Basketball: SUU completes huge signing class
Southern Utah University sent out a news release on Wednesday announcing that head coach Roger Reid had "wrapped up" his 2008 signing class with the addition of Byron Byrd, a 6-foot-5 forward from Newark, N.J., who played at New Mexico Military Institute the past two seasons.
It took a lot of wrapping paper to bring in this signing class, which has to be one of the biggest in school history. The Thunderbirds signed seven players this spring, although one of those players -- former Alta center Tyson Koehler -- will go on an LDS Church mission before enrolling at SUU.
Koehler played for Grayson County (Texas) Community College last season.
Byrd should give Reid a scorer to help replace Geoff Payne, who averaged more than 20 points a game last season.
Byrd averaged 17.5 points and 8.7 rebounds for NMMI, and earned Western Junior College Athletic Conference first-team honors in 2008. In high school, he averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds a game for Newark's West Side High.
SUU assistant coach "Johnny Brown did a great job finding Byrd and getting him to sign with us," Reid said.
Here are SUU's other signees: Lucas Jones (6-9, 230, Volunteer State JC), Kemo Duncan (6-10, 210, Spoon River CC) Jake Nielson (6-3, 200, Aurora, Colo., Grandview HS), Euless Thompson (6-2, 170, LA Southwest CC) and Cory Davis (5-11, 175, New Mexico JC).
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A reader inquired recently about Utah State women's soccer and which players the Aggies signed from the class of 2008. Here's the list, courtesy of the USU sports information department:
Utah State Soccer 2008 Signing Class
NAME POS HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL)
Brittney Boyack F Las Vegas, Nev. (Spring Valley HS)
Shantel Flanary F Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS)
Allie Maduell M Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill HS)
Molli Merrill GK Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS)
Megan Rhoads D Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS)
Chandra Salmon M Provo, Utah (Provo HS)
Marissa Sanchez F Twins Falls, Idaho (Twins Falls HS)
Danielle Shorts F Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS)
Summer Tillotson D Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)
Lexi Venable D Layton, Utah (Northridge HS)
It took a lot of wrapping paper to bring in this signing class, which has to be one of the biggest in school history. The Thunderbirds signed seven players this spring, although one of those players -- former Alta center Tyson Koehler -- will go on an LDS Church mission before enrolling at SUU.
Koehler played for Grayson County (Texas) Community College last season.
Byrd should give Reid a scorer to help replace Geoff Payne, who averaged more than 20 points a game last season.
Byrd averaged 17.5 points and 8.7 rebounds for NMMI, and earned Western Junior College Athletic Conference first-team honors in 2008. In high school, he averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds a game for Newark's West Side High.
SUU assistant coach "Johnny Brown did a great job finding Byrd and getting him to sign with us," Reid said.
Here are SUU's other signees: Lucas Jones (6-9, 230, Volunteer State JC), Kemo Duncan (6-10, 210, Spoon River CC) Jake Nielson (6-3, 200, Aurora, Colo., Grandview HS), Euless Thompson (6-2, 170, LA Southwest CC) and Cory Davis (5-11, 175, New Mexico JC).
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A reader inquired recently about Utah State women's soccer and which players the Aggies signed from the class of 2008. Here's the list, courtesy of the USU sports information department:
Utah State Soccer 2008 Signing Class
NAME POS HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL)
Brittney Boyack F Las Vegas, Nev. (Spring Valley HS)
Shantel Flanary F Highland, Utah (Lone Peak HS)
Allie Maduell M Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill HS)
Molli Merrill GK Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS)
Megan Rhoads D Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS)
Chandra Salmon M Provo, Utah (Provo HS)
Marissa Sanchez F Twins Falls, Idaho (Twins Falls HS)
Danielle Shorts F Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland HS)
Summer Tillotson D Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)
Lexi Venable D Layton, Utah (Northridge HS)
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