Lake Forest College Sports Information
January 17, 2003 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Casey Urlacher Selected to Play in 2003 Hula Bowl
Urlacher, a Hewlett Packard Division III All-American, was also the Defensive Player of the Year in the Midwest Conference and Lake Forest College's Most Valuable Player. He led the team to a school-record nine victories (9-2 overall) in 2002, the program's first conference championship since 1983, and its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Playoffs. The linebacker will actually play fullback and wear uniform number 32 instead of his usual 34 in the all-star game. In addition to tallying 117 tackles in 2002, Urlacher also spent some time at running back, carrying the ball 41 times for 213 yards (5.0 yards per carry) and a team-high eight touchdowns. Urlacher will be playing on the Aina (meaning "land") Team, which will
be coached by Larry Coker of the University of Miami, the 2001 National
Coach of the Year. Highlighting the squad are quarterbacks Ken Dorsey of
Miami and Byron Leftwich of Marshall University. The Kai (meaning "ocean")
Team is coached by Mack Brown of the University of Texas and features Heisman
Trophy runner-up Brad Banks of the University of Iowa.
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