MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Mountaineer sprint football program and eighth-year coach John Evans welcome 43 new members to the program as the Mounties start their preparations for the 2025 season.

Branching across eight positions, the coaching staff landed athletes from California, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Washington D.C, Pennsylvania and an international athlete from Canada.

Mansfield landed 25 defensive athletes, 17 offensive players, and a special teams member.

“We are very excited as we are bringing in the largest class in program history of 43, mixed with a strong group of returning veterans. We are expecting big things this season,” Evans said.

Mansfield capped off last season with multiple accolades to show for it including the league MVP, the Offensive Player of the Year, and three Second Team honors. Their 3-1 conference record stood as the team’s best since 2019 and the red and black will look to keep the success at the highest level with the goal to reach the Collegiate Sprint Football League championship.

This talented freshman group will help bolster a strong returning squad, which included 11 members who reached All-CSFL status this past season.

The Mounties open the regular season on Saturday, September 27 when they host Penn in part of homecoming weekend.

The incoming class includes the following:

Quarterbacks Mac Krauss (Middletown, Del.), Nick Pellicano (Sayre) and Steven Rosado (Myerstown); Skill positions of RB Weston Bellows (Canton), RB Tay Dallas (North Penn-Mansfield); RB Donovan Henry (Berlin, Md.), RB Billy Huddleston (Owego, N.Y.); RB Haustyn Lunsford (San Diego, Calif.); WR Riley Burks (Rochester, N.Y.); WR Darian Brown (Susquehanna); WR Ray Kasili (Hanover) and WR Quacey Wilt (Watkins Glen, N.Y.);

Offensive linemen Mike Griffen (Sayre), Austin Irvin (Bellefonte), Cullen Mawhir (Elmira, N.Y.), Mason Mawhir (Elmira, N.Y.) and Molly McLeer (Springfield, N.J.); defensive linemen Aaron Akers (South Williamsport), Austin Duplesse (Millersburg), Ben Fitch (Canton), Adiel Johnson (Middletown), Dayton Medina (Sayre) and Taz Zimmerman;

Linebackers Kaden Bennett (Sayre), Jack Burbage (Troy), Jordyn Daly (Mifflin County), Tyler Lafave (Penn Yan, N.Y.), Aiden Lollis (Pleasant Valley), Najee Mays (Washington, D.C.), Phoenix Porth (Susquehanna) and Quadir Wilkens (Roxborough); defensive backs Carlito Colon (Ewing, N.J.), LJ Croft (Ontario, N.Y.), JOseph Frye (Troy), Marquan Grimes (Rochester, N.Y.), Carlos Huertas (Ithaca, N.Y.), Matt Machner (Troy), Mitch Mattison (Corning, N.Y.), Justyn Sebastian (Terrbone, Ontario), Caleb Smith (Nazareth), Joseph Smith III (Reur) and Austin Yesko (ELCO); and kicker Diego Villinuava (Chattanooga, Tenn.).