Catawba College head coach Chip Hester announced the signing of New Hanover kicker Thomas Trexler shortly before spring practices began in early March. Trexler had been a sought after kicker ever since his strong showing at the 2006 Chris Sailer National Kicking Event.

As a senior, he connected on eight of ten field goal attempts, while nailing 25 out of 29 PATs. At the Chris Sailer event, Trexler finished second in the field goal competition and took third place in the punting competition. Over 110 kickers and punters participated in the field goal and punt contests, including individuals who signed Division IA scholarships.

Trexler's player profile on Sailer's website has him ranked among the top 50 kickers nationally, ahead of Cincinnati commit Danny Milligan, Baylor's Ben Parks, and Oregon State's Ryan Allen.

Three-year starter Cory Darnell looks forward to his return at kicker after making five of 12 field goal attempts and 44 of 48 extra point attempts. His kicking ability thus far in the spring has been superb and will be tough to beat out for the starting job.

Former preseason All-SAC place-kicker DJ Gill was around the team in its very first scrimmage and his possible return will boost Catawba's special teams dramatically.

On March 17, recruiting coordinator DJ Summers reported that acclaimed Hillside wide out Ronnie Williams signed a letter of intent to play for the Indians next fall.

Williams has all of the physical tools to one day replace two-time All-SAC wide out Brent Johnson, who was a key cog to Catawba's 2007 SAC title. Williams stands 6'4 190 pounds and led the Hillside Hornets to an 11-3 record.

During his senior season, Williams hauled in 42 catches for 893 yards and 11 touchdowns. At the 2007 Shrine Bowl Combine held at Greene Central High School, Williams had the event's highest vertical jump at 34.4 inches.

The addition of Williams marks the Tribe's first wide out commit from the 2008 recruiting class. The Indians added another commit at receiver, but he will arrive at that position with little experience.

Kaleb Curtis, a 5'9 185 pound quarterback, will move to receiver after standout junior and senior seasons.at Montgomery County High School in Mount Sterling, KY. He was also named the 5A-District 6 Player of the Year and quarterbacked the Eastern Kentucky All-Star team in the inaugural Border Bowl Championship game.

As a junior, Curtis completed 81 of 163 pass attempts for 1,100 yards and six touchdowns, while rushing for 968 yards and 13 touchdowns. He passed for 1,264 yards as a senior, while rushing for 932 yards and 15 touchdowns.

The four-year production from Brent Johnson, Joe Mitchell, and Lee Page will be sorely missed, but the Tribe learned of some more devastating news in the past two weeks.

Wide out Geron Bryant suffered a spring-ending injury during the team's first day of contact drills on Friday, March 14th. Bryant transferred to Catawba last fall from Palm Beach Community College and took a redshirt during the Indian's 11-2 season.