ELLIOTT BATES 

Chartiers Houston High School
Akron University

ATHLETE
Football

High School
• 4 year letterman under head coach John Haught
• A first-team All-Pennsylvania selection as a senior
• Two-time first-team All-Black Hills Conference pick/second-team as a sophomore
• 2004 The Almanac All-Star
• Named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22
• Second-team All-State in 2003/first-team All-State 2004
• First junior captain in head coach John Haught’s 29-year coaching career
• Full athletic scholarship to the University of Akron

College-
• Started 27 games at guard/center under head coach JD Brookhart
• Phil Steele’s Preseason second-team All-MAC as a senior
• 2005 MAC Championship
• First-team All-MAC Academic 2009

Wrestling-
• Four year letterman under head coaches Jim Vulcano/Bill Sutton
• Two-time section champion
• WPIAL runner-up 2004
• WPIAL champion 2005
• PIAA state qualifier 2004
• PIAA state runner Up 2005
• Top 10 all-time in wins at Chartiers-Houston High School
• Two year captain

Track and Field-
• Three year letterman under head coach Joe Balzama
• Fourth-place shot put WPIAL Track and Field Championships 2004
• PIAA state qualifier in shot put in 2005
• captain senior season