2016 CWRU Football Roster
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School
1 Justin Phan So. WR 5-8 150 Atlanta, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian
2 Nick Kwon (c) Sr. CB 5-9 170 Kaneohe, Hawaii / Mid-Pacific Institute
3 Brendan Lynch Sr. WR 5-8 185 Sarver, Pa. / Freeport Area
4 Andre Orantes So. CB 6-1 195 Magna, Utah / Cyprus
5 Cody Calhoun (c) Jr. SS 5-11 190 Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Watterson
5 Ben Carniol Jr. K 5-7 155 Great Falls, Va. / Thomas Jefferson Science & Tech.
6 Andrew Banathy Jr. ILB 6-1 205 Tinley Park, Ill. / Providence Catholic
7 Adrian Cannon Jr. CB 5-9 170 Lake View, N.Y. / Frontier Central
7 Julian Kinard Fr. QB 6-0 170 Damascus, Md. / Damascus
8 Chanan Demery Jr. OLB 5-11 210 Woodbridge, Va. / Potomac
9 Rob Cuda Jr. QB 6-1 195 Bartlett, Ill. / South Elgin
9 Jackson Kolderup Fr. K 5-11 175 Palatine, Ill. / William Fremd
10 Zech Medved (c) Sr. TE 6-0 210 Imperial, Pa. / West Allegheny
11 Alek LaVeck Jr. S 5-11 180 Lancaster, Ohio / Lancaster
12 Zak Hurd Jr. WR 5-9 170 Perry, Ohio / Perry
13 Peter Hontas Fr. QB 6-1 195 New Orleans, La. / Jesuit
14 Jeep Madison Sr. OLB 5-11 205 Middletown, Conn. / Northfield Mt. Hermon
14 Mitchell Peer So. QB 6-3 185 Chesterfield, Mich. / L'Anse Creuse North
15 Ryan Coolidge Fr. QB 6-3 190 Chicago, Ill. / St. Ignatius Prep
16 Won Kun Park Jr. K 5-9 160 Seoul, South Korea / Kimball Union Academy (N.H.)
17 Stephen Guenther Sr. QB 6-0 177 Birmingham, Mich. / Seaholm
18 Jered Butler So. OLB 6-0 190 Greenbelt, Md. / Eleanor Roosevelt
19 Giuseppe Orsini Jr. WR 6-1 180 Upper St. Clair, Pa. / Upper St. Clair
20 Kevin Chrissis Fr. CB 5-10 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper Saint Clair
21 John McKevley Gr. DB 6-0 200 Cleveland, Ohio / University School
21 Mario Robaina Fr. WR 5-8 180 Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit Prep
22 Zach Lyon Sr. OLB 6-1 215 Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny
23 Jacob Burke Jr. FB/P 6-1 210 Johnstown, Ohio / Northridge
23 Justin Thomas Fr. CB 6-1 175 North Royalton, Ohio / St. Edward
24 Jordan King Fr. ILB 5-8 170 Nashville, Tenn. / Hillwood
25 Jeffrie Brown Jr. Jr. RB 5-10 170 Fairfield, Calif. / Armijo
25 Daniel Fabiniak Jr. FS 5-10 185 Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter
26 Mike Devereaux Jr. CB 5-9 180 Litchfield, N.H. / Bishop Guertin
27 Sam Jenkins Fr. RB 5-10 180 Medina, Ohio / Highland
28 Patrick Crossey Fr. S 6-1 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Plum Senior
29 Myles Anthony Jr. RB 5-4 170 Philadelphia, Pa. / Germantown Academy
30 Justin McMahon Jr. ILB 6-0 220 Mentor, Ohio / Mentor
31 Brett Marcus Fr. OLB 6-2 210 Johnson City, Tenn. / Science Hill
32 Isaac Withrow Fr. ILB 6-0 225 Winfield, W. Va. / Winfield
33 Owen Williams Sr. CB 5-10 186 Granite Falls, N.C. / South Caldwell
34 Aaron Aguilar Jr. RB 5-6 182 Orange, Calif. / Orange
35 Mitchell Willis So. ILB 6-1 210 Pataskala, Ohio / Newark Catholic
37 Munyaradzi Mangwende Fr. S 5-10 165 Baltimore, Md. / Western School of Tech. & Environmental Sci.
37 Brandon Rabah Fr. RB 5-9 195 Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller
38 David Traganza So. OLB 5-10 200 San Diego, Calif. / Francis Parker
39 Jeremy Hill Fr. S 5-9 165 Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep
40 Matt Gallagher So. ILB 5-11 205 Chadds Ford, Pa. / Archmere (Del.)
41 Kenny Warren Jr. So. RB 5-9 195 Indianapolis, Ind. / Park Tudor
42 JP Wassmann So. FB 5-10 219 Miami, Fla. / Christopher Columbus
43 Alex Habeeb Jr. OLB 5-9 200 Avon, Ohio / Avon
44 Dan Techman Jr. DL 5-11 205 Morgantown, Pa. / Twin Valley
45 Tim Briercheck Sr. ILB 5-7 200 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mount Lebanon
47 Weston Salerno Jr. K 5-11 180 Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral
48 Matthew Peterson So. WR 6-2 195 Charlotte, N.C. / Cato Middle College H.S.
49 Tyler Doty (c) Sr. NG 5-10 230 Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Davidson
51 Andrew Lease Fr. DL 6-2 245 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton-LaSalle Catholic
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School
52 Cameron Brown So. DE 6-0 237 Westlake, Ohio / Westlake
53 Chaz Brown So. G 6-4 270 Kennett, Mo. / Kennett
54 John Fry So. C 5-11 270 Ephrata, Pa. / Cocalico
55 Gage Blair Jr. C 6-1 260 Elyria, Ohio / St. Edward
56 Adam Poltrack Fr. DL 6-5 215 Mountain View, Calif. / Saint Francis
58 Alex Nesvisky Jr. OT 6-2 260 Raleigh, N.C. / Ravenscroft
61 Robbie Sabatelle Sr. C 6-0 240 Norwich, Vt. / Hanover
62 Spiros Romell Fr. OL 6-3 275 North Olmsted, Ohio / North Olmsted
63 Jim Irwin So. C 6-1 250 Chicago, Ill. / St. Ignatius
64 Aedan Ayer Fr. OL 6-2 265 Hamden, Conn. / Fairfield College Prep
65 Joseph Katula So. G 6-2 280 Yorkville, Ill. / Yorkville
66 Thomas Strayer Fr. OL 6-3 260 Mentor, Ohio / Mentor
67 Ryan Szymanski Fr. OL 6-3 290 Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville
68 Dante Capicchioni Sr. G 6-0 240 Birmingham, Mich. / Seaholm
70 Nate Lewis Sr. OT 6-4 270 Auburn, Ohio / Kenston
71 Ryan Merlau (c) Jr. OT 6-3 285 Java Center, N.Y. / Pioneer
72 Ryan DeMarinis Jr. G 6-2 295 Western Springs, Ill. / Westwood (Mass.)
73 Reed Gershenson Fr. DL 6-2 245 Aliso Viejo, Calif. / Jserra Catholic
75 David Khanin Jr. OT 6-2 245 Mayfield, Ohio / Mayfield
76 Jack Blanton So. OT 6-4 250 Longmeadow, Mass. / Longmeadow
77 Derek Clontz Fr. OL 6-4 300 North Fayette, Pa. / West Allegheny Senior
78 Josh Schlichting Fr. OL 6-2 265 Upper Saint Clair, Pa. / Upper Saint Clair
79 Steven Bachie So. OT 6-4 250 Berea, Ohio / Berea-Midpark
80 Luke DiFrancesco Jr. WR 5-11 185 Johnstown, Pa. / Bishop McCort
81 Hunter Tulloch So. WR 6-2 190 Boca Raton, Fla. / North Broward Prep
83 Luke Bedell Fr. WR 5-10 180 Chatham, N.J. / Saint Peters Prep
84 Conner Hall Fr. WR 6-1 175 Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley West
86 Joey Spitalli So. WR 6-2 180 Roselle, Ill. / Lake Park
87 Austin Navarrette Fr. WR 6-2 210 Roanoke, Texas / Northwest
88 Justin Friedsam Fr. WR 6-3 190 Portola Valley, Calif. / Menlo-Atherton
89 Adam Zybko Fr. TE 6-4 210 Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard West
90 Jason Lockamy Jr. DE 6-1 205 Apex, N.C. / Apex
93 William Graziani So. NG 5-11 235 Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillan
94 Chris Zhang So. NG 6-1 240 Naperville, Ill. / Naperville North
96 Tyler Bushman So. DE 6-5 230 Naperville, Ill. / Naperville North
98 Brian McNamara So. DE 6-2 230 Aurora, Ohio / Aurora
99 Pete LeMaster Jr. OLB 6-2 207 Chardon, Ohio / Chardon
(c) – Indicates Captains
Head Coach: Greg Debeljak (13th season)
Assistant Coaches: Dereck Slesh Offensive Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinator)
Warren Miller (Defensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers)
John Pont (Wide Receivers/ Passing Game Coordinator)
Ben Lolli (Defensive Backs/ Special Team Coordinator)
Conor Reilly (Defensive Line)
Dave DiCarlo (Quarterbacks)
Jim Stephens (Outside Linebackers)
Tyler Schovanec (Running Backs)
Mark Murray (Offensive Line)
Athletic Trainer: Jessica White
2016 CWRU Pronunciation Guide
Coaches
Greg Debeljak (Deb-uh-lack)
Tyler Schovanec (show-vahn-ick)
Players
34 Aaron Aguilar Ag-you-lar
79 Steven Bachie bah-chee (pronounced like ‘bocce’ ball)
6 Andrew Banathy buh-nathy
68 Dante Capicchioni CAP-uh-chee-Oh-nee
5 Ben Carniol car-knee-ol
9 Rob Cuda coo-dah
80 Luke DiFrancesco dee-fran-chess-coh
26 Mike Devereaux Dev-err-oh
49 Tyler Doty dough-tee
65 Joseph Katula cat-oo-lah
75 David Khanin cannon
37 Munyaradzi Mangwende mun-yah-raad-zee Man-gwen-day
30 Justin McMahon mick-man
71 Ryan Merlau mer-louw
4 Andre Orantes Ore-ahn-tiss
1 Justin Phan Fan
21 Mario Robaina Row-bye-nuh
61 Robbie Sabatelle sab-uh-tell
81 Hunter Tulloch tull-ick