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#42 Eric Johnson
6-9, Junior, Forward
Newell, Iowa (Newell-Fonda HS)

2006-07: Played in 26 games off bench as backup center, averaged 1.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game...scored season-high seven points at #1 Winona State on 2-10-07...grabbed season-high seven rebounds vs. York College (11-15-06), Mount Marty (12-30-06) and Winona State (2-10-07)...played season-high 16 minutes at Winona State on 2-10-07...had career-high four blocks vs. York College on 11-15-06.

2005-06: Appeared in all 25 games with nine starts. Averaged 3.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Scored career-high 13 points vs. Winona State on 1-13-06. Grabbed career-high 10 rebounds vs. Concordia-St. Paul on 2-17-06. Led WSC in blocked shots with 16, ranking 14th in NSIC at 0.64 blocks per game.

2004-05: Saw action in 22 games, averaging 1.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. Ranked 10th in the NSIC in blocked shots at 0.82 per game. Had season-high six points, six rebounds, three blocks and three steals vs. UNO on 12-29-04.

2003-04: Red shirted

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Newell-Fonda HS. Averaged 12.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 6.5 blocks per game. Led team to a state runner up finish and 27-1 season as a senior. Was a first team all-conference, all-district, all-area selection. Selected to play for the Iowa senior select team. Holds school records for most blocks shots in a season (181) and single game blocks record (14).

PERSONAL: Son of Rick and Marcia Johnson. . . Born on November 25, 1984. . . Majoring in Communications.

Year

Gm.

GS

FG

FGA

Pct.

3FG

3FGA

Pct.

FT

FTA

Pct.

Reb.

Avg.

Pts.

Avg.

Bl.

2004-05

22

0

8

11

.727

0

0

.000

11

14

.786

40

1.8

27

1.2

18

2005-06

25

9

31

48

.646

0

0

.000

14

23

.609

97

3.9

76

3.0

16

2006-07

26

0

10

19

.526

0

0

.000

7

13

.538

52

2.0

27

1.0

20

Totals

73

9

49

78

.512

0

0

.000

32

50

.640

189

2.58

130

1.78

54

Mike Grosz
Sports Information Director
Wayne State College
(402)375-7326
or 1-800-228-9972

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Wayne State has earned the #3 seed for the NCAA Div. II Central Regional Baseball Tournament hosted by Emporia State in Kansas. The 40-11 Wildcats meet #4 seed Central Missouri (41-15) in Thursday's first round with game times to be announced Monday afternoon.


Concordia-St. Paul topped #15 Wayne State 10-6 Sunday afternoon in the NSIC Baseball Tournament championship game. The 40-11 Wildcats await word from the NCAA on a at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Official pairings are to be released Sunday evening by the NCAA.


Nate Preston won three events to lead the WSC men to a third straight NSIC outdoor track and field championship Saturday in Wayne. The Wildcats scored 164 points to nip second place Mary (156.5) for the team title. Brett Suckstorf won two events (hammer throw and discus) for WSC.


The WSC women's track and field team finished in third place with 106 points at the NSIC Championships in Wayne. Katie Wilson won two events (hammer throw and discus) and took second in the shot put to lead the Wildcats.


The NSIC Office announced Saturday that the NSIC Baseball Tournament has been shortened to a single-elimination tournament with Wayne State and Concordia-St. Paul (the last two undefeated teams in the tournament) playing Sunday at 1 p.m. in Wayne and the winner earning the NSIC Tournament Title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


Nick Schumacher struck out a career-high 14 batters in a complete game win to lead #15 Wayne State to a 9-1 victory over Southwest Minnesota State at the NSIC Baseball Tournament in Wayne. The 40-10 Wildcats will play in the winner's bracket final Saturday at 10 a.m. against either Bemidji State or Concordia-St. Paul.


Seven WSC baseball players were named to the 2008 NSIC All-Conference Baseball Team announced Thursday afternoon. Nick Schumacher was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Year, Marc Manganaro earned the NSIC Co-Player of the Year while Nick Bidroski was selected the NSIC Co-Freshmen of the Year.

> Recent Scores <

5.11.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
Conc.-St. Paul 10
#15 Wayne State 6


5.9.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
#15 Wayne State 9
SW Minnesota State 1


5.8.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
#15 Wayne State 6
Winona State 3


5.4.08
Baseball
First Game
#16 Wayne State 3
Bemidji State 0
2nd Game
#16 Wayne State 13
Bemidji State 12
8 innings


5.4.08
Softball
NSIC Tournament
Univ. of Mary 3
Wayne State 0

 

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