Kaclik reaches milestone

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Winter 2013
Vol. 7 No. 1
The Newsletter of the Grove City College
Wolverine Football Team
Inside ...
Bermann earns All-Region
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Wolverines named to All-Conference
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Four earn CoSIDA honors
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2013 Schedule/2012 Results
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From left: Alex Jewell (52), Ben Jubell (74), Zach Kepple (64), Josh Bermann (54), Shane Kaclik (22), Ethan Martin (56),
Aaron Sircy (70), Ron Dornin (62).
Kaclik reaches milestone
G
rove City senior
tailback Shane Kaclik (Mars, Pa./Mars) was
selected to the First Team
All-Presidents’ Athletic
Conference. Kaclik led
the conference in rushing
yards (1,098) and yards from
scrimmage (1,218) in 2012.
The senior tailback scored
a league-best 15 rushing
touchdowns and finished second
overall in the conference with
90 points.
He became the third Grove
City back to run for 1,000
yards in a season, joining
Doug Steiner (1996-97) and
R.J. Bowers (1997-2000).
His 1,098 yards rank sixth
on Grove City’s all-time
single-season r u s h i n g l i s t .
Kaclik was voted Team
MVP, as well as Offensive
MVP, by his teammates.
Pictured above is Kaclik
with members of the offensive
line after reaching 1,000 yards
rushing vs. St. Vincent College
on November 3.
Three Wolverines compete in Tazon de
Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) in Guadalajara
T
hree Grove City
College football players
competed for Team Stars
and Stripes, a Division III
all-star team, in the fourth
annual Tazon de Estrellas
(Bowl of the Stars) Saturday,
December 15, at 1 p.m. at
La Fortaleza Azul (The Blue
Fortress) in Guadalajara,
Mexico.
Senior guard Josh
Bermann, senior inside
linebacker Jason Ferguson
and senior tailback Shane
Kaclik helped Team Stars
and Stripes to a 32-15 victory
against a team of Mexican
college all-stars from
CONADIEP, the national
conference of private schools
in Mexico.
Bermann earned First
Team All-Presidents’ Athletic
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Bermann earns
All-Region
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Senior offensive guard Josh Bermann (54) leads the Wolverines onto the field for the Homecoming game against Bethany.
enior offensive guard Josh Bermann
(Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline) earned
Third Team All-South Region from D3Football.com, as well as First Team Offensive Line
honors in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.
The four-time letter winner helped anchor
Grove City’s offensive line this year by starting
all 10 games at right guard. Bermann and the
offensive line paved the way for senior tailback
Shane Kaclik to lead the PAC in rushing,
while also helping the Wolverines’ offensive
attack lead the conference in average time of
possession and red zone scoring.
BOWL (continued)
Conference and D3Football.
Stripes in a 45-27 setback.
com All-South Region Third
Polesnak is currently
Team honors following the
doing graduate work
2012 season.
and playing football at
Ferguson made 37 career
University of Las Americas
starts, finishing his career
Pueblas. He played for
fourth on Grove City’s allthe CONADIEP against
time tackles list (313), twice
his former Wolverine
earning First Team All-PAC.
teammates.
In 2012, Ferguson led Grove
Three Grove City
City with 84 total tackles,
players participated in
including a team-high 10
the Tazon de Estrellas
From
left
to
right:
senior
guard
Josh
Bermann,
senior
tailback
Shane
Kaclik
and
tackles for a loss. He had 2.5
predecessor, the Aztec
senior linebacker Jason Ferguson pose for the Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) in
sacks, a forced fumble and an
Bowl. Brock McCullough
Guadalajara, Mexico.
United States in the Tazon de Estrellas.
interception this season in 10
played for the United
starts at middle linebacker.
States in 2000, while Aaron Margo
In 2010, offensive tackle Pete
Kaclik scored a league-best 15 rushing
(2005) and Matt Gregg (2007) also
Polesnak helped Team Stars and Stripes
touchdowns and finished second overall
played in the Aztec Bowl.
to a 48-7 victory over the Mexican allin the conference with 90 points.
The United States is 5-1 with
star team. Last year, nose tackle Jarred
This is the third consecutive year that
Grove City players competing in
Frawley competed for Team Stars and
Grove City players have represented the
the Aztec Bowl or Tazon de Estrellas.
Wolverines named to All-Conference Team
O
ffensive guard Josh Bermann and
running back Shane Kaclik were
named to the First Team All Presidents’
Athletic Conference. Linebacker Jason
Ferguson and defensive back Shawn Mercer
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were named to the Second Team All
Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Offensive
tackle Andrew Pisorn, quarterback Brian
Pell, wide receiver Anthony Ritchie,
defensive linemen George Matthews IV
and Marc Shamley and defensive back Joe
Diani received PAC honorable mention.
Joe Diani was also named to the honorable
mention team as a punter, while Kurt
Devlin was named as a placekicker.
Seniors Josh Bermann (54), Jason Ferguson (47), Shawn Mercer (24) and Marc Shamley (11) walk out for the coin toss at the Homecoming game against Bethany.
Four earn CoSIDA Academic All-District; Gibbs All-American
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unior free safety Joe Diani (West Leechburg, Pa./Leechburg), junior cornerback Chris Gibbs (Akron, Ohio/Revere), sophomore
wingback Sam Ivan (Whitehouse, Ohio/Toledo Christian) and junior wide receiver Anthony Ritchie (Big Rock, Ill./Wheaton
Academy) all earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition and advanced to the nationwide CoSIDA Academic
All-America ballot. Gibbs was selected to the Academic All-America Second Team.
Chris Gibbs was a three-year starter in Grove City’s defensive backfield starting all 10 games. He was
second on the team with 68 tackles, and six pass breakups. Gibbs maintains a 3.92 GPA as a molecular
biology/pre-med major. In addition to being named to the Dean’s List with Distinction and to the
conference’s Academic Honor Roll, he is also a Presidential Scholarship recipient.
A three-year letterman and two-year starter at safety, Joe Diani led the team with five interceptions
while also compiling 41 tackles in 2012. He also served as the Wolverines’ punter. Diani owns a 3.69
GPA in mathematics, is a Dean’s List student, has been named to the PAC’s Academic Honor Roll, is a
Presidential Scholarship recipient and has been inducted into the Kappa Mu Epsilon math honorary.
Lettering after his first two seasons, Sam Ivan served as a starting wingback in the Wolverine
backfield. He boasts a 3.71 GPA as a molecular biology/pre-med major, a Dean’s List honoree and has
also earned a spot on the PAC Academic Honor Roll. Ivan is a Presidential Scholarship and Trustee
Scholarship recipient.
Anthony Ritchie, the three-year letter winner, led Grove City with 43 receptions for 488 yards,
caught eight touchdowns and returned punts for the Wolverines. Ritchie holds a 3.49 GPA in mechanical
engineering, is a Dean’s List student and has been named to the PAC’s Academic Honor Roll.
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2013 Schedule
Sept. 7, Carnegie Mellon (Home)
Sept. 14, Anderson, Ind. (Away)
Sept. 21, Washington & Jefferson (Home)
Sept. 28, Bethany (Away)
Oct. 5, Westminster, *Homecoming*
Oct. 12, Waynesburg (Home)
Oct. 26, Thomas More (Away)
Nov. 2, Geneva (Away)
Nov. 9, Saint Vincent (Home)
Nov. 16, Thiel, *Mercer County Cup*
CONGRATULATIONS, WOLVERINES, ON WINNING THE 29TH MERCER COUNTY CUP!
GROVE CITY BEAT THIEL 21-7 TO CAPTURE THE CUP.
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