March 05, 2007
The Texas A&M football team will showcase the results of its hard work in the off-season at the annual Night of Champions weight-lifting exhibition at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Admission to the exhibition is free.
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The event will feature a "select few" who have exhibited exemplary leadership, attitude, and work ethic as well as performance in the various lift categories during the Aggies' offseason workouts.
The Night of Champions will include the usual bench press, squat, hang clean, and vertical jump competitions, as well as the basketball dunk contest and the 225-pound bench press maximum repetitions lift. In a new twist, this year's NOC will end with a series of one-on-one tug of war competitions.
Fans are encouraged to come down to the floor after the conclusion of the exhibition to mingle with the Aggie coaches and players, shoot photographs and seek autographs.
2007 Night of Champions Participants
Participant, Position, Personal Best (Position Record Holder)
Bench Press
Chris Alexander, RB, 445 (Keith Joseph, 470 in '04)
Devin Gregg, DB, 410 (set DB record in '06)
Vince Williams, OL, 440 (John Kirk Jr., 515 in '05)
Lucas Patterson, DL, 340 (Bryce Reed, 515 in '06)
Squat
Cody Wallace, OL, 680 (set OL record in '06)
Chris Yoder, OL, 660 (Cody Wallace, 80 in '06)
Yemi Babalola, OL, 660 (Cody Wallace, 80 in '06)
Kirk Elder, OL, 620 (Cody Wallace, 80 in '06)
Misi Tupe, LB, 530 (Archie McDaniel, 610 in '05)
Ben Bitner, DB, 400 (Japhus Brown, 540 in '04)
Jordan Pugh, DB, 430 (Japhus Brown, 540 in '04)
Cornell Tarrant, RB, 530 (Ja'Mar Toombs, 650 in '99)
Hang Clean
Amos Gbunblee, DL, 368.5 (Red Bryant, 412.5 in '05)
Joey Thomas, TE, 363 (Amos Gbunblee, 368.5 in '06)
Kerry Franks, WR, 308 (Daniel Mach, 346.5 in '06)
Japhus Brown, DB, 341 (Melvin Bullitt, 363 in '06)
David Latham, DB, 335 (Melvin Bullitt, 363 in '06)
Corey Clark, OL, 418 (J Pond, 429 in '06)
Nick LaMantia, LB, 374 (Archie McDaniel, 407 in '05)
Travis Schneider, OL, 363 (J Pond, 429 in '06)
Vertical Jump
Jordan Peterson, DB, 40 inches
Chevar Bryson, DB, 39.5 inches
Michael Shumard, OL, 36 inches
Cyril Obiozor, DL
*Matt Featherston, LB, 36.5 inches
* - will miss the competition due to injury.
225-Pound Bench Press Max Rep
Charles Hewitt, DB
Dunk Contest
Michael Corey, WR
Arkeith Brown, DB
Antonio Perry, WR
Tug of War
Keondra Smith, RB vs. Will Harris, DB
Mark Dodge, LB vs. Andrew Key, TE
Anthony Lewis, LB vs. Misi Tupe, LB
Jorvorskie Lane, RB vs. Henry Smith, DL