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2016 Cobber Football Roster

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
18 No.: 18 Aaron Ahrndt Cl.: So. Pos.: DB Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 155 Hometown/High School: Benson, Minn. / Benson
04* No.: 04* Chase Bruner Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School: Hazen, N.D. / Hazen
17* No.: 17* Jayce Johnson Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 160 Hometown/High School: Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead
12 No.: 12 Brady Drake Cl.: Jr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 165 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Davies
33 No.: 33 Treyton Austvold Cl.: So. Pos.: DB Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Spicer, Minn. / New London-Spicer
81 No.: 81 Cole Christensen Cl.: Fr. Pos.: WR Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: West Fargo, N.D. / Sheyenne
84 No.: 84 Eddie Clifton Cl.: Sr. Pos.: K/P Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo
11* No.: 11* Austin Collins Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Kindred, N.D. / Kindred
23* No.: 23* Owen Hemze Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Waconia, Minn. / Waconia
05 No.: 05 Gus Smrekar Cl.: So. Pos.: QB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Baldwin, N.D. / St. Mary's Central
15 No.: 15 Jordan Spaeth Cl.: So. Pos.: RB Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 170 Hometown/High School: Waubun, Minn. / Waubun
31 No.: 31 Will Berning Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School: St. Michael, Minn. / St. Michael-Albertville
21* No.: 21* Cole Guzman Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School: Billings, Mont. / Billings West
03 No.: 03 Dylan Hoerchler Cl.: Sr. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School: Atwater, MInn. / A-C-G-C
08 No.: 08 Tony Kostelecky Cl.: So. Pos.: K Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 175 Hometown/High School: Dickinson, N.D. / Dickinson
34 No.: 34 Ryan Cihak Cl.: So. Pos.: RB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Detroit Lakes, Minn. / Detroit Lakes
13* No.: 13* Maison Grefe Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Cold Spring, Minn. / ROCORI
25* No.: 25* Nathan Myers Cl.: Fr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Colfax, N.D. / Richland
20 No.: 20 Dylan Raftevold Cl.: Jr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 180 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo South
23 No.: 23 Juwan Easley Cl.: So. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Reno, Nev. / Damonte Ranch
26 No.: 26 Jake Erholtz Cl.: So. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Moorhead, Minn. / Fargo Shanley
12* No.: 12* Kory Johnson Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Valley City, N.D. / Valley City
06 No.: 06 Kevin Marzolf Cl.: So. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Mankato, Minn. / Mankato West
36 No.: 36 Teauntae Nash Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Chandler, Ariz. / Chandler
43 No.: 43 Tim Wilbur Cl.: So. Pos.: RB Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 185 Hometown/High School: Cold Spring, Minn. / ROCORI
39 No.: 39 Skyler Angeles Cl.: Fr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Sheyenne
28* No.: 28* Jonah Bergstrand Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Fergus Falls, Minn. / Kennedy
85 No.: 85 Matt Connelly Cl.: Sr. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo North
83 No.: 83 Alex Diaz Cl.: Fr. Pos.: K Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Pelican Rapids, Minn. / Pelican Rapids
88 No.: 88 Austin Grove Cl.: So. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Willmar, Minn. / Willmar
47 No.: 47 Sam Michel Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Phoenix, Ariz. / Barry Goldwater
89 No.: 89 Tommy Pavek Cl.: Fr. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Waubun, Minn. / Mahnomen
07 No.: 07 Dallas Raftevold Cl.: Jr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo South
26* No.: 26* Anthony Seeley Cl.: Fr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: St. Paul, Minn. / St. Paul Johnson
01* No.: 01* Brett Swenhaugen Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Tracy, Minn. / Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
29 No.: 29 Noah Taylor Cl.: So. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 Hometown/High School: Colorado Springs, Colo. / Rampart
19 No.: 19 Matt Bye Cl.: Fr. Pos.: QB Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead
50 No.: 50 Dylan Connor Cl.: Sr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: St. Peter, Minn. / St. Peter
13 No.: 13 Austin Dixson Cl.: Jr. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Enderlin, N.D. / Enderlin
22* No.: 22* Ethan Eagerton Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Tucson, Ariz. / Empire
14 No.: 14 Mitchell Hansmann Cl.: So. Pos.: FB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Pine City, Minn. / Pine City
27 No.: 27 Logan Hatfield Cl.: Fr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Bemidji, Minn. / Bemidji
09 No.: 09 Michael Herzog Cl.: Jr. Pos.: QB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Detroit Lakes, Minn. / Detroit Lakes
45 No.: 45 Brad Lidberg Cl.: So. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: St. Cloud, Minn. / St. Cloud Tech
02 No.: 02 Austin Maanum Cl.: Jr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Johnson, Minn. / C-G-B
04 No.: 04 Jason Montonye Cl.: Jr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Graceville, Minn. / C-G-B
14* No.: 14* Dylan Olsonawski Cl.: Fr. Pos.: QB Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Lancaster, Minn. / Lancaster
33* No.: 33* Jacob Viou Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead
32 No.: 32 Brandon Wayne Cl.: So. Pos.: RB Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 195 Hometown/High School: Dilworth, Minn. / Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
40 No.: 40 Peter Bueide Cl.: So. Pos.: LB Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Oak Grove
32* No.: 32* Sean Feeney Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Sun City, Ariz. / Liberty
34* No.: 34* Trenton Francis Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo South
10 No.: 10 Sean-Paul Guilford Cl.: Jr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Lancaster, Calif. / Eastside
10* No.: 10* Willie Julkes III Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Mesa, Ariz. / Desert Ridge
28 No.: 28 Landon Moline Cl.: Sr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Hanover, Minn. / Buffalo
41 No.: 41 Zack Pierskalla Cl.: Fr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Melrose, Minn. / Melrose
11 No.: 11 Dane Ringquist Cl.: Jr. Pos.: FB Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Fergus Falls, Minn. / Fergus Falls
25 No.: 25 Taylor Rostad Cl.: Jr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo South
57 No.: 57 Hank Van Liew Cl.: Sr. Pos.: LB/P Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 200 Hometown/High School: Snoqualmie, Wash. / Mount Si
16 No.: 16 Matt Ahrndt Cl.: Sr. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Benson, Minn. / Benson
24 No.: 24 Nick Anderson Cl.: Sr. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Lisbon, N.D. / Lisbon
59 No.: 59 Alex Berg Cl.: So. Pos.: LB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Moorhead, Minn. / Fargo Shanley
82 No.: 82 Brett Brenden Cl.: Jr. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Rothsay, Minn. / Rothsay
01 No.: 01 Zach DeClusin Cl.: Sr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Bemidji, Minn. / Bemidji
22 No.: 22 Conor Gessell Cl.: Jr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Baxter, Minn. / Brainerd
08* No.: 08* Max Henderson Cl.: Fr. Pos.: FB Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Dodge Center, Minn. / Triton
80 No.: 80 Philip Johnson Cl.: So. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Page, N.D. / Northern Cass
44 No.: 44 Kyle Martin Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South
87 No.: 87 Tristen Nelson Cl.: Fr. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead
29* No.: 29* Jake Worms Cl.: Fr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 205 Hometown/High School: Mahnomen, Minn. / Mahnomen
21 No.: 21 Chad Johnson Cl.: Jr. Pos.: RB Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: Glyndon, Minn. / Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
46 No.: 46 Pierce Moline Cl.: So. Pos.: DB Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: Plymouth, Minn. / Buffalo
30 No.: 30 Brennan Paulsen Cl.: So. Pos.: RB Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: St. Cloud, Minn. / St. Cloud Tech
73 No.: 73 Joe Stage Cl.: Fr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 210 Hometown/High School: Moorhead, Minn. / Barnesville
42 No.: 42 Cody Fox Cl.: Jr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School: St. Michael, Minn. / St. Michael-Albertville
35 No.: 35 Anfernee Hale Cl.: So. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School: Chandler, Ariz. / Chandler
37 No.: 37 Max Knowlton Cl.: Jr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School: Isanti, Minn. / Cambridge-Isanti
51 No.: 51 Andrew Thompson Cl.: So. Pos.: LB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 215 Hometown/High School: North Bend, Wash. / Mount Si
35* No.: 35* Victor Barbosa Cl.: Fr. Pos.: FB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: Ada, Minn. / Ada-Borup
96 No.: 96 Mitch Gullickson Cl.: So. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: New Prague, Minn. / New Prague
86 No.: 86 Joe Hendrickson Cl.: Sr. Pos.: WR Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: Lennox, S.D. / Lennox
53 No.: 53 Kyle Knaeble Cl.: So. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: Big Lake, Minn. / Big Lake
15* No.: 15* Blake Kragnes Cl.: Fr. Pos.: QB Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: Dilworth, Minn. / Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
51* No.: 51* Nico Martin Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: Queen Creek, Ariz. / Queen Creek
57* No.: 57* Kevin Wolfe Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Shanley
38 No.: 38 John Zimmer Cl.: Fr. Pos.: LB Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 220 Hometown/High School: St. Michael, Minn. / St. Michael-Albertville
91 No.: 91 Simon Kasper Cl.: Jr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School: Fergus Falls, Minn. / Fergus Falls
48 No.: 48 Spencer Ogden Cl.: So. Pos.: FB Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School: Annandale, Minn. / Annandale
59* No.: 59* Jared Ratka Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 225 Hometown/High School: Foley, Minn. / Foley
52 No.: 52 Jordan Jantzen Cl.: Fr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School: Miltona, Minn. / Alexandria
17 No.: 17 Zach Kellen Cl.: Jr. Pos.: QB Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo South
54 No.: 54 Robert Meints Cl.: So. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School: Oak Grove, Minn. / St. Francis
18* No.: 18* Kiefer Miller Cl.: Fr. Pos.: FB Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 230 Hometown/High School: Park Rapids, Minn. / Nevis
50* No.: 50* Jade Olson Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 235 Hometown/High School: Sauk Centre, Minn. / Sauk Centre
63 No.: 63 Jon Asprey Cl.: Sr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School: Brainerd, Minn. / Brainerd
65 No.: 65 Tyler Gebhart Cl.: Sr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School: Detroit Lakes, Minn. / Detroit Lakes
49 No.: 49 Colten Menges Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School: Cedar Park, Tex. / Lakenheath (U.K.)
60 No.: 60 Max Nelson Cl.: Jr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 240 Hometown/High School: St. Joseph, Minn. / ROCORI
78 No.: 78 Sam Langmo Cl.: So. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 245 Hometown/High School: Litchfield, Minn. / Litchfield
56 No.: 56 Brandon Bundgaard Cl.: So. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School: Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead
61 No.: 61 Lane Hallock Cl.: Fr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Shanley
90 No.: 90 Hayden Karr Cl.: Jr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School: Glendale, Ariz. / Centennial
64 No.: 64 Matt Pierce Cl.: Fr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School: Horace, N.D. / Sheyenne
95 No.: 95 Noah Welsh Cl.: So. Pos.: DL Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 250 Hometown/High School: Spicer, Minn. / New London-Spicer
68 No.: 68 Scott Fischer Cl.: So. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 255 Hometown/High School: Cold Spring, Minn. / ROCORI
69 No.: 69 Gunnar Kollman Cl.: So. Pos.: DL Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 255 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Davies
55* No.: 55* Erik Manning Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 255 Hometown/High School: Breckenridge, Minn. / Breckenridge
55 No.: 55 Ethan Feil Cl.: Sr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 260 Hometown/High School: Fortuna, N.D. / Divide Coutny
98 No.: 98 Kirby Siewert Cl.: Jr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 260 Hometown/High School: Detroit Lakes, Minn. / Detroit Lakes
79 No.: 79 Joel King Cl.: Fr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School: Fergus Falls, Minn. / Fergus Falls
72 No.: 72 Brandon Knisley Cl.: So. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School: New London, Minn. / New London-Spicer
94 No.: 94 Joshua Kolar Cl.: Sr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 270 Hometown/High School: Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids
74 No.: 74 Josh Berg Cl.: Sr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 275 Hometown/High School: Moorhead, Minn. / Fargo Shanley
62 No.: 62 Jordan Christensen Cl.: Jr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 275 Hometown/High School: Campbell, Minn. / Breckenridge
76 No.: 76 Ryan Hethcote Cl.: Fr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School: Eagle, Colo. / Vail Christian
58 No.: 58 Erik Lopez Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School: Aurora, Colo. / Bishop Machebeuf
77 No.: 77 Andrew McDonnell Cl.: Sr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-7 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School: Spicer, Minn. / New London-Spicer
75 No.: 75 Alex Piepkorn Cl.: Sr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 280 Hometown/High School: Fargo, N.D. / Fargo North
93 No.: 93 Tim Duffy Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 285 Hometown/High School: Apple Valley, Minn. / Eastview
97 No.: 97 Jesse Bucholz Cl.: So. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 290 Hometown/High School: Perham, Minn. / Perham
66 No.: 66 Hans Solberg Cl.: Fr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 290 Hometown/High School: Jordan / Jordan
71 No.: 71 Jacob Frey Cl.: Fr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 295 Hometown/High School: Waconia, Minn. / Waconia
70 No.: 70 Adam Frazier Cl.: Jr. Pos.: OL Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 300 Hometown/High School: Seattle, Wash. / Ingraham
92 No.: 92 Wyatt Schultz Cl.: So. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 310 Hometown/High School: Hillsboro, N.D. / Hillsboro
99 No.: 99 Brenan Hammer Cl.: Fr. Pos.: DL Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 315 Hometown/High School: Dillon, Mont. / Beaverhead County


Captains: Matt Ahrndt, Jon Asprey, Josh Berg, Hank Van Liew

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Terry Horan (Concordia ’89; 16th Season - 104-50-0 First 15 seasons)

Assistant Coaches:
Dan Kostich (Running Coordinator/Offensive Line)
Dale Hertel (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backs)
Aaron Willits (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Fullbacks/Co-Recruiting Coordinator/Equipment Mgr.)
Kyle Bakken (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)
Dave Klug (Outside Linebackers)
John Marsh (Receivers)
Terry Luschen (Slotbacks/Technical Coordinator/Junior Varsity Off. Coordinator)
Brian Mistro (Defensive Backs/Special Teams Co-Coordinator/Co-Recruiting Coordinator)
Eric Issendorf (Defensive Line)
Jake Lehman (Defensive Assistant)
Cooper Gauldin (Offensive Assistant)
Jon Baune (Volunteer Offensive Assistant)




 

Athletic Trainer: Don Bruenjes