I attended the CWRU prospect camp this weekend with my son who is going into his Sr yr of High School.  Was my first time there, great campus and cool stadium.  Great coaching staff...left a great impression on him.

Former Trinity P Jack Martinez (10-1 combined in the '22 and '23 seasons) was third former D3 player to be selected in the MLB draft, going in the eighth round to Arizona.  He had a couple of decent seasons at Louisiana (4-3, 4.40 ERA, 2 saves, 50K) and Arizona State (6-4, 5.47 ERA).

Last year was a successful season and the team was in a better position to win the Stagg Bowl than I anticipated after going through the regular season last year. The run of stomping JCU in November, then beating Carnegie Melon, Salisbury and Johns Hopkins was impressive to me because they had to win each of those games in a different fashion. There were some poor decisions from coaches and players in the Stagg Bowl that cost them the chance, but NCC was a better team on paper.

As for the 2025 version of the Purple Raiders, I think it will certainly be an exciting one.
Things I'm fairly positive about: Maloney will start at QB and be a similar style of player to Kevin Burke (not saying he'll have that same career). The Oline will be solid like last year and provide good holes to run and time to pass. WRs won't be a huge question, just a matter of who becomes #1,#2, etc. Dline returns experience and will provide a solid foundation. Kicking game was solid for most of the season last year!

Questions in my mind:
There won't be an Echeverry this year, so RB will probably be by committee until someone proves they can handle a majority of the carries. Marks, Williams, Minner come to mind depending on other transfers as well and if they decide to play offense or defense. There are many talented RBs on the roster who were very good HS players,  but need to see who steps up. The defensive backfield will be the toughest to predict and get up to speed.
Levak played major time at one safety spot in the playoffs. Thrasivoulou played at Trine, but is smaller, but this group will need help or a general defensive scheme overhaul may need to be looked at. Many LBs have been in the program, but none with starting experience.

Altogether, there are holes to fill and experience to gather quickly with Wheaton, Grove City and BW to start three season. They may be relying on the offense, but hopefully guys will fill those inexperienced quickly.

Go Purple Raiders..... and go everybody!!! (In memory of MUC)

Posting this list again with some additions/deletions....I always repeat that this IS NOT AN OFFICIAL LIST of incoming Mount Union players.

HS recruits
Levi Mullen-Zurbrugg OL Painesville, OH
Amani Powell RB Cleveland, OH (VASJ)
Drew McKowan QB Cortland,OH (Lakeview HS)
Lucas Weaver RB Cuyahoga Falls,OH (Walsh Jesuit)
Darnell Randle LB Cleveland, OH (VASJ)
Luke Stenson K Jacksonville, FL
Trevor Bennett LB Livonia, MI
Jameson Marlatt K/P Dover, OH
Parker Jenks OL Hudson, OH
DK Liverpool OL Macedonia,OH
Roman Chiacco OL Gibsonia, PA
Josh Bowen DL Schuylerville,NY
Kevin Demory DL Chambersburg, PA
Noah Robinson DE/LB/TE Tallmadge,OH
Bo Bokman WR/RB Lakeville, MN
Elijah Roush LB Fredericktown,OH
Landon Hooten DB/LB Glenview, IL
Ryan McCall DE Centerville, OH
Isaac Waller LB Albany,OH
Rhon Bruce P Green,OH
Wils Johnson LB/RB Montgomery, AL
Thomas Easton RB Cortland,OH
Mason Kasten QB Lake Worth,FL
Julian Solis DL Mentor, OH
Cyrus Finnen LB Milan,OH
Joel Aboagye DL Columbus, OH (St Francis DeSales)
Keymaurie Henderson LB Trotwood,OH
Yahir Dominguez DL Grove City,OH
Colin Starling K/P Norton, OH
Luke Starkey LB South Range, OH
Cooper Baruxes DB Bay Village, OH
Shemar Humphries DB Grove City,OH
Keyon Moore-Johnson DL St. Peters, MO
Robert Stevenson DB/LB Winter Haven, FL
Zahmir McNeil RB Pinellas Park,FL
Michael Oliver WR/DB Starke,FL
Trevis Johnson LB/DB Starke,FL
TJ Griffin ATH St. Cloud, FL
Parker Rivera LB Cypress,TX
Owen Wright K Orlando, FL
Dennis Finkel QB Farmingham,NY
Rickie Williams DB Montgomery, AL
Richard Shelar OL Petersburg, VA
Vitor Silvarolli DB Winter Garden, FL
Jackson Gaskill LB Bradenton, FL (IMG)
Dominik Graham OL Logan,OH
Jaden Dennison DB Kent, OH
Nico Whetstone DL Niles,OH
James DeLeo DB Jacksonville, FL
Kris Watkins DB New York, NY
Byron Fleming WR North Fort Myers, FL
Jaxon Lane LB Lombard,IL
Andrew Holmes DB Tampa, FL
Tylen Bryant OL/DL Cleveland, OH
Jimarien Braxton WR Fort Myers,FL



Transfers
Jaeson Anderson DB Akron,OH (Defiance transfer)
Gavin Ehrhardt LB Avon, OH (U Cinci Baseball)
Jacob Cockrell WR Hampton,GA (Elmhurst)
Davion Grant WR Hoschton,GA (Muskingum)
Kosta Thrasivoulou CB North Ridgeville,OH (Trine)
Blake Ewert RB South Range, OH (Baldwin Wallace)
Jose Matos OL DeBary,FL (Muskingum)
Calvin Gore LB Cleveland, OH

Great for Ryan.
Too bad the Royals are still holding on to Danzig...yet another young coach that will out-recruit & out-coach him.

Washington and Lee University, located in Lexington, VA, is hosting our annual W&L Holiday Tournament for the 2026-2027 season on December 29th and 30th, 2026. $1500 guarantee, postgame meals and drinks, and all-tournament awards.

If interested, contact Chris McHugh at mchughc@wlu.edu.

Peter Szpakowski a 6-6 forward/center from CIAC power Ridgefield also has committed to Albertus Magnus