2009 Augustana Football Team Yearbook by Tim Evans

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COLLEGE Facts about Augustana College

An Augustana classroom is lively and highly interactive. 74 percent of classes have 29 or fewer students in them 61 percent of all Augustana students participate in intramural sports. On average, 26 percent of new Augustana graduates attend graduate or professional school On average, 96 percent of Augustana graduates report accepting employment in their major or chosen field 22 Augustana student-athletes have earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, among the top 10 percent of all NCAA institutions Approximately 77 percent of Augustana students graduate in 4 years. Approximately 87 percent of the Augustana student body is from South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. According to Fall 2006 entrollment figures, 57 percent of the freshman class ranked in the top quarter of their high school class. The class had an average GPA of 3.50 and an average ACT score of 24.2. Over the past 5 years, 80 percent of the freshmen returned to Augustana for their sophomore year. In contrast, an area public-funded university had a 52 percent retention rate.

FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS VIKING QUICK FACTS General Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Augustana College Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1800 Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sioux Falls, S.D. (141,000) Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,750 School Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Navy and Gold Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vikings National Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division II Conference: . .Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Stadium: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirkeby-Over Stadium (6,000) Surface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Field Turf Administration President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rob Oliver Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Gross Asst. Athletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Holm Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . .Ann Traphagen Faculty Athletic Representative: . . . . .Marcia Entwistle Director of Athletic Development: . . . . . . . . . . .Jon Eng Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Salem Record at School (years): . . . . . . . .23-22 (4 years) Career Record (years): . . . . . . . . . . .23-22 (4 years) Salem Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-4336 Best time/day to reach coach: . . . . . . . . .10-11 a.m. Assistant Coaches: Defensive Coordinator/Secondary . . . . .Mike Aldrich Aldrich Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-5538 Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs .Steve Olinger Olinger Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-6276 Special Teams Coordinator/Def. Line . . .Don Pierson Pierson Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-4334 Offensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Evenson Evenson Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-4338 Linebackers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Blackburn Blackburn Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-4313 Tight Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Van Dam Van Dam Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-6966 Outside Linebackers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Prater Prater Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-4313 Defensive Backs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Thier Thier Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-6293 Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . .Brett Chambers Chambers Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-5536 Quarterbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Salem Team Information Overall record last year: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4 Conference record/finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3 / 4th Final ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .unranked Basic offense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .One-Back Multiple Basic defense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Letterwinners Returning: .57 / 25 Off., 27 Def., 5 Spec. Letterwinners Lost: . . . . . . .12 / 6 Off., 5 Def., 1 Spec. Starters Returning: . . . . . . .16 / 8 Off., 8 Def., 4 Spec. Starters Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 / 4 Off., 3 Def., 1 Spec. Sports Information Football SID: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Ludwig SID Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-4335 SID Home Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 332-3234 SID Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 376-1333 SID E-Mail Address: . . . . . . .Kevin.Ludwig@augie.edu Sports Information Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 274-5298 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.GoAugie.com Press Box Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(605) 367-7610 SID Mailing Address: . . . . . . . .Sports Information Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elmen Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 S. Summit Ave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sioux Falls, SD 57197

TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information Augustana College Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC Football Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Media Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Coaching Staff Head Coach Brad Salem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9 Head Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Athletic Trainers / Team Physicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Team Information Viking Olympics / Community Service . . . . . . . . .12-13 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15 Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Player Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-34 2009 Season 2009 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-40 NSIC Composite Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Profile . .42-43 2008 Season 2008 Stats / Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44-45 2008 Game Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-51 Mineral Water Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 2008 in the NSIC NSIC Standings / All-NSIC Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Viking Football History Athletic and Academic Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Vikings in the Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Record Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .556-58 Yearly Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59-62 Augustana College Augie Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63-64 About Augustana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 About Sioux Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Sioux Falls Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67-68 Athletic Facilities/Venues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69-72 Kirkeby-Over Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73-74 Viking Championship History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 2009 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC Credits The 2009 Augustana College football media guide is a production of the Augustana College sports information office. Design assistance was provided by Peg Ustad. Photography credits go to Inertia Sports Media, Bruce Conley, Michael G. Brown and Tom Slattery. Special thanks to the Sioux Falls Convention and Visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bureau, the Sioux Falls Storm, the Sioux Falls, Skyforce, the Sioux Falls Stampede and the Sioux Falls Canaries. The media guide was printed at Sisson Printing in Sioux Falls.

MEDIA INFORMATION/MEDIA OUTLETS Media Information

RADIO STATIONS KIKN (100.5 FM) FB, Men’s BB Jeff Fylling 5100 S. Tennis Lane Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Phone: (605) 361-0300 Fax: (605) 361-5410 Web: www.kikn.com

The Augustana College sports information office looks forward to working with members of the media during the 2009 Viking football season. The following information is designed to assist the media with its coverage of the Vikings. For additional information, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ludwig at (605) 274-4335.

Media Credentials Requests for media and photography credentials should be received by the Augustana College Sports Information Office no later than Tuesday of the week of the game. Requests should be directed to Sports Information Director Kevin Ludwig at (605) 274-4335. Credentials will be mailed if time permits, or they can be picked up at the pass gate, located at the West Entrance of Kirkeby-Over Stadium. Credentials will be issued to working media only. Credentials are non-transferable and should be in clear view at all times.

ESPN (99.1 FM) Brad Peterson & Warren Swain 5100 S. Tennis Lane Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Phone: (605) 361-0300 Fax: (605) 361-5410 Web: www.espn991.com KWSN (1230 AM) Craig Mattick & John Gaskins 500 S. Phillips Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: (605) 357-5814 Fax: (605) 336-0415 Web: www.kwsn.com

Press Box Seating Seating in the press box is limited and will be filled on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Only authorized personnel will be allowed in the press box. The press box is a working area. Cheering for either team is prohibited and is grounds for removal.

Photography NEWSPAPERS Argus Leader Beat Writer: Matt Zimmer 200 S. Minnesota Ave. PO Box 5034 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5034 Phone: (605) 331-2265 Fax: (605) 977-3933 Web: www.argusleader.com

Photographers are limited to the marked areas along the field, in accordance with NCAA guidelines. Photographers shooting along the sidelines ARE NOT allowed to shoot in the team box areas, and are asked to use the back of the team box areas to get to the other end of the field.

Weekly Interviews Members of the media should arrange all interviews with coaches and players with SID Kevin Ludwig at (605) 274-4335. A 24hour notice is appreciated. Keep in mind that the best time to conduct a phone interview with head coach Brad Salem is weekday mornings. On game days, NO player interviews will be allowed until the conclusion of the game.

The Mirror Augustana College 2001 S. Summit Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57197 Phone: (605) 274-4423

Practices Most Viking practices are open to the media. Wednesday has been designated as the day when players will be available for normal pre-practice interviews. Players and coaches will be available from 33:25 p.m. ALL interviews conducted before practice must be finished 5 minutes prior to practice. Players and coaches will be also be available for interviews for 20 minutes following practice. Once practice starts, interviews with coaches and players are prohibited. Contact SID Kevin Ludwig at (605) 274-4335 for practice times and location. Interviews requiring additional time can be arranged.

WIRE SERVICE Associated Press 330 N. Main Street PO Box 1125 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 Phone: (605) 332-3111 Fax: (605) 332-3931

TELEVISION STATIONS KDLT-TV (NBC) Mark Ovenden & Jason Anschutz 3600 S. Westport Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57106 Phone: (605) 361-1357 Fax: (605) 361-3982 Web: www.kdlt.com KELO-TV (CBS) Jay Elsen, David McCoy & David Brown 501 S. Phillips Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: (605) 357-5692 Fax: (605) 336-0202 Web: www.keloland.com KSFY-TV (ABC) Erik Thorstensen & Tim Peters 300 N. Dakota Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57102 Phone: (605) 373-7376 Fax: (605) 336-2067 Web: www.ksfy.com INTERNET MAGAZINE Inertia Sports Media Dave Eggen PO Box 91133 Sioux Falls, SD 57109-1133 Phone: (605) 941-1958 Web: www.inertiasports.net CONFERENCE Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Nick Kornder 1601 St. Anthony Ave. Suite 920 St. Paul, MN 55103 Phone: (651) 288-4017 Fax: (651) 224-8583 Web: www.northernsun.org

Follow the Vikings on GoAugie.com

Postgame Services

Media and fans alike can follow all of Augustana’s athletic teams through the Vikings’ official web site, www.GoAugie.com. In 2008 Augustana Athletics partnered with a new internet host company, Internet Consulting Services (ICS), based in Syracuse, N.Y. With the help of ICS, Augustana will continue to provide current news, information and statistics. There are several features on the new GoAugie.com web site that will assist the media in covering the Vikings. First, you can sign up to be included on the article e-mail list. Whenever a new story is posted to the site, you will receive that article in your e-mail inbox. Or you can subscribe to the RSS feeds function. In either case, you can either select certain sports that you wish to receive articles about, or you can select them all. GoAugie.com is also the place to go when you can’t be at the game. For select sports, GoAugie.com will provide live stats, audio broadcasts or web casts. Click the Multimedia link on the front page to access these features.

Following a 10-minute “cooling off” period, head coach Brad Salem and Viking players will be available for interviews. During home games, players will be brought up to the press conference room, located on the second floor of the press box. Coach Salem will meet with the media following his postgame radio show. A member of the Augustana sports information office will be available to assist in arranging postgame interviews. Complete stat packets, including a play-by-play, will be provided as soon as possible after the game in the press conference room.

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Nick Kornder, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations, is the media relations contact at the NSIC office. Kornder’s office and cell phone number is (651) 288-4017 and his e-mail address is Kornder@northernsun.org. The fax number is (651) 224-8583. You can visit the NSIC on the internet at http://www.northernsun.org/.

THE ADMINISTRATION President Rob Oliver

Director of Athletics Bill Gross

Rob Oliver was elected to serve as Augustana College’s 23rd president in January of 2006 following a national search. Oliver is no stranger to Augustana. Prior to his appointment as president, he was an associate professor and chair of the Augustana department of business. “We have to reach out and tell the Augustana story, and it’s a wonderful story,” said Oliver, who is a past chair of the Augustana Board of Trustees and served 12 years on the Board. He began teaching at Augustana in the Fall of 2004. Prior to joining the Augustana faculty, Oliver was the Southern District President of Wells Fargo Bank of South Dakota. His banking career spanned 27 years, all with Wells Fargo. He served as an adjunct instructor at The University of South Dakota School of Business and Graduate School of Business. He has been an instructor with the Sioux Falls chapters of the American Institute of Banking and the American Institute of Financial Education. Oliver majored in economics at USD, graduating in 1975. He received an MBA from USD in 1977, and attended The University of Delaware’s Stonier Graduate School of Banking in 1988, and 1990-91. He currently serves as a board member of Communication Services for the Deaf, is a volunteer with Sioux Empire United Way, and is a member of the Sioux Falls Downtown Rotary Club. He is the past chair of the Sioux Empire United Way Board of Trustees, the Civic Fine Arts Center Board of Directors, the Avera McKennan Hospital Board of Trustees, and the Volunteers of America Board of Directors. Oliver and his wife, Angie, are the parents of two daughters, Andrea and Laura.

Bill Gross has served as Director of Athletics at Augustana College since 1986. He joined the Augustana athletic staff in 1979 as Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach and was the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the college from 1983-92. From 19952005 he also held an academic leadership role at the college as HPER Department Chair. As Director of Athletics, Gross has been a leader in the growth and expansion of the Augustana Athletic Program. He has been directly involved in the planning and fundraising for new athletic facilities on the Augustana campus including the Elmen Center (1989), Bowden Field (1991) and Ronken Field (1993). Gross also played a key role in planning and fundraising for the renovation of the Bill Hall Football Complex in 1994, the resurfacing of the outdoor track in 1997, the Elmen Center Enhancement Project in 2003, and the Hall Football Complex & Sanford Gymnasium project in 2006. Gross is currently involved in a leadership role in planning and fundraising for $13,000,000 in new on-campus facilities which include Kirkeby-Over Stadium, the Larson Track & Field Complex, and a soccer field. Plans call for all of these new facilities to be completed by the fall of 2009. Women’s athletics at Augustana have also seen tremendous growth during Gross’ tenure as Director of Athletics. He was an active leader in the development of the college’s Gender Equity Plan. Under this plan existing women’s sports programs have received improved funding and new sports have been added. During Gross’ time as Director of Athletics at Augustana, the program has expanded to 18 sports (nine for men and nine for women) with over 380 student-athletes now participating. Gross has also been an active leader on both the conference and national levels. During Augustana’s years in the North Central Conference, he served on numerous conference committees. At the NCAA level, he has served two terms on the North Central Men’s Basketball Regional Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and is a past member of the NCAA Division II Athletic Directors Board. Gross has also taught a variety of management and leadership skills workshops over the years. In 2004 his article entitled “Perspectives on Leadership” was published in the Athletic Administration magazine. As head men’s basketball coach at Augustana, Gross’ teams posted a 154-101 record. In his nine years as head coach, he guided the Vikings to eight winning seasons. His 1988-89 team recorded a 23-7 overall record and won the North Central Conference Championship. During Gross’ time as head coach, Augustana advanced to NCAA Division II Regional Tournaments in 1986, 1988, and 1989. Gross is originally from Hayfield, Minn. As a basketball player at Augustana from 1969-73, he was named to the AllNorth Central Conference team three times. After earning his degree in 1973, he played one year of professional basketball in Europe. He then coached at the high school level in Mitchell, S.D. and Marshall, Minn., before returning to join the Augustana athletic staff in 1979. He earned his Master’s Degree from the University of South Dakota in 1979. Bill and his wife, Sheree, have three children: Jennie, Chris, and Sara.

HEAD COACH BRAD SALEM Brad Salem was named the 20th head football coach in Augustana College history on December 3, 2004, succeeding Jim Heinitz, the longest-serving and winningest coach in Viking history. Salem will lead the Vikings into a new era in Augustana football as they open play on campus for the first time in 51 years on Sept. 5 when Augie hosts Emporia State. Salem is entering his fifth season as head coach and has a 23-22 overall record after going 8-4 in 2008. Salem led the Vikings to a fourth place finish in the team’s first season in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, before beating Missouri Western State 37-16 in the 43rd annual Mineral Water Bowl, snapping the NSIC’s seven-game losing streak in the Mineral Water Bowl. The eight wins were the most wins in a season since the 1992 team went 8-3. Salem was named the Vikings' head coach after spending one season as the team's offensive coordinator. He was promoted to offensive coordinator following the 2003 season. In 2003, Salem returned to Augustana after a 10year hiatus to serve as the Vikings’ quarterbacks coach. “I am thankful for this opportunity to be at Augustana College,” Salem said at the press conference announcing his hiring. “It’s a special place to be. It also means a lot to take over for someone like Coach Heinitz, someone who has had such an impact on my life, not only as a player, but as a coach as well.” According to Augustana director of athletics Bill Gross, it was an easy decision to name Salem as Heinitz’s successor. “We feel fortunate and excited to have a person on our staff with the experience and values we like to see in our coaches at Augustana,” Gross said. “Brad has the knowledge and personal traits which we feel will lead us to a bright future for our football program.” It didn’t take long for Salem to make his mark on the Augustana program. In his first season in 2005, he directed the Vikings to a 6-5 overall record, the program’s first winning season since 2002. In addition, Augie went 2-4 in the NCC, snapping an 11game conference losing streak in the process. In 2006, Augustana won its first 3 games to extend its winning streak to 6 games, the longest winning streak since the 1959 and 1960 seasons. Prior to returning to Augustana in 2003, Salem spent a decade coaching in the high school and college ranks. He served as recruiting coordinator and passing coordinator for

three seasons at the University of South Dakota. Before USD, Salem was the offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) where he coached quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs. In 1996, Salem was the defensive coordinator at Lansing (Mich.) Everett High School. From 1994-96, Salem served as the offensive graduate assistant at Michigan State University where he worked with the quarterbacks and wide receivers under George Perles and Nick Saban. Salem's first coaching experience came in 1993 when he was the offensive coordinator for Robinson Sphinx of the European Professional Football League in Paris, France. Salem later came back to Augustana in 1993 where he coached the defensive backs as a student assistant. Salem played quarterback and wide receiver for Coach Jim Heinitz at Augustana from 1990-92 and was a quarterback at Northern Arizona University from 1988-90. He earned his master's degree in 1996 from Michigan State University in athletic administration and his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Augustana in 1992. Salem’s love of football coaching is shared with his family: his father, Joe Salem, is the former head coach at the University of South Dakota, Northern Arizona University and the University of Minnesota, his older brother Tim is currently special teams coordinator at the University of Central Florida and twin brother Brent is offensive coordinator at O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls. Salem and his wife Christina, who serves as Augustana’s Director of Development Communications and Grants, have two sons, Elijah and Jeremiah.

HEAD COACH BRAD SALEM THE BRAD SALEM FILE Age: 39 (March 18, 1970) Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D. High School: O’Gorman High School – 1988 Playing Career: 1988-89: Quarterback – Northern Arizona University 1990-92: Quarterback/Wide Receiver – Augustana College Bachelor’s Degree: Augustana College, 1992, Mathematics Master’s Degree: Michigan State University, 1996, Athletic Administration Family: wife Christina; sons Elijah and Jeremiah Coaching History: Spring 1993: Offensive Coordinator – Robinson Sphinx Fall 1993: Student Assistant – Augustana College 1994-96: Graduate Assistant – Michigan State University 1996: Defensive Coordinator – Lansing (Mich.) Everett High School 1997-98: Offensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator – Luther College 1999-01: Recruiting Coordinator/Passing Coordinator – University of South Dakota 2002: Quarterbacks Coach – O’Gorman High School 2003: Quarterbacks Coach – Augustana College 2004: Offensive Coordinator – Augustana College Present: Head Coach – Augustana College

Salem’s Year-By-Year Records Year 2005

Overall 6-5

Conference 2-4

2006

5-6

3-5

2007

4-7

2-6

2008

8-4

7-3

23-22

14-18

Overall

ASSISTANT COACHES MIKE ALDRICH Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Coach

offensive coordinator in 1996, and the linebackers coach during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. A four-year letterwinner at St. Olaf, Aldrich served as special teams captain during his junior and senior seasons. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and social studies education from St. Olaf in 1995. He also earned a master’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in 1999. Presently, Aldrich is working on a doctorate degree in sports management from the University of Louisville. Aldrich and his wife Kristen live in Sioux Falls. They have a daughter Makenna and a son Joseph.

Mike Aldrich enters his fourth season as the Vikings’ defensive coordinator after serving as assistant defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator the previous two seasons. Aldrich, who is in his second stint on the Viking coaching staff, returned to Augustana in 2004 as the team's assistant defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and secondary coach. He spent the 2003 season as the defensive graduate assistant at the University of Louisville after serving a two-year stint as the secondary coach and assistant special teams coordinator at Augustana College (S.D.). Under Aldrich’s guidance, the Vikings special teams developed a knack for blocking kicks. In 2004, Augie blocked 8 kicks, and in 2005, the Vikings blocked 9 kicks. During his first stint at Augustana, Aldrich was the driving force behind one of the top secondaries in the Division II ranks. Producing five all-conference honorees and one all-American during his tenure, the Aldrich-coached Vikings' secondary ranked among the nation’s top 10 for interceptions and was anchored by the league leader for picks in each of his two seasons at Augustana. In addition to his duties at Augustana, Aldrich served as the head coach and defensive coordinator for the Sioux Falls Storm of the National Indoor Football League from 2000-02. Aldrich’s impact was immediately felt in the NIFL as the Storm’s defense quickly developed into one of the staunchest units in the league. He returned to the Storm bench midway through the 2005 season as the team’s defensive coordinator, a position he still holds. During the past five seasons, the Storm won fourstraight United Indoor Football (UIF) A s s o c i a t i o n championships and won a professional sports record 40-straight games. In 2006, the Storm featured the No. 1 scoring defense in the UIF. Aldrich also served as the special teams coordinator and linebacker coach for California Lutheran University in 2000 after serving as the assistant defensive line coach at the College of the Sequoias in 1999. A native of Burnsville, Minn., Aldrich started in the coaching ranks at his alma mater, St. Olaf College, where he served as the defensive line coach in 1995, the tight ends coach and assistant

STEVE OLINGER Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs Steve Olinger enters his eighth season on the Viking staff and his third season as offensive coordinator after serving as the team’s recruiting coordinator during the 2006 season. Prior to that, Olinger spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons as a graduate assistant coach. He also coaches the running backs. Olinger began his coaching career with the Vikings in 2002. After spending the 2002 and 2003 seasons as a student assistant coach, Olinger was elevated to a graduate assistant coach in 2004. During that time, he coached the linebackers for two seasons. Olinger has been an assistant coach with the Sioux Falls Storm for the past three seasons. The Storm set a professional sports record by winning 40 games en route to winning their fourthstraight straight United Bowl championship in 2008. Olinger enjoyed a stellar career as a defensive back at Augustana, where he was a three-year starter. As a senior in 2001, he earned honorable mention All-North Central Conference recognition. He was third on the team in tackles that season with 57. He was also second on the squad in interceptions with five and pass break ups with eight. A native of Emery, S.D., Olinger graduated from Augustana in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in education, with an emphasis in health and physical education. He earned a master’s degree in education at Augustana in 2005.

ASSISTANT COACHES DON PIERSON Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach

JOE EVENSON Offensive Line Joe Evenson is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Vikings. In 2008 he took over as the offensive line after coaching the tight ends and tackles in 2007. Before coming to Augustana, Evenson, a Garretson, S.D., native, spent three seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb. During his stint at WSC, he worked with the linebackers. Evenson was a four-year letterwinner and two-year starting linebacker for the Vikings from 1998-2001. He was an All-North Central Conference honorable mention selection during his junior and senior seasons. Following his career with the Vikings, Evenson played three seasons (2002-04) with the Sioux Falls Storm indoor football team. He was a member of the 2004 team that won the Pacific North Conference championship. Evenson earned his bachelor's degree in fitness management from Augustana in 2003. He earned his master's degree in sports management from Wayne State in 2006. Evenson is married to the former Tresse Klumper, who was a standout player for the Viking women's basketball team. The couple lives in Sioux Falls.

After 23 seasons with the Viking football program, Don Pierson is the veteran of the Augustana coaching staff. In addition to serving as the Vikings' special teams coordinator, Pierson is also the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recruiting coordinator. He continues to coach the Viking defensive linemen. As the defensive line coach, a pair of Vikings has earned All-North Central Conference First Team honors. The group include Austin Flyger, the 2003 NCC Most Valuable Defensive Lineman, and Craig Bosch, the only non-senior lineman named to the All-NCC First Team in 2004. He was named to the team again in 2006. That success continued in 2008, when Augustana joined the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and sophomore defensive end Eric Bergman made the All-NSIC First Team. Pierson, a member of the American Football Coaches Association, is a 1983 graduate of Dakota Wesleyan University. Prior to coming to Augustana, he served on the staff at NebraskaKearney in 1983 and 1984. He assisted at Southwest State University (Minn.) in 1985. Pierson also serves as an assistant administrator in the athletic department. He is the home event manager for men's and women's basketball. Pierson, a 1983 graduate of Dakota Wesleyan University, has been the Vikingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defensive line coach since 1990. He served as the special teams coordinator from 1996 through the 2003 season. Prior to joining the Augie staff, he coached at Nebraska-Kearney in 1983 and 1984, and was an assistant at Southwest Minnesota State University in 1985. Pierson and his wife Shelly have two children, Tyler, a member of the Augie baseball team, and Emilee.

ASSISTANT COACHES MARK BLACKBURN Linebackers

JOE SALEM Quarterbacks

Mark Blackburn begins his fifth season on the Viking coaching staff in 2009. He will continue to coach the linebackers this season after working with the safeties in 2006. Blackburn is no stranger to Sioux Falls or the North Central Conference. He was a two-time All-North Central Conference First Team linebacker and safety at the University of South Dakota. He was second on the team in tackles as a junior in 2000 and led the Coyotes in tackles as a senior in 2001. Blackburn played his first two years of college football at Mt. San Antonio College and Riverside Community College in California. At Riverside, he led the team in tackles and was second in interceptions en route to earning All-Mission Conference honors. Blackburn has continued his playing career as a member of the Sioux Falls Storm of the United Indoor Football (UIF) Association. He has played seven seasons with the Storm and is the franchise’s all-time leading tackler. A team captain and AllUIF selection, Blackburn helped the Storm have the topranked defense in the UIF in 2006, and was a key figure in the team winning a professional sports record 40-straight games and four-straight United Bowl championships. Blackburn, a Los Angeles native, earned a bachelor’s degree in education from South Dakota in 2003. He most recently earned his master’s in education from Augie in 2008. Blackburn and his wife Nicole live in Sioux Falls.

Joe Salem, a figure synonymous with football in South Dakota and Minnesota over the past 40 years, joined the Augustana coaching staff in 2006 as the Vikings' quarterbacks' coach. Salem, the father of Augustana head coach Brad Salem, returned to the sidelines for the first time since retiring in 1983. A native of Sioux Falls, Salem was a three-year letterwinner at the University of Minnesota as a reserve quarterback. A member of the Gophers' 1960 national championship team, Salem began his coaching career with the Gophers following his playing career. After five years at Minnesota, Salem was named the head coach at the University of South Dakota in 1966. Inheriting a team that won a total of nine games in the six previous seasons, Salem led the Coyotes to the top of the North Central Conference standings. In nine years at USD, Salem amassed a 51-38-2 record. His 1972, 1973 and 1974 teams all tied for the NCC championship. He presently ranks third on USD's career wins list. Salem then spent four seasons as the head coach at Northern Arizona University from 1975-78. He compiled a 26-17 record during that time, including winning the 1978 Big Sky Conference title with an 8-2 overall record and a perfect 6-0 mark in the Big Sky. After his successful stint at Northern Arizona, Salem returned to the Upper Midwest as head coach at the University of Minnesota. From 1979-83, he had a 19-35-1 five-year record at his alma mater. Following his retirement in 1983, Salem, who played high school football for his father Nusier, began grooming another generation of coaches. Three of Salem's sons are active in coaching football. Salem, who graduated from Minnesota in 1961, is a member of the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame and the Henry Heider Coyote Sports Hall of Fame. Salem and his wife Susan have four children: Tim, Wade, Brad and Brent. The couple, who live in Sioux Falls, have 11 grandchildren.

ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF JOHN VAN DAM Tight Ends

Jason Thier Defensive Backs Jason Thier is entering his first year as a graduate assistant coach for the Vikings. He will work with defensive backs this season. Thier played collegiately at Truman State where he was a three-year starter as a linebacker. In his senior season he led the Bulldogs in tackling with 99 tackles and also recorded 4 interceptions, 1 sack, 1 touchdown and 2 forced fumbles. He was named to the All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Second Team Defense and received MIAA Player of the Week Honors. He was also named the team MVP. As a junior he recorded 61 tackles and 3 sacks and was named to the MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Team. A native of Glendale, Ariz., Thier graduated from Truman State with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 2009. He is currently working toward his master’s degree at Augustana.

John Van Dam is entering his second season with the coaching staff this season as a graduate assistant coach. He will coach the tight ends. Van Dam played collegiately at Michigan State University where he was a quarterback. After redshirting during the 2003 season, Van Dam saw limited action during his final four seasons with the Spartans. As a junior in 2006, he earned Academic All-Big 10 honors. A native of East Lansing, Mich., Van Dam was a two-year letterwinner at Okemos High School, where he also competed in lacrosse and track and field. Van Dam’s father Gary is also associated with college football as the director of sales and marketing for the Motor City Bowl. A National Merit Scholarship recipient, Van Dam earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Michigan State in 2008. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree at Augustana.

BRETT CHAMBERS Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

JOHN PRATER Outside Linebackers

Brett Chambers is in his third year as the strength and conditioning coordinator for all Viking sports. Prior to this role, he spent three years as the football team’s strength coach. Chambers came to Augustana following a five-year stint at the University of South Dakota, from 1999-2003. During his first four years with the Coyotes, Chambers was the defensive line coach in addition to being the department’s strength and conditioning coordinator. In 2003 he was promoted to defensive coordinator as well as coaching the linebackers. During his five years at USD, Chambers provided strength and conditioning to five players who went on to play in the NFL. Prior to USD, Chambers spent the 1998 season as a graduate assistant at the University of Iowa. There he worked with the defensive ends. He began his coaching career in 1997 as the defensive line coach at Iowa Wesleyan College. Chambers, a native of Treynor, Iowa, was a threeyear letterwinner and started 14 games at the University of Iowa from 1992-96. During his career, the Hawkeyes won the 1995 Sun Bowl and the 1996 Alamo Bowl. Chambers graduated with a bachelor’s degree in health management from Iowa in 1996. He completed a master’s degree in exercise science at South Dakota in 2001. Chambers and his wife Amber live in Sioux Falls. They have a son Creighton.

John Prater enters his second season as a graduate assistant coach on the Augustana coaching staff. He will continue to help coach the outside linebackers. Before joining the Viking staff, Prater enjoyed a solid playing career at the University of Wyoming. As a senior in 2007, Prater alternated starts at inside linebacker. In the process he accumulated 68 total tackles, which was fifth on the team. He also had 1 sack, 1 pass broken up and 1 forced fumble. During his junior season in 2006, Prater was ninth on the club in tackles with 36. Prater broke in with the Cowboys in 2003. The only true freshman linebacker to see action that season, Prater appeared in 9 games. He came back in 2004 to register 32 tackles. He was slated to be a starter in 2005, but an injury forced him into a medical redshirt. Football runs in the Prater family. His brother Kyle, currently plays for LSU. His father John played at Kansas and is now a high school coach in Texas, while his grandfather John, Sr., played at Baylor. In addition, his uncle Dean played at Oklahoma State. A native of Kerrville, Texas, Prater earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication from Wyoming in 2008. He is currently working towards a master’s degree at Augustana. Prater lives in Sioux Falls with his wife Gwen and their son Johnny. 9

SUPPORT STAFF BOB HALL Equipment Manager Bob Hall is the football equipment manager for the Vikings. Hall and his wife Kari have supported the program in many other ways. In the fall of 2007, the Halls donated $6.1 million for the construction of a new on-campus football stadium, which opens this fall. The facility is named KirkebyOver Stadium in honor of Kari’s parents.

In recent years, the Halls have purchased a trailer to transport equipment for road games, as well as new uniforms and weight equipment for the team. In April, 2006, the Halls continued their support with a gift of $1 million for a new football locker room and training facility. The facility is part of the Hall Football Complex and Sanford Gymnasium. The complex is named in honor of Bob and Kari Hall, and Bob's father and mother, the late Bill and Irene Hall. For their generous support of Viking football, the Halls received the 2004 Milt and Clara Harvey Award, which is presented annually to an individual in recognition of their financial support of Augustana Athletics.

COACHING HISTORY CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER Coach (Years) J.A. Johnson (1920-21) Carl Anderson (1922-24) Martin Cole (1925-26) H. Paul Dee (1927-30) LA “Lefty Olson” (1931-42, 46-47) Harry Lackey (1945) Bob Fitch (1947) Jerry Thompson (1948-50) Linn Wells (1951-52) Vic Pederson (1953) Pinky Falgren (1954-55) Bob Burns (1956-61) James Malmquist (1962-1968) Ralph Starenko (1969-76) Joel Swisher (1977-80) Lyle Eidsness (1981-84) Jim Heinitz (1985-92, 96-04) Denny Moller (1993-95) Brad Salem (2005-present)

,, ,, LA LEFTY OLSON 1931-42, 1946-47

Record 3-4-1 13-8-2 4-11 10-18-1 77-32-2 1-3 3-5 7-18 3-14 1-8 3-13-2 28-20-2 21-41-1 30-47-2 17-21-1 13-30 82-102-1 11-19-1 23-22

CAREER VICTORY LIST Coach (Years) Jim Heinitz (1985-92, 96-04) LA “Lefty Olson” (1931-42, 46-47) Ralph Starenko (1969-76) Bob Burns (1956-61) Brad Salem (2005-present) James Malmquist (1962-1968) Joel Swisher (1977-80) Carl Anderson (1922-24) Lyle Eidsness (1981-84) Denny Moller (1993-95) H. Paul Dee (1927-30) Jerry Thompson (1948-50) Martin Cole (1925-26) Pinky Falgren (1954-55) Linn Wells (1951-52) J.A. Johnson (1920-21) Bob Fitch (1947) Harry Lackey (1945) Vic Pederson (1953)

BOB BURNS 1956-61 Led Vikings to the 1959 NCC Championship

Record 82-102-1 77-32-2 30-47-2 28-20-2 23-22 21-41-1 17-21-1 13-8-2 13-30 11-19-1 10-18-1 7-18 4-11 3-13-2 3-14 3-4-1 3-5 1-3 1-8

JIM HEINITZ 1985-92, 1996-2004 Winningest coach in school history

VIKING ATHLETIC TRAINERS Jeff Behrens Student Athletic Trainer Scholarship award in 2001. Whiting, a Garretson S.D., native, then served as a graduate assistant Athletic Trainer at Indiana State University where she received her master’s degree in Athletic Training in 2003. Whiting and her husband Jason have two sons, Cade and Brendan. They live in Sioux Falls.

BRIAN GERRY Program Director / Head Athletic Trainer / Assistant Professor Brian Gerry is the Program Director of the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP), which is an accredited education program for Augustana College. He is also the Head Athletic Trainer for the football team. Gerry has been associated with Augustana for 15 years. He started teaching in 1993 and became the Program Director and Head Athletic Trainer for Augie in association with his Coordinator of the SPORTS 1 progam for SVH in 1996. He has served as the head football athletic trainer for the past 12 years. From 19931996 Gerry was an adjunct instructor within the HPER department as served as the Coordinator of the SPORTS 1 program. In 1996 Gerry began his role as Program Director and Head ATC while also serving as the Coordinator of the SPORTS 1 program. He held these dual roles from 19962001 and in 2001 he became an exclusive Augie employee serving as the Program Director of Augie’s ATEP and the Head Athletic Trainer of the Viking athletic department. For six years prior to coming to Augustana, Gerry was the Head Athletic Trainer for Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., and for one year prior to that he was an assistant athletic trainer for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. Gerry was awarded the Clinical Teacher of the Year award from the Sioux Falls Family Practice Residency Program in 1997. This was and still is the only time a nonphysician has ever won such an award. Gerry, a Sioux Falls native, graduated from Washington High School in 1980 and graduated from Southwest State University in 1985 with a degree in Physical Education and Health Education. While there, he played football and baseball for the Mustangs. He received his M.S. in Athletic Training from Indiana State University in 1987. Brian and his wife Kelli have three children: Jennifer, Matthew and Nathan.

ANDY BOEHNKE, MS, ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer Andy Boehnke is in his sixth year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Augustana College. His primary sport responsibilities include women’s soccer, men’s basketball, wrestling and baseball and he shares the team duties of cross country and track and field. He also works for the Sioux Valley POWER progam at Sioux Valley Hospital during the summer months. Prior to coming to Augustana, Boehnke served as a graduate assistant Athletic Trainer withe the Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic in Mankato, MN for two years. A Henry, S.D., native, Boehnke graduated from South Dakota State University in 2001 with bachelor’s degrees in Athletic Training and HPER. He received his master’s degree in Sports Administration from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2003. Boehnke and his wife Tami live in Tea.

BRANDON WELLS, MS, ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer Brandon Wells begins his first year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Augustana. He works primarily with the football and men’s basketball, as well as the men's and women's track and field teams. Prior to coming to Augustana, Wells served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Minnesota State University, Mankato, working primarily with football. During that time he also served as an assistant athletic trainer at the Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic in Mankato, Minn. In the summer of 2006 he served as a Summer Training Camp Intern for the Cleveland Browns. A native of Arlington, Wis., Wells graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2007 with a major in athletic training and a minor in strength and conditioning coaching. He received his master’s degree in exercise physiology from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2009.

EMILY WHITING, MS, ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer Emily Whiting is in her sixth year as an Assisted Athletic Trainer at Augustana. She is primarily responsible for the volleyball, women’s basketball and softball teams and shares duties with the cross country and track and field teams. She also works for the Sioux Valley POWER progam at Sioux Valley Hospital during the summer months. Whiting is not stranger to Augie. She graduated from Augie with honors in 2002 with a degree in Athletic Training and Exercise Science. She was the first-ever recipient of the Dr. 11

2009 VIKING OLYMPICS Augustana's football team came together in the Elmen Center prior to the start of spring football drills for the 5th Annual Viking Olympics. Designed as the final testing of Augustana's offseason conditioning program, Viking players participated in a series of different events. Billed as an annual event, Viking Olympics stresses the importance of camaraderie, leadership and unity as well as athletic performance. A major focus of Viking Olympics is the spirit of competition by putting the offense vs. the defense by position. The Viking players must compete at the highest level in order to gain a win

for their team. Five Olympic records fell in 2009. They included Brandon Ordorff in the middle 800 meter run (2:22.09), Joe Klumper in the skill 800 meter run (2:21.66), Ben Wardell in the sprint (14.09), Eric Bergman in the 300 yard shuttle (44.44) and Mark Malangko in the 40-yard dash (4.26). The Olympics culminated with a show of strength as the players compete in a tug of war. When the points were totaled at the end of the competition, the defense came out on top 413-349. It is the defenseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third win in Viking Olympic history after winning in 2005 and 2006.

2009 EVENT WINNERS BY POSITION

Obstacle Course Relay OL/DL: 1. Defense Middle: 1. Offense Skill: 1. Defense

*New Viking Olympics Record Position Key: OL/DL: Offensive/Defensive Linemen Middle: Linebackers/Tight Ends/Quarterbacks Skill: Defensive Backs/Wide Receivers/Running Backs Bench Press (Reps of 225) OL/DL: 1. Clinton Berentschot, 26 Middle: 1. Brandon McMichael, 23 Skill: 1. Logan Ferrie, 17 Medicine Ball Toss OL/DL: 1. Kevin Knapp, 22'1 Middle: 1. Brandon McMichael, 20'7 Skill: 1. Mike Vanasek, 17'8

Slalom Relay OL/DL: 1. Defense Middle: 1. Defense Skill: 1. Defense

Vertical Jump OL/DL: 1. Brady MacIver, 30 Middle: 1. Austin Luecke, 34 Skill: 1. Tyler Schulte, 36

Tug Of War OL/DL: 1. Offense Middle: 1. Defense Skill: 1. Offense

800 meter run OL/DL: 1. Craig Rogers, 2:47.00 Middle: 1. Brandon Ordorff, 2:22.09* Skill: 1. Joe Klumper, 2:21.66* Sprint OL/DL: 1. Ben Wardell, 14.09* Middle: 1. Keith Newman, 13.8 Skill: 1. Zac Kallas, 13.72 300-yard shuttle OL/DL: 1. Eric Bergman, 44.44* Middle: 1. Curt Truhe, 43.76 Skill: 1. Dan O'Keffe, 41.5

Broad Jump OL/DL: 1. Ben Wardell, 9'1.5 Middle: 1. Keith Newman, 8'10.5 Skill: 1. Eric Ellingworth, 9'7.5

40-yard dash OL/DL: 1. Aaron Jung, 5.08 Middle: 1. Ryan Isaacson, 4.89 Skill: 1. Mark Malangko, 4.26*

Photos courtesy of Tom Slattery

VIKING OLYMPIC HISTORY / INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Past Team Scores 2009: Defense 413, Offense 349, 2008: Offense 398, Defense 358 2007: Offense 357, Defense 354, 2006: Defense 435, Offense 278 2005: Defense 392, Offense 324

Individual Records Position Key: OL/DL: Offensive/Defensive Linemen Middle: Linebackers/Tight Ends/Quarterbacks Skill: Defensive Backs/Wide Receivers/Running Backs

300-Yard Shuttle OL/DL: 44.44, Eric Bergman, 2009 Middle: 41.8, Brandon Rolloff, 2005 Skill: 40.4, Dan Klumper, 2005 40-yard dash OL/DL: 5.06, Craig Bosch, 2005 Middle: 4.7, Chris Pomerleau, 2005 Skill: 4.26, Mark Malangko, 2009

Bench Press (Reps of 225 pounds) OL/DL: 27, Cory Brandts, 2008 Middle: 26, Nick Ovenden, 2006 Skill: 20, Ryan Corcoran, 2005 Medicine Ball Toss OL/DL: 27-4.5, Brady MacIver, 2008 Middle: 24-4, Keegan Hage, 2005 Skill: 23-2, Andrew Phillips, 2006 Broad Jump OL/DL: 9-3, Mike Klepatz, 2007 Middle: 9-11, Brandon Rolloff, 2005 Skill: 10-1.75, Mitch Weber, 2005 Vertical Jump OL/DL: 32, Craig Bosch, 2006 Middle: 36, Riley Garrigan, 2006 Skill: 38.5, Jason Donnelly, 2008 800 meter run OL/DL: 2:45.00, Chris Koopman, 2005 Middle: 2:22.09, Brandon Ordorff, 2009 Skill: 2:21.66, Joe Klumper, 2009 Down & Back Sprint OL/DL: 14.09, Ben Wardell, 2009 Middle: 13.3, Chris Pomerleau, 2005 Skill: 13.19, Jason Donnelly, 2007

Photos courtesy of Tom Slattery

COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY On Friday, May 15, approximately 70 members of the Augustana football team, along with several coaches, participated in a "Community Clean Up Day." The players and coaches spent the afternoon and evening volunteering their time and talents cleaning up the yards of 25 elderly citizens. The groups raked leaves, mowed lawns, washed windows and performed other odd jobs. "With opportunities like this community clean up day, our players fulfill essential needs in the community and also begin to understand the importance of servant leadership, which is a key to our future success as a team," head coach Brad Salem said. Sponsors for the Clean Up Day included Workers on Wheels, Sunshine Foods, Dakota Sports and Coca-Cola. The Vikings would like to thank their sponsors for their involvement in this special project. 13

2009 NUMERICAL & ALPHABETICAL ROSTERS Alphabetical Roster No. 28 7 92 40 58 68 48 67 98 35 61 32 36 20 12 2 34 24 70 71 1 91 78 38 14 79 13 31 11 72 4 83 60 46 19 49 42 41 69 94 88 97 23 90 44 27 47 82 10 95 57 53 54 64 96 62 5 8 66 6 74

Name Devon Alber Nick Andreas Tony Axtell Zach Barbur Drew Barman Brent Beenken Andrew Behrens Clinton Berentschot Eric Bergman Paul Berndt Glenn Bilina Brock Bills Deron Buboltz Dylan Buehler Luke Butler Joe Clark Tony Cullen Adam Diamond Brent Dinger Derrick Dunn Eric Ellingworth Jason Engstrom Aaron Esselink Thomas Filer Tanner Foth James Franken Jeff Getting Garrett Glaus Josh Hanson Alex Hasse Sam Holsen Noah Huisman Paul Ingram Chris Isaacson Danny Isaacson Mike Isaacson Ryan Isaacson Chris Janisch Trent Johnson Jesse Jones Isaac Jorgensen Aaron Jung Zac Kallas Nick Kaufman Andrew Keel Sean Kelly Jake King Alex Kjellsen Joe Klumper Kevin Knapp Louis Krabbenhoft Jake Lee Austin Luecke Tyler Lynch Brady MacIver Mike Magnuson Nate Mahone Mark Malangko Troy Manley Jordan Marshall Luke Martynec

Pos. WR DB DL RB DL LB K OL DL RB OL RB RB QB QB RB DB RB TE OL WR DL OL WR QB OL DB DB QB TE WR WR LB LB WR DB LB LB OL DL TE DL DB DL LB DB LB WR WR DL OL DL LB OL DL OL RB DB OL QB OL

Numerical Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 63

Name Eric Ellingworth Joe Clark Curt Truhe Sam Holsen Nate Mahone Jordan Marshall Nick Andreas Mark Malangko Nick Weber Joe Klumper Josh Hanson Luke Butler Jeff Getting Tanner Foth Ryan Schuetz Tyler Schulte Mike Vanasek Dan O’Keefe Danny Isaacson Dylan Buehler Tom Vanasek Josh Niedenfuer Zac Kallas Adam Diamond Joel Schauder Anthony Tucker Sean Kelly Devon Alber Micah Nordin Phil Uecker Garrett Glaus Brock Bills Brandon McMichael Tony Cullen Paul Berndt Deron Buboltz Brent Webb Thomas Filer Diego Oquendo Zach Barbur Chris Janisch Ryan Isaacson Keith Newman Andrew Keel Andrew Phillips Chris Isaacson Jake King Andrew Behrens Mike Isaacson Joel Slinden Josh Pruett Ross Peterson Jake Lee Austin Luecke Jim Pawelec Ben Wardell Louis Krabbenhoft Drew Barman Paul Ingram Glenn Bilina Mike Magnuson Tom Ries

Pos. WR RB RB WR RB QB DB DB DB WR QB QB DB QB QB WR DB DB WR QB DB DB DB RB QB DB DB WR DB LB DB RB LB DB RB RB DB WR DB RB LB LB LB LB RB LB LB K DB DL LB LB DL LB OL LB OL DL LB OL OL OL

Ht. 6-0 5-7 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2

Wt. 183 188 195 175 205 181 210 186 195 215 175 220 190 210 190 165 195 200 185 195 190 191 185 194 190 195 160 175 195 200 180 190 245 195 200 190 205 160 180 205 243 217 200 215 235 217 205 195 210 215 210 210 250 205 310 220 250 225 200 285 265 240

Yr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. RFr. Sr. RFr. Fr. RFr. Jr. Sr. So. RFr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. RFr. Fr. Fr. Sr. RFr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. RFr. Jr. Sr. Sr. RFr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. RFr. Fr. RFr.

Hometown / Previous School Redwood Falls, Minn. / Redwood Valley HS Rochester, Minn./ Century HS Elk Point, S.D. / Elk Point Jefferson HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS Hills, Minn. / Brandon Valley HS Ramsey, Minn. / Totino-Grace HS Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South HS Santa Maria, Calif. / Righetti HS Groton, S.D. / Groton HS Worthington, Minn. / Worthington HS Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS Pocatello, Idaho / Century HS Waukee, Iowa / Waukee HS Onida, S.D. / Sully Buttes HS Gretna, Neb. / Gretna HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / O’Gorman HS Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville HS Aberdeen, S.D. / Aberdeen Roncalli HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / O’Gorman HS Lewistown, Mont. / Fergus HS Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North HS Andover, Minn. / Anoka HS Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville HS Rochester, Minn. / John Marshall HS Indianola, Iowa / Indianola HS Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central HS Manchester, Iowa / W. Delaware Comm. School Lake Lillian, Minn. / Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City

Dassel, Minn. / Dassel-Cokato HS Rosemount, Minn. / Rosemount HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS Eden Prairie, Minn. / Breck HS Anoka, Minn. / Andover HS Mankato, Minn. / West HS Atwater, Minn. / Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City HS

Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue West HS Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue East HS Staten Island, N.Y. / Tottenville HS/Michigan St. Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / O’Gorman HS Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS Winter Springs, Fla. / Winter Springs HS Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / O’Gorman HS/USD Mounds View, Minn. / Totino-Grace HS Pleasant Hill, Iowa / Southeast Polk HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / O’Gorman HS Grove City, Minn. / Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City HS

Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS Blue Earth, Minn. / Blue Earth Area HS Groton, S.D. / Groton HS Big Bend, Wis. / Mukwonago HS Sturgis, S.D. / Sturgis HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS Sun Prairie, Wis. / DeForest HS Brawley, Calif. / Brawley Union HS Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East HS Sioux Falls, S.D./ Lincoln HS Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS

2009 NUMERICAL & ALPHABETICAL ROSTERS Numerical Roster

Alphabetical Roster No. 33 93 43 22 80 29 18 39 99 86 55 52 45 89 77 51 73 63 25 65 15 16 87 50 3 26 30 81 17 21 85 56 37 9 76

Name Brandon McMichael Cody Nesbitt Keith Newman Josh Niedenfuer Darren Niklason Micah Nordin Dan O’Keefe Diego Oquendo Brandon Ordorff Ben Parsley Jim Pawelec Ross Peterson Andrew Phillips Ethan Preisler Tim Prucha Josh Pruett Pat Regan Tom Ries Joel Schauder Dan Schoen Ryan Schuetz Tyler Schulte Anthony Shawd Joel Slinden Curt Truhe Anthony Tucker Phil Uecker Justin Van De Berg Mike Vanasek Tom Vanasek Scott Verley Ben Wardell Brent Webb Nick Weber Cole Zarak

Pos. LB WR LB DB WR DB DB DB DL WR OL LB RB TE OL LB OL OL QB OL QB WR TE DL RB DB LB WR DB DB WR LB DB DB OL

No. 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name Tyler Lynch Dan Schoen Troy Manley Clinton Berentschot Brent Beenken Trent Johnson Brent Dinger Derrick Dunn Alex Hasse Pat Regan Luke Martynec Cole Zarak Tim Prucha Aaron Esselink James Franken Darren Niklason Justin Van De Berg Alex Kjellsen Noah Huisman Scott Verley Ben Parsley Anthony Shawd Isaac Jorgensen Ethan Preisler Nick Kaufman Jason Engstrom Tony Axtell Cody Nesbitt Jesse Jones Kevin Knapp Brady MacIver Aaron Jung Eric Bergman Brandon Ordorff

Pos. OL OL OL OL LB OL TE OL TE OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR WR TE TE TE DL DL DL WR DL DL DL DL DL DL

Ht. 6-4 6-1 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3

Wt. 305 264 310 290 195 277 215 275 220 275 245 275 270 290 268 165 190 155 180 210 180 230 205 220 263 230 245 183 272 272 290 245 252 200

Yr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Fr. So. RFr. So. RFr. RFr. Jr. RFr. Sr. RFr. Sr. Sr. Jr. RFr. Jr. RFr.

Hometown / Previous School Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove HS Hainesville, Ill. / Grayslake Comm. HS Inwood, Iowa / West Lyon HS Farmington, Minn. / Farmington HS Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove HS Luverne, Minn. / Luverne HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS North Mankato, Minn. / West HS Stillwater, Minn. / Mahtomedi HS Woodbury, Minn. / Hill-Murray School HS Wahpeton, N.D. / Wahpeton HS Bellevue, Neb. / Bryan HS Hills, Minn. / Hills-Beaver Creek HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS Brandon, S.D. / Brandon Valley HS Garretson, S.D. / Garretson HS Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS Mason City, Iowa / Mason City HS Blooming Prairie, Minn. / Blooming Prairie HS Flandreau, S.D. / Flandreau HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Lincoln HS Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS Le Center, Minn. / Le Center HS Leavenworth, Kan. / Immaculata HS Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids HS Lennox, S.D. / Lennox HS Alta, Iowa / Alta Community HS St. Michael, Minn. / Osseo HS Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville HS Anoka, Minn. / Anoka HS Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS Clear Lake, Minn. / Becker HS Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo HS

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PLAYER PROFILES #92 - TONY AXTELL

#12 - LUKE BUTLER

6-1, 245, Sr., Linebacker Lennox, S.D. / Lennox HS / Briar Cliff University

6-5, 220, Sr., Quarterback Pocatello, Idaho / Century HS / Idaho State University

2008: Did not appear in any games after transferring from Briar Cliff University 2007: Helped lead team to 5-6 record, most wins in Briar Cliff history … Scored the first Briar Cliff touchdown ever against Northwestern College … Had a 35yard touchdown catch versus Morningside … Named team offensive player of the week three times. 2006: Helped lead team to 4-5 record, most wins in school history. High School: Played for Sioux Falls Lincoln from 2001-2003, then transferred to Lennox for senior season … At Lincoln, was a two-year letterwinner and one-year starter … In 2001, helped lead Lincoln to 9-1 record and Greater Dakota Conference Championship … At Lennox, he led the team in sacks, had over 50 tackles, and set the single season rushing record … Was a letterwinner, starter and team captain … Also competed four years in wrestling and baseball … Placed 5th at South Dakota State Wrestling Championships with 36-8 record, also was a state qualifier as a junior …Helped lead Lennox wrestling team to Big 8 runner-up … Helped lead baseball team to second place at the state tournament. High School Coach: Kent Anderson. Personal: Son of Michelle Bruns and the late Peter Axtell ... Major is fitness management and exercise science.

Elected team captain for the 2009 season. 2008: Started at quarterback for the Vikings in 11 games … Completed nearly 55 percent of his passes, going 131-of-239 for 1,654 yards with 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions ... Completed 19-of-30 for 243 yards and three scores in a 42-21 victory at Concordia-St. Paul …Posted a season-high 21-of-30 effort in a 39-20 victory over Southwest Minnesota State, throwing for 290 yards and three touchdowns, including a season-long 82-yarder to Tyler Schulte …Rushed nine times for 82 yards at Minnesota, Crookston …Threw for over 100 yards in 7-of11 games. At Idaho State 2007: Played in nine career games for the Bengals in 2006 and 2007 … Saw action in five games in 2007 … Earned starts against Montana State and Northern Arizona … Completed 45 of 85 passes for 468 yards … Rushed for 66 yards on 19 carries … Against Eastern Washington, he came off the bench to complete 22 of 41 passes for 264 yards. 2006: Saw action in four games … He was 6-for-12 passing for 48 yards, and he rushed for another 23 yards on nine carries. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High school: Was a 3-year starting quarterback at Century High School in Pocatello … Led the team to the 2003 state championship … A team captain as a senior … Was the Idaho State Journal First Team All-Area pick and was also Offensive Player of the Year … Threw for 928 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior and 985 yards and 14 scores as a junior … Also lettered in basketball and baseball at Century, helping the Diamondbacks to a pair of district basketball titles and the 2003 state championship … Earned academic all-conference honors all 4 years. Personal: John and Liz Butler...Major is exercise science and fitness management.

#67 - CLINTON BERENTSCHOT 6-3, 290, Sr., Offensive Line Inwood, Iowa / West Lyon HS Pronounced Bair-in-shot. 2008: Started all 12 games for the Vikings at left tackle …Named to the NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team. 2007: Started all 11 regular season games. 2006: Appeared in all 11 games … Started the final 10 games of the season at right tackle. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and three-year varsity starter at West Lyon High School … Was a Class 2A All-State First Team selection in 2004 after earning second team honors as a junior in 2003 … Named to the All-Northwest Iowa First Team as a senior and to the second team as a junior … Also named to the AllNorthwest Iowa Review First Team in 2003 and 2004 … Twice named to the All-District First Team … The Wildcats posted a 26-7 record during his three-year career and advanced to the Class 2A state semifinals in 2003 and 2004 … Also a three-year starter in basketball and track … In basketball, was a unanimous selection to the All-Siouxland Conference First Team … Named to the All-Northwest Iowa Review Second Team in 2003-04 … Competed in the 2004 state track meet. High School Coach: Jay Rozeboom. Personal: Son of Harley and Marilyn Berentschot … Major is elementary education and special education.

Career Passing Statistics Year G Comp Att. Pct Yds 2008 11 131 239 54.8 1654

TD 10

Int Ypg 8 150.4

PLAYER PROFILES #46 - CHRIS ISAACSON

#10 - JOE KLUMPER

6-1, 217, Sr., Linebacker Sioux Falls, S.D. / O’Gorman HS / University of South Dakota

6-3, 215, Sr., Wide Receiver Worthington, Minn. / Worthington HS

2008: Saw action in three games at linebacker against Minnesota, Crookston, Upper Iowa and Missouri Western State. 2007: Did not participate in any games. 2006: Did not appear in any games. 2005: Sat out the season as a redshirt at South Dakota. High School: Was a two-year starting defensive end at O'Gorman High School ... Earned 2004 Argus Leader Elite 45 Team honorable mention recognition ... Helped lead the Knights to a perfect 13-0 season and the 2004 Class 11AA state title ... Older brother of current Vikings Ryan and Danny Isaacson. High School Coach: Steve Keuter. Personal: Son of Rollie and Amy Isaacson … Brothers Ryan and Danny are on the Viking football team ... Major is elementary education.

Elected team captain for the 2009 season. 2008: Started at wide receiver for all 12 games ... Was second on the team with 25 catches for 319 yards for almost 13 yards per catch ... Caught four passes for 69 yards in 42-21 win at Concordia-St. Paul ... 2007: Started all 11 regular season games …Was second on the team with 33 receptions for 296 yards …Scored the go-ahead touchdown versus Western Washington on an 18-yard reception … Had season-high eight receptions for 66 yards at North Dakota … Had six games with over 30 yards receiving. 2006: Appeared in 10 games … Had three receptions for 31 yards … Had a 16yard catch against Minnesota State. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starting tight end at Worthington High School … Had 21 receptions for 200 yards in 2004, both team highs … Also rushed the ball 129 times for 650 yards and 5 touchdowns … Was also the team’s punter and averaged a school-record 37.4 yards per kick … A team captain in 2004, he started all 28 games for the Trojans during his final three seasons … His 40 career receptions ranks eighth all-time in Trojan history, while his 650 yards in 2004 is the 13th–best single-season mark … Named to the All-Southwest Conference First Team and the Worthington Daily Globe All-Area First Team in 2004 … Is the third member of his family to play for the Vikings. High School Coach: Dennis Hale. Personal: Son of Wayne and Dea Klumper … Majors are history and secondary education … Sister Tresse was a standout on the Augie women’s basketball team, while his brother Dan was a member of the football team.

#94 - JESSE JONES 6-4, 272, Sr., Defensive Line St. Michael, Minn. / Osseo HS 2008: Started all 12 games at nose tackle … Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division District VII Team …Tallied a season-high four tackles in wins over Minnesota State and Southwest Minnesota State, including 1.5 sacks versus SMSU … Recorded one sack against Minnesota Duluth and half sacks at Northern State and Minnesota, Crookston … Forced a fumble at NSU as well. 2007: Started all 11 regular season games ... Had 23 tackles on the year…Recorded a half-sack in the win over Western Washington …Tallied three tacklesfor-loss … Recovered a fumble at Minnesota State … Had a season high six tackles versus Nebraska-Omaha. 2006: Appeared in all 11 games … Earned a start against Western Washington … Recorded 10 tackles … Had 3 tackles against Minnesota Duluth. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A standout defensive lineman at Osseo High School … Was a three-year starter, including being a two-way starter as a junior and senior … Earned AllNorthwest Suburban Conference honorable mention accolades as a senior … Was listed among the top defensive linemen in the nation according to fab50recruiting.com … Also a two-year letterwinner on the basketball team. High School Coach: Dan Green. Personal: Son of Doug and Becky Jones … Major is accounting. Career Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

Career Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 11 4 6 10 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 11 9 14 23 3 0.5 0 1 0 0 12 8 17 25 4.5 1.5 1 0 0 1 22 21 37 58 8 2.5 1 1 0 1

Receiving Statistics G Rec. Yds TD YPG 10 3 31 0 3.1 11 33 296 1 26.9 12 25 319 0 26.6 33 61 646 1 19.6

PLAYER PROFILES #95 - KEVIN KNAPP

#8 - MARK MALANGKO

6-2, 272, Sr., Defensive Line Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville HS

5-10, 186, Sr., Defensive Back Santa Maria, Calif. / Righetti HS

2008: Started all 12 games at defensive tackle, logging 27 tackles ... Recorded a season-high five tackles versus Minnesota Duluth …Tallied four tackles, two of them for loss, at Minnesota, Crookston. 2007: Started all 11 regular season games ... Recorded nine tackles and two tackles-for-loss, including a 12-yard sack at St. Cloud State. 2006: Saw action in 8 games … Tallied 6 tackles, including 1 for loss. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A standout defensive lineman at Lakeville High School … Was third on the team with 33 solo tackles and 9 assisted tackles … Recorded eight sacks and recovered one fumble … A team captain, he was an All-Lake Conference First Team performer in 2004 while being named his team’s Outstanding Defensive Lineman …Helped the Panthers to a 14-0 record in 2003 and a Class 5A state championship, along with former Viking football player Mark Booth Also throws on the track and field team … Teammate of another Viking, Mike Vanasek. High School Coach: Larry Thompson. Personal: Son of Brian and Carla Knapp … Major is physical education. Career Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

Pronounced Ma-lahn-ko. 2008: Saw action in seven games. 2007: Participated in six games ... Played opener at U-Mary as running back, then moved to defensive back for the last five games of the season … Had three tackles in at defensive back … Returned three kickoffs at U-Mary for a 12.7-yard average. 2006: Appeared in all 11 games at running back … Earned a start against Minnesota Duluth … Rushed for a season-high 29 yards against NebraskaOmaha. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starting running back at East Righetti High School … Was a two-time All-PAC 5 performer … Helped lead the Warriors to back-to-back appearances in the California Interscholastic Federation playoffs in 2003 and 2004 … Rushed for 1,434 yards and had 218 yards receiving with 19 total touchdowns as a junior … Also a stellar track performer with personal best times of 10.9 in the 100 meters and 21.0 in the 200 meters … Was an all-conference and all-county track performer as a junior. High School Coaches: Gary Wilson and Derek Beebe. Personal: Son of Mark and Valerie Malangko … Major is business … His mother, grandfather and grandmother attended Augustana College.

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 8 4 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 5 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 11 16 27 6 2 0 0 0 2 31 19 23 42 9 2 0 0 0 2

Career Rushing Statistics Year G Att Yds TD YPG 2006 11 41 155 0 14.1 Career Receiving Statistics Year G Rec. Yds TD YPG 2006 11 7 38 0 3.5 Career Defensive Statistics Year G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 2007 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

#33 - BRANDON McMICHAEL 6-2, 245, Sr., Linebacker Eden Prairie, Minn. / Breck HS Elected team captain for the 2009 season. 2008: Sustained an injury and earned a medical redshirt. 2007: Started all 11 games … Led the team in tackles, tackles-for-loss and sacks … Recorded 5.5 sacks, including two versus Concordia-St. Paul …Twice recorded three tackles-for-loss and finished the season with 14 … Had a total of 94 tackles, including 50 solo stops … Had four digit tackle efforts ... Forced a fumble versus South Dakota. 2006: Appeared in all 11 games … Started the final 6 games of the season … Was fourth on the team in tackles with 48, including 33 solo stops … Had a team-high 11 tackles for loss … Collected a career-high 12 tackles against Central Arkansas. 2005: Appeared in eight games … Recorded 9 tackles (4 solo, 5 assists). 2004: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A standout linebacker at Breck High School … Helped the Mustangs to a 43-6 record during 18

PLAYER PROFILES his four-year career … The Mustangs finished 14-0 and won the Class AA state championship in 2003 … Helped Breck to conference championships in 2001 and 2003, and state playoff appearances in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Personal: Son of Michelle McMichael … Major is business. Career Defensive Statistics Year G Solo Asst Total 2005 8 4 5 9 2006 1 33 15 48 2007 11 50 44 94 Totals 30 87 64 151

TFL Sacks 0.5 0 11.0 2 14.0 5.5 25.5 7.5

FF FR 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

#55 JIM PAWELEC 6-4, 310, Sr., Offensive Line Big Bend, Wis. / Mukwanago HS Pronounced Pa-vel-lick. 2008: Saw action on the offensive line during 10 games. 2007: Participated in one game, a road contest at Minnesota State. 2006: Did not appear in any games. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A standout offensive lineman at Mukwanago High School … An All-Classic 8 Conference First Team performer in 2004 after helping the Indians to a 14-0 record … Led team to the conference championship and the Division I state title … Also earned all-county first team and all-area second team honors in 2004 … Was a four-year starter on the hockey team and is a two-year starter on the track and field team … In his senior hockey season he recorded 23 goals and 38 assists. High School Coach: Keith Hensler. Personal: Son of Don and Karen Pawelec … Major is sports management.

INT PBU 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 3

#22 - JOSH NIEDENFUER 6-2, 191, Sr., Defensive Back Andover, Minn. / Anoka HS Pronounced Need-en-fuhr. Elected team captain for the 2009 season. 2008: Saw action in all 12 games ... Tallied 11 tackles on the season ... Had four stops in a 40-7 win over Upper Iowa … 2007: Participated in 10 games ... Finished the year with eight tackles … Had a half-sack for six yards at Northern State. 2006: Saw limited action in 2 games. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year letterwinner and starter at Anoka High School … In 2004, rushed 141 times for 896 yards and 9 touchdowns, averaging 89.6 yards per game … His 896 yards was third in the Northwest Suburban Conference, while his 89.6 per game average ranked second in the league … Anoka averaged a conference-best 233.90 rushing yards per game in 2004 … Four times he rushed for over 100 yards, including 170 yards against Coon Rapids … Also had 11 receptions for 106 yards … Named his team’s Offensive MVP in 2003 and 2004 … Twice named to the all-conference first team … Earned honorable mention all-state accolades as a junior … Earned academic all-state honors as a senior … Also an honorable mention all-state pick in basketball and baseball. High School Coach: Jeff Buerkle. Personal: Son of Joe and Sue Niedenfuer … Major is physical education. Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

#45 ANDREW PHILLIPS 5-11, 235, Sr., Running Back Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS 2008: Played in all 12 games … Rushed 9 times for 57 yards … Carried 8 times for 52 yards in win at Minnesota, Crookston ... Caught one pass for 12 yards at Upper Iowa. 2007: Participated in 10 games ... Finished the season with four carries for 17 yards … Carried twice for 10 yards at Northern State …Tallied four tackles on special teams. 2006: Saw action in 8 games as a reserve running back … Gained 23 yards on 8 carries. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starting running back at Eden Prairie High School … Was the Eagles’ leading rusher as a junior and senior and the leading receiver as a senior … Had 763 yards rushing and 232 yards receiving with 11 total touchdowns in 2004 … Rushed for 1,067 yards and scored 17 touchdowns as a junior in 2003 … Was a two-time All-Lake Conference selection … Named to the All-Metro Team and the Minnesotapreps.com honorable mention all-state team in 2004 … Helped the Eagles win two Lake Conference titles and the 2002 Class 5A state crown … The Eagles went 333 during his final three seasons … Finished his career with over 2,000 yards rushing, 400 yards receiving and 30 touchdowns … Also a three-year letterwinner in baseball … Helped lead the baseball team to two conference championships and the 2004 state title. High School Coach: Mike Grant. Personal: Son of Todd and Sarah Phillips … Major is physical education.

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 10 2 6 8 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 12 8 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 10 9 19 1 0.5 0 0 0 1

Career Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

Rushing G Att 8 8 10 4 12 9 30 21

Statistics Yds TD YPG 23 0 2.9 17 0 1.7 57 0 4.8 97 0 3.2

PLAYER PROFILES 3A All-State Team … Selected to the Associated Press First Team, the All-Metro First Team and the St. Cloud Times All-Area First Team … In 2004, he had 72 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 1 interception and a defensive touchdown while earning second team all-conference honors … Helped the Bulldogs to a 12-2 record and a state runner-up finish in 2004 and a 14-0 record and a Class 3A state title in 2005. High School Coach: Dwight Lundeen. Personal: Son of Bruce and Donna Bergman. Major is business communications and sports management.

#17 MIKE VANASEK 6-11, 195, Sr., Defensive Back Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville HS Pronounced Va-nah-sek. 2008: Started all 12 games at strong safety ... Named to the NSIC South Division All-Conference Honorable Mention Team … Finished fifth on the team with 70 tackles, including 43 solo stops …Tallied eight, all solos, at Upper Iowa, including four tackles for loss for a total of 24 yards … Forced two fumbles at Upper Iowa, and forced and recovered one at Minnesota, Crookston … Had a teamleading six sacks, including three at Upper Iowa, and one at Emporia State. 2007: Participated in all 11 games … Returned one punt for 16 yards versus Concordia-St. Paul …Tallied 22 tackles, including a season-high five at Northern State …Had three tackles-for-loss, including a half-sack for seven yards at Northern State … Also broke up two passes at NSU … Returned a Minnesota State failed PAT for two points. 2006: Appeared in all 11 games as a backup defensive back and on special teams … Collected 10 tackles, including 8 solo stops. 2005: Sat out season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Lakeville High School … As a senior in 2004 he recorded 62 tackles with 3 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries … An All-Lake Conference performer … Named the Panthers’ Defensive Most Valuable Player … Helped the Panthers to a 14-0 record in 2003 and a Class 5A state championship, along with former Viking football player Mark Booth … Also a threeyear starter and captain on the hockey team … Named allconference as a junior after scoring 13 goals with 13 assists … A two-year starting catcher and captain on the baseball team … Teammate of another Viking, Kevin Knapp. High School Coach: Larry Thompson. Personal: Son of Tom and Meg Vanasek … Major is sport management. Career Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 11 12 4 16 2 0 0 1 0 0 11 16 17 33 7.5 3 0 1 0 6 22 28 21 49 9.5 3 0 2 0 6

#2 – JOE CLARK 5-7, 188, Jr., Running Back Rochester, Minn. / Century HS 2008: Started all 12 games ... Led the team in rushing and scoring with 229 carries for 1,114 yards and 16 touchdowns ... Set single-season school records for rushing yards and rushing attempts … Was second in total offense and all-purpose yardage, with 1,114 and 1,249 yards, respectively … Also was fourth in receiving with 135 yards and one touchdown on 19 receptions … Named Offensive Most Valuable Player in the Mineral Water Bowl, amassing 122 yards on 23 carries with two touchdowns ... Named to the NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team … Named to the Third Team on the Football Gazette All-Super Three Region Team … Named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Offensive Player of the Week after a 31-carry, 144-yard, threetouchdown effort in a win over Concordia-St. Paul … Carried 29 times for a career-high 208 yards and three touchdowns against Minnesota State. 2007: Participated in 10 games, including six starts…Second leading rusher on the team with 104 carries for 429 yards … Scored six total touchdowns including two in victory at St. Cloud State … Had a career high day versus Western Washington, rushing 18 times for 108 yards and two scores … Rushed 10 times for 95 yards versus Nebraska-Omaha … Tallied 11 catches for 72 yards on the season. 2006: Redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Century High School ... Rushed for 1,717 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2005 ... Averaged 11.1 yards per carry as a junior ... Set school records by rushing for 300 yards in one game and scoring six touchdowns in another game ... Was a two-time All-Big Nine Conference performer ... Named the 2005 Big Nine Conference Most Valuable Player ... Helped the Panthers to an 8-2 record and a conference championship in 2005 ... Century posted a 10-1 record in 2004 ... Was also a standout in track and field ... Has personal best times of 10.98 in the 100 meters and 21.9 in the 200 meters ... Earned all-conference honors in the 100, 200, 4X100 relay and long jump. High School Coach: Jon Vik. Personal: Son of Leon and Delia Clark ... Major is business.

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 11 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 12 22 3 0.5 0 1 0 2 12 43 27 70 9.5 6 4 1 0 4 34 61 41 102 12.5 6.5 4 2 0 6

#98 – ERIC BERGMAN 6-3, 252, Jr., Defensive Line Clear Lake, Minn. / Becker HS 2008: Started and played in 11 games at defensive end … Named to the NSIC South Division AllConference First Team ... Tallied 33 tackles, including 16 solo … Broke up six passes … Recovered a fumble and registered three sacks … Finished third on the team with 7.5 tackles-for-loss … Had a season-high seven tackles at Upper Iowa. 2007: Participated in all 11 regular season games … registered 16 total tackles on the season, including 12 solos … had a season high five tackles at Northern State … recovered one fumble versus Nebraska-Omaha. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Becker High School … Collected 81 tackles, including 10 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 6 pass breakups and a defensive touchdown in 2005 … Named to the All-Mississippi 8 Conference First Team as well as the league’s Defensive Lineman of the Year … Also chosen to the All-Section Team and the Class

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Rushing Statistics G Att Yds TD 10 104 429 6 12 229 1114 16 22 333 1543 22

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Receiving Statistics G Rec. Yds TD YPG 10 11 72 0 7.2 12 19 135 1 11.2 22 30 207 1 9.4

YPG 42.9 92.8 70.1

PLAYER PROFILES 10-2 record with a conference title and a berth in the Class 3A state playoffs ... Is the younger brother of former Viking Tommy Ellingworth. High School Coach: Matt Lundeen. Personal: Son of Rick and Janet Ellingworth. Major is business.

#24 – ADAM DIAMOND 5-10, 194, Jr., Running Back Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville HS 2008: Started against Minnesota Duluth and Concordia-St. Paul and saw action in all 12 games ... Rushed 13 times for 39 yards and one touchdown on the season … Carried eight times for 21 yards at Minnesota, Crookston, including a one-yard scoring rush … Carried twice for five yards at Concordia-St. Paul, twice for eight yards at Upper Iowa, and once for five yards against Missouri Western State ... Tallied seven tackles on special teams. 2007: Participated in nine games … Rushed for six yards on four carries at St. Cloud State ... Tallied six carries on the season ... Caught one pass for five yards versus South Dakota … Recovered two fumbles and forced one on special teams. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at North High School ... Rushed for 850 yards in 2005 after gaining 870 yards on the ground in 2004 ... Gained over 1,000 allpurpose yards during his junior and senior seasons ... Was third in the Lake Conference in rushing in 2005 ... Set a school record in 2005 with 295 all-purpose yards in a game, including 175 yards rushing ... Scored 3 touchdowns in that game ... Earned All-Lake Conference First Team honors in 2005 after receiving honorable mention accolades in 2004 ... Twice named the Panthers' Most Valuable Offensive Back ... As a sophomore, he helped the Panthers to a 13-0 record and the 2003 Class 5A state title ... Also participated in hockey and track and field ... High school teammate of current Viking Ben Flavin. High School Coach: Mike Zweber. Personal: Son of Tom and JoAnn Diamond. Major is business and fitness management. Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Rushing Statistics G Att Yds TD YPG 9 6 4 0 0.4 12 13 39 1 3.3 21 19 43 1 2.0

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Receiving Statistics G Rec. Yds TD YPG 9 1 5 0 0.6 12 1 0 0 0 21 2 5 0 0.2

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Receiving Statistics G Rec. Yds 9 1 7 11 24 237 20 25 244

TD 0 1 1

YPG 0.8 21.5 12.2

#79 – JAMES FRANKEN 6-4, 268, Jr., Offensive Line Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS 2008: Saw action in four games on the offensive line against Minnesota, Crookston, Concordia-St. Paul, Southwest Minnesota State and Upper Iowa. 2007: Participated in three games. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A four-year letterwinner and one-year varsity starter at Washington High School … Named to the Sioux Falls All-City Team while earning All-Greater Dakota Conference honorable mention recognition ... Helped lead the Warriors to an 8-3 record in 2005 … Washington advanced to the Class 11AA state quarterfinals in 2005 and the state semifinals in 2004 after posting an 8-4 record … Started on the sophomore team that went 9-0 in 2003 … A two-year starter on the baseball team … As a junior, he hit .440 and had a 4-1 record as a starting pitcher to earn a spot on the all-region team … Also lettered in basketball. High School Coach: Brian Hermanson. Personal: Son of Jerry and Jill Franken. Major is business communications.

#1 – ERIC ELLINGWORTH 6-1, 183, Jr., Wide Receiver Redwood Falls, Minn. / Redwood Valley HS 2008: Started against Winona State and saw action in 11 games … Finished third on the team with 24 receptions for 237 yards … Had a career day against Minnesota State, catching six passes for 68 yards, including a 33-yard grab for a touchdown … Caught four passes for 33 yards against Southwest Minnesota State … Caught three passes for 47 yards at Upper Iowa. 2007: Participated in nine games … Caught one pass for seven yards versus South Dakota. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Redwood Valley High School ... Had a stellar senior season, catching 49 passes for 832 yards and 7 touchdowns ... Four of his touchdowns covered 70 yards or more ... Set a state record for longest reception with a 99-yard catch vs. Blue Earth ... Ranks third in school history for receptions in a season, receiving yards in a season and yards per catch ... Ranks fourth in school history for receiving touchdowns in a season ... Led the Cardinals in scoring, receiving and return yards as he earned All-Southern Minnesota Alliance First Team honors ... Named to the West Central Tribune All-Area Team ... In 2004, he collected 21 tackles and 2 interceptions ... Offensively, he caught 7 passes for 35 yards ... Helped the Cardinals post a

#42 – RYAN ISAACSON 6-4, 217, Jr., Linebacker Sioux Falls, S.D. / O’Gorman HS 2008: Saw action in 11 games…Tallied 21 tackles ... Had a season-high six tackles at Minnesota, Crookston … Had four stops against Southwest Minnesota State … Had one tackle-for-loss for two yards against St. Cloud State. 2007: Participated in 10 games ... Tallied 11 tackles on the season, including a season high of five at St. Cloud State. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A starting fullback and linebacker at O'Gorman High School ... Rushed for 1,180 yards and 296 yards receiving in 2005

PLAYER PROFILES season, including 3 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 pass breakups and a blocked kick … A team captain in 2005, he earned All-Kaw Valley League First Team honors as an offensive lineman and second team recognition as a defensive lineman … Was an all-league second team pick as an offensive lineman in 2004 … Recorded 60 tackles in 2004, including 5 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries … Was a 2005 nominee for the Wendy's Heisman Award ... An Augustana Regents Scholarship recipient … Is the younger brother of former Viking Barrett Kaufman. High School Coach: Steve Reich. Personal: Son of Doug and Mary Kaufman. Major is biology.

... Scored 22 total touchdowns ... Defensively, he collected 44 total tackles to go along with 7 sacks, 6 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions ... Ended his career with 96 tackles, 12 sacks, 10 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions ... Named to the 2005 AllGreater Dakota Conference First Team and the Class 11AA AllState Team ... Selected to the 2005 Argus Leader Elite 45 Team ... Helped lead the Knights to two straight undefeated seasons and back-to-back state titles ... Younger brother of current Viking Chris Isaacson and older brother of current Viking Danny Isaacson. High School Coach: Steve Keuter. Personal: Son of Rollie and Amy Isaacson ... Brothers Chris and Danny are on the Viking football team ... Major is sports management. Career Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 11 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 11 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 12 20 32 1 0 0 0 0 0

#44 – ANDREW KEEL 6-1, 215, Jr., Linebacker Winter Springs, Fla. / Winter Springs HS

#41 – CHRIS JANISCH 6-1, 243, Jr., Linebacker Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS

2008: Started all 12 games at outside linebacker … Named the Defensive Most Valuable Player in the Mineral Water Bowl, tallying 12 tackles, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss … Named to the NSIC South Division All-Conference Honorable Mention Team … Led the Vikings with 112 tackles, including 48 solo stops … Posted doubledigit tackle efforts in the final five games of the season, including a career-high 17 at Northern State ... Had 15 tackles at Upper Iowa, and also recovered and forced a fumble … 2007: Participated in 10 games … Had 21 tackles on the season, including a season-high six versus Minnesota Duluth … Also had four against Nebraska-Omaha. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Served as a 2005 team captain at Winter Springs High School … Tallied a team-high 107 tackles with 4 sacks, 5 fumble recoveries and an interception as a senior … Named to the All-Seminole Athletic Conference First Team after being chosen as the Bears’ Defensive MVP … Chosen as a CSA Prep Star … Helped Winter Springs to a conference championship and qualified for the Class 6A state playoffs in 2005. High School Coach: Steve Katz. Personal: Son of Richard and Brenda Keel. Major is business and fitness management.

Pronounced Jan-ish. 2008: Started all 12 games at middle linebacker … Named to the NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team … Finished second on the team with 100 tackles … Had a season-high 12 tackles against St. Cloud State and Winona State … Had eight or more tackles in seven games … Co-led the team with 9.5 tackles-for-loss … Broke up five passes, collected a interception and forced a fumble … Tallied two sacks. 2007: Participated in 10 games … Was the eighth leading tackler on the season with 40 stops … Tallied six tackles four times … Finished with five tackles-for-loss … Recovered and returned one fumble for a 59-yard touchdown at St. Cloud State for the final score of the game … On special teams, returned one kickoff for 16 yards. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starter at Roosevelt High School … Registered 106 total tackles in 2005, including 66 solo tackles … Collected 9.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and an interception … Was a three-time All-Greater Dakota Conference First Team performer ... Named the All-City Defensive Captain in 2005, he was a Class 11AA All-State selection after receiving honorable mention recognition in 2004 … Selected to the 2005 Argus Leader Elite 45 Team … Chosen to play in the South Dakota All-Star Game … Helped the Rough Riders to a 21-4 record in two seasons … Roosevelt advanced to the state finals in 2004 and the state semifinals in 2005 … Was the Defensive MVP at the 2005 Sioux Valley Celebrity Football Camp … High School Coach: Brent DeBoer. Personal: Son of Troy and Terri Deutsch and Ron Janisch. Major is physical education. Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 6 10 2.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 13 4 7 11 2.5 0.5 0 0 0 0

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 10 17 23 40 5 0 0 1 0 1 12 41 59 100 9.5 2 1 0 1 5 22 58 82 140 14.5 2 1 1 1 6

#90 – NICK KAUFMAN 6-3, 263, Jr., Defensive Line Leavenworth, Kan. / Immaculata HS 2008: Participated in all 12 games … Tallied 10 tackles for the season … Had a half sack at Minnesota, Crookston and 1.5 tackles-for-loss 2007: Participated in one game … Tallied one tackle at St. Cloud State. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Immaculata High School … Collected 63 tackles during the 2005

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 10 9 12 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 48 64 112 7 1.5 2 1 0 3 22 57 76 133 7 1.5 2 1 0 3

PLAYER PROFILES #65 – DAN SCHOEN 6-1, 264, Jr., Offensive Line Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove HS

#96 – BRADY MacIVER 6-5, 290, Jr., Defensive Line Anoka, Minn. / Anoka HS 2008: Started all 12 games at defensive end … Recorded 38 tackles, including a career-high seven at Northern State … Had four or more tackles in five games … Tallied 5.5 tackles-for-loss and one forced fumble … Blocked an extra point attempt by Missouri Western State. 2007: Participated in all 11 regular season games … Tallied 14 tackles on the season … Had four at Central Washington, including two tackles-for-loss … Forced a fumble at Central Washington. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year letterwinner and one-year starter at Anoka High School … Registered 90 total tackles with seven sacks, seven tackles for loss and four forced fumbles in 2005 … Earned a spot on the All-Northwest Suburban Conference First Team, as well as the All-Metro Third Team … Received Class 5A all-state honorable mention accolades after helping the Tornadoes to a 7-5 record, the Section 7 championship and a berth in the state playoffs … Had 10 tackles and one sack as a junior in helping Anoka to an 8-2 record … An Augustana Regents Scholarship recipient. High School Coach: Jeff Buerkle. Personal: Son of Mitch and Diane MacIver. Major is business and sports management. Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Pronounced Shone. 2008: Participated in 10 games, starting in five at center against Emporia State, Minnesota, Crookston, Upper Iowa, Wayne State and Northern State. 2007: Participated in six games. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A starter on the offensive and defensive lines for Maple Grove High School ... A team captain, he was named the Northwest Suburban Conference Offensive Line Most Valuable Player in 2005 ... Also chosen to the All-Metro First Team and the Class 5A All-State Second Team ... Helped Maple Grove to a 10-1 record and a conference championship in 2005 ... An Augustana Regents Scholarship recipient. High School Coach: Craig Hansen. Personal: Son of Steve and Shelly Schoen. Major is history.

#16 – TYLER SCHULTE 5-11, 165, Jr., Wide Receiver Sioux Falls, S.D. / O’Gorman HS Pronounced Shull-tee. 2008: Started all 12 games, 11 at wide receiver, one at quarterback…Named to the NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team…Led the team in all-purpose yardage with 1,408 yards for a 117.3 yards-per-game average…Was second on the team in scoring with 66 points (11 touchdowns)…Was the team’s leading receiver with 46 receptions for 802 yards and seven touchdowns…Caught the winning touchdown pass in overtime to defeat St. Cloud State, 13-10…Finished third on the team in rushing with 54 carries for 262 yards and four touchdowns…Completed 27-of-61 for 441 yards and four touchdowns in two games in the quarterback role … Had a careerhigh 10 catches for 208 yards and three touchdowns, including an 82-yard scoring reception, in a 39-20 win over Southwest Minnesota State…Caught six passes for 108 yards and a score at Concordia-St. Paul. 2007: Participated in all 11 regular season games, starting two…Led the team with 906 all-purpose yards…Was the team’s fourth leading receiver with 16 catches for 195 yards, including a 45-yard grab versus Concordia-St. Paul…Season-high receiving performance was versus Concordia-St. Paul, catching three passes for 70 yards…Rushed ten times for 87 yards and one touchdown versus South Dakota…Also scored one touchdown on the ground at St. Cloud State…Spent three games at quarterback…Best effort was at Central Washington, where he completed 12-of-25 for 135 yards…Was the team’s leading kickoff and punt returner…Had a 22.2 yards per return average for kick returns, and 8.5 for punts…Returned four kickoffs over 30 yards. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at O'Gorman High School ... Caught 30 passes for 638 yards and 9 touchdowns in 2005 ... Also rushed for 313 yards on 42 carries with 7 TD's ... As a backup quarterback, he was 6-for-7 passing for 174 yards ... Set school records for most touchdowns scored in a career and for most receiving yards in a season and career ... Twice named to the All-Greater Dakota Conference First Team ... Was a 2005 Class 11AA All-State First Team performer after receiving honorable mention recognition in 2004 ... Selected to the 2004 and 2005 Argus Leader Elite 45 Team ... Helped lead the Knights to two straight 13-0 seasons and back-to-back state titles ... Also competed in basketball and track. High School Coach: Steve Keuter. Personal: Son of Tom and Jane Schulte.

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 11 7 7 14 4 2.0 1 0 0 1 12 16 22 38 5.5 0 1 0 0 0 23 23 29 52 9.5 2.0 2 0 0 1

#29 – MICAH NORDIN 6-2, 195, Jr., Defensive Back Lake Lillian, Minn. / Atwater-CosmosGrove City HS Pronounced Nor-deen. 2008: Started all 12 games at cornerback … Posted 44 tackles, including 27 solo stops … Intercepted a pass against Wayne State and Missouri Western State … Broke up four passes … Recorded a career-high nine stops against Minnesota State … Had seven tackles against Southwest Minnesota State … 2007: Participated in all 11 regular season games … Totaled 12 tackles on the season … Had four games of two tackles each … Broke up three passes. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A starting running back and defensive back at AtwaterCosmos-Grove City High School … Recorded 1,300 all-purpose yards with 13 touchdowns … Had three interceptions … Averaged 37.7 yards per kick return … A team captain, he helped the Falcons to an 8-2 record and the West Central South Conference championship Earned All-West Central Conference honors as well as All-Area accolades … The team's Most Valuable Player as a running back, he was named the All-Section MVP for defense … As a junior, he recorded 96 total tackles with three interceptions ... Had 374 all-purpose yards with four touchdowns …Is the younger brother of former Viking Joe Nordin. High School Coach: Terry Karlsgodt. Personal: Son of Rick and Pat Nordin. Major is social studies education. Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Defensive Statistics G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 11 7 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 27 17 44 1 0 0 0 2 4 23 34 22 56 1 0 0 0 2 7

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Rushing Statistics G Att Yds TD 11 35 134 2 12 54 262 4 23 89 396 6

YPG 12.2 21.8 17.2

PLAYER PROFILES Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Receiving Statistics G Rec. Yds 11 16 195 12 46 802 23 62 997

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Passing Statistics G Comp Att. Pct 11 36 74 48.6 12 27 61 44.3 23 63 135 46.7

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Punt Return Statistics G No. Yds 11 13 111 12 11 95 23 24 206

Career Year 2007 2008 Totals

Kickoff Return Statistics G No. Yds TD 11 21 466 0 12 12 249 0 23 33 715 0

TD 0 7 7 Yds 340 441 781 TD 0 0 0

#7 – NICK ANDREAS 6-2, 210, So., Defensive Back Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South HS

YPG 17.7 66.8 43.3 TD 2 4 6

Int 7 4 11

2008: Participated in all 12 games, logging 17 tackles … Returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Lakeville South High School … Collected 66 tackles, 5 interceptions, 12 pass breakups and 3 defensive touchdowns as a senior … Helped lead the Cougars to a 13-1 record, the Section 5 AAAAA championship and a state runner-up finish … As a junior, recorded 60 tackles and 4 interceptions … Named to the All-Lake Conference team after earning honorable mention recognition as a junior … Named to the 2006 All-Metro First Team. High School Coach: Larry Thompson. Personal: Son of Michael and Gail Andreas. Major is psychology.

Ypg 30.9 36.8 34.0

YPR 10.1 7.9 9.0

Career Defensive Statistics Year G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 2008 12 6 11 17 1 1 0 1 0 0

YPR 22.2 20.8 21.7

#78 – AARON ESSELINK 6-5, 290, So., Offensive Line Redwood Falls, Minn. / Redwood Valley HS

#76 – COLE ZARAK 6-3, 275, Jr., Offensive Lineman Wahpeton, N.D. / Wahpeton HS

2008: Saw action in 7 games on the offensive line. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Hills-Beaver Creek High School … Recorded 61 tackles and 5 sacks as a senior … Earned All-Southwest Ridge Conference honors after earning all-conference honorable mention recognition as a junior … Named to the 2006 All-Area Team … A two-time academic allconference selection. High School Coach: Dan Ellingson. Personal: Son of Gary and Arlene Esselink. Major is nursing.

Pronounced Zuh-rock. 2008: Saw action in five games on the offensive line against St. Cloud State, Emporia State, Minnesota, Crookston, Minnesota Duluth and Southwest Minnesota State. 2007: Participated in six games. 2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starting lineman at Wahpeton High School ... A three-time All-Eastern Dakota Conference First Team performer ... A two-time Class AAA All-State First Team selection, earning a unanimous selection in 2005 ... Anchored an offensive line that averaged over 300 yards per game in 2004 and 2005 ... Helped the Huskies to back-to-back state playoff appearances, reaching the quarterfinals in 2004 ... Was a team captain in 2005. High School Coach: Mike McCall. Personal: Son of Mark and Missy Zarak. Major is elementary education.

#4 – SAM HOLSEN 6-1, 175, So., Wide Receiver Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS 2008: Participated in 11 games … Averaged 22.6 yards per catch and scored three touchdowns, including a 75-yard catch at Winona State … Also scored on a 48-yard catch at Upper Iowa, and 19yard catch at Emporia State … Caught three passes for 99 yards at Winona State … As a returner, posted a 17.5 yard-per-return average on six kickoff returns and 15.4 yard-per-return average returning eight punts. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Washington High School … Averaged 128 all-purpose yards per game as a senior … Caught 44 passes for 1,003 yards and 14 touchdowns … Had 6 interceptions, 2 of which he returned for scores … Named to the All-City team where he was the defensive captain … Also chosen to the All-Greater Dakota Conference and Class 11-AA All-State teams … Selected to the 2006 Argus Leader Elite 45 Team …As a junior, he had 466 yards receiving and nine touchdowns … Was an all-conference and all-state player. High School Coach: Brian Hermanson. Personal: Son of Reid and Jeanne Holsen. Major is sports management.

Career Receiving Statistics Year G Rec. Yds 2008 11 11 249

TD 3

YPG 22.6

Career Punt Return Statistics Year G No. Yds 2008 11 8 123

TD 0

YPR 15.4

Career Kickoff Return Statistics Year G No. Yds TD 2008 11 6 105 0

YPR 17.5

PLAYER PROFILES 2006 Class 11-AA state title … Roosevelt was the first Sioux Falls public high school to win the Class 11-AA state title … Anchored an offensive line that helped the Rough Riders rush for 3,842 yards, a school record, and 1,083 yards … Roosevelt compiled a 23-3 record during the 2005 and 2006 seasons … A two-time All-Greater Dakota Conference selection … Selected to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team … Chosen as his team’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman … In track and field, won the 2006 state title in the discus and placed fifth in the shot put. Also throws for the Augie track and field team. High School Coach: Brent DeBoer. Personal: Son of Mike and Cammy Lynch. Major is business.

#69 – TRENT JOHNSON 6-2, 277, So., Offensive Line Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove HS 2008: Did not appear in any games. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starter on the offensive and defensive lines at Maple Grove High School … Was a 2-time All-Northwest Suburban Conference Honorable Mention performer for the Crimson … In 2005, helped lead the Crimson to a 9-1 record and a conference championship. High School Coach: Craig Hansen. Personal: Son of Richard and Pam Johnson. Major is physics.

#5 – NATE MAHONE 6-1, 205, So., Running Back Hills, Minn. / Brandon Valley HS

#23 – ZAC KALLAS 6-1, 185, So., Defensive Back Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS

2008: Saw action in 11 games … Rushed 15 times for 107 yards and one touchdown … Returned five kickoffs for an 18.8 yards-per-return average … Rushed four times for 46 yards and one touchdown at Minnesota, Crookston … Rushed four times for 27 yards at Upper Iowa, and four times for 11 yards at Concordia-St. Paul … Rushed twice for 21 yards against Missouri Western State. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starter at Brandon Valley High School … As a senior, set single-season school records with 266 rushes for 1,757 yards and 21 touchdowns … Averaged 6.6 yards per carry … Also caught a school-record 80yard pass … Rushed for over 100 yards 8 times in 12 games, including 5 200-yard games … Finished his career with 3,604 allpurpose yards and 37 touchdowns … Helped the Lynx to an 8-4 record in 2006 and a berth in the Class AA state semifinals … Selected to the All-Eastern South Dakota Conference Team in 2006 … Named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team. High School Coach: Chad Garrow. Personal: Son of Robert and Annette Mahone. Major is business.

2008: Saw action in all 12 games … Tallied 16 tackles, including nine solos … Had a season-high four tackles and recovered a fumble against Minnesota, Crookston … Intercepted a pass for a three-yard return at Northern State. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Eden Prairie High School … A team captain as a senior … Caught 15 passes for 380 yards and four touchdowns as a senior … Defensively, he recorded 23 tackles and four interceptions … Also returned two punts for touchdowns … Earned All-Lake Conference honors … Named to the Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro Team, the KARE 11 AllMetro Team and the St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State Team in 2007 … As a junior in 2006, registered 29 tackles and four interceptions … Received the Robert Muron Award for leadership and sportsmanship … Helped the Eagles to back-to-back 14-0 seasons and two consecutive Class 5A state titles … The Eagles were 11-2 in 2005 and advanced to the state semifinals. High School Coach: Mike Grant. Personal: Son of Mike and Julienne Kallas. Major is business and Spanish.

Career Rushing Statistics Year G Att Yds TD YPG 2008 11 15 107 1 9.7

Career Defensive Statistics Year G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 2008 12 9 7 16 0 0 0 1 1 0

Career Kickoff Return Statistics Year G No. Yds TD 2008 11 5 94 0

#57 – LOUIS KRABBENHOFT 6-5, 250, So., Offensive Line Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS 2008: Saw action on the offensive line against Minnesota, Crookston, Upper Iowa and Missouri Western State. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter for Roosevelt High School … Helped lead the Rough Riders to a 12-1 record and the 2006 Class 11-AA state title … Roosevelt was the first Sioux Falls public high school to win the Class 11-AA state title … Anchored an offensive line that helped the Rough Riders rush for 3,842 yards, a school record, and 1,083 yards … Roosevelt compiled a 23-3 record during the 2005 and 2006 seasons … Was a 2006 All-City selection … Earned All-Greater Dakota Conference honorable mention recognition as a senior. High School Coach: Brent DeBoer. Personal: Son of Kelby and Heidi Krabbenhoft. Major is government.

#64 – TYLER LYNCH 6-4, 305, So., Offensive Line Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS 2008: Started all 12 games at right guard. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A twoyear starter at Roosevelt High School … Helped lead the Rough Riders to a 12-1 record and the

YPR 18.8

PLAYER PROFILES #6 – JORDAN MARSHALL 6-1, 181, So., Quarterback Ramsey, Minn. / Totino-Grace HS

87 – ANTHONY SHAWD 6-5, 230, So., Tight End Sioux Falls, S.D. / Lincoln HS

2008: Saw action in five games … Completed 3-of4 passes for 17 yards with one touchdown and one interception … Rushed five times for 39 yards and was 2-of-3 passing for 5 yards, including a nine-yard touchdown pass, against Minnesota, Crookston … Rushed once for 13 yards at Concordia-St. Paul and was 1-of-1 for 12 yards at Upper Iowa. High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Totino-Grace High School … A two-time All-North Suburban Conference performer … A team captain as a senior … In 2007, he rushed for 795 yards and 10 touchdowns while passing for 1,389 yards and 17 touchdowns … Named to the KARE 11 AllMetro Team … Earned all-state and academic all-state honors … As a junior, he rushed for 488 yards and 19 touchdowns and passed for 844 yards and 4 scores … Led the NSC in scoring … Received all-state honorable mention recognition … Helped the Eagles to a 13-1 record in 2007, a 14-0 record in 2006 and backto-back Class 4A state championships. High School Coach: Jeff Ferguson. Personal: Son of Tim and Tammy Marshall. Major is biology.

2008: Saw action in four games … Caught one pass for six yards at Minnesota, Crookston. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Lincoln High School … Caught 28 passes for 593 yards and 4 touchdowns as a senior … Had 149 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns against Huron … Helped the Patriots to a 6-4 record, the program’s best record in 5 years … Named to the All-Greater Dakota Conference First Team as well as the Class AA All-State Team … Chosen All-City and Academic All-State … Named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team … Selected the Defensive Most Valuable Player at the 2006 Augustana College / Sioux Valley Celebrity Football Camp. High School Coach: Aaron Beavers. Personal: Son of Gary and Bernadine Shawd. Major is mathematics. Career Receiving Statistics Year G Rec. Yds 2008 4 1 6

YPG 1.5

#3 – CURT TRUHE 5-11, 195, So., Running Back Elk Point, S.D. / Elk Point Jefferson HS

Career Rushing Statistics Year G Att Yds TD YPG 2008 5 6 52 2 10.4 Career Passing Statistics Year G Comp Att. Pct Yds 2008 5 3 4 75.0 17

TD 0

TD 1

2008: Saw action in nine games … Rushed five times for 33 yards at Minnesota, Crookston … Rushed three times for 14 yards at Upper Iowa. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Started all 41 games of his career at Elk Point Jefferson High School … As a senior, he gained 1,373 yards and scored 12 touchdowns … Defensively, he recorded 98 tackles and had 5 interceptions … As a junior in 2005, he gained 1,304 yards and scored 14 times … On defense, he collected 84 tackles, 4 interceptions and 3 fumble recoveries … Returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns … Finished his career with 3,697 total yards and 31 touchdowns … Was a three-time All-Big Sioux Conference selection and a two-time Class 11B All-State performer … Twice named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team … Helped lead the Huskies to four straight Class 11B state playoff appearances, including back-to-back berths in the semifinals in 2005 and 2006. High School Coach: Rahn Bertram. Personal: Son of Don and Brenda Truhe. Major is exercise science.

Int Ypg 1 3.4

#18 – DAN O’KEEFE 6-3, 200, So., Defensive Back Aberdeen, S.D. / Aberdeen Roncalli HS 2008: Participated in all 12 games, logging 13 tackles on the year … Had a season-high three tackles at Concordia-St. Paul and Upper Iowa … Intercepted a pass at Minnesota, Crookston … Forced a fumble at Concordia-St. Paul and had one five-yard tackle-for-loss at Upper Iowa. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starting quarterback and defensive back at Aberdeen Roncalli High School … In 2006, he rushed 77 times for 859 yards, an 11 yards per carry average, and 19 touchdowns … Completed 18 of 55 passes for 345 yards and 5 touchdowns … Defensively, he recorded 32 tackles and had 8 interceptions, 2 of which he returned for touchdowns … Led Cavaliers to a 12-0 record and their second-straight Class 11-B state title … Rushed for 134 yards and 3 touchdowns in state finals to win his second-straight Joe Robbie MVP Award … Roncalli outscored its opponents 535-13 with 11-straight shutouts … As a junior, he rushed for 13 touchdowns and passed for 780 yards … Also had 7 interceptions … As a sophomore in 2004, he rushed for 191 yards and 7 touchdowns while collecting 40 tackles and 6 interceptions … Finished his career with 21 interceptions … Named to the All-Northeast Conference Team 3 times … A two-time Aberdeen American News All-Area selection … Named the captain of the 2006 Argus Leader Elite 45 Team. High School Coach: Terry Dosch. Personal: Son of Jan and Ross Schochenmaier and the late Bill O’Keefe. Major is sports management.

Career Rushing Statistics Year G Att Yds TD YPG 2008 9 8 47 2 12.2

#85 – SCOTT VERLEY 6-3, 210, So., Wide Receiver Blooming Prairie, Minn. / Blooming Prairie HS 2008: Saw action in four games. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starter at Blooming Prairie High School … Despite missing three games due to injury as a senior, he rushed for 240 yards on 25 carries for a 9.6 yards per carry average … Caught 29 passes for 441 yards, a 15.2 yards per reception average … Scored six rushing touchdowns and five receiving touchdowns … Returned three kickoffs for 76 yards … Was a three-time all-conference selection. High School Coach: Chad Gimbel. Personal: Son of David and Dianna Verley. Major is undecided.

Career Defensive Statistics Year G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 2008 12 6 7 13 1 0 1 1 1 0

PLAYER PROFILES REDSHIRT FRESHMEN

#56 – BEN WARDELL 6-3, 220, So., Linebacker Sturgis, S.D. / Sturgis HS

#49 – ANDY BEHNKENDORF 6-5, 215, RFr., Punter Algona, Iowa / Algona HS

2008: Participated in all 12 games … Tallied 17 tackles, including 11 solo stops … Had a seasonhigh six tackles, including a half tackle-for-loss at Upper Iowa … Blocked a PAT try by Missouri Western State … Logged one tackle for a three-yard loss at Minnesota, Crookston … Broke up a pass at Concordia-St. Paul. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starter at Sturgis High School … Led the Scoopers in tackles all three seasons, collecting 292 career stops … In 2006, he recorded 119 tackles, one interception for a touchdown and two fumble recoveries … Offensively he rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns and had 291 yards receiving and 1 score … Tallied 118 tackles, two sacks, two fumble recoveries and one interception in his junior season … Also caught a team-high 24 passes for 229 yards and a touchdown … A two-year team captain, he was a two-time All-Greater Dakota Conference First Team selection after earning honorable mention recognition as a sophomore … Selected to the 2006 academic all-conference team … Named to the 2006 Argus Leader Elite 45 Team. High School Coach: Adolph Shepardson. Personal: Son of Ardie and Kristi Wardell. Major is exercise science.

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starter at Algona High School … A team captain as a senior … Averaged 41 yards per punt as a senior … A preseason allstate pick, he earned all-district and all-area first team honors for the second consecutive season … Averaged 44 yards per punt as a junior, including a school-record 77-yard punt … Also competed in basketball and track … was a state qualifier in the high jump. High School Coach: Mike Wier. Personal: Son of Jerry and Dorine Behnkendorf. Major is business.

#93 – BRIAN BERBERICK 6-2, 235, RFr., Defensive Line Mankato, Minn. / Mankato West HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Mankato West High School ... recorded 86 tackles and 4 sacks as a senior ... was named to the Mankato All-City team ... earned a spot on the Big 9 All-Conference team ... recorded 26 tackles and 1 sack as a junior. High School Coach: Mark Esch. Personal: Son of Gerry and Nancy Berberick. Major is biology.

Career Defensive Statistics Year G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 2008 12 11 6 17 1.5 0 0 0 0 1

#61 – GLENN BILINA 6-3, 285, RFr., Offensive Line Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year varsity letterwinner at LincolnWay East High School … A team captain as a senior … Earned 2007 All-Southwest SuburbanBlue First Team honors … Selected to the All-Area First Team … Did not allow a sack and dished out 41 pancake blocks … The Griffins posted a 9-3 record and reached the state quarterfinals … Started two games as a junior in 2006 … Collected nine pancake blocks as the Griffins went 12-1, won the conference championship and reached the state semifinals. High School Coach: Rob Zvonar. Personal: Son of Glenn and Mary Bilina. Major is undecided.

#34 – TONY CULLEN 6-1, 195, RFr., Defensive Back Anoka, Minn. / Andover HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year letterwinner and two-year

#9 – NICK WEBER 6-1, 195, So., Defensive Back Groton, S.D. / Groton HS

starter at Andover High School … A team captain as a senior … Had 1,441 total yards in 2007 with 994 yards rushing, 128 yards receiving and 319 yards in kick returns … Scored 10 touchdowns … Had 657 yards rushing, 126 yards receiving and 169 yards in kick returns for 952 total yards and 5 touchdowns as a junior … Earned All-Northwest Suburban Conference honors as a senior after receiving honorable mention recognition as a junior … Helped lead the Huskies to an 8-3 record in 2007 … The Huskies was section champions and qualified for the Class 5A state playoffs for the first time in school history … Also an all-conference and all-state performer in track. High School Coach: Rich Wilkie. Personal: Pat and Karen Cullen.

2008: Saw action in all 12 games … Tallied 14 tackles on the season … Recovered a fumble at Concordia-St. Paul … Intercepted a pass against Minnesota, Crookston and against Southwest Minnesota State … Broke up a pass at Winona State. 2007: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A four-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Groton High School … High School Coach: Shaun Wanner. Personal: Son of Mike Weber and Michelle Colestock. Major is psychology. Career Defensive Statistics Year G Solo Asst Total TFL Sacks FF FR INT PBU 2008 12 7 7 14 0 0 0 1 2 1

PLAYER PROFILES #91 – JASON ENGSTOM 6-3, 230, RFr., Defensive Line Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids HS

#13 – JEFF GETTING 6-3, 190, RFr., Defensive Back Waukee, Iowa / Waukee HS

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Coon Rapids High School … A team captain as a senior… Totaled 78 tackles and two sacks during his senior season … Earned All-Northwest Suburban Conference First Team honors … Named the NWSC Defensive Lineman of the Year … A Class 5A All-State First Team and Academic All-State selection … Named to the All-Metro First Team … Garnered honorable mention all-conference recognition as a junior … Also a state qualifier for the Cardinals’ wrestling team. High School Coach: Jon Young. Personal: Son of Jon and Debbie Engstrom. Major is business.

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starter at Waukee High School … A team captain as a senior… Was a three-time All-Central Iowa Metropolitan League performer, including a unanimous selection as a senior in 2007 … Also a three-time academic all-state selection … Recorded 41 tackles and four interceptions to go along with 20 catches for 273 yards and two touchdowns in his senior season … Helped lead the Warriors to a 7-3 record and their first Class 4A playoff appearance in school history … Was named to the Iowa Newspaper Association All-State First Team as a defensive back in 2007 … Had 57 tackles and two interceptions after collecting 76 tackles and three interceptions as a sophomore … Offensively, had 22 receptions for 345 yards and two touchdowns as a junior … Also an all-conference basketball player and a state qualifier in track. High School Coach: Scott Carlson. Personal: Son of Curt and Tammy Getting. Major is business.

#38 – GREG FLEMING 5-10, 152, RFr., Kicker Mound, Minn. / Minnetonka HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starter at Mound Westonka High School before starting his senior season at Minnetonka High School … As a senior, he converted 23 of 24 extra points and 6-for-9 on field goals … 21 of his 43 kickoffs were touchbacks … Selected to the All-Classic Lake Conference Team as the Most Valuable Special Teams Player … At Mound Westonka, he converted 25 of 29 PAT’s and 8 of 11 field goals in his three seasons … Had a long field goal of 46 yards in 2005. High School Coach: Dave Helson. Personal: Son of Kevin and Jayne Fleming. Major is business.

#11 – JOSH HANSON 6-1, 175, RFr., Quarterback Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter … A team captain as a senior … Completed 75 of 118 passes for 1,382 yards and 15 touchdowns … Also rushed for 444 yards and seven touchdowns … Was successful on 28 of 30 extra points and made five field goals … Helped lead the Arrows to a 10-2 record and the ESD championship … Watertown made it to the Class 11AA state semifinals … Was a two-time All-Eastern South Dakota Conference selection as a quarterback and a two-time allconference kicker … Selected to the Class 11AA All-State team as a quarterback in 2007 and as a specialty player in 2006 … Named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team in 2007 after receiving honorable mention recognition as a junior … Was a 2007 South Dakota All-American … As a junior, he passed for 829 yards and 10 touchdowns while rushing for 477 yards and four scores … Was 20 of 22 on extra points and made seven field goals … Finished his career with 2,482 yards passing and 1,138 yards rushing and a combined 40 touchdowns … Was also a three-year starter on the Arrows’ basketball team … High School Coach: Scott Leitheiser. Personal: Son of Rick and Lesli Hanson. Major is business.

#25 – MIKE GALLIGER 6-1, 175, RFr., Running Back Hartford, S.D. / West Central HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year varsity starter at West Central High School … A team captain as a senior … Rushed for 1,410 yards and scored 31 touchdowns as a senior … Had five interceptions, returning four of them for touchdowns … Returned two punts for scores … Was a two-time All-Big 8 Conference selection … Selected to the Class A All-State Team as a senior … Named to the Argus Leader 2007 Elite 45 Team … Helped lead the Trojans to the 2005 and 2007 state titles … The Trojans compiled a 32-1 record during his final three seasons. High School Coach: Kent Mueller. Personal: Son of Steven and Rhonda Galliger. Major is business.

PLAYER PROFILES #19 – DANNY ISAACSON 6-2, 185, RFr. Wide Receiver Sioux Falls, S.D. / O’Gorman HS

#47 – JAKE KING 6-1, 205, RFr. Linebacker Mounds View, Minn. / Totino-Grace HS

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at O’Gorman High School … Was a two-time All-Greater Dakota Conference performer and a two-time Class 11AA All-State Team selection … Twice named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team … A team captain as a senior in 2007, he rushed for 944 yards and 11 touchdowns to help lead the Knights to a 10-1 record … Defensively, had 27 tackles and four interceptions … As a junior, he helped his team to a 12-1 record and a runner-up finish in the 11AA state playoffs … Is O’Gorman’s career rushing leader with 2,676 yards and 36 touchdowns … Older brothers Chris and Ryan are on the Augustana football team. High School Coach: Steve Keuter. Personal: Son of Rollie and Amy Isaacson ... Brothers Chris and Ryan are on the Viking football team ... Major is history and secondary education.

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Totino-Grace High School … A team captain as a senior … Recorded 160 total tackles in 2007, including 72 solo stops and nine tackles for loss … Also forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles … Was a two-time All-North Suburban Conference performer, including Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2007 … Named to the KARE 11 All-Metro Team and the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Associated Press AllState First Teams … Also an academic all-conference selection … Helped the Eagles to a 13-1 record in 2007, a 14-0 record in 2006 and back-to-back Class 4A state championships … High School Coach: Jeff Ferguson. Personal: Son of Gayle Januschka and John King. Major is exercise science.

#82 – ALEX KJELLSEN 5-11, 155, RFr. Wide Receiver Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS

#88 – ISAAC JORGENSEN 6-4, 205, RFr. Tight End Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year letterwinner at Watertown High School … Started as a senior in 2007 … Caught five passes for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns … Rushed for 16 yards on two carries and one score … Helped lead the Arrows to a 10-2 record and the ESD championship … Watertown made it to the Class 11AA state semifinals … Also competed on the basketball and track and field teams. High School Coach: Scott Leitheiser. Personal: Son of Steve and Nancy Kjellsen. Major is business.

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Roosevelt High School … Was a key figure on Roosevelt’s back-to-back state championship teams in 2006 and 2007 … A team captain as a senior … Recorded 48 tackles, 7.5 sacks, six pass break ups and two forced fumbles as a senior … Also intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown … As a junior in 2006, he totaled 50 tackles, five sacks, two interceptions, four fumble recoveries and one touchdown … Twice named the Rough Riders’ Most Valuable Defensive Lineman … Earned All-Greater Dakota Conference First Team honors as a senior after receiving honorable mention accolades as a junior … Chosen to the Class 11AA all-state team, academic all-state team and the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team in 2007 … Helped guide Roosevelt to a 23-3 record during their state championship run. High School Coach: Brent DeBoer. Personal: Son of Jeff and Tammie Jorgensen. Major is athletic training.

#54 – AUSTIN LUECKE 6-1, 205, RFr. Linebacker Groton, S.D. / Groton HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A four-year starter at Groton Area High School … Was a four-time All-Northeast Conference performer and a two-time Class A allstate selection … Named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team as a junior and senior … A team captain as a senior … He recorded 106 total tackles, 22 tackles for loss, nine sacks, three fumble recoveries and three interceptions … Also caught four passes for 93 yards and completed 18 of 28 passes for 284 yards and one touchdown … Helped guide the Tigers to the Class A state title game where he was named the Most Valuable Player … During his junior year, registered 102 tackles, three sacks, three fumble recoveries and three blocked kicks to go along with 1,219 yards rushing and 21 touchdowns … Had 123 tackles and four sacks during his sophomore season and 85 tackles, eight sacks, two fumble recoveries, an interception and a blocked kick as a freshman. High School Coach: Shaun Wanner. Personal: Son of Becky and the late Rob Luecke. Major is business.

#97 – AARON JUNG 6-2, 245, RFr. Defensive Line Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Watertown High School … Started three seasons at guard and two seasons at linebacker … A team captain as a senior … In 2007, he helped lead the Arrows to a 10-2 record and the ESD championship … Watertown made it to the Class 11AA state semifinals … Also competes on the track and field team … Won the 2007 Class AA shot put state title and was second in the discus … Named the Field Events MVP at the state meet … Has a best mark of 58-3.5 in the shot put and 1673 in the discus. Also throws for the Augie track and field team. High School Coach: Scott Leitheiser. Personal: Son of Jodi and Ken Kones and Brad Jung. Major is exercise science.

PLAYER PROFILES state and academic all-state teams as a senior … Finished his career with 1,149 yards receiving, 366 yards rushing, 453 yards in kick returns and 368 yards in punt returns … Had 2,336 career allpurpose yards and 19 touchdowns. High School Coach: Chris Long. Personal: Son of Marty and Rita Parsley. Major is biology.

#93 – CODY NESBITT 6-1, 183, RFr. Wide Receiver Alta, Iowa / Alta Community HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year starter at Alta Community High School … A team captain as a senior … Rushed for 2,408 career yards and scored 244 points … Also had 750 yards receiving and over 3,500 all-purpose yards for the Cyclones … As a senior, rushed for 1,154 yards and had 439 yards receiving … Scored 22 touchdowns, making him the leading scorer in the district … A two-time all-district first team running back, he helped Alta to back-to-back 7-3 records and consecutive appearances in the Class A playoffs … The Cyclones also won the district title … Was an Iowa Newspaper Association All-State First Team selection … Named to the Storm Lake Times All-Area First Team as a running back, earning Player of the Year honors in the process … Named an all-state selection by Iowa Preps, a Des Moines Register All-State Second Team performer as a defensive back and a Sioux City Journal All-Northwest Third Team selection … Ran a leg on the 2007 state champion 4X200 relay team and the state runner-up 4X100 relay team … Earned all-conference second team recognition in baseball as a junior. High School Coach: Kevin Hammer. Personal: Brad and Barb Nesbitt.

#89 – ETHAN PREISLER 6-2, 220, RFr. Wide Receiver Le Center, Minn. / Le Center HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A four-year starter at Le Center High School … A team captain as a senior … As a senior, he had 19 receptions for 256 yards and 1 touchdown … Defensively, collected 43 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks … Caught 10 passes for 91 yards and 1 score as a junior and 7 passes for 76 yards as a sophomore … Totaled 17 tackles and 2 sacks as a junior and 21 tackles and 1 sack as a sophomore … As a freshman in 2004, he recorded 39 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … Named to the AllGopher Valley Conference Team in 2007 after earning honorable mention all-conference honors as a junior … Received honorable mention all-state recognition in 2007 … Was a four-time academic all-conference honoree … Four times he received the Team Weightlifting Award … Also competes in baseball and is the goalie for his hockey team. High School Coach: Ken Helland. Personal: David and Teri Preisler.

#43 – KEITH NEWMAN 6-3, 200, RFr. Linebacker Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS

#63 – TOM RIES 6-2, 240, RFr. Offensive Line Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter at Watertown High School … A team captain as a senior … Caught 19 passes for 355 yards and 3 touchdowns as a senior in 2007 … Earned All-Eastern South Dakota Conference (ESD) and Class 11AA All-State honors as a tight end … Defensively, recorded 100 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 interception and a fumble recovery … Named to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team and the academic all-state team … Helped lead the Arrows to a 10-2 record and the ESD championship … Watertown made it to the Class 11AA state semifinals … Had 9 receptions for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns as a junior … Also had 75 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 interception and 3 fumble recoveries as a junior. High School Coach: Scott Leitheiser. Personal: George and Jan Newman.

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Eden Prairie High School … Selected to the All-Lake Conference First Team as a senior after receiving honorable mention honors as a junior … As a senior, he was named to the KARE 11 All-Metro Team, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune All-State Teams, the St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State Team and the Associated Press All-State Team … Helped the Eagles to back-to-back 14-0 seasons and two consecutive Class 5A state titles … The Eagles were 11-2 in 2005 and advanced to the state semifinals. High School Coach: Mike Grant. Personal: Son of Rob and Donna Ries. Major is business.

#99 – BRANDON ORDORFF 6-3, 200, RFr. Defensive Line Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo HS

#15 – RYAN SCHUETZ 6-3, 190, RFr. Quarterback Gretna, Neb. / Gretna HS

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Buffalo High School ... A team captain in his junior and senior seasons ... Earned AllMissouri 8 Conference honors as a junior and a senior ... Contributed 60 tackles, 2.5 sacks and five fumble recoveries as a senior ... Also lettered in wrestling and track & field. High School Coach: Gerard Rohl. Personal: Son of Mark and Debbie Ordorff. Major is business.

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year starter and three-year letterwinner at Gretna High School ... Passed for 1,025 yards and 8 touchdowns in his senior season ... Ranks 5th on Gretna High School's all time passing list ... Named to All-District First Team ... Two-time Eastern Midlands Conference Academic All-Conference selection ... Also a baseball letterwinner. High School Coach: Chad Jepsen. Personal: Son of Jon and Donna Schuetz. Major is government.

#86 – BEN PARSLEY 6-2, 220, RFr. Wide Receiver Flandreau, S.D. / Flandreau HS 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A three-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Flandreau High School … A team captain as a senior … Caught 30 passes in 2007, including seven touchdown receptions … Averaged 21.8 yards per kick return and 9.1 yards per carry … Chosen to the all-

PLAYER PROFILES #30 – PHIL UECKER 6-1, 200, RFr. Linebacker Dassel, Minn. / Dassel-Cokato HS

DREW BARMAN 6-2, 225, Fr., Defensive Line Sun Prairie, Wis. / DeForest HS

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Dassel-Cokato High School … A team captain as a senior … Rushed for over 1,000 yards and scored 15 touchdowns as a senior … Averaged nearly 5.3 yards per carry … Also scored two receiving touchdowns … Led the team with 92 tackles … Recorded 80 tackles during his junior season and a team-high 69 tackles as a sophomore … Named to the 2007 All-Wright County Conference Team, earning the Linebacker of the Year award … Also selected to the all-area team … Received all-conference honorable mention recognition as a junior. High School Coach: Ryan Weintant. Personal: Son of Lyle and Vicki Uecker. Major is sports management.

High School: A four-year starter at DeForest High School … A team captain as a senior … Recorded 75 tackles and five sacks his during his senior season … Was named first team All-Badger North Conference and first team all-region during his senior season … Helped DeForest finish second in the Badger North Conference ... Produced 106 tackles and 14 sacks as a junior … Named second team all-state as well as first team all-conference, all-region and allarea in his junior season … Helped lead the Norskis to the state finals with a 12-two record … Was named first team all-conference as a sophomore in 2006 after collecting 72 tackles and 12 sacks. High School Coach: Mike Minick. Personal: Son of Miel and Duane Barman.

BRENT BEENKEN 6-2, 195, Fr., Linebacker Farmington, Minn. / Farmington HS

#58 – MATT WUSSOW 6-1, 215, RFr., Offensive Line Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS

High School: A two-year starter at Farmington High School … A captain as a senior … Completed 51-of-108 passes and a schoolrecord 17 touchdowns as a senior and rushed for three touchdowns, while making 35 tackles and two fumble recoveries … The Tigers won the Missota Conference Championship, while Beenken earned All-Missota Conference honors his senior season … Earned All-Missota Conference honorable mention honors as a junior ... Received the Oscar Lubke Athletic award for the Farmington senior athlete who most demonstrates sportsmanship, leadership, unselfishness, and pride in his participation of sports, school and community activities. High School Coach: Mark Froehling. Personal: Son of Roy and Julie Beenken.

2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: A two-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Eden Prairie High School … Earned AllLake Conference honorable mention accolades … Helped the Eagles to back-to-back 14-0 seasons and two consecutive Class 5A state titles. High School Coach: Mike Grant. Personal: Son of Bill and Connie Wussow. Major is chemistry.

NEWCOMERS DEVON ALBER 5-11, 175, Fr., Wide Receiver Manchester, Iowa / West Delaware County Comm. School

ANDREW BEHRENS 6-3, 1955, Fr., Kicker Pleasant Hill, Iowa / Southeast Polk HS

High School: A three-year letterwinner and starter at West Delaware County Community School … Caught 36 passes for 428 yards and 3 touchdowns as a senior … Defensively, he had 6 interceptions … Had 14 career interceptions after picking off 5 passes as a sophomore and 3 as a junior … As a senior, he was named to the all-district first team and the Class 3A all-state team as a defensive back … Helped the Hawks to an 8-4 record and a berth in the state playoffs in 2008. High School Coach: Doug Winkowitsch. Personal: Son of Ken Alber and Barb Possehl.

High School: A two-year starter at Southeast Polk High School … Kicked 57-of-59 point-after attempts his senior season, including going 3-for-5 in field goal attempts … Averaged 56 yards per kickoff and 56 percent of his kicks were for touchbacks … Also caught 11 passes for 172 yards … Received second team All-Central Iowa Metropolitan League honors for a team that went 8-3 … Made 41of-42 point-after attempts as a junior, while converting 8-of-10 field goal attempts … Averaged 56.9 yards a kickoff, while 43.5 percent of his kickoffs went for touchbacks … Received second team AllCentral Iowa Metropolitan League honors for a team that went 9-2 and lost out in the state quarterfinals … Was name Most Valuable Special Teams player in both his junior and senior season ... Set school records for kicking point in a season (58), field goals made (8) and average yards per kickoff (56.9). High School Coach: Denny Muller. Personal: Son of Dan and Karen Behrens.

ZACH BARBUR 5-10, 205, Fr., Running Back Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS High School: A two-year starter and two-year varsity letterwinner at Eden Prairie High School … Served as a team captain as a senior … Started at fullback and linebacker for the Eagles … Helped team to a 25-1 record during his junior and senior seasons … Eden Prairie captured the 2007 Class AAAAA state title with a 14-0 record … The Eagles also won Lake Conference and sectional championships in 2007 and 2008. High School Coach: Mike Grant. Personal: Son of Scott and Val Kinnone, Rod Barbur and Maggie Simcoe.

PAUL BERNDT 6-1, 200, Fr., Running Back Mankato, Minn. / Mankato West HS High School: A three-year letterwinner and starter at Mankato West High School ... served as a team captain in his senior season ... helped lead the Scarlets to a 2008 Minnesota State Championship ... Named All-Big 9 Conference as a junior and senior ... 2008 AAAA State Championship Player of the Game ... Named to the 2008 Academic All-Minnesota team ... recorded 1413 yards on 228 carries in his senior season. High School Coach: Mark Esch. Personal: Son of Jeff and Julie Berndt.

PLAYER PROFILES BROCK BILLS 6-1, 190, Fr., Running Back Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS

DERRICK DUNN 6-3, 275, Fr., Offensive Line Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS

High School: A three-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Roosevelt High School … Served as a team captain during his senior season ... Gained 1,132 all-purpose yards his senior season, including 525 yards rushing, 280 yards receiving and 327 yards in kick and punt returns … Scored nine touchdowns … Received AllGreater Dakota Conference and Class 11AA all-state honorable mention accolades … Named a GDC Scholar Athlete and earned a spot on the academic all-state team in 2008 … Gained 1,222 allpurpose yards (744 yards rushing, 309 yards receiving and 169 yards in returns) with 14 touchdowns during his junior campaign … Named to the GDC All-Conference First Team and received Argus Leader Elite 45 special mention honors … Helped Roosevelt to an 11-2 record and its second-straight Class 11AA state championship … Gained 981 all-purpose yards as a sophomore for the Rough Riders’ 12-1 state championship team … Also competed in track … Won the 100-meter dash at the 2008 Howard Wood Relays and the Class AA state track meet. High School Coach: Brent DeBoer. Personal: Son of Mark and Carrie Bills.

High School: A two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Roosevelt High School ... Was a team captain as a senior in 2008 … Helped the Rough Riders to a 7-4 record and a state quarterfinal finish … Helped the Rough Riders win a state title as a starting offensive lineman his junior year … Was also a part of Roosevelt’s first state title as a sophomore in 2006 … Named to the All-Greater Dakota Conference team and all-city team his senior season … Earned the Rough Riders Unsung Hero Award in both his junior and senior years. High School Coach: Brent DeBoer. Personal: Son of Kristy Hulm and Sid Dunn.

THOMAS FILER 5-9, 160, Fr., Wide Receiver Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue East HS High School: A two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Bellevue East High School … Led the Chieftains in interceptions and touchdowns his senior season … Was the team leader in rushing yards his junior year … Named to the all-district team while earning all-state honorable mention recognition and all-state academic honors his senior season. High School Coach: Jerry Lovell. Personal: Son of Dale and Gina Rae Filer.

DERON BUBOLTZ 5-10, 190, Fr., Running Back Atwater, Minn. / Atwater Cosmos Grove City HS High School: A four-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Atwater Cosmos Grove City High School ... Helped lead the Falcons to a West Central South Conference Championship ... Named to the All-Minnesota second team as a senior ... Named 2008 West Central South Conference MVP ... In his senior season, recorded 1,678 rushing yards and scored 26 touchdowns ... Also won an individual conference championship in wrestling ... Fouryear letterwinner in track and field. High School Coach: Terry Miller. Personal: Son of Jerry and Joyce Buboltz.

GARRETT GLAUS 5-10, 180, Fr., Defensive Back Rosemount, Minn. / Rosemount HS High School: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Rosemount High School … Was a team captain as a senior in 2008 … Totaled 97 tackles and had three interceptions, including one for a touchdown, and two forced fumbles in his senior season … Caught 12 passes for two touchdowns and had two rushing scores … Helped lead the Irish to an 11-2 record in 2008 … Rosemount won its first-ever Lake Conference championship as well as the sectional title … The Irish advanced to the Class AAAAA state semifinals … Had 60 tackles, one interception, one sack and five pass breakups as a junior ... Also had one receiving touchdown and one kickoff return for a score … As a sophomore in 2006, he recorded 65 tackles with six pass breakups and one interception … Named to the All-Lake Conference First Team as a senior after garnering honorable mention recognition as a junior … Was a twotime Outstanding Academic Athlete … Named to the Associated Press honorable mention all-state squad and the Star Tribune AllMetro Second Team … Received the Pat Tillman Service Award and the Triple A Award for arts, athletics and academics. High School Coach: Jeff Erdmann. Personal: Son of Mike and Lisa Glaus.

DYLAN BUEHLER 6-5, 195, Fr., Quarterback Lewistown, Mont. / Fergus HS High School: three-year starter and three-year letter winner at Fergus High School ... Was named a captain as a junior and senior ... Threw for 1,250 yards and 9 touchdowns in 8 games in 2008 ... Named All-Conference second team as a quarterback and punter ... Passed for 1,828 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2007 to earn AllConference honorable mention honors ... Earned All-Conference second team honors as a punter in 2006 ... Also a three-year letter winner in basketball and track ... High School Coach: Gary Gebert. Personal: Son of Craig and DeeAnn Buehler.

BRENT DINGER 6-4, 215, Fr., Tight End Luverne, Minn. / Luverne HS High School: A three-year started and three-year letterwinner at Luverne High School ... Was a team captain as a senior in 2008 ... Helped the Cardinals to a 12-2 record and state runner-up finish in Minnesota class AA ... received All-Southwest Conference honors in both his junior and senior seasons ... Also a three-year letterwinner in both baseball and hockey. High School Coach: Todd Oye ... Personal: Son of Don and Lisa Dinger.

PLAYER PROFILES ALEX HASSE 6-4, 225, Fr., Tight End North Mankato, Minn. / West HS

JAKE LEE 5-11, 250, Fr., Defensive Line Blue Earth, Minn. / Blue Earth Area HS

High School: A two-year starter and three-year letterwinner for Mankato West High School … Averaged over 10 yards per catch his senior season to help the Scarlets to a 13-1 record and the 2008 Class 4AAAA state championship … Caught eight passes for 70 yards as a junior as the Scarlets finished runners-up in the section championship … In 2006, he lettered for an 8-3 team that won the section championship and made it to the state quarterfinals … Earned All-Big 9 Conference Academic honors and a scholar award in 2008. High School Coach: Mark Esch. Personal: Son of Steve and Sandy Hasse.

High School: Was a three-year starter at Blue Earth Area High School … Recorded 106 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery in nine games during his senior season … Had 41 tackles, one fumble recovery and one sack as a junior … Was a two-time All-South Central Conference performer … Was the SCC Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2008 and a three-time all-area selection … A team captain, he helped the Buccaneers win the 2009 conference title for the first time since the early 1970’s. High School Coach: Randy Kuechenmeister. Personal: Son of Bill Lee and Donna Lee.

MIKE MAGNUSON 6-3, 270, Fr., Offensive Line Sioux Falls, S.D. / Lincoln HS

NOAH HUISMAN 6-3, 180, Fr., Wide Receiver Mason City, Iowa / Mason City HS

High School: Was a two-year starter and letterwinner at Lincoln High School … Was a team captain as a senior in 2008 … Allowed one sack all season as an offensive lineman … Helped the Patriots to an 11-2 record and the Class 11AA state championship … Named to the all-city team his season year … Earned All-Greater Dakota Conference honorable mention and all-state honorable mention honors … Given the Ueker award for senior inspiration as a lineman. High School Coach: Aaron Beavers. Personal: Son of Lee and Jean Magnuson.

High School: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Mason City High School … Caught 55 passes for 1,097 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior in 2008 … Set a Class 4A record with 18 receptions in a single game … Defensively, had two interceptions … Caught 44 passes for 697 yards and five touchdowns and had six interceptions during his junior season … Had 17 receptions for 231 yards and three scores to go along with four interceptions and 16 pass breakups as a sophomore ... Was a two-time All-Central Iowa Metro League First Team selection at wide receiver after earning second team honors at defensive back as a sophomore … Named to the Class 4A All-State First Team and the All-North Iowa Area First Team in 2008. High School Coach: John Lee. Personal: Son of Mike and Jill Huisman.

TROY MANLEY 6-7, 310, Fr., Offensive Line Hainesville, Ill. / Grayslake Community HS High School: Played his senior season at Grayslake High School after playing at Carmel High School during his first three years of high school … Started along the offensive and defensive lines at Grayslake … Was a varsity letterwinner at Carmel as a junior … Helped Carmel to a 10-3 record and a second-place finish in the conference. High School Coach: Nick Goshe. Personal: Son of Troy and Roberta Manley.

PAUL INGRAM 6-1, 200, Fr., Linebacker Brawley, Cali. / Brawley Union HS High School: A two-year varsity starter and three-year letterwinner at Brawley Union HS ... As a senior, recorded 98 total tackles, three sacks, and forced two fumbles in 10 games played ... Named Brawley HS MVP ... Named to All-Southeastern Conference first team defense ... Named to the San Diego Union Tribune Academic team ... Also a two-year letterwinner in track & field. High School Coach: John Bishop. Personal: Son of Kenneth and Annegret Ingram.

BEN NELSON 6-3 185, Fr., Wide Receiver Huron, S.D. / Huron HS High School: Was a two-year starter and letterwinner at Huron High School … Caught 68 receptions for 1,017 yards and five touch downs in his career, while averaging 15 yards a catch … Earned second team All-State and first team All-Conference honors ... High School Coach: Tim Buddenhagen ... Personal: Son of Joel and Amy Nelson.

SEAN KELLY 5-10, 160, Fr., Defensive Back Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central HS High School: A two-year varsity starter and letterwinner at Naperville Central High School … As a senior, he had 12 pass breakups in just five games played … Averaged 21 yards per punt return … Named Defensive Back of the Week four times in five weeks. … Averaged 16 yards per punt return and had two interceptions during his junior season … Helped lead the Redhawks to back-to-back appearances in the Class 8A state playoffs … Earned Academic All-Dupage Valley Conference honors. High School Coach: Mike Stine. Personal: Son of Jan and Kevin Kelly.

DARREN NIKLASON 6-1, 165, Fr., Wide Receiver Brandon, S.D. / Brandon Valley HS High School: Was a two-year starter and letterwinner at Brandon Valley High School … As a senior in 2008 he caught 74 passes for 1,455 yards and 17 touchdowns … Broke eight school and three state records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns in a season … Named to the All-Eastern South Dakota Conference and Class 11AA All-State First Team … Selected to the Argus Leader Elite 45 Team … Helped lead the Lynx to an undefeated regular season and an Eastern South Dakota Conference championship … Brandon Valley finished the season with an 11-1 record and advanced to the Class 11AA state semifinals. High School Coach: Chad Garrow. Personal: Son of Doug and Kathy Niklason.

PLAYER PROFILES ROSS PETERSON 6-0, 210, Fr., Line Backer Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS

JOEL SLINDEN 6-3, 215, Fr., Defensive Line Grove City, Minn. / Atwater Cosmos Grove City HS

High School: A three-year starter at Roosevelt High School … A team captain as a senior … Made 111 tackles, 4.5 sacks and three interceptions in his senior season ... Earned all-city, All-Greater Dakota Conference, All-Class 11AA All-State and Argus Leader Elite 45 honors in 2008 … Had 59 tackles, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries as a junior for a team that won the Class 11AA state championship with an 11-2 record … Recorded 61 tackles and made an interception as a sophomore for a 12-1 team that won the 2006 state title. High School Coach: Brent DeBoer. Personal: Son of Alan and Barbara Peterson.

High School: Was a three-year starter and letterwinner at Atwater Cosmos and Grove City High School … Was a two-time All-West Central South Conference First Team selection, earning the Most Valuable Lineman Award in 2008 as a senior … Named to the 5AA all-section squad … Helped the Falcons win the West Central South Conference title in 2007 and 2008 as well as sectional runner-up finishes in both seasons. High School Coach: Terry Karlsgodt. Personal: Son of John and Carol Slinden.

ANTHONY TUCKER 6-1, 195, Fr., Defensive Back Indianola, Iowa / Indianola HS

TIM PRUCHA 6-3, 270, Fr., Offensive Line Omaha, Neb. / Bryana HS

High School: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Indianola High School … Served as a team captain as a junior and senior … Earned All-Central Iowa Metro League First Team honors and Class AAAA All-State Third Team honors as a senior … Was an allconference second team performer as a junior and received honorable mention all-conference accolades as a sophomore … Was a two-time academic all-conference selection ... High School Coach: Eric Kluver. Personal: Son of Amy Kownacki.

High School: A two-year starter and three-year letterwinner at Bryan High School … Was a team captain as a senior … Anchored both the offensive and defensive lines for the Bears. High School Coach: Rick Thurston. Personal: Son of Tim Prucha and Connie Colton.

JOSH PRUETT 6-2, 208, Fr., Line Backer Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS

BRENT WEBB 6-2, 200, Fr., Defensive Back Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue West HS

High School: Was a two-year starter and letterwinner at Roosevelt High School … Recorded 76 tackles for the Rough Riders as a senior in 2008 … As a junior, he registered 67 tackles … Helped lead Roosevelt to the 2007 Class 11AA state championship with an 11-2 record … Received the Unsung Hero Award as a junior and senior. High School Coach: Brent DeBoer. Personal: Son of Jeff and Michele Pruett.

High School: A three-year starter for Bellevue West High School … Made 87 tackles, two interceptions and eight pass breakups in his senior season … Offensively, he caught 22 passes for 367 yards and three touchdowns … Helped the Thunderbirds to an 8-4 record and a spot in the Class A state quarterfinals … Earned alldistrict first team honors as a junior and senior after earning honorable mention recognition as a sophomore. In 2007, rushed for 854 yards and eight touchdowns, while accumulating 238 receiving yards and a score … Also made 67 tackles and two interceptions from the safety position his sophomore year for a team that advanced to the state quarterfinals. High School Coach: John Faiman. Personal: Son of Darrell and Verla Webb.

PAT REGAN 6-5, 270, Fr., Offensive Line Stillwater, Minn. / Mahtomedi HS High School: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Mahtomedi High School … As a senior, was named to the All-Classic Suburban Conference team as both an offensive and defensive lineman … A KARE-11 Preseason All-Metro Team selection, he earned Class 4A all-state honorable mention recognition … Named Mahtomedi’s Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2008 as he helped the Zephyrs win the Section 4AAAA title and a berth in the state playoffs … Was named Minnesota Preps all-state honorable mention during his junior season … Helped the Zephyrs to the 4AAAA sectional championship and a state runner-up finish. High School Coach: Dave Muetzel. Personal: Son of Kevin and Bobette Regan.

TOM VANASEK 6-1, 195, Fr., Defensive Back Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North HS / Winona State High School: Helped the Panthers to an 8-4 record and a section championship, while earning All-Lake Conference and All-State honorable mention honors ... Was also named linebacker of the year by his teammates ... High School Coach: Mike Zweber. Personal: Son of Tom and Meg Vanasek.

JOEL SCHAUDER 5’11, 193, Fr., Quarterback Rochester, Minn. / John Marshall HS High School: Was a two-year starter and letterwinner at John Marshall High School … Was a two-time All-Big Nine Conference honorable mention selection ... Also lettered and started four seasons for the golf team and earned All-Conference honors as a senior ... High School Coach: Jack Drews. Personal: Son of Steve and Jane Schauder.

2009 OPPONENTS GAME 1 ST. CLOUD STATE

GAME 2 EMPORIA STATE

AUGUST 27 • 7 P.M. ST. CLOUD, MINN. • HUSKY STADIUM

Scott Underwood Head Coach GENERAL INFORMATION Location: St. Cloud, Minn. Enrollment: 16,882 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Husky Stadium (4,198) Colors: Cardinal and Black Nickname: Huskies President: Dr. Earl H. Potter Athletic Director: Dr. Morris Kurtz

SIOUX

Brandon Geiss So., Running Back

Garin Higgins Head Coach

TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 7-4 2008 NSIC Record: 7-3 (T-4th) Lettermen Returning / Lost: 19/25 Starters Returning / Lost: 7/16 SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Anne Abicht SID Phone: 320-308-2141 SID FAX: 320-308-2099 SID E-Mail: aabicht@stcloudstate.edu Press Box Phone: 320-308-3220 Web Site: www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Scott Underwood Alma Mater: Augustana (1988) Record at SCSU: 7-4 (One year) Career Record: Same THE SERIES Assistant Coaches: Doug All-Time Series: SCSU leads 19-13 Patterson, Ian Shoemaker, Jim Last Meeting: 2008 – Augie won Louis, Steve Grimit, Carlin 13-10 in overtime in Sioux Falls Shoemaker, Byron Thomas, Matt Vitzthum, Dan Lemke, Trey Dill, Cortez Evans 2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 Augustana* 7 p.m. Sept. 3 at University of Maine 7 p.m. EDT Sept. 12 at Wayne State* 1 p.m. Sept. 19 Northern State* 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at Upper Iowa* 1 p.m. Oct. 3 at Bemidji State* 1 p.m. Oct.10 Minnesota, Crookston* 1 p.m. Oct. 17 at Minnesota Duluth* 1 p.m. Oct. 24 U-Mary* 2:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at MSU Moorhead* 2 p.m. Nov. 7 Minnesota State* 1 p.m. * - NSIC games / All times are local 2008 RESULTS Aug. 28 at Augustana* Sept. 6 at North Dakota Sept. 13 Wayne State* Sept. 20 at Northern State* Sept. 27 Upper Iowa* Oct. 4 Bemidji State* Oct. 11 at Minnesota, Crookston* Oct. 18 Minnesota Duluth* Oct. 25 at U-Mary* Nov. 1 MSU Moorhead* Nov. 8 at Minnesota State* * - NSIC games

SEPTEMBER 5 • 1 P.M. FALLS, S.D. • KIRKEBY-OVER STADIUM

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Emporia, Kan. Enrollment: 6,528 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA Stadium: Welch Stadium (7,000) Colors: Old Gold and Black Nickname: Hornets President: Dr. Michael Lane Athletic Director: Kent Weiser COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Garin Higgins Alma Mater: Emporia State (1992) Record at ESU: 7-15 (Two years) Career Record: 58-24 (Seven years) Assistant Coaches: Bryce Saia, Ken Gordon, Gary Manuel, Sean Glowers, Matt Walter, Jerrod Sparling, Tyler Mikkleson, Eric Burrow, Mike LoPorto

Andre Sloan-El Sr., Quarterback TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 4-7 2008 MIAA Record: 2-7 (8th) Lettermen Returning / Lost: 33/25 Starters Returning / Lost: 18/7 SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Don Weast SID Phone: 620-341-5526 SID FAX: 620-341-5808 SID E-Mail: dweast@emporia.edu Press Box Phone: 620-341-5020 Web Site: www.emporia.edu/athletics THE SERIES All-Time Series: ESU leads 1-0 Last Meeting: 2008 - Emporia State won 27-14

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 Southwest Okla. St. Sept. 5 at Augustana Sept. 12 Central Missouri* Sept. 19 at Missouri Southern* Sept. 26 at Ft. Hays State* Oct. 3 Nebraska - Omaha* Oct. 10 at Pittsburg State* Oct. 17 Northwest Missouri* Oct. 24 at Truman* Oct. 31 Missouri Western Nov. 8 Washburn* * - MIAA games / All times are local 2008 RESULTS Aug. 30 Western State Sept. 6 Augustana Sept. 13 at Nebraska-Omaha* Sept. 20 Ft. Hays State* Sept. 27 Missouri Southern* Oct. 4 at Central Missouri* Oct. 11 at Washburn* Oct. 18 at Missouri Western State* Oct. 25 Truman* Nov. 1 Northwest Missouri State* Nov. 8 Pittsburg State* * - MIAA games

L, 13-10. L, 31-17 W, 31-17 W, 17-12 W, 54-28 W, 48-14 W, 48-7 L, 38-21 W, 14-7 W. 42-7 L, 16-7

7 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

W, 42-0 W, 27-14 L, 41-20 W, 24-13 L, 19-18 L, 42-14 L, 14-6 L, 28-21 W, 35-24 L, 56-7 L, 52-7

2009 OPPONENTS GAME 3 MINNESOTA, CROOKSTON SIOUX

GAME 4 MINNESOTA DULUTH

SEPTEMBER 12 • 1 P.M. FALLS, S.D. • KIRKEBY-OVER STADIUM

Shannon Stassen Head Coach GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Crookston, Minn. Enrollment: 1,200 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Ed Widseth Field (2,000) Colors: Maroon and Gold Nickname: Golden Eagles Chancellor: Charles Casey, D.V.M. Athletic Director: Stephanie Helgeson COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Shannon Stassen Alma Mater: Valley City State (1995) Record at UMC: 10-65 (Six years) Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Steve Olson, Scott Butt, Mark Dufner, David Hennings, Justin Schreiber, Jason Kremer

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 SW Minnesota State* Sept. 3 at Mayville State Sept. 12 at Augustana* Sept. 19 U-Mary* Sept. 26 at MSU Moorhead* Oct. 3 Northern State* Oct. 10 at St. Cloud State* Oct. 17 Bemidji State* Oct. 24 at Winona State* Oct. 31 at Minnesota Duluth* Nov. 7 Upper Iowa* * - NSIC games / All times are local 2008 RESULTS Aug. 30 at SW Minnesota State* Sept. 6 Mayville State Sept. 13 Augustana* Sept. 20 at U-Mary* Sept. 27 MSU Moorhead* Oct. 4 at Northern State* Oct. 11 St. Cloud State* Oct. 18 at Bemidji State* Oct. 25 Winona State* Nov. 1 Minnesota Duluth* -Nov. 8 at Upper Iowa* * - NSIC games

SEPTEMBER 19 • 1 P.M. DULUTH, MINN. • MALOSKY STADIUM

Jordan Lecher So., Wide Receiver

Bob Nielson Head Coach

TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 2-9 2008 NSIC Record: 1-9 (T13th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 26/n/a Starters Returning / Lost: 7/15

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Duluth, Minn. Enrollment: 11,300 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Malosky Stadium (4,500) Colors: Maroon and Gold Nickname: Bulldogs Chancellor: Dr. Kathryn A. Martin Athletic Director: Bob Nielson

SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Mitch Bakken SID Phone: 218-281-8414 SID FAX: 218-281-8430 SID E-Mail: bakke044@umn.edu Press Box Phone: 218-281-8037 Web Site: www.goldeneaglesports.com

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Bob Nielson Alma Mater: Wartburg (1982) Record at UMD: 63-19 (Six years) Career Record: 123-52-1 (17 years) Assistant Coaches: John Steger, Curt Wiese, Peter Lue, Nick Goeser, Luke Jipson, Mike Mchugh, Tyler Yelk

THE SERIES All-Time Series: Augie leads 3-0 Last Meeting: 2008 – Augustana won 59-0 in Crookston

Tobias Lemke Jr., Offensive Line TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 15-0 2008 NSIC Record: 10-0 (1st) Lettermen Returning / Lost: 49/16 Starters Returning / Lost: 13/11 SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Bob Nygaard SID Phone: 218-726-8191 SID FAX: 218-726-6529 SID E-Mail: bnygaard@d.umn.edu Press Box Phone: 218-726-7224 Web Site: www.umdbulldogs.com THE SERIES All-Time Series: UMD leads 3-2 Last Meeting: 2008 – UMD won 40-10 in Sioux Falls

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 Concordia-St. Paul* 6 p.m. Sept .3 Missouri Western State 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at Southwest Minnesota State* 6 p.m. Sept. 19 Augustana* 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at U-Mary* 2 p.m. Oct. 3 MSU Moorhead* 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at Northern State* 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17 St. Cloud State* 1 p.m. Oct. 24 at Bemidji State* 1 p.m. Oct. 31 Minnesota, Crookston* 1 p.m. Nov. 7 at Winona State* 1 p.m. * - NSIC games / All times are local

1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

2008 RESULTS Aug. 30 at Concordia-St. Paul* Sept. 6 at Missouri Western State Sept. 13 Southwest Minnesota State* Sept. 20 at Augustana* Sept. 27 U-Mary* Oct. 4 at MSU Moorhead* Oct. 11 Northern State* Oct. 18 at St. Cloud State* Oct. 25 Bemidji State* Nov. 1 at Minnesota, Crookston* Nov. 8 Winona State* * - NSIC games

L, 54-14 W, 20-15 L, 59-0 L, 52-9 W, 20-6 L, 35-0 L, 48-7 L, 41-27 L, 50-26 L, 53-7 L, 37-36

W, 40-0 W, 47-18 W, 43-21 W, 40-10 W, 44-7 W, 52-10 W, 55-7 W, 38-21 W, 48-21 W, 63-7 W, 38-7

2009 OPPONENTS GAME 5 CONCORDIA-ST. SIOUX

GAME 6 MINNESOTA STATE UNIV.,

PAUL

OCTOBER 3 • 3 P.M. MANKATO, MINN. • BLAKESLEE STADIUM

SEPTEMBER 26 • 1 P.M. FALL, S.D. • KIRKEBY-OVER STADIUM

Mark Mauer Head Coach GENERAL INFORMATION Location: St. Paul, Minn. Enrollment: 2,236 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Griffin Stadium (6,000) Colors: Navy Blue and Gold Nickname: Golden Bears President: Dr. Robert Holst Athletic Director: Tom Rubbelke COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Mark Mauer Alma Mater: Nebraska (1981) Record at CU: 29-27 (Five years) Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Ryan Williams, Oliver Soukup, Derek Branch, Travis Johansen, Jim Mauer, Russell Gary, Vince Almeda, Josh Tischer and Tyrone Ruffin

Calvin Simon So., Wide Receiver TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 4-7 2008 NSIC Record: 3-7 (10th) Lettermen Returning / Lost: N/A Starters Returning / Lost: 17 / 12 SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Josh Deer SID Phone: 651-641-8893 SID FAX: 651-641-8767 SID E-Mail: jdeer@csp.edu Press Box Phone: 612-720-7265 Web Site: www.cugoldenbears.com THE SERIES All-Time Series: CU leads 3-2 Last Meeting: 2008 – Augie won 42-21 in St. Paul

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 at Minnesota Duluth* Sept. 5 at Minot State Sept. 12 at MSU Moorhead* Sept. 19 Winona State* Sept. 26 at Augustana* Oct. 3 U-Mary* Oct. 10 Minnesota State* Oct. 17 at Southwest Minnesota State* Oct. 24 at Upper Iowa* Oct. 31 Wayne State* Nov. 7 Bemidji State* * - NSIC games / All games times are local

MANKATO

Todd Hoffner Head Coach GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Mankato, Minn. Enrollment: 14,036 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Blakeslee Stadium (7,000) Colors: Purple and Gold Nickname: Mavericks President: Dr. Richard Davenport Athletic Director: Kevin Buisman COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Todd Hoffner Alma Mater: Valley City St. (1989) Record at MSU: 9-3 (One year) Career Record: 55-31 (Nine years) Assistants: Joe Klanderman, Luke Schleusner, Brian Bell, Michael Cunningham, Ronal Planz, Sam Cummings, Jamie Bisch, Mitch Schaeuble, Chris Brunkhorst, Adam Behrands

Ryan Fick Sr., Quarterback TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 9-3 2008 NSIC Record: 9-1 (2nd) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 40/ 14 Starters Returning / Lost: 18/7 SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Scott Nelsen SID Phone: 507-389-2625 SID FAX: 507-389-1923 SID E-Mail: scott.nelsen@mnsu.edu Press Box Phone: 507-389-5282 / 5283 Web Site: www.msumavericks.com THE SERIES All-Time Series: Augie leads 20-18 Last Meeting: 2008 – Augie won in Sioux Falls 41-38 in OT

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 at Central Missouri Sept. 5 Bemidji State* Sept. 12 at U-Mary* Sept. 19 Wayne State* Sept. 26 at Winona State* Oct. 3 Augustana* Oct. 10 at Concordia-St. Paul* Oct. 17 MSU Moorhead* Oct. 24 Southwest Minnesota State* Oct. 31 at Upper Iowa* Nov. 7 at St. Cloud State* * - NSIC games / All games times are local

6 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Noon 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

2008 RESULTS Aug. 30 Minnesota Duluth* L, 40-0 Sept. 6 Minot State W, 55-13 Sept. 13 MSU Moorhead* W, 27-23 Sept. 20 at Winona State* L, 37-10 Sept. 27 Augustana* L, 42-21 Oct. 4 at U-Mary* W, 17-7 Oct. 11 at Minnesota State* L, 35-0 Oct. 18 Southwest Minnesota State* L, 38-28 Oct. 25 Upper Iowa* W, 23-14 Nov. 1 at Wayne State* L, 41-17 Nov. 8 vs. Bemidji State* L, 24-12 * - NSIC games

7 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

2008 RESULTS Aug. 28 at Central Missouri L, 29-9 Sept. 5 at Bemidji State* W, 28-14 Sept. 13 U-Mary* W, 40-0 Sept. 20 at Wayne State* W, 26-21 Sept. 27 Winona State* W, 35-32 Oct. 4 at Augustana* L, 41-38 OT Oct. 11 Concordia-St. Paul* W, 35-0 Oct. 18 at MSU Moorhead* W, 52-0 Oct. 25 at Southwest Minnesota State* W, 34-14 Nov. 1 Upper Iowa* W, 35-14 Nov. 8 St. Cloud State* W, 16-7 Nov. 15 Ashland L, 27-16 * - NSIC games

2009 OPPONENTS GAME 7 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

GAME 8 UPPER IOWA

STATE

OCTOBER 10 • 6 P.M. MARSHALL, MINN. • REGIONAL EVENTS CENTER

Eric Eidsness Head Coach GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Marshall, Minn. Enrollment: 3,200 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Regional Events Center (3,000) Colors: Brown and Vegas Gold Nickname: Mustangs Chancellor: Dr. David Danahar Athletic Director: Chris Hmielewski COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Eric Eidsness Alma Mater: Sioux Falls (1992) Record at SMSU: 21-34 (Four years) Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Tim Steinbach, Andy Carr, Bret Atkins, Cory Sauter, Jeremy Darveau, Powell Chee, Kenny Cushing, Casey Carlo, Matt Paja

SIOUX

Zach Wysong Sr., Running Back

OCTOBER 17 • 1 P.M. FALLS, S.D. • KIRKEBY-OVER STADIUM

Tom Shea Head Coach

TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 6-5 2008 NSIC Record: 6-4 (T-6th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 47/n/a Starters Returning/Lost: 14/n/a

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Fayette, Iowa Enrollment: 875 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Eischeid Stadium (3,500) Colors: Peacock Blue, White & Navy Nickname: Peacocks President: Dr. Alan Walker Athletic Director: David Miller

SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Kelly Loft SID Phone: 507-537-7177 SID FAX: 507-537-6578 SID E-Mail: Kelly.Loft@smsu.edu Press Box Phone: n/a Web Site: www.smsumustangs.com

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tom Shea Alma Mater: Missouri Western (1974) Record at UIU: 0-0 (First year) Career Record: 105-76-3 Assistant Coaches: Brian Frana, Kevin Loney, Jesse Montalto, Dave Barclay, Eric Mattson, Patrick Morris, Allen Conrad, Daryl Savage, Conrad Schmitt, Dick Timmerman

THE SERIES All-Time Series: Augie leads 11-2 Last Meeting: 2008 – Augustana won 39-20 in Sioux Falls

Nate Curran Jr., Defensive Back TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 2-9 2008 NSIC Record: 2-8 (T-11th) Lettermen Returning / Lost: 26/18 Starters Returning / Lost: 18/6 SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Howie Thompson SID Phone: 563-425-5307 SID FAX: 563-425-5334 SID E-Mail: thompsonh@uiu.edu Press Box Phone: 563-425-4029 Web Site: www.upperiowaathletics.com THE SERIES All-Time Series: Augie leads 2-0 Last Meeting: 2008 – Augie won 40-7 in Fayette

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 at Minnesota, Crookston* Sept. 9 Black Hills State Sept. 12 Minnesota Duluth* Sept. 19 Upper Iowa* Sept. 26 at Wayne State* Oct. 3 at Winona State* Oct. 10 Augustana* Oct. 17 Concordia-St. Paul* Oct. 24 at Minnesota State* Oct. 31 at Northern State* Nov. 7 MSU Moorhead* * - NSIC games / All games times are local

1 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1 p.m.

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 at Lincoln Sept. 5 at U-Mary* Sept. 12 Northern State* Sept. 19 SW Minnesota State* Sept. 26 St. Cloud State* Oct. 3 at Wayne State* Oct. 12 Winona State* Oct. 17 at Augustana* Oct. 24 Concordia-St. Paul* Oct. 31 Minnesota State* Nov. 7 at Minnesota, Crookston * - NSIC games / All times are local

2008 RESULTS Aug. 30 Minnesota Crookston* Sept. 7 Black Hills State Sept. 12 at Minnesota Duluth* Sept. 20 at Upper Iowa* Sept. 27 Wayne State* Oct. 4 Winona State* Oct. 11 at Augustana* Oct. 18 at Concordia St. Paul* Oct. 25 Minnesota State* Nov. 1 Northern State* Nov. 8 at MSU Moorhead* * - NSIC games

W, 54-14 L, 21-14 L, 43-21 W, 38-31 L, 34-28 W, 35-28 L, 39-20 W, 38-28 L, 34-14 W, 39-32 W, 22-8.

2008 RESULTS Aug. 8 at Drake Sept. 6 U-Mary* Sept. 13 at Northern State* Sept. 20 SW Minnesota State* Sept. 27 at St. Cloud State* Oct. 4 Wayne State* Oct. 11 at Winona State* Oct. 18 Augustana* Oct. 25 at Concordia-St. Paul* Nov. 1 at Minnesota State* Nov. 8 Minnesota, Crookston * - NSIC games

7 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.1

L, 17-13 L, 34-31 W, 31-26 L, 38-31 L, 54-28 L, 34-14 L, 49-14 L, 40-7 L, 23-14 L, 35-14 W, 37-36

2009 OPPONENTS GAME 9 WAYNE STATE

GAME 10 WINONA STATE

OCTOBER 24 • 1 P.M. WAYNE, NEB. • MEMORIAL STADIUM

Dan McLaughlin Head Coach GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Wayne, Neb. Enrollment: 3,500 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Memorial Stadium (2,500) Colors: Black and Gold Nickname: Wildcats President: Dr. Richard Collings Athletic Director: Eric Schoh COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Dan McLaughlin Alma Mater: Bellevue (1982) Record at WSC: 25-21 (Four years) Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Gene Suhr, Alex Wood, Kelvin Bell, Scott McLaughlin, Kevin Bell, Micah Smith, Seth White

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 Nebraska-Kearney Sept. 5 at MSU Moorhead* Sept. 12 St. Cloud State* Sept. 19 at Minnesota State* Sept. 26 SW Minnesota State* Oct. 3 Upper Iowa* Oct. 10 at Bemidji State* Oct. 17 at Winona State* Oct. 24 Augustana * Oct. 31 at Concorida-St. Paul* Nov. 7 U-Mary* * - NSIC games / All times are local 2008 RESULTS Aug. 30 at Nebraska-Kearney Sept. 6 MSU Moorhead* Sept. 13 at St. Cloud State* Sept. 20 Minnesota State* Sept. 27 at SW Minnesota State* Oct. 4 at Upper Iowa* Oct. 11 Bemidji State* Oct. 18 Winona State* Oct. 25 at Augustana * Nov. 1 Concordia-St. Paul* Nov. 8 at U-Mary* * - NSIC games

SIOUX

Silas Fluellen Sr., Quarterback TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 9-3 2008 NSIC Record: 8-2 (3rd) Lettermen Returning / Lost: 36/15 Starters Returning / Lost: 11/11 SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Mike Grosz SID Phone: 402-375-7326 SID FAX: 402-375-7271 SID E-Mail: migrosz1@wsc.edu Press Box Phone: 402-375-7315 Web Site: www.wscwildcats.com THE SERIES All-Time Series: Augie leads 8-4-1 Last Meeting: 2008 - Wayne State won 28-7 in Sioux Falls

OCTOBER 31 • 1 P.M. FALLS, S.D. • KIRKEBY-OVER STADIUM

Tom Sawyer Head Coach GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Winona, Minn. Enrollment: 7,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Maxwell Field (5,000) Colors: Northwestern Purple & White Nickname: Warriors President: Dr. Judith A Ramaley Athletic Director: Larry Holstad COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tom Sawyer Alma Mater: Winona State (1983) Record at WSU: 110-41 (13 years) Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Matt Entz, Brian Curtin, Bruce Carpenter, Carson Walch, Stacey Czaplewski, Jeff Reinardy

Greg Preston Sr., Quarterback TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 6-4 2008 NSIC Record: 6-5 (T-6th) Lettermen Returning / Lost: n/a Starters Returning / Lost: 11 / n/a SPORTS INFORMATION SID: Mike Herzberg SID Phone: 507-457-5576 SID FAX: 507-457-5479 SID E-Mail: mherzberg@winona.edu Press Box Phone: 507-457-5222 Web Site: www.winona.edu/athletics THE SERIES All-Time Series: Augie leads 2-1 Last Meeting: 2008 - Winona State won 41-24 in Winona

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 Carson Newman Sept. 5 at Northern State* Sept. 12 at Bemidji State* Sept. 19 at Concordia-St. Paul* Sept. 26 Minnesota State* Oct. 3 SW Minnesota State* Oct. 12 at Upper Iowa* Oct. 17 Wayne State* Oct. 24 Minnesota, Crookston* Oct. 31 at Augustana* Nov. 7 Minnesota Duluth* * - NSIC games / All times are local

1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

2008 RESULTS Aug. 30 at Michigan Tech Sept. 6 Northern State* Sept. 13 Bemidji State* Sept. 20 Concordia-St. Paul* Sept. 27 at Minnesota State* Oct. 4 at SW Minnesota State* Oct. 11 Upper Iowa* Oct. 18 at Wayne State* Oct. 25 at Minnesota, Crookston* Nov. 1 Augustana* Nov. 8 Minnesota Duluth* * - NSIC games

W, 28-12 W, 28-21 L, 31-17 L, 26-21 W, 34-28 W, 34-14 W, 30-11 W, 55-18 W, 28-7 W, 41-17 W, 31-16

7 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m.

L, 26-21 W, 39-14 W, 31-7 W, 37-10 L, 35-32 L, 35-28 W, 49-14 L, 55-18 W, 50-26 W, 41-24 L, 38-7

2009 OPPONENTS Augustana Athletics on Midcontinent Communications

GAME 11 NORTHERN STATE SIOUX

In 2009, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Midcontinent Communications joined forces to televise 35 NSIC events during the fall and winter seasons. Augustana will have 12 NSIC events televised, including 2 football games, 2 volleyball matches and 7 men’s and women’s basketball doubleheaders. In Augustana MIdcontinent Schedule addition, Midcontinent 09/05/09 FB vs. Emporia State 10/17/09 FB vs. Upper Iowa Communications will 10/23/09 VB vs. SMSU broadcast Augustana’s 10/24/09 VB vs. Minnesota State non-conference football 11/28/09 BB vs. Concordia St Paul 11/29/09 BB vs. St. Cloud State game against Emporia 12/04/09 BB vs. U-Mary State on Sept. 5. That 12/05/09 BB vs. Northern State 01/22/10 BB vs. SMSU game will be the first-ever 02/20/10 BB at Northern State game played at Kirkeby02/27/10 BB vs. Minnesota Duluth Over Stadium. Midcontinent Communications can be seen in Sioux Falls on cable channel 23.

NOVEMBER 7 • 1 P.M. FALLS, S.D. • KIRKEBY-OVER STADIUM

Chris Boden Head Coach GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Aberdeen, S.D. Enrollment: 3,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Northern Sun Stadium: Swisher Field (6,000) Colors: Maroon and Gold Nickname: Wolves President: James Smith Athletic Director: Bob Olson COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Chris Boden Alma Mater: Saginaw Valley State (1990) Record at NSU: 16-28 (Four years) Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Richard Sweeney, Tony Case, Ryan Gatch, Garitt Irey, Nick Redmond, Josh Creek, Maia Tupou

Brian Jark Sr., Wide Receiver TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Record: 1-9 2008 NSIC Record: 1-10 (T-13th) Lettermen Returning / Lost: 30/20 Starters Returning / Lost: 14/13 SPORTS INFORMATION Football SID: Colin Bonnicksen SID Phone: 605-626-7748 SID FAX: 605-626-2238 SID E-Mail: colin.bonnicksen@wolves.northern. edu Press Box Phone: n/a Web Site: www.nsuwolvesathletics.com

Viking Football on KIKN Radio Augustana football fans can listen to every Viking football game on the radio thanks to a partnership with Results Radio of Sioux Falls. Results Radio will carry Viking football games on KIKN Radio (FM 100.5). KIKN, which is also the station for Augustana men’s basketball games, has a large listening area. KIKN’s signal reaches a large section of eastern South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. Longtime veteran broadcaster Jeff Fylling will still be the Voice of the Vikings, while former Augustana quarterback John Schultz will provide color commentary.

THE SERIES All-Time Series: Augie leads 24-5-1 Last Meeting: 2008 – Augustana won 43-7 in Aberdeen

2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 at Missouri Western State 6 p.m. Sept. 5 Winona State* 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at Upper Iowa* 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at St. Cloud State* 6 p.m. Sept. 26 Bemidji State* 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Minnesota, Crookston* 1 p.m. Oct. 10 Minnesota Duluth* 2:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at U-Mary* 2 p.m. Oct. 24 MSU Moorhead* 6 p.m. Oct. 31 Southwest Minnesota State* 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Augustana* 1 p.m. * - NSIC games / All times are local 2008 Results Aug. 28 Missouri Western State Sept. 6 at Winona State* Sept. 13 Upper Iowa* Sept. 20 St. Cloud State* Sept. 27 at Bemidji State* Oct. 4 Minnesota, Crookston* Oct. 11 at Minnesota Duluth* Oct. 16 U-Mary* Oct. 25 at MSU Moorhead* Nov. 1 at Southwest Minnesota State* Nov. 8 Augustana* * - NSIC games

Watch the Vikings on the Web Augustana fans can now watch every Viking home football, volleyball, basketball and wrestling contest on the internet via NSIC-TV. In addition, nearly all of the Vikings’ road contests, both conference and non-conference, will also be webcast. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has joined forces with Penn Atlantic TV to provide this webcasting service. Every NSIC school will webcast their home football games, volleyball matches, and men’s and women’s basketball games. Fans can watch these games by going to: www.northernsun.tv.

L, 38-27 L, 39-14 L, 31-26 L, 17-12 L, 31-20 W, 35-0 L, 55-7 L, 34-31 L, 29-26 L, 39-32 L, 43-7

2009 NSIC COMPOSITE SCHEDULE August 27 Augustana at St. Cloud State, 7 p.m.* Northern State at Missouri Western, 6 p.m. Carson-Newman at Winona State, 7 p.m. Minot State at Bemidji State, 7 p.m.

St. Cloud State at Bemidji State, 1 p.m.* Northern State at Minnesota, Crookston, 1 p.m.* MSU Moorhead at Minnesota Duluth, 1 p.m.* Upper Iowa at Wayne State, 1 p.m.* October 10 Augustana at SW Minnesota State, 6 p.m.* Wayne State at Bemidji State, 1 p.m.* Winona State at Upper Iowa, 1 p.m.* Minnesota State at Concordia-St. Paul, 1 p.m.* Minnesota, Crookston at St. Cloud State, 1 p.m.* U-Mary at MSU Moorhead, 2 p.m.* Minnesota Duluth at Northern State, 2:30 p.m.*

August 29 U-Mary at Chadron State, Noon Valley City State at MSU Moorhead, 1 p.m. SW Minnesota State at Minnesota, Crookston, 1 p.m.* Nebraska-Kearney at Wayne State, 1 p.m. Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota Duluth, 6 p.m.* Minnesota State at Truman State, 7 p.m. September 3 Central Washington at Minnesota Duluth, 7 p.m. Minnesota, Crookston at Mayville State, 7 p.m.

October 17 Upper Iowa at Augustana, 1 p.m.* Wayne State at Winona State, 1 p.m.* Northern State at U-Mary, 1 p.m.* MSU Moorhead at Minnesota State, 1 p.m.* Bemidji State at Minnesota, Crookston, 1 p.m.* St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth, 1 p.m.* Concordia-St. Paul at SW Minnesota State, 6 p.m.*

September 5 Emporia State at Augustana, 1 p.m. Wayne State at MSU Moorhead, 1 p.m.* Upper Iowa at U-Mary, 1 p.m.* Bemidji State at Minnesota State, 1 p.m.* Winona State at Northern State, 1 p.m.* Black Hills State at SW Minnesota State, 6 p.m.

October 24 Augustana at Wayne State, 1 p.m.* Minnesota, Crookston at Winona State, 1 p.m.* SW Minnesota State at Minnesota State, 1 p.m.* Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State, 1 p.m.* Concordia-St. Paul at Upper Iowa, 1 p.m.* U-Mary at St. Cloud State, 2:30 p.m.* MSU Moorhead at Northern State, 6 p.m.*

September 12 Minnesota, Crookston at Augustana, 1 p.m.* Concordia-St. Paul at MSU Moorhead, 1 p.m.* Minnesota State at U-Mary, 1 p.m.* Winona State at Bemidji State, 1 p.m.* Northern State at Upper Iowa, 1 p.m.* St. Cloud State at Wayne State, 1 p.m.* Minnesota Duluth at SW Minnesota State, 6 p.m.*

October 31 Winona State at Augustana, 1 p.m.* Minnesota State at Upper Iowa, 1 p.m.* Wayne State at Concordia-St. Paul , 1 p.m.* Minnesota, Crookston at Minnesota Duluth, 1 p.m.* St. Cloud State at MSU Moorhead, 2 p.m.* Bemidji State at U-Mary, 2 p.m.* SW Minnesota State at Northern State, 2:30 p.m.*

September 19 Augustana at Minnesota Duluth, 6 p.m.* Wayne State at Minnesota State, 1 p.m.* MSU Moorhead at Bemidij State, 1 p.m.* U-Mary at Minnesota, Crookston, 1 p.m.* Winona State at Concordia-St. Paul, 1 p.m.* Upper Iowa at SW Minnesota State, 1 p.m.* Northern State at St. Cloud State, 6 p.m.*

November 7 Northern State at Augustana, 1 p.m.* Minnesota Duluth at Winona State, 1 p.m.* Upper Iowa at Minnesota, Crookston, 1 p.m.* Bemidji State at Concordia-St. Paul, 1 p.m.* Minnesota State at St. Cloud State, 1 p.m.* U-Mary at Wayne State, 1 p.m.* MSU Moorhead at SW Minnesota State, 1 p.m.*

September 26 Concordia St-Paul at Augustana, 1 p.m.* Minnesota, Crookston at MSU Moorhead, 1 p.m.* Minnesota State at Winona State, 1 p.m.* Minnesota Duluth at U-Mary, 1 p.m.* St. Cloud State at Upper Iowa, 1 p.m.* SW Minnesota State at Wayne State, 1 p.m.* Bemidji State at Northern State, 2:30 p.m.*

Start times are subject to change * - denotes NSIC games

October 3 Augustana at Minnesota State, 3 p.m.* U-Mary at Concordia-St. Paul, 12 p.m.* SW Minnesota State at Winona State, 1 p.m.* 41

NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE Founded in 1932, the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) has enjoyed a varied existence in the upper Midwest region it calls home. In the spring of 1992 the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) was formed out of the merger of the NIC, the men’s conference, and the women’s Northern Sun Conference (NSC). The NSC had existed since Butch Raymond 1979. The NSIC is currently made up Commissioner of institutions from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota. In the 2008-09 academic year, the NSIC expanded to a 14-team league with the addition of Augustana College, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State University, Mankato and St. Cloud State University. Since 1932, various institutions have competed in the NSIC. Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University Moorhead and Winona State University are charter members and have remained in the conference for the 76 years of its existence. Minnesota State University, Mankato and St. Cloud State were also charter members, but left the league in 1981 (MSU left the league in 1969 and returned in 1977). The University of Minnesota Duluth, which departed the league in 2005-06 through 2007-08 seasons, was also an original member. Other current members joined in later years: Southwest Minnesota State University in 1969, Northern State University in 1978, Wayne State College (Nebraska) in 1998, Concordia University-St. Paul and the University of Minnesota, Crookston in 1999, the University of Mary and Upper Iowa University in 2006 and Augustana College in 2008. The University of Minnesota, Morris became a league member in 1966, however, the Cougars opted for the NCAA Division III ranks in NSIC OFFICE 2003. Michigan Tech Mailing Address: was part of the NIC 1601 St. Anthony Ave, Suite 920 from 1969 to 1977 St. Paul, MN 55103 as well. Telephone: (651) 288-4017 Before the NSIC Fax: (651) 224-8583 became eligible for Web Site: www.northernsun.org National Collegiate Athletic Association STAFF DIRECTORY ( N C A A ) Butch Raymond championship Commissioner competition in 1995, its member Erin Lind institutions had an Associate Commissioner / extremely rich Senior Woman Administrator tradition in the Nick Kornder National Association Assistant Commissioner of Intercollegiate for Media Relations Athletics (NAIA). The NIC’s and Melissa Sewick NSC’s tenure in the Assistant Commissioner NAIA included for Compliance several national

championship teams and individuals as well as many national qualifiers. The NSIC has gained national recognition in recent years as six teams have won national championships. Winona State men’s basketball dynasty made three straight trips to the NCAA Division II national championship game, winning the 2006 and 2008 games and losing the 2007 game on a last second shot. During that period they won an NCAA record 57 consecutive games. Concordia University, St. Paul garnered the first women’s title in 2007 as its women’s volleyball team won the national championship. In 2008 the Golden Bears lost their opening match, but rallied off 37 straight wins on their way to a second consecutive national championship. In one of the more surprising runs in all of sports, the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs completed a perfect 15-0 season. Capped off with the 2008 NCAA Division II football national championship. The Bulldogs, limited to only 24 scholarships by league rule, defeated multiple fullyfunded teams, including No. 1 Grand Valley State and No. 3 Northwest Missouri State in their unprecedented run. Finally, Minnesota State University, Mankato went 32-2 on their way to winning the 2008-09 women’s basketball national championship in a barn-burner, defeating Franklin Pierce 103-94 to set the NCAA Division II women’s basketball championship record for total points scored in a game. Since 2000, the NSIC has participated in one of two officially-sanctioned NCAA Division II football bowl games in the country. Dating back to 1948, the Mineral Water Bowl is hosted by the Quarterback Club of Excelsior Springs, Mo. The game matches the highest-finishing team from the NSIC not selected for the NCAA Division II playoffs against the highest-finishing team from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) not participating in the NCAA Division II playoffs. The first NSIC/MIAA meeting in 2000 marked the Mineral Water Bowl’s inaugural year of the Division II era. Winona State defeated Missouri Western State, 43-41, in triple overtime, marking the Warriors firstever postseason win at the Division II level. Augustana snapped a seven-game losing streak against the MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletic Association with a 37-16 win over Missouri Western State in the 43rd Mineral Water Bowl. The NSIC Showcase television program returns to the airwaves again on Fox Sports Net North. Also, the Northern Sun Spotlight radio show will air on stations throughout the Midwest for 20 weeks during the 2009- sports season. Over the years the NSIC, comprised of schools of modest size, has provided extremely competitive intercollegiate athletic programs for its members. Although the programs are not designed to be equal to Division I athletics, many former NSIC athletes have distinguished themselves in national and international competition. Each member school emphasizes the educational, entertainment and unifying value of sports while pointing with pride to the many advantages to be gained by attending these colleges and universities. As some affiliated with the conference have coined, the NSIC quite possibly is, “the most competitive conference in NCAA Division II.” 42

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2008 FINAL RESULTS/TEAM STATS RECEIVING

2008 FINAL RESULTS Overall: 8-4 Home: 3-2 Away: 4-2 NSIC: 7-3 Home: 3-2 Away: 4-1 Date Opponent *Aug. 28 St. Cloud State Sept. 06 at Emporia State *Sept. 13 at Minnesota, Crookston *Sept. 20 #15 Minnesota Duluth *Sept. 27 at Concordia -St. Paul *Oct. 04 Minnesota State *Oct. 11 Southwest Minnesota *Oct. 18 at Upper Iowa *Oct. 25 Wayne State (Neb.) *Oct. 31 at Winona State *Nov. 08 at Northern State Dec. 06 vs Missouri Western * indicates North Central Conference game

Neutral: 1-0 Score W, 13-10 OT L, 27-14 W, 59-0 L, 40-10 W, 42-21 W, 41-38 W, 39-20 W, 40-7 L, 28-7 L, 41-24 W, 43-7 W, 37-16

Overall 1-0 1-1 2-1 2-2 3-2 4-2 5-2 6-2 6-3 6-4 7-4 8-4

NSIC 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 7-3 7-3

Tyler Schulte Joe Klumper Eric Ellingworth Joe Clark Ryan Rank Jeremy Huber Sam Holsen Nate Mahone Phil Workman Andrew Phillips Luke Sterbick Anthony Shawd Adam Diamond Vikings Opponents

Attend 4,217 3,986 325 3,526 2,690 4,815 3,117 1,000 3,178 1,924 413 2,200

Augustana Opponents

2nd 103 95

3rd 60 50

4th 107 63

OT 9 3

Total 369 255

Tyler Schulte Sam Holsen Matt Lien Vikings Opponents

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS INT RETURNS: #-YARDS KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS SACKS BY-YARDS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game

Augustana 369 30.8 238 128 91 19 2444 2888 444 536 4.6 203.7 31 2112 304-161-13 6.9 13.1 176.0 15 4556 840 5.4 379.7 44-872 22-261 18-118 19.8 11.9 6.6 26-10 79-726 60.5 43-1629 37.9 30:29 74/170 11/23 25-168 19393 5/3879

Opponents 255 21.2 206 74 112 20 1267 1634 367 412 3.1 105.6 13 2369 378-214-18 6.3 11.1 197.4 18 3636 790 4.6 303.0 54-984 18-251 13-346 18.2 13.9 26.6 21-10 82-646 53.8 59-2102 35.6 29:31 58/166 8/29 20-132 10338 6/1723

G 12 10 12 11 11 12 5 9 12 12 12 12 11 9 12 12

ATT 229 106 54 88 15 9 6 8 13 1 1 1 1 4 536 412

Jason Donnelly Matt Lien Brian Baumgartner Micah Nordin Nick Weber Dan O’Keefe Zac Kallas Chris Janisch Vikings Opponents

G 11 12 4 1 11 11

EFFIC 120.06 113.51 68.80 123.03 99.19 112.72

AVG 17.4 12.8 9.9 7.1 10.4 11.7 22.6 1.7 20.0 12.0 9.0 6.0 0.0 13.1 11.1

TD 7 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 18

LONG AVG/G 82 66.8 48 26.6 33 21.5 17 11.2 35 12.2 38 15.2 75 22.6 8 0.5 36 8.0 12 1.0 9 1.0 6 1.5 0 0.0 82 176.0 64 197.4

NO 11 8 3 22 18

YDS 95 123 43 261 251

AVG 8.6 15.4 14.3 11.9 13.9

TD 0 0 0 0 2

LONG 30 34 22 34 93

NO 5 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 18 13

YDS 70 10 16 7 0 0 3 12 309 256

AVG 14.0 2.5 8.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 3.0 12.0 22.1 14.2

TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

LONG 28 6 16 7 0 0 3 12 28 86

NO 16 12 6 5 2 1 1 1 0 44 54

YDS 348 249 105 94 11 0 0 42 23 872 984

AVG 21.8 20.8 17.5 18.8 5.5 0.0 0.0 42.0 0.0 19.8 18.2

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

LONG 64 50 31 32 11 0 0 42 23 64 40

KICK RETURNS Jason Donnelly Tyler Schulte Sam Holsen Nate Mahone Jeremy Huber Nick Kaufman Curt Truhe Ryan Isaacson Matt Lien Vikings Opponents

SCORING Joe Clark Tyler Schulte Ryan Grossman Jeremy Huber Luke Butler Same Holsen Jason Donnelly Ryan Rank Luke Sterbick Adam Diamond Nick Andreas Eric Johnson Eric Ellingworth Nate Mahone Team Vikings Opponents

GAIN 1195 679 318 343 122 57 57 47 45 16 7 2 0 0 2888 1634

LOSS 81 13 56 190 15 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 10 68 444 367

NET 1114 666 262 153 107 57 52 47 39 16 7 2 -10 -68 2444 1267

YPC 4.9 6.3 4.9 1.7 7.1 6.3 8.7 5.9 3.0 16.0 7.0 2.0 -10.0 -17.0 4.6 3.1

TD 16 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 13

PCT 54.8 44.3 55.6 71.4 55.2 57.4

YDS 1654 441 38 43 1872 2080

TD 10 4 0 0 7 13

LNG 62 35 29 35 30 11 27 12 13 18 7 2 0 0 62 65

AVG/G 92.8 66.6 21.8 13.9 9.7 4.8 10.4 5.2 3.2 1.3 0.6 0.2 -0.9 -7.6 203.7 105.6

ATT-CMP-INT 131-239-8 27-61-4 5-9-1 7-5-0 328-181-18 343-197-14

|——————PATs—————-| FGS KICK RUSH RCV PASS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 9-17 37-43 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2-2 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 2-2 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 11-19 40-46 0-1 0 0-1 7-12 26-29 0-1 2 2-4

TD 17 11 0 5 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 49 34

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SAF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

POINTS 102 66 64 30 24 18 15 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 369 255

TOTAL OFFENSE Luke Butler Joe Clark Tyler Schulte Jeremy Huber Nate Mahone Jordan Marshall Andrew Phillips Curt Truhe Adam Diamond Ryan Grossman Jason Donnelly Matt Lien Sam Holsen Team Vikings Opponents

PASSING Luke Butler Tyler Schulte Abrahamson Alex Moses Vikings Opponents

YDS 802 319 237 135 146 152 249 5 40 12 9 6 0 2112 2369

INTERCEPTIONS

RUSHING Joe Clark Jeremy Huber Tyler Schulte Luke Butler Nate Mahone Andrew Phillips Jordan Marshall Curt Truhe Adam Diamond Ryan Grossman Jason Donnelly Matt Lien Sam Holsen TEAM Vikings Opponents

NO 46 25 24 19 14 13 11 3 2 1 1 1 1 161 214

PUNT RETURNS

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 90 44

G 12 12 11 12 12 10 11 11 5 12 9 4 12 12 12

LNG AVG/G 82 150.4 7536.8Collin 17 9.5 19 43.0 69 170.2 70 189.1

G 11 12 12 10 11 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 12 12

PLAYS 327 229 115 106 15 10 9 8 13 1 1 1 1 4 840 790

RUSH 153 1114 262 666 107 52 57 47 39 16 7 2 -10 -68 2444 1267

PASS 1654 0 441 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2112 2369

TOTAL 1807 1114 703 666 107 69 57 47 39 16 7 2 -10 -68 4556 3636

AVG/G 164.3 92.8 58.6 66.6 9.7 13.8 4.8 5.2 3.2 1.3 0.6 0.2 -0.9 -7.6 379.7 303.0

2008 FINAL RESULTS/TEAM STATS FIELD GOALS Ryan Grossman

ALL-PURPOSE FGM-FGA

PCT

01-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-99

BLK

8-14

57.1

0-0

5-5

1-5

2-3

0-1

Tyler Schulte Joe Clark Jeremy Huber Sam Holsen Jason Donnelly Joe Klumper Eric Ellingworth Nate Mahone Luke Butler Ryan Rank Matt Lien Andrew Phillips Jordan Marshall Curt Truhe Ryan Issacson Phil Workman Adam Diamond Brian Baumgartner Ryan Grossman Chris Janisch Luke Sterbick Micah Nordin Anthony Shawd Zac Kallas TEAM Vikings Opponents

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE AUGUSTANA St. Cloud State 40 Emporia State 32 Minnesota, Crookston (28), (31), 30 Minnesota Duluth (28) Concordia- St.Paul 42 Minnesota State 24, (38), 27, (33) Southwest Minnesota (42), (30) Upper Iowa (29), (27) Wayne State (Neb.) Winona State 22, (30) Northern State Missouri Western (21), 34 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

OPPONENTS 34, (37) 32 (42) 32 36 (37), (30), (32), (32) 35, (27)

PUNTING Ryan Grossman TEAM Vikings Opponents

NO 39 4 43 59

YDS 1594 35 1629 2102

AVG LONG 40.9 62 8.8 23 37.9 62 35.6 59

TB 7 0 7 3

FC 6 0 6 14

I20 BLKD 8 0 0 4 8 4 10 2

G 12 12 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 5 9 11 5 12 12 12 12 9 12 4 12 9 12 12

RUSH 262 1114 666 -10 7 0 0 107 153 0 2 57 52 47 0 0 39 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 -68 2444 1267

REC 802 135 152 249 0 319 237 5 0 146 0 12 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 9 0 6 0 0 2112 2369

PR 95 0 0 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 261 251

KOR 249 0 11 105 348 0 0 94 0 0 23 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 872 984

IR 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 12 0 7 0 3 0 118 346

TOT 1408 1249 829 467 425 319 237 206 153 146 78 69 52 47 42 40 39 16 16 12 9 7 6 3 -68 5807 5217

AVG/G 117.3 104.1 82.9 42.5 35.4 26.6 21.5 18.7 13.9 12.2 6.5 5.8 10.4 5.2 3.8 8.0 3.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.6 1.5 0.2 -7.6 483.9 434.8

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 44 Andrew Keel 41 Chris Janisch 6 Matt Lien 21 Brian Baumgartner 17 Mike Vanasek 29 Micah Nordin 7 Jason Donnelly 96 Brady MacIver 98 Eric Bergman 95 Kevin Knapp 94 Jesse Jones 42 Ryan Issacson 37 Nick Andreas 56 Ben Wardell 91 Eric Johnson 25 Zac Kallas 9 Nick Weber 18 Dan O’Keefe 22 Josh Niedenfuer 90 Nick Kaufman 24 Adam Diamond 35 Dan Bather 51 Barrett Kaufman 99 Cory Brandts 20 Tom Jarding 16 Tyler Schulte TM TEAM 4 Sam Holsen 3 Curt Truhe 74 Mark Booth 2 Joe Clark 50 Drew Anderson 5 Nate Mahone Vikings Opponents

GP 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 8 12 12 12 9 11 9 12 12 12 11 12 12

|——————-Tackles——————-| SOLO AST TOTAL FORLOSS 48 64 112 7.0-32 41 59 100 9.5-45 45 45 90 5.0-35 46 43 89 3.5-12 43 27 70 9.5-42 27 17 44 1.0-7 28 15 43 3.0-23 16 22 38 5.5-14 16 17 33 7.5-34 11 16 27 6.0-25 8 17 25 4.5-21 10 11 21 1.0-2 6 11 17 1.0-9 11 6 17 1.5-4 8 8 16 . 9 7 16 . 7 7 14 . 6 7 13 1.0-5 8 3 10 . 4 6 7 2.5-11 3 4 6 1.0-2 3 3 5 . 2 3 4 1.0-1 1 3 4 . 1 3 3 . 2 1 2 2.0-8 2 . 2 . 1 1 2 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 420 426 846 73-332 445 440 885 77-352

|—Sacks—| NO-YARDS 1.5-7 2.0-14 3.0-30 1.5-9 6.0-35 . . . 3.0-23 2.0-15 3.5-20 . 1.0-9 . . . . . . 0.5-3 . . . . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . . 25-168 20-132

|————-Pass Def————-| INT-YDS BRUP QBH . 3 . 1-12 5 . 4-10 4 . 2-16 3 . . 4 2 2-7 4 . 5-70 10 1 . . 2 . 6 1 . 2 . . 1 . . . 2 . . . . 1 2 . 1 . 1-3 . . 2-0 1 . 1-0 . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-118 46 10 13-346 43 9

|—Fumbles—| RCV-YDS FF 1-0 2 . 1 . . 1-0 1 1-0 4 . . 1-0 . . 1 1-13 . . . . 1 . . 1-60 . . . 1-11 . 1-0 . 1-0 . 1-0 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-84 13 10-0 12

Blkd KICK SAF . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 9 .

2008 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS GAME 1 – Augustana 13, St. Cloud State 10 (OT)

GAME 2 – Emporia State 27, Augustana 14

August 28 at Sioux Falls, S.D.

September 6 at Emporia, Kan.

Augustana's first game as a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference was a memorable one as the Vikings won a thriller, defeating St. Cloud State 13-10 in overtime. The Vikings, sparked by several key plays by their defense, came away with the victory when Luke Butler found Tyler Schulte for a 23-yard touchdown pass on their second play from scrimmage in the overtime. The score came after the Augie defense held St. Cloud State to a 37-yard field goal by Brian Cristan on the Huskies' offensive series in overtime. St. Cloud State nearly won the game late in regulation. Brian Kampa intercepted a Butler pass and gave the Huskies the ball at the Augie 19 with 1:10 to play in the game. SCSU ran the clock down to set up a last-second field goal. However, Cristan pushed his 34-yard field goal wide right with 18 seconds to play, forcing overtime. The win was Augustana's first overtime victory since defeating South Dakota State 39-33 in triple overtime in the 2002 season. Butler finished the game completing 16 of 33 passes for 151 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Schulte hauled in 5 receptions for 85 yards and the game-winning score. Joe Clark paced the rushing attack with 53 yards on 15 carries. Defensively, sophomore Chris Janisch collected a career-high 12 tackles in his first career start. Brian Baumgartner also reached double digits with 10 tackles and an interception. Three other players, Andrew Keel, Mike Vanasek and Lien all had 9 stops.

Emporia State took advantage of a pair of Augustana turnovers to defeat the Vikings 2714 in Emporia, Kan. Playing in their only non-conference game of the season, Augustana moved the ball effectively, gaining 330 yards of offense. But an interception and a fumble gave the host Hornets a short field and they capitalized with a pair of touchdowns to gain the upper hand. Trailing 27-0, the Vikings scored a pair of touchdowns in the final 15 minutes. On their first drive of the fourth quarter, the Vikings went 71 yards in 9 plays. Tyler Schulte found Ryan Rank for a 13-yard touchdown to cap the drive and make the score 27-7 with 8:13 to play in the game. Augustana struck again on its next drive. This time Schulte tossed a 19-yard touchdown pass to Sam Holsen with 5:03 to play in the game. The score capped a 6-play, 49-yard drive. Schulte completed 9 of 17 passes for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also rushed for 7 yards and caught 5 passes for 61 yards. Luke Butler started at quarterback for Augie and completed 8 of 13 passes for 90 yards. Holsen, a redshirt freshman, had a big afternoon in his first significant playing time for the Vikings. He hauled in 5 receptions for 64 yards and 1 score and added a 15-yard punt return. Jeremy Huber led the Augie ground game with 79 yards on 11 carries, while Clark added 56 yards on 15 rushes. Defensively, Chris Janisch collected a game-high 9 tackles (5 solo, 4 assists), including 0.5 sack for a loss of 4 yards. Mike Vanasek, Andrew Keel and Matt Lien all had 7 tackles. Lien also blocked an extra point.

Score by Quarters St. Cloud State Augustana

1 0 7

2 0 0

3 0 0

4 7 0

OT 3 6

Score by Quarters Augustana Emporia State

AUGIE 15 36-97 151 16-33-1 343 2-0 5-56 30:14

2 0 14

3 0 0

4 14 6

Score 14 27

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 01:24 ESU Danny McEvoy 5 yd pass from Andre El Sloan (Will Maxwell kick) 2nd Quarter 05:36 ESU Seville Ko 6 yd run (Will Maxwell kick) 00:24 ESU Andrew El Sloan 8 yd run (Will Maxwell kick) 00:53 ESU Dalton Outlaw 9 yd interception return (S. Bjerke kick) 3rd Quarter No Score 4th Quarter 12:25 ESU Zach Rampy 8 yd run (Will Maxwell kick) 08:13 AC Ryan Rank 13 yd pass from Tyler Schulte (Ryan Grossman kick) 05:03 AC Sam Holsen 19 yd pass from Tyler Schulte (Ryan Grossman kick)

Total 10 13

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 01:20 AC Jeremy Huber 5 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 2nd Quarter No Score 3rd Quarter No Score 4th Quarter 10:39 SCSU Fred Williams 24 yd pass from Mitch Watkins (Brian Cristan kick) OT 15:00 SCSU Brian Cristan 37 yd field goal 15:00 AC Tyler Schulte 23 yd pass from Luke Butler Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

1 0 7

Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

SCSU 19 36-150 193 23-40-2 248 0-0 9-74 29:46

AUGIE 20 36-116 214 17-30-1 330 2-1 12-115 28:40

ESU 13 41-69 184 13-17-0 253 2-0 7-74 31:20

Individual Stats RUSHING: ESU - Seville Ko 14-40. Augustana - Jeremy Huber 11-79; Joe Clark 15-56; Tyler Schulte 5-7; Luke Butler 4-3. PASSING: ESU - Andre ElSloan 10-14-0. Augustana - Tyler Schulte 9-17-0; Luke Butler 813-1. RECEIVING: ESU - Sean Partridge 4-70. Augustana - Sam Holsen 5-64; Tyler Schulte 561; Jeremy Huber 3-29; Joe Klumper 2-31; Eric Ellingworth 1-16; Ryan Rank 1-13. TACKLES: ESU - Katrel Larkins 8; Nathan Linsey 7; Bria Tarkington 5; Angelo Webb 5. Augustana - Chris Janisch 9; Mike Vanasek 7; Andrew Keel 7; Matt Lien 7. SACKS: ESU - Bria Tarkington 1.0-6; A.J. Brinkman 0.5-4; Matt McClain 0.5-3. Augustana Chris Janisch 0.5-4; Mike Vanasek 1.0-5; Andrew Keel 0.5-4; Matt Lien 1.0-8. INTERCEPTIONS: ESU - Kaden Adams 1-44. ATTENDANCE: 3,986

Individual Stats RUSHING: SCSU -Michael Graham 24-100. Augustana – Joe Clark 15-53; Jeremy Huber 10-34; Luke Butler 10-13. PASSING: SCSU – Mitch Watkins 23-40-2. Augustana – Luke Butler 16-33-1 RECEIVING: SCSU - Fred Williams 9-73; Cody Rysewyk 7-46; Nate Johnson 2-37; H Niesche 2-18; Michael Graham 2-14; C.A. Norblom 1-5. Augustana - Tyler Schulte 5-85; Joe Klumper 3-21; Joe Clark- 3-18; Eric Ellingworht- 3-17; Jeremy Huber 1-7; Ryan Rank 1-3. TACKLES: SCSU - David Kamin 8; Bryce Kieffer 7; Brian Kampa 7; C Pulczinski 6. Augustana - Chris Janisch 12; Brian Baumgartner 10; Andrew Keel 9; Mike Vanasek; 9; Matt Lien 9. SACKS: SCSU - C Pulzinski 1.0-7. INTERCEPTIONS: SCSU - Brian Kampa 1-6. Augustana - Brian Baumgartner 1-0; Matt Lein 1-0. ATTENDANCE: 4,217

2008 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS GAME 3 – Augustana 59, Minnesota, Crookston 0

GAME 4 - Minnesota Duluth 40, Augustana 10

September 13 at Crookston, Minn.

September 20 at Sioux Falls, S.D.

The Augustana football team put together one of the best all-around team efforts in school history as the Vikings crushed Minnesota, Crookston 59-0 in Crookston, Minn. The Vikings amassed 601 yards of total offense while limiting the host Golden Eagles to just 107 total yards as they recorded the second-largest shutout in school history. The 59-point margin of victory is also the third-largest margin in school history. Meanwhile, the shutout is the first time the Vikings have blanked an opponent since they pitched a 47-0 shutout against Minnesota, Crookston in 2005. Luke Butler enjoyed his best game of the season. He completed 14 of 24 passes for 214 yards in addition to rushing for 82 yards on 9 carries for an average of 9.1 yards per attempt. The Vikings spread the wealth offensively as eight players rushed for over 20 yards. In addition, nine players caught passes. Tyler Schulte and Joe Klumper led the way with 60 yards receiving apiece. Defensively, the Vikings were extremely stingy. Minnesota, Crookston rushed for just 14 yards while throwing for 93. In addition, Augustana forced 5 turnovers. Brian Baumgartner had his second interception of the season, while Nick Weber and Dan O’Keefe collected their first career interceptions. Chris Janisch anchored the defense with 9 tackles, including 2 tackles for loss. Matt Lien added 8 stops. Kevin Knapp collected 1.5 sacks and Mike Vanasek had 5 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

In a battle between Minnesota Duluth’s high-powered offense and Augustana’s stingy defense, Minnesota Duluth came out on top, downing Augustana 40-10 at Howard Wood Field. Minnesota Duluth, the eventual Division II 2008 National Champions, wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard against the Vikings, which featured the league’s top scoring defense at 12.3 points per game. The Bulldogs took the opening kickoff 80 yards in 13 plays for a touchdown. Ted Schlafke’s 9-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Winfield gave UMD a 7-0 lead with 9:09 left in the first quarter and the Bulldogs never looked back. Tyler Schulte had a career day catching the football. He had just 4 receptions but they went for a career-high 127 yards. It was Schulte’s first 100-yard receiving game. Joe Clark, meanwhile, rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown. Luke Butler finished the contest completing 10 of 24 passes for 188 yards. Schlafke threw for 276 yards on 19 of 31 passing and 4 touchdowns. He also rushed for 64 yards. Issaic Odim led all rushers with 105 yards. Noah Pauley collected a team-high 6 receptions for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Matt Lien led the Vikings with 9 tackles, while Brian Baumgartner added 8.

Score by Quarters Augustana Minnesota, Crookston

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 09:09 UMD D.J. Winfield 9 yd pass from Ted Schlafke (David Nadeau kick) 2nd Quarter 14:14 UMD Noah Pauley 53 yd pass from Ted Schlafke (David Nadeau kick) 06:25 UMD Ted Schlafke 6 yd run (L. Schalekamp rush failed) 3rd Quarter 09:16 AC Ryan Grossman 28 yd field goal 07:28 UMD Issac Odim 12 yd run (David Nadeau kick) 4th Quarter 14:16 UMD D.J. Winfield 11 yd pass from Ted Schlafke (David Nadeau kick failed) 09:11 UMD Noah Pauley 11 yd pass from Ted Schlafke (David Nadeau kick) 08:36 AC Joe Clark 3 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick)

1 22 0

2 14 0

3 10 0

4 13 0

Score by Quarters Minnesota Duluth Augustana

Score 59 0

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 12:17 AC Tyler Schulte 7 yd pass from Luke Butler (Ryan Grossman kick) 08:00 AC Joe Clark 62 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick failed) 03:33 AC Joe Clark 3 yd run (Team rush failed) 00:32 AC Ryan Grossman 28 yd field goal 2nd Quarter 03:37 AC Luke Butler 8 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 00:00 AC Tyler Schulte 12 yd pass from Luke Butler (Ryan Grossman kick) 3rd Quarter 11:49 AC Ryan Grossman 31 yd field goal 09:26 AC Adam Diamond1 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 4th Quarter 13:21 AC Luke Sterbick 9 yd pass from Jordan Marshall (Tyler Schulte pass failed) 11:26 AC Nate Mahone 25 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Augie 28 53-382 219 16-29-1 82-601 0-0 13-146 35:20

Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

UMC 7 25-14 93 12-30-3 55-107 2-2 6-45 24:40

1 7 0

Augie 12 33-69 188 10-24-2 257 0-0 10-101 24:49

2 13 0

3 7 3

4 13 7

Score 40 10

UMD 26 44-232 276 19-31-1 508 0-0 7-64 35:11

Individual Stats RUSHING: UMD - Issac Odim 19-105. Ted Schlafke 10-64. Alex Miller 1-0. Augustana - Joe Clark 16-62. Tyler Schulte 3-4. Luke Butler 14-0. PASSING: UMD - Ted Schlafke 19-31-1. Augustana - Luke Butler 10-24-2. RECEIVING: UMD - Noah Pauley 6-96. D.J. Winfield 5-67. Tony Doherty 3-74. Augustana Tyler Schulte 4-127. Joe Klumper 2-20. Joe Clark 2 - minus 1. TACKLES: UMD - Tyler Yelk 7. Jake Comnick 7. Robbie Aurich 6. Augustana - Matt Lien 9. Brain Baumgartner 8. Chris Janisch 7. Andrew Keel 7. SACKS: UMD - Derrick Zappa 1.0-8. D. Timmerman 1.0-7. Riley Lealos 1.0-3. Ben Loth 1.011. Kevin Pexa 1.0-11. Augustana - Jesse Jones 1.0-1. INTERCEPTIONS: UMD - Bradon Wood 1-33. Cole Strilzuk 1-30. Augustana - Jason Donnelly 1-0. ATTENDANCE: 3,526

Individual Stats RUSHING: UMC - David Anderson 4-20. Jake Poehler 7-22. Derick Heitkamp 3-1. Augustana - Luke Butler 9-82. Joe Clark 7-76. Andrew Phillips 8-52. PASSING: UMC - Tim Ennis 8-17-3. Jake Poehler 4-13-0. Augustana - Luke Butler 14-240. Jordan Marshall 2-3-1. Tyler Schulte 0-2-0. RECEIVING: UMC - Cornelius King 4-28. Anthony Conti 4-24. Terran Hopkins 1-14. Augustana - Tyler Schulte 5-60. Joe Klumper 2-60. Joe Clark 2-30. TACKLES: UMC- Tom Melhorn 11. Kyle Gratzek 8. Augustana - Chris Janisch 9. Matt Lien 8. Ryan Isaacson 6. Andrew Keel 6. SACKS: UMC - Tom Melhorn 0.5-2. Peter Burger 0.5-1. Augustana - Kevin Knapp 1.5-12. Matt Lien 0.5-4. Jesse Jones 0.5-4. INTERCEPTIONS: UMC - Tom Melhorn 1-0. Augustana - Nick Weber 1-0. Brian Baumgartner 1-16. Dan O’Keefe 1-0 ATTENDANCE: 325

2008 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS GAME 5 – Augustana 42, Concordia-St. Paul 21

GAME 6 – Augustana 41,Minnesota State 38 (OT)

September 27 at St. Paul, Minn.

October 4 at Sioux Falls, S.D.

Behind a potent rushing attack and a stifling defense Augustana College dominated Concordia University, St. Paul 42-21 at Griffin Stadium in St. Paul, Minn. Sophomore Joe Clark had his best day in a Viking uniform as he spearheaded the Vikings' ground game. Clark carried the ball 31 times for a career-high 144 yards and 3 touchdowns as Augustana amassed 410 yards of total offense. Augustana used the legs of Clark and the steady passing of Luke Butler to take control of the game. Butler tossed a 1-yard scoring pass to Ryan Rank with 5:52 left in the second quarter to cap a 13-play, 74-yard drive to make the score 14-7. The Vikings tied the game when Butler hooked up with Tyler Schulte on a 32-yard scoring strike with 50 seconds left in the half, capping a 9-play, 80-yard drive. Clark took over in the second half. He gave Augustana its first lead when he hauled in a 5-yard scoring pass from Butler with 7:49 left in the third quarter to give Augie a 21-14 advantage. After Concordia tied the score at 21-21 on an 18-yard pass from Mitch Brecke to Tyrone Ruffin with 3:19 to play in the third quarter, Clark put the Vikings ahead for good with an 8-yard scoring run that capped a 6-play, 66-yard drive. Clark finished with 167 yards of total offense as he caught 3 passes for 23 yards in addition to his 144 rushing yards. Butler completed 19 of 30 passes for 243 yards and 3 touchdowns. Schulte was Butler's favorite target as he caught 6 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. It was Schulte's second-straight 100-yard receiving game. Defensively, Baumgartner had a team-high 7 tackles and a fumble recovery, while Matt Lien added 6 stops. Chris Janisch and Jason Donnelly collected interceptions and Nick Weber added the other fumble recovery.

Joe Clark posted a career-best rushing effort as the Augustana football team posted a Viking Days victory over Minnesota State University, Mankato, defeating the Mavericks 41-38 in overtime at Howard Wood Field. One week after posting a personal best 144 yards rushing, Clark bested it again, toting the ball 29 times for 208 yards on the ground, including 173 yards in the first half. He also caught two passes for 22 yards for 230 yards of total offense. The Vikings outgained the Mavericks in yardage, 489-302, but were plagued by mistakes on special teams. Minnesota State blocked four Augustana kicks, including two field goal attempts. On Augie’s overtime possession, the Vikings picked up nine yards, and after a successful 33-yard Grossman field goal, led 41-38. MSU was not able to pick up any yards in overtime, and on Grady Derheim’s 42-yard attempt, the snap hit the ground before reaching the holder and MSU was unable to kick the ball. Butler completed 14-of-27 passes for 139 yards. Jeremy Huber returned to action for the Vikings and tallied 97 yards on 16 carries. Defensively, Micah Nordin collected 9 tackles, including 7 solo stops. Lien added 7 tackles and an interception while Chris Janisch was in on 8 tackles. Donnelly recorded 2 turnovers. Along with his interception he recovered a fumble and was involved in the tackle on the final play of the game.

Score by Quarters Augustana Concordia-St. Paul

1 0 7

2 14 7

3 14 7

4 14 0

Score by Quarters Minnesota State Augustana

Score 42 21

Joe Clark 12 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) Joe Clark 1 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick)

Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

CU 15 17-19 277 19-34-2 296 4-2 4-33 20:34

2 17 14

3 7 0

4 14 3

OT 0 3

Score 38 41

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 07:22 AC Joe Clark 3 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 04:58 AC Eric Ellingworth 33 yd pass from Tyler Schulte (Ryan Grossman kick) 04:10 AC Jason Donnelly 22 yd interception return (Ryan Grossman kick) 2nd Quarter 06:35 MSU Vincent Flury 16 yd pass from Ryan Fick (Grady Derheim kick) 05:14 AC Joe Clark 46 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 01:41 MSU Donte Shackelford 4 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 00:24 AC Joe Clark 24 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 00:00 MSU Grady Derheim 42 yd field goal 3rd Quarter 12:28 MSU Chris Nowlin 20 yd pass from Ryan Fick (Grady Derheim kick) 4th Quarter 13:49 MSU Damian Turner 14 yd pass from Ryan Fick (Ryan Fick pass failed) 11:58 MSU Kelvin Rodgers 93 yd punt return (Vincent Flury pass from Ryan Fick) 07:35 AC Ryan Grossman 38 yd field goal Over Time 15:00 AC Ryan Grossman 33 yd field goal

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 05:54 CU M. Brecke 1 yd run (S. Bjerke kick) 2ndQuarter 11:47 CU T. Ruffin 64 yd pass from M. Brecke (S. Bjerke kick) 05:52 AC Ryan Rank 1 yd pass from Luke Butler (Ryan Grossman kick) 00:50 AC Tyler Schulte 32 yd pass from Luke Butler (Ryan Grossman kick) 3rd Quarter 07:49 AC Joe Clark 5 yd pass from Luke Butler (Ryan Grossman kick) 03:19 CU T. Ruffin 18 yd pass from M. Brecke (S. Bjerke kick) 00:15 AC Joe Clark 8 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 4th Quarter 12:41 AC 06:41 AC

1 0 21

Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Augustana 23 57-167 243 19-30-0 410 2-0 8-30 39:26

Augie 22 49-317 172 15-28-2 489 0-0 5-55 34:19

MSU 15 33-94 208 18-29-2 302 2-1 7-40 25:41

Individual Stats RUSHING: MSU - Donte Shackelford 18-62. Ryan Fick 6-30. Ernest Walker 8-21. Augustana - Joe Clark 29-208. Jeremy Huber 16-97. Luke Butler 4-12. PASSING: MSU - Ryan Fick 18-29-2. Augustana - Luke Butler 14-27-2. Tyler Schulte 1-1-0. RECEIVING: MSU - Viencent Flury 7-65. Omaar Balton 5-70.Chris Nowlin 4-52. Augustana - Eric Ellingworth 6-68. Tyler Schulte 3-33. Jeremy Huber 2-38. TACKLES: MSU - Matt McQuiston 13. Blake Freeese 12. Tony Hunter 8. Augustana - Matt Lien 12. Micah Nordin 9. Chris Janisch 7. SACKS: MSU - None. Augustana - Mike Vanasek 1.0-1. INTERCEPTIONS: MSU - Tony Hunter 1-0. Jesse Hamilton 1-25. Augustana - Matt Lien 10. Jason Donnelly 1-22. ATTENDANCE: 4,815

Individual Stats RUSHING: CU - H. Vavra 7-23. S. Campbell 2-0. M. Brecke 8-minus 4. Augustana - Joe Clark 31144. Tyler Schulte 7-22. Jordan Marshall 1-13. PASSING: CU - M. Brecke 19-34-2. Augustana - 19-30-0. RECEIVING: CU - T. Ruffin 7-154. Z. Hovey 4-59. H. Vavra 4-27. Augustana - Tyler Schulte 6108. Joe Klumper 4-69. Eric Ellingworth 3-28. TACKLES: CU - M. Kudick 9. D. Severs 9. D. Huynh 9. Augustana - Brian Baumgartner 7. Matt Lien 6. Chris Janisch 5. SACKS: CU - D. Severs 1.0-11. T. Oachs 1.0-4. Augustana - None. INTERCEPTIONS: CU - None. Augustana - Chris Janisch 1-12. Jason Donnelly 1-5. ATTENDANCE: 2,690

2008 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS GAME 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Augustana 39, SW Minnesota State 20

GAME 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Augustana 40, Upper Iowa 7

October 11 at Sioux Falls, S.D.

October 18 at Fayette, Iowa

Augustana used a big second quarter to gain momentum and defeat Southwest Minnesota State 39-20 at Howard Wood Field. Both teams were able to move the ball as each team gained 438 yards. However, the difference was Augustana's ability to run and pass while the Mustangs abandoned its running game and threw the ball 61 times. The second quarter belonged to Augustana. The Vikings scored four straight touchdowns to open up a 29-7 lead with 4:26 left in the first half. The Vikings struck via the air and on the ground. Tyler Schulte caught a 10yard touchdown pass from Luke Butler at the 13:41 mark of the quarter. Grossman's PAT was blocked, leaving Augie with a 9-7 lead. Joe Clark capped Augustana's next 2 scoring drives with runs of 8 and 4 yards as the lead grew to 22-7. Butler and Schulte had career days for the Vikings. Butler completed 21 of 30 passes for a career-high 290 yards and 3 touchdowns. Schulte caught 10 passes for 208 yards and 3 scores, all career highs. Clark, who rushed for 208 yards in last week's win over Minnesota State, paced the Viking ground game with 96 yards and 2 scores. Jeremy Huber added 46 hard-nosed yards. Defensively, Andrew Keel led the Vikings by matching his career high with 9 tackles. Mike Vanasek and Micah Nordin each matched career highs with 7 tackles apiece. Jesse Jones added 1.5 sacks, while Nick Andreas added a sack.

The Augustana football team won its fourth straight game, defeating Upper Iowa, 40-7, in Fayette, Iowa. The Vikings wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard. After punting on its opening possession, Augustana scored on its next five drives to open up a 330 lead that it would not relinquish. In the first half, the Vikings accumulated 313 yards of offense, and held the Peacocks to 46 yards. Luke Butler, who went 10-of-20 for 163 yards in one half of play, completed a 48-yard touchdown pass to Sam Holsen to put Augie on the board, 6-0, at 10:17 in the first quarter. A short field gave the Vikings another quick opportunity to score, when Jason Donnelly kicked a 29-yard field goal to push the lead to 9-0. The Vikings had a balanced offensive attack, finishing with 227 rushing yards and 202 passing yards. Joe Clark and Jeremy Huber split most of the rushing duties. Clark rushed 16 times for 89 yards and two 1-yard touchdown runs, his first coming with 1:03 remaining in the opening quarter to push the lead to 16-0, and then again in the second to push the lead to 30. Huber carried 11 times for 96 yards, and scored from 31 yards out late in the third quarter for the final touchdown of the game. The Vikings sacked Upper Iowa quarterback Ben Curren five times, including three by Mike Vanasek, who also had a career-high eight tackles and two forced fumbles. Andrew Keel led the Vikings with a career-high 15 tackles, with one fumble forced and one recovered. Eric Johnson recovered and returned a fumble 11 yards for a touchdown at the end of the first quarter, giving Augie a 23-0 lead.

Score by Quarters Southwest Minnesota Augustana

1 7 3

2 7 26

3 0 3

4 6 7

Score 20 39

Score by Quarters Augustana Upper Iowa

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 08:24 AC Ryan Grossman 42 yd field goal 03:26 SMSU Derek Townsend 43 yd pass from Josh Shudlick (Scott Talcott kick) 2nd Quarter 13:41 AC Tyler Schulte 10 yd pass from Luke Butler (Ryan Grossman kick blocked) 11:33 AC Joe Clark 8 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 09:20 AC Joe Clark 4 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick blocked) 04:26 AC Tyler Schulte 82 yd pass from Luke Butler (Ryan Grossman kick) 02:08 SMSU Wade McDonough 57 yd pass from Josh Shudlick (Scott Talcott kick) 3rd Quarter 09:10 AC Ryan Grosman 30 yd field goal 4th Quarter 07:37 SMSU Wade McDonough 13 yd pass from Josh Shudlick (Josh Shudlick pass failed) 01:10 AC Tyler Schulte 39 yd pass from Luke Butler (Ryan Grossman kick) Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

SMSU 27 13-minus 13 451 40-61-2 438 2-1 3-35 29:15

1 23 0

2 10 0

3 7 7

4 0 0

Score 40 7

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 10:17 AC Sam Holsen 48 yd pass from Luke Butler (Ryan Grossman kick failed) 05:12 AC Jason Donnelly 29 yd field goal 01:03 AC Joe Clark 1 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 00:33 AC Eric Johnson 11 yd fumble recovery (Ryan Grossman kick) 2nd Quarter 13:06 AC Joe Clark 1 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 01:03 AC Ryan Grossman 27 yd field goal 3rd Quarter 07:47 UIU J. Hubbard 24 yd pass from C. Burns (J. Price kick) 00:55 AC Jeremy Huber 31 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) 4th Quarter No Score.

Augie 20 37-148 290 21-30-1 438 2-0 5-48 30:45

Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Individual Stats RUSHING: SMSU - Zach Wyson 7-12. Josh Shudlick 6-minus 25. Augustana - Joe Clark 2196. Jeremy Huber 9-46. Ryan Grossman 1-18. PASSING: SMSU - Josh Shudlick 40-61-2. Augustana - Luke Butler 21-30-1. RECEIVING: SMSU - Blake Wilson 10-135. Zach Wysong 10-79. Matt Fischer 5-45. Augustana - Tyler Schulte 10-208. Eric Ellingworth 4-33. Joe Clark 2-19. TACKLES: SMSU - Tyler Reed 10. Paul Muecke 8. Bryce Haessly 6. Augustana - Andrew Keel 9. Mike Vanasek 7. Brian Baumgartner 7. Micah Nordin 7. SACKS: SMSU - Nic Wagner 1.0-11. Augustana - Jesse Jones 1.5-12. Nick Andreas 1.09. Eric Bergman 1.0-2. Brian Baumgartner 0.5-4. INTERCEPTIONS: SMSU - Tyler Reed 1-2Augustana - Matt Lien 1-6. Nick Weber 1-0. ATTENDANCE: 3,117

Augustana 21 42-227 202 13-26-0 429 6-2 5-40 28:58

UIU 11 40-85 76 13-22-0 161 4-2 7-50 31:02

Individual Stats RUSHING: UIU- S. Epseen 17-72. K. Hosch 7-36. C. Burns 7-11. Augustana - Jeremy Huber 11-96. Joe Clark 16-89. Nate Mahone 4-27. PASSING: UIU - B. Curran 7-13-0. C. Burns 6-9-0. Augustana - Luke Butler 10-20-0. Tyler Schulte 2-5-0. Jordan Marshall 1-1-0. RECEIVING: UIU- L. Hellams 3-13. K. Hosch 2-24. Z. Shepherd 2-3. Augustana - Tyler Schulte 3-56. Eric Ellingworth 3-47. Joe Klumper 2-27. TACKLES: UIU - J. Michaels 7. C. Henry 6. N. Curran 6. Augustana - Andrew Keel 15. Mike Vanasek 8. Chris Janish 8. SACKS: UIU - None. Augustana - Mike Vanasek 3.0-22. Eric Bergman 1.0-13. Matt Lien 1.016. INTERCEPTIONS: UIU - None. Augustana - None. ATTENDANCE: 1,000

2008 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS GAME 9 – Wayne State 28, Augustana 7

GAME 10 – Winona State 41, Augustana 24

October 25 at Sioux Falls, S.D.

November 1 at Winona, Minn.

The Augustana football team had its playoff chances dampened as Wayne State handed the Vikings a 28-7 defeat at Howard Wood Field. Playing in their final home game at Howard Wood Field, the Vikings were victimized by turnovers. Augustana came into the game plus-9 on the season in turnovers, but the Vikings committed four turnovers against the Wildcats and converted the first three turnovers into touchdowns. The Vikings, who completed just 1 of 11 passes for 11 yards in the first three quarters, drove 65 yards in 1:47 to avoid the shutout. Butler plunged into the end zone with 2 seconds remaining. Augustana finished with 266 total yards, including 178 yards on the ground. Joe Clark led the Vikings with 67 yards, while Jeremy Huber had 48 yards and Tyler Schulte 46. Butler completed 11 of 21 passes for 88 yards. Joe Klumper hauled in 4 receptions for 33 yards. Defensively, Andrew Keel had a team-high 12 tackles, while Brian Baumgartner chipped in with 10. Eric Bergman recorded 2 of the Vikings' 3 sacks on the afternoon.

The Augustana football team committed six turnovers to help Winona State defeat the Vikings, 41-24 in Winona, Minn. The Vikings outgained WSU in total yardage, 461 to 349, but the costly giveaways led to 14 Winona State points and flipped the field position several times in favor of the Warriors. Tyler Schulte started under center for the Vikings and went 14-of-29 on the day for 219 yards, with three interceptions. After stopping the Warriors, the Vikings began to mount a drive that was stalled when WSU forced and recovered a fumble on a Ryan Rank reception. The Vikings held, and once again had the ball deep in WSU territory, when the Warriors’ Lucas Wolf intercepted a Schulte pass at the WSU 4 and returned it 86 yards to the Augie 10-yard line. WSU added a field goal to go up 34-17. Schulte added another late 1-yard touchdown run to draw the Vikings within 10, but WSU returned the ensuing onside kickoff for a touchdown and the final score, 41-24. Joe Clark rushed for 63 yards on 11 carries, while Jeremy Huber had 49 yards on 12 carries. Defensively, Brian Baumgartner and Matt Lien led the Vikings with 13 tackles each, while Chris Janisch contributed 12.

Score by Quarters Wayne State Augustana

1 7 0

2 7 0

3 7 0

4 7 7

Score 28 7

Score by Quarters Augustana Winona State

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 14:04 WSC Travis Rhone 4 yd run (Nick Hope kick) 2nd Quarter 00:50 WSC Brian Chapman 4 yd pass from Silas Fluellen (Nick Hope kick) 3rd Quarter 06:04 WSC Travis Rhone 1 yd run (Nick Hope Kick) 4th Quarter 02:00 WSC Travis Rhone 65 yd run (Nick Hope Kick) 00:02 AC Luke Butler 1 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

WSC 21 43-264 149 15-25-1 413 0-0 11-72 28:56

1 0 3

2 10 13

3 7 15

4 7 10

Score 24 41

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 08:25 WSU Ryan Abbott 37 yd field goal 2nd Quarter 14:13 AC Jason Donnelly 30 yd field goal 06:13 WSU Ryan Abbott 30 yd field goal 05:19 AC Sam Holsen 75 yd pass from Tyler Schulte (Jason Donnelly kick) 03:16 WSU Randy Spring 10 yd run (Ryan Abbott kick) 00:41 WSU Ryan Abbott 32 yd field goal 3rd Quarter 12:05 WSU And Verbancouer 17 d pass from Greg Preston (Tyrre Burks pass from Greg Preston) 07:29 WSU And Verbancouer 3 yd run (Ryan Abbott kick) 01:30 AC Tyler Schulte 4 yd run (Jason Donnelly kick) 4th Quarter 05:03 WSU Ryan Abbott 22 yd field goal 03:07 AC Tyler Schulte 1 yd run (Jason Donnelly kick) 03:00 WSU Brent Yule 40 yd kickoff return (Ryan Abbott kick)

Augie 17 52-178 88 11-27-2 266 3-2 3-31 31:02

Individual Stats RUSHING: WSC - Travis Rhone 14-112. Silas Fluellen 17-110. Eric Meyer 11-44. Augustana Joe Clark 17-67. Jeremy Huber 11-48. Tyler Schulte 7-46. PASSING: WSC - Silas Fluellen 15-25-1. Augustana - Luke Butler 11-21-1. Tyler Schulte 746. RECEIVING: WSC - Logan Masters 5-40. Frederick Bruno 4-47. Robert Perry 3-34. Augustana - Joe Klumper 4-33. Jeremy Huber 2-14. Ryan Rank 2-12. TACKLES: WSC - Ryan Reeves 16. Luke Hoffman 14. Troy Pribnow 8. Augustana - Andrew Keel 12. Brian Baumgartner 10. Chris Janisch 8. SACKS: WSC - Tyler Krueger 1.5-8. Troy Pribnow 1.0-4. Darius Davis 0.5-3. Augustana Eric Bergman 2.0-10. Chris Janisch 0.5-3. Kevin Knapp 0.5-3. INTERCEPTIONS: WSC - Reno Blomquist 1-40. Augustana - Micah Nordin 1-7. ATTENDANCE:3,718

Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Augie 24 39-242 219 14-29-3 461 4-3 2-20 24:54

WSU 20 47-195 154 13-25-0 349 1-0 9-86 35:06

Individual Stats RUSHING: WSU - Randy Spring 25-122. And Verbancouer 15-52. Greg Preston 4-24. Augustana - Tyler Schulte 14-121. Joe Clark 11-63. Jeremy Huber 12-49. PASSING: WSU - Greg Preston 13-25-0. Augustana - Tyler Schulte 14-29-3. RECEIVING: WSU - Todd Burkoth 4-73. Scott Sherman 2-13. Trevin Bune 2-13. Augustana - Joe Clark 4-22. Sam Holsen 3-99. Ryan Rank 2-54. TACKLES: WSU - Brent Yule 6. Brandon White 5. Justin Jensen 5. Augustana - Brian Baumgartner 13. Matt Lien 13. Chris Janisch 12. SACKS: WSU - None. Augustana - None INTERCEPTIONS: WSU - Brent Yule 1-51. Lucas Wolf 1-86. Ken Damron 1-31. Augustana -None. ATTENDANCE: 1,924

2008 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Score by Quarters Augustana Northern State

GAME 11 – Augustana 43, Northern State 7 November 8 at Aberdeen, S.D.

1 7 0

2 6 7

3 9 0

4 21 0

Score 43 7

Scoring Summary: 1st Quarter 00:56 AC Clark, Joe 2 yd run (Grossman, Ryan kick) 2nd Quarter 10:33 AC Huber, Jeremy 6 yd run (Grossman, Ryan kick failed) 00:06 NSU Ellingson, Eric 1 yd run (Parrott, Thomas kick) 3rd Quarter 07:47 AC Team safety 05:46 AC Huber, Jeremy 1 yd run (Grossman, Ryan kick) 4th Quarter 07:40 AC Huber, Jeremy 19 yd run (Grossman, Ryan kick) 05:57 AC Butler, Luke 1 yd run (Grossman, Ryan kick) 04:15 AC Andreas, Nick 60 yd fumble recovery (Grossman, Ryan kick)

Jeremy Huber tallied a season high 125 yards rushing as the Augustana football team defeated Northern State, 43-7 in Aberdeen, S.D. In wintery conditions, the Vikings used a solid rushing game and NSU turnovers to turn a 13-7 halftime lead into a rout. Augustana ran the ball on 48 of their 51 plays on the day, while accumulating 35 points off of NSU turnovers. The Vikings outgained the Wolves 246 yards to 181, despite the Wolves running 70 plays to Augie’s 51 and controlling the ball for 35:10 versus the Vikings 24:50. Ten minutes into a scoreless first quarter, the Vikings scored their first points of the game after an NSU wind-blocked 7 yard punt gave the Vikings the ball at the NSU 15. Four plays later, Joe Clark, who rushed 28 times for 78 yards on the day, ran it in for his only score from 2 yards out to give Augie a 7-0 lead. Jason Donnelly intercepted an NSU pass on the following Wolves possession, and six plays later, Huber ran it in from 6 yards out for the 13-0 lead. NSU scored right before the half on a one-yard run by quarterback Eric Ellingson, and the Vikings went to halftime leading 13-7. NSU continued to keep it close until midway through the third quarter, when NSU’s Ellingson fumbled through his own end zone to give Augustana the safety and an eight point lead, 15-7. Huber would add a one-yard touchdown run on the next possession, and after Zac Kallas intercepted an NSU pass in NSU territory, Huber again rumbled in from 19 yards out to give Augie the 29-7 lead. On the following kickoff, NSU fumbled on the kickoff, and this time it was Luke Butler scoring from one-yard out for the 36-7 lead. On the next NSU possession, Nick Andreas forced an Ellingson fumble and returned it 60 yards for the final score of 43-7. Andrew Keel led all defenders with 16 tackles, including 2 for loss. Brian Baumgartner and Chris Janisch each added 10 tackles.

Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

NSU 16 44-56 125 15-26-2 181 4-2 6-38 35:10

Augie 15 48-220 26 2-3-0 246 4-2 5-39 24:50

Individual Stats RUSHING: NSU - Tavis Ve’e 18-37; Chad Morrison 6-8; Eric Ellingson 17-6. Augustana: Jeremy Huber 14-125; Joe Clark 28-78; Luke Butler 6-17. PASSING: NSU - Eric Ellingson 15-26-2. Augustana - Luke Butler 2-3-0 RECEIVING: NSU - Mike Stamps 5-17; T. DesLauriers 3-31. Augustana: Tyler Schulte 1-17; Ryan Rank 1-9. SACKS: NSU - David Alvarez 1.0. Augustana - Brian Baumgartner 0.5; Matt Lien 0.5; Mike Vanasek 0.5; Jesse Jones 0.5. INTERCEPTIONS: NSU - None. Augustana - Jason Donnelly 1; Zac Kallas 1. ATTENDANCE: 413

2008 VIKING PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OVERALL Game St. Cloud State Emporia State Minn., Crookston Minnesota Duluth Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota State SW Minnesota State Upper Iowa Wayne State Winona State Northern State Missouri Western State

Offense Joe Clark Jeremey Huber Luke Butler Tyler Schulte Joe Clark Joe Clark Tyler Schulte Mark Booth Joe Clark Mark Booth Jeremy Huber Joe Clark

Defense Brian Baumgartner Chris Janisch Mike Vanasek Brian Baumgartner Chris Janisch Matt Lien Matt Lien Mike Vanasek Brian Baumgartner Mike Vanasek Brian Baumgartner Andrew Keel

SCOUT TEAM Special Teams Ryan Grossman Adam Diamond Nick Andreas Ryan Grossman Ryan Issacson Curt Truhe Ryan Issacson Tom Jarding Jason Donnelly Jason Donnelly Nick Weber None

Offense Ben Parsley Ryan Schuetz Tom Ries Josh Hanson Benjamin Hueper Josh Hanson Ben Parsley Glenn Bilina Ben Parsley Issac Jorgensen Ryan Schuetz Benjamin Hueper

Defense Brandon Ordorff Aaron Jung Jeff Getting Austin Luecke Jerrod Freidel Keith Newman Brandon Ordorff Tony Axtell Jake King Pat Coyne Austin Luecke Brandon Ordorff

2008 VIKING PLAYS OF THE WEEK Game St. Cloud State Emporia State Minn., Crookston Minnesota Duluth Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota State SW Minnesota State Upper Iowa Wayne State Winona State Northern State Missouri Western State Key:

Hammer Brady MacIver Mike Vanasek Ryan Issacson Mike Vanasek Brady MacIver Andrew Keel Matt Lien Mike Vanasek Brian Baumgartner Eric Bergman Matt Lien Matt Lien

Hammer: Defensive Big Hit Axe: Offensive Break Through Play

Knockout Ryan Rank Joe Clark Joe Klumper Adam Diamond Mark Booth Clinton Berentschot Jeremy Huber Jeremy Huber Jeremy Huber Phil Workman Mark Booth Clint Berentschot

Axe Tyler Schulte Sam Holsen Luke Sterbick Phil Workman Ryan Rank Eric Ellingworth Tyler Schulte Sam Holsen Joe Clark Sam Holsen Jeremy Huber Tyler Schulte

Put Out the Fire Brain Baumgartner Andrew Keel Andrew Keel Jason Donnelly Brian Baumgartner Jesse Jones Nick Weber Barrett Kaufman Eric Bergman Jesse Jones Andrew Keel Chris Janisch

Knockout: Offensive Big Hit Put Out the Fire: Defensive Play that Stops Momentum

Special Teams Phil Uecker Tony Cullen Jake King IssacJorgensen Austin Luecke Pat Coyne Ethan Preisler Keith Newman Brandon Ordorff Tony Cullen Alex Kjellsen Jake King

2008 MINERAL WATER BOWL Scoring Summary:

GAME 12 – Augustana 37, Missouri Western 16 December 6 at Excelsior Springs, Mo.

1st Quarter 11:17 AC 04:28MWSU 2nd Quarter 11:18 AC 09:19MWSU 05:51 AC 00:04MWSU 3rd Quarter 08:16 AC 4th Quarter 12:01 AC 06:23 AC

Augustana used a bruising running game and a physical defense to pull away from Missouri Western State and capture a 37-16 win in the 43rd Annual Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo. The victory also helped the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference snap a seven-game skid against the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association in the Mineral Water Bowl. Augustana controlled the game throughout the contest, but the Vikings flexed their muscle in the second half. The teams were tied 16-16 at halftime, but Augustana used three second-half touchdowns to pull away for the win. Joe Clark was named the game’s Offensive Most Valuable Player after he rushed for 122 yards on 23 carries and 2 touchdowns. In the process, he set the Augustana single-season rushing record. Entering the game with 992 yards, Clark ended the year with 1,114 yards, eclipsing Chris San Agustin’s record of 1,109 set in 1990. The Vikings were able to move the ball effectively all afternoon, amassing 381 total yards. Offensively, Jeremy Huber rushed for 70 yards and had 44 yards receiving. Schulte had a big afternoon as well. He had 30 yards receiving, 45 yards rushing and 38 yards passing and 2 scores. As a team, the Vikings rushed for 281 yards and held the ball for 32:26. Hodges led MWSU with 97 yards rushing, while Drew Newhart passed for 151 yards. Andrew Keel spearheaded the Viking defensive effort. He collected a team-high 11 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack as he was named the Defensive Player of the Game. Brian Baumgartner and Chris Janisch each had 8 tackles and a sack. Score by Quarters Missouri Western Augustana

1 6 7

2 10 9

3 0 7

4 0 14

Tyler Schulte 6 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) Cedric Houston 54 yd punt (Dusti Strickler blocked) Ryan Grossman 21 yd field goal Dusti Strickler 27 yd field goal Joe Clark 1 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick failed) Alvaro Prado 14 yd pass from Eric Anderson (Dusti Strickler kick) Luke Butler 2 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) Tyler Schulte 1 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick) Joe Clark 8 yd run (Ryan Grossman kick)

Team Stats FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS Passes TOTAL OFFENSE Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time

Augie 21 54-281 100 7-15-0 381 1-0 6-45 32:26

MWSU 16 29-109 183 14-38-3 285 0-0 6-35 27:34

Individual Stats RUSHING: MWSU - Thomas Hodges 18-97. Zach Walker 4-10. Cedric Houston 1-9. Augustana - Joe Clark 23-122. Jeremy Huber 10-70. Tyler Schulte 8-45. PASSING: MWSU - Drew Newhart 11-31-2. Barron Bradshaw 2-5-1. Eric Anderson 1-1-0. Augustana - Luke Butler 6-14-0.Tyler Schulte 1-1-0. RECEIVING: MWSU - Zach Sharp 4-51. Andrew Mead 4-41. Alvaro Prado 3-38. Augustana Tyler Schulte 3-30. Jeremy Huber 2-44. Joe Klumper 1-17. TACKLES: MWSU - Soane Etu 12. Deondr Williams 11. Nate Bruto 10. Sean Whiters 10. Augustana - Andrew Keel 12. Brian Baumgartner 8. Chris Janisch 8. SACKS: MWSU - Bradle Davidson 2.0-16. Daniel Atkinson 1.0-1. Augustana - Andrew Keel 1.0-3. Brian Baumgartner 1.0-6. Chris Janisch 1.0-7. INTERCEPTIONS: MWSU - None. Augustana - Matt Lien 1. Jason Donnelly 1. ATTENDANCE: 2,200

Score 16 37

Joe Clark (below) was named the game’s Most Valuable Offensive Player.

Andrew Keel (above) earned Defensive Player of the Game honors.

2008 MINERAL WATER BOWL

Running back Joe Clark (left) and fullback Jeremy Huber celebrate Clark setting the single-season rushing record with 1,114 yards.

Some of the Viking seniors pose for a final group photo, this time with the Mineral Water Bowl championship trophy.

The Vikings celebrate their 37-16 win over Missouri Western State in the Mineral Water Bowl.

2008 NORTHERN SUN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE 2008 NSIC Overall Football Standings

2008 NSIC Divisional Football Standings

School NSIC Overall Minnesota Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . 0 . . . . . 15 . . . 0 Minnesota State . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . 1 . . . . . . 9. . . . 2 Wayne State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . 2 . . . . . . 9. . . . 2 Augustana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . 3 . . . . . . 7. . . . 4 St. Cloud State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . 3 . . . . . . 7. . . . 4 SW Minnesota State . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . 4 . . . . . . 6. . . . 5 Winona State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . 4 . . . . . . 6. . . . 5 Bemidji State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . 6 . . . . . . 5. . . . 6 U-Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . 6 . . . . . . 4. . . . 7 Concordia St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . 7 . . . . . . 4. . . . 7 MSU Moorhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 8 . . . . . . 2. . . . 9 Upper Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 8 . . . . . . 2. . . . 9 Minnesota Crookston . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 9 . . . . . . 2. . . . 9 Northern State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 9 . . . . . . 1 . . . 10

North Division Record Minnesota Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. . . . 0 St. Cloud State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . 1 Bemidji State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . 3 U-Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . 3 MSU Moorhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . 4 Minnesota Crookston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . 5 Northern State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . 5 South Division Record Minnesota State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . 1 Wayne State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . 1 Augustana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . 2 SW Minnesota State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . 3 Winona State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . 3 Concordia St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . 5 Upper Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . 6

2008 All-NSIC South Division Teams First Team Offense Name Mark Booth Joe Clark Jeremy Huber Tyler Schulte Vincent Flurry Andy Schoonover Silas Fluellen Logan Masters Brian Okonofua Todd Burkoth Seth Haun Nick Urban

Pos LG RB FB WR WR OG QB WR OG TE C OT

Yr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

Second Team Offense Name Clinton Berenstchot Tyrone Ruffin Matt Gray Jeremy Clark Josh Shudlick Zach Wysong Kyle Hosch Fredreick Bruno Collin Prosser Jason Enos Randy Spring Tyree Burks

School Hometown Augustana Lakeville, Minn. Augustana Rochester, Minn. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. Minnesota State Lakeville, Minn. Minnesota State Boyceville, Wis. Wayne State Bellevue, Neb. Wayne State Storm lake, Iowa Wayne State Dallas, Texas Winona State Arlington Heights, Ill. Winona State Tomah, Wis. Winona State Brookfield, Wis.

Pos. S DE S DT DB LB S DT LB DE LB LB

Yr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

Name Jason Donnelly Chris Janisch Tim Oachs Rojeer Wright Randy Earl Andrew Franklin Tony Hunter Ryan Weinzierl Mike Liggins Tyler Krueger Matt Greenway Lucas Wolfe

School Hometown Augustana Blaine, Minn. Augustana Clear Lake, Minn. Augustana Duluth, Minn. Minnesota State Rochester, Minn. Minnesota State E. St. Louis, Ill. Minnesota StateEden Prairie, Minn. SMSU Ottumwa, Iowa Wayne State Phoenix, Ariz. Wayne State Walkefield, Neb. Wayne State Scribner, Neb. Wayne State Weston, Neb. Winona State Medford, Minn.

Pos. P RS K

Yr. So. Jr. So.

School Hometown Augustana Inwood, Iowa Concordia Wayzata, Minn. Minnesota State Fullerton, Calif. Minnesota State Waukesha, Wis. SW Minn. State Tomah, Wis. SW Minn. State Hills, Minn. Upper Iowa Walker, Iowa Wayne State Miami, Fla. Wayne State Vermillion, S.D. Winona State Crystal Lake, Ill. Winona State Elgin, Minn. Winona State Chicago, Ill.

Pos DB LB DE LB DE DT LB DB LB DE DB DB

Yr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr.

School Hometown Augustana Elk River, Minn. Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. Concordia Mankato, Minn. Concordia Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota State Racine, Wis. Minnesota State St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota State Kansas City, Mo. Minnesota State Savage, Minn. SMSU St. Louis, Mo. Wayne State Phoenix, Ariz. Wayne State Lincoln, Neb. Winona State Elmwood, Wis.

Second Team Special Teams

First Team Specialists Name Thomas Schoenberg Kelvin Rodgers Nick Hope

Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Second Team Defense

First Team Defense Name Brian Baumgartner Eric Bergman Matt Lien Chris Brunkhorst Kelvin Rodgers Blake Freese Tyler Reed Darius Davis Luke Hoffman Troy Pribnow Ryan Reeves Brent Yule

Pos LT WR OG OT QB RB TE WR OT OG RB WR

Name Ryan Grossman Scott Talcott Eric Swan

School Hometown Concordia Woodbury, Minn. Minnesota State E. St. Louis, Ill. Wayne State Avoca, Iowa

Pos P K RS

Yr. Sr. Sr. Fr.

School Hometown Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. SW Minn. State Sioux Falls, S.D. Winona State Fennimore, Wis.

All-Conference Honorable Mention

Offensive Player of the Year: Ted Schlafke, Minnesota Duluth Defensive Player of the Year: Cale Pulczinski, St. Cloud State Offensive Newcomer of the Year: D.J. Winfield, Minnesota Duluth Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Bryan Schmid, Minnesota State Coach of the Year: Bob Nielson, Minnesota Duluth

Augustana: Andrew Keel- LB, Mike Vanasek- DB; Concordia-St. Paul: John Borchert- DL, Mike Kudick- LB, Dalton Outlaw- CB, Blake OgletreeOG; Minnesota State: Ryan Fick- QB, Gerald DeWet- P, Matt McQuistonLB, Steve Robinson- DB, Bryan Schmid- DE; SMSU: Lionel LamarreCB, Bill Noethlich- OT, Blake Wilson- WR; Upper Iowa: Jerad JandrainOT, Ervin Kehoss- OG; Wayne State: Reno Blomquist- LB, Joe BundyOG, BJ Campbell- DB, Travis Rhone- RB; Winona State: Chauncey Charlson- DT, Cullen Fahey- K, Elliott Gaulke- LB, Tony Hill- DB, Ryan Rothwell- DT, Andrew Verbancouer- RB, Brandon White- DT.

PAST AWARD WINNERS ALL-NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS 1942

1947 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

1957 1958

1959

1960 1962 1966 1967 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

Ray Sandvig, E Orville Jenter, T Don Allen, B Don Halvorson, B Jacque Schmiedt, G Charles Okey, B Harlan Johnson, E Charles Mandsager, E Charles Mandsager, E Harland Johnson, E Dennis Erie, B Rich Risner, C Mike Dahl, B James Gednalski, G Robert Newcomb, L Ken Richards, L Charles Howlin, B Phil Nelson, B Bob Walton, L Pat Smith, B Bob Walton, L James Westby, L John Simko, E Dale Johannson, T Jim Luce, QB Leroy Anderberg, HB John Simko, E Doyle Schuler, HB Jim Silliman, T Mike Tarzloff, E Jim Egge, Flk Mike Olson, DB Terry Nutter, RB Mike Olson, DB Jeff Fisher, LB Steve Schwarten, OG Terry Nutter, RB

1974 1975 1976 1977

1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

1985 1986

1987 1988

1989

1990

Rich Detert, DT Jeff Fisher, LVB Ernie Tweet, DB Tom Queck, WR Warren Kersten, OG Dee Jay Donlin, QB Brent Hoegh, DB Dee Jay Donlin, QB Terry Egger, WT Brad Wierda, DT Roger Goebel, LB Brent Hoegh, DB Bill O'Conner, RB Dale Beutel, DT John Krolikowski, OG Randy Wink, WR John Bergdale, WR Jeff Rusk, WR Russ Boers, DL Dan Freidel, DB John Schultz, QB Troy Schaefer, TE Tony Adkins, DL Arwin Schmeichel, ILB Tony Adkins, DL Arwin Schmeichel, ILB Jon Vik, OL Joel Nelson, QB Pete Jaros, DB Jon Harris, WR Chris San Agustin, RB Joel Nelson, QB Dante Dean, OLB Pete Jaros, DB Travis Uhl, OL Michael Dearring, WR Chris San Agustin, RB

1991 1992

1993 1994

1995

1997 1999 2000

2001 2002

2003 2004 2006 2007

John Ziminske, DL Dante Dean, OLB Chad Anderson, DB Michael Dearring, WR Bryan Schwartz, ILB Corbin Lacina, OL John Legel, WR Heath Rylance, QB Bryan Schwartz, ILB Pete Roback, DB Mark Beckstrand, WR Heath Rylance, QB Bryan Schwartz, LB Pete Roback, DB Kelly Scholten, OL Matt McPhie, WR Pat Graham, QB Chad Gomarko, WR Kevin Kaesviharn, DB Shannon Poppinga, DB Ryan Sather, OL Ryan Stadum, OL Eric DeGraff, QB Matt Holmlund, AC Ryan Nodland, UT Matt Holmlund, WR Ben Nauman, DB Josh Kayser, OL Tom Farrington, DL Ben Nauman, DB Austin Flyger, DL Craig Bosch, DL Eric Rice, UT Craig Bosch, DL Chris Pomerleau, UT Dustin Rice, DB

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER SELECTIONS 1960 1967 1977 1983

John Simko (OL) Gary Sandbo (RB) Dee Jay Donlin (RB) Jeff Rusk (RB)

1987 1992 1994

Tony Adkins (DL) Corbin Lacina (OL) Heath Rylance (RB) Bryan Schwartz (DB)

2000 2001 2003

Eric DeGraff (RB) Matt Holmlund (WR) Matt Holmlund (WR) Austin Flyger (DL)

ALL-AMERICANS Matt Holmlund: 2000, 2001 Shannon Poppinga: 1999 (2nd team) Kevin Kaesviharn: 1997 (2nd team) Chad Gomarko: 1997, 1998 Bryan Schwartz: 1993, 1994 Pete Roback: 1993 Corbin Lacina: 1992 Dante Dean: 1990 Chris SanAgustin: 1990 Joel Nelson: 1989 Pete Jaros: 1988, 1989 Jon Vik: 1988 Tony Adkins: 1987 Jeff Rusk: 1983 Jim Clemens: 1974, 1975 Les Josephson: 1963 John Simko: 1959, 1960 Charles Howlin: 1956 Dennis Erie: 1952 Raymond Sandvig: 1942 Wayne Sheley: 1937 Roy Pettinger: 1934

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Jason Donnelly: 2008 (1st team) Ryan Sather: 1999 (3rd team), 2000 David Just: 1999 (2nd team) Thayne Munce: 1997 (1st team) Kevin Kaesviharn: 1997 (2nd team) Mitch Pruett: 1996 (1st team) Steve Schneider: 1993 David Gubbrud: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 (1st team) Stan Biodni: 1977 (1st team) Pat McNerney: 1972, 1973 (1st team) NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME POST GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP 1997 Thayne Munce

ACADEMIC ALL-NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 1974 Jim Clemens Dave Zelinsky Steve Wolf 1975 Jim Clemens Dee Jay Donlin Stan Biondi Roger Goebel Craig Hovda Brent Hoegh 1976 Jim Clemens Don Peterson Jeff Underwood Stan Biondi 1977 Dee Jay Donlin Stan Biondi Jim Rosemark Roger Goebel Brent Hoegh Craig Hovda

1978 Don Peterson Terry Egger Mike Timmons Bob Timmons Van Nutt 1979 Bill Dannehl Mike Timmons Karl Mecklenburg Dan Burgmeier 1980 Brian Westemeyer Bill Dannehl Mark Schwede 1981 John Haglund Paul Rud Paul Eppard Mark Schwede 1982 John Haglund Steve Lukens Paul Eppard 1983 Paul Rud Paul Josephson Paul Eppard

1985 Troy Schaefer Grant Sletten 1986 Troy Schaefer Dan Schmitt Kory Knight 1987 David Gubbrud 1988 Mike Murphy Scott Boyens Darrel Lingle David Gubbrud 1989 Troy Westwood David Gubbrud Ross Bensen Scott Boyens 1990 Ross Bensen Scott Boyens 1991 Ross Bensen 1992 Steve Schneider Brad Murkins 1993 Steve Schneider Bryan Schwartz

1994 Pete Roback Bryan Schwartz 1995 Mitchell Pruett Thayne Munce 1996 Mitchell Pruett Thayne Munce Chad Shuff 1997 Chris Fischer Chris Janssen Kevin Kaesviharn Thayne Munce 1998 David Just Adam Heinitz Chris Johnson 1999 Ryan Sather David Just Ivan Gardzelewski Jason Burger 2000 Matt Christensen Eric DeGraff Ryan Sather 2001 Matt Christensen

2002 Tom Farrington Ray Abrams 2003 Ryan DeGraff Eric Haugland Tom Babb Kyle Pfeifer Mike Stotz 2004 Ryan DeGraff Drew Hilgenberg Matt Muller Mike Stotz 2005 Nick Bentele Drew Hilgenberg Nick Skibsted 2006 Nick Bentele Nick Ovenden Chris Pomerleau Nick Skibsted 2007 Brian Baumgartner Jason Donnelly Chris Koopman Jordan Nordquist

VIKINGS IN THE PROS

Les Josephson Drafted by Dallas Cowboys (1964) Traded to L.A. Rams (1964-1974)

Troy Westwood Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1991-present)

Bryan Schwartz Jacksonville Jaguars (1996-99)

Heath Rylance Calgary Stampede (1996-99)

SIOUX FALLS STORM (NIFL/UIF) Eric DeGraff 1999-2003 Joe Evenson 2002-2004 Nate Fluit 2003-2007 Austin Flyger 2004-2006 Chad Gomarko 1999-2003

Matt Holmlund 2002-2006

Roger Pederson 1999-2004

Josh Kayser 2003

Shannon Poppinga 1999-present

Matt Lien 2009 Chris Pomerleau 2007

Corbin Lacina Buffalo Bills (1993-97) Carolina Panthers (1998) Minnesota Vikings (1999-02) Chicago Bears (2003)

Kevin Kaesviharn Iowa Barnstormers (1999-00) San Francisco Demons XFL (2000-01) Green Bay Packers (2001) Cincinnati Bengals (2001-06) New Orleans Saints (2007-08)

Pete Sterbick 2003

SIOUX CITY BANDITS (NIFL) Adam Brinkman • 2004

LINCOLN CAPITOLS (NIFL) Matt Jones • 2004

Damien Harmon European Football League Aschaffenburg Stallions (1999-00) Sioux Falls Storm (2000-03)

IOWA BARNSTORMERS (AFL 2) Tommy Ellingworth • 2009

Ben Nauman Minnesota Vikings (2004)

TEAM RECORD BOOK Longest rush from scrimmage: 97, Erwin Schultz vs. Jamestown, 1937 PASSING Most Attempts Game:62, Pat Graham vs. Mankato State, 1995 NCC Record Season: 413, Pat Graham, 1996 Career: 1,360, Eric DeGraff, 1997-2000 Most Completions Game: 41, Pat Graham vs. Mankato State, 1995, NCC Record Season: 243, Eric DeGraff, 2000 Career: 813, Eric DeGraff, 1997-2000

Heath Rylance

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Points Game: 30, Chris San Agustin vs. North Dakota, 1989 Season: 120, Tom Rogers, 1975 Career: 294, Chris San Agustin, 1987-90 225, Wayne Sheley Most Touchdowns Game: 5, Chris San Agustin vs. University of North Dakota, 1989 4, Wayne Sheley vs. Sioux Falls College, 1936 4, Wayne Sheley vs. Yankton College, 1937 4, Floyd Nelson vs. Huron College, 1940 4, LeRoy Anderberg vs. Morningside, 1975 4, Tom Brown vs. Morningside, 1985 Season: 20, Tom Rogers, 1975 Career: 49, Chris San Agustin Most Conversion Kicks Game: 10, Adam Brinkman vs. Southwest State, 2001 8, Scott Price vs. Northern, 1999 7, Jon Oien vs. Gustavus Adolphus, 1977 7, Troy Westwood vs. University of North Dakota, 1989 Season: 41, Troy Westwood, 1989 Career: 108, Jon Oien, 1974-77 107, Troy Westwood, 1987-90 Consecutive: 58, Troy Westwood, 1989 Most Touchdown Passes Game: 6, Tommy Flyger vs. Upper Iowa, 2005 5, DeeJay Donlin vs. Morningside, 1976 5, DeeJay Donlin vs. Morningside, 1977 5, Scott Shaft vs. South Dakota State, 1981 5, John Schultz vs. Morningside, 1985 Season: 25, Eric DeGraff, 2000 Career: 69, Eric DeGraff, 1997-2000

Season: 16, Matt Holmlund, 2000 Career: 35, Matt Holmlund, 1998-2001

Most Yards Game: 564, Pat Graham vs. Minnesota State, 1995 Season: 3,228, Eric DeGraff, 2000 Career: 9,503, Eric DeGraff, 1997-2000 Longest pass from scrimmage: 95, Eric DeGraff to Matt Holmlund vs. St. Cloud 2000 RECEIVING

RUSHING Most Attempts Game: 39, Chris San Agustin vs. South Dakota State,1990 37, Bill O’Connor vs. South Dakota State, 1979 Season: 229, Joe Clark, 2008 212, Chris San Agustin, 1990 198, Todd Hernandez, 1981 Most Yards Game: 290, Chris San Agustin vs. South Dakota State, 1990 238, Chuck Howlin vs. North Dakota, 1956 229, Lee Brandt vs. North Dakota, 1969 214, Joe Clark vs. Minnesota State, 2008 211, Josh Fulton vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2005 208, Josh Fulton vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2004 Season: 1,114, Joe Clark, 2008 1,109, Chris San Agustin, 1990 1, 088, Chris San Agustin, 1989 Career: 3,098, Chris San Agustin, 1987-90 2,820, Bill O’Connor, 1976-79

Most Touchdown Catches Game: 4, Tom Brown vs. Morningside, 1985

Most Catches Game: 16, Matt McPhie vs. Mankato State, 1995 NCC Record Season: 104, Matt Holmlund, 2000 Career: 282, Matt Holmlund, 1998-2001 Most Yards Game: 247, Matt McPhie vs. Mankato State, 1995 Season: 1,365, Matt Holmlund, 2000 Career: 3,522, Matt Holmlund, 1998-2001 TOTAL OFFENSE Most Yards Game: 573, Pat Graham vs. Mankato, 1995 NCC Record Season: 3,424, Eric DeGraff, 2000 Career: 10,128, Eric DeGraff, 1997-2000

Chris San Agustin

VIKING RECORD BOOK Most Kick Return Yards Game:184, Dave Scheib vs. N. Dakota, 1973 141, Shannon Poppinga vs. Northern Colorado, 1999 Season: 627, Chad Gomarko, 1997 Longest: 97, Keith Harper vs. NebraskaKearney, 1993 DEFENSE

Bryan Schwartz Most Plays Game: 69, Pat Graham, vs. NebraskaOmaha, 1995, NCC Record Season: 588, Heath Rylance, 1993 Career: 1, 667, Heath Rylance, 1991-94

Most Field Goals Season: 13, Dave Koehn, 1979 Career: 31, Adam Brinkman, 2000-03 25, Troy Westwood, 1987-90 19, Dave Koehn, 1978-79 19, Kent Seibel, 1982-85 Longest field goal: 52 yards, Dave Koehn vs. Morningside Most Pass Interceptions Game: 4, Wally Osterholt vs. Morningside, 1965 Season: 13, Pete Jaros, 1988 Career: 21, Pete Jaros, 1986-89 Most Pass Interception Yards Game: 99, Pete Eppard vs. Northwest Missouri State, 1982 Season: 148, Wayne Sheley, 1937 Longest interception return: 99, Paul Eppard vs. Northwest Missouri State, 1982 Most Punts Game: 11, Larry Timmerman vs. South Dakota, 1987 Best Punting Average Game: 51.3, Joe Nordin vs. South Dakota, 2005 Season: 46.0, Wayne Sheley, 1937 Career: 41.3, Brent Hoegh, 1976-77 Longest punt: 80, Delbert Hall vs. Yankton, 1933 80, Brent Hoegh vs. N. Arizona, 1977 Most Punt Return Yards Game:89, Tommy Ellingworth vs. Upper Iowa, 2005 Season: 224, Shannon Poppinga, 1997 Longest Punt Return: 80, Jim Moreland, vs. S. Dakota State, 1967

Most Sacks Game:3, Craig Bosch vs. St. Cloud State, 2006 3, Lee Pulse, vs. North Dakota State, 1993 3, John Ziminski, vs. Northern Colorado, 1990 3, Tony Adkins, vs. N. Dakota State, 1986 Season: 8, Lee Pulse, 1992 and 1993 8, Tony Adkins, 1986 8, Devon Bartscher, 1985 Career: 23, Craig Bosch, 2003-06 Most Unassisted Tackles Season: 66, Bryan Schwartz, 1992 Career: 224, Bryan Schwartz, 1991-94 Most Tackles Season: 128, Bryan Schwartz, 1993 Career: 407, Bryan Schwartz, 1991-94

TEAM RECORDS Most points scored, game: 70 vs. Southwest State, 2001 Fewest points, season: 18 in 1974 Most points allowed, season: 372 in 1984 Fewest points allowed, season: 23 in 1924 Most Rushing Attempts Game: 75, vs. Wayne State (Michigan) 1968 75, vs. North Dakota, 1986 Season:536 in 2008 505 in 1990 498 in 1973

Most Completions Game: 41 vs. Minnesota State, 1995 NCC Record Season: 259 in 1995 Fewest (season): 35 in 1955 Most Passing Yards Game: 564 vs. Minnesota State, 1995 Season: 3,420 in 2000 Fewest (season): 336 in 1955 Most Rushing Attempts Game: 75, vs. Wayne State (Michigan) 1968 75, vs. North Dakota, 1986 Season: 505 in 1990 498 in 1973 Fewest Rushing Attempts Game : 24, vs. North Dakota, 2005 Season: 295 in 2006 Most Rushing Yards Game: 484, vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2005 429, vs.South Dakota State, 1990 420, vs. Morningside, 1988 373, vs. North Dakota, 1956 Season: 2,365 in 1973, 1990 Most Catches Game: 41 vs. Minnesota State, 1995 Season: 259 in 1995 Most Receiving Yards Game: 564 vs. Minnesota State, 1995 Season: 3,420 in 2000 Most Total Yards Game: 730, vs. Minn., Crookston, 2005 637, vs. Morningside, 1988 637, vs. Minnesota State, 1995 Season: 4,742 in 2000 Most Offensive Plays Game: 99 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1995 Season: 889 in 1993

Fewest Rushing Attempts Game: 24, vs. North Dakota, 2005 Season: 295 in 2006 Most Rushing Yards Game: 484, vs. Minn., Crookston, 2005 429, vs. South Dakota State, 1990 420, vs. Morningside, 1988 373, vs. North Dakota, 1956 Season: 2,444, in 2008 2,365 in 1973, 1990 Most Touchdown Passes Game: 6, vs. Upper Iowa, 2005 5, vs. Morningside, 1976 5, vs. Morningside, 1977 5, vs. South Dakota State, 1981 5, vs. Morningside, 1985 5, vs. Minnesota State, 1996 5, vs Northern State, 2001 Season: 26, 2000 Most Passing Attempts Game: 62, vs. Minnesota State, 1995 Season: 454 in 1995 Fewest (season): 81 in 1955

Craig Bosch

VIKING RECORD BOOK MISCELLANEOUS Largest shutouts by Augustana: 70-0 vs. Southwest State, 2001 59-0 vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2008 52-0 vs. Dakota Wesleyan, 1994 51-0 vs. Flandreau, 1923 48-0 vs. Northern State, 1977 47-0 vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2005 47-0 vs. Western Union College, 1934 Largest shutouts against Augustana: 86-0 vs. South Dakota, 1930 76-0 vs. Columbus College, 1921 70-0 vs. Morningside, 1964 68-0 vs. South Dakota State, 1954 55-0 vs. South Dakota State, 1953

Pete Jaros Fewest Offensive Plays

Game: 37, vs. Morningside, 1995 Season: 306 in 1957 Fewest Yards

Game: 39, vs. Youngstown State, 1965 Season: 1,655 in 1955 Most Pass Interceptions Game: 6, vs. St. Norbert College, 1959 6, vs. Morningside, 1959 6, vs. Northern Iowa, 1970 6, vs. Morningside, 1986 Season: 26 in 1988 Most Pass Interception Yards Game: 110 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1994 Season: 312 in 2002 276 in 1973 Most Punts Game: 11, vs. South Dakota, 1987 Season: 72 in 1954 Most Punt Return Yards Game: 89 vs. Upper Iowa, 2005 Most Kick Return Yards Game: 237 vs. Minnesota State, 1996 Season: 955 in 1999 Fewest Yards Allowed Game (rushing): -39, vs. Wayne State, 1987 Game (passing): -1, vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2004 0, vs. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1999 Game (total): 34, vs Southwest State, 2001 56, vs. Sioux Falls College, 1986 Most Yards Allowed Game: 606, vs. Morningside, 1985 Most Sacks Game: 9, 1982 Season: 32, 1982

Largest victory margin by Augustana: 70, Augustana 70, Southwest State 0, 2001 60, Augustana 66, Huron 6, 1941 59, Augustana 59, Minn., Crookston 0, 2008 52, Augustana 52, Dakota Wesleyan 0, 1942 51, Augustana 51, Flandreau 0, 1923 48, Augustana 54, Upper Iowa 6, 2005 48, Augustana 48, Northern State 0, 1977 47, Augustana 47, Minn., Crookston 0, 2005 Largest victory margin against Augustana: 92, Beresford 92, Augustana 0, 1920 86, South Dakota 86, Augustana 0, 1930 76, Columbus College 76, Augustana 0, 1921 70, Morningside 70, Augustana 0, 1964 68, S. Dakota State 68, Augustana 0, 1954 60, Iowa Teachers 67, Augustana 7, 1951

Most Augustana penalties, game: 13 for 114 yards, vs. St. Cloud State, 2002 Most Augustana penalties, season: 91 for 798 yards, in 1989 Most penalties, opponent, game: 15 for 106 yards, vs Southwest Minnesota State, 2002 Most penalites, opponent, game, yardage: 12 for 112 yards, Wayne State, 1987 Most Augustana fumbles, game: 8, vs St. Cloud State, 2001 8 (lost 5), vs. Northern Colorado, 1987 Most Augustana fumbles, season: 13 in 1994 Fewest Augustana fumbles, lost, season: 6 in 1960, 1993, 1994 Longest fumble return for TD, individual: 67 yds, vs. Minnesota State, Matt Lien, 2005 Consecutive victories: 17, 1936-38 Consecutive losses: 17, 1951-53 Most shutouts, season: 5, in 1933 and 1942 Consecutive games held scoreless: 7, 1926-27

Most points scored: 70, Augustana 70, Southwest State 0, 2001

Games held scoreless, season: 7 in 1926

Most points allowed: 86, South Dakota 86, Augustana 0, 1930

Most consecutive games opponent held scoreless: 7 in 1933-34

Most points, both teams: 95, Morningside 51, Augustana 44, 1985

Longest time of possession: 41:59 vs. Winona State, 1994

Fewest points, both teams: 0, Augustana 0, Wayne State 0, 1955 Last tie game: 1995, Augustana 17, Morningside 17 Most First Downs Gained Game: 34, vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 2005 34, vs. Minnesota State, 1995 34, vs. Minnesota State, 1999 Season:252 in 1999 Fewest First Downs Allowed Game: 1, vs. South Dakota, 1930 Season: 78, in 1964

Matt Lien

YEARLY SCORES 1920 (1-2) Result Beresford HS L Canton HS L Beresford HS W Coach: J.A. Johnson

Score 92-0 15-13 20-13

Result 1921 (2-2-1) Columbus L Wesleyan L Canton W Flandreau T Canton W Coach: J. A. Johnson

Score 76-0 59-6 13-0 7-7 14-13

Result 1922 (3-4) Dakota Wesleyan L Eastern L Flandreau W Sioux Falls College W Canton Normal L Yankton L Deaf School W Coach: Carl Anderson

Score 30-0 21-7 19-12 13-10 7-6 25-13 26-0

Result 1923 (4-3-1) Flandreau W Madison W Sioux Falls College W Southern W Yankton L Huron T Northern State L Columbus L Coach: Carl Anderson

Score 51-0 7-6 21-6 18-0 9-6 12-12 39-19 42-3

Result 1924 (6-1) Northern State W Southern W Eastern W Yankton W Huron W Sioux Falls College W Columbus L Coach: Carl Anderson

Score 6-0 34-3 32-0 13-0 16-7 26-0 13-0

1925 (3-4) U. Frosh Southern Huron Northern State Eastern Yankton Columbus Coach: Martin Cole

Result W W W L L L L

Score 20-0 13-0 7-6 7-6 4-0 14-0 6-0

1926 (1-7) State Frosh Sioux Falls College Huron Northern State Southern Wesleyan Eastern Columbus Coach: Martin Cole

Result L W L L L L L L

Score 20-0 24-0 13-0 19-0 7-0 33-0 6-0 44-0

1927 (2-4) State Frosh Sioux Falls College Wesleyan Yankton Southern Eastern Coach: H. Paul Dee

Result L W L L L W

Score 18-0 12-2 14-0 28-6 15-0 6-0

1928 (3-4-1) Buena Vista Morningside Southern Yankton Wesleyan Columbus Sioux Falls College Western Union Coach: H. Paul Dee

Result T L L W W L W L

Score 6-6 27-6 19-0 6-0 28-0 14-6 15-0 6-0

1929 (3-4) Buena Vista Morningside South Dakota Mines Southern Western Union Gustavus Adolfus Eastern Coach: H. Paul Dee

Result L L L W W L W

Score 19-2 40-7 12-0 18-0 21-0 19-7 12-0

1930 (2-6) South Dakota Spearfish Eastern Morningside Southern Sioux Falls College South Dakota State Huron Coach: H. Paul Dee

Result L L L L L W L W

Score 86-0 33-0 12-7 52-0 13-0 20-12 34-6 19-13

Result 1931 (2-5) Western Union L Minn. State, Mankato L Yankton L Spearfish W South Dakota Mines W South Dakota State L Dakota Wesleyan L Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 12-2 10-0 7-0 39-0 19-6 49-0 26-13

Result 1932 (6-1) Buena Vista W South Dakota Mines W Minn. State, Mankato L Sioux Falls College W Yankton College W Northern State W Eastern W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 13-6 6-0 25-13 6-4 7-6 12-0 32-0

Result 1933 (5-2) Buena Vista L Morningside L Southern W Yankton W Western Union W Huron W Sioux Falls College W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 19-6 13-7 33-0 20-0 30-0 18-0 41-0

Result 1934 (6-2) Jamestown W Western Union W Dakota Wesleyan W Northern State W Yankton W Concordia L Hastings L Sioux Falls College W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 6-0 47-0 32-7 33-7 25-7 26-6 26-0 20-6

Result 1940 (6-2) Pittsburg Kan L Hastings W Huron W Yankton L South Dakota Mines W Dakota Wesleyan W Sioux Falls College W Jamestown W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 13-6 7-0 38-0 7-0 27-7 19-7 25-6 45-0

Result 1935 (7-2) Fort Hayes L Jamestown W Northern State W Huron W Yankton W Eastern W Concordia L Sioux Falls College W Hastings W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 34-6 14-12 39-0 26-7 31-0 25-0 13-6 39-13 35-0

Result 1941 (7-2) Gustavus Adolfus W Hastings W South Dakota L Huron W Yankton W Dakota Wesleyan W Buena Vista W Jamestown W Pittsburg State (Kan.) L Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 21-0 26-7 26-6 66-6 38-0 31-7 45-0 18-0 13-6

Result 1936 (8-1) Jamestown W Hastings L Nebraska Wesleyan W Huron W Yankton W Buena Vista W Western Union W Eastern W Sioux Falls College W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 25-12 20-13 25-7 27-0 39-6 20-0 19-7 34-0 46-0

1942 (8-0) NCC (4-0) Result Gustavus Adolfus W Hastings W South Dakota W Yankton W Nebraska-Omaha W Dakota Wesleyan W North Dakota W Morningside W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 7-6 31-0 19-0 27-6 32-0 52-0 19-0 27-13

Result 1937 (8-0) Hastings W Nebraska Wesleyan W Huron W Yankton W Northern State W Jamestown W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 19-13 27-19 36-0 38-0 25-7 31-0

Result 1938 (5-2-1) Nebraska Wesleyan W Hastings W Huron L Yankton L Northern State T Dakota Wesleyan W Sioux Falls College W Minn. State, Mankato W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 20-0 12-0 8-0 14-0 13-13 19-0 6-0 27-3

Result 1939 (6-2) Superior Teachers L Hastings L Huron W South Dakota Mines W Yankton W Dakota Wesleyan W Sioux Falls College W Minn. State, Mankato W Sioux Falls College W Minn. State, Mankato W Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 20-7 26-6 34-0 14-6 7-6 33-6 20-6 39-0 26-6 19-0

1943 No Football - World War II 1944 No Football - World War II Result 1945 ( ) NCC ( ) Informal Competition (1-3) Morningside W Gustavus Adolfus L Morningside L Gustavus Adolfus L Coach: Harry Lackey

Score

1946 (0-6-1) NCC (0-4) Result Gustavus Adolfus T Washburn L Northern State L Morningside L South Dakota State L North Dakota North Dakota State L Coach: LA “Lefty” Olson

Score 6-6 7-0 32-0 13-0 26-6

Result L L L W L W W L

Score 21-7 27-0 13-7 14-7 33-12 13-7 39-6 39-0

1947 (3-5) NCC (2-2) Gustavus Adolfus Washburn North Dakota Morningside South Dakota State North Dakota State Northern State Iowa Teachers Coach: Bob Fitch

20-14 20-0 26-20 31-0

32-0

YEARLY SCORES 1948 (3-6) NCC (2-4) Result Iowa Teachers L Gustavus Adolfus L Northern State W North Dakota State L South Dakota L Morningside W South Dakota State L North Dakota W Saint Ambrose L Coach: Jerry Thompson

Score 34-0 26-7 30-12 14-6 39-13 21-14 20-6 14-13 18-12

1954 (1-7-1) NCC (0-5) Result Wayne State L North Dakota State T North Dakota L South Dakota State L Morningside L Iowa Teachers L Westmar W St. John’s L South Dakota L Coach: Pinky Falgren

Score 13-7 6-6 39-0 68-0 26-0 50-0 27-14 39-7 33-6

1949 (2-6) NCC (1-5) Result Gustavus Adolfus L Luther W Morningside L North Dakota L South Dakota State L Iowa Teachers L South Dakota L North Dakota State W Coach: Jerry Thompson

Score 39-17 12-6 26-7 21-0 28-0 49-0 47-13 13-7

1955 (2-6-1) NCC (1-5) Result Wayne State T Buena Vista W North Dakota L South Dakota State L Morningside L Iowa Teachers L North Dakota State W St. John’s L South Dakota L Coach: Pinky Falgren

Score 0-0 21-7 32-19 28-0 40-7 28-7 13-0 6-0 35-18

1950 (2-7) NCC (1-5) Result Gustavus Adolfus L North Dakota State W St. Cloud State L South Dakota State L South Dakota L Morningside L Iowa Teachers L Northern State W North Dakota L Coach: Jerry Thompson

Score 25-0 6-0 6-0 20-12 33-14 60-6 24-13 34-7 27-7

1956 (6-3) NCC (4-2) Wayne State North Dakota State South Dakota South Dakota State Iowa Teachers Graceland Morningside North Dakota Lincoln Coach: Bob Burns

Result W L W W W W L W L

Score 27-6 42-7 14-12 21-20 13-6 14-7 21-13 26-14 24-13

1951 (3-5) NCC (1-4) Gustavus Adolfus Wayne State North Dakota State South Dakota State Morningside Iowa Teachers Northern State South Dakota Coach: Linn Wells

Result L W W L L L W L

Score 33-2 39-20 12-0 58-7 25-0 67-7 40-0 54-7

1957 (0-7) NCC (0-5) Lincoln North Dakota South Dakota South Dakota State Iowa Teachers Western Illinois Morningside Coach: Bob Burns

Result L L L L L L L

Score 13-7 21-6 20-7 16-0 54-12 39-7 40-24

1952 (0-9) NCC (0-6) Wayne State North Dakota State South Dakota South Dakota State Morningside Iowa Teachers Northern State North Dakota Peru State Coach: Linn Wells

Result L L L L L L L L L

Score 12-7 24-13 62-18 47-6 33-0 47-0 26-19 33-21 27-21

1958 (5-3) NCC (3-3) Wayne State North Dakota South Dakota South Dakota State Iowa Teachers Saint Norbert’s Morningside North Dakota State Coach: Bob Burns

Result W W W L W W L L

Score 20-7 23-10 13-12 14-6 26-15 21-20 20-12 30-28

1953 (1-8) NCC (0-6) Result Wayne State L Huron L North Dakota L South Dakota L South Dakota State L Morningside L Iowa Teachers L South Dakota Mines W North Dakota State L Coach: Vic Pederson

Score 19-0 14-7 35-0 33-0 55-0 19-0 39-13 38-12 34-18

1959 (6-2-1) NCC (4-1) Result Lincoln L Wayne State W North Dakota T South Dakota L South Dakota State W Iowa Teachers W Saint Norbert’s W Morningside W North Dakota State W Coach: Bob Burns

Score 36-14 14-0 22-22 36-20 13-0 7-6 47-34 27-21 34-14

1959 North Central Conference Champions Result W W L L W W W W

Score 41-13 21-0 27-7 24-22 28-21 21-20 20-6 28-18

1961 (5-3-1) NCC (4-2) Result Gustavus Adolfus L Bemidji State W South Dakota State L South Dakota W Sr. College of Iowa L Montana State T Morningside W North Dakota State W North Dakota W Coach: Bob Burns

Score 22-8 22-6 41-14 22-20 34-6 6-6 23-7 35-12 22-13

1962 (6-3) NCC (4-2) Result Gustavus Adolfus W Bemidji State L North Dakota W South Dakota State L North Dakota State W Saint Norbert’s W South Dakota W Morningside W St. College of Iowa L Coach: James Malmquist

Score 7-0 13-6 7-0 28-7 22-16 20-13 15-8 26-19 21-15

1963 (2-8) NCC (2-4) Result Gustavus Adolfus L North Dakota L Missouri State L South Dakota State L North Dakota State W Saint Norbert’s L Morningside W South Dakota L St. College of Iowa L Youngstown State L Coach: James Malmquist

Score 3-0 7-6 22-13 28-8 26-6 42-38 27-20 7-6 45-6 20-6

1960 (6-2) NCC (4-2) Gustavus Adolfus South Dakota Iowa Teachers Morningside North Dakota State South Dakota State Lincoln North Dakota Coach: Bob Burns

1964 (1-8) NCC (0-6) Result Gustavus Adolfus L Augsburg W South Dakota State L South Dakota L North Dakota State L Youngstown State L St. College of Iowa L Morningside L North Dakota L Coach: James Malmquist

Score 20-0 13-12 27-14 14-12 42-7 40-22 49-0 70-0 48-0

1965 (1-6-1) NCC (1-4) Result Gustavus Adolfus L North Dakota L South Dakota State T South Dakota W North Dakota State L Youngstown State L Morningside L St. College of Iowa L Coach: James Malmquist

Score 10-0 22-13 14-14 43-0 47-7 29-0 21-7 27-21

1966 (5-4) NCC (2-4) Result Gustavus Adolfus W Augustana (Ill.) W South Dakota W St. College of Iowa L North Dakota State L Hiram Scott W Morningside W North Dakota L South Dakota State L Coach: James Malmquist

Score 17-7 27-0 24-20 28-7 28-0 36-21 40-35 30-20 19-13

1967 (4-5) NCC (2-4) Result Gustavus Adolfus W Augustana (Ill.) W South Dakota W Northern Iowa L North Dakota State L Hiram Scott W Morningside L North Dakota L South Dakota State W Coach: James Malmquist

Score 18-16 24-23 28-6 23-10 64-19 21-19 29-0 35-7 21-17

YEARLY SCORES 1968 (2-7) NCC (0-6) Result Concordia L Minn. State, Mankato W Northern Iowa L Morningside L North Dakota State L Wayne State W North Dakota L South Dakota State L South Dakota L Coach: James Malmquist

Score 28-7 28-14 34-12 33-6 70-18 34-7 39-20 47-27 33-14

1969 (2-7) NCC (1-5) Result Northern Iowa L Morningside L North Dakota State L North Dakota L South Dakota L South Dakota State L Concordia L Wayne State W Minn. State, Mankato W Coach: Ralph Starenko

Score 34-15 14-6 60-14 33-13 28-22 30-0 7-0 25-7 24-14

1970 (4-6) NCC (3-3) Result St. Cloud State W Concordia L Morningside W North Dakota L North Dakota State L Minn. State, Mankato L South Dakota State W South Dakota L Northern Iowa W Cal Lutheran L Coach: Ralph Starenko

Score 27-14 10-0 21-7 18-7 45-7 31-8 22-6 52-23 20-10 27-17

1971 (1-8-1) NCC (0-6) Result St. Cloud State W Cal Lutheran T Morningside L North Dakota L North Dakota State L Minn. State, Mankato L South Dakota State L South Dakota L Northern Iowa L Concordia L Coach: Ralph Starenko

Score 10-6 31-31 43-7 26-10 23-7 32-7 16-15 8-7 17-0 21-17

1972 (2-8) NCC (1-6) Result Gustavus Adolfus W Western Illinois L St. Cloud State L North Dakota L South Dakota State L North Dakota State L Minn. State-Mankato L South Dakota L Morningside L Northern Iowa W Coach: Ralph Starenko

Score 20-7 28-13 23-21 28-16 25-14 40-24 20-13 21-14 20-14 20-14

1973 (6-3-1) NCC (3-3) Result Concordia W Winona State W St. Cloud State W North Dakota L South Dakota State T North Dakota State L Minn. State, Mankato W South Dakota L Morningside W Northern Iowa W Coach: Ralph Starenko

Score 27-15 48-3 38-7 38-34 21-21 9-7 23-10 28-21 37-7 36-9

1974 (4-6) NCC (2-5) Result Concordia L Gustavus Adolfus W Eastern Mont. W South Dakota State L South Dakota L North Dakota State L Minn. State, Mankato L Northern Iowa W Morningside W North Dakota L Coach: Ralph Starenko

Score 14-7 41-22 19-0 35-6 14-7 29-14 19-14 38-23 23-7 37-36

1975 (7-3) NCC (5-2) Result Concordia L Gustavus Adolfus W North Dakota L South Dakota State W South Dakota W North Dakota State W Minn. State, Mankato W Northern Iowa L Morningside W Northwestern W Coach: Ralph Starenko

Score 20-14 42-41 36-34 31-17 31-25 27-14 20-17 20-14 28-16 27-7

1976 (4-6) NCC (1-5) Result Gustavus Adolfus W Boise State L Northern State W South Dakota L Northern Iowa L North Dakota State L Northwestern W Morningside W North Dakota L South Dakota State L Coach: Ralph Starenko

Score 24-7 42-14 38-7 30-27 7-6 21-0 14-3 42-6 14-10 25-41

1977 (7-4) NCC (4-3) Result Northern Arizona L Gustavus Adolfus W Nebraska-Kearney W Northern State W South Dakota W Northern Iowa W South Dakota State L North Dakota State L Nebraska-Omaha W Morningside W North Dakota L Coach: Joel Swisher

Score 31-30 49-17 21-16 48-0 14-8 35-27 14-10 44-19 31-14 52-6 24-13

1978 (4-5) NCC (2-4) Result Northwest Missouri State W Gustavus Adolfus L Northern State W North Dakota State L Morningside W

Score 24-15 14-10 34-12 45-17 35-15

South Dakota State North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska-Omaha Coach: Joel Swisher

L W L L

19-7 42-14 32-11 55-6

1979 (4-5) NCC (2-4) Result Northwest Missouri State W Gustavus Adolfus L Northern State W Morningside W South Dakota State L North Dakota L South Dakota W Nebraska-Omaha L North Dakota State L Coach: Joel Swisher

Score 23-13 45-27 50-14 26-10 28-26 30-24 7-6 34-13 33-20

1980 (2-7-1) NCC (2-5) Result Missouri Western T Drake L South Dakota State W North Dakota L South Dakota L Nebraska-Omaha L Northern Colorado L North Dakota State L Morningside W Eastern Illinois L Coach: Joel Swisher

Score 22-22 42-0 34-7 34-7 20-10 20-0 38-23 26-15 28-16 52-13

1981 (3-7) NCC (2-5) Result Wisconsin-Stout W Nebraska-Kearney L North Dakota L South Dakota L Nebraska-Omaha L Northern Colorado L North Dakota State L Morningside W South Dakota State W Weber State L Coach: Lyle Eidsness

Score 16-6 31-25 34-16 24-0 16-0 26-0 21-14 14-10 34-31 27-7

1982 (4-7) NCC (2-5) Result Wisconsin-Stout L Northwest Missouri State W Nebraska-Kearney W Nebraska-Omaha L Northern Colorado L North Dakota State L Morningside W South Dakota State W North Dakota L South Dakota L Minnesota-Morris L Coach: Lyle Eidsness

Score 10-8 27-3 20-12 37-0 24-17 13-2 10-6 13-10 49-7 30-28 27-14

1983 (5-6) NCC (4-5) Result Wisconsin-Whitewater W Northern Colorado L North Dakota W North Dakota State L Minn. State, Mankato W St. Cloud State *** W Nebraska-Omaha L South Dakota State L Morningside W Northwest Missouri State L South Dakota L Coach: Lyle Eidsness

Score 26-9 17-16 26-24 20-6 28-19 28-6 26-15 13-9 48-7 32-24 27-0

1984 (1-10) NCC (0-9) Result Sioux Falls College W Central Missouri State L North Dakota L North Dakota State L Minn. State, Mankato L St. Cloud State L Nebraska-Omaha L South Dakota State L Morningside L Northern Colorado L South Dakota L Coach: Lyle Eidsness

Score 45-14 24-20 35-10 49-28 56-6 29-15 30-14 42-14 24-21 45-39 24-6

1985 (1-9) NCC (1-8) Result Wisconsin-Stevens Point L St. Cloud State L Northern Colorado L South Dakota L North Dakota L Nebraska-Omaha W South Dakota State L Morningside L North Dakota State L Minn. State, Mankato L Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 21-19 10-0 28-19 42-24 41-18 23-20 31-19 51-44 25-0 35-27

1986 (5-6) NCC (3-6) Sioux Falls College Wayne State St. Cloud State Northern Colorado South Dakota North Dakota Nebraska-Omaha South Dakota State Morningside North Dakota State Minn. State, Mankato Coach: Jim Heinitz

Result W W L W L W L L W L L

Score 20-0 7-3 22-18 22-21 48-8 19-10 10-0 40-7 17-9 25-0 13-10

1987 (2-9) NCC (1-8) Eastern Washington Wayne State North Dakota North Dakota State South Dakota South Dakota State Nebraska-Omaha Morningside Northern Colorado Minn. State, Mankato St. Cloud State Coach: Jim Heinitz

Result L W L L L W L L L L L

Score 14-10 27-14 49-3 34-0 17-0 28-17 28-9 17-10 34-20 18-0 20-12

1988 (8-4) NCC (6-3) Result Minnesota-Morris W Bemidji State W North Dakota W North Dakota State L South Dakota W South Dakota State L Nebraska-Omaha W Morningside W Northern Colorado L Minn. State, Mankato W St. Cloud State W North Dakota State (NCAA)L Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 32-21 41-6 35-9 28-26 24-14 37-22 24-19 50-7 37-29 37-18 31-24 49-7

YEARLY SCORES 1989 (8-3-1) NCC (6-2) Result Minnesota-Morris W Bemidji State W St. Cloud State W Northern Colorado L Nebraska-Omaha L North Dakota W South Dakota W South Dakota State W North Dakota State T Morningside W Minn. State, Mankato W St. Cloud State (NCAA) L Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 45-13 50-6 31-24 14-9 26-17 49-39 45-14 29-20 7-7 39-25 28-14 27-20

1990 (5-5) NCC (5-4) Result Score Southwest Minn. State L 31-30 St. Cloud State State W 23-20 Northern Colorado W 20-10 Nebraska-Omaha W 21-7 North Dakota L 35-27 South Dakota L 32-28 South Dakota State W 31-0 North Dakota State L 43-14 Morningside L (F) 24-14 (M’side forfeit - they had illegal players, win for Augie, loss for M’side) Minn. State, Mankato W 16-14 Coach: Jim Heinitz 1991 (0-10) NCC (0-8) Result Southwest Minn. State L Northern Iowa L North Dakota State L Nebraska-Omaha L Northern Colorado L North Dakota L South Dakota L South Dakota State L St. Cloud State State L Minn. State, Mankato L Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 28-10 45-22 41-6 26-18 51-6 20-15 27-18 31-20 23-16 28-14

1992 (8-3) NCC (6-3) Result Score Nebraska-Kearney W 33-14 Gustavus Adolfus W 34-0 North Dakota State L 21-17 Nebraska-Omaha W 36-28 Northern Colorado W 27-20 North Dakota W 24-20 South Dakota W 27-7 South Dakota State W 20-14 Morningside L (F) 31-14 (M’side forfeit - they had illegal players, win for Augie, loss for M’side) St. Cloud State L 14-9 Minn. State, Mankato W 38-28 Coach: Jim Heinitz 1993 (4-7) NCC (3-6) Result Nebraska-Kearney L Gustavus Adolfus W Northern Colorado L Minn. State, Mankato L South Dakota L St. Cloud State L North Dakota W Morningside W South Dakota State L Nebraska-Omaha W North Dakota State L Coach: Denny Moller

Score 31-14 35-0 24-0 37-34 28-14 28-20 20-7 14-13 35-25 35-14 31-14

1994 (4-6) NCC (3-6) Result Winona State State W Northern Colorado L Minn. State, Mankato W South Dakota State W St. Cloud State L North Dakota L Morningside L South Dakota State L Nebraska-Omaha W North Dakota State L Coach: Denny Moller

Score 31-6 17-16 41-27 30-3 41-9 21-7 36-25 33-15 41-7 28-14

1995 (3-6-1) NCC (2-6-1 )Result Southwest Minn. State W South Dakota State L North Dakota L North Dakota State L Morningside T South Dakota L Nebraska-Omaha W Minn. State, Mankato L St. Cloud State W Northern Colorado L Coach: Denny Moller

Score 40-6 37-15 39-29 53-14 17-17 24-7 28-14 55-38 24-14 55-21

1996 (3-8) NCC (2-7) Result Central Missouri State L Southwest Minn. State W South Dakota L North Dakota L North Dakota State W Morningside W South Dakota L Nebraska-Omaha L Minn. State, Mankato L St. Cloud State L Northern Colorado L Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 12-8 38-6 33-28 27-14 34-25 41-21 33-28 31-28 44-43 28-20 41-7

1997 (5-6) NCC (3-6) Result Washburn W Southwest Minn. State W Northern Colorado L North Dakota State L Morningside W Nebraska-Omaha L St. Cloud State L South Dakota L South Dakota State W North Dakota L Minn. State, Mankato W Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 21-17 35-3 49-40 37-0 10-6 35-6 43-28 35-23 28-22 42-14 43-10

1998 (4-7) NCC (2-7) Result Northern State W Southwest Minn. State W Northern Colorado L North Dakota State L Morningside W Nebraska-Omaha L St. Cloud State L South Dakota W South Dakota State L North Dakota L Minn. State, Mankato L Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 28-14 24-20 56-9 44-12 27-7 54-27 23-0 27-20 31-28 35-18 13-10

1999 (5-6) NCC (3-6) Result Northern State W Wisconsin-River Falls W South Dakota State L St. Cloud State L South Dakota W North Dakota State L Morningside L Minn. State, Mankato W North Dakota L Nebraska-Omaha W Northern Colorado L Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 56-25 21-7 38-31 10-3 35-21 30-14 20-14 38-21 27-0 31-24 48-32

2004 (3-8) NCC (0-6) Result Concordia-St. Paul L Northern State W Southwest Minn. State W Minnesota-Crookston W North Dakota L South Dakota L St. Cloud State L Nebraska-Omaha L Minnesota-Duluth L Minn. State, Mankato L South Dakota State L Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 17-16 36-16 40-9 34-7 13-7 23-0 36-17 44-20 47-16 19-12 38-9

2000 (7-4) NCC (5-4) Result Northern State W Southwest Minn. State W South Dakota State L St. Cloud State W South Dakota L North Dakota State L Morningside W Minn. State, Mankato W North Dakota W Nebraska-Omaha L Northern Colorado W Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 31-28 54-7 25-24 49-7 15-10 24-20 42-14 42-21 35-23 45-7 24-7

2005 (6-5) NCC (2-4) Result Concordia-St. Paul L Northern State W Southwest Minn. State W Minnesota-Crookston W North Dakota L South Dakota L St. Cloud State L Nebraska-Omaha L Minnesota-Duluth W Minn. State, Mankato W Upper Iowa W Coach: Brad Salem

Score 33-30 17-16 45-3 47-0 52-3 48-17 34-7 50-24 26-23 25-24 54-6

2001 (6-4) NCC (4-4) Result Score Northern State W 57-7 Southwest Minn. State W 70-0 Minn. State, Mankato W 53-23 North Dakota State L 27-3 St. Cloud State L OT 42-41 South Dakota W 25-7 South Dakota State L 31-21 Northern Colorado L 18-13 (Northern Colorado forfeit due to ineligible player, win for Augie) North Dakota L 37-14 Nebraska-Omaha W 38-21 Coach: Jim Heinitz 2002 (7-4) NCC (4-4) Result Northern State W Southwest Minn. State W OT Minn. State, Mankato W North Dakota State W St. Cloud State L South Dakota L South Dakota State W 3OT Northern Colorado L Lincoln University W North Dakota W Nebraska-Omaha L Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 14-6 29-23 7-0 23-6 45-7 16-10 39-33 31-7 30-6 38-31 21-16

2003 (3-8) NCC (1-6) Northern State Southwest Minn. State Wisconsin-Stout North Dakota South Dakota St. Cloud State Nebraska-Omaha North Dakota State Minn. State, Mankato South Dakota State Northern Colorado Coach: Jim Heinitz

Score 24-21 40-13 37-20 13-3 31-27 20-17 28-14 42-10 34-27 42-22 41-0

Result L W W L L L L L W L L

2006 (5-6) NCC (3-5) Northern State Concordia-St. Paul Minn. State, Mankato Nebraska-Omaha North Dakota Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State South Dakota Central Washington Western Washington Central Arkansas Coach: Brad Salem

Result Score W 27-17 W 35-16 W 21-16 L 59-28 L 24-21 (ot) W 35-7 W 27-23 L 38-14 L 34-28 L 10-6 L 37-13

2007 (4-7) NCC (2-6) U-Mary Concordia-St. Paul Northern State Minn. State, Mankato Nebraska-Omaha North Dakota Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State South Dakota Central Washington Western Washington Coach: Brad Salem

Result W L W L L L L W L L W

Score 26-19 20-19 37-16 26-16 36-23 37-0 34-7 44-18 38-17 27-16 24-14

2008 (8-3) NSIC (7-3) Result St. Cloud State W OT Emporia State L Minnesota, Crookston W Minnesota Duluth L Concordia-St. Paul W Minn. State, Mankato W SW Minnesota State W Upper Iowa W Wayne State L Winona State L Northern State W Missouri Western W Coach: Brad Salem

Score 13-10 27-14 59-0 40-10 42-21 41-38 39-20 40-7 28-7 41-24 43-7 37-16

AUGUSTANA ATHLETICS A diversified athletic department offers talented young people many opportunities to compete in college athletics. Augustana offers 18 varsity intercollegiate sports, including 9 men’s sports and 9 women’s sports. Men’s Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Tennis Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Wrestling

Women’s Sports Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer Softball Tennis Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Volleyball

On average, over 330 different individuals participate in intercollegiate athletics at Augustana. Most of these studentathletes are not on full-ride scholarships. In fact, most average athletic grants cover less than 40 percent of the cost of attending Augustana College with many students receiving merit scholarships and other financial aid. Katie Shandri (above) helped the soccer team to its best record and first NCAA Regional playoff game. She led the team with seven goals last season.

Molly Clark (Right) finished 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS * Over 124 student-athletes have earned All-America status in the past 15 years; one was named Division II Softball Player of the Year in 1991 and another in 1994, another was named Division II Football Player of the Year for 1994, in 2000 one student-athlete was chosen as the NCAA National Division II Volleyball Player of the Year, and in 2005 one individual was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Division II National Championships. * Many of our teams are ranked in the top 20 nationally and participate in national playoffs each year. * Numerous student-athletes achieve all-conference and academic all-conference honors each year. * Augustana teams won 33 NCC championships in 13 different sports and have won 12 national championships in individual sports; participated in 58 national playoffs since 1978, in 8 different sports; earned 6 regional championships, 4 national runner-up finishes, and 1 national championship.

Wrestler Ty Copsey earned All-America honors for the second consecutive year by placing seventh at 197 pounds at the Division II Championships. The women’s golf team qualified for the Division II Championships for the second consecutive season in the spring of 2009.

AUGUSTANA ATHLETICS

Augustana consistently ranks among the national leaders in attendance in men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS * Augustana is among the NCAA leaders, regardless of division, in NCAA post-graduate scholarships and Academic All-Americas. * 42 student-athletes have earned Academic All-America honors in the last 17 years. * 25 Augustana student-athletes have been awarded NCAA post-graduate scholarships since the awards began in 1972. * Over 90 percent of Augustana student-athletes graduate, most in four years. * 11 Augustana athletes were awarded the NCC's Stan Marshall Award, recognized as the league’s top studentathlete; seven athletes have been named the NCAA Woman of the Year for South Dakota; two athletes were named the MSC Division II Woman of the Year.

The Augustana women’s cross country team won the NSIC Championship before finishing in fifth place at the 2008 NCAA Division II National Championships. It is the Vikings' best finish in school history. Megan Doyle (Left) and the women’s basketball team finished the 2008-09 season with a 20-10 record and a NCAA Division II Central Regional Championship tournament bid.

THE AUGUSTANA ATHLETIC CLUB * Membership has been over 900 each year since 1989. Many of these members are families who enjoy Augie athletic events. * 55% of these members are not Augustana alumni; onefourth of them are Sioux Falls businesses. * Funds raised support athletic scholarships. * Over $500,000 in scholarship and program support has been provided each of the past 14 years through the Augustana Athletic Club. * Each year over 150 Athletic Club volunteers provide over 40,000 hours in support of membership campaigns, women’s walk, auction, and golf tournament.

David Foster (above) led the men’s basketball team to a 21-10 record in 2008-09. The Vikings also advanced to the NCAA Division II Central Regional Tournament for the second year in a row, where the Vikings reached the regional final.

GENDER EQUITY "At an institutional level, gender equity in intercollegiate athletics describes an environment in which fair and equitable distribution of overall athletic administrators are not subject to gender-based discrimination. An athletics program can be considered gender equitable when the participants in both the men's and women's sports program would accept as fair and equitable the overall program of the other gender."

Jason Donnelly (left) was named to the Academic All-America Football First Team, as well as the Academic All-District VII First Team in 2009.

--NCAA Gender Equity Task Force, Summer, 1993 65

ABOUT AUGUSTANA AT THE HEART OF THE ARTS With the addition of the 24,000 square-foot Center for Visual Arts, the College continues to be a center for the performing and visual arts in the Sioux Empire. Twenty-four percent of Augustana students are involved in music ensembles, theatre productions and art exhibitions. The Augustana Band and The Augustana Choir tour nationally and internationally. The new Eide/Dalrymple Gallery hosts exhibitions every year of works by professional and student artists. The Theatre Department produces main stage shows including a musical and helps present Viking Varieties, one of the College’s core homecoming traditions. In addition, the College and the South Dakota Symphony partner to bring national and international string players to Sioux Falls through the Augustana String Quartet. ALUMNI OUTCOMES Approximately 25 percent of Augustana’s graduating class attends graduate and professional school. Acceptance into medical school over the last three years has been 90 percent, twice the national annual average. In addition, 99 percent of those seeking employment in the graduating class of 2008 report that they have found positions related to their field of study within eight months of graduation.

PURPOSE Augustana is a selective, residential comprehensive (liberal arts and professional) college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Its students enjoy a collegiate experience that combines a broad foundation in the liberal arts with preparation for professional careers and advanced study. Central to its mission are five core values: Christian, Liberal Arts, Excellence, Community and Service. These values serve as the foundation for the College’s academic and student life programs.

PROMINENT GUESTS Through the Boe Forum on Public Affairs sponsored by the College’s Center for Western Studies, Augustana has hosted an impressive array of world leaders. Since the Forum’s founding in 1995, these individuals have visited campus:

LOCATION Sioux Falls boasts a population that exceeds 150,000 and offers one of the Midwest’s most dynamic and robust business environments. The city is home to an array of leading companies in agribusiness, biotechnology, financial services, health care, high-tech manufacturing, retail and tourism.

General Colin Powell 41st President George H. Bush Former First Lady Barbara Bush Former British Prime Minister John Major Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Archbishop Desmond Tutu Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan Former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich Former Ambassador to Iraq Paul Bremer Former Vice President Al Gore Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

RECOGNITION Augustana’s fine reputation is affirmed by many outside sources, including Petersons 440 Colleges for Top Students. Princeton Review has also named Augustana a “Best Midwestern College.” U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the College in the top 10 of its classification and also a “Best Buy.” The Templeton Guide recognizes the College among those that inspire students to lead ethical and civic-minded lives. Harvard Schmarvard identifies Augustana among “100 outstanding but underappreciated colleges” in the U.S. STUDENTS Approximately 1,750 students attend Augustana representing nearly 25 states. Ninety percent come from South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. Sixteen percent are firstgeneration college students and nearly 12 percent are alumni legacies. A growing international student population represents more than a dozen foreign countries. The average ACT of the entering class in Fall 2009 is 25, one of the top entering academic profiles of any college or university in the region .

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Contact the Office of Admission at 800.727.2844 or 605.274.5516 or visit www.augie.edu.

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM The heart of the Augustana experience is a rigorous academic program taught by a remarkable collection of professors. All are passionate about their disciplines and their teaching. Publishing, conducting research, and attaining national prominence have helped to create the rich liberal arts environment that exists on campus today. More than 80 percent of Augustana’s full-time tenured and tenure-track professors hold the highest degree in their field. The College offers more than 50 majors and preprofessional specializations within a 4-1-4 academic calendar. Extensive internship, study-abroad and undergraduate research programs supplement the curriculum. Civitas, the College’s honors program, provides an environment for students who desire an even more challenging and rigorous intellectual experience.

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA

Ten Things You Probably Don’t Know About Sioux Falls 1. On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Sioux Falls. 2. Augustana College started the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra 3. Sioux Falls is nationally recognized as the best center of health resources between Denver and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. 4. Sioux Falls' 2.3 percent growth between 2007 and 2008 ranks the city 34th among U.S. cities. No other city in the region has seen its population grow by as large a percentage as Sioux Falls since 2000. 5. For the fifth year in a row, the "Best Small Metro" area is Sioux Falls, according to the May 2007 issue of Forbes Magazine. 6. Sioux Falls has been named “The Most Livable City in America” by Money Magazine. 7. Sioux Falls offers over 400 options for dining out – ranging from locally owned restaurants and cafés to national chains. 8. The Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science has played host to touring Broadway shows such as “Cats,” “Chicago,” “Cabaret,” “Rent,” and “Miss Saigon;” musicians Yo-Yo Ma, Indigo Girls, Harry Connick, Jr., Ben Folds, and The New York Philharmonic; and comedians Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld. In addition, Miles From Sioux Falls To: artists such as Elton John, Tom Petty, Keith Urban, Blue Man Group and the Newsboys have performed at the Sioux Falls Arena in recent years. Black Hills/Mount Rushmore – 350 9. Business Week once named Sioux Falls one of the “Dazzling Dozen” Pockets of Prosperity because of its robust economy. 10. Sioux Falls has over 70 parks and recreation areas and an over 20-mile paved loop following the Big Sioux River around the city. – Copy and photos courtesy of the Sioux Falls Convention and Visitor’s Bureau

Denver – 635 Des Moines – 285 Fargo – 240 LeMars, Iowa – 85 Minneapolis/St. Paul – 240 Norfolk, Neb. – 150 Omaha – 180 Pierre – 220 Rapid City – 350 Rochester – 215 Willmar, Minn. – 160

SIOUX FALLS - A CITY OF SPORTS CHAMPIONS Sioux Falls features a very dynamic and successful professional sports scene, featuring four teams – the Sioux Falls Storm of the United Indoor Football (UIF) Association, the Sioux Falls Stampede of the U.S. Hockey League (USHL), the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the National Basketball Developmental League (NBDL) and the Sioux Falls Canaries baseball team of the American Association

of Independent Professional Baseball. The Storm, Stampede and Skyforce all play at the Sioux Falls Arena, which has a capacity of 10,000 seats. The Canaries play at the Baseball Stadium, otherwise known as The Birdcage. Combined, the four teams have won 8 league championships, including 7 since 2005.

Sioux Falls Professional Sports Championships Sioux Falls Storm United Indoor Football Champions - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Sioux Falls Skyforce Continental Basketball Association Champions - 1996, 2005

Sioux Falls Stampede U.S. Hockey League Clark Cup Champions - 2007

Sioux Falls Canaries American Association of Independent Professional Baseball Champions - 2008

Sioux Falls Storm The Storm has enjoyed a remarkable 5-year run of success. In 2004, the Storm won the Pacific Conference title and was the top seed in the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). However, the Storm fell in the NIFL championship game. 2005 brought change for the Storm as the team joined the United Indoor Football (UIF) Association. The Storm quickly became the most dominant team during the UIF’s 4-year existence. The team played its best ball at the end of the 2005 season and won the inaugural United Bowl title. The Storm did not lose again until 2008 - a span of 40 games, the longest winning streak in professional sports history. The Storm went undefeated in 2006 and 2007 as they won their third-straight United Bowl championship. In 2008, the Storm lost 3 games during the regular season. However, the team was the No. 1 seed in the Western Division and went on to win its fourth straight UIF championship. The Storm’s roster and coaching staff contains several former Augustana players and current coaches. In 2007, former Viking Nate Fluit was named the UIF’s Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, while former assistant coach John Semchenko was chosen as the 2006 Co-Man of the Year for his work in the Sioux Falls community.

Shannon Poppinga

Current Storm Players/Coaches with Augustana Ties Storm Coaches

Storm Players

Mike Aldrich Current Augustana Assistant Coach

Shannon Poppinga Former Augustana Player

Steve Olinger Current Augustana Assistant Coach

Mark Blackburn Current Augustana Assistant Coach

Matt Lien Former Augustana Player

Cory Johnsen Former Augustana Assistant Coach

Mark Blackburn

SIOUX FALLS - A CITY OF SPORTS CHAMPIONS Sioux Falls Stampede The Stampede have enjoyed unparalleled success recently. The Herd gave hockey fans a season to remember in 2005-06, winning the Anderson Cup for having the best record during the regular season. The Stampede continued to roll in the playoffs, advancing to the Clark Cup Finals, where they lost to Des Moines in a decisive Game 5. But the Stampede rebounded in 2006-07 by winning the Clark Cup for their first-ever championship (below).

For numerous seasons, the Skyforce were among the top teams in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). The Skyforce, who joined the CBA in 1989 won 2 CBA titles (1996 and 2005). After 17 seasons in the CBA, the Skyforce left the CBA after the 200506 season and joined the NBA Developmental League (D-League), where they are affiliated with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Charlotte Bobcats. During the 2007-08 season, the Skyforce advanced to the semifinals of the D-League playoffs.

Sioux Falls Canaries The Sioux Falls Canaries have been a mainstay in the Sioux Falls sports landscape. In 2006, the Canaries joined the newly-formed American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, after a longtime affiliation in the Northern League. The Canaries have found success in this new league as they won the Northern League Championship in 2008. It was the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first playoff berth since 2001. Several former Major League Baseball players have played for the Canaries, as have some former Augustana baseball standouts.

AUGUSTANA FACILITIES The most dynamic expansion of athletic facilities in the history of Augustana reflects the College’s commitment to NCAA Division II and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. In 2005, Augustana’s Board of Trustees approved a Strategic Plan for Athletics. One of the strategic plan’s primary goals was “strengthening the Augustana athletic program to compete at the highest levels in NCAA Division II.” “We intend to pursue national championships in every sport we compete in,” President Rob Oliver said in November, 2006, announcing the College’s decision to remain in Division II. To do so, Augustana would have to upgrade its athletic facilities in order to recruit top student-athletes. Since January, 2007, the College has committed more than $16 million to building new or improving existing athletic facilities. Augustana alumni, friends, and the Sioux Falls business community have enthusiastically embraced the college’s vision for new and improved athletic facilities on campus. Since approval of the strategic plan in 2005, more than $12 million has been raised from more than 200 donors in support of these projects.

Elmen Center / Hall Forum The Elmen Center houses the recreation, athletic, and physical education departments. Since opening in February 1989, Augustana students, staff, and faculty, as well as the Sioux Falls community and region, have enjoyed attending a wide variety of events in the Elmen Center. Each year the Elmen Center is host to over 100 events consisting of athletic events, music events, youth rallies, lectures, swim meets, youth camps, clinics, and tournaments. The Elmen Center also serves as the core facility for the campus recreational sports and fitness activities. The 81,000-square-footfacility is available over 110 hours each week for a variety of recreational activities. Augustana students, staff, and faculty may take advantage of a 25-yard swimming pool, two racquetball courts, the Hall Sports Forum, six locker rooms, two dry saunas, classrooms, a state-of-the-art training facility, and a multi-purpose/wrestling room that can be used for aerobic dance, martial arts, and wrestling. The Hall Forum is the home for Vikings men's and women's basketball teams as well as the Viking wrestling and volleyball teams. The 27,000 square foot performance area has a state-of-the art 176yard running track, long jump pit, batting cage, and four multi-use courts. In 2007, a new center-hung scoreboard was installed in addition to permanent, b a c k - l i t signage and stats boards. During the Summer of 2008, the Hall Forum will underwent $50,000 in improvements. The basketball/volleyball playing court was repainted with the new Viking and NSIC logos included. Courtside chairs were also refurbished to include the new Viking logo. Plans for future renovation of the forum are also being reviewed. All work is designed to enhance the home court environment and fan experience.

Bill Hall Indoor Baseball/Softball Complex The Bill Hall Football Complex at 37th Street and Lake Avenue underwent extensive renovation in 2007 and is now the Bill Hall Baseball & Softball Complex. The $40,000 project included gutting the interior and installing the Jerstad/Kessinger Batting Cages, areas for pitching and fielding, and a clubhouse for players. The facility was dedicated April 5, 2008 with special tributes to Ken Kessinger, head baseball coach for 20 years, and Sandy Jerstad, who won over 1,000 games as the head softball coach. She also led the Vikings to the 1991 national title and a runner-up finish in 1993.

Larson Track & Field Complex / Soccer Complex $2 million has been designated for the construction of a new soccer field and track complex on the east side of Grange Avenue across from the Elmen Center. Trees lining the east side of Grange Avenue were removed and the existing hill reduced. The soccer field will be located along the southern border of the property north of 37th Street. The goal is to have the soccer field ready when the Vikings report for fall practice. Regular season games will be played at the new site beginning in September, 2009. The new on-campus track, named the Larson Track and Field Complex, will be laid out directly north of the soccer field.

AUGUSTANA FACILITIES HALL FOOTBALL COMPLEX / SANFORD GYMNASIUM Two regulation-size college wood basketball floors were installed on the second floor. Currently, the Elmen Center Hall Sports Forum is the only indoor area available for practice, intramurals, and gym recreation functions. Completed in 1989, the Elmen Center measured 84,000 squarefeet. In 2003, through the Elmen Center Enhancement Project, 8,000 square-feet were added to the structure. With the addition of the Hall Football Complex and Sanford Gymnasium, the building now spans 120,000 square feet.

The Hall Football Complex and Sanford Gymnasium opened in November of 2007. The 28,000 square-foot, two-level building is attached to the south side of the Elmen Center. The addition has improved facilities for the student-athletes and coaches who are part of the Augustana football program, and provide much needed indoor practice facilities for all Viking sports teams. The first floor of the new facility houses the Hall Football Complex. Included are a locker room with 100 new lockers, a large weight room, meeting rooms, offices, training room, and many other amenities.

ATHLETIC VENUES

Elmen Center The Elmen Center is the home for Viking volleyball, basketball and wrestling home events. The Elmen Center has been the host for several regional volleyball tournaments as well as the 2000 Division II Volleyball Elite 8 Championships. With a seating capacity of approximately 4,000 fans, the Elmen Center provides the Vikings with a definite home court advantage.

Ronken Field Ronken Field has been the home of the Viking baseball team since the 1993 season. Located just east of the Elmen Center, Ronken Field is a picturesque setting for college baseball. Ronken Field recently constructed a new home plate and pitcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mound before the 2009 season.

Bowden Field The Viking softball team calls Bowden Field home. Located west of the Elmen Center, Bowden Field, which opened in the Spring of 1992, is one of the top softball fields in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. It has served as the host for several NCAA Division II Softball Regional Tournaments and the Vikings went 16-0 at Bowden Field in 2008-09.

ATHLETIC VENUES

Huether Tennis Centre In the fall of 2009, Augie will have a new tennis home on Grange Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets. Mike and Cindy Huether of Sioux Falls have provided the lead gift toward the project that will cost approximately $300,000. The facility will be spread over 37,400 square feet compared to the current site’s 33,600 square feet Augustana Soccer Complex The Augustana’s women’s soccer team will play its home games on campus for the first season in the program’s history after calling Yankton Trail Park home for the last 10 years. The Vikings will play on the new soccer complex (below) on the east side of Grange Avenue across from Kirkeby-Over Stadium and to the south of the future track and field complex (above).

Willow Run Golf Course Willow Run Golf Course (above) is the home course for the Viking men’s golf team. Recently, Willow Run underwent several renovations on a number of holes, making it one of the more attractive courses in Sioux Falls.

Prairie Green Golf Course Prairie Green Golf Course became the home course for the Viking women’s golf team in 2009. Howard Wood Field Howard Wood Field serves as the home for Augustana’s track and field teams and was the home of the football team until 2008. In past few years, Howard Wood Field has undergone several upgrades, including the installation of field turf in 2003. One of the premier track and facilities in the region, Howard Wood Field continues to host the Dakota Relays.

KIRKEBY-OVER STADIUM CONSTRUCTION

VIKING CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 2008

Augustana was a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference until 1941. Augustana then became a member of the NCAA Division II in the Spring of 1942 and joined the North Central Conference. In July of 2008, Augustana joined the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

MEN’S GOLF 2006 BASEBALL 2003 WOMEN’S GOLF 2007 MEN’S BASKETBALL 1962 1989 1978

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 1991

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 2007

FOOTBALL 1959

SOFTBALL 1982 1991 1983 1992 1986 1993 1988 2006 1990

MEN’S 1947 1948 1952

TENNIS 1955 1960 1965

WOMEN’S TENNIS 1982

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD 1942

VOLLEYBALL 1996 2000 1997 2003

WRESTLING 1981

2005

FOOTBALL 1936 1932 1933 1937 1934 1939 1941 1935

VOLLEYBALL 2000, RUNNER-UP

Division NCAA Division II

AUGUSTANA’S TEAM NATIONAL RUNNERS-UP: Year 1977 1993 2000 2005

Sport Wrestling Softball Volleyball Wrestling

Accomplishment NCAA Division II NCAA Division II NCAA Division II NCAA Division II

AUGUSTANA’S INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Year 1978 1980 1980 1981 1985 1985 1985 1986 1990 1991 1992 1997 1997 1997 1998 2004 2005 2005 2005

Athlete Sam Herriman Jon Lundberg Brian Parlet Mark Bower Koln Knight Keith Hanson Jeff Gross Koln Knight Chris Silva Chris Silva Matt Kiesow Debby Volkers Debby Volkers Jason Reitmeier Debby Volkers Tom Meester Aaron Graumann Tom Meester Jen Buyske

Sport Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling Indoor Track Wrestling Indoor Track Indoor Track Indoor Track Indoor Track Outdoor Track Wrestling Indoor Track Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling Outdoor Track

Title Won 126 pounds 167 pounds 177 pounds 142 pounds 190 pounds Heavyweight 400 meters 190 pounds 800 meters 800 meters 1500 meters High Jump High Jump 142 pounds High Jump 184 pounds 125 pounds 184 pounds Javelin

NCAA Division II Playoffs Men's Basketball: (7) 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2008 Women's Basketball: (10) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008 Men's Cross Country: (7) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2006 Women's Cross Country: (7) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008 Football: (2) 1988, 1989 Women’s Golf: (2) 2008, 2009 Softball: (17) 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Volleyball: (14) 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Women’s Soccer: (1) 2008

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS BASKETBALL 1933 1936

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS/RUNNER-UP

SOFTBALL 1991 1993, RUNNER-UP

AUGUSTANA’S TEAM NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Year Sport 1991 Softball

WRESTLING 1977, RUNNER-UP 2005, RUNNER-UP 76

SOFTBALL 1991 1998 1993

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 1991

VOLLEYBALL 2000

WRESTLING 2005

2009 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

TIME

DATE

OPPONENT

Aug. 27

at St. Cloud State*

Sept. 5

TIME

7 p.m.

Oct. 10

at SW Minnesota State*

6 p.m.

Emporia State 1 p.m. Kirkeby-Over Stadium Grand Opening

Oct. 17

Upper Iowa* Viking Days

1 p.m.

Sept. 12 Minnesota, Crookston*

1 p.m.

Oct. 24

at Wayne State*

1 p.m.

Sept. 19 at Minnesota Duluth*

6 p.m.

Oct. 31

Winona State* Kids Day

1 p.m.

Sept. 26 Concordia-St. Paul* Shrine Game

1 p.m. Nov. 7

Northern State* Military Appreciation Day

1 p.m.

Oct. 3

3 p.m.

at Minnesota State*

* Denotes Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Games Home Games Played at Kirkeby-Over Stadium