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

Fleeman comes to College Road from nearby Mayfield, Ohio, where he was a standout linebacker for Mayfield High School and Head Coach Larry Pinto. Fleeman was a four-year letterman for the Wildcats in football; he also lettered three years in wrestling.

“We are looking forward to Mike bringing experience to our linebacking unit,” said Notre Dame Head Coach Adam Howard.

Fleeman was named First-Team All-Northeast Ohio Conference and Second Team All-Ohio as a senior.
The son of Robert and Mary Fleeman plans on beginning classes at Notre Dame in the fall and majoring in special education.

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).