April 25, 2003
The University of San Diego football coaching staff, coming off a 5-5 record in 2002 and a second place finish in the Pioneer Football League North Division, have been extremely busy this past off-season. Their hard work has paid huge dividends as they will welcome thirty outstanding recruits for the 2003 Fall Semester. USD's newcomers will report to campus for football camp during the second week of August.
USD Football 2003 Recruiting Class
Kevin Herron St. Francis HS Pasadena, CA 6'1 190 lb. RB
1700+ yds 22 TDs ... All CIF Div. III, Mission All League Team, Glendale News Press All Area Team, Pasadena Star News All Area Team.
Wes Doyle Desert Vista HS Phoenix, AZ 6'3 185 lb. WR
28 receptions for 644 yards and 7 TDs; 23 yds per catch ... APN All-State, All-City (Tempe), 1st Team All-Region WR 1st Team All-Region FS, Offensive MVP, Two-time player of the week. Team Ranked #1 in state of Arizona, #11 in the Nation.
Jon Polk Dominguez HS Compton, CA 5'11 230 lb. LB
1,015 rushing yards, 11 TDs, 133 Tackles ... All-CIF, Defensive MVP of League, All-League Offense, 1st Team LA Times.
Dan Bierbach Columbine HS Littleton, CO 6'2 230 lb. LB
159 Tackles, 8 Sacks, 2 Interceptions ... Team Captain, 1st Team All- State, 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-Colorado, 14-0 State Champs, Ranked 17th in the Nation.
Kyson Hawkins Fallbrook HS, Fallbrook, CA 6'1 225 lb. LB
1st Team All-League, CIF Honorable Mention, Defensive Player of the Year.
Mark Cianciulli Corona Del Mar HS, Newport Beach, CA 5'10 175 lb. DB
2nd in school history for TDs with 29; 2nd in school history for career rushing yards 2,790; 3,290 career all-purpose yards ... 1st Team All Pacific Coast League RB, Offensive Player of the Year (Jr. & Sr.), Daily Pilot Dream Team RB.
Derek Tam Los Gatos HS Los Gatos, CA 6'0 175 lb. WR
34 Tackles, 6 Interceptions, 17 touchdowns ... National Football Foundation Award Winner, League MVP, 1st Team All-CCS (San Jose Mercury News), 1st Team All-Metro (San Francisco Chronicle) 12-0-1 CCS Champions.
Marcus Spain Oakridge HS , Sacramento, CA 5'10 180 lb. WR
62 Receptions, 1016 yards, 14 TDs, 9 carries for 110 yards and 2 TDs ... 1st Team All Metro (San Joaquin), MVP of Sierra Valley Conference, 1st Team All-Conference Sierra Valley, Leading Scorer of Conference.
Nathan Kreutz Stephen F. Austin HS Austin TX 6'1 180 lb. QB
18 Passing TDs, 4 rushing TDs, 2,100+ Passing yards ... All-District, All-Central Texas Honorable Mention, Team MVP.
Joe Luciano Pleasant Valley HS, Chico, CA 6'1/2 205 lb. QB
1,871 yards passing, 20 TDs, 396 rushing yards, 6 rushing TDs ... High School MVP, CIF Northern California All-Section.
Dustin Ernst University City HS San Diego, CA 6'3 225 lb. DE
All-Harbor League 1st Team, 3 time Union Tribune All-Academic Team, CIF Scholastic Athlete of the Year 2001-02 & 2002 03, National Football Foundation Award Winner.
Jonathan Granger Charter Oak HS Covina, CA 5'10 150 lb. K
34/35 PATs, 8/11 FGs, Long of 47 yards ... All San Gabriel Valley, All- Miramonte League, Miramonte League Champs 8-3.
Mohsen Hmoud Mesa JC (Kearny HS) San Diego, CA 6'4 300 lb. OL
National Football Foundation Honorable Mention Scholar Athlete Award, Lineman of the Year as a Freshman at Mesa JC.
Brandon Resch Sante Fe Christian HS Encinitas, CA 6'0 195 lb. OLB
1st Team All-League RB, 1st Team All-League LB, Most Valuable Player.
Eric Stern Desert Mountain HS Scottsdale, AZ 6'3 230 lb. DE
90 Tackles, 12 Sacks, Team MVP, All Region Lineman.
Bryan Tsang Salpointe HS Tucson, AZ 5'10 175 lb. DB
1st Team All-City Defense/Special Teams, 12-1 Season.
Kyle Taylor Sahuaro HS Tucson, AZ 6'3 260 lb. DT
Arizona All-Star Team, 5A State Heavy Weight Wrestling Champion.
Zach Ward Saguaro HS Scottsdale, AZ 6'4 250 lb. OL
All-Region and All-City Lineman, 9-3 State quarterfinals.
Evan Harney (UC Irvine) Fallbrook HS, Fallbrook, CA 6'2 210 lb. RB
All-CIF, All-North County, 1,500 yards, 2001 D-1 Southern Section Champions.
Philip Bretsch (UCSD) Fallbrook HS Fallbrook, CA 5'10 180 lb. DB
Awards- 1st team All-League DB(Avocado League), 1st team All-County DB (North County), 1st team All-CIF DB (San Diego section), 2001 D-1 Southern Section Champions.
Eric Bakhtiari Burlingame HS Burlingame, CA 6'4 225 lb. DE
1st Team All-League, 1st Team All-County Defensive Lineman, Team Defensive MVP.
Aaron Kahaloa Kamehameha HS, Honolulu, HI 6' 205 lb. OLB
All-Conference, State All-Star Game.
Kyle Kemp Eastlake HS, Redmond WA 6'1 190 lb. WR
MVP, All-State Honorable Mention, 1st Team All-King County WR, Returner, Scholar Athlete.
Mike Newell Aliso Niguel HS, Aliso Viejo, CA 6'3 250 lb. OL
All-Conference, Lineman of the Year, County All-Star Game.
Ronnie Pentz El Toro HS El Toro, CA 6'3 200 lb. DB
All-Conference, Team MVP
Stephen Strobbe Berkner HS, Richardson, TX 5'10 180 lb. DB
All-District, All-City, All-Academic.
Raymond Tialino Tustin HS, Tustin, CA 6'2 250 lb. DT
All-CIF, All-Conference.
Reis Rosenbledt Junipero Serra HS, Hillsborough, CA 6'4 230 lb. OL
1st Team All-County Offensive Line.
Brian Wall Foothill High School, Santa Ana, CA 6'2 240 lb. OL
Awards: Scholar Athlete (of the team), 2nd Team All-League, Team Record: 11-3 , CIF Finalist, Sea View League Champs.
Andrew Kearney Loyola HS, Glendale, CA 6'1 180 lb. K/P
37/38 PATs, 5/9 FG.
Brendan Egan Northwood, Irvine, CA 5'11 170 lb DB
1st Team All-CIF WR, 65 receptions, 3 interceptions, 100m League Champion
Tereq Abdul-Ghani Summit Country Day/Cincinnati, Ohio (Bucknell) 6'1 260 lb. DL
At Bucknell, Tereq was No. 2 nose guard behind All-American Adam Lord. Honorable Mention All-Cincinnati in 1999...First Team MVC in 1999 ... Second Team MVC in both 1997 and 1998... also wrestled at Summit and was a First Team MVC selection in both 1998 and 1999.
