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2024 Football

Tim Phillis
Tim Phillis
David Sands
Tim Phillis

2 Gage Duesler

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Avon Lake, Ohio
  • High School Avon Lake
  • Position RB
  • Major Electrical Engineering

Biography

Senior (2024)


Played in all 10 games for the Spartans during his senior year… Carried the ball 22 times for 82 yards and a touchdown… Added five receptions for 28 yards… Had a season-high 28 yards against both Waynesburg on September 7 and Thiel on October 19… Scored his only touchdown of the season on a two-yard run against Allegheny on October 5… Caught a career-high three passes for 19 yards against Westminster on October 26… Named to the PAC Fall Academic Honor Roll… Finished his career with 204 carries for 850 yards with 11 touchdowns on the ground and 18 catches for 229 yards and three additional scores.

Junior (2023)


Was named an honorable mention to the All-PAC Team during his junior year… Started all nine games he played in during the year… Led the team with 465 rushing yards on 110 carries and scored four touchdowns… Added eight catches for 109 yards and an additional two touchdowns… Had both the longest rush (63 yards against Waynesburg) and the longest reception (66 yards against Allegheny) by a Spartan player during the season… Recorded the first 100-yard rushing game of his career against Waynesburg on October 21, totaling 130 yards with a pair of touchdowns… Caught a pair of touchdown passes against Westminster on October 14… Named to the 2023 Fall PAC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore (2022)


Appeared in 10 games for the Spartans at running back and as a kick returner, making one start during his sophomore season… Was second among all CWRU players with 235 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns, both career-best totals… Also recorded career-high marks with five receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown… Averaged 4.1 yards per carry… Returned 10 kicks for an average of 22.6 yards per return… Ran for a season-high 46 yards against Westminster, including a season-long 20-yard run, on November 5… Had a season-high two rushing touchdowns on 43 yards and added a 25-yard catch against Saint Vincent on October 8… Caught two passes against Bethany for a career-high 60 yards, including a career-long 49-yard touchdown catch… Scored two rushing touchdowns and had a 50-yard kick return (the longest kick return by a Spartan in 2022) against Waynesburg on September 10… Named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll.

First-year (2021)


Appeared in eight games for the Spartans, seeing the majority of time on special teams as a kick returner… Averaged 21.2 yards per return… Added 15 carries for 63 yards during the year… Recorded a season-long 51-yard kick return against Thiel on October 30… Recorded season-highs with nine carries and 42 yards against Bethany on October 16.

Personal


Was a four-year member of the Avon Lake High School football team... Coached by Matt Kostelnik... Named to the all-state second team and was an all-conference and all-county first team honoree as a senior... Selected as his team's Most Valuable Offensive Player... Recorded 2,046 all-purpose yards with 32 touchdowns... Named to the Academic All-State Team his senior year... Also played basketball and baseball... Born January 29... The son of Jason and Lori.

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2021First-Year

    RB
    5'10" 170 lbs
    22
  • 2

    2022Sophomore

    RB
    5'10" 170 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Junior

    RB
    5'10" 170 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2024Senior

    RB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    2