Cal State Northridge Adds Nine Recruits to Football Roster

By MIKE HISERMAN

July 17, 1987 12 AM PT

Six junior college transfers and three high school recruits, including linebacker Mark Nixon of Glendale College and place-kicker Abo Velasco of Burbank High, have been added to the Cal State Northridge football roster.

Nixon (6-2, 230 pounds) played on Glendale’s Western State Conference championship team last season. The other junior college transfers are defensive tackle Anthony Birts (6-5, 255) from Santa Monica; tight end Art Espino (6-6, 220) from East Los Angeles; wide receiver Keith Wright (6-1, 180) from Harbor College; nose tackle Mario Farr (6-1, 240) from Contra Costa; and linebacker Kevin Mullin (6-1, 225) from Southwestern.

CSUN’s other high school recruits were defensive lineman Robert Navia (6-3, 240) from Palm Springs and Jim Dean, a place-kicker from La Habra.

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Mike Hiserman

Mike Hiserman is former Sports editor of the Los Angeles Times. He wrote for the Long Beach Press Telegram and Orange County Register before joining The Times in 1982 and won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for investigative reporting on betting scams. Hiserman has been Sports editor of The Times’ San Fernando Valley and Orange County editions. He retired in November 2020.

Cal State Northridge Adds Nine Recruits to Football Roster

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