Brian Calhoun, RB - Oak Creek
Sophomore Season
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Junior Season
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
November 19, 2000
ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM
Racine Park head coach Chuck Ellis on Calhoun:
... "He's fast, strong, elusive," said Chuck Ellis, the coach at Racine Park. "The kid has great vision, great feet. Every time he gets it, you're afraid he's going to go all the way." ...
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
December 1, 2000
CALHOUN MEETS THE CHALLENGE; OAK CREEK RUNNING BACK IS AREA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Written by Todd Rosiak of the Journal-Sentinel staff
Waukesha West head coach Steve Rux on Calhoun:
... "He's big-time. He's the fastest guy we faced," West coach Steve Rux said. "He just ran away from our guys. He has some shake to him. He'll make one cut, take the seam and run away from everybody. And he's more physical than I thought. It's hard to get a hit on him." ...
Oak Creek Pictorial
September 14, 2000
OC PUMMELS RACINE PARK
Mark Hutchinson Staff Writer
Oak Creek head coach Joe Koch on Calhoun:
... "He is the type of player that if you give him a crease, he can take it all of the way," Koch said of Calhoun. "He makes the guy calling the plays look good." ...
Oak Creek Pictorial
November 16, 2000
CNI PLAYER OF THE YEAR STEPS UP FOR OAK CREEK
Daniel Mike Staff Writer
Oak Creek head coach Joe Koch on Calhoun:
... "He's got the best hands on the team." ...
Inside Wisconsin
March 31, 2001
BADGER FOOTBALL PURSUING STATE'S TOP JUNIORS
Written by John Decker
Oak Creek head coach Joe Koch on Calhoun:
... "He's got it all. He's very graceful, and very athletic," Koch said. "He has tremendous cutting ability. He is the kind of guy who could play numerous positions. He loves running back, because that's all he knows. Next year he's probably going to play some defensive back for us, just because he's as gifted there naturally as at running back. He has great hips, and is very graceful." ...
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
August 22, 2001
HARD ACT TO FOLLOW: OAK CREEK'S CALHOUN OUT TO BETTER OWN FEATS
Written by Dan Manoyan of the Journal-Sentinel Staff
Oak Creek head coach Joe Koch on Calhoun:
..."To me, he's the closest thing I've seen to a Barry Sanders on a high school football field," Koch said. "He's got speed, he's got power, but most of all he's got unbelievable moves. He'll go into a pile and somehow come away from it."...
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
August 25, 2001
CALHOUN OFF AND RUNNING WILD: CALHOUN SETS OAK CREEK RECORD
Written by David Boehler of the Journal-Sentinel staff
Oak Creek head coach Joe Koch on Calhoun:
..."If Brian Calhoun played in Texas or Florida, people would rate him the No. 1 athlete in the country," Koch said ... "Because he's in Wisconsin, he gets knocked down in the rating system.",,,
"The one thing with Brian, and I've never had this with any other running back, is the way he can accelerate on one cut," Koch said. "He can take a lateral and he's gone."...
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
ACADEMIC STANDING
*2.9 GPA, 20 on ACT
*Intends to major in Journalism
*Was editor on his school newspaper
FOOTBALL
Sophomore Season
*Managed to gain 1,167 yards and 17 touchdowns even though he shared time in the backfield with Jamaal Butler
Junior Season
*Scored a school record 7 touchdowns in his first game as Oak Creek's featured back
*Rated the number 1 football prospect in the state on Cliff Christl's "Top Ten Juniors" list
*Gatorade Football Player of the Year in Wisconsin
*Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's Player of the Year
*Selected Southeast Conference Offensive Player of the Year
*Selected All-Suburban Player of the Year by CNI Newspapers
*Selected Junior All-American by Student Sports
*Selected First-Team All-Suburban at RB by CNI Newspapers
*Selected First-Team All-Southeast Conference at RB
*Selected First-Team All-Area by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at RB
*Selected First-Team All-State by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at RB
*Selected First-Team All-State RB by the Associate Press
*Selected First-Team All-State by the WFCA at RB
Senior Season
*Set a new school record for rushing yards in a game as he rolled up 286 yards in Oak Creek's first game of the season against Muskego - the old record was a 282-yard performance by Ben Walker in 1995RECRUITING PUBLICATIONS & SITES
*Regarded as a Super Blue Chip (7.49) prospect by Max Emfinger as a wing back
*Rated as the 7th best RB prospect in the nation by National Prep Observer
*Listed in Student Sports Preseason Hot 100 list
*Listed among The National 250 by Rivals100
*Listed among SuperPrep's Preseason Top 100 prospects
*Listed among Street & Smith's Top 50 High School Seniors of 2001
BASKETBALL
*Averaged ~ 8 points per game playing guard on basketball team
TRACK 2000
CONFERENCE MEET
*Won the long jump at the Southeast Conference Track & Field Championships (10 teams) with a leap of 22' 2 ½"
REGIONAL MEET
*Won the long jump (21' 10 3/4"), tied for 1st in the high jump (6' 4"), and contributed to a winning effort in the 4x100-meter relay (43.46) at the Oak Creek Regional Track & Field Meet (7 teams)
SECTIONAL MEET
*Won the long jump (21' 9 ½") and contributed to a 2nd place finish in the 4X100-meter relay (43.1) at the Racine Case Sectional Track & Field Meet (14 teams)
STATE MEET
*Placed 3rd in the long jump (22 '0") and contributed to a 3rd place finish in the 4X100 meter relays (43.09) at the WIAA DI State Track & Field Meet
2000 BADGER STATE GAMES
*Won the 100 meters (11.09), the 200 meters (22.72), and the long jump (20' 3 ½") in the intermediate boy's division at the Badger State Games
2000 USATF JUNIOR OLYMPICS ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS
*Won the 100 meters (11.25), the 200 meters (22.65), and placed 4th in the long jump (22' 0 3/4") competing in the intermediate boy's division at the USATF Junior Olympics Association Championships in Madison
2000 USATF JUNIOR OLYMPICS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
*Won the 100 meters (11.14), the 200 meters (22.08), and the long jump (21' 10") competing in the intermediate boy's division at the USATF Region 8 Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2000 USATF NATIONAL JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
*Placed 2nd in the long jump (22' 11 1/4"), 5th in the 200 meters (22.65), and 18th in the 100 meters (11.18) in the intermediate boy's division of the USATF National Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships in Buffalo, NY
HONOR ROLL RECOGNITION
*His 22' 10" effort in the long jump ranked as the 3rd best performance in the state according to the 2000 WI HS track honor roll
TRACK HONORS
*Voted Most Valuable Player on the track team as a freshman and sophomore
*Named to WISTCA All-State Track team (received Bronze in long jump and 4x100 meter relay)
TRACK 2001
*Won the long jump ( 23' 1 3/4") and the high jump (6' 8" - tying the school record), and placed 3rd in the 55-meter dash (6.51) at the UWM/Shorewood Invitational Indoor Meet (26 teams)
*Won the 55 meter (6.41), the long jump (22' 4 ½"), and the high jump (6' 6") at the Racine Case Eagle Invitational
*Won the long jump (22' 7 ½"), placed 2nd in the 55 meters (6.57), and placed 2nd in the high jump (6' 2") at the Madison-West Relays-Class A (22 teams)
*Had the top individual performance in the long jump at the Journal-Times Relays with a leap of 23' 5" (new school record)
*Won the 100 meters (10.8), the 200 Meters (22.1), the high jump (6' 2"), and the long jump (22' 9 ½") at the Dan Benson Outdoor Meet (8 teams)
*Won the 100 meters (11.0), the 400 meters (51.5), the long jump (21' 1 ½ "), and the high jump (6' 2") at the DeForest Invitational (6 teams)
*Won the 100 meters (10.9), the high jump (6' 2"), and contributed to a winning effort in the 800-meter relays (1:32) at the Oak Creek Triangular Meet (Oak Creek, Racine St. Catherines, Racine Horlick)
*Won the 100 meters (10.8), the 200 meters (21.8), and the long jump (21' 11 3/4 ") at the Myrhum Track & Field Invitational (11 teams)
CONFERENCE MEET
*Won the 400 meters (48.99), the long jump (22' 1/4"), and placed 2nd in the 100 meters (11.10) at the Southeast Conference Track & Field Championships (10 teams)
*His 48.99 effort in the 400 meters set a new school record in that event
REGIONAL MEET
*Won the 200 meters (22.1), the long jump (22' 10"), placed 2nd in the 100 meters (11.0), and contributed to a winning effort in the 800-meter relay (1:31.1) at the Wisconsin Lutheran Regional Track & Field Meet (8 teams)
SECTIONAL MEET
*Won the long jump (21' 11 ½"), placed 3rd in the 200 meters (21.4), and contributed to a winning effort in the 800-meter relay (1:31.0) at the Greenfield Sectional Track & Field Meet (17 teams)
STATE MEET
*Recorded the 5th fastest time in the 200 meters in the preliminaries of the WIAA DI State Track & Field Meet with a time of 22.05 seconds
*Placed 4th in the 200 meters (22.26) and the long jump (22' 7 ½") and contributed to an 8th place finish in the 800-meter relay (1:32.16) at the WIAA DI State Track & Field Meet
HONOR ROLL RECOGNITION
*His 21.4 effort in the 200 meters is tied for the 3rd best performance in the state this year according to the WI HS track honor roll
*His 23' 5" effort in the long jump ranks as the 2nd best performance in the state this year according to the WI HS track honor roll
*His 6' 8" effort in the high jump is tied for the 6th best performance in the state this year according to the WI HS track honor roll
OTHER TRACK RECOGNITION
*His 24' 2 ½" effort in the long jump at the World Youth Championships is currently ranked 11th in the nation for high school boys by Track & Field News
*His 24' 2 ½" effort in the long jump at the World Youth Championships is also tied for 17th in the Dyestat Elite 2001 USA Top 100 list for high school boys
2001 USATF JUNIOR OLYMPICS ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS
2001 USATF JUNIOR OLYMPICS ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIPS
*Won the long jump (22' 8") and placed 2nd in the 200 meters (22.06) competing in the young men's division of the USATF Junior Olympics Association Championships in Madison
2001 BADGER STATE GAMES
*Won the 200 meters (21.87) and placed 2nd in the long jump (22' 9") in the senior boys division of the Badger State Games
2001 YOUTH ATHLETICS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
*Placed 6th in the long jump in the young men's division at the Youth Athletics National Championships with a leap of 22' 8"
IAAF/WESTEL WORLD YOUTH TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
*Placed 7th in the long jump with a leap of 24' 2 ½" at the IAAF/Westel World Youth Track & Field Championships in Debrecen, Hungary
AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS REGIONAL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
*Won the 200 meters (21.72), the long jump (22' 8 3/4"), and contributed to winning efforts in the 4x100 meter relays (41.55) and the 4x400 meter relays (3:24.01) at the AAU Region 7 Track & Field Championship in Story City, IA
AAU JUNIOR OLYMPICS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
*Placed 5th in the long jump (23' 4 3/4"), 20th in the 200 meters (22.50), and contributed to an 11th place finish in the 4x400 meter relays (3:19.15) at the AAU Junior Olympics in Norfolk, VA
TOP PERFORMANCES - 2001
55 meters: 6.41 (Racine Case Eagle Invitational)
100 meters: 10.8 (Dan Benson Invitational, Myrhum Invitational)
200 meters: 21.4 (Greenfield Sectional)
400 meters: 48.99 (Southeastern Conference Championships)
Long jump: 24' 2 ½" (IAAF/Westel World Youth Track & Field Championships)
High jump: 6' 8" (UWM/Shorewood Invitational)
NIKE CAMP
*Was timed at 4.53 in the 40 at the Purdue Nike Camp
*His 40 time was the 4th fastest of all athletes tested
*Performed 14 reps at 185 pounds in the bench press
STRENGTH, SPEED, AND AGILITY MEASUREMENTS
*Has reportedly been timed at 4.27 in the 40
*Has been timed at 4.29 in the pro agility test
*Has a 37 inch vertical leap
*Bench presses 265, and squats 405
OFFERS
*Has already received scholarship offers from Iowa, Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, Ohio State, Nebraska, Colorado, Tennessee, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech
SCHOOL PREFERENCES
*Purdue, Michigan State, Iowa, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Colorado
PHOTOS OF BRIAN CALHOUN (FOOTBALL # 2, BASKETBALL # 1)
