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CHANDLER
SHANTZ
Quarterback
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Freshman (1st)
Derby, Kan.
Derby
High School:
All-State selection as a senior...Recorded 3,500 passing yards
and 1,750 rushing yards in three-year career...As a senior, led Derby to a 10-2
record and the 6A state semifinals...Named All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail
League honorable mention...Quarterbacked the state’s top-ranked offense
(40.4 points/game) as a senior, passing for 1,030 yards, rushing for 868 yards
and accounting for 33 touchdowns at Derby...Named team’s offensive MVP
at Derby...Started his sophomore and junior years at Buhler (Kan.) High
School, leading the Crusaders to a 23-2 record...Holds Buhler school record
in passing touchdowns and ranks second in career passing yards and fourth
in career completions...Two-time All-Conference selection at Buhler...Helped
Buhler to the Kansas 4A semifinals as a junior...Also played outfield and
pitcher for the baseball team at Derby and Buhler.
Personal:
Son of Jim Shantz and Heidi Folmer...Father works in labor relations
and mother is an office manager...Has an older sister, Chelsea, and a younger
brother, Chase...Liberal arts major.
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KITRAY
SOLOMON
Defensive End
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Junior (3rd)
Milledgeville, Ga.
Baldwin/Garden City CC
Prior to SIU:
Played two years at Garden City CC...As a sophomore in 2012,
recorded 49 tackles and six sacks in addition to a forced fumble... Earned All-
Jayhawk Conference honors in 2011 and 2012.
High School:
Selected to the Georgia All-State Team as a senior at Baldwin
High School...Named MVP of Georgia’s North-South All-Star Game...Named
All-County Defensive Player of the Year...Recruited by several BCS conference
schools.
Personal:
Born on Sept. 2, 1991 in MIlledgeville, Ga...Son of Rufus and Lola
Solomon...Father works at Men’s State Prison and mother works at GEO State
Prison...Has five brothers and two sisters...Hobbies include working on cars
and goes by the nickname “Ford Man”...Majoring in recreation.
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1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
NEWCOMERS
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2013 SALUKI FOOTBALL
AUSTIN
OLSEN
Offensive Lineman
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Freshman (1st)
Chicago, Ill.
Lincoln Way North
High School:
Two-time All-Conference selection...All-Area selection as a
senior...Honorable mention All-State selection as a senior...In two seasons,
recorded 80 tackles and 12 sacks...Honor roll student every semester of high
school...Also played four years of basketball and two years of baseball...Won
a state championship in summer baseball.
Personal:
Born on July 18, 1995 in Palos Heights, Ill....Son of Trevor and Chris
Olsen...Father is an engineer and mother is a teacher...Has one sister, Bailey...
Majoring in mechanical engineering.
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JAMARCUS
ROBINSON
Guard
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Junior (4th)
Canton, Miss.
Canton/Holmes CC
Prior to SIU:
Played two seasons at Holmes CC...Named first-team on the
2012 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges’ All-State
Team...Made the second-team as a freshman.
High School:
Played high school ball at Canton (Miss.) High School where
he recorded a total of 186 pancake blocks during his junior and senior years.
Personal:
Born on June 11, 1993 in Canton, Miss....Son of Valerie and
Andrew Robinson...Has one older brother, DeAndrew, and a sister, Andreya...
Majoring in health care management.
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GARRETT
POUGNET
Wide Receiver
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Freshman (1st)
Fenton, Mich.
Flint Powers Catholic
High School:
Played quarterback in high school...Associated Press Division
5-6 Player of the Year...All-State selection by the Associated Press...All-
State Dream Team selection by the Detroit Free Press...Division 5 All-State
selection by the Detroit News...Genesee County Dream Team Player of the
Year...Unanimous first-team All-Conference selection in the Saginaw Valley
South...Rushed for 556 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior...Also passed
for 1,856 yards and 16 touchdowns...Won the state title as a junior...Threw
for 258 yards and ran for 155 yards in the state title game...Played three years
of varsity baseball and was All-Conference and All-District in 2012, hitting
.462.
Personal:
Born in Flint, Mich....Son of Thomas and Ursula Pougnet...Father
is a manager at GM and mother is a banker...Has three brothers...Hobbies
include hunting, fishing, hiking and snowboarding...Majoring in business.
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