Feb. 4, 2004

Grand Valley State University head football coach Chuck Martin announced today the signing of 20 student-athletes to attend and play football for the Lakers in 2004.

"We are extremely pleased with this recruiting class," said Martin, who took over as head of the two-time NCAA Division II Football National Champions December 31st. "We went into the recruiting process with specific needs and we feel that we have met those needs," added Martin.

Listed below are the 20 student-athletes that have signed with Grand Valley State.

Football Recruiting Class of 2004

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Last School
Sam Allen	DE	6-5	235	Lansing, Mich./Sexton
Nick Anderson	DL	5-11	252	Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King
Apollo Braganini	OL	6-3	285	Richland, Mich./Battle Creek Pennfield
Todd Carter	PK/P	5-11	170	Flint, Mich./Carman-Ainsworth
Brandon Carr	DB/WR	6-0	175	Flint, Mich./Carman-Ainsworth
Corey Edwards	DB/WR	5-11	170	Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills
Billy Eisenhardt	OL	6-2	250	Macomb, Mich./Macomb Dakota
Ryan Gaydosh	DL	6-3	228	Medina, Ohio
Trent Hartwig	OT	6-5	225	Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids
Towfek Ittayem	DL	6-3	266	Dearborn, Mich./Fordson
Jacob McGuckin	SS	6-2	190	Allen Park, Mich.
Astin Martin	RB	5-9	180	Grand Rapids, Mich./Creston (Toledo)
John Mathews	TE/DE	6-2	216	Essexville, Mich./Essexville-Garber
Jordon Munson	SS	6-3	205	Petoskey, Mich.
Chris Nielsen	LB	6-0	210	Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Andover
Courtney Partee-Grady	DB	5-8	155	Ada, Mich./East Grand Rapids
Dan Skuta	LB/FB	6-3	220	Flint, Mich./Carmen-Ainsworth
Sean Stevens	TE	6-3	255	Grand Ledge, Mich.
Robert Tiernan	LB/TE	6-5	210	Saline, Mich.