Nov. 25, 2008

Contact: Ryan Mulford

Cleveland, Ohio- Billy Damiana, Drew Graber and Chris Weber have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Cleveland State wrestling program beginning with the 2009-10 academic year.

"We are excited to be bringing in these three quality student athletes," head coach Ben Stehura said. "Adding three new Vikings to the squad is a good start to the recruiting year."

Damiana, from Cape May, New Jersey, capped off a 42-4 junior year by finishing seventh in the state of New Jersey at 215 pounds. He has placed in the prestigious NHSCA High School National Wrestling Tournament as a sophomore and junior and was a USA Wrestling Freestyle All-American at the Cadet National Tournament held in Fargo, North Dakota. Damiana is currently ranked 17th nationally by USA Wrestling magazine at the 215 pound weight class.

Graber, from Goshen, Indiana, was a sectional, regional, and semi-state champion as well as Indiana state runner-up as a junior posting a 38-4 record. He has also received special mention national ranking by USA Wrestling Magazine at the 171 pound weight class.

Weber, a 215 pounder from New Berlin, Wisconsin, has compiled a 104-12 career record. As a sophomore he was a regional and sectional champion and was a USA Wrestling Freestyle runner-up at the Cadet National Tournament. Weber is currently ranked 18th nationally by USA Wrestling magazine at the 215 pound weight class.

"We hope to build off of these early signings and continue to bring top notch student athletes into our program,"

CSU returns to action November 25, as they square off against cross-town rival John Carroll. Action is set to begin at 7:00 p.m.