SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Notre Dame Football announced today that Richard Shawver has signed an NAIA Letter of Intent to continue his football career with the Falcons.

Shawver comes to College Road from Lorain, Ohio, where he was a standout defensive lineman for Southview High School and Head Coach Todd Auvil. Shawver was a one-year letterman for the Saints; he also lettered once in basketball.

“We are excited to add an outstanding athlete like Richard to our defensive roster,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.

Shawver was named First Team All-Lake Erie League and First Team All-Lorain County following his senior season.

The son of Richard Shawver and Mary Maynard plans on beginning classes at Notre Dame in the fall and majoring in accounting.

The development of a Football program at Notre Dame College was announced on Nov. 25. With their development of a team, Notre Dame becomes the only scholarship football team in the metropolitan Cleveland area. For information about the program and Head Coach Adam Howard, log onto www.NotreDameFalcons.com.

For media inquiries, contact Sports Information Director Skip Snow at 216-373-5319 or ssnow@ndc.edu.

Notre Dame College is a co-educational liberal arts institution in South Euclid, Ohio. The Notre Dame Department of Athletics sponsors the Falcons' participation in 21 men's and women's intercollegiate sports. The College is affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the American Mideast Conference (AMC). In 2008-09, Notre Dame athletic programs rank No. 21 in the nation, based on the NAIA Director's Cup all-sports ranking as published by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).