“Overall, we helped ourselves in some key areas” head coach Steve Mooshagian said. “Tight end and defensive line were two of our top priorities and we significantly improved there.

“This class is much smaller than what we brought in last year, but has the potential to be just as effective.”

The six midyear transfers are comprised of three junior college transfers and three Div. I-A transfers. The I-A transfers include cornerback Kiel McDonald and wide receiver Gabe Hatchett who both played at Sacramento City College before transferring to Arizona and Toledo, respectively.

Of the nine players who will come in the fall, seven will be true freshmen while the other two are junior college transfers. The group includes five offensive players, one defensive player and three athletes than can play on both sides of the ball. Among the offensive players are two quarterbacks, Tim Bessolo and Brett McLennan. The offensive class also includes Mooshagian’s son, Bobby, who will play receiver.

Below is a list of the entire recruiting class. Biographies on the players follow on the next three pages.

2005 Signee Profiles

Tim Bessolo • QB • 6-4 • 230 • Lakewood, Calif./Long Beach City JC

Comes to Sacramento State after playing one season at Long Beach City JC…greyshirted at Fresno State in 2002 and then redshirted at Marshall in 2003…has three years of eligibility remaining…helped lead LBCC to a Mission Conference title in 2004 while sharing time at quarterback…graduated from Los Alamitos HS in 2002…began his football career by playing linebacker, tight end, fullback and quarterback…was the team’s full-time QB as a senior…that year, he threw for 1,500 yards and 12 touchdowns in five games…also rushed for 150 yards and three scores…team won the Sunset League title as a junior…best single-game performance came against El Modena where he threw for 440 yards and four touchdowns to earn state player of the week honors…was rated as the 15th best quarterback on the west coast as a senior…competed in the Orange County North-South All-Star game…comes from an athletic family where he has two sisters (Angela and Gina) that played collegiate softball at Notre Dame and Pittsburgh, respectively…his brother, Mike, is currently a catcher at Kansas…Tim was also recruited by Utah State.

Tim Carr • OL • 6-4 • 245 • Santa Paula, Calif./St. Bonaventure HS

Named second team all-Channel League as a senior…played four years of football as an offensive tackle…helped lead St. Bonaventure to a 13-1 overall record and a Channel League title as a senior…also recruited by Montana State.

Kevin Fane • DE • 6-3 • 265 • Las Vegas, Nev./Chaffey JC

Played the last two seasons at Chaffey JC in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif…played basketball and football for the Panthers…best game came against Antelope Valley HS where he had six tackles, including two sacks and a safety…ended the 2004 season with 48 total tackles and 5.5 sacks…was nominated for the McDonald’s All-America team as a senior in high school…also recruited by Portland State.

Westy Guill • Athlete • 5-11 • 207 •Clovis, Calif./Clovis East HS

Named to the Fresno Bee’s All-Metro football team as a senior…also earned MVP honors from the Clovis Independent and was the city’s Most Versatile Player as named by CBS 47…started at quarterback for Clovis East and amassed nearly 2,000 total yards while scoring 25 touchdowns…committed just two turnovers in 13 games…ended the year with 1,015 rushing yards on 133 carries…completed 28 of 50 passes for 750 yards…also played safety, returned punts and was the team’s punter and kickoff specialist…placed 80 percent of his kickoffs into the end zone…named to the 2003 All-State Junior team after leading Clovis East to its first Central Section championship…as a senior, he led the team to 10 victories and a berth in the section semifinals…in the final game of the year, he recorded 80-yard touchdowns on back-to-back carries to tie the game each time…one of those carries appeared on Chris Berman’s Plays of the Week on SportsCenter…also recruited by Fresno State, Cal Poly and Nevada.

Dalen Mason • Athlete • 5-9 • 180 • Fresno, Calif./Edison HS

An all-purpose athlete out of Edison HS in Fresno, Calif., Mason carried the ball 43 times for 264 yards as a senior…also added seven receptions for 123 yards…scored four touchdowns on the year (two rushing, two receiving)…was coached by former NFL standout Tim McDonald at Edison…also recruited by Wyoming and Portland State.

Brett McLennan • QB • 6-2 • 185 • Eugene, Ore./South Eugene HS

An honorable mention all-state selection as a senior after throwing for 2,193 yards…threw 34 touchdowns and just eight interceptions…his touchdown total led the state and established a new 4A Midwestern League record…completed 163-of-239 passes (68.2 percent)…averaged 13.5 yards per completion and 274.1 yards per game…helped lead the Axemen to an 8-2 record and a second-place finish in the 4A Midwestern League…was coached by former NFL QB Chris Miller…threw for 648 yards as a junior at Springfield HS.

Bobby Mooshagian • WR • 5-11 • 170 • Fresno, Calif./San Joaquin Memorial HS

Played four years of football and two seasons of baseball for San Joaquin Memorial HS in Fresno, Calif…helped lead the team to a Central Section Div. IV title as a junior and a berth in the Div. II semifinals as a senior…in 2003, he led the team by catching 21 passes for 278 yards…added 27 catches for 423 yards as a senior despite missing five games due to mono…was also the team’s punt returner and played on defense where he had 70 tackles over the last two years…best game came against Monache HS where he had five catches for 138 yards, 33 punt return yards and six tackles…will play in the Down Under Bowl in Australia this summer…father, Steve, is the head football coach at Sacramento State…was also recruited by Akron.

Ray Navar • TE • 6-6 • 245 • Alta Loma, Calif./Rancho Cucamonga HS

A tight end with an enormous physical frame (6-6, 245), Navar played three years of varsity football for Rancho Cucamonga HS…started all 22 games as a junior and senior…was a two-time all-Baseline League selection at tight end…named to the all-region team following his last two years…his best single-game performance came in an upset of Upland HS where he caught three 3rd-down passes for first downs and also had eight pancake blocks on the line…caught 14 passes for 220 yards as a senior…also recruited by UNLV, Colorado State, Utah State, Idaho State and Texas Southern.

Michael Samuella • OL/DL • 6-2 • 245 • San Diego, Calif./Clairemont HS

Can play on both sides of the ball…also recruited by Cal Poly.

Midyear Signee Profiles

Tommy Briggs • TE • 6-5 • 240 • Merced, Calif./Louisiana-Lafayette

Briggs comes to Sacramento State with one year of eligibility remaining…began his collegiate career at Fresno City JC where he caught 21 passes for 277 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore…was named first team all-conference that season…originally committed to Arizona but did not play for the Wildcats…sat out the 2003 campaign before enrolling at Louisiana-Lafayette…was not utilized with the Ragin’ Cajuns after a new coaching staff switched to a four wideout system…was ranked as the 21st-best tight end in the country by Rivals.com after his sophomore season at Fresno City.

Levi Ehnisz • DT • 6-2 • 280 • Tulare, Calif./Fresno City JC

Was a first team all-league selection at Fresno City JC as a freshman…was hampered by an injury in 2004…also recruited by New Mexico and Youngstown State.

Jon Garcia • TE • 6-2 • 238 • Costa Mesa, Calif./Orange Coast JC

A transfer from Orange Coast JC in Costa Mesa, Calif., Garcia caught eight passes for 93 yards last season…opened the year with three catches for 43 yards against Grossmont JC…also had two grabs for 16 yards against Golden West JC in the season finale…was also recruited by Tulsa.

Gabe Hatchett • WR • 6-2 • 195 • Minden, Nev./Toledo

Spent last season at Toledo but did not play for the Rockets…spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons at Sacramento City JC…caught 49 passes for 824 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore…earned first team all-NorCal Conference honors that season…graduated from Douglas HS in Minden, Nev., in 2002…grabbed 40 passes for 709 yards and four touchdowns as a senior…named first team all-region and second team all-state that year…also ran track where he was third in the state in the hurdles.

Kiel McDonald • CB • 5-11 • 190 • Denver, Colo./Arizona

Started the first two games of last season for Arizona before an injury forced him out of the lineup…transferred to UofA from Sacramento City last spring…earned his job with the Wildcats after recording four tackles and a PBU in the spring game…at SCC, he earned honorable mention all-NorCal Conference honors as a sophomore…graduated from Thomas B. Doherty HS in Denver, Colo., in 2001…lettered in football, hockey, baseball and track…first team all-league in track as a senior.

Aaron Sapien • OL • 6-2 • 280 • Torrance, Calif./El Camino JC

Named first team all-Mission Conference as a freshman and second team as a sophomore…played center last season for El Camino JC…was also recruited by Utah State, Idaho and Boise State.