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May 13—WAPAKONETA — College football coaches from every corner of the state and beyond descended upon the second MAC/WBL Spring Showcase at Wapakoneta's Harmon Field on Monday night.
Participants of the combine, which was free of charge, were put through individualized drills and group workouts, which culminated with a throwing session to end the night.
Final results are available at the link below.
Iowa State, Bowling Green, Toledo, Miami (OH) and Western Michigan were a few of many Division I Schools in attendance, along with more local programs like Bluffton, Heidelberg, Ohio Dominican and Tiffin. In all, more than 30 colleges and universities were in attendance.
"It was just a great night of football," Wapkoneta coach Travis Moyer said. "It's great to see kids from local schools come out and compete at a high level. The number of college coaches that we had an opportunity to get here tonight also says a lot about what we're doing here. We have some really good players in this area who are coached by some really good coaches."
Notable participants from this year's showcase included Caleb Moyer and Kaden Page of Wapakoneta, A'mari Wash and Parker Crim of Elida, Cole Albers and Noah Schwieterman of Minster and Jack Rader, Zach Welsch and Logan Markley of Bath.
Moyer, the 2024 Western Buckeye League and Northwest District Player of the Year, was pleased with his performance on Monday and had conversations with a handful of college teams in attendance at the end of the night.
"It was good getting out here with some local guys," Moyer said. "There's a lot of local talent here and we just wanted to show that to as many college coaches as we could.
"I think coming out here in front of college coaches can be a little tense for some guys, but I did my best to organize and help those guys out."
Moyer also credited another WBL quarterback, Zach Welsch of Bath, for having a successful throwing session to end the night.
"Zach (Welsch) had a great night," Moyer said. "He and I were competing all night but he's a really great kid, so a lot of college coaches need to be getting in contact with him, because he can really sling it."
Logan Markley, a 6-5, 190-pound wide receiver from Bath who projects to be Welsch's top target next season, also offered up some praise for his teammate.
"It felt great to catch some passes from him," Markley said. "I mean, I feel like we haven't lost any chemistry. Next season is going to be great for us. We're just going to try to continue getting better every day."
On the defensive side of the ball, Parker Crim of Elida (6-3, 245) and Jack Rader of Bath (6-4, 270), two all-conference players last season, competed next to each other throughout the night.
Crim, the WBL's reigning Defensive Player of the Year, who currently holds 10 Division I offers, was one of three defensive linemen to run the 40-yard dash in under five seconds (4.94).
"I think my shoulders and my hips are good, but I need to work on my hand fighting a little bit," Crim said. "I think it's going to take a little work to get to the college level with that."
Crim also noticed the athleticism of Rader, who recorded the best times in both agility drills.
"I'm really excited for him," Crim said of Rader. "He really does look good this year. He's gonna put up some numbers. I guarantee it."
With the exception of Defiance, every school from the Western Buckeye League had at least one player in attendance.
The Midwest Athletic Conference was represented by players from Minster, Anna, Versailles and Fort Recovery.
Over 100 total players competed in combine drills and group workouts at the showcase.
Reach Chris Howell at 567-242-0468 or on X @Lima_Howell
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Participants of the combine, which was free of charge, were put through individualized drills and group workouts, which culminated with a throwing session to end the night.
Final results are available at the link below.
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Iowa State, Bowling Green, Toledo, Miami (OH) and Western Michigan were a few of many Division I Schools in attendance, along with more local programs like Bluffton, Heidelberg, Ohio Dominican and Tiffin. In all, more than 30 colleges and universities were in attendance.
"It was just a great night of football," Wapkoneta coach Travis Moyer said. "It's great to see kids from local schools come out and compete at a high level. The number of college coaches that we had an opportunity to get here tonight also says a lot about what we're doing here. We have some really good players in this area who are coached by some really good coaches."
Notable participants from this year's showcase included Caleb Moyer and Kaden Page of Wapakoneta, A'mari Wash and Parker Crim of Elida, Cole Albers and Noah Schwieterman of Minster and Jack Rader, Zach Welsch and Logan Markley of Bath.
Moyer, the 2024 Western Buckeye League and Northwest District Player of the Year, was pleased with his performance on Monday and had conversations with a handful of college teams in attendance at the end of the night.
"It was good getting out here with some local guys," Moyer said. "There's a lot of local talent here and we just wanted to show that to as many college coaches as we could.
"I think coming out here in front of college coaches can be a little tense for some guys, but I did my best to organize and help those guys out."
Moyer also credited another WBL quarterback, Zach Welsch of Bath, for having a successful throwing session to end the night.
"Zach (Welsch) had a great night," Moyer said. "He and I were competing all night but he's a really great kid, so a lot of college coaches need to be getting in contact with him, because he can really sling it."
Logan Markley, a 6-5, 190-pound wide receiver from Bath who projects to be Welsch's top target next season, also offered up some praise for his teammate.
"It felt great to catch some passes from him," Markley said. "I mean, I feel like we haven't lost any chemistry. Next season is going to be great for us. We're just going to try to continue getting better every day."
On the defensive side of the ball, Parker Crim of Elida (6-3, 245) and Jack Rader of Bath (6-4, 270), two all-conference players last season, competed next to each other throughout the night.
Crim, the WBL's reigning Defensive Player of the Year, who currently holds 10 Division I offers, was one of three defensive linemen to run the 40-yard dash in under five seconds (4.94).
"I think my shoulders and my hips are good, but I need to work on my hand fighting a little bit," Crim said. "I think it's going to take a little work to get to the college level with that."
Crim also noticed the athleticism of Rader, who recorded the best times in both agility drills.
"I'm really excited for him," Crim said of Rader. "He really does look good this year. He's gonna put up some numbers. I guarantee it."
With the exception of Defiance, every school from the Western Buckeye League had at least one player in attendance.
The Midwest Athletic Conference was represented by players from Minster, Anna, Versailles and Fort Recovery.
Over 100 total players competed in combine drills and group workouts at the showcase.
Reach Chris Howell at 567-242-0468 or on X @Lima_Howell
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