Feb. 2, 2005

Grand Valley State University head football coach Chuck Martin announced the signing of 35 student-athletes to attend and play football for the Lakers in 2005.

"We couldn't be any more pleased with our 2005 recruiting class," said Martin, who led GVSU to a 10-3 record and a spot in the NCAA DII Northwest Regional Championship game. "We went into the recruiting process with specific needs and we feel that we have met every one those needs and then some," added Martin.

GVSU returns 41 letterwinners in 2005, including nine starters on offense and five on defense, from a squad that finished 10-3. GVSU is 51-5 the last four years with two NCAA DII National Championships (2002 and 2003) and three title game appearances (2001, 2002 and 2003).

"Our coaching staff did an outstanding job of first identifying players state wide and then recruiting those players to become a part of the Grand Valley State football program," commented Martin.

Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown/High School Lyle Banks WR/DB 5-11 170 Fr. Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech Ryan Bass WR 6-2 181 Fr. Portage, Mich./Northern P.J. Beauke RB/DB 5-10 190 Fr. Hinsdale, Ill. Cameron Bradfield TE 6-4 235 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Creston Tres Bradley WR/DB 6-0 175 Fr. Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech Samad Cain* DB 6-1 190 Jr. Detroit, Mich./King/Minnesota Aaron Conti DB 5-8 175 Fr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit Jesuit Anthony Crump WR 6-4 200 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. Josh Dietrich LB 5-11 205 Fr. Gobles, Mich. Chris Easton DB 6-0 200 Fr. Alpena, Mich. Mikhail Eiseler QB 6-5 205 Fr. Holt,Mich. Gary Fant RB 5-11 186 Fr. Lansing, Mich./Eastern Matt Flutur DB 5-11 193 Fr. Ludington, Mich./Mason County Central Maurice Gore RB 5-8 173 Fr. Lansing, Mich./Sexton Brett Harris TE/DE 6-5 220 Fr. New Haven, Mich. Tyler Holtz OL 6-3 270 Fr. Holt, Mich. Russell Hughes WR 6-2 185 Fr. River Rouge, Mich. Brad Iciek QB 6-1 180 Fr. Grandville, Mich. Austin Jansiewicz DL 6-3 250 Fr. Fruitport, Mich. Derrick Jones* DL 6-4 256 Jr. Barstow, Calif./Victor Valley Alex Kiel TE/FS 6-3 186 Fr. Grand Haven, Mich. Mike Koster WR 6-3 186 Fr. Lowell, Mich. Nick McDonald TE/OL 6-4 265 Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford II Jimmy Moore DB 5-11 185 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. Frank Mulder DB 6-0 180 Fr. Lowell, Mich. Felix Sharpe WR/CB 5-10 170 Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich./Central Chad Somerville QB 6-2 180 Fr. Mason, Mich. Blake Smolen WR/DB 6-0 180 Fr. Grosse Ile, Mich. Lance Travis DE/TE 6-2 223 Fr. Sebewaing, Mich./Unionville-Sebewaing Matt Wade WR/DB 5-10 160 Fr. Grand Haven, Mich. Jaden Walton* DL 6-2 253 Fr. Spring Lake, Mich. Anthony Weakland OL 6-3 265 Fr. Port Huron, Mich. Mike Wiltse RB 5-10 223 Fr. Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Joe Wohlscheid* OL 6-7 310 So. Grand Ledge, Mich./Northwestern J.P. Wohlscheid LB 5-11 190 Fr. Grand Ledge, Mich. * Enrolled in winter semester     Printer-friendly format   Email this article   Grand Valley State Football