July 19, 2006

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern football will be represented by a trio of seniors this Aug. 1-2 at the Big Ten Football Media Day and Kickoff Luncheon: safety Bryan Heinz (Lone Tree, Colo./Highlands Ranch), wide receiver Shaun Herbert (Oxon Hill, Md./Bishop McNamara) and linebacker Nick Roach (Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Lutheran).

The annual event, which also features all 11 head coaches, is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, beginning at 10 a.m. with the player and coach autograph and photo session. The luncheon is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. with Mark Jones of ABC Sports and ESPN serving as the master of ceremonies.

Tickets are still available for the Kickoff Luncheon. For ticket information, visit the conference website at BigTen.org, or call the Big Ten office at 847-696-1010.

A complete list of Big Ten student-athletes attending the 2006 Luncheon is below.

Illinois
E.B. Halsey, SR, RB
J Leman, JR, LB
Pierre Thomas, SR, RB

Indiana
Lance Bennett, SR, WR
Justin Frye, SR, OL
Will Meyers, SR, S

Iowa
Mike Elgin, SR, OL
Marcus Paschal, SR, DB
Drew Tate, SR, QB

Michigan
Mike Hart, JR, RB
Jake Long, SR, OL
LaMarr Woodley, SR, DE

Michigan State
Kyle Cook, SR, OG
David Herron Jr., SR, LB
Drew Stanton, SR, QB

Minnesota
Bryan Cupito, SR, QB
Matt Spaeth, SR, TE

Northwestern
Bryan Heinz, SR, S
Shaun Herbert, SR, WR
Nick Roach, SR, LB

Ohio State
Doug Datish, SR, C
Quinn Pitcock, SR, DT
Troy Smith, SR, QB

Penn State
Levi Brown, SR, OT
Paul Posluszny, SR, LB

Purdue
Dorien Bryant, JR, WR
Curtis Painter, JR, QB
Anthony Spencer, SR, DE

Wisconsin
John Stocco, SR, QB
Joe Thomas, SR, OL
Mark Zalewski, SR, LB