UC Football Brings in 75 Fresh Faces

Written By Gil Burgmaster

The Utica College football team is expecting to have 75 first year student athletes report to traning camp on August 12, 2006.

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(07/05/2006)

- UTICA, NY – The Utica College football team is expecting to have 75 first year student-athletes report to training camp on August 12, 2006. The Pioneer recruiting class has a good mix of local athletes including:

Edward Blackshear (Thomas R. Proctor/Utica)
Sean Dixon (Vernon-Verona-Sherrill/Sherrill)
Isreal Ferrer (Thomas R. Proctor/Utica)
Nicholas Houle (New York Mills/Frenchtown)
Reed Kinderman (Whitesboro/Marcy)
Phillip Klosner (Ilion/Ilion)
Geno Latella (Frankfort-Schuler/Frankfort)
Shane Linen (Thomas R. Proctor/Utica)
Andrew Mower (Holland Patent/ Holland Patent)
Thomas Nanna (Whitesboro/Marcy)
Donato Pinnisi (Whitesboro/Marcy)
Kyle Vincent (Whitesboro/Utica)
Christopher Walrath (Little Falls/Little Falls)
Kyle Wiggins (MVCC/Marcy)

The Pioneers enjoyed their most successful season to date in 2005, recording their first-ever winning season after finishing 6-4 overall, including three key conference victories. The Utica College football team made history in 2005 placing a program-record 12 student athletes on Empire 8 All-Conference teams.

The Pioneers will take on host Becker College September 2, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Worcester Polytechnic in the season-opener.
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