The GRIZ prepare to Plunge for Special Olympics
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| The Franklin College Football Team will once again participate in the Special Olympics Fundraiser know as the Polar Plunge. The team will be collecting donations for the Indiana Special Olympics.
Come join the team in this annual event… |
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| Click Here to see the 2008 Polar Plunge Video | |
2009 TEAM GRIZ Awards Day
TEAM GRIZ Awards Day
Thanks to everyone involved for making this a GREAT day!
Senior Class
Most WINS in Franklin College Football History
36-8 Record
Longest Heartland Conference game winning streak – 21 games
Academic All-Heartland Conference (Upperclass Lettermen with over a 3.5 Grade Point Average)
Joe Bonomini – Senior Pre-Med major
Adam Mellencamp – Senior Pre-Med major
Shawn Hines – Senior Criminology major
Kyle Ray – Junior Broadcast Journalism & Public Relations major
Taylor Paden – Sophomore Pre-Dentistry major
Stewart “Red” Faught Most Valuable Player
Seth Qualls – Senior Right Tackle #74
Dr. John Woner Mental Attitude Award
Teddy Henkle – Junior Linebacker #36
Craig Lawson Memorial Scholarship Student-Athlete Award
Adam Mellencamp – Senior Receiver #88
TEAM Player of the Year
Nathan Ellis – Sophomore Quarterback #18
RAIDER FORCE Special Teams Player of the Year
Michael Spillmann – Junior Linebacker #10
Comeback Player of the Year
David Wilson – Sophomore Defensive Lineman #60
Inspirational Players of the Year
Joe Rush – Senior Linebacker #47
Kyle Ray – Junior Quarterback #10
Most Improved Defensive Players
Jesse Mercer – Senior Defensive Back #33
Adam Wheat – Junior Linebacker #24
Most Improved Offensive Player
Nick Purichia – Junior Quarterback #13
Scout Defensive Player of the Year
Jimmy Qualters – Freshmen Linebacker #46
Scout Offensive Player of the Year
Luke Hamm – Freshmen Running Back #29
Offensive Back of the Year
Ethan Cook – Freshmen #41
Defensive Back of the Year
Ross Tierney – Senior #8
Linebacker of the Year
Nick Cochran – Junior #85
Defensive Linemen of the Year
Rex Olds – Junior #51
David O’Rourke – Sophomore #43
Receiver of the Year
Adam Mellencamp – Senior #88
2009 AWARDS DAY CEREMONY
The Franklin College 2009 AWARDS DAY CEREMONY will be held on Saturday December 5th at 3:00 p.m. in the Branigin Room of the Student Center. The campus community is excited to recognize many of the outstanding accomplishments of this years’ team, including honoring the senior class, which had more victories, with a record of 36 wins and only 8 defeats, than any other class in Franklin College football history. The class also won the Victory Bell vs. Hanover College in all four years. We look forward to a great celebration of a fine season.
HCAC Awards Announced
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