Dec. 2, 2005

Kingsville, TX - Winston-Salem State University senior running back Martin Hicks is among the 42 players that have been named to the East All-Star squad for the 13th annual Whataburger Cactus Bowl game on Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, in Texas A&M-Kingsville's Javelina Stadium.

 

The contest will feature the top NCAA Division II football players in the nation. The athletes will be in Kingsville for a week-long schedule of events, building to the Friday night game which will be televised by FOXSports Southwest and covered by the FOXSports Network nationally for the sixth consecutive year. The broadcast will begin at 6 p.m. and the kickoff is set for 6:35 p.m. The players in the game will report on Saturday, Dec. 31. The NCAA Division II All-Star game was held in Javelina Stadium for the fifth time last winter. It had been held in Fargo, N.D., prior to moving to Kingsville in 2001.

 

Hicks, a native of Oxford, NC was second in the CIAA in rushing yardage in 2005 after leading the conference in rushing in 2003 and 2004.  Hicks nearly broke the 1,000 yard mark for the third straight season in 2005 and led the league in scoring en route to 2005 CIAA Offensive Player of the Year honors.  He is a legitimate NFL prospect and ranks among the all-time WSSU records in rushing in five statistical categories.

 

Joining Ross from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is North Carolina Central University wide receiver Torey Ross.  Ross, a native of Jackson, Miss. who transferred from Jackson State University, completed his two-year NCCU career with 122 receptions for 1,485 yards and 19 touchdowns after leading the conference in catches both seasons. His 69 receptions this year is a new single-season school record at NCCU.

 

Both athletes will represent the CIAA in the game and are the only two CIAA athletes to participate in the contest.

 

The Shriners Hospitals for Children has been named as the designated charity for the Cactus Bowl. Proceeds from the game go to the Shriners' 22 children's hospitals throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Shriners, a nonprofit charitable organization, finance the 19 orthopedic and burn hospitals, which operate at a cost of $1.54 million a day. Any child 18 years old and under is treated at no charge, and the organization also provides transportation and housing of parents during the child's treatment.

 

For more information on the 2006 Whataburger Cactus Bowl go to http://www.cactusbowl.org. 

 

 

2006 Whataburger Cactus Bowl East Team Roster

East Team Offensive Roster

Pos.                 Name                                        College

QB                   JOEY CONRAD                     GLENVILLE STATE COLLEGE

QB                   ZACK ELLIS                           PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE

RB                   ANTHONY CARFAGNO             EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY

RB                   ANOINE BAGWELL                CALIFORNIA - PENNSYLVANIA

RB                   Martin Hicks                       WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY

WR                  BRANDON SIMMONS             WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

WR                  COREY READY                     CATAWBA COLLEGE

WR                  CARLTON BREWSTER             FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY

WR                  KENNETH HENDERSON             TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

WR                  JAMES LUKOWIAK                  S. CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

WR                  TOREY ROSS                          NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

TE                    KEITH RECKER                      HILLSDALE COLLEGE

TE                    JASON HARRIS                        CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY

C                      RANDY (NICK) DEGG             NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY

C                      BAILEY DICKSON                     ARKANSAS TECH

OG                   STEPHENOL SANTOS             SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

OG                   LAMONT SINGLETON             EDINBORO UNIVERSITY

OG                   JAHRI EVANS                                     BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY

OT                   RICHARD COLLIER               VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY

OT                   JOSHUA BOURKE                   GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

OT                   GREG BZOREK                      EDINBORO STATE UNIVERSITY

K                      RICHARD HAMMOND             TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE

 

East Team Defensive Roster

Pos.                 Name                                        College

(S/CB)             QUASI GARY                          PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE

(S/LB)             DEVIN CONWELL                   ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

(C)                   BRENT GRIMES                       SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY

(C)                   ROBERT DURHAM                TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

(C)                   BLAKE FARRIS                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA

(C)                   DEONTE BOLDEN                   CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE

(C)                   MARCUS WRIGHT                 KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY

(C)                   JARSON COOK                       CALIFORNIA - PENNSYLVANIA

(ILB)                 Anthony Robinson             CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE

(ILB)                 DERRICK WHITE                    CLARK-ATLANTA UNIVERSITY

(OLB)               JOHN DIGIORGIO                  SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

(OLB)               KELVIN MORRIS                       UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA

(OLB)               SHAWN HARRIS                    TUSCULUM COLLEGE

DE                   LEE VICKERS                                 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA

DE                   TIM THOMPSON                 VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY

DE                   CHRIS TURNER                      SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY

DT                   CHRIS HERRING                     SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY

DT                   TODD WHITE                                     BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY

DT                   ROBERT MINNIE                   SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY

P                      JEFF CARPENTER               UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA

 

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