2014 Cobber Football Roster

Season

Bruce Shields Jr. - Sr.

#01

Bruce Shields Jr.

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-9
Position: WR
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Highschool: Rainier Beach

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Zach Southwick - Sr.

#02

Zach Southwick

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-11
Position: RB
Hometown: Byron, Minn.
Highschool: Byron

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Sawyer Bohn - Fr.

02*

#02*

Sawyer Bohn

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-11
Position: WR
Hometown: Labolt, S.D.
Highschool: Lac qui Parle Valley

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Mitch Tauer - Sr.

#03

Mitch Tauer

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-3
Position: S
Hometown: Atwater, Minn.
Highschool: A-C-G-C

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Cooper Gauldin - Jr.

#04

Cooper Gauldin

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-8
Position: RB
Hometown: Annandale, Minn.
Highschool: Annandale

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Alex Grove - So.

#05

Alex Grove

Class: So.
Height: 6-1
Position: QB
Hometown: Willmar, Minn.
Highschool: Willmar

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Brad Fabel - Fr.

05*

#05*

Brad Fabel

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: FS
Hometown: Cold Spring, Minn.
Highschool: ROCORI

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Brandon Zylstra - Jr.

#06

Brandon Zylstra

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-4
Position: WR
Hometown: Spicer, Minn.
Highschool: New London-Spicer

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Mason Ness - Jr.

#07

Mason Ness

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: RB
Hometown: Sabin, Minn.
Highschool: Moorhead

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Derek Rachel - Jr.

#08

Derek Rachel

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: LB
Hometown: Maple Lake, Minn.
Highschool: Maple Lake

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Erik Bye - Jr.

#09

Erik Bye

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.
Highschool: Moorhead

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Michael McKnight - Fr.

09*

#09*

Michael McKnight

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-6
Position: RB
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Highschool: Rainier Beach

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Jesse Doschadis - Jr.

#10

Jesse Doschadis

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-9
Position: CB
Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.
Highschool: Moorhead

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Dallas Raftevold - Fr.

10*

#10*

Dallas Raftevold

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-11
Position: S
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo South

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Dejan Basara - Jr.

#11

Dejan Basara

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Highschool: Elk Grove

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Taylor Orr - Fr.

11*

#11*

Taylor Orr

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: RB
Hometown: Ypsilanti, N.D.
Highschool: Jamestown

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Monay Swafford - Jr.

#12

Monay Swafford

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-8
Position: CB
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Highschool: Mount Miguel

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Coulton Dangerfield - Fr.

12*

#12*

Coulton Dangerfield

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-10
Position: RB
Hometown: West Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Oak Grove

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Griffin Neal - Sr.

#13

Griffin Neal

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-4
Position: QB
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo South

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Scott Cramer - Fr.

13*

#13*

Scott Cramer

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-11
Position: CB
Hometown: Kindred, N.D.
Highschool: Kindred

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Dane Ringquist - Fr.

#14

Dane Ringquist

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-10
Position: RB
Hometown: Fergus Falls, Minn.
Highschool: Fergus Falls

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Austyn Raftevold - Jr.

#15

Austyn Raftevold

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo South

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Max Knowlton - Fr.

15*

#15*

Max Knowlton

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-10
Position: LB
Hometown: Isanti, Minn.
Highschool: Cambridge-Isanti

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Matt Ahrndt - So.

#16

Matt Ahrndt

Class: So.
Height: 6-1
Position: DB
Hometown: Benson, Minn.
Highschool: Benson

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Zach Kellen - Fr.

#17

Zach Kellen

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-5
Position: QB
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo South

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Dan Berdan - Sr.

#18

Dan Berdan

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-4
Position: S
Hometown: Ortonville, Minn.
Highschool: Ortonville

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Michael Herzog - Fr.

#19

Michael Herzog

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: QB
Hometown: Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Highschool: Detroit Lakes

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Connor Hanson - So.

#20

Connor Hanson

Class: So.
Height: 5-11
Position: CB
Hometown: Elk River, Minn.
Highschool: Elk River

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Dylan Raftevold - Fr.

20*

#20*

Dylan Raftevold

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-8
Position: S
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo South

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Chad Johnson - Fr.

#21

Chad Johnson

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: RB
Hometown: Glyndon, Minn.
Highschool: Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

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Tyler E. Hansen - Jr.

#22

Tyler E. Hansen

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-11
Position: CB
Hometown: Shoreview, Minn.
Highschool: Mounds View

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Jesse Quittschreiber - Fr.

22*

#22*

Jesse Quittschreiber

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Arthur, N.D.
Highschool: Northern Cass

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Joey Thorson - Jr.

#23

Joey Thorson

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-9
Position: FB
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Shanley

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Ryan Brandt - Fr.

23*

#23*

Ryan Brandt

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-3
Position: LB
Hometown: Frazee, Minn.
Highschool: Frazee

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Jarret Johnson - So.

#24

Jarret Johnson

Class: So.
Height: 5-9
Position: RB
Hometown: Cavalier, N.D.
Highschool: Cavalier

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Jerry Hansen - Fr.

24*

#24*

Jerry Hansen

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Northern Cass

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Steffen Morical - Jr.

#25

Steffen Morical

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-9
Position: RB
Hometown: Garfield, Minn.
Highschool: Jefferson

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Tanner Tobkin - Jr.

#26

Tanner Tobkin

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: RB
Hometown: Willmar, Minn.
Highschool: New London-Spicer

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Tony Tierney - Fr.

26*

#26*

Tony Tierney

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-11
Position: CB
Hometown: Birchwood, Minn.
Highschool: Mahtomedi

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Connor Gessell - Fr.

#27

Connor Gessell

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-10
Position: RB
Hometown: Baxter, Minn.
Highschool: Brainerd

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Landon Moline - So.

#28

Landon Moline

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: S
Hometown: Hanover, Minn.
Highschool: Buffalo

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Zac Freese - Fr.

28*

#28*

Zac Freese

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-9
Position: S
Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
Highschool: Washington

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Rick Hutchinson - Jr.

#29

Rick Hutchinson

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: RB
Hometown: Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Highschool: Detroit Lakes

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Taylor Rostad - Fr.

29*

#29*

Taylor Rostad

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-10
Position: FS
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo South

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Christian Erickson - Sr.

#30

Christian Erickson

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-1
Position: CB
Hometown: Viking, Minn.
Highschool: Warren-Alvarado-Oslo

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Forrest Swant - Fr.

30*

#30*

Forrest Swant

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-10
Position: S
Hometown: Walla Walla, Wash.
Highschool: Walla Walla

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Maximilian Garcia-Persson - Fr.

#31

Maximilian Garcia-Persson

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-9
Position: CB
Hometown: Upplands Vasby, Sweden
Highschool: Arlanda

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Jason Montonye - Fr.

#32

Jason Montonye

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: RB
Hometown: Graceville, Minn.
Highschool: C-G-B

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Tony Olson - Sr.

#33

Tony Olson

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-11
Position: LB
Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.
Highschool: St. Paul Central

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Nate Leintz - Fr.

33*

#33*

Nate Leintz

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-11
Position: FB
Hometown: Hazen, N.D.
Highschool: Hazen

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Alex McLean - Sr.

#34

Alex McLean

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-10
Position: FB
Hometown: Hillsboro, N.D.
Highschool: Hillsboro

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Taylor Salava - Fr.

34*

#34*

Taylor Salava

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-11
Position: LB
Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
Highschool: Lincoln

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Stephen Erb - So.

#35

Stephen Erb

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: DB
Hometown: Pelican Rapids, Minn.
Highschool: Pelican Rapids

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Austin Montgomery - Fr.

35*

#35*

Austin Montgomery

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-9
Position: S
Hometown: Fergus Falls, Minn.
Highschool: Underwood

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Ben Wagner - Sr.

#36

Ben Wagner

Class: Sr.
Height: 5-10
Position: K
Hometown: St. Aubin de Medoc, France
Highschool: Siuslaw (Ore.)

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Brady Drake - Fr.

36*

#36*

Brady Drake

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-9
Position: CB
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo Davies

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Ben Schacht - Jr.

#37

Ben Schacht

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-10
Position: FB
Hometown: Monticello, Minn.
Highschool: Monticello

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Gentry Middendorf - Fr.

37*

#37*

Gentry Middendorf

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Sauk Centre, Minn.
Highschool: Melrose

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Nick Anderson - Jr.

#38

Nick Anderson

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-4
Position: S
Hometown: Lisbon, N.D.
Highschool: Lisbon

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Alex Sandahl - Jr.

#39

Alex Sandahl

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-11
Position: WR
Hometown: Warroad, Minn.
Highschool: Warroad

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Alex Evanson - Fr.

39*

#39*

Alex Evanson

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: FB
Hometown: Brainerd, Minn.
Highschool: Brainerd

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Corbin Schwartz - So.

#40

Corbin Schwartz

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: FS
Hometown: New London, Minn.
Highschool: New London-Spicer

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Zach DeClusin - Jr.

#41

Zach DeClusin

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: RB
Hometown: Bemidji, Minn.
Highschool: Bemidji

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Cody Fox - Fr.

#42

Cody Fox

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: St. Michael, Minn.
Highschool: St. Michael-Albertville

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Dominic Neameyer - Fr.

#43

Dominic Neameyer

Class: Fr.
Height: 5-8
Position: K
Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.
Highschool: Century

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Collin Denny - Sr.

#44

Collin Denny

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Sauk Centre, Minn.
Highschool: Sauk Centre

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Tyler Ziegler - So.

#45

Tyler Ziegler

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Frazee, Minn.
Highschool: Frazee

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Domenic Fraboni - Sr.

#46

Domenic Fraboni

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-2
Position: FB
Hometown: Princeton, Minn.
Highschool: Princeton

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Alex Austad - So.

#47

Alex Austad

Class: So.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Cold Spring, Minn.
Highschool: ROCORI

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Eddie Clifton - So.

#48

Eddie Clifton

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: K
Hometown: Buffalo, Minn.
Highschool: Buffalo

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Levi Hintermeister - Jr.

#49

Levi Hintermeister

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-10
Position: LB
Hometown: Garfield, Minn.
Highschool: Brandon

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Taylor Main - Sr.

#50

Taylor Main

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Brainerd, Minn.
Highschool: Brainerd

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Danny Pike - Sr.

#51

Danny Pike

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-1
Position: LB
Hometown: Park Rapids, Minn.
Highschool: Park Rapids

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Mitchell Floura - Fr.

#52

Mitchell Floura

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-3
Position: OL
Hometown: Paynesville, Minn.
Highschool: Paynesville Area

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Casey Ward - So.

#53

Casey Ward

Class: So.
Height: 5-11
Position: LB
Hometown: Fergus Falls, Minn.
Highschool: Fergus Falls

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Garrett Ott - Jr.

#54

Garrett Ott

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-0
Position: LB
Hometown: Elk River, Minn.
Highschool: Elk River

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Derek Ludwig - Fr.

54*

#54*

Derek Ludwig

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-5
Position: DE
Hometown: Paynesville, Minn.
Highschool: Paynesville Area

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Adam Frazier - Fr.

#55

Adam Frazier

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: DT
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Highschool: Ingraham

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Dylan Connor - So.

#56

Dylan Connor

Class: So.
Height: 5-9
Position: LB
Hometown: St. Peter, Minn.
Highschool: St. Peter

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Hank Van Liew - So.

#57

Hank Van Liew

Class: So.
Height: 5-11
Position: LB
Hometown: Snoqualmie, Wash.
Highschool: Mount Si

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Simon Kasper - Fr.

57*

#57*

Simon Kasper

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DE
Hometown: Fergus Falls, Minn.
Highschool: Fergus Falls

Full Bio

Tyler Hoffman - Fr.

#58

Tyler Hoffman

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-3
Position: C
Hometown: Rockville, Minn.
Highschool: ROCORI

Full Bio

Max Nelson - Fr.

#60

Max Nelson

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-3
Position: OL
Hometown: St. Joseph, Minn.
Highschool: ROCORI

Full Bio

Andy Seaberg - Jr.

#61

Andy Seaberg

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: OG
Hometown: Bloomington, Minn.
Highschool: Jefferson

Full Bio

Jordan Christensen - Fr.

#62

Jordan Christensen

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-5
Position: OT
Hometown: Campbell, Minn.
Highschool: Breckenridge

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Jon Asprey - So.

#63

Jon Asprey

Class: So.
Height: 6-3
Position: OG
Hometown: Brainerd, Minn.
Highschool: Brainerd

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Dave Brown - Jr.

#64

Dave Brown

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: OG
Hometown: Litchfield, Minn.
Highschool: Litchfield

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Tyler Gebhart - So.

#65

Tyler Gebhart

Class: So.
Height: 6-4
Position: OT
Hometown: Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Highschool: Detroit Lakes

Full Bio

Clay Bachmeier - Jr.

#66

Clay Bachmeier

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-5
Position: OT
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo South

Full Bio

Grant German - So.

#67

Grant German

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: OL
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Lake Central (Ind.)

Full Bio

Cody Pederson - Sr.

#68

Cody Pederson

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-3
Position: OT
Hometown: Buffalo, Minn.
Highschool: Buffalo

Full Bio

Charlie Taffe - Sr.

#69

Charlie Taffe

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-3
Position: OT
Hometown: Ortonville, Minn.
Highschool: Ortonville

Full Bio

Tyler Ringdahl - So.

#70

Tyler Ringdahl

Class: So.
Height: 6-1
Position: OL
Hometown: Wahpeton, N.D.
Highschool: Wahpeton

Full Bio

Frederic Froyen - Fr.

#71

Frederic Froyen

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-3
Position: DT
Hometown: Bergen, Norway
Highschool: Langhaugen Videregaende

Full Bio

Dallas Rieland - Fr.

#72

Dallas Rieland

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-6
Position: OL
Hometown: Melrose, Minn.
Highschool: Melrose

Full Bio

Luke Magnuson - So.

#73

Luke Magnuson

Class: So.
Height: 6-3
Position: DE
Hometown: Spicer, Minn.
Highschool: New London-Spicer

Full Bio

Josh Berg - So.

#74

Josh Berg

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: OL
Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.
Highschool: Fargo Shanley

Full Bio

Alex Piepkorn - So.

#75

Alex Piepkorn

Class: So.
Height: 6-4
Position: OL
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo North

Full Bio

Michael Backer - So.

#76

Michael Backer

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: OL
Hometown: Graceville, Minn.
Highschool: Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley

Full Bio

Andrew McDonnell - So.

#77

Andrew McDonnell

Class: So.
Height: 6-7
Position: OT
Hometown: Spicer, Minn.
Highschool: New London-Spicer

Full Bio

Kirby Siewert - Fr.

#78

Kirby Siewert

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: DE
Hometown: Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Highschool: Detroit Lakes

Full Bio

Keilan Madison - Fr.

#80

Keilan Madison

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-2
Position: WR
Hometown: Renton, Wash.
Highschool: Rainier Beach

Full Bio

Nick Card - Fr.

#81

Nick Card

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-3
Position: WR
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Oak Grove

Full Bio

Vince Colbrunn - Fr.

#82

Vince Colbrunn

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-2
Position: WR
Hometown: Mankato, Minn.
Highschool: Mankato East

Full Bio

Joe Hendrickson - So.

#83

Joe Hendrickson

Class: So.
Height: 6-2
Position: WR
Hometown: Lennox, S.D.
Highschool: Lennox

Full Bio

Dylan Hoerchler - So.

#84

Dylan Hoerchler

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: WR
Hometown: Atwater, MInn.
Highschool: A-C-G-C

Full Bio

Matt Connelly - So.

#85

Matt Connelly

Class: So.
Height: 6-0
Position: WR
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo North

Full Bio

Chris Cunningham - Fr.

#86

Chris Cunningham

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-0
Position: WR
Hometown: Willmar, Minn.
Highschool: Willmar

Full Bio

Austin Dixson - Fr.

#87

Austin Dixson

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-1
Position: WR
Hometown: Enderlin, N.D.
Highschool: Enderlin

Full Bio

Jon Baune - Jr.

#89

Jon Baune

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-2
Position: WR
Hometown: Fargo, N.D.
Highschool: Fargo South

Full Bio

Hayden Karr - Fr.

#90

Hayden Karr

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-4
Position: DE
Hometown: Peoria, Ariz.
Highschool: Centennial

Full Bio

Nick Leen - Sr.

#91

Nick Leen

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-5
Position: DE
Hometown: Sauk Centre, Minn.
Highschool: Sauk Centre

Full Bio

Antonio Burks - Jr.

#92

Antonio Burks

Class: Jr.
Height: 6-1
Position: DE
Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
Highschool: Lincoln

Full Bio

Alex DeRosier - Fr.

#93

Alex DeRosier

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-2
Position: DT
Hometown: Brainerd, Minn.
Highschool: Brainerd

Full Bio

Joshua Kolar - So.

#94

Joshua Kolar

Class: So.
Height: 6-3
Position: DT
Hometown: Coon Rapids, Minn.
Highschool: Coon Rapids

Full Bio

Tanner Mikkelson - Fr.

#95

Tanner Mikkelson

Class: Fr.
Height: 6-2
Position: DT
Hometown: Benson, Minn.
Highschool: Benson

Full Bio

Connor Froehlich - Jr.

#96

Connor Froehlich

Class: Jr.
Height: 5-11
Position: DL
Hometown: Annandale, Minn.
Highschool: Annandale

Full Bio

Carl Nelson - Sr.

#97

Carl Nelson

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-0
Position: DL
Hometown: Rolla, N.D.
Highschool: Rolla

Full Bio

Ryan Paulson - Sr.

#98

Ryan Paulson

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-3
Position: DE
Hometown: Gully, Minn.
Highschool: Fosston

Full Bio

Nate Adams - Sr.

#99

Nate Adams

Class: Sr.
Height: 6-3
Position: DE
Hometown: Litchfield, Minn.
Highschool: Litchfield

Full Bio

Captains: Dan Berdan, Domenic Fraboni, Griffin Neal, Nick Leen

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Terry Horan (Concordia ’89; 14^th Season)

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)
Tony Reno (Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator)
John Marsh (Receivers)
Terry Luschen (Slotbacks/Technical Coordinator/Junior Varsity Off. Coordinator)
Brian Mistro (Defensive Backs/Special Teams Co-Coordinator/Co-Recruiting Coordinator)
Luke Peterson (Safeties)

Athletic Trainer: Don Bruenjes