Ichabods announce 2006 signing class

For immediate release - Feb. 1, 2006 -- Completed 4:40 p.m.

TOPEKA - Ichabod head coach Craig Schurig has announced 17 high school signees who will join the Ichabods next fall. The Ichabods finished the 2005 season with their first MIAA Championship and NCAA Playoff appearance.
"We're excited with our class," Schurig said. "We've addressed needs on both sides of the ball and we believe that we have signed talented players who will help us build on the success that we have this past season. This was a very competitve recruiting season and our coaching staff did an outstanding job this season finding our needs and addressing them."
The Ichabods finished No. 13 in the final AFCA National poll while winning their first MIAA Championship in 2005 and hosted their first NCAA Playoff game in school hhistory finishing the season with a 9-3 record.
The Ichabods will open the 2006 season at home on Sept. 2 in Yager Stadium at 1 p.m. against Colorado Mines and start the defense of their MIAA title at Central Missouri on Sept. 16.

Tim Banke (6-5, 275, Defensive Line • Omaha, Neb./Skutt Catholic High School)
Named Class B honorable mention all-super state as a senior … part of the Class B State football championship team … son of Mark and Bridget Banke … undecided on possible major.

David DeMars (6-4, 275, Offensive Line • St. Marys, Kan./St. Marys High School)
Named first team all-state and all-league as a senior on the offensive line … as a junior, he was a first team all-league and honorable mention all-state pick on the offensive line …was an honorable mention all-league defensive lineman as a sophomore …a four-year football and wrestling letterman for the Bears … was league champion wrestler as a junior and state qualifier …an academic all-league selections four years … son of Fred and Kitty DeMars … anticipated major is computer information science.

Aaron Harvey (5-10, 180, Running back • Kansas City, Mo./North Kansas City High School)
Rushed for 1,651 yards and 21 rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns … he was a first team all-league, all-metro pick by the Kansas City Star and all-Metro Sports pick … son of Dewayne and Kelly Harvey … anticipated major is business.

Jacob Iverson (6-5, 190, Quarterback • Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln North Star High School)
Passed for 2,641 yards as a senior … named team's most valuable player … an all-city pick as a senior … named EA Sports Elite 11 Quarterback at Las Vegas camp and received Elite Quarterback rating at Nike Camp in Manhattan …named honorable mention class A super state … named honorable mention all-state by the Omaha World Herald … son of Ronald and Cathy Iverson … anticipated major is business administration.

Blake Kasselman (6-5, 195, Wide Receiver • Bonner Springs, Kan./Bonner Springs High School)
Had 33 catches for 454 yards and five touchdowns as a senior … recorded a 3.8 grade point average … son of Lew and Linda Kasselman … anticipated major is mass media.

Chris Ketter (6-3, 220, Defensive End • Lecompton, Kan./Lecompton High School)
A four-year lettermen who was named first team all-league on the offensive and defensive lines …an all-area pick by the Lawrence Journal World …named all-state class 4A honorable mention …three-year letterman in basketball and baseball …a member of the National Honor Society and three-year honor roll … son of Philip and Nancy Ketter … anticipated major is pre-med or business.

Cameron Knox (6-2, 255, Tight End • Minneapolis, Kan./Minneapolis High School)
Was an honorable mention all-league pick at fullback as a freshman and as a senior after earning all-league honors as a sophomore … recruited to play tight end for the Ichabods … son of Tammy and the late Troy Knox …undecided on possible major.

Ty Lewis (6-2, 250, Offensive Line • Denver, Colo./Jefferson Academy)
Named second team all-state and first team all-league as a senior … named first team all-league as a sophomore … a second team all-league and all-state in basketball as a junior … an academic honorable mention all-state pick as a freshman, sophomore and junior … son of Diana and Vincent Lewis … undecided on possible major.

Terrence Lowe (5-8, 170, Running back • Alamogordo, N.M./Alamogordo High School)
Was a two-year first team all-district pick and a first team all-state selection as a senior … named freshman and junior varsity team MVP … received Tiger Pride Award … son of Jasper and Brenda Lowe … undecided on anticipated major.

Brahn Marrs (6-0, 190, Placekicker / Punter • Salina, Kan./Salina Sacred Heart High School)
A two-time honorable mention all-state placekicker as a junior and senior … named honorable mention all-state as a linebacker as a senior … first team all-league and all-area kicker as a sophomore, junior and senior … named to academic honor roll …son of Donnie and Mona Marrs …anticipated major is business.

Josh Moller (6-4, 280, Offensive Line • Republic, Mo./Republic High School)
As a senior, was a 2nd team all-league, first team all-district, first team all-Ozarks and second team all-state … as a junior received first team all-league, first team all-district, first team all-Ozarks and first team all-state honors … earned three varsity letters in football, two in track and one in basketball … son of Matt and Connie Moller … anticipated major is business.

Luke Schuckman (5-11, 205, Linebacker • Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll High School)
A two-time first team all-state linebacker pick following his junior and senior seasons … named to Kansas Football Coaches Association all-state first team as a senior …named to Kansas Top Eleven second team as a senior … two time all-metro first team pick as a junior and senior …named first team all-league as a junior and senior …also on Golden Eagles state baseball championship team in 2005 … son of Larry and Toni Schuckman … anticipated major is business.

Thadd Taylor (6-3, 250, Offensive Line • Topeka, Kan./Seaman High School)
Was an honorable mention all-city pick and co-captain of the Viking football team … named second team all-city in wrestling and finished sixth as a junior at state … also three shot and discus in track … son of Richard and Tamara Taylor … anticipated major is business.

Josh Torrez (6-0, 195, Running Back/Safety • Topeka, Kan./Hayden High School)
Named all-state class 4A running back team and to Kansas Coaches All-state team as a senior … named co-city offensive player of the year and to all-city team after rushing for 1,675 yards and scoring 31 touchdowns … Torrez was a first-team all-Centennial League selection at running back and was second-team all-league on defense at safety as a senior… an all-Centennial League pick at safety as a junior … named best in city and league two straight seasons in track in the javelin throw … son of Greg and Molly Torrez …anticipated major is pre-denistry.

Ray Trice (6-1, 188, Outside linebacker • Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill South High School)
A three-time all-league pick following his sophomore, junior and senior seasons … named all-district and all-Northland as a junior and senior …named second team all-metro as a senior and all-state as a senior … also named first team class 5A all-state … set school record for most sacks in a season … also a three-year starter in basketball earning all-league honors as a sophomore and junior, all-district as a junior, all-Northland as a junior, honorable mention all-metro as a sophomore, second team all-metro as a junior …is the career scoring leader for Park Hill … also ran track …son of Jeremy Crockett and Piper Walker … anticipated major is communications / mass media.

Ian Vistine (6-6, 295, Offensive line • Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs High School)
Named honorable mention all-league on the offensive line … named honorable mention all-area offensive line by the Independence Examiner … a two year lettermen on the offensive line for the Wildcats … also lettered in track two seasons … son of Greg Vistine and Tammy Keiser …anticipated major is math education.

Terek Wisinger (6-3, 225, Defensive end • Cheney, Kan./Cheney High School)
Named all-league linebacker as a freshman … honorable mention all-league running back as a sophomore, junior and senior …named all-league linebacker as a sophomore … second team all-league pick in basketball as a freshman and first team all-league as a junior … son of Curtis and Toia Wisinger …anticipated major is pre-med.

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