Football 11/7/2014 9:53:00 AM by Luke Willman

SE to Honor 29 Seniors at PLF

18 Seniors from SE Football to be Honored During Pregame, 11 Performance Seniors at Halftime

DURANT, Okla. -- As the Savage Storm hosts Arkansas Tech in the 2014 home football finale, Southeastern will honor 29 outstanding students in pregame and halftime ceremonies as those seniors take the field for the final time. Kick-off is set for 2 p.m. in the friendly confines of Paul Laird Field.

Members of the Southeastern football team will be honored during a pregame ceremony and members of the Spirit of Southeastern Marching Band, SE Cheer, and Sparks Dance Team will be honored at halftime.

Nineteen seniors on the SE Football team will be honored during pregame. The following bios are listed numerically and were written by SE Sports Information Director Matt Thomas:

#1 Layton Dworaczyk
Dworaczyk is a sociology major from Blanco, Texas. The 6-0 senior wide receiver has played in all nine games this season after transferring to Southeastern for his senior year. As a receiver he has hauled in 22 catches for 253 yards and three touchdown, while as a punt returner he averages 12.8 yards per return and has a 63 yards return touchdown this season.

#2 Tiquarrio Combs
Combs is a management major from Cedar Hill, Texas. The 5-11 senior wide receiver has played in 32 games over his four seasons with 13 starts. He has 68 career receptions for 594 yards and three touchdowns, with career highs of 30 catches and 269 yards in a single season.

#5 Malique Earl
Earl is a finance major from Vacaville, Calif. The 5-10 senior linebackerhas appeared in 19 games over his two seasons with the Storm, tallying a total of 59 tackles, including 24 solo stops, as well as two tackles for a loss, a half sack, two passes defended and a forced fumble.

#6 Anthony Foster
Foster is a recreation major from Tulsa, Okla. The 5-11 senior wide receiverwas an All-Great American Conference honoree in 2013 when he turned in the schools fourth ever 1,000 yard receiving season, and over his four years at SE he has played in 31 games, hauled in 138 receptions for 1,869 yards and 11 touchdowns. His career yardage mark puts him in fourth on SE's all-time receiving yards list.

#7 Xavier Smith
Smith is an occupational safety and health major from Dallas, Texas. The 6-2 senior tight endhas played in 24 games over his four years at Southeastern and in that time has registered 26 catches for 252 yards and three touchdowns, posting career highs in catches, yardage and touchdowns during his junior season.

#17 Jared Heim
Heim is an occupational safety and health major from Tomball, Texas. The 5-8 senior punter was an All-Great American Conference selection in 2013 after leading the conference in punting average at 41.9 yards per punt. He has appeared in 39 games over his four seasons with 171 punts for a total of 6,800 yards for a 39.8 ypp average. He entered the SE and GAC record books earlier this season with an 88 yard punt that shattered the old school record by 16 yards.

#23 Donnie Hamilton
Hamilton is a biology major from Mansfield, Texas. The 5-8 senior defensive backhas played in 22 games over three seasons with the Storm. Over that span he has tallied 41 total tackles, 12 pass deflections, three interceptions and a forced fumble. He turned in his first interception return for a score earlier this season.

#25 Chad Tucker
Tucker is an occupational safety and health major from Gunter, Texas. The 6-0 senior defensive backhas played in 40 games over his four years with the Savage Storm and in that time has racked up 128 total tackles with 4.5 for a loss with 10 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and a blocked kick. He has also pulled in four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.

#26 Jacobi Crowley
Crowley is an education major from Lawton, Okla. The 6-0 senior defensive backhas played in 37 games over his four seasons, picking up 118 total tackles over that span with 10 tackles for a loss, six passes deflected, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked kick. He also has three career interceptions with one returned for a score.

#45 Ryan Harkness
Harkness is an occupational safety and health major from Grand Prairie, Texas. The 6-0 senior defensive linemanhas played in 31 games over his four year career at Southeastern, racking up 49 career tackles with 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery with eight career QB hurries.

#61 Preston Smith
Smith is a communication major from Grand Prairie, Texas. The 6-4 senior offensive linemanhas appeared in 33 games over his four seasons with the Storm, starting 28 of them as a stalwart for an offensive line that has plowed the way for an impressive 16,265 yards of total offense over four seasons, including a school record 4,895 yards in 2013.

#65 Dylan Cathey
Cathey is a criminal justice major from Paris, Texas. The 6-2 senior offensive linemanhas appeared in 29 games over four seasons at Southeastern, starting 10 of them. In that span he has been a contributing force in SE's school-record 4,895 yards of total offense in 2013 and helped lead the way for a total of 16,265 yards of offense over four seasons.

#71 Josh Burkham
Burkham is a graphic design major from The Colony, Texas. The 6-2 senior offensive linemanis a four-year member of the Savage Storm, seeing his first action as a sophomore and since then has played in 29 games. Over those three seasons he has helped pave the way for an offense that had tallied 12,808 yards of total offense, including a school-record 4,895 yards in 2013.

#77 Greg Lunceford
Lunceford is an occupational safety and health major from Port Neches, Texas.The 6-2 senior offensive linemantransferred to SE prior to the 2013 season and has started at center all 19 games he has played in over two seasons. In 2013 he helped the line lead the way for a school-record 4,895 yards and over his two seasons the Storm offense has tallied 8,784 yards of offense.

#78 Kyle Marley
Marley is a health, physical education and recreation major from Edgewood, Texas. The 6-5 senior offensive linemanis a rare six-year member of the SE program after redshirting in 2009 and receiving a medical hardship in 2010. He saw his first action in 2011 and has played in 27 games over that span, helping the line lead the way for 16,265 yards over four seasons, including a school record 4,895 yards in 2013.

#91 Adrian Williams
Williams is an occupational safety and health major from Brazosport, Texas.The 5-10 senior defensive linemanhas played in 27 games over his four years with the Savage Storm and in that time he has tallied 69 total tackles with 8.5 of them for a loss along with a pair of sacks. He has also forced a fumble and added five QB hurries.

#94 Terrence Simmons
Simmons is an occupational safety and health major from Pflugerville, Texas. The5-11 senior defensive linemanhas appeared in 24 games over his four seasons at Southeastern and over that span has picked up 14 tackles, seven of which were solo, along with a pair of tackles for a loss. He also has four kick returns on special teams for a total of 67 yards, including a long return of 31 yards.

#99 Khalil Abdulkarim
Abdulkarim is a recreation major from Jersey City, N.J. The 6-2 senior defensive linemanjoined the Savage Storm football program prior to the 2013 season and over two seasons of action has appeared in 19 games. Over that time he has tallied 20 total tackles with one for a loss and a pass deflection to go with half a sack.

Six seniors from the Spirit of Southeastern Marching Band will be honored during halftime. The following bios are listed alphabetically and were written by each senior:

SSMB - Allen Joseph Clark — **Allen Joseph Clark**

Allen Joseph Clark is a Music major (Education Minor) from Southmayd, Texas. He is the praise and worship leader and plays tuba in the brass chamber ensemble at the Salvation Army in Sherman. Allen plans to become Texas Music and Arts Specialist for the Salvation Army in Dallas, Texas.

Patrick Cox is a Music Education major from Collinsville, Texas. He is a percussionist and marches snare drum in the Spirit of Southeastern. He is also a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.

Rocky Grant is a Computer Science major from Broken Bow, Oklahoma. He is a percussionist and marches snare drum in the Spirit of Southeastern. He is also a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.

SSMB - Crista McAlester — **Crista McAlester**

Crista McAlester is a Music Education major from Denison, Texas. She has served as leadership of the trumpet section in marching band, jazz band, and Symphonic Winds for 4 years and is currently serving as drum major. She will student teach next fall.

Breanna Strouse is a Music major (Criminal Justice minor) from Bells, Texas. She has played trumpet for four years in the Spirit of Southeastern, been a member of the Symphonic Winds, Trumpet Ensemble, and the Jazz Ensemble. She plans to attend law school in the Fall.

SSMB - Jonathan Yuan — **Jonathan Yuan**

Jonathan Yuan is a Music major (Accounting minor) from Frisco, Texas. He has played trumpet for five years for the Spirit of Southeastern and is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity, as well as the Bolt the Savage Storm Mascot Team.

Two seniors from SE Cheerwill also be honored during halftime. The following bios are listed alphabetically and were written by each senior:

SE Cheer - Kailea Marshall — **Kailea Marshall**

Kailea Marshall is an Occupational Safety and Health major from Howe, TX. She is member of the 2011 President's Leadership Class and currently serves as President of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. She has participated on campus as a Savage Storm Leader, True Blue Ambassador and in 2013 received the "Michael J. Davis- Excellence in Leadership" award. While her time here, Kailea has also been involved in Panhellenic Council, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and Residence Hall Association. She was 2012 Big Man on Campus and was recently crowned as this year's Homecoming Queen. Kailea has been a member of the SE cheer squad since 2011 and has served as captain for 2 of the 4 years.

SE Cheer - Christina Wiles — **Christina Wiles**

Christina Wiles is an interdisciplinary double-major in Chemistry and Biology from Van Alstyne, Texas. She has been on the cheerleading team for four years and currently serves as a captain. She is an active member of the American chemical society, pre-med club and AISES.

Finally, three seniors from the Spark Dance Teamwill be honored at halftime. The following bios are listed alphabetically and were written by each senior:

SE Sparks - Sarah Felder — **Sarah Felder**

Sarah Felder is an Acting/Directing major and a Business minor from Palestine, Texas. She is a member of the Sparks Dance Team, Alpha Psi Omega, and a Resident Community Leader. After graduation, she plans to continue her education by receiving her MBA from Southeastern.

SE Sparks - Mindamora Rocha — **Mindamora Rocha**

Mindamora Rocha
Rocha is a musical theatre major from Gainesville, TX.
She is a proud member and co-captain of the Sparks Dance Team, President of the Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Fraternity, and Captain of the Chorvettes Stageworks Company.

SE Sparks - Jessica Spearman — **Jessica Spearman**

Jessica Spearman
Spearman is an Art Education major from Durant, OK.She is a member of the Sparks Dance team and served on the Bolt the Savage Storm mascot team in his inaugural year.

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Players Mentioned

#99 Khalil Abdulkarim: DT; 6' 2"; Senior

#71 Josh Burkham: OL; 6' 2"; Senior

#65 Dylan Cathey: OL; 6' 2"; Senior

#2 Tiquarrio Combs: WR; 5' 11"; Senior

#26 Jacobi Crowley: DB; 6' 0"; Senior

#5 Malique Earl: DB; 5' 10"; Senior

#6 Anthony Foster: WR; 5' 11"; Senior

#23 Donnie Hamilton: DB; 5' 8"; Senior

#45 Ryan Harkness: DL; 6' 0"; Senior

#17 Jared Heim: K/P; 5' 8"; Senior

#77 Greg Lunceford: OL; 6' 2"; Senior

#78 Kyle Marley: OL; 6' 5"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#99 Khalil Abdulkarim
: 6' 2"; Senior
: DT

#71 Josh Burkham
: 6' 2"; Senior
: OL

#65 Dylan Cathey
: 6' 2"; Senior
: OL

#2 Tiquarrio Combs
: 5' 11"; Senior
: WR

#26 Jacobi Crowley
: 6' 0"; Senior
: DB

#5 Malique Earl
: 5' 10"; Senior
: DB

#6 Anthony Foster
: 5' 11"; Senior
: WR

#23 Donnie Hamilton
: 5' 8"; Senior
: DB

#45 Ryan Harkness
: 6' 0"; Senior
: DL

#17 Jared Heim
: 5' 8"; Senior
: K/P

#77 Greg Lunceford
: 6' 2"; Senior
: OL

#78 Kyle Marley
: 6' 5"; Senior
: OL

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SE to Honor 29 Seniors at PLF

18 Seniors from SE Football to be Honored During Pregame, 11 Performance Seniors at Halftime

Players Mentioned

#99 Khalil Abdulkarim

#71 Josh Burkham

#65 Dylan Cathey

#2 Tiquarrio Combs

#26 Jacobi Crowley

#5 Malique Earl

#6 Anthony Foster

#23 Donnie Hamilton

#45 Ryan Harkness

#17 Jared Heim

#77 Greg Lunceford

#78 Kyle Marley

Players Mentioned

#99 Khalil Abdulkarim

#71 Josh Burkham

#65 Dylan Cathey

#2 Tiquarrio Combs

#26 Jacobi Crowley

#5 Malique Earl

#6 Anthony Foster

#23 Donnie Hamilton

#45 Ryan Harkness

#17 Jared Heim

#77 Greg Lunceford

#78 Kyle Marley

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