Buccaneers Show Plenty of Improvement in Winter Testing

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Each winter, Charleston Southern athletes take part in the training and testing period with Director of Strength and Conditioning Tobi Jacobi. Part of the testing is a Buccaneer Classic competition in which athletes accumulate points using a scaled based on sport and position.

John Paglia and Abiyd Coleman each improved more than 10 points over last year’s competition and were the only two football players to reach at least 85 points to earn the title Champion Buc. C.J. Lee and Andrew Trudnowski had the most individual improvement, moving up 24 points from last year.

Ryan Crowley broke the bench press record for kickers with 285 pounds, while Paglia broke the kickers’ record for back squat (400), power clean (295) and vertical jump (35.5 inches). Coleman, along with fellow linebacker Fred Godfrey broke their position records in back squat (Godfrey – 620) and vertical jump (Coleman – 39 inches). Nick Kemper (OL) posted a vertical jump of 27 inches to set a new mark for offensive lineman, while A.J. Toscano’s broad jump of 8 feet, 0.5 inches was a new best for quarterbacks. On the defensive line, Joel Walton set a new position record in the broad jump with a leap of 9 feet, 6 inches, while Coril Joseph set an all-time team record in the back squat with a mark of 675 pounds.

For the volleyball team, Cori Holeman had the most improvement, increasing her total weight lifted by 85 pounds, her vertical jump by five inches and her strength index by 0.576. Holeman and Amanda Hill were each named a Super Buc for earning at least 60 points.

Anja Djumisic led the soccer team with a team-high 215-pound back squat, while Staci Ulichnie bench pressed 105 pounds to lead the team.

Full results from the testing can be found below.

Buccaneer Classic Competition Results (Football)
SUPER BUC                
60-74 Points                 
Jacques Bazile             
Andy Brown                  
Estevan Cintron            
Ryan Crowley               
Fred Godfrey                
Chris Kuzdale
CJ Lee
DeMarcus Moon
Kurt Skelly
Cornelius Sterling
AJ Toscano

ELITE BUC                   
75-84 Points                 
Antwain Harvey             
Kwame Krakue             
Deon Lee
Gerald Stevenson
Joel Walton

CHAMPION BUC
85-100 Points
Abiyd Coleman
John Paglia

Buccaneer Classic Competition Results (Volleyball)
SUPER BUC                
60-74 Points                 
Amanda Hill
Cori Holeman

Football Scoring Improvements from 2009 to 2010 Buccaneer Classic Competition
BJ Baker + 18 points
David Bowen + 8 Points
Antonio Brown + 13 Points
Abiyd Coleman + 10 Points
Jacques Bazile + 7 Points
LB Cravey + 19 Points
David Jackson + 6 Points
Kwame Krakue + 6 Points
Chris Kuzdale + 14 Points
CJ Lee + 24 Points
Levi McFatter + 19 Points
James Nicholson + 17 Points
John Paglia + 12 Points
Kurt Skelly _ 12 Points
Cornelius Sterling + 16 Points
Gerald Stevenson + 16 Points
AJ Toscano + 21 Points
Andrew Trudnowski + 24 Points
Anthony Velez + 7 Points

Football Positional Records Broken
Bench Press – K/P Crowley – 285lbs
Back Squat – K/P Paglia – 400lbs
Back Squat – LB Godfrey – 620lbs
Back Squat – DL Joseph – 675lbs * All-Time Team Record
Power Clean – K/P Paglia – 295lbs
Vertical Jump – OL Kemper – 27”
Vertical Jump – RB Moon – 39.5”
Vertical Jump - K/P Paglia – 35.5”
Vertical Jump – LB Coleman – 39”
Broad Jump – QB Toscano – 8 ‘0 ½”
Broad Jump – DL Walton – 9 ‘6”

Volleyball Highlights
Cori Holeman increased her total weight by 85lbs
Amberle Trinder increased her total weight by 60lbs
Cori Holeman increased vertical jump by 5 inches
Crissy Skokan increased vertical jump by 9 inches
Amanda Hill increased strength index by 0.514
Cori Holeman increased strength index by 0.576
Emily Libertowski increased strength index by 0.2731
Tricia Rodl increased strength index by 0.2006
Crissy Skokan increased strength index by .406
Amberle Trinder increased strength index by 0.5178

Soccer Highlights
Anja Djumisic team high back squat 215lbs
Staci Ulichnie team high bench press 105lbs
Michelle Dennis & Caitlin Wesnesky tied for team high hang clean 125lbs
Amy Arroyo & Caitlin Wesnesky tied for yeam high sit-ups with 56 reps in a minute
Staci Ulichnie, Kelsey Riggs, & Mary-Kate Dunphy tied for the team high in push-ups with 58 in a minute