May 11, 2006

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford football team completed the final day of the 2006 Dog Games Wednesday afternoon at Seibert Stadium. The Red Team defeated the Blue Team, 3151.0-2973.0.

The competition was a 10-event, three-day competition. In all, four new school records were set over the three days. New records were established in the hang clean, 10-yard dash, shuttle and broad jump.

The players were ranked in six categories according to their score. The categories were: Top Dog, Super Dog, Big Dog, Bulldog, Puppy and Runt. Thirteen players reached Top Dog status, while only five reached the top level last year. Sixteen players placed in the Super Dog category, compared to 14 from last season.

Below is a complete list of the leaders in each event.

FINAL LEADERS OF 2006 DOG GAMES
BENCH:
Blue Team: Haris Kovacevic, 385 (three-rep max), 420 (one-rep max)
Red Team: Rodney Shepherd, 380 (three-rep max), 410 (one-rep max)

HANG CLEAN:
Blue Team: Andrew Childers, 330* (three-rep max), 360 (one-rep max)
Red Team: Jeff Bennett, 320 (three-rep max), 345 (one-rep max)

INCLINE PRESS:
Blue Team: Haris Kovacevic, 340 (three-rep max), 370 (one-rep max)
Red Team: Calvin Hodge, 315 (three-rep max), 340 (one-rep max)

SQUAT:
Blue Team: Andrew Childers, 485 (three-rep max), 525 (one-rep max)
Red Team: Jeff Bennett: 475 (three-rep max), 515 (one-rep max)

ACADEMIC WINNERS:
Blue Team: Mitchell Waters, 3.323
Red Team: Joe Jones, 3.837

40-YARD SPRINT:
Blue Team: Jeff Moore, 4.40
Red Team: Quinton Griffin, 4.45

10-YARD SPRINT:
Blue Team: Jeff Moore, 1.43*
Red Team: Harris Johnson, 1.46

SHUTTLE:
Blue Team: Matt Knauss, 4.03
Red Team: Joe Jones, 3.74*

VERTICLE JUMP:
Blue Team: T.C. Myers, 35.5
Red Team: Joe Jones, 34.0

BROAD JUMP:
Blue Team: Prince Queeley, 10'3"
Red Team: Jeremy Long, 10'8"*

*-New school record