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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater senior
Jake Kumerow (Bartlett, IL/South Elgin) has been selected to the Reese's Senior Bowl 2015 Watch List, the organization announced late Wednesday, Aug. 20.
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Kumerow, a wide receiver, is the lone representative from NCAA Division III and one of only four student-athletes competing in either Division II or III.
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The list includes more than 350 student-athletes from nearly every level of college football, with 110 to earn roster spots on the North and South teams for one of the nation's most premier all-star games.
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The 66th Reese's Senior Bowl is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at 3 p.m. at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. The game will be nationally televised on NFL Network, and numerous professional scouts will be in attendance.
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Kumerow enters the season as a 2014 first team Preseason All-America pick by D3football.com.
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Last season, Kumerow set single-season program records in receiving yards (1,331) and touchdowns (19) to help the Warhawks win their fifth Stagg Bowl national championship in the last seven seasons. He posted 77 receptions, the fifth-highest total in school history, and caught eight touchdowns in the NCAA Division III Playoffs alone. Following the season, Kumerow garnered honorable mention All-America by D3football.com and earned first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference accolades.
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In related news, Kumerow, along with senior offensive lineman
Lucas Skibba (Plover/SPASH), senior wide receiver/kick returner
Justin Howard (West Bend/Homestead), senior defensive backs
Marcus McLin (Delavan/Delavan-Darien) and
Brady Grayvold (Norway, MI/Norway), and senior quarterback
Matt Behrendt (Westchester, IL/Nazareth Academy) were named to the 2014 D3 Senior Classic Preseason "Super Senior" Watch List. The Collegiate Development Football League will sponsor the annual D3 Senior Classic in December.