LINCOLN, Neb. – 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, (High School/College)
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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 Nebraska CC)
Colton Bednar, DB, (Southern HS)
David Bush, DB, (Colorado Springs Christian (Colo.)/Colorado State)
Drew Carr, WR, (Overton HS)
Kegan Casey, RB, (Omaha Roncalli HS)
Jordan Delbaugh, RB, (Heritage (Colo.) HS)
Kurtis Doremus, WR, (Gering HS/Western Nebraska 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/Nebraska-Omaha)
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/SECC)
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)

Courtesy: NWU Media Relations