August 2005
County Press article on Jake Weingartz.
2006: Served as a team captain ... recipient of the Ron Solack Memorial [quote]#35[quote] award ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention team ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... appeared in all 11 games, starting 10 times ... equaled a career-high with four catches at Michigan Tech ... three of his receptions went for first downs ... hauled in a career-long 58-yard reception against Saint Joseph[apos]s setting up WSU[apos]s lone touchdown ... tied a career-high with four catches vs. SJC ... recorded first career kickoff return against Mercyhurst ... all three of his receptions at Findlay went for first downs ... had 12-game reception streak snapped versus Grand Valley ... lone reception at Gannon was for 52 yards and a TD on WSU[apos]s first drive ... had three receptions versus Indianapolis ... recorded first career 100-yard receiving game with three catches for 114 yards at Northwood including a 40-yard TD reception from Joique Bell ... had a 42-yard TD reception versus Ashland ... made four catches at Ferris State ... finished second on the team in receptions and receiving yards ... led the squad in touchdown catches (3) ... was tied-for-third on the team in all-purpose yards (464) ... played on the punt return team ... was seventh in the GLIAC in yards per catch (18.2) and tied-for-11th in TD receptions ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2005: Played in all 10 games, starting eight ... made three catches vs. Northwood ... had a 25-yard reception on a third-and-15 against Northwood ... caught a two-point conversion vs. the Timberwolves ... had an 18-yard catch at Northern Michigan ... made two catches for 30 yards against Findlay ... had a game-high, and a career-high, four catches for 32 yards at Ashland ... recorded first career TD catch against Gannon (69
receiving yards were a career-best) ... 40-yard reception vs. the Golden Knights was a season-long ... had at least one reception in nine of the 10 games ... finished third on the team in receptions and had the highest yards per catch on the team of anyone with 10 or more receptions ... played on the punt return team ... selected WSU[apos]s Offensive Player of the Week for the Gannon game ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
2004: Played in nine of the 10 games, making eight starts ... two of his career-high three catches at Northwood went for first downs ... also had three receptions versus Saginaw Valley ... hauled in at least one pass in eight of the nine games played ... had a career-long 44-yard reception at Gannon ... had lone rush and kickoff return versus Hillsdale ... finished third on the squad in receptions and receiving yards ... nine of his 17 catches in 2004 went for a first down ... played on the punt coverage, punt return and kickoff coverage teams ... missed the Findlay game with an injury ... wore No. 5 after wearing No. 80 as a freshman ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
2003: Played in all 11 games ... made first collegiate start against Michigan Tech ... had a nine-yard carry versus Findlay and a six-yard rush at Northern Michigan ... had his first two collegiate receptions at Grand Valley ... recorded a career-long 20-yard reception against the Huskies ... blocked a punt at Northern Michigan that Shomari Moss returned for a touchdown ... forced a fumble on the opening kickoff at Mercyhurst ... had two tackles on the kickoff coverage team against Gannon ... made a career-high three (2-1) tackles versus Ferris State ... selected WSU[apos]s Offensive Rookie of the Year.
High School: A 2003 graduate of Lapeer East ... earned three varsity letters for coach Brad Gerlach ... had 43 receptions for 847 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2002 as the Eagles went 9-2 ... caught 31 passes as a junior for 483 yards and four touchdowns ... had 30 receptions for 350 yards and three touchdowns in 2000 ... also played free safety and returned punts and kickoffs ... honorable mention all-league as a sophomore defensive back ... first team all-league wide receiver as a junior ... a first team all-league selection as both a wide receiver and free safety as a senior ... named to the all-area first team and was an honorable mention all-state wide receiver ... team most valuable player in 2001 and 2002 ... also played basketball (shooting guard) and baseball (shortstop) ... served as a team captain in all three sports ... a member of the National Honor Society and a Scholar-Athlete honoree.
Personal: Full name--Jacob B. Weingartz ... born October 20, 1984, in Lapeer ... son of Jeff and Pam Weingartz ... has a younger sister, Haley ... is a secondary education major ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2003, Fall 2005, Winter 2006 (4.00), Fall 2006 and Winter 2007 ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2004 and Winter 2005.
Weingartz[apos]s Career Statistics
| Rush | | | | | Rec. |
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| Year | Att | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long |
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| 2003 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 168 | 9.9 | 0 | 44 |
| 2005 | 0 | - | --- | 0 | - | 18 | 220 | 12.2 | 1 | 40 |
| 2006 | 0 | - | --- | 0 | - | 25 | 454 | 18.2 | 3 | 58 |
| Career | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | 65 | 884 | 13.6 | 4 | 58 |
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| | Tackles |
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| Year | GP | Solo | Asst. | Total | FF | Blkd Kicks |
| 2003 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
