MacMurray football awards academic achievements

January 28, 2013

The MacMurray College football team honored 15 players for maintaining at 3.0 and above GPA during the 2012 football season.

• Wesley Chad Allen of Robbins, TN. The sophomore linebacker is the son of Robert Allen, of Huntsville, TN. He is a secondary education major.
• Cody Anderson of Belleville, IL. He is a freshman running back. The son of Lance and Robin Haynes of Belleville, Anderson is a criminal justice major.
• Cody Buss is a freshman linebacker from Belleville, IL. He is the son of James and Karen Dannehold, of Belleville, IL. Buss is majoring in physical education.
• Dakota Cane of Sparta, IL, is a junior criminal justice major. The defensive line is the son of Barbara Cane of Sparta, and the grandson of Frank and Erline Cane.
• Junior offensive lineman Jacob Goodwin, of Fort Worth, TX, is the son of Rick and Gail Goodwin, of Fort Worth. 
• Connor Grumich of Florissant, MO, is the son of Dan and Mary Pat Grumich, of Florissant. The freshman defensive lineman is an undecided freshman.
• Taylor Hosta of Lake Geneva, WI is the son of John and Inge Hosta of Lake Geneva. The junior linebacker is a double major in physical education and health.
• William Kelley is a freshman offensive lineman from Chapin, IL. The biology major is the son of Randall and Michelle Kelley.
• Joesph Legendre of Fairmont City, IL, is the son of Joe Legendre and Patricia Platz, of Fairmont City. The freshman offensive lineman is a physical education major.
• Charles Miller of Maryville, IL is an undecided freshman running back for the Highlanders.
• Zach Peppers of Seymour, TN, is a junior offensive lineman.  The sports management major is the son of Jay and Sherry Peppers of Seymour.
• Clifton Peterson is a sophomore linebacker from Miama, FL. The son of Clinton and Debra Peterson of Miami, he is a sports management major.
• Daniel Routh of Edelstein, IL, is the son of Ron and Anita Routh of Edelstein. The senior wide receiver is majoring in biology.
• James Simelton of Memphis, TN is a junior offensive lineman. He is the son of Glora Jones of Memphis. Simelton is a criminal justice major.
• Raymond Smith is a junior defensive back from Champaign, IL. Smith is an English major at MacMurray, and is the son of Jerry Robinson of Champaign, IL, and Robin Smith of Columbus, OH.

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