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ETHAN
WIRTH
Offensive Tackle
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Sophomore (3rd)
Williamston, Mich.
Williamston/Toledo
2012 (Redshirt Freshman):
Transferred to SIU less than a month before the
start of the season...Played in 10 games and started nine games at right tackle.
Prior to SIU:
Redshirted 2011 season at Toledo before transferring to SIU.
High School:
Made the Detroit Free Press “Dream Team”...Rated as No. 45
prospect in Michigan by Detroit News...Three-star prospect by Rivals.com
and Scout.com...Ranked as No. 83 offensive lineman in the nation by Scout...
Honorable mention All-State honors as a defensive tackle...Helped lead
Williamston to 9-2 record and berth in the Division 4 playoffs as a junior...
Helped his team to state finals in 2010...Also lettered in basketball and track.
Personal:
Full name is Ethan James Wirth...Born on April 27, 1993...Son of
Dan and Judy Wirth...Majoring in management.
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WOOD
Guard
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Senior (5th)
West Des Moines, Iowa
Valley
2012 (Junior):
Link to 2012 Game-by-Game Stats
Appeared in three games...Played at Eastern Illinois on 8/30, against Southeast
Missouri State on 9/15 and against Western Illinois on 11/17...Named to the
MVFC Academic Honor Roll.
2011 (Sophomore):
Link to 2011 Game-by-Game Stats
Played in the season opener against SEMO...Named to the MVFC Academic
Honor Roll.
2010 (Redshirt Freshman):
Link to 2010 Game-by-Game Stats
Played in the Quincy and Illinois games.
2009 (Freshman):
Redshirted...Named to the conference’s academic honor
roll.
High School:
Two-year starter and three-year letterwinner...Two-time, first-
team All-Iowa Conference performer...2009 Iowa Shrine Bowl participant...
Led his team to a combined 25-1 record and one Class 4A state title in his last
two high school seasons...Recorded a 3.8 cumulative GPA. 2008: Second-
team all-state pick, who helped lead his team to a state championship...Team
Captain...Was a major part of an offense that piled up 3,000 yards on the
ground and had two 1,000-yard rushers. 2007: Led his team to an 11-1 record
and state semi-final appearance.
Personal:
Born Nov. 3, 1990, in Des Moines, Iowa...Son of Michele and Rick
Wood...Has one younger sister...Mechanical engineering major.
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