President William D. Adams has named Edward J. Mestieri head coach of the Colby College football team, effective January 1. Mestieri replaces Tom Austin, who recently announced his plans to step down from the position.

Mestieri, who has served as the Colby team's offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator in his 15-year career at the College, is the "ideal candidate" to carry on the Colby football tradition, Adams said. "Ed is very smart, a great teacher and recruiter, and clearly dedicated to helping our players succeed, both in athletics and in academics," Adams added. "He also brings with him a sense of continuity for current players and a deep understanding of Colby."

During Mestieri's association with the Colby program, the Mules have amassed a 62-57-1 record and have won or shared 11 Colby-Bates-Bowdoin titles, with nine of those won outright. Colby plays in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

Mestieri came to Colby from Norwich University in Vermont, where he was offensive coordinator and line coach for the football team and coach of men's and women's outdoor track and field. Prior to Norwich, he was assistant backfield coach at Dartmouth College and assistant defensive line and linebacker coach at Kent State University in Ohio.

A native of Wareham, Mass., Mestieri is a graduate of Springfield College, where he played varsity football for four years. He lives in Fairfield, Maine, with his family.

» Assistant Football Coaches

2003 Roster
#	Name/Year	P	Hometown	High School
2	John Goss '06	K	Shrewsbury, Mass.	St. John's Shrewsbury HS
3	William Foley '05	DB	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth HS
4	Jonathan Forsythe '07	WR	North Smithfield, R.I.	Moses Brown School
5	Mike Bracco '06	QB	North Hampton, N.H.	St. Thomas Aquinas
6	Michael Civitello '05	DB	Hamden, Conn.	Notre Dame HS
7	James Bradford '04	LB	Bangor, Maine	Bangor HS
8	* Brandon Irwin '04	DB/WR	Sherburne, N.Y.	Sherburne-Earlville HS
9	Guito Joseph '04	DB	Hyannis, Mass.	Barnstable/New Hampton School
10	John Bateman '06	QB	Westwood, Mass.	Noble & Greenough
11	Travis Agustin '06	DB	Pearl City, Hawaii	Iolani School
12	Jonathan Vacca '06	WR	Quincy, Mass.	St. Sebastian's School
13	Patrick Lever '06	LB	Mexico, Maine	Mountain Valley HS
14	Matt Peabody '07	QB	Raynham, Mass.	Bridgewater-Raynham
15	Brennan Moore '07	WR	Fairfield, Conn.	Fairfield Prep
16	B.L. Lippert '04	QB	Augusta, Maine	Cony HS
17	Patrick Harner '05	DB	W. Greenwich, Conn.	Exeter/W. Greenwich HS
18	Justin Smith '07	QB	Rockland, Mass.	Rockland HS
19	Tyler Hales '06	DB	Lexington, Mass.	Lexington HS
20	Aaron Stepka '05	RB	Watertown, Conn.	Farmington HS/The Taft School
21	Nial DeMena '07	RB	Scarborough, Maine	Scarborough HS
22	Joshua Donabedian '07	RB	North Conway, N.H.	Kennett HS
23	Brian Liberty '07	DB	Hollis, N.H.	Trinty HS
24	Lawrence Dagrosa '05	LB	W. Hartford, Conn.	Conard HS
25	Paul Howanitz '07	DB	Reading, Pa.	Governor Mifflin HS
26	Alan Chang '06	LB	Newton, Mass.	Newton South HS
27	Tyler Cote '07	RB	Barrington, R.I.	Moses Brown School
28	Thomas Wilson '05	WR	Bellevue, Wash.	Lakeside School
31	Wayne Harrrington '05	LB	Rockkland, Mass.	Rockland HS
33	Andrew Peek '07	RB	Seattle, Wash.	Lakeside
34	Andy Roland '07	LB	Somers, Conn.	Somers HS
35	Josh Berman '06	DB	Lyndon Center, Vt.	Lyndon Institute
36	Jeremy Jamieson '04	DB	Stoneham, Mass.	Stoneham HS
37	Luke Bechtold '04	DT	Largo, Fla.	Osceola HS
38	Julian Lam '07	LB	Winchester, Mass.	Winchester HS
39	Casey Turmelle '07	LB	E. Grand Rapids, Mich.	E. Grand Rapids HS
42	Noah Hoffman '05	RB	Harpswell, Maine	Mt. Ararat HS
43	Chad Garwood '07	WR	Winthrop, Maine	Winthrop HS
44	Chris Duncombe '05	RB	Athens, Maine	Madison HS
46	Stephen Kasperski '05	LB	Naperville, Ill.	Naperville North HS
50	David Civitello '06	OC	Hamden, Conn.	Notre Dame HS
52	Brian Kittler '04	DT	Norwell, Mass.	St. Sebastian's School
53	Jeffery Moyer '04	OT	Bridgewater, Mass.	Bridgewater-Raynham HS
55	Mike Booras '05	LB	Scituate, Mass.	Thayer Academy
56	Daniel Saganey '05	OT	Norfolk, Mass.	Bishop Feehan HS
57	Brett Sabbag '06	OG	Swampscott, Mass.	Swampscott HS
59	Brendan Crighton '05	DE	Lynn, Mass.	Lynn Classical HS
61	Conor Sullivan '06	DE	Rye, N.H.	Phillips Exeter Academy
63	Edward Mezer '05	OG	Arlington, Mass.	Arlington HS
64	Daniel Giuliani '06	DT	Mercer Island, Wash.	Lakeside School
66	Thomas Bourdeau '07	OG	Trumbull, Conn.	Fairfield Prep
67	Michael Callinan '04	OG	Holbrook, Mass.	Cardinal Spellman HS
70	Michael Paleokrassas '07	OL	White Plains, N.Y.	Rye Country Day
71	Michael Poplaski '07	DT	North Reading, Mass.	St. John's Prep
72	Michael Fleming '06	OG	Norwood, Mass.	Norwood HS
73	Nicholas Simon '07	DT	Cincinnati, Ohio	Indian Hill HS
74	Gregory Lynch '04	DT	Walpole, Mass.	St. Sebastian's School
75	Curtis Chin '05	DE	S. Deerfield, Mass.	Deerfield Academy
76	Rob Vail '04	OT	East Boothbay, Maine	Boothbay HS
77	Brandon Binder '05	OT	Piedmont, Calif.	Piedmont HS
78	Daniel Oliphant '06	OT	Chatham, N.J.	Chatham HS
79	Matthew Clason '04	OT	Cheshire, Conn.	Cheshire HS
80	Stephen Kiely '06	DE	Hingham, Mass.	Boston College HS
81	Michael Tomich '05	WR	Houston, Texas	Kinkaid School
82	Stephen Markesich '05	WR	Weymouth, Mass.	Weymouth HS
83	Matt Crane '07	LB	St. Louis, Missouri	John Burroughs HS
84	Mark Azevedo '04	TE	Kingston, Mass.	Silver Lake Reg. HS
85	Rodney Ames '06	TE	Cotuit, Mass.	New Hampton School
87	Robert Jacobs '06	TE	Mequon, Wisc.	University School Milwaukee
88	Matthew Albertelli '05	TE	Woburn, Mass.	Woburn HS
90	Peter Sherman '05	DE	Larchmont, N.Y.	Rye Country Day
92	Christopher Gerhart '07	DE	Oak View, Calif.	Villanova Prep
94	Andrew Heaney '07	LB	Reading, Mass.	Reading Memorial HS
96	Scott Roulston '07	LB	Shaker Heights, Ohio	Hawken School
98	Sean L'Italien '07	DT	Boca Raton, Fla.	North Bronkerel Prep
99	Brendan O'Keefe '07	DT	Northampton, Mass.	Williston-Northampton

* denotes team captain