Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Desi Mayner
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gaines, Mich.
- High School:
- Linden
PERSONAL: Full name: Desi Dean Mayner...Son of Roger and Lisa Marie Mayner...Born 6-30-86...Special education/Cognitive Impaired major...Father, Roger, graduated from Baker College while mother, Lisa Marie, graduated from Central Michigan University...Has one brother, Dustin, who is on the Saginaw Valley State football team, and one sister, McKall...EMU: 2006: Broke the injury jinx to see action in four games...Earned the starting offensive center spot in the final three games of the year, against Navy (Nov. 11), at Kent State (Nov. 17) and at home versus Northern Illinois (Nov. 24)...Chosen by the coaching staff for single-game awards twice, as the Offensive Player of the Game and for a Championship Performance for the Kent State contest... 2005: Selected for a Winning Performance in preparation for the Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 10) game...2004: One of the 2004 recruits who redshirted and did not play in any games but practiced with the team...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Linden H.S. where he played football for head coach Dennis Hopkins...Academic Honor Roll student for four years with a 3.5 GPA...Senior Year: Caught 25 passes for 370 yards....Chosen to play on the East Team in the Michigan High School Coaches Association All-Star Game in July at Michigan State University...Helped lead the football team to a runner-up finish in the state Division 3 championship...Football: Unanimous first-team All-Metro League and Tri-County...Honorable mention All-State by The Associated Press, Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News...Basketball: Unanimous first-team All-Metro League and All-Tri-County pick...Leading scorer in the Metro League...Named honorable mention All-State by The Associated Press and the Detroit Free Press...Also named team’s Most Valuable Player...Junior Year: Selected first-team All-Metro League tight end and linebacker...Basketball: Honorable mention All-Metro League pick...Finished fourth in the state in varsity power lifting...Baseball: Captain of the team and a first-team All-Metro League designated hitter...Sophomore Year: Football: Honorable mention All-Metro League linebacker and first-team All-Tri County tight end...Finished third in the state in varsity power lifting.
