MonticelloLive

 The University of Arkansas at Monticello football team has just completed its eight-week winter off-season conditioning program with 13 players given team awards for their hard work.

Junior wide receiver Clarence Denmark (Jacksonville, Fla.) was given the team’s greatest award after winning three of the team’s events. Denmark was named the “Super Weevil” after earning a total of 56 points in the program, tallying 95 dips, a 4.28 40-yard dash time, and a standing broad jump of 10 feet 10 inches.
 
“Clarence really showed up to work hard this winter,” said Weevils offensive line and strength coach Derek Warehime. “I’ve spent a significant amount of time at the D-1 level, and Clarence’s numbers compete with and exceed any wide receiver I have ever been around.”
 
The UAM coaching staff also awarded 12 players for tallying at least 41 points in the program. The players given the award of “Game Breaker” are as follows:
 
       NAME                     (# of Points)
-      Scooter White            (54)
-      Johnny Polite             (52)
-      Larry Livers                (52)
-      Mike Dunn                  (51)
-      Joseph Welch             (50)
-      Denzel Isaac              (49)
-      Vincent Jackson         (49)
-      Lowan Baptiste          (48)
-      Soloman Edwards      (48)
-      Kendrick Wilson         (48)
-      Joe Wilson                  (48)
-      Chris Thompson         (48)
 
The UAM football strength and conditioning program is based on a point system that consists of seven events. These events are power clean, parallel squat, bench press, incline press, dips, 40-yard dash, and standing broad jump. The most points any player could attain in any event was 10, with the goal to get as many points per event as possible to become either a player (41 points), game breaker (48 points), or a super weevil (56 points).
 
The UAM football team returned from spring break on Sunday, March 23 ready to begin spring drills.
 
“We, as a coaching staff, are excited about where we are as a team,” said head coach Gwaine Mathews. “We expect to have this eight weeks of hard work to carry over onto the football field this spring and summer, so we can be prepared to win ball games in the 2008 season.”