Stump Story, Ivy Football Recruits

I had several people write and ask about yesterday's picture of the captains at The Stump. In case you were puzzled by the location of the annual photo of the captains, here's an explanation for the stump taken directly from the Dartmouth website (italics are mine):

The “Lone Pine,” also known as the “Old Pine,” was a pre-Revolutionary pine tree that stood for more than 150 years on what is now called Observatory Hill, above the Dartmouth Green. According to Ralph Nading Hill’s "The College on the Hill," graduating classes in the 1850s adopted the tradition of gathering around the tree to smoke a pipe, which was passed from one to another. The tree was struck by lightning in 1887, and more extensively damaged by a windstorm in 1892; the College cut the dying tree down in 1895. Today the preserved stump of the Lone Pine remains, covered for most of the year but unveiled for ceremonies around Class Day on Commencement weekend. The Lone Pine also lives on as a lectern used for the College’s major events, including Commencement and Convocation. A section of the trunk of the tree was used to craft the lectern after the tree was cut down. The pine has become one of the enduring symbols of the College, used as the basis for the logo that was created for the College’s bicentennial celebration in 1969 (and still in use today) as well as other graphic representations of Dartmouth.

The Ivy League used to – and still might – post a listing of football recruits from all eight Ivy League schools. Because it hasn't, I pulled the following list together. Sorry the format isn't identical for each school, but it was a royal pain just getting it this far ...

BROWN

• Sean Hack Burns, FB, 6-3, 205, Minnetonka, MN/The Blake School
• Shane George Cooney, OLB, 5-11, 190, Mountain View, California/Mt. View
• Derrick Duquette, LB, 6-2, 225, Plymouth, MA/Plymouth South HS
• Nicholas Matthew Faber, TE/OL, 6-3, 235, Alamo, California/San Ramon Valley HS
• Mel Farr, CB, 5-10, 180, Bloomfield Hills, MI/Detroit Catholic Central
• Jonah Fay, WR, 6-1, 170, Brookline, MA/Noble and Greenough School
• John (Jack) Geiger, OL, 6-3, 260, Whitefish Bay, WI/Marquette University HS
• William James Gray, Corner., 6-1, 165, Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley HS
• Bradley Griffith, TE, 6-5, 220, Cincinnati, Ohio/Glen Este HS
• Mark Hammer, Safety, 5-11, 185, Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls HS
• Mark John Hogan Jr., RB, 5-11, 190, Sudbury, Mass/Lincoln-Sudbury HS
• Evan P. Johnson, OL, 6-3, 270, Kettering, Ohio/Archbishop Alter HS
• Luke Iverson Landers, OL, 6-4, 290, Friendswood, TX/Friendswood HS
• Nathan B. Lovett, Athlete/WR, 6-4, 190, East Providence, RI/East Providence HS
• Jeffrey Matteis, DE, 6-2, 220, Havertown, PA/Haverford HS
• Sam Martin McGrath, OLB, 6-2, 190, Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow HS
• Luke MacKenzie Miller, TE/DE, 6-4, 215, Bryn Mawr, PA/Episcopal Aca./Phillips Academy,
• Matthew Martin O'Donnell, ILB, 6-0, 230, Tipton, Iowa/Tipton HS
• Patrick William Pakan, QB, 6-2, 205, Tallmadge, Ohio/Tallmadge High School
• Stephen Douglas Peyton, FB/TE, 6-2, 210, Pioneer High school/Woodland, CA
• Stephen Patrick Reid Jr., OL, 6-6, 270, New Port Richey, FLA/Gulf HS
• Joseph Kyle Rettig, DL, 6-3, 245, Clearwater, FLA/Clearwater Central Catholic
• Neal Kevin Rooney, DE, 6-3, 235, Scituate, RI/LaSalle Academy
• Aaron Matthew Ruffin, CB, 5-9, 170, Alpharetta, Georgia/Northview HS
• Jimmy Saros, WR, 6-3, 190, Grosse Pointe, Michigan/Grosse Point South HS
• Richard Kevin Saunders, OLB, 5-11, 200, Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary HS
• Daniel Timothy Smithwick, S, 6-0, 190, Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS
• Spiro Alexander Theodhosi, RB, 5-11, 205, Londonderry, NH.Londonderry HS
• Nathanial John Thomas, DB, 6-0, 180, Seven Mile, Ohio/Edgewood HS
• Landon Ray Turley, DE, 6-4, 220, Alpine, Calif./Granite Hills HS
• Brett Wyman, ILB, 6-2, 220, Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham HS
• John Charles Zoppo, OL, 6-3, 285, South Salem, NY/John Jay Cross River HS

COLUMBIA

• Jeff Adams, OL, 6-7, 270, Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township
• Pete Batesko, WR, 6-2, 205, Point Pleasant, N.J/Red Bank Catholic
• Jerry Bell, QB, 6-2, 196, Corpus Christi, Texa /W.B. Ray
• James Burrell, WR, 5-10, 180, Richmond, Va./Bridgton Academy
• Sam Cecil, OL, 6-4, 250, New Martinsville, W.Va./The Linsly School
• David Chao, RB, 5-10, 185, Park Ridge, Ill./Maine Township South
• Will Claunch, LB, 6-1, 225, Palm City, Fla./South Fork
• Alex Cornish, LB, 6-2, 210, Frederick, Md./Frederick
• Christian Daniel, WR, 6-3, 195, Anaheim, Calif./Canyon
• Ben Evans, OL, 6-6, 275, St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University HS
• Chris Groth, DL, 6-3, 280, South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon
• Ryan Haslett, FS, 6-3, 205, Holmdel, N.J/(Holmdel
• Bob Hauschildt, OL, 6-6, 280, Rosedale, Ill./Lake Park
• Peter Holst-Grubbe, FB, 6-2, 250, Torrington, Conn./Avon Old Farms School
• Kalasi Huggins, DB, 5-11, 185, Plainfield, N.J./Kent School
• Kevin Lenehan, QB, 6-3, 210, Middletown, Conn./Xavier
• Rafael Lopez, TE, 6-3, 235, Los Angeles, Calif./Birmingham
• Anthony Maddox, SS, 5-9, 175, St. Rowlett, Texas/Garland
• Donnie Miller, RB, 6-2, 215, Spring Lake, Mich./Muskegon Catholic
• Nick Mistretta, LB, 6-2, 225, Nanuet, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep
• Ross Morand, CB, 6-2, 170, Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier
• Mark Muston, WR, 6-0, 180, Eden Prairie, Minn./St. Margaret's
• Nico Papas, FB, 6-0, 233, Watertown, Mass./Buckingham Browne and Nichols
• ChrisParuch, S, 6-3, 205, Bayside, N.Y./Chaminade
• Ben Popeck, DL, 6-4, 230, Olive Branch, Miss./St. George's
• Neil Schuster, CB, 5-11, 175, Dunwoody, Ga./Marist School
• Shea Selsor, DL, 6-2, 230, Piqua, Ohio/Piqua
• Kyle Stupi, OL, 6-3, 265, Eldersberg, Md./Loyola Blakefield School
• J.D. Tyree, DL, 6-5, 225, Martinsville, Va./Martinsville
• Kurt Williams, CB, 6-0, 180, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep

CORNELL

• K.C. Aharanwa, S/LB 6-3, 192, Dallas, Texas/LD Bell HS
• Drew Bourassa, OL,6-3, 265, Pittstown, N.J./Delaware Valley HS
• Rashad Cambell, DB, 5-8, 175, Cheltenham, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy
• Emile Chang, DL, 6-3, 265, Elmont, N.Y./Valley Stream Central HS
• Adam Currie, QB, 6-1, 200, Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School
• Chris Dennis, DB, 6-1, 160, Houston, Texas/Eisenhower HS
• Tom Doupe, DL, 6-2, 225, Westlake Village, Calif./Westlake HS
• Adam Harris, LB, 6-2, 228, Towanda, Pa./Towanda Area HS
• Matt Harrison, OL, 6-4, 300, Missisauga, Ont./Phillips Exeter Academy
• Jordan Heller, WR, 6-2, 187, Miami, Fla./Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior HS
• Ryan Houska, S, 6-2, 210, Plymouth, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central HS
• Zack Imhoff, LB, 6-4, 225, Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain HS
• Alex Johnson, QB, 6-3, 200, Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca HS
• John LaBarre, P, K6-3, 175, Walnutport, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic HS
• Tommy Laymon, OL, 6-2, 252, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day School
• Troy Lewis, RB, 5-10, 175, Hanover, Md./Cardinal Gibbons HS
• Mat MacFarlane, DL, 6-3, 240, Verona, Wis./Verona Area HS
• Keaton Marks, S, 6-2, 195, San Diego, Calif./Santa Fe Christian HS
• Drew McGowan, TE, 6-5, 235, Evergreen Park, Ill./Saint Rita of Cascia HS
• Jim Miner, OL, 6-5, 255, West Chicago, Ill./West Chicago HS
• Zak Murdock, LB, 6-1, 230, Leechburg, Pa./Kiski Area HS
• Ryan Pardoe, OL, 6-52, 93, Montandon, Pa./Milton Area HS
• Tom Randall, WR, 6-3, 200, Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Bergen Catholic HS
• Shane Savage, WR, 5-10, 170, Leesburg, Va./Flint Hill School
• Jon Scheidler, WR, 6-1, 180, Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier HS
• Travers Schmidt, S, 6-0, 200, Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area HS
• Chris Sheridan, WR, 6-3, 180, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Loyola HS
• Mike Spooner, LB, 6-1, 220, Rocky River, Ohio/St. Edwards HS
• Zach Tally, DB, 6-0, 168, Dallas, Texas/W.T. White HS
• Adbul Taylor, DB, 5-10, 160, Manhattan, N.Y./Paul Laurence Dunbar HS

DARTMOUTH

• Shawn Abuhoff, CB, 5-11, 185, Dade Christian/Hialeah, Fla.
• Joseph Andreassi, CB, 5-10, 175, St. Anthony's/Water Mill, N.Y.
• Garrett Babb, WR, 5-9, 175, Bethel/Shawnee, Okla.
• Joseph Casey, CB, 5-10, 175, Noblesville/Noblesville, Ind.
• Kyle Cook, OL, 6-5, 260, Mater Dei/Anaheim, Calif.
• Anthony Diblasi, SS, 6-1, 175, Belen Jesuit Prep/Miami, Fla.
• Brad Dornak, WR, 6-0, 180, Westlake/Austin, Texas
• Mark Dwyer, DT, 6-4, 240, Woburn/Woburn, Mass.
• Royce Egeolu, LB, 5-10, 240, John Paul Stevens/San Antonio, Texas
• Diego Fernandez-Soto, LB, 6-0, 185, Belen Jesuit Prep/Miami, Fla.
• Austen Fletcher, OL, 6-1, 275, St. Anthony's/Old Brookville, N.Y.
• John Gallagher, TE, 6-2, 225, West Salem/Salem, Ore.
• Chris Hardy, RB, 6-2, 210, Oakwood/Dayton, Ohio
• Charles Hollis, CB, 5-10, 170, Phillips Academy/Longwood, Fla.
• Conner Kempe, QB, 6-4, 200, The Benjamin School/Tequesta, Fla.
• Patrick Lahey, OL, 6-3, 282, Brooks School/North Andover, Mass.
• Ryan Lee, OL, 6-6, 240, Heathwood Hail Episcopal/Columbia, S.C.
• Aaron Limonthas, LB, 6-0, 210, Lamar/Houston, Texas
• Benjamin Magnus, LB, 6-3, 190, Albuquerque Academy/Corrales, N.M.
• Sir Norman Melancon, LB, 5-10, 180, Plano East Sr./Allen, Texas
• Brock Middleton, OL, 6-5, 250, Brophy Prep/Phoenix, Ariz.
• Brendan Murray, LB, 6-0, 185, Notre Dame HS/Chicago, Ill.
• Ryan O'Neill, OL, 6-4, 240, Marist/Orland Park, Ill.
• Grant Palmer, OL, 6-4, 245, St. Charles/Bexley, Ohio
• Connor Phillips, DE, 6-3, 225, Winston Churchill/Potomac, Md.
• Cody Poe, DT, 6-4, 250, Sequoyah/Tahlequah, Okla.
• Michael Reilly, WR, 6-1, 190, Kent Denver/Denver, Colo.
• Dan Rooney, QB, 6-3, 200, Shady Side Academy/Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Foley Schmidt, K/P, 5-9, 175, St. Thomas Academy/Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
• Nick Schwieger, RB, 5-10, 190, Bishop Feehan/Norton, Mass.
• Alex Shulman, TE, 6-2, 205, Thayer Academy/Hingham, Mass.
• Eddie Smith, DT, 6-3, 265, Christian Academy/Louisville, Ky.
• Zach Wodka, OL, 6-3, 265, Buffalo Grove/Arlington Heights, Ill.

HARVARD

• Stephen Aborn, TE, 6-3, 235, Plymouth, Mass./ Milton Academy
• Hugh Archibald, CB, 5-11, 180, Memphis, Tenn./ Harding Academy
• Patrick Bane, DE, 6-1, 235, Lynn Haven, Fla./ A. Crawford Mosley
• Adam Chrissis, WR, 6-0, 195, Pittsburgh, Pa./ Upper St. Clair
• Richard Cox, CB, 6-4, 210, Sardinia, Ohio/ Mason County (Ky.)
• Blaise Deal, RB, 6-1, 195, Glendale, Ariz./ Moon Valley
• Patrick Duffy, K, 6-0, 170, Irvine, Calif./ Mater Dei
• Scott Fritz, OG, 6-2, 275, Houston, Texas/ Clear Lake
• Alex Gedeon, QB, 6-1, 220, Hudson, Ohio/ Hudson
• Matthew Hanson, WR, 6-1, 185, Lafayette, Colo./ Boulder
• Nima Khavanin, OT, 6-4, 235, Davie, Fla./ University School
• Matt Lunati, DE, 6-3, 240, Atlanta, Ga./ The Westminster School
• John Lyon, DE, 6-3, 220, Durham, N.C. Hillside
• Jonathan Mason, CB, 6-1, 205, Mitchellville, Md./ DeMatha Catholic
• Dan Minamide, RB, 5-11, 175, Escondido, Calif./ San Pasqual
• Kevin Murphy, OT, 6-7, 270, San Clemente, Calif./ San Clemente
• Frank Myslicki, K/P, 5-10, 165, Ft. Myers, Fla./ Ft. Myers
• Alan Reeves, QB, 6-0, 205, Alabaster, Ala./ Thompson
• Dave Salutric, LB, 6-5, 235, Naperville, Ill./ Naperville North
• Alex Sarkisian, QB, 6-3, 195, Valparaiso, Ind./ Valparaiso
• Devin Saxon, QB, 6-0, 185, Hayward, Calif./ Moreau Catholic
• Ben Stabler, DT, 6-5, 275, Lancaster, Pa./ Manheim Township
• Aaron Spisak, OG, 6-4, 280, Phoenix, Ariz./ Sandra Day O’Connor
• Sumner Webster, LB, 6-5, 240, Concord, Mass./ Governor Dummer Academy
• Danny Wood, LB, 6-4, 230, St. Petersburg, Fla./ Clearwater Central Catholic

PENN

• Lake Casco, DB, 5-9, 165, Lahainaluna/Lahaina, Hawaii
• Colin Donnelly, WR, 6-0, 180, Central Bucks South/Chalfont, Pa.
• Brian Gieske, DE, 6-2, 228, Chaminade/Manhasset, N.Y.
• Matt Hamscher, RB, 5-10, 180, White Hall/White Hall, Pa.
• John Hurley, 6-1, 190, St. Xavier/Cincinnati, Ohio
• Kameron Jones, DE, 6-2, 219, Los Alamitos/Cypress, Calif.
• Edwin Kispert, TE, 6-3, 225, Gloucester Catholic/Erial, N.J.
• Jim McGoldrick, S, 6-0, 185, St. Joseph’s Prep/Havertown, Pa.
• Chad Miller, QB, 6-6, 210, Foothill/Santa Ana, Calif.
• Aubrey Moore, DL, 6-1, 245, Redland/Mechanicsburg, Pa.
• Luke Nawrocki, TE, 6-3, 235, Chaminade/Syosset, N.Y.
• Steven O’Hayon, DB, 5-10, 170, Miami Country Day/North Miami Beach, Fla.
• Kyle Olson, QB, 6-0, 210, Kennedy (Fullerton JC)/Los Alamitos, Calif.
• Zach Perlman, WR, 6-4, 210, Pinecrest/Weston, Fla.
• Brendan Putnam, WR, 6-4, 205, St. Louis Priory/St. Louis, Mo.
• Anthony Ramirez, OL, 6-3, 275, Dr. Phillips/Orlando, Fla.
• Justin Rand, OL, 6-1, 265, Lacey/Toms River, N.J.
• Erik Rask, LB, 6-1, 215, Corona Del Mar/Newport Beach, Calif.
• Jason Rasmussen, LB, 6-1, 220, Lake Highland Prep/Winter Park, Fla.
• Mason Rippey, LB, 5-11, 210, Jesuit/Portland, Ore.
• Jason Schmucker, S, 6-2, 195, Gonzaga/Washington, D.C.
• Jared Sholly, DL, 6-1, 250, Clear Lake/Clear Lake, Iowa
• Joseph Silberzweig, DL, 6-0, 275, Scarsdale/Scarsdale, N.Y.
• Alec Smith, OL, 6-5, 250, Carmel/Vernon Hills, Ill.
• Matt Swanson, RB, 6-0, 185, Eden Prairie/Eden Prairie, Minn.
• Gregory Van Roten, OL, 6-3, 255, Chaminade/Rockville Centre, N.Y.

PRINCETON

• Matt Allen, OL, 6-3, 270, Tulsa, Okla/Holland Hall HS
• Cameron Browne, OL, 6-4, 240, Lakewood, Colo./Bear Creek HS
• Nick Broz, LB, 6-2, 210, Denve’Regis Jesuit HS
• Mike Catapano, DL, 6-4, 230, Bayville, N.Y./Chaminade HS
• Ivan Charbonneau, DB, 5-8, 160, Kansas City, Kan./Rockhurst HS
• Blake Clemons, DB, 5-9, 160, Hampton, Ga./Lovejoy HS
• Chance Cross, DB, 6-2, 205, Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS
• Harrison Daniels, 6-2, 180, Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central HS
• Kevin Demaio, DL, 6-4, 260, Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel HS
• Drew Ellis, QB, 6-1, 180, Myrtle Beach, S.C/Myrtle Beach HS
• Jaiye Falusi, DB, 6-2, 205, San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HS
• Dan Fitzsimmons, LB, 6-2, 210, Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central HS
• Otavio Fleury, P, 5-10, 195, Oswego, Ill./Oswego HS
• Ryan Gallagher, LB, 6-2, 215, West Chester, Pa./East HS
• Chris Grous, OL, 6-3, 220, Sewell, N.J./Bishop Eustace HS
• Jon Hibler, WR, 6-2, 175, Midland, Texas/Midland Christian HS
• Patrick Jacob, K, 5-9, 170, Solon, Ohio./Solon HS
• Brad Megay, LB, 6-2, 220, Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts HS
• Jonathan Meyers, LB, 6-0, 255, Greenwich, Conn/ Greenwich HS
• Mike Milano, LB, 6-0, 190, New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan HS
• Kevin Mill, OL, 6-2, 245, West Chester, Pa./East HS
• John Moellers, TE, 6-5, 245, Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall Prep School.
• Mike Muha, DL, 6-4, 240, Coraopolis, Pa./Montour HS
• Grant Serdy, FB, 6-0, 215, Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper Saint Clair HS
• Isaac Serwanga, WR, 6-3, 185, Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS
• Adam Shippey, DL, 6-4, 220, Lawrenceville, N.J./Culver Academies.
• Tommy Stewart, WR, 6-3, 205, Eugene, Ore./Sheldon HS
• Eric Stoyanoff, TB, 5-10, 205, Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville HS
• Nick Thomas, CB, 5-10, 180, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice HS
• Matt Wakulchik, DB, 6-1, 185, North Canton, Ohio./Hoover HS
• Trevor Wilkins, DB, 5-10, 180, Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young HS
• Tommy Wornham, QB, 6-2, 190, San Diego, Calif./The Bishop’s School

YALE

• Michael Anderson, DL, 6-3, 245, Palo Alto/Palo Alto, CA
• Ben Ashcraft, LB, 6-0, 230, Charlotte Latin School/Charlotte, NC
• Drew Baldwin, DB, 5-11, 185 Thomas A. Edison/Alexandria, VA
• Matt Battaglia, DE, 6-3, 235m, Salisbury School/Simsbury, CT
• Alex Birks, TE, 6-3, 225, Mt. Lebanon/Pittsburgh, PA
• David Bollweg, OL, 6-5, 302, Neuqua Valley/Naperville, IL
• Bedford Booth, DB, 6-1, 210, Midland/Midland, TX
• Carter Deutsch, DL, 6-4, 245, Second Baptist Upper School/Houston, TX
• Geoff Dunham, DB, 6-2, 190, Lake Highlands/Dallas, TX
• Evan Ellis, OL, 6-2, 285, Elizabethton/Elizabethton, TN
• Bryan Farris, QB/K, 6-3, 215, Phillips Andover (MA)/Derry, NH
• Jeff Fell, OL, 6-5, 290, Garden City/Garden City, NY
• Cliff Foreman, LB, 6-1, 210St. Albans School/Washington, DC,
• Michael Gabriel, OL, 6-2, 270, Choate Rosemary Hall (CT)/Powell, OH
• Josh Grizzard, DB, 6-3, 196, East Wake/Zebulon, NC
• Dawson Halliday, QB, 6-2, 200, Bearden/Knoxville, TN
• Jordan Haynes, LB, 6-2, 225, Jesuit/Folsom, CA
• Lars Knudsen, WR, 6- 4, 178, Whitefish Bay/, Whitefish Bay
• Josh Kozel, FB, 6-1, 235, Staples/Westport, CT
• Colin Kruger, OL, 6-3, 300.Riverview/Sarasota, FL
• Jake McCrary, RB, 6-0, 185. Briarcrest Christian/Germantown, TN
• Mike McInerney, OL, 6-4, 280. William Penn Charter School/Blue Bell, PA
• Chris Morris, WR, 6-2, 175, Highland Park/, Dallas, TX
• Wes Moyer, LB, 6-0, 205, Alameda/Alameda, CA
• Sudiptho Paul, DB, 6-0, 175, Miramonte/Orinda, CA
• Nick Schneider, LB, 6-3, 215. St. Xavier/Cincinnati, OH
• McConnell Smith, WR, 6-0, 200, University School/Cleveland, OH
• Reed Spiller, DL, 6-2, 275, Portsmouth/Portsmouth, NH
• Jake Stoller, DL, 6-4, 260, University School/Shaker Heights, OH
• Alex Thomas, RB, 5-9, 190, Ansonia/Ansonia, CT