Ichabods add seven signees for fall

For immediate release - April 18, 2003

Ichabod head football coach Craig Schurig has announced a seven additional signees who will join the Ichabods in the fall. The additional student-athletes join the 24 high school signees who signed national letter of intents on Feb. 5.

Included in the seven new Ichabods is Blake Nichols, a 6-4, 260 pound defensive lineman from Forgan, Okla. and Forgan High School, who is transferring to Washburn from the University of Oklahoma. Nichols redshirted last season for the Sooners.

“Blake is a young man that has the physical abilities to contribute right away,” Schurig said.

At Forgan High School, he was a four-year all-district selection, 8-man all-star, all-conference and team captain. He was named the team most valuable player two times.

On the basketball court he was an all-state selection once and a two-time conference MVP and four-year all-conference selection.

2003 Washburn additional transfer signees
Blake Nichols DE 6-4 260 Forgan, Okla./University of Oklahoma

2003 Washburn high school additional signees
Aaron Hicks LB 6-0 215 Olathe, Kan./Olathe North High School
Steven Kemplay S 6-1 180 Paola, Kan./Paola High School
Jesse Wallace DL 6-1 225 Topeka, Kan./Topeka West High School
Joshua Lamb DB 5-7 145 Garden City, Kan./Garden City High School
Jeff Sloan DT 6-0 250 Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission West High School
Ben Gray DB 6-0 175 Lawrence, Kan./Free State High School