2006-07: Entered the Midwest Fencing Conference championship as the 12th seed ... compiled a 2-3 mark (-5 touches) and was ranked 36th after the competition ... helped the men's sabre squad to a ninth-place finish at the MFC.

Pre-WSU: Attended Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas for two years (2002-04), and the University of Texas at Arlington for one year (2004-05).

High School: A 1997 graduate of St. John High School in Ennis, Texas ... was a pitcher for the Crusaders baseball squad.

Personal: Full name--John T. Rutherford ... born September 20, 1978, in Ennis, Texas ... son of Albert and Susan Rutherford ... has an older brother, Billy, and an older sister, Cheryl ... is majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... is married and has two children, Alexander and Alyssa ... spent five years as a U.S. Marine ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2006 (4.00) and Winter 2007 (4.00).