2023 Dakota Wesleyan Football Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Cl. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/High School |
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| 0 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: RS-Sr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 211 | Hometown/High School: Mitchell, S.D. / Mitchell High School |
| 1 |
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Pos.: QB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 173 | Hometown/High School: Maryville, Mo. / Maryville High School |
| 1 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: RS-Sr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 248 | Hometown/High School: Kirkland, Wash. / Juanita High School |
| 2 |
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Pos.: RB | Cl.: RS-Sr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 204 | Hometown/High School: Emery, S.D. / Bridgewater-Emery High School |
| 2 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: RS-Sr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 194 | Hometown/High School: Palmview, Texas / Palmview High School |
| 3 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: RS-Sr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 210 | Hometown/High School: Watertown, S.D. / Watertown High School |
| 3 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 216 | Hometown/High School: Watertown, S.D. / Watertown High School |
| 4 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 205 | Hometown/High School: Clear Lake, S.D. / Deuel High School |
| 4 |
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Pos.: QB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 216 | Hometown/High School: Lennox, S.D. / Lennox High School |
| 5 |
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Pos.: RB | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 210 | Hometown/High School: Emery, S.D. / Bridgewater-Emery High School |
| 5 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 204 | Hometown/High School: Wayne, Neb. / Wayne High School |
| 6 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School: Sioux Falls, S.D. / Sioux Falls Lincoln High School |
| 7 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 169 | Hometown/High School: Dell Rapids, S.D. / Dell Rapids High School |
| 8 |
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Pos.: QB | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 194 | Hometown/High School: San Antonio, Texas / MacArthur High School |
| 10 |
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Pos.: TE | Cl.: Grad. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 215 | Hometown/High School: Frederick, Md. / Tuscarora High School |
| 11 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 193 | Hometown/High School: Platte, S.D. / Platte High School |
| 12 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: RS-Jr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 197 | Hometown/High School: Wagner, S.D. / Wagner High School |
| 13 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 208 | Hometown/High School: Yankton, S.D. / Yankton High School |
| 14 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 228 | Hometown/High School: Norfolk, Neb. / Norfolk Catholic High School |
| 16 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 172 | Hometown/High School: Elkhorn, Neb. / Elkhorn High School |
| 17 |
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Pos.: QB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 178 | Hometown/High School: Rapid City, S.D. / Rapid City Stevens High School |
| 18 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 5-7 | Wt.: 183 | Hometown/High School: Kansas City, Kan. / Turner High School |
| 19 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: RS-Jr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School: Loxahatchee, Fla. / Seminole Ridge High School |
| 20 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 186 | Hometown/High School: Hudson, S.D. / Alcester-Hudson High School |
| 21 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: RS-Sr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 176 | Hometown/High School: Watertown, S.D. / Watertown High School |
| 22 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 199 | Hometown/High School: Watertown, S.D. / Watertown High School |
| 23 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School: Arlington, Neb. / Arlington High School |
| 24 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 5-6 | Wt.: 154 | Hometown/High School: Los Angeles, Calif. / Roosevelt High School |
| 25 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 240 | Hometown/High School: De Smet, S.D. / De Smet High School |
| 26 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 186 | Hometown/High School: De Smet, S.D. / De Smet High School |
| 27 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School: Yankton, S.D. / Yankton High School |
| 29 |
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Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-5 | Wt.: 178 | Hometown/High School: Hot Springs, S.D. / Hot Springs High School |
| 30 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 180 | Hometown/High School: Bennington, Neb. / Bennington High School |
| 34 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: RS-Jr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 219 | Hometown/High School: Rapid City, S.D. / Douglas High School |
| 35 |
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Pos.: TE | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 228 | Hometown/High School: Vesta, Minn. / Wabasso High School |
| 36 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School: Hartford, S.D. / West Central High School |
| 37 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-6 | Wt.: 167 | Hometown/High School: Laramie, Wyo. / Laramie High School |
| 38 |
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Pos.: RB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 188 | Hometown/High School: Alexandria, S.D. / Hanson High School |
| 39 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 198 | Hometown/High School: Bridgewater, S.D. / Bridgewater-Emery High School |
| 40 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 240 | Hometown/High School: Hillsdale, Wyo. / Burns High School |
| 41 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 207 | Hometown/High School: Jefferson, S.D. / Dakota Valley High School |
| 42 |
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Pos.: RB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-7 | Wt.: 170 | Hometown/High School: Rapid City, S.D. / Rapid City Central High School |
| 44 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 223 | Hometown/High School: Mitchell, S.D. / Mitchell High School |
| 45 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 156 | Hometown/High School: St. Joseph, Mo. / Bishop LeBlond High School |
| 46 |
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Pos.: TE | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 185 | Hometown/High School: Apple Valley, Minn. / Eastview High School |
| 47 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 173 | Hometown/High School: Carroll, Neb. / Wayne High School |
| 48 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 207 | Hometown/High School: Omaha, Neb. / Millard South High School |
| 49 |
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Pos.: DB | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 164 | Hometown/High School: Irene, S.D. / Irene-Wakonda High School |
| 50 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 247 | Hometown/High School: Bothell, Wash. / Bothell High School |
| 51 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 247 | Hometown/High School: Volga, S.D. / Sioux Valley High School |
| 52 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: RS-Jr. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 221 | Hometown/High School: Selby, S.D. / Selby Area High School |
| 53 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-Sr. | Ht.: 6-0 | Wt.: 290 | Hometown/High School: Stewartville, Minn. / Stewartville High School |
| 54 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: RS-Jr. | Ht.: 5-9 | Wt.: 233 | Hometown/High School: Tea, S.D. / Tea Area High School |
| 55 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 204 | Hometown/High School: Yankton, S.D. / Yankton High School |
| 56 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 6-4 | Wt.: 281 | Hometown/High School: Dell Rapids, S.D. / St. Mary's High School |
| 58 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 212 | Hometown/High School: Howells, Neb. / Howells-Dodge Consolidated |
| 59 |
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Pos.: LB | Cl.: RS-Jr. | Ht.: 5-5 | Wt.: 233 | Hometown/High School: Dell Rapids, S.D. / Dell Rapids High School |
| 61 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 267 | Hometown/High School: Sioux Falls, S.D. / Sioux Falls Lincoln High School |
| 63 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 288 | Hometown/High School: Hot Springs, S.D. / Hot Springs High School |
| 64 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 352 | Hometown/High School: Kansas City, Mo. / Park Hill High School |
| 65 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-Jr. | Ht.: 6-4 | Wt.: 297 | Hometown/High School: Custer, S.D. / Custer High School |
| 66 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 308 | Hometown/High School: Wagner, S.D. / Wagner High School |
| 67 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 369 | Hometown/High School: Mill Creek, Wash. / Archbishop Murphy High School |
| 69 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-6 | Wt.: 337 | Hometown/High School: Bennet, Neb. / Palmyra High School |
| 71 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 6-6 | Wt.: 266 | Hometown/High School: White Lake, S.D. / White Lake High School |
| 72 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 253 | Hometown/High School: Rapid City, S.D. / Rapid City Central High School |
| 73 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 254 | Hometown/High School: Orem, Utah / Mountain View High School |
| 75 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 276 | Hometown/High School: Fremont, Neb. / Archbishop Bergan High School |
| 76 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 285 | Hometown/High School: Sioux Falls, S.D. / Sioux Falls Jefferson High School |
| 77 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 260 | Hometown/High School: Oxnard, Calif. / Oaks Christian High School |
| 78 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 305 | Hometown/High School: Sioux Falls, S.D. / Sioux Falls Lincoln High School |
| 79 |
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Pos.: OL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-5 | Wt.: 289 | Hometown/High School: Sioux Falls, S.D. / Sioux Falls Jefferson High School |
| 80 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 6-1 | Wt.: 187 | Hometown/High School: Two Harbors, Minn. / Two Harbors High School |
| 82 |
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Pos.: TE | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 6-2 | Wt.: 218 | Hometown/High School: Lake Andes, S.D. / Wagner Community High School |
| 84 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 182 | Hometown/High School: Alexandria, S.D. / Hanson High School |
| 85 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 178 | Hometown/High School: Lander, Wyo. / Lander Valley High School |
| 86 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 143 | Hometown/High School: Alden, Mich. / Elk Rapids High School |
| 87 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 157 | Hometown/High School: Fort Pierre, S.D. / Stanley County High School |
| 88 |
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Pos.: TE | Cl.: Jr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 254 | Hometown/High School: Kansas City, Mo. / Park Hill High School |
| 89 |
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Pos.: WR | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-6 | Wt.: 176 | Hometown/High School: Rapid City, S.D. / Rapid City Christian School |
| 90 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: RS-Jr. | Ht.: 6-5 | Wt.: 248 | Hometown/High School: Viborg, S.D. / Viborg-Hurley High School |
| 94 |
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Pos.: K | Cl.: So. | Ht.: 5-10 | Wt.: 159 | Hometown/High School: Pullman, Wash. / Pullman High School |
| 95 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: RS-Jr. | Ht.: 5-11 | Wt.: 248 | Hometown/High School: Hot Springs, S.D. / Hot Springs High School |
| 97 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 288 | Hometown/High School: Lennox, S.D. / Lennox High School |
| 98 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-3 | Wt.: 249 | Hometown/High School: Vermillion, S.D. / Vermillion High School |
| 99 |
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Pos.: DL | Cl.: Fr. | Ht.: 6-5 | Wt.: 255 | Hometown/High School: Arlington, Neb. / Arlington High School |
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Pos.: SA | Cl.: RS-Fr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School: White Lake, S.D. / White Lake High School | |
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Pos.: SA | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: 5-8 | Wt.: 141 | Hometown/High School: Omak, Wash. / Omak High School | |
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Pos.: SA | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School: Howard, S.D. / Howard High School | |
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Pos.: SA | Cl.: So. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School: Omaha, Neb. / Concordia Jr.-Sr. High School | |
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Pos.: SA | Cl.: Sr. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School: Warner, S.D. / Warner High School | |
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Pos.: SA | Cl.: So. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School: Fredonia, Wis. / Ozaukee High School | |
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Pos.: SA | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School: Norfolk, Neb. / Norfolk Catholic High School | |
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Pos.: SA | Cl.: RS-So. | Ht.: | Wt.: | Hometown/High School: Sherman, S.D. / Garretson High School |
Coaching Staff
Alex Kretzschmar
Head Football Coach / Offensive Coordinator
Chris Bessler
Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line
Mike Bernarde
Run Game, Recruiting & Academic Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach
Luke Loudenburg
Running Backs Coach
Mason Frost
Linebackers / On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator / Special Teams Coordinator
Torren Devericks
Camp Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Bailey Berg
Defensive Backs / Community Service Coordinator / Travel Coordinator
Romeon Greve
Assistant Defensive Line Coach
Aaron Black
Tight Ends & Fullbacks Coach
Dexter Curry
Graduate Assistant
Joshua Coleman
Graduate Assistant
Cole Kuznia
Graduate Assistant
Dillon Barnes
Student Assistant
Lane Harshman
Student Assistant
- Alex Kretzschmar - Head Football Coach / Offensive Coordinator
- Chris Bessler - Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line
- Mike Bernarde - Run Game, Recruiting & Academic Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach
- Luke Loudenburg - Running Backs Coach
- Mason Frost - Linebackers / On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator / Special Teams Coordinator
- Torren Devericks - Camp Coordinator / Quarterbacks
- Bailey Berg - Defensive Backs / Community Service Coordinator / Travel Coordinator
- Romeon Greve - Assistant Defensive Line Coach
- Aaron Black - Tight Ends & Fullbacks Coach
- Dexter Curry - Graduate Assistant
- Joshua Coleman - Graduate Assistant
- Cole Kuznia - Graduate Assistant
- Dillon Barnes - Student Assistant
- Lane Harshman - Student Assistant