USD Football 2002

Meet The Toreros ---------14

Bryan Newbrough returns for hi s third season with the Toreros ... the past two seasons he has seen action on both sides of the ball (RB & DB); thi s season he competing for the starting slot at free safety ... last year he opened season against Azusa with 20 ru shes for 68 yards; he scored the team's first touchdown of the season with a 3-yard run in 1st quarter as USD went on to win 34- 13 ... defensively he totaled 4 tackles in seven contests ... named to 200 I PFL Academic Honor Roll ... prior to USD he prepped at Oak Ridge HS in El Dorado Hill s, CA ... seni or year rushed for 1,300 yards; al so had 3 interceptions as team went 11 - 1 and he was All-Sierra Valley .. . junior year ru shed for 1,050 yards as team went 13-0 and were CIF Secti on Champs ... also lettered in track and tenni s ... chose USD for qu ality college education and to pl ay football ... also recruited by Cornell , Saint Mary's and UC Dav is. Major: Biochemi stry.

Rafael Ocampo returns for hi s third season with the Toreros where he will compete fo r kicking duties (kickoffs , fi eld goals and ex tra points) ... in 2001 named to PFL Academic Honor Roll ... two seasons ago he was 4-for- 6 in fie ld goals and 17-20 in extra point kicks

Br~ an Ne,, hrough #-12 .JR FS

... hi s 29 points ranked third on the team ... pri or to USD he prepped at Yucaipa Hi gh Schoo l where he was a three– sport letterman in football , soccer and track .. . he was a two-time Spec ial Teams Pl ayer of the Year; hi s junior year team went 12-2 and were fin ali sts in the CIF Championships ... he was Ist Team All-CIF and Ist Team All -League in soccer ... chose USD fo r academics and football ... also recruited by Wi sconsin . Major: Communicati ons & Spani sh.

Rafael (kampo #61 .JR PK

Kevin Reade returns for hi s third season with the Toreros where he is expected to see considerable pl ay ing time with the defensive line unit at the nose guard position... the past two seasons he has seen action in a backup role ... prior to USD he attended St. John Bosco

Hi gh School in the Long Beach area where he was a two-time team captain and a 1st Team All-Del Rey League performer ... he also was selected to the L.A. 605 All -Star Team and was a 3rd Team Drem Team selection by the Press Telegram ... he also lettered in wrestling where he was a two-time league champion and the 1999 CIF champi on ... he was also recruited by San Diego State and Cal Lutheran ... hi s fathe r, Charl es, pl ayed football at West Texas State ... enj oys spending time with famil y and fri ends. Major: Political Science. Ashur Benjamin returns for hi s third year with the Toreros, and second season of competiti on ... he is expected to see pl ay ing time at the defensive end position ... last year he talli ed a so lo tackle aga inst Fairfield, then assisted on a quarterback sack (-9 yards) against Wagner ... pri or to USD he prepped at Jesuit High Schoo l in Sacramento, CA ...

Ke,in Reade #-II .JR DL

hi s senior year was All-Metro League, and was also voted the MVP at the Holy Bowl ... junior year received the Athletic Director's Award and was Honorable Menti on All-League ... chose USD fo r academi cs and athl etics ... also recruited by Saint Mary's and Sacramento State ... is Assy ri an and speaks the Aramaic language. Major: Industrial Engineering; Minor: Mathematics.

Baxter Box returns fo r hi s second season wi th the Toreros where he is expected to see acti on in the bac kfie ld at runn ing back, as well as pl ay a key role as a return specialist fo r the special teams uni t .. . was named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll ... prior to USD he attended Hi ghl and Park Hi gh Schoo l in Dall as, Texas ... he was a two-sport letterman in

Ashur Benjamin #97 SO DL

foo tball and trac k ... hi s seni or year he rushed fo r 1,200 yards and was a Ist Team All -Distri ct selecti on ... during hi s junior year he ru shed for 800 yards and was a Ist Team All -District pick and the Dall as area MVP ... hi s father, Bern ay, pl ayed baseball at Bay lor; hi s grandfather, Boyce, pl ayed basketball at North Caro lina .. . chose USD for academi cs, football and the beach ... also recru ited by Princeton, Harvard and SMU. Major: Electrical Engineering; Minor: Mathematics.

Baxter Box #-1 SO RB

Michael Gasperson returns fo r hi s third season with the Toreros, and second year of competiti on ... he is projected to start at wide rece iver after turning in a so lid spring practi ce ... last season he caught fi ve passes fo r 93 yards ( 18.6 yards per catch) ... he caught

two passes against Drake fo r a total of 25 yards, including a 2 1-yard TD from QB Eric Rasmu ssen in the third quarter that gave USD a 3 1- 10 lead (USD won 3 1-24) ... he also haul ed in a 39-yarder against Butler ... pri or to USD he attended Palma Hi gh Schoo l in Monterey, CA where he was a four-sport letterman and earned the school's

Outstanding Senior Athl ete award ... he was MVP in vo ll eyball , and MVP Defensive Pl ayer in bas ketball ... chose USD for educational opportuniti es and football ... also recruited by Ari zona and Saint Mary's ... hi s grandfather pl ayed football at Santa Clara. Major: Business Admini strati on. Daniel Howard returns for hi s third season with the Toreros, and second year of

!\lichael Gasperson #I SO WR

competition ... he is projected to see considerabl e pl ay ing time with the defensive line unit at the position of defensive end ... in last year's fin al game of the season, he totaled six tac kles aga inst Wagner with three quarterback sacks (-21 yards) ... the three sacks tied a USD single-game record set back in 1989 by Dav id Dunn ... prior to USD he prepped at Woodinville Hi gh Schoo l in the state of Washington ... senior year was team captain and 2nd Team All -King County at linebac ker & ti ght end ... recorded 76 tackles and 2 interceptions ... also lettered in basketball ... chose USO for quality educati on and football , as well as the great weather .. . also recruited by Oregon State, Oregon and Whitworth . Major: Sociology.

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Daniel Hmrnrd #5-1 SO DE