SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Shippensburg University football program has announced its initial list of new recruits that have signed to play for the Red Raiders beginning in the 2010 season. Each player has signed and returned an official national letter of intent (NLI) to play for Shippensburg University.

The players who have agreed to attend the university and intend to play football starting this fall will be made available on the university's football web site at shipraiders.com.

Names are posted as soon as the signings become official.

As more players officially sign with Shippensburg, be sure to check back here for the latest updates and the bios of those who will take the field in 2010.

The full list is below.

CONFIRMED RECRUITS:
UPDATED 3/2/10 - 11:50 AM

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/High School
Jon Eisemann	HB	5-10	173	Hartsville//Central Bucks South
Chase Fleming	LB	6-0	207	Pennsburg/Upper Perkiomen
Trevor Harman	SE	6-0	185	Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley
Andrew Konieczka	QB	6-2	185	Gaithersburg, Md./Saint John's
Matt Koontz	SE	6-3	195	Littlestown/Littlestown
Alex Kuljian	TE	6-2	220	Temecula, Cal./Great Oak
Tim Latham	OL	6-4	265	Quarryville/Solanco
Andrew Lesagonicz	OL	6-3	260	Laureldale/Muhlenberg
Trevor Mack	DB	5-9	165	West Chester/The Hill School
Dillon Mazzoni	QB	6-2	203	Indiatlantic, Fla./Melbourne
Andrew Millay	TE	6-2	225	New Providence/Lancaster Catholic
Cody Plesnar	TE	6-0	205	Dallas/Dallas
Sean Sadosky	LB	6-1	215	Saint Mary's/Saint Mary's
Derek Sauder	OL	6-5	280	Lancaster/Penn Manor
Xavier Selby	SE	6-3	185	Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township
Zach Sheard	LB	6-2	220	Mount Laurel, N.J./Camden Catholic
Brian Sourber	LB	6-1	185	Lancaster/Manheim Township
Joe Weaver	OL	6-3	305	Manheim/Manheim Central
Jake Weimer	DL	6-0	295	Meyersdale/Meyersdale

Jon Eisemann
HB • 5-10 • 173
Hartsville/Central Bucks South

About Eisemann: Solid runner who racked up 594 rushing yards as a senior for head coach Bart Szarko…averaged 5.03 yards per carry over 118 attempts and found the end zone five times on the ground for the 3-7 Titans…added an additional 155 yards in receptions on nine grabs…caught one touchdown pass for 76 yards in loss to Quakertown…named a third team selection as a running back for the Suburban One League Continental Conference.

Chase Fleming
LB · 6-0 · 207
Pennsburg/Perkiomen Valley

About Fleming: Served as a tough two-way player for Upper Perkiomen...rushed for 1,127 yards out of the backfield as a fullback...notched over 100 tackles from his linebacker position…played for coach Keith Leamer...helped the Indians to an 8-4 season and an appearance in the PIAA District I playoffs...brother Cody is currently a sophomore linebacker for the Red Raiders.

Trevor Harman
SE · 6-0 · 185
Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley

About Harman: Solid two-way player who was instrumental in helping Cumberland Valley to an appearance in the 2009 PIAA state semi-finals in the Class AAAA division…finished senior campaign with 719 receiving yards on 38 receptions and scored nine touchdowns for coach Tim Rimpfel…selected an Associated Press First Team Class AAAA defensive back following the 2009 season…was also named to the Harrisburg Patriot-News’ all-star team as well as the Carlisle Sentinel’s Defensive Player of the Year... chosen as a first team wide-out and defensive back in the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Conference as well as being named an honorable mention return specialist.  (Press Link)

Andrew Konieczka
QB • 6-2 • 185
Gaithersburg, Md./Saint John’s

About Konieczka: Solid passer who completed senior season under head coach Joe Patterson with 1,014 passing yards and eight touchdown strikes while the Cadets finished the season 5-5…competed in the difficult Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and was 74-of-179 as a passer and also rushed for one touchdown.

Matt Koontz
SE · 6-3 · 195
Littlestown/Littlestown

About Koontz: Imposing two-way player that thrived as a wide receiver and defensive back for the Thunderbolts under Mike Lippy...he is a big target with good hands and the potential to make a big play...impressed during his final season with 52 catches for 1,093 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns, including an eight-reception, 234-yard, two-touchdown performance in the last game of his career against Delone Catholic...compiled 2,481 career receiving yards and 26 touchdowns in high school...hauled in 123 receptions during his career...averaged 21 yards per catch as a senior and 19 yards per catch as a junior...made 55 tackles as a senior, including 40 solo stops...intercepted seven passes in his final season...defensed four passes...punted six times and averaged 37.7 yards per boot...returned 15 punts and seven kickoffs during the season...earned a multitude of awards as a senior, including selections as a Pennsylvania Football Sportswriters Association First Team All-State Wide Receiver and a Pennsylvania Football News Second Team All-State Wide Receiver...also awarded as a YAIAA Division II First Team Wide Receiver, YAIAA Division II Second Team Defensive Back, York Daily Record Division II First Team Offensive Player, The Evening Sun All-Area Player of the Year, The Evening Sun First Team WR, The Evening Sun First Team DB, The Gettysburg Times Co-Offensive Player of the Year, The Gettysburg Times First Team Wide Receiver and The Gettysburg Times First Team Defensive Back.

Alex Kuljian
TE • 6-2 • 220
Temecula, Cal./Great Oak

About Kuljian: Durable tight end who helped Scott Strosnider and Robbie Robinson’s Wolfpack to a 6-5 finish in 2009 and an appearance in the postseason … finished second on team in receptions and receiving yards with 27 catches for 348 yards and three touchdowns … averaged 12.89 yards per reception … also played linebacker for the Wolfpack … named to the All-Southwestern League Second Teams as both an offensive and defensive selection.

Tim Latham
OL · 6-4 · 265
Quarryville/Solanco

About Latham: Dominating offensive tackle for the Golden Mules...named the Section 2 Offensive Lineman of the Year...picked as a First Team Section 2 All Star Pick as a senior...blocked for a group of running backs that compiled 2,541 rushing yards, an average of 254 yards per game...also competed on occasion as a defensive lineman and made 25 total tackles and 1.5 sacks...competed in wrestling as well. (Press Link)

Andrew Lesagonicz
OL · 6-3 · 260
Laureldale/Muhlenberg

About Lesagonicz: Played under head coach Rick Kolka and aided the Muhls to an appearance in the PIAA District III playoffs. Lesagonicz and the Muhls finished the 2009 campaign with a 6-5 record. The senior played on both sides of the ball while at Muhlenberg and was named a second team selection as a tackle on the 2009 All-Berks League Team.

Trevor Mack
DB • 5-9 • 165
West Chester/The Hill School

About Mack: Speedy athlete was a team captain at defensive back and tailback for the Rams under head coach Marty Vollmuth that won the 2009 MAPL Championship...began the year as the every-down back as a senior...thrived as a safety...picked off three passes as a junior en route to an all-league selection...recorded a pair of interceptions as a senior against Germantown Academy...also ran track and competed as a sprinter.

Dillon Mazzoni
QB • 6-2 • 203
Indiatlantic, Fla./Melbourne

About Mazzoni: Heady quarterback who piloted Todd Wilson’s Bulldogs to a 6-6 finish in 2009…a two year letter winner who passed for 1,262 yards during his career with 16 passing touchdowns…also rushed for nine touchdowns on the ground and was named once as ESPN’s Locker Room Player of the Week for the state of Florida…named the MVP of the 2008 Osceola Scholarship Bowl.

Andrew Millay
TE · 6-2 · 225
New Providence/Lancaster Catholic
   
About Millay: Sturdy tight end whose 21 receptions, 218 receiving yards and six touchdowns helped pilot the Crusaders to the 2009 PIAA Class AA state championship…played under Bruce Harbach who guided Lancaster Catholic to a 15-1 season…had one reception for 13 yards in the state championship game in the snow against Greensburg Central Catholic.

Cody Plesnar
TE • 6-0 • 205
Dallas/Dallas

About Plesnar: Played on both sides of the ball for the Mountaineers, who finished 10-2 and reached the PIAA District 2 Championship…finished his senior season with 31 receptions for 580 yards and six touchdowns…caught six passes for 82 yards in a 21-7 win over Wyoming Area….hauled in three tosses for 60 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-27 win over Crestwood…compiled 87 tackles on defense for an average of 7.3 per game….his accomplishments let to numerous awards, including a Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class AAA First Team All State selection Tight End and a Pennsylvania Football News First Team All State Tight End...also received a WNEP Super 16 Dream Team selection as a Tight End, a Wyoming Valley Conference Football Coaches Association First Team Tight End award and a UNICO All Star football team selection...picked as a The Times Leader All Star First Team Selection Tight End and received a The Citizens Voice All Star First Team Selection.

Sean Sadosky
LB • 6-1 • 215
Saint Mary’s/Saint Mary’s

About Sadosky: Solid linebacker prospect who helped Joe Schlimm’s Flying Dutchmen to a 6-4 season as a senior…named as a linebacker to the Associated Press Class AAA All-State First Team following both junior and senior seasons…named to the All Mountain Athletic Conference team…scored two touchdowns offensively as a tight end…caught three passes for 45 yards…also participates in wrestling for St. Mary’s.

Derek Sauder
OL · 6-5 · 280
Lancaster/Penn Manor

About Sauder: Served as a bruising offensive lineman under head coach Todd Mealy for the Comets, who reached the District 3 AAAA semifinals for the first time in program history with an impressive 10-3 record...named to the 2009 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 All-League Second Team Offense...also served as a defensive lineman and made 13 tackles. (Press Link)

Xavier Selby
SE • 6-3 • 185
Monroe Township, N.J. / Monroe Township

About Selby: Thrived for the impressive Falcons of Monroe Township in the Greater Middlesex league of New Jersey under head coach Christopher Beagan...caught 10 passes during the season...averaged 18 yards per catch...competed for the CJ III title.

Zach Sheard
LB • 6-2 • 220
Mount Laurel, N.J./Camden Catholic

About Sheard: Fleet-footed linebacker who played under head coach Rick Brown…helped the Fighting Irish to a 4-6 senior season…named to the Courier Post’s All-Non-Public First Team as a defensive athlete selection…also lined up in the backfield as a running back for the Fighting Irish. (Press Link)

Brian Sourber
LB • 6-1 • 185
Lancaster/Manheim Township

About Sourber: Versatile linebacker who also played tailback for the Blue Streaks who finished the season 7-4 and made an appearance in the PIAA District III playoffs…totaled 49 tackles and four sacks as a senior under head coach Mike Meinyk…picked off three passes for interceptions and recovered one fumble on the season…rushed for 1,546 yards on 246 carries out of the backfield and racked up another 295 yards through the air…finished the season with 24 touchdowns and a team-leading 146 points…named the Lancaster-Lebanon League’s Section I Outstanding running back and linebacker following the season.

Joe Weaver
OL · 6-3 · 305
Manheim/Manheim Central

About Weaver: Created multiple seconds of pass protection and gaping holes for the Baron running backs this season and was an integral member of the Section 2 and District 3 AAA Champions...his team averaged 370 yards per game, including 2,400 yards on the ground...received honorable mention all-state accolades from Pennsylvania Football News...named an Honorable Mention Section 2 All Star. (Press Link)

Jake Weimer
DL • 6-0 • 295
Meyersdale/Meyersdale

About Weimer: Was a two-sport athlete for the Red Raiders at Meyersdale High School…played nose tackle and offensive tackle while also kicking for the football team and played first base in baseball…served as a left tackle in his senior season...twice named All-Somerset County in addition to a pair of All-West PAC picks...named a Southern Alleghenies Football Coaches Association Defensive MVP. (Press Link)