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game preview TODAY’S MATCHUP Saint John’s (3-0, 2-0 MIAC) scored two touchdowns on special teams and took advantage of three turnovers in a 72-0 win last Saturday (Sept. 26) at Augsburg. Sophomore wideout Griffin Murray took the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and junior defensive end Charlie King recovered a punt, blocked by freshman safety Isaiah Kelly, in the end zone for a score with 1:21 left in the first quarter. Senior quarterback Trey Feeney ended the day 24 of 34 passing for 268 yards and four touchdowns before exiting after the first series of the second half. Sophomore tight end Tanner Davis led the offense, which outgained the Auggies by a 569-108 margin, with five catches for 121 yards and a touchdown. Bethel (2-1, 2-0 MIAC), meanwhile, matched the Johnnies’ 77-0 home win over Hamline on Sept. 19 with a 77-0 victory against the Pipers under the lights last Saturday in Arden Hills. BU outgained HU 600-85, including a 340-24 advantage on the ground. Running backs David Geebli (10 carries for 110 yards) and Taye Manns (seven carries for 108 yards) rushed for two touchdowns apiece.
all-time against the Royals, including a 22-3 record here in Collegeville. SJU won the first 20 meetings in the series before BU won nine of the next 15 from 1999 to 2013. The Royals’ 28-24 home win over SJU on Sept. 24, 2022, snapped the Johnnies’ eightgame win streak in the series. The Johnnies defeated Bethel in all three of the series’ MIAC-championship meetings, including a 41-33 victory in the 2024 title game – the last of the MIAC divisional structure.
15, 2016, vs. Carleton. The last time the Johnnies recovered a blocked punt in the end zone was a week prior on Oct. 8, 2016, at Augsburg (running back Dusty Krueger).
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Murray’s kick return for a touchdown last weekend at Augsburg was the Johnnies’ first since Evan Clark’s 82-yard sprint on Nov. 19, 2016, in the Johnnies’ 32-31 win over UW-Platteville in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. Last Saturday’s 93-yard sprint, which tied for the fifth-longest kick return in program history, was also the first for a touchdown on the opening kickoff since assistant coach Josh Bungum started SJU’s eventual 56-0 win at Carleton on Oct. 24, 2015, with a 96-yard score. Bungum followed that with an 80-yard touchdown reception 3:33 later and closed the first quarter with a 49-yard touchdown catch.
The last time SJU recorded a kick return for a touchdown and a safety in the same game occurred eight seconds apart Sept. 30, 1989 … against Augsburg. After the Auggies erased the shutout on a touchdown pass with 14:53 remaining in the game, Craig Hawley returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for the score. Augsburg was flagged for a personal foul on the play and SJU kicked off from the 50-yard line. Augsburg’s returner muffed the catch, picked up the ball on the 3-yard line and was caught in the end zone by several Johnnies for the safety in an eventual 54-6 win.
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SERIES HISTORY Today’s game is the 50th meeting between Saint John’s and Bethel in a series that dates back to 1978. The Johnnies are 38-11
Prior to last Saturday, SJU’s last touchdown on a blocked punt was an 8-yard return from defensive back Jake Engelken on Oct.
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SAFETY The third-quarter safety against the Auggies was the first for the Johnnies since they recorded two in a seasonopening, 24-10 win over UW-Whitewater on Sept. 3, 2022, in Collegeville.
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Around the 2026 Schedule & Results UW-LA CROSSE
Home AUGSBURG
HAMLINE
EAGLES
AUGGIES
PIPERS
9/5
at Saint John’s
L, 21-24
9/5
at Crown
W, 31-21
9/5
at UW-Stevens Point L, 12-17
9/12
HARD.-SIMM. (TX) L, 20-28
9/19
at Saint John’s
L, 0-77
9/19
ST. SCHOLASTICA W, 30-0
9/19
at Wayne St. (MI) W, 47-13
9/26
at Bethel
L, 0-77
9/26
SAINT JOHN’S
L, 0-72
10/3
at UW-Oshkosh
1 p.m.
10/3
MACALESTER
1 p.m.
10/3
at St. Olaf
1 p.m.
10/10
UW-WHITEWATER
1 p.m.
10/10
at Concordia
1 p.m.
10/10
at Bethel
1 p.m.
10/17
UW-STEVENS POINT
1 p.m.
10/17
CARLETON
7 p.m.
10/17
MACALESTER
12 p.m.
10/24
at UW-Stout
1 p.m.
10/24 at Gustavus Adolphus 1 p.m.
10/24
at Concordia
1 p.m.
10/31
at UW-Eau Claire
1 p.m.
10/31
1 p.m.
10/31
CARLETON
12 p.m.
11/7
UW-RIVER FALLS
1 p.m.
11/7
ST. OLAF
1 p.m.
11/7
11/14
UW-PLATTEVILLE
1 p.m.
11/14
AUGSBURG
12 p.m.
11/14
BETHEL
ST. SCHOLASTICA
ROYALS 9/5
9/19
GUST. ADOLPHUS W, 49-7
9/19
at Martin Luther W, 34-21 CARLETON
at Hamline
12 p.m.
COBBERS
SCOTS
at North Central (IL) L, 21-44
at Gustavus Adolphus 12 p.m.
CONCORDIA
MACALESTER
9/5
9/5
L, 45-48
9/12
ST. SCHOLASTICA W, 24-14
9/26
at Neb. Wesleyan W, 28-0 ST. OLAF
W, 51-0
9/26
HAMLINE
W, 77-0
9/26
10/3
at Saint John’s
1 p.m.
10/3
at Hamline
1 p.m.
10/3
at St. Scholastica
10/10
AUGSBURG
1 p.m.
10/10
SAINT JOHN’S
1 p.m.
10/10
HAMLINE
1 p.m.
10/17
at St. Olaf
1 p.m.
10/17
at Augsburg
12 p.m.
10/17
at Saint John’s
1 p.m.
10/24
at Macalester
7 p.m.
10/24
BETHEL
7 p.m.
10/24
AUGSBURG
1 p.m.
10/31
CONCORDIA
1 p.m.
10/31
at St. Olaf
1 p.m.
10/31
at Bethel
1 p.m.
11/7
at Carleton
1 p.m.
11/7
at Concordia
12 p.m.
11/7
MACALESTER
12 p.m.
11/14
ST. SCHOLASTICA
1 p.m.
11/14 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 12 p.m.
11/14
CARLETON
12 p.m.
CARLETON
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
KNIGHTS
at Gustavus Adolphus W, 31-9 1 p.m.
ST. SCHOLASTICA
GUSTIES
ST. OLAF
at UW-Whitewater
L, 7-69
9/5
CENTRAL (IA)
W, 29-3
9/5
WIS. LUTHERAN
L, 14-37
9/5
at Loras (IA)
L, 16-31
9/19
at Macalester
W, 48-45
9/19
at Bethel
L, 7-49
9/19
at Augsburg
L, 0-30
9/12
at Concordia
L, 0-51
at St. Olaf
W, 37-7
9/26
CONCORDIA
L, 9-31
9/26
at Macalester
L, 14-24
9/26
CARLETON
L, 7-37
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 1 p.m.
10/3
at Carleton
1 p.m.
10/3
CONCORDIA
1 p.m.
10/3
AUGSBURG
1 p.m.
at Carleton
1 p.m.
10/10 at Gustavus Adolphus 1 p.m.
9/26
ST. SCHOLASTICA
1 p.m.
10/10
ST. OLAF
1 p.m.
10/10
10/17
at Hamline
7 p.m.
10/17
at St. Scholastica
1 p.m.
10/17 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS 1 p.m.
10/17
BETHEL
1 p.m.
10/24
SAINT JOHN’S
1 p.m.
10/24
HAMLINE
1 p.m.
10/24
ST. OLAF
1 p.m.
10/24
at St. Scholastica
1 p.m.
10/31
at Augsburg
12 p.m.
10/31
at Saint John’s
1 p.m.
10/31
at Hamline
1 p.m.
10/31
MACALESTER
1 p.m.
11/7
BETHEL
12 p.m.
11/7
AUGSBURG
1 p.m.
11/7
SAINT JOHN’S
12 p.m.
11/7
at HAMLINE
1 p.m.
11/14
at Concordia
12 p.m.
11/14
at Macalester
1 p.m.
11/14
at Bethel
1 p.m.
11/14
vs. Saint John’s
6 p.m.
10/10
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OLES Standings
SAINTS
9/5
10/3
Away
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MIAC
Overall
2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-3 0-3
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Beutz came up big vs. Bethel in '92 There were lots of great
players, and even more great people, on the Saint John’s football teams of the early 1990s. But even in that impressive company, John Beutz found a way to stand out. “He was such a good guy,” said Mike Sonntag, a sophomore who shared the defensive huddle with Beutz during the latter’s senior season in 1992. “He always had a smile on his face and he was the kind of person who’d give you the shirt off his back. His family was amazing. His wife Jen is a Bennie and she’s a great person. “I’ve stayed friends with a lot of the guys I played with, but he really stuck out because he was such a good dude. I think every one of his teammates would echo that. He was a great leader who waited his turn and took full advantage when he got it.” Beutz - who sadly passed away at only age 46 after a battle with lymphoma in January of 2018 – didn’t break into the starting lineup at cornerback until his senior year. But he solidified his role through his play that season, and his speed and agility also made him a natural fit to handle punt returns. Both those roles intersected on a memorable mid-October Collegeville afternoon that fall against Bethel. Beutz returned a fumble 31 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter, then put together a highlight-reel worthy 72-yard punt return for another score in the third
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as the Johnnies rolled past the Royals 34-12 before a crowd of over 4,500 on Oct. 17, 1992 at Clemens Stadium.
“It’s a nice feeling,” Beutz humbly told the St. Cloud Times afterward. “I was in the right place at the right time, I guess.” Indeed he was - on two separate occasions. The first came when Sonntag, playing at defensive end, hit Royals quarterback Matt Brimhall as he rolled to the right on the option. He tried to pitch the ball to running back Chris Wiens, but it squirted loose. Beutz picked it up and headed for the end zone. “I went back and looked at the film of that play,” Sonntag said. “You can see that ball bounce out and John’s eyes get big as he scoops it up. He was so fast that once he did that he was off to the races.”
to have to get in better shape at practice next week." Sonntag, though, said work ethic was never an issue for Beutz. “When (legendary head coach) John (Gagliardi) was there, there wasn’t mandatory training or anything,” Sonntag said. “He relied on players to keep themselves ready. But John was always one of those guys staying after practice to run sprints. He did what he needed to do to make sure he succeeded on Saturdays.” After graduating, Beutz went on to found and own Edina Landscaping and Concrete from 1996 until the time of his death. “He worked so hard,” his wife Jen said. “He gave 110 percent effort in everything he did. Even vacations. He just had an unmatched energy.” She added he always looked back with great fondness on his time at SJU.
His speed showed again in the third quarter when Beutz fielded a punt at his own 28 and appeared to get bottled up soon after by the Bethel coverage. But he bounced free and took off into the open field, overcoming fatigue to reach the end zone for a second time.
“One of his teammates, Bill Donohue, told me something John said when he got up to speak at the banquet following his senior year,” Jen said. “He said when he thought about his four years on the team, he thought about the scripture verse that reads ’the exalted shall be humbled and the humbled shall be exalted’.
"We had a right return on, and they just didn’t wrap me up,” Beutz told the Times. “They hit me a couple times and every time I kept bouncing to the right. All of a sudden, I had all this open field in front of me. With 40 yards left, I just lost it; I could barely run. I thought they were going to catch me from behind. It was the worst feeling. I’m going
“He took that lesson with him the rest of his life. He had so much talent, and was good at so many different things, but he was one of the most humble people you’d ever meet. And it was Saint John’s football that helped instill in him that tenant that he lived his life by.”
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Close friends Bougie and Van Deun help anchor SJU’s offensive line Barrett Van Deun still remembers his first impression of Michael Bougie – the guy who would become his fellow starter on the Saint John’s offensive line and one of his best friends on campus. It came during the first team dinner of fall camp his freshman season in 2023. “I walked in and saw this 6-foot-5 guy with a beard,” Van Deun said of his 300-pound fellow senior. “I thought he had to be one of the seniors on the team that season, and maybe even had kids of his own already! I was actually frightened when I heard he was a freshman like me. I didn’t know if I’d get a chance to play in college with dudes like that around.”
That chemistry no doubt springs from the fact the two became close friends from the very start of their time on campus. “I was surprised to find out he lived on the same floor I did freshman year,” recalled Bougie who, like Van Deun, is majoring in accounting. “We hit it off from there. We were both offensive linemen and we were going to the same place every day. So we started going together and found out we had a lot in common. “We both love hunting and fishing. We both love country music. We kind of instantly bonded.”
“Now it’s become a tradition,” he continued. “I go there every Easter.” But as much as they share in common, the two also have different personality traits that balance each other out. “Barrett is more level-headed and I can be more high-strung,” Bougie said. “We’re kind of each other’s yin and yang. There was a game at Gustavus last season (a 31-13 SJU victory) when I wasn’t playing too hot. I let up my first-and-only sack of the season and I was pretty irked about it. I was down on myself and Barrett was there to pick me up.
Bougie, though, was equally impressed by the 6-foot-2, 290-pound Van Deun, who came to SJU from Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska. “That’s a pretty football-crazy state,” said Bougie, himself a graduate of St. Paul’s tradition-rich Cretin Derham Hall High School. “All I knew was that he must be pretty good if they recruited him to come all the way here.” As it turned out, both players were spoton in their initial assessments. Bougie has gone on to become a three-year starter at offensive tackle who earned All-MIAC and all-region honors a year ago and was named to the D3football.com preseason Division III All-American team this past summer. Van Deun, meanwhile, is a two-year starter at center who earned AllMIAC honors himself last season. “Boug is a guy who’s hearing from NFL teams and he’s going to have a chance to play at the next level,” Johnnies offensive line coach Mike Magnuson said. “And Barrett has a chance to be an All-American center this season. They’re definitely our two leaders up front. “They’re both great students and hard workers. They motivate each other and keep each other honest.”
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That friendship was important to Van Deun, who was adjusting to college life a pretty fair distance from home. “I’m lucky enough to be blessed with parents who make it up to every home game and come see me pretty often even when the season is over,” said Van Deun, whose mother Jona is a 1992 College of Saint Benedict graduate. “But especially during my first couple years here, there were times it could be a little hard to be so far away. I remember during spring football my freshman year, I couldn’t make it home for Easter. Michael and his family were so kind to open their home to me.
“He reminded me I was a great football player, told me to shake it off and to go out and get them the next play. That’s just what I needed in that moment.” That moral support network works both ways. “Boug gets a little more fired-up than I do during games and there are times I need that,” Van Deun said. “Every now and then, I have a tendency to overthink things – protections or the opponent we’re facing. That’s when he comes in and gives me an ego boost. He’ll tell me I’m the best center in Division III and not to doubt myself. He reminds me what I’m capable of.”
We welcome the chance to go up against the best competition because that gives us another chance to prove to them how good we are. That ceiling is definitely high. The pair – along with fellow returning starter Mikey Oftedahl, a 6-foot-2, 305-pound junior tackle – form the core of an offensive line that allowed only seven sacks a year ago (and only five when the starting group was in the game). “We take a lot of pride in that,” said Van Deun, whose team has yet to allow a sack this season as well. “We love to be tested. The best feeling I’ve had here has come after games like (a 24-21 season-opening victory over) Wisconsin-La Crosse. Games where we had to grind it out the whole time but came out on top in the end.” “We welcome the chance to go up against the best competition because that gives us another chance to prove to them how good we are,” added Bougie, an exceptional cook as his roommates – Van Deun included – will readily attest to. “Our goal every week is to move people off the line of scrimmage. This is a really talented offensive line and we’re confident in our own abilities no matter who we’re going against.”
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coaching staff 2012 season. Since that time, Fasching has guided the Johnnies to six MIAC titles and led his team to eight-straight NCAA Division III playoff berths from 2014 to ʼ22 (no season in 2020) – a program and MIAC record streak, as well as 10 berths in the last 11 years.
GARY FASCHING HEAD COACH 14th SEASON as head coach
It’s never easy to replace a legend, but Gary Fasching has proven himself up to the task.
A three-year starter for the Johnnies at linebacker, Fasching served 17 years as an assistant football coach and recruiting coordinator on Gagliardiʼs staff before taking over as head coach.
times (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2024). Prior to coming to SJU, Fasching was the head coach at St. Cloud Cathedral High School from 1986 to ʼ95, leading the Crusaders to back-to-back state titles in 1992 and ʼ93. In 2022, he was inducted into both the Minnesota Football Coaches Association (MFCA) Hall of Fame and the St. Cloud Cathedral Athletic Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Cindy, have five children and 13 grandchildren and reside in St. Joseph.
The 1981 SJU graduate took over for John Gagliardi when the winningest coach in college football history retired following the
He has since been named MIAC coach of the year seven
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21st SEASON on coaching staff Damien Dumonceaux is in his 21st season on the SJU coaching staff and currently serves as the programʼs assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach. He was a three-year starter at nose tackle for the Johnnies from 2003 to ʼ05, earning All-American honors as a senior. That season, he received the MIAC Mike Stam Award as the conferenceʼs top lineman. Dumonceaux and his wife, Patricia, and their sons, Fischer and Fletcher, reside in St. Joseph.
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14th SEASON on coaching staff Kole Heckendorf is in his ninth season as SJUʼs offensive coordinator and his 14th as a member of the teamʼs coaching staff. Heckendorf was a standout wide receiver at North Dakota State, who ended his career (2005-08) with the Bison as the programʼs career leader in catches (178) and receiving yards (2,732). He then spent time with the NFLʼs Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers and Indianapolis Colts. Kole and his wife, Kristen, son, Landon, and daughter, Hallie, reside in Sauk Rapids.
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2nd SEASON on coaching staff James Herberg begins his first season as SJUʼs defensive coordinator and his second as a member of the teamʼs coaching staff. He replaces Brandon Novak ʼ01, who left SJU in December to become the head football coach at Loras College (Iowa). He came to SJU after leading Rocori High School to eight state tournament appearances – four as a defensive assistant (2009-17) and four more as head coach (2018-24), including Minnesota Class 4A state championships in 2011 and 2019. Herberg, his wife Justine, daughters Heidi, Keira and Mia and sons Levi and Jack reside in his hometown of Cold Spring.
Additional Coaching Staff Josh Bungum ʼ16........................................ Quarterbacks Bungum is in his 11th season on the coaching staff. He was an All-American pick as a player in 2015 and finished his career second in program history in receptions. Max Jackson ʼ19.......... Defensive Backs/Diversity and Student Success Jackson is in his sixth season on the coaching staff. He was a two-time All-American safety and a two-time All-MIAC pick in baseball. Isaiah Traufler ʼ24............................................Tight Ends Traufler is in his second season on the coaching staff after playing four years at running back for SJU. Alex Sais ʼ20 ..................................................Linebackers Sais is in his first season on the coaching staff after spending the past two seasons as
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linebackers coach at Case Western Reserve (Ohio). As a player for the Johnnies, he totaled 144 tackles in 30 career games. Mike Magnuson ʼ90 .................................Offensive Line Magnuson is in his 12th season on the coaching staff and his ninth coaching the teamʼs offensive linemen. He was a three-year starter for the Johnnies at offensive tackle. Ben Eli ʼ16................................................... Offensive Line Eli is in his 10th season on the coaching staff. As a player, he was an All-American selection at center. Collin Franz ʼ21..........................................Defensive Line Franz is in his fifth season on the coaching staff. He started all 12 games for the Johnnies in 2021.
Tommy Auger ʼ19 .............................................Tight Ends Auger is in his first season on staff after playing six years professionally on three different continents. He was an All-American in 2018 at tight end and was a member of the Johnnie baseball team. Alexi Johnson ʼ17 ................................................... Kickers Johnson is in his ninth season as a volunteer assistant. He was the Johnniesʼ kicker from 2013 to ʼ16, ending his career second in school history in career field goals (27) and career PATʼs (190). Jamie Leither................................................. Linebackers Leither is in his first season as a volunteer assistant. He was previously the head coach at Kimball High School and was named Central Minnesota Conference Coach of the Year in 2007.
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HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
0 DOM BAEZ 1 TREY FEENEY 2 MASYN PATRICK 3 SEDRIC MELVIN JR. 4 RILEY SCHWELLENBACH 4 KYLE TRACY 5 ELIJAH BROWN 6 THOMAS JACOBS 7 ROCCO HOWES 8 COREY BOHMERT 9 JOHNNY LAUGERMAN 10 CARTER HIRT 10 SAM NOLAN 11 ROBERT DONALD 12 REECE DAWSON 13 GRIFFIN MAUER 14 SAVION SEVERSON 15 QUINTON MENDOZA 16 NATHAN RAMLER 17 GRIFFIN MURRAY 18 TANNER DAVIS 19 CADE BERG 20 JUSTIN MEKAR 21 DYLAN KIRCHNER 22 OWEN HARSTAD 23 THOMAS HINRICHS 24 WYATT MCCABE 25 CARTER THERKILSEN 26 CADEN CHAPMAN 27 LOGHAN GUSTAD 28 ANDREW FLATEN 28 CARTER PORTER 29 MILES BUNGUM 30 HENRY SIEVERS 31 KAYIN LIDDIE 32 EMMETT ANDERSON 33 JA’KHI HOLLIE 34 TYLER HOHEISEL 35 JACK WOJCIAK 36 CALEB MELSER 37 ADAM CORNELIUSSEN 38 NICK BUBOLTZ 39 COLE MUELLER 40 BRADY QUINLIVAN 41 ZAQUAOS WILLIAMS 42 ANDREW TAVALE 43 MAVERICK HARPER 45 ISAAC HUNTER
FR. RB 5-8 185 SR. QB 6-3 205 FR. WR 6-0 175 SO. RB 5-8 200 SR. WR 5-9 160 FR. QB 5-11 185 FR. WR 5-11 175 SR. WR 5-10 175 SO. TE 6-4 225 SR. RB 5-10 185 FR. WR 5-8 170 FR. QB 6-0 205 SR. WR 6-0 190 FR. WR 6-3 190 JR. QB 6-3 215 FR. QB 6-0 175 FR. WR 5-10 160 SO. QB 6-1 195 FR. QB 6-6 225 SO. WR 6-0 185 SO. TE 6-2 230 SR. WR 6-5 205 FR. WR 6-2 195 SR. RB 6-0 205 FR. WR 6-2 175 FR. WR 6-3 175 JR. RB 5-10 190 FR. RB 5-9 195 JR. RB 5-10 200 FR. WR 5-10 165 JR. RB 5-9 195 SO. WR 6-0 190 FR. WR 5-10 180 SO. K/P 5-9 160 FR. RB 5-10 160 FR. RB 5-10 195 FR. RB 5-10 185 SR. RB 5-11 190 SO. WR 5-11 175 FR. RB 5-8 190 FR. WR 5-9 155 SO. P 6-1 220 FR. RB 5-9 190 FR. RB 5-8 160 FR. RB 6-1 190 SO. RB 5-11 215 JR. RB 5-11 205 SO. RB 5-8 200
ROSEMOUNT, MN/ST. THOMAS ACADEMY MOORHEAD, MN/MOOEAD RICE, MN/HOLDINGFORD HOMESTEAD, FL/SOUTH DADE WOODBURY, MN/EAST RIDGE CORALVILLE, IA/REGINA TOMAH, WI/TOMAH LAKELAND, MN/STILLWATER AREA WHEAT RIDGE, CO/HOLY FAMILY MAHTOMEDI, MN/MAHTOMEDI ST. PAUL, MN/TWO RIVERS PARK RAPIDS, MN/PARK RAPIDS LAKEVILLE, MN/NORTH LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL/BLANCHE ELI ROGERS, MN/ROGERS ORONO, MN/ORONO ROSEMOUNT, MN/ROSEMOUNT WHITTIER, CA/DIAMOND BAR VICTORIA, MN/CHANHASSEN JORDAN, MN/HOLY FAMILY MINNETRISTA, MN/HOLY FAMILY PLYMOUTH, MN/ARMSTRONG PHOENIX, AZ/GREENWAY NDOVER, MN/ANDOVER ORONOCO, MN/PINE ISLAND ALEXANDRIA, MN/ALEXANDRIA MAYER, MN/WATERTOWN-MAYER SANBORN, MN/RED ROCK CENTRAL MILFORD, IA/OKOBOJI CHANHASSEN, MN/CHANHASSEN ALEXANDRIA, MN/ALEXANDRIA SAN BERNARDINO, CA/PACIFIC KASSON, MN/KASSON-MANTORVILLE MAPLE GROVE, MN/MAPLE GROVE MIAMI, FL/ST. THOMAS AQUINAS MINNEAPOLIS, MN/HOLY ANGELS APPLE VALLEY, MN/ROSEMOUNT MONTICELLO, MN/MONTICELLO NEW BRIGHTON, MN/IRONDALE HUGO, MN/CENTENNIAL WASILLA, AK/WASILLA DETROIT LAKES, MN/DETROIT LAKES MONTICELLO, MN/MONTICELLO ELKHORN, NE/MOUNT MICHAEL BEN. LACEY, WA/FIFE ST. JOSEPH, MN/SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN LINO LAKES, MN/CENTENNIAL STILLWATER, MN/STILLWATER AREA
# NAME
YR. POS. HT. WT.
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
46 NORMN NELSON 47 JACKSON BRAXTON 49 ISAAC AXNESS 51 BARRETT VAN DEUN 52 GARRET LEENSTRA 54 SAM LLOYD 55 BILLY SALEH 56 RILEY PETERS 57 HENRY SMENTEK 58 ISAAK NOWAK 59 SULLY WEIBEL 60 BRICE MESSER 63 JADON GAVIN 64 GAVIN BACKMAN 64 NATHANAEL FERRER 65 HUNTER NETHING 66 BIRK ZELENY 67 GENO BIETER 68 JOEY NELSON 69 HENRY ANDERSON 70 AIDEN DE OLIVEIRA 71 THOMAS GRAVES 72 JACOB LOPAU 73 BRADY STRUBLE 75 JOSH QUIRK 76 WES MCLEAN 77 MIKEY OFTEDAHL 78 MICHAEL BOUGIE 79 LAKLEN VOGEL 80 KEEGAN KNUTSON 80 HUGO LOHMANN 81 MICHAEL BECKIUS 82 RYAN WARFORD 83 ANDREW SCHAFFER 84 E.J. HOSTY 84 JOE SEVENICH 85 LOGAN JOHNSON 86 NOLAN SCHNEIDER 87 WILLIAM NASH 88 KAISEN JOHNSON 88 CHARLIE PLUM
FR. TE 6-3 220 DULUTH, MN/EAST SO. WR 6-0 210 SHAKOPEE, MN/SHAKOPEE FR. TE 6-2 220 BROOKLYN PARK, MN/CHAMPLIN PARK SR. OL 6-2 290 OMAHA, NE/MILLARD WEST FR. OL 6-1 250 NEW LONDON, MN/NEW LONDON-SPICER FR. OL 6-5 260 EAGAN, MN/ROSEMOUNT SO. OL 6-3 305 CORAL GABLES, FL/LASALLE SO. OL 6-2 290 PEQUOT LAKES, MN/PEQUOT LAKES FR. OL 6-7 325 MANKATO, MN/WEST SR. OL 6-4 285 ANDOVER, MN/ANDOVER SO. OL 6-0 285 CAMBRIDGE, MN/CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI FR. OL 6-2 275 NEW LONDON, MN/PAYNESVILLE AREA FR. OL 6-0 260 SHOREVIEW, MN/MOUNDS VIEW FR. LS 6-1 200 HOFFMAN, MN/WEST CENTRAL AREA FR. OL 6-2 245 NAPLES, FL/GOLDEN GATE JR. OL 6-3 300 ELK RIVER, MN/ELK RIVER FR. OL 6-2 265 WEST ST. PAUL, MN/ST. THOMAS ACAD. SO. OL 6-5 300 ST. PAUL, MN/CRETIN-DERHAM HALL JR. OL 6-5 280 CHANHASSEN, MN/CHANHASSEN JR. OL 6-2 295 EDEN PRAIRIE, MN/EDEN PRAIRIE SO. OL 6-3 290 MIAMI, FL/BELEN JESUIT JR. OL 6-3 290 ST. PAUL, MN/CRETIN-DERHAM HALL JR. OL 6-7 305 ST. JOSEPH, MN/ROCORI FR. OL 6-5 315 LAKEVILLE, MN/ROSEMOUNT R. OL 6-1 270 MINNEAPOLIS, MN/EDINA FR. OL 6-4 290 LONG LAKE, MN/ORONO JR. OL 6-2 305 MINNETRISTA, MN/MOUND-WESTONKA SR. OL 6-5 310 SOUTH ST. PAUL, MN/CRETIN-DERHAM HALL SO. OL 6-3 295 COLD SPRING, MN/ROCORI SO. WR 5-10 170 RED WING, MN/RED WING SO. TE 6-2 225 EXCELSIOR, MN/CHANHASSEN JR. WR 6-1 190 NEW PRAGUE, MN/NEW PRAGUE SR. WR 6-0 190 WOODBURY, MN/CRETIN-DERHAM HALL SR. WR 6-1 195 CHASKA, MN/CHASKA SR. TE 6-7 220 CHICAGO, IL/FENWICK FR. WR 5-11 150 ST. PAUL, MN/MAHTOMEDI SO. WR 6-0 185 ST. PAUL, MN/MOUNDS VIEW FR. WR 5-10 170 BROOKLYN PARK, MN/PROVIDENCE ACAD. SO. WR 6-1 160 ST. PAUL, MN/ST. THOMAS ACADEMY FR. WR 5-9 160 CHATFIELD, MN/CHATFIELD SR. TE 6-4 240 INVER GROVE HTS., MN/CRETIN-DERHAM HALL
89 ANDREW HARREN 90 MATT HANSEN 91 LUKE BRANDT 92 ANDREW FAUST 93 GAVIN ANDERSON 94 TATE EISENBARTH
SR. TE 6-5 230 SR. K/P 5-11 165 FR. K/P 6-5 210 FR. WR 6-5 195 FR. P 5-11 180 FR. K/P 6-0 195
RICE, MN/SAUK RAPIDS-RICE LONGMONT, CO/NIWOT MINNEAPOLIS, MN/TOTINO-GRACE ST. PAUL, MN/DELASALLE CHANHASSEN, MN/CHANHASSEN DEEPHAVEN, MN/MINNETONKA
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defense # NAME
YR. POS. HT. WT.
0 MARK ROGALSKI 1 ISAIAH KELLY 2 NOLAN DUMONCEAUX 3 LOGAN SUGGS 4 WILL PEROUTKA 5 LANDON DANNER 6 SAM WAGNER 7 TALAN BOND 7 VINCENT PYNE 8 RYAN BOIKE 8 PEYTON GOETTLICHER 9 WESTIN HOYT 10 WILL QUICK 11 TEDDY WACKMAN 11 YUOT YUOT 12 SEAN ASANGWE 13 A.J. FIDER 14 SAM SUMMER 15 CHARLIE KING 15 CONNOR SCHMUDE 16 CADEN RENSLOW 17 IGNACIO CISNEROS 18 WILL SEYMOUR 19 NICHOLAS KEENAN 20 HUDSON POOLE 21 BEAUX THYEN 22 ANDREW LIPKE 23 AIDEN MCMAHON 23 BRECK NEUBAUER 24 ANTHONY CARLSON 25 BRODIE BARRETT 25 LIAM MCCARTHY 26 MATTHEW BRENNAN 27 MUSA SANOE 28 JOHN KARKULA 29 KADEN PRONGA 30 DARBY BOELTER 31 JACOB HANSEN 32 AARON BAISLEY 32 BRAYLEN SCHARMER 33 CONNER ZUNDEL 34 ROBBY PERHAM 35 TYLER SMITH 36 CODY KRONBERG 37 TRAVON CRAPPS 38 ASHTON ARNES 38 SPENCER SOMMERFELD 39 JACKSON KOENIG 40 JOE GILLIS
JR. DB FR. DB JR. LB JR. DB JR. DB JR. DL FR. DB FR. DL SR. DB FR. LB JR. LB JR. DB SO. DB SO. DB FR. LB FR. DB SO. DB FR. DB JR. DL FR. DB SR. DB FR. DB JR. DB FR. DB JR. DB FR. LB JR. LB SR. LB FR. DB FR. DB FR. DB FR. LB FR. DB FR. DB SO. LB SO. DB JR. DB FR. LB SO. LB FR. DB FR. DB FR. LB SO. DB FR. DB FR. DB FR. DB FR. LB FR. LB SO. LB
6-0 205 6-0 180 6-1 210 5-10 190 5-11 175 6-2 235 6-2 195 6-2 220 6-0 185 6-2 200 5-11 195 6-1 205 5-10 180 6-2 195 6-6 210 6-2 185 5-10 180 6-1 170 6-6 270 6-0 175 6-1 195 6-0 175 6-1 180 6-0 170 5-10 165 5-9 185 6-3 235 6-1 220 5-10 175 6-2 195 5-9 175 6-0 210 6-1 180 5-9 155 6-2 215 6-0 180 5-10 185 5-10 215 6-1 220 6-0 185 5-10 170 6-2 220 6-1 195 6-0 180 6-1 180 5-10 170 5-9 200 5-8 205 6-2 220
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN/ST. THOMAS ACAD. EDEN PRAIRIE, MN/EDEN PRAIRIE FOREST LAKE, MN/FOREST LAKE MINNEAPOLIS, MN/TOTINO-GRACE ROSEMOUNT, MN/ROSEMOUNT ROSEMOUNT, MN/ROSEMOUNT LE SUEUR, MN/LE SUEUR-HENDERSON PINE ISLAND, MN/PINE ISLAND ROSEMOUNT, MN/ROSEMOUNT NEW PRAGUE, MN/NEW PRAGUE MANKATO, MN/WEST FOREST LAKE, MN/FOREST LAKE HAM LAKE, MN/CENTENNIAL MINNEAPOLIS, MN/SPRING LAKE PARK MOORHEAD, MN/MOORHEAD OTSEGO, MN/ROCKFORD EXCELSIOR, MN/MINNETONKA VICTORIA, MN/CHASKA FARIBAULT, MN/BETHLEHEM ACADEMY ALTOONA, WI/ALTOONA INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN/SIMLEY GOLDEN VALLEY, MN/HOPKINS NEW PRAGUE, MN/NEW PRAGUE DAYTON, MN/CHAMPLIN PARK EXCELSIOR, MN/MINNETONKA MAPLE GROVE, MN/MAPLE GROVE STEWART, MN/HUTCHINSON MAPLE GROVE, MN/MAPLE GROVE CHANHASSEN, MN/HOLY FAMILY DULUTH, MN/EAST BELLE PLAINE, MN/JORDAN SPRING, TX/ST. THOMAS WOODBURY, MN/EAST RIDGE BROOKLYN CENTER, MN/CHAMPLIN PARK LAKE ELMO, MN/STILLWATER AREA CHANHASSEN, MN/CHANHASSEN CROSSLAKE, MN/PEQUOT LAKES BROOKLYN PARK, MN/PARK CENTER COLD SPRING, MN/ROCORI GLENWOOD, MN/MINNEWASKA AREA WASILLA, AK/WASILLA BOCA RATON, FL/CARDINAL GIBBONS CARVER, MN/CHANHASSEN ST. PAUL, MN/ST. THOMAS ACADEMY LAUDERDALE, FL/ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HASTINGS, MN/HASTINGS CHANHASSEN, MN/MINNETONKA SAVAGE, MN/PRIOR LAKE NEW ULM, MN/CATHEDRAL
# NAME
YR. POS. HT. WT.
41 ELIJAH PRICE 42 BRADYN KOST 43 SAMSON ROTHWELL 43 REID VERBOUT 44 ANDREW MOLENAAR 45 GUS GREGG 46 BARRET BOARDMAN 46 JON CONDLIN 47 TREVOR LARSON 48 ANDREW MOST 49 JAYDEN NELSON 50 J.P. WEBER 51 HENRY BENDICKSON 52 TYLER PHILLIPS 53 NOLEN VOLNER 54 ZACK GREENGARD 55 CARTER GARLAND 56 AUSTIN WISDOM 57 ZACH KARDELL 59 PARKER BERNHOFT 60 LUIS MURILLO 62 HAIDEN HILSTROM 66 DAWSON LEINFELDER 70 DANE SLONIKER 71 JARON CALVERT 72 STEVE DAIKER 73 JACK MALOVRH 74 DAXUM HASTINGS 76 MARTIN DILWORTH 79 LANDON MCCANN 80 KABA KONATE 81 NOLAN BROWN 82 WYATT MACLEOD 83 SEAN SAINTIL 85 BRADEN SOTIS 86 BRADY KNIGHT 88 TIMMY LAWAL 89 MELVIN WALLACE 90 TIM JOHNSON 91 RYLAN TURQUEZA 92 CHANDLER OBERING 93 CHARLES SWALL 94 WILL SOUBA 95 RASHAD SMITH 97 GRADY MINNERATH 98 WILL DIANA 99 JAWAHN COCKFIELD
FR. DL SO. LB FR. LB FR. LB SR. LB FR. LB FR. LB FR. LB FR. LB SO. LB FR. LB SR. LB SR. LB SO. LB SO. LB FR. DL SO. DL JR. LB FR. LB FR. LB FR. LB FR. DL FR. DL FR. DL SO. DL SO. DL FR. DL FR. DL FR. DL FR. DL FR. LB FR. DL FR. DL FR. DL JR. DL FR. DL SO. DL SO. DL JR. DL JR. DL SR. DL SO. DL FR. LB FR. DL JR. DL JR. DL JR. DL
6-3 240 6-0 205 5-9 180 6-2 205 6-0 225 6-0 215 6-0 190 6-0 220 5-10 180 6-0 220 5-6 220 6-0 210 6-1 220 6-1 230 6-2 225 5-11 200 6-3 270 5-11 215 5-11 200 6-0 205 6-1 220 6-0 240 6-0 220 5-11 230 6-0 220 5-11 230 6-2 235 6-0 295 5-9 225 6-2 200 6-0 185 6-1 225 5-10 205 5-10 250 6-1 230 6-3 230 6-1 210 6-0 250 6-2 270 6-3 270 6-4 290 6-1 240 6-4 225 5-8 220 6-1 270 6-1 245 6-1 270
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
RIDGELAND, MS/RIDGELAND SAUK RAPIDS, MN/SAUK RAPIDS-RICE BRAINERD, MN/PEQUOT LAKES MAPLE GROVE, MN/MAPLE GROVE SHOREVIEW, MN/MOUNDS VIEW STILLWATER, MN/STILLWATER AREA HASTINGS, MN/HASTINGS NATICK, MA/WINCHENDON LAPORTE, MN/BEMIDJI WOODBURY, MN/ST. THOMAS ACADEMY SAN ANTONIO, TX/ANTONIAN PREP DUBUQUE, IA/WAHLERT ST. LOUIS PARK, MN/ST. LOUIS PARK ANDOVER, MN/ANDOVER HARRIS, MN/NORTH BRANCH ROGERS, MN/ROGERS WEST ST. PAUL, MN/TWO RIVERS SIMI VALLEY, CA/CRESPI CARMELITE CLEAR LAKE, MN/SAUK RAPIDS-RICE GRAND FORKS, ND/SACRED HEART LONG PRAIRIE, MN/LONG PRAIRIE-GE PRINCETON, MN/PRINCETON MOUND, MN/WESTONKA MURRIETA, CA/LINFIELD CHRISTIAN ELK RIVER, MN/ST. CLOUD CATHEDRAL ROGERS, MN/ROGERS SHAKOPEE, MN/ST. CROIX LUTHERAN BRAINERD, MN/BRAINERD CHICAGO, IL/CHRIST THE KING JESUIT EDEN VALLEY, MN/EDEN VALLEY-W MINNEAPOLIS, MN/BLAINE GILBERT, AZ/ST. MARY’S ALPINE, CA/GRANITE HILLS MIAMI, FL/MIRAMAR TEMECULA, CA/LINFIELD CHRISTIAN PHOENIX, AZ/GREENWAY ST. CLOUD, MN/CATHEDRAL LINO LAKES, MN/CENTENNIAL ELK RIVER, MN/ELK RIVER EWA BEACH, HI/RADFORD ORANGE, CA/VILLA PARK LOS ALTOS, CA/BELLARMINE PREP MINNEAPOLIS, MN/HOLY ANGELS SPRINGFIELD, MO/PARKVIEW PAYNESVILLE, MN/ROCORI EDEN PRAIRIE, MN/EDEN PRAIRIE ST. PAUL, MN/STILLWATER AREA
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bethel royals HEAD COACH: MIKE MCELROY # NAME
YR. POS. HT.
0 CADE BOYLES 0 TYLER EKLUND 0 MARCUS WHITING 1 STEPHEN ANTWI 1 TREVOR FLEEGE 1 DAVID GEEBLI 2 CADEN BOERSMA 2 FISHER GANSKE 2 WILL OTTO 3 JOHN SING 3 ALEX WEISS 4 JACKSON BRAUN 4 COLIN LUTZ 4 TAYE MANNS 5 TIM BALL 5 ALBERT RUNDELL 6 LOGAN BUTLER 6 NICK COLYER 7 ZACH ANDERSON 7 TYLER TERRY 8 WILL BARTHEL 8 MILES GISH 8 JOHN OLSON 9 JEREMIAH BASS 9 COOPER DREWS 9 MAX DURGIN 10 AIDEN ECKERT 10 DYLAN NANCE 10 JACK PATNODE 11 TAYLOR GLYNN 11 TY HARING 12 COLE GERRELL 12 CADEN JOHNSON 13 JAYDON JOHNSON 13 BROCK BAKEBERG 14 NATHAN HANSEN 14 JACK STRICKFADEN 15 CULLEN DREWS 16 RYAN BENGTSON 16 BEN RIEDER 17 DYLAN STASKA 17 CADEN STRAND 18 FRANK ENSER 18 JACK FUHRMAN 19 WYATT COUENHOVEN 19 TYLER DRURY 20 LAVONTAE COX 21 EASTON WAHL 22 TEAGAN VIEBROCK 23 TANNER NOOT 24 GAGE KLOSTER 25 NAOD TEWELDE 26 SAWYER HESSE 27 WILLIAM DANIEL 28 JAKE BORMAN 29 CADE SKELLY 30 ZACH BENGTSON 31 JAARON KONKEL 32 TY SCHAUF
WT.
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
FR. DB 6-2 195 FARMINGTON, MN/FARMINGTON FR. WR 5-10 170 STANCHFIELD, MN/BRAHAM AREA JR. DL 5-11 225 HUGO, MN/CENTENNIAL SO. WR 6-1 194 FARMINGTON, MN/FARMINGTON JR. DB 5-10 180 ST. CLOUD, MN/CATHEDRAL SR. RB 5-7 195 COON RAPIDS, MN/COON RAPIDS SO. WR 6-1 160 CHICAGO, IL/CHRISTIAN JR. DB 6-0 175 BEMIDJI, MN/BEMIDJI SO. DB 6-0 175 WATERTOWN, MN/WATERTOWN-MAYER JR. WR 5-11 175 PHOENIX, AZ/SUNNYSLOPE SR. WR 6-0 190 BECKER, MN/BECKER SR. DB 6-1 200 BLAINE, MN/BLAINE JR. WR 6-3 185 SHOREVIEW, MN/ROSEVILLE AREA SO. RB 5-11 205 DULUTH, MN/DENFELD SO. LB 6-1 228 LINO LAKES, MN/CENTENNIAL SR WR 6-1 185 WATERTOWN, MN/WATERTOWN-MAYER SO. QB 6-5 220 HUTCHINSON, MN/HUTCHINSON JR. DB 6-3 200 WILSONVILLE, OR/WILSONVILLE JR. LB 6-1 210 COON RAPIDS, MN/ANOKA SR. WR 5-10 180 BLAINE, MN/BLAINE JR. DB 6-0 180 ST. MICHAEL, MN/ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE FR. RB 5-10 160 BEMIDJI, MN/BEMIDJI SO. QB 6-0 215 SPOKANE, WA/JOEL E. FERRIS FR. WR 6-1 205 CAMDEN COUNTY, GA/CAMDEN COUNTY SR. QB 6-5 220 PRINCETON, MN/PRINCETON FR. DB 6-0 1185 ROCHESTER, MN/MAYO SO. WR 5-11 180 NEW RICHMOND, WI/NEW RICHMOND SR. LB 5-10 200 WILSONVILLE, OR/WILSONVILLE SO. DB 6-0 185 MILACA, MN/MILACA GR. LB 6-1 230 GRAND MEADOW, MN/GRAND MEADOW FR. WR 5-11 165 HANOVER, MN/ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SO. QB 6-2 185 HUGO, MN/FOREST LAKE SO. DB 6-0 195 ST. MICHAEL, MN/ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE FR. WR 6-2 200 LUVERNE, MN/LUVERNE JR. DB 6-1 195 JORDAN, MN/JORDAN FR. DB 5-11 170 DAWSON, MN/DAWSON-BOYD SO. WR 6-0 185 NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, MN/CENTRAL SO. WR 5-11 193 PRINCETON, MN/PRINCETON SR. QB 5-10 175 BECKER, MN/BECKER SO. DB 5-11 175 ROCHESTER, MN/JOHN MARSHALL JR. WR 6-2 197 WILLMAR, MN/WILLMAR SO. DB 6-2 195 DETROIT LAKES, MN/DETROIT LAKES SO. DB 5-10 185 FARMINGTON, MN/FARMINGTON FR. WR 6-0 170 LE SUEUR, MN/LE SUEUR-HENDERSON FR. WR 6-0 185 NEW BRIGHTON, MN/CONCORDIA ACADEMY SR. DB 6-0 185 LINDSTROM, MN/CHISAGO LAKES SO. RB 5-7 190 ST. PAUL, MN/CENTRAL SO. RB 5-10 195 DETROIT LAKES, MN/DETROIT LAKES JR. WR 6-3 195 OSCEOLA, WI/OSCEOLA JR. DB 5-11 200 SCOTTSDALE, AZ/HORIZON SO. DL 6-3 200 ST. MICHAEL, MN/ST. MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE SO. RB 5-7 160 COTTAGE GROVE, MN/PARK FR. RB 5-9 180 KINDRED, ND/KINDRED SO. LB 5-10 200 BASALT, CO/BASALT SR. LB 6-1 215 APPLE VALLEY, MN/ST. THOMAS ACADEMY FR. LB 6-1 205 MINNEAPOLIS, MN/SPRING LAKE PARK JR. K 5-8 165 BECKER, MN/BECKER JR. LB 5-8 205 BLOOMINGTON, MN/SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN SO. DB 5-10 180 EAU CLAIRE, WI/NORTH
# NAME
33 DEACON O'BRIEN 34 DANIEL BUNTIN 35 COLE LAYMAN 36 ELI NOWACKI 37 ELIAS CAMPBELL 38 HAYDEN TERLINDEN 40 MASON MIX 41 ELI SCHEIDEMAN 42 DYLAN HAGEMAN 43 ETHAN OLSON 44 ROMAN JANES 45 DAVID LANGSTON 46 JACE FADDEN 47 PHIL CONANT 48 EVERETT KELLING 49 GRANT JOHNSON 50 GEORGE KUNCL 51 BENNETT LARSON 52 LINCOLN MAJERUS 53 JOSH BERGAN 54 WYNN LAWRENCE 55 JOSIAH ISENBERGER 56 SAM BERGMAN 57 BLAKE SCHEIERL 59 WILL FETERL 60 TANNER DAVEY 61 BEN PETERSON 62 JOSH AULD 63 AIDAN GREENWOOD 64 RICH KOTHBAUER 65 HOLDEN WILLIAMS 66 JACKSON JORGENS 68 THOMAS ROSS 71 ISAAK FYLE 72 CARSON DRURY 73 JAEGAR ASH 74 DIEGO DILLET 75 LOGAN DIERS 76 STRYKER JOHNSON 77 TRISTEN CANTU 79 DAVID MUNYAKAZI 80 CALEB LARRICK 82 CHRISTIAN PLATEK 83 ALEC SANTELMAN 84 PARKER STRUEMKE 85 GAVIN GROCHOW 86 BRADEN HANSON 87 KALEB YUNKER 88 SAM STUCKMAYER 89 OWEN MORLEY 91 ETHAN RIEMERSMA 92 ABDALLAH ABED 93 ELIJAH CLAUSSEN 94 BARRETT SCHOLL 95 JONATHON OLSEN 96 ADAN SANDOVAL-LUNA 97 BRETT BARTLETT 98 JACOB LIND
YR. POS. HT.
SO. LB 6-0 215 FR. DB 5-11 190 FR. RB 5-10 175 SR. K 6-0 200 SO. DB 5-11 175 FR. LB 6-2 185 SR. LB 6-0 208 SR. LS 6-2 215 SO. DL 6-4 195 FR. DL 6-3 210 SR. TE 6-4 280 JR. DL 6-1 216 SO. LB 6-0 205 SR. DL 6-1 225 FR. QB 6-0 200 FR. TE 6-1 192 FR. OL 5-11 235 SO. LB 6-1 225 FR. LB 5-8 200 FR. DL 6-2 263 SO. OL 6-0 235 FR. OL 6-0 220 FR. OL 6-0 220 JR. OL 6-2 285 FR. DL 6-1 234 FR. OL 6-2 312 SR. OL 5-11 275 SO. OL 6-5 260 SO. OL 6-2 245 FR. OL 6-0 285 SO. OL 6-1 273 SO. OL 6-3 230 SO. OL 6-0 240 JR. OL 6-2 385 SO. OL 6-2 260 SR. OL 6-1 275 JR. OL 6-3 280 FR. DL 6-1 250 FR. OL 6-0 270 SR. OL 6-1 295 SR. OL 6-1 285 JR. TE 6-6 245 SR. TE 6-3 245 FR. TE 6-5 225 FR. K/P 6-1 180 FR. DL 6-0 195 FR. K/P 5-8 161 SO. TE 6-1 215 JR. TE 6-3 225 FR. K/P 5-8 147 SO. DL 6-5 215 SR. DL 5-11 240 JR. DL 6-0 280 SO. DL 6-0 245 SR. DL 6-0 245 FR. DL 6-3 250 FR. DL 6-4 215 FR. DL 6-0 220
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johnnie football tackles cancer Once again this season, the Saint John’s football team is teaming up with longtime Minnesota media personality Randy Shaver to battle cancer.
Since Gary Fasching took over the Johnnies head coaching job in 2013, the team has joined other colleges and high schools across Minnesota in designating a game to raise money to benefit the Randy Shaver Cancer and Research Community Fund.
It’s a cause that’s deeply personal for Fasching, who lost his sister Rita to brain cancer in 2019, and to many of his players as well. Fasching and his wife, Cindy (who lost her mother and a sister to cancer), also sit on the Shaver Fund advisory board.
This season’s game is today. Donations collected at Clemens Stadium, and money SJU players raise on their own, will go to fund research, prevention, treatment and other programs related to the cancer community’s needs.
"This is the 14th year that we have raised money for the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund,” he said. “Our football team and the whole Saint John’s community have embraced this effort. Every player and coach on our football team has been impacted in some way by cancer. Many lives have been lost, but the money that has been raised over the years has also saved many lives.
Tackle Cancer T-shirts are also available for purchase, including at today’s game in the tailgate lot and at the entrances to the stadium. And donations can be made via Venmo by using the QR code on this page.
“We have raised more money than any other college in Minnesota, and our players, coaches, parents and fans take great pride in knowing that we are helping to save lives by the money that we raise."
Shaver himself is a survivor of both Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and prostate cancer. Last year alone, his Tackle Cancer campaign raised over $657,000, bringing the total over the past 14 years to over $4.79 million. This year, the goal is to raise $675,000. And every donation brings that goal more within reach.
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All-American Profile Collins was a key part of a golden age in Johnnie football The Saint John’s football teams of the early to mid-1960s laid the foundation for the tradition of success that continues to this day. And Michael Collins was one of the guys who helped make that happen. The De La Salle High School graduate was a member of both the 1963 and 1965 NAIA national championship teams. He started at both offensive and defensive tackle for the 1965 squad, earning All-American honors for the second-straight time that season. He was also presented with the Solid Helmet Award, a then-annual honor bestowed by the Coca Cola Bottling Co. and the Twin Cities Sportscasters Association to the player at any level of college football in Minnesota who best exemplified excellence both on the field and in the classroom. “Mike was a talented player of few words, but his play on the field spoke volumes,” recalled Joe Mucha, who, like Collins, was a twoway starter on the 1965 team. “He excelled playing tackle, so well that he was the only unanimous choice selection of the 22 players receiving MIAC all-conference team honors at the end of the 1965 season. Everyone on our team knew we could count on him to lead
us through the tough times during a game and he always delivered. His on-and off-field leadership and play was a key component to that team’s success.” After winning the school’s first national title in 1963, the Johnnies slipped to a 4-3 finish the following year. That didn’t sit well with Collins, who set out to make sure it didn’t happen again in 1965. “He and I both went around and talked to every player before that summer began,” Mucha said. “But Mike was the one who really drove the message home. He said, ’We don’t want to have the same experience we did in 1964 again in 1965. So make sure you get yourself ready over the summer. Come into camp in midseason form.’ “Guys listened to him. Mike led from the front and was a true servant leader. He held himself accountable to the high goals and expectations he asked of others.” Collins’ success drew the attention of NFL scouts. But his first priority was always academics. "Grad school and a Ph.D. in chemistry are next,” he told The Record during the 1965 season, adding a bit of his trademark sense of humor. “And by the time I finish, I will be too old for football and I hope too old for the draft." Indeed, after graduating from SJU with a degree in chemistry, Collins went on to get his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. He taught chemistry at North Hennepin Community College, Iowa Wesleyan College and Saint John’s before spending 33 years as a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. “He was a very bright guy,” recalled fullback Stan Suchta, a co-captain with Collins on the 1965 squad. “That was one of the things that really stood out about the successful teams we had in those years. Our linemen were all incredibly smart. If you look at the starting lineup, all of those guys went on to obtain advance degrees and did very well professionally.
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“So they were incredibly adept at figuring things out on their own during games.” Collins’ wit, intelligence and zest for life was apparent in the self-penned obituary he wrote that appeared after he passed away in 2014 following a battle with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). “I had the gift of life for 70 years,” he wrote. “It seemed too short a time to get it all done, and giving it back was a difficult and sad thing for me. But the slowness of my progress from diagnosis to death gave me time to review and reflect on all that I was able to do and see and feel and learn – a misty sunrise on a wilderness lake, loons calling at sunset, hiking in the mountains with views and people to die for, running the rapids on the Basswood River with Jeff and Brian, bumping my head on the doorways of Stone Age huts on the Dingle Peninsula, humpback whales breeching right in front of me, the Muse d’Orsay in Paris, Omaha Beach in the rain, sitting around the camp fire with friends and family. “Holding each new grandchild and watching them grow. Understanding and teaching quantum mechanics. Making a new chemical compound that had never ever anywhere in the universe existed before. It was fun!”
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INTO THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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NFL DRAFT PICKS
57
STRAIGHT SEASONS WITHOUT A LOSING RECORD
37
CONFERENCE TITLES
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ALL-AMERICANS
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POSTSEASON APPEARANCES
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CHARLIE KING (15) CELEBRATES AFTER HIS BLOCKED-PUNT RECOVERY FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
THOMAS JACOBS (6) AND TEAM RUN OUT ONTO THE FIELD.
GRIFFIN MURRAY (17) CELEBRATES IN THE END ZONE AFTER HE RETURNED THE OPENING KICKOFF FOR A 93-YARD SCORE.
TEAMMATES CONGRATULATE WILL PEROUTKA (4) AFTER HIS INTERCEPTION.
ISAIAH KELLY (1) CELEBRATES HIS BLOCKED PUNT THAT RESULTED IN A TOUCHDOWN.
TREY FEENEY (1) THROWS A PASS.
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ISAIAH KELLY (1) CELEBRATES HIS FIRST CAREER INTERCEPTION.
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Brett Mushatt ’98 to receive Bob Basten Award Brett Mushatt has spent his postcollegiate career serving the Central Minnesota community.
The St. Cloud Tech High School graduate remained in the area after getting his degree from SJU in 1998, working first in a variety of roles with the Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota. He still sits on the organization’s board of directors. But in 2002, he switched gears to pursue a career in law enforcement. After joining the St. Cloud Police Department as an officer, Mushatt has steadily risen through the ranks. He was promoted to assistant chief in 2022. He’s also been a member of the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) Peer Support Advisory Board, composed of professionals from law enforcement, the fire service and mental health professions. And he’s been a longtime volunteer coach at Sauk Rapids High School, spending 17 seasons working with the defensive backs in football and the past seven in track and field. For those efforts, and numerous others, Mushatt has been named the recipient of this year’s Bob Basten Award, presented annually to a former Johnnie football player who has exhibited outstanding leadership traits, is involved with his community and alma mater, has carried a sense of fair play beyond the football field and has demonstrated an overall commitment to excellence. It’s named in honor of Basten ’82, who went to training camp with the Minnesota Vikings before embarking on a successful career as a business executive. He died in 2012 after a decade-long battle with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mushatt will be presented with the award at halftime of today’s game. “One of the hallmarks of the Bob Basten Award is service to the community,” SJU head coach Gary Fasching said. “Brett Mushatt has given back to the community is so many ways. In his role as assistant police chief, he’s
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helped to lead efforts to make St. Cloud a safe community. He has worked to build trust between community members and the police department. Brett has been a volunteer for many organizations and has also given his time to help coach football. “The same things that made Brett an outstanding football player at Saint John’s, he has carried into his professional career. Service, leadership and treating people the right way are values that Brett cares deeply about. He has worked hard to make the world a better place, and he continues to excel in his work and community involvement. “For all the things that he stands for, Brett Mushatt is more than deserving of the Bob Basten Award.” Mushatt was a four-year starter at defensive back in Collegeville, earning All-MIAC honors as a junior and senior and AllAmerican distinction during his junior season in 1996. His nine interceptions that fall remain tied for third place in school
history, and his career total of 15 is tied for third on the program’s all-time list as well. “I was treated really well at Saint John’s and it’s not just because I was a football player,” he said. “It’s just part of the culture there. How you treat people matters. I’ve really tried to mimic some of that approach here in our department. When I was promoted to assistant chief, I made the decision I’d meet with every full-time employee at least once a year. We talk about what’s going on in their lives and I get to know them as a person more than anything else. “I feel like it’s important to treat people with the respect you want to be shown. Some of that traces back to how I was treated at Saint John’s.”
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An autumnal playground, the natural bowl in which Clemens Stadium sits has been home to Saint Johnʼs University football for 118 years. Ringed by the gorgeous fall colors of the surrounding Central Minnesota woods, the field has long become a destination spot, a status only solidified when Sports Illustrated named it one of college footballʼs top 10 “Dream Destinations” in 1999. Those vivid surroundings, coupled with the programʼs rich history of success, has consistently translated into large crowds. SJU has finished among the
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national leaders in per-game attendance in NCAA Division Ill in each of the last 21 seasons – including crowds of 10,000 or more 26 times since 2001. That included a facility-record 17,327 for a matchup against St. Thomas on Sept. 26, 2015 – a day in which ESPNʼs “Sports Center on the Road” program was broadcast live from the stadium.
Across the road, meanwhile, sits Gagliardi Field, named after legendary former head coach John Gagliardi, the winningest coach in college football history. The facility was made possible by gifts from more than 50 individual donors, many of whom were former players. The artificial turf field has markings for a full-length football field, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, two cross-court soccer fields, baseball and softball, along with three batting cages when the Skalicky Dome goes up from October to April each academic year.
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frankly speaking Pyne relishing his chance to start this season This is the moment Vincent Pyne has been working toward for years now. And he’s determined to make the most of it. The 6-foot, 185-pound cornerback from Rosemount High School has finally earned a spot in the Johnnie starting lineup this fall, and his 14 tackles through the first three games make him one of the team’s leaders. “I’ve imagined this moment for so long, and now that it’s here, it’s a pretty incredible feeling,” Pyne said. “This is why I’ve hung in there the past few seasons when I wasn’t seeing a lot of playing time. This is why I’ve put in all the work in practice and in the offseason. It’s all coming together now and I don’t want to take any part of it for granted. “I’m trying to soak in everything, even small things like when my name is introduced in the starting lineup. That stuff may not seem a big deal. But when you’ve been in my shoes, and you’ve devoted all that time toward making this a reality, it matters a lot.” Growing up in Rosemount, Pyne looked up to Jackson Erdmann, who led the Irish to a berth in the Class 6A state title game as a junior in 2013 before going on to become a multi-time All-American at SJU. His father Jeff remains the Rosemount head coach. “Those years he was playing were a special time in Rosemount history, and he and the other players on those teams were so great to the younger kids in the community,” Pyne recalled. “He made me want to play quarterback too.” Pyne did just that, earning the starting quarterback job himself and passing for 1,898 yards and rushing for 494 as a senior in 2021. He was an all-district selection, and his speed helped him capture allstate honors in track and field as well. But most of the colleges recruiting him wanted Pyne to play defensive back. He preferred to remain at QB, which is why he chose Division II Southwest Minnesota State, where he redshirted in the fall of 2022.
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“They offered me a chance to play quarterback and that’s what I was looking for at the time,” he said. Pyne enjoyed his team in Marshall, but the school didn’t seem like the right fit. And when he decided to transfer, SJU was the first school to reach out. “I’d always heard about what a special place Saint John’s was, and I knew they liked Rosemount guys because Jackson had such an amazing career here,” he said. “When they reached out to me, I checked it out and really liked what I saw.”
BY FRANK RAJKOWSKI Pyne remained at quarterback in 2023, but decided the time was right to switch to defensive back the following year, when he had five tackles in spot action. He began to see a little more playing time a year ago, but his play was hampered by an injured knee. This year, though, there was an opening at cornerback and he was determined to seize it. “He might have been one of our better cornerbacks coming into fall camp last year, but he had that knee injury,” said James Herberg, who coached the SJU defensive backs in 2025 and took over as
the team’s defensive coordinator when Brandon Novak accepted the head coaching job at Loras (Iowa) this past offseason. “It didn’t sideline him, but it bothered him more than he was letting on and it limited him somewhat. After the season, though, we sat down and I challenged him to be the guy. I told him he was capable of being the
I feel blessed and grateful to be in this situation. I’m becoming a better and better player every game. I want to keep building on that momentum week-to-week. If I do that, I know good things will continue to happen.
A football aptitude runs in the Pyne family. His twin brother, Vicar, was a top receiver at Rosemount and started his own collegiate career at Division II Bemidji State. He then transferred to Bethel, before moving on to Loras where he is playing for Novak this season. “He asked me a lot of questions about what to expect since I’d been playing for Brandon the past few years here,” Vincent said. “I told him Novy was a great coach
and a great person to be around. I said he was going to enjoy the experience. Just as Pyne is now enjoying his own as a Johnnie starter. “I feel blessed and grateful to be in this situation,” he said. “I’m becoming a better and better player every game. I want to keep building on that momentum week to week. If I do that, I know good things are will continue to happen.
starter this season and he responded to that. He worked really hard and came into the start of practice ready to answer the call.” As the lone newcomer in a talented and veteran secondary, Pyne knows opposing teams will make a point of challenging him. But that’s a challenge he welcomes. “That gives me a chance to go out and prove myself every week,” he said. “I’m a lot smarter as a player than I’ve been in years past. My football IQ is way up and so is my physicality. I came into this year knowing I was going to be tested. But I’m ready to make plays whenever they come my way.”
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Today’s Probable Starters VS. Saint John’s Offense
UPCOMING EVENTS
Bethel Offense
4
RILEY SCHWELLENBACH
Sr.
WR
5-9
160
10
AIDEN ECKERT
So.
WR
5-11
180
6
THOMAS JACOBS
Sr.
WR
5-10
175
22
TEAGAN VIEBROCK
Jr.
WR
6-1
195
88
CHARLIE PLUM
Sr.
TE
6-4
240
44
ROMAN JANES
Jr
TE
6-4
280
78
MICHAEL BOUGIE
Sr.
LT
6-5
310
62
JOSH AULD
So.
LT
6-5
275
71
THOMAS GRAVES
Jr.
LG
6-3
290
79
STRYKER JOHNSON
Fr.
LG
6-0
270
51
BARRETT VAN DEUN
Sr.
C
6-2
290
73
JAEGER ASH
Sr.
C
6-1
275
72
JACOB LOPAU
Jr.
RG
6-7
305
57
BLAKE SCHEIERL
Jr.
RG
6-2
295
77
MIKEY OFTEDAHL
Jr.
RT
6-2
305
77
TRISTEN CANTU
Sr.
RT
6-1
290
10
SAM NOLAN
Sr.
WR
6-0
190
5
ALBERT RUNDELL
Sr.
WR
6-0
180
1
TREY FEENEY
Sr.
QB
6-3
205
9
COOPER DREWS
Sr.
QB
6-5
215
8
COREY BOHMERT
Sr.
RB
5-10
185
4
TAYE MANNS
So.
RB
5-11
205
Saint John’s Defense
FOOTBALL
OCT. 3 vs. Bethel (Family Weekend) OCT. 10 @ Macalester OCT. 17 vs. Concordia (Homecoming)
GOLF
Bethel Defense
5
LANDON DANNER
Jr.
DE
6-2
235
0
MARCUS WHITING
Jr.
DE
5-11
225
92
CHANDLER OBERING
Sr.
DT
6-4
285
93
ELIJAH CLAUSSEN
Jr.
DT
6-0
280
97
GRADY MINNERATH
Jr.
DT
6-1
270
92
ABDALLAH ABED
Sr.
DT
5-11
240
15
CHARLIE KING
Jr.
DE
6-6
270
47
PHIL CONANT
Sr.
DE
6-1
225
44
ANDREW MOLENAAR
Sr.
LB
6-0
225
11
TAYLOR GLYNN
Gr.
LB
6-1
230
32
AARON BAISLEY
So.
LB
6-1
220
28
JAKE BORMAN
Sr.
LB
6-1
215
8
PEYTON GOETTLICHER
Jr.
LB
5-11
190
4
JACKSON BRAUN
Sr.
LB
6-1
200
7
VINCENT PYNE
Sr.
CB
6-0
185
8
WILL BARTHEL
Jr.
CB
6-0
175
0
MARK ROGALSKI
Jr.
S
6-0
205
6
NICK COLYER
Jr.
FS
6-3
200
4
WILL PEROUTKA
Jr.
S
5-11
175
9
MAX DURGIN
Fr.
SS
6-0
190
9
WESTIN HOYT
Jr.
CB
6-1
200
19
TYLER DRURY
Sr.
CB
6-2
190
Saint John’s Specialists
CROSS COUNTRY OCT. 3 @ Carleton’s Running of the Cows OCT. 17 vs. CSB+SJU Autumn Classic OCT. 17 @ Linfield (Ore.) Invitational
Bethel Specialists
90
MATT HANSEN
Sr.
K/P
5-11
165
36
ELI NOWACKI
Sr.
K/P
6-0
190
2
NOLAN DUMONCEAUX
Jr.
LS
6-1
210
41
ELI SCHEIDEMAN
Sr.
LS
6-2
200
38
NICK BUBOLTZ
So.
H
6-1
220
13
MILES GISH
Fr.
KR
5-10
160
17
GRIFFIN MURRAY
So.
KR
6-0
185
10
AIDEN ECKERT
So.
PR
5-11
185
17
GRIFFIN MURRAY
So.
PR
6-0
185
OCT. 3-5 @ Gustavus’ Twin Cities Classic OCT. 10-12 @ MIAC Championships OCT. 18-20 @ Golfweek October Classic
SOCCER
OCT. 3 vs. Macalester OCT. 6 vs. Hamline OCT. 10 @ Augsburg OCT. 14 vs. UW-River Falls OCT. 17 @ Concordia
SWIMMING & DIVING
OCT. 3 vs. Alumni OCT. 17 @ MIAC vs. WIAC
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