Head Coach Brian Keller has announced the names of 49 recruits who have said they will attend Nebraska Wesleyan University this fall and plan to participate in football for the Prairie Wolves.
Included in the group are 40 players from Nebraska, six players from Colorado, two from Iowa and one from California. Seven recruits were 1st-Team All-State, and 18 received honorable mention All-State recognition.
Last season, NWU ended the year with a 7-3 record marking the third straight season that the Prairie Wolves have finished 7-3. It is the first time since 1989-91 that NWU football has posted at least seven wins in three consecutive seasons.
Nebraska Wesleyan will open the 2009 season on Saturday, Sept. 5 when they travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., to face defending NAIA National Champion University of Sioux Falls at 6 p.m., in the NAIA National Game of the Week.
2009 Recruiting Class
Recruit, Position, Previous School
Anthony Adamson, RB, Hemingford HS
Josh Aldridge, OL, Lincoln East HS
Steven Anderson, P/K, Elkhorn Mt. Michael HS
Eddie Alvizar, RB, Mitchell HS
Brent Bahl, TE, Gering HS/Western Neb. CC
Colton Bednar, DB, Southern HS
David Bush, DB, Colorado Springs Christian HS
Drew Carr, WR, Overton HS
Kegan Casey, RB, Omaha Roncalli HS
Jordan Delbaugh, RB, Heritage (Colo.) HS
Kurtis Doremus, WR, Gering HS/Western Neb. CC
Evan Eberly, WR, Stanton HS
Cody Eiler, DB, O'Neill St. Mary's HS
Chris Fenlon, WR, Widefield (Colo.) HS
Trent Friesen, LB, Heartland HS/UNO
Sean Geary, LB, Bishop Heelan (Iowa) HS
Taylor George, WR, Freeman HS
Brent Gokie, LB, Atkinson West Holt HS
Nate Hauptman, QB, Millard West HS
Tim Hoffman, LB, LaSalle (Calif.) HS
Ryan Holliday, OL, Gering HS
Brett Kaczor, DB, Ewing HS
Wade Kellett, DB, Papillion-LaVista South HS
Jerry Lobeda, RB, Aurora HS
Jordan Mahnken, LB, Perkins County HS
Zach Maier, DB, Lakewood (Colo.) HS
Devin McDonald, WR, Lincoln HS
Matt Mimick, RB, David City Aquinas HS
Alex Nannen, OL, Papillion-LaVista HS
Andrew Neels, RB, Syracuse HS
Dominic Nicoletti, RB, Lakewood (Colo.) HS
Jake Paulsen, DL, Nebraska City Lourdes HS
Jared Peterson, TE, Cross County HS
Nathan Petska, RB, Blue Hill HS
Brian Pieper, WR, North Platte St. Patrick's HS
Brock Reynoldson, TE, O'Neill HS
Tyler Schmale, LB, Elmwood-Murdock HS
Christian Schmohr, RB, Lincoln East HS
Billy Schreiner, WR, Weeping Water HS
Zach Schroder, OL, Grand Island Central Catholic HS
Allen Stanek, OL, Wahoo Neumann HS
Taylor Stockamp, RB, Scribner-Snyder HS
Brad Swank, DB, Shenandoah (Iowa) HS
Dylan Thyfault, WR, Shelton HS
Wyatt Urbom, DB, Raymond Central HS
Russell Walton, LB, Franklin HS
Cody Webben, WR, Shelton HS
Jake Welter, RB, Syracuse HS
Jace Wicks, QB, Longmont (Colo.) HS
MEDIA REMINDER: Nebraska Wesleyan University does NOT give athletic scholarships or sign national letters of intent.
