UIU Adds Four Football Recruits From State Of Iowa

The Upper Iowa Peacocks football team added 16 newcomers to the 2016 roster, Head Coach Tom Shea announced on Wednesday (Feb. 3, 2016).

Denver High School senior Mitchel Siech is among the four recruits signed from the state of Iowa. The group includes two other prep players and Keith Schwickerath, a Garner native who transferred from Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs and began classes at Upper Iowa last month.

The remaining 12 recruits hail from two neighboring states. Eight signees are from Illinois and four are from Wisconsin.

Included in the recruiting class are five linebackers, three defensive linemen, three defensive backs, three offensive linemen and two quarterbacks.

The list of the Peacocks' 2016 recruits are as follows, with short biographies for the four players from the state of Iowa below:

2016 UPPER IOWA FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS

LINEBACKERS (5)

Conrad Daggett, 6-1, 210, River Falls, Wis. (River Falls HS)
Sam Jennings, 6-2, 250, Winfield, Iowa (Winfield Mt. Union HS)
Eric Munoz, 6-0, 200, Belvidere, Ill. (Belvidere HS)
Keith Schwickerath, 6-0, 225, Garner, Iowa (Iowa Western CC/Garner-Hayfield-Ventura HS)
Mitchel Siech, 6-1, 200, Denver, Iowa (Denver Community HS)

DEFENSIVE LINE (3)

Joseph Milliken, 6-2, 220, Winslow, Ill. (Lena-Winslow HS)
Adam Skaletski, 6-3, 295, Denmark, Wis. (Denmark HS)
David Charnot, 6-2, 240, Orland, Ill. (Providence Catholic HS)

DEFENSIVE BACKS (3)

Issiah Dunson, 5-9, 166, Joliet, Ill. (Plainfield Central HS)
Willie Rodriguez, 5-8, 165, Montgomery, Ill. (Oswego HS)
Logan Whitman, 5-10, 180, Sterling, Ill. (Newman Central Catholic HS)

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (3)

Logan Bulich, 6-5, 295, Wauconda, Ill. (Wauconda HS)
Trevor Dolezal, 6-6, 300, Marshalltown, Iowa (Marshalltown HS)
Carmen Rigdon, 6-0, 255, Hazel Green, Wis. (Southwestern HS)

QUARTERBACKS (2)

Jacob Banfield 6-0 185 Hazel Green, Wis. (Southwestern HS)
Kyle Domin 6-4 200 Westmont, Ill. (Westmont HS)

2016 NEWCOMER BIOS – IOWA HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITS

Sam Jennings, 6-2, 250, Winfield, Iowa (Winfield Mt. Union HS)
High School: Named 2015 First Team All-State by the Des Moines Register, Second Team INA All-State at linebacker ... 2014 First Team All-State Punter ... 2015 District A-6 Defensive MVP ... two-time First Team All-District, All-Hawkeye Defensive Team, Golden Triangle Team ... 283.5 career tackles ... set school record for solo tackles in a season
Personal: Son of Gerald and Karen Jennings ... undecided about major

Mitchel Siech, 6-1, 200, Denver, Iowa (Denver Community HS)
High School: Led Denver with 1,680 yards rushing to go with 27 touchdowns, while adding 5 catches for a team-high 154 yards and 3 touchdowns ... led the Denver defense with 66 total tackles, 3 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks ... picked off a pair of passes, including an 83-yard return for a touchdown ... was named First Team All-State in football and baseball ... First Team All-District in football, baseball and track ...First Team Academic All-State
Personal: Son of Jen and Kevin Siech ... undecided about major

Trevor Dolezal, 6-6, 300, Marshalltown, Iowa (Marshalltown HS)
High School: Played for Iowa in the River Battle Bowl ... was invited to the Grind & Shine OL/DL Showcase… two-time All-Conference Honorable Mention honoree
Personal: Son of Wendell and Jami Dolezal ... majoring in computer science

2016 NEWCOMER BIO – IOWA JUCO TRANSFER

Keith Schwickerath, 6-0, 225, Garner, Iowa (Iowa Western CC/GHV HS)
College: Enrolled at Upper Iowa for the spring term of 2016 ... earned MFC Second Team All-Conference at Iowa Western Community College
High School: Was a three-time All-District player at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura high school ...led GHV with 62 tackles, including 12 for loss and 5.5 sacks, as a senior
Personal: Son of Kevin and Michele Schwickerath ... majoring in finance