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WSC ranked 22nd in Lindy's Magazine DII Preseason Poll - Masters, Hope named Preseason All-Americans

Senior wide receiver Logan Masters has been named Preseason All-American by Sporting News and Lindy's Magazines

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Wayne State College football team is ranked 22^nd in the Lindy’s Magazine 2009 College Football Preview that hit newsstands earlier this month. The Wildcats, who were 9-3 last season while making the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time in school history, are one of two teams from the Northern Sun Conference ranked in the preseason poll, joining defending NCAA Division II champion Minnesota Duluth, who is listed third. Wayne State’s season opening opponent, Nebraska-Kearney, is listed at 18^th by Lindy’s.

Two Wildcat players have also been tabbed as Preseason All-Americans by two magazines. Senior wide receiver Logan Masters (Storm Lake, Iowa) has been named to the Sporting News College Football ’09 Division II Offense All-American Team along with being named to the Lindy’s Magazine First Team Offense while senior placekicker Nick Hope (Avoca, Iowa) was named to the Lindy’s Magazine First Team Offense at kicker.

Masters had 80 receptions for 1,179 yards and six touchdowns last season to earn First Team All-Super Region #3 honors from Daktronics to go with First Team All-Northern Sun Conference honors. He led the NSIC in receiving yards per game (98.2) and total receptions (80) and became the first Wildcat receiver to post back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons. Masters has also caught at least two passes in 35 straight games, every game he has appeared in a Wildcat uniform and is Wayne State’s all-time leader in career receptions (188) and career receiving yards (2,969) entering the 2009 season.

Hope earned First Team NSIC South Division All-Conference honors last season after making 14 of 17 field goal attempts and 44 of 46 PAT kicks. The straight-on, left footed kicker led the NSIC in field goals and field goals per game and made 10 straight field goals, including a school-record tying 50 yarder vs. Minnesota State on 9-20-08. In his three year career with the Wildcats, Hope is 25 of 34 in field goal attempts (73.5%) and 94 of 100 (94%) on PAT kicks.

Wayne State opens the 2009 football season at home vs. Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday, August 29th at 6:00 p.m.

2009 Lindy’s Magazine Preseason NCAA Division II Top 25 Poll

1. Northwest Missouri State

2. Grand Valley State

3. Minnesota Duluth

4. Delta State

5. California (Pa.)

6. Pittsburg State

7. Bloomsburg

8. Abilene Christian

9. Carson-Newman

10. Valdosta State

11. Chadron State

12. West Texas A&M

13. Ashland

14. North Alabama

15. Catawba

16. Tuskegee

17. West Chester

18. Nebraska-Kearney

19. Indiana (Pa.)

20. Tusculum

21. Edinboro

22. Wayne State (Neb.)

23. Seton Hill

24. Mars Hill

25. Central Washington

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Meet The Wildcats

Travis Parsons

Baseball

Position: First base/outfield
Class: Senior
Hometown: Loveland, Colorado
Major: Business Management
Hobbies: Basketball, fishing, boating, playing PS3
Favorite food: Steak, burgers, pizza and salad
Favorite book or movie: Josh Hamilton - Beyond Belief
Favorite website: Facebook
Favorite smell: Fresh cut grass on the baseball field
Favorite spot/special place on earth: The baseball diamond
What did you want to be when you grew up? College baseball coach
What super power would you like to possess? Ability to read people's minds
Future career goal: Continue my education getting my MBA and continue coaching baseball
Most influential person in your life: My parents
Most influential person in your athletic career: My Dad - Scott Parsons
Who would you like to have a conversation with? Tim Tebow
What makes you the person you are today? The influence of my parents growing up
Coach Disch's comments: Travis is in his third year with our program. He started his career at Wayne State as a freshman and redshirted. Then he went to New Mexico Junior College for two years and returned to the Wildcats for his last two seasons. He is a sure gloved first baseman that earned All-NSIC Gold Glove honors last spring. Not only does he do well on the baseball field, he also has above a 3.0 grade point average in the classroom. He will hit in the middle of our order and continue to lead by example.

Kristen Martinson

Softball

Position: First base, utility
Class: Senior
Hometown: Sergeant Bluff, IA
Major: Physical education/Health K-12 coaching endorsement
Hobbies: Shopping, traveling, hanging with friends and family
Favorite food: Pizza, cookie dough, chicken, orange juice
Favorite book or movie: Love & Basketball (movie)
Favorite website: Pinterest.com
Favorite smell: Fresh baked cookies or brownies
Favorite spot/special place on earth: Vancouver, Canada
What did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher
What super power would you like to possess? Invincible
Future career goals: Graduate and move to Colorado to be a teacher and coach
Most influentional person in your life: Mother
Most influentional person in your athletic career: Mother
Who would you like to have a conversation with? Any of the Kardashians
What makes you the person you are today? Everything I have been through, good or bad, in my life has taught me all that I know. My mom and grandmother have taught me as well.
Coach Unger's comments: Kristen has been a very vocal leader for our squad. She is a strong athlete and her work ethic is second to none. Kristen is a very versatile player, but her main priorities will be to hold down first base or spark our offense as the designated player.