Nebraska Wesleyan University Head Football Coach Brian Keller announced the names of 67 recruits today, who will be joining the program this fall.
“Athletically, these players have impressive resumes,” Keller said. “They made a big impact during their high school careers.”
“We needed more speed at wide receiver and more depth at linebacker and on the offensive line, so we’ve addressed those needs with 10 or more recruits in each of those three areas.”
“This is also a very strong class academically,” Keller said.
In 2005, Nebraska Wesleyan led the Great Plains Athletic Conference and tied for second nationally with nine Daktronics/NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes. The Prairie Wolves also boasted a pair of First Team Academic All-Americans and an NCAA postgraduate scholarship winner last season.
NWU will hold its first football practice in the evening on Monday, Aug. 14, and the team will open its 2006 season at home against Briar Cliff University on Saturday, Sept. 2. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m., in Abel Stadium.
Recruit, High School/Previous college if transfer
Chris Anderson, Lincoln Southwest
Seth Armstrong, Papillion South
Paul Aylward, Lincoln Pius X
Dan Beckmann, North Platte
Curt Bolte, Lawrence-Nelson
Tyler Boman, Clay Center
Derek Burgess, Pawnee City
Mike Chacon, Northridge (Colo.)
Brooks Chapp, Seward
Rodrik David, Burlington (Colo.)
Beau Dethlefs, Bertrand
Cody Dryden, South Sioux City/Morningside College
Jeff Eynetich, Grand Island Northwest/Chadron State College
Jerod Franck, Seward
Erik Garcia, Littleton (Colo.)
Andrew Gatzemeyer, Pender
Kurt Gill, Cozad
Aaron Gottula, Tecumseh
Colby Gray, Loomis
Jayson Gregory, Bayard/Chadron State College
Matt Hagge, Plattsmouth
Brett Hale, Omaha Gross
Phil Harm, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (Iowa)
Josh Harms, Waverly
Kyle Harris, Elmwood-Murdock
Morgan Haupt, Potter-Dix
Wes Hiser, Lincoln Christian
Ben Iske, Platteview
Josh Jepsen, Columbus Scotus
Jon Johnston, Columbus/Southeast CC
Kory Kahlandt, Lincoln Pius X
Josh Kendle, Norris
Nate Koch, Gretna
Cameron, Kolling Crawford
Sam Krug, Nebraska Christian
Levi Lindburg, High Plains/Southeast CC
Luke Luetchens, Elmwood-Murdock
Ryan Matthiessen, Milford
Nick Myers, Bridgeport
Ryan Ono, Millard West
Jake Osborne, West Holt
Paul Pankoke, Grand Island
Jake Pelton, North Platte
Dan Peterson, Jesuit (Sacramento, Calif.)
Ben Pollock, Basalt (Colo.)
A.J. Pomajzl, Grand Island Northwest
Drew Pope, Chadron
Scott Ridpath, Millard South
Jake Riha, Grand Island
Garrett Rippen, McCook
John Rust, Lincoln Northeast
Jesse Sack, Lincoln Pius X
Chris Sander, David City
James Schmeits, Spalding
Phil Schulte, Elkhorn Mt. Michael
Nathan Seitz, Lewiston
Tony Simonsen, Pender/Wayne State College
Aaron Smith, Malcolm
Ryan Stagemeyer, Arapahoe
Jeff Stephens, Lincoln Southwest
Navarone Summers, Southern
Nick Thomas, Lewiston
Jake Tranmer, Wahoo Neumann
Trent Tranmer, Oakland-Craig
Austin Twibell, Orchard
Austin Vermeline, Wahoo/Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney
Terrence Williams, Scottsbluff
MEDIA REMINDER: Nebraska Wesleyan University does not give athletic scholarships or sign national letters of intent.
