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AHMAD
HICKS
Wide Receiver
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Junior (3rd)
St. Louis, Mo.
Kirkwood/Missouri Western
Prior to SIU:
Played one season at Missouri Western State.
High School:
Played wide receiver and defensive back at Kirkwood (Mo.)
High School...As a senior recorded 30 receptions for 370 yards and five
touchdowns as well as five interceptions, two of which were returned for
touchdowns, and 30 tackles...Tied for third most interceptions (8) in a two
year span in school history behind NFL receiver Jeremy Maclin...Also ran
track and played basketball...Finished fourth in the state in the 4x100 relay
senior year and broke the school record...First team All-Conference as a
defensive back and second team All-Conference as a wide receiver...First
team All-Conference in basketball.
Personal:
Born on June 16, 1992 in St. Louis...Son of Marty Hicks and Jeannie
Price...Father is a salesman and mother is an investigative research analyst...
Has three siblings, Jahmal Hicks, Darrieal Price and Cheterra Boyd...Majoring
in journalism with minors in radio/television and psychology.
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JOSH
JAHNKE
Long Snapper
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Freshman (1st)
Crystal Lake, Ill.
Crystal Lake South
High School:
Had 169 snaps without an error as an upperclassman...Winner of
the Most Accurate Snapper competition at the 2012 Kohl’s Midwest Showcase
Camp, 2011 Rubio Nike Fall Camp, University of Iowa Special Teams Camp
and 2010 Iowa State Special Teams Camp...Helped kicker Brad Walovitch to
become the all-time leading scorer in Crystal Lake South history...Was perfect
on all 99 snaps as a junior and all 70 snaps as a senior...Named Special Teams
Player of the Year at Crystal Lake South...Also competed in two years of track
in the 110 high hurdles and 300 low hurdles...Member of the National Honor
Society.
Personal:
Born in Iowa City, Iowa...Son of Jason and Jane Jahnke...An Eagle
Scout who once received the Boy Scouts of America National Heroism Award
for saving a man from drowning...Majoring in education and human services.
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1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
NEWCOMERS
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2013 SALUKI FOOTBALL
KENNY
JAMES
Safety
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Freshman (1st)
Columbia, Mo.
Rock Bridge
High School:
Two-time Central Missouri large class All-District selection by
the Associated Press...Missouri Coaches Association All-State selection as a
junior...Columbia Tribune All-Area selection as a junior...Missouri Coaches
Association All-District selection as a senior...Ranks in the top five in Rock
Bridge school history in career receiving yards (1156, 5th), receptions (74,
3rd) and touchdown receptions (12, 3rd).
Personal:
Full name is Kenneth James Jr....Born on Dec. 10, 1994 in St.
Louis...Son of Kenneth James and Constance Dabney...Father is meat manager
at Schnucks and mother is a Walmart associate...Has eight brothers and one
sister...Plans to major in physical education teacher education.
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KEN
MALCOME
Running Back
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Junior (3rd)
Stockbridge, Ga.
Southwest DeKalb/Georgia
Prior to SIU:
Ran for 272 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 4.8 yards
per carry as a redshirt sophomore at Georgia in 2012...In two years at UGa,
recorded 448 rushing yards and averaged 4.5 yards per carry... As a freshman
at Georgia, ran for 51 yards on 12 carries in the Outback Bowl against No.
12 Michigan State.
High School:
Was listed as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and
ESPN...Listed as the ninth best high school senior running back prospect in
the nation by ESPN...As a senior at Southwest DeKalb High School, ran for
1,168 yards and 16 touchdowns...Was a sprinter on his high school track
team...Majoring in university studies.
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MARKESE
JACKSON
Inside Linebacker
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Freshman (1st)
East St. Louis, Ill.
East St. Louis
High School:
2012 second-team All-Southwestern Conference selection by
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...2012 All-Area selection by the Belleville News-
Democrat...Was third in the St. Louis area as a senior with 68 total tackles...
Also kicked for the Flyers.
Personal:
Son of Merrick Jackson and Martisa Holmes...Has two brothers and
two sisters...Plans to major in mass communication.
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