William Jewell College

Mike Bruening
High School: Attended Seton Catholic High School in Chandler, AZ... he was a two-year varsity letter winner and was a member of a team that made it to the state semifinals his senior season... also lettered and was named co-captain of the football team….was coached by Hosea Graham
Personal: Son of Alex and Diane Bruening
Major: Undecided

John Clark
High School: Attended Hackett High School in Hackett, AR... he was a four-year varsity letter winner... was named All-Conference in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons and was also named the Team MVP in his junior year... John also was a four-year varsity letter winner in baseball, in which he earned All-Conference honors in both his junior and senior seasons... was coached by Jason Wallace
Personal: Son of Steve & Nancy Clark
Major: History

Cam Cooper
High School: Attended Liberty High School in Liberty, MO…he was a four-year varsity letter winner... during his senior season Cam was named 1st team All-Conference, 1st team All-Metro Sports, 1st team All-District, 1st team All-State and was a finalist for the Direnna Award, which goes to the top high school player in the Kansas City area…during his junior season he was named 1st team All-Conference... Cam helped lead his team to a 2nd place finish his junior season and a 3rd place finish his senior season at the state championships in Missouri Class 4A…he was coached by Roger Stirtz
Personal: Son of Jim & Lisa Cooper
Major: Engineering

Jason Crum
Played at the varsity level his freshman year and started 17 games at the point guard position.

High School: Attended Eugene High School in Eugene, MO... a four-year varsity letter winner named 1st team All-Conference, 1st Team All-District and 1st Team All-State (Class 2A) his senior year... named conference player-of-the-year as a senior... team won conference championship his sophomore year and district championship his senior year… was also a three year letter winner in baseball…was coached by Craig Engelbrecht
Personal: Son of Shane and Sherree Crum
Major: Education

John Davenport
High School: Attended William Chrisman High School in Independence, MO... was a two-year varsity letter winner... was named both honorable mention All-Conference and All-Area in his junior and senior seasons…helped lead William Chrisman to a conference championship in his junior season…was coached by John Vickers
Personal: Son of Lynn & John Davenport
Major: Accounting

Micah Fritz
High School: Attended Pierce City High School in Pierce City, MO…was a two-year varsity letter winner...also participated in football and was an All-District linebacker…also playing football at Jewell…coached by Steve Garner
Personal: Son of Ronald & Christie Fritz
Major: English Education

Tim Kaczmarczyk
High School: Attended Olathe East High School in Olathe, KS... three-year varsity letter winner... named 1st team All-Sunflower League, 1st team All-Olathe and was the team’s MVP in his senior season... member of the 2000-2001 Olathe East team that placed 4th in the Kansas 6A State Tournament... also a 1st team All-State performer in soccer... was coached by Jim Super.
Personal: Son of John and Nancy Kaczmarczyk
Major: Business

Kyle Lower
High School: Attended Blue Springs South High School in Blue Springs, MO... two-year varsity letter winner... Honorable Mention All-Conference his junior year, 1st team All-Conference as a senior and Team MVP his senior season…was coached by Don Bickham.
Personal: Son of Roger & Karen Lower
Major: Business

Drew Mathews
High School: Attended Olathe East High School in Olathe, KS…three-year varsity letter winner... 1st team All-League as a junior and senior, Sub-State tournament MVP as a junior and 1st team All-State as a senior... All-time leading scorer at Olathe East and 2nd All-time leading rebounder... also lettered for two years in varsity football... was coached by Jim Super.
Personal: Son of Mike & Chris Mathews
Major: Undecided

Caleb Paige
High School: Attended Crescent Lake Christian Academy in Excelsior Springs, MO…four-year varsity letter winner... named to the All-Conference 2nd team as a freshman and All-Conference 1st team in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... coached by John Knipker.
Personal: Son of Rodger and Kimberly Paige
Major: Marketing / Ministry

Danny Pagel
High School: Attended Grain Valley High School in Grain Valley, MO... three-year varsity letter winner... was named to the All-Conference team in his senior season…helped lead his team to a conference championship in both his junior and senior seasons... also lettered in football and was named both All-Conference and All-District…also playing football at Jewell... coached by Randy Draper
Personal: Son of Larry & Sharon Pagel
Major: Business Administration

Ronald Robinson
High School: Attended Washington High School in Kansas City, KS... four-year varsity letter winner... was named 1st team All-League as a sophomore, junior and senior, 2nd team All-State as a senior and 1st team All-Metro as a senior... helped lead his team to a league championship in his senior season... was coached by Leonard Sparkman
Personal: Son of Ron & Pat Robinson
Major: Information Systems

Chris Rosson
High School: Attended Englewood Christian High School in Kansas City, MO... four-year varsity letter winner... led the team in both scoring and steals in his senior season... helped lead his team to a conference championship in his senior season... was coached by Patrick Lopez
Personal: Son of Ramona Rosson
Major: Business Administration

Jared Smith
Played both varsity and JV as a freshman
High School: Attended Excelsior Springs High School in Excelsior Springs, MO... four-year varsity letter winner... named honorable mention All-Conference his Sophomore season, and 1st team All-Conference in both his junior and senior seasons... Jared also lettered in baseball, football and track…was named 1st team All-State in football his senior season... state champion in the discus as a junior and placed 2nd as a senior... holds the Missouri state football record for most career interceptions... was coached by Mike Dryer.
Personal: Son of Terry and Irma Smith
Major: Business Administration

Adam Stout
Played for the varsity team his freshman season and was named the top varsity Scholar Athlete.
High School: Attended Blue Springs South High School in Blue Springs, MO... three-year varsity letter winner... won numerous awards in his senior season including 1st team All-Area, 1st team All-Conference, 2nd team All-District and honorable mention All-Metro... helped lead his team to the State Quarterfinals in both his sophomore and junior seasons…was coached by Donald Bickham.
Personal: Son of Ron and Gloria Stout
Major: Mathematics

Travis Swinford
Attended Southeastern CC in Crestin, IA and played basketball... was coached by Mike Morley.
High School: Attended Kearney High School in Kearney, MO…was a three-year varsity letter winner…during his junior season he was named 1st team All-Conference, 2nd team All-District and 2nd team All-Metro…in his senior season he was named 1st team All-Conference, KMZU Dream Team, HyVee All-Star, 1st team All-Metro Sports, 1st team All-District and 1st team All-State…helped lead his team to conference championships in both his junior and senior seasons…also lettered in baseball, in which he was named 1st team All-Conference and 1st team All-State…was coached by John Burns.
Personal: Son of Jim & Sandy Swinford
Major: Computer Information Systems

Chad Thomason
High School: Attended Elmira High School in Elmira, OR... was a two-year varsity letter winner... was named Honorable Mention All-Conference as a senior... also lettered in soccer and was a 2-time All-Conference performer... was coached by Aaron Schermerhorn
Personal: Son of Michael & Linda Thomason
Major: Biology

Clint Underwood
Played at the varsity level his freshman season.
High School: Attended Logan-Rogersville High School in Rogersville, MO…four-year varsity letter winner... named 1st team All-Conference in both his junior and senior seasons... as a senior he was named 1st team All-District and 2nd team All-State (3A)... nominated for the Mr. Show-Me Basketball Award... member of district championship teams in his freshman, junior and senior seasons... was coached by Rod Gorman.
Personal: Son of Jay and Jean Underwood
Major: Business

Evan Whitefield
Transferred to Jewell after the first semester in his freshman year from K-State (where he did not play)... played for the JV team his freshman season... will be a red-shirt sophomore this year.
High School: Attended High School at Shawnee Mission Northwest in Shawnee Mission, KS... was a two-year varsity letter winner... named the Team-MVP in his senior season... was coached by Ben Meseke.
Personal: son of Jim and Beth Whitefield... older sister Sara was a standout performer in volleyball and basketball at Jewell.
Major: History

Sherman Wilson
High School: Attended Willis High School in Willis, TX…was a four-year varsity letter winner... also played football in high school... will play football for Jewell in the fall... coached by Ken West.
Personal: Son of Sherman & Adriene Straughter
Major: Accounting