JACOB CEPIS
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
FRESHMAN
#13
AND NOW ITS ON TO COLLEGE !
Cepis begins his College career at Bowling Green
After two stellar seasons
in the USHL for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, Jake will be
playing for the Bowling Green State Falcons. This high
scoring forward has shocked each league and tryout he has
played in with his speed, skill and scoring ability.
CEPIS NAMED 1ST
TEAM
ALL-USHL (2006-07)
Jake Cepis capped off an
eye opening season by being named to the All-USHL 1st
team. These honors recognized a season in which he was
named to the All-Star team, led the league in goals and
finished third in scoring overall. Jake was near the top
or leading the league in scoring all season. He was
known for making his points count when they mattered the most,
tallyng four game winning goals, scoring 8 points in six
playoff games and having a +18 rating during the regular
season.
CEPIS
SCORES 1st GOAL!!
2005-06
In only the third game of
his USHL career, Jake scored his first goal. In their
4-1 win over Green Bay, the defending Clark Cup Champion,
Cepis found an opening in the net with the score tied at 1-1
in the second period. The lead held. Cepis' timing
was not only excellent for the win but because it was the home
opener in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,000 - which included
his father Ed who had driven out for the weekend series of
games.
Even MORE clutch was the
fact that pops celebrated his birthday on Wednesday of this
past week. We won't say which birthday it was - but it
WAS a milestone birthday.
CEPIS
LEAVES BARONS!!!
HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR DRAFTED BY
CEDAR RAPIDS OF THE UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE
Season opened Sept. 24th, 2005
The tough
decision was made this summer to accept the offer to move to
Cedar Rapids and leave the Cleveland Jr. Barons who have been
like family to Jake his entire life. In spite, of a
successful season with the Barons, and the advantages of being
at home, Jake's prayers led him to believe that God had
provided this opportunity for a reason, especially since he
did not pursue it. He was willing to step out on his own
and trust God to lead him through it.
CEPIS
COMMITS TO BOWLING GREEN STATE U. (July, 2004)
Though
only entering his junior season, the highly sought after
Cleveland Junior Baron and Parma High School student has
already ended the chase. After his impressive
performance at the National Select tryouts in July (in
Minnesota), Cepis heard quite a bit from Michigan, Princeton,
Yale, and Western Michigan. However, after his visit to
Bowling Green, the 16 year old new almost immediately knew
that was where he wanted to be.
"After
talking to Coach Polluch, he said that there would be a great
opportunity for me to get a lot of ice time as a
freshman. He thought I would be an impact player as soon
as I started playing there. He didn't care if I grew
bigger or not, it made no difference to him as to whether he
would want me or not. He evaluated me as being good
enough now. Those are the words I wanted to hear."
"So
many people say, 'If you were this' and 'If you were that' and
it was nice to have someone that I respect evaluate my skills
and play objectively."
Cepis
also liked Bowling Green's campus, size, location within
driving distance for family to see his games, and their hockey
tradition. Bowling Green has won two NCAA National
Championships and have sent quite a few of their players into
the NHL, including fellow Parma product, Brian Holzinger.
U.S.
Hockey News Coverage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12-11-03
at 10:14 PM
BARONS
SIGN FIRST TENDER OF
2004-05 SEASON
The
Cleveland Junior Barons are proud to announce the signing of
Jacob Cepis to a playing tender for the 2004-05 season.
Cepis,
the 5'9" 165 lb center from
Parma
,
OH
, has been playing for the Cleveland Barons Midget Major squad
this year.
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