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Mr. Eugene "POOTIE" Kwarteng
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Home Phone: 337-780-6199 EIGHT CAJUNS ON ALL-SUN BELT FOOTBALL TEAM December 06, 2005 – Matt Hebert, Sports Information – NEW ORLEANS � Winning a share of the Sun Belt title produced eight Ragin’ Cajuns on the 2005 All-Sun Belt team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. It marks the most all-conference selections for Louisiana-Lafayette since 11 Cajuns were named to the 1995 All-Big West team. The Sun Belt Co-Champion Cajuns were led by three players on the first team. Greg Hodges and Brandon Cox were each named first team offensive lineman, while Michael Desormeaux was on the first team in the all purpose slot. Hodges and Cox led a Cajuns offensive line that produced a school-record 2,797 rushing yards and 34 rushing touchdowns. UL’s 254.4 rushing yards per game is seventh in the nation and the best average in school history. The Cajuns averaged 291.4 rushing yards per game in Sun Belt Conference games � crushing the league record of 245.1. Desormeaux was elected in the all purpose slot for his combination of talents. The redshirt freshman began the season as the Cajuns #2 quarterback and as a regular on the Cajuns punt, punt return and hands teams. When an injury to starter Jerry Babb occurred in the Cajuns fourth game of the season, Desormeaux stepped in to run the Cajuns offense. In four starts, Desormeaux threw for 368 yards on 36-of-69 passing (52.2%) and ran 48 times for 351 yards (7.3ypc) and two touchdowns. He finished the season with 597 yards passing and 487 yards rushing. Three players earned second team honors, true freshman running back Tyrell Fenroy, sophomore offensive lineman Jesse Newman and senior defensive end Eugene Kwarteng. Fenroy was also honored as the Sun Belt’s Newcomer of the Year. The New Orleans area native took over as the Cajuns starter in the third game (only 16-58 yards through first two games). He was the catalyst for the Cajuns season-ending five-game winning streak, posting 622 yards and 10 TD’s (5.7ypc, 124.4ypg). Fenroy became the first Cajuns running back to ever gain 1,000 yards. His 12 rushing TD’s are the third most rushing scores by a true freshman in the nation. He is the only true freshman in school history to post at least two 100( )-yard rushing performances � doing it five times. Fenroy finished second (Patrick Cobbs) in rushing ypg in conference play, with 109.4 ypg and 11 touchdowns. Kwarteng won the Cajuns Top Defensive Point Award for defensive production in 2005. He tied for the team lead with four sacks (all in conference play) and led the squad with seven tackles for loss (6.5 in conference play). Kwarteng had two of the Cajuns school-record nine sacks at Middle Tennessee. He ranked sixth on the team with 43 tackles, 32 of which came in SBC play. Junior defensive end Anthony Hills and junior cornerback Michael Adams landed honorable mention honors. Hills tied for the team lead with four sacks and third with 4.5 tackles for loss. He led the squad with two forced fumbles. Adams was fifth on the team in tackles and led the team with two interceptions, while adding a fumble recovery. He blocked two kicks, a field goal vs. FAU and an extra point at #2 Texas. KWARTENG NAMED SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Louisiana-Lafayette senior defensive end had six tackles and two sacks in win over Middle Tennessee LAFAYETTE � On the heels of posting a school-record nine sacks and holding Middle Tennessee to just 45 yards rushing, it was only fitting that a member of Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns football team’s defensive unit was named as one of the Sun Belt Conference Players of the Week. Senior defensive end Eugene Kwarteng, who posted two of the Cajuns’ record nine sacks, was named the Sun Belt Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Kwarteng had six total tackles and two sacks, leading a Cajun defense that allowed a season-low 263 total yards in a 13-10 win at Middle Tennessee. Five of his six tackles were solo and three of them threw the Blue Raiders for a total of 15 yards lost. After falling behind 10-0 thru one quarter, the Cajuns defense pitched a shutout for the final three quarters, allowing 12 rushing yards and 146 total yards. The SBC Defensive POW honor is just the third for the Ragin’ Cajuns, as C.C. Brown was the first Cajuns recipient back on Oct. 27, 2003 and Johnny Felders grabbed the second honor earlier this season on Sept. 19, 2005. 2005 RAGIN’ CAJUNS SUN BELT FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS Sept. 19, 2005 Derrick Smith (Offensive Player of the Week) Sept. 19, 2005 Johnny Felders (Defensive Player of the Week) Oct. 24, 2005 Eugene Kwarteng (Defensive Player of the Week) The art of multi-tasking September 1, 2004 LAFAYETTE � Eugene Kwarteng is an extremely focused individual. He’s obviously concentrating on his duties as a junior defensive end for UL Lafayette’s Ragin’ Cajuns as they prepare for Saturday’s season opener against Northwestern State. But the 6-foot-4 native of Ghana is just as serious about his future in computer animation as a visual arts major at UL. Both receive his undivided attention when the time is right. �Art is something I’ve been into probably since the fourth or fifth grade,” said Kwarteng, who starred at Eustace High School in Mabank, Texas. �I started with tracing first, and then I would copy what I’d see. I was always interested in comic books. I had an art teacher in the sixth grade, Miss Cooper, who helped me. And Mr. Owens in industrial technology class got me into computers. �Part of my decision to come here was their animation department. My concentration is in computer animation. I enjoy it, and it’s something I can make a decent living at after football. I don’t know if football will last beyond college, but either way I get to do that.” California is the most likely destination for Kwarteng’s career, with special effects in movies his ultimate goal. Not surprisingly, he looks at films with a different eye than the rest of us. �I try to break it down and figure out how they do special effects,” he said. �I try to see past the whole facade and view it analytically.” Kwarteng’s choice is usually science fiction or fantasy, the areas most likely to utilize his talents. UL’s animation lab has limited hours, but Kwarteng recently got a computer at his dormitory room so he could work more extensively on projects. His academic focus has paid off with 2001-2002 inclusion on the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List, as well as membership on the Sun Belt Honor Roll in 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. He was a National Honor Society member in high school, as well as a participant in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Drama Club, so he has always had multiple interests. �Fortunately,” he said, �I’m able to balance school and football. I want to make sure I finish on time.” When it comes time for Kwarteng to hit the field, he morphs into his own sci-fi action figure, with a touch of ancient Rome thrown in. �I approach the game as a battle,” he said. �It’s somewhat the warrior mentality. I’m a different person on the field. �We’re gladiators in the arena. It’s intense. You’re like a machine. When we go to full pads (each August) it’s like strapping on the armor again, that’s all.” Kwarteng played much of the 2003 season with a broken left hand, so intense is his focus. The injury helped cut his tackle total nearly in half from 2002, but he didn’t miss a game. Now, with the hand healed and the Cajuns in a new 4-3 defensive scheme, Kwarteng expects to flourish. He set UL strength and conditioning records with a 39.5 inch vertical leap in 2003 and a 355-pound power clean this year. Such versatility was evident in his prep days, when he lettered four years at running back, linebacker and free safety, was an all-area running back and a state medalist in the triple jump in track and field. He moved to defensive end at UL, and is once again eager to put his multiple talents to work. �I started focusing on the opener the week I came back this summer,” Kwarteng said. �I got more in tune as the weeks went by. �In the past, I had tunnel vision. But I’ve become more a student of the game. You have to stay calm if situations don’t go your way. You have to keep a cool head. �The game can switch sides at any point in time.” As the 2004 Cajun plot thickens, Kwarteng becomes animated just thinking about it. �The Lafayette Daily Advertiser
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