2021 Dakota Wesleyan University Football Roster
#0
Kiel
Nelson
- Position: QB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Mitchell, S.D.
- Highschool: Mitchell High School
#01
Jaden
Bloemendaal
- Position: RB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Edgerton, Minn.
- Highschool: Edgerton Public High School
#1
Joshua
Garry
- Position: OLB
- Class: GR
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Highschool: Sioux Falls Washington High School
#2
Jamin
Arend
- Position: RB
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Emery, S.D.
- Highschool: Bridgewater-Emery High School
#2
Jesus
Herrera
- Position: SF
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Palmview, Texas
- Highschool: Palmview High School
#3
Adam
DeJong
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Watertown, S.D.
- Highschool: Watertown High School
#03
Keegan
Zdybel
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Slater, Mo.
- Highschool: Slater High School
#04
Cayden
Cunningham
- Position: QB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Norfolk, Neb.
- Highschool: Norfolk Catholic High School
#4
Hayden
Schmidt
- Position: SF
- Class: RS-Sr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Plankinton, S.D.
- Highschool: Plankinton High School
#5
Miles
Davis
- Position: SF
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Hemingford, Neb.
- Highschool: Hemingford High School
#6
Wyatt
VanDenTop
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Highschool: Lincoln High School
#7
Jimmie
Garewal
- Position: QB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: San Jose, Calif.
- Highschool: Westmont High School
#8
Austin
Lee
- Position: QB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
- Highschool: MacArthur High School
#9
Cody
Reichelt
- Position: ILB
- Class: R-Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Mitchell, S.D.
- Highschool: Mitchell High School
#10
Christian
Rystrom
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Stromsburg, Neb.
- Highschool: Cross County Schools
#11
Garrett
Determan
- Position: WR
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Watertown, S.D.
- Highschool: Watertown High School
#12
Preston
Nedved
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Wagner, S.D.
- Highschool: Wagner High School
#13
Jakob
Oxos
- Position: WR
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Ephrata, Wash.
- Highschool: Ephrata High School
#14
Cale
Strong
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Norfolk, Neb.
- Highschool: Norfolk Senior High School
#15
Daniel
Libolt
- Position: WR
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Chambers, Neb.
- Highschool: Chambers Public High School
#17
Dylan
LaPointe
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Santee, Neb.
- Highschool: Santee High School
#18
Joshua
Coleman
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Kansas City, Kan.
- Highschool: Turner High School
#19
Logan
Feuerbach
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Loxahatchee, Fla.
- Highschool: Seminole Ridge High School
#20
Logan
Serck
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Hudson, S.D.
- Highschool: Alcester-Hudson High School
#21
Hunter
Cordell
- Position: DB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Watertown, S.D.
- Highschool: Watertown High School
#22
Kale
Stevenson
- Position: RB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Watertown, S.D.
- Highschool: Watertown High School
#23
Christian
Alvarez
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 5-7
- Hometown: Saugus, Calif.
- Highschool: Saint Genevieve High School
#25
Aaron
Black
- Position: DB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Omak, Wash.
- Highschool: Omak High School
#26
Max
Schoenfelder
- Position: LB
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Mitchell, S.D.
- Highschool: Mitchell High School
#27
Victor
Kniesche
- Position: OLB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Wayne, Neb.
- Highschool: Wayne High School
#28
Jett
Evans
- Position: DB
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Chamberlain, S.D.
- Highschool: Chamberlain High School
#29
Jacob
Zamora
- Position: DB
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Sylmar, Calif.
- Highschool: Granada Hills Charter High School
#30
Nate
Rupprecht
- Position: SF
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Bennington, Neb.
- Highschool: Bennington High School
#31
Kevin
Riu
- Position: DL
- Class: RS-Sr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Moorpark, Calif.
- Highschool: Moorpark High School
#34
Jaiden
Walton
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.
- Highschool: Douglas High School
#35
Tate
Gale
- Position: K
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Irene, S.D.
- Highschool: Irene-Wakonda High School
#36
Daymein
Lucas
- Position: FB
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 5'11
- Hometown: Volga, S.D.
- Highschool: Sioux Valley High School
#37
Tate
Kessler
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5'9
- Hometown: Viborg, S.D.
- Highschool: Viborg-Hurley High School
#38
Jacob
Williams
- Position: DB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Huron, S.D.
- Highschool: Wolsey-Wessington High School
#39
Garrett
Mandolfo
- Position: RB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5'9
- Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
- Highschool: Millard South High School
#40
Layton
Eide
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Clear Lake, S.D.
- Highschool: Deuel High School
#41
Romeon
Greve
- Position: DL
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Kirkland, Wash.
- Highschool: Juanita High School
#42
Samuel
Callies
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Howard, S.D.
- Highschool: Howard High School
#43
Blaze
Tokioka
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Meridian, Idaho
- Highschool: Meridian High School
#44
Samuel
Kretschmar
- Position: ILB
- Class: RS-Sr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Huron, S.D.
- Highschool: Huron High School
#45
Jacob
Schafer
- Position: DB
- Class: GR
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Sheldon, Iowa
- Highschool: Boyden-Hull Community School
#46
Chase
Riche
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Highschool: Abraham Lincoln High School
#47
Chandler
Pruitt
- Position: TE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-8
- Hometown: Puyallup, Wash.
- Highschool: Emerald Ridge High School
#48
Aden
Anderson
- Position: OLB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Dixon, Neb.
- Highschool: Ponca High School
#49
Gavin
Spurrell
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Irene, S.D.
- Highschool: Irene-Wakonda High School
#50
Trent
Suckut
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Bothell, Wash.
- Highschool: Bothell High School
#51
Joshua
Rowse
- Position: LB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Pierre, S.D.
- Highschool: T.F. Riggs High School
#52
Trevor
Wilkinson
- Position: OLB
- Class: GR
- Height: 5-6
- Hometown: Salem, S.D.
- Highschool: McCook Central High School
#53
Parker
Grotjohn
- Position: OL
- Class: RS-Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Stewartville, Minn.
- Highschool: Stewartville High School
#54
Connor
Tapia
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Tea, S.D.
- Highschool: Tea Area High School
#55
Jake
Parker
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Lancaster, Ohio
- Highschool: Lancaster High School
#56
Seth
Spiehs
- Position: OL
- Class: RS-So.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Wolsey, S.D.
- Highschool: Wolsey/Wessington High School
#57
Avery
Nordbye
- Position: LB
- Class: R-Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Baltic, S.D.
- Highschool: Baltic High School
#58
Austin
Meikle
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Norfolk, Neb.
- Highschool: Norfolk Catholic High School
#59
Carter
Rentz
- Position: LB
- Class: So.
- Height: 5-5
- Hometown: Dell Rapids, S.D.
- Highschool: Dell Rapids High School
#60
Wyatt
Roberts
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Nebraska City, Neb.
- Highschool: Nebraska City Public High School
#61
Ethan
Rogich
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Highschool: Lincoln High School
#62
Noel
Rodriguez
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Liberty, Mo.
- Highschool: St. Bernard High School
#63
Connor
Kerkhove
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Bridgewater, S.D.
- Highschool: Bridgewater-Emery High School
#64
Jarien
Montgomery
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
- Highschool: Park Hill High School
#65
Andrew
Kortemeyer
- Position: OL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Custer, S.D.
- Highschool: Custer High School
#66
Ethan
McCune
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: De Smet, S.D.
- Highschool: De Smet High School
#67
Christian
Hanna
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-4
- Hometown: Mill Creek, Wash.
- Highschool: Archbishop Murphy High School
#68
Ben
Harms
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.
- Highschool: Rapid City Central High School
#69
Hayden
Dinger
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Glendale, Calif.
- Highschool: Saint Francis High School
#70
TJ
Benton
- Position: OL
- Class: Sr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Spokane, Wash.
- Highschool: Mt. Spokane High School
#71
Dexter
Curry III
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
- Highschool: Park Hill High School
#74
Dylan
Albrecht
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Highschool: Lincoln High School
#75
Jaxen
Mullet
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Brandon, S.D.
- Highschool: Brandon Valley High School
#76
Bryan
Smith
- Position: OL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Ewing, Mo.
- Highschool: Highland High School
#78
Jason
Uden
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Crete, Neb.
- Highschool: Crete High School
#79
Eli
Lingle
- Position: OL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Decatur, Neb.
- Highschool: Tekamah-Herman High School
#80
Nicholas
Lombardi
- Position: FB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-9
- Hometown: Apple Valley, Minn.
- Highschool: Eastview High School
#81
Getty
Marburger
- Position: WR
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Rawlins, Wyo.
- Highschool: Rawlins High School
#82
Chase
Cermak
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Highmore, S.D.
- Highschool: Highmore-Harrold High School
#84
Tate
Larson
- Position: WR
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Mitchell, S.D.
- Highschool: Mitchell High School
#85
Todd
Obele Jr.
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Selby, S.D.
- Highschool: Selby Area High School
#86
Haustyn
Forney
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Humphrey, Neb.
- Highschool: St. Francis High School
#87
Trevor
Lambert
- Position: K
- Class: So.
- Height: 6'0
- Hometown: Mitchell, S.D.
- Highschool: Mitchell High School
#88
Anthony
De La Torre Guglielmana
- Position: TE
- Class: GR
- Height: 6-6
- Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Highschool: Marina High School
#89
Justin
Becker
- Position: TE
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-7
- Hometown: White Lake, S.D.
- Highschool: White Lake High School
#90
Ethan
Engen
- Position: DE
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-6
- Hometown: Viborg, S.D.
- Highschool: Viborg-Hurley High School
#91
Samuel
Henderson
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Buena Park, Calif.
- Highschool: Pacifica High School
#92
Dominick
Warmbein
- Position: DE
- Class: GR
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Highschool: Sioux Falls Washington High School
#93
Hunter
Hanke
- Position: DE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Waverly, Neb.
- Highschool: Waverly High School
#94
Rave
Uhlich
- Position: ILB
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Garretson, S.D.
- Highschool: Garretson High School
#95
Caleb
Maciejewski
- Position: DL
- Class: So.
- Height: 6-0
- Hometown: Hot Springs, S.D.
- Highschool: Hot Springs High School
#96
Nicholas
Arenas
- Position: DE
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-3
- Hometown: Wakefield, Neb.
- Highschool: Wakefield Community Schools
#97
Tayden
Vandenberg
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 5-11
- Hometown: Seward, Neb.
- Highschool: Seward High School
#98
Ian
Hackett
- Position: DL
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-5
- Hometown: Dell Rapids, S.D.
- Highschool: Dell Rapids High School
#99
Trey
Bohlmann
- Position: DL
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: Menno, S.D.
- Highschool: Menno Public High School
Noah
Bartscher
- Position: SA
- Class: So.
- Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Highschool: Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School
Ky
Becker
- Position: WR
- Class: Fr.
- Height: 6-2
- Hometown: White Lake, S.D.
- Highschool: White Lake High School
Christian
Diaz
- Position: SA
- Class: So.
- Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Highschool: Achievement First Brooklyn High School
Carter
Dreyer
- Position: SA
- Class: So.
- Hometown: Warner, S.D.
- Highschool: Warner High School
Lamar
Ludy
- Position: SA
- Class: So.
- Hometown: Oxnard, Calif.
- Highschool: Oaks Christian High School
Matt
Schwaerzler
- Position: FB
- Class: Jr.
- Height: 6-1
- Hometown: Auburn, Wash.
- Highschool: Fife High School
Chance
Sorensen
- Position: WR
- Class: RS-Jr.
- Height: 5-10
- Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.
- Highschool: Douglas High School
Coaching Staff
Football
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