0 175 BLUESPRINGS.MO BLUESPRINGSHIGH MAXWELL,DYLAN 44 FR LB 6'2 220 DALUS,TX SHELTONHIGH BOURLAND,COLTAN 45 FR TE 6'2 220 APPLETONCITY.MO APPLETONCITYHIGH RUSSELL,JAMES 46 SO RB 6'0 195 FORTWORTH,TX FOSSILRIDGEHIGH TRUin,DEREK 47 FR DB 6'0 170 KANSASCITY,KS TURNERHIGH TROKEY,MORGAN 49 FR DB 5'10 190 SPRINGFIELD.MO KICKAPOOHIGH ARTIS,MILES 50 FR LB 5'11 205 MORENOVALLEY.CA CANYONSPRINGSHIGH STJOHN,MAH 51 FR OL 6'2 230EXCELSIORSPGS,MO EXCELSIORSPGSHIGH ALBERSWERTH,CHANCE 52 SO DL 6'2 240 HIGGINSVILLE.MO LAFAYETTECOHIGH STATEN.RONALD 53 SR LB 6'2 250 KANSASCITY.MO HIGHUND(KS)CC JOHNSON.ZACH 54 SR OL 6'3 285 KEARNEY.MO KEARNEYHIGH HEWin,JOSH 55 SO OL 6'1 270 BALDWIN.MO VIANNEYHIGH MOREFIELD,CHRIS 57 JR OL 6'3 290 BLUESPRINGS,MO SOUTHHIGH LEWIS,DERICK 58 SO DE 6'3 230 KANSASCITY.MO HICKMANMILLSHIGH PETERS,SHELDON 60 FR OL 6'0 265 PALMEnO,GA LANDMARKCHRISTHIGH BALANO,PHILIP 61 FR OL 6'0 230 KANSASCITY,MO STPIUSHIGH PARKER.KODY 62 JR OL 6’3 265 LEBANON,MO LEBANONHIGH O'CONNELL.EVAN 64 FR DL 5'9 230 BRYAN.TX STJOSEPHSHIGH KISER.DON 65 SO OL 5'10 290 NIXA,MO NIXAHIGH MEYERS.ANDY 66 SO OL 6'0 230 NIXA,MO NIXAHIGH HUFF,JUSTIN 68 FR OL 6'1 270 ROGERSVILLE,MO ROGERSVILLEHIGH ... Coaching Football Staff avila.edu/athletics HEAD COACH PORTER KEVIN r- Kevin Porter comes to Avila University with a wealth of experience, both as a coach and player. AirilarUniveisily He's best hnown to Kansas City-area football fans as a defensive l,y,i.,1 I-:.' bach and veteran stalwart ofone ofthe top-rated defenses in the NFL 11901 Woman Rd • Kansas City, MO 64145 ® when he played for the Chiefs from 1988-92. Before V -(816)501.3634 • avila.edu that, however, he was a four-year starting corner- bach at Auburn University, where he twice was Unh/eisity^^sid^ named all-Southeastern Conference. Following his senior season for the Tigers, he received honorable Ron Slepitza, Ph.D. 1 mention on the NCAA All-America team. ! A third-round pich bythe Chiefs in 1988, Porterwas .Diredo7ofAthl^cs a four-year starterat strong safety. He recorded 290 tachles, forced six fumbles and had two fumble Anttibny Hall, Sn^(816) 501.3756 recoveries during his six-year NFL career, which he finished in 1993 as s'ti i/t-'.'-i \/ll \/ci'j a member ofthe NewYorh Jets. Porter began his coaching career in 2000 with the Pensacola Barracudas of the Arena Football League's af2, the league's second- Bob Luder • (816) 501.2434 [J tainerdlleeadguteh.eHmetothtehne taof2ohAorveenraCthuepecxhpaamnpsiioonnshMiapcognamKeniignht2s00i3n.2T0h01e ,\j l'/A\ 1 rHea' d>F71boto7aFi7'r'tda. bh ; ! ''if' nextyear, he moved to the top-tierAFL to become defensive coordina- tor for the New Orleans VooDoo. In his first season, the VooDoo fin- Ketnn Potter^ (816) 501 .2486 ished the season with the second-ranhed scoring defense in the league. Intorh^on In 2009, Porter moved to the collegiate ranhs and became defensive 'JAirtisI' ' ceonodrdoifnaltaosrt asteMaisdoAn,metrhiecaPiNoanzeaerresnedeUfneinvseresiftiyniisnhOeldatihne,thKeanH.eaBrytthoef Athletic Office^ (816) 501.3634 . J, America Athletic Conference's top three in total defense, rushing University Enrollment 1,800 defense, pass defense and led the league in sachs and sachs per Mascot Eagles game. Nationally, the Pioneers finished fifth in sachs and sachs per :y : game and ninth in total defense. 4C0 01S Purple & Gold I ^ Portergraduated fromAvilawith a bachelorofarts in businessadmin- istration and is pursuing a master's in organizational development. He 7 Venue Dasta Stadium and wife Annjela have two sons: Jacob (11) and Kellen (6). (Rockhurst High School) Capacity 6,000 ASSISTANT COACHES Surface Artificial Turf Dan Scheible Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Affiliation NAIA Marty Steward Defensive Coordinator . . Conference Heart of America William Harrahill Offensive Line . Michael Ervin Recruiting Coordinator/Quarterbachs Hanh Spellman . Running Bachs F^botball On the A'' Devin Phillips Director of Football Operations Sam Smith Offensive Line You can listen to Eagles football on the S Ryan Hardwich Assistant Coach Avila website as veteran announcers . Joe Parhhurst Assistant Coach Bob Rennison and Dick Krawczyk give . . Stephen Johnson Defensive Line you the play-by-play during home and Sam Simmons Wide Receiver .. away games. You can listen to the Martez Wesley Safeties C.J. Moore . Assistant Coach games at avila.edu/athletics