Valparaiso University head football coach Tom Horne has announced the addition of a school-record 65 recruits for the 2005 season. The class is comprised of 64 freshmen and one junior college transfer. The following is a list of the 2005 Valparaiso University Football Recruiting Class:
Name, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr., Hometown/High School or JC
Omar Alexander DL 6-1 310 Fr. Rockford, Ill./Columbia
Jordan Allodi LB 5-11 195 Fr. LaGrange, Ill./Lyons Twp.
Andrew Akinpelu DB 5-10 190 Jr. Chino Hills, Calif./Mt. Sac. JC
Steve Apostol QB/WR 6-0 165 Fr. Schererville, Ind./Lake Central
Warren Arnold QB 6-4 185 Fr. Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein
Nicolas Babbitt DL 6-6 280 Fr. Glendale, Wis./Nicolet
Cedric Bailey Jr. RB 5-9 175 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Leo
Phil Belko DB 5-10 180 Fr. Alta Loma, Calif./Ontario Christian
Dominick Bellotte LB 6-0 230 Fr. Wasilla, Ak./Colony
Joel Bennett RB 5-10 190 Fr. Osceola, Ind./Penn
Joshua Bintzler DB 6-1 190 Fr. Sheboygan, Wis./Lutheran
Don Brown DL 6-1 240 Fr. Midlothian, Ill./Bremen
William Burgett WR 6-0 175 Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich./Dexter
John Coffey WR 6-1 170 Fr. Kildeer, Ill./Carmel
Nathan Cornell DL 5-11 210 Fr. Leesburg, Ind./Warsaw
Cameron Culver LB 5-11 230 Fr. North Pole, Ak./North Pole
David Daniels LB 5-11 235 Fr. Arlington Hts., Ill./St. Viator
Zachary Denny QB 6-2 185 Fr. Calumet City, Ill./Marian Catholic
Nathan Derks WR 5-11 178 Fr. Slinger, Wis./St. Mary's Springs
Scott Dettman QB 6-1 190 Fr. Greenfield, Wis./Greenfield
Dan Engelhardt RB 5-10 160 Fr. Montgomery, Ill.Oswego
Alex Ericksen LB 6-0 210 Fr. Posen., Ill./Bremen
Vince Faso RB 5-10 185 Fr. Carpentersville, Ill./Dundee-Crown
Zaccary Griffin LB 6-1 210 Fr. Apple Valley, Calif./Granite Hills
Nathaniel Heard CB 6-0 170 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Lutheran
Kyle Heeter OL 5-10 245 Fr. South Bend, Ind./Washington
Eric Herskovitz LB 5-10 205 Fr. Newhall, Calif./Hart
Eric Hillmann RB/P 6-2 210 Fr. Germantown, Wis./Germantown
Kyle Himmelwright RB/WR 6-1 185 Fr. Coplay, Penn./Whitehall
Steven Hironimus RB 5-10 170 Fr. Grayslake, Ill./Carmel
Andy Jackson LB 6-1 190 Fr. South Bend, Ind./Washington
Jeremy Jackson RB 5-9 175 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Harper
Trevor Jaskiw WR 5-11 165 Fr. Caro, Mich./Caro
Jacob Jenrich DL 6-3 280 Fr. Chicago, Ill./St. Rita of Cascia
Ryan Kozey OL 6-6 255 Fr. Waterford, Wis./Union
Tim Kratz OL 6-4 260 Fr. Macomb, Ill./Lutheran North
Richard Krolikowski DB 6-0 186 Fr. Oak Lawn, Ill./Oak Lawn
Bryan Kuehn LB 6-0 190 Fr. Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View
Erik Lindamood OL 6-2 250 Fr. Warrenton, Va./Liberty
Bryan Lindsay OL 6-3 270 Fr. Export, Penn./Franklin Regional
Tristan Manvilla DL 6-3 285 Fr. Waukesha, Wis./Mukwonago
Anthony Mason DB 5-11 195 Fr. Momence, Ill./Bishop McNamara
Mozale McHenry RB 5-11 225 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park
John Medina TE 6-2 225 Fr. Oswego, Ill./Oswego
Gentry Miller WR 6-0 185 Fr. Lafayette, Ind./Jefferson
Patrick Misch WR 6-0 175 Fr. Leonard, Mich./Lutheran North
Charles Oddo WR 5-11 190 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Prep
Thomas Oswald TE/T 6-6 215 Fr. Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove
Travis Peterson LB 6-3 240 Fr. Dixon, Ill./Newman Central Catholic
William Peterson DL 6-0 210 Fr. Dublin, Ohio/Coffman
John Queram OL 6-2 285 Fr. Waterford, Wis./Union
James Reitz WR 6-5 190 Fr. Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville
Tanner Rippen DL 6-4 275 Fr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West
Patrick Ryan LB 6-1 200 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Mt Carmel
Josh Sawicki RB 5-11 220 Fr. Waterford, Mich./Our Lady of the Lakes
Josh Scheidler DB 6-0 189 Fr. Stow, Ohio/Stow
Dan Schmidtke OL 6-0 230 Fr. St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran
North
Scott Schulz WR 5-10 160 Fr. Lowell, Ind./Lowell
Jonathan Schwoegler WR 6-1 170 Fr. Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton
Kristopher Serra RB 5-11 220 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Deer Park
Lucas Snyder WR 6-2 175 Fr. LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte
Jessie Veenendaal DL 5-11 260 Fr. Ontario, Calif./Ontario Christian
Zachary Verette LB 6-0 205 Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis./West
Thomas Walz DL 6-3 255 Fr. Mequon, Wis./Homestead
Phillip Wenzell S 6-0 180 Fr. Marietta, Ga./Walton