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LEONARD
GARRON
Outside Linebacker
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Freshman (2nd)
Evanston, Ill.
Evanston Township
2012:
Redshirted
High School:
Scout.com rated as a two-star recruit and the 171st best OLB
in his class in the nation...Honorable mention All-State linebacker...All-
Conference selection...Earned All-Conference honors as a tight end as a
junior...Also played varsity basketball.
Personal:
Born January 1, 1994...Son of Tina Garron and Leonard Garron, Jr...
Related to Tony Galbreath, who had a 13-year NFL career...Went to the same
high school as former Saluki tight end Damon Jones, who was drafted in the
fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars...Engineering
major.
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MATT
GRIFFITH
Offensive Line
6-2
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Sophomore (3rd)
Marion, Ill.
Marion
2012 (Redshirt Freshman):
Did not play in any games...Received the MVFC
Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum
GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters.
2011 (Freshman):
Redshirted...Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.
High School:
Two-time All-Conference lineman at Marion High School...
Played in the Southern Illinois All-Star game after his senior year...Named
to the All-South team in 2010...Led team to a 9-2 record and the second
round of the playoffs as a senior and junior...His sophomore year, Marion
High School went 7-4 and also reached the second round of the playoffs.
Personal:
Born in Marion, Ill., on Sept. 8, 1992...Son of Denise and Bruce
Griffith...Father is an account executive and mother is a director of nursing...
Has one sister...Majoring in history.
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THOR
HADFIELD
Long Snapper
6-4
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Junior (3rd)
Crescent City, Calif.
Del Norte
2012 (Sophomore):
Link to 2012 Game-by-Game Stats
Played in two games on special teams...Was the backup long snapper...
Received the MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, requiring
a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters.
2011 (Redshirt Freshman):
Did not see action...Earned the MVFC’s
Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum 3.2
GPA in the previous two semesters
2010 (Freshman):
Walk-on...Redshirted...Named to the MVFC Academic
Honor Roll
High School:
Starting quarterback as a senior at Del Norte High School...Also
wrestled for three years and played baseball for one...Was an honor student
Personal:
Born in Bakersfield, Calif., on July 11, 1992...Son of Jean Anne
Crawford and Robert Hadfield...Mother is a nurse and father is a teacher/high
school football coach...Sports administration major.
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DINNUS
HARDING
Inside Linebacker
6-1
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Sophomore (3rd)
St. Louis, Mo.
University City
2012 (Redshirt Sophomore):
Did not play in any games.
2011 (Sophomore):
Walked onto the team and redshirted.
High School:
A three-year starter at right guard, and also played DE...All-
conference his senior year...Team finished two games shy of advancing to
state 4A playoffs his senior year...Also lettered in track his junior and senior
years and competed in the discus and shot put.
Personal:
Born April 2, 1992...Son of Kirra Jones and Dinnus Harding, Jr....
University studies major.
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NATE
HAREMZA
Guard
6-4
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Senior (4th)
Larned, Kan.
Larned/Butler CC
2012 (Junior):
Link to 2012 Game-by-Game Stats
Started all 11 games at left guard...Recorded one tackle against Eastern
Illinois.
Prior to SIU:
First-Team All-Conference selection at Butler Community
College in 2011...2010 Honorable mention All-KJCCC selection...2011
MJCAA All-Region selection...Butler went 22-2 in his two seasons, including
a final No. 2 national ranking at the end of the 2011 season.
Personal:
Born November 13, 1990...Son of Dena and Jay Haremza...
Majoring in sports administration.
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