Feb. 6, 2008

Erie, Pa. - The Mercyhurst football team announced the signing of 12 high school players Wednesday on National Signing Day. The Lakers signed seven players from the state of Pennsylvania, three from Ohio, and one each from Virginia and Indiana.

"This group is a great mix of student-athletes and people," head coach Marty Schaetzle said. "It gives Mercyhurst College a fantastic future as we head into the PSAC."

Mercyhurst will leave the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in 2008. The program competed in the GLIAC since 1998.

The team will open the 2008 season with a non-conference game at Wayne State (Mich.) Aug. 30 before beginning a 10-game PSAC slate Sept. 6 at Cheyney. Mercyhurst will open at home Sept. 20 against Clarion before hosting Slippery Rock for Homecoming Sept. 27. All Mercyhurst home games will begin at 1:00 p.m.

Signings 2/6/08
Name	High School	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
Serge Augustin	WTWoodson	DE	6-3	230	Fairfax, Va.
Matt Cirell	Franklin	DL	6-2	295	Franklin, Pa.
Christopher Clegg	Hempfield Area	NT	6-1	260	Stanton,Pa.
Rodney Dale	Elkhart Central	CB	6-1	170	Bristol, Ind.
Bryant Kimball	McDowell	FS	6-1	180	Erie, Pa.
David Long	Cloverleaf	LB/FB	5-10	220	Seville, Ohio
T.J. McCaster	New Castle	RB	5-9	170	New Castle, Pa.
Jeff Pollard	Fairview	OL	6-5	245	Girard,Pa.
John Rice	Thomas W. Harvey	DL	6-4	255	Painesville, Ohio
Linnell Robinson	Union	CB	5-9	165	New Castle, Pa.
Dreadless Stubbs	Kenston	WR	6-3	200	Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Ian Wild	Baldwin	DB	6-0	185	Pittsburgh, Pa.
2/7/08
Name	High School	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
Andrew Jones	Wadsworth	RB	5-10	190	Doylestown, Ohio
2/22/08
Name	High School	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
Antonio Davis	Gwynn Park	OL/DL	6-3	235	Brandywine, Md.