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2008 Football Roster

2007 Roster


Numerical Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous Colleges)
1 Anthony Stewart WR/RB 5-8 182 Fr. RS Seattle, WA (Rainier Beach)
2 Jamal Weems WR 6-0 180 Fr. RS Seattle, WA (Cleveland)
4 Reggie Wilson CB 6-3 205 Sr. SQ Seattle, WA (Rainier Beach)
5 Courtney Smith CB 5-11 200 Jr. RS Stockton, CA (East Union/Langston)
7 Chris Rohrbach WR 6-1 200 Sr. 2V Edmonds, WA (Meadowdale/Washington)
8 Sam Togar WR 5-9 170 Jr. JC Tacoma, WA (Lakes/College of San Mateo)
10 Jerome Williams S 6-2 211 Jr. 2V Seattle, WA (Ballard)
11 Mike Waller WR 5-10 154 Jr. JC Pomona, CA (Todd Beamer [WA]/Mount San Antonio College)
12 Ryan Robertson QB 6-3 188 Fr. HS Sammamish, WA (Eastlake)
13 Mike Reilly QB 6-3 212 Sr. 3V Kalispell, MT (Flathead/Washington State)
14 Kyle Miller QB 6-3 200 Jr. 1V Vancouver, WA (Evergreen/Portland State)
15 David Weisner QB 6-3 203 Fr. HS Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla)
16 Kurt Russell S 6-2 206 Fr. HS Yakima, WA (East Valley)
17 Jason Gran S/LB 6-1 201 Sr. 3V Buckley, WA (White River)
18 Oliver Henry QB 6-6 209 Fr. HS Spanaway, WA (Bethel)
19 Jared Bronson TE 6-4 255 Sr. 1V Kent, WA (Thomas Jefferson/Washington)
20 J.R. Hasty RB 5-10 221 Jr. TR Newcastle, WA (Bellevue/Washington)
21 Nick Rogers CB 5-10 180 Fr. RS North Pole, AK (Eielson)
22 Reggie Westmoreland WR 5-8 166 Jr. JC Stockton, CA (Edison/Sacramento City College)
24 Jon Rogers CB 5-9 190 Sr. 1V North Pole, AK (Eielson)
25 Tyler Cardin RB 5-7 162 Fr. HS Milton, WA (Fife)
26 Dominick Davis RB 5-8 159 Fr. HS Tacoma, WA (Lakes)
27 Radio Battle-Wilkins CB 6-0 189 Fr. HS Spanaway, WA (Bethel)
28 Jerome Morris RB 5-11 187 Jr. JC Los Angeles, CA (Jefferson/East Los Angeles College)
29 J.R. Jamerson CB/S 6-0 190 Sr. 3V Pasco, WA (Pasco)
30 John Koopman S 6-1 195 Fr. RS Enumclaw, WA (Enumclaw)
31 Taylor Breitzman S 6-0 208 Jr. JC Valley Springs, CA (Calaveras/San Joaquin Delta College)
32 Ryan Dyer DL/RB 6-0 235 Jr. 2V University Place, WA (Life Christian)
33 Anthony Le LB 5-11 206 So. 1V Lacey, WA (Timberline)
34 Justin Leonard RB 6-2 230 Fr. RS Woodland, WA (Woodland)
35 Lamardray Fuller RB 5-9 199 Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Todd Beamer)
36 Mike Smith S 6-2 183 Fr. HS Atlanta, GA (Booker T. Washington)
37 Josh Waller WR 6-0 156 Fr. HS Federal Way, WA (Todd Beamer)
39 Lorne Bridgford CB 6-0 199 Fr. HS Everett, WA (Cascade)
40 Buddy Wood LB 6-3 200 Jr. 2V Chattaroy, WA (Riverside)
41 Adam Bighill LB 5-10 212 So. 1V Montesano, WA (Montesano)
42 Ryan Carpenter LB 6-1 200 Fr. RS Moses Lake, WA (Moses Lake)
43 Andrew Skorney RB 5-8 205 Fr. TR Everett, WA (Everett/Linfield)
44 Daniel Gannon LB 6-2 189 Fr. HS Mabton, WA (Prosser)
45 Mike Reno TE/LB 6-3 213 Fr. HS Ellensburg, WA (Kittitas)
46 Sean Davis K/P 6-0 176 Fr. RS Federal Way, WA (Todd Beamer)
47 Tony Thomas CB 5-8 148 Fr. HS Lakewood, WA (Lakes)
50 Chris James LB 5-11 210 Sr. 3V Tacoma, WA (Bellarmine Prep)
51 Chase Hessler LB 5-11 230 So. 1V Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla)
52 Taylor Tanasse DL 6-0 235 Fr. RS Yakima, WA (West Valley)
53 Ryan Buenaflor LB 6-1 231 Jr. TR Chula Vista, CA (Anacortes [WA]/Eastern Washington)
54 Tony Quirk OL 6-6 296 Jr. 2V Ellensburg, WA (Ellensburg)
55 Tyce Thomas LB 6-0 203 Fr. HS Wenatchee, WA (Wenatchee)
57 Caleb Curry DL 6-3 270 Fr. HS Auburn, WA (Kentridge)
58 Tupou Manaea DL 6-2 282 Fr. HS Lakewood, WA (Lakes)
59 Antonio McLemore DL 6-1 243 Jr. JC Tacoma, WA (Stadium/Sacramento City College)
60 Matt Erb OL 6-3 266 Fr. RS Olympia, WA (Timberline)
62 Tyler Hopkins OL 6-4 299 Fr. HS Gig Harbor, WA (Gig Harbor)
63 Marcus Ford DL 6-2 280 Jr. JC Sacramento, CA (Grant/Sacramento City College)
64 Jon Murbach OL 6-5 264 Fr. HS Kennewick, WA (Kamiakin)
65 Anthony Blue OL 6-5 315 So. 1V Cerritos, CA (Gahr/Wyoming)
66 Ryan Stokes OL 6-2 333 Jr. 1V Kent, WA (Kentridge)
67 Luke Conklin OL 6-5 305 So. 1V Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla/Idaho)
68 Nick Finer OL 6-5 315 Jr. JC Lynnwood, WA (Meadowdale/Los Angeles Valley College)
70 Justin Eden OL 6-5 265 Fr. RS Lacey, WA (Timberline)
71 Aaron Gilbert OL 6-4 315 Sr. 3V Auburn, WA (Thomas Jefferson)
72 Matt Coffman OL 6-4 300 Sr. 3V Othello, WA (Othello)
73 John Gariano OL 6-2 295 Sr. 3V Auburn, WA (Auburn Riverside)
74 Chris Finlayson DL 6-6 221 Fr. HS Tacoma, WA (Fife)
75 Devin Dyer DL 6-0 271 Fr. HS Vancouver, WA (Heritage)
76 Joey Tivnan OL 6-3 246 Fr. HS Centralia, WA (Centralia)
78 Mac Morrison OL 6-4 360 Fr. HS Renton, WA (Hazen)
79 Chad Sutter OL 6-2 310 Fr. HS Olympia, WA (River Ridge)
80 Justin Helwege WR 6-4 205 Fr. RS Sammamish, WA (Eastlake)
81 Kalani Terukina TE/DL 6-2 285 Fr. RS University Place, WA (Curtis)
82 Robert Akeo-Orr WR 5-11 183 Fr. HS Spanaway, WA (Bethel)
83 Austin Burton WR 6-0 195 Fr. RS Graham, WA (Graham-Kapowsin)
84 Johnny Spevak WR 6-3 200 Jr. 2V Edgewood, WA (Puyallup)
85 Matt Snell WR 6-1 205 Jr. 2V Yakima, WA (East Valley)
86 Michael Najera WR 6-0 173 Fr. HS Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla)
87 Rebel Hall WR 6-1 220 Jr. JC Mukilteo, WA (Kamiak/College of the Siskiyous)
88 Austin Olson TE 6-2 234 Fr. HS Tacoma, WA (Franklin Pierce)
89 Tamarria Landers TE 6-2 235 So. HS Federal Way, WA (Decatur)
90 Antonio Hartwell DL 6-2 293 Jr. JC Las Vegas, NV (Foothill/Arizona Western College/Fresno City College)
91 Tyrell Nielsen DL 6-5 248 So. 1V Woodland, WA (Woodland)
93 Eugene Germany DL 6-4 285 Jr. JC Pomona, CA (Pomona/Michigan/Mount San Antonio College)
94 Matt Tuttle LB 6-3 249 Fr. HS Shelton, WA (Shelton)
96 Garrett Rolsma K/P 6-0 197 Jr. 2V University Place, WA (Curtis)
97 Andrew Oney DL/TE 6-4 250 Fr. RS Spanaway, WA (Spanaway Lake)
98 Chris Washington DL 6-1 242 Fr. HS Kent, WA (Kentridge)
99 Mitch Reffett DL 6-1 255 Sr. 3V Moses Lake, WA (Moses Lake)


2008 Coaches & Support Staff

Head Coach/Quarterbacks: Blaine Bennett (Whitworth, 1987; first year)
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Joe Lorig (Western Oregon, 1995; first year)
Special Teams/Defensive Line: Stacy Collins (Western Oregon, 1998; first year)
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: John Picha (Central Washington, 1993; 20th year)
Linebackers: Peter Sirmon (Oregon, 1999; first year)
Running Backs: Shorty Bennett (Whitworth, 1962; first year)
Assistant Defensive Line: Brian Avery (first year)
Wide Receivers: Evan Gray (Missouri S&T, 2008; first year)
Graduate Assistant (Cornerbacks): Vernon Smith (Montana, 2005; first year)
Video Coordinator: Steve Bradshaw (second year)
Sports Equipment Manager: Lloyd Gage (Eastern Oregon, 2001; first year)
Interim Head Athletic Trainer (Football): Kari Gage , A.T.C. (Eastern Oregon, 2002; fifth year)
Director of Athletic Media Relations: Jonathan Gordon (Western Oregon, 2001; seventh year)


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