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March 20, 2007
Football: Guins Hit Weight Room Hard, Ten School Marks Fall

     Youngstown -- The Youngstown State football team continued to hit the weight room hard during winter conditioning, as nine players established 10 new position lifting records, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Todd Burkey announced on Tuesday.

    Setting position records were quarterback Tom Zetts, defensive back Lenny Wicks, safety Bob Perez, defensive tackle Greg Jacobs, offensive linemen Josh Tanner and Tyler Booth, tailback Jabari Scott, fullback Charlie Gresham and tight end Louis Irizarry.

    Overall a group of 79 players went through testing on five physical skills -- bench press (one-rep maximum), back squat (one-rep max), clean (one-rep max), vertical jump and three-lift total (bench, squad, clean).

    Out of 382 possible lifts, the individuals established 280 personal records (73 percent).

    In the three-lift weight category, seven individuals had a total of 1,200 pounds, 22 went over 1,100 pounds and 41 totaled at least 1,000 pounds.

    Individuals to go over 1,200 pounds were Tanner, offensive lineman Leon Edwards, Booth, Irizarry, Gresham, Jacobs and defensive tackle Mychal Savage.

    Position records set during recent testing were: Zetts - 290-pound clean (quarterbacks), Wicks - 525-pound squat (defensive backs), Perez - 315-pound clean (defensive backs), Jacobs - 475-bench press (defensive lineman), Tanner - 1,330 three-lift total (offensive lineman), Booth - 335-pound clean and 36-inch vertical jump (offensive lineman), Scott 555-pound squat (running backs), Gresham 600-pound squat (fullbacks/tight ends) and Irizarry 340-pound clean (fullbacks/tight ends).

    The top five individuals who increased the most weight during the workout period were cornerback Jarvis Richards at 185 pounds, free safety Dorian Chenault at 180, Irizarry at 160, defensive lineman Deon'te Williams at 155 and linebacker James Terry at 150.
    The top performances in each category were - Jacobs' 1,375 three-lift total, his 475-pound bench press, Edwards' 635-pound squad, Chenault's 38-inch vertical jump and Irizarry's 340-pound clean.

    The Penguins begin Spring practice on Thursday, March 29 at Stambaugh Stadium.

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