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Table of Contents

Phoenix College Athletic

Department Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

2015 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2015 Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

2015 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12

A Maricopa Community College

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Phoenix College Administration

Ms. Chris Haines

Mr. Paul DeRose

Ms. Samantha Ezell

Interim President, Phoenix College

Vice President
Administrative Services

Athletic Director

Athletic Department Coaches and Staff

Ms. Lisa-Ruiz Gonzales

Head Athletic Trainer and Asst
Athletic Director

Ms. Kristi Kincaid

Womens Basketball Coach

Mr. David Cameron

Mens Soccer Coach

Ms. April Perotti

Athletic Trainer

Mr. Kevin Kimball

Baseball Coach

Mr. Dan Cozzetto

Football Coach

Mr. Heinz Muller

Softball Coach

Mr. Chris Sagar

Womens Soccer Coach

Ms. Amanda Liebermann

Volleyball Coach

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Mr. Matt Gordon

Mens Basketball Coach

Ms. Maybritt Hair

Office Coordinator

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General Information
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phoenix, Arizona
Opened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1920
Fall Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000
Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maricopa Community College
Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arizona Community College Athletic Conference
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1202 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone (Athletic Department) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602-285-7175
FAX (Athletic Department) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602-285-7333
Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.phoenixcollege.edu
Conference Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.accac.org

Team Information
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Cozzetto
Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Pflugrad , Terry Battle,
. . . . . . . . . . Shawn Beall Watson, Mark Garalczyk, John Hair, Todd Hanley, Brian Howard
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bears
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and Gold
Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoy Stadium at Hogan Field

Phoenix College (Main Campus)

1202 West Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013
602.285.7800

PC Downtown
640 North 1st Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85003
602.223.4051

www.phoenixcollege.edu

Chandler-Gilbert Community College Estrella Mountain Community College GateWay Community College Glendale Community College Maricopa
Skill Center Mesa Community College Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix College Rio Salado College Scottsdale Community College
South Mountain Community College SouthWest Skill Center
Phoenix College and the Maricopa County Community College District are EEO/AA institutions.

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2015 Schedule
Date Day

Opponent Location

Time

AUGUST

22
Saturday Arizona Christian University
Phoenix
9:30AM
(scrimmage)
29

Saturday

*Pima Community College

Tucson

7:00PM

SEPTEMBER
5

Saturday *New Mexico Military Institute

Home

7:00PM

12

Saturday *Mesa Community College

Home

7:00PM

26

Saturday

Yuma

7:00PM

*Arizona Western College

OCTOBER
3

Saturday *Snow College

Home

7:00PM

10

Saturday

Thatcher

7:00PM

17

Saturday *Scottsdale Community College

Home

7:00PM

24

Saturday

*Glendale Community College

Glendale

7:00PM

31

Saturday

WSFL PLAYOFFS

TBD

*Eastern Arizona College

TBD

NOVEMBER
7

Saturday

WSFL PLAYOFFS

TBD

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TBD

2015 Coaching Staff

Dan Cozzetto
Head Coach

Dennis Erickson, as Ericksons running backs coach at Oregon

State, where he helped take them to a Pac-10 title, and a pair of
bowl appearances (including a Fiesta Bowl win in 2001) in three
years. The move to his home state became complete when he
joined Rick Neuheisels staff at the University of Washington
for the next two years. Erickson gave Cozzetto his first chance
at pro coaching in 2004 when he hired Dan as tight ends and
offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers. After one
season at that level, the Cozzetto-Erickson combo returned to
the college ranks, and returned to a pair of familiar stops: Idaho
in 06, then Arizona State for the next two years. After taking
the Devils to the Holiday Bowl (after winning a share of another
Pac-10 crown), Cozzetto returned to UW for five seasons at
offensive line coach and run game coordinator. Cozzetto spent
last fall as run game coordinator for the FXFLs Boston Brawlers,
but longed for a job in Arizona, and was fielding offers until the
PC job opened last November.

Not just on this level, but likely any

level in the Arizona college coaching
ranks. If youre looking for a head
coach to turn around your college
football program, once the resume
of Dan Cozzetto hits your hands,
its unlikely you need to look much
further, since his is more well-known among Arizona College
coaching circles than nearly anyones over the last three
decades. And yet, with his 35 years of coaching experiencewhich features 32 years as an assistant at the NCAA Division
I level for various schools, Cozzetto will step onto the Bears
Football sideline for the first time this August as a head coach
for the first time ever. Cozzettos coaching journey began at
his alma mater-right after he completed his playing career (as a
tight end, linebacker and offensive lineman) at the University of
Idaho in 1979. Cozzetto spent a dozen years with the Vandals,
moving his way up the coaching change until finally winding
up as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator his last
two years, and helping Idaho win 5 Big Sky Championships.
From there, Cozzetto would spend the next 13 years of his life
making several Pac-10 programs bowl-worthy. Cozzetto went
from Idaho to the University of California, leading the Bears
to Copper Bowl and Citrus Bowl Championship in successive
years. He then followed Bruce Snyder (who hired him at CalBerkeley) to Arizona State University as offensive coordinator
and offensive line coach, and helped the Sun Devils go
undefeated in conference play to win the Pac-10 title, and reach
the Rose Bowl for only the second time in their storied history
in 1997; then took the most potent rushing attack in ASU
history (172 rushing yards per game) to an Aloha Bowl victory
two years later. After seven years in Tempe, Cozzetto longed for
the Pacific Northwest again (hes born and raised in the state
of Washington), so he reunited with his former boss at Idaho,

A graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary

Education from the University of Idaho, Cozzetto and his wife,
Debbie, have finally decided to make Arizona their permanent
home, and will celebrate their 15th year of marriage in the
Grand Canyon State. The Cozzettos are the proud parents of
4 grown children: Adrian (39), Rachel (37), Ryan (32), and Tara
(28); as well as two grandchildren.

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Robin Pflugrad
Assistant Head Coach

The next step in Pflugrads career would be pivotal for a few

reasons. First, it was the move to Arizona State Universitys
coaching staff, which put Pflugrad on a staff that would win a
Pac-10 title and reach the Rose Bowl in his second year there.
Second, it would pair Pflugrad and Cozzetto on the same
offensive staff for the next three years. Third, since Plugrad-as
the Sun Devils recruiting coordinator-would bring in some
of the top recruiting classes in the Pac-10 over that stretch,
it opened doors for Pflugrad, such as becoming the assistant
head coach and recruiting coordinator at Washington State
after ASU (three straight 10-win seasons and an 03 Rose Bowl
berth); and returning to his home state as a wide receiver
coach at the University of Oregon (making the Ducks the
conferences top offense). Finally, Pflugrad got the chance to
be a head coach when he returned to Montana in 2009 as an
assistant, then moved up to the head job a year later. In two
years, Pflugrads teams won 18 games, including an 11-win
season in 11 (one of Montanas best seasons ever), and not
only earned Pflugrad Big Sky Coach of the Year honors, but also
made him a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of
the Year Award. Despite high praise both inside and outside
of the organization, Pflugrad was back on the job market three
months later, and took a year off before joining Weber State
University as their offensive coordinator in 2013, and then
jumping at the chance to reunite with Cozzetto this past spring.

While the Western States Football

League has arguably been the most
competitive region of NJCAA Football
for a while now, its likely never
seen this kind of experience on any
one coaching staff in their midst.
It started when 35-year college
coaching vet Dan Cozzetto was hired to be the head coach, and
took a giant leap forward when Cozzetto tabbed 32-year coach
Robin Pflugrad to be his assistant head coach and offensive
coordinator. The hiring reunites the two great NCAA coaches
for the first time in 15 years. By joining the PC staff, Pflugrad
officially turns his college career full circle, since it was the
community college route that Pflugrad first traveled as a player.
A native of Oregon, Pflugrad was a star wide receiver growing
up, and kept that status going by spending his first two years
of college ball at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham,
Oregon. Since then, Pflugrad has spent all of his time on the
four-year level, first winding up his playing days at Portland
State University (catching passes from future Cardinals great
Neil Lomax), then (like Cozzetto) starting his coaching career
at his alma mater as soon as he hung up his helmet for the
final time. Pflugrad spent five of the next six years on the PSU
coaching staff (with the other year spent back in Eugene as a
varsity high school coach) before following PSUs head coach,
Don Read, when Read took the head job at the University of
Montana. The move proved to be one of the best of Pflugrads
career-not only because he spent the next nine years of
his career moving up the ladder from coaching wideouts,
quarterbacks and rushers to becoming assistant head coach
for the final five years there; but that it would also lay the
groundwork for his first head coaching job years later.

Pflugrad earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business

Administration from Portland State University. Pflugrad and
his wife, Marlene, have watched their two children follow their
father into the sports world, since their daughter, Amanda, is
a sports broadcaster with the NBAs Boston Celtics; and their
son, Aaron, a former standout receiver at Arizona State, just
accepted a full-time assistant coaching position at Northern
Arizona University after spending the last three years as a grad
assistant at his alma mater.

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Terry Battle
Assistant Coach

Todd Hanley
Assistant Coach

Shawn Beall Watson

Assistant Coach

Brian Howard
Operations Manager

Mark Garalczyk
Assistant Coach

John Hair
Assistant Coach

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2015 Roster
No. Name

Position

Height

Weight

Year

Previous School

Londell Lee

WR

62

210

SO

Alan B. Shepard HS

Robert Tillman III

DB

180

SO

Grosspointe North HS (MI)

Corbin Baxter

WR

511

175

SO

Kecoughton HS (VA)

Mason Cheatham

QB

165

FR

Sunnyslope HS

Billy Sueing

WR

511

180

SO

Westwood HS

Joshua Eckley

QB

61

180

FR

Marcos De Niza HS

Joshua Christopher

DB

190

SO

Northview HS (GA)

Adriell Alvarado

QB

200

FR

Cienega HS

Tiaron Ross

WR

510

180

FR

Buena HS

10 Makana Fraser

LB

62

220

SO

Keaau HS (HI)

11 Jack Peru

RB

59

170

SO

Trevor Browne HS

12 Nick Duckworth

QB

65

230

SO

Notre Dame Prep

13 Jaeran Burch

WR

185

FR

Perry HS

14 Alex Jean-Charles

DB

180

SO

Winter Haven HS (FL)

15 Marcus Nash

DB

64

215

FR

Verrado HS

17 Ronald Rhiner

QB

510

190

FR

Corona Del Sol HS

18 Quinton Garrett

WR

510

170

FR

Tempe HS

19 Marques Griffin

DB

510

160

SO

Mountain Pointe HS

20 Ketah Watson

RB

511

175

FR

Valley Lutheran HS

21 Andre Goodman

62

205

SO

Coconino HS

22 Collin Martinez

LB

510

195

SO

Marcos De Niza HS

23 Dillon Proby

DL

61

215

FR

Betty H. Fairfax HS

24 Aron Tabbs, Jr.

LB

61

205

FR

Keller HS (TX)

25 Tryvon Johnson

DB

210

FR

Martin County HS (FL)

26 Joe Navarro

55

140

FR

Centennial HS

27 Maurice Manning

DB

61

195

SO

North Thurston HS (WA)

28 Caleb Robinson

RB

59

180

SO

Liberty HS

* = Out of State

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No. Name

Position

Height

Weight

Year

Previous School

29 Easton Sherwood

RB

57

170

FR

Central HS

31 Michael Griffin, Jr.

LB

510

190

FR

Betty H. Fairfax HS

32 Devon Cardoza

DB

58

160

FR

Willow Canyon HS

33 Kahlil Gulley

LB

62

230

FR

North Little Rock HS (AR)

34 Austin Navarro

LS

511

190

FR

Seton Catholic HS

35 Enoc Seri

DE

62

200

FR

Grantview HS (CO)

36 Michael Corso

P/K

510

140

FR

Boulder Creek HS

37 Nicholas Kini

DB

510

180

FR

St. Louis HS (HI)

38 Ravoan Barry

RB

59

180

SO

Highland HS

40 Jordan Hopkins

RB

510

180

FR

Chandler HS

41 Spencer Knox

WR

59

150

FR

Carl Hayden HS

42 Corey Dannels

LB

62

225

SO

Buena HS

43 Tavita Neemia

LB

59

210

FR

Samoana HS (American Samoa)

44 Brandon King

TE

64

230

FR

Everette HS (MI)

45 Terrelle Smith, Jr.

RB

511

190

FR

Martin Luther King HS (CA)

46 Lester Smith

RB

57

185

FR

St. Marys HS

47 Jamartae Brown

DL/TE

64

240

SO

Jefferson HS (OR)

48 Anthony Reyes

K/P

511

185

FR

Dobson HS

49 Bryce Redmond

160

FR

Cactus Shadows HS

52 Gunnar Chiesa

DL

62

220

FR

Lake Havasu HS

53 Carlos Torres

DL

67

285

SO

Eagle Crest HS

54 Angelo Zacchio

DT

61

260

SO

Marcos De Niza HS

54 Kuoc Mathiang

67

215

SO

Alhambra HS

55 Andrew Hampton

OL

64

260

FR

Centennial HS

56 Trinidad Munoz

DL

61

225

FR

Cesar Chavez HS

58 Marcus Chaney

DL

63

230

SO

Liberty HS

60 Joe Carico

DL

63

260

FR

Winters Mill HS (MD)

* = Out of State

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No. Name

Position

Height

Weight

Year

Previous School

61 Jejquille Harker

DL

511

215

FR

Shadow Ridge HS

62 Zach Ramirez

OL

59

250

FR

Apollo HS

63 David Osweiler

OL

63

290

FR

Independence HS

64 Tonnie White

OL

65

340

FR

Hazelwood Central HS (MO_

65 Jonathan Hebnes

LB

62

210

FR

Pinnacle HS

66 Ivan Vazquez

OL

260

FR

La Joya HS

67 Christian Georgantas

DL

63

285

FR

La Joya HS

68 Daniel Cruz

OL

300

FR

Apollo HS

70 Yael Nava

OL

61

335

SO

St. Marys HS

71 Daniel Verducci

OL

64

300

FR

Dobson HS

74 Christopher May, Jr.

OL

65

260

FR

Cesar Chavez HS

75 Jac-Quan Davis

OL

63

300

SO

Martin County HS (FL)

79 Caleb Barham

OL

65

310

SO

Marana Mountain View HS

80 Vince Roscoe

WR

58

170

SO

Arcadia HS

81 Khalif Hopkins

WR

59

155

FR

Valley Vista HS

82 Myles Merrity

WR

511

165

FR

Keller HS (TX)

83 Nicholas Hultquist

WR

510

180

FR

Sunrise Mountain HS

84 Shaun Lowe-Williams

WR

185

FR

Desert Heights HS

85 Damon Sheehy

WR

200

FR

Lake Havasu HS

86 Daniel Reyes

TE

64

260

FR

Barry Goldwater HS

87 Keith Sullivan

TE

64

250

SO

Hamilton HS

88 Doniel Yehudah

WR

511

180

FR

Chandler HS

89 Sean Shovlin

TE

511

220

SO

Smithfield HS (RI)

94 Brandon Fisher

WR

61

205

SO

Perry HS

95 Vince Aguirre

WR

511

175

SO

NFL Yet Academy

96 Billy Williams

DB

62

185

SO

Cheyenne HS (NV)

* = Out of State

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