Football | 8/15/2013 9:59:00 AM
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Monday began a five part series of position breakdowns for the Hornet football team. Thursday features the defensive secondary while the linebackers and defensive line will wrap up the series on Friday.
SECONDARY
All-MIAA pick Chris Poston (Sr./Oklahoma City, Okla.) returns for his senior season and has been on several preseason All-American watch lists. He had four interceptions last season with a season long 47 yard return at Nebraska-Kearney. An honorable-mention All-MIAA pick as a true freshman, he played in just three games as a sophomore and sat out the next two years due to injury. Kadeem Satchell (Jr./Princeton, Texas) had 45 tackles last season including a career high ten stops against Missouri Western. Former starters Julian Dozier (Sr./Round Rock, Texas) and Gary Fortune (Sr./Indian Head, Md.) will be coming back from injuries this season. Dozier saw action in the first two games before suffering a broken foot. Fortune injured his knee and missed the final five games of the season. Deveon Dinwiddie (Jr./Hutchinson, Kan.) should make an impact after transferring from NCAA Division I-FCS Champion North Dakota State. The rest of the defensive backfield will be young with Jarett Srode (So./St. Charles, Mo.) one of the few to have game experience on the defensive side of the ball with the Hornets last season. Brandon Gentz (So./Emporia, Kan.) moves to the defense after playing offense in all 12 games last season for the Hornets.
2 Brandon Gentz S 6'1 191 So.-1L Emporia, Kan. Emporia HS
3 Julian Dozier DB 5'9 176 Sr.-3L Round Rock, Texas Stony Point HS
4 Gary Fortune DB 6'0 170 Sr.-1L Indian Head, Md. Henry Lackey HS/Ohio
9 Chris Poston S 6'1 193 Sr.-3L Oklahoma City, Okla. Bishop McGuinness HS
14 Ace Mayze DB 5'11 175 Fr.-HS Arlington, Texas Seguin HS
18 J.P. Lohrentz S 6'1 185 Fr.-RS Buhler, Kan. Buhler HS
20 Jarett Strode DB 5'11 183 So.-1L St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell HS
21 Kadeem Satchell S 6'2 210 Jr.-2L Princeton, Texas Princeton HS
22 Deveon Dinwiddie DB 5'9 170 Jr.-TR Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson HS/HCC/North Dakota St.
28 Tre Dickerson DB 5'9 164 Fr.-RS Corinth, Texas Lake Dallas HS
29 Curtis Shorts S 6'1 190 So.-RS Fort Worth, Texas Lake Worth HS/Abilene Christian
30 Kumani Armstead DB 6'0 185 Fr.-HS North Richland Hills, Texas Richland HS
32 Marcus Houghton DB 6'1 180 Fr.-HS McPherson, Kan. McPherson HS
33 Josh Monteagudo S 6'1 210 Fr.-RS Cape Coral, Fla. Cape Coral HS/Hutchinson CC
40 Clayton Boatright DB 6'1 215 So.-SQ Argonia, Kan. Argonia HS
43 Larhon Walker DB 5'9 167 Fr.-RS Kansas City, Mo. Ruskin HS
Leon Flintroy DB 5'9 160 Fr.-HS Las Vegas, Nev. Desert Pines HS
Marcus Hicks DB 5'10 166 Fr.-HS Derby, Kan. Derby HS
Brett Hontz DB 6'2 160 Fr.-RS Wathena, Kan. Wathena HS
Cameron Karn S 6'2 195 Fr.-HS Holton, Kan. Holton HS
Elliot Montgomery DB 6'0 175 Fr.-HS Wildwood, Mo. Lafayette HS
Samuel Saidi DB 6'0 190 Jr.-TR Dodge City, Kan. Dodge City HS/Dodge City CC
Emporia State will look to build on last year's ten win season and Kanza Bowl win with 14 returning starters and a total of 20 players that have started at least one game. Preseason All-Americans Chris Poston and Jordan Sanders anchor the defense while four of five starters return on the offensive line.
The Hornets will open the season on Thursday, September 5 at Ft. Hays State.
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Remaining Position Interview Schedule
Aug. 16 Defensive Line/Linebackers 1:00 p.m.
Interviews will take place in the Memorial Union
Aug. 18 Media/Picture Day 5:00 p.m.
Welch Stadium
NOTE?TO?MEDIA: Coach Higgins, assistant coaches and individual players will be available on the field following practice for brief (three to four question) interviews. The lunch interview schedule has been set up to accommodate longer conversations with players. The lunch time slot is good for phone interviews as well. We request that you hold to these time slots to accommodate the schedules of the student-athletes and coaches. If you require a more in-depth or one-on-one interview, please contact the Athletic Media Relations office to assist you in setting up the interview.
