Bears Announce the Brown Football Class of 2011
May 22, 2007
Providence, RI - Brown University head football coach Phil Estes has announced the Brown Class of 2011, with 30 freshman recruits joining the Brown football program in the fall of 2007.
M. R.
Mohammed Abdalah
DL
6-1,
250
Pawtucket,
RI
Shea
High School
Athletic: 3rd
Team All League 2006...All-League Academic Team 2006...high school coach was Dino
Campopiano.
Academic: recipient of URI Alumni Association Book Award...Golden
Dozen scholar-athlete.
Personal: born Sept. 25, 1988...Mohammed is the son of Dora
and Marvin Abdalah...His brother, Rene, Brown Class of 1995, is a former Brown
football standout...likes making
movies.
Damola
Adamolekun
CB/FS
6-0,
175
Wilde
Lake High School
Columbia,
MD
Athletic: Damola
carried 36 times for 497 yds. (13.8) and 5 td's...on defense he had 56 tackles, 2
ints. and 5 forced fumbles...he was also a member of the Track team and ran on
the 4x200 relay that finished 4th in the state...the team placed
second overall... high school coach was Doug Duval.
Academic: National
Merit Scholarship semi-finalist...ranked second in the state in debate with a 9-0
record ...in the Tenn. YMCA Youth Legislature he was Best Lawyer in 2004, Best
Justice in 2005...Johns Hopkins U. Mathematics and Verbal Talent Search State
Award...Future Business Leaders of America, Maryland 2nd place in
Business Law.
Personal: born on Feb. 20, 1989...Damola is the son of Wura and
Bola Adamolekun.
John
Edward Anderson III
LB
6-3,
220
Barrington,
Rhode Island
Barrington
HS and Hotchkiss School
Athletic: 3 time
All Division...1st Team All State and team captain 2005...74 solo
tackles...captain of Team Rhode Island...at
Hotchkiss: All New England...all
Founders League...team MVP...led team with 104 tackles...also participated in hockey
and track...high school coach was Bill McCagney.
Academic: Rhode Island Honor Society...President of Student
Council 2005...3 time All Academic Team in football...top student award in hockey.
Personal: born September 24, 1987...John is the son of Marie
and John Anderson Jr.
Daniel
W. Ball IV
RB
5-11,
195
Houston,
Texas
St.
John's School
Athletic: 3-year
starter, captain 2006...All Conference 2006...Most Improved Offensive Player 2005...4
year varsity starter in baseball, 2 year captain, 3 year All Conference...high
school coach was Steve Gleaves.
Academic: National
Achievement Scholar.
Personal: born March 2, 1989...Dan is the son of Linda and
Daniel Ball... likes movies, music
and video games.
Jonathon
Braun
DB
6-1,
190
Zionsville,
Ind.
Zionsville
High School
Athletic: 2005
All Conference, All-State Honorable Mention, 4 ints. and 80 tackles...2006 only
played in four games due to injury but still made Academic All State...was three
year varsity starter in football...3 year letter winner in track, 3 time state
qualifier in state in 55...high school coach was Larry McWhorter.
Academic: member
of Honor Roll all four years...Academic All State.
Personal: born May 14. 1989...Jon is the son of Jennifer and
Steven Braun...Jon likes hunting,
fishing and hiking.
Jonathan
Michael Cline
OL
6-1,
255
Westminster,
Calif.
Servite
High School
Athletic: 1st
Team All Trinity League...team lineman of the year and team captain...Orange County
All Star...3-year starter...high school coach was Troy Thomas.
Academic: 4-year
Principal's Honor Roll...Orange County Scholar Athlete.
Personal: born October 12, 1988...Jon is the son of Kathy and
Bill Cline...Eagle Scout...ASB
Treasurer...likes the beach, photography, hockey and scuba diving.
Tyler
Collins
DB
6-2,
200
Orinda,
Calif.
Miramonte High School
Athletic: winner of
John Sisto given to hardest worker and best teammate...captain senior year after
returning from injury led team with 6.5 tackles per game...high school coach was
John Wade.
Academic: National
Merit semifinalist...had perfect scores in both ACT and SAT Math tests...finished
top 40 in West in Mandelbrat Math competition junior year.
Personal: born September 15, 1989...Tyler is the son of
Elizabeth Bunker and Tim Collins...likes
video games, chess and piano.
John H
Connelly III
OLB/SS
6' 205"
Stonington,
CT
Stonington
High School
Athletic: All-Conference
2005, 2006...Captain 2006...Governor's Cup Senior All-Star Team...Team MVP...Leadership
Award...National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award...All Area 2006...Stonington
Times Athlete of the Year
2006...scored 10 TD's 2006...3-year
Letterman in Track and 4-year letterman in Baseball...2nd Team
All-Conference 2006...captain 2007...high school coach was A.J. Massengale.
Academic: College
Board AP scholar, high Honor Roll all 4 years
Personal: born July 7, 1989...John is the son of Jane and John
Connelly, Jr. ...John enjoys boating,
going to the beach and skiing.
John
Henry Cook
OL
6-2,
280
LaGrange
Park, Ill.
Fenwick
High School
Athletic: Team
Captain...Chicago Catholic League Blue All Conference 2006...All-Area 2006...Sun
Times Top 100 Prospects...member of 2006 hockey State Champion...member of varsity
lacrosse team...high school coach was Joe DiCanio.
Academic: member
of National Honor Society...Academic All State Football...Illinois State
Scholar...IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award.
Personal: born December 27, 1988...Jack is the son of Patricia
and Thomas Cook...likes lacrosse,
hockey, weightlifting and playing guitar.
Patrick
George Conroy
OL
6-3,
250
Leesburg,
VA
Louden
Valley High School
Athletic: All-AAA
National district Guard 2005,2006...all AAA National District LB 2006...All-AAA
Northern Region Guard 2005, 2006...Team Captain ...48 pancake blocks...Virginia
AAA Honorable Mention
All-State...captain of lacrosse 2006 ...letterman 2005, 2006, 2007...high school
coach was Bruce Sheppard
Academic: National Honor Society...All District Student
Athlete Award...AP Scholar with Honor Award...Academic Achievement and Excellence
Award...Academic Letter grades 9-12...Honor Roll grades 9-12...political debate club.
Personal: born October 26, 1988...Patrick is the son of Laura
and Joseph Conroy...enjoys fishing,
snowboarding and guitar.
Brian
Ellixson
OL
6-2,
280
Havertown,
PA
Haverford
High School
Athletic: team
captain 2006...All Central League 2005, 2006...Offensive MVP 2006...3-year
letterman...selected to Hero Bowl...wrestling team captain 2006, 2007...all Delco
Central League 1st Team...4 year letterman in wrestling...wrestling MVP
2006, 2007...District and Regional Champion...high school coach was Joe Gallagher.
Academic: Scholar
Athlete Award...Honor Roll all 4 years.
Personal: born April 5, 1989...Brian is the son of Donna and
Thomas Ellixson...enjoys
weightlifting, reading and music.
Robert
Gillett Jr.
RB/SS
5-11,
190
Los
Angeles, Calif.
Palisades
Charter High
Athletic: 3-year
varsity captain...3-year 1st Team All League and All City...2006 team MVP...had 1000 all purpose
yds., 8 td's, 50 tackles, 5 sacks, 5 fumbles recoveries and 3
interceptions...high school coach was Leo Castro.
Academic: was
member of Principal's Honor Roll all four years in high school.
Personal: born February 17. 1989...Robert is the son of Olive
Tulcey and Robert Gillett Sr. ...also
enjoys running track.
Blaine
Grinna
DB
6-2,
185
Postville,
Iowa
Postville
Community High School
Athletic: football and basketball team captain senior
year...2006 All-State strong safety...2006 District 5 Offensive MVP...school record
holder in track in 400 meter hurdles...high school coach was Ray Rankin.
Academic: 2007 National Football foundation
Scholar-Athlete Award...2006 Academic All State in Football...Postville High School Student Body President.
Personal: born September 5, 1988...Blaine is the son of Nancy
and Gary Grinna...Brother, Brent,
Brown Class of 2004, is a former Bears' football captain...likes camping,
boating, fishing and hunting.
Ryley
Hegarty
QB
6-2,
200
Aztec,
NM
Aztec
High School
Athletic: team
captain...District 1-4A MVP 2 seasons...District 1-4A QB of Year senior
year...All-District 1st Team 2004,'05,'06...All-State 2004, '05,
'06...threw for 9,942 yards in his career and 110 tds...also rushed for 1350 yds
and 16 tds...high school coach was Brad Hirsch.
Academic: All-Academic
District 1-4A ...Valedictorian...Math Honor Roll...National Honor Society and Science
Honor Society.
Personal: born Sept. 3, 1988...Ryley is the son of Kelly and
Patrick Hegarty...likes fishing,
snowboarding and golfing.
Kyle
Robert Johnson
WR
6-3, 195
Davie,
Fla.
St.
Thomas Aquinas
Athletic: All
County Honorable Mention...4-year 3-sport varsity letterman (football,
basketball, track)...49 catches for 833 yds. and 4 td's...high school coach was
George Smith.
Academic: National
Honor Society...4-year Principal's Honor Roll...nominated for boy's academic
team...nominated for Brian Piccolo Scholar Athlete.
Personal: born October 14, 1988...Kyle is the son of Patricia
and B. Wayne Johnson ...likes
basketball, volleyball and coaching youth sports.
Russell
Cassius Leedy
CB/RB
5-11,
190
Encinitas,
California
La
Costa Canyon
Athletic: 3-year
starter in football and baseball...All CIF 1st Team Defense, Al-
Palomar League 1st Team Defense 2006...team captain and MVP 2006 2006
Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year, La Costa Canyon...scored 10 tds in
2006...had 715 yds. rushing (6.9) and 259 yds. receiving (16.2 per catch), also
had 2 ints....had 10 td's and 1002 all purpose yds in 2005...high school coach was
Darrin Brown...
Academic: Honor
Roll each semester, National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of
Fame 2006 Scholar-Leader-Athlete Award...205, 2006 San Diego Union Tribune All Academic Team...2004-2206 CIF Scholar Athlete
Award.
Personal: born March 26, 1989...Rusty is the son of Martha and
Tom Leedy...likes surfing, fishing
and music.
Clayton
John Mc Grath
DE
6-2 215
Longmeadow,
Mass.
Longmeadow
High School
Athletic: 1st
Tem All-Section Football 2006...2 Time 1st Team All-Section in
Wrestling 2006, 2007...2 Time Western Mass Wresling Champ 189, 2006, 2007...6th
Place Mass State Wrestling Tourney...member of 2 straight Mass High School Super
Bowl Champions 2006, 2007...team won
24 straight games in his career...high school coach was Alex Rotsko...enjoys
lifting and sailing...
Personal: born March 6, 1989...Clay is the son of Kim and Neil
McGrath
Marshall
MacLaren Moore
OL
6-2,
280
McLean,
VA
Langley
High School
Athletic: 4-year
varsity letter winner, 4-year starter, captain 2006...Langley HS Coaches'
Award...2006 1st team All Liberty District, 1st Team All
Northern Region, 1st Team All Sun-Gazette,1st Team All
Virginia Examiner Newspaper, 2nd Team All Met Washington
Post...basketball letter winner sophomore year...member of power lifting team...high
school coach was John Howerton.
Academic: Scholar
Athlete Award for four years...Academic letter 2005-06...Student of Year in Physics
2005-06...McLean Youth Athletic Leadership Scholarship 2007.
Personal: born November 3, 1988...Marshall is the son of Lucy
and Steve Moore...enjoys fishing.
Kyle
Newhall-Caballero
QB
6-3,
210
Gilbert,
AZ
Gilbert
High School
Athletic: 1st
Team All Fiesta region 2005, 2006...Fiesta Region Offensive Player of
Year2006...threw for 2950 yds and 21 td's last year...career totals are 5726 yds, 46 td's and a 60% completion mark...2-year starter on varsity basketball team...high school coach was Jesse Parker.
Academic: National
Honor Society...Gilbert Golden Scholar...National Football Foundation Scholar
Athlete finalist...winner of Guy Homan Award presented to Gilbert High Student
Athlete of the year...Cox Cable student-athlete award.
Personal: born February 19, 1988...Kyle is the son of Stephanie
Caballero-Gray...enjoys Playstation
3, movies, paintball and sports...
Munachimso
Okoji
LB
6-2,
228
Silver
Spring, Maryland
Kennedy
High School
Athletic: 2-year
football captain...MVP 2005, 2006...MVP Defense Montgomery County 2006...Chimso was
also a member of the Track team 2005-2007 and a member of the Lacrosse team from
2004-2007...Chimso's high school coach was Gunnard Twyner.
Academic: 4-year
member of the Honor Roll...Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity Book Award winner...member of
Drama Club 2005-2007 and Yearbook Staff 2006-2007.
Personal: born December 1, 1989...Chimso is the son of Naya and
Godswill Okoji...Chimso was active in
his church group and was an active volunteer...enjoys history , business, law and
sports.
Alex
Prestley
DE
6-7,
240
West
Hartford, CT
Hall
High School
Athletic: All
League football 2006...Hartford Courant All Scholastic...2-year captain in
basketball...averaged a double-double in hoop....high school coach was Frank
Robinson.
Personal: born April 1, 1989...Alex is the son of Linda and
Peter Prestley.
Jeremy
Raducha
LB
6-3,
225
Bristol,
CT.
Bristol
Central
Athletic:
Hartford Courant 1st Team All-State 2005,2006... New Haven
Register 2nd Team All-State 2006 ...1st Team All-Conference
2005,2006...195 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 fum. rec., 8 passes def, 1blocked kick...1st
Team All-Conference in baseball 2006...high school coach was Doug Pina.
Academic: National Honor Society Vice-President...gold
Medal on National Latin Exam...Letter of Commendation from National Merit Scholar
Program...Bausch and Lomb Science Award...Bristol Sports Hall of Fame Scholar
Athlete
Personal: born
March 15, 1989...Jeremy is the son of Denise and Edward Raducha....enjoys weightlifting and video games...
Patrick
Alan Rooney
DB
6-1,
195
Wheaton,
Ill
Wheaton
Warrenville South
Athletic: Chicago Tribune 1st Team All-State,
2006...Rivals.com 1st Team All-State, 2006...All Conference 2006...Chicago
Sun Times and Chicago
Tribune All-Area
2006...intercepted 9 passes and ran 3 back for TD's in 2006...scored 111 pts.,
including a 50 yd. FG ...member of
8A Illinois State Football Champions...All Area Basketball 2007...Team Captain in
Basketball 2007...high school coach was Ron Muhitch...
Academic: Academic
All State 2006, Illinois State Scholar 2006-2007...DVC Leadership Conference
2005...Academic All Conference 2003-2006.
Personal: born April 20, 1989...Pat is the son of Linda and
Alan Rooney...enjoys basketball,
reading, fishing and golf.
William
Jeffrey Rulifson
DL
6-2,
255
Walnut Creek, Calif.
Las
Lomas High School
Athletic: All
League O and D Line 2005,2006... All County 2006, 3 year starter...Co-captain and team MVP 2006...Will's high
school coach was Doug Longero...
Academic: Regional Occupational Program Achievement Award
2007...member of Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout...also received nomination to West Point.
Personal: born on July 7. 1988...Will is the son of Kristen and
Jeff Rulifson...Will likes skiing,
working on cars and weightlifting.
Andrew
Serrano
ILB
5-11,
220
Phoenix,
AZ
Brophy
College Prep
Athletic: Team
captain...1st Team All Region, 1st Team All-State,
2006...Region Def. Player of the Year 2006...Arizona All-Star game selection...127
tackles, 5.5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles...high school coach was Scooter Molander...
Academic: did
volunteer work with the Upward Foundation and the St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Personal: born April 19, 1989...Andrew is the son of Betsy and
Paul Serrano... enjoys
hunting, camping, boating and skiing.
Joe
Springer
QB
6-2,
175
Mendota
Heights, MN
Cretin-Derham
Hall High School
Athletic: All
Conference and Conference MVP...Minneapolis Star Tribune 1st Team All
Metro...St Paul Pioneer Press 1st Team All State and Offensive Player
of the Year...selected for All Star game...football captain 2006, basketball
captain 2006, 2007...completed 67% of his passes last year for 2901 yards and 29
td's and only 3 ints... 134.7 qb rating...threw for almost 6000 yds and 58 td's in
his career...high school coach was Mike Scanlon...
Academic: graduated
with 4.27 GPA...member of National Honor Society and President's Honor Roll.
Personal: born November 18, 1988...Joe is the son of Emmy and
Greg Springer...likes traveling,
golf, reading and board games.
Matthew
William Sudfeld
DB
6-1,
185
Modesto,
Calif.
Modesto
Christian High School
Athletic:
Academic: California All
State Small Schools...All District and All League 1st Team...as rb had
100 carries for 951 yds and 15 td's...also had 23 receptions for 344 yds and 4
td's, 97 tackles and 6 ints...high school coach was Mike Parsons...
Academic: National
Honor Society...high Honor Roll...Wendy's Heisman finalist...Valedictorian.
Personal: born April 17, 1989...Matthew is the son of Michelle
and Ralph Sudfeld...likes reading,
wakeboarding and playing the guitar.
Del
Phillip Thomas
K/P
5-10,
180
Mullica
Hill, NJ
Clearview
Regional High School
Athletic: 2nd
Team All State, 1st Team All South Jersey, South Jersey Special
Teams Player of the Year, NJ Super 100 Team, All South Jersey Academic...1st
Team All Tri County and 1st Team All Gloucester County...Del was 70/73
in Xpts and 12/13 in FGs in his career...high school coach was Dan Pidcock.
Academic: Honor
Roll 4 years...National Honor Society 3 years...DECA State Finalist...member of
Technology Student Association.
Personal: born October 17, 1988...Del is the son of Marybeth
and Del Thomas...likes traveling,
music, movies and the beach.
Alexander
Mohamed Tounkara
WR
6-5,
195
Staten
Island, NY
New
Dorp High School
Athletic: Alex
had 20 catches for 416 yds...he also had 56 tackles and 4 sacks...was selected for
the Fuggari Bowl Staten Island All Stars...Alex' high school coach was Chris App.
Academic: All
City Academics, Honor Roll.
Personal: born December 15, 1988...Alex is the son of Hawa Kone
Diare and Roland Leemans...Alex also
enjoys music and basketball.
Zachary
John Tronti
RB
6-0,
205
Ponte
Vedra, FL
Nease
High School
Athletic: All
County, All City, All Conference, 2nd Team All State...Team Offensive
MVP...team captain...rushed for 1546 yds, 18 td's, 21 reception for 261 yds., 2
td's...also lettered in baseball...high school coach was Craig Howard.
Academic: National
Honor Society...National Hispanic Honor Society...Academic Letter recipient...member
of Model United Nations.
Personal: born November 23, 1988...Zach is the son of Susan and
John Tronti...enjoys playing video
games, watching sports and following politics.
