2010 ITALY TOURO H I O N O R T H E R N U N I V E R S I T Y F O O T B A L L

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By Tim Glon

PONTREMOLI, Italy -- Kyle Simmons completed 7 of 7 passes for 98 yards and two scores and Brent Donley ran six times for 94 yards and 2 TDs as Ohio Northern defeated the Fedearazione Italiana Football All-Stars 63-6 in the Italian Classic Saturday afternoon in the sunny hills of Tuscany. The Polar Bears improve to 2-0 in international exhibition games, as they trounced the Bavarian All-Stars 77-0 three years ago in Furstenfeldbruck, Germany. Northern rolled up 473 yards of total offense, including 318 on the ground in just 27 carries, and scored on all but one of its offensive possessions to dominate the overmatched Italians. It took the Polar Bears just four plays and 48 seconds to take the lead, scoring on a 16-yard run by Donley to make it 6-0 ONU with 9:12 left in the opening period. The teams played 10-minute quarters in the contest. Nick Newman made the first of his nine extra points to put the Polar Bears up 7-0. Michael Busch caught a 25-yard TD pass from Simmons to cap a 3-play, 48-yard drive on ONU’s next possession, making it 14-0 with only 2:43 gone in the contest. Donley then scampered in from 35 yards out to cap a 3-play, 69-yard drive on Northern’s third possession and it was 21-0 with 5:00 left in the opening period. On the next play from scrimmage, J.J. Mihoci intercepted a pass and returned it 29 yards for a score and a 28-0 Polar Bear lead. Josh Rouch scored from 7 yards out on the fourth play of the second period to make it a 35-0 game. On Northern’s next possession, Simmons hit Kyle Baker on a 5-yard TD pass and it was 42-0 ONU with 5:26 left in the half. Marcus Bodamer wrapped up the first half scoring when he scooped up a fumble and rumbled in from 46 yards out with 31 seconds left in the period to put the Polar Bears ahead 49-0. After a scoreless third period, the Italians got on the board with 6:26 left in the game when Adamsi hit Palmer on a 27-yard TD pass, capping a 14-play, 92-yard scoring drive. Mihoci broke up the 2-point conversion pass to keep the score 49-6. Carter Paul plowed in from 6 and 10 yards out in the final five minutes to wrap up the scoring. Joe Powell had five tackles to lead the Ohio Northern defense. The Polar Bears are six days into their 8-day trip to Italy, having seen sights in Milan, Venice, Bologna and Florence thus far. ONU will spend the final two days of their trip in Rome before returning home June 1.

Football posts 63-6 victory over Italian All-Stars in Pontremoli, Italy

2010 Football Box ScoreOhio Northern 63, Italian All-Stars 6

OhiO NOrtherN vs italiaN all-stars • May 29, 2010 - PONtreMOli, italy

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreOhio Northern 28 21 0 14 63italian all-stars 0 0 0 6 6

Scoring Summary:1st 09:12 ONU - Brent Donley 16 yd run Nick Newman kick)

4 plays, 53 yards, tOP 0:48, ONU 7 - italy 007:17 ONU - Michael Busch 20 yd pass from Kyle simmons (Nick Newman kick)

3 plays, 49 yards, tOP 0:58, ONU 14 - italy 005:00 ONU - Brent Donley 35 yd run Nick Newman kick)

3 plays, 68 yards, tOP 1:11, ONU 21 - italy 004:47 ONU - J.J. Mihoci 29 yd interception return Nick Newman kick)

ONU 28 - italy 0

2nd 08:44 ONU - Josh rouch 7 yd run Nick Newman kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, tOP 3:34, ONU 35 - italy 005:26 ONU - Kyle Baker 5 yd pass from Kyle simmons Nick Newman kick) 4 plays, 48 yards, tOP 2:05, ONU 42 - italy 000:31 ONU - Marcus Bodamer 46 yd fumble recoveryNick Newman kick) ONU 49 - italy 0

4th 06:56 ITALY - Palmer 27 yd pass from adamasi (adamasi pass failed) 14 plays, 92 yards, tOP 4:34, ONU 49 - italy 605:09 ONU - Carter Paul 6 yd run (Nick Newman kick) 3 plays, 59 yards, tOP 1:47, ONU 56 - italy 601:25 ONU - Carter Paul 10 yd run (Nick Newman kick) 4 plays, 43 yards, tOP 1:20, ONU 63 - italy 6

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kickoff time: 3 pm end of Game: 5:20 total elapsed time: 2:20 Officials: scorer: tGlon temperature: 75 Wind: W 10-20 Weather: Partly Cloudy, Nice! Ohio Northern wins the italian Classic Ohio Northern is now 2-0 in international exhibition games

Individual StatisticsOhIO NOrTherNrushing No Gain loss Ne tD lg avg------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Brent Donley 6 94 0 94 2 35 15.7evan elliott 7 86 0 86 0 26 12.3andrew Baumer 6 59 0 59 0 20 9.8Josh rouch 4 41 0 41 1 18 10.2Carter Paul 4 38 0 38 2 17 9.5Totals 27 318 0 318 5 35 11.8

Passing att-Cmp-int yds tD long sack------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kyle simmons 7-7-0 98 2 20 0adam tabit 2-1-0 9 0 9 0evan elliott 1-1-0 48 0 48 0Totals 10-9-0 155 2 48 0

receiving No. yds tD long------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michael Busch 4 61 1 20Kyle Baker 2 17 1 12Carter Paul 1 48 0 48Patrick arcaro 1 20 0 20Cody Dalga 1 9 0 9Totals 9 155 2 48

Punting No. yds avg long in20 tB------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Totals 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

PUNts KiCKOffs iNterCePtall returns No.yds.lg No.yds.lg No.yds.lg------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Patrick arcaro 1 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0anthony Brown 1 22 22 2 87 44 0 0 0J.J. Mihoci 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 29Totals 2 48 26 2 87 44 1 29 29

field goal attempts------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kickoffs No yds tB OB avg------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nick Newman 10 547 0 1 54.7

1-Kyle Gilbert2-Carter Paul4-Brent Donley6-Zack Click7-Kyle simmons8-Joe Powell9-Kyle Baker10-Chad Coward12-Cory spelman13-andrew Neiheisel14-Jesse richards15-evan elliott16-adam tabit21-anthony Brown22-Kevin ragless24-Justin henck25-Michael Busch26-Bobby Kaminski

27-Cody Cruzen28-Josh rouch32-J.J. Mihoci33-eric Wenzler37-Martin Kluk38-tom Black42-andrew Baumer44-Josh Bowman45-levi Brown46-Marcus Bodamer48-Chris iliff50-trygv henrickson51-Brooks Bukowy52-Colton Zody53-Marc akam61-Colin Bishop62-eric lapohn63-Kyle smith

64-Nick Jones65-Jared Brown66-Josh Musch68-Justin southwick69-tyler Joseph72-Dave Mason75-Josh Cox79-C.Zelachowski81-Cody Dalga84-andy Park88-Patrick arcaro89-Jared Oehler91-Cody Kelly92-Ben Nauman97-Nick Newman98-Cory Maclaughlin

Participation ReportOhIO NOrTherN

Defensive Statistics OhIO NORThERN

# Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FR-Yd Intc BrUp Sack/Yds----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8 Joe Powell 2 3 5

91 Cody Kelly 3 1 4 1.0/4

6 Zack Click 3 1 4

45 Levi Brown 2 2 4 1.0/2

16 Adam Tabit 2 2 4

98 Cory MacLaughlin 1 3 4

10 Chad Coward 1 3 4

22 Kevin Ragless 3 3

13 Andrew Neiheisel 2 1 3 2.0/13 1.0/10

53 Marc Akam 1 2 3

72 Dave Mason 1 2 3 1.0/4 1

2 Carter Paul 3 3

48 Chris Iliff 2 2

32 J.J. Mihoci 1 1 2 1-29 1

52 Colton Zody 2 2

97 Nick Newman 1 1

33 Eric Wenzler 1 1 1

37 Martin Kluk 1 1

1 Kyle Gilbert 1 1

46 Marcus Bodamer 1 1 1-46

26 Bobby Kaminski 1 1

12 Cory Spelman 1 1

44 Josh Bowman 1 1 1

51 Brooks Bukowy 1 1

84 Andy Park 1 1

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Day 1: Travel Day Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Today was a long, tiring travel day for the team. everyone made their flight on time and adapted well to the international flights. The food on the plane was ok...defintiely not the typical food football players are used to eating. There were some delays leaving Cleveland, but it all worked out in the end. Tomorrow we will be traveling to Milan to see the city.

Written by Michael Busch [senior wide receiver]

Day 2: Milan Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Today we had the pleasure of see-ing the beautiful city of Milan. Milan is one of the richest cities in all of Italy. It also is one of the top three fashion places in the world, home to corporate headquarters of the top designers like Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, etc. Milan is home to many young adults searching for adventure and a start to their careers. We were surprised when we had to pay 1,50 euros to use the restroom. We also learned not to take things that the locals tried to give us unless we wanted to be hassled for payment. We are are working on our Italian lingo in order to get the things we desire. One thing that I found interesting in Milan is the size of the cars and how they parked. Most cars are two-seaters and parked on grass medians or sidewalks.

Posted by Coach Hajjar

Day 3: Venice Thursday, May 27, 2010

Today we travelled to the beautiful city of Venice. Venice is cut off from the Italian mainland and required a short boat ride in order to reach it. Venice is home to 60,000 residents and 15-20 million tourists per year. Venice is known for its glass blowing. We had a private demonstration in which one of Venices’ finest performed the craftful art. Much of the

team enjoyed riding the gondolas that strolled through the canals of Venice. I preferred to travel the back streets, where we got lost and actually enjoyed the magnificent Venice culture. We also were taught how to distinguish the way Italian generals died in war based upon the number of hooves their horse had on the ground. Three legs on the ground meant they died at home from battle wounds. Four legs on the ground meant they died from natural causes, non-battle related. Two legs on the ground meant they died in battle. Overall, Venice was sweet. It is definitley a place I would see again.

Written by JJ Mihoci [senior defensive back]Posted by Coach Hajjar

Day 4: Bologna Friday, May 28, 2010

Today we left Venice and went on our way to Florence. On the way, we stopped in Bologna. The city was much less populated with tourists. As soon as we arrived, it began raining for the first time. This wasn’t necessarily a bad thing because the city is covered in 34 kilometers of arcades, better known as archways. We spent about 2 hours in the city and got to experience a different type of Italian culture. Many of the guys got to experience Bologna tortellini. The city is also full of many universities at which mechanical engineering is a popular area of study. The first university of the country was in Bologna around the year of 1088. We actually walked past the California College of Berkley’s Italian campus. Some of the more expensive cars of the world are also made in Bologna. Ferrari and Lamborghini are both produced near the city. Later today we will arive in Florence where we will spend the next three nights.

Written by Kyle Smith [sophomore offensive line]Posted by Coach Hajjar

Day 5: Florence Sunday, May 30, 2010

Today we traveled to the city of Florence. It is a town that has 320,000 inhabitants. Florence is known for its leather, Chianti wine, balsamic vinegar, 13th century renaissance, beautiful countryside, statues, and extra virgin olive oil. We learned that the “extra Virgin” in the olive oil means the first squeeze from the olives. Olives can be squeezed up to four times to make olive oil, but the best comes from the original squeeze. Balsamic vinegar is another delicacy that makes Florence unique. It takes over 20 years to make authentic balsemic vinegar. The authentic balsamic vinegar is very pure and thick. It also comes in a dark green, glass bottle. The Tuscany countryside of Florence is undescribable. It is extremely hilly and filled with vineyards for making wine and olive trees for the olive oil. A lot of the group purchased some form of leather souvenier to remember their time in Florence. We also got to witness Michaelangelo’s David, an enormous piece of work, all made from marble. We also learned the meaning behind the colors of the Italian flag: red = charity, white = faith, and green = hope. Tomorrow is exciting as it will be be game day.

Posted by Coach Hajjar

Day 6: PontremoliToday was game day and we traveled to the small, quaint town of Pontremoli. This town has only 7000 inhabitants. The meaning behind the town’s name is “trembling bridge.” We were police escorted into downtown where the locals watched with curiosity. After exiting the bus, we took a long walk to the top of the town. There, we arrived at a castle that was used to house soldiers in the 11th century when Pontremoli was a city-state. Now, the castle is used as a museum, presenting artifacts dating back to 3000 B.C. While at the top of the castle, we were greeted with an amazing view of the countryside.

We also were able to get a team picture during our time at the top of the castle. After seeing the entire castle, we got a chance to meet the mayor of the town. he was extremely grateful for us visiting. he presented Coach Paul with a plaque commemorating the game we were playing against the local Italian Team. Once the ceremony was completed, we traveled to the field to finally play the game. We won the game 63-6. even though we out matched the Italian Team, they showed a lot of courage and love

for the game of American football.Written by Anthony Brown [junior wide receiver] Posted by Coach Hajjar

Day 7: Romehow many people can say that they went to rome? My teammates and I can now say that we have. having a chance of a lifetime in front of us, we did not waste any time in seeing the key spots while in rome. We were able to see the Coliseum, the ancient Forum, and other beautiful sites and buildings that comprise roman history and architecture. I personally loved the Coliseum and the stories that go with it. Being able to look down from the 2nd level of the Coliseum and take the pictures I took will be something I will never forget. I also do not want to forget to mention how much I love the food and desserts that Italy offers. Some of the portions are a little smaller than I am used to, but I am definitely managing. Coming to rome was icing on the cake for me as to why I chose to come on this trip. The whole trip has been an unbelievable opportunity that will allow me to have a different view perspective on life forever.

Written by Gabe Washington [recent grad/alum/linebacker] Posted by Coach Hajjar

Day 8: Rome (Day 2)We started off this rip-roaring day with a trip to the gates of the Vatican. Vatican City is its own area. The rules and regulations are different than those of roman jurisdiction, even though the Vatican is located in rome. The Vatican city has 900 permanent residents, all of which are part of the clergy. The Vatican has its own bank and currency. Up to 15,000 people a day visit the Vatican. We were extremely lucky to have two tour guides that were amazing in describing the area which we were visiting. Both guides described in great detail many different paintings and tapestries and the history behind them. We then saw the Sistine Chapel, which had paintings of Michelangelo. This was truly inspiring. We continued our tour seeing

St. Peter’s Basilica. This is built on St. Peter’s tomb. We finished the tour by having some free time in the Vatican City. During this time, I went and saw the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain. The day concluded with a final banquet that the team, coaches, parents, and tour managers attended. We had a tremendous seven-course meal, including multiple appetizers, a pasta dish, a chicken dish, and some dessert. It was the perfect way to end the trip. Tomorrow we travel home, leaving the wonderful country of Italy, and the majestic places, sites, people, and food it offers.

Written by Kyle Gilbert [senior linebacker]Posted by Coach Hajjar

Day 9: Coming Home Thursday, June 3, 2010

Today we traveled all day to get back to the United States. Traveling home was bitter-sweet for almost everyone involved. The American Airlines flight had its flight from JFK to Cleveland cancelled, but eventually made it home later that night. The trip to Italy was an experience that I am sure will never be forgotten. The relationships built over the last nine days will be as valuable as the places we visited. There needs to be a special thanks given to the players, coaches, parents, bus drivers, tour guides and managers, Anthony Travel, Global Football, ONU administration, and the donors who helped make this trip possible. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and look forward to traveling again in the future. Ciao!

Posted by Coach Hajjar

The relationships

built over the last

nine days will be

as valuable as the

places we visited.

Ciao.

The Italy trip was so much more then I had imagined it would be, the pictures and memoriesI accumulated over there will last a lifetime!

—Chad Coward

The entire trip was absolute

ly amazing

but having chills roll up and

down my spine as I walked in

to the

Coliseum in Rome

was by far the highlight

of my trip. — Cody Cruzen

This was

an unfo

rgettabl

e experi

ence and

I was gl

ad to ha

ve the op

portunit

y

to trave

l with so

many of

my frie

nds

in such

a beauti

ful coun

try. Th

e

architec

ture and

beautif

ul sight

s were

incredib

le.

— Za

ch Rouch

It truly was a wonderful experience and we had a great time! We especially enjoyed the game and seeing our players interact

with the Italians.— Louanne Joseph

I am so glad

that I decided

to go on this

trip. This was

definitely one

of the best

experiences

of my

life.— Anthony Brown

The trip to Italy was

incredible in both

the football &

sightseeing aspects.

It truly was a once in a

lifetime experience.— Bobby Kaminski

I can’t tell you what a great time

we had! The beauty of the country,

the memories created, the

experiences shared,

and the friendships

cultivated are

priceless! — Steve & Nancy Gilbert

Trip of a Lifetime. Everyone needs to

experience it once in their lives. — Martin Kluk

The Polar

Bears inva

de the

Colosseum

and give t

he

fans one

last show.

— Compleme

nts of Jos

h Horn

and

David Rus

h

This was a onc

e in a lifetim

e

trip with so m

any of my best

friends. I am

truly gratefu

l to

have experience

d Italy and

all its sights

with everyone

.

— Andrew Baume

r

Italy was a

trip of a

lifetime. It

was amazing

to see all

of the

architecture

that was

built so long

ago and be

places where

historical

events took

place. The

night

life was a

blast as

well as

we got

to bond

with other

teammates

before the

summer.

— Cory Spelman

What an amazing experience! — JJ Mihoci

This was by far the best experience

I have ever been apart

of. It was once in a

lifetime and I had

the opportunity to

spend it with my

teammates! — Cody Dalga

This trip was a once in a

lifetime chance to travel

to Italy with my teammates

and friends from ONU. — Cullen Zelachowsk

“This trip has

given me memo

ries that

I know I will n

ever forget.

It was a

n amazing

experience & a

bsolutely

worth it. — Mich

ael Busch

ITALY

ROMEPONTREMOLI

VENICE

DAY2

DAY3

DAY4DAY

5

DAY7/8

DAY6

ROME

MEET THE PLAYERS

Marc AKAM Patrick ARCARO Kyle BAKER Andrew BAUMER

Colin BIShOP Tom BLACK Marcus BODAMER Josh BOWMAN

Anthony BROWN Jared BROWN Levi BROWN

Brooks BUKOWY Michael BUSCh Zack CLICK

Stefan BUChANAN

Jeff BUTLER

Chad COWARD

MEET THE PLAYERS

Jake hEAPhY Josh hORN

Josh COX Cody CRUZEN Cody DALGA

Brent DONLEY Evan ELLIOTT Kyle GILBERT

Justin hENCK Trygve hENRIKSON

Nick JONES Tyler JOSEPh Bobby KAMINSKI

Kevin GRASSMAN

C.J. ILIFF

Eric LAPOhN Cary MACLAUGhLIN

Dave MASON J.J. MIhOCI Josh MUSCh Ben NAUMAN

Andrew NEIhEISEL Nick NEWMAN Jared OEhLER

MEET THE PLAYERS

Andy PARK

Carter PAUL Joe POWELL Kevin RAGLESS Jesse RIChARDS

Martin KLUKCody KELLY

David RUShMax ROThACKER

Eric YOUNGGabe WAShINGTON

MEET THE PLAYERS

Josh ROUCh

Kyle SIMMONS Kyle SMITh Justin SOUThWICK Cory SPELMAN

Adam TABIT

Cullen ZELAChOWSKI Colton ZODY

Eric WENZLER

Zach ROUCh

COACHES

SUPPORT STAFF

Dean & Tonya PAUL

Chris CRAIG

Nick & Abbey hAJJAR

Devin & DianeRUSSELL

Glenn SChEUTZOW& Ashley ENGLAND

Jim LYALL

Pastor Randy & Maressa DAVIS

AntonioTom PERRY

Tim & BobbieGLON

DustinALEXANDER

MEET THE PARENTS

Lou Anne & Jeff JOSEPh Nancy & Steve GILBERT

Thanks to Global Football and Anthony Trowel for helping make this trip a success.

Lana POWELLRick ARCARO Steve ZODY