The Next Generation

SELINSGROVE, Pa. - Susquehanna University head football coach Steve Briggs has announced that the following 34 freshman recruits will be in attendance when the Crusaders open camp on Sunday, August 20:

Name	Position(s)	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown	High School
Mike Brunner	FS/LB	6-2	195	Kintnersville, PA	Palisades
Larry Cannon	LB/SS	5-9	185	Hatfield, PA	North Penn
Rick Counihan	OL	6-0	215	Doylestown, PA	Central Bucks East
Vince DeMichael	OL/DL	6-3	245	Hatboro, PA	Hatboro-Horsham
Jason Eck	RB	5-8	195	Williamsport, PA	Loyalsock
Ben Feldman	LB	5-10	185	Montclair, NJ	Montclair Kimberley Academy
Tom Goodwin	OL	6-2	245	Glen Rock, NJ	Glen Rock
John Harsch	OL	6-2	270	New Hope, PA	Central Bucks East
Matt Hill	TE	6-4	230	Williamsport, PA	Montoursville
Eddy Hostetler	LB	5-10	205	Winfield, PA	Selinsgrove
Josh Kleha	SE	5-8	165	Mt. Carmel, PA	Mt. Carmel
Tim Kortze	DL	5-11	215	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg
Ben Larson	OL	5-8	235	Mercersburg, PA	Mercersburg Academy
Tim Larson	QB	6-0	180	Lanesboro, MA	Mount Greylock
Adam Laub	DE	6-2	210	Wyckoff, NJ	Ramapo
Andrew Massey	OL	5-11	200	Media, PA	Penncrest
Eric McCabe	TE/DE	6-3	210	Kulpmont, PA	Lourdes Regional
Duane Park	SE	6-1	170	Selinsgrove, PA	Selinsgrove
Charles Payne	LB	5-10	180	Broomall, PA	Marple Newtown
Kevin Peters	OL	6-0	215	Prospect Park, PA	Interboro
David Rausch	LB	5-11	210	Hatfield, PA	Lansdale Catholic
Chris Reiner	SE	6-2	180	Monroe, NY	Monroe-Woodbury
Chris Ross	LB	6-3	215	Johnstown, PA	Westmont Hilltop
Kevin Short	DE/LB	6-0	210	Macungie, PA	Emmaus
Nick Simpson	DE/TE	6-3	220	Hamburg, PA	Hamburg
Bryan Strohl	FB/LB	5-10	185	Akron, PA	Ephrata
Jason Swoboda	C	6-2	255	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Hanover Area
Kevin Tedesco	DL	6-3	220	Ridgefield, NJ	Ridgefield
Tony Treese	LB	6-0	200	Coal Township, PA	Shamokin
Matt Valeyko	SE/DE/QB	6-1	185	Paxinos, PA	Lourdes Regional
Josh Wharton	DL	6-2	215	Quantico, VA	Phillipsburg (NJ)
Mike Yorgey	TE/LB	6-1	215	Allentown, PA	Salisbury

The Crusaders posted their 15th consecutive non-losing season in 2000, finishing the year with a 7-3 record (6-3 Middle Atlantic Conference). Briggs, the winningest coach in school history with a 75-37 record, will begin his 12th season on Saturday, September 8 when the Crusaders travel to Western Maryland for a 1 p.m. non-league game.

Susquehanna is a selective, private residential university enrolling 1,682 full-time undergraduates in the School of Arts, Humanities and Communications, the School of Natural and Social Sciences, and the Sigmund Weis School of Business. Located in the central Pennsylvania town of Selinsgrove, it is known for the strength of its liberal arts programs and career preparation. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Susquehanna University the number-one regional liberal arts college in the northeastern U.S. for seven years in a row.