2025 Dakota Wesleyan Football Roster
#0
Mikey
Hart
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Elkhorn, Neb.
- Highschool: Elkhorn High School
#1
Connor
Drake
- Position: Quarterback
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Maryville, Mo.
- Highschool: Maryville High School
#1
David
Hondel Jr.
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Cheyenne, Wyo.
- Highschool: Cheyenne East High School
#2
Brodey
Ballinger
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Jefferson, S.D.
- Highschool: Dakota Valley High School
#2
Landon
Iverson
- Position: Running Back
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Hot Springs, S.D.
- Highschool: Hot Springs High School
#3
Cole
Holden
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Watertown, S.D.
- Highschool: Watertown High School
#3
Trevor
Sladky
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Wahoo, Neb.
- Highschool: Bishop Neumann High School
#4
Andrew
Lofgren
- Position: Quarterback
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Salem Lakes, Wis.
- Highschool: Wilmot Union High School
#4
Dominic
McGargill
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
- Highschool: Millard South High School
#5
Gavin
Haselhorst
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Yankton, S.D.
- Highschool: Yankton High School
#5
Koby
Kayser
- Position: Running Back
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Emery, S.D.
- Highschool: Bridgewater-Emery High School
#6
Jed
Jenson
- Position: Quarterback
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.
- Highschool: Rapid City Stevens High School
#7
Landon
Ruesink
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Dell Rapids, S.D.
- Highschool: Dell Rapids High School
#8
Ja'Dyn
McGary
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Grad.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
- Highschool: Omaha South High School
#9
Steven
Christion
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Lennox, S.D.
- Highschool: Lennox High School
#10
Jacob
Marxhausen
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Two Harbors, Minn.
- Highschool: Two Harbors High School
#11
Grayson
Hanson
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Platte, S.D.
- Highschool: Platte High School
#12
Sean
DeBlieck
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Lakewood, Wash.
- Highschool: Lakes High School
#13
Maxwell
Raab
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Yankton, S.D.
- Highschool: Yankton High School
#14
Demarco
Dennison
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Dallas, Texas
- Highschool: Plano West High School
#15
Jayden
Acosta
- Position: Running Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Summerville, S.C.
- Highschool: Ashley Ridge High School
#16
Rayshawn
Johnson
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Cheyenne, Wyo.
- Highschool: East High School
#18
Braylon
Vancura
- Position: Quarterback
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Columbus, Neb.
- Highschool: Columbus High School
#19
Jack
Driskill
- Position: Quarterback
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Moscow, Idaho
- Highschool: Logos High School
#20
Lane
Darrow
- Position: Running Back
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.
- Highschool: Rapid City Central High School
#22
Kaleb
Krein
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.
- Highschool: Rapid City Stevens High School
#23
Isaac
Foust
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Arlington, Neb.
- Highschool: Arlington High School
#24
Jackson
Jarding
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Alexandria, S.D.
- Highschool: Hanson High School
#25
Jestin
Bayer
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Howells, Neb.
- Highschool: Howells-Dodge Consolidated
#27
Tate
Eidhammer
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Heron Lake, Minn.
- Highschool: Heron Lake-Okabena High School
#28
Zachary
Cherniss
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
- Highschool: Sandra Day O'Connor High School
#29
Kaden
Froehlich
- Position: Running Back
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Pierce, Neb.
- Highschool: Pierce Public High School
#30
Kaleb
Westerfield
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Wylie, Texas
- Highschool: Wylie East High School
#31
Isaiah
Nagle
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Wahoo, Neb.
- Highschool: Bishop Neumann High School
#34
Gus
Scott
- Position: Running Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Valley Springs, S.D.
- Highschool: Brandon Valley High School
#35
Samuel
Welch
- Position: Tight End/Punter
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Vesta, Minn.
- Highschool: Wabasso High School
#36
Mario
Bush
- Position: Running Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Ogallala, Neb.
- Highschool: Ogallala High School
#38
Ashton
Munsell
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Carroll, Neb.
- Highschool: Wayne High School
#40
Cody
Winslow
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Hillsdale, Wyo.
- Highschool: Burns High School
#41
Triston
Butler
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Lennox, S.D.
- Highschool: Lennox High School
#43
Chase
McGillivary
- Position: Tight End
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Rockhorn, S.D.
- Highschool: Redfield High School
#44
Joseph
Van Overschelde
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Mitchell, S.D.
- Highschool: Mitchell High School
#45
Wesley
Smith
- Position: Linebacker/Long Snapper
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Liberty, N.C.
- Highschool: Southern Alamance High School
#46
Perrin
Sulzle
- Position: Tight End
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Baxter, Iowa
- Highschool: Baxter Community School District
#49
Thomas
Nathan
- Position: Fullback
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Papillion, Neb.
- Highschool: Papillion La Vista South High School
#50
Ben
Carlson
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Troy, Idaho
- Highschool: Logos High School
#51
Carson
Leonhardt
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Cresbard, S.D.
- Highschool: Faulkton Area High School
#52
Dayne
Toney
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Billings, Mont.
- Highschool: Skyview High School
#53
Drue
Davis
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Wayne, Neb.
- Highschool: Wayne High School
#54
Ben
Albrecht
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Stuttgart, Germany
- Highschool: Stuttgart High School
#55
Hunter
Barlow
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Watford City, N.D.
- Highschool: Watford City High School
#56
Mason
Schaefer
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Parker, S.D.
- Highschool: Parker High School
#57
Cole
Morrelli
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Renton, Wash.
- Highschool: Liberty High School
#58
Preston
Kennedy
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Grand Junction, Iowa
- Highschool: Southeast Valley High School
#60
Paul
Cline
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Box Elder, S.D.
- Highschool: Douglas High School
#61
Aizaac
Noga
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Highschool: Moanalua High School
#62
Briggs
Weaver
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Dawsonville, Ga.
- Highschool: Dawson County High School
#63
Myles
Yitagesu
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Highschool: Sioux Falls Washington High School
#64
Brock
Dyer
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
- Highschool: Millard South High School
#66
Calvin
Wright Jr.
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Wagner, S.D.
- Highschool: Wagner High School
#68
Noah
Little Wounded
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Dupree, S.D.
- Highschool: Dupree High School
#69
Kristofer
Brekel
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 6-7
- Hometown: Bennet, Neb.
- Highschool: Palmyra High School
#71
Angel
DeJesus Jr.
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Riverview, Fla.
- Highschool: Riverview High School
#74
Truman
Vail
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Brandon, S.D.
- Highschool: Brandon Valley High School
#75
Jake
Hedges
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Fremont, Neb.
- Highschool: Archbishop Bergan High School
#76
Carson
Kruggel
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Highschool: Sioux Falls Jefferson High School
#77
Gavin
Pischke
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Hartford, S.D.
- Highschool: West Central High School
#78
Easton
Lawrence
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Eagle Butte, S.D.
- Highschool: Cheyenne-Eagle Butte High School
#79
Haeden
Paeper
- Position: Offensive Line
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Pender, Neb.
- Highschool: Pender Public Schools
#80
Cruiz
Vaughn
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Highschool: Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School
#81
Caleb
Kilbride
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Dayton, Wyo.
- Highschool: Tongue River High School
#82
Nolan
Dvorak
- Position: Tight End
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Lake Andes, S.D.
- Highschool: Wagner Community High School
#84
Brenden
Gregory
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
- Highschool: Lumen Christi High School
#85
Thomas
Thompsen
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Woodstock, Ga.
- Highschool: River Ridge High School
#86
Lennon
Elder
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Mililani, Hawaii
- Highschool: Pearl City High School
#87
Kaden
Corry
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Great Falls, Mont.
- Highschool: Great Falls Central Catholic High School
#88
Kaden
Charlton
- Position: Tight End
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
- Highschool: Blue Springs High School
#89
Elijah
Hoyt
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 6-6
- Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.
- Highschool: Rapid City Christian School
#90
Trey
Mittelstedt
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
- Highschool: Millard West High School
#93
Kruz
Martinez
- Position: Fullback
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.
- Highschool: Rapid City Stevens High School
#94
Felix
Perez Jr.
- Position: Kicker
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-5
- Hometown: Vermillion, S.D.
- Highschool: Vermillion High School
#95
Parker
Barnes
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.
- Highschool: Rapid City Stevens High School
#96
Garth
Maas
- Position: Linebacker
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Corsica, S.D.
- Highschool: Dakota Christian High School
#98
Carter
Skogsberg
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Vermillion, S.D.
- Highschool: Vermillion High School
#99
Weston
Wollberg
- Position: Defensive Line
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Arlington, Neb.
- Highschool: Arlington High School
Colton
Brady
- Position: Running Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Pierre, S.D.
- Highschool: Stanley County High School
Grant
Crosen
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Highschool: Linn-Mar High School
Domonic
Ghost Bear
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Pine Ridge, S.D.
- Highschool: Pine Ridge High School
Talan
Heezen
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Bennington, Neb.
- Highschool: Bennington High School
Chase
Long
- Position: Quarterback
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Byers, Colo.
- Highschool: Byers High School
Zion
Newell
- Position: Defensive Back
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Bradenton, Fla.
- Highschool: Braden River 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
Mason Frost
Linebackers / On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator / Special Teams Coordinator
Aaron Black
Tight Ends & Fullbacks Coach
Bailey Berg
Defensive Backs / Community Service Coordinator / Travel Coordinator
Torren Devericks
Camp Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Romeon Greve
Assistant Defensive Line Coach
Luke Loudenburg
Running Backs Coach
Cole Kuznia
Graduate Assistant
Joshua Coleman
Graduate Assistant
Dexter Curry
Graduate Assistant
Braeden Wulf
Student-Manager
Beau Bertram
Volunteer Linebacker Coach
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
- Mason Frost - Linebackers / On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator / Special Teams Coordinator
- Aaron Black - Tight Ends & Fullbacks Coach
- Bailey Berg - Defensive Backs / Community Service Coordinator / Travel Coordinator
- Torren Devericks - Camp Coordinator / Quarterbacks
- Romeon Greve - Assistant Defensive Line Coach
- Luke Loudenburg - Running Backs Coach
- Cole Kuznia - Graduate Assistant
- Joshua Coleman - Graduate Assistant
- Dexter Curry - Graduate Assistant
- Braeden Wulf - Student-Manager
- Beau Bertram - Volunteer Linebacker Coach
- Lane Harshman - Student Assistant