49ers Own Top Recruiting Class
December 20, 2005

LONG BEACH, CA– The January, 2006 issue of Volleyball Magazine lists its picks of the Top 10 Men's College Recruiting Classes and the 2006 class of Long Beach State is ranked No. 1 in the nation. Head Coach Alan Knipe brought in eight true freshmen and one junior in the class.

"I'm think it's a solid, well-rounded group that covers a lot of positions for us", said Knipe. "This is a group of players who love to train and I look forward to seeing them develop and mature."

The new faces on the 2006 49er roster are:
Dan Alexander, 6-7, MB, Fr., Arcadia, CA
Bryce Baum, 6-0, S, Jr., Dana Point, CA/Irvine Valley College
Dean Bittner, 6-7, MB, Fr., Lakewood, CA
Gavin Christensen, 6-5, OH, Fr. Long Beach, CA
Daniel Fabry, 6-6, MB, Fr., Park Ridge, IL
Derek Hutton, 6-5, OH, Fr., Fountain Valley, CA
Michael Iandolo, 6-7, S, Fr., Orlando, FL
Steve Klipsch, 6-6, OH, Fr., St. Louis, MO
Ben Nichols, 6-5, OH, Fr., Northbrook, IL

Volleyball Magazine's Top 10 Recruting Classes
1. Long Beach State
2. UCLA
3. UC Santa Barbara
4. Stanford
5. USC
6. BYU
7. Pepperdine
8. Penn State
9. Ohio State
10. Loyola-Chicago

Honorable Mention: Hawaii, George Washington

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