Warrensburg, Mo. (Feb. 7, 2001) -- Central Missouri State University Head Football Coach Willie Fritz has signed 21 high school seniors to National Letters of Intent for next season. In addition to the high school seniors, the Mules also have added five junior-college transfers.

High School Seniors

• Cooper Banks, TE, 6-3, 245, Liberty (Mo.) H.S.
• Ryan Barnes, OL, 6-5, 310, Raymore (Mo.)-Peculiar H.S.: 2nd-team all-state, 1st-team all-district & all-conference
• Cody Bradshaw, WR, 5-10, 170, Coppell (Texas) H.S.: 1st-team all-district; 2000 stats: 38 catches for 689 yards & 13 touchdowns;
• Andre Brown, LB, 6-1, 220, Grandview (Mo.) H.S.: Metro Sports Defensive Player of the Year, 1st-team all-district & all-conference; career stats: 66 tackles, 17 sacks, 5 fumble recoveries
• Seth Fagan (pronounced FAY-gen), DB, 6-0, 180, St. Charles (Mo.) H.S.: 1st-team all-conference
• Brandon Hill, LB, 5-10, 180, Grandview (Mo.) H.S.: 1st-team all-district & all-conference; career stats: 100 tackles, 4 fumble recoveries, 3 interceptions
• John Horine (pronounced hor-INE), QB, 6-1, 170, Warrensburg (Mo.) H.S.: 1st-team all-conference; career stats: 5,843 yards & 42 touchdowns passing, 52% completion percentage
• Conrad Ivie, QB, 6-1, 195, Malden (Mo.) H.S.: all-district & all-conference; career stats: 3,880 yards & 40 touchdowns passing, 690 yards & 15 touchdowns rushing
• Jonathan Lindquist, DE, 6-4, 260, Jefferson City (Mo.) H.S.: all-district; 2000 stats: 49 tackles, 5 sacks
• Ted Maxwell, WR-DB, 6-3, 215, North Kansas City (Mo.) H.S.: 2nd-team all-conference; 2000 stats: 49 catches for 950 yards & 11 touchdowns, 5 interceptions
• Mike Mendenhall, LB, 5-10, 180, Blue Springs (Mo.) South H.S.: 1st-team all-district & all-conference
• Zac Montgomery, QB, 6-1, 180, Ozark (Mo.) H.S.: 1st-team all-Ozarks & all-conference
• Dustin Patton, RB-LB, 6-1, 195, Reeds Spring (Mo.) H.S.: 1st-team all-district RB, 1st-team all-conference RB & LB; career stats: 3,004 yards rushing (school record) & 27 touchdowns
• Marcus Reiter (pronounced RYE-ter), WR, 5-10, 185, Warrensburg (Mo.) H.S.: 1st-team all-state, all-district & all-conference; 2000 stats: 72 catches (school record) for 917 yards & 6 touchdowns
• Dan Stookey, LB, 6-2, 225, Columbia (Mo.) Hickman H.S.: 2nd-team all-state; 2000 stats: 99 tackles, 7 sacks
• Josh Teddleton, LB, 6-1, 220, Herculaneum (Mo.) H.S.: 2nd-team all-state, conference MVP & 1st-team all-conference
• Eric Tilford, DB, 6-1, 195, Cameron (Mo.) H.S.: 1st-team all-conference; 2000 stats: 13 interceptions, 4 interception returns for touchdowns
• Travis Todd, LB-TE, 6-3, 240, Farmington (Mo.) H.S.: 1st-team all-district & all-conference
• Danny Tuttle, LB, 6-0, 225, California (Mo.) H.S.: all-conference; 2000 stats: led team in tackles
• Richard Villigram, OL, 6-5, 315, St. Charles (Mo.) H.S.: 1st-team all-conference
• Mike Wright, LB, 5-10, 200, Crest Ridge H.S. (Mo.)

Transfers

• Mike Kline, QB, 6-1, 190, Fort Scott (Kan.) C.C.: 2000 stats: completed 121 of 240 passes (.504) for 1,584 yards & 14 touchdowns
• Dennis Gile, QB, 6-0, 190, Phoenix (Ariz.) College: 2000 stats: 1,374 yards & 18 touchdowns passing
• Mike Walker, TE, 6-4, 240, Phoenix (Ariz.) College: 12 receptions for 236 yards & 2 touchdowns
• Julius Allen, DB, 5-10, 185, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
• Demetri McMurray, DL, 6-1, 265, San Jose (Calif.) City College