Monmouth University Athletics

Quickly: 2003 Northeast Conference and NJCBA Rookie of the Year... Named Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in 2003... Everyday starter at third base for the Hawks... Very athletic... Possesses a strong arm and good power at the plate... Will be counted on to hit in the middle of the order and produce runs... Played for the River Point Royals of the New England League in 2004... Played for league champion Toms River Black Sox and named to the all-star team in 2003 and 2005.

2005: Made 48 starts at third base for the Hawks... Played in 50 games... Ranked sixth on the squad with .281 batting average... Collected 50 hits, with 10 doubles, three triples and three home runs... Knocked in 31 runs, which was fourth-best on the team... Socred 34 runs... Carded 14 multi-hit games... Successful on 3-of-4 stolen base attempts... Opened season with 2-for-4 day at No. 26 UCF (2/25)... Went 2-for-4 in win over UPenn (3/6)... Posted three hits in five at-bats, with two RBI against Rutgers (4/6)... Registered two hits in victory over Wagner (4/13)... Tallied two hits, with three RBI in win over La Salle (4/14)... Collected season-best five hits, with three RBI and three runs scored in triumph over St. Francis [N.Y.] (4/17)... Went 2-for-4 with two runs against Wagner (4/20)... Posted two hits and two runs, with three more knocked in at Mount St. Mary's (4/23)... Registered 2-for-3 day against CCSU (5/8)... Equalled output at Rutgers (5/12)... Went 5-for-11 with four RBI and three runs scored in weekend series at Quinnipiac (5/13-14)... Wrapped two-RBI triple in NEC Tournament victory over Wagner (5/21)... Went 3-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and runs scored in win over Quinnipiac (5/22).

2004: Saw action in 49 games, making 46 starts... Finished year with a .239 batting average and earned 37 hits... Had 25 RBI, 10 doubles, and three home runs... Went a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, four RBI and two runs scored vs. Chicago State (3/10)... Went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored against Lafayette (4/15)... Had two hits against VCU (2/21) and (2/22), St. Peter?s (3/30) and Wagner (4/21)... Hit first home run of the season against Long Island (3/21).

2003: Earned NEC and NJCBA Rookie of the Year... Honored as second-team All-NEC at third base... Named all-state by the NJCBA as a third baseman... Ranked second on the team with a .314 batting average... Ranked second in hits (55), home runs (5), RBIs (35) and slugging percentage (.503)... Led the Hawks with three triples... Was third with 12 doubles... Had 15 multi-hit games... Made collegiate debut at UCF (2/28), collecting a hit and a run scored... Collected six hits, with four runs scored, three RBI and two home runs in two games at Air Force (3/8-9)... Had an eight-game hit streak, collecting two hits in seven of the eight... Had six hits and four RBI in weekend series at Quinnipiac (4/13-14)... Carded two hits and three RBI in back-to-back games vs. Lafayette (4/15) and La Salle (4/16)... Went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in at FDU (4/18)... Hit for the cycle, as he went 4-for-5 with six RBI and three runs scored at Wagner (4/23)... Went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored vs. Sacred Heart (4/27)... Went 3-for-5 with two runs in NEC Tournament game vs. UMBC (5/18)... Named NEC Rookie of the Week on two occasions.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Union H.S... Team won Group IV State Championship during his senior season and finished No. 1 in the state with a 26-3 record... Named first-team all-state as a senior, along with honors as first-team All-Group IV and first-team all-county... Named Union County Player of the Year in 2002... Registered a .477 batting average as a senior, with six home runs and 39 RBI.

Personal: Son of Tony and Sally Weres... Born 8/17/84 in Summit, N.J... Majoring in business marketing.